Person of Interest

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Synopsis

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars. 


Cast

Robert John Burke
Robert John Burke
Jim Caviezel
Jim Caviezel
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
Kevin Chapman
Kevin Chapman
Michael Emerson
Michael Emerson
Amy Acker
Amy Acker
Sarah Shahi
Sarah Shahi
John Nolan
John Nolan
Enrico Colantoni
Enrico Colantoni

Episodes

Person of Interest: Season 1

Pilot
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Pilot

2011-09-22

When the social security number of a young prosecutor comes up, Reese and Finch work together to figure out if their person of interest is the victim or perpetrator.

Ghosts
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Ghosts

2011-09-29

Reese and Finch question the machine's reliability when they are asked to investigate a teenager who was killed years earlier; Finch remembers the origin of the machine.

Mission Creep
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Mission Creep

2011-10-06

Reese goes undercover to find the threat surrounding the next person on Finch's list: a young army veteran named Joey Durban.

Cura Te Ipsum
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Cura Te Ipsum

2011-10-13

Reese and Finch get some help from Detective Fusco as they surveil their latest POI, Dr. Megan Tillman, while she’s on call and after hours to unravel the threat surrounding the promising young physician.

Judgement
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Judgement

2011-10-20

Reese and Finch have the added challenge of investigating a Person of Interest who wants nothing to do with their brand of vigilante justice.

The Fix
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The Fix

2011-10-27

Reese becomes romantically involved with the newest Person of Interest: an attractive woman who isn't all that she seems.

Witness
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Witness

2011-11-03

The Machine identifies a school teacher who witnessed a mob hit as their next POI and Reese and Finch rush to save his life.

Foe
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Foe

2011-11-17

When Reese and Finch discover that their latest POI has connections to Cold War Soviet espionage circles, they quickly learn how covert ops were handled in a world before The Machine.

Get Carter
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Get Carter

2011-12-08

Reese and Finch’s game of cat and mouse with Detective Carter becomes infinitely more complicated when The Machine declares that she is their newest POI.

Number Crunch
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Number Crunch

2011-12-15

As Detective Carter deals with the fallout from her recent encounter with Reese and Finch, The Machine ups the ante for the duo by giving them four Social Security numbers instead of one.

Super
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Super

2012-01-12

Reese is confined to a wheelchair recovering from his gunshot wound, but Finch sets him up in an apartment where he’s to keep an eye on the Super, who is their latest POI. Also, Finch approaches Carter and gives her a POI to show her what they do.

Legacy
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Legacy

2012-01-19

When Carter finally comes face-to-face with Reese, he urges her to join forces to help with their latest POI, a scrappy young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who turned her life around and became a lawyer.

Root Cause
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Root Cause

2012-02-02

The Machine gives Reese and Finch the number of a down-and-out man who has been pushed too far, and they're forced to turn to former Person of Interest Zoe Morgan for help.

Wolf and Cub
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Wolf and Cub

2012-02-09

The Machine identifies Darren, a teenager whose brother was just murdered, as the next POI. Meanwhile, Finch is growing concerned that the son of his former business partner is dangerously close to finding out about the Machine.

Blue Code
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Blue Code

2012-02-16

Reese discovers there’s more to the story after he infiltrates a smuggling ring to get close to his latest POI.

Risk
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Risk

2012-02-23

The Machine leads Reese and Finch to Wall Street when a sharp young trader at a major investment bank becomes embroiled in a multi-million dollar financial scam.

Baby Blue
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Baby Blue

2012-03-08

When The Machine spits out the number of a 6-month-old baby, Reese and Finch turn into overly protective parents – with an arsenal at their disposal. Meanwhile, when Elias resurfaces, Detective Carter begins to question her new allegiance with Reese and Finch

Identity Crisis
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Identity Crisis

2012-03-29

The Machine's latest number presents a unique challenge for Reese and Finch since the person has virtually no digital footprint - and appears to be leading a double life.

Flesh and Blood
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Flesh and Blood

2012-04-05

When The Machine spits out five numbers, naming the Don of each of New York’s crime families, Reese and Finch suspect Elias is planning to eliminate his competition.

Matsya Nyaya
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Matsya Nyaya

2012-04-26

Reese goes undercover as an armored car company employee, and faces memories from his past with the CIA.

Many Happy Returns
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Many Happy Returns

2012-05-03

Finch gives Reese his birthday off so that his partner doesn't have to face a Number that is tied to Reese's past.

