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Person of Interest Season 2

Person of Interest

Season 2

September 27, 2012 22 episodes

The Machine identifies another gripping season's worth of potential crimes that must be stopped. Adversaries from Reese's undercover past and Finch's government work threaten the team's crime-fighting mission and anonymity. Meanwhile, Detectives Carter and Fusco face down FBI probes and the dangerous tentacles of the police conspiracy known as "HR".

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The Contingency
E1
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E1. The Contingency

43m Sep 27, 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.

Bad Code
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E2. Bad Code

43m Oct 4, 2012

The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.

Masquerade
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E3. Masquerade

43m Oct 18, 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.

Triggerman
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E4. Triggerman

43m Oct 25, 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.

Bury the Lede
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E5. Bury the Lede

43m Nov 1, 2012

Reese must protect an investigative journalist through surreptitious means to avoid becoming part of her story.

The High Road
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E6. The High Road

43m Nov 8, 2012

Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.

Critical
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E7. Critical

43m Nov 15, 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.

Til Death
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E8. Til Death

43m Nov 29, 2012

The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up

C.O.D.
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E9. C.O.D.

43m Dec 6, 2012

When the machine names a New York cabdriver as a person of interest, any of his passengers could be a part of the impending crime.

Shadow Box
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E10. Shadow Box

42m Dec 13, 2012

As the FBI pursues "the man in the suit," Reese is even more determined to protect the latest person of interest after learning she is the sister of a soldier who was killed in action.

2πR
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E11. 2πR

43m Jan 3, 2013

Finch goes under cover to protect a youth who reminds him of himself; Carter goes on a dangerous mission for the FBI.

Prisoner's Dilemma
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E12. Prisoner's Dilemma

43m Jan 10, 2013

Carter tries to help Reese by engaging in mental warfare with the FBI; Reese has encounters with old and new enemies; Detective Fusco must protect supermodel Karolina Kurkova, the latest person of interest.

Dead Reckoning
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E13. Dead Reckoning

43m Jan 31, 2013

Reese is abducted by a former acquaintance planning a massive and potentially deadly act of cyber-warfare.

One Percent
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E14. One Percent

43m Feb 7, 2013

Finch and Reese meet their match: a tech billionaire whose curiosity and endless resources could expose their identities and ruin their efforts to save his life.

Booked Solid
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E15. Booked Solid

43m Feb 14, 2013

As Reese and Finch try to save a hotel maid's life, they encounter a litany of suspects; Detective Carter considers a significant offer from the FBI.

Relevance
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E16. Relevance

43m Feb 21, 2013

A lethal government operative who tracks and stops terrorist threats before they occur finds herself on the run – and the new focus of Reese and Finch's attention. However, their pursuit proves to be their most formidable when they discover that her remarkable skill set equals their own.

Proteus
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E17. Proteus

43m Mar 7, 2013

As Finch and Reese try to protect six people simultaneously, clues lead them to a coastal town; when a storm forces Finch and Reese to seek shelter in a police station with a group of locals, they realize a killer may be in their midst.

All In
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E18. All In

43m Mar 14, 2013

Finch and Reese head to Atlantic City to protect the latest person of interest, an elderly gambler; Carter tries to clear another detective's name.

Trojan Horse
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E19. Trojan Horse

43m Apr 4, 2013

Finch infiltrates a tech corporation to gather intel on an executive whose number has come up; Carter questions Beecher's integrity.

In Extremis
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E20. In Extremis

43m Apr 25, 2013

When a person of interest is poisoned, Finch and Reese only have 24 hours to identify the toxin and find the person responsible; Detective Fusco's past catches up to him.

Zero Day
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E21. Zero Day

43m May 2, 2013

When a virus causes the machine to malfunction, numbers are issued irregularly; the team searches for an extremely elusive tech millionaire.

God Mode
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E22. God Mode

43m May 9, 2013

Finch and Reese team up with unexpected allies as they race to fix the machine; as Detective Carter tries to apprehend Cal Beecher's murderer, she finds herself up against HR -- a criminal organization.

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