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Thirteen

Episode Number: 65    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Friday October 19, 2007    Prod Code: n/a
Don, Charlie, and the team attempt to stop a serial killer who is seemingly obsessed with people resembling Biblical figures.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Don McGill
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Star: Judd Hirsch (Alan Eppes),  Rob Morrow (Don Eppes),  David Krumholtz (Charlie Eppes),  Alimi Ballard (David Sinclair),  Peter MacNicol (Dr. Larry Fleinhardt),  Navi Rawat (Amita Ramanujan),  Diane Farr (Megan Reeves),  Dylan Bruno (Colby Granger)
Recurring Role: Aya Sumika (Special Agent Liz Warner)
Guest Star: Lois Mathilda Atkins (Janine Parr),  Andrea Roth (Alex Trowbridge),  Graham McTavish (John Corcoran),  Sharif Atkins (Clay Porter),  Nathan Baesel (Jared Parr),  Michael Balsley (Nathaniel Greene),  Mark Doerr (John Lerner),  John Balma (Thad Esmond),  Richard Wharton (Homeless Man),  David Desantos (Peter Guzman),  Erica Muoz (Mary Velasco),  Lena Georgas (Louise Esmond)

Notes

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International Airdates:
The Netherlands: March 31, 2008 on Veronica
Germany: April 20, 2008 on Sat1 (edit)
Diane Farr and Andrea Roth acted together in Rescue Me. (edit)
This episode is rated: TV-14-V. (edit)

Quotes

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David: Manager says he's a model tenant. Quiet, pays his rent on time.
Colby: Yeah, and Son of Sam's the employee of the month. (edit)
Larry: Well then again, it was St. Augustine who said that numbers are the universal language given to us by the deity as confirmation of the truth. (edit)
Alan: You know, Smart Charlie I've spent thirty years learning to live with. Wise Charlie could take some getting used to. (edit)

Trivia

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According to this episode, the number 26 the gematria (numerological equivalent) of the Hebrew, Jehovah.

In Hebrew, God's name is composed of 4 letters and contains no vowels. Because the translation is unknown, it is often referred to as the 'tetragrammaton' (meaning 4 letters). Jehovah is the English translation of the divine name. Yahweh is another acceptable translation, especially in Jewish circles. (edit)
The MATH in this episode includes:

Fibonacci Coding and
Numerology. (edit)
Charlie's book is called The Attraction Equation: Being Popular is as Easy As Pi. (edit)
On the scene right before the break after Porter was arrested, the location of the next crime was being shown. If you look at the bottom right hand side of the screen, we would also see police about to raid the place. (edit)
Opening Numbers:

6 DAYS OF CREATION
10 COMMANDMENTS
14 STATIONS OF THE CROSS
1 WORD OF GOD (edit)

Allusions

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David: Manager says he's a model tenent. Quiet, pays his rent on time.
Colby: Yeah and Son of Sam's the employee of the month.

David Berkowitz AKA Son of Sam is an American serial killer who murdered six people and wounded 7 more before he was apprehended by police. (edit)
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jamoon2006
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9.2
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Thirteen
"Exciting"
Charlie experiences his own crisis of faith as the team tracks a Biblically-minded killer.
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5.6
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Thirteen
"Out of character"
Not what Numb3rs fans want; good plot points are marred by a gratuitously disturbing case.
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Thirteen
"Fine example"
Charlie and Don double-dating; a glimpse into Megan's work for the DOJ and Colby's official return to the team.
Continue » Posted Oct 21, 2007 1:16 am PST
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