Episode 1
Aired Aug 29, 2005
Pilot
The brother of death-row inmate Lincoln Burrows intentionally gets himself incarcerated, then plans to use his skills as a structural engineer to free him.
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Episode 2
Aired Aug 29, 2005
Allen
Michael seeks the help of his fellow prison inhabitants to execute his escape plan.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 5, 2005
Cell Test
Pressed for time, Michael tries to enlist the help of his cell mate, who asks for a transfer when he realizes what Michael is planning to do.
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Episode 4
Aired Sep 12, 2005
Cute Poison
Michael must delay his plan to escape when Haywire develops a fascination with his tattoo.
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Episode 5
Aired Sep 19, 2005
English Fitz or Percy
Kellerman and Hale pay a visit to Warden Pope; Michael learns that he may be getting out of Fox River sooner than he expected.
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Episode 6
Aired Sep 26, 2005
Riots, Drills and the Devil
Michael turns up the heat to break through to the other side of his cell wall.
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Episode 7
Aired Oct 3, 2005
Riots, Drills and the Devil
As the riot escalates, Michael faces a difficult decision regarding the life of Dr. Sara; Abruzzi and Sucre team up to break the devil's back.
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Episode 8
Aired Oct 24, 2005
The Old Head
Michael is unsure how to continue when he learns that an old storage shed crucial to the escape plan has been turned into the guard's break room.
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Episode 9
Aired Oct 31, 2005
Tweener
Abruzzi's demotion puts the entire escape-plan at risk; if Michael protects the new inmate, T-Bag threatens to expose the plan to the guards.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 7, 2005
Sleight of Hand
Michael sacrifices Fibonnaci to Philly in order to restore Abruzzi as commander of the prison's work detail and put the escape plan back on track.
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Episode 11
Aired Nov 14, 2005
And Then There Were 7
Everyone -- particularly Sara -- is shocked by Michael's conjugal visitor.
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Episode 12
Aired Nov 21, 2005
Odd Man Out
The tables are turned when one of the group's relentless pursuers becomes the pursued.
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Episode 13
Aired Nov 28, 2005
End of the Tunnel
With Lincoln's execution just minutes away, the team makes a break for it.
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Episode 14
Aired Mar 20, 2006
The Rat
The inmates must make their way back to their cells without being detected; Michael devises a plan to keep Lincoln alive.
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Episode 15
Aired Mar 27, 2006
By the Skin and the Teeth
A face from the past haunts Lincoln on his execution day; Veronica raises the dead to prove Lincoln's innocence.
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Episode 16
Aired Apr 3, 2006
Brother's Keeper
Flashbacks unveil how Lincoln, Sucre, T-Bag, C-Note and Dr. Sara ended up in prison and what drove Michael to plan his brother's escape.
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Episode 17
Aired Apr 10, 2006
J Cat
As Michael struggles to remember missing pieces of the prison schematics, guards place him in solitary for refusing to name names.
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Episode 18
Aired Apr 17, 2006
Bluff
Michael tries to clear Haywire's head and jog his memory of the missing piece of the blueprint tattoo; Bellick wants to auction off Michael's cell.
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Episode 19
Aired Apr 24, 2006
The Key
The mystery man reveals himself to Lincoln; Michael realizes that Sara holds the key to the escape plan.
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Episode 20
Aired May 1, 2006
Tonight
Michael must move up the breakout timetable; Michael looks to Sarah for help; Veronica finds her life in jeopardy from an unlikely character.
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Episode 21
Aired May 8, 2006
Go
Sara considers whether she should help Michael with his plan, Michael betrays Warden Pope, and Veronica finds evidence that points her to Montana, but realizes that her closest ally may actually be her greatest enemy.
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Episode 22
Aired May 15, 2006
Flight
Michael, Lincoln and their fellow inmates run for their lives and their freedom, with Bellick in pursuit; Veronica races to Montana.
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