with the help of former fox river warden henry pope, michael and sara succeed in getting the usb drive in frank tancredi's private locker. after leaving kellerman behind, lincoln, michael and sara soon find that the recorded conversation on the usb flash drive could not be used as evidence due to its modified time-stamp, and decide to blackmail reynolds instead. when this also fails, michael and lincoln are forced to escape to panama; they are also forced to leave sara behind after she is arrested. upon discovering that t-bag is in panama city, michael decides to capture him, which he successfully does. when michael returns his boat with westmoreland's money to find lincoln missing, he receives a call from mahone, who demands the boat and the money in exchange for lincoln's life. michael outsmarts mahone and escapes with lincoln. at his new boat, michael and lincoln are reunited with sara, who tells them that lincoln has been exonerated after kellerman's testimony.