DON and HIS TEAM TURN to CHARLIE to HELP PINPOINT the NEXT TARGET of SERIAL BANK ROBBERS “Uncertainty Principle (#004)”

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DON AND HIS TEAM TURN TO CHARLIE TO HELP PINPOINT THE NEXT TARGET OF SERIAL BANK ROBBERS “Uncertainty Principle (#004)” – After a series of bank robberies, Don recruits Charlie to help chart the next robbery location, only to overlook the thieves’ true motive, on NUMB3RS, Friday, January 28, 2005 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. Davis Guggenheim directed the episode written by Cheryl Heuton and Nick Falacci, the series’ co-creators and co-executive producers. When Don and his team attempt to catch a pair of repeat bank robbers in Los Angeles, Charlie devises an equation using probability and statistical analysis to pinpoint their next robbery. Although his prediction for the next robbery is correct, his mathematical model turns out to be useless when the robbers’ true motives, are revealed. Charlie questions his desire to help the FBI when a stake-out goes bad, leaving one agent dead and his brother, Don, with a gunshot wound. CAST GUEST STARRING Rob Morrow....................................DON EPPES Alan Davidson ................. ROBERT SKIDMORE David Krumholtz .....................CHARLIE EPPES David Carrera ..................................GRIM MAN Judd Hirsch ................................. ALAN EPPES Robinne Lee............................ AGENT LARKIN Alimi Ballard ............................DAVID SINCLAIR Andrew Caple-Shaw ...........AGENT MCKNIGHT Sabrina Lloyd................................TERRY LAKE Sam Wellington...................... BANK MANAGER Peter MacNicol ................. LARRY FLEINHARDT Ken Meseroll ......... CAPTAIN JOE MACNEVISH Amanda Carlin........... FORENSIC TECHNICIAN Susan Beaubian .........................FBI AGENT #1 Matthew Yang King.....................FBI AGENT #2 Ajay Mehta.............................. ADS MANAGER Catherine O’Connor.............................WOMAN J. Paul Boehmer.....FBI AGENT TEAM LEADER Gibby Brand ....................MEDICAL EXAMINER Press Contact: David Sperber 323-956-4323 [email protected].

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