CNET Networks Entertainment:
GameSpot
GameFAQs
SportsGamer
MP3.com
MovieTome

Prison Break: The Art of the Deal

Episode score 9.4 Superb

The Art of the Deal

  • 57.
  • Season: 3
  • Episode: 13
  • First Aired: 2/18/2008
  • Prod Code: 3AKJ13

EPISODE RECAP

58 Reviews | 669 Votes

Run, boys, Run! The brothers quickly change the foot chase to a car chase. Whistler is eventually blocked in so he hoofs it. The brothers follow suit. Whistler manages to shake them and bums some chick's cell. He calls JLOK and says he lost them and requests that she come pick him up. He's rather rudely interrupted by Linc's fist meeting his face. Some Chick beats it. Linc picks up the phone and JLOK is most dismayed to hear his voice. She bitches that she's at the warehouse, so where is he? Linc snaps that he's been chasing Whistler and punctuates the statement with a boot to Whistler's chest. Heh. He says they'll be in touch. He informs Michael that the plan's dead since JLOK and Co. are already there. He bitches that it took him two weeks to "hook up" the warehouse. Wow, in that amount of time Michael had befriended the Pope, made enemies of T-Bag and Bellick, participated in a prison riot (albeit quite lamely), instigated said riot, drilled a hole through an underground wall with an egg beater (albeit with the aid of a mafioso and Sucre), bewitched the prison Doc...I could go on, but you guys could just read the recaps. Anyhoodle, the point is: they need a new exchange point.

Roadblock. Sparky's wetting his pants. He hides and PapaSparky pulls over and prepares for his truck to be searched.

Sucre's lying on the floor and his face looks like complete ass. And not a pretty one. He claims he doesn't know where Michael is.

Michael calls JLOK and gives her the new location.

New credits.

SONA. T-Bag returns to find the prisoners going apeshit. A group of them are beating the crap out of an already shot MBBM. Bellick appears and pulls T-Bag away(!). He says MBBM is the most hated man in there and they can't be seen with him. Seriously, like WTF? When did Bellick become all concerned about T-Bag's welfare? T-Bag says MBBM gave him a home and has to help him. Ooo-kay. He hustles to the group of inmates and, with his superpowered hand, beats them off of MBBM. He and Bellick then help MBBM to his Qtrs.

Hoodlum Half-Cooked Mahone enters a bar and eyes the bank across the street.

Sucre gives new meaning to the phrase "digging your own grave."

Michael meets with JLOK at a plaza and points out Whistler and Linc at another table. He asks to see the hostages. They're brought out. Michael gives Linc a signal to leave which understandably upsets JLOK considering he's moved out of the crosshairs of her sniper. Michael says this was simply a confirmation that L.J. was still alive. He says he'll call her in five minutes. I don't know why she's so ticked, Michael always calls when he says he will. Guys like that are hard to find.

Roadblock. PapaSparky exits his truck and pulls back the tarp to reveal fertilizer. The cops let him go. And no, Sparky was not hiding in the pile of shit, he was in a little compartment behind the seat.

SONA. T-Bag tells MBBM that with NYHG in charge it's possible to buy your freedom. MBBM is skeptical. And in a helluva lot of pain.

JLOK gets Michael's call, as promised. He instructs her to meet them at the museum. When she, L.J., Sofia and several Goons arrive they're none too pleased to see the metal detectors posted at the entrance. JLOK passes her gun to a Goon and signals the others. L.J. is cracking up and she pissily asks what's so funny. "You, thinking you can outsmart my uncle." She just tells him to move. Once inside she gets another call from Michael (see, a man of his word). He directs her to the southwest corner. She bitches that this is the last time she'll answer his call and if Michael's not careful she'll snap L.J.'s neck.

T-Bag brings MBBM the last bottle of rum. MBBM hesitantly asks how much and T-Bag answers with "Fifty thousand." MBBM says even if he had the money, there's no one he can trust to bring it in. T-Bag says he knows someone.

Exchange. Michael orders L.J. released to them first. Hugs all around. Aw. Whistler then walks across the room and hugs Sofia, though she doesn't really reciprocate. They start to leave and Sofia brings up the coordinates. Everyone's "Uh..." Michael looks on with interest. Sofia presses Whistler, saying all he has to do is hand over the other half of the coordinates. JLOK bitches at Whistler, "I'm sick of jumping through hoops to keep your princess in a bubble." She hollers that "there are no coordinates." Sofia is devastated and walks toward the brothers. "What the hell are you still doing here?" JLOK snaps. Michael figures she's got Goons positioned at all the exits. She smirks and suggests he use the door to the right. Oh, but that door locks in case of an emergency Michael points out. "What emergency?" Oh JLOK, you had to ask. "This one," Michael says as he smashes into a display case. Cue the alarm and commercials.

We come back to the group being herded toward the front door. As Michael and JLOK snipe at one another, Whistler babbles a string of lame-ass excuses at Sofia.

Sucre's standing in his grave and is ordered to lie down. He does so and crosses himself as guards begin shoveling dirt on him.

