• Air date: 27 Sep '12 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".
  • List of Episodes (22)
    • 1. The Contingency

      27 Sep '12
      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.
    • 2. Bad Code

      04 Oct '12
      The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.
    • 3. Masquerade

      18 Oct '12
      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.
    • 4. Triggerman

      25 Oct '12
      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.
    • 5. Bury the Lede

      01 Nov '12
      Reese must protect an investigative journalist through surreptitious means to avoid becoming part of her story.
    • 6. The High Road

      08 Nov '12
      Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.
    • 7. Critical

      15 Nov '12
      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.
    • 8. Til Death

      29 Nov '12
      The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up
    • 9. C.O.D.

      06 Dec '12
      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.
    • 10. Shadow Box

      13 Dec '12
      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.
    • 11. 2?R

      03 Jan '13
      Finch goes under cover to protect a youth who reminds him of himself; Carter goes on a dangerous mission for the FBI.
    • 12. Prisoner's Dilemma

      10 Jan '13
      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.
    • 13. Dead Reckoning

      31 Jan '13
      Reese is abducted by a former acquaintance planning a massive and potentially deadly act of cyber-warfare.
    • 14. One Percent

      07 Feb '13
      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.
    • 15. Booked Solid

      14 Feb '13
      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.
    • 16. Relevance

      21 Feb '13
      The latest POI -- a deadly yet sexy government operative (Sarah Shahi) who tackles terrorist threats -- proves difficult for Reese and Finch to protect.
    • 17. Proteus

      07 Mar '13
      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.
    • 18. All In

      14 Mar '13
      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.
    • 19. Trojan Horse

      04 Apr '13
      Finch infiltrates a tech corporation to gather intel on an executive whose number has come up; Carter questions Beecher's integrity.
    • 20. In Extremis

      25 Apr '13
      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.
    • 21. Zero Day

      02 May '13
      When a virus causes the machine to malfunction, numbers are issued irregularly; the team searches for an extremely elusive tech millionaire.
    • 22. God Mode

      09 May '13
      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.