The brothers' ally on the outside is lawyer Veronica Donovan (Robin Tunney), Linc's former girlfriend. Also treating Michael warmly is prison doctor Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies), a recovering drug addict and the daughter of the Illinois governor (John Heard). Once inside, Michael is harassed by guard captain Brad Bellick (Wade Williams) and befriended by Warden Henry Pope (Stacy Keach), who treats him almost like a son. He also has layout plans tattooed on his body-all the better to plot and dig a tunnel. Michael, a Chicago structural engineer, knows Fox River's layout intimately. Linc, a troubled ex-con, was framed for Steadman's murder by a shadowy syndicate known as the Company, which controls many powerful figures in business and government. To do it, Michael robs a bank with the intention of getting caught so he can be sent to Fox River penitentiary in Illinois, where Linc awaits execution for killing Terrence Steadman, the brother of Vice President Caroline Reynolds (Patricia Wettig). When the season comes to and end The Brothers and the other inmates break out of Fox River.This taut thriller, a paean to brotherly love, follows hunky Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), who faces execution for a murder he didn't commit, and his brainy brother, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), who tries to save Linc as Season 1 opens\ by springing him from prison. 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.