That's one of the mysteries we have to solve.

The prisoners first connected five of the prison's 14 cells by smashing large holes through the walls that separated them. Then, they gathered in one of the cells and crawled through a tunnel that they apparently had been digging for weeks, if not months.

They are highly dangerous criminals who were serving time for rape, murder and armed robbery, among other crimes.

One of the guards was shot through the heart and died instantly and three inmates died in the ensuing shootout with the other two guards.

Inmates called out to the guards saying that a prisoner was ill and had to be taken to the infirmary. When three guards entered the cell to escort the prisoner to the infirmary, three inmates opened fire with .38 caliber revolvers.

The judge may simply want ... to get a handle on what is implicated in the lawsuit and what is happening on Thursday, and get sense of whether or not anything needs to be done immediately.