Numb3rs S02, Ep06 – Soft Target

Posted on July 31, 2017 by pasta26mc

Show: Numb3rs
Season: 2
Episode: 6
Title: Soft Target
Original Air Date: November 4, 2005

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Favorite Quotes:

* Charlie: Isn’t it nice having a living history of embarrassing moments from my childhood?

* Don: If you don’t you’re daring him to cause real causalities.

* Don: That went a lot easier than I thought it would.
Megan: You don’t think a bomb going off is enough of a motivator.

* Charlie: Just think how happy dad would be if one of us married a doctor.
Don: He’d be happy if we married someone with a pulse.

Synopsis: Three men are at a train station with back packs. Some get on trains and some run. Turns out it’s a test. But on the train, that hasn’t left the train fills with some kind of gas. Don’s team arrives. There were 6 injuries but no deaths. Don heads to his dad’s house. One of his friends from high school will be getting married at the house. Outside, Charlie and Larry are working on a tiny robot that will pull a car 6 feet. Don asks about the gas. Back at the train station, the team is going through the garbage. They find the release mechanism. Charlie is able to determine where the gas was released. Everyone is worried that he will strike again. Don tries to strong arm the man in charge of the drills. He won’t. So they have to come up with a way to keep the drills safe. They’ve got a suspect, he’s ex-military. Don goes to talk to Charlie for more information. They wind up fighting. A bombing on an overseas base leads them to understand this guys motive. Homeland Security provides the plans for the rest of the drills. Charlie and Larry conclude that Nash always picks the hardest targets. Charlie rushes to Don’s office. He’s figured out which drill is the one he will go after. The meeting gets interrupted by a breach of the Homeland Security office. Don figures out Nash is watching them. He’s finally able to get through to the man running the drills and get them postponed. He’s not sure why the sudden change. Don heads back to the house where he finds Charlie. They discuss high school. Charlie tells Don he no longer thinks that the drills were a target. They either have the wrong suspect or the wrong targets. The real target is the Homeland Security man directing the drills. Nash turns up at his sister’s house. They arrest him. He says it wasn’t him. He tells them that his team broke up. According to Nash’s sister he’s been in Mexico at a rehab clinic. He’s not running this. They realize they’ve bene duped. The man that works under Houseman is also a viable suspect. He’s kidnapped Houseman and they are on the roof of a garage. Turns out the bomb is a fake. Back at the house the wedding is about to begin. Charlie meets the bride’s cousin. Alan is trying to fix them both up.

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Numb3rs S02, Ep05 – Assassin

Posted on July 17, 2017 by pasta26mc

Show: Numb3rs
Season: 2
Episode: 5
Title: Assassin
Original Air Date: October 21, 2005

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Favorite Quotes:

* Megan: An assassination on US soil?
Charlie: Yeah.

* Alan: When it’s done right you never find out who did it.

* Larry: It’s field work. It’s just field work. There’s no substitute.

* Larry: Research can’t be performed in a vacuum. The subject will be changed by the process.

* Charlie: Basic protocol of a secret assassination, be the first respondent.

Synopsis: Don’s at a retirement community. A mother interrupts a son “working.” Don knocks with a search warrant. The “son” tries to run, but he runs into Colby. They find a notebook with codes. Charlie and Larry are working on paper airplane designs. Don takes the notebook to Charlie. He determines it’s a transposition cipher. It’s an assassination plan. The team starts trying to figure it all out. Colby is interrogating the suspect. He gives them the little bit of information he has. They figure out who it is. Charlie is working on the math of the assassination. Amita comes in asking about lunch. Don’s at his office with a representative from Columbia since the target appears to be someone from that country. He learns the assassination is going to be made to look like an accident. Charlie suggests they talk to the man they arrested again for more information. However, he is killed when he gets transferred. Don orders protection for the target. Charlie ponders the target and Larry breaks it to him that his data has gaping holes. He will have to talk to him. Charlie does meet with him, but it’s unsettling. Charlie continues to work in his garage with Larry. David heads to Ruiz’s house to check on him and finds him in the canal half drowned. Don talks to him after he’s recovered. He then meets with the Columbian representative again. Don spots by Charlie’s office with Ruiz’s new schedule. David and Colby catch a break at a computer shop. They can now link the Columbian Consulate with the computer shop, which just happens to be a gun dealer. Don sets a trap for the assassin. The safe house is a fort, but the assassin still gets in. He’s killed. Charlie goes to visit Ruiz. He tells him that he’s going back to Columbia. At the house, Don shows up to go to the party so Charlie can go on his date with Amita. But Amita’s in LA.

