Person of Interest
Overview
John Reese, a presumed-dead ex-CIA operative, partners with the enigmatic billionaire Harold Finch to combat violent crime in New York City. Utilizing Reese's elite covert training and Finch's brilliant software innovations, they create a unique system of justice. Armed with advanced surveillance technology, the duo operates outside conventional law enforcement, targeting criminals before they can strike. Their unlikely alliance blends action and intellect, showcasing a thrilling narrative where morality and justice intersect in a gripping urban landscape.
Episodes
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1
Pilot
When the social security number of a young prosecutor surfaces, Reese and Finch team up to determine whether their individual of interest is the victi...
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2
Ghosts
Reese and Finch find themselves doubting the machine's accuracy when it directs them to look into the murder of a teenager that occurred years ago. As...
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3
Mission Creep
Reese goes incognito to uncover the danger looming over the next individual on Finch's list: a young veteran named Joey Durban.
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4
Cura Te Ipsum
Reese and Finch enlist the assistance of Detective Fusco to keep an eye on their newest person of interest, Dr. Megan Tillman. They monitor her during...
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5
Judgement
Reese and Finch face the extra hurdle of tracking down a Person of Interest who is determined to steer clear of their form of vigilante intervention.
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6
The Fix
Reese finds himself drawn to the latest Person of Interest, a captivating woman whose true nature is far from what it appears.
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7
Witness
The Machine points out a school teacher who saw a mob execution, prompting Reese and Finch to quickly step in to protect him.
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8
Foe
Reese and Finch uncover that their newest person of interest is linked to Cold War-era Soviet espionage. As they dig deeper, they gain insight into ho...
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9
Get Carter
Reese and Finch find their cat-and-mouse dynamic with Detective Carter taking a surprising turn when The Machine identifies her as their latest person...
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10
Number Crunch
Detective Carter grapples with the repercussions of her latest confrontation with Reese and Finch, while The Machine raises the stakes for the pair by...
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11
Super
After being shot, Reese is now in a wheelchair as he heals, but Finch arranges for him to stay in an apartment where he can monitor the Super, their n...
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12
Legacy
Carter finally confronts Reese, urging her to collaborate in their mission to assist a new person of interest. This time, it's a determined young woma...
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13
Root Cause
The Machine provides Reese and Finch with the number of a struggling man who's reached his breaking point, prompting them to seek assistance from Zoe ...
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14
Wolf and Cub
The Machine points to Darren, a teenager grieving the recent murder of his brother, as the next person of interest. At the same time, Finch becomes in...
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15
Blue Code
Reese uncovers deeper layers of the situation when he goes undercover in a smuggling operation to track down his newest person of interest.
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16
Risk
The Machine directs Reese and Finch to Wall Street, where a savvy young trader at a prominent investment bank finds himself caught up in a massive fin...
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17
Baby Blue
When The Machine reveals the number of a six-month-old infant, Reese and Finch become excessively vigilant, ready to defend the child with their full ...
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18
Identity Crisis
The Machine's latest assignment poses a significant challenge for Reese and Finch, as the individual has an almost nonexistent digital presence and se...
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19
Flesh and Blood
When The Machine generates five numbers corresponding to the heads of New York's crime families, Reese and Finch become suspicious that Elias is schem...
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20
Matsya Nyaya
Reese takes on an undercover role as a worker for an armored car company, where he unexpectedly confronts haunting memories from his time with the CIA...
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21
Many Happy Returns
Finch decides to grant Reese a day off for his birthday, allowing his partner to avoid confronting a Number connected to Reese's history.
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22
No Good Deed
The latest person of interest's inquisitive nature puts him in grave danger as he becomes entangled in a sinister government plot that Finch knows all...
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23
Firewall
As time runs out, Reese finds himself cornered with his person of interest in the city's most monitored area. He must depend on Finch, Carter, and Fus...
