The Contingency (27 Sep. 2012)

Reese is feeling at a loss with Finch having been kidnapped by Root aka Caroline Turing, the woman who the machine had identified as a person of interest, but who had set the machine up so ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard J. Lewis

Writers:

Jonathan Nolan (creator), Denise Thé,

Stars:

Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Caviezel	...	John Reese
Taraji P. Henson	...	Detective Joss Carter
Kevin Chapman	...	Detective Lionel Fusco
Michael Emerson	...	Harold Finch
Amy Acker	...	Root
Jay O. Sanders	...	Pennsylvania Two
Cotter Smith	...	Denton Weeks
Boris McGiver	...	Hersh
Terry Serpico	...	Byron
Bill Sage	...	Reddy
Ken Leung	...	Leon Tao
Robert Allen Mukes	...	Titus (as Robert Mukes)
Richard D. Busser	...	Strohm
Thomas Kopache	...	Borsalino Cap
Dori Legg	...	Waitress

Storyline

Reese is feeling at a loss with Finch having been kidnapped by Root aka Caroline Turing, the woman who the machine had identified as a person of interest, but who had set the machine up so that she could find Finch. Reese however does discover that Finch had set the machine up to use him as the contingency if anything were ever to happen to him, although it takes some deciphering on Reese's part to discover how the machine communicates the numbers. Reese hopes that the next number will be for Finch as the next person of interest. That's why Reese is disappointed when he learns that the next number belongs to Leon Tao, an accountant who stole $8 million from gangsters, an arm of the Aryan Nation. With Fusco's assistance, Reese tries to protect himself and Leon while getting Carter to do some legwork on Alicia Corwin's death, which is the primary lead they have on Root and Finch. They are unaware that there are other factions working against them, those faction who are hiding aspects of...

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Plot Keywords:

dog | tied to a chair | handcuffed | ball gag | male tied up

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kilter Films, Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Caroline Turing shares her last name with Alan Turing; a mathematician, cryptanalyst, and the man considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. He created the Turing Machine, the model for modern computers.

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Goofs

At the multi-level car park, when Reece and Leon split, Leon is shown not wearing handcuffs. But later when he gets to the car he is back in cuffs.

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Quotes

John Reese: You know, the guy that owned this badge probably would have made that deal, but I'm not him.
Titus: So, who are you?
John Reese: The guy that shot him and stole his badge.

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