The title of this episode was definitely on the mark as it dealt with the issue of provenance that many people throughout the world are still facing over the events of World War II. It's a sad state that after all these year we're still having these issues. The manner in which this episode displayed the frustrations of one such family and the sometimes hopelessness of our legal system was very revealing. I am a student of history and this episode reminded me not to forget the trials that many of these families are facing yet today. The ending, a rare occurrence, Don's Epps realization that he felt the need to try and do something, especially within his own family added a great deal to this particular show. The song at the end of this episode was haunting yet very beautiful. I have looked for the title of this tune in the Numb3rs website episode list but have been unable to find it. I would very much like to know the title and artist so I may attempt to purchase it. I have yet to be disappointed by any episode of this particular show and enjoy it very much. Thank you.
4 Reviews
Too Many Barriers
Hitchcoc26 April 2021
This is quite interesting in that it gets into Nazi art theft. A Passaro has been stolen from a small museum. This leads to the claim by a Jewish woman who says the piece was originally stolen from her family during the Holocaust. It all clicks quite well, but the hard thing to believe is a couple of small timers could investigate and bring to fruition such a valuable piece. Still, it was a good story.
Little far fetched this one....
tert7221 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Couple issues with this episode. The whole nazis stole the painting and it has issues.... Nazis stole a lot of paintings..... That typically isn't the only thing associated with painting they stole... The other issue is telling a forgery from a pic...obviously it's a great forgery, but shoot, type up a little math equation, all info based on a PICTURE of the painting, and voila! All those decades of training and experience art experts receive can be thrown out the window. If this was even remotely possible, it would revolutionize the art world. I do suspend my disbelief a lot for this show, but this math fix was a bit too far fetched.....
Song at the end
chgodad8 October 2014
This is one of my favorite episodes in the Numb3rs series, which itself is a favorite of mine. The stories are all tightly woven and have the added feature of introducing the mathematical side of forensics.
This episode always leaves me a bit misty-eyed at the end. Gena Rowlands gives a brilliantly poignant performance. It also shows a softer and more reflective side to Agent Eppes played by Rob Morrow. As younger brother Charlie Eppes, David Krumholz also breaks out to show that even a genius can be frustrated by the human condition. Judd Hirsch is perfectly cast as the father and Peter McNichol exposes a new side to his characters persona.
The haunting song at the end is "Hallelujah" written by Leonard Cohen. I believe the artist performing it for this episode is k.d. lang. It is included on her CD "Hymns of the 49th Parallel"
This episode always leaves me a bit misty-eyed at the end. Gena Rowlands gives a brilliantly poignant performance. It also shows a softer and more reflective side to Agent Eppes played by Rob Morrow. As younger brother Charlie Eppes, David Krumholz also breaks out to show that even a genius can be frustrated by the human condition. Judd Hirsch is perfectly cast as the father and Peter McNichol exposes a new side to his characters persona.
The haunting song at the end is "Hallelujah" written by Leonard Cohen. I believe the artist performing it for this episode is k.d. lang. It is included on her CD "Hymns of the 49th Parallel"
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