The first season is a ticking clock. Every episode brings Lincoln closer to the "final kiss." His younger brother, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), has literally tattooed the blueprints of the prison onto his body to break him out before the execution date.
If you remember Lincoln "dying" in Season 1, you are likely remembering the tension of this scene, not the actual event. Part 2: The "Real" Death That Confused Everyone (Season 4) The most common reason people search "prison break lincoln death full" is due to a shocking event in Season 4, Episode 16: "The Sunshine State."
Lincoln was framed by a shadowy organization known as "The Company" for the murder of Terrence Steadman, the brother of Vice President Caroline Reynolds. The evidence was airtight—ballistics, a parking garage tape, and a $90,000 debt.
Later, in Season 4, we learn that The Company staged a fake death for Lincoln to manipulate Michael in the past. They kidnapped Lincoln’s father, Aldo Burrows, and made Lincoln believe his father was dead when he wasn't. This cycle of faking deaths to control the Burrows family is a recurring theme. Spoiler Warning for the Series Finale of the Original Run (Season 4, Episode 24: "Killing Your Number")
This article provides the of every "near-death" experience for Lincoln Burrows, explains the famous "death" hoax that confuses fans, and clarifies what happens to him in the series finale and the revival season. Part 1: The Death Sentence (Season 1) To understand the "death" of Lincoln Burrows, you have to start at the very beginning. When we first meet Lincoln, he is not a dying man; he is a dead man walking. He sits on death row in Fox River State Penitentiary, scheduled to die by electric chair (later changed to lethal injection in Illinois).