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1
The Contingency
With Finch gone, having been taken by his hacker adversary, Root, Reese teams up with Detectives Carter and Fusco to rescue his friend. At the same ti...
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2
Bad Code
The Machine provides Reese with a cold case number that brings him closer to finding Finch and his abductor, Root.
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3
Masquerade
Now that Finch is back in the Library, Reese jumps back into action, tackling one of his most challenging assignments. His mission is to ensure the sa...
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4
Triggerman
The Machine alerts Reese and Finch about a mob enforcer whose life is in jeopardy, prompting them to weigh the choice between intervening or letting f...
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5
Bury the Lede
Reese has to safeguard an investigative journalist while staying under the radar to ensure he doesn’t inadvertently become a part of her story.
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6
The High Road
Reese takes on an undercover role in a picturesque suburban neighborhood after The Machine generates a new number, directing him to this tranquil sett...
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7
Critical
The Machine provides Finch and Reese with the identity of an exceptional surgeon, but they quickly realize that a clever adversary has complicated mat...
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8
Til Death
The team finds themselves stretched thin when they receive alerts for both a husband and wife.
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9
C.O.D.
When the machine identifies a New York cab driver as a key suspect, it raises the possibility that any of his passengers might be involved in the loom...
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10
Shadow Box
With the FBI hot on the trail of "the man in the suit," Reese becomes increasingly resolute in safeguarding the newest individual of interest. His mot...
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11
2πR
Finch takes on a secret identity to safeguard a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his younger self. Meanwhile, Carter embarks on a perilou...
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12
Prisoner's Dilemma
Carter takes on the challenge of supporting Reese by playing mind games with the FBI. Meanwhile, Reese faces off against both familiar foes and fresh ...
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13
Dead Reckoning
Reese finds herself kidnapped by an old acquaintance who is scheming to execute a large-scale and possibly lethal cyber-attack.
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14
One Percent
Finch and Reese encounter a formidable adversary in a tech billionaire whose insatiable curiosity and vast wealth pose a significant threat to their a...
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15
Booked Solid
While Reese and Finch work to protect a hotel maid in danger, they find themselves facing a range of potential suspects. Meanwhile, Detective Carter w...
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16
Relevance
An elite government agent, known for preemptively neutralizing terrorist threats, suddenly finds herself in a precarious situation, becoming the targe...
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17
Proteus
While Finch and Reese work to safeguard six individuals at once, their investigation takes them to a seaside town. When a storm hits, they take refuge...
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18
All In
Finch and Reese travel to Atlantic City to safeguard their newest person of interest, an elderly man with a passion for gambling. Meanwhile, Carter wo...
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19
Trojan Horse
Finch goes undercover at a technology company to obtain information about an executive whose number has been activated. Meanwhile, Carter begins to do...
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20
In Extremis
After a key individual is poisoned, Finch and Reese must work against the clock to determine the toxin and track down the culprit within just 24 hours...
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21
Zero Day
A virus disrupts the machine's operations, leading to erratic number assignments. In response, the team embarks on a quest to track down a reclusive t...
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22
God Mode
Finch and Reese join forces with some surprising partners in their urgent mission to repair the machine. Meanwhile, Detective Carter is on the hunt fo...
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Liberty
The Machine has become fully autonomous, and its location is a mystery. It continues to send Finch its "irrelevant" numbers for individuals in peril, ...
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Nothing to Hide
An Internet entrepreneur, known for invading people's privacy, suddenly faces a crisis as his own privacy is quickly dismantled. As chaos unfolds in h...
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3
Lady Killer
The team begins to suspect that the most recent number could be linked to a stalker or a killer. Meanwhile, Root devises a plan to break free from the...
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Reasonable Doubt
The team is tasked with uncovering whether a well-known attorney is behind the murder of her spouse or if she’s the victim of a setup. Meanwhile, Ca...
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Razgovor
Shaw is tasked with keeping a close watch on a 10-year-old girl who possesses exceptional surveillance abilities after the machine flags her. Meanwhil...
