Prison Break, Season 2

Agent Mahone:
Pam, I really can't talk right now.

Michael:
Maybe I should call back.

Agent Mahone:
Who is this?

Michael:
I think you already know.

Agent Mahone:
If you've done anything to Pam or my boy...

Michael:
We both know your family's fine, although Pam did seem a little upset about you leaving. But then you had to, didn't you? Because you couldn't let her find out.

Agent Mahone:
Find out about what?

Michael:
Oscar Shales. You remember? The one that got away. Except he didn't get too far, did he?

Agent Mahone:
Ah, you're slippin' Scofield.

Michael:
Maybe. Let's hypothesize for a moment. Let's pretend I was the one who caught Shales. I don't think I could've just handed that psychopath over to the court. Not after he'd eluded me for so long. Made me look bad.

Agent Mahone:
You been out in the sun way too long, boy.

Michael:
You feds make a nice living. But not so nice you go around tearing up expensive sod. Not unless you had to do a little digging. Not unless you had to hide something. Or someone. That's what all the lye was about, wasn't it? See because there are two kinds of lye. In small amounts the first one can be a gardener's best friend. In large bags the other kind decomposes bodies.

Agent Mahone:
Ah, you should write mystery novels.

Michael:
I don't know about you, but if I'd buried someone in my own backyard, I'd think about it all the time. I'd think... I'd think maybe I should move that body. But then I'd remember that DNA leaches into soil. So even when the body was gone the proof of what I'd done would still be there. I can imagine how it feels. The pressure. The constant fear. Its more than a man can bear. I'm giving you a chance. Back off. Let me and my family disappear. And in return, I'll keep your little secret. How does that sound?

Agent Mahone:
Like a dead man talking.

Michael:
I know its not how you wanted us to play out. But sometimes things happen that are just... out of your control. This is one of those times. Take care of yourself.

Agent Mahone:
I'll see you soon Michael.

Agent Mahone:
Oh! and Michael,it just maybe sooner than you think.