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Numb3rs S02, Ep04 – Calculated Risk

Posted on July 3, 2017 by pasta26mc

Show: Numb3rs
Season: 2
Episode: 4
Title: Calculated Risk
Original Air Date: October 14, 2005

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Favorite Quotes:

* Megan: He’s like an overloaded circuit, he’s just shut down right now.

* Charlie: Your mother was a very smart lady.

* Megan: Well, he’s a nut with an alibi.

* Megan: What are you worried about? Your father is just an innocent CEO, right?

* Don: If you father is involved in a murder protecting him could land you in a hell of a lot of trouble.

* Alan: My hope for grandchildren has been rekindled.
Don: Don’t start dad.

Synopsis: A mother is getting her son ready for school. The doorbell rings. She answers it and gets shot to death. The team is working the scene. She was a whistleblower. Don thinks it’s why she was killed. At the office, Charlie shows as Colby says they could use the wiz kid’s help. Charlie had been working on the case so he’s already familiar with the details. Don talks to the victim’s son. Larry pops into Charlie’s office. He helps him work on an equation to narrow down suspects. They determine that they have to figure out who was involved with the fraud. Don touches base with the prosecutor on the case. They hatch a little plan to interview the CEO. Don is upset that the kid is being sent to a group home. Don brings the kid to his dad’s house. Alan is a bit worried. The kid tells Don that he saw a dark colored car drive away after the gunshots. Back at the office, Colby and David are going through a long list of threats against the victim. Megan brings an employee to their attention. Charlie comes downstairs and learns of Daniel staying there. He keeps an eye on him while Don runs to the airport. But he gets nothing from the CEO but terse words. Alan tries to comfort Daniel. Colby goes to see Charlie. He brings a profile from Megan. But Charlie tells him there was a data glitch. That name matches a name on Charlie’s list. They track him to a hotel room. The room seems more like a newspaper morgue, with articles and photos. He comes in while they are in the room. They give chase and see that he has a gun. They catch him and arrest him. At the office, they’re all confused by what is playing out. He tells Don that he’s been collecting evidence for the prosecutor. Daniel surprises Charlie in the garage. He tries to make Daniel feel better. He says something that gives Charlie an idea. Morton has an alibi. But Charlie has solved the fraud case. He found some insider fraud for energy futures. This is the real reason why the woman was killed. They try to talk to the CEO and get nowhere. Don heads back to the house to check on Daniel. Daniel asks if the bad guys are going to come after him. He gives him news about his grandma. Larry is in Charlie’s office, he’s worried he won’t get his grant. They try and figure out how to track the transactions. Larry is bugged by a leak and his analysis of the leak solves the problem. At Don’s office, they hit a snag. The social security numbers of the five traders don’t expect. Don gets a call from his dad, Daniel is missing. At the house, Alan is beside himself. Charlie finds he called a cab. Don and Megan head back to the house. Don finds Daniel. He was trying to trigger his memory. The car he saw was a Mercedes Benz. David rushes in, he found a link with the missing five people. They team swoops in at the airport stopping him from leaving. But it’s actually the CEO’s son who did it. The son wasn’t happy being stuck on a trading desk. Don takes Daniel to the airport. His grandma can’t fly but will be waiting at his destination when he gets there.

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Numb3rs S02, Ep03 – Obsession

Posted on June 5, 2017 by pasta26mc

Show: Numb3rs
Season: 2
Episode: 3
Title: Obsession
Original Air Date: October 7, 2005

Favorite Quotes:

* Charlie: And plus there are also these footprints Larry, I mean this isn’t sasquatch.

* Charlie: The cameras an eye and eyes don’t see everything.

* Don: Interesting good or interesting bad?
Megan: It’s never good when it comes to a psychopath.

* Megan: How are you going to build an image out of nothing at all?

* Don: Looks like he’s in one of his own tabloid stories.

* Alan: If you’re thinking of sending these letters to Amita I would rethink your approach.

