(I was having too much fun, sorry.... From the point of view of the arc of the character, if he simply escapes, he has merely proved himself resourceful. If he is released with a clean bill of mental health dependent on him accomplishing a greater goal, such as solving THE WOMEN CODE, the audience, the male half at least, is much more likely to root for him. Personally, I am looking forward to him defeating Anne Coulter, defender of the dark side, in some clever way which is probably beyond the ability of my imagination to conceive.)