The following is a list of photographs that either appear in several episodes, or are focal to the main arc in an episode.
Lee Fusco[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Masquerade”, “Bury the Lede”, “C.O.D.” | Lee Fusco | ||||
Detective Fusco keeps a picture of his son Lee as wallpaper on his phone. | |||||
“Super”, “In Extremis”, “M.I.A.” | |||||
Fusco also has a framed copy of the picture on his desk in the NYPD 8th Precinct. |
"In the beginning...N.I."[]
Harold Finch and Nathan Ingram
- 1x10, 1x14, 2x22
- At some point, Ingram gave Finch a photo of their younger selves, and wrote "In the beginning... -N.I." on its back.
- Finch keeps the photo in a copy of Arthur Koestler's "The Ghost in the Machine"
- The photo also appears in the folder with information about Finch's past that Fusco collected for Reese.
Jessica Arndt[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Ghosts” | Jessica Arndt | ||||
Jessica's photo is first seen during an early stage of building the Machine (2007?) | |||||
“Many Happy Returns” | |||||
When Finch runs into Reese in the New Rochelle hospital, he has the photograph along with one of Peter Arndt and John Reese in a folder suggesting that he has been watching them. (2011) | |||||
“God Mode” | |||||
When Reese and Shaw search for Finch and Root, the Machine points them to a hidden wall safe in the Library where Reese finds Jessica's photo along with photos of other POIs and a map of possible Machine locations. (2013) |
Anna Sanders[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“One Percent” | Anna Sanders | ||||
Following the contingency function, Nathan Ingram added to the Machine shortly before it was shipped (“No Good Deed”), the Machine sends Anna's number to Nathan Ingram in 2009. | |||||
“Zero Day”, “God Mode” | |||||
On Nathan's board in the Library | |||||
“God Mode” | |||||
Reese finds the picture in the Library safe when he and Shaw search for Finch and Root. (2013) |
Joss Carter[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Get Carter” | Joss Carter | ||||
Finch printed out the picture after the Machine sent him Carter's number. (2011) | |||||
“The Devil's Share” | |||||
A larger version of the picture was placed at Carter's grave at her funeral. (2014) | |||||
“Deus Ex Machina” | |||||
Carter's photo was among a collection of POI photos and printouts that was scattered all over the floor when the Library was raided. (2014) |
The Man in the Suit[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Identity Crisis” | The Man in the Suit | ||||
Special Agent Donnelly's only photograph that shows the Man in the Suit. He keeps the photo along with other evidence he has collected about the Man in the Suit in a secure FBI facility. | |||||
“The Contingency” | |||||
Special Counsel shows a copy of the picture to Denton Weeks when he informs him about the unknown man who helped Henry Peck escape from a team of ISA hitmen. | |||||
“Endgame” | |||||
Another picture of the Man in the Suit was taken by the dashboard camera of a police car that belonged to HR which was parked outside Judge Monahan's residence. It captured Reese with Carter and Alonzo Quinn. | |||||
“The Crossing” | |||||
Simmons shows the picture to a fellow cop to kick off the hunt for the Man in the Suit. | |||||
“Deus Ex Machina” | |||||
Samaritan finds the photo when it searches for Harold Finch's associates. |
Alicia Corwin[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“The Contingency” | Alicia Corwin | ||||
Special Counsel shows the photo to Denton Weeks. | |||||
“Prisoner's Dilemma” | |||||
He keeps it along with reports about the murder and the RFID chip Hersh retrieved from Corwin's body in his desk drawer. | |||||
“Zero Day” | |||||
Special Counsel also has the picture attached to a report about Decima Technologies and the RFID chip they planted in Corwin. | |||||
“Root Path (/)” | |||||
The Machine connects the image to Root |
Reese in Uniform[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Many Happy Returns” | John Reese | ||||
When Finch runs into Reese in the New Rochelle hospital, he has the photograph along with one of Peter Arndt and Jessica Arndt in a folder suggesting that he has been watching them. (2011) | |||||
“Many Happy Returns” | |||||
The picture appears in Reese's military file which Carter had sent over to the precinct. She takes a quick look at the file and then shreds it. (2012) | |||||
“The Crossing” | |||||
When Reese became a POI, Finch pinned the picture on his glass wall (2014) |
Root[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Firewall” | Caroline Turing | ||||
When the Machine sends Finch Caroline Turing's number, he sticks her photograph to the glass board. The photo also appears on Turing's social network page. | |||||
“Masquerade” | Root | ||||
Reese investigates Root after she abducted Finch. He collects Root's photographs, bank statements and other documents in a folder. | |||||
“Masquerade” | |||||
Finch finds Reese's folder in one of the drawers in the Library. | |||||
“Triggerman” | |||||
Root's picture also appears on Finch's computer. | |||||
“Trojan Horse” | |||||
Finch starts collecting everything he and Reese have found out about Root on a small board in the Library. | |||||
“Deus Ex Machina” | |||||
Samaritan uses Root's headshot to look for her. | |||||
“The Contingency” | Root | ||||
Reese uses another photograph of Root to show Leon Tao after Root abducted Finch. he pictures later appeared on a small board where Finch collected everything he found out about Root. The picture of Finch was originally taken by Fusco in “Wolf and Cub” when Reese sent him spying on Finch. The black jacket on the very right of the image belongs to Will Ingram. |
Non-recurring[]
Carter's Photo[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Get Carter” | Unknown, possibly Paul Carter | ||||
While protecting Detective Carter, Finch finds the picture of a man in uniform hidden behind the sun blinds of Carter's car. |
Reese and Jessica[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Many Happy Returns” | John Reese and Jessica Arndt | ||||
Detective Carter finds the picture among Jessica's belongings at her mother's house. She keeps the picture without telling Reese about it. In “Terra Incognita”, Reese finds the photos among Carter's personal effects while gathering information about a cold case Carter had worked on several years ago. | |||||
“Terra Incognita” | John Reese and Jessica Arndt | ||||
Reese takes out the picture of him and Jessica and explains to Carter why he left her: he was unsure he'd make it back from military service alive. Carter, however, chastises Reese for using Jessica's death as an excuse to shut out everyone around him. |
Grace and Harold[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“No Good Deed” | Harold Finch and Grace Hendricks | ||||
Grace keeps a picture of her and Harold in her living room after she lost him in an accident. | |||||
“Til Death” | Harold Finch and Grace Hendricks | ||||
Harold keeps a photo of them posing in front of the "The Red Tower" painting in the Guggenheim museum. |
Nathan and Will Ingram[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Super” | Nathan Ingram and Will Ingram | ||||
Nathan Ingram keeps a photograph of himself with his son Will on his desk at IFT. |
Harold Wren and Arthur Claypool[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Aletheia” | Harold Wren and Arthur Claypool | ||||
Harold Wren and Arthur Claypool as students at MIT. |
Harold Wren[]
Image | Episode | Character(s) | |||
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“Wolf and Cub” | Harold Wren | ||||
Harold Wren at MIT. Fusco digs out the picture and informs Reese that "Harold Wren" appears to be Finch's oldest alias. |