Episode Report Card Sobell: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Up A Road Slowly
By Sobell | Season 3 | Episode 5 | Aired on 10.21.2007
Sure enough, Sammy rolls on over to the new inmate -- one Andrew Tyge -- and asks for his wallet. Tyge does the ol' "Whatever you're speaking, I no understanding" routine, and within seconds, he's out his wallet, his center of gravity, and whatever blood that happened to fly out of his body when Sammy administered his trial-sized beating. Bellick is like, Perhaps I can make a new prison friend. Michael looks appalled. Mahone turns away from the spectacle and says tightly, "I'm so ready to get out of here any time you are." Fortunately, Michael's visit from Linc saves him from having to come up with yet another comeback.
He heads out, and Linc comments that Michael appears not to be sleeping well. Michael shares the results of his rat test. Linc shares the news about Susan B. getting the bird book, and Michael gloomily concludes, "We have no leverage." Then he sharply asks, "Tell me something: when you were handing over the book, did you ask for a recent photo of L.J. and Sara?" Linc lies that he sure did, but he wasn't allowed to keep it. He protests, "I'm not in a position to bargain with these people -- they're pissed! You break out tomorrow. Let's focus on that. Let's keep on track." Michael reluctantly agrees. He tells Linc to handle the details with regard to getaway vehicles, then breaks the news that he'll be breaking out tomorrow afternoon. "I ran some tests last night. Military jeeps patrol the perimeter at night. There's no way of telling where they're going to be in the dark," he explains. Linc protests, "We need the dark. We can't --" "JUST! Please..." Michael interrupts, visibly pulling himself together. The break's on for the middle of the day, and Michael's not in the mood to hear counterarguments. As he walks back, we see his hands moving around an invisible box (oh, Lord, that'll open the door to LOL Scofield -- "Invisible Cell!" "My tattoos...let me show you them") and I like to think that he's mentally assembling some component for the escape.
As with Bellick before him, Tyge has been stripped down to his skivvies. Unlike Bellick, however, Tyge's wiry and wearing boxers, so it's a little less of a hardship, aesthetically speaking. Michael heads back into the courtyard, now fidgeting, and Tyge perks right up to watch him with interest. Mahone notices this. We then see that the reason Tyge's so interested is because Michael's standing around and chatting with the real object of Tyge's attention -- Whistler. Tyge insists that he knows Whistler. We flash to Mahone channeling a bit of the ol' Season Two intensity. Ooooh, this could get good.