8.3/10395 votesLoading...#1 - Shadow
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/10/2012
A student tips off Pierce about a potential conspiracy to cover up the murder of a U.S. Senator.
Director: Kenneth Biller
Writer: Michael Sussman
8.3/10360 votesLoading...#2 - Light
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/17/2012
Moretti learns that there may be some truth to Pierce's conspiracy theory; Pierce's new doctor forces him to face the truth about Natalie.
Director: Kenneth Biller
Writer: Kenneth Biller
8.3/10238 votesLoading...#3 - Dirty
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/19/2014
When Donnie finds himself in a compromising situation, he calls Pierce for help. As the evidence begins to stack against Donnie, Pierce and Moretti struggle with their own fears and doubts, as they work to solve the case. During the chaos, Pierce must deal with his father after he assaults someone at the assisted living facility.
Director: LeVar Burton
Writer: Jonathan Abrahams
8.2/10292 votesLoading...#4 - Warrior
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/27/2013
Moretti faces criminal charges after taking matters into her own hands on a dangerous case; Pierce and Donnie try to clear Kate's name.
Director: Kenneth Biller
Writer: Amanda Green
8.2/10249 votesLoading...#5 - Obsession
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/18/2014
Pierce's mental stability is questioned and his job threatened when he is accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend, Caroline Newsome. As the situation escalates, Moretti works to find the real stalker with help from a visiting inspector from Canada.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Raf Green, Charley Dane
8.2/10257 votesLoading...#6 - Prologue
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 8/5/2014
After a missing FBI agent turns up dead, Pierce is forced to face the one case he was never able to solve. When they discover that the killer is still out there, Pierce agrees to help Moretti, against the wishes of his therapist, Dr. Rosenthal, who believes it will only exacerbate Pierce’s condition.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Michael Sussman
8.1/10303 votesLoading...#7 - Blindness
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/9/2013
When a series of bizarre public murders occur, Pierce realizes that the killer is trying to send a message about inattentional blindness, but Donnie doubts this theory. But Pierce has a trick up his sleeve that can prove his point, and they must scramble to piece together the clues before the clever killer can make any more examples out of innocent victims.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Nicki Paluga
8.0/10227 votesLoading...#8 - Bolero
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/29/2014
After Pierce witnesses a gallery owner die during a seizure caused by a video installation, he convinces Moretti that it was actually a murder. Their search for the killer puts them in the middle of a brazen art heist. As Pierce works on the case, he is forced to re-examine his relationship with Natalie.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Tawnya Bhattacharya, Ali Laventhol
8.0/10229 votesLoading...#9 - Brainstorm
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/17/2015
After Dr. Daniel Pierce suffers a traumatic injury, his father and his friend must decide if they should allow him to undergo a high-risk surgery; Pierce begins to question everything he sees and hears.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: N/A
8.0/10213 votesLoading...#10 - Romeo
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 3/10/2015
When a student is found murdered, Pierce tries to find the killer while defending the victim's boyfriend; Pierce must confront his feelings as Kate and Donnie prepare for their wedding day.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10226 votesLoading...#11 - Run
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 3/17/2015
When Moretti goes missing the day of her wedding, Pierce and Donnie set off in pursuit of the runaway bride. They soon learn that Kate has been abducted by a dangerous person from Pierce's own past. Now, Pierce and Donnie must risk everything to save Moretti before it's too late.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10385 votesLoading...#12 - Cipher
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/30/2012
Pierce tries to crack a coded message left in a newspaper by someone who may be connected to a murder. But time isn’t on his side as another victim’s life could be in danger.
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: Jerry Shandy
7.9/10324 votesLoading...#13 - Ch-Ch-Changes
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/25/2013
FBI Agent Kate Moretti asks Dr. Daniel Pierce to determine the mental competency of a man being retried for murder. But the trial takes a shocking and unexpected turn when Pierce’s findings question whether the person standing trial is the same person he was six years ago. Meanwhile, Moretti is unpleasantly surprised to discover that the Assistant U.S. Attorney prosecuting the case is her soon-to-be-ex-husband Donnie Ryan.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Kenneth Biller, Jason Ning
7.8/10410 votesLoading...#14 - 86'd
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/23/2012
Pierce and Moretti race to find clues when a serial killer from 1986 begins killing again. They catch a break when they learn that one of the victims is actually alive. Moretti's dad, one of the investigators on the original case, offers his daughter advice. Pamela Reed also guest-stars as the mother of the surviving victim, while Armin Shimerman is the victim's psychologist.
