04x05 - Safe and Sound

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04x05 - Safe and Sound

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Previously on Prison Break It was a meeting between all cardholders.

Now we know who has the other five cards.

Your nose is bleeding.

-I'm Cole Pfeiffer. -Welcome to Los Angeles.

His name is Theodore Bagwell.

He was with us in Panama. Now he's here in Los Angeles.

And he has a book that used to belong to Whistler.

Mahone thinks this book has a plan for the break-in.

Cole Pfeiffer did not arrive for our meeting.

You don't have Scylla?

It seems your friend Whistler wasn't the only one looking into Scylla.

-Do you know anything about that? -No.

I'm looking for the man who k*lled my son.

This man is a professional assassin.

He's African-American, 6-foot-4, about 220 pounds.

We refined the images the best we could...

...but we need your specialist to sharpen the video so we can ID the rest of them.

All right, I'll see what I can do. I've seen what those tech guys are capable of.

Sometimes it's...

Wait a sec. I know this guy.

This guy works in my building. That's Griffin Oren.

You know him? He's the head of Treasury's L.A. bureau.

If he's in your building, you can get close to him.

-I need a reason. -Make something up.

Something about al Qaeda using, uh, stolen bearer bonds...

...to finance shady operations. Whatever.

Making false claims affecting government?

-That's up to five years in prison. -Welcome to the club, Agent Self.

Thanks for meeting me.

I would have come up to see you, but I can't--

I'm sorry.

But you said that you had some pictures to show me.

That's him.

I'll get in touch with you as soon as...

Soon as I...

You didn't do this.

In your heart, you are a really good man.

That's why I married you.

That's why I started a family with you.

When you used to bring your files home...

...and I would beg you to leave that stuff at work.

But when you have a monster in your sights...

...you can't focus until you get him.

And I used to hate that about you.

Now it's the only thing that lets me sleep, because I know...

...that you're gonna get him.

What the hell are you doing?

Move.

What are you doing? Hey, there, Blauner.

Heh. Just, uh, doing a little research.

-GATE-related? -Adding a little flourish to my pitch.

Like the caged macaw who cannot spread her wings--

Well, you know, Cole...

...I was thinking maybe you should spend less time practicing...

...and a little more time actually pitching.

I mean, number-one salesman in the world?

We're just waiting with bated breath to see what you can do around here.

Ouch.

I just saw him right here.

-Hey. -Hey.

-You haven't seen Sara, have you? -No.

Look, you wanna end up back in Fox River, just go right ahead.

Hey, what's going on?

-He wants to look for T-Bag. -We know he's got the bird book.

The bird book's got the plan for the break-in.

And we saw that snake right here today.

It ain't safe for a member of the Fox River Eight...

...to be looking for another member of the Fox River Eight.

Yes, but...

Bellick, go with Sucre. Canvas the area. See if you can get a lead on him.

There are six buildings there. He could be in any one.

That's why it's called canvassing.

You do realize this is the Treasury Department, right?

Tell Self to go down a few floors, walk past the right computers...

-...and we are billionaires. -Just the card, please.

Don Self, Homeland Security.

-I need to see Mr. Oren. -Not available.

I need to see him right away. Hundreds of Americans will be in jeopardy.

-Don Self, Homeland Security. -Talk to Angela down the hall.

Sorry to barge in, but this is urgent.

I'm sure it is. Talk to Angela down the hall.

We are hearing chatter about stolen bearer bonds.

-We have reason to believe al Qaeda-- -Do you have serial numbers?

No, I do not.

-Mind turning around? -Not at all.

I leave for Asia in six hours.

He's got it.

Until then, I've got meetings with the bureau chiefs...

...of the FBI, the CIA, and Homeland Security.

It's gone.

If what you have to tell me is important...

...I'll hear about it from your boss.

Until then, talk to Angela down the hall.

If you set foot in my office again without my prior consent...

...I'I see to it you spend the rest of your career running border security in Alaska.

Did we get it? What happened?

What do you mean?

We had it for two seconds and then it disappeared.

It's in the safe.

He has this safe in his office. That must be blocking the transmission.

That's where he keeps the card.

-We need to get into that safe. -Trust me, there's no way.

I'll have the enhanced images of the other cardholders. We'll go from there.

Now, you can access the building's blueprints, right?

I can't go back up there.

-We'll take care of that. -You'll never get past the front door.

Even if they don't recognize you, you need a security card--

Just get the blueprints and get back here, all right?

Yeah.

-Sara, what happened? -I'm fine, but someone was following me.

I lost him a mile back. I don't think he could have followed me.

-I made sure of that. -What'd he look like?

-Uh, tall, black, he had a beard. -Is this the guy?

Yeah.

Who's that?

That's the man who k*lled my son.

Now he's coming to k*ll us.

Where were you the first time that you saw him?

