Person of Interest: Season 2
Person of Interest Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes. The series follows John Reese, who is a former CIA paramilitary operative. The narrative is part of an action, adventure, crime, sci-fi, and fantasy television series that originally aired on CBS. Because the provided source material contains only brief promotional text and basic database entries about the series, specific narrative detail
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- John Reese is a former CIA paramilitary operative who is presumed dead.
- The series falls under the genres of action, adventure, crime, and sci-fi and fantasy.
- The show is an original series broadcast on CBS.
- Season 2 consists of 22 episodes continuing the overarching saga.
Season overview
Person of Interest Season 2 continues the overarching saga across 22 episodes. The series follows John Reese, who is a former CIA paramilitary operative. The narrative is part of an action, adventure, crime, sci-fi, and fantasy television series that originally aired on CBS. Because the provided source material contains only brief promotional text and basic database entries about the series, specific narrative details, character arcs, and episodic plots for Season 2 beyond the 22-episode count and the background of John Reese cannot be stated. The show continues to explore its core premise involving surveillance and individuals of interest as detailed across database records from sources including The Movie Database and ČSFD.cz.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
The Contingency
Sep 27, 2012
With Finch missing – kidnapped by his hacker nemesis, Root, Reese enlists Detectives Carter and Fusco to get his friend back, Meanwhile, The Machine never sleeps, disseminating a n
Bad Code
Oct 4, 2012
The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.
Masquerade
Oct 18, 2012
With Finch back in the Library, Reese returns to field work, only to face his toughest case yet – protecting the privileged daughter of a Brazilian diplomat.
Triggerman
Oct 25, 2012
When The Machine gives them the number of a mob enforcer whose life becomes endangered, Reese and Finch must decide whether to intervene or allow karma to balance the scales of jus
Bury the Lede
Nov 1, 2012
Reese must protect an investigative journalist through surreptitious means to avoid becoming part of her story.
The High Road
Nov 8, 2012
Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.
Critical
Nov 15, 2012
The Machine gives Finch and Reese the number of a brilliant surgeon, but they soon discover that a resourceful third party has raised the stakes for this POI, forcing them to turn
Til Death
Nov 29, 2012
The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up
C.O.D.
Dec 6, 2012
When the machine names a New York cabdriver as a person of interest, any of his passengers could be a part of the impending crime.
Shadow Box
Dec 13, 2012
As the FBI pursues "the man in the suit," Reese is even more determined to protect the latest person of interest after learning she is the sister of a soldier who was killed in act
2πR
Jan 3, 2013
Finch goes under cover to protect a youth who reminds him of himself; Carter goes on a dangerous mission for the FBI.
Prisoner's Dilemma
Jan 10, 2013
Carter tries to help Reese by engaging in mental warfare with the FBI; Reese has encounters with old and new enemies; Detective Fusco must protect supermodel Karolina Kurkova, the
Dead Reckoning
Jan 31, 2013
Reese is abducted by a former acquaintance planning a massive and potentially deadly act of cyber-warfare.
One Percent
Feb 7, 2013
Finch and Reese meet their match: a tech billionaire whose curiosity and endless resources could expose their identities and ruin their efforts to save his life.
Booked Solid
Feb 14, 2013
As Reese and Finch try to save a hotel maid's life, they encounter a litany of suspects; Detective Carter considers a significant offer from the FBI.
Relevance
Feb 21, 2013
A lethal government operative who tracks and stops terrorist threats before they occur finds herself on the run – and the new focus of Reese and Finch's attention. However, their p
Proteus
Mar 7, 2013
As Finch and Reese try to protect six people simultaneously, clues lead them to a coastal town; when a storm forces Finch and Reese to seek shelter in a police station with a group
All In
Mar 14, 2013
Finch and Reese head to Atlantic City to protect the latest person of interest, an elderly gambler; Carter tries to clear another detective's name.
Trojan Horse
Apr 4, 2013
Finch infiltrates a tech corporation to gather intel on an executive whose number has come up; Carter questions Beecher's integrity.
In Extremis
Apr 25, 2013
When a person of interest is poisoned, Finch and Reese only have 24 hours to identify the toxin and find the person responsible; Detective Fusco's past catches up to him.
Zero Day
May 2, 2013
When a virus causes the machine to malfunction, numbers are issued irregularly; the team searches for an extremely elusive tech millionaire.
God Mode
May 9, 2013
Finch and Reese team up with unexpected allies as they race to fix the machine; as Detective Carter tries to apprehend Cal Beecher's murderer, she finds herself up against HR -- a