Michael, a brilliant structural engineer, knows Lincoln is innocent and that legal avenues have failed. Since his firm worked on the renovation of Fox River, Michael has access to the prison's blueprints. He spends months memorizing every detail and eventually has the entire prison layout, along with various codes and chemical formulas, tattooed across his upper body, disguised as gothic art.
Then there is the terrifying Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Robert Knepper). T-Bag is the chaos element. He forces his way into the escape plan, threatening to expose it if he isn't included. Watching Michael, a man of logic and order, try to manage the wild, violent unpredictability of T-Bag provides some of the season’s most stressful moments. prison break season 1 plot summary
Let’s take a look back at the season that redefined the "Great Escape" genre. Michael, a brilliant structural engineer, knows Lincoln is
But in true Prison Break fashion, not everything goes smoothly. The infirmary door is locked. Michael has to appeal to Sara’s feelings for him to leave it unlocked. She does, sacrificing her career for a man she barely knows. Then there is the terrifying Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell
Upon entering the prison, Michael befriends several inmates, including Fernando Sucre (Amaury Nolasco), a Puerto Rican inmate who becomes his ally, and Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Robert Knepper), a white supremacist who becomes a complex and conflicted character.