Socrates is sleeping peacefully in jail, Crito arrives very early because he is distraught. Socrates is at peace with what he has done and what is going to happen to him (he has a death sentence), while Crito is worried and upset.
(For context, in apology Socrates put in prison for two reason. Impiety or failure to respect the God/s And Corrupting the young.)
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In Plato's Dialogue "Crito" is considered as the Shortest and the most intimate dialogue, It is just the conversation between two people, old friend Socrates and Crito.
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