Brother's Keeper (3 Apr. 2006)

Flashbacks provide exposition on how the inmates arrived at Fox River Penitentiary from The Company's framing of Lincoln to the creation of Michael's plan to save his brother's life.

Director:

Greg Yaitanes

Writers:

Paul Scheuring (creator), Zack Estrin

Stars:

Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Robin Tunney

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dominic Purcell	...	Lincoln Burrows
Wentworth Miller	...	Michael Scofield
Robin Tunney	...	Veronica Donovan
Amaury Nolasco	...	Fernando Sucre
Marshall Allman	...	LJ Burrows (credit only)
Wade Williams	...	Brad Bellick
Paul Adelstein	...	Paul Kellerman
Robert Knepper	...	Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell
Rockmond Dunbar	...	Benjamin Miles 'C-Note' Franklin
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Dr. Sara Tancredi
Michelle Forbes	...	Samantha Brinker
Danny McCarthy	...	Daniel Hale
Camille Guaty	...	Maricruz Delgado
Mike Jones	...	Darius
Kurt Caceres	...	Hector Avila

Storyline

Three years ago, Michael discovers that the Lincoln's debt of US$ 90,000.00 permitted him to graduate in Engineering and also that his mother had no life insurance. Details of the manipulation of the footage of the surveillance camera in the parking area by Kellerman and his men are disclosed. Sara was a junkie addicted in morphine that seeks help in a rehabilitation center. C-Note was a soldier in Kuwait that was discharge with dishonor when he reported torture in the prisoners. Later, unemployed and with a dirty record, he drives an illegal truck to make some money, being arrested. Fernando robs a convenience store to date Maricruz; when he returns to rob the same convenience store to buy an engagement ring to Maricruz, his cousin Hector gives an anonymous call to the police and he is arrested. T-Bag is in love for Susan, but when she finds that he is a pedophile killer, she denounces him to the police.

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Plot Keywords:

debt | brother | kuwait | narcotics anonymous | geneva convention | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

3 April 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rat Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television, Adelstein-Parouse Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In this episode, it shows that Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin was discharged from the "U.S. Army". But the combat uniforms they are wearing, are only issued to the U.S. Marines. The uniform they are wearing is the MARPAT, short for "MARine Disruptive PATtern"

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Quotes

Veronica Donovan: Michael, you are where you are because of your brother.
Michael Scofield: You're telling me he is where he is because of me.

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Connections

Featured in Prison Break: Dead Fall (2006)

User Reviews

Three years ago...

After the cliffhanger from the previous episode, 'By The Skin And Teeth' - in true Prison Break style, you'd have expected to tune into the latest episode eagerly hoping for a conclusion to the cliffhanger and how Michael and the rest of the escapees will battle on with the plan. That's not what you get with 'Brother's Keeper' - nevertheless, it doesn't disappoint and remains a personal favourite.

This episode is set entirely out of context of the rest of the season, it takes place three years before Michael was ever incarcerated in Fox River, with little reference to the prison itself. Amongst those stories of the two brother's been told, we also see what led to the incarceration of Fernando Sucre, Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell and Benjamin 'C-Note' Franklin and exactly what they want from the outside after the escape. We also get to see how Dr. Sara Tancredi has a slightly dark past of her own she's kept hidden, as well as a little more of an insight in Captain Bellick's character.

From this episode, we get see how Michael came to believe in his brother's innocence and give up everything to devise his brilliant plan to rescue him before execution. Also, watch out for designs for his tattoos and things Michael does that seem to have no apparent relevance in the escape from Fox River - these are foreboding moments for season 2 and shows how his tattoos also hold the key to staying on the outside.

Watching the story of the conspiracy unfold, and exactly how The Company and the Secret Service framed Lincoln and pushed for the death penalty is brilliant, and it answers a lot of questions you still may have about it. Danny McCarthy also gets the chance to reprise his role as Secret Service Agent Danny Hale and we see how he and Kellerman have been involved in the thing from the beginning.

The episode also includes a brief snippet from America's Most Wanted, which includes a special guest appearance from John Walsh.