Episode
Numb3rs: The Decoy Effect
Overview
The team investigates an increase in ATM kidnappings when a woman who was abducted and forced to withdraw money is murdered; Charlie meets the investigator who will decide the fate of his FBI security clearance.
Details
- Series
- Numb3rs
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2008-10-10
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Decoy Effect is Episode 2 in Season 5 of Numb3rs. It aired on 2008-10-10. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 1: High Exposure
Two rock climbers in possession of a large stolen diamond are killed, and Don and the team hunt for the murderers; Charlie considers whether he should have his FBI clearance reinstated.
Episode 3: Blowback
When eight people, including two police officers, are gunned down in a coffee shop, Don and his team uncover a trail of blackmail, corruption and romance; McGowan expands his investigation of Charlie and Don.
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: Jack of All Trades
Don's team helps Agent Bloom, a veteran with the FBI, track down a con man who has eluded Bloom for years. Meanwhile, the final decision on Charlie's clearance is handed down, and it doesn't just affect Charlie. Don's job is on the line as well.
Episode 5: Scan Man
The team investigates a crew stealing high-end goods from a shipping service; Don questions his faith in the FBI when one of his men is killed on duty.
Episode 6: Magic Show
Don and the team investigate when a magician mysteriously vanishes during an illusion.
Episode 7: Charlie Don't Surf
One of Don and Charlie's friends dies in what is deemed an accident. Not convinced, the brothers investigate further and uncover something shocking.
Episode 8: Thirty Six Hours
When a passenger train collides with a freight train David (Alimi Ballard), Don, and Colby are called in to help rescue survivors and to investigate the cause of the crash
Episode 9: Conspiracy Theory
The team sifts through various rumors about a controversial charity organization to find the guilty party after its office building is bombed.
Episode 10: Frienemies
Charlie is forced to turn to his arch rival for help when a vigilante group goes after a career criminal.
Episode 11: Arrow of Time
Don turns to his newly found religious beliefs when he is forced to deal with an escaped criminal who is bent on seeking revenge.
Episode 12: Jacked
Don and his team must race to save the hostages being held on a hijacked bus.
Episode 13: Trouble in Chinatown
A feud between Chinese gangs leads to the kidnapping of an undercover agent and the reappearance of Samuel Kraft.