-The very first time. -Walking home.

He didn't just run into you on the street.

Where were you before that?

-The Towne Lounge. -Is that a bar?

You have a problem with that?

No. I just wanna know how long you were there.

Sara, I need to find this guy and I can't do it without your help.

I don't care why or what you were doing in the bar. I just wanna know how long--

-Okay, a couple hours. -Thank you.

So something must have tipped him off.

-You paid cash, right? -Of course.

But the credit card that Bruce gave me is gone.

What credit card?

These are the security checkpoints.

You can't get past one of those unless you have one of these.

Any way we can forge it?

Sure, if you have two weeks and access to the building's mainframe, maybe.

It doesn't look there are any security checkpoints on the 10th floor.

No, just at all the access points to the 10th floor.

But if you could somehow magically appear in the hallway, you'd be fine...

...except for all the government officials who'd arrest you in a heartbeat.

If you get us into the parking structure, will security check our van?

Sure, transporting known felons. Why not?

The parking structure. Then this is our point of entry.

We need the details of the safe.

Okay, the, um-- The safe has an insignia on it...

...that looks something like this.

You're gonna need some of this.

I got a positive ID of Sara Tancredi in Los Angeles.

That means Michael Scofield is here.

That means Lincoln Burrows is here. Why?

Sara, huh?

She's a slippery little bitch, isn't she?

Time is not on your side, Gretchen.

Maybe you hadn't noticed...

...but since you seem to be somewhat immune to physical coercion...

...we've decided to move on.

The nose is an evolutionary marvel.

Our brain has been constructed so that certain aromas...

...coffee beans, blueberries...

...that are helpful to our body, we perceive as pleasant.

Whereas other smells that signify death, disease...

Initial symptoms include nausea, dizziness, burning eyes.

All of which you are experiencing right now.

Prolonged exposure will lead to faintness...

...rapid degradation of your mental faculties.

Tell me.

I don't know anything.

You've got one more day.

Top of the line.

It's a biometric design, and only Oren's fingerprint will open it.

So we, uh, lift his prints off something he touched.

The pad knows what human skin feels like.

If we trick it, we'll set off the alarm. And then there's the 12-digit key code.

-What about the hinges? -Wired to the alarm.

We drill it.

Through the outer layer of steel, maybe.

But the bones of this thing are three-quarter-inch cobalt-alloy hard plate.

Drilling's not gonna work, not in our time frame.

Basically we have a way to get you into the garage...

...which in case you forgot, puts me on the hook for other charges.

But no way to get you up to the 10th floor.

But let's say you do get to the 10th floor.

Then we need to get you into Oren's office for an hour.

Then we need to hope that not one of Oren's coworkers...

...is gonna hear the loud drill you're gonna be using...

...to break into a safe that I'm telling you cannot be broken into.

You understand? There are Homeland agents whose sole job...

...is to design safety measures to make this structure impregnable.

Yeah. They had those guys at Fox River too.

Whose office is this? Sam Middleton...

...Department of Justice.

This wall separates Middleton from Oren.

I'm gonna need some supplies.

The credit card was used at the bar at 10:32.

-What time did you see him? -Uh, about 11:00.

And how long were you walking at that time?

Ten-, 15 minutes.

Let's assume that he was at his place when he received the call.

That's an 18-minute drive from the Towne Lounge bar in San Pedro.

Averaging 30 miles an hour the whole way, that's a--

That's a nine-mile radius.

He's gonna be somewhere around that circle.

He's gotta be mobile.

Within a half mile of a major freeway. The 10, the 110, the 405.

No permanent address, so we're looking for hotels.

But nowhere you need to valet your car. Gotta be readily accessible at all times.

Somewhere you don't need a credit card down for incidentals. Got that?

I'll see what I can do.

Hurry.

Trishanne, I'm gonna need a mug of tea with lemon.

Uh, I'm sorry, Cole. I can't leave the desk right now.

Good help is so hard to find.

May I help you? We're with Upper Valley Insurance.

And this man just came into a $100,000 inheritance.

We can't track him down, so we're offering 10 percent finder's fees...

...Io anyone who can point us in his direction.

-Oh, my gosh. What, $10,0007? -Yeah.

Mm.

I'm sorry, I don't recognize him.

Okay, so if you do see him, would you please give us a call?

Thank you.

-GATE? -Greatness Achieved Through Excellence.

A toy? You wanna try to explain this?

Mix aluminum powder with iron oxide, add a little heat.

Hey.

Yeah, well, thanks for calling me back, Sam.

Yeah, I know you have these trial dates coming up...

...and we just wanna make sure you have everything to convict these bastards.

Okay. That's terrific.

All right, I'll see you then.

All right. We're gonna have lunch.

I'll keep him out of his office for as long as I can.

Good luck.

All right.

Hello? Hey, any sign of him?

