Without a Trace Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Without a Trace: Season 7 (2008 - 2009)

• Season 7 Episode 24: Undertow

  A man disappears during a late-night diving trip, and the team tries to discover what happened to him and who was responsible. Danny and Elena prepare to take their relationship to the next stage. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 7 Episode 23: True

  Jack grudgingly agrees to search for his daughter's boyfriend who has vanished after running away from home in Chicago to be with her in New York. American crime drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 7 Episode 22: Devotion

  The team tries to locate an abducted teenager who was last seen being psychologically tormented in an amateur video

• Season 7 Episode 21: Labyrinths

  The team looks for a journalist who went missing after writing an exposé about a corrupt politician.

• Season 7 Episode 20: Hard Landing

  The team searches for the son of a billionaire after the plane he was piloting is found abandoned after crashing in an area of woodland. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

  Next on: Sunday 6th December 5:00am EST - KCAL
• Season 7 Episode 19: Heartbeats

  The team discovers an increasing amount of suspects as it investigates the disappearance of a high-profile Russian matchmaker

  Next on: Sunday 6th December 1:35am EST - WCBS (CBS)
• Season 7 Episode 18: Daylight

  The team searches for a missing psychologist and discovers the victim's brother was imprisoned for serial rape, causing the question to arise as to whether this past is connected to the disappearance. Meanwhile, Martin's relationship with Kim intensifies

  Next on: Sunday 29th November 5:00am EST - KCAL
• Season 7 Episode 17: Voir Dire

  The team searches for a missing trial consultant and tries to narrow down the list of suspects involved with his disappearance. Samantha and Jack get used to Brian spending more time with their son Finn

  Next on: Sunday 29th November 1:35am EST - WCBS (CBS)
• Season 7 Episode 16: Skeletons

  The team tries to determine if foul play is involved when a woman and her child go missing after she attends a self-defence class. Drama, following the FBI Missing Persons Squad

• Season 7 Episode 15: Chameleon

  The team must uncover the secrets of a man who was faking his identity and posing as a college student in an effort to find him after he disappears

• Season 7 Episode 14: Friends and Neighbors

  When two neighbours go missing from their homes, the team searches for their abductor, but the case becomes more complicated when the agents learn the identity of the kidnapper

• Season 7 Episode 13: Once Lost

  The team searches for Elena's former partner who went missing during an undercover sting, causing her to face the consequences of her past. Drama, starring Roselyn Sanchez

• Season 7 Episode 12: Believe Me

  The team searches for a missing bar owner and suspects his disappearance may be linked to his statue of St Theresa, believed to create miracles

• Season 7 Episode 11: Wanted

  The team searches for a 13-year-old who vanished after her mother picked her up from school; Samantha and Jack's relationship hits a speed bump.

• Season 7 Episode 10: Cloudy With a Chance of Gettysburg

  The team investigates the case of a missing local television weatherman, who disappeared after arriving at work bleeding from his side

• Season 7 Episode 9: Push Comes to Shove

  The team tries to determine whether a doctor's past is connected to her disappearance when she vanishes from a hospital after helping a patient

• Season 7 Episode 8: Better Angels

  Jack and Samantha travel to Los Angeles to follow the trail of a man who disappeared after attending his employee's funeral, and discover the true reason for his West Coast trip. During the investigation, the pair rekindle their relationship

• Season 7 Episode 7: Rewind

  The team tries to find a missing paraplegic who was injured in a car accident two years earlier, and discovers he had been keeping a shocking secret that may have been the cause of his disappearance

• Season 7 Episode 6: Live to Regret

  The team investigates the disappearance of a bank manager who went missing after an argument with a mysterious man, and discovers a dark secret during the search. Meanwhile, Jack is reinstated as head of the department

• Season 7 Episode 5: Rise and Fall

  New head of the squad Clark Medina shifts all the resources to finding a child who has been kidnapped at a shopping mall, forcing the team to drop the case they were working on. Steven Weber stars

• Season 7 Episode 4: True/False

  The team investigates the disappearance of a secret service agent's teenage son, and discovers long-hidden information that sets in motion a deadly chain of events. Steven Weber guest stars

• Season 7 Episode 3: Last Call

  The team searches for a missing white-collar criminal who disappeared on his way to testify against a former associate, and discovers there is more to the story than they suspected

• Season 7 Episode 2: 22 X 42

  The team is called in when an up-and-coming executive at an upmarket clothing company is abducted from a taxi after attending a rooftop party in Manhattan. Meanwhile, Clark Medina continues to make his mark as the new head of the Missing Persons Squad

• Season 7 Episode 1: Closure

  The team tries to track down a man whose daughter disappeared years ago and looks for links to a couple also searching for their missing child. Meanwhile, Jack tries to adjust to working with his new boss. Starring Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery

Without a Trace: Season 6 (2007 - 2008)

• Season 6 Episode 18: Satellites

  Five people are abducted from a coffee shop, and it emerges there is an unusual connection between them. Meanwhile, Sam prepares to give birth, and FBI psychiatrist Clare Bryson rejoins the team. Last in series

