The Best Episodes of Numb3rs

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8.5/10(437 votes)
#1 - The Janus List
S3:E245/18/2007
In the midst of investigating a serious bomb threat, Don and Charlie uncover a secret that could change their lives and the lives of the team forever.
Director:John Behring
Writers:Ken Sanzel, Robert Port
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Director:John Behring
Writers:Ken Sanzel, Robert Port
8.3/10(382 votes)
#2 - Trust Metric
S4:E19/28/2007
After the events of "The Janus List," Colby escapes from custody. Don and the team go after him, but everything may not be as it seems.
Director:Tony Scott
Writer:Ken Sanzel
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Director:Tony Scott
Writer:Ken Sanzel
8.3/10(280 votes)
#3 - Con Job
S6:E911/20/2009
Charlie and Don reluctantly enlist the help of imprisoned con man John Buckley to help them catch a crook who's using Buckley's M.O. to rob the Diamond Exchange..
Director:Ralph Hemecker
Writer:Don McGill
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Director:Ralph Hemecker
Writer:Don McGill
8.1/10(361 votes)
#4 - One Hour
S3:E172/23/2007
Don talks to his therapist again, and while he's gone, the team races to find an eleven year-old boy being held on a $3 million ransom, and time is running out...
Director:J. Miller Tobin
Writer:Ken Sanzel
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Director:J. Miller Tobin
Writer:Ken Sanzel
8.1/10(312 votes)
#5 - Cause and Effect
S6:E163/12/2010
After Charlie and Amita get married and begin preparations for their London adventure, they put a slight hold on their wedded bliss when they assist the team in helping Don track down the whereabouts of his gun after it goes missing.
Director:Nicolas Falacci
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
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Director:Nicolas Falacci
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
8.1/10(304 votes)
#6 - Disturbed
S5:E215/1/2009
Feeling guilty over the stabbing, Charlie puts his attention on finding a serial killer using math theories to help the team solve the case before another life is taken.
Director:Dennis Smith
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
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Director:Dennis Smith
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton

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8.1/10(301 votes)
#7 - Angels and Devils
S5:E235/15/2009
When Amita is abducted, Don and the team’s frantic search for her leads them to the delusional head of a cult, but it is up to a distraught Charlie to discover what the suspect’s bizarre plans for her are.
Director:Alex Zakrzewski
Writer:Ken Sanzel
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Director:Alex Zakrzewski
Writer:Ken Sanzel
8.1/10(296 votes)
#8 - When World's Collide
S4:E185/16/2008
In the season finale, Don and Charlie work together on a case that ends up with them going head to head about their personal beliefs, and one team member will walk away forever.
Director:John Behring
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
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Director:John Behring
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
8.1/10(292 votes)
#9 - Jacked
S5:E121/16/2009
Don and his team must race to save the hostages being held on a hijacked bus.
Director:Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writer:Don McGill
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Director:Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writer:Don McGill
8.1/10(281 votes)
#10 - Ultimatum
S6:E811/13/2009
While tracking down a felon running a heroin ring inside a prison, Agent Ian Edgerton becomes a murder suspect when the informant he meets with ends up dead, sending a desperate Edgerton over the edge when he takes a member of Don's team hostage.
Director:Dennis Smith
Writer:Robert Port
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Director:Dennis Smith
Writer:Robert Port
7.9/10(298 votes)
#11 - Power
S4:E121/18/2008
A bad case becomes worse when Don and the team must pursue a police officer believed to have committed unspeakable crimes.
Director:Julie Hébert
Writer:Julie Hébert
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Director:Julie Hébert
Writer:Julie Hébert
7.9/10(276 votes)
#12 - Scan Man
S5:E510/31/2008
The team investigates a crew stealing high-end goods from a shipping service; Don questions his faith in the FBI when one of his men is killed on duty.
Director:Craig Ross Jr.
Writer:Don McGill
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Director:Craig Ross Jr.
Writer:Don McGill
7.9/10(272 votes)
#13 - Greatest Hits
S5:E225/8/2009
Don and the team are sent to look into a series of bank robberies and soon name former FBI Agent Roger Bloom as their lead suspect.
Director:Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writer:Andrew Dettmann
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Director:Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writer:Andrew Dettmann
7.9/10(258 votes)
#14 - Old Soldiers
S6:E1012/4/2009
When the team foils a robbery of an armored car full of Federal Reserve money and recover bills that trace back to the infamous D.B. Cooper heist, they call on Agent Roger Bloom, who worked on the Cooper case, for help with the investigation. Henry Winkler returns as former FBI Agent Roger Bloom, and Michael Hogan, the uncle of the slain armored car driver and a key player in the investigation.
