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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Person of Interest Season 1 Episode 2 - Ghosts
    7.9/10(5152 votes)

    #1 - Ghosts

    S1:E2

    Reese and Finch question the machine's reliability when they are asked to investigate a teenager who was killed years earlier; Finch remembers the origin of the machine.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writers:Jonathan Nolan, Greg Plageman

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  2. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 16 - Blunt
    7.9/10(3009 votes)

    #2 - Blunt

    S4:E16

    Reese and Finch must protect Harper, a street-smart grifter, when her plan to steal cash from a medical marijuana dispensary goes up in smoke.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Amanda Segel, Greg Plageman

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  3. Person of Interest Season 1 Episode 3 - Mission Creep
    8.0/10(4694 votes)

    #3 - Mission Creep

    S1:E3

    Reese goes undercover to find the threat surrounding the next person on Finch's list: a young army veteran named Joey Durban.

    Director:Steven DePaul
    Writer:Patrick Harbinson

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  4. Person of Interest Season 1 Episode 14 - Wolf and Cub
    8.0/10(3873 votes)

    #4 - Wolf and Cub

    S1:E14

    The Machine identifies Darren, a teenager whose brother was just murdered, as the next POI. Meanwhile, Finch is growing concerned that the son of his former business partner is dangerously close to finding out about the Machine.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Nic Van Zeebroeck, Michael Sopczynski

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  5. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 4 - Triggerman
    8.0/10(3378 votes)

    #5 - Triggerman

    S2:E4

    When The Machine gives them the number of a mob enforcer whose life becomes endangered, Reese and Finch must decide whether to intervene or allow karma to balance the scales of justice. Meanwhile, Finch seeks aid from an unlikely source.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Erik Mountain

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  6. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 8 - Til Death
    8.0/10(3367 votes)

    #6 - Til Death

    S2:E8

    The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up

    Director:Helen Shaver
    Writer:Amanda Segel

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  7. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 9 - C.O.D.
    8.0/10(3210 votes)

    #7 - C.O.D.

    S2:E9

    When the machine names a New York cabdriver as a person of interest, any of his passengers could be a part of the impending crime.

    Director:Clark Johnson
    Writer:Ray Utarnachitt

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  8. Person of Interest Season 3 Episode 4 - Reasonable Doubt
    8.0/10(3288 votes)

    #8 - Reasonable Doubt

    S3:E4

    The 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.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writer:Melissa Scrivner-Love

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  9. Person of Interest Season 3 Episode 14 - Provenance
    8.0/10(3112 votes)

    #9 - Provenance

    S3:E14

    Reese 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.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writer:Sean Hennen

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  10. Person of Interest Season 1 Episode 8 - Foe
    8.1/10(4258 votes)

    #10 - Foe

    S1:E8

    When Reese and Finch discover that their latest POI has connections to Cold War Soviet espionage circles, they quickly learn how covert ops were handled in a world before The Machine.

    Director:Milan Cheylov
    Writer:Sean Hennen

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  11. Person of Interest Season 3 Episode 18 - Allegiance
    8.1/10(2935 votes)

    #11 - Allegiance

    S3:E18

    Finch 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.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writer:Tony Camerino

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  12. Person of Interest Season 1 Episode 5 - Judgement
    8.2/10(4386 votes)

    #12 - Judgement

    S1:E5

    Reese and Finch have the added challenge of investigating a Person of Interest who wants nothing to do with their brand of vigilante justice.

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:David Slack

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  13. Person of Interest Season 1 Episode 12 - Legacy
    8.2/10(3908 votes)

    #13 - Legacy

    S1:E12

    When Carter finally comes face-to-face with Reese, he urges her to join forces to help with their latest POI, a scrappy young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who turned her life around and became a lawyer.

    Director:Brad Anderson
    Writer:Amanda Segel

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  14. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 18 - All In
    8.2/10(3118 votes)

    #14 - All In

    S2:E18

    Finch and Reese head to Atlantic City to protect the latest person of interest, an elderly gambler; Carter tries to clear another detective's name.

    Director:Tricia Brock
    Writer:Lucas O'Connor

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  15. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 4 - Brotherhood
    8.2/10(3128 votes)

    #15 - Brotherhood

    S4:E4

    Reese's cover job as a detective at the NYPD becomes complicated when the young brother and sister he's protecting become targets of a gang investigation.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writer:Denise Thé

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  16. Person of Interest Season 4 Episode 17 - Karma
    8.2/10(2863 votes)

    #16 - Karma

    S4:E17

    Reese and Finch try to protect a psychologist whose unorthodox methods for helping his patients find closure could cost him dearly. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal Finch’s fragile state in the days following the bombing that killed his best friend, Nathan Ingram.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Sabir Pirzada, Hillary Benefiel

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  17. Person of Interest Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.3/10(6751 votes)

    #17 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    When the social security number of a young prosecutor comes up, Reese and Finch work together to figure out if their person of interest is the victim or perpetrator.

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Jonathan Nolan

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  18. Person of Interest Season 1 Episode 4 - Cura Te Ipsum
    8.3/10(4570 votes)

    #18 - Cura Te Ipsum

    S1:E4

    Reese and Finch get some help from Detective Fusco as they surveil their latest POI, Dr. Megan Tillman, while she’s on call and after hours to unravel the threat surrounding the promising young physician.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Denise Thé

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  19. Person of Interest Season 1 Episode 16 - Risk
    8.3/10(3805 votes)

    #19 - Risk

    S1:E16

    The Machine leads Reese and Finch to Wall Street when a sharp young trader at a major investment bank becomes embroiled in a multi-million dollar financial scam.

    Director:Jeff T. Thomas
    Writer:Sean Hennen

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  20. Person of Interest Season 1 Episode 18 - Identity Crisis
    8.3/10(3800 votes)

    #20 - Identity Crisis

    S1:E18

    The Machine's latest number presents a unique challenge for Reese and Finch since the person has virtually no digital footprint - and appears to be leading a double life.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Amy Berg

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  21. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 3 - Masquerade
    8.3/10(3520 votes)

    #21 - Masquerade

    S2:E3

    With Finch back in the Library, Reese returns to field work, only to face his toughest case yet – protecting the privileged daughter of a Brazilian diplomat.

    Director:Jeffrey G. Hunt
    Writer:Melissa Scrivner-Love

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  22. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 6 - The High Road
    8.3/10(3311 votes)

    #22 - The High Road

    S2:E6

    Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writers:Nic Van Zeebroeck, Michael Sopczynski

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  23. Person of Interest Season 2 Episode 14 - One Percent
    8.3/10(3291 votes)

    #23 - One Percent

    S2:E14

    Finch and Reese meet their match: a tech billionaire whose curiosity and endless resources could expose their identities and ruin their efforts to save his life.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Denise Thé, Melissa Scrivner-Love

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  24. Person of Interest Season 3 Episode 1 - Liberty
    8.3/10(3564 votes)

    #24 - Liberty

    S3:E1

    The 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.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Denise Thé, Greg Plageman

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  25. Person of Interest Season 3 Episode 2 - Nothing to Hide
    8.3/10(3224 votes)

    #25 - Nothing to Hide

    S3:E2

    The 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.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Erik Mountain

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Ghosts" is the worst rated episode of "Person of Interest". It scored 7.9/10 based on 5152 votes. Directed by Richard J. Lewis and written by Jonathan Nolan, Greg Plageman, it aired on 9/29/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Blunt".