Episode
Without a Trace: Eating Away
Overview
Barry Rosen goes missing shortly after being poisoned with bleach in a chili eating contest. While investigating Barry's disappearance, the team soon learns that he had been approached to throw the eating contest, and also that he had been spending a lot of time with a local prostitute in an effort to learn how to act around women. Danny is caught in the middle when Carlos asks him for a letter of reference in an upcoming custody review, and Elena informs him that Carlos is actually suing her for sole custody of Sofie. Danny warns Carlos that he is not going to be caught in the middle.
Details
- Series
- Without a Trace
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2007-01-14
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Eating Away is Episode 13 in Season 5 of Without a Trace. It aired on 2007-01-14. The runtime is 44 min.
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