They managed to get their hands on the third of six cards in Prison Break Season 4 Episode 5, but the bad news is that the last cardholder, the general, is a ghost, who may be in charge of the company.
Bellick is creating a distraction when they go to the races. Sucre notifies the security guard so that everybody’s going after him. Probably not the smoothest plan for one of the most sought after ex-cons. Sara follows this up by pretending to lose something in front of another security guy. The others use this time to go after cardholder #4.
This avid horse racing fan isn’t happy that the horse he bet on has a stuck gate, so he runs off to find out what happened. Sara creates a distraction to let Mahone get past security with the device, pretending she, too, was ripped off by the gate getting stuck. She keeps talking until it looks like he’s in the clear. Mahone, however, is not so lucky, as he’s busted after he hits a cop.
Gretchen shows up at her sister’s doorstep, apparently acting as if nothing like being tortured nearly to death has happened to her.
Two of T-Bag’s top buyers don’t have valid social security numbers. You don’t say. His explanation is that the checks have cleared, and he doesn’t care about details such as inaccurate information.
Mahone tries to talk his way out of his run in with the law, but hitting a cop will surely be frowned upon. Lincoln calls Self to see if he can get him out. Apparently he will handle it.
Gretchen mostly just showed up at her sister’s to get a gun.
An IT guy tried to access Self’s account for the general, but the tricky firewall system wouldn’t get him access. Not just yet anyway.
Self heads down to the police station and attempts to threaten to get the cop in trouble with immigration, but it doesn’t work. The best he can do is get a release form to get Mahone to give him the device. They’ve got the device, and the mission goes on… just not with Mahone involved. The others realize that there will be trouble when they run his prints, but Lincoln and Michael veto their concerns.
Wyatt corners Self in the parking lot to confront him and try to intimidate him. He tells him he’s just there to give him a little friendly advice: the general likes his privacy.
Self’s got a new plan. If Mahone becomes a threat, he can eliminate that threat.
The cop wants to make a deal with Mahone. If he gives him the name of his accomplice (Scofield), maybe they can drop the charges.
Michael wants to leave Mahone in jail, though he doesn’t seem sure of himself on this point. Sara asks: what would happen if the roles were reversed?
Wyatt goes to the police station, where Mahone is conveniently located in the front cell right by the desk.
Mahone knows it’s over for him, but he just wants a promise that Michael will kill Wyatt and let his wife know. Michael promises him he’ll do this, but this is enough to get him to have a change of heart.
The guy who’s been trying to screw over T-Bag has been going over his reports with a fine-toothed comb, and it’s not just about a couple of inconsistencies. He threatens that since it’s so bad, he plans to call the authorities if he can’t explain what just looks like fraud. T-Bag knows he’s been had, so he takes off.
The plans have changed. It’s time to bust Mahone out. Everybody shows up at the courthouse, where they cause a power surge that explodes all the lights. In the chaos, Mahone escapes. Afterward, he calls Wyatt and promises him they’ll meet again and it will be personal.
T-Bag’s escape, however, is ruined by Gretchen knocking him down and pointing a gun at him.
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