No Good Deed
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No Good Deed

2012-05-10

The newest POI’s curiosity could spell his doom when he finds himself embroiled in a dark government conspiracy – one that Finch is all too familiar with. Meanwhile, Reese uncovers something revealing about Finch’s past.

Firewall
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Firewall

2012-05-17

As the clock ticks down, Reese winds up trapped with his POI in the most heavily surveilled part of the city, forced to rely on the help of Finch, Carter and Fusco to fend off the FBI, corrupt cops and a slew of old foes.

Person of Interest: Season 2

The Contingency
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The Contingency

2012-09-27

With Finch missing – kidnapped by his hacker nemesis, Root, Reese enlists Detectives Carter and Fusco to get his friend back, Meanwhile, The Machine never sleeps, disseminating a new number to Reese.

Bad Code
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Bad Code

2012-10-04

The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.

Masquerade
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Masquerade

2012-10-18

With Finch back in the Library, Reese returns to field work, only to face his toughest case yet – protecting the privileged daughter of a Brazilian diplomat.

Triggerman
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Triggerman

2012-10-25

When The Machine gives them the number of a mob enforcer whose life becomes endangered, Reese and Finch must decide whether to intervene or allow karma to balance the scales of justice. Meanwhile, Finch seeks aid from an unlikely source.

Bury the Lede
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Bury the Lede

2012-11-01

Reese must protect an investigative journalist through surreptitious means to avoid becoming part of her story.

The High Road
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The High Road

2012-11-08

Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.

Critical
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Critical

2012-11-15

The Machine gives Finch and Reese the number of a brilliant surgeon, but they soon discover that a resourceful third party has raised the stakes for this POI, forcing them to turn to an unlikely source for help.

Til Death
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Til Death

2012-11-29

The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up

C.O.D.
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C.O.D.

2012-12-06

When the machine names a New York cabdriver as a person of interest, any of his passengers could be a part of the impending crime.

Shadow Box
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Shadow Box

2012-12-13

As the FBI pursues "the man in the suit," Reese is even more determined to protect the latest person of interest after learning she is the sister of a soldier who was killed in action.

2πR
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2πR

2013-01-03

Finch goes under cover to protect a youth who reminds him of himself; Carter goes on a dangerous mission for the FBI.

Prisoner's Dilemma
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Prisoner's Dilemma

2013-01-10

Carter tries to help Reese by engaging in mental warfare with the FBI; Reese has encounters with old and new enemies; Detective Fusco must protect supermodel Karolina Kurkova, the latest person of interest.

Dead Reckoning
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Dead Reckoning

2013-01-31

Reese is abducted by a former acquaintance planning a massive and potentially deadly act of cyber-warfare.

One Percent
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One Percent

2013-02-07

Finch and Reese meet their match: a tech billionaire whose curiosity and endless resources could expose their identities and ruin their efforts to save his life.

Booked Solid
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Booked Solid

2013-02-14

As Reese and Finch try to save a hotel maid's life, they encounter a litany of suspects; Detective Carter considers a significant offer from the FBI.

Relevance
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Relevance

2013-02-21

The latest POI -- a deadly yet sexy government operative (Sarah Shahi) who tackles terrorist threats -- proves difficult for Reese and Finch to protect.

Proteus
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Proteus

2013-03-07

As Finch and Reese try to protect six people simultaneously, clues lead them to a coastal town; when a storm forces Finch and Reese to seek shelter in a police station with a group of locals, they realize a killer may be in their midst.

All In
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All In

2013-03-14

Finch and Reese head to Atlantic City to protect the latest person of interest, an elderly gambler; Carter tries to clear another detective's name.

Trojan Horse
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Trojan Horse

2013-04-04

Finch infiltrates a tech corporation to gather intel on an executive whose number has come up; Carter questions Beecher's integrity.

In Extremis
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In Extremis

2013-04-25

When a person of interest is poisoned, Finch and Reese only have 24 hours to identify the toxin and find the person responsible; Detective Fusco's past catches up to him.

Zero Day
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Zero Day

2013-05-02

When a virus causes the machine to malfunction, numbers are issued irregularly; the team searches for an extremely elusive tech millionaire.

God Mode
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God Mode

2013-05-09

Finch and Reese team up with unexpected allies as they race to fix the machine; as Detective Carter tries to apprehend Cal Beecher's murderer, she finds herself up against HR -- a criminal organization.

