Tabu (16 Nov. 2007)

A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped, and Megan is astounded by his behavior while the team tries to rescue her.

Director:

Alex Zakrzewski

Writers:

Cheryl Heuton (creator), Nicolas Falacci (creator),

Stars:

Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Alimi Ballard

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Rob Morrow	...	Don Eppes
David Krumholtz	...	Charlie Eppes
Alimi Ballard	...	David Sinclair
Navi Rawat	...	Amita Ramanujan
Diane Farr	...	Megan Reeves
Peter MacNicol	...	Dr. Larry Fleinhardt
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Jeff Upchurch
Ari Graynor	...	Ella Pierce
David Clayton Rogers	...	Santee / Steffen Cavani
John Forest	...	Lucas Cavani
Aya Sumika	...	Liz Warner
William Atherton	...	Warren Pierce
Vanessa Britting	...	Harper Simms
Stephanie Bast	...	Gina
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leslie Augustine	...	FBI Agent

Storyline

A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped, and Megan is astounded by his behavior while the team tries to rescue her.

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Plot Keywords:

flash bang | ransom video | some scenes in black and white | firefight | night club | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Barry Schindel Company, The, CBS Paramount Network Television, Scott Free Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plot of this episode closely resembles the true events of Patricia Hearst, a socialite and heiress, who was kidnapped in 1974 by a radical group. The group initially demanded a ransom in the form of food money for the needy in California, much like the demands of the fictional group in this episode who displayed similar altruistic beliefs, from their hostage's father, and again, like the fictional Ella Pierce, Patty Hearst eventually turned against her father and joined the group's cause as seen in her later participation in a bank robbery with the group.

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Goofs

On the end of the episode Don Eppes is watching a old hockey game in his bedroom. Liz Warner arrives to the apartment and comes to the bedroom. When Don notices her there is sound of old picture tube television turning off. Still next time the television is seen its still on. It is also a new flat screen television that doesn't make the same sound when its turnoff as does those old picture tube televisions.

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Crazy Credits

[This appears on the beginning of the episode] 2 demands 40 million dollars 2271 satellites 322 e-mails

User Reviews

Tabu, Excellence!

This is the best Numb3rs episode i have seen in a long long time (since Two Daughters and Spree. The acting was just brilliant and the one of actors were just brilliant to fit the role,Ari Graynor particularly. She was brilliant for the role. And the storyline was extremely brilliant. The twist around the middle was something i did not expect to happen and the events I think were kind of the same as another kidnapping that has happened in real life. Therefore I give this a 10. Check out my other reviews that will come on IMDb very very soon, and make sure you watch this as it is one of the best TV shows I have ever seen in my life Jack Scarr