List of Numb3rs episodes (season 5)

Numb3rs Season 5
DVD box
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	23
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03) – May 15, 2009 (2009-05-15)
Home video release
DVD release date	October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)
Season chronology
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Season five of Numb3rs, an American television series, first aired on October 3, 2008 and ended on May 15, 2009. The season premiere was moved back one week as a result of the presidential debates.

Season five opens three weeks after the fourth season's finale, "When Worlds Collide", with the government dropping the charges against Charlie. Charlie gets his security clearance back after he and Don fight FBI Security Officer Carl McGowan. Don begins to explore Judaism. The team adds new agent Nikki Betancourt, arriving shortly after Megan Reeve's departure. Liz receives a promotion but turns it down. Buck Winters (from "Spree" and "Two Daughters") breaks out of prison and comes after Don. Alan suddenly finds himself coaching CalSci's basketball team. David becomes Don's primary relief supervisor. DARPA tries to recruit Charlie, but he turns down their offer. Toward the end of the season, Don is stabbed, and Charlie blames himself for it. The aftermath of Don's stabbing causes Charlie to focus more on his FBI consultation work. Amita is kidnapped, and the team race to find her. After she is rescued, Charlie proposes to Amita. Her response is unknown.

Episodes

See also: List of Numb3rs episodes

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	U.S. viewers (million)	Original air date	Production code
80	1	"High Exposure"	Alex Zakrzewski	Nicolas Falacci & Cheryl Heuton	8.21[1]	October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03)	501
Don and his team hunt for killers of two rock climbers found in possession of a large diamond. Charlie decides he should get his FBI clearance reinstated and a new agent joins the team. Mathematics used: Percolation Threshold and geometrical analysis
81	2	"The Decoy Effect"	Ralph Hemecker	Ken Sanzel	8.01[2]	October 10, 2008 (2008-10-10)	502
After a woman is murdered in what appears as an ATM robbery a series of kidnaps, rapes and murders turns into a hunt for the gang leader. New girl Nikki agrees to be the decoy, and Charlie's involvement leads to trouble for Don. Mathematics used: Decoy effect, Hall effect and scheduling algorithm
82	3	"Blowback"	Dennis Smith	Robert Port	8.68[3]	October 17, 2008 (2008-10-17)	503
When eight people, including two LAPD police officers, are executed in a coffee shop, a detective (D. B. Woodside) gets the team on the case, and they uncover a trail of blackmail, romance and corruption. Also, McGowan's (Keith Carradine) investigation of Charlie and Don deepens. Mathematics used: Aggregation modeling and Hidden Markov model
83	4	"Jack of All Trades"	Stephen Gyllenhaal	Andrew Dettmann	9.33[4]	October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24)	504
Don's team joins FBI Agent Bloom (Henry Winkler) in tracking an elusive con man. Meanwhile, decisions are announced on Charlie's FBI clearance and disciplinary action for Don. Mathematics used: Belief propagation
84	5	"Scan Man"	Craig Ross, Jr.	Don McGill	10.72[5]	October 31, 2008 (2008-10-31)	505
The team hunts a crew stealing high-end goods from a shipping service and looks to an employee with savant-like abilities to lead them to those behind the scheme. Mathematics used: Geographic network, supply chain analysis and fractals
85	6	"Magic Show"	John Behring	Sean Crouch	11.28[6]	November 7, 2008 (2008-11-07)	506
While on a date, David catches a disappearing act at a magic show but quickly becomes involved in the performance when the magician really vanishes. Mathematics used: Design Recovery
86	7	"Charlie Don't Surf"	Emilio Estevez	Steve Hawk	9.29[7]	November 14, 2008 (2008-11-14)	507
One of Don and Charlie's friends dies in what is deemed an accident. Not convinced, the brothers investigate further. Mathematics used: Deconvolution, neural network, hyperspectral imaging and site-prediction modeling
87	8	"Thirty-Six Hours"	Rod Holcomb	Julie Hébert	11.30[8]	November 21, 2008 (2008-11-21)	508
The team is sent to investigate and help with the recovery at a train crash; however, the train is carrying dangerous chemicals. During its original run, David Krumholtz gave a public service announcement stating that the episode was not in fact based on a similar train crash in the California area that occurred after taping, but before the episode aired. Mathematics used: Infotaxis and swarm robotics
88	9	"Conspiracy Theory"	Dennis Smith	Robert Port	9.88[9]	December 5, 2008 (2008-12-05)	509
