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NUMB3RS Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2005 - 2006
Season 2 begins with two major additions to Don's FBI team and one surprising subtraction. Joining the L.A. bureau are psychological profiler Megan Reeves (Diane Farr) and agent Colby Granger (Dylan Bruno). Departing is Terry Lake (Sabrina Lloyd)\, who is reassigned to Washington, D.C. Megan and Colby are quickly thrown into action when a judge's wife is gunned down in her garage. Since she was driving her husband's car, it's unclear whether she or her husband was the intended target. Charlie (David Krumholtz) continues to help Don (Rob Morrow) investigate cases, but when a rival theoretician, Marshall Penfield (Colin Hanks), challenges Charlie's most famous work and states that it is flawed, it forces him to reevaluate his life, specifically whether he should devote more time to his career and less with the FBI. Also, a shooting at FBI headquarters leaves Charlie severely shaken. Back at home, Alan (Judd Hirsch) opens his own consulting business and begins dating again. As for Larry (Peter MacNicol), he sells his home and embraces a nomadic lifestyle, sometimes sleeping in his car or in his office. He also becomes attracted to Megan and they embark on a friendship that turns romantic. Charlie's relationship with Amita (Navi Rawat) is threatened when she is offered a position at Harvard as an assistant professor. It is further endangered when Charlie's ex-girlfriend (Sonya Walger) arrives from London on a book tour and their relationship heats up faster than either of them anticipated. Charlie also struggles with the past and dreams about his deceased mother (JoBeth Williams), who appears to him and tells him he has a question to ask her, but Charlie doesn't know what it is. Cases probed include: a toxic gas scare in downtown L.A.; a black-market organ-harvesting scheme; the murder of an Iraqi woman who was to appear in a documentary about women's rights in Muslim countries; and the apparent suicide of an FBI agent with romantic ties to Don.
Episode 1
Judgment Call
Fri, Sep 23, 2005 43 mins
Don and Charlie investigate the murder of a judge's wife who was gunned down in her garage. Since she was driving her husband's car, it's unclear whether she was the intended target---or her husband, who is currently hearing a death-penalty case involving a local gang leader. As the probe intensifies, Don reconnects with an attractive prosecutor whose life may also be in danger.
Episode 2
Bettor or Worse
Fri, Sep 30, 2005 43 mins
A woman gives a Beverly Hills jewelry-store owner a note informing him that his wife and daughter have been kidnapped and will die unless he hands over diamonds worth thousands of dollars. He gives them to her, but then she is gunned down by a security guard. The shooting gets Don involved in the case and he enlists Charlie's help in identifying the dead woman through her car's keyless remote.
Episode 3
Obsession
Fri, Oct 7, 2005 43 mins
A stalker frightens a popular singer in her Hollywood Hills house---but doesn't harm her. The FBI becomes involved when she reveals a series of threatening letters she's received through the mail. Meanwhile, Charlie analyses the handwriting from the letters and learns that they are from two different people. Later, a photographer is found dead near the singer's house, and Don believes the man was murdered and that his death is connected to the stalking case.
Episode 4
Calculated Risk
Fri, Oct 14, 2005 43 mins
The star witness in a federal stock-fraud case against the CEO of a now bankrupt major corporation is gunned down in her house before she can testify. The victim was the company's chief financial officer and her testimony was likely to bring down the CEO and other corporate executives. The only witness to the murder is the woman's 11-year-old son who is in shock and is reluctant to talk.
Episode 5
Assassin
Fri, Oct 21, 2005 43 mins
Don and Charlie try to unravel an assassination plot to be carried out on U.S. soil. They get wind of the plan after a forger is arrested and Charlie decodes a notebook found in the forger's apartment. The investigation leads to the son of a slain Colombian leader.
Episode 6
Soft Target
Fri, Nov 4, 2005 43 mins
A toxic gas is released on a Los Angeles subway during an antiterrorism drill run by the Department of Homeland Security, and Don must determine whether it was an accident or a legitimate attack before more drills are carried out over the next few days in various locations across the U.S. Back at home, old wounds are reopened between Don and Charlie when they learn that a girl they fought over in high school is going to use their dad's house for her wedding.
Episode 7
Convergence
Fri, Nov 11, 2005 43 mins
Don investigates a series of home invasions in which the thieves steal only high-end items from wealthy individuals. In the latest robbery, a father is killed trying to protect his family. Meanwhile, Charlie becomes upset when a rival theoretician (Colin Hanks) challenges his most famous work and states that it is flawed. Back at home, Alan prepares to open his own consulting business.
Episode 8
In Plain Sight
Fri, Nov 18, 2005 43 mins
Megan feels responsible for an agent's death following an explosion at a house where methamphetamine is being illegally produced and that the FBI targeted for a bust. While several men are arrested in the raid, the kingpin gets away and it's discovered that he may also be involved in child pornography. When Charlie learns this and sees a disturbing picture of a young girl at the raid site, he becomes obsessed with finding her.
Episode 9
Toxin
Fri, Nov 25, 2005 43 mins
Don learns that someone is poisoning non-prescription drugs made by a leading pharmaceutical company after four people nearly die from the tampering. The perpetrator then publishes a manifesto in a local paper that leads Don to believe that the person may be a former employee of the drug company. Later, Larry shares his theory of the case with Megan and he discovers that he's attracted to her.
Episode 10
Bones of Contention
Fri, Dec 9, 2005 43 mins
A woman researcher who specializes in Native American antiquities is attacked and killed at the museum where she works. The museum is located on federal land so the FBI is called in. Don's investigation reveals that the woman was working late at night on a secret project that involved the carbon dating of an object. Back at home, Don and Charlie become worried about their dad after they learn that he is still holding on to his late wife's clothes, which he supposedly gave away months ago.