• Season 6 Episode 17: Driven

  The team searches for information relating to a truck driver who mysteriously disappeared after saving a boy's life, and discovers the hero could be feeling guilty about a horrific event from his past. Meanwhile, the Bureau send Jack to see a psychiatrist. Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery star

• Season 6 Episode 16: A Dollar a Dream

  The team suspect foul play when a lottery winner who was made a millionaire vanishes, while Jack discovers some worrying information when he investigates the father of Samantha's unborn baby. Drama series following the FBI Missing Persons Squad

• Season 6 Episode 15: Deja Vu

  A man awakens from a three-year coma, only to vanish shortly afterwards. The Missing Persons Squad discover that he had only faint memories of his life before the accident, and begin to suspect that he may have come across a terrible secret while trying to reconstruct his past

• Season 6 Episode 14: A Bend in the Road

  A 16-year-old cheerleader goes missing after practice and the team discover that her life was saved by a heart transplant and that she had been trying to learn more about the organ donor. Meanwhile, Jack fights for his life in hospital and Samantha is confronted by the father of her unborn child

• Season 6 Episode 13: Hard Reset

  Jack attempts to find a doctor who performs illegal abortions on women forced into prostitution by human traffickers, but when he fails to return from his search the rest of the team fears the worst. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 6 Episode 12: Article 32

  A woman vanishes from the veteran's hospital where she was working as part of her community service. The team's investigations reveal that her father had fought in Vietnam, but that she herself had links to a radical anti-war group. Anthony La Paglia, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Poppy Montgomery star

• Season 6 Episode 11: 4G

  A private investigator disappears while on an undercover surveillance job, and the Missing Persons squad find themselves with a long list of suspects whose secrets he has exposed in the course of his work. Anthony LaPaglia and Marianne Jean-Baptiste star

  Next on: Friday 4th December 5:00am EST - Turner Network TV
• Season 6 Episode 10: Claus and Effect

  When a brilliant college student who was working as a department store's Santa receives a death threat and subsequently vanishes, the team investigates the possibility that he had been using his intellectual talents for criminal purposes

  Next on: Friday 4th December 4:00am EST - Turner Network TV
• Season 6 Episode 9: One Wrong Move

  A former convict goes missing after visiting a current prison inmate. The team discovers her past crimes included embezzling money from clients, and tries to discover if any of her misdeeds have caught up with her. Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery and Marianne Jean-Baptiste star

  Next on: Thursday 3rd December 5:00am EST - Turner Network TV
• Season 6 Episode 8: Fight/Flight

  When an ultimate fighter vanishes following a match, the team's investigation identifies a number of suspects for his abduction, including a childhood enemy recently released from jail. Meanwhile, Samantha tracks down her child's father. Crime drama, starring Poppy Montgomery and Anthony LaPaglia

  Next on: Thursday 3rd December 4:00am EST - Turner Network TV
• Season 6 Episode 7: Absalom

  A student goes missing after making provocative and racist comments about African-Americans in a class discussion, and the team's investigation uncovers a secret in the young man's family that could be connected to his disappearance. Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery and Marianne Jean-Baptiste star

  Next on: Wednesday 2nd December 5:00am EST - Turner Network TV
• Season 6 Episode 6: Where & Why

  Concluding the story from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation seen on Five at 9pm. Gil Grissom (guest star William Petersen) joins the squad to help with the hunt for a serial killer suspected of murdering a boy in Las Vegas who originally went missing from New York

  Next on: Wednesday 2nd December 4:00am EST - Turner Network TV
• Season 6 Episode 5: Run

  A woman goes missing after a shooting at an office complex, and when the team discovers that the reason may be linked to her need to keep a dark secret, further investigation reveals a messy custody battle involving accusations of molestation. Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery star

  Next on: Tuesday 1st December 5:00am EST - Turner Network TV
• Season 6 Episode 4: Baggage

  The girlfriend of a man killed in a police shooting goes missing. The team discovers she had a falling out with her brother - a notorious drug-dealing gang leader - and make him the prime suspect for her disappearance. Crime drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

  Next on: Tuesday 1st December 4:00am EST - Turner Network TV
• Season 6 Episode 3: Res Ipsa

  When a respected TV reporter disappears while investigating a fraud case, Jack and the team suspect it might be connected to her son's torture and death in a Guatemalan prison, and bring in the CIA to help crack the case. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 6 Episode 2: Clean Up

  When a crime-scene cleaner and his 18-year-old daughter mysteriously vanish from their home, evidence suggests the hazardous nature of the man's work is behind their disappearance, until further investigation reveals the teenager's unhappy past. Crime drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 6 Episode 1: Lost Boy

  A four-year-old Sudanese boy disappears from his New York home, and the case is quickly linked to a man who claims to be the child's biological father and is trying to extort money from the youngster's famous adoptive parents. Drama, guest starring James Marsters

Without a Trace: Season 5 (2006 - 2007)

