#Prison break season 1 episode 1 in coutch tuner trial#

At his trial – against the advice of his lawyer and old friend Veronica – he refuses to defend himself and is sentenced to five years in prison, to the horror of his teenage nephew LJ. In the first episode, Michael stages a botched armed robbery and is promptly arrested. But Michael believes Lincoln is innocent, and is determined to uncover the shadowy conspiracy that has framed him. His brother, petty criminal Lincoln Burrows, has been sentenced to the electric chair for murdering the brother of the Vice President. Meanwhile, outside the prison walls, the brothers' childhood friend and Lincoln's lost love, attorney Veronica Donovan, works within the law to free them Lincoln's teenage son LJ may be going down a path similar to his convicted father's and Secret Service Agent Paul Kellerman's investigation into Lincoln's case proves that there may be a national conspiracy.įull Summary: Set in Chicago’s maximum security prison Fox River, Prison Break stars Golden Globe-nominated Wentworth Miller as structural engineer Michael Scofield, a man in a desperate situation. Sara Tancredi, who happens to be the governor's daughter former mob boss John Abruzzi and Warden Henry Pope. When Michael arrives at Fox River State Penitentiary, he meets the prison denizens who will, unknowingly, help in his escape plans - his cellmate, the lovelorn Sucre beautiful prison doctor Dr. Once he's inside, Michael - a structural engineer with the blueprints for the prison - begins to execute an elaborate plan to break Lincoln out and prove him innocent. With no other options and time winding down, Michael takes drastic measures to get himself incarcerated alongside his brother in Fox River State Penitentiary. Light Summary: Lincoln Burrows is currently on death row and scheduled to die in a few months for an assassination his younger brother Michael is convinced he did not commit.

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The full summary serves as a more detailed recap of the episode. Note: The light summary of this article provides only gentle teasers as to what happens in this episode, and is suitable for reading before viewing.