Episode Report Card Sobell: A- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Safe and Sound
By Sobell | Season 4 | Episode 5 | Aired on 09.22.2008
We cut to Sucre and Bellick dropping into a janitor's closet. Sucre hands the grate back up to Michael, who's shimmying it into place when a woman walks in and informs them that there's no more toilet paper in the ladies' room. Everyone breaks out in the flop sweat, as Michael's fingers are still visibly holding the grate in place. Worse, neither Bellick nor Sucre seem to be able to find the toilet paper. Worst of all, as the woman is berating Bellick and Sucre for not being better organized, Michael's nose begins bleeding and the blood drips all over the lady's shoulder. Fortunately, she doesn't notice. However, Linc is giving Michael a what the hell? look. Michael looks back at him guiltily.
Time to build tension again! So we switch to the outside of Scylla HQ. Mahone's looking at the water, and Roland comes over with a list of 53 hotels that fit Mahone's criteria. Roland begins chattering: "I read this article a little while ago, right? About the whole nature vs. nurture thing. And it turns out, it's all kind of a mish-mash because DNA trumps everything. And I believe it, because I grew up in the same house, went to the same school as my brother, who's a math professor. My sister's a pediatrician. And I'm a thief who blows his money on hookers and coke. So, like the same way Scofield's hard-wired to be a genius, and you're hard-wired to be a lawman, right? I mean, whoever this guy is, do you think he wanted to grow up to be a murderer? Probably not. " Mahone says shakily, "Be very careful choosing the next words that come out of your mouth." Roland is visibly thinking -- probably that now is not the time to reveal that he and Agent Blots Out the Sun are college roomies, or something. He says instead, "I'm just saying: we are who we are."
Caper time! Sucre comes over and moans in mock consternation at the stain on the rug. He calls on his walkie-talkie for janitorial backup, and explains to the secretary that they have to clean the rug right now. She does not take this noisy diversion as a God-given cue to go out and run some errands. Instead, she lets Bellick plug in his vacuum in Sam's office. As Bellick does, the brothers McSullen drop in through the air vent and begin breaking through the wall to get to the safe, the noise from Sucre and Bellick's cleaning providing a perfect cover.
Michael and Linc also get a chance for a heart-to-heart, as Linc cuts off Michael's nattering about thermite to glare and gesture at his nose with, "How long has it been happening?" Michael dodges with, "It's not a big deal." "It was a big deal when you were thirteen," Linc points out. Michael doesn't want Dr. Sara to know; Linc correctly points out that, "Sara's a doctor. She can help you." Michael feebly protests, "I'm acclimating to the warmer climate, alright?'" Linc does not point out that Panama is hardly known as the Arctic of the Equator. They go back to drilling toward the safe from the back.