Storyline

The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.

First Aired

2002-09-26
Last Aired

2009-05-19
Creator

Hank Steinberg
Genre

Crime, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
Seasons

7
Episodes

160
Status

Ended
Language

English, Español
Network

CBS

Keywords:

new york city fbi police missing person criminal investigation police procedural

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Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

1. Pilot

Maggie Cartwright appears to have simply walked away from every thing in her life, having left everyth...More

Maggie Cartwright appears to have simply walked away from every thing in her life, having left everything of hers behind. Later a ransom note appears on her mother's email list demanding a million dollars for her safe return.Less

42mins 2002-09-26

2. Birthday Boy

Eleven-year-old Gabe Freedman is separated from his father on the subway to Yankee Stadium.

Eleven-year-old Gabe Freedman is separated from his father on the subway to Yankee Stadium.Less

42mins 2002-10-03

3. He Saw, She Saw

Four different witnesses claim that a woman was abducted from a mall parking lot while her husband was...More

Four different witnesses claim that a woman was abducted from a mall parking lot while her husband was standing just yards away with his back turned to her.Less

42mins 2002-10-10

4. Between the Cracks

Nineteen-year-old model Eve Cleary disappears and it turns out that there are very few people who actu...More

Nineteen-year-old model Eve Cleary disappears and it turns out that there are very few people who actually knew her.Less

44mins 2002-10-17

5. Suspect

After telling his mother, he wanted to leave school for good, seventeen year old Andy Deaver vanishes ...More

After telling his mother, he wanted to leave school for good, seventeen year old Andy Deaver vanishes from his private boarding school, last seen by it's headmaster, Graham Spaulding.Less

45mins 2002-10-24

6. Silent Partner

Patrick Kent, a Vice-President of a New York investment-banking firm, vanishes from a San Diego airpor...More

Patrick Kent, a Vice-President of a New York investment-banking firm, vanishes from a San Diego airport, only leaving behind two empty suitcases.Less

42mins 2002-10-31

7. Snatch Back

Abby, the three-year-old daughter of ADA Angela Buckman and her NYU lecturer husband Matthew, vanishes...More

Abby, the three-year-old daughter of ADA Angela Buckman and her NYU lecturer husband Matthew, vanishes while in the park with her nanny.Less

42mins 2002-11-07

8. Little Big Man

After a confrontation with a local bully, foster teen William Hope disappears leaving his job at a bur...More

After a confrontation with a local bully, foster teen William Hope disappears leaving his job at a burger restaurant late at night.Less

42mins 2002-11-14

9. In Extremis

Third-year-resident Anwar Samir vanishes from the hospital he works in. Because of his Saudi-Arabian b...More

Third-year-resident Anwar Samir vanishes from the hospital he works in. Because of his Saudi-Arabian background, suspicions of terrorist links arise.Less

42mins 2002-11-21

10. Midnight Sun

When a man leaves his home in the morning with his daughter to take her to school and then to open his...More

When a man leaves his home in the morning with his daughter to take her to school and then to open his dry-cleaning store, but they both of they never make it there .Less

43mins 2002-12-12

11. Maple Street

Annie Miller disappears on her way to school. The group looks into her disappearance, with their suspe...More

Annie Miller disappears on her way to school. The group looks into her disappearance, with their suspects ranging from the local mayor, to Annie's godfather, all the way to a young man working for the father of her best friend. Twenty-four hours after Annie's disappearance, her best friend Siobhan Arintero also vanishes, leaving only a collection of videos to help find the two girls.Less

44mins 2003-01-09

12. Underground Railroad

Jack and the team search for a pregnant woman, Kathy Dobson, who disappeared from a hospital before be...More

Jack and the team search for a pregnant woman, Kathy Dobson, who disappeared from a hospital before being told that she has serious complications. As the detectives race against time to find Kathy, their investigation gradually reveals that Kathy's seemingly happy life actually hasn't been going very well. She is eight-and-a-half months pregnant and, under the tight control of her husband Paul, has withdrawn from her family and friends. Paul's brother Ritchie, who has been following Kathy and providing Paul with addresses she visits, lists a woman who may be affiliated with an ""underground railroad"" that helps battered women. When the team members find the woman, they learn that she has been assaulted by Paulâ€”but she still refuses to lead them to Kathy.Less

44mins 2003-01-16

13. Hang On to Me

Chet Collins has been searching for his son since the boy was kidnapped four years earlier on a campin...More

Chet Collins has been searching for his son since the boy was kidnapped four years earlier on a camping trip, and is the one case that Jack has never been able to forget. When Chet disappears, leaving behind only his wedding ring and the mountains of debt he had accumulated in his search, Jack will go to any lengths to find Collins and save him from himself.Less

45mins 2003-01-30

14. The Friendly Skies

The team investigate a disappearance of a flight attendant who may have been having a relationship wit...More

The team investigate a disappearance of a flight attendant who may have been having a relationship with one of the pilot's.Less

44mins 2003-02-06

15. There Goes the Bride

A bride disappears at her own wedding and suspicions of kidnapping. Meanwhile, the team explores the r...More

A bride disappears at her own wedding and suspicions of kidnapping. Meanwhile, the team explores the relationship between the newlyweds, who were lived together for a little while.Less

45mins 2003-02-20

16. Clare de Lune

A girl vanishes from a psychiatric hospital, and it appears she may have escaped with a staff member. ...More

A girl vanishes from a psychiatric hospital, and it appears she may have escaped with a staff member. Then the team learns of a troubling incident from her past that may hold the key to her disappearance.Less

42mins 2003-02-27

17. Kam Li

They search for a retired U.S. Army officer who has disappeared right after a dinner that was given in...More

They search for a retired U.S. Army officer who has disappeared right after a dinner that was given in his honor by former members of his Vietnam platoonLess

44mins 2003-03-13

18. The Source

Delia , a television reporter, disappears in the middle of the investigation of a nightclub owner who ...More

Delia , a television reporter, disappears in the middle of the investigation of a nightclub owner who is a suspected drug dealer. They also discovers that Delia was working on the case of a murderer on death row who she thought was innocent, and who might be linked to an assistant district attorney working with Jack on the case.Less

43mins 2003-04-03

19. Victory for Humanity

They search for a young high-school teacher who disappeared after a night class in the Bronx, turning ...More

They search for a young high-school teacher who disappeared after a night class in the Bronx, turning up contradictory information about the subject.Less

44mins 2003-04-10

20. No Mas

The team find themselves up against the ropes as multiple mysteries arise in the case of a boxer. Dant...More

The team find themselves up against the ropes as multiple mysteries arise in the case of a boxer. Dante Jones disappears moments before a bout with a $500,000 purse that which could have made him a title contender. Jack suspects it's stunt, but Vivian, a Jones fan, can't believe that the charity-loving, straight-arrow fighter would go doewn that low road. The search goes in a new direction when his younger brother who he is always bailing out of trouble, vanishes. Then it's learned he has made 2 million dollers in the past five years,but he only has $6000 in his bank account.Less

45mins 2003-04-24

21. Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been?

Jack's methods for investigation of child molester could result in the case being kicked out of court....More

Jack's methods for investigation of child molester could result in the case being kicked out of court. Then on top of that, the Office of Professional Responsibility decides to investigate the team, but their real target is JackLess

45mins 2003-05-01

22. Fall Out (1)

With the aftershocks of Sept. 11 and man named Barry , who lost his wife that day and then his job soo...More

With the aftershocks of Sept. 11 and man named Barry , who lost his wife that day and then his job soon after. The man lashes out at her former boss an employment-agency owner. Blaming her for his wife's death and his own failure to find a job, Barry kidnaps the woman for ransom.Then he demands the money be exchanged at a bookstore, but when the cash is delivers Berry is provoked and takes the store's patrons hostage. Among them is Samantha,and given Jack's affection for her complicates the negotiations.Less

44mins 2003-05-08

23. Fall Out (2)

When the team tries to plot a strategy after they find out that Samantha has been shot and that she mi...More

When the team tries to plot a strategy after they find out that Samantha has been shot and that she might be critically injured in the hostage crisis situation. Jack makes a deal with Berry so that Sam can get help and Jack goes in there and takes Sam's place.Less