T-Bag gets a call and reports to MBBM that the money will be there shortly. "After we have the money, how do we get it to the guard?" queries MBBM. "We don't." Wow, is Bellick ever slow. Even the shot, beaten, possibly dying MBBM catches on before ol' Shovel-Head. "This is business," T-Bag hisses. "You of all people should understand." He tells Bellick to help hold down MBBM, but Bellick merely blubbers. He stands there, shaking, as T-Bag smothers MBBM.

Outside the museum everyone is being searched. Something resembling an arrowhead is found in Whistler's pocket. He claims ignorance. JLOK takes it, snaps it in half and says it's from the gift shop. A cop asks for Whistler's ID. JLOK motions to a Goon who opens fire just as he's tackled by another cop. Linc pushes L.J. out of the way and then scrambles to Sofia, who's hit. Two Goons drag Whistler away. Michael hurries to the car and retrieves the gun. He takes aim at JLOK's back as we head to commercials.

After said commercials a cop shoots at the Co. van, snapping Michael out of his murderous rage. For the moment anyway. The van takes off.

L.J. tells his dad to go, it's not safe for Linc since he did hijack a bus and all. The lad promises to stay by Sofia's side.

Inside the van Whistler tells JLOK he lost the bird book. She is so not happy.

Inner fence. Why, I do believe it's T-Bag's first visitor. Non-Nun passes him a roll of bills and he tells her to hold onto the rest. He cautions her against betraying him and she promises she won't. She even caresses his superpowered fake hand to prove her allegiance.

Colombia. Sparky and PapaSparky arrive at a welcome home party with, like every single person Sparky has ever met in his life. Or he's got one hell of a large family. Boy, PapaSparky sure is a multitasker, isn't he? Not only did he aid in the Great Escape 2.0, even filling in for an absent Sucre, but he also managed to arrange this ginormous get-together for his fugitive son.

NYHG says the whole buried alive thing isn't working and orders Sucre tossed inside. As he's being pulled out of the grave, his cell rings. The guard makes him answer it. It's Michael. Sucre says he ran into trouble at work, but he's fine. He asks about Linc and L.J. and when he gets the news that they're okay he Lies! that he's getting on the bus now. Then he hangs up and crushes the phone with his foot.

The Yard. T-Bag announces MBBM's death. He speechifies that MBBM was a dictator and that's not how it should be 'cuz (get this) "All cons are equal." Lord. He holds up the roll of bills, saying it's the last of MBBM's stash, money taken from the prisoners. He starts handing the money back and the prisoners begin cheering. Sucre enters the Yard and takes in the scene. He looks as if he's going to puke. Bellick doesn't look much better.

At the hospital Sofia whispers something to LJ. The lad meets up with the brothers and gives Michael the origami rose he made for Doc approximately twenty-eight years ago. LJ says Sofia told him about something hidden under her bed. Unless it's lingerie, Linc doesn't care, but Michael's interest is piqued.

Bar. Mahone's still watching the bank, or rather the bank clock. A man approaches from behind and Mahone tells him, "You're late." It's Whistler, of course. When he mentions JLOK, who's waiting outside, Mahone says she's a weak link. Eventually the genius that is Michael Scofield will find her because of what she did to Doc and that'll lead Michael to Whistler and Mahone. Whistler just asks Mahone if he's in or out. "I'm in."

The brothers break into Sofia's apartment. They retrieve the case and break it open. Inside is a surveillance report on a Jason Leif. Michael doesn't know who he is, but he's important to Whistler. And Whistler will lead him to JLOK. Linc can't get on board, he and LJ have a chance at starting over. Michael understands. Linc hands him the car keys. They hug and part ways.

Musical montage. Sparky happily gazes at a basketball hoop, Bellick's sad, Sucre (still looking like ass) checks out his new digs, Linc and LJ are at the hospital with Linc holding Sofia's hand and Michael is hotly hell-bent on revenge.

See ya in the fall!

Writers:
Matt OlmsteadSeth Hoffman
Director:
Nelson McCormick
Stars:
Danay Garcia (Sofia Lugo)
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (Susan B. Anthony)
Robert Wisdom (Lechero)
Chris Vance (James Whistler)
Robert Knepper (Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell)
Dominic Purcell (Lincoln Burrows)
Wade Williams (Captain Brad Bellick)
Wentworth Miller (Michael Scofield)
William Fichtner (Special Agent Alexander Mahone)
Amaury Nolasco (Fernando Sucre)
Recurring Role:
Marshall Allman (LJ Burrows)
Joseph Melendez (Rafael)
Julio Cedillo (General Mestas)
Crystal Mantecon (Sister Mary Francis)
Carlo Alban (McGrady)
Guest Star:
Gocha Chertkoev (Russian Dude)
Sam Medina (Knuckle Up Dude)
Glenn Bradley (Policeman #2)
Marco Antonio Rodriguez (Policeman #1)
Maria Robles (Panamanian Woman)
Lidia Porto (Mrs. Gallego)
Christian Bowman (Agent King)
John Elliott (Sniper)
Armando L. Leduc (Menjavar)
Carlos Sanchez (Guard)
Michael Fraguada (Cantinero)
Rene Rivera (Police Officer at Checkpoint)
Gustavo Mellado (Alfonso Gallego)
Show Score 9.2 superb
  • Show Statistics
  • 171 of 17,768 Rating Rank
  • 1,347 Reviews
  • 39,689 Tracked by
  • 24,858 Votes
advertisement

top contributors

advertisement