The Old Head

The Old Head (episode)
Season:	1
Episode:	8
Production Number:	1AKJ07
U.S. Air date:	October 24, 2005
UK Air date:	March 13, 2006
Director:	Jace Alexander
Writer:	Monica Macer
Episode Guide
Previous:	"Riots, Drills and the Devil, Part 2"
Next:	"Tweener"

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"The Old Head" is the eighth episode of the first season of Prison Break and the eighth episode overall. The plot features the continuation of the protagonist Michael Scofield's escape plan and reveals the identity of Caroline Reynolds.

Storyline

In Fox River

Michael finds out a storage room, fundamental to the escape because it is the only building directly over the pipes, has been converted into a break room for the guards, and the team must find a way to set it on fire so that Abruzzi can get them assigned to PI work there. They have to convince Westmoreland, who is a trustee (and thus has access to the break room freely), to help them burn it down.

LJ talking to his father.

Michael approaches him with his cat (who ran away during the riots), but he refuses to help. Meanwhile, Bellick starts an investigation into Bob's death, and upon hearing rumors that he died outside of Westmoreland's cell, he goes to question him. Westmoreland doesn't say anything, afraid of being considered a "snitch". Bellick tells him that if he doesn't get an answer before he leaves the cell, their friendship is over. Westmoreland still doesn't cooperate, and Bellick pets Marilyn, saying "...nice cat." A while later, Westmoreland returns to his cell and finds Marilyn dead on his bunk, and spots Bellick looking down on his cell from the second level.

Westmoreland preparing to burn down the break room.

The next day, when Westmoreland goes to deliver the coffee to the break room, he looks at a pack of Bellick's cigarettes and his lighter. Meanwhile, while Michael and Lincoln do PI work, a fire erupts in the break room. Michael approaches Westmoreland and thanks him, but Westmoreland responds with "I didn't do it for you." The group begins by breaking through a drain in the floor and enlarging the hole so that they can fit through it.

Veronica Donovan

Veronica and Nick are nearly killed by an explosion in Veronica's apartment, and go into hiding, because Kellerman and Hale believe they were killed. LJ's mother and stepfather are killed by Kellerman and Hale, and they plant evidence in LJ's house that implicates him in the murders. At the end of the episode, the mysterious woman Kellerman and Hale have been talking with throughout the previous episodes is revealed to be the Vice President, Caroline Reynolds, the sister of the man Lincoln was framed for the killing.

Appearances

First

• Shauna Hudson
• Tangrin

Deaths

• Lucasz Peshcopi
• Adrian Rix
• Lisa Rix
• Marilyn

Cast

Starring Dominic Purcell as Lincoln Burrows Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield Robin Tunney as Veronica Donovan Peter Stormare as John Abruzzi Amaury Nolasco as Fernando Sucre Marshall Allman as Lincoln "LJ" Burrows Jr. Wade Williams as Brad Bellick Paul Adelstein as Paul Kellerman Robert Knepper as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell Sarah Wayne Callies as Sara Tancredi Guest Starring Muse Watson as Charles Westmoreland Frank Grillo as Nick Savrinn Jessalyn Gilsig as Lisa Rix Danny McCarthy as Daniel Hale Stacy Keach as Henry Pope Special Guest Star Patricia Wettig as Caroline Reynolds

Co-Starring Jacqueline Williams as Sue Parsons Rebecca Spence as Shauna Hudson Robert Michael Vieau as Trokey Blaine Hogan as Seth / Cherry Phillip Edward Van Lear as C.O. Phil Chris Stolte as C.O. Stolte Mac Brandt as C.O. Mac Phil Rayburn Smith as Adrian DuShon Brown as Nurse Gary Brichetto as Fire Inspector James Vincent Meredith as Secret Service Agent Howie Johnson as Lucasz

Cast notes

• All ten starring cast members appear in this episode.

Trivia

• The Old Head refers to Westmoreland, an old prisoner in Fox River.
• This is the last episode where LJ visits Lincoln in Fox River.
• This episode takes place on April 24 stated in the intro when Michael says 17 days left till his brother is executed.