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Zero Day
Season 2
Episode Number: 44
Season Episode: 21
Originally aired: Thursday May 2, 2013
Writer:
Amanda Segel, David Slack
Director:
Jeffrey G. Hunt
Show Stars: James Caviezel (John Reese), Taraji Henson (Detective Carter), Michael
Emerson (Harold Finch)
Recurring Role: Amy Acker (Root), Brett Cullen (Nathan Ingram), Jay O. Sanders (Special
Counsel), Carrie Preston (Grace Hendricks), Al Sapienza (Detective
Raymond Terney), Robert John Burke (Simmons (uncredited voice))
Guest Stars: John Nolan (I) (Greer), Sarah Shahi (Samantha Shaw), Kevyn Morrow
(IAB Detective Ed Solis), Opal Alladin (Claudia Sugarman), Carter Gill
(Office Drone), Mike Masters (ESU Captain), Sydney James Harcourt
(NYPD Uniform)
Production Code: 2J7221
Summary: The Machine becomes increasingly erratic because of the computer
virus, and Reese and Finch must find an elusive tech millionaire.
Meawhile, Carter puts herself at risk when she tries to find Cal’s killer.
2013 Day 4111 — The Machine continues
to lose system function as the virus
eats away at its programming. Despite
that, it tries to review the events leading
up to Kara Stanton uploading the virus
into its system.
Reese is out on the streets in a parked
car, waiting and listening to the police
band scanner. He calls Finch, at the library
and reminds him that it’s been
ten days since The Machine sent the
last Number. Finch confirms that they
have 20 hours remaining until the virus
shuts down The Machine, and tells Reese
that for the moment The Machine is still
functioning, but can’t communicate with
them. As they talk, a police report about a triple-homicide goes out over the scanner and Reese
drives off to investigate.
Carter is called in to help with the shooting, which involved two of Elias’ men and an innocent
bystander killed in the crossfire.
Terney is working the case and Carter tells him that Fusco is busy on another assignment.
He tells Carter that Elias’ rivals, the Russians, are responsible. Terney asks if Carter is looking
into Cal’s death and assures her that he’s there to help if she needs anything. Carter spots Reese
stands nearby and goes over to talk to him. He offers his condolences on Cal’s death and Carter
asks why he and Finch weren’t prewarned about the murders. Reese admits that a situation has
come up but they’re working on it, and Carter tells him to hurry up and resolve it. She admits
that no matter how bad Elias was, the Russians are even worse.
In Washington, the Special Counsel is on the phone to Control, informing him that they
haven’t received a Number from the Machine in the last seven days. He informs his superior that
they’ve confirmed that the chip in Corwin’s body came from Decima, and speculates that the
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