John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars.
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John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars.
Season 3 episodes
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The Machine, now completely self-governed with its whereabouts unknown, resumes giving Finch its "irrelevant" numbers for people in danger, which include a U.S. naval officer in town for Fleet Week. However, with so many sailors flooding the streets of New York City, finding the officer in time presents an even bigger challenge for Reese and Shaw.
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Directed by Chris FisherWritten by Denise Thé, Greg PlagemanGuest stars Enrico Colantoni, Al Sapienza, Bruce Altman, David Valcin, Rey Valentin, Max Martini, Alano Miller, Dan Amboyer
The number comes up for an Internet entrepreneur in the business of eliminating people's privacy, but finds his own being rapidly stripped away. As his life spirals out of control, Reese tries to protect him while Finch calls on Shaw, Carter and Fusco for help finding whoever is after him.
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Directed by Frederick E. O. ToyeWritten by Erik MountainGuest stars David Alan Basche, Clarke Peters, Gary Basaraba, Paul Urcioli, Brian Wiles, Leslie Odom Jr., Tom Tammi, Shannon Marie Sullivan
The team suspects the latest number to be a potential stalker/ killer. Root plots her escape from the institution and gives her psychiatrist a big surprise.
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Directed by Omar MadhaWritten by Amanda SegelGuest stars Paige Turco, Warren Kole, Bruce Altman, Ron Raines, Boris McGiver, Kyle Sutton, Rachel Oyama, Antonio Edwards Suarez
The team must figure out if a prominent lawyer orchestrated the murder of her husband or if she is being framed; Carter is spotted with Reese by her new partner.
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Directed by Stephen WilliamsWritten by Melissa Scrivner-LoveGuest stars Al Sapienza, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Paul Ben-Victor, Annika Boras, Brian Wiles, Daniel Cosgrove, Treach, Jennifer Ikeda
Shaw must stay close to a 10-year-old girl with highly developed surveillance skills when she is identified by the machine; Carter's mission could be exposed.
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Directed by Kenneth FinkWritten by David SlackGuest stars Al Sapienza, Robert John Burke, Brian Wiles, Danielle Kotch, Morgan Spector, Patrick Murney, Stephen Tyrone Williams, Joseph J. Parks
After being freed from her confinement to the psych ward, Root needs Shaw's help with a directive from the machine; Finch and Reese look into a mild-mannered investigator.
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Directed by Helen ShaverWritten by Dan DietzGuest stars Robert John Burke, Brian Wiles, Kirk Acevedo, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael Esper, Donnie Keshawarz, Peter Von Berg, Michael Zlabinger
The team is met with surprises during an investigation into a hypnotherapist; an antiquities dealer has ties to a crime organization.
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Directed by Stephen SurjikWritten by Sean HennenGuest stars Enrico Colantoni, Al Sapienza, Robert John Burke, Clarke Peters, Brian Wiles, Aaron Staton, Jennifer Ferrin, Carsten Nørgaard
The machine gives Finch 38 numbers at once; information about Carter's past is revealed.
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Directed by Sylvain WhiteWritten by Nic Van Zeebroeck, Michael SopczynskiGuest stars Enrico Colantoni, Robert John Burke, Clarke Peters, Morgan Spector, Laz Alonso, David Valcin, Nick Mennell, Paul O'Brien
The battle to bring a crime organization to justice reaches a new level; Reese's number comes up in the machine.
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Directed by Frederick E. O. ToyeWritten by Denise ThéGuest stars Robert John Burke, Clarke Peters, Paul O'Brien, Lee Tergesen, Khalil Kain, Devin Ratray, Matt Dellapina, Sean McCarthy
As the POI team seeks justice for Carter’s murder, Finch realizes one of his team members may go one step too far in order to end the war with HR. Also, The Machine gives out the number for NYPD Officer Patrick Simmons, one of the crime organization’s key players.
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Directed by Chris FisherWritten by Jonathan Nolan, Amanda SegelGuest stars Enrico Colantoni, Robert John Burke, Clarke Peters, Laz Alonso, David Valcin, Richard Brooks, Brian Tarantina, Kwoade Cross
Flashbacks to Finch’s adolescence provide insight into his creation of The Machine. Also, the team receives the number of an already dying man, and Reese leaves the POI team behind in the aftermath of the war with the crime organization, HR.
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Directed by Richard J. LewisWritten by Erik MountainGuest stars Boris McGiver, Leslie Odom Jr., Saul Rubinek, Tom Degnan, Tuck Milligan, Chris Bert, Camryn Manheim, Parker Brightman
Multiple enemies converge on the POI team as they protect a dying man whose number has come up. They struggle to keep their enemies at bay but without Reese, who has left them and their mission behind following the tragic war with HR, being down one man could have catastrophic repercussions for the team.
