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".
All episodes — Season 2
S2 E1The Contingency
Sep 27, 20128.443 min
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.
S2 E2Bad Code
Oct 4, 20128.343 min
The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.
S2 E3Masquerade
Oct 18, 20128.143 min
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.
S2 E4Triggerman
Oct 25, 20127.743 min
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.
S2 E5Bury the Lede
Nov 1, 20128.443 min
Reese must protect an investigative journalist through surreptitious means to avoid becoming part of her story.
S2 E6The High Road
Nov 8, 2012843 min
Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.
S2 E7Critical
Nov 15, 20128.143 min
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.
S2 E8Til Death
Nov 29, 20127.943 min
The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up
S2 E9C.O.D.
Dec 6, 2012843 min
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.
S2 E10Shadow Box
Dec 13, 2012842 min
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.
S2 E112πR
Jan 3, 20138.543 min
Finch goes under cover to protect a youth who reminds him of himself; Carter goes on a dangerous mission for the FBI.
S2 E12Prisoner's Dilemma
Jan 10, 20138.543 min
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.
S2 E13Dead Reckoning
Jan 31, 20138.543 min
Reese is abducted by a former acquaintance planning a massive and potentially deadly act of cyber-warfare.
S2 E14One Percent
Feb 7, 20138.243 min
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.
S2 E15Booked Solid
Feb 14, 20138.143 min
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.
S2 E16Relevance
Feb 21, 20138.643 min
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
S2 E17Proteus
Mar 7, 20138.243 min
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.
S2 E18All In
Mar 14, 20137.943 min
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.
S2 E19Trojan Horse
Apr 4, 20138.243 min
Finch infiltrates a tech corporation to gather intel on an executive whose number has come up; Carter questions Beecher's integrity.
S2 E20In Extremis
Apr 25, 20138.443 min
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.
S2 E21Zero Day
May 2, 20138.843 min
When a virus causes the machine to malfunction, numbers are issued irregularly; the team searches for an extremely elusive tech millionaire.
S2 E22God Mode
May 9, 20138.743 min
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.