After the quick recap, the show jumped off with Michael out in the prison yard (AGAIN) talking to his escape buddies Abruzzi and Sucre. He explained that their cell was New York City and the way out, through the infirmary, was California. The pipes they'd be walking in between the buildings were therefore Route 66. Cute story, Michael, but Mr. Know-It-All should have put a US map tattoo on his thigh or something. Route 66's eastern terminus was in Chicago - Michael's hometown. Abruzzi didn't care about that oversight; he was far more concerned about how he was going to join the escape at all. Aha, Michael had that sorted out - the gang would need to dig an "on-ramp" through the floor of a storage building situated between the cells and the infirmary into the escape pipe. All that would require is a reason for the work detail crew to be in the building, unsupervised, with digging implements. And all that in less than 17 days - no problem!

What was a problem was T-Bag, the racist gay rapist pedophile murderer guy with the NC-17 nickname. Since he knows about the escape plan, he is now a huge liability. He also wants to know about the developing plans and how he's going to join the crew for the big night. T-Bag does have the boys by the balls, so to speak, and he knows it. Everyone hates T-Bag, but no one can piss him off - lest he sing to the guards about the hole in Michael's cell wall. Damn, a real Catch-22... I guess you could call this a Major Major Major Major problem. (That's right, I'm going with highbrow literary references on you this week. Gotta do something to keep those crazy Laguna commenters away, right?)

T-Bag had other problems, namely the fact that he murdered poor Bob the guard in cold blood during the insanity of the legendary Fox River Prison Riot of Yesterday. While it appeared most prisoners and guards had forgotten about the long ago rampaging riot, poor Bob's wife was crying in the Warden's office about her dead husband. It really got to Warden Pope when the wife mentioned that the picture of their daughter was missing from his wallet. He instructed Bellick to get the killer at all costs so they could bring him to justice. Now would be a good time to mention a few things... Why are the prisoners still allowed to roam freely and have recess a mere day after a murderous riot? Especially T-Bag, who started the whole damn thing? Didn't any cameras catch the murder on videotape? Well, I guess the prisoners had a good night of quiet or something and everything was more or less forgotten about the famous Fox River Prison Riot of Yesterday.

Outside the prison walls and back in Chicago, lawyers Nick and Veronica were discussing the anonymous death threat they received at a nondescript pay phone in Washington DC. Y'know, the one that named them specifically and proved that their every move was being watched by someone evil and powerful? Well, Nick didn't seem all that concerned, as if he receives such threats every week or so. This conversation obviously pained poor Veronica, as her facial concavity was more disturbing than ever before. Must. Stop. Staring. Veronica lives in a nice apartment building with the world's nicest superintendent. This guy, who reminded me of Lennie from "Of Mice and Men," wheeled Veronica's luggage up to her door as a favor and even went so far as to unlock the door for her and enter the premises. Well, maybe his eyeball and a couple toenails entered the room as a fiery bomb exploded as Lennie turned the key and nudged the door ajar. Thus giving real supers everywhere all the more reason to be the lazy bums they already are. Thanks a lot, Prison Break.

Over in jail, Abruzzi suggested that a fire would be their best bet at working a PI detail in the storage building to which they needed access. Michael thought about it and agreed - they'd only need to start said fire. Again, while they were discussing their plans, T-Bag sauntered up, this time with his boy-toy in tow. This kid looks like the love child of Thom Yorke and Seth Green - which kind of bugs me out because I love Radiohead and think Seth Green is actually pretty funny. They brushed off Bagger and he again threatened to "sing" about their escape. Couldn't Michael use the murder of Bob as leverage somehow?

Posted by on October 27, 2005 11:52 PM