Episode
Perception: Ch-Ch-Changes
Overview
FBI Agent Kate Moretti asks Dr. Daniel Pierce to determine the mental competency of a man being retried for murder. But the trial takes a shocking and unexpected turn when Pierce’s findings question whether the person standing trial is the same person he was six years ago. Meanwhile, Moretti is unpleasantly surprised to discover that the Assistant U.S. Attorney prosecuting the case is her soon-to-be-ex-husband Donnie Ryan.
Details
- Series
- Perception
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2013-06-25
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Ch-Ch-Changes is Episode 1 in Season 2 of Perception. It aired on 2013-06-25. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 9: Wounded
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Episode 10: Warrior
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Pierce fights for an autistic teen who is under interrogation for murder; Dean Haley attempts to convince a neuroscience prodigy to attend CLMU.
Episode 12: Brotherhood
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