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Person of Interest Episode Guide
When Carter tells Finch that Donnelly wants her on the case, Finch agrees and hints that she
could tamper with any evidence leading to Reese. Carter doesn’t give him an answer and asks
what Finch wanted, and Finch tells her that they’ll talk once she gets back.
Once the detective leaves, Finch chats briefly with his waitress... Karen Garner.
2011 — Reese tries to reach Jessica on her cell phone and then goes to the hospital where she
works. The triage nurse informs him that Jessica died in a car accident two months ago, and
offers to give Reese Peter’s phone number. Reese leaves without taking it, brushing past a man
in a wheelchair.
The Present — Finch has Fusco watch Karen in Reese’s absence, and the detective points out
that Karen is wanted for passing bad checks and identity theft. However, Finch tells him that
”Karen Garner” didn’t exist until three months ago. He figures that Karen is on the run from an
abusive spouse, and Fusco wonders why Reese isn’t involved. Finch tells him that they’ll handle
the situation and not to call Reese.
Reese is at his cheap apartment, bored with nothing to do. He checks his messages and
confirms that Finch hasn’t left him any text messages.
In New Rochelle, Carter goes to Peter’s home and meets Donnelly. The agent explains about
how Peter borrowed money from loan sharks, lost his wife in a car accident, and then disappeared
himself two months later. Blood was found all over the kitchen and living room, and Carter points
out that isn’t her suspect’s Donnelly figured that it was Reese’s first job and he wasn’t expecting
Peter to put up a fight. Donnelly gets a lead on one of the loan sharks but Carter figures that
she’s rather talk to the local detectives.
As Fusco follows Karen, he tells Finch that someone has her spooked. While Finch tries to
work out who she’s running from, Fusco loses Karen when she ducks out the back of a store.
Finch goes back to the bar and asks about Karen, claiming he’s a neighbor, and the bartender
tells him that she called in to say she was taking the day off. As Finch leaves, a U.S. Marshal,
Brad Jennings, approaches him and asks what his interest is in Karen. Finch repeats his cover
story and Brad asks where he lives. When Finch refuses to say, Brad threatens to take him in.
Reese arrives, posing as Detective Stills, and tells Brad that Finch is a CI and the Marshal is
threatening his cover. Reese gets Finch into the car and says that he has a few questions of his
own for him.
Back at their headquarters, Finch claims that he was concerned about Reese’s sensitivities
and kept their newest Number secret. He explains that when he first built the Machine, a lot of
Numbers of women kept coming up repeatedly. He finally realized that they were living with the
men who would ultimately kill them. Reese takes Karen’s address, tells Finch that they’ll discuss
it more later, and goes to protect the Number.
Karen enters her apartment via the fire escape and draws a gun when she discovers that
Reese is waiting for her. Reese says that he knows she’s running from an abusive husband and
offers his help, warning her that he knows what it’s like to run and keep running.
Karen admits her real name is Sarah, and Finch confirms that it’s Sarah Jennings... and
recognizes Brad’s last name from earlier.
Reese tells Finch to watch over Sarah while he goes to make sure that Brad doesn’t bother
Sarah again... ever.
Carter meets with Detective Nichols, who explains that Jessica apparently died in an accident
and Peter survived the crash.
2011 — Once Peter leaves home, Reese breaks in and finds a photo of Jessica. He then replays
the last voice mail that she left him, saying that she needs to talk to him.
Jessica is on the phone and leaves her message. Before she can finish, Peter comes into the
kitchen, drinking a beer. She insists the call was nothing and eyes him nervously as he scowls
at her.
The Present — Carter goes to the morgue and gets the coroner to show her Jessica’s x-rays.
The head and neck injuries are apparently consistent with blunt force trauma from a car wreck,
but Carter notices two earlier injuries on the arm and wrist that appear to have been inflicted
by a human being. She also points out that the fatal injuries are unlikely given the airbags in
Jessica’s car. The coroner defends his autopsy report.
Peter finally snaps, grabbing Jessica by the arm and twisting. She struggles and falls, hitting
her head on the counter. Once he realizes his wife is dead, Peter puts her in the car, drives her
to the crash scene, and fakes an accident.
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