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Person of Interest Episode Guide
covert tech company is trying to destroy The Machine. As the Special Counsel finishes his call,
Root comes in with a gun and orders him to answer her questions.
The next day, Finch is walking Bear when The Machine calls on a payphone and gives him
a new Number. He calls in Reese and explains that their new Number is Ernest Thornhill, the
owner of a data entry company. Thornhill has been buying up payphone franchises throughout
New York City and Finch admits that he’s been unable to hack the company’s firewall.
The two men go undercover at Thornhill’s company. While Finch goes in as an IT worker,
Reese talks with Thornhill’s secretary, Claudia Sugarman, and claims that he had a business
appointment. Claudia says that Thornhill is away on business and there’s no record of an appointment,
and Reese says he’ll check back later. Meanwhile, Finch checks the sheets of data
that the workers are typing in and discovers that it’s seeming gibberish, all printed out on dotmatrix
printers. As far as he can tell, the workers are simply transferring the data from one
computer to another, and Reese wonders if the Thornhill company is a front.
As they talk, Root calls Finch from the Special Counsel’s office and asks what he did to The
Machine, and why it isn’t defending itself. Finch refuses to talk to discuss the matter, and Root
suggests that they work together to save his creation. She mentions Thornhill and Finch wonders
what she knows, and Root suggests that they exchange information.
2010 Day 3177 — Finch visits Nathan’s apartment and his friend explains that since they sold
The Machine to the U.S. government, he’s been busy reorganizing their company. As they talk,
Finch says that he’s met a woman Grace, and asks him to look at the present that he’s bought
her. It’s a book with an engagement ring inside, and Nathan offers his congratulations. Finch is
worried that Grace can’t handle the truth about who he really is, and Nathan reminds him that
he has legal troubles in his youth. He agrees with Finch that they can hire the best lawyers to
defend him, but warns him that the government might not be happy to learn that Finch is his
silent partner. Finch figures that they’re done with the government, and Nathan goes to get some
champagne to make a toast. As he leaves the room, his phone rings and Finch notices that his
partner is receiving a SMS system message.
2013 Day 4138 — When Reese and Finch go back to the library, they try to work out why Root is
interested in Thornhill. Thornhill simply appeared out of nowhere six months ago, opened up a
bank account with a deposit of one penny, and parlayed it into $20 million. Since then, he’s been
buying up payphone companies. Finch checks Thornhill’s credit card records and discovers that
he’s rented a car to pick him up at JFK International that day when he returns to New York. As
Reese goes to intercept the man, he promises Finch that he won’t let Root abduct him a second
time.
Reese waits at the only road going from JFK to Thornhill’s company. Finch tracks the man’s
GPS in his cell phone and Reese spots the rental car coming. Meanwhile, a man parks down the
road from Reese and starts tapping on his cell phone. An aerial drone closes in on Thornhill’s
car and Reese opens fire on the man. The drone operator drops his phone, returns fire, and then
drives away, while the drone strikes the car. Reese goes to the car and makes sure that the driver
is okay, but discovers that the passenger seats are empty.
Later, Reese returns to the library and Finch checks the phone the killer used. He confirms
that it has a programming signature similar to that of the virus targeting The Machine, and they
figure that Decima sent the killer. Carter calls to tell them that the driver is in stable condition
at the hospital. She’s questioned some of Thornhill’s workers and learned that none of the,
including Claudia, have ever actually met the man. Reese tells Finch that Thornhill must be a
fake identity that someone is using. Finch disagrees and analyzes the only photo that they have
of Thornhill. It’s a composite of three other photos. Finch has also checked the last email that
Thornhill sent from his phone, in a public park. According to the security cameras, there’s no
one there. Finch recognizes the algorithm because he developed it... for The Machine. ”Thornhill”
isn’t a spy or even a real person: he’s a fake identity created by The Machine itself.
2010 Day 3178 — Finch meets Grace in the park and she paints a portrait of him. Once he
turns off both of their phones, he takes her to a secluded spot. As The Machine tries to watch
them from the nearest camera, Finch gives her the book and then gets down on one knee and
proposes to her. Grace accepts and the couple kisses.
2013 Day 4138 — Finch insists that he took precautions to make sure The Machine wasn’t
creative enough to do something like create a fake ID. The only reason he can think of for
The Machine to create a fake identity is so that it meets the residency requirements to own a
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