Episode Report Card Sobell: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
By Sobell | Season 3 | Episode 1 | Aired on 09.16.2007
The truck heads off, and we see that the mystery lady is not so much a grieving widow as she is a woman on a mission to rifle through dead bodies' pockets. When she gets to the thug Mahone killed for Michael, she hits the jackpot. There's a piece of paper in one of the pockets, per Bellick's not-so-stealthy insertion, and boldly penciled over what looks like an old visitors log is the legend: VERSAILLES 1989 V. MADRID. The girl smiles.
We cut to Michael reading the same thing on the piece of paper Bellick slipped in his pocket. He's waiting for a visit from Linc. Both men, it should be noted, are wearing the same clothes from the day before. Michael has no choice, but I'm thinking Linc -- who was in other clothes earlier -- has been otherwise distracted. Michael asks how the transfer's coming along. Linc replies hesitantly, "There are some people who want you to break someone out of there." Not quite getting where this is headed, Michael says, "I know. Some guy already approached me. I said no, thank you." Linc says bluntly, "You've gotta stay." Michael looks up and Linc explains: the guy in the tunnels is named James Whistler. Michael practically begs, "Oh, no, no, no, Linc. I can't do that again." Linc cuts in, "Michael -- Mike. Mike --" and holds up the smartphone. It plays footage of L.J., holding up a daily newspaper and saying, "I'm so sorry. They got me and Sara --" with the part of "Sara" being played by "hunched figure in chair, conveniently mute in background" so make of that what you will "-- please, do what they want. Dad, please." Michael stares at the footage, appalled. Linc grimaces, "You got a week to find this Whistler guy and get him out of there. Otherwise they, they, uh, Sara and L.J....they both die." Michael looks even more horrified than usual for this episode and...we're done. Season Three set up and ready to go -- let's see where we end up.