Synopsis: A woman swims in a pool. As she gets out of the pool the phone rings, she runs for it and they hang up in her ear. A man in a hooded jacked with a knife suddenly appears and starts chasing her. She runs for it, locking herself in a room and calling 911. Don and Charlie arrive at the scene. Charlie recognizes her immediately. He interviews her. At the office, Megan goes over the six types of stalkers. She throws out some theories that she might have known the stalker and not realized it. The security system never picked him up. Larry shows Charlie and Amita his new classic car. Megan appears and is impressed. She asks Charlie and Amita analyses the footage. David and Colby try and find witnesses but struck out. At the house, Charlie and Larry build a replica of Skylar’s house. They want to check for blind spots. Alan helps them properly place the cameras and fix some design issues. Charlie sees that everything should be covered. Larry points out that the camera can only see certain colors. Charlie tells Don about what he learned. The stalker had to have a remote for the cameras to freeze them, but also he had to know where they were placed. Megan finds something in the letters. She has 20 letters and one pinpoints his stalking started around 3 weeks ago. Don and Megan go talk to Skylar again. As they leave the see something strange. Megan appears at Charlie and Larry’s workspace. They talk about the image and the work being done on it. There’s a note for Charlie and its anonymous. Megan finds a suspect who bought a DWP uniform. They find him, but he’s dead. Where is body is found he has line of sight to Skylar’s house. David and Colby talk to the dead man’s boss. They use his equipment to see what photos he was taking. Skylar doesn’t recognize the photographers photo. Dante Baker, the rap star, was supposed to show up and he did not. David and Colby interrupt Mr. Baker’s gold game. Colby gives him a golf lesson. Megan and Don go over more possibilities. Megan pays a visit to Charlie and asks him about FISH. Megan asks Larry to take her for a ride in his car. In the garage, Charlie is working on the handwriting analysis as Colby stops by to check on his status. FISH gives us Lawrence Pike, but he’s been in jail. Charlie has determined there is a first writer and a copycat. The last four are from the copycat. David decides to run some photos by Charlie. Megan visits Skylar again. She wants to know if anyone else saw those letters. She kept them in a kitchen drawer, so anyone in the house would have access. David pops by Charlie’s office to check on the photo. He gives him the photos. They use items in the photos to determine additional variables. The address they get from Charlie turns out to be Dante Baker’s house. His assistant is there and he is the stalker. He denies just about everything. Based on the interview they are able to bring Dante in. The lawyer tries to weasel his way out. He tells them he found him already dead. Don and Megan pay Skylar another visit. And reveals to her that Dante set her up. She tells them she found Wilcox and had words with him, but he just started taking photos. She hit him over the head with his own tripod. They arrest her. Back at the school, the discussion about the car continues.

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Numb3rs S02, Ep02 – Bettor or Worse

Posted on May 22, 2017 by pasta26mc

Show: Numb3rs
Season: 2
Episode: 2
Title: Better or Worse
Original Air Date: September 20, 2005

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Favorite Quotes:

* Don: I hope that shot didn’t just kill three people.

* Amita: Charlie, are you actually asking me out on a date?

* Megan: Oooh, just the kind of little brother that could complicate a sister’s life.

* Don: Until dead bodies are found this is still a search and rescue.

* Larry: I see two extraordinary minds that can communicate on the purest level a man and woman can communicate on.

Synopsis: A woman goes into a jewelry shop. She approaches the owner. She informs him she has his wife and daughter. He hands over diamonds into her purse. An associate tells a security guard. He tries to stop her, thinks she is pulling a gun and kills her. Don and his team are on the case. Colby confirms the kidnapping is real. At Don’s office, he briefs everyone on the kidnapping. Charlie brings by the geographic crime index that Don asks. Don tells him about the kidnapping case. David and Colby interview the jewelry shop owner. He doesn’t want the FBI involved. Now they will surveil him. Charlie and Larry work in Larry’s office. Larry has his software and antenna set up. The remote has a rolling code. At the office, Megan is examining the diamonds and the security video. The woman could be a victim too. Charlie is working in his office. Amita comes by to visit. He tells her about the case and she offers to help. Charlie asks her out on a date and she accepts. At the office, Megan can’t find medical records for Jane Doe, because the only work she’s ever had done is a nose job. Charlie sends Don an algorithm which will help locate the car. The car owner turns out to be Erica Logan. An older man is at the house. He’s her father. Her father is confused by what’s happened. David gets a call, the wife’s car has been found. At the office, Megan is trying to break down Erica Logan. That evening, Charlie and Amita are on their date. They can’t talk about anything but work. It’s gets quite awkward. Back at Don’s office, Colby tracks down the brother. He’s got a rap sheet and they go to pick him up. They hear a horse race and see someone inside, but he runs. They catch him. They tell him about his sister. They ask about the kidnapped mother and daughter. Turns out he’s working as a bookie. Charlie tells Alan how bad the date went. Alan tells him not to give up. Don comes in and tries to help. He tells Alan about the kidnap victims and that they haven’t been found. Don and his team can’t track the bets from the bookie. Alan recognizes a set of numbers. It was the football scores from this weekend. Charlie can use the point spreads to figure out who were the bettors. He has got a bank account for the backers and kidnappers. David looks at the names listed and find the owner of the jewelry store, the husband of the kidnap victims, is one of the losers. David has the names of the betting business. Don shows the photos to the brother. His sister was stealing the diamonds to keep her brother from getting killed by the backers. Colby gets some new phone records. Rausch got a call from his wife’s cell phone. All merchandise was inventoried, but not the repairs. All the repair jewelry has been taken by him. Charlie tells them about a freeway tracking system to help track him. He can give them a generalized area he is likely in. Following Charlie’s map, they find his car. He’s still in the car. They didn’t give the family back because he didn’t pay in full. Turns out that Rausch took part in setting up the kidnapping. Back at the office, Don and Megan are upset they were played. But they know the two are still alive as of half an hour ago. Charlie asks Amita for help. In his office, they brainstorm trying to track down the payments. He comes up with the thought of tracking fractions. It leads to a place in San Pedro. Don and his team surround a warehouse. They storm it and find the brothers but don’t’ find the missing women. They search the entire area, including docks and boats. They hear someone yelling for help and find them both. They reunite them at the FBI. When his wife learns the truth she is furious. Charlie is in the garage playing air hockey. Larry comes to visit. Larry points out that they don’t have to talk about something other than math. They play a game of air hockey.