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Mors Praematura
Once released from her stay in the psychiatric ward, Root reaches out to Shaw for assistance with a task given to her by the Machine. Meanwhile, Finch...
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The Perfect Mark
While delving into the case of a hypnotherapist, the team uncovers unexpected connections. They discover that an antiquities dealer is linked to a cri...
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Endgame
The machine provides Finch with a batch of 38 numbers simultaneously, leading to the uncovering of details about Carter’s history.
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9
The Crossing
The fight to dismantle a criminal syndicate intensifies when Reese's number is pulled by the machine.
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10
The Devil's Share
While the POI team pursues justice for Carter's death, Finch becomes concerned that one of his teammates might take extreme measures to resolve the co...
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11
Lethe
The episode delves into Finch's teenage years, shedding light on the origins of The Machine. Meanwhile, the team gets a new number belonging to a man ...
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12
Aletheia
The POI team faces a barrage of threats as they safeguard a dying man whose time has run out. They fight to fend off their attackers, but their situat...
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13
4C
Reese steps onto an international flight, hoping to leave the team and his past behind. However, his frustration mounts when he discovers that his tra...
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14
Provenance
Reese returns to New York to team up with Finch again, but things take an unexpected twist when they get the number of a talented antiquities thief. A...
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15
Last Call
Finch takes on an undercover role at an emergency call center to safeguard a 911 operator. However, he quickly realizes that the danger extends far be...
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16
RAM
The hidden aspects of Finch's operation prior to bringing Reese on board come to light, uncovering startling connections to current happenings.
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17
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The Machine tasks Root with finding a janitor harboring a hidden history. However, her involvement soon places his life at risk, prompting Finch to ge...
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Allegiance
Finch and Reese find themselves navigating the complex realm of international affairs after receiving the number of a former government contractor who...
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19
Most Likely To...
Reese and Shaw go undercover as former students at a high school reunion to monitor the newest person of interest. At the same time, Finch and Fusco h...
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20
Death Benefit
Reese takes on the role of a Secret Service agent to infiltrate the life of a new person of interest—a U.S. congressman who could be crucial in stop...
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21
Beta
While Decima tracks Reese and Shaw through Samaritan’s surveillance, Greer seizes the opportunity to manipulate Finch by targeting his deepest vulne...
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22
A House Divided
An unidentified force blocks The Machine from grasping the entirety of an imminent disaster, prompting it to relay five distinct numbers to the team t...
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23
Deus Ex Machina
The team scrambles to take urgent measures to stop the sinister AI program Samaritan from activating and identifying them as its initial targets. At t...
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Panopticon
The team, compelled to assume new identities given to them by Root, struggles to adjust to their altered lives. Yet, a few of them find it difficult t...
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Nautilus
Although Finch is reluctant to assist with the updated data, he becomes intrigued when the latest person of interest is revealed to be a gifted colleg...
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Wingman
Finch enlists Fusco to keep an eye on their newest person of interest, a skilled wingman, but navigating the dating scene quickly turns out to be the ...
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Brotherhood
Reese's role as an undercover detective with the NYPD takes a challenging turn when the brother and sister he's safeguarding find themselves caught up...
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Prophets
As Reese undergoes mandatory counseling to address his aggressive behavior, Root, Shaw, and Finch take it upon themselves to assist a new person of in...
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Pretenders
Reese, Shaw, and Fusco are tasked with safeguarding an unsuspecting office employee who inadvertently becomes embroiled in a perilous conspiracy while...
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Honor Among Thieves
Shaw becomes part of a global group of thieves to monitor the latest person of interest, but an unforeseen twist puts her at risk of being discovered ...
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Point of Origin
Reese takes on the role of an instructor at the NYPD police academy to monitor a promising young officer whose questionable behavior raises her suspic...