Person of Interest: Season 3

Liberty
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Liberty

2013-09-24

The Machine, now completely self-governed with its whereabouts unknown, resumes giving Finch its "irrelevant" numbers for people in danger, which include a U.S. naval officer in town for Fleet Week. However, with so many sailors flooding the streets of New York City, finding the officer in time presents an even bigger challenge for Reese and Shaw.

Nothing to Hide
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Nothing to Hide

2013-10-01

The number comes up for an Internet entrepreneur in the business of eliminating people's privacy, but finds his own being rapidly stripped away. As his life spirals out of control, Reese tries to protect him while Finch calls on Shaw, Carter and Fusco for help finding whoever is after him.

Lady Killer
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Lady Killer

2013-10-08

When the Machine gives the number of Ian Murphy, a man suspected of being a stalker, Reese along with Shaw recruits Carter, Fusco and Zoe to investigate further into his background. But when they discover that Murphy has a son from a former lover who is now dead, they work to reunite the boy with his father and right the wrong set in motion by the boy's grandfather, who wanted Murphy dead after he didn't approve of him and saw him at his daughter's funeral. Meanwhile Root sets her escape plan in motion with the help of the Machine when government operative Hersh tracks her down. Finch arrives at the hospital and finds to his horror the hospital staff incapacitated and Root gone.

Reasonable Doubt
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Reasonable Doubt

2013-10-15

The team must figure out if a prominent lawyer orchestrated the murder of her husband or if she is being framed; Carter is spotted with Reese by her new partner.

Razgovor
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Razgovor

2013-10-22

Shaw must stay close to a 10-year-old girl with highly developed surveillance skills when she is identified by the machine; Carter's mission could be exposed.

Mors Praematura
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Mors Praematura

2013-10-29

After being freed from her confinement to the psych ward, Root needs Shaw's help with a directive from the machine; Finch and Reese look into a mild-mannered investigator.

The Perfect Mark
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The Perfect Mark

2013-11-05

The team is met with surprises during an investigation into a hypnotherapist; an antiquities dealer has ties to a crime organization.

Endgame
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Endgame

2013-11-12

The machine gives Finch 38 numbers at once; information about Carter's past is revealed.

The Crossing
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The Crossing

2013-11-19

The battle to bring a crime organization to justice reaches a new level; Reese's number comes up in the machine.

The Devil's Share
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The Devil's Share

2013-11-26

As the POI team seeks justice for Carter’s murder, Finch realizes one of his team members may go one step too far in order to end the war with HR. Also, The Machine gives out the number for NYPD Officer Patrick Simmons, one of the crime organization’s key players.

Lethe
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Lethe

2013-12-17

Flashbacks to Finch’s adolescence provide insight into his creation of The Machine. Also, the team receives the number of an already dying man, and Reese leaves the POI team behind in the aftermath of the war with the crime organization, HR.

Aletheia
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Aletheia

2014-01-07

Multiple enemies converge on the POI team as they protect a dying man whose number has come up. They struggle to keep their enemies at bay but without Reese, who has left them and their mission behind following the tragic war with HR, being down one man could have catastrophic repercussions for the team.

4C
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4C

2014-01-14

Reese boards an international flight in an attempt to put the team and the past behind him, but is angered when he realizes his travel plans have been manipulated.

Provenance
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Provenance

2014-02-04

Reese rejoins Finch in New York, but when the team receives the number of a highly skilled antiquities thief, a surprising turn of events finds them planning a heist which could land them all in jail.

Last Call
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Last Call

2014-02-25

Finch goes undercover in an emergency call center to protect a 911 operator, but it soon becomes clear that the threat reaches further than the team could have anticipated.

RAM
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RAM

2014-03-04

The secrets of Finch’s operation before he enlisted Reese are revealed, including shocking ties to present-day events.

/ (Root Path)
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/ (Root Path)

2014-03-18

The Machine assigns Root to seek out a janitor with a mysterious past, but when her very presence puts his life in danger, Finch also receives his number.

Allegiance
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Allegiance

2014-03-25

Finch and Reese must delve into the murky waters of international politics when they are given the number of a former government contractor who is stalking a UN diplomat. Also, an enemy attempts to gain an upper hand on Root.

Most Likely To...
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Most Likely To...

2014-04-01

Reese and Shaw pose as alumni at a high school reunion in order to keep eyes on the latest POI. Meanwhile, Finch and Fusco travel to Washington, D.C., to investigate the motivations behind Vigilance’s latest attack.

