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The Best Episodes of Without a Trace Season 2

Every episode of Without a Trace Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Without a Trace Season 2!

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The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 1 - The Bus
    7.7/10(275 votes)

    #1 - The Bus

    S2:E1

    A school bus is abducted by kidnappers who demand more and more for ransom.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Hank Steinberg

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  2. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 2 - Revelations
    7.3/10(206 votes)

    #2 - Revelations

    S2:E2

    When a priest disappears Jack begins to think that the man is involved in some wrongdoing rather than the possible victim of a crime.

    Director:Charles Correll
    Writer:Jan Nash

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  3. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 3 - Confidence
    7.5/10(193 votes)

    #3 - Confidence

    S2:E3

    A missing-persons case becomes a criminal investigation when, after a recently engaged woman disappears, it turns out that she was running a confidence scheme.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Greg Walker

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  4. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 4 - Prodigy
    7.3/10(203 votes)

    #4 - Prodigy

    S2:E4

    When a 14-year-old violinist disappears on the night of a concert, the team follows her and her valuable violin's trail and Samantha bravely tries to recover from the gunshot wound.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 5 - Copycat
    8.1/10(242 votes)

    #5 - Copycat

    S2:E5

    Malone searches for a missing woman whose description matches those of a series of murder victims from a 12-year-old case only to learn that Graham Spaulding is pulling the strings, and drawing on incidents in Jack's past to lure him into a trap.

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Jennifer Levin

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  6. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 6 - Sons and Daughters
    7.7/10(253 votes)

    #6 - Sons and Daughters

    S2:E6

    When a high school sex-scandal leads to murder it is the team's job to figure out who did it and why.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:John Bellucci

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  7. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 7 - A Tree Falls
    7.6/10(196 votes)

    #7 - A Tree Falls

    S2:E7

    The team is baffled as to why no family members come forward after a Latino boy is abducted in mildde of the day time from a street in Spanish Harlem.

    Director:Rob Bailey
    Writer:Allison Abner

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  8. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 8 - Trip Box
    7.6/10(195 votes)

    #8 - Trip Box

    S2:E8

    After A fireman heroically pulled two people from a burning building he vanishes. The team begin to suspect some firemen might be guilty of arson.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Simon Mirren

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  9. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 9 - Moving On
    7.7/10(191 votes)

    #9 - Moving On

    S2:E9

    The team search for a Doctor that has disappeared after a jog in the city with her ex-husband

    Director:John Peters
    Writer:David H. Goodman

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  10. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 10 - Coming Home
    7.5/10(201 votes)

    #10 - Coming Home

    S2:E10

    When Luke Horton disappears after a class reunion, the team initiates a search for him, and learn that Luke was living a double life and was finally ready to come clean.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 11 - Exposure
    7.5/10(183 votes)

    #11 - Exposure

    S2:E11

    The team has a wealth of suspects from which to choose as they search for a missing paparazzo who felt responsible when one of his pictures outing a TV star led to the actor's ruin and eventual suicide, and vowed to redeem himself and his career by helping an environmental watchdog group expose a corporation's cancer-causing pollution.

    Director:Charles Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 12 - Hawks and Handsaws
    7.2/10(187 votes)

    #12 - Hawks and Handsaws

    S2:E12

    The team searches for a missing criminal defense attorney. While investigating the man's life, Jack begins to believe that his recent behavior is the result of paranoid schizophrenia.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 13 - Life Rules
    7.3/10(191 votes)

    #13 - Life Rules

    S2:E13

    The team Search for a missing motivational speaker only to find that there is an abundance of suspects,The find out that they man is no who he appears to be.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Erika Johnson

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  14. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 14 - The Line
    7.4/10(184 votes)

    #14 - The Line

    S2:E14

    When a female ex-cop-turned-bounty-hunter is shot then goes missing the team must investigatesher were about's

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Greg Walker

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  15. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 15 - Wannabe
    8.8/10(392 votes)

    #15 - Wannabe

    S2:E15

    A 12 year old boy (Jake Thomas) goes missing. The team discovers that the boy had a rough 24 hours leading up to his disappearance. He disappeared in the middle of the school day, the only clues a broken miror, a discarded hall pass, and blood on the wall....until a picture of him is sent around the school.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 16 - Risen
    7.8/10(208 votes)

    #16 - Risen

    S2:E16

    A new lead reveals details about a missing woman's sexual history.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 17 - Gung Ho
    7.6/10(183 votes)

    #17 - Gung Ho

    S2:E17

    When a young soldier recently returned from Iraq disappears, Jack and Danny look into his disappearance only to learn that the soldier may have more secrets than they want to uncover.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Simon Mirren

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  18. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 18 - Legacy
    7.6/10(204 votes)

    #18 - Legacy

    S2:E18

    The team searches for a man who goes missing after leaving his wife's hair salon to deposit the day's earnings following an argument with her. Meanwhile, Danny resists getting pulled back into the life of his convict brother who is up for parole, and Martin's impending firearms qualifications test dredges up unsettling memories for him.

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writers:Maria Maggenti, Allison Abner

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  19. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 19 - Doppelgänger
    7.7/10(211 votes)

    #19 - Doppelgänger

    S2:E19

    The team investigates a missing woman's boyfriend, with whom she lived. However, they determine that he has a twin brother and quickly turn their attention to him.

    Director:Andy Wolk
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 20 - Shadows
    8.1/10(200 votes)

    #20 - Shadows

    S2:E20

    When Sam helps Martin search for his missing and terminally-ill aunt, they discover that she's been using her nursing skills to assist other dying patients in committing suicide; his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis prompts Jack to attempt a reconciliation.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 21 - Two Families
    8.1/10(231 votes)

    #21 - Two Families

    S2:E21

    When a father who goes missing while trying to prove that his son a death-row inmate who is scheduled to die in two days is innocence, The past 11 years of the missing Mans life have been devoted to proving that his son, was wrongly convicted of killing a young married couple in front of their daughter during a convenience story robbery. While the team does not rule out that the despondent man could have brought harm upon himself, the team members find themselves wondering if the man is right about his son innocence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 22 - The Season
    7.2/10(175 votes)

    #22 - The Season

    S2:E22

    The team Looks for a college football coach who goes missing after being fired for his role in the team's dismal season performance,but the investigation soon uncovers that the Coach new policy of suspending players who have academic and behavioral issues caused the football team to repeatedly play without its main players and suffer defeats due to this rule. As a result of this, The team begin to suspect that it was some of the angry players, or members of the school administration and even a high-stakes gambler who all are facing financial losses resulting from the teams losing streak. Meanwhile, Malone must make a difficult decision when his wife surprises him with her strong desire to relocate their family to Chicago, where she has just been offered a superb job opportunity

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 23 - Lost and Found
    7.9/10(201 votes)

    #23 - Lost and Found

    S2:E23

    When the team searches whether foul play was involved in the adoption of a 16-year-old girl who went missing back in 1991 shows up at the FBI offices with an article she found online, which makes her believe she was kidnapped as a young child. Meanwhile, Jack tells the team he's moving to Chicago with his family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Without a Trace Season 2 Episode 24 - Bait
    7.5/10(194 votes)

    #24 - Bait

    S2:E24

    The team searches for a mother and her two children, who are last seen boarding a yacht which is later found adrift in New York's Harbor with only its dead captain aboard. Meanwhile, Malone gets ready to leave the team and move with his family to Chicago.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Greg Walker

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Bus" is the best rated episode of "Without a Trace" season 2. It scored 7.7/10 based on 275 votes. Directed by Paul Holahan and written by Hank Steinberg, it aired on 9/25/2003. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Revelations".