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Person of Interest Episode Guide
virus so that whoever was responsible would use it instead, and Reese realizes that his partner
hid a virus within the virus. Finch apologizes, explaining that he realized too late that he gave
The Machine to the wrong people. He kept Reese out of the loop because he hoped that Reese
would continue their work if Finch was killed.
The containment breach alarm shuts off and they figure that the government men are on their
way. Finch wants to take Root with them because leaving her behind would mean her death.
Hersh and his men come in and Reese and Sam prepare to shoot back. The Special Counsel
enters and admits that he’s surprised that Sam has turned traitor. She ignores his taunt and
asks what he wants, and he asks Finch where he moved The Machine because the country is
defenseless. Finch says that it moved itself and that no one controls it now, and the U.S. only
is less defended. It will send Numbers if it wants to send Numbers. The Special Counsel gives
his word that Finch can have anything he wants if he’ll either get The Machine back or create a
new one, but Finch reminds him that the government gave their word to Nathan, and Nathan is
dead. Finch leaves with the others, and the Special Counsel asks if Sam thinks she’s choosing
the right said. She points out that he lied to her as well and leaves.
2010 — Finch wakes up in an emergency ward and discovers that he’s covered in blood. A
nurse warns him that he sustained injuries to his back and neck. As she moves off, Finch sees
the doctors trying and failing to resuscitate Nathan. Two government men are standing nearby
and call to inform their superior that the problem is taken care of. Finch limps toward the door
but hides behind a privacy screen when Grace comes in. The medics direct her to a table with
personal effects and Grace goes over and finds Finch’s engagement ring, inside of the book he
gave her. The government men approach Grace and Finch realizes that he can’t approach her
without putting her at risk. As Grace breaks into tears, Finch limps off.
Back at the library, Finch asks The Machine if he knew. As it starts erasing its information
at midnight, Finch discovers that Nathan was the last non-relevant that it registered before he
shut it down earlier.
2013 — The caretaker at the facility tells the Special Counsel that he received a call from the
Special Counsel to move The Machine, and that they transferred it a node at a time so it would
remain active throughout the process. He has no idea where the nodes were going. Control calls
the Special Counsel and he tells her that they’ll track down The Machine eventually. She asks to
speak with Hersh and the Special Counsel hands over the phone. After listening to his superior,
Hersh says that he’ll seal the room. He shoots and kills the caretaker and then his own men. The
Special Counsel says ”fair enough” and stands calmly as Hersh guns him down.
Back in New York several days later, Reese and Finch are out walking Bear. They haven’t
received a Number since they went to the facility and Finch admits that he doesn’t know if they
ever will. He then apologizes to Reese for getting Jessica killed by distributing the virus to free
The Machine. He admits that he knew someone might get hurt but didn’t consider the personal
cost.
Reese tells him that he had already made his decision when he walked out on Jessica years
ago and didn’t say what he had to. As they talk, a nearby pay phone rings.
Hersh tells Control that Research has reestablished contact with them, and she tells him to
form a team.
Root is being held at a psychiatric ward, wandering the floor. A nearby pay phone rings and
she answers it. The Machine asks ”Can you hear me?” and she says ”Absolutely.”
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