Alexander Mahone
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| Alexander Mahone | |
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| Role | F.B.I. agent |
| Current status | Unknown |
| First appearance | Manhunt (2x01) |
| Episode count | 13 |
| Portrayed by | William Fichtner |
FBI Agent Alexander Mahone, played by William Fichtner, is a fictional character from the Fox television series Prison Break.
Mahone was a 14-year veteran of the FBI. He has a master's degree in criminology and law from University of Michigan. After Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) successfully orchestrated the escape of eight prisoners from Fox River Penitentiary, he was assigned to spearhead the task force assembled to bring in the fugitives.
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[edit] Appearances
Alexander Mahone was introduced as a new character in the premiere episode of the second season of the series. He plays a prominent role in the second season and has appeared in every episode so far.
[edit] Season 2
Mahone quickly proves his status as a capable adversary against Michael when he discovers the secret of his tattoos and profiles Michael's meticulous scheme while combing his former apartment. His first step in cracking the code is unravelling Michael's coded tattoo message "Ripe Chance Woods" and finds the location of Michael's supplies stockpile just moments after the fugitives have excavated it.
Mahone's anxiety is revealed when he ingests one of his pills hidden inside his pen such as the scene in "Manhunt" where he is about to give the "Fox River 8" press conference. In a later episode, "Scan", Mahone takes another pill when reminded of the failed manhunt for a fugitive named Oscar Shales. Mahone carries Shales's file with him as a constant reminder of the price for failure; during the pursuit, Mahone grew increasingly despondent over the murders that Shales continued to commit while evading the FBI, and eventually tracked Shales down and killed him personally, covering up the murder.
In the second episode "Otis", Mahone further proved his quality by preventing Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) and Michael from breaking L. J. (Marshall Allman) out of the Cook County Courthouse in episode. After Michael and Lincoln fled on foot, he assigns the agents to report to him on the status of the eight fugitives, particularly information regarding Michael Scofield. When Michael and Lincoln faked their deaths, Mahone refuses to believe it.
The first fugitive Mahone tracks down is John Abruzzi (Peter Stormare) who was setup for fake tip that Otto Fibonacci is staying in a Washington, D.C. hotel room. It is later revealed that the F.B.I. headquarters believe Mahone handled the situation in such a way that forced Abruzzi not to surrender and to be shot dead by federal agents. The next day, Mahone is seen outside with a dealer, who gives him a container of midazolam pills. Mahone tells the dealer that he no longer needs him as an informant for the Shales case, he only wants to be supplied with the pills on a periodic basis.
Mahone eventually discovers what Michael had discerned — the identity of Charles Westmoreland (Muse Watson) as D. B. Cooper and the location of his hidden cash within a 64-mile radius around Salt Lake City, Utah. He scores his second victory when he captures David "Tweener" Apolskis (Lane Garrison) in Tooele, who he later kills after confessing to the murder of Oscar Shales. Mahone then makes it appear that Tweener grabbed his gun and Mahone was forced to shoot him.
The following episode "Dead Fall" reveals some of the history concerning Mahone. While being investigated by an Internal Affairs agent Richard Sullins about the deaths of Tweener and Abruzzi, Mahone's background is divulged. Mahone grew up with a poor abusive father in Detroit and was in the special forces before joining the FBI. He escapes further questioning when Sullins is forced to leave by his superior. It is then revealed that Mahone has been working for Agent Paul Kellerman (Paul Adelstein). His orders are to kill every last one of the escapees. In "Unearthed", Mahone become more paranoid about the murdered Oscar Shales buried in his yard and worries for his son and ex-wife, Pamela Mahone in Durango, Colorado.
After failing to capture Michael Scofield and Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies) in Gila, New Mexico, Agent William Kim (Reggie Lee) reminds Mahone about their deal and prompts a reaction from him when he mentions his son. Mahone once again tracks down Scofield, who is about to flee to Mexico with his father, Lincoln and Sucre. Mahone kills Michael's father in a gun battle but Michael, Lincoln, and Sucre escape. However, Mahone soon finds Michael and Lincoln again, this time ramming their car off the road. He fails to kill them as the Border Patrol shows up and takes the brothers into custody. Following Kim's orders, Mahone works with Kellerman to trap the brothers but is also ordered to kill Kellerman after the brothers are dead. When Michael and Lincoln escape as planned, Mahone forces the brothers to move towards Agent Kellerman and eventually corners them. Mahone is shot by Kellerman, who wants Scofield and Burrows's help to exact revenge on "The Company" and President Reynolds for betraying him. This scene became one of the cliffhangers of the episode "The Killing Box".
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[edit] External links
- Official biography of Alexander Mahone at Fox.com
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| Production: | Season 1 | Season 2 | Airdates | DVD releases | Mobisodes |
| Miscellaneous: | The Company | Escape plan | Europeangoldfinch.net | Fox River State Penitentiary |
| Characters: | |
| Main: | John Abruzzi | Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell | Brad Bellick | Lincoln Burrows | L. J. Burrows | Veronica Donovan Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin | Paul Kellerman | Alexander Mahone | Michael Scofield | Fernando Sucre | Sara Tancredi |
| Secondary: | List of recurring and minor characters |
