Eagles & Angels (Prison Break)
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"Eagles & Angels" is the 61st episode of the American
television series Prison Break
and was broadcast on September 15, 2008 in the United States on the Fox Network
.
and Sara Tancredi
are outside the warehouse talking about their pasts, when Fernando Sucre
interrupts them by saying that they might have something. After analyzing Michael's recording of the meeting of the six card holders, a sticker beside the license plate of one of the cars is revealed to be that of the Turkish flag
. Following this lead, the team targets an official in the Los Angeles
Turkish
consulate. Michael, Lincoln Burrows
and Alexander Mahone
scope out the next (second) card holder and attempt to use the same tactic of downloading the contents wirelessly with Roland's gadget
. However, the card holder turns out to be the target's female companion, who leaves the area before the team can react. She is seen in a private meeting with the Pad Man and is instructed to carry out a Company
business when contacted. Also, one of the guards notices Lincoln from a distance, forcing the team to quickly leave.
Meanwhile, Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell is starting his first day at GATE under the name of "Cole Pfeiffer". On his way to work, he runs into Michael and Lincoln. Before getting caught, T-Bag manages to hide Whistler's "bird book", which is thought to contain valuable clues regarding Scylla. Michael and Lincoln begin to interrogate T-Bag but are forced to flee after being spotted by police
. T-Bag proceeds to GATE to be introduced to his new co-workers (who all seem to know Pfeiffer by reputation but not personally) and his new office. There he finds more clues from his bird book, including a name and a number of "Mr. Xing" found on a pinkslip.
After further research on the card holder, Michael and his team find out about Eagles & Angels, a meeting the card holder is to attend. Mahone explains that the ceremony is attended half of the Los Angeles police force
to honor fallen police officers, which would make approaching the card holder impossible. Nevertheless, Michael, Lincoln, and Sucre manage to infiltrate a storage room
and steal police uniforms, with effective use of speaker magnet
s on security cameras.
Wyatt, following the information acquired from Bruce Bennett, arrives in Los Angeles
to continue his hunt for Sara Tancredi. He sidetracks briefly to silence a former Company employee trying to leak information to Donald Self, who arrives too late at his hiding place, only to find the informer's corpse. Returning after the murder
, Wyatt continues to interrogate Gretchen for information regarding Scylla and Michael, but she does not break. As Wyatt leaves, she is seen secretly working on removing a screw from the chair she is tied to.
Michael, Lincoln, and Mahone attend the Eagles & Angels ceremony disguised as police officers, and Sucre and Bellick wait in the getaway vehicle. Michael makes his way to the card holder's table and successfully hides the downloading device without being seen. The ceremony begins, and during a moment of silence
, the lost ones of the characters flash before their eyes. Unfortunately, it is at this time that the bodyguard
from earlier again recognizes Lincoln and proceeds to follow him. Lincoln realizes this and leaves, only to be held at gun point outside. He is then saved by Brad Bellick
, who stabs the bodyguard with a screwdriver
, killing him. The downloading does not go as expected either, as the Pad Man calls and instructs the card holder to leave immediately. Michael and Mahone improvise and send the card holder's bodyguard off to identify the fallen bodyguard, so that Michael can stand guard near the card holder with the downloading device. Michael's nose bleeds again
, but he stays beside the card holder until the download is finished. The team successfully makes it out of the place back to the warehouse.
During the ceremony, Sara, upon discovering Bennett's murder (disguised as a suicide
), struggles to cope with grief and a sense of guilt. She rushes off to a bar and orders a drink, returning to an old habit
after being clean for several years. The bar owner is sympathetic, but a man drinking near Sara snatches Bennett's credit card from Sara's bag without her knowing. When the man uses the card, Wyatt is alerted by the Company. Sara leaves without touching her drink just as Wyatt enters the bar asking for her. Although the barkeeper denied seeing Sara, Wyatt still manages to track down Sara on her way back to the warehouse and is seen following her.
United States
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television series Prison Break
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
and was broadcast on September 15, 2008 in the United States on the Fox Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
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Plot
Michael ScofieldMichael Scofield
Michael J. Scofield is the main protagonist in the American television series Prison Break. He is portrayed by Wentworth Miller. The character first appeared in the series pilot as a man who stages a bank robbery in order to get sent into the prison where his older brother, Lincoln Burrows , is...
and Sara Tancredi
Sara Tancredi
Dr. Sara Tancredi is a fictional character from the American television series, Prison Break. She is played by Sarah Wayne Callies. Her role in the first season of the series is a prison doctor.- Background :...
are outside the warehouse talking about their pasts, when Fernando Sucre
Fernando Sucre
Fernando Sucre, played by Amaury Nolasco, is a fictional character from the American television series, Prison Break. He is introduced to the series in the pilot episode as the prison cellmate of the series protagonist, Michael Scofield .-Background:Of Puerto Rican descent, Sucre grew up in Chicago...
interrupts them by saying that they might have something. After analyzing Michael's recording of the meeting of the six card holders, a sticker beside the license plate of one of the cars is revealed to be that of the Turkish flag
Flag of Turkey
The flag of Turkey is a red flag with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ayyıldız or Albayrak . The Turkish flag is referred to as Alsancak in the Turkish National Anthem....
