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Recap / Numb3rs S 02 E 05

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Directed by Bobby Roth

Written by Cheryl Heuton & Nicolas Falacci

A raid on forgers reveals a secret code book that leads the team to an assassin looking to take out a last surviving member of a political family in Colombia.

Tropes for the episode:

  • Like Father, Like Son: Gabriel Ruiz decides at the end of the episode that he's his father's son after all and plans to return to Colombia to finish what he started.
  • Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot: A forgery raid leads to the discovery of an assassination plan.
  • Noodle Incident: Charlie's work with the NSA is touched upon as apparently he consulted on something that left him with the knowledge of both the various methods of assassination and how to spot code referring to it. It's not clear if this is the same incident mentioned in "Vector" or a separate one.
  • Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The assassin is sent after Gabriel Ruiz by the corrupt Colombian government because his family still has carries weight in the movement for reform. Gabriel is introduced outright saying he had no intention of ever returning only to change his mind in the aftermath to honor his father and brother's sacrifice by finishing what they started.

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