No, we checked about 10 buildings, but nothing so far.

Scrap it. We're going after the next card.

Meet me on the corner of Santa Monica and Century West.

Hey, Charlie. Yankees lost again last night.

At least our fans show up before the fifth inning, right?

-Have a good day, all right, Charlie? -You too, Mr. Self.

I'm letting you guys know right now, you get busted, don't mention my name.

We're ready.

Now.

One, two, three, up.

So...

...a couple of scruffy guys walk in...

...tell me they're from the insurance company...

...and they offer me $10,000 if I know where you are.

Something tells me there's a better offer on the table.

Well, I'll be, Trishanne. You just caught yourself a leprechaun.

And as the legend goes, you got yourself one wish.

-Anything in the world. -Oh, really?

-And I am bound to grant it. -Yeah?

Well, your commencement check is sitting on my desk waiting to be signed.

That's a pretty nice pot of gold.

Before you say another word...

...now it's true, leprechauns cannot refuse their captor's demands.

But if they deem her to be greedy or covetous...

...whatever she desires will certainly be accompanied with disastrous tidings.

Or so the legend goes.

Three percent of your commission from here on out.

Done.

Don Self to see you.

You can go right on in.

-All right, thank you. Have a great day. -You too.

Hey. Hey, Sam.

-Great to meet you. -Same here.

Thanks again for squeezing me in on such short notice.

I figure we had so much to get through that this would be the best way.

I thought we were going out for lunch. -Is there a problem?

Well, actually, I'm a vegetarian.

It's a new diet. But there's a great place down the street, and it'll be my treat.

Elise? Yes, sir?

I'm heading out for lunch.

Hold it there.

Sorry, I was just coming in to-- There's no more tp in the ladies' room.

-We'll get right on that. -How about you get it right now?

Best we got in here.

You guys need to get better organized.

Fifty-three hotels matched the search criteria.

You know, I read this article a little while ago, right...

...about the whole, uh, nature versus nurture thing, and it turns out...

...it's all kind of a mismatch because DNA trumps everything.

And I believe it, because, I mean, I grew up in the same house...

...went to the same school as my brother, who's a math professor.

My sister's a pediatrician...

...and I'm a thief who blows his money on hookers and coke.

So like the same way Scofield's hardwired to be a genius...

...and you were always gonna be a lawman, right?

Whoever this guy is...

...you think he wanted to grow up to be a m*rder*r? Probably not.

Be very careful choosing the next words that come out of your mouth.

I-- I'm just saying...

...we are who we are.

Oh, man.

Jake, I'm gonna need you in front of Room 1018, now.

What's going on? I apologize...

...but we're gonna be in your way for the next 90 minutes or so.

-Black? -Yep.

Excuse me, ma'am, but where can I plug in?

For now, you can go in there.

But when my boss gets back from lunch, you're gonna--

The safe should be somewhere behind this wall.

As soon as you're through the steel I'll have the thermite ready.

-What is it? -How long has it been happening?

-It's not a big deal. -It was a big deal when you were 13.

-Promise me you won't tell Sara. -Sara can help.

Look, I'm acclimating to the warmer climate, all right?

Come on, we've got work to do.

Let's go.

I don't know what this Company is up to...

...but it sure sounds like there's a whole lot of money involved.

Yeah, I don't know.

Lisa Tabak just hopped a flight to Laos, didn't she?

-Yeah, I guess. -Griffin Oren just said...

...he was going somewhere in Asia.

-Down to the cobalt. -All right.


-What can I get you? -Just a moment of your time.

I'm a private investigator. I'm working with a woman named Sara Tancredi.

-And she was recently a patron of yours. I don't wanna get involved.

She moved all the way across the country to get away from this guy.

Help me find him before he finds her.

Last time Sara had a broken jaw.

I was standing by the front door when he left.

A second later, I saw him take something out of his car.

-Remember what the car looked like? -Gray.

A sedan, sort of like one of those rental cars, you know?

You need something?

Just a small...

...kindness.

That's the easiest 300 you'll ever make.

Hey, hey, hey.

We're working here.

So am I.

There's a stack of letters that I need to put in the mail.

The chemicals don't react so good with leather.

-What are you using, lye? -Wait, wait, wait.

Listen, we know this is a hassle.

We know we're disrupting your work and giving you a headache.

We annoy a different person every day.

But if this gets dirty while it's wet, it's gonna leave a stain...

...and then we'll be back here all over again.

Why don't you just tell me where they are and I'll get them for you.

On the corner of his desk near his computer.

-How much longer? -Another couple minutes...

...and we'll be ready to copy.

Is Griffin in? He's in a meeting right now.

But I can pull him out if you like.

If you could.

Just have a seat in his office. He'll be right with you.

All we need is one more.

Someone's in there.

If I can hear him, he's gonna hear the drill.

We can do it manually.

