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Light Summary: In order to get Abruzzi back in command of the prison’s work detail (and the escape plan back on track), Michael must finally give up Fibonnaci’s location (and life) to Philly Falzone; Kellerman and Hale get a little unwanted “help” to track down a missing LJ; Veronica and Nick uncover evidence against the man Lincoln was convicted of murdering; Michael and Dr. Sara grow closer; And the escape gang grows by one
Full Summary: Michael and his band of outlaws have encountered a serious obstacle in their break-out plan, with the guards’ break room now out of bounds. This building, situated over a tunnel crucial to the escape, is now under control of a new PI team after Bellick handed the reins to Abruzzi’s mob rival Gus. Abruzzi desperately tries to get his old job back, but Bellick is unsympathetic: “You’re out of business. Get used to it.” Abruzzi’s next tactic is to try and cajole Michael into giving up the informant Fibonacci’s whereabouts to mob boss Falzone. “If we give him Fibonacci, he will give us anything,” he croons. “Including that little room.”
This is all great in theory, but Michael is having a crisis of conscience. Fibonacci was a good man who unwittingly found himself working in one of the Mob’s front businesses, he tells Lincoln at chapel. And when he found out what Abruzzi was doing, he couldn’t let it slide. “What you’re telling me is that if I’m to live...” says Lincoln, “...a good man has to die,” finishes Michael.
Desperate, Michael finally agrees to speak to Falzone – on the condition that he can do so face to face. Abruzzi reluctantly agrees, and the mobster comes in. Impressed that Michael managed to find Fibonacci, Falzone asks how he did it and recieves the enigmatic reply: “I did my homework.” “You get elliptical with me for one more second and I will cancel you,” threatens Falzone in frustration. “You understand me?” Michael relents and tells him how he tracked the informant down, but says that he’ll only give him up if Falzone pays for the tip-off. Abruzzi, enraged that Michael appears to be jeapordising the delicate situation, has an ace up his own sleeve – and produces a photo of Veronica, threatening that Michael must choose whether to save her or Fibonacci. Michael makes the choice, and promises to give Fibonacci up. “Promise me it will be quick and painless,” he begs. “If the next thing that comes out of your mouth isn’t that address,” snaps Falzone, “there’s gonna be a lot of pain in a lot of places.” Michael acquiesces and leaves, while Abruzzi adds his own request – to take care of his Bellick problem. Falzone tells him to consider it done.
Armed with Fibonacci’s address in Canada, Falzone and three of his goons pull up outside the house, brandishing their guns. But as they get out of the car, floodlights illuminate the scene and police cars surround them. It was a set up, engineered by Michael with a phone call to a mysterious woman (Holly Valance) – and Fibonacci is safe, miles away in Kansas. Fortunately for the aspiring escapees, Falzone had already paid off Bellick before he got pinched – meaning that Abruzzi is back on PI and the guards’ break room is theirs again.
But unfortunately, they haven’t reckoned on CNote, who has been watching Michael and friends surreptitiously get rid of the rubble from the hole in the guards’ break room. His curiosity is rewarded when he gets into the building and finally finds what he knew was there all along: a big hole in the centre of the floor. Armed with this choice piece of information, C-Note wants in – or he’s talking...
Meanwhile, as Veronica and Nick continue to delve deeper into the murky conspiracy, the Vice President tires of Agents Hale and Kellerman’s inability to find them and the fugitive LJ. She’s running for President and calls in a deadly FBI crony – and the bodies continue to pile up.
