The Machine's latest number presents a unique challenge for Reese and Finch since the person has virtually no digital footprint - and appears to be leading a double life.
Origin of the Title
"Identity Crisis" is a term used in the study of Psychology coined by psychoanalyst Erik Erikson.
Main Plot Points
Carter refuses to answer calls from Reese and Finch, beginning with a murderer who maintains that the police should have been there to stop him.
Previously CIA agent Mark Snow was leading an investigation into Reese, but now the FBI begins a separate investigation of the man in the suit.
Carter maintains a distance from Reese and Finch though she keeps her non disclosure policy with the FBI, as she had done with the CIA, and is conflicted by her inability to prevent crimes from happening due to the end of their alliance.
One of Finch's lines is, "Will the real Jordan Hester please stand up". This draws from the American game show To Tell the Truth, first broadcast in the late 1950s. In the show, three contestants would claim to be the same person, and are questioned by a four-person panel of judges; the fakes may lie, but the real person must only tell the truth. At the end of the questioning period, the host would say, "Will the real (name) please stand up?", revealing the real person.
Trivia
Finch and the female Jordan Hester eat at Robert, a restaurant atop the Museum of Arts and Design at the south corner of Columbus Circle.
