7.9/10208 votes#1 - Stolen
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2006
Bryan Parker is questioned by the FBI after being found alone on the road by a police officer, his hand bandaged. He tells them about a young boy his father had abducted, and soon the team is searching for Todd. The search initially goes nowhere, and Sam continues to question Bryan, but they get a lead when Bryan identifies a snapshot of the boy that reveals his identity to be that of missing boy Daniel Ellison. It isn't long before the squad realises that Daniel isn't the first boy that Parker grabbed, and follow his past to find him and the missing boy.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: David Amann
- 7.1/10187 votes
#2 - Candy
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2006
Cindy Peterson, a mother who had become a stripper to support her family, goes missing after work one night, and Jack sends Elena in undercover at the strip club to learn what she can. Danny moves in to keep an eye on her after someone catches on to her spying, while Vivian discovers that Jim Peterson hasn't been completely honest with them. Jack faces censure from Olczyk over his relationship with Ann, and is angry with Ann after she admits to him that she thinks he let their relationship cloud his judgment in the Davis investigation.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10159 votes
#3 - 911
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2006
The team searches for Jessica, a 911 operator who disappeared after a man called and asked for her by name.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10177 votes
#4 - All for One
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2006
The team investigates when Malia Norton, a teenager at a detention center, disappears after being threatened by one of the other residents. Malia had been involved in a drinking and driving accident that had seriously injured her sister's boyfriend and killed another young man. The investigation at the detention center uncovers a lot of secrets that some of the residents would prefer to keep well hidden.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10167 votes
#5 - The Damage Done
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2006
Jack and the team investigate when Sadik Marku's son goes missing along with the boy's mother, and Samantha worries that Jack is more interested in settling an old score with Marku than with finding the missing woman and boy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10172 votes
#6 - The Calm Before
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2006
The team investigates when Aaron Gibbs ends up missing one night and soon learn that he had been lying to his wife about quitting his job, and had been working nights in a fight club. During the course of the investigation, Jack and the others learn that Aaron's disappearance was connected to events that took place during Hurricane Katrina, when Aaron was fighting to save his sons, and follow the trail of evidence, believing that the events of that night in New Orleans hold the key to finding the truth about the missing man.
Director: Peter Markle
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10152 votes
#7 - All the Sinners, Saints
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2006
Martin brings the team in on the hunt for a young woman that went missing after a priest attempted to exorcise a demon from her. He begins to feel guilty when he finds out he used to work with her, but doesn't remember her.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10171 votes
#8 - Win Today
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2006
Jack and the team investigate the disappearance of Alex Stark after his girlfriend reports him missing, and soon learn that Alex didn't own a cleaning business like he said he did but was actually involved in an illegal gambling operation. Jack goes undercover at a club that Alex would gamble at to find out what happened to him, and ends up being taken hostage by an associate of Alex's who becomes convinced that Jack is actually there to kill her. Unfortunately for Jack, his team believes that he has changed his cover story and has no idea that he's actually been kidnapped.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10153 votes
#9 - Watch Over Me
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2006
The team investigates the disappearance of social worker Eric Hayes, who had given thirty days notice to his job not long before. When their investigation leads them to a young pregnant woman who had already lost one child to the system, the agents begin to believe the disillusioned social worker may have been having an affair but soon discover that he may have been trying to right the wrong that drove him from his job. Danny has trouble with the investigation, as it reminds him of his own experience in foster care. Jack confides in Samantha about his relationship with Ann, but it may be too late.
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/10139 votes
#10 - The Thing with Feathers
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2006
Vivian thinks about her recent surgical problems while searching for a missing woman with a terminal condition.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10161 votes
#11 - Fade-Away
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2006
When 17-year-old Ted Soros goes missing after a basketball game, the team begins an investigation, soon learning that Ted was an emancipated minor who was living on his own to attend a school with an exemplary basketball program. Learning he had recently contacted his mother with a request for legal advice from an uncle, the team begins to suspect that Ted may have done something that he could face criminal charges for, and realise that Ted's secret is connected to a university recruiting party. While the team works Ted's disappearance, Jack learns from Ann that she lost the baby, and waits for her at the clinic while she seeks medical attention.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/10154 votes
#12 - Tail Spin
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2007
The team tries to determine whether or not the recent disappearance of an air traffic controller has connections to the Middle East. The team soon learns that his wife died in an automobile accident and he was having an affair with her sister.
Director: Peter Markle
Writer: Diego Gutierrez
- 6.8/10140 votes
#13 - Eating Away
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2007
Barry Rosen goes missing shortly after being poisoned with bleach in a chili eating contest. While investigating Barry's disappearance, the team soon learns that he had been approached to throw the eating contest, and also that he had been spending a lot of time with a local prostitute in an effort to learn how to act around women. Danny is caught in the middle when Carlos asks him for a letter of reference in an upcoming custody review, and Elena informs him that Carlos is actually suing her for sole custody of Sofie. Danny warns Carlos that he is not going to be caught in the middle.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10171 votes
#14 - Primed
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/2007
When a young artist disappears, the team is concerned that one of her subjects may have been unhappy with her work.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10134 votes
#15 - Desert Springs
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2007
The team searches for missing water plant supervisor Jason Turner, and learn that he had become the target of a lot of anger after recent layoffs at the plant. Carlos comes to the office looking for Elena.
Director: Eriq La Salle
Writer: David Amann
- 7.4/10147 votes
#16 - Without You
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2007
Elena is frantic when her daughter Sofie goes missing, and the team has a full schedule as they must also search for a missing female tourist named Jenny.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10152 votes
#17 - Deep Water
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/11/2007
A newly elected senator goes missing and Jack immediately turns his attention towards her husband.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Anthony LaPaglia
- 7.2/10153 votes
#18 - Connections
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/18/2007
The team searches for a fifteen-year-old girl who lived with her grandfather and was last seen at an Internet café. Sam gets an unexpected visit from her estranged sister.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10150 votes
#19 - At Rest
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/25/2007
Sam's darkest secrets are revealed when her sister goes missing she decides to search for her without the team's help.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10139 votes
#20 - Skin Deep
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/2007
When a young, interracial boy goes missing, race and money appear to play the starring roles in the investigation.
Director: Eric Close
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10135 votes
#21 - Crash and Burn
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/15/2007
A former soldier, now stuntman, goes missing and the team learns that he changed his will only short time before he went missing which makes them wonder who needed the money.
Director: John Polson
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10134 votes
#22 - One and Only
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/2007
The team searches for Chris Manning, a family court judge with a soft side who went missing after meeting with a young boy caught between his mother and his abusive father. Suspicion initially turns anyone Manning may have riled up due to his court rulings, but after his clerk is shot in what appears to be an attempt on Manning's life, the team learns that the secret behind Manning's disappearance is tied up with something that happened over twenty years earlier.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10150 votes
#23 - Two of Us
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/2007
A high school student goes missing after leaving her prom early to get some rest in her hotel room, leaving behind a bloody dress and a lot of questions about what may have happened to her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10129 votes
#24 - The Beginning
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/10/2007
A teenage girl disappears after joining a cult. In the office, Elena encounters problems with Carlos in their custody battle for Sofie.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Without a Trace Season 5
Every episode of Without a Trace Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Without a Trace Season 5!
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Genres:CrimeMysteryAction & AdventureDrama
Network:CBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Stolen" is the best rated episode of "Without a Trace" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 208 votes. Directed by Randall Zisk and written by David Amann, it aired on 9/24/2006. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Candy".