-It won't generate enough heat. -We're like a 16th of an inch away.

-Can I help you? -I phoned earlier...

...about one of your guests.

-Gray sedan, right? -Yeah, right.

Is that the guy?

Yeah, that's him.

-What room? -He was in 130.

He checked out.

Did, uh...

Did he leave any clue as to where he was going?

Do you mind if I look at the room?

Nineteen dollars an hour, 59 for the night.

Fine, whatever. Give me a key.

Yes?

You wanted to know if anyone came looking for you.

Did they?

No, I was just calling to let you know...

...my shift was ending and nobody showed up.

All right. Thank you.

What do you say you give me that paper in your hand. How's that sound, huh?

Sorry for keeping you. To what do I owe the pleasure?

Just making sure you're ready for your trip.

I better be. I'm leaving in five minutes.

If we dial it down to the lowest setting, that might work.

-You sure? -We don't have a choice.

I'll tell you when.

The finance minister is anxiously awaiting your arrival.

Well, if you recall, I successfully negotiated financial policies...

...with the IMF and the World Bank.

Pretty sure I can handle Laos.

Now.

I'm well aware of your resume, Griffin.

We got it.

We're in. Got it.

The runaway inflation in Laos has given way to food riofs...

...in the capital city of Vientiane, where the death toll has risen to over 200.

Monetary policy is a means to an end.

I'm aware of our final objective, general.

This is an important day for us.

I need to make sure that everyone knows his role.

You could have told me all of this on the telephone.

Why did you take today of all days to come down and berate me in person?

Things happened in the past few days that have made me somewhat uneasy.

Today we got confirmation that one of our targets is in Los Angeles.

That on top of the fact that one of Lisa's bodyguards was k*lled.

I thought that was because she was married to that Turk.

-That's the official story. -What is the problem?

Come on. Come on.

-Do you have your card on you, Griffin? -Of course.

I'd like to see it.

Where are we? Talk to me, Roland.

Seventy-two percent.

I put it in my safe this morning. I'd like to see it.

Eighty-six. Eighty-seven.

Ninety-two.

Fifteen years of working together, you think you'd trust me.

Don't turn this into an opera. Just hand me the card.

Come on. Come on.

-Happy? -From now on...

...I'm asking that everyone keep their card on them at all times.

Anyone makes a move, anything goes missing, you call me.

Did we get it? One hundred.

Yeah.

I don't know how you eat that crap. -Yeah.

What was that called, tempeh? You could barely choke it down.

-Yeah, well, it's an acquired taste. -Excuse us.

Well, it looks like I should be getting back to work. This was a pleasure.

Apparently billions in counterfeit currency flooded the economy...

...which is what caused it all.

What I don't understand is why.

So far all the cardholders have been experts in their fields.

In energy, in logistics, in finance.

I mean, it looks like they're just trying to tear the country up.

So they can profit by rebuilding it.

So the question is, what's next?

I was at a bar earlier.

-Nothing happened, I didn't drink. -If this is too much for you--

No, no.

-Say the word, we'll scrap the thing. -It's not gonna happen again.

But it would be a lie not to tell you...

...and I want you to know that I'll never lie to you.

I'm sorry.

Somebody's here for you.

For me?

Cole Pfeiffer.

Is your name Xing?

Mr. Xing stayed behind in New York.

Well, have a seat then. Uh, what can I help you with?

You were supposed to deliver the item two days ago.

Where is it?

-Where's what? -I've traveled a long way, Mr. Pfeiffer.

My patience is wearing thin.

Playing games is not going to be good for either of us.

Scylla. Where is it?

-Mr. Pfeiffer-- -I'm at work.

It's not like I can talk freely.

Just tell me the latest.

The latest? If you deliver it to me by the end of the day...

...I will pay you the sum that we agreed upon.

As much as I'd like to tell you that were possible--

Give it to me by tomorrow and you will receive 50 percent of your fee.

Two days, 25 percent.

Three days, I sh**t you through the brain.

That is the latest.

No problem.

I thought that urine might be getting a little stale...

...50 I brought you some more.

Hey, the image enhancement from the video came back.

-Did you get what I sent over? -We got all three cardholders.

For the first two, we have names, addresses...

...everything we need to grab them.

Sara.

But for the general, we got nothing.

This guy's a ghost.

You all right?

Look, most of what happened to me in Panama is a total blank.

When I was being held, I could hear Gretchen talking on the phone.

And she was taking orders from the guy in charge...

...and she called him the general.

-In charge of the mission? -No, I think in charge of the Company.

I told you...

...we should have k*lled Gretchen when we had the chance.

She'll come home.

-She always has. -You'd better be sure about that.

Excuse me, sir. What?

Someone at Homeland Security did an enhanced image search on you.

-We couldn't tell where the original-- -Who?

The guy who ordered it, his name is Don Self.
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