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Root is a fictional character portrayed by Amy Acker in the TV series Person of Interest.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Firewall (season 1), they were 35 years old.
They appear in 65 episodes out of a total of 103 aired and have accumulated 84958 positive votes.
The character of Root is mainly associated with Harold Finch, John Reese and Sameen Shaw.
Root is also portrayed by Rachel Miner.

Root

by Amy Acker

character

Episodes65

  • 9.6
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    Firewall

    episode S1.E23 may 2012
    Reese is trapped next to a person of interest in a part of the city extremely controlled and needs the help of Finch, Fusco and Carter.
  • 9
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    The Contingency

    episode S2.E1 september 2012
    Mr. Reese breaks Finch's code of communicating with the Machine in order to save the new number, Leon, who stole money from some Aryan outlaws. He then convinces the Machine to help him find Finch.
  • 9
    /10

    Bad Code

    episode S2.E2 october 2012
    Detective Carter and Mr. Reese go to Texas to look into Root's past. Root shows to Finch that the people who bought his Machine are evil. Mr. Reese finally finds Finch.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Booked Solid

    episode S2.E15 february 2013
    Finch and Reese go undercover in a hotel to protect a cleaning woman who is the apparent target of Serbian killers. Meanwhile, Carter begins the process of joining the FBI and someone from their past unexpectedly returns.
  • 9.3
    /10

    Relevance

    episode S2.E16 february 2013
    Sam Shaw and her associate Michael Cole receive the Relevant numbers from the Machine.
  • 9.4
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    Zero Day

    episode S2.E21 may 2013
    They wait ten days for a new number due to a system virus, suspecting Root is the problem. It's for Ernest Thornhill, who isn't who, or what, he is supposed to be. At stake is The Machine - will it remain with Finch or end up with Decima?
  • 9.5
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    God Mode

    episode S2.E22 may 2013
    Reese and Finch team up with surprising allies in a race to save The Machine from Root and the mysterious international organization, Decima, who have both re-emerged with dangerous agendas.
  • 8.3
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    Liberty

    episode S3.E1 september 2013
    It's Fleet Week in New York City, making the hunt for one Naval Officer among a sea of sailors even more difficult for Reese, Finch and Shaw.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Nothing to Hide

    episode S3.E2 october 2013
    The head of an Internet company ostensibly for finding lost loved ones is really a front for selling personal info. Carter has to train a new cop while she looks for Beecher's killer and a new vigilante named Collier makes his appearance.
  • 8.6
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    Lady Killer

    episode S3.E3 october 2013
    The team suspects the latest number to be a potential stalker/ killer until he's nearly shot on the street. Root plots her escape from the institution and gives her psychiatrist a big surprise.
  • 8
    /10

    Reasonable Doubt

    episode S3.E4 october 2013
    The next number the machine dispenses is for Vanessa Watkins, a hard-nosed prosecuting attorney who, when Finch and Reese first meet her, has just reported her husband, Jeremy Watkins, missing from their yacht. While Vanessa has put away many a criminal over her storied career, Jeremy has let many go as a flashy and high-priced defense attorney. As her number came in after the report of him missing, they know Jeremy's presumed death is not the reason for the number, yet they don't know if Vanessa is the target or the perpetrator. They learn that the lead investigator on the case of Jeremy's death, Detective Cameron, is looking at her for her husband's murder as all evidence found thus far implicates her. Cameron's main problem?: he doesn't have a body, and thus needs Vanessa to confess to make a conviction stick, which she may or may not know. They will also learn that Cameron has a personal vendetta against her, which places a major obstacle in tracking her as she tries to elude Cameron. As Finch and the team wade through the story of the complicated lives of Jeremy and Vanessa - including their unlikely personal coupling - they find that Vanessa knows her law and is resourceful and strategic in her every surprising move. They may not learn if she is the target or the perpetrator without getting the story directly from her. Even then, as she is a lawyer who knows how to spin, they have to act the judge and jury in their own court of opinion in evaluating her story. Meanwhile, as Carter assists them on this case, she finds that she has to be careful around her new rookie partner, Laskey. She doesn't yet know how careful she truly has to be.
  • 9.1
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    Razgovor

    episode S3.E5 october 2013
    Shaw is tasked with staying close to a 10-year-old girl identified by The Machine. Meanwhile, Carter's continues her mission to take down HR.
  • 9
    /10

