Without a Trace

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Pilot

Episode 1

Pilot

Thu Sep 26 2002

Directed by, David Nutter |

Written by, Hank Steinberg |

Maggie Cartwright appears to have simply walked away from every thing in her life, having left everything of hers behind. Later a ransom note appears on her mother's email list demanding a million dollars for her safe return.

Episode 2

Birthday Boy

Thu Oct 03 2002

Directed by, David Nutter |

Written by, Hank Steinberg |

Eleven-year-old Gabe Freedman is separated from his father on the subway to Yankee Stadium.

Episode 3

He Saw, She Saw

Thu Oct 10 2002

Directed by, Rachel Talalay |

Written by, Jan Nash |

Four different witnesses claim that a woman was abducted from a mall parking lot while her husband was standing just yards away with his back turned to her.

Episode 4

Between the Cracks

Thu Oct 17 2002

Directed by, Steve Gomer |

Written by, Ed Redlich |

Nineteen-year-old model Eve Cleary disappears and it turns out that there are very few people who actually knew her.

Episode 5

Suspect

Thu Oct 24 2002

Directed by, Peter Markle |

Written by, Allison Abner |

After telling his mother, he wanted to leave school for good, seventeen year old Andy Deaver vanishes from his private boarding school, last seen by it's headmaster, Graham Spaulding.

Episode 6

Silent Partner

Thu Oct 31 2002

Directed by, Randall Zisk |

Written by, Greg Walker |

Patrick Kent, a Vice-President of a New York investment-banking firm, vanishes from a San Diego airport, only leaving behind two empty suitcases.

Episode 7

Snatch Back

Thu Nov 07 2002

Directed by, Leslie Libman |

Written by, Stacy Rukeyser |

Abby, the three-year-old daughter of ADA Angela Buckman and her NYU lecturer husband Matthew, vanishes while in the park with her nanny.

Episode 8

Little Big Man

Thu Nov 14 2002

Directed by, Paul Holahan |

Written by, Jacob Epstein |

After a confrontation with a local bully, foster teen William Hope disappears leaving his job at a burger restaurant late at night.

Episode 9

In Extremis

Thu Nov 21 2002

Directed by, Peter Markle |

Written by, Francisco Castro |

Third-year-resident Anwar Samir vanishes from the hospital he works in. Because of his Saudi-Arabian background, suspicions of terrorist links arise.

Episode 10

Midnight Sun

Thu Dec 12 2002

Directed by, Michelle MacLaren |

Written by, Hank Steinberg |

When a man leaves his home in the morning with his daughter to take her to school and then to open his dry-cleaning store, but they both of they never make it there .

Episode 11

Maple Street

Thu Jan 09 2003

Directed by, John McNaughton |

Written by, Maria Maggenti |

Annie Miller disappears on her way to school. The group looks into her disappearance, with their suspects ranging from the local mayor, to Annie's godfather, all the way to a young man working for the father of her best friend. Twenty-four hours after Annie's disappearance, her best friend Siobhan Arintero also vanishes, leaving only a collection of videos to help find the two girls.

Episode 12

Underground Railroad

Thu Jan 16 2003

Directed by, Tom McLoughlin |

Written by, Hank Steinberg |

Jack and the team search for a pregnant woman, Kathy Dobson, who disappeared from a hospital before being told that she has serious complications. As the detectives race against time to find Kathy, their investigation gradually reveals that Kathy's seemingly happy life actually hasn't been going very well. She is eight-and-a-half months pregnant and, under the tight control of her husband Paul, has withdrawn from her family and friends. Paul's brother Ritchie, who has been following Kathy and providing Paul with addresses she visits, lists a woman who may be affiliated with an ""underground railroad"" that helps battered women. When the team members find the woman, they learn that she has been assaulted by Paul—but she still refuses to lead them to Kathy.

Episode 13

Hang On to Me

Thu Jan 30 2003

Directed by, Paul Holahan |

Written by, Jan Nash | Greg Walker |

Chet Collins has been searching for his son since the boy was kidnapped four years earlier on a camping trip, and is the one case that Jack has never been able to forget. When Chet disappears, leaving behind only his wedding ring and the mountains of debt he had accumulated in his search, Jack will go to any lengths to find Collins and save him from himself.

Episode 14

The Friendly Skies

Thu Feb 06 2003

Directed by, Paul Holahan |

Written by, Hank Steinberg |

The team investigate a disappearance of a flight attendant who may have been having a relationship with one of the pilot's.

Episode 15

There Goes the Bride

Thu Feb 20 2003

Directed by, Deran Sarafian |

Written by, Steven Kane |

A bride disappears at her own wedding and suspicions of kidnapping. Meanwhile, the team explores the relationship between the newlyweds, who were lived together for a little while.

Episode 16

Clare de Lune

Thu Feb 27 2003

Directed by, Mel Damski |

Written by, Allison Abner |

A girl vanishes from a psychiatric hospital, and it appears she may have escaped with a staff member. Then the team learns of a troubling incident from her past that may hold the key to her disappearance.

Episode 17

Kam Li

Thu Mar 13 2003

Directed by, Randall Zisk |

Written by, Jacob Epstein |

They search for a retired U.S. Army officer who has disappeared right after a dinner that was given in his honor by former members of his Vietnam platoon

Episode 18

The Source

Thu Apr 03 2003

Directed by, Peter Markle |

Written by, Greg Walker |

Delia , a television reporter, disappears in the middle of the investigation of a nightclub owner who is a suspected drug dealer. They also discovers that Delia was working on the case of a murderer on death row who she thought was innocent, and who might be linked to an assistant district attorney working with Jack on the case.

Episode 19

Victory for Humanity

Thu Apr 10 2003

Directed by, Charles Correll |

Written by, Jan Nash | Greg Walker |

They search for a young high-school teacher who disappeared after a night class in the Bronx, turning up contradictory information about the subject.

Episode 20

No Mas

Thu Apr 24 2003

Directed by, Paul Holahan |

Written by, Greg Walker |

The team find themselves up against the ropes as multiple mysteries arise in the case of a boxer. Dante Jones disappears moments before a bout with a $500,000 purse that which could have made him a title contender. Jack suspects it's stunt, but Vivian, a Jones fan, can't believe that the charity-loving, straight-arrow fighter would go doewn that low road. The search goes in a new direction when his younger brother who he is always bailing out of trouble, vanishes. Then it's learned he has made 2 million dollers in the past five years,but he only has $6000 in his bank account.

Episode 21

Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been?

Thu May 01 2003

Directed by, Peter Markle |

Written by, Ed Redlich | Harry Litman |

Jack's methods for investigation of child molester could result in the case being kicked out of court. Then on top of that, the Office of Professional Responsibility decides to investigate the team, but their real target is Jack

Episode 22

Fall Out (1)

Thu May 08 2003

Directed by, Kevin Hooks |

Written by, Hank Steinberg |

With the aftershocks of Sept. 11 and man named Barry , who lost his wife that day and then his job soon after. The man lashes out at her former boss an employment-agency owner. Blaming her for his wife's death and his own failure to find a job, Barry kidnaps the woman for ransom.Then he demands the money be exchanged at a bookstore, but when the cash is delivers Berry is provoked and takes the store's patrons hostage. Among them is Samantha,and given Jack's affection for her complicates the negotiations.

Episode 23

Fall Out (2)

Thu May 15 2003

Directed by, Paul Holahan |

Written by, Hank Steinberg |

When the team tries to plot a strategy after they find out that Samantha has been shot and that she might be critically injured in the hostage crisis situation. Jack makes a deal with Berry so that Sam can get help and Jack goes in there and takes Sam's place.