Honor Among Thieves (Person of Interest)
Shaw infiltrates a heist team facing a virus threat.
"Honor Among Thieves" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Person of Interest, written by co-executive producer David Slack and directed by Sylvain White. It aired on CBS in the United States and on CTV in Canada on November 11, 2014. The episode is notable for advancing the series' central conflict between the Machine and the rival program Samaritan, while focusing on the character Sameen Shaw as she goes undercover with a team of thieves.
Quick Facts
- Series
- Person of Interest
- Season
- 4
- Episode
- 7
- Director
- Sylvain White
- Writer
- David Slack
- Photographer
- David Insley
- Editor
- Mark Conte
- Production
- 3J5407
- Runtime
- 43 minutes
- Airdate
- 2014-11-11
- Guests
- Adrian Bellani as Tomas Koroa / David Vadim as Marko Jevtic / Johnny Sparks as Jared Wilkins / Nick E. Tarabay as Devon Grice / Drew Hildebrand as Henrik Lengfelder
- Prev
- Pretenders
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Lore & Background
In the episode, the team follows Tomas Koroa, an international wine dealer who is also a thief. Shaw joins his crew after the team plants cocaine on a member to create a vacancy. They infiltrate a hotel safe during Veterans Day, but instead of money, the vault contains vials labeled "MARV" containing the Marburg virus. Tomas's team betrays him, and he escapes with Shaw's help. Meanwhile, Finch helps Root follow Jared Wilkins, a man with ties to newly elected Governor Dawson and the nonprofit OTPS. Root poses as a nanny and discovers OTPS is distributing tablets powered by Samaritan software. Finch infiltrates as a janitor and destroys the system to limit Samaritan's influence. Reese finds the corpses of Tomas's team, killed by their client. The vials are tracked to a storage unit, where Shaw recognizes two government agents, including her former apprentice Devon Grice. Grice's orders shift from destroying the virus to securing it for Samaritan. Shaw and Tomas confront Marko Jevtic, who plans to inject them with the virus to start a global pandemic. Grice allows Shaw to escape with the virus, and Tomas leaves for Barcelona. Finch questions the collateral damage of their war with Samaritan. Grice deletes surveillance of Shaw's escape, but Samaritan retrieves and begins repairing the video, finding a trace of Shaw's face.
Reader's Guide
This episode is significant for its focus on Shaw's character development and Sarah Shahi's performance, which received praise from critics. It also deepens the series' exploration of the conflict between the Machine and Samaritan, as the team faces a biological threat and the moral costs of their actions. The episode's plot introduces the Marburg virus as a weapon and shows Samaritan's growing influence through technology. The critical reception was positive, with IGN giving it an 8.5 out of 10 and The A.V. Club awarding a B grade. The episode's viewership of 9.11 million represented a 7% decrease from the previous episode, but it remained a strong performer for CBS. The episode's legacy lies in its contribution to the season's overarching narrative about the war between the two AI systems and the personal toll on the characters.
Did You Know?
- It aired on November 11, 2014, on CBS in the US and CTV in Canada.
- The episode was seen by an estimated 9.11 million household viewers in its original broadcast.
- With Live+7 DVR factored in, viewership rose to 13.07 million.
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