7.6/10326 votes#1 - Spree (1)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2006
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
7.7/10315 votes#2 - Two Daughters (2)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2006
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
7.5/10297 votes#3 - Provenance
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2006
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!
Director: David Von Ancken
Writer: Don McGill
7.1/10265 votes#4 - The Mole
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2006
Don and the team attempt to figure out what happened when a Chinese interpreter turns up dead.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writer: Robert Port
7.3/10278 votes#5 - Traffic
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2006
Don and the rest of the team investigate several attacks occurring on LA highways that may be connected.
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
7.3/10278 votes#6 - Longshot
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2006
Don and the team investigate a suspicious death at a horse track. When Charlie starts looking into the crime, he uncovers something that will send the investigation into an entirely different direction.
Director: John Behring
Writer: J. David Harden
7.5/10305 votes#7 - Blackout
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2006
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.
Director: Scott Lautanen
Writer: Andrew Dettmann
7.5/10299 votes#8 - Hardball
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2006
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.
Director: Frederick King Keller
Writer: Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
7.6/10293 votes#9 - Waste Not
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2006
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.
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Julie Hébert
7.1/10269 votes#10 - Brutus
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2006
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.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Ken Sanzel
7.6/10283 votes#11 - Killer Chat
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2006
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.
Director: Chris Hartwill
Writer: Don McGill
7.5/10296 votes#12 - Nine Wives
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/2007
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.
Director: Julie Hébert
Writer: Julie Hébert
7.3/10265 votes#13 - Finders Keepers
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/2007
After an extremely expensive yacht sinks in the middle of a race, Charlie is put between a rock and a hard place when Don and the NSA need his help on the case.
Director: Colin Bucksey
Writer: Andrew Dettmann
7.3/10270 votes#14 - Take Out
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/2007
When two police officers are killed while eating dinner out, Charlie tries to figure out where the killers will strike next. Don's superiors make him see the department shrink.
Director: Leslie Libman
Writer: Sean Crouch
7.3/10277 votes#15 - End Of Watch
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/2007
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.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Robert Port, Mark Llewellyn
7.0/10268 votes#16 - Contenders
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/2007
One of David's closest friends is called into question after a man dies while boxing with him. When it turns out this is not the first time such an event has happened, things look even worse. Charlie is busy practicing what little he knows about poker, so he can take Larry's spot in a tournament.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: J. David Harden
8.1/10338 votes#17 - One Hour
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/23/2007
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
7.3/10289 votes#18 - Democracy
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/2007
Several area murders seem to be tied to voter fraud. Don, Charlie, and the team must find the killers before they strike again.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
7.2/10274 votes#19 - Pandora's Box
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/2007
When a jet crashes in the middle of a forest, Charlie suspects that there is more to the crash than what meets the eye.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Andrew Black
7.3/10269 votes#20 - Burn Rate
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/2007
When Don investigates a series of bombings, he calls in Charlie to help pinpoint the bomber. But the two disagree over who the culprit is. Is it a new terrorist, or an old enemy?
Director: Frederick King Keller
Writer: Don McGill
7.6/10296 votes#21 - The Art of Reckoning
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/27/2007
When a former mob hit man on death row suddenly has a change of heart and agrees to confess to his crimes, Don has an uneasy feeling about the whole affair.
Director: John Behring
Writer: Julie Hébert
7.2/10280 votes#22 - Under Pressure
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2007
Don, Charlie, and the team take on unknown terrorists who may be using nerve gas to undermine Los Angeles' water supply.
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Andrew Dettmann
7.3/10274 votes#23 - Money For Nothing
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/2007
$50 million dollars in medical relief is up for grabs after the shipment is stolen. But there's a catch--someone other than the FBI wants to recover the shipment. Don and the team find themselves pitted against blackmarketeers in a deadly race for the supplies.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writer: Nicolas Falacci, Cheryl Heuton
8.4/10423 votes#24 - The Janus List
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/2007
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
Writer: Ken Sanzel, Robert Port
The Best Episodes of Numb3rs Season 3
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Spree (1)" is the best rated episode of "Numb3rs" season 3. It scored 7.6/10 based on 326 votes. Directed by John Behring and written by Ken Sanzel, it aired on 9/22/2006. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Two Daughters (2)".