It’s funny how hard the “Prison Break” writers have to work to keep the gang together. With Michael’s second escape attempt (hopefully) coming soon, it looked for a moment that T-Bag and Bellick would be left out in the cold. Michael, who has always been quite selective about whom he takes with him on these escapes, has suddenly decided to be Mr. Inclusive.

When Whistler tells him that he needed something from T-Bag and the price was T-Bag coming along on the escape, Michael just agreed without even asking what that something was. Of all of Michael’s foils on the show, he has the biggest problem with T-Bag’s history of molestation. You’d think he’d at least follow up on (and approve) his inclusion.

Then, with Sammy’s coup causing all sorts of problems for Michael and his crew, T-Bag enlists the help of Delta Force Bellick, who agrees without even bothering to check and see if there is any acetone left. T-Bag is getting soft, too. When Bellick threatens to shout the news of the escape “from the rooftops,” I expected T-Bag to say something like this:

Do that, sugar tits, and when you least expect it, I’ll slit your throat.

Instead, T-Bag, who shouldn’t have any “you’re in” privileges, tells Bellick just that.

(On a side note, I’m really starting to dig Bellick’s wardrobe. The belly-revealing half shirt and the Zubaz tiger-striped pants really work for him.)

Also, McGrady keeps popping his head in asking to get in on the escape, but Michael hasn’t budged yet. Expect that to change soon.

One more comment on the happenings inside the prison: Mahone is coming back. It appears that he’s shaking his addiction and he’s starting to become quite useful again. I really liked his line when Whistler was telling Mahone and Michael about how he got wrapped up with the Company:

We’re not two chicks at a bar. I don’t need to hear this, unless you do.

I miss Mahone the badass, so this is a good development.

On the outside, Lincoln and Sucre’s plan to trick Gretchen backfired when Sucre decided to immediately wire the $25 K to Maricruz. I thought Gretchen was especially evil in that scene in the car, though I thought it was odd that she didn’t wonder why Sucre got in the back seat instead of the front. As a soldier, you’d think she’d be a little more protective of her backside.

Anyway, Maricruz is in peril (again), which will bring Sucre’s loyalties into question (again). I’m going to go ahead and predict that Sucre will look as if he’s doing some shady things, but he’ll end up helping out the brothers in the end. (I know, that’s not really going out on a limb.)

Let’s see, what else is going on. Linc bought a bomb and Sucre planted it in Gretchen’s car. I’m not sure how that’s going to play out, but I’m guessing at some point, we’ll see a car explode. Also, using Gary Miller’s phone, Gretchen texted someone named Edward Guthrie about how sales are going through the roof. I’m not sure what that’s about.

Finally, Linc had the second best line of the night (after Mahone’s “two chicks” line) when he said to Sofia, “If he doesn’t take ya, I will.” Of course, if he likes her so much, why he would drop her off two blocks from home? Also, I’m curious about how many souvenir shops in Panama have Eiffel Tower keychains, but it was a nice gesture nonetheless. It appears that she has feelings for the big lug because when she got home she started to purge Whistler from her life. And that’s how she found his case.

Well, if he’s not a fisherman, what is he?