in the second season of the series, the story continues to follow michael, his brother and other escapees as they try to evade the authorities pursuing them. away from the prison setting, michael and lincoln are frequently featured in scenes together in the first seven episodes. michael and lincoln travel together, after the fugitives separate to accomplish each of their individual goals. when they fail to retrieve l. j. burrows before his trial, they decide to head to utah to find westmoreland's hidden money. there, they reunite with four of the other escapees: sucre, c-note (rockmond dunbar), t-bag (robert knepper) and tweener (lane garrison).