Episode 11
Scorched
Fri, Dec 16, 2005 43 mins
An arsonist, believed to be part of an extremist environmental group, sets a fire at a car dealership that kills a salesman. The group's name is spray painted at the scene. It's the fourth such fire, but the first to claim a life. The activist group denies setting the blazes, which leaves Don with the task of determining whether it is responsible or someone else. Charlie tries to figure out if there is a pattern to the fires that would help provide a profile of the arsonist.
Episode 12
The O.G.
Fri, Jan 6, 2006 43 mins
An FBI agent working undercover as a gang member is gunned down in a parking lot by a drive-by shooter. Don and Charlie try to determine whether the agent's cover was blown or if he was killed for another reason. Their investigation reveals that the shooting may be linked to other murders in the area. Back at home, Alan prepares to go out on a date and he asks his sons for advice.
Episode 13
Double Down
Fri, Jan 13, 2006 43 mins
A Russian student at a local college is robbed and shot to death in the parking garage of a gambling club after winning big at blackjack. In the victim's car, Don discovers a notebook containing card-counting calculations. The investigation reveals that the dead man was part of a team that cheated at cards and that his teammates may be in danger. Later, Larry admits that he was once addicted to gambling.
Episode 14
Harvest
Fri, Jan 27, 2006 43 mins
A southeast Asian teen is found in the blood-spattered basement of an old downtown hotel where she was apparently being tortured. But the investigation soon reveals that the girl, along with three other missing women, are victims of a black-market organ-harvesting scheme. Don and Charlie try to find the remaining women before their organs are taken. Amita also helps out by communicating with the teen, who is from the same area of India where Amita's family once lived.
Episode 15
The Running Man
Fri, Feb 3, 2006 43 mins
When a DNA synthesizer with the capability of customizing diseases is stolen from the campus where Charlie teaches, Don fears the thieves may be terrorists out to start or advance a bio-warfare program and also believes the theft was an inside job.
Episode 16
Protest
Fri, Mar 3, 2006 43 mins
A pedestrian is killed when a homemade bomb explodes under a car outside of a downtown Army recruiting center. The investigation reveals that a similar bombing occurred exactly 35 years ago at an ROTC office that killed two people. The bomber was identified but never captured. A retired agent who worked the first crime is brought in to help with the new case, and Don must determine whether the original bomber has resurfaced or if a copycat is responsible.
Episode 17
Mind Games
Fri, Mar 10, 2006 43 mins
The bodies of three illegal-immigrant women are found on government-owned land in a wilderness area. Don investigates and learns that a psychic led the police to the crime scene after allegedly seeing visions of the bodies. The probe also reveals that the women were cut open and that religious artifacts were spread around their remains. When Charlie learns that a psychic is helping with the case, he is outraged and sets out to prove the man is a fraud.
Episode 18
All's Fair
Fri, Mar 31, 2006 43 mins
An Iraqi woman visiting the U.S. to participate in a documentary about women's rights in Muslim countries is murdered outside of her cousin's apartment building. The investigation reveals that the killer wore U.S. Army boots and committed the crime with an Army knife. Also, Charlie's former girlfriend arrives from London on a book tour, and their relationship heats up faster than either one of them anticipated.
Episode 19
Dark Matter
Fri, Apr 7, 2006 43 mins
Two gunmen kill seven students and a teacher, and wound 12 other people during a shooting spree at a high school. One of the gunmen is a fellow student who is gunned down during the attack. During the investigation, Charlie uses a tracking system to pinpoint the shooters' movements and concludes that a third shooter may have been involved. Also, Larry asks Megan out to dinner, but their time is spent mostly talking about the shootings.
Episode 20
Guns and Roses
Fri, Apr 21, 2006 43 mins
A female federal agent who was once romantically involved with Don apparently commits suicide, but Don suspects she may have been murdered. Charlie joins the case and tries to determine the likelihood of the woman killing herself. The probe reveals that the victim was suffering from depression and that her marriage was in trouble. She had also been investigating a series of armed robberies that could possibly be linked to her death.
Episode 21
Rampage
Fri, Apr 28, 2006 43 mins
A real-estate broker disarms an agent and goes on a shooting spree through FBI headquarters. During the rampage, two agents are wounded and a convicted sex offender, who was being questioned in the beating of a teenage girl, is killed. Also, Charlie is nearly hit with a bullet and later has difficulty shaking the experience. The investigation reveals that more than one person may be involved and that another shooting may be planned.
Episode 22
Backscatter
Fri, May 5, 2006 43 mins
Don's checking and savings accounts are wiped out by computer hackers after he nabs part of a team involved in credit-card scams. The two arrested men claim they were forced to work for some Russian men who may be connected to the mob. It quickly becomes clear that the mobsters are after Don, which makes him fearful that Charlie and his dad may also become targets.
Episode 23
Undercurrents
Fri, May 12, 2006 43 mins
The bodies of four Asian women wash up on shore following a storm and a fifth woman is found alive floating in the water. An autopsy reveals that one of the victims has the bird-flu strain in her body and Don worries there could be a pandemic if she came in contact with anyone else. Meanwhile, Charlie studies ocean currents in an attempt to determine where the girls may have fallen into the water and Amita gives Charlie some surprising news.
Episode 24
Hot Shot
Fri, May 19, 2006 43 mins
Don investigates the murders of two young women found slumped over in their cars outside of their respective homes. The deaths were made to look like drug overdoses, but Don realizes that a serial killer is at work. Meanwhile, Charlie has bizarre dreams about his parents. In one of them, Charlie's deceased mother appears and tells him that he has a question to ask her, but he can't think what it could possibly be.
