Otis (Prison Break)

Template:Prison Break episode "Otis" is the twenty-fourth episode of television series Prison Break; it is the second episode of the second season.

Special Agent 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 read "Manhunt for the Fox River Eight" on the front page. He then spied a man walking by, unloading boxes of food from his car. Michael steals the man's picnic basket and returns to the hiding place where Lincoln, Sucre, C-Note and 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.

After reading the article about LJ's court hearing, Lincoln becomes fixated on getting his son out. Although Michael did not think it was a good idea, he finally relents and tells Lincoln to tell him everything about the Cook County Courthouse where LJ was 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." However, the message was tapped by Mahone. LJ relays that he was talking to his attourney, Nick Savrinn. Not believing him, Mahone then tells LJ that Nick had been found dead in his apartment and asks what the coded message meant. 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, to give him a ride to Utah. Meanwhile, T-Bag's left hand is reattached with the help of Dr. Marvin Gudat, who is killed by T-Bag soon afterwards, via injection. He gets in Gudat's car heading to Utah after stealing Gudat's clothes and bleaching his hair.

C.O. Bellick and Warden Pope report to the Illinois Department of Corrections headquarters following their unsuccessful attempts to capture the escapees. Geary, who was dismissed earlier 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 was the only one responsible for the escape and immediately resigns from his position as a sign of support for his subordinate Bellick. He 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 had helped him built for his wife as an anniversary gift. As Bellick sits on his bed and contemplates, and nearly attempts suicide, 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. She recognises 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 were 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" referred to the third floor of the courthouse, which LJ was currently on, and "Otis Wright" referred to the right-side elevator made by the Otis Elevator Company. 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 boarded an idle delivery truck, but Lincoln sustained a gunshot wound to his leg. LJ in the meantime, is sent to a detention center in Arizona.

Trivia

• 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.
• Robin Tunney's name, not surprisingly, has been removed from the opening credits.
• Marshall Allman returns after an absence of five episodes.
• Sarah Wayne Callies, Silas Weir Mitchell and Paul Adelstein do not appear in this episode. The photo of Mitchell's character is briefly shown.

See also

• Prison Break
• List of Prison Break episodes

External links

• Official summary for Season 2 Episode 2 from Fox