8.4/101,585 votes#1 - Tales of the Red Thread
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/2012
Martin Bohm, is a widower and single father who is haunted by an inability to connect to his emotionally challenged 11-year-old son Jake. But when Martin discovers that Jake can predict events before they happen, everything changes. Martin meets social worker Clea Hopkins and Professor Arthur Teller who may have the keys to help unlock Jake’s mind.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Writer: Tim Kring
7.6/10742 votes#2 - 1 + 1 = 3
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/22/2012
Martin is led to a pawn shop by his son Jake, where a robbery triggers a sequence of unpredictable events that connect a distraught flight attendant in New York, a son visiting from India on a mission to spread his father’s ashes, a middle school magician in Moscow, a cancer patient in New York and a mobster in the Bronx. It’s up to Jake and Martin to link the thread between them all.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Tim Kring
7.9/10808 votes#3 - Safety in Numbers
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/29/2012
When Martin comes in contact with a homeless man who possesses the same obsession with numbers as Jake, he sets out on a series of seemingly unrelated tasks that connect an abused African woman, a group of African boys entering a dance competition and an outgoing woman at California’s famed Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Meanwhile, Teller pays a visit to Jake’s board-and-care facility and emotions run high for Clea.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Carol Barbee
7.8/10564 votes#4 - Kite Strings
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/5/2012
Martin crosses paths with a young man who has a history with his deceased wife, Sarah. A couple managing an online instrument repair business work with an Iraqi heavy metal band that has a teenage follower who is looking to share his comedic talent with an American soldier in Baghdad. But the soldier has troubles of her own when her convoy is ambushed, forcing her to hide in the Iraqi desert. Then, a lottery winner comes upon a depressed pastor.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: N/A
7.7/10598 votes#5 - Entanglement
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/12/2012
Martin gets his laptop stolen on the day Jake is scheduled for an important evaluation. As a result, he becomes ensnared in a young Salvadoran woman’s quest to avenge the death of her family. Meanwhile, Teller tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. Also, a spirited Saudi Arabian girl tries to break free of the societal constraints imposed on her and a Montreal doctor attempts to meet a stranger on a train.
Director: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Chris Levinson
7.5/10474 votes#6 - Lost and Found
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/2012
As Martin and Clea work together to uncover a shocking development involving Clea’s mentally-challenged mother, Teller steps into trouble when he visits Jake at the board-and-care facility. Meanwhile, a plane crash survivor seeks new purpose to his existence and a Chinese couple struggles to find balance between work and life.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Robert Levine
7.4/10483 votes#7 - Noosphere Rising
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/26/2012
Martin attempts to find Teller’s mysterious workshop and winds up aiding another professor, Logan, to win big at poker. Meanwhile, a young Italian man creates a viral video to track down the love of his life, whom he only met in passing, and a city slicker who plans to sell off his dead father’s ranch, winds up learning a lesson from a horse that makes him appreciate the rural life his father chose. Then, Martin’s sister-in-law, Abigail Kelsey, visits Clea and Jake at the board-and-care facility, much to Martin’s dismay.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Tim Kring, Carol Barbee
7.5/10441 votes#8 - Zone of Exclusion
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/3/2012
Following numbers from Jake, Martin helps reunite a French woman with her biological mother and twin sister, then he attempts to find the person responsible for their estrangement. In the meantime, a superstitious young Italian woman is fretting when her astronaut husband loses contact with earth.
Director: Adam Kane
Writer: Chris Levinson
7.5/10424 votes#9 - Music of the Spheres
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/10/2012
Martin exposes a corrupt parole officer, and a Brazilian street musician uses his guitar to win the heart of a beautiful woman. In addition, Jake bonds with another mute boy, while Clea and Martin learn new information about one of Teller’s key patients.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10415 votes#10 - Tessellations
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/17/2012
When Martin is mistaken for a criminal, he must involve himself with a heist crew in order to win back an innocent dock worker’s job. Meanwhile, an Israeli boy and Palestinian girl fight to keep their relationship afloat. Clea uncovers some surprising documents about Jake, while Martin and his late wife’s sister meet to make a pivotal decision.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: N/A
7.7/10426 votes#11 - Gyre (1)
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/31/2012
In the first part of a two-part season finale, the Aster Corporation increases its interest in Jake, which forces Martin to join forces with Abigail Kelsey. When Avram convinces Martin that Jake and Amelia are connected, Martin begins a quest to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, the situation is intensified when Lucy, a mother whose daughter shares the same gift as Jake, becomes involved in the mission and the seemingly unrelated events are tied together.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: N/A
8.0/10444 votes#12 - Gyre (2)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/31/2012
In the conclusion of a two-part episode, the Aster Corporation increases its interest in Jake, which forces Martin to join forces with Abigail Kelsey. When Avram convinces Martin that Jake and Amelia are connected, Martin begins a quest to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, the situation is intensified when Lucy, a mother whose daughter shares the same gift as Jake, becomes involved in the mission and the seemingly unrelated events are tied together.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: N/A
7.3/10372 votes#13 - The Road Not Taken
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/14/2012
In an all-new bonus episode, Martin's car mysteriously breaks down in the town where he first became a reporter. When he begins to suspect his mentor is involved in illegal activity there, he risks severing their friendship in order to find the truth.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor
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Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDrama
Network:FOX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Tales of the Red Thread" is the best rated episode of "Touch" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 1585 votes. Directed by Francis Lawrence and written by Tim Kring, it aired on 1/25/2012. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "1 + 1 = 3".