2.04 "First Down / La sfida continua"
Bellick e Geary mandano fuori strada l'automobile di Michael, Lincoln e Nika e li costringono a seguirli per recuperare i soldi di Westmoreland. Linc però danneggia la ruota dell'automobile dei due ex-agenti del Fox River così sono costretti a fermarsi in un vecchio deposito in attesa di sostituirla. Kellerman riesce ad avvicinarsi a Sara durante le sedute di gruppo e diventa suo amico. Abruzzi incontra sua moglie Sylvia. La donna si offende quando John le racconta che vuole vendicarsi di Fibonacci prima lasciare gli Stati Uniti e ricominciare una nuova vita con la sua famiglia in Sardegna. Tweener continua il suo viaggio in automobile verso lo Utah assieme a Debra Jean il cui comportamento insospettisce però il ragazzo. T-Bag invece è costretto a lasciare la sua automobile ma riceve inaspettatamente un passaggio da un uomo colpito dalla sua storia (inventata) di reduce di guerra. Jerry - questo il nome dell'uomo - è accompagnato da Danielle, la sua graziosa figlia quattordicenne che T-Bag di avvicinare non appena rimane solo con lei. Danielle scappa dal padre e segue una lite tra i due uomini al termine della quale T-Bag avrà la meglio. Mahone, intanto, lavora su alcuni dati recuperati dal vecchio hard disk di Michael e attraverso questi riesce a trovare il punto debole di Abruzzi: Fibonacci. Dopo aver fatto sapere all'ex-capo mafioso attraverso una soffiata che l'uomo è a New York e sta alloggiando presso un motel della città, lo circonda con i suoi uomini e gli chiede di consegnarsi inginocchiandosi e posando la pistola. John si rifiuta e tenta anzi di fare fuoco su Mahone. I federali rispondono uccidendolo con una raffica di colpi. I sospetti di Tweener si rivelano errati e Debra Jean confessa al ragazzo di avere una cotta per lui. Nika, dopo aver tentato solo apparentemente di allearsi con Bellick, tenta di fermare Michael e Linc per incassare i soldi della taglia. Linc però ha tenuto con sé il caricatore della pistola così i due fratelli possono proseguire il loro viaggio verso lo Utah. Michael intanto viene a sapere da Bellick ciò che è successo a Sara e la chiama immediatamente per scusarsi di tutto, dirle che ciò che c'era tra loro era reale e che è già in suo possesso qualcosa in grado di proteggerla. Kellerman ascolta la conversazione.
Note & Curiosità
Quotes
Bellick: Cops found your girlfriend fish belly white, gurglin’ her own puke.
Michael: Shut up.
Bellick: What do you care, as long as she left the door open for you?
Michael: SHUT UP!!
Bellick: Hit a sore spot, didn’t I? (Michael dà un calcio in testa a Bellick)
Mahone (alla fotografia di Michael): You have no idea what you’re in for.
Nika (puntando la pistola contro Michael e Linc): I loved you, Michael. And I thought I was gonna get that back, but you just used me.
Michael: That’s not true.
Nika: I deserve more than this. I deserve more than just being the girl you call when you need something.
Agente: HQ called. They’re askin’ why you didn’t intercept Abruzzi when he was walkin’ towards the motel.
Mahone: The man was a mob boss. The right move was to get him trapped.
Agente: They’re sayin’ the way you played it, there was only one possible outcome.
Mahone: HQ has a problem with the way I do things, they can pick up a gun and follow me into the field next time.
Mahone: I’m asking you respectfully. Drop the gun, kneel, and put your hands on your head.
Abruzzi: I kneel only to God. I don’t see him here.
Abruzzi: Who are you? Local cops or feds?
Mahone: Feds, John. Only roll out the best for a man of your stature.
Michael: She’ll get it done. Nika and I have come too far together.
Lincoln: The money’s on the line, you trust no one.
Michael: Sometimes you have to.
Lincoln: If you want to survive, you don’t.
Michael: You really don’t trust anyone, do you?
Lincoln: You blame me? After all that’s happened?
Michael: No, I mean before that. Before prison.
Lincoln: Every time I trusted someone I got burned. Every time I got close to someone, I got screwed. I know better, and so should you.
Lincoln: You took your time.
Nika: It takes time to gain a man’s confidence. You’re right – he’ll bite on anything I say. You just tell me where we trap him and I’ll tell him that’s where the money is.
Bellick: I never thought I’d say this, Scofield, but I thank god for the day you walked into Fox River.
Geary: And out of it!
Lincoln: No need for anyone to get hurt, boss.
Bellick: Boss? Oh, there’s no need for formalities anymore there, saint. I’m no longer an employee of the state, thanks to you.
Michael: I think somebody wants that reward.
Bellick: Oh, it’s not about reward money, friend. Your pal Manche told me all about your little treasure hunt for Westmorland’s stash. Get in the car. We’re goin’ to Utah!
Geary: You really suck Bellick, you know that?
Bellick (a Lincoln e Michael): Good to see you again, boys.
Sara: Hello?
Michael: Sara. It’s me.
Sara: What do you want?
Michael: I don’t have time to talk. I think there’s every chance they’re listening to this call right now. But there’s a lot I want to say. Please don’t hang up on me.
Sara: I don’t – I don’t want to talk to you.
Michael: I heard about…I heard about what happened. I want you to know…I want you to know how sorry I am. For everything.
Sara: Sorry’s not gonna do me a whole lotta good with what I’m up against right now.
Michael: Listen...anyone with any ties to me and my brother is in danger now.
Sara: I’ve no ties to you and your brother anymore.
Michael: There’s a way I can protect you. It’s already in your possession.
Sara: W-what are you talking about?!
Michael: It was real, Sara. You and me. It’s real.
Mahone: Can you believe it? With all the players in this thing, it's the rat that could give us our first collar.
Mahone: The problem with being that clever is that sooner or later you end up getting too clever for your own good.
Nika: Don't come any closer or else I'll shoot you.
Lincoln (mostrando il caricatore): No you won't.
Michael: You can't go where we're going. It's not the life for you.
Mahone: You are going back to Fox River, John. Or the morgue. That's your call.
Abruzzi: I swear to god. I'd rather die than go back. There's no going back. Ever.
Nika: I need to talk to you alone.
Bellick: For what?
Nika: To ruin his life like he ruined mine.
Michael: We'll drop you off at the next town. Then I'll wire you than 10 thousand that we agreed on.