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Bury the Lede

POI 0205 Main

SeasonEpisode

25

Air dateNovember 1, 2012

Running time43:46

Production code2J7205

Written byDavid Slack

Directed byJeffrey Hunt

Viewers13.66M

ID(s) from IntroID.005/1560.15

Images (48)

Politicians come and go, but we'll be here forever.

— Alonzo Quinn


"Bury the Lede" is the fifth episode of season 2, and the 28th produced hour of Person of Interest. It originally aired on November 1, 2012.

Synopsis[]

Reese must protect an investigative journalist through surreptitious means to avoid becoming part of her story.

Origin of the Title[]

In journalism the "lede" paragraph is the most important first paragraph giving the who, what, when, and why in the most concise and captivating form.

Main Plot Points[]

  • Journalist, Maxine Angelis, whose name is previously seen in various episodes (“Bad Code”), (“Masquerade”), (“Critical”), appears in person showing her methods of gathering information include blackmail.
  • Nicholas Donnelly's hunt for the man in the suit continues.
  • HR has more than 75 of the dirty cops on its payroll arrested, but Simmons and the head of HR evade capture and exposure.
  • Zoe Morgan returns to aid Reese in his efforts to internet date the POI.
  • Patrick Simmons learns about Fusco's alliance with Reese.
  • Mob boss, Vittorio Zambrano's son Christopher is implicated by Maxine which leads to his death.
  • Fusco is forced to cover up his own involvement with HR, as well as, protect Simmons relationship with HR.
  • Alonzo Quinn, the head of HR, backed both politicians to win either way. Quinn never took money from HR to hide his identity.

Episode Notes[]

  • "Lede" is an alternative spelling of lead, the introductory portion of a news story. To "bury the lede" is newspaper jargon for beginning a story without mentioning the critical attention-getting facts.

Production Notes[]

  • "Bury The Lede" was originally titled "Hot Off The Press."
  • The $100,000 sports car Reese used for his date with Maxine is a 2012 Porsche Turbo S "SINISTER". The car was custom built for Jim Caviezel.

Bloopers and Continuity Errors[]

  • The disposable cell phone number that Donnelly shows Maxine during her interrogation is (917)-555-0182, but when Maxine calls the cell phone from her office, she dials (917)-555-0166.
  • When Maxine calls the blocked number back, the recording states "You have reached a voice mailbox that has not been setup yet." You can not leave messages for a mailbox that has not been setup.
  • Much of the article on Elias is repeating itself from earlier in the article.

Music[]

Trivia[]

  • Fusco refers to John by his first name, and not by nickname as in many other episodes.
  • John's sniper rifle is for right-handed shooters, although he is left-handed.
  • A quick sequence of surveillance videos around 35:40 includes several interesting marks made by the Machine.
    • A red cube around top floors of a building labelled "NSA DSF 203 F12", short for "National Security Agency Defense Services Facility 203.F12". This mark recurs eight episodes later, in “Dead Reckoning”.
    • A red "restricted air space" circle around the Freedom Tower.
    • Saturn and Earth's Moon are marked with astronomical symbols. The moon includes a dotted line marking its orbital path. This is possibly the first time we see The Machine mark non-terrestrial objects during the series.

Quotes[]

  • "Politicians come and go but you and I are here forever." (Quinn to Maxine)
  • "You've been flirting all day." "Finch. What did I just say to her?" (Reese when Maxine smiles at her cellphone)
  • . . . ok, well, there's a rumor about this guy; the police just call him 'the man in the suit'. No one's seen his face; no one knows his name. I'm not even sure he exists, but he's like something out of a comic book. When people are in trouble, he comes out of nowhere. He always seems to be there just in time. And, whoever he is, he saves a lot of lives. And he shoots a lot of knee caps." (Maxine to Reese)
  • "No bodies, no bullets. So this is what a normal date with you is like." (Reese)
  • "No, you were right, [the man in the suit is just] urban legend. And with the week I just had, if there really was a man like that, I think I'd have met him by now." (Maxine)
  • "Mr. Reese, this may not be over. I don't think we got the right guy. The head of HR is brilliant, not the type to hire a pair of washed-up feds to gun down a reporter. And Walker, I'm not convinced he has the cunning or the connections to mastermind something this complicated." (Finch)
  • "Wait... you're trying to get me a date with her [Maxine Angelis]" (Reese to Finch)
  • "It was a pleasure meeting you, but it's a shame we never met." (Zoe to Maxine)

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