Westmoreland doesn't say anything, afraid of being considered a 'snitch'. Meanwhile, Bellick starts an investigation into Bob's death, and upon hearing rumors that he died outside of Westmoreland's cell, he goes to question him. Michael approaches him with his cat (who ran away during the riots), but he refuses to help. They have to convince Westmoreland, who is a trustee (and thus has access to the break room freely), to help them burn it down. Pope is found and freed and triggers the alarm.Michael finds out a storage room, fundamental to the escape because it is the only building directly over the pipes, has been converted into a break room for the guards, and the team must find a way to set it on fire so that Abruzzi can get them assigned to PI work there. The Company decides to get rid of Reynolds. Abruzzi's thug kills Savrinn and his father. Meanwhile, Savrinn decides to release Donovan, who takes the plane to Montana. Sanchez breaks the cable and falls because of his weight. They use the cable to pass the wall one by one. Westmoreland succumbs to his wound after telling Scofield of the location of the money, which is 5 million dollars. Having followed the team, Patoshik forces them to let him in. They realize that Tancredi has left the door open for them. The team uses the clothes to get in the asylum without arousing suspicion.

Scofield wears Bellick's uniform and tells the others to wear the clothes made white using the detergents. They arrive and secure Bellick before he can alert the others.

The team start the escape from the hole in Scofield's cell.

Tension rises when Trumpets tries to kill Franklin but the latter hides successfully. Scofield forces Pope to order the transfer of Lincoln to the infirmary before locking him in the closet.

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