In order to save Sara and LJ, she tells Lincoln that Michael must locate fellow prisoner James Whistler (Chris Vance), who has information coveted by The Company, and break him out of Sona. Outside Sona, Michael's brother Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) tries to get his sibling transferred to another prison, but his efforts are derailed when Michael's love interest Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies) and Lincoln's son LJ (Marshall Allman) are kidnapped by a merciless operative who calls herself Susan B. Lechero immediately distrusts Michael for fear that his celebrity status as an escape artist may threaten his rule. At the top of the prison pecking order is murderous drug lord Lechero (Robert Wisdom), who tells the new inmates that disputes are resolved via the gift of a chicken foot, which signals an inmate's desire to fight another to the death. But Panamanian prison Sona is no Fox River-the inmates run the ruthless penitentiary on the inside while armed guards beyond the fence stand ready to shoot any would-be escapees. When the season comes to and end The Brothers and the other inmates break out of Fox River.The third season finds Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) back in prison with disgraced FBI Agent Alexander Mahone (William Fichtner), ex-prison guard Brad Bellick (Wade Williams) and villainous Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Robert Knepper). As the season goes on Michael is successful in recruiting other inmates into his escape plan. However, they are hindered by covert agents, who belong to an organization known as " The Company". After installing himself at Fox River, time works against Michael as he must overcome various obstacles and make the right connections among the inmates and prison staff to be successful in breaking out his brother.The Brothers are aided by Veronica Donovan ( Robin Tunney), who begins to investigate the conspiracy that put Lincoln in jail. Lincoln's brother, Michael Scofield ( Wentworth Miller), is convinced of Lincoln's innocence and hatches an escape plan. With strong evidence supporting the charges of first degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm against him, Lincoln is sentenced to death and is sent to Fox River State Penitentiary to await his execution. Lincoln Burrows ( Dominic Purcell) is accused of the murder of Terrence Steadman, who is the brother of the female Vice President of the United States.