Person of Interest 2x01 The Contingency

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Person of Interest - 02x01 The Contingency

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4.63/5 (24 votes)

First Aired: Sep. 27, 2012 on CBS

Summary: Reese asks Detectives Carter and Fusco for help finding Finch, who was kidnapped by his nemesis.

Main Characters in this Episode

Root

Guest Stars

John Reese	played by Jim Caviezel
Detective Joss Carter	played by Taraji P. Henson
Detective Lionel Fusco	played by Kevin Chapman
Harold Finch	played by Michael Emerson
Pennsylvania Two	played by Jay O. Sanders
Denton Weeks	played by Cotter Smith
Hersh	played by Boris McGiver
Byron	played by Terry Serpico

Episode Quotes

John Reese: You know, the guy that owned this badge probably would have made that deal, but I'm not him.
Titus: So, who are you?
John Reese: The guy that shot him and stole his badge.

Mistakes/Goofs

Goof (continuity error): In the parking garage stairwell, Ken Leung is seen not wearing handcuffs.
Goof (anachronisms): While Harold is crossing the street outside a casino in a flashback dated September 2003, a Chevrolet HHR is visible twice. The HHR made its debut in 2006.
Goof (anachronisms): At the multi-level car park, when Reece and Leon split, Leon is shown not wearing handcuffs. But later when he gets to the car he is back in cuffs.
Goof (continuity error): As John and Leon are on the first floor of the parking garage, Leon is wearing handcuffs. While climbing the stairwell with John, the cuffs are gone, only to reappear once Leon reaches his car.

Trivia

Caroline Turing shares her last name with Alan Turing; a mathematician, cryptanalyst, and the man considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. He created the Turing Machine, the model for modern computers.