Say What?
It’s not uncommon for roommates to borrow things from each other but some requests are just weird. This OP’s college roomie, for example, asked him if he knew where he could get some lab coats. Obviously confused, the OP wondered what it was for.
Apparently, the roomie’s girlfriend had been put in a mental institution and his plan was to sneak in and break her out. Um, okay then. We can only say that while he may have seen this in the movies, things don’t usually work like that in real life. In fact, it sounds like they should find him a spot in the institution as well.