    Mors Praematura

    episode S3.E6 october 2013
    Root reappears and kidnaps Shaw. Finch helps an estate investigator who looking into the death of his step brother. A new vigilante group (Vigilance) makes it presence known. Carter's young partner has his loyalty to HR tested.
  • 8.6
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    The Perfect Mark

    episode S3.E7 november 2013
    A hypnotherapist, who's really a con man, pumps his patients for personal information while they are hypnotized. One of his patients is an antique dealer who launders money for HR.
  • 9.4
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    Endgame

    episode S3.E8 november 2013
    Finch receives 38 numbers at once from the Machine. He discovers they are connected to an unknown player who is inciting an all-out war between HR and the Russian mob.
  • 9.7
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    The Crossing

    episode S3.E9 november 2013
    Danger closes in when the epic battle to bring the criminal organization HR to justice reaches new heights. And when the Machine suddenly gives out Reese's number, the POI team faces their greatest threat yet.
  • 9.7
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    The Devil's Share

    episode S3.E10 november 2013
    The team seeks justice for Carter's murder, but Finch realizes that one person may go too far in the battle against HR. Meanwhile, NYPD officer Patrick Simmons' number comes up.
  • 9.1
    /10

    Lethe

    episode S3.E11 december 2013
    Flashbacks to Finch's adolescence provide insight into his creation of The Machine. Also, the team receives the number of an already dying man, and Reese leaves the POI team behind in the aftermath of the war with the crime organization.
  • 9.1
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    Aletheia

    episode S3.E12 january 2014
    Sameen, Harold, and Arthur make their escape. Root is captured and tortured. The others go to recover Arthur's back up hard drives but are caught in the crossfire when Vigilance arrives to claim them for themselves to expose Samaritan.
  • 8.9
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    4C

    episode S3.E13 january 2014
    Reese, still angry and racked with guilt over Carter's death, is sent on a flight to Europe, following cryptic instructions that lead him to a POI and fight for survival while trapped on an 8hr flight.
  • 8.1
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    Provenance

    episode S3.E14 february 2014
    Reese rejoins Finch and Shaw for a case involving a Olympic gymnast turned event planner.
  • 8.5
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    Last Call

    episode S3.E15 february 2014
    Finch goes undercover in an emergency call center to protect a 911 operator, who's being forced to cooperate with the kidnapper of a young boy. Before long they find out they connected to a murder Fusco is investigating.
  • 9.3
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    RAM

    episode S3.E16 march 2014
    A flashback to the early days of Finch's operations reveals secrets and connections with far-reaching implications.
  • 9.1
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    Root Path

    episode S3.E17 march 2014
    The Machine tasks Root to find a janitor who has a mysterious past. However, when her presence endangers him, the Machine sends his number to Finch as well.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Allegiance

    episode S3.E18 march 2014
    The team gets involved in a case of international politics when a former government contractor stalks a U.N. diplomat. Meanwhile, an adversary tries to take advantage of Root.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Most Likely to...

    episode S3.E19 april 2014
    Reese and Shaw go to a H.S. reunion to shadow a prosecutor who may have been involved in a killing 20 years ago. Finch and Fusco compete with the FBI to find out why a government employee was killed. And not far behind is Vigilance.
  • 9.1
    /10

    Death Benefit

    episode S3.E20 april 2014
    Reese poses as a Secret Service agent to get close to the latest POI, a U.S. Congressman who may hold the key to derailing Decima's plans to bring a second Machine online.
  • 9.2
    /10

    Beta

    episode S3.E21 april 2014
    Decima hunts down Reese and Shaw using Samaritan's feeds. Meanwhile, Greer sets a trap for Finch by targeting his former fiancée, Grace.
  • 9.1
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    A House Divided

    episode S3.E22 may 2014
    While Reese and Shaw search for Finch and a way to stop Decima, The Machine gives them 5 new numbers.
  • 9.7
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    Deus Ex Machina

    episode S3.E23 may 2014
    The team takes desperate action in its race to prevent Samaritan from coming online and making them its first targets. Meanwhile, the months-long battle with the anti-surveillance terrorist group Vigilance comes to a shocking conclusion.
  • 8.9
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    Panopticon

    episode S4.E1 september 2014
    Required to assume new identities created by Root, the team tries to adapt to their new lives, but a new number complicates things.
  • 8.9
    /10