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: Stephen Tolkin
7.8/10394 votesLoading...#15 - The Messenger
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/6/2012
When a young man in a cult claims to be hearing the word of God, Pierce must determine if it’s actually the word of God or a life-threatening neurological condition. Pierce and Moretti must also figure out if his murder is linked to his drug past or his new life with an organization that may be scamming people out of their life savings. Roger Bart guest-stars as Ethan Kendrick, a high-powered IRS agent looking into the finances of the organization. Meanwhile, the university gives Pierce an award for his research.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Stephen Tolkin, Jason Ning
7.8/10357 votesLoading...#16 - Nemesis
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/27/2012
Pierce must take a deep look into his own life when he is brought into a case involving a schizophrenic. Meanwhile, Moretti stops at nothing to impress her new boss at the FBI. Guest star Tom Sizemore plays a top-level Irish mobster, while guest star Edward Furlong plays a would-be tough guy who may have played a crucial role in the crime.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Amanda Green
7.8/10325 votesLoading...#17 - Kilimanjaro
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/3/2012
Moretti and Pierce are called upon to solve a crime in their own backyard when a college student is killed in her dorm room. Pierce is forced into the uncomfortable situation of interacting on a personal level with more than one of his students, which forces him to confront difficult truths about his own past. The case comes just as Moretti is beginning to re-evaluate her relationship with Dr. Hathaway.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Amanda Green
7.8/10303 votesLoading...#18 - Toxic
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/16/2013
Pierce accepts an invitation to work on a case from a renowned environmental activist concerning a chain of abnormal neurological reactions in a group of young girls. However, upon examining the girls, Pierce discovers that a dark secret is at the root of their ailments. Meanwhile, Moretti questions Pierce’s motives in working on a case without her.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Warren Hsu Leonard
7.8/10281 votesLoading...#19 - Asylum
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/13/2013
Pierce investigates a stabbing at a psychiatric hospital and becomes convinced that the hospital is full of dark secrets.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: N/A
7.8/10260 votesLoading...#20 - Wounded
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/20/2013
Donnie tries to help a war hero who suffers from a neurological disorder; Pierce is surprised by an old flame.
Director: Kenneth Biller
Writer: Michael Sussman
7.8/10239 votesLoading...#21 - Curveball
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/24/2014
Pierce fights for an autistic teen who is under interrogation for murder; Dean Haley attempts to convince a neuroscience prodigy to attend CLMU.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Jason Ning
7.8/10269 votesLoading...#22 - Paris
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/17/2014
Dr. Daniel Pierce’s picture-perfect new life in Paris is suddenly turned upside down after he is approached by the FBI legat to help with a dangerous international case. Meanwhile, his assistant Max Lewicki and Dean Paul Haley plot to get Pierce to return to Chicago.
Director: Kenneth Biller
Writer: Michael Sussman
7.8/10249 votesLoading...#23 - Painless
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/24/2014
When a prosecutor mysteriously drops dead in the middle of a courtroom, Pierce and Moretti go on the hunt for a killer. Meanwhile, Moretti and Donnie make some decisions about their future.
Director: Eric McCormack
Writer: Jason Ning
7.8/10213 votesLoading...#24 - Silence
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/12/2014
Donnie and Moretti are caught in the crossfire when a sniper shoots up the lobby of the Federal Building. When Pierce determines that the shooter is afraid of Extreme Low Frequency radio waves, he and Moretti take a trip to the Quiet Zone in Virginia, where they think the shooter is hiding out. Meanwhile, an alluring woman named Shelby Buchanan courts Donnie to run for political office.
Director: LeVar Burton
Writer: Raf Green
7.7/10298 votesLoading...#25 - Caleidoscope
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/23/2013
Pierce and Morretti plunge into virtual reality to solve the murder of Kurt Simpson, a man who spent most of his time in a massive multiplayer online game called Caleidoscope. After creating an avatar of himself to investigate the crime, Pierce struggles more than ever to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Jonathan Abrahams
The Best Episodes of Perception
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Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful...
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:TNT
Best Episodes Summary
"Shadow" is the best rated episode of "Perception". It scored 8.3/10 based on 395 votes. Directed by Kenneth Biller and written by Michael Sussman, it aired on 9/10/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Light".