Prison Break

We start off in C-Note’s cell. He’s going, going, but not gone ‘cuz a guard spies him and gets him down.

Owen’s checking his rifle and scope and getting updates on Pres Patricia’s arrival time via the earpiece he snatched from the agent he offed.

Hotel. As Commander Confused Mahone races up the stairwell, the Beatles thank Green and send him on his way. The brothers figure they’ll need an “out” if this doesn’t work so Linc decides to contact Derek, an old friend who owes him. Michael sets a time and place to meet with Doc after his adventure. Before he departs he says, “If anything happens, I love you both.” Linc follows his brother out.

Mahone arrives on the Beatles’ floor and gets a key from a maid. He opens the door, which Doc hears so she hides. Mahone checks out the room and deduces that someone’s under the bed. He leaves, Doc crawls out from her hiding spot and Mahone barges in, gun drawn.

Mahone and Doc argue. She says it’s over between her and the hot man called Scofield, but Mahone’s not buying it.

Mexico. T-Bag lands and heads to baggage claim. Before he can retrieve his bag full ‘o cash, he spots Bellick. So T-Bag goes in the back and attempts to grab the bag as it comes around. A baggage handler sees him and they tussle. T-Bag gets the upper hand and lays the guy out on the carousel, which carries him around to the front so T-Bag has to split.

C-Note’s in the infirmary where he begs a guard to let him use the phone. He calls Posse Central and Lang answers. Agent R-HM#2 takes it and C gives him a message for Mahone: he’ll do it, he just needs more time and please don’t hurt his family. Agent R-HM#2’s suspicions are aroused.

Chicago. Linc arrives at the docks and meets up with Derek. Linc calls in his favor and hands Derek a piece of paper, saying he needs it, like yesterday.

Owen’s still on the roof, watching the motorcade approach. Pres Patricia de-limos, but Owen can’t get a clear shot. Michael’s in the crowd and hands Pres Patricia a slip of paper, causing agents to tackle him. Pres Patricia reads the paper, “We have the tape.”

Michael’s led down a hall with his head covered. He’s uncovered and cuffed to a chair. SAM appears and dismisses the agents. Michael demands to speak with Pres Patricia, but SAM doesn’t care and demands Linc’s whereabouts. Shockingly, Michael doesn’t disclose his brother’s location. So SAM removes his suit jacket as he blah blahs and tries to be menacing. Michael looks as if he couldn’t care less. Then Thwap! SAM beats the hell outta Michael and for a little guy, he sure packs a wallop.

Mexico. Sucre and Maricruz are watching the news (Maricruz doesn’t speak Spanish, FYI) and a grainy pic of T-Bag pops up on the screen. The baggage handler details his encounter with the psycho and Sucre wonders why T-Bag was attacking people in baggage claim. Lightbulb! Sucre figures T-Bag lost the money.

Hotel. Doc picks up on Mahone’s junkie symptoms. Mahone looks like shit, by the way. He tosses her one of his Pen Pills and she reads it, saying it’s a “hard-core tranquilizer” and “It must feel like you’re walking under water.” “I do. It’s very quiet down here.” Woah, crazy dude at twelve o’clock!

Back to Michael, spitting blood. Yum. He still won’t say anything so SAM pulls his gun. Sidenote: SAM looks positively wee when he’s handling his firearm. Pres Patricia marches in and says she needs to speak with Michael, along. And we go to commercials.

When we get back, Pres Patricia tells SAM to get. “The things you do for your brother, it’s impressive,” Pres Patricia begins. “I could say the same for you, but I won’t,” Michael responds. Considering what we’re about to discover in a few minutes, that line could be taken several different ways. Michael brings up the recording, but Pres Patricia says she spoke with her brother many times. Michael narrows it down for her: the conversation took place after Steadman’s “death” and is something Michael’s sure she’d want to keep “in the family.” Pres Patricia stops cold at that. She asks Michael if he has it. Nope, it’s with Linc and they’ve made twenty copies. He says she can call Linc and he’ll play it for her. She doesn’t want it to go out over the phone, but Michael says it’s the phone or the news.

Doc and Mahone continue to chat.

Sucre returns home to find that Bellick has invaded his aunt’s house (the women are outside, unaware).

Pres Patricia calls Linc and he plays the recording and gasp! we actually get to hear it. Pres Patricia flashes back to the actual call and Jeff Perry reprises his role. It’s pretty much NuSteadman whining. He’s lonely and misses her. It was a incest kinda missing. EWWW!

The suspicious R-HM#2 visits C-Note and says, “If you give me Mahone, I’ll give you your life back.”

South of the border, Bellick’s leading Sucre away in cuffs. The shovelheaded one brags that he’s gonna get a hundred K for Sucre’s butt. Sucre pipes up that he knows where Bellick can get five million. “T-Bag’s in town.”

Pres Patricia is talking about how she’s a pawn, just like the brothers. Finally, she cuts to the chase and asks what they want. For starters, Michael wants her to uncuff him. She agrees. He wants to be able to walk away, no surveillance. She’s on board. Oh yeah, he also wants a couple of pardons for him and his brother. Pres Patricia’s all, “You gotta be shittin’ me!” Oh he’s serious Pres Patricia, he’s never not serious. Ah, the curse of being a genius. Anyway, she sputters, but Michael talks right over her. He says she’ll receive a document which she is to sign and send to the Attorney General’s office. And, ‘cuz Michael knows all about paperwork getting lost, he wants her to announce the pardons on live tv, right now. She sputters again, saying she can’t just do that, people will ask questions. “Pardon! On stage! Now!” Michael spits and man! is it ever hot! Pres Patricia leaves Michael and tells SAM that she’s letting him go and giving the brothers a pardon. SAM’s pissed and throws a hissy fit. She smacks him down: “I am the Commander-in-Chief and you are a corporate lackey.” Awesome! SAM can do nothing but stand by as Michael is released.

Derek brings Linc “three tickets, one cabin, one way.” Also: beer.

Michael’s at Third and Racine, but no Doc.

Hotel. Mahone sets down his gun as he goes to pop another Pill. Doc’s phone rings and he tells her to pick it up. She refuses. So he grabs for it and Doc swipes the gun. She gets her phone and gets out. After she leaves, Mahone calls Lang, whom he texted earlier with the details of his situation. She begins to tail Doc.

So SAM, doing his best imitation of a sniveling five-year-old, runs to SOG to tattle on Pres Patricia. SOG hands him a file: “SONA.” Nope, no clue.

Michael calls Doc with the good news and gives her a new location. He goes to Linc and greets Big Brother with “We did it.” The boys open the brew and Linc reports that Derek got them a cabin on a freighter headed to South America, via the Great Lakes. Michael says they won’t need that now. Don’t speak too soon, Michael, it’s not the finale yet. Aw, they’re so happy. I have a feeling their elation will be short-lived. Michael switches on the tv.

Cut to Pres Patricia pacing. SAM invades her personal space and threatens, “We know your secrets too.”

As Owen and the brothers watch, and Doc listens, Pres Patricia takes the stage and rambles. She leads up to the “very important announcement” that she has cancer, therefore she’ll be stepping down, immediately.

Linc tosses his beer while Michael just sits there, shell-shocked. Little Brother says there’s only one thing left, “We gotta disappear. Forever.”