. Following this lead, the team targets an official in the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
consulate. Michael, Lincoln Burrows
Lincoln Burrows
Lincoln Burrows, played by Dominic Purcell, is one of the main protagonists of the American television series, Prison Break. The plot of Prison Break revolves around Lincoln Burrows' setup for the murder of the vice president's brother and his brother's plan to help him escape his death sentence....
and Alexander Mahone
Alexander Mahone
Alexander "Alex" Mahone is a fictional character portrayed by William Fichtner in the American television series Prison Break. The series revolves around two brothers: one who has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit and his younger sibling, a genius who devises an elaborate plan...
scope out the next (second) card holder and attempt to use the same tactic of downloading the contents wirelessly with Roland's gadget
Gadget
A gadget is a small technological object that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are invariably considered to be more unusually or cleverly designed than normal technological objects at the time of their invention...
. However, the card holder turns out to be the target's female companion, who leaves the area before the team can react. She is seen in a private meeting with the Pad Man and is instructed to carry out a Company
The Company (Prison Break)
The Company is a fictional covert organization featured in the American television drama/thriller series Prison Break. It is a secret group of multinationals known almost exclusively by those who work for them . Its influence and power over individuals stretches to the White House, influencing...
business when contacted. Also, one of the guards notices Lincoln from a distance, forcing the team to quickly leave.
Meanwhile, Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell is starting his first day at GATE under the name of "Cole Pfeiffer". On his way to work, he runs into Michael and Lincoln. Before getting caught, T-Bag manages to hide Whistler's "bird book", which is thought to contain valuable clues regarding Scylla. Michael and Lincoln begin to interrogate T-Bag but are forced to flee after being spotted by police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
. T-Bag proceeds to GATE to be introduced to his new co-workers (who all seem to know Pfeiffer by reputation but not personally) and his new office. There he finds more clues from his bird book, including a name and a number of "Mr. Xing" found on a pinkslip.
After further research on the card holder, Michael and his team find out about Eagles & Angels, a meeting the card holder is to attend. Mahone explains that the ceremony is attended half of the Los Angeles police force
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
to honor fallen police officers, which would make approaching the card holder impossible. Nevertheless, Michael, Lincoln, and Sucre manage to infiltrate a storage room
Warehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
and steal police uniforms, with effective use of speaker magnet
Magnet
A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is responsible for the most notable property of a magnet: a force that pulls on other ferromagnetic materials, such as iron, and attracts or repels other magnets.A permanent magnet is an object...
s on security cameras.
Wyatt, following the information acquired from Bruce Bennett, arrives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to continue his hunt for Sara Tancredi. He sidetracks briefly to silence a former Company employee trying to leak information to Donald Self, who arrives too late at his hiding place, only to find the informer's corpse. Returning after the murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
, Wyatt continues to interrogate Gretchen for information regarding Scylla and Michael, but she does not break. As Wyatt leaves, she is seen secretly working on removing a screw from the chair she is tied to.
Michael, Lincoln, and Mahone attend the Eagles & Angels ceremony disguised as police officers, and Sucre and Bellick wait in the getaway vehicle. Michael makes his way to the card holder's table and successfully hides the downloading device without being seen. The ceremony begins, and during a moment of silence
Moment of silence
A moment of silence is the expression for a period of silent contemplation, prayer, reflection, or meditation. Similar to flying a flag at half-mast, a moment of silence is often a gesture of respect, particularly in mourning for those who have recently died or as part of a commemoration ceremony...
, the lost ones of the characters flash before their eyes. Unfortunately, it is at this time that the bodyguard
Bodyguard
A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such...
from earlier again recognizes Lincoln and proceeds to follow him. Lincoln realizes this and leaves, only to be held at gun point outside. He is then saved by Brad Bellick
Brad Bellick
Bradley "Brad" Bellick is a fictional character from the American television series, Prison Break. He is portrayed by Wade Williams. As one of the principal characters of Prison Break, he has been featured in all four seasons of the series...
, who stabs the bodyguard with a screwdriver
Screwdriver
A screwdriver is a tool for driving screws and often rotating other machine elements with the mating drive system. The screwdriver is made up of a head or tip, which engages with a screw, a mechanism to apply torque by rotating the tip, and some way to position and support the screwdriver...
, killing him. The downloading does not go as expected either, as the Pad Man calls and instructs the card holder to leave immediately. Michael and Mahone improvise and send the card holder's bodyguard off to identify the fallen bodyguard, so that Michael can stand guard near the card holder with the downloading device. Michael's nose bleeds again
Nosebleed
Epistaxis or a nosebleed is the relatively common occurrence of hemorrhage from the nose, usually noticed when the blood drains out through the nostrils...
, but he stays beside the card holder until the download is finished. The team successfully makes it out of the place back to the warehouse.
During the ceremony, Sara, upon discovering Bennett's murder (disguised as a suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
), struggles to cope with grief and a sense of guilt. She rushes off to a bar and orders a drink, returning to an old habit
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
after being clean for several years. The bar owner is sympathetic, but a man drinking near Sara snatches Bennett's credit card from Sara's bag without her knowing. When the man uses the card, Wyatt is alerted by the Company. Sara leaves without touching her drink just as Wyatt enters the bar asking for her. Although the barkeeper denied seeing Sara, Wyatt still manages to track down Sara on her way back to the warehouse and is seen following her.