Alvah Case played by Charles S. Dutton is a law school dean on the HBO drama Oz sent to investigate the causes of the 1997 riot at the request of Governor James Devlin. Devlin chooses Case to investigate as he feels he will clear his hands of any charges. The incentive associated with heading the investigation is a chance to be the state's new Attorney General. As he is investigating he discovers that an inmate Scott Ross was murdered by a CO Diane Wittlesey and sees it as the entire problem associated with Oz. At the urging of Warden Leo Glynn, he states that Ross died accidentally. Through the investigation, Case recommends filing no charges against the prisoners as the riot was the direct result of anti-prisoner legislation passed by Devlin and his staff. This angers Devlin who announces that he will not get his Attorney General position. Case however turns the tables on him announcing that he has instead chosen to run for Governor in the next election. When the next election occurs in 2000, Case runs as the Democratic candidate. Because Case is African American and Devlin's Republican Administration has a tarnished reputation with the State's Black voters, they ask Warden Glynn who is also Black to run as Devlin's Lieutenant. It is a close race until former Oz CO Clayton Hughes attempts to murder Devlin. Glynn drops out of the race at that point but Devlin wins as he remained in the race even after being shot. Charles S. Dutton Charles Dutton (born January 30, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor/director. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... Oz was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by HBO. The show, which aired for six seasons (1997-2003), is set in a maximum-security prison. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Leo Glynn (played by Ernie Hudson) is the warden of the oswald state correctional facility on the HBO drama Oz. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Spoiler warning: Clayton Hughes was a character played by Seth Gilliam on the HBO dramatic series Oz, which took place in an experimental prison unit. ...