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CHARLIE ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE A CASE INVOLVING A UNIVERSITY STUDENT “Structural Corruption (#005)” – Charlie uses math to help solve his most personal case, an engineering student from his university is murdered, on NUMB3RS, Friday, February 11, 2005 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. Tim Matheson directed the episode written by Liz Friedman. After engineering student Finn Montgomery (James Immekus) is found dead from an apparent suicide, Charlie uses math to conclude that Finn met with foul play. Charlie convinces his brother Don to launch an investigation after he reads Finn’s thesis that labeled the architecturally stunning Cole Center in downtown Los Angeles as structurally unstable. Don and his FBI agents uncover a deadly conspiracy and cover- up, leading to a shocking culprit. Meanwhile, Don brings his FBI partner Terry, whom he formerly dated, to a dinner party that his father, Alan, nervously prepares for his own date. CAST GUEST STARRING Rob Morrow....................................DON EPPES David Hunt ..............................................COLE David Krumholtz .....................CHARLIE EPPES Gibby Brand ............... DR. MICHAEL SABELLO Judd Hirsch ................................. ALAN EPPES Alyson Reed................................EVA SALTON Alimi Ballard ............................DAVID SINCLAIR James Immekus........................................ FINN Sabrina Lloyd................................TERRY LAKE Micahel Bryan French .................... FINN’S DAD Peter MacNicol ................. LARRY FLEINHARDT Margot Rose................................. FINN’S MOM Douglas Sills ................................ BAYBRIDGE Devon Michaels ..................................MALONE James Joseph O’Neil ..........................MAZELLI James Martin Kelly..........................NEVELSON Robert Joseph................. POLICE OFFICER #1 David Grant Wright ........................ DETECTIVE Derek Anthony.................... SECURITY GUARD Joey Adams ................................ STUDENT #1 Annika Peterson ................................. RACHEL Mitchell Edmonds ............................... BABBITT Christopher Fairbanks.............. BUREAU CHIEF Press Contact: David Sperber 323-956-4323 [email protected].

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