Death Benefit
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Death Benefit

2014-04-15

Reese poses as a Secret Service agent to get close to the latest POI, a U.S. congressman who may hold the key to derailing Decima’s plans to bring a second Machine online.

Beta
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Beta

2014-04-29

As Decima uses Samaritan’s feeds to hunt Reese and Shaw, Greer exploits Finch’s greatest weakness in an attempt to lure him out of hiding: his love for his former fiancée, Grace Hendricks.

A House Divided
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A House Divided

2014-05-06

When an unknown entity prevents The Machine from seeing the full picture of an impending catastrophic event, it sends the team five separate numbers to help them piece together the bigger picture. Meanwhile, Root’s team of hackers arrives in New York.

Deus Ex Machina
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Deus Ex Machina

2014-05-13

The team takes desperate action in its race to prevent the malevolent AI program Samaritan from coming online and making them its first targets. Meanwhile, the months-long battle with the anti-surveillance terrorist group Vigilance comes to a shocking conclusion.

Person of Interest: Season 4

Panopticon
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Panopticon

2014-09-23

Forced to take on new identities provided by Root, the team members try to adapt to their new lives. However, some find it hard to ignore The Machine's numbers, which puts them all at risk of being detected by Samaritan.

Nautilus
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Nautilus

2014-09-30

Despite not wanting to help with the new numbers, Finch's interest is piqued when the newest person of interest turns out to be a brilliant college student involved with a mysterious scavenger hunt.

Wingman
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Wingman

2014-10-07

Finch recruits Fusco to stick close to the latest POI, a professional 'wingman', but learning how to approach women soon becomes the least of his worries. Reese must find a way to play by the rules at his new day job. The Machine sends Finch and Root on a mysterious errand.

Brotherhood
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Brotherhood

2014-10-14

Reese's cover job as a detective at the NYPD becomes complicated when the young brother and sister he's protecting become targets of a gang investigation.

Prophets
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Prophets

2014-10-21

While Reese is forced to go to counseling for his violent tendencies, Root, Shaw and Finch try to help a new POI.

Pretenders
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Pretenders

2014-10-28

Reese, Shaw and Fusco must protect a unassuming office worker who stumbles into a dangerous conspiracy while moonlighting as fake detective. Finch travels to Hong Kong as part of his academic cover identity.

Honor Among Thieves
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Honor Among Thieves

2014-11-11

Shaw joins a team of international thieves in order to keep tabs on the latest POI, but an unexpected turn of events puts her in danger of being detected by Samaritan. Also, Finch and Root undertake a dangerous sabotage mission.

Point of Origin
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Point of Origin

2014-11-18

Reese volunteers as an NYPD police academy instructor in order to keep an eye on a talented young officer whose suspicious actions make him question her motives. Meanwhile, Martine – armed with information from Samaritan – hunts a member of the team.

The Devil You Know
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The Devil You Know

2014-11-25

Reese must save Elias from the Brotherhood. He can't get any help from Root or Shaw since Shaw's cover is blown and Root is escorting her to underground.

The Cold War
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The Cold War

2014-12-16

Samaritan shows its power by erasing crime from the city for a day in an attempt to force The Machine out of hiding.

If-Then-Else
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If-Then-Else

2015-01-06

Samaritan launches a cyber-attack on the stock exchange, forcing the team to risk their lives in a desperate mission to stop a global economic catastrophe.

Control-Alt-Delete
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Control-Alt-Delete

2015-01-13

Control, who oversees the handling of relevant numbers for the government, begins to question the methods and intentions of the Samaritan program. Also, alarming news reports of a pair of vigilantes rampaging through the Northeast begin to surface.

M.I.A.
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M.I.A.

2015-02-03

Root and Reese investigate a small town in upstate New York that holds the key to Shaw's location... and whether she's dead or alive.

Guilty
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Guilty

2015-02-10

When the Machine arranges for Finch to sit on the jury of a murder trial, he begins to suspect that a fellow juror is set to rig the proceedings. Meanwhile, Reese begins to open up to the department’s therapist.

Q&A
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Q&A

2015-02-17

Reese tries to protect a software programmer with a mysterious second life, but it’s unclear which side of her life the threat is coming from. Meanwhile, Claire, a young hacker whom Finch tried to protect from Samaritan, reaches out to him for aid.