A bomb goes off during a high profile meeting and a documentary film maker has a conspiracy theory about it. Mathematics used: Simpson's paradox
89	10	"Frienemies"	Steve Boyum	Nicolas Falacci & Cheryl Heuton	9.18[10]	December 19, 2008 (2008-12-19)	510
Charlie and his rival Marshall Penfield race against time to solve a case. Mathematics used: Group Dynamics and Three Way Duel
90	11	"Arrow of Time"	Ken Sanzel	Ken Sanzel	10.14[11]	January 9, 2009 (2009-01-09)	511
A convicted criminal breaks out of jail, with thoughts of revenge. Don must face his past and turn to his new-found religious beliefs. Mathematics used: Hidden Markov model, Maxwell's Demon and the Viterbi algorithm
91	12	"Jacked"	Stephen Gyllenhaal	Don McGill	11.02[12]	January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16)	512
When 18 tourists on a bus are taken hostage, the team has only four hours to stop the hijackers. Mathematics used: Articulate and Inverse Game Theory
92	13	"Trouble In Chinatown"	Julie Hébert	Peter MacNicol	10.96[13]	January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23)	513
An undercover agent disappears, leading the FBI team deep into Chinatown's black market. The FBI gets help from the returning psychic Simon Kraft (John Glover). Mathematics used: Digital Signal Processing and Lévy flight
93	14	"Sneakerhead"	Emilio Estevez	Aaron Rahsaan Thomas	10.30[14]	February 6, 2009 (2009-02-06)	514
When a pair of valuable sneakers is stolen from the vault of a foreign ambassador, the team delves into the world of sneaker collecting. Mathematics used: Pinball
94	15	"Guilt Trip"	Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Mary Leah Sutton	9.10[15]	February 13, 2009 (2009-02-13)	515
When Robin's seemingly bulletproof case fails and a dangerous weapons smuggler is released, the team investigates the possibility of jury tampering. Mathematics used: Probability, Mersenne twister, scientific jury selection and social networking potential
95	16	"Cover Me"	Rob Morrow	Andrew Dettmann	9.62[16]	February 27, 2009 (2009-02-27)	516
Liz works undercover to take a new illegal drug off the streets after Charlie predicts it is going to be the next big thing to hit the drug market. David is assigned to be her handler and he worries when she varies from his plan and puts her trust in a fellow undercover agent who may be an addict himself. Mathematics used: Supply & Demand Theory
96	17	"First Law"	Steve Boyum	Sean Crouch	10.12[17]	March 6, 2009 (2009-03-06)	517
The FBI team investigates the death of visionary scientist Daniel Robertson; the prime suspect is Robertson's computer project, Baley. Charlie considers an enticing job offer. Mathematics used: Turing test
97	18	"12:01 AM"	Ralph Helmecker	Robert Port	9.51[18]	March 13, 2009 (2009-03-13)	518
The FBI team rushes to track down evidence that could save a mob boss from the death penalty; new information comes in that could exonerate him, leaving the team with only hours to run down the new lead. Mathematics used: Light Refraction and Voice Analysis
98	19	"Animal Rites"	Ron Garcia	Julie Hébert	9.80[19]	April 10, 2009 (2009-04-10)	519
The investigation into the death of a CalSci professor exposes possible links to animal rights extremists.
99	20	"The Fifth Man"	Ken Sanzel	Don McGill	8.82[20]	April 24, 2009 (2009-04-24)	520
Things go terribly wrong when Don gets injured during an investigation. Charlie and Alan have to put things into perspective, when the thought of possibly having to lose a part of their family comes to face them.
100	21	"Disturbed"	Dennis Smith	Nicolas Falacci & Cheryl Heuton	9.70[21]	May 1, 2009 (2009-05-01)	521
Charlie focuses his attention on tracking a previously undetected serial killer to help deal with his guilt over Don's almost-fatal stabbing. He receives help from a geeky amateur sleuth and a retired accountant, who each research serial murders as a hobby. The investigation reveals that the killer may be responsible for over two dozen unsolved deaths.
101	22	"Greatest Hits"	Stephen Gyllenhaal	Andrew Dettmann	9.57[22]	May 8, 2009 (2009-05-08)	522
The team investigates a string of bank robberies and believe that ex-FBI Agent Roger Bloom (played by Henry Winkler) is responsible for them. Amita is abducted at gunpoint in front of Charlie in the last scene.
102	23	"Angels and Devils"	Alex Zakrzewski	Ken Sanzel	9.72[23]	May 15, 2009 (2009-05-15)	523
When Amita is abducted by the leader of a cult with female followers, it will take Don, Charlie, the whole team, and even some outside help in the form of Ian Edgerton to get her home safely. At the end of the episode, Charlie proposes to Amita. Mathematics used: Angel problem and burr puzzle

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External links

• List of Numb3rs episodes at the Internet Movie Database
• List of Numb3rs season 5 episodes at TV.com