Riots, Drills and the Devil
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| Prison Break episode | |
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| "Riots, Drills and the Devil" | |
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| Episode No. | Season 1 Episode 6-7 |
| Writer(s) | Nick Santora (Part 1) Karyn Usher (Part 2) |
| Director | Robert Mandel (Part 1) Vern Gillum (Part 2) |
| Production No. | 1AKJ05 (Part 1) 1AKJ06 (Part 2) |
| Original Airdate | September 26, 2005 (Part 1) October 3, 2005 (Part 2) |
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| Previous episode | English, Fitz or Percy |
| Next episode | The Old Head |
Riots, Drills and the Devil is a two-part episode of the first season of the television series Prison Break. The first part constitutes the sixth episode of the series, and the second part constitutes the seventh.
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[edit] Part 1
Michael realises that to complete the digging job inside the walls, he needs to spend a good block of time in there. This is proving difficult as he has to keep coming back to his cell to make count. After explaining this to Sucre, Sucre admits that "there are only three certain things in life. Death, taxes and count." The only time count doesn't take place is during a lockdown. Michael uses his access to the inside of the walls to turn off the air conditioning. The prisoners suffer in the heat, leading T-Bag to start a fight with a guard who initiates a lock-down while some of the prisoners are out of their cells. The prisoners riot and break into the prison cell control room, in which T-Bag opens all the cells and then finds a set of keys, giving him and the rioters access to the entire prison.
When news of the riot reaches sick bay, the prisoners there also riot, and trap Dr. Tancredi in a room in sick bay after incapacitating the guard there. Michael uses a tracing of a devil from his tattoo to provide the coordinates needed to collapse part of the wall that prevents the team from entering a pipe that will take them to the infirmary. He notices Dr. Tancredi's plight on CCTV and goes to rescue her through an air duct. Lincoln is ambushed by loose prisoners and his rookie guard gets taken hostage by T-Bag, the leader of the rioters. The guard is thrown against the sink in Michael and Sucre's cell, leading to the T-Bag's realisation of the team's plan, though Abruzzi quietens him. Sucre is sent to finish the breaking through the wall. The man who says he is guiding Lincoln to Michael was actually sent to kill him.
[edit] Part 2
Michael goes through the pipes of the prison to rescue Dr. Tancredi from the Sick Bay in which she is surrounded by rioters. Lincoln is led by another prisoner, Turk, who he believes knows where Michael is. Turk is in fact under the employ of Agent Kellerman, and takes Lincoln to a quiet, out-of-bounds place and tries to kill him. However Lincoln manages to knock him unconscious before he can do any real damage.
Meanwhile, back in Scofield's and Sucre's cell, T-Bag is keeping an eye on the guard who knows of their escape plan, while making crude remarks about his daughter. Abruzzi enters the hole and helps Sucre with breaking down the wall, their respective strict religious beliefs adding a second dimension to the plot as they are drilling through the devil. While Scofield and Tancredi are in the pipes, Tancredi asks how Scofield knows about the pipes and he replies by saying he's had PI duties removing chemical waste. Outside the prison, Veronica and Nick arrive in DC and receive a piece of information from one of Nick's associates, a private detective. He has traced the anonymous phone call alleging Lincoln's crime. The payphone is next to the building of the company the Vice President uses. The phone rings and tells them that they're dead. Nervous, they run away from the payphone.
Abruzzi and Sucre manage to break down the wall and laugh in excitement. Michael and Tancredi manage to get to an exit of the prison but a sniper brings his sights onto Michael, though he is unable to shoot until Tancredi is free. Michael urges Tancredi to go, and ducks out as she does, leaving the prisoners chasing them to take the bullet. As they rush back to their cells, Michael and Lincoln hug each other, as both were scared they'd lose each other. Whilst in Michael's cell, the team discuss what to do with the guard. Everyone but T-Bag want to keep him alive. However, T-Bag kills him anyway, stabbing him in the stomach, then chucking him over the balcony. Westmoreland becomes the last person to see Bob alive.
Tancredi asks a colleague whether PI ever did the chemical waste clearouts. He replies that they haven't, leaving Tancredi suspicious.
[edit] Trivia
- Fox News describes Fox River as a "level 5" institution. Whereas, in the pilot, the judge that convicts Michael Scofield states Fox River as a "level 1". In Illinois "Level 1" is the highest, in federal prisons it is "Level 6".[1]
- The song "Nine Thou" by Styles Of Beyond is used in the opening of the episode Riots, Drills and the Devil (Part 2).
- Regular cast member Paul Adelstein(Agent Kellerman) did not appear in the part 2 episode .This is the first episode to date in which Paul Adelstein does not appear.