Blunt
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Blunt

2015-02-24

Reese and Finch must protect Harper, a street-smart grifter, when her plan to steal cash from a medical marijuana dispensary goes up in smoke.

Karma
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Karma

2015-03-10

Reese and Finch try to protect a psychologist whose unorthodox methods for helping his patients find closure could cost him dearly. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal Finch’s fragile state in the days following the bombing that killed his best friend, Nathan Ingram.

Skip
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Skip

2015-03-24

Reese must protect a bounty hunter who refuses to allow the potential threat to her life sway her from the relentless pursuit of her target. Also, Finch tries to set the plan he began in Shanghai in motion.

Search and Destroy
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Search and Destroy

2015-04-07

Reese and Finch scramble to protect a software CEO when his behavior becomes increasingly erratic following a hacker attack that reveals all his secrets and unravels his life.

Terra Incognita
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Terra Incognita

2015-04-14

Reese finds himself on a dangerous personal journey when he takes on a homicide case Detective Carter was never able to close.

Asylum
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Asylum

2015-04-28

Reese and Fusco get caught in the war between the two newest POIs, rival crime bosses Elias and Dominic. Also, a tantalizing clue to Shaw’s whereabouts leads Finch and Root into a possible trap, and Control goes rogue to uncover the true intentions of the Samaritan program.

YHWH
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YHWH

2015-05-05

Finch and Root race to save The Machine, which has been located by the rival AI, Samaritan. Also, Reese is caught in the middle of the final showdown between rival crime bosses Elias and Dominic.

Person of Interest: Season 5

B.S.O.D.
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B.S.O.D.

2016-05-03

Reese and Finch attempt to rescue the Machine’s source code before it deteriorates beyond repair. Also, Root fights for her life against an onslaught of Samaritan’s agents and Fusco is faced with hard questions following the deaths of Dominic and Elias.

SNAFU
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SNAFU

2016-05-09

The Machine experiences a glitch during rebooting, supplying Reese and Fusco with the numbers of dozens of people not actually involved in crimes, while also locking Finch and Root out after identifying them as threats based on past violent behavior.

Truth Be Told
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Truth Be Told

2016-05-10

Reese’s cover could be blown when he realizes the latest POI has ties to his old CIA colleague, Kara Stanton.

6,741
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6,741

2016-05-16

Shaw escapes her captors, but the team is unsure of her mental state when she begins to act paranoid and reckless.

ShotSeeker
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ShotSeeker

2016-05-17

Reese protects an NYPD analyst whose investigation into a software glitch has drawn the attention of Samaritan. Also, Reese and Fusco are threatened by an ally of Elias’s, who is looking to avenge his friend’s death.

A More Perfect Union
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A More Perfect Union

2016-05-23

The Machine sends Reese and Finch to a wedding to protect a pair of POIs before their nuptials. Also, Fusco becomes angry at being kept in the dark by the team and takes it upon himself to investigate a string of missing person reports.

QSO
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QSO

2016-05-24

Root goes undercover at a radio station to protect the host of a conspiracy theory show who stumbles upon information that could get him killed. Also, Samaritan’s agents try to convince a member of the team that their goals are noble.

Reassortment
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Reassortment

2016-05-24

Reese and Finch become trapped in a hospital that becomes ground zero for a deadly viral outbreak. Also, Samaritan’s newest recruit has second thoughts and Shaw continues to struggle with reality.

Sotto Voce
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Sotto Voce

2016-05-30

The mysterious criminal mastermind known as “The Voice” returns and traps Reese and Fusco in their own precinct with several armed gang members and the latest POI. Also, Root makes a shocking discovery.

The Day the World Went Away
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The Day the World Went Away

2016-05-31

Finch’s number comes up when a fatal error blows his cover identity and sets off a deadly series of escalating encounters with Samaritan’s operatives.

Synecdoche
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Synecdoche

2016-06-07

The team must unravel a conspiracy and stay ahead of the Secret Service when the President of the United States becomes their newest POI. Also, Finch separates himself from the team and considers taking drastic action to combat Samaritan.

.exe
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.exe

2016-06-14

As Reese and Shaw race to catch up with Finch, he infiltrates a maximum-security government facility in a desperate mission which could mean the end for not only Samaritan, but for himself and The Machine as well.

Return 0
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Return 0

2016-06-21

Finch, Reese, Fusco and Shaw embark on one last mission to prevent Samaritan from destroying The Machine and cementing its hold over mankind.

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