The episode ends with Michael having successfully started digging his escape route, but also having to deal with the consequences of his actions, as he is caught by Captain Bellick.
– He controls the prison’s mob connections, essential for the plane escape. His word is law in Fox River. prison break 1
The loyal cellmate providing the emotional heart. The episode ends with Michael having successfully started
The prison doctor who becomes a central love interest and an unwitting participant in the escape. Production and Legacy The loyal cellmate providing the emotional heart
The story kicks off with (Wentworth Miller), a brilliant structural engineer, staging a bank robbery to get himself incarcerated at Fox River State Penitentiary. His mission? To save his brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), an innocent man framed for the murder of the Vice President’s brother and facing the death penalty.
The episode introduces us to Michael Scofield, who gets himself arrested and sentenced to prison to be close to his brother, Lincoln. Once inside, Michael begins to put his plan into action, using his knowledge of the prison's architecture to start digging an escape route.