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The Finder

TV·2012–2012·1 season, 13 episodes·FOX·Drama, Comedy, Crime·1h·7.6·Created by Hart Hanson

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In The Finder, an Iraq war vet suffers a brain injury that triggers the ability to see connections between seemingly unrelated events, objects or people.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Finder S01E05The Great EscapeS01E05 · 6.5Amateur magician Preston Miller seeks Walter's help to find his assistant who vanished after a failed attempt at an ambitious disappearing act. With the help of Special Agent Judy Green, Walter and Leo find clues that lead them to uncover a counterfeit money ring. Meanwhile, Leo enlists Isabel's help in looking after Willa.
  2. 02The Finder S01E13The Boy with the BucketS01E13 · 6.5When Walter's older brother Langston comes to town, he asks Walter to visit their dying father. As his dying wish, his father asks Walter to find his first love, Walter and Langston's mother. Taking on the most important search of his life, Walter battles obstacles which may prove to be insurmountable as his father's health rapidly declines. Meanwhile, Willa is being forced to marry Timo by their Uncle Shadrack.
  3. 03The Finder S01E02BulletsS01E02 · 6.3A former prison warden enlists the help of Walter to find a bullet that could prove the innocence of a death row inmate just days before his execution. Meanwhile, FBI psychologist - and Jeffersonian team member - Dr. Lance Sweets evaluates Walter's competency to consult on federal cases. In the process, Sweets begins to understand Walter's intangible gift and motivation to find the unfindable. Also, Willa attends a beach party and gets herself into trouble.

Cast

Geoff StultsGeoff StultsWalter ShermanMaddie HassonMaddie HassonWilla MondayMichael Clarke DuncanMichael Clarke DuncanLeo KnoxMercedes MasonMercedes MasonDeputy U.S. Marshal Isabel Zambada

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2012Aired 6.2Season avg
  1. S01E01The Finder S01E01An Orphan Walks Into a BarJanuary 12, 2012 6.1After recovering one of John Fogerty's beloved guitars, Iraq veteran Walter Sherman helps a teenage boy locate his missing father, a militar
  2. S01E02The Finder S01E02BulletsJanuary 19, 2012 6.3A former prison warden enlists the help of Walter to find a bullet that could prove the innocence of a death row inmate just days before his
  3. S01E03The Finder S01E03A Cinderella StoryJanuary 26, 2012 6.3A NASA scientist seeks Walter's help to find the matching pair of a red stiletto left behind by a woman he met at a bar. Walter uses the sti
  4. S01E04The Finder S01E04Swing and a MissFebruary 2, 2012 6.1Isabel's new boyfriend Frank, an all-star baseball athlete, gets robbed, and Walter steps in to help find his stolen collectibles. But in th
  5. S01E05The Finder S01E05Season's bestThe Great EscapeFebruary 9, 2012 6.5Amateur magician Preston Miller seeks Walter's help to find his assistant who vanished after a failed attempt at an ambitious disappearing a
  6. S01E06The Finder S01E06Little Green MenFebruary 23, 2012 6.2Dr. Jack Hodgins from the Jeffersonian team seeks Walter's help to find evidence that could expose extraterrestrial activity. Meanwhile, Tim
  7. S01E07The Finder S01E07Eye of the StormMarch 8, 2012 6.3A severe hurricane strikes Southern Florida, but torrential weather will not stop Walter from searching for a female high school student who
  8. S01E08The Finder S01E08Life After DeathApril 6, 2012 5.8When new tracks are leaked from late rapper J-Stryke, music mogul Big Glade and his business savvy lawyer, Leo's former love interest, ask W
  9. S01E09The Finder S01E09The Last MealApril 13, 2012 6.2Joe and Annie, a once-happily married couple, ate at The Bella Plata restaurant every year on their anniversary, until mob boss Fico Vasquez
  10. S01E10The Finder S01E10The ConversationApril 20, 2012 6.1When a family employs Walter to find their missing father and husband, the only help they can offer is a partial voicemail recording of his
  11. S01E11The Finder S01E11The InheritanceApril 27, 2012 6.2Isabel's friend Joyce asks Walter to find the men who murdered her father, a racetrack aficionado. With the help of some horse-whispering, W
  12. S01E12The Finder S01E12Voodoo UndoMay 4, 2012 6.1Xavier Obispo, a mob boss in Miami, asks Walter to find a voodoo doll he is convinced was created to be used against him. Willa and Walter,
  13. S01E13The Finder S01E13The Boy with the BucketMay 11, 2012 6.5When Walter's older brother Langston comes to town, he asks Walter to visit their dying father. As his dying wish, his father asks Walter to

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