The TV series "Alcatraz" is a fantastical detective story about the disappearance and sudden return, many years later, of several prisoners from the most famous prison in US history. The main character of the story is Dr. Diego Soto, who has spent years studying Alcatraz. He is the world's foremost expert on all the secret passages, security systems, myths, and mysteries of this impregnable fortress. He is tasked with unraveling the mystery of the enigmatic escape of a group of inmates and guards in the mid-20th century.