Season 1 · Episode 5 — The Messenger
When a young man in a cult claims to be hearing the word of God, Pierce must determine if it’s actually the word of God or a life-threatening neurological condition. Pierce and Moretti must also figure out if his murder is linked to his drug past or his new life with an organization that may be scamming people out of their life savings. Roger Bart guest-stars as Ethan Kendrick, a high-powered IRS agent looking into the finances of the organization. Meanwhile, the university gives Pierce an award for his research.
Season 1 episodes
E1Neuroscience professor Daniel Pierce (Eric McCormack) is recruited by a former student, FBI Agent Kate Moretti (Rachael Leigh Cook), to hel…
E2Pierce is enlisted to help crack the case of a murdered mail-order bride. A twist marks the investigation when it's discovered the prime su…
E3Pierce and Moretti race to find clues when a serial killer from 1986 begins killing again. They catch a break when they learn that one of t…
E4Pierce tries to crack a coded message left in a newspaper by someone who may be connected to a murder. But time isn’t on his side as anothe…
E5When a young man in a cult claims to be hearing the word of God, Pierce must determine if it’s actually the word of God or a life-threateni…
E6Pierce is called upon to help the FBI investigate the murder of a therapist. Moretti spends more time with Professor Hathaway. And Dean Hal…
E7Pierce must take a deep look into his own life when he is brought into a case involving a schizophrenic. Meanwhile, Moretti stops at nothin…
E8Moretti and Pierce are called upon to solve a crime in their own backyard when a college student is killed in her dorm room. Pierce is forc…
E9A student tips off Pierce about a potential conspiracy to cover up the murder of a U.S. Senator.
E10Moretti learns that there may be some truth to Pierce's conspiracy theory; Pierce's new doctor forces him to face the truth about Natalie.