• Season 5 Episode 24: The Beginning

  In the series finale the team spring into action when a mother fears her 13-year-old daughter has been abducted by a local drug dealer. Jack attempts to protect Elena from her ex-husband after her legal case against him falls apart. Anthony LaPaglia and Roselyn Sanchez star

• Season 5 Episode 23: Two of Us

  When a girl vanishes during her high-school prom, investigators find a bloody dress in her hotel room and gather witness accounts of her leaving the party early. Drama about the FBI missing persons squad, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery and Marianne Jean-Baptiste

• Season 5 Episode 22: One and Only

  A divorce-court judge disappears after ordering a violent husband to vacate his home. The list of suspects grows as the investigators take a close look at his personal life, revealing he might have been romantically involved with one of his clients. However, when they discover he was embroiled in something much more malicious, the detectives begin to believe he could have gone missing on purpose

• Season 5 Episode 21: Crash and Burn

  A stuntman disappears from a film set and investigators discover he made changes to his will just minutes before he went missing. The case takes another twist when it transpires he also received a death threat shortly before he vanished. Starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 5 Episode 20: Skin Deep

  A mixed-race boy is kidnapped while shopping with his mother, and the team's suspicion falls on the youngster's estranged paternal grandfather, a wealthy white supremacist. Drama, guest starring Chad Everett

• Season 5 Episode 19: At Rest

  Jack insists the team becomes involved in the search for Emily after he discovers Samantha was secretly looking for her sister with only the help of local police. Tess Harper guest stars, alongside Poppy Montgomery and Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 5 Episode 18: Connections

  A teenage girl disappears after avoiding the advances of an aggressive boy who sent her lewd messages and was last seen following her out of an internet cafe. Samantha's estranged sister returns and attempts to reconnect with her. Molly Price guest stars

• Season 5 Episode 17: Deep Water

  An eminent senator disappears - placing the team under intense scrutiny from the media and government when they attempt to locate her. Their worries are compounded when no ransom note arrives, leaving the unit considering other suspects, including political enemies and a stalker, but a suicide drives them in a new direction

• Season 5 Episode 16: Without You

  Elena frantically searches for her missing daughter when she believes an estranged boyfriend has abducted her. Meanwhile, the squad interrogate a tourist who claims his wife has been kidnapped, but the team cannot verify his allegations - until a stark discovery at his home sheds light on the situation

• Season 5 Episode 15: Desert Springs

  The team searches for water plant foreman Jason Turner, whose life had been threatened by a disgruntled employee he had made redundant. However, further investigation reveals the missing man had also been attempting to reconcile with his ex-fiancee, suggesting a new explanation for his disappearance

• Season 5 Episode 14: Primed

  The team investigate the disappearance of an artist who secretly photographed strangers during intense personal moments then later painted them. Discovering that she had angry confrontations with at least two of these unwitting subjects, they suspect she's fallen prey to one of them. But with a gallery full of potential culprits, finding the guilty one won't be easy

• Season 5 Episode 13: Eating Away

  A food-eating champion disappears after winning $5,000 in a contest. At first, the obvious culprit is one of his rivals - until the team discovers he pulled a knife on his brother just days before the competition. Meanwhile, Danny faces a crisis of conscience

• Season 5 Episode 12: Tail Spin

  The team investigate the disappearance of an exemplary air traffic controller, and discover he had been threatened by a pilot whom he reported to the authorities. He also owed a lot of money to a hospital where his wife died from injuries sustained in a car accident, and his son is in debt to drug dealers

• Season 5 Episode 11: Fade Away

  When a 17-year-old basketball star goes missing, the team learns he was living on his own and had recently contacted his mother with a request for legal advice from an uncle. Convinced he may have done something for which he could face criminal charges, the agents realise his secret is connected to a university recruiting party

• Season 5 Episode 10: The Thing with Feathers

  The team searches for a cancer sufferer with one month left to live. The investigation leads to a drug addict with whom she was last seen leaving a party, and her boss, who is quizzed over accusations of theft and blackmail. Meanwhile, Vivian recalls her own health crisis

• Season 5 Episode 9: Watch Over Me

  The team investigate the disappearance of a demoralised and depressed social worker, and can't rule out the possibility that one disgruntled father might have retaliated against him for forcibly removing a child. Meanwhile, Jack tells Samantha news about Anne

• Season 5 Episode 8: Win Today

  Jack goes undercover at an illegal poker club, searching for clues to the whereabouts of Alex Stark, but is taken hostage by Cynthia Neuwirth, an acquaintance of the missing man who is convinced the agent was hired to kill her

• Season 5 Episode 7: All the Sinners, Saints

  Martin and the team investigate the disappearance of Katie Duncan, who vanished after an exorcism was performed on her - by a priest suspected of murdering a man a year earlier. Drama, starring Eric Close and Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 5 Episode 6: The Calm Before

  Jack and the team search for a distressed family man who was left emotionally and financially damaged by the ravages of Hurricane Katrina, and discover the night of the storm holds the secret behind his disappearance. Eriq La Salle guest stars

