"Numb3rs" Cause and Effect (2010)

Director:

Nicolas Falacci

Writers:

Cheryl Heuton (written by) and
Nicolas Falacci (written by) ...
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TV Series:

"Numb3rs" (2005)

Original Air Date:

12 March 2010 (Season 6, Episode 16)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Charlie and Amita are getting married at last. While making an arrest, Don's gun is stolen from him and is subsequently used in a series of crimes. Lou Diamond Phillips' character, Agent Ian Edgerton, appears in the series finale. |

Plot Keywords:

Mathematician | Science | Mathematics | FBI | Brother Brother Relationship

Cast

Rob Morrow	...	Don Eppes
David Krumholtz	...	Charlie Eppes
Judd Hirsch	...	Alan Eppes
Alimi Ballard	...	David Sinclair
Navi Rawat	...	Amita Ramanujan
Dylan Bruno	...	Colby Granger
Sophina Brown	...	Nikki Betancourt
Aya Sumika	...	Liz Warner
Peter MacNicol	...	Dr. Larry Fleinhardt
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Agent Ian Edgerton
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Ankeny	...	Jim Newell
David Burke	...	Jim Mazzolla
John Cariani	...	Otto Bahnoff
Jenifer Cononico	...	Mrs. Mitchell
Stan Egi	...	Ralph Morris
Stephanie Erb	...	Linda Samuelson
Derek Jameson	...	Crime Victim
Dan Martin	...	Det. Jack Cates
Gino Montesinos	...	James Shane
Michelle Nolden	...	Robin Brooks
Luke Rosen	...	Ted Dacosta
Vyto Ruginis	...	Mike Hiller
Alicia Wollerton	...	Becky Mazzolla
Matthew Yang King	...	Matt Li
Bridger Zadina	...	Jim Mazzolla, Jr.
R.C. Ormond	...	Drug Dealer (uncredited)

Directed by
Nicolas Falacci

Writing credits
Cheryl Heuton		(written by) and
Nicolas Falacci		(written by)
Nicolas Falacci		creator
Cheryl Heuton		creator

Produced by
Nicolas Falacci	....	executive producer
Cheryl Heuton	....	executive producer
Ridley Scott	....	executive producer

Makeup Department
Rosanna Montes	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen D'Amato Jr.	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Chris Hansen	....	art coordinator
Chris Kubin	....	general foreman
Katherine LeBlond	....	assistant set decorator
David A. Weinman	....	construction coordinator
Jacob P. Rodriguez	....	labor foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bradford Bell	....	sound recordist
Mark Cookson	....	sound effects editor
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Trillby Kim Lowe)
Kathryn Madsen	....	supervising sound editor
James M. McCann	....	boom operator
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Dana Olsefsky	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
James Ochoa	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Paul Andraos	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Mark Fletcher	....	screen graphics designer (uncredited)

Stunts
Freddy Bouciegues	....	stunt performer
Anthony Molinari	....	stunt double
Peewee Piemonte	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephan Dalyai	....	chief lighting technician
Michael K. Davis	....	lighting technician
Allen D. Easton	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michael Francisco	....	dimmer board operator
Fausto Grajeda	....	lighting technician
Steve Irwin	....	video playback supervisor
Tom Morash	....	lighting technician
Eugene Rivera	....	dolly grip
Jared Wellman	....	lighting technician
Jim Jost	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Andrew Hadzopoulos	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Phyllis Gilliam	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Jeff Dickerson	....	post-production coordinator
Keith Shaw	....	final colorist
Park Wyatt	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
James Bladon	....	music editor
Kasey Truman	....	music coordinator

Other crew
John Brown	....	assistant location manager
Vinay Chand	....	production secretary
Megan Kay Jordan	....	assistant production coordinator
Shannon Kenny	....	script supervisor
Tom Moran	....	executive assistant: Mr. Scott
Steven Oliveri	....	set production assistant
D.J. Reiter	....	assistant researcher
Winston Reuning	....	set production assistant
Gary Rieck	....	script coordinator
Steven Robbins	....	assistant: Mr. Scott
Patricia Warren	....	assistant to executive producer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nicolas Falacci		creator
Cheryl Heuton		creator

Cinematography by
Matthew Jensen

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yor-El Francis	....	trainee assistant director (pilot)
Kea Watson	....	dga trainee (2005)

Special Effects by
Anthony Simonaitis	....	pyrotechnician (multiple episodes)

Stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunts (season 2)

Casting Department
Neal Naito	....	casting assistant

Other crew
Jim Vickers	....	fight choreographer

Production Companies

• Scott Free Productions
• Post 109
• CBS Television Studios

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2010) (USA) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• TV2 (2010) (Hungary) (TV)

Special Effects

• Salt

Other Companies

• Sigloch Military / Tactical  military personnel

Runtime:

60 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Scott Free Productions

Trivia:

Last show of the series.

Soundtrack:

Twilight Serenade By Moonlight

Departures

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Charles and Amita's big day finally arrives. They are getting married! The wedding is a private affair with only a few in attendance. Don is the best man and Alan gives the bride away. Larry, a minister in his own right, officiates the ceremony. Right after the exchange of vows, Don receives a call about a suspect he has been following, who is seen at an outdoor cafe. As Don and his team try to apprehend the man, a disgruntled man who was talking to the con man, feeling he was cheated, comes barreling on Don and the suspect knocking everyone to the ground. In the process Don's loses his Glock, which he sees a passerby retrieve and walk away with the gun.

Don Eppes' gun turns up in a few unexpected places where it has been used to commit a crime. Charlie, who will be leaving for London with Amita in a few days, gets involved in trying to trace the weapon. Amita gets lucky when she looks on a social network and she is able to point to a possibility. Jim Mazzolla, a family man, is the person that has the gun, but when Don and the team go to interview him about the Glock, he denies he has it. In fact, the Mazzollas have been living next door to a bully that is feared through the neighborhood. It is Jim Jr. who has an interest in bringing the neighbor to justice using Don's weapon.

The finale of "Numb3rs" was not exactly exciting. The creative team must have known the show was canceled and they went for cute, instead of action. One of the creators of the series, Nicholas Falacci directed the material he wrote with Cheryl Heuton. One realizes not all the episodes were going to have the same impact, but the ending of "Numb3rs" did not measure against the rest of this season. Instead, a lot of loose ends were tied. David Sinclair will go to Washington. Charlie and Amita's new careers take them to England. Don Eppes will try for a promotion and will get married. Alan is going to live in the converted garage to make room for the newlyweds. The rest of the agents will have to carry on without their comrades.

We are saddened by the departure of "Numb3rs", but looking back, this series had a great run. We wish the creators and everyone involved good luck in whatever they will do next. Thank you for the many hours the creative team spent giving us a great entertainment.