Numb3rs

Counterfeit Reality

Season 1, Episode 7, Aired 3/11/05

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Don learns that counterfeiters are at work producing small-denomination bills, and that they have taken an artist hostage to draw the images for the fake money. If the missing woman isn't located soon, Don fears that she will be killed when her work is finished on the phony cash. The counterfeiters have already murdered at least five people, two of whom stole money from them. The case is made more difficult for Don when his former lover, now a Secret Service agent, is assigned to it.moreless

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Judd Hirsch

Alan Eppes
David Krumholtz

Charlie Eppes
Alimi Ballard

David Sinclair

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By cavanagh15, Jan 30, 2007 Report Abuse

The case itself was a good one. I really liked the way that Charlie found out where the hostage was located, thought Im very surprised that he couldnt have found that out much earlier in the episode.

Learning a little bit about Dons past life was interesting, with the Secret Service agent and himself forced to work together after a seemingly bad breakup that eneded because of Dons mother getting sick. Learning that Don was about to make a huge committment a couple of years ago really says a lot about him.

The one thing I dont like about this show is not following up on things they create in certain episode. In the episode before this one Charlie is about to ask Anita out before Don interupts. In this episode, Anita hardly makes an apperance and there is not further conenctions between the two. I hope this solution is solved in the next episode or two.moreless

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Charlie helps Don find counterfeiters. I really liked the interaction between Don and Charlie when Charlie finds out he had lived with Kim. And also the scene at the end.

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By lritt, Jun 24, 2005 Report Abuse

This was a terrific show. I liked Don's interaction with Kim. Sort of bitterly friendly. When Kim tells Charlie that she lived with Don, Charlies reactions were so believable. Without saying a word the actor conveyed surprise and embarrassment. I especially liked the end scene in Don's apartment. It was painfully touching. You can tell Charlie really feels bad that his brother had been distant, and Don got it and attempted to open up.moreless

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- The MATH: Guilloche Patterns - A pattern formed by two or more curved bands that interlace to create a circular design. Wavelet Analysis - A mathematical principle that cuts data into different frequency components then studies the components matched to their scale. Edit
- Opening numbers: 6 ROBBERIES 3 MURDERS 1,230 DOLLARS 1 ARTIST Edit
- Don and Kim both worked at an office in Albuquerque. He proposed to Kim, but left abruptly when his mother became ill. Kim then went to work for the Secret Service. Edit
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Padělaná realita (Counterfeit Reality) Edit
- International Airdates: Czech Republic: July 7, 2008 on TV Nova Slovakia: October 13, 2009 on JOJ Edit
- The music in the final scene was Falling by Heavy Hitters. Edit
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- Charlie: So uh, you and Kim? Kim, Kim and you. Don: Yeah. Charlie: That a umm, that a serious thing? Don: Yeah. Charlie: Seems kinda weird I didn't know about it. Don: Well, I don't know who you dated 3 years ago. Edit
- Kim: You and your brother are a lot alike. Charlie: You think so? Most people can't get over how different we are. Kim: Well, yeah, the interests are pretty different, but the approach, this one part exuberance, two parts obsession, is identical. Edit
- Charlie: People's shopping patterns. Patterns can be quantified into equations. Kim: Um, the Secret Service and the Treasury Department have been working on this problem for decades. Okay, predicting money flow, tracing counterfeit in circulation, it's unpredictable, there are too many variables. Charlie: That makes it challenging, not impossible. Edit
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