Prison Break: Season 1: Episode 14: "The Rat"

Prison Break, season 1, focuses on two brothers: Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows. Lincoln has been wrongfully convicted of the murder of the Vice President's brother. Facing the chair, and knowing that the evidence aganist his brother doesn't add up, Michael commits a crime to get thrown into prison with his brother and plan out an elaborate escape. Episode 13, The Rat, comes right after a failed escape plan and Lincoln must now be executed. This scene chronicles Lincoln's long walk to the chair and the cliffhanger ending to the episode. The shots in the walkway in the prison to the death chamber room are darkly lit with only a few lighting to show the characters. While everyone is wearing dark colors, Lincoln is wearing a bright white t-shirt to make him stand out. Shots 24-58 are quick flashback shots before Lincoln goes to the death chamber room. These scenes have a very different lighting scheme to them then the other shots. These shots seem to be more grittier looking, almost as if the shots are distorted. Most of the flashback shots involving Lincoln are very dark, except one shot of him reading a letter from his son, L.J. All other shots in flashbacks involving Michael, Veronica, or L.J. are very brightly lit to signify their importance to him. All the shots in this scene are very quick cuts to seem as if it's one continous action.

Shot 1: Lincoln walks down the hallway followed by three guards, the warden, Michael, and Veronica, Lincoln's ex-girlfriend. The shot starts out in medieum and then gets into a close up as Lincoln passes the camera.

Shot 2: Close up of the hallway floor. Lincoln's feet cross a yellow line. The camera then pans up to Bellick, one of the guards, who turns to Veronica and Lincoln stops to see them talking.

Shot 3: Over Veronica's shoulder, a medieum shot of Bellick explaining to Veronica that she can't go past the line and that she will be escorted to the vieweing area.

Shot 4: Over Bellick's shoulder, a medieum shot of Veronica, almost in tears. She looks over at Lincoln.

Shot 5: Close up of Lincoln. He looks at Veronica and then down at the ground.

Shot 6: Close up of Veronica. She's trying to say something and then finally asks to say goodbye to Lincoln

Shot 7: Over Veronica's shoulder, medieum shot of Bellick who steps back to allow Veronica across the line. The camera follows behind Veronica as she goes over to Lincoln.

Shot 8: Medieum shot of Michael as he watches Veronica walk ove to Lincoln

Shot 9: Medieum shot from the left angle of Veronica who's again trying to say something to Lincoln but her emotions are getting the best of her.

Shot 10: Medieum shot, just from the right angle Veronica hugs Lincoln.

Shot 11: Close up of Veronica face over the shoulder of Lincoln. She whispers to him that she loved him from the firs time she saw him.

Shot 12: Close up of Lincoln over the shoulder of Veronica. He just nods.

Shot 13: Close up of Veronica's face as she lets go of Lincoln. The shot goes from close up to medieum as the camera stays on Lincoln but shows Veronica going back over the line. Michael is holding out his hands as the warden asks Bellick to uncuff him.

Shot 14: Medieum shot of Bellick uncuffing Michael.

Shot 15: Close up of Lincoln watching Michael.

Shot 16: Close up that starts showing Michael's uncuffed hands and then pans up to Michael as he's looking at the ground as he walks past the line. The camera doesn't follow him, it shows us Veronica, still overwhelmed with emotion.

Shot 17: Medieum shot of Michael, still looking at the ground as he walks over to Lincoln.

Shot 18: Medieum shot of Michael hugging his brother.

Shot 19: Close up of Michael, over Lincoln's shoulder. Michael begins to quietly sob

Shot 20: Close up of Lincoln, over Michael's shoulder. His eyes are closed, chin on top of Michael's shoulder.

Shot 21: Close up of Michael, still hugging his brother, trying to fight back his tears. He lets go of his brother and walks back.

Shot 22: Medieum shot of Michael getting his handcuffs back on. Warden walks past Lincoln and instructs him to continue.

Shot 23: As Warden passes him, we go into a medium shot of Lincoln turning to where Warden is walking with his head down.

Shot 24: A close up. This is a quick flashback of Lincoln outside of prison, handling two guns. Witht a voice over we hear Lincoln telling Michael that he didn't kill anyone.

Shot 25: Close up. Still in flashback, now in a parking garage, we see a bullet hole in a man's neck in his car

Shot 26: Close up of Lincoln holding the gun, shocked.

Shot 27: Medieum shot of the eletric chair. The camera pushes in as the guards get it ready

Shot 28: Close up of Michael in flashback, behind a fence. He's looking at Lincoln and telling him preperation can only take you so far.

Shot 29: Close up of Lincoln in a dark room, lights a match towards his face

Shot 30: Close up of Lincoln holding a little black pill

Shot 31: Medieum shot of Linocln quickly putting the pill in his mouth

Shot 32: Long shot of paramedics wheeling Lincoln down a hallway in a strecher

Shot 33: Medieum shot of Lincoln in pain in the strecher

Shot 34: Long shot. Outside of the prison, time is sped up from night to day.

Shot 35: Medieum shot of Veronica kissing Lincoln with the voice over of her telling him not to give up on her

Shot 36: Long shot of Lincoln in solitary, with his head leaned aganist the wall. It's compelty dark except for one ray of light coming onto Lincoln's head.

Shot 37: Close up of Lincoln at a much younger age. He puts his hand on a younger Michael's shoulder and tells him to have a little faith.

Shot 38: Close up of Michael in prison, putting his hand on Lincoln's shoulder and tells him to have a little faith

Shot 39: Medieum shot. Lincoln's in solitary. It pans from him aganist the wall down to two hands holding the holy bible

Shot 40: Close up, in Lincoln's house he talks to his young son L.J. about having breakfast

Shot 50: Close up of young L.J. nodding

Shot 51: Medieum shot of L.J. touching his father's hand. They're seperated by the gates in prison

Shot 52: Close up of teenager L.J. with Lincoln's voice over telling him to have faith

Shot 53: Close up of Michael smiling in prison

Shot 54: Close up of Veronica by the window in her apartment

Shot 55: Close up of teenager L.J.

Shot 56: Close up of Lincoln in Solitary reading a letter

Shot 57: CLose up of the letter that reads I love you with L.J. voice over the words. The lighting is very bright white light, compared to the other dark shots in solitary.

Shot 58: Close up of Lincoln in solitary. It's back to being very dark. His face is looking at the ground as he mouths a prayer.

Shot 59: Ending the flashback shots, Lincoln's head tilts up and in a medieum shot he starts to walk again.

Shot 60: Mediuem shot of Michael and Veronica watching him go

Shot 61: Close up of Lincoln looking in a room

Shot 62: Medieum shot showing Lincoln is looking at the chair

Shot 63: Medieum shot. Over Lincoln's shoulder, he looks back at Michael and Veronica

Shot 64; Close up of Lincoln look at them

Shot 65: Medieum shot back to the room with the chair and Lincoln in the background. The scene quickly cuts to black as the end credits come on.

-Chris Bergeris