Abruzzi, Sucre and Michael grab their sledge hammers and continue hammering away at the concrete surrounding the drainpipe. When Bellick exits, T-Bag gives the all clear signal by knocking on the front door.
Bellick points to his many pictures on the Employee of the Month plaque as evidence of the success that hard work will bring. Bellick is inside barking orders at Sucre, accusing him of being lazy. He passes T-Bag out front who inventories supplies, clipboard in hand.
Michael walks up to the guard's break room in his blue P.I. Pope informs him that this situation does not qualify as a family emergency his son is the primary suspect in a double homicide. The warden can grant furloughs in the case of a family emergency. The request stuns Pope, but Lincoln keeps pressing. Lincoln is desperate to find his son and actually asks Pope to allow him out of prison, under supervision, in order to track LJ down. "You've got to help me," Lincoln begs Pope as he stands shackled in the warden's office. "What's between you and him, is between you and him," Michael says as he walks out of the showers. T-Bag hastens to remind Michael that he has no business meddling in his affairs, "Not when I'm so fully invested in your affairs." Michael grits his teeth. Michael tells T-Bag to give the kid a break.
T-Bag takes Cherry's place next to Michael, apologizing for his cellmate's gregariousness. Before Michael can respond, T-Bag enters the shower room and signals for Cherry to move along. Michael looks up when he hears a meek voice from the neighboring shower head pleading, "Help me." The voice belongs to Cherry, the young scared inmate whom T-Bag has been controlling since his arrival. Water courses down Michael's bare arm over a tattoo of an angel.