The inmates execute a clever plan to distract the guards and start digging the tunnel. Meanwhile, Lincoln's girlfriend, Sara Tancredi (played by Sarah Wayne Callies), starts to investigate his case.

Lincoln's story is revealed through a series of flashbacks, showing how he was framed for the murder. Michael's plan to escape starts to take shape, but he faces obstacles, including the prison's corrupt guards and the warden, Arthur T. Wellesley (played by Lance Reddick).

The inmates obtain a crucial key to the prison's gates, but T-Bag betrays them, keeping one of the keys for himself. Michael and his team must find a way to retrieve the key.

The series begins with Michael Scofield (played by Wentworth Miller), a brilliant engineer who gets tattooed with a prison map on his body to break out his brother Lincoln Burrows (played by Dominic Purcell) from Fox River State Penitentiary. Lincoln is wrongly convicted of murdering the Vice President's brother and is on death row. Michael gets himself incarcerated in Fox River to execute the escape plan.

Q: Who plays the role of Michael Scofield in Prison Break? A: Wentworth Miller plays the role of Michael Scofield.

Q: How many episodes are there in Prison Break Season 1? A: There are 22 episodes in Prison Break Season 1.

Michael adjusts to life inside the prison and starts to gather information about the layout of the prison. He meets his fellow inmates, including Fernando Sucre (played by Amaury Nolasco), a Puerto Rican inmate who becomes his friend, and Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (played by Robert Knepper), a cunning and manipulative inmate.