    Nautilus

    episode S4.E2 september 2014
    Harold reluctantly agrees to help John protect a young woman who is participating in a dangerous game, meanwhile Shaw continues her extra curricular activities.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Wingman

    episode S4.E3 october 2014
    Finch recruits Fusco to stick close to the latest POI, a professional "wingman", but learning how to approach women soon becomes the least of his worries. Meanwhile, Reese must find a way to play by the rules at his new day job as the Machine sends Finch and Root on a mysterious errand.
  • 8.3
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    Brotherhood

    episode S4.E4 october 2014
    Reese's cover job as an NYPD detective becomes complicated when the young brother and sister he's protecting become targets of a gang investigation.
  • 9
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    Prophets

    episode S4.E5 october 2014
    On Election Day Reese shoots a potential jumper and is forced to go into counseling. The new number is for a pollster who suspects the election for Governor of New York was rigged. It was - by Samaritan, and his life is now in danger.
  • 8.7
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    Pretenders

    episode S4.E6 october 2014
    John and others try to prevent a fake detective from getting himself killed, while Harold attends a conference in Hong Kong.
  • 8.6
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    Honor Among Thieves

    episode S4.E7 november 2014
    Shaw joins a team of international thieves in order to keep tabs on the latest POI, but an unexpected turn of events puts her in danger of being detected by Samaritan. Also, Finch and Root undertake a dangerous sabotage mission.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Point of Origin

    episode S4.E8 november 2014
    Reese volunteers as an NYPD police academy instructor in order to keep an eye on a talented young officer whose suspicious actions make him question her motives. Meanwhile, Martine, armed with information from Samaritan, hunts a member of the team.
  • 9.4
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    The Devil You Know

    episode S4.E9 november 2014
    Reese must save Elias from the Brotherhood. He can't get any help from Root or Shaw since Shaw's cover is blown and Root is escorting her to underground.
  • 9.1
    /10

    The Cold War

    episode S4.E10 december 2014
    Samaritan demonstrates its true power by taking control of New York for 48 hours and erasing crime from the city in an attempt to lure The Machine out of hiding.
  • 9.8
    /10

    If-Then-Else

    episode S4.E11 january 2015
    Samaritan launches a cyber-attack on the stock exchange, leaving the team with no choice but to embark on a possible suicide mission in a desperate attempt to stop a global economic catastrophe.
  • 9.2
    /10

    Control-Alt-Delete

    episode S4.E12 january 2015
    Control is back and begins to question the methods and intentions of Samaritan. Also, alarming news reports of a pair of vigilantes rampaging through the Northeast begin to surface.
  • 8.8
    /10

    M.I.A.

    episode S4.E13 february 2015
    The hunt for Shaw takes Root and Reese to a small town in upstate New York where not everything is as idyllic as it seems; Fusco and a former person of interest team up.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Guilty

    episode S4.E14 february 2015
    While on a jury for a murder trial, Finch becomes suspicious of another juror; Reese starts to open up to a therapist.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Q & A

    episode S4.E15 february 2015
    Reese tries to protect a software programmer with mysteries in her personal life. Meanwhile Finch reconnects with Claire, the young woman he met while she was playing Samaritan's Nautilus game.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Blunt

    episode S4.E16 february 2015
    Reese and Finch's new Number is a Student ID of a college student with a complicated life.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Karma

    episode S4.E17 march 2015
    Reese and Finch try to protect a psychologist whose unorthodox methods for helping his patients find closure could cost him dearly. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal Finch fragile state in days following bombing that killed his best friend, Nathan Ingram.
  • 8.7
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    Skip

    episode S4.E18 march 2015
    Reese tracks the latest number to an underground casino and its enigmatic hostess.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Search and Destroy

    episode S4.E19 april 2015
    Reese and Finch scramble to protect a software CEO when his behavior becomes erratic following a hacker attack that reveals all his secrets and unravels his life.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Terra Incognita

    episode S4.E20 april 2015
    Reese tries to honor Carter's memory by solving a cold case she was unable to.
  • 9.5
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    Asylum

    episode S4.E21 april 2015
    Reese and Fusco get caught in the war between Elias and Dominic while Finch and Root follow a clue to Shaw's whereabouts.
  • 9.7
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    YHWH

    episode S4.E22 may 2015
    Finch and Root race to save The Machine, which has been located by the rival AI, Samaritan.
  • 9.2
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    B.S.O.D.

    episode S5.E1 may 2016
    Lionel is investigated in relation to Dominic's death. Away from Samaritan, Mr