two-year sentence for each the table shows, our face dilemma. they could both agree not to confess (n way that would be bind ing), then each would go to jail for only two years. But they can't talk to each other, and even if the confess he risks y could, can they tnst each other? If After all being taken advantage of by his former accomplice. no matter what Prisoner A does, Prisoner B comes out ahead by confessing.