Otis (Prison Break)

"Otis (Prison Break)"

"Otis" is the twenty-fourth episode of the American television series Prison Break and the second episode of the second season. It is written by Matt Olmstead and directed by Bobby Roth. The episode first aired on August 28, 2006. In regards to the casting for this episode, Sarah Wayne Callies (who plays Sara Tancredi) and Paul Adelstein (Paul Kellerman) do not appear in this episode and it is the first episode in which Callies does not make an appearance. Marshall Allman (who plays L. J. Burrows) returns after an absence of five episodes while Robin Tunney's name is removed from the opening credits.

Summary

Mahone sits in his backyard as he talks to Agent Ives about the security of the Canadian and Mexican borders.

Michael sits on a park bench as he reads the newspaper which has "Manhunt For Fox River Eight" on the front page. He then spies a man walking by, unloading boxes of food from his car. Michael steals one of the man's picnic baskets and returns to the hiding place where Lincoln, Sucre, C-Note & Abruzzi are anxiously waiting for him. After they finish eating, Michael tells Sucre, C-Note and Abruzzi that they are parting ways. He gives Sucre and C-Note some money, and a dollar to Abruzzi, so that he may phone his Mafia friends to collect him.

After reading the article about LJ's court hearing, Lincoln becomes fixated on getting his son out. Although Michael does not think it is a good idea, he finally relents and tells Lincoln to tell him everything about the Cook County Courthouse where LJ is being held. They head off to find Michael's parked car. Lincoln calls LJ, who has been interrogated by Mahone, and tells him that, "On the third, look out for Otis Wright. Until then keep your head up." However, the message is tapped by Mahone. LJ relays that he was talking to his attorney, Nick Savrinn. Not believing him, Mahone then tells LJ that Nick has been found dead in his apartment and asks what the coded message means. He threatens LJ again with a prison sentence.

At a train station in St. Louis, Missouri, Tweener cuts his hair and proceeds to buy a ticket to Utah. However, he becomes increasingly paranoid about being caught as he waits and finally leaves without making his purchase. After changing into a stolen St. Louis Tech sweatshirt, Tweener wanders through St. Louis Tech's campus and finds a college student by the name of Debra Jean Belle, who grows suspicious of him, to give him a ride to Utah. Meanwhile, T-Bag's left hand is reattached (without the use of any anaesthetics) with the help of Dr. Marvin Gudat, who is killed by T-Bag soon afterwards, via injection. He gets in Gudat's Jeep heading to Utah after stealing Gudat's clothes, bleaching his hair, and asking directions from the vehicle's onboard navigation hotline.

Bellick and & Pope report to the Illinois Department of Corrections headquarters following their unsuccessful attempts to capture the escapees. Geary, who has earlier been dismissed by Pope, confirms to the D.O.C. Committee that Bellick sold the Prison Industries to John Abruzzi. The D.O.C. Committee finally makes a decision to suspend Warden Pope for the prison escape and to discharge Bellick for unlawful dealing with prison convicts. Pope angrily states that Michael Scofield is the only one responsible for the escape and immediately resigns from his position as a sign of support for his subordinate Bellick.

Pope returns to his office and as he packs his things, he is reminded of the betrayal by Michael. Pope then proceeds to aggressively destroy the Taj Mahal model that Michael helped him build for his wife as an anniversary gift. Bellick sits on his bed and contemplates, and nearly attempts suicide. He lowers his shotgun when his mother tells him about the cash reward for the return of the escapees - $300,000 for Lincoln Burrows and $100,000 each for the other seven fugitives.

As Michael finds what he needs in a hardware shop, Lincoln waits outside and is noticed by a woman walking her dog. She recognizes him and hails a police car as Lincoln goes inside the shop. Lincoln pulls Michael out as the police officer enters the shop. More police arrive, making it impossible for Lincoln and Michael to return to the car. Michael is reluctant to leave as their fake passports and other things are still inside the car. They go to the courthouse and reach the roof of the courthouse via a fire escape stairwell on the side of the building to get into the elevator shaft. As Mahone, LJ and his guard wait for the elevator, LJ suddenly breaks the code his father left for him. "On the third" refers to the third floor of the courthouse, which LJ is currently on, and "Otis Right" refers to the right-side elevator made by Otis Manufacturing. Michael and Lincoln's impromptu break-out plan turns sour when Mahone also deciphers the clue left by Lincoln at literally the last second, and escorts LJ in the elevator personally. Michael and Lincoln appear from the ceiling, but are unable to pull LJ out with Mahone anchoring him down. Once Lincoln drops his weapon, Mahone kicks the alarm button. LJ tells his father to let go, and is pulled away by Mahone. Sprinting away from the police, Michael and Lincoln board an idle delivery truck, but Lincoln sustains a gunshot wound to his leg. In the meantime, a guard verbally confirms to LJ that he is to be sent to a detention center in Kingman, Arizona.

Production details

• The title of the episode "Otis" refers to the cryptic statement given to L.J. by Lincoln over the phone, "On the third, look out for Otis (W)right." Otis is the name of the manufacturer of the elevators in the courthouse.
• This is the first ever episode to not feature Sara Tancredi
• The actress who played the woman who recognized the brothers while walking her dog is unknown and has not been listed on IMDB. Rumors say that she has a resemblance of Sara Tancredi.

External links

• Official summary for Season 2 Episode 2 from Fox