Does Warden Pope show one iota of sympathy for Michaels situation?
Keach: Not one iota. Not an iota. He turns into an avenging angel, Pope does. He’s really pissed. TVGuide.com: Does Michael attempt to plead his case? Keach: Well, he apologizes. He bashes the Pope on the head, ties him up and throws him in the closet — but he apologizes before he does it. [Laughs] TVGuide.com: Wade Williams (Bellick) told me that once the boys escape, the show will adopt a Fugitive flavor. How will the Pope fit in? Keach: I don’t know that he does. I’m not sure. When I signed on to this thing, it was originally for four shows, so I don’t know what they have in mind. Now, I’m going to be in Chicago anyway in the fall, doing King Lear at the Goodwin Theater, so I said, “Look, I’ll be there anyway. You don’t have to fly me in and out! Keep the Pope alive!” Make him a weekend warrior and put him on a Harley looking for those guys. Prison Break will resume production in June, and I am going to be in the first couple episodes [of Season 2], I know that. The truth of the mat