The central mystery reveals that Michael's "death" in the series finale, The Final Break , was a ruse forced upon him by a rogue CIA operative known as (later revealed as Jacob Anton Ness, the new husband of Sara Tancredi ). To protect his family, Michael was blackmailed into working for a shadow organization called 21 Void , breaking high-value targets out of international prisons. The Escape from Yemen

, a Yemeni activist who helps Lincoln navigate the war zone.