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Numb3rs Season 5 Episode 19

Animal Rites

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AIRED: Apr 10, 2009

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The investigation into a professor's death takes a dangerous turn when the team finds their lead suspect has ties to a radical animal rights group.

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Members of a radical animal rites group break into a research lab at Cal-Sci to release the animals and bomb the lab. Things take a tragic turn when a professor walks in on the radicals and is killed by them. Charlie and the team investigate.moreless

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By meathead704, Jun 25, 2011

I have seen better episodes of "Numb3rs" and I have seen worse. While this episode might not be one of the most memorable, it does have its strong points. One thing that stood out for me was the activist who said at the beginning of the episode that animal rites groups should go after factory farms instead of research labs. I do not advocate bombing buildings or violence, but that is a very valid point. As is the case with many episodes, seeing Charlie and Larry crack the case was the highlight of the episode. An episode worth your time.moreless
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Overall Great Epsiode.

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By saleblanc, Jun 25, 2011

One of the things I liked is that within the script both sides of the animal testing issue without getting overly complicated. I found the script pretty powerful in showing how Charlie, Amita and Larry feel about CalSi, it's their home and when it's violated like it was tonight can leave you feeling vulnerable. I appreciated Nikki pushing some boundaries tonight. Although I think Nikki had some points, so did Don and in this case I think Nikki should have respected Don's experience as well as authority. I found the intertwining of mental illness into the script pretty believable and creative.moreless
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Great Episode so.....

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By laurmarie, Jun 25, 2011

Another good episode of numbers....Charlie Larry and Amita working togehter great as always.....Nikki don't like to much she has never done negotiations like this she is new and she thinks its ok to just lie to someone and give them what they want Don has been doing this along time and she needs to respect him and respect his orders not question him she hasn't been around long enough to do that....I feel like Don always has to tell her things more then once.....I haven't liked her character from the beginning and haven't been able to find anything i like about her....Wish Colby was on where is he??????moreless
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Rob Morrow	Don Eppes
David Krumholtz	Charlie Eppes
Judd Hirsch	Alan Eppes
Alimi Ballard	David Sinclair
Navi Rawat	Amita Ramanujan
Sophina Brown	Nikki Betancourt

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Michael Stahl-David	Josh Skinner	Guest Star
Jon Budinoff	Cloud Jamieson	Guest Star
Shishir Kurup	Professor Sharad Varma	Guest Star

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- Opening Numb3rs:
  50 - 100 MILLION EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS
  1088 RESEARCH LABS
  51 ANIMAL RIGHTS EXTREMIST GROUPS
  1440 CRIMINAL ACTS
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- Charlie: My campus is supposed to be an ivory tower and we keep getting invaded by the outside world.
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- (Charlie explains a way of tracking people on the Internet.)
  Don: Is that legal?
  Charlie: Well ... it's not illegal; technology is ahead of the law.
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- International Air Dates:
  
  The Netherlands: June 7, 2009 on Veronica
  
  Norway: August 20, 2009 on TV2
  
  Czech Republic: June 18, 2010 on TV Nova
  
  Finland: June 26, 2012 on Sub
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- Music used in this episode was "Sonic Reducer" by The Dead Boys and "Oh So Safe" by Deerheart.
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