Episode Report Card Sobell: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Escaping from the prison of love
By Sobell | Season 1 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.23.2006
Outside the garage where this cozy father-son talk is taking place, an alert employee happens to notice that the car parked therein looks just like the Mustang that is apparently the object of an APB. So did Pope go to the press, or is this guy listening to a police scanner, or what?
Inside prison, T-Bag's just procured a very unnecessary shiv in the least subtle hand-off ever. I am still mystified as to why he needs it. The man's shaving with a Schick, for heaven's sake! What does he need with another blade? Anyway, T-Bag stops so we can admire his high, lethal pompadour, but before he can lunge for Abruzzi, C-Note's intercepted him. He says, very quietly, "That man in there is our transportation out of here, Which means, you go after him and that messes with my chances of me seeing my family. So I ain't gonna let that happen, so why don't you just hand over that shank you're holdin'?" There's a long, intense stare, and given how close these two are and how deeply they're looking into each other's eyes, I'm thinking that soon, both of them are going to have some 'splainin' to do to their assorted racist posses. C-Note glides off with the shank, and T-Bag sulks for a while.
Meanwhile, Dr. Sara's discovering that she's missing her keys to the clinic. That would be because Nika's lifted them. And because Michael's sweet-talking her with "You were right. I'm sorry -- I should have never gotten you involved with this. If anyone knew --" Nika turns over the keys, then sweetly tells him, "Now we're even. I owed you everything, but that's over now. Goodbye. The lady doctor? She cares for you." Michael watches her go without asking, "So does this mean I can date her?"
Bellick's now sweating because there's no word of Lincoln. Fortunately, his friend Sheriff Ballard just called -- a junkyard owner's spotted a black Mustang and called it in as the missing/wanted vehicle. Bellick's not the only one to get the news; Kellerman puts down his police scanner. Bellick heads out. So does Kellerman.
Burrows is asking Lincoln if he's ready to travel; in return, his son asks, "The place is going to be crawling with cops. You know that?" Burrows is betting on a road by the river that might not be blocked off. Lincoln looks outside and he's like, The only thing dumber than relying on a road that "might not be" blocked off is assuming we can get out of here. Way to go, DAD. The two of them slide out of a back exit from the garage and begin winding their way through rows of cars. Unfortunately, it looks like Kellerman's covered the back exit; he also has the good timing to step into view right as a train is rushing by, so it's not like the father-son team can make a wild sprint past him without turning into track pancakes. More cop cars pull up. Soon, the yard's crawling with uniforms, plus Kellerman, who's screwed a silencer onto his piece.