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Numb3rs S02, Ep01 – Judgement Call

Posted on May 8, 2017 by pasta26mc

Show: Numb3rs
Season: 2
Episode: 1
Title: Judgement Call
Original Air Date: September 23, 2005

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Favorite Quotes:

* Don: Four shots point blank ain’t a surprise. That’s premeditation.

* Charlie: I’m not really good at reading those kinds of signals.
Amita: No, you’re not.

* Megan: You have to start somewhere.
Charlie: No, you have to start everywhere.

* Megan: Human behavior is not that rational.

* Charlie: My system is not meant to be a replacement for your skills.

* Don: You get your case back and I’m back at square one with the wife’s murder.

* Charlie: What’s the difference between my math and a partial fingerprint?

* Don: I’m not dating anyone.
Alan: So I noticed.

* Charlie: Although we can’t fully explain pi, it keeps working.

* Don: I never ruled out the possibility of some kind of quantum entanglement.
Charlie: That’s not one of mine.

Synopsis: A woman drives home and pulls into her garage. But someone is in her garage waiting and kills her with a shotgun. Don wonders if the wife was the target, or if it was actually her husband who’s a judge. At Don’s office, there are piles and piles of files to go through of possible suspects. Charlie will try to create an equation to narrow down the field. Don interviews the judge. Colby and David go to visit the criminal that is in the judge’s courtroom. He gives them an enemy who might be interested in the case. At the courthouse, Don talks to a lawyer, and asks her to lunch. Charlie pops up and lunch becomes a rain check. David and Colby go to talk to the next in charge in his gang. But the gang is all there and they are outnumbered. Back at the house, Alan, Larry, Charlie and Amita are suddenly drug into one of Larry’s random topics. He tells a story about a 5th grade crush. They switch to the case and Larry points out that the prosecutor could be a target too. Colby comes up with some domestic disturbance cases, five to be exact, between the judge and his wife. Don goes back to talk to the judge. He tells Don he was an alcoholic and his wife left him because of it. He’s now in AA. Charlie and Megan discuss methodology in his office. Megan gets a call from David. The gang might take another shot at the judge. They raid the gang. At the courthouse, as the judge and the suspect are being escorted out, someone on a motorcycle opens fire. They get him. It’s Raymond. David and Don interrogate Raymond. He claims self-defense. Back at the courthouse, Nadine thanks him for saving her life. She still leaves the door open for romance. Amita, Megan and Charlie are back in his office crunching numbers. Larry joins them. Megan and Larry flirt a little. Amita and Charlie’s analysis narrow it down to two suspects. Megan shows both files to Don. Don is skeptical. At the house, Alan and his sons are having dinner. Charlie is bragging about how Don saved the prosecutor. David and Colby go to talk to the tipster about Lance Dolan. He has a girlfriend and they keep an eye on her. Don doesn’t understand why Dolan ranks so high on the radar. Megan jumps in to defend this lead. When Colby comes in with the reason for Dolan’s bench warrant, it turns out he stabbed the man who called in the tip about him. They bring the tipster in. Megan and Charlie are going over the other suspect. But he would be bragging about committing a murder. Larry is in the break room and starts talking about a theory he finds romantic. They get Hector to call the girlfriend. She calls Lance and then heads straight to him, to pick him up. They follow her and bust him. He has the gun used to murder the judge’s wife. He tells them he was hired to kill her. Charlie calls Don, there is something that connects the two suspects. They bluff Hector. He gives them the name Josh Calen. He tells them that Mrs. Calen hired Dolan to kill the judge’s wife. She wanted him to know what it felt like to be her. Don tells the judge what happened. Alan and Charlie pop in to take him to dinner. Nadine comes in to go to dinner with Don. He says good bye to Alan and Charlie and heads off on his date.

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