

Prison Break
“Just have a little faith.”
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
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Lincoln Burrows is currently on death row and scheduled to die in a few months for an assassination his younger brother Michael is convinced he did not commit. With no other options and time winding down, Michael takes drastic measures to get himself incarcerated alongside his brother in Fox River State Penitentiary. Once he's inside, Michael, a structural engineer with the blueprints for the prison, begins to execute an elaborate plan to break Lincoln out and prove him innocent.

1.Pilot
8.029-08-200545mMichael Scofield, a structural engineer, attempts to rob a bank in order to get incarcerated at Fox River State Penitentiary, where his brother Lincoln Burrows, accused of murderin...

2.Allen
8.329-08-200545mMichael seeks help of his fellow prison inhabitants to execute his escape plans.

3.Cell Test
8.405-09-200545mWhen Michael reveals his escape plan to Sucre, Sucre chooses to be no part of it, and requests a cell transfer. Michael gets a new cellmate called Haywire.

4.Cute Poison
8.412-09-200545mVeronica keeps uncovering new information regarding Lincoln's case and decides she wants to work on the case full-time. When no one wants to help her on the case, Nick Savrinn (an...

5.English, Fitz or Percy
7.919-09-200545mKellerman and Hale blackmail Warden Pope. Michael finds out he might get out earlier than anticipated. Veronica becomes uncertain of her allies.

6.Riots, Drills and the Devil (1)
8.926-09-200545mMichael creates a lockdown by sabotaging the air conditioning in order to execute his breakout plan properly, and unintentionally causes a riot that gets Sara into huge trouble. Me...

7.Riots, Drills and the Devil (2)
8.903-10-200544mWhile the riot intensifies, Abruzzi and Sucre join forces. Michael must decide whether or not to save the life of Dr. Tancredi.

8.The Old Head
8.624-10-200545mMichael finds out a storeroom fundamental to his escape plans has been converted into a break room. Veronica and Nick are being threatened.

9.Tweener
8.631-10-200545mAbruzzi's demotion in the prison hierachy puts the entire escape plan at risk. Michael finds himself in the uneviable position of trying to protect T-Bag's new "fish" and facing th...

10.Sleight of Hand
8.607-11-200545mMichael is forced to give up Fibonacci's location to Philly Falzone, and Kellerman and Hale get a little unwanted help to track down LJ who has gone missing. Veronica and Nick unco...

11.And Then There Were 7
8.514-11-200545mThe escapees and Dr. Tancredi are shocked when they learn the identity of Michael's visitor, who brings with her a very important piece of the escape plan.

12.Odd Man Out
8.621-11-200544mMichael sees proof his plan is working, so he begins to overcome the last obstacle. As the escape draws near, the group tries to reduce its number by one and targets T-Bag.

13.End of the Tunnel
8.928-11-200545mWith Lincoln's execution scheduled for the following day, Veronica comes out of hiding to contact him and gains an ally. Kellerman makes the ultimate sacrifice to preserve the cons...

14.The Rat
8.820-03-200645mVeronica and Nick request a judge to postpone Lincoln's execution. A C.O. becomes suspicious about a broken door.

15.By the Skin and the Teeth
8.527-03-200645mAs Lincoln is about to be executed, he briefly sees his father in the viewing room. A phone call from judge Kessler delays the execution. After reviewing the newly surfaced evidenc...

16.Brother's Keeper
8.503-04-200645mFlashbacks shed light on the past actions that led to the incarceration of Lincoln, Sucre, T-Bag and C-Note. Basis of Michael's ingenious break-out plan are revealed. Dr. Tancredi...

17.J-Cat
8.710-04-200645mLincoln is worried about Michael's sanity while Michael has trouble remembering some parts of the prison schematics. Sucre has to conceal the hole in the guard's break room. Warden...

18.Bluff
8.617-04-200645mIn an effort to recreate the missing piece of the tattoo, Michael gets transferred to the psych ward, seeking the help of Haywire. T-Bag and C-Note have to join forces.

19.The Key
8.724-04-200645mMichael must get the key to the infirmary and enlist the help of an old face, while Lincoln learns the identity of his kidnapper and another inmate learns of the escape.

20.Tonight
8.901-05-200644mWestmoreland wants Michael to speed up the planned escape, and gets Bellick one step closer to unraveling it. Michael has to decide whether to involve Sara in the breakout plan. Tw...

21.Go
9.408-05-200645mEveryone's ready to make their escapes across the high wire. Veronica and Nick realize they may be in over their heads. And Agent Kellerman helps Vice President Reynolds calm down...

22.Flight
8.915-05-200644mAs the escape is in progress, Warden Pope and Captain Bellick begin a search to detain the escapees. Michael and co. have to reach the aircraft fast as the police is hot on their h...
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