After Michael was transferred to psych ward, Sucre was forced by the other breakout team members to use the hole behind his toilet to cover the hole in the guard's room. Occasionally, he comes up with ideas that helps to save Michael's plan. Sucre aids Michael's plan in numerous situations through his connections with other prisoners.
Although Sucre slightly doubted his part in Michael's plan at first, he later places trust in Michael and subsequently stands up for him when T-Bag expresses his anger for the first failed escape attempt. Sucre empathizes with Michael's situation and his anxiety for Lincoln Burrows. Sucre is worried about Maricruz's indecision about her future with him, as she is contemplating marrying Hector. Since his incarceration, Sucre has had conjugal visits from Maricruz and becomes focused on getting out of prison as soon as possible. After Michael engineered Haywire's removal as his cellmate, Sucre returns, this time anxious to have a role in the escape. Haywire replaced him and he moved in Paxton's cell. He was the cellmate of Michael Scofield, though he was briefly separated from this role because he originally wanted nothing to do with Michael's escape attempt.