I tapped my PI card against my hand a few times before looking out of the cell from where I sat, which was the toilet. I couldn't see Teddy (thank god) but I saw a few other inmates getting restless waiting for tea time to start. I looked at my watch and saw that it was thirty minutes too until I had to give up my PI card or get a beating. I looked down at the card. It had my picture, name, age and prison number. It was a plain white card and about the size of a credit card.

"What are you going to do?" Seth asked.

I had momentarily forgotten that he was there. I had told him about my predicament a few minutes after I had gotten back.

"Not totally sure," I muttered, it was the truth. Give up my few hours of freedom to a serial rapist or get beaten and/or possibly worse by a serial rapist. Nothing was really working in my benefit when I was trying to weigh out my options.

"I'm going to give it to him," I said suddenly standing up.

"Really?" Seth asked.

I paused. "Um…maybe not." I sat back down trying to think of other ways to get out of this.

Tea time came around and I dreaded going out onto the catwalk but of course before tea time started, there was a prisoner count. So I glumly walked out onto the catwalk and waited until the guards gave the okay to each other and finally the watchman. Tea time officially began. I hurried back into my cell and sat down. I looked at my PI card one last time and then looked at Seth who wasn't sure of what to say.

"You gonna give me what I need boy?"

I looked up to see Teddy standing right behind Seth and it seemed he was standing a little to close for Seth's comfort. Teddy grabbed Seth by the back of the neck and pushed him out.

"You gonna give me what I need?" Teddy asked dangerously calm.

I held up my PI card eye level and then extended my arm to Teddy. He reached down to grab it and was seconds on snagging it before I suddenly pulled it back. Teddy raised an eyebrow.

"What's all this now?"

"I have some conditions if I am to give you my card," I said boldly although my heart was throbbing in my chest.

Teddy straightened and said, "Why don't you stand up boy…say that to my face."

I stood but my legs wobbled halfway up and I staggered back. I caught my breath and then fully stood to my almost 5'10 height.

"I have conditions," I said, my voice quivered a bit but not too much. When talking to Teddy about conditions…it was a good sign. "If I am to give you my PI card."

Teddy grinned and said, "Alright…lets here 'em."

I honestly wasn't expecting this to go that far. I was expecting Teddy giving me his usual slap to the face when someone was disobeying him. But this was going way beyond what I expected and I faltered. Teddy on the other hand seemed to be enjoying my embarrassment

"I'll be taking that," Teddy said taking the card from my hand. I lowered my gaze and hung my head. It was over, all over. My chance for freedom was now in Teddy's hands and he was practically dangling in front of my face as an owner would dangle a biscuit to a dog. I sat down and sighed.

"You give Jason back his card right now."

I immediately perked up at the sound of my name. My real name. Nobody called my by my real name except for two people…Michael and-

"You give Jason his card back right now," Westmoreland said darkly.

Teddy looked at the old inmate and let out a short bitter laugh. "What are you going to do old man?"

"I can tell them who really killed Bob."

Teddy's face immediately dropped but then relaxed.

"Come on now, both of us know that they dropped that situation. Chris was to blame."

Westmoreland gave a grin. "Not unless an anonymous tip was sent to the warden. Now who do you think Pope would believe killed Bob and stole the picture of his daughter?"

Teddy was about to reply but nothing came out.

"Also…you were the last one to see Abruzzi according to a friend of mine," Westmoreland went on, he seemed to be enjoying himself. "Now I don't think that Abruzzi was anywhere close to suicidal nor did he slip and accidentally cut his throat." Westmoreland paused for dramatic effect. "What do you think happened Theodore?"

Teddy looked like an idiot with his mouth hung open and his attempt to speak. Luckily I was behind him so he wasn't able to see my horrible efforts to keep from bursting out in laughter. It was true all of what Westmoreland had said. If the Pope had to decide whether Chris (who was charged on a few drinking and violence charged) or Teddy (serial rapist and murderer of six university students in Alabama) killed Bob? No prizes for who Warden Pope would pick. Also the thing about Teddy being the last one to see Abruzzi uninjured was true, even some inmates were talking about it a few days after it happened.

"So," Westmoreland finished off. "Give Jason back his PI card and walk away."

I was afraid that Teddy would take out a knife and slash Westmoreland. But nothing of that happened because Teddy didn't bring any sort of weaponry with him. He was so confident that I was going to hand him my PI card on a silver platter that he didn't bring anything unlike he usually would. But still Teddy was a strong fighter. I watched Teddy closely and was surprised as he lifted his arm and reached back holding my PI card out to me.

"You gonna take it or what boy?" Teddy snapped angrily. I immediately took the card and backed up. Westmoreland side stepped and allowed Teddy to go out. I followed, Teddy looked at Seth with an angry glare and I was worried that he would take his sudden ball of rage out on the kid. But Westmoreland blocked Teddy's way and nodded over to the stairs that descended. Teddy gave me another rage filled look and a murderous look to Westmoreland before leaving.

"That was…" I started.

"Amazing," Seth finished, apparently he hadn't gone too far and had listened in.

I looked at Westmoreland and said, "Thanks…I mean it thanks a million."

Westmoreland smiled and said, "Michael really wants you in this Jason, he really does."

I looked down at my PI card and then up to see Westmoreland already going down the steps. Seth walked over to me and asked. "So what happens now?"

I looked around and saw Sucre leaned against the metal bars. I turned my head to see C-note still in his cell but he was looking out as well. I stepped forward and saw Teddy giving me a murderous glance. And I knew that Westmoreland was down in his cell by now.

"We finish the escape plan."