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Michael’s wife, Nika Volek, arrives for a conjugal visit to smuggle a credit card-sized key into the prison. The escape crew expands to seven members, creating logistical panic. Michael uses the key to steal an item from the guard room, but he is kidnapped by Abruzzi's men. During a brutal standoff, a religious inmate named Manche Sanchez discovers the hole. Episode 12: "Odd Man Out"
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: Reviewers note that Michael is often faced with harrowing moral quandaries, such as betraying innocent people like Fibonacci to keep the escape plan alive, making him a complex protagonist rather than a traditional hero.