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Directed by Richard J. LewisWritten by Lucas O'ConnorGuest stars Camryn Manheim, John Nolan, Boris McGiver, Leslie Odom Jr., Saul Rubinek, Tuck Milligan, Chris Bert, Jennifer Lim
Reese boards an international flight in an attempt to put the team and the past behind him, but is angered when he realizes his travel plans have been manipulated.
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Directed by Stephen WilliamsWritten by Melissa Scrivner-Love, Greg PlagemanGuest stars Boris McGiver, Sally Pressman, Samm Levine, Marc Kudisch, Bill English, Adam Henry Garcia, Lucy Martin, Maechi Aharanwa
Reese rejoins Finch in New York, but when the team receives the number of a highly skilled antiquities thief, a surprising turn of events finds them planning a heist which could land them all in jail.
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Directed by Jeffrey G. HuntWritten by Sean HennenGuest stars Elaine Tan, Henri Lubatti, Gene Farber, Christopher Jackson, Stelio Savante, Curt Bouril, James Hindman, Megan Byrne
Finch goes undercover in an emergency call center to protect a 911 operator, but it soon becomes clear that the threat reaches further than the team could have anticipated.
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Directed by Jeff T. ThomasWritten by Dan DietzGuest stars Melissa Sagemiller, Gavin Stenhouse, Kathleen McNenny, David Andrew MacDonald, Franco Gonzalez, Anthony Mangano, Julian Shatkin, Tyler Evans
The secrets of Finch’s operation before he enlisted Reese are revealed, including shocking ties to present-day events.
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Directed by Stephen SurjikWritten by Nic Van Zeebroeck, Michael SopczynskiGuest stars Camryn Manheim, John Nolan, Neil Jackson, Joseph Mazzello, Jay O. Sanders, Casey Siemaszko, Julian Ovenden, Annie Parisse
The Machine assigns Root to seek out a janitor with a mysterious past, but when her very presence puts his life in danger, Finch also receives his number.
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Directed by Jeffrey Lee GibsonWritten by David SlackGuest stars John Nolan, Leslie Odom Jr., Yul Vazquez, Colin Donnell, Alex Shimizu, Danielle Di Vecchio, Peter Rini, Matthew Stocke
Finch and Reese must delve into the murky waters of international politics when they are given the number of a former government contractor who is stalking a UN diplomat. Also, an enemy attempts to gain an upper hand on Root.
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Directed by Jeffrey G. HuntWritten by Tony CamerinoGuest stars John Nolan, Nazneen Contractor, Haaz Sleiman, Michel Gill, Casey Biggs, William Abadie, Usman Ally, Nick Kohn
Reese and Shaw pose as alumni at a high school reunion in order to keep eyes on the latest POI. Meanwhile, Finch and Fusco travel to Washington, D.C., to investigate the motivations behind Vigilance’s latest attack.
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Directed by Kevin HooksWritten by Denise Thé, Melissa Scrivner-LoveGuest stars Camryn Manheim, Leslie Odom Jr., Nestor Carbonell, John Doman, Rob McClure, James McMenamin, Rosa Arredondo, Joe Coots
Reese poses as a Secret Service agent to get close to the latest POI, a U.S. congressman who may hold the key to derailing Decima’s plans to bring a second Machine online.
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Directed by Richard J. LewisWritten by Erik Mountain, Lucas O'ConnorGuest stars John Nolan, John Doman, John Heard, Morocco Omari, Murphy Guyer, Tracy Howe, Daniel K. Isaac, Stephanie Gibson
As Decima uses Samaritan’s feeds to hunt Reese and Shaw, Greer exploits Finch’s greatest weakness in an attempt to lure him out of hiding: his love for his former fiancée, Grace Hendricks.
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Directed by Frederick E. O. ToyeWritten by Sean Hennen, Dan DietzGuest stars Carrie Preston, John Nolan, John Doman, Matt Walton, John Horton, Kristoffer Cusick, Robert Ray Manning Jr., Daniel K. Isaac
When an unknown entity prevents The Machine from seeing the full picture of an impending catastrophic event, it sends the team five separate numbers to help them piece together the bigger picture. Meanwhile, Root’s team of hackers arrives in New York.
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Directed by Chris FisherWritten by Amanda SegelGuest stars Camryn Manheim, John Nolan, Boris McGiver, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael Esper, Joseph Mazzello, John Doman, Joseph Melendez
The team takes desperate action in its race to prevent the malevolent AI program Samaritan from coming online and making them its first targets. Meanwhile, the months-long battle with the anti-surveillance terrorist group Vigilance comes to a shocking conclusion.
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Directed by Chris FisherWritten by David Slack, Greg PlagemanGuest stars Camryn Manheim, John Nolan, Boris McGiver, Leslie Odom Jr., John Doman, Joseph Melendez, Peter Scanavino, Julian Ovenden
