Episode Report Card Sobell: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Whoever had "burn" in the office pool wins
By Sobell | Season 1 | Episode 15 | Aired on 03.26.2006
And now we get some backstory as to why Linc thinks his dad was there. Linc's dreaming, or doing regressive memory therapy, or whatever, and we go back in time to when Lincoln is very young. His dad's hustling him along so they can catch batting practice at Wrigley Field (which, by the way, is one of America's best ballparks) and when the two of them are seated on the left field line, Papa Burrows tells Lincoln to keep his eye on No. 11 and watch him closely. Why, so he can notice that there's no Cubs insignia anywhere on the uniform?
Captain Calories comes sidling in -- inasmuch as he can sidle -- and Sucre's just delighted that whatever he asked for is about to be delivered. Captain Calories hands over a package wrapped in a trash bag and sealed in duct tape and says, "If they catch you with this, they'll kill you. I need this back by morning. If not, they'll know something is up. And cousin? Now you owe me." Sucre's wearing a look like, My friend, there is always another donkey. I can only guess that Michael's already been hipped to what's in the package, because he slides it under the covers without so much as a curious look. Or, come to think of it, a thank you.
Then Team Escarpara's working in St. Louis. Something falls out of C-Note's pockets and Westmoreland picks it up. He says, "Hey, you dropped something…does that say Iraq?" C-Note snatches it out of his hands and snarls, "Thanks." He doesn't seem very grateful.
T-Bag's the one standing watch in the sunny, snow-free courtyard. A CO comes over and T-Bag heads over to knock. Everyone begins puttering. C-Note's leaning next to the wall and he's like, "What the hell?" All the cement they've been secreting in the walls is beginning to pour out of a hole. C-Note's looking a little panicky, and the strumming, throbbing background music isn't helping. As the CO opens the door, he leans up against the wall, his foot blocking the hole. Bellick comes in and says contemptuously, "God, you guys are slower than a spelling bee full of stutterers. Y'all think you can slow-walk this job, play grab-ass in here and drag it out for months? Get to work!" Westmoreland says, "You got it, boss." Bellick sees C-Note leaning and begins bullying him to get to work. C-Note protests that his leg fell asleep and Bellick says eagerly, "You disobeying me, convict?" Westmoreland shoves C-Note away, saying, "The man said get to work!" He just happens to block the hole from Bellick's sight as he does; the cement keeps streaming out, undetected. It helps that Bellick's all distracted by C-Note snapping, "What the hell is your problem, old hat?" Westmoreland says, "My problem is young con punks who don't know how things work around here. Construction's a sweet gig. You want to clean toilets, be my guest. Otherwise, grab a hammer." C-Note makes a big show of reluctantly obeying. Bellick says somewhat bemusedly, "Still got some piss and vinegar in those old veins, eh, Charles? I like it." He walks out and Westmoreland cracks, "Close one, huh?" Sucre grins and so does Michael. As Westmoreland relaxes a little, a big chunk of wall comes out and the concrete spills all over the place. Cut to Westmoreland looking pretty darn dismayed.