Conviced that his brother LINCOLN BURROWS was wrongly convicted of the
sensational murder of the Vice President's brother, which landed
him on Fox River State Penitentiary's death row, a desperate MICHAEL
SCOFIELD attempted a daring bank robbery in order to get him incarcerated
in Fox River with Lincoln. Michael, an engineer with access to the prison's
structural design, then masterminded an elaborate plan to free Lincoln by
pulling off the ultimate PRISON BREAK.
Aided by an intricate tattoo of the prison’s blueprints covering his upper body,
Michael aligned himself with his lovelorn cellmate FERNANDO SUCRE,
former mob boss JOHN ABRUZZI, homicidal pedophile T-BAG, the well-
connected C-NOTE and CHARLES WESTMORELAND, a man Michael
believed to be the infamous skyjacker D.B. Cooper. On the outside,
Michael’s only ally was his defense attorney and Lincoln’s former girlfriend
VERONICA DONOVAN, who protected Lincoln’s targeted son LJ.
Veronica’s quest for the truth led straight to the White House, Secret Service
Agent PAUL KELLERMAN and the power-hungry Vice President,
CAROLINE REYNOLDS, whose brother, in secret, is very much alive.
Overcoming many setbacks, the brothers and six other inmates ultimately
escaped from Fox River. The prison break had its consequences, however
Michael was forced to betray his father figure, Warden HENRY POPE;
prison doctor SARA TANCREDI, who was instrumental in the escape plan
and had romantic feelings for Michael, relapsed with drugs and overdosed;
and Westmoreland died of injuries sustained in the escape, but not before
revealing that he was indeed D.B. Cooper and providing a clue to where he
had hidden over $5 million in cash.
Outside the prison walls, the escape truly begins as the convicts race for their
lives and the hidden cash while trying to avoid capture by the authorities.
The pursuers are led by vengeful prison guard Captain BRAD BELLICK, who,
driven by a personal vendetta, will stop at nothing until the escapees are
captured or killed.
