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I'm innocent—innocent I tells ya! They think they can keep me in this tin can forever? With all these plastic meal trays and soap that's just begging to be [[MacGyvering|whittled into a gun]]? And this [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|gang of jailbirds]] with nothing to lose? Give me enough time, and [[Determinator|I'm outta here]]. And the D.A.'s given me all the time in the world...
This is a trope about prison breaks, which may or may not be from [[The Alcatraz]], seeing as, [[Being Good Sucks| for some reason]], falsely accused prisoners are ''never'' sent to a [[Cardboard Prison]].
The average prison break plot usually breaks down into a common series of elements, which have to happen more or less sequentially or the audience will [[Ass Pull|call shenanigans]]. The details are often conflated, depending on the time available to tell the story; but rarely are they skipped altogether.
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The '''Great Escape''' never goes as planned. Close calls abound, someone chickens out or dies, and the way out, inevitably if improbably, runs right through the big nasty antagonist. At very least, this sort of story will use the [[Unspoken Plan Guarantee]], as anything known by the viewers beforehand will likely not be a factor in the actual event.
There are different flavors of escape, of course. There's the classic tunneling-under-the-wall-with-spoons, the hiding-in-the-laundry-cart, the diversionary [[Prison Riot]], and of course [[Dressing as the Enemy]] and the [[Air Vent Passageway]] escape. A [[Chained Heat]] situation might occur as a result. The [[Trojan Prisoner]] is also a frequent addition, when the best way to get your ally ''out'' is to get yourself ''in''. Any permutation of these will always involve a [[Sleeping Dummy]], and ''almost'' always [[MacGyvering]] crude weapons from prison issue goodies because it's a [[No-Gear Level]]. Bonus points if the plan hinges on [[The Guards Must Be Crazy|bribing a guard]] with some nigh-impossible favor. The protagonists may be there because [[You All Meet in a Cell|They All Met in a Cell]]. Not to be confused with [[The Great Repair]], which is about repairing a damaged vehicle to escape a [[Closed Circle]].
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