The best episodes of Numb3rs
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- 01
When a passenger train collides with a freight train carrying toxic chemicals, Don, Charlie and the team begin to investigate if foul play was involved.
- 02
When a super computer is the prime suspect in the death of cutting-edge scientist, the team must use new means to crack the case. Meanwhile, Charlie weighs a compelling job offer.
- 03
When the FBI is called in to investigate a series of home invasions, the team uses Charlie and his math skills to help profile the suspects, but when his calculations go awry during a raid, Don suffers a life-threatening injury.
- 04
Murder of a young student at a card club leads the FBI to uncover a deadly card counting scheme.
- 05
Agent Colby Granger lands in prison after the discovery that he was a mole within the FBI, but he escapes, and it's up to Don and his team to track him down and uncover the truth.
- 06
Typical morning at a coffee shop turns into a nightmare when a car collides into it, leaving one person dead and many injured. But what appears to be a car's accidental loss of control is soon exposed to be more.
- 07
Bank for the rich and powerful is robbed but the stolen contents of the safety deposit boxes are being liquidated and donated to charities, and it's up to Don and Charlie to uncover the true motivation behind the humanitarian thief.
- 08
Don and the team investigate the secret world of alternate-reality games after a man plunges to his death while participating in one such game. Amita's life is in danger when her hidden gaming ability becomes the key to tracking down the killer.
- 09
Charlie works to find an extremely rare comic that was stolen during a deadly robbery at a comic book convention.
- 10
Charlie becomes the target of physical intimidation aimed at disrupting his work on the case of a missing investigative journalist.
- 11
Don and the team take down an inner-city meth lab, but it is Don's FBI instinct that leads to the arrest of a bystander who is discovered to have a greater scheme in the works.
- 12
Don's old flame Robin Brooks returns to California to prosecute an incarcerated criminal, but when three witnesses involved in the case are murdered, Don and his team realize that the next victim may be Robin and must work to keep her safe.
- 13
The team searches for a motive after the family members of Clay Porter, Jr., a fugitive on the run for murder, are taken hostage by a gang of military thieves.
- 14
Mass poisoning at a cult compound leads the FBI team into a maze of old grudges and a complex murder plot.
- 15
Don and Charlie find themselves in conflict over their differing beliefs as they investigate a case involving national security. Meanwhile, Megan faces a crisis of conscience and leaves the team.
- 16
The team hunts a crew stealing high-end goods from a shipping service and looks to an employee with savant-like abilities to lead them to those behind the scheme. Also, when one of Don's men is killed on duty, he questions his faith in the FBI.
- 17
Don looks toward his newly found religious beliefs to help him contend with an escaped criminal bent on revenge.
- 18
When Robin's seemingly strong case against a weapons smuggler falls apart, the team decides to look into the jury who heard the case.
- 19
When Amita is abducted, Don and the team's frantic search for her leads them to the delusional head of a cult, but it is up to a distraught Charlie to discover what the suspect's bizarre plans for her are.
- 20
When two FBI agents, part of a unit headed by Don's former mentor, are killed during a shootout with bank robbers, the team must investigate what exactly happened. Also, Charlie and Amita worry when Larry opts not to attend a conference in Geneva.
- 21
Don and the team investigate a series of murders which they realize are being copied from scenes out of a soon-to-be-released movie. Also, Larry leaves to embark on his personal adventure.
- 22
The team searches for a serial killer who is targeting men that solicit prostitutes. Also, Colby and Nikki deal with the aftermath of a car crash when they have an accident during the investigation.
- 23
The investigation into a professor's death takes a dangerous turn when the team finds their lead suspect has ties to a radical animal rights group.
- 24
Don and the team investigate a string of copycat bank robberies and zero in on disgraced FBI Agent Roger Bloom as a suspect when they discover he has been studying the files of some of the original bank heists.
- 25
Don and the team must protect high-profile activist Benjamin Polk at a political rally, but it soon becomes a manhunt when they search for a sniper trying to kill Polk. Also, Charlie awaits an answer from Amita about his marriage proposal.
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