Director:Ken Sanzel
Writer:Steve Cohen
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Director:Ken Sanzel
Writer:Steve Cohen
7.8/10(335 votes)
#15 - Two Daughters (2)
S3:E29/29/2006
David tries to get information from one of Crystal's old boyfriends, but he isn't helping. Things get personal for the team when Crystal kidnaps one of them.
Director:Alex Zakrzewski
Writer:Ken Sanzel
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Director:Alex Zakrzewski
Writer:Ken Sanzel
7.8/10(328 votes)
#16 - Graphic
S4:E911/23/2007
The team investigates the theft of a graphic comic book.
Director:John Behring
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
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Director:John Behring
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
7.8/10(309 votes)
#17 - Backscatter
S2:E225/5/2006
An FBI investigation into a computer hacking scam that taps into a bank's system to gain access to the identities and financial assets of its customers becomes personal for Don and the Eppes family.
Director:Bill Eagles
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
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Director:Bill Eagles
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
7.8/10(296 votes)
#18 - Primacy
S4:E711/9/2007
When a man is found dead, the team enters the world of alternate reality gaming. However, their investigation leads to a danger for a loved one.
Director:Chris Hartwill
Writer:Julie Hébert
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Director:Chris Hartwill
Writer:Julie Hébert
7.8/10(283 votes)
#19 - Chinese Box
S4:E1012/14/2007
Don and the team are left with little recourse when a former FBI subcontractor takes a team member hostage.
Director:Dennis Smith
Writer:Ken Sanzel
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Director:Dennis Smith
Writer:Ken Sanzel
7.8/10(269 votes)
#20 - The Fifth Man
S5:E204/24/2009
Don's life hangs in the balance after he is injured during a raid while investigating a series of home invasions.
Director:Ken Sanzel
Writer:Don McGill
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Director:Ken Sanzel
Writer:Don McGill
7.7/10(517 votes)
#21 - Uncertainty Principle
S1:E21/28/2005
Charlie accurately predicts where a band of bank robbers will strike next. But when Don and his team confront them, a massive shoot-out occurs leaving four people, including an officer, dead. The outcome disturbs Charlie and he retreats into the family garage to work out an unsolvable math problem that he also plunged into after his mother became ill a year earlier. But Don needs his brother's help and tries to get Charlie to return to the case.
Directors:David Von Ancken, Davis Guggenheim
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
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Directors:David Von Ancken, Davis Guggenheim
Writers:Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
7.7/10(421 votes)
#22 - Sniper Zero
S1:E94/15/2005
The city is in a panic as a sniper goes on a shooting spree and randomly kills several people, including a postal worker. The investigation reveals that more than one shooter is at work. As Charlie works the case, he's frustrated by a sniper expert Don brings in to help out.
Director:J. Miller Tobin
Writer:Ken Sanzel
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Director:J. Miller Tobin
Writer:Ken Sanzel
7.7/10(413 votes)
#23 - Counterfeit Reality
S1:E73/11/2005
Don learns that counterfeiters are at work producing small-denomination bills, and that they have taken an artist hostage to draw the images for the fake money. If the missing woman isn't located soon, Don fears that she will be killed when her work is finished on the phony cash. The counterfeiters have already murdered at least five people, two of whom stole money from them. The case is made more difficult for Don when his former lover, now a Secret Service agent, is assigned to it.
Director:Alex Zakrzewski
Writer:Andrew Dettmann
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Director:Alex Zakrzewski
Writer:Andrew Dettmann
7.7/10(347 votes)
#24 - Spree (1)
S3:E19/22/2006
Don has a problem. Crystal Hoyle and her boyfriend Buck are going on a robbery and killing spree. Their terror is spread over seven states, and Charlie is called in to help. However, problems between Alan and Charlie may hinder Charlie's concentration.
Director:John Behring
Writer:Ken Sanzel
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Director:John Behring
Writer:Ken Sanzel
7.7/10(331 votes)
#25 - Dark Matter
S2:E194/7/2006
Don and his team investigate a school shooting. He learns two students could have a strong motive, so Charlie uses the school's radio frequency identification system to track the shooters' movements through the school's hallways. When Charlie detects an abnormal pattern, the agents take a look at the evidence and discover a third participant no one had suspected earlier.
Director:Peter Ellis
Writer:Don McGill
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Director:Peter Ellis
Writer:Don McGill