Person of Interest
Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who 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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Season 1
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S01 E01
Sep 23, 2011
Pilot Sep 23, 2011 When the social security number of a young prosecutor comes up, Reese and Finch work together to figure out if their person of interest is the victim or perpetrator.
S01 E02
Sep 30, 2011Ghosts Sep 30, 2011 Reese and Finch question the machine's reliability when they are asked to investigate a teenager who was killed years earlier; Finch remembers the origin of the machine.
S01 E03
Oct 7, 2011Mission Creep Oct 7, 2011 Reese goes undercover to find the threat surrounding the next person on Finch's list: a young army veteran named Joey Durban.
S01 E04
Oct 14, 2011Cura Te Ipsum Oct 14, 2011 Reese and Finch get some help from Detective Fusco as they surveil their latest POI, Dr. Megan Tillman, while she’s on call and after hours to unravel the threat surrounding the promising young physician.
S01 E05
Oct 21, 2011Judgement Oct 21, 2011 Reese and Finch have the added challenge of investigating a Person of Interest who wants nothing to do with their brand of vigilante justice.
S01 E06
Oct 28, 2011The Fix Oct 28, 2011 Reese becomes romantically involved with the newest Person of Interest: an attractive woman who isn't all that she seems.
S01 E07
Nov 4, 2011Witness Nov 4, 2011 The Machine identifies a school teacher who witnessed a mob hit as their next POI and Reese and Finch rush to save his life.
Season 2
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S02 E01
Sep 28, 2012The Contingency Sep 28, 2012 With Finch missing – kidnapped by his hacker nemesis, Root, Reese enlists Detectives Carter and Fusco to get his friend back, Meanwhile, The Machine never sleeps, disseminating a new number to Reese.
S02 E02
Oct 5, 2012Bad Code Oct 5, 2012 The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.
S02 E03
Oct 19, 2012Masquerade Oct 19, 2012 With Finch back in the Library, Reese returns to field work, only to face his toughest case yet – protecting the privileged daughter of a Brazilian diplomat.
S02 E04
Oct 26, 2012Triggerman Oct 26, 2012 When The Machine gives them the number of a mob enforcer whose life becomes endangered, Reese and Finch must decide whether to intervene or allow karma to balance the scales of justice. Meanwhile, Finch seeks aid from an unlikely source.
S02 E05
Nov 2, 2012Bury the Lede Nov 2, 2012 Reese must protect an investigative journalist through surreptitious means to avoid becoming part of her story.
S02 E06
Nov 9, 2012The High Road Nov 9, 2012 Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.
S02 E07
Nov 16, 2012Critical Nov 16, 2012 The Machine gives Finch and Reese the number of a brilliant surgeon, but they soon discover that a resourceful third party has raised the stakes for this POI, forcing them to turn to an unlikely source for help.
Season 3
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S03 E01
Sep 25, 2013Liberty Sep 25, 2013 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.
S03 E02
Oct 2, 2013Nothing to Hide Oct 2, 2013 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.
S03 E03
Oct 9, 2013Lady Killer Oct 9, 2013 When the Machine gives the number of Ian Murphy, a man suspected of being a stalker, Reese along with Shaw recruits Carter, Fusco and Zoe to investigate further into his background. But when they discover that Murphy has a son from a former lover who is now dead, they work to reunite the boy with his father and right the wrong set in motion by the boy's grandfather, who wanted Murphy dead after he didn't approve of him and saw him at his daughter's funeral. Meanwhile Root sets her escape plan in motion with the help of the Machine when government operative Hersh tracks her down. Finch arrives at the hospital and finds to his horror the hospital staff incapacitated and Root gone.
S03 E04
Oct 16, 2013Reasonable Doubt Oct 16, 2013 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.
S03 E05
Oct 23, 2013Razgovor Oct 23, 2013 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.
S03 E06
Oct 30, 2013Mors Praematura Oct 30, 2013 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.
S03 E07
Nov 6, 2013The Perfect Mark Nov 6, 2013 The team is met with surprises during an investigation into a hypnotherapist; an antiquities dealer has ties to a crime organization.
Season 4
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S04 E01
Sep 24, 2014Panopticon Sep 24, 2014 Forced to take on new identities provided by Root, the team members try to adapt to their new lives. However, some find it hard to ignore The Machine's numbers, which puts them all at risk of being detected by Samaritan.
S04 E02
Oct 1, 2014Nautilus Oct 1, 2014 Despite not wanting to help with the new numbers, Finch's interest is piqued when the newest person of interest turns out to be a brilliant college student involved with a mysterious scavenger hunt.
S04 E03
Oct 8, 2014Wingman Oct 8, 2014 Finch recruits Fusco to stick close to the latest POI, a professional 'wingman', but learning how to approach women soon becomes the least of his worries. Reese must find a way to play by the rules at his new day job. The Machine sends Finch and Root on a mysterious errand.
S04 E04
Oct 15, 2014Brotherhood Oct 15, 2014 Reese's cover job as a detective at the NYPD becomes complicated when the young brother and sister he's protecting become targets of a gang investigation.
S04 E05
Oct 22, 2014Prophets Oct 22, 2014 While Reese is forced to go to counseling for his violent tendencies, Root, Shaw and Finch try to help a new POI.
S04 E06
Oct 29, 2014Pretenders Oct 29, 2014 Reese, Shaw and Fusco must protect a unassuming office worker who stumbles into a dangerous conspiracy while moonlighting as fake detective. Finch travels to Hong Kong as part of his academic cover identity.
S04 E07
Nov 12, 2014Honor Among Thieves Nov 12, 2014 Shaw joins a team of international thieves in order to keep tabs on the latest POI, but an unexpected turn of events puts her in danger of being detected by Samaritan. Also, Finch and Root undertake a dangerous sabotage mission.
Season 5
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S05 E01
May 4, 2016B.S.O.D. May 4, 2016 Reese and Finch attempt to rescue the Machine’s source code before it deteriorates beyond repair. Also, Root fights for her life against an onslaught of Samaritan’s agents and Fusco is faced with hard questions following the deaths of Dominic and Elias.
S05 E02
May 10, 2016SNAFU May 10, 2016 The Machine experiences a glitch during rebooting, supplying Reese and Fusco with the numbers of dozens of people not actually involved in crimes, while also locking Finch and Root out after identifying them as threats based on past violent behavior.
S05 E03
May 11, 2016Truth Be Told May 11, 2016 Reese’s cover could be blown when he realizes the latest POI has ties to his old CIA colleague, Kara Stanton.
S05 E04
May 17, 20166,741 May 17, 2016 Shaw escapes her captors, but the team is unsure of her mental state when she begins to act paranoid and reckless.
S05 E05
May 18, 2016ShotSeeker May 18, 2016 Reese protects an NYPD analyst whose investigation into a software glitch has drawn the attention of Samaritan. Also, Reese and Fusco are threatened by an ally of Elias’s, who is looking to avenge his friend’s death.
S05 E06
May 24, 2016A More Perfect Union May 24, 2016 The Machine sends Reese and Finch to a wedding to protect a pair of POIs before their nuptials. Also, Fusco becomes angry at being kept in the dark by the team and takes it upon himself to investigate a string of missing person reports.
S05 E07
May 25, 2016QSO May 25, 2016 Root goes undercover at a radio station to protect the host of a conspiracy theory show who stumbles upon information that could get him killed. Also, Samaritan’s agents try to convince a member of the team that their goals are noble.
