The episode gives the previous events that have led to their being imprisoned in the Fox River Penitentiary. Brother’s Michael and Lincoln had a rough relationship with Michael feeling more responsible than his older brother Linc. Michael is a successful structural engineer while his brother is an utter failure. Lincoln is met by an employee of the company who come to him that he has to do something to pay off his debt amounting to $90,000. The target just happens to be the vice-president’s brother who was his former employer Terrence Steadman. Lincoln tries calling Michael who just happens to be engaged with his ex-girlfriend to whom he is attracted to as he tries to get help with his dilemma. Feeling desperate, he decided to carry out his mission and do the job on his own to forgo his debt. He arrives at Steadman’s car, his target, whom he finds is already dead with somebody having shot him well before he got there. Agent’s Hale and Kellerman manipulate security video footage to make it seem as if Lincoln shot Steadman leading to his arrest.
The other characters, C-Note was a decorated soldier who had a knack at getting hands of black-market goods who was discharged for reporting torture by his fellow soldiers. Sucre is charged of robbery after he was caught robbing a liquor store after his jealous cousin reported him. T-bag is a wanted criminal turned in by his own girlfriend who at first didn’t know his dark past. Dr. Tancredi is a practicing doctor addicted to heroine; she goes to rehab due to remorse she feels, after witnessing an auto accident where she is unable to save the lives of the victims.