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The Devil You Know
Reese is on a mission to rescue Elias from the clutches of the Brotherhood. Unfortunately, he can't rely on Root or Shaw for assistance this time; Sha...
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The Cold War
Samaritan demonstrates its might by eliminating all crime in the city for a single day, hoping to draw The Machine out of the shadows.
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11
If-Then-Else
Samaritan initiates a cyber assault on the stock exchange, putting the team in a high-stakes race against time to prevent a worldwide financial disast...
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12
Control-Alt-Delete
Control, responsible for managing crucial statistics for the government, starts to doubt the strategies and motives behind the Samaritan program. Mean...
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M.I.A.
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Guilty
The Machine selects Finch to serve on a murder trial jury, and he soon suspects that one of his fellow jurors is planning to manipulate the outcome. A...
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15
Q&A
Reese sets out to safeguard a software developer who leads a secretive double life, but it's uncertain where the danger is originating from. At the sa...
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16
Blunt
Reese and Finch find themselves in a tough spot when they need to safeguard Harper, a savvy con artist, after her scheme to swipe money from a medical...
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Karma
Reese and Finch work to safeguard a psychologist whose unconventional techniques for assisting patients with closure may lead to serious consequences....
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18
Skip
Reese finds himself tasked with safeguarding a determined bounty hunter, who remains undeterred by the dangers looming over her as she chases down her...
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19
Search and Destroy
Reese and Finch rush to safeguard a software CEO whose actions grow more unpredictable after a hacker breach exposes his deepest secrets and disrupts ...
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20
Terra Incognita
Reese embarks on a perilous personal quest as he delves into a homicide case that Detective Carter was unable to solve.
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21
Asylum
Reese and Fusco find themselves embroiled in the conflict between the two latest persons of interest, rival crime lords Elias and Dominic. Meanwhile, ...
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22
YHWH
Finch and Root are in a frantic scramble to protect The Machine, which has been discovered by their adversary, the AI known as Samaritan. Meanwhile, R...
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B.S.O.D.
Reese and Finch race against time to save the Machine’s source code from becoming irretrievable. Meanwhile, Root battles fiercely to survive against...
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SNAFU
During a reboot, The Machine malfunctions, providing Reese and Fusco with a list of numerous individuals who aren't connected to any criminal activity...
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Truth Be Told
Reese’s secret could be at risk when he discovers that the newest Person of Interest is connected to his former CIA associate, Kara Stanton.
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6,741
After breaking free from her captors, Shaw's return raises concerns among the team as she exhibits signs of paranoia and engages in reckless behavior.
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ShotSeeker
Reese finds himself safeguarding an NYPD analyst whose probe into a software malfunction has caught the eye of Samaritan. Meanwhile, both Reese and Fu...
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A More Perfect Union
The Machine assigns Reese and Finch the task of safeguarding two persons of interest at a wedding just before their vows. Meanwhile, Fusco grows frust...
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QSO
Root infiltrates a radio station to safeguard the host of a conspiracy theory program who has uncovered dangerous information that puts his life at ri...
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Reassortment
Reese and Finch find themselves confined in a hospital that has turned into the epicenter of a lethal viral outbreak. Meanwhile, Samaritan's latest ad...
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Sotto Voce
The enigmatic criminal genius, referred to as “The Voice,” resurfaces, ensnaring Reese and Fusco within their own precinct alongside a group of ar...
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The Day the World Went Away
Finch's true identity is exposed after a critical error, triggering a dangerous chain of confrontations with the operatives of Samaritan.
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Synecdoche
The team finds themselves in a race against time to uncover a conspiracy while evading the Secret Service, as the President of the United States emerg...
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12
.exe
While Reese and Shaw hurry to locate Finch, he stealthily enters a high-security government facility on a critical mission. This risky operation holds...
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13
return 0
Finch, Reese, Fusco, and Shaw gear up for a final operation to thwart Samaritan's plan to eliminate The Machine, aiming to stop it from solidifying it...