• Season 5 Episode 5: The Damage Done

  Jack becomes fixated on Mob boss Sadik Marku and uses the case of his missing mistress and son to settle an old score. When he involves the FBI Samantha questions whether he is interested in finding his targets. Meanwhile, a neighbour presents the team with a lead as the suspects mount up

• Season 5 Episode 4: All for One

  The team searches for a girl who disappeared from a detention centre after receiving a note threatening her life. The discovery of a rigged burglar alarm at the residence prompts the investigators to worry she could have been the victim of foul play

• Season 5 Episode 3: 911

  The team investigate the disappearance of emergency services operator Jessica Lawson, and discover she had received a death threat and been confronted by another man whose wife died while seeking her help. Crime drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 5 Episode 2: Candy

  Elena works undercover as an exotic dancer in the hope of finding answers after a stripper disappears. Meanwhile, Jack and Ann are dealing with the consequences of her pregnancy and Vivian discovers Jim Peterson is not being entirely honest

• Season 5 Episode 1: Stolen

  When Bryan Parker is found alone on the road by a police officer, the FBI question him. He tells them his father has abducted a young boy and the team begin searching for the pair. Initially their investigation goes nowhere, but they get a lead when Bryan identifies the child as Daniel Ellison, and the squad learn he isn't the first boy Parker has snatched. Drama, starring Poppy Montgomery

Without a Trace: Season 4 (2005 - 2006)

• Season 4 Episode 24: Crossroads

  A former district attorney disappears and investigations lead to her unstable boyfriend - who causes a shootout in the FBI offices after sensing Jack suspects him. Last in series

• Season 4 Episode 23: White Balance

  When a white girl and a black boy disappear on the same night, the former case attracts a storm of media attention, which generates a steady stream of leads. Jack is forced to concentrate his team's efforts on finding the girl, despite his desire to treat both cases equally. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 4 Episode 22: Requiem

  The team search for a missing widower and his two teenage children after their living room was left covered in blood. The case hits a snag when a neighbour reports that the father refused to let his son go to a baseball game just before their disappearance. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 4 Episode 21: Shattered

  A young ice dancer disappears soon after her hockey-playing brother dies in a car accident. The team's suspicions are aroused when their investigation reveals that the pair's father had a controlling nature and pushed his son extremely hard to succeed. Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery star

• Season 4 Episode 20: More Than This

  The team search for Breck Mulligan, a wealthy young man who worked as a helper at an inner-city shelter for impoverished women as part of his rehabilitation programme following a drugs possession conviction. His mysterious departure leads the agents to suspect he may have returned to his criminal ways. Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery star

• Season 4 Episode 19: Expectations

  The team searches for an HIV-positive mother-to-be who vanished moments after she saw the ultrasound of her healthy foetus. The missing woman's husband comes under suspicion when the detectives discover he was supposed to have left for a business trip at around the same time

• Season 4 Episode 18: The Road Home

  A 15-year-old with a double life disappears, but confusion over his identity initially leads the team to search for the wrong person - an 18-year-old friend whom the boy was impersonating in order to find work as a messenger and apprentice locksmith

• Season 4 Episode 17: Check Your Head

  An agoraphobic advice columnist disappears, despite having spent two years confined to her apartment - where the agents find a walkie-talkie, a box of bullets and several odd letters. A likely suspect emerges after they discover an ex-convict had been calling the woman. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 4 Episode 16: The Little Things

  The team attempt to rescue a five-year-old boy who appears to have been the passenger during a carjacking. The absence of a ransom demand leads to suspicion falling on the child's father. Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery star

• Season 4 Episode 15: The Stranger

  When the team investigate a seemingly ordinary suburban mother's sudden disappearance, their efforts reveal evidence of an argument with an unknown man at a Manhattan gallery. The woman's husband is completely baffled by her vanishing - not least when the trail leads to a surprising double life being uncovered

• Season 4 Episode 14: Odds or Evens

  When former Marine Andy Reynolds disappears, Jack Malone learns that he was once accused of rape, discharged and imprisoned in Japan for five years. However, the Japanese victim states in a video file that the true culprit has not been caught

• Season 4 Episode 13: Rage

  When the team look into the disappearance of a missing teacher - who vanished after punching a man at the gym - evidence gathered in their investigation suggests she was having an affair with a 14-year-old student who has also been reported missing. Drama, with Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery

• Season 4 Episode 12: Patient X

  Malone and the team investigate the disappearance of a therapist, working on the assumption that one of her former patients is involved - but struggle to find evidence pinpointing their suspect's identity. Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery star

• Season 4 Episode 11: Blood Out

  A paramedic goes missing from a hospital shortly after treating a young gang member injured in a shootout - but as the team probe his disappearance, it becomes apparent that a different kind of gang is also involved in the case. Meanwhile, Jack finds comfort in a friend as he grieves for his father. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 4 Episode 10: When Darkness Falls

  Samantha searches for a missing woman suffering amnesia who is also a suspect in a murder case. Meanwhile, Jack faces a dilemma when he realises the only possibility of getting his father the treatment he needs is by declaring him incompetent

• Season 4 Episode 9: Freefall

  When Jack's friend Max Cassidy - a veteran FBI agent - disappears, the only clue is an answering machine message in which he talks about his murdered partner. The team call on all their skills to bring him back to his distraught wife. Drama, with Anthony LaPaglia, guest starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

• Season 4 Episode 8: A Day in the Life

  Special episode told from the perspective of a missing 15-year-old boy's mother and father. The team race against time to bring him home safely, but accusations that the parents may be to blame for his disappearance - coupled with a lack of speedy developments - leave the couple feeling extremely frustrated. Laurie Metcalf and Matt Craven guest star

• Season 4 Episode 7: The Innocents

  The team search for a father who apparently let his life slip away following the death of his teenage daughter. However, their investigations unearth some disturbing evidence when they look through the man's possessions

• Season 4 Episode 6: Viuda Negra

  Jack and Danny head to Mexico to find a wealthy American tourist who was abducted at gunpoint while on holiday with his new wife. Alex Kingston guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 5: Honour Bound

  The team search for a missing 25-year-old Korean woman who vanished after a fight with her boyfriend during a night shift at her parents' deli. As the team delve deeper, they discover she had recently broken off an engagement to a man selected by her parents

• Season 4 Episode 4: Lost Time

  A missing student's backpack and identity details mysteriously turn up at a second-hand shop, seven years after a professor was jailed for her murder. The team reopens her case, and Jack fears he may have bullied the tutor into a false confession during an intense interrogation

• Season 4 Episode 3: From the Ashes

  Elena Delgado has a tricky first assignment as she helps search for missing 20-year-old Dina Kingston, a prostitute who recently tried to commit suicide. The team soon discover Dina's ransacked apartment contains the charred remains of her book of clients. Roselyn Sanchez stars

• Season 4 Episode 2: Safe

  The team investigates the case of a teenager who is believed to have gone missing so he can execute an elaborate plan to bomb his school. They learn that bullies had picked a fight with him the day before his disappearance, and discover he had a chilling obsession with safety

• Season 4 Episode 1: Showdown

  Martin ends up critically ill in hospital after he is shot during an ambush by a man attempting to kill the prisoner under his and Danny's protection. Events become more complicated when members of Homeland Security become involved and insist on resolving matters their way

Without a Trace: Season 3 (2004 - 2005)

• Season 3 Episode 23: Endgame

  In the last in the series, Jack and the team begin a baffling investigation into a woman's disappearance. They discover a New York detective was making inquiries about her at around the time she went missing - but the policeman turns out to be an imposter. Meanwhile, Vivian undergoes open heart surgery

• Season 3 Episode 22: John Michaels

  The team launch an inquiry into the disappearance of a 71-year-old man, who was last seen getting into a car with two unknown men. They learn he had been trying to make amends with his ex-wife and help his daughter sort her life out - but the case throws up a few unusual twists. Martin Landau guest stars

• Season 3 Episode 21: Off the Tracks

  Jack and the team deal with the disappearance of Danny's brother, who has a history of drug abuse. His pregnant girlfriend assures the team he has cleaned up his act, but the investigation exposes evidence that he has been seen with a convicted car thief and may have become involved in illegal activities

• Season 3 Episode 20: The Bogie Man

  The team investigates the disappearance of a teenager, and discovers she had become obsessed with obtaining justice for the unsolved killing of a girl who went missing seven years before. Jack and Samantha re-examine the initial case to identify any possible links and pull in the sheriff's leading suspect for questioning - the murder victim's ex-boyfriend

• Season 3 Episode 19: Second Sight

  The team is called to investigate the disappearance of a psychic, and learns she had been troubled by an angry man. Further and their inquiries lead them to believe she knew her abductor, Samantha is unnerved by a clairvoyant's ability to sense her relationship problems. Meanwhile, Vivian awaits a heart operation

• Season 3 Episode 18: Transitions

  Jack and the team look into the disappearance of an emotionally unstable choir singer who wanted to perform a hymn at the Sunday service but failed to turn up. A character profile seems to reveal a typical churchgoer, but the agents extract information from her boyfriend that shows their assumptions are way off the mark

• Season 3 Episode 17: Lone Star

  Jack and the team attempt to locate an estate agent who disappeared during an appointment. While researching his business dealings, the detectives discover he was involved in a sex slave ring and was renting out properties as brothels. However, things are not quite as they seem. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 3 Episode 16: Manhunt

  Martin feels guilty at failing to prevent the kidnap of a 12-year-old, and tries to make amends by finding the youngster - but his task is hampered by relationship problems within the team. Eric Close stars

• Season 3 Episode 15: Party Girl

  An investigation is launched into the kidnapping of a society girl who has caused unrest in the community with her headline-grabbing antics. In a bizarre move, her abductors set up an online voting poll to ask whether the locals want her released. The team pursue several suspicious characters surrounding the heiress, but also believe she may have faked her capture to generate publicity. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 3 Episode 14: Neither Rain Nor Sleet

  After postal worker Rosie Diaz goes missing Jack and the team initially connect her disappearance to her cargo, which included $12,0000 worth of a popular video game. But when they get in touch with child protective services, they learn that Rosie recently had her foster children taken away after an anonymous call alleging abuse and a search of her home uncovers a DVD containing child pornography

• Season 3 Episode 13: Volcano

  The team investigate the disappearance of an autistic boy during a field trip to a museum in Manhattan, and Jack soon discovers the child's father is guilty of negligence. However, further complications emerge - the child's school aide vanishes, while a security guard with a criminal record arouses Danny's suspicions. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 3 Episode 12: Penitence

  The team search for a convict who disappeared during a fight in the prison yard - but first have to determine whether he is the victim of a kidnap plot or a cunning escapee. The warden insists he absconded with a fellow inmate following a feigned brawl, but Jack is unsure whether or not to believe him

• Season 3 Episode 11: 4.0

  Jack and the team search for a missing 16-year-old girl who appears to be a model student at her private school - until it transpires that she was also involved with drugs. The agents fear her disappearance may be a direct result of this, but learn she could also have been having an affair

• Season 3 Episode 10: Malone v Malone

  Maria's divorce lawyer launches an attack on Jack, focusing on his childhood traumas, extramarital affair and dedication to the Missing Persons Squad. Meanwhile, Samantha frets that she's responsible for her fellow agent's current misery. Martin Landau guest stars

• Season 3 Episode 9: Trials

  The team are called in to search for a wealthy juror whose disappearance could mean a murderer walks free from court. Although the defendant is initially the prime suspect, Jack soon wonders if the missing man vanished of his own accord. A change in his will and a valuable painting lead the detectives to wonder if the person they are looking for is an escaped Nazi war criminal

• Season 3 Episode 8: Doppelganger II

  A homeless woman vanishes from a shelter, and Jack's investigation leads to a pair of identical twins, one of whom has already confessed to murdering similar victims - and the team are convinced he's covering for his brother

• Season 3 Episode 7: Nickel and Dimed - Part Two

  Part two of two. The team continue to search for Colleen McGrath, the missing mother recruited as a drug mule - but their investigation requires Samantha to go undercover to lure the trafficker out. She manages to get a job in the same retail outlet store where Colleen worked, in the hope that her boss will provide a lead to those responsible

• Season 3 Episode 6: Nickel and Dimed - Part One

  Part one of two. The team search for a mother who has disappeared, leaving her three-year-old son with a babysitter. While it initially appears she has cracked under the strain of maintaining two jobs to support herself and her child, further investigation reveals she may have been pulled into the drugs trade as a mule and Samantha goes undercover in a bid to snare the trafficker who recruited her

• Season 3 Episode 5: American Goddess

  The winner of a makeover reality show disappears. Jack and the team learn she was a plain-faced book-keeper who suffered from depression before plastic surgery transformed her into a celebrity. As the investigation gathers pace they try to determine the identity of a man whose voice has been found on her answering machine

• Season 3 Episode 4: Upstairs, Downstairs

  A nanny goes missing, along with the baby she was taking care of - but Jack and the team are hard-pressed to decide whether she's the victim of a kidnapping or their prime suspect in the case. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery

• Season 3 Episode 3: Light Years

  The team search for a 37-year-old X-ray technician who believed he was abducted by aliens in childhood and feared their return. Jack has a stressful day - first he displaces Vivian as team leader, then his lawyer informs him that his estranged wife plans to use his affair with Samantha against him in their child custody battle

• Season 3 Episode 2: Thou Shalt Not

  A hospital worker disappears on a quiet rural road while changing a flat tyre, and the detectives' investigation soon reveals she is wanted in connection with the bombing of an abortion clinic. Meanwhile, the missing woman's husband goes into hiding and Jack returns to assist the team, creating conflict with Vivian, who has assumed command in his absence. Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery star, with Marianne Jean-Baptiste

• Season 3 Episode 1: In the Dark

  The team search for a recently blinded girl and her mobility instructor, who were abducted during a camping trip. Jack's wife tells him she wants a divorce, and Vivian takes over as supervisor. Starring Anthony LaPaglia and Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Without a Trace: Season 2 (2003 - 2004)

• Season 2 Episode 24: Bait

  A yacht turns up adrift in New York harbour with only its dead captain on board, prompting a search for a mother and two children who accompanied him when the vessel set sail. Meanwhile, Jack struggles to decide whether he should move to Chicago. Starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 2 Episode 23: Lost and Found

  A teenager approaches the team and asks for their help, claiming she was kidnapped as a child. Meanwhile, Jack considers returning to Chicago. Crime drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 2 Episode 22: The Season

  Jack and the team investigate the disappearance of a college football coach who has recently been fired because of his team's dismal performance. Angry players, the college administration and a gambler all come under suspicion in the mysterious case. With Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery

• Season 2 Episode 21: Two Families

  A man disappears while attempting to prove the innocence of his son, a death row inmate awaiting execution for murdering a married couple in front of their daughter during a botched robbery

• Season 2 Episode 20: Shadows

  Martin's terminally ill aunt disappears, and the team's investigation reveals she has been helping hospital patients to commit suicide. Meanwhile, Jack attempts a reconciliation with his father, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Martin Landau guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 19: Doppelganger

  Jack and the team investigate the disappearance of a woman who went missing after attending a party, and receive reports that she was last seen flirting with her boyfriend's identical twin brother. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery

• Season 2 Episode 18: Legacy

  A man disappears while depositing the day's takings from his wife's hair-dressing salon. Danny resists getting drawn back into his convict brother's life, and Martin prepares for his firearms qualifications test. Drama, starring Eric Close and Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 2 Episode 17: Gung Ho

  Jack and Danny investigate the disappearance of a serviceman recently returned from Iraq, and uncover evidence of a plot to conceal an incident in which he was injured. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 2 Episode 16: Risen

  The team reopens the case of a woman who vanished from her home. After numerous searches on an unidentified print found on her door, a match is found belonging to a male fugitive who recently attacked someone in a motel room. Kirstie Alley guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 15: Wannabe

  A 12-year-old disappears from school in the middle of the day. The only clues the team can find are a broken mirror, a hall pass and a bloodstain on the wall - but a picture circulated among pupils sheds more light on the case. Crime drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery and Marianne Jean-Baptiste

• Season 2 Episode 14: The Line

  A former policewoman, now employed as a bounty hunter, is shot and subsequently vanishes, leading Jack and the team into an intriguing mystery. Crime drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery and Marianne Jean-Baptiste

• Season 2 Episode 13: Life Rules

  The team look into the case of a kidnapped motivational speaker, and find a plethora of suspects - including a man who seems to be hiding a secret. Starring Anthony LaPaglia, with guest star Jay Harrington

• Season 2 Episode 12: Hawks and Handsaws

  Jack and the team search for a missing criminal defence attorney whose disappearance may be the result of a gradual slide into paranoid schizophrenia. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 2 Episode 11: Exposure

  The squad examines the case of an investigative journalist who disappeared while working on a story about water pollution. They discover he was last seen with his ex-girlfriend, who belongs to a radical environmentalist group, but it also emerges his news stories have made him plenty of enemies. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 2 Episode 10: Coming Home

  Jack and the squad investigate the disappearance of a father-to-be who went missing after a high-school reunion - and find a splash of his blood in the place he was last seen. They uncover a sorry tale of financial misdeeds and extramarital deceit as they begin to piece together the clues and get to the bottom of the mystery

• Season 2 Episode 9: Moving On

  An esteemed neurosurgeon vanishes after a late-night jog with her ex-husband. The team discover the missing woman was preparing to testify against a fellow doctor in a negligence case. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery

• Season 2 Episode 8: Trip Box

  Jack and the team investigate the disappearance of a respected firefighter - and discover evidence suggesting some of his workmates may be guilty of starting blazes rather than extinguishing them. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 2 Episode 7: A Tree Falls

  A Hispanic boy is abducted from a Spanish Harlem street, and Jack and the team are perplexed as to why family members have not come forward to help look for him. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery

• Season 2 Episode 6: Our Sons and Daughters

  The team search for a missing teenage boy and it transpires that the youth had a faltering relationship with his girlfriend - could this hold the key to his whereabouts? Drama series, starring Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery

• Season 2 Episode 5: Copy Cat

  Jack and the team searches for a missing woman whose description is similar to that of several murder victims from a 12-year-old case. Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery star

• Season 2 Episode 4: Prodigy

  A 14-year-old musical prodigy disappears on the night of a concert, taking her valuable violin with her. Meanwhile, Samantha bravely tries to recover from her gunshot wound, but makes slow headway. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 2 Episode 3: Confidence

  The team searches for a woman who disappeared mysteriously from her fiance's dinner party, while Samantha sees a therapist to help her deal with her problems at work

• Season 2 Episode 2: Revelations

  Jack and the team search for a missing priest in desperate need of a liver transplant, but begin to suspect he is actually involved in wrongdoing rather than being the possible victim of a crime. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 2 Episode 1: The Bus

  A school bus is hijacked by a gang of kidnappers who keep asking for more ransom money. Samantha suffers the physical and emotional effects of her recent gunshot wound and Jack tries to make amends with his estranged wife and daughters. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery

Without a Trace: Season 1 (2002 - 2003)

• Season 1 Episode 23: Fall Out : Part Two

  Part two of two. The desperate kidnapper realises Samantha is an FBI agent and shoots her, forcing Jack to make a deal to get her medical attention. Meanwhile, the rest of the team hunt for the missing Sydney Harrison. Last in series

• Season 1 Episode 22: Fall Out : Part One

  Part one of two. A man who lost his wife in the attack on the World Trade Centre takes her former boss hostage. Samantha goes undercover at the site of the ransom drop, but the operation goes badly wrong

• Season 1 Episode 21: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

  Jack's unconventional methods result in the case against a child molester being thrown out of court - and to make matters worse, the Office of Professional Responsibility investigates the team to make sure it plays by the rules in future. Detective drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 1 Episode 20: No Mas

  Jack and the team search for a boxer who vanished just before a much-anticipated fight, and soon begin to suspect his disappearance is a publicity stunt - until his crooked younger brother also goes missing. Detective drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery and Marianne Jean-Baptiste

• Season 1 Episode 19: Victory for Humanity

  The team searches for a missing schoolteacher and uncovers contradictory information about his background - including evidence that he may have been supplementing his income by selling drugs, despite being wealthy to begin with. Christopher Gorham guest stars

• Season 1 Episode 18: The Source

  A TV reporter disappears during an investigation into a nightclub owner suspected of drug dealing. Jack and the team discover a connection with a murderer on death row and the assistant district attorney assigned to the case

• Season 1 Episode 17: Kam Li

  The team searches for a retired US Army officer, but discovers evidence that he may have covered up a fatal incident during his service in Vietnam - which could implicate an influential Congressman. Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery and Marianne Jean-Baptiste star

• Season 1 Episode 16: Clare De Lune

  Jack and the team investigate a girl's disappearance from a hospital for the mentally ill, and discover the key to the case may lie in her mother's death some years previously - which was officially ruled as suicide, but may actually have been a murder

• Season 1 Episode 15: There Goes the Bride

  A bride disappears at her own wedding, leading to suspicions of kidnapping. However, Malone believes clues to the truth lie in the relationship between the newlyweds. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 1 Episode 14: The Friendly Skies

  The team investigates the disappearance of a flight attendant suspected of having an affair with a pilot. It also transpires she had recently met a man through an Internet dating service, which could provide an important clue. Guest starring The Blair Witch Project's Heather Donahue

• Season 1 Episode 13: Hang on to Me

  The team investigates the disappearance of a man who has been searching for his son for the past six years. Jack was assigned to find the boy when he first went missing, and becomes concerned that the father has taken matters into his own hands. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 1 Episode 12: Underground Railroad

  The team are called in to locate a pregnant woman who has absconded from hospital in a desperate bid to escape her violent husband, but their task is made doubly urgent by the revelation that she is suffering from a potentially fatal illness

• Season 1 Episode 11: Maple Street

  The team searches for a youngster who disappeared on her way to school, talking to possible suspects ranging from her godfather to the local mayor. A day later the youngster's best friend also vanishes - but fortunately a collection of videos provides the key to cracking the case. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 1 Episode 10: Midnight Sun

  The team investigates the case of a man who has disappeared along with his daughter - and discover he was hiding a dark past that might explain his strange behaviour. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 1 Episode 9: In Extremis

  The team look into the disappearance of a Saudi Arabian medical intern who was spurned by his girlfriend, and Martin begins to suspect he might have links to terrorism. Jack is forced to bring in the Joint Terrorist Task Force to investigate, but it soon becomes apparent that Martin is more concerned with impressing his superiors than uncovering the truth

• Season 1 Episode 8: Little Big Man

  Jack and the team search for a teenager who has gone missing following a confrontation with the local bully and investigate whether the arrival of his wayward older brother had anything to do with his disappearance. Drama, starring Eric Close and Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 1 Episode 7: Snatch Back

  The team searches for an assistant district attorney's infant daughter, who has been snatched from a park while playing with another child. Initial evidence lays suspicion on those closest to the parents but a ransom demand makes Jack realise the team is focusing on the wrong aspect of the case. Drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Eric Close and Marianne Jean-Baptiste

• Season 1 Episode 6: Silent Partner

  Jack and the team search for a businessman who disappeared shortly before he was scheduled to take a routine flight, and discover he had not only been living a double life, but was also under surveillance by a private investigator

• Season 1 Episode 5: Suspect

  Jack and the team hunt for a boarding-school pupil who has gone missing. In the course of their investigation, they discover evidence suggesting the headmaster of the school has abused his pupils

• Season 1 Episode 4: Between the Cracks

  The team are assigned to find a missing actress who changes her appearance from day to day, while Jack is haunted by an old case he was unable to solve

• Season 1 Episode 3: He Saw, She Saw

  Jack and the team are called in to find a woman who has been kidnapped by a car thief, but as they talk to witnesses they realise the case is more sinister than a random abduction. Detective drama, starring Anthony LaPaglia

• Season 1 Episode 2: Birthday Boy

  The team searches for a boy who has vanished en route to his birthday celebration and was last seen getting on a subway train. By the time the police get involved 16 hours later, a successful recovery starts to look unlikely. Anthony LaPaglia stars

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

  First episode of the detective series, starring Anthony LaPaglia as an agent of the FBI Missing Persons Squad. The team investigates the disappearance of a marketing executive who appears to have walked out on her life, leaving everything behind. They have almost given up searching when her mother receives a ransom demand via e-mail