"Kaniel Outis" is the 83rd episode of the American

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'' and the second episode of its fifth season which premiered on

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in the United States on April 11, 2017.

Plot

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receives a message from

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asking them to find the 'Sheik of Light.' Sheba, the contact, agrees to help decode the message in exchange for money. Sara receives the video recording of Michael and meets up with

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at the

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. He deduces that Michael was the mastermind of changing his identity. Later, he sends Sara footage of Michael killing a

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official. Michael acquires pills to give to his cellmate, Ja, who is suffering from withdrawals in exchange for a cell phone and credit card, using them to send a message to Sara. Lincoln's team discovers that Mohammad Al-Tunis, the 'Sheik of Light,' is a local

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trapped in an ISIL-controlled suburb with his daughter. They rescue the duo, and Mohammad is revealed to be the father of Sid, Michael's cellmate incarcerated for

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. Mohammad gives Michael's team a signal to reveal that the escape plan is on. Sara receives Michael's message to get everyone to safety because "a storm is coming". The

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inmates, including Abu Ramal, the local ISIL leader, are released into the general sector. Ramal and Michael are revealed to be close friends.

Reception

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gave "Kaniel Outis" a 6.8/10.0 rating stating "Michael’s back, but so far, a twisty plot isn’t enough to carry the new Prison Break to the heights of the original."

References

{{Prison Break Prison Break episodes 2017 American television episodes