Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) is on death row for a murder he didn’t commit—the killing of Terrence Steadman, brother of the Vice President. His younger brother, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), a genius with a borderline personality disorder, gets himself incarcerated at the same maximum-security prison, Fox River State Penitentiary.
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The pre-escape. Everything goes wrong. Abruzzi gets shanked. T-Bag steals the money. The pipe collapses. The countdown clock hits zero. This episode has six separate "abort" signals. It is the most stressful 42 minutes of television ever produced. Tagline: "Run."
The twist? His body is covered in a full-sleeve tattoo that is actually a complex cipher containing the blueprints of the prison, chemical recipes, and escape routes. Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) is on death row
T-Bag reveals his true colors, nearly killing a guard. Michael uses the ventilation shafts. But the gut-punch? We see a photo of the real Steadman—alive. This confirms the conspiracy is real. The shot of Lincoln snarling, "I didn't kill him," burns into your retina. Tagline: "Every escape leaves a scar."
They reach the pipe leading outside—only to find it has been replaced with a welded steel plate. Michael’s blueprint is outdated. This is the lowest point of the season. Sara finds the origami rose in the trash. Hope is a folding paper. Tagline: "Who squealed?" He wasn’t a criminal
A patient with a grudge (Westmoreland) nearly derails the plan. Westmoreland, the alleged DB Cooper, holds the key to the landing zone. This is a bottle episode that tests patience but rewards with the revelation of "The Money"—$5 million in Utah. Tagline: "The rat has two legs."