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Breaking Point

Season 4, Episode 11, Aired 1/11/08

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Charlie's life is put in danger when Don brings him in on the case of a missing reporter.

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Dylan Bruno

Colby Granger
Diane Farr

Megan Reeves
Navi Rawat

Amita Ramanujan

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While assisting in the FBI hunt for a missing reporter, Charlie is assaulted and gets help to deal with the emotional fallout while Colby finds himself taking a personal interest in the case. Alan is unhappy with potential "green" changes to the house.moreless

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By Katreniah, Apr 24, 2010 Report Abuse

This show is at its best when dealing with family/personal issues, and I found this episode refreshing. It has everything I love on this show: Charlie angst, Don/Charlie brother issues, Alan's not letting go of the past but finding a way to adjust his thinking without tarnishing his memories, Colby feeling a connection to a reporter who has no one. As always, Larry added humanity and humor, and Ray is a refreshing look at another "science geek". Athough I missed Megan, I loved the discussion centering around her. I enjoyed the scenes between Charlie and the other agents, especially his hilltop scene with Colby. I do agree that this episode helped to flesh out Colby a little more, which is always welcome. This might be my favorite episode of the season. So far.moreless

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The team works together to find a courageous investigative journalist who was kidnapped. Charlie is threatened due to releasing information he shouldn't have.

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By mgdmullen, Apr 24, 2010 Report Abuse

I loved this episode. I always enjoy watching David and Colby team up because they are so in sync with each other. I would really like to see the writers explore a relationship between Colby and the rescued journalist Bonnie Parks; Colby's attraction to her was mesmerizing and good story telling. The song played during the scene with Colby at Bonnie's house reviewing video tapes and again during the rescue scene added a lot of feeling and depth. I enjoy all the characters and plots on this show and this episode was especially great. I think Numb3rs demonstrates the perfect balance between action, drama and personal character development. Great job!moreless

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Oh My GOSH! Poor Charlie he gets hunted down and almost killed!

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By divine529, Apr 24, 2010 Report Abuse

I simply cannot wait till the next season and see what happens. I love this show but sometimes it can be very bloody like in the episode "Thirteen" I love the fact that math is brought in to help solve FBI cases and that two brothers could be so close. Keep bringing the suspense and I will most certainly keep watching this awesome show. Charlie and Amita must get married or make their relationship more intense, also with Megan and Larry come on keep them going they make a great couple! Even though I hate math and physics when I watch this show I love them!moreless

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This was a great episode, this season has been fantastic. I only gave it 8.9 because there were a few points that I wasn't so sure about, but on the whole it was great.moreless

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By BacktoBedlam, Jan 14, 2008 Report Abuse

The first thing I didn't like about it was the interview Charlie gave about the case. It seemed more like a plot device to get Charlie known to the kidnappers than something he would actually do. He has top security clearance for god's sake. He should know about keeping quiet about stuff, which was alluded to in season 1 when we found out about it at the same time Don did. It didn't seem right for him to just start talking about an active investigation.

The characters reactions to someone trying to kill Charlie was interesting. It's something I've wondered about; what would they think if someone tried to kill him, as he isn't technically part of the team. Alan's reaction was a bit off to me though. He didn't seem overly worried by the fact that someone tried to kill his son.

There were some great moments in this episode, but also some that didn't really work for me. I loved it though. This season has been fantastic so far. And I'm loving how they're developing Colby's character. That's been one of the best things about this season; that he's gone from just a supporting character to one of my favourite characters in the whole show. I hope they can keep it up.moreless

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Colby has officially caught my attention! Charlie is insecure and off balance. Amita is mad. Alan is resistant. Don has low self esteem. Yay for Ray!

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By animalgrace, Jan 13, 2008 Report Abuse

I was a Dylan Bruno fan before. But wow, he really blew me away with his performance on this episode. He sees this girl, who has been kidnapped. he identifies with her because not too long before he was at the mercy of kidnappers himself. But the way he watched her news footage, it was like he was falling in love. And I believe he was building this whole scenario about rescuing her, and her falling in his arms, being all fragile and appreciative. He felt that he knew her, and he thought he could be her hero. When he found her in the basement, I thought it was very sweet that he identified himself as "Colby", not as Agent Grainger. I am melting.

When the reality came crashing down, and he was left standing there in that basement, watching her walk out on her own, his mouth gaping open. Shocked at what just happened, my heart sank. I felt his disappointment, and I don't understand how the rest of the audience could've avoided feeling it too. You can be my hero, baby.

He was such an uninteresting character before. Sure, he was nice to look at. But he has stayed pretty even keel since the beginning. I am extremely glad to see him getting more spot light, and I am very glad that the writers have seen it fit not to make him bitter, angry, addicted, or a loose cannon - as so many of these types of roles turn into. He is a tough guy, but he doesn't need to flaunt it. But there is a tender side to this character, and I think we are really lucky to have that revealed to us. Great job Dylan! I can't wait to see more of you!

Of course, Colby's character was not the only development in this episode. We see Charlie - a very unfocused, unsure of himself Charlie. Which is quite a change.
We see Amita - getting really upset with Charlie for putting himself in danger, not just going along with everything Charlie says or does, as she usually does. This proves to me that she has defintely gotten over some of her issues.
We see Alan - who has a bit of a problem with change. On the surface, he seemed to be a person who rolls with the times, but just like everyone else, he proved that he too fears change.
We see Don - always the overprotective brother. I didn't feel he showed all that much development. But he did show that he feels inferior to Charlie because he is afraid working with him is wasting his talent.

Yay for the return of Ray!! I love this guy! And I think he can only add to the cast of very colourful characters. More Ray-Ray. Please!!moreless

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- Opening Numb3rs:
  628,000 SQUARE FEET
  734 RESIDENTS DISPLACED
  3 FELONS
  1 OBSESSION
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- Bonnie's addresses are: Her home: 11256 Bentel Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90049 Her Warehouse: 819 Third St. #104 Los Angeles, CA 90049 Edit
- When Colby approaches Bonnie's warehouse, before he announces his presence, one of the suspects can be heard asking if someone has the laptop. From the beginning of the episode, the fact has been known that Bonnie doesn't use a computer, so why would there be one in her warehouse? Edit
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- Music featured in this episode was "The Funeral" by Band Of Horses.
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- International Air Dates: Canada: January 9, 2008 on Global Australia: April 30, 2008 on Ten The Netherlands: September 1, 2008 on Veronica New Zealand: March 29, 2009 on TV3 Czech Republic: August 11, 2009 on TV Nova Finland: March 25, 2011 on Sub Edit
- This episode was rated TV-PG (LV) in its first network broadcast.
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- Colby: You can't just keep going around telling everybody you're fine. Charlie: Well, obviously, I'm not fine. Colby: That's why you got to do something about it. It doesn't matter how scared you were. It doesn't matter if you wet your pants, man. There's nobody out here who's gonna hear it. Edit
- Colby: to Charlie When I was being held on that freighter and they had me handcuffed and Lancer was sticking me with needles, there's one thing that kept me going. That was knowing that my team was coming for me. No matter how screwed up things had gotten, that you and David and Megan and Don were working hard and you were going to come through that door. The thing is, Bonnie Parks, she doesn't have a team. She's got nobody. And she's locked up, handcuffed, in the dark, I don't know what. But what I do know is that I want to be the one who comes through that door for her. Edit
- Alan: Oh, and Donnie...we all made those sacrifices for Charlie - especially you. Edit
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