Directed by Mick Jackson
Written by Cheryl Heuton & Nicolas Falacci
The first episode of NUMB3RS
When a rapist proves to a little too difficult to find for the FBI, Agent Eppes (Rob Morrow) and Agent Lake (Sabrina Lloyd) utilize Agent Eppes' genius mathematician brother, Charlie (David Krumholtz) to discover the rapist's point of origin.
Tropes for this episode
- Early-Installment Weirdness: Alan is playing with a bird, which disappears after this episode and is replaced with a fish tank.
- Cold-Blooded Torture: The suspect brands women before raping them.
- Serial Rapist: The suspect has raped numerous women after branding them.
- Slave Brand: A serial rapist brands his victims.