They needed a plan. Unfortunately the one who was good in planing was also the one they were going to rescue. First they just couldn't visit him in the prison because there were no visiting hours. Second they had to get informations about the place. Close informations. For that they needed a person who had been in there.
They needed to infiltrate the prison society and find the way to contact Michael. But how ?

"Wait" Sara said. " As far as we know , he is not alone there. Unfortunately people he knows couldn't be good allies. There is Bellick and Mahone . I talked to both of them. Surely Bellick is just like a cow. Stupid and slow but Mahone... He is one of the most intelligent people I know. But he is an addict. Whitohut his drugs he won't be able to think"
"We can supply him with that drug" said Kellerman quietly.
"Yes, but first we must get in and find the way to contact Michael." said Linc.

At that moment the door opened and one of Aldo's people, Ivory, came in with a small old man.
"It's Julio. He can solve our problem. He spent almost all his life in that prison and he has some connections √ his both sons are there and they are bosses of one of the gangs"
"That's great !" they said at the same time.
The plan and the possibilities were growing . Now they were able to contact Mike.

A tall tattooed man came closer.
"Michael"
Michael looked at him totally surprised.
"Yes"
There is a message for you" said the man passing a small paper crane to him...

Michael was just sitting and holding a crane in his hand.
He almost was scared to open it.When he finally did he found few words:

"Find Mahone. Tell him of escape. We'll supply him with his drug. Work together. The man who gave you that letter is our contact. We need a plan.
L,S,P"

They were out there . And they were just trying to get him out of that place. He started to think again. The plan.
they need a plan...

He found Mahone in one of empty cells. He looked like... an addict ... An addict without drugs.
"Hey, Mahone..." he whispered.
"Go away... I'm...not...here..." he heard from a piece of a man Mahone had been before.
"Listen to me Mahone. There is..." started Michael but he was interrupted.
"It was your fault that I am here. You've ruined my life"
"And you ruined lives of many people including your own. Shut up Alex ! Listen to me. There is a way out and we can escape from here but we need to work together. We can be free "
Mahone looked at him with empty eyes.
"Go away... There is no future for me." and he turned to the wall.
"Alex , think of your family. You can't spend all your life here. Mahone"
"I don't exist for my family. They should forget that I had ever existed"
"But do you want to forget them "
The answer was just dead silence...

They sent the drug for Mahone. He was able to give him it but Alex just denied talking to him.
Than , when he just gave up.
"Scofield ?.." There was Mahone at the door. "I need my medication to think straight. Than we can just think the things over and come up with the plan . Can you get my pills ?... "
"I have it Alex..." said Michael softly "Do you want it now ?"

The eyes of the older man brightened "Yes" he said quietly.

Michael gave him the box. Mahones hands were shaking... His eyes were shining... It took a while before the drug started to spreed through his body. But effects were seen quickly.

They spent almost all night on planing. Both intelligent, both quick and both desperate enough to try even the most impossible plan.