Scorched (Numbers)
episode of Numbers (S2 E11)
"Scorched" is the 11th episode of the second season of the American television series Numbers. Marking the first produced script for series writer Sean Crouch, the episode features Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and mathematicians investigating a series of arsons that may have been started by an ecoterrorist group. Bill Nye "The Science Guy", who is a fan of the show, guest stars as a colleague of scientists Dr. Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz) and Dr. Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol).
"Scorched" first aired in the United States on December 16, 2005. Critics gave the episode positive reviews.
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Arsonists set two fires to a car dealership, one which destroys an SUV and one which kills a salesman. FBI Special Agents Don Eppes (Rob Morrow), David Sinclair (Alimi Ballard), and Colby Granger (Dylan Bruno), as well as Dr. Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz) (Don's brother and an FBI math consultant), arrive at the scene and learn that an ecoterrorist group is implicated in the arsons.
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