Finch receives 38 numbers, all members of HR. Carter intercepts a drug delivery of the Russian mob, causing leader Peter Yogorov to suspect HR. Carter starts a war between HR and the Russians by firing sniper shots at HR leader Alonzo Quinn, who blames the Russians.

Reese and Finch get the number of Hayden Price , a hypnotherapist. Finch, who poses as Hayden’s patient, learns that Hayden is a con man who hypnotizes his patients into giving him their security information, which allows him to enter their bank accounts and steal from them. One of his patients, Sven Vanger (Carsten […]

While Shaw is abducted by Root, Finch and Reese get the number of Timothy Sloan , an estate investigator. Finch goes undercover as Sloan’s assistant while Reese continues investigating Shaw’s whereabouts.

In a series of flashbacks to Shaw’s childhood it is revealed she was in a car with her father when he was killed in a wreck, but that she showed a shocking lack of emotion over it. In the present, after Shaw saves another number, Finch begins expressing concern about Shaw’s callous treatment of them. […]

Person of Interest S03E04, Reese and Finch’s next number is that of Vanessa Watkins , a prominent New York prosecutor who is accused of killing her defense attorney husband, Jeremy. The police find a gun with her DNA on it and arrest her.

When the Machine gives the number of Ian Murphy , a man suspected of being a stalker, Reese along with Shaw recruits Carter, Fusco and Zoe to investigate further into his background.

Wayne Kruger is the owner of a company known as Lifetrace, which specializes in revealing members’ privacy on their profile pages and selling it to various organizations. Reese, Finch, and Shaw monitor Kruger’s activities in the company, which is currently making a deal with another large retail company called Riverton.