
The episode opens with a Fox News Broadcast of Lincoln Burrows ( Dominic Purcell), proclaiming his innocence.

The episode mainly features the protagonists, Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows, trying to reach Sara Tancredi, who may help to prove Lincoln's innocence.

Regular cast members Robert Knepper (who plays T-Bag) and Rockmond Dunbar (who plays C-Note) do not appear in this episode. Originally aired on January 29, 2007, the episode was written by Zack Estrin and Karyn Usher, and was directed by Bobby Roth.

The Message is the thirty-seventh episode of Prison Break and is the fifteenth episode of its second season.
