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Sep 5, 2005 · Cell Test: Directed by Brad Turner. With Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Robin Tunney, Peter Stormare. Two steps forward and one step back. Michael gets Abruzzi on his side and proves Sucre's trustworthiness, but then loses a valuable piece of his plan.
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"Cell Test" is the third episode of the first season of Prison Break and the third episode overall. It was first broadcast on television on September 5, 2005. The episode is directed by Brad Turner and the writer credited is Michael Pavone.
In Fox River
After Michael is bandaged up in the infirmary he meets with Veronica Donovan to talk about Lincoln Burrows' exoneration. While painting a room, Michael hides a cell phone in a small power box in the wall. Sucre sees this and starts to imagine if he could use it whenever he wanted. However, Lincoln tells a guard that Sucre has a cellphone in his possession. When Sucre is asked about the phone from a guard, he denies it, even to the point of losing his conjugal. This proves to Michael that his cellmate can hold a secret. However, Sucre bargains with Michael for use of the phone, until Michael reveals that it is just a replica carved out of soap. Michael then approaches a dismayed Sucre with the breakout plan. Sucre doesn't like the plan because he says he can get out in 16 months and Maricruz, his fiancee, will wait for him. Philly Falzone meets with John Abruzzi in the meeting room to try to get Fibbonaci's name. Abruzzi disappoints him and recommends trying a different method of getting it. Sucre requests a cell transfer so he won't have to be caught trying to break out. Abruzzi tries to make amends with Michael by beating up T-Bag. Lincoln Burrows talks with his son L.J. to try to inspire him. After some discussion, L.J agrees to witness his fathers execution. Michael's new cell mate, "Haywire", joins him in his cell. Michael plans to dig in his cell while his cell mate is sleeping, however, "Haywire" has a medical condition which means he does not sleep at all.
LJ Burrows
LJ and Lisa Rix sit across from probation officer, Jenae Conlin. Jenae puzzles over how a privileged, exemplary student turns to drug dealing. She mentions that Lisa has told her about Lincoln. Immediately, LJ darkens. Jenae feels that LJ has a lot of misdirected anger and intends to make sure that he doesn’t screw up his life as a result of it. She demands that LJ check in with her on a weekly basis and maintain good grades and attendance at school. LJ is happy to cooperate, but she throws in one more condition. “And to give you a real good idea where that anger of yours will get you if you don't rein it in, I'm signing you up for the Saturdays Scared Straight program at Fox River. You'll have a mentor who'll work with you weekly to give you a little perspective.” LJ gets nervous. A mentor? Jenae replies, “Your father.”
Veronica Donovan
Veronica Donovan meets with Leticia Barris, the girlfriend of a late friend of Lincoln's, for some information about the Lincoln Burrows case. Leticia is skeptical and thinks Veronica is working against her. Agent Paul Kellerman, from the secret service, later visits Veronica. Veronica is having difficulties meeting her fiance, Sebastian, for a meal. Sebastian is disappointed and is getting tired of Veronica being unsure of their impending wedding. Veronica is late for a dinner out with Sebastian, who unsuccessfully tries to mask his frustration. Veronica rattles off her discoveries about Lincoln’s case, but Sebastian cuts her off and asks pointedly, “Do you want to get married or not?” Veronica says that she’s unsure and maybe they should postpone it for now. Sebastian counters with an ultimatum; if Veronica wants to postpone, then they should cancel it. Veronica sighs, then simply tells Sebastian, “I’m sorry.” “I’ll come get my stuff tomorrow,” he says as he walks away from the table. Hale and Kellerman’s sedan creeps into a secluded clearing. Kellerman maintains a cool demeanor even as they open the trunk to reveal a bound and gagged Leticia. Kellerman instructs Hale to take her into the woods to dispose of her. Hale protests, but Kellerman is firm. Hale drags Leticia into the woods and forces her to the ground. Hale apologizes to Leticia for what he’s about to do. But before he can pull the trigger, a train whistle startles him. Leticia uses the distraction to get up and start running. Hale fires, striking her in the leg. As Hale approaches, Leticia begs for her life. Hale looks in her eyes, gun trained, but he just can’t squeeze the trigger. A gunshot rings out. Kellerman stands over Leticia’s dead body. He coldly tells Hale, “Pick up the casings.”
•Cell test refers both to the test on Michael's cellmate Sucre and to the fact that the test uses a cell phone.
•Both Robert Knepper and Paul Adelstein, the actors who portray T-Bag and Agent Kellerman, are promoted to the regular cast in this episode.
•The episode starts where episode two left off, when Michael is brought back to infirmary which he left moments before but Dr. Sara Tancredi has changed top.
•This episode contains references to two hits by The Beatles.
•While deciding what to do with Michael, John remarks that 'Maybe The Beatles were right after all, maybe all you need is love'. This is a direct reference to the Beatles' 1967 hit "All You Need Is Love".
•In the very next scene, Michael is trying to stop Sucre from changing cells when he tells him 'We can work it out', which is also the name of a Beatles song from 1965.
JENEA: Your father. [Fox River, Michael and Sucre are on P.I painting, Michael opens a small power box, makes sure no prison guards are looking and wraps up the mobile phone from earlier in a ...
After it was closed down in 2002, Joliet Prison became the set of Prison Break in 2005, standing in as Fox River State Penitentiary on screen. Scenes set in Lincoln's cell, the infirmary and the prison yard were all shot on location at the prison. Lincoln's cell is the same one in which John Wayne Gacy was incarcerated.
"Prison Break" Cell Test (TV Episode 2005) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Watch Prison Break — Season 1, Episode 3 with a subscription on Hulu, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Pressed for time, Michael tries to enlist the help of his cell mate, who asks ...
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Sep 5, 2005 · S1 E3: Time is running out, and Michael must enlist the help of his cellmate Sucre to help execute his elaborate escape plan. But Sucre wants no part of it and asks for a cell transfer, and Michael’s new cellmate Haywire is even worse than he sounds. Meanwhile, Veronica meets a woman who may be able to help stop Lincoln’s execution.
