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") prison break lincoln death full
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. Lincoln was framed by a shadowy organization known