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Person of Interest
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.
- Created by:
- Jonathan Nolan
- Cast:
- Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, Kevin Chapman, Amy Acker
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 3
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 8.2Liberty
2013-09-24 · 43mThe 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.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.7Nothing to Hide
2013-10-01 · 43mThe 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.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.2Lady Killer
2013-10-08 · 43mThe team suspects the latest number to be a potential stalker/ killer. Root plots her escape from the institution and gives her psychiatrist a big surprise.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.1Reasonable Doubt
2013-10-15 · 43mThe 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.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 8.6Razgovor
2013-10-22 · 43mShaw 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.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 8.6Mors Praematura
2013-10-29 · 43mAfter 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.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 8.0The Perfect Mark
2013-11-05 · 43mThe team is met with surprises during an investigation into a hypnotherapist; an antiquities dealer has ties to a crime organization.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 8.7Endgame
2013-11-12 · 43mThe machine gives Finch 38 numbers at once; information about Carter's past is revealed.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 8.9The Crossing
2013-11-19 · 43mThe battle to bring a crime organization to justice reaches a new level; Reese's number comes up in the machine.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 9.1The Devil's Share
2013-11-26 · 43mAs the POI team seeks justice for a 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.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 8.5Lethe
2013-12-17 · 43mFlashbacks 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.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 8.6Aletheia
2014-01-07 · 43mMultiple 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.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 8.24C
2014-01-14 · 43mReese 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.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.5Provenance
2014-02-04 · 42mReese 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.
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Episode 15
★ 7.9Last Call
2014-02-25 · 43mFinch 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.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 8.5RAM
2014-03-04 · 43mThe secrets of Finch’s operation before he enlisted Reese are revealed, including shocking ties to present-day events.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 8.6/
2014-03-18 · 44mThe 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.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 8.0Allegiance
2014-03-25 · 43mFinch 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.
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Episode 19
★ 8.2Most Likely To...
2014-04-01 · 43mReese 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.
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E20
Episode 20
★ 8.6Death Benefit
2014-04-15 · 43mReese 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.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 8.5Beta
2014-04-29 · 43mAs 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.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 8.5A House Divided
2014-05-06 · 43mWhen 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.
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E23
Episode 23
★ 9.1Deus Ex Machina
2014-05-13 · 43mThe 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.
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Jim Caviezel
John Reese
Michael Emerson
Harold Finch
Kevin Chapman
Lionel Fusco
Amy Acker
Root
Sarah Shahi
Sameen Shaw