Mahone offers Tweener a deal whereby he does no additional time for the escape. Actually, that sounds like a pretty damn good deal, considering that Tweener was only in for some kind of larceny to begin with. Mahone also says that Tweener can do his remaining four years in a cushy federal pen, and will only be twenty-two when he gets out. So he's only eighteen now? I guess he suffers from the same rapid-aging disease that L.J. has, then. Tweener finally caves. We're meant to see that he's motivated by remorse over the death of T-Bag's vet - in other words, he's a great guy! For he's a jolly good fellow! Tweener tells Mahone that there's a woman in the house with the escapees, and if the police go there, the Fox Riverites will take the woman hostage, and T-Bag will wind up killing her. Tweener says that the cops can't go to the house - he has to do it himself, because the escapees trust him. Then he cracks open a Big Y brand soft drink. No, really, he does.
Haywire is suddenly in Wisconsin. God, what a waste of screen time this guy is. Just kill him off already. He climbs into a boat that's parked in someone's yard, and he puts on a life jacket, and he starts waving signal flags around. Yeah, we get it. He's KEE-RAZY. You've successfully sold me on that concept, producers. Move on, please. Suddenly we see that Haywire is still being followed by the border collie from the camping store. Oh, so I guess he was already in Wisconsin before this scene, then. Whatever. Haywire makes the absolutely shocking discovery that the dog likes beef jerky, and can be won over by it. My God! This dog is a scientific anomaly! Somebody call NASA!
Sucre un-gags both of the women. He's giving the mom some water. The daughter starts grilling him about what he did to end up in prison. She's breaking out the big guns with the creepy crimes like child sexual abuse, so Sucre gets defensive and tells her that he was only in for aggravated robbery and only had 18 months left to serve. She asks why he would break out, in that case, and then she guesses all on her own that Sucre's girlfriend must have been running off with another guy. He clarifies that Maricruz (whom he doesn't name) is having his baby. Cop Daughter asks how far along Maricruz is. She herself is two months along. Listen, lady, nobody asked you. Sucre suddenly realizes that the cop's radio is still on, and the radio lady is saying that Tweener is in FBI custody. Whoops!
Still digging in the garage. C-Note says they need more manpower. T-Bag continues to snack and watch, all "Ooh, I hurt my hand so I can't dig." C-Note gets pissed off and throws T-Bag into the hole. Ha! I liked that. They wrestle. I can't help but notice that Michael is not doing too damn much digging himself. Pretty boy. Sucre comes in and drops the bombshell about Tweener having been picked up. Just when they're all about to bail, C-Note finds the money.
Mahone and Tweener are in the car. Tweener is being fitted up with a wire, and he's sweating like freaking Jason Giambi. He reviews the fact that T-Bag has a screwdriver, but nobody has a gun. Yeah, because he doesn't know about Cop Daughter's gun.
Haywire is ... at the beach. Lake Michigan. He has a map and a compass, and some other camping supplies, and he's wearing his life jacket. He explains to the dog - yes, that's right, he explains to the dog - that if he builds a raft and launches it into Lake Michigan, if he goes far enough, he can get to Holland, which he currently views as the Promised Land. Oh, poor dog, getting mixed up with this nut job. Sailing to Holland on a raft is exactly the type of thing that would seem like a good idea to a dog. Especially if there were beef jerky on the raft. So Haywire has found his ideal audience, I guess.
"Why yes, Mr. Haywire, that does sound like an excellent plan."
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Comments (10)
Great re-cap Amanda. The end was crazy, never saw any of it coming. What about Sucre telling all to give him the money? Wow. Great TV. Really. Now I have to wait 3 weeks?? It's just mean!
1 of 10 | Posted by mistichristi
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Posted on October 9, 2006 5:53 AM
Maybe there will be a crossover between Prison Break and 24. The hangning senator reminded me of Walt Cummings hanging himself in the hall. Who in the real world would be fooled by such a thing?
2 of 10 | Posted by grandemocha
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Posted on October 9, 2006 8:07 AM
Good recap Amanda. I don't think Sucre is turning on his fellow escapees. Something else is up. Wonder what that key is for? Patience, patience.
3 of 10 | Posted by may1
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Posted on October 9, 2006 10:32 AM
Look at Big K scoring a product endorsement. Step aside Coke, Kroger brand cola is coming through!
If Michael is so smart, how does he not see that L.J.'s release is a trap?
4 of 10 | Posted by HicksPub
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Posted on October 9, 2006 11:12 AM
So how many deaths have there been this season? 5? 6?
If we keep going at this rate the whole cast will be eliminated by mid-December. It's a veritable PrisonBreakicide.
5 of 10 | Posted by Ms. Tumnus
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Posted on October 10, 2006 9:17 AM
Do they have Kroger out in Utah? It was so weird to see that beverage on TV...this was a good episode. I really want Agent Mahone dead already.
6 of 10 | Posted by Tracie
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Posted on October 10, 2006 10:51 AM
2 points:
1. when Agent Park said "he's as good as dead" the scene cut to LJ to make ppl think he was referring to him. After we found out it wasnt LJ, they went to the Gov tancredi story and showed the outcome there. Park was talking about him. I could be wrong though b/c i forgot how the convesation between kellerman and PArk went, but still it was not a suicide. sara's dad was murdered.
2. sara's apartment is being made to look like she died of an OD (after finding out her father's death). There was a shadow slowly approaching behind her as she knelt by the drugs so that person is going to try to kill her. Wait for Kellerman to come to the rescue.
7 of 10 | Posted by CapoSTAT
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Posted on October 10, 2006 8:56 PM
Only seven comments? Wow, this show MUST be lagging. No longer a viewer, TVGasm is my PB source - great (and funny) recap as always. You don't disappoint.
Whoa, now the FBI guy is a killer? I mean come on, how many times has this show jumped the shark by now? And I forget, sorry for Sara and all that, but do we care today that her dad's been murdered? And puhlease do not make Lance/Killerman go all nice-guy on us. I mean, some suspension of disbelief is ok, but that? Not buying it.
8 of 10 | Posted by emmaV
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Posted on October 12, 2006 9:17 PM
Hm - this is getting a little too Da Vinci Code for me.
Nah, more like Lost. Who are the Others? Who is behind the Dharma Project? What is the monster and why is it there?
I mean, Who is the Company? Who does Kellerman work for? What is Mahone and why is he there (considering he's FBI but it's the US Marshal's job to catch fugitives, not the FBI's)?
9 of 10 | Posted by Romulus
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Posted on October 28, 2006 1:12 PM
I think only real surprise left in this show each week is "Who is going to be suddenly and brutally killed this week?"
10 of 10 | Posted by Romulus
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Posted on October 28, 2006 1:14 PM