Without a Trace
Season 5
TV-14
As any detective can tell you, investigating missing property or deaths is comparatively easy compared to elusive missing people. However in New York City, there is a special unit of the FBI that is designed to find them. Using the vast resources of their bureau, the team, lead by Agent Jack Malone, race against time in the tight 72 hour window after a disappearance while hope for a recovery is still typically possible.
24 Episodes
- Stolen
E1StolenPre-teen Bryan Parker reports that his kid brother Todd disappeared, presumably abducted by his father Randall as they tried to escape. The FBI soon realizes Bryan is a fake name given by Randall, a serial child abductor, and as traumatized Bryan wrestles with conflicting loyalties, true identities are established to reunite boys with their biological families, only not all survived. - Candy
E2CandyCindy Peterson, a mother who had become a stripper to support her family, goes missing after work one night, and Jack sends Elena in undercover at the strip club to learn what she can. Danny moves in to keep an eye on her after someone catches on to her spying, while Vivian discovers that Jim Peterson hasn't been completely honest with them. Jack faces censure from Olczyk over his relationship with Ann, and is angry with Ann after she admits to him that she thinks he let their relationship cloud his judgment in the Davis investigation. - All for One
E4All for OneThe team investigates when Malia Norton, a teenager at a detention center, disappears after being threatened by one of the other residents. Malia had been involved in a drinking and driving accident that had seriously injured her sister's boyfriend and killed another young man. The investigation at the detention center uncovers a lot of secrets that some of the residents would prefer to keep well hidden. - The Calm Before
E6The Calm BeforeThe team investigates when Aaron Gibbs ends up missing one night and soon learn that he had been lying to his wife about quitting his job, and had been working nights in a fight club. During the course of the investigation, Jack and the others learn that Aaron's disappearance was connected to events that took place during Hurricane Katrina, when Aaron was fighting to save his sons, and follow the trail of evidence, believing that the events of that night in New Orleans hold the key to finding the truth about the missing man. - Win Today
E8Win TodayJack and the team investigate the disappearance of Alex Stark after his girlfriend reports him missing, and soon learn that Alex didn't own a cleaning business like he said he did but was actually involved in an illegal gambling operation. Jack goes undercover at a club that Alex would gamble at to find out what happened to him, and ends up being taken hostage by an associate of Alex's who becomes convinced that Jack is actually there to kill her. Unfortunately for Jack, his team believes that he has changed his cover story and has no idea that he's actually been kidnapped. - Watch Over Me
E9Watch Over MeThe team investigates the disappearance of social worker Eric Hayes, who had given thirty days notice to his job not long before. When their investigation leads them to a young pregnant woman who had already lost one child to the system, the agents begin to believe the disillusioned social worker may have been having an affair but soon discover that he may have been trying to right the wrong that drove him from his job. Danny has trouble with the investigation, as it reminds him of his own experience in foster care. Jack confides in Samantha about his relationship with Ann, but it may be too late. - The Thing with Feathers
E10The Thing with FeathersTerminal cancer patient Audrey West disappears shortly after a row with her employer, architect Brian Gaghan, who scolded her for stealing documents, while she claims he took credit for her designs, which he prefers to keep quiet even if she throws art at him I his gallery. But she also fell prey to a quack promising a miracle cure for prayer and a hefty donation, a systematically organized scam. - Fade-Away
E11Fade-AwayWhen 17-year-old Ted Soros goes missing after a basketball game, the team begins an investigation, soon learning that Ted was an emancipated minor who was living on his own to attend a school with an exemplary basketball program. Learning he had recently contacted his mother with a request for legal advice from an uncle, the team begins to suspect that Ted may have done something that he could face criminal charges for, and realise that Ted's secret is connected to a university recruiting party. While the team works Ted's disappearance, Jack learns from Ann that she lost the baby, and waits for her at the clinic while she seeks medical attention. - Eating Away
E13Eating AwayBarry Rosen goes missing shortly after being poisoned with bleach in a chili eating contest. While investigating Barry's disappearance, the team soon learns that he had been approached to throw the eating contest, and also that he had been spending a lot of time with a local prostitute in an effort to learn how to act around women. Danny is caught in the middle when Carlos asks him for a letter of reference in an upcoming custody review, and Elena informs him that Carlos is actually suing her for sole custody of Sofie. Danny warns Carlos that he is not going to be caught in the middle. - Without You
E16Without YouA man's wife goes missing while they are celebrating their anniversary in New York, but the team soon learns that the man is having trouble differentiating between the past and present. Elena's daughter, Sofie, is kidnapped. Elena immediately suspects her ex-husband, whom she is battling with for custody of Sofie. - Skin Deep
E20Skin DeepSecurity alert installer Jon Pratt struggles to keep the family business afloat, despite his wife Tess's teacher salary. When their son Andrew goes missing, the FBI suspects a link with Jon's employer, who lured him into tipping off robbers and sabotaging alarms, but they're innocent concerning the disappearance. Tess however secretly contacted the other prime suspect, Jon's estranged father Joseph Pratt, who leads a white supremacist group. - One and Only
E22One and OnlyThe team searches for Chris Manning, a family court judge with a soft side who went missing after meeting with a young boy caught between his mother and his abusive father. Suspicion initially turns anyone Manning may have riled up due to his court rulings, but after his clerk is shot in what appears to be an attempt on Manning's life, the team learns that the secret behind Manning's disappearance is tied up with something that happened over twenty years earlier.
