Tom McElroy

Time is running out, and Michael must enlist the help of his cellmate Sucre to help execute his elaborate escape plan. But Sucre wants no part of it and asks for a cell transfer, and Michael’s new cellmate Haywire is even worse than he sounds. Meanwhile, Veronica meets a woman who may be able to help stop Lincoln’s execution.

In order to get Abruzzi back in command of the prison’s work detail -- and the escape plan back on track -- Michael must give up Fibonnaci’s location to Philly Falzone. Meanwhile, Michael and Dr. Sara grow closer as the escape gang grows by one. Outside the walls, Kellerman and Hale get some unwanted help tracking down LJ, and Veronica and Nick make a breakthrough.

With proof that his escape plan is working, Michael must suit up to overcome the vertical limits of his last obstacle. As the escape attempt draws near, the group tries to reduce their number by one. Outside the prison walls, LJ slips away to attend his mother’s funeral and Veronica gets a call from an unlikely source who sheds some light on the case.

After he's injured in a terrible fire at an auto machine shop, Jose Vargas is forced to go on disability and leave his life as a firefighter behind - a task he finds incredibly difficult. Chief Boden tries to help a suspected teenage firebug. Also, Severide receives an enticing invitation from Renee, a woman who he saved from a car crash incident involving live electrical wires. Meanwhile, Cruz tries to save his younger brother Leon from the gang he is involved with.

With Lincoln’s execution scheduled for the following day, Veronica reaches out to him and gains a newsworthy ally in the process. Meanwhile, Michael must find a way to get Lincoln out of solitary confinement and the inmates risk everything as they attempt the escape of their lives.