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The Best Episodes of Numb3rs

Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical...

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  1. Background image for Spree (1)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Spree (1)

    S3:E1

    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.

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    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Ken Sanzel
  2. Background image for Two Daughters (2)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Two Daughters (2)

    S3:E2

    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.

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  3. Background image for Nine Wives
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Nine Wives

    S3:E12

    Don, Charlie, and the team search for a polygamist who is on the run. The man is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List for rape and murder.

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  4. Background image for One Hour
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - One Hour

    S3:E17

    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...

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  5. Background image for The Janus List
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Janus List

    S3:E24

    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.

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  6. Background image for Brutus
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Brutus

    S3:E10

    A California State Senator and a psychiatrist--neither have much in common with the other except for one thing...they both turn up dead on Don's watch. While the circumstances of their deaths are different, Don thinks the two murders are related, and tries to prove his hunch right. What he finds may bring to light a deep secret the government has been hiding for years.

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    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Ken Sanzel
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  8. Background image for Trust Metric
    8.2/10(375 votes)

    #7 - Trust Metric

    S4:E1

    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.

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    Director:Tony Scott
    Writer:Ken Sanzel
  9. Background image for Con Job
    8.2/10(301 votes)

    #8 - Con Job

    S6:E9

    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..

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    Writer:Don McGill
  10. Background image for When World's Collide
    8.1/10(285 votes)

    #9 - When World's Collide

    S4:E18

    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.

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  11. Background image for Angels and Devils
    8.1/10(298 votes)

    #10 - Angels and Devils

    S5:E23

    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.

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  12. Background image for Provenance
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Provenance

    S3:E3

    Don and the rest of the team find themselves in the midst of a confusing case. The investigation into a missing painting turns grim as a murder plot surfaces. Add Nazis to the mix, and things take an even more interesting turn!

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  13. Background image for Blackout
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Blackout

    S3:E7

    Blackouts leave Los Angeles in the dark. Don must work with his entire team to figure out if the power outages are a catastrophic accident or the sinister plot of terrorists.

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  14. Background image for Hardball
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Hardball

    S3:E8

    The case of a dead minor league baseball player leaves Don and the team with more questions than answers. When Charlie discovers that someone has come up with a statistical analysis that can identify which of the players are on steriods, the case gets more leads...and a suspect.

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  15. Background image for Waste Not
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Waste Not

    S3:E9

    The problem of the disposal of toxic waste becomes real to Don, Charlie and the team when several children are injured after a sinkhole collapses underneath a school playground. Charlie attempts to help with the case, but faces opposition from his new boss.

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  16. Background image for Killer Chat
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Killer Chat

    S3:E11

    Don and Charlie track a killer who has murdered several sex predators. The predators took advantage of teenage girls they met in chat rooms. Meanwhile, Larry is ready to begin an adventure with NASA.

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    Writer:Don McGill
  17. Background image for End of Watch
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - End of Watch

    S3:E15

    Don and the team reopen a cold case when a LAPD badge turns up at a construction site. When Charlie joins the investigation, they attempt to track down the owner of the badge, an officer who has been missing 17 years. Meanwhile, Alan is informed that he's being sued.

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  18. Background image for Democracy
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Democracy

    S3:E18

    Several area murders seem to be tied to voter fraud. Don, Charlie, and the team must find the killers before they strike again.

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  19. Background image for Jacked
    8.0/10(287 votes)

    #18 - Jacked

    S5:E12

    Don and his team must race to save the hostages being held on a hijacked bus.

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  20. Background image for Disturbed
    8.0/10(296 votes)

    #19 - Disturbed

    S5:E21

    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.

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  21. Background image for Ultimatum
    8.0/10(291 votes)

    #20 - Ultimatum

    S6:E8

    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.

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    Director:Dennis Smith
  22. Background image for Cause and Effect
    8.0/10(311 votes)

    #21 - Cause and Effect

    S6:E16

    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.

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  23. Background image for Power
    7.9/10(290 votes)

    #22 - Power

    S4:E12

    A bad case becomes worse when Don and the team must pursue a police officer believed to have committed unspeakable crimes.

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  24. Background image for Scan Man
    7.9/10(289 votes)

    #23 - Scan Man

    S5:E5

    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.

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    Writer:Don McGill
  25. Background image for Chinese Box
    7.8/10(287 votes)

    #24 - Chinese Box

    S4:E10

    Don and the team are left with little recourse when a former FBI subcontractor takes a team member hostage.

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    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Ken Sanzel
  26. Background image for The Fifth Man
    7.8/10(262 votes)

    #25 - The Fifth Man

    S5:E20

    Don's life hangs in the balance after he is injured during a raid while investigating a series of home invasions.

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    Director:Ken Sanzel
    Writer:Don McGill

Best Episodes Summary

"Spree (1)" is the best rated episode of "Numb3rs". It scored 8.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by John Behring and written by Ken Sanzel, it aired on 9/22/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Two Daughters (2)".