Jessica Donovan is a Chicago detective and the ex wife of the convicted murderer of the Vice President's brother; Lincoln Burrows. She gets dragged in to the lies and conspiracies by her enstranged younger sister; Veronica. When she discovers Lincoln is innocent can she save him in time? Even though she is in a relationship with a fellow officer she can't deny the attraction she still feels for Lincoln. What will she do when Lincoln successfully escapes from Fox River State Penitentiary?