Person of Interest — Season 2
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About this season
The Machine identifies another gripping season's worth of potential crimes that must be stopped. Adversaries from Reese's undercover past and Finch's government work threaten the team's crime-fighting mission and anonymity. Meanwhile, Detectives Carter and Fusco face down FBI probes and the dangerous tentacles of the police conspiracy known as "HR".
Episodes (22)
1. The Contingency
8.5Aired 27 September 2012 • 43 min
With Finch missing – kidnapped by his hacker nemesis, Root, Reese enlists Detectives Carter and Fusco to get his friend back, Meanwhile, The Machine never sleeps, disseminating a new number to Reese.
2. Bad Code
8.3Aired 4 October 2012 • 43 min
The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.
3. Masquerade
8.0Aired 18 October 2012 • 43 min
With Finch back in the Library, Reese returns to field work, only to face his toughest case yet – protecting the privileged daughter of a Brazilian diplomat.
4. Triggerman
7.6Aired 25 October 2012 • 43 min
When The Machine gives them the number of a mob enforcer whose life becomes endangered, Reese and Finch must decide whether to intervene or allow karma to balance the scales of justice. Meanwhile, Finch seeks aid from an unlikely source.
5. Bury the Lede
8.4Aired 1 November 2012 • 43 min
Reese must protect an investigative journalist through surreptitious means to avoid becoming part of her story.
6. The High Road
8.0Aired 8 November 2012 • 43 min
Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.
7. Critical
8.2Aired 15 November 2012 • 43 min
The Machine gives Finch and Reese the number of a brilliant surgeon, but they soon discover that a resourceful third party has raised the stakes for this POI, forcing them to turn to an unlikely source for help.
8. Til Death
8.0Aired 29 November 2012 • 43 min
The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up
9. C.O.D.
8.0Aired 6 December 2012 • 43 min
When the machine names a New York cabdriver as a person of interest, any of his passengers could be a part of the impending crime.
10. Shadow Box
7.9Aired 13 December 2012 • 42 min
As the FBI pursues "the man in the suit," Reese is even more determined to protect the latest person of interest after learning she is the sister of a soldier who was killed in action.
11. 2πR
8.5Aired 3 January 2013 • 43 min
Finch goes under cover to protect a youth who reminds him of himself; Carter goes on a dangerous mission for the FBI.
12. Prisoner's Dilemma
8.4Aired 10 January 2013 • 43 min
Carter tries to help Reese by engaging in mental warfare with the FBI; Reese has encounters with old and new enemies; Detective Fusco must protect supermodel Karolina Kurkova, the latest person of interest.
13. Dead Reckoning
8.5Aired 31 January 2013 • 43 min
Reese is abducted by a former acquaintance planning a massive and potentially deadly act of cyber-warfare.
14. One Percent
8.3Aired 7 February 2013 • 43 min
Finch and Reese meet their match: a tech billionaire whose curiosity and endless resources could expose their identities and ruin their efforts to save his life.
15. Booked Solid
8.0Aired 14 February 2013 • 43 min
As Reese and Finch try to save a hotel maid's life, they encounter a litany of suspects; Detective Carter considers a significant offer from the FBI.
16. Relevance
8.6Aired 21 February 2013 • 43 min
A lethal government operative who tracks and stops terrorist threats before they occur finds herself on the run – and the new focus of Reese and Finch's attention. However, their pursuit proves to be their most formidable when they discover that her remarkable skill set equals their own.
17. Proteus
8.1Aired 7 March 2013 • 43 min
As Finch and Reese try to protect six people simultaneously, clues lead them to a coastal town; when a storm forces Finch and Reese to seek shelter in a police station with a group of locals, they realize a killer may be in their midst.
18. All In
7.9Aired 14 March 2013 • 43 min
Finch and Reese head to Atlantic City to protect the latest person of interest, an elderly gambler; Carter tries to clear another detective's name.
19. Trojan Horse
8.2Aired 4 April 2013 • 43 min
Finch infiltrates a tech corporation to gather intel on an executive whose number has come up; Carter questions Beecher's integrity.
20. In Extremis
8.4Aired 25 April 2013 • 43 min
When a person of interest is poisoned, Finch and Reese only have 24 hours to identify the toxin and find the person responsible; Detective Fusco's past catches up to him.
21. Zero Day
8.9Aired 2 May 2013 • 43 min
When a virus causes the machine to malfunction, numbers are issued irregularly; the team searches for an extremely elusive tech millionaire.
22. God Mode
8.8Aired 9 May 2013 • 43 min
Finch and Reese team up with unexpected allies as they race to fix the machine; as Detective Carter tries to apprehend Cal Beecher's murderer, she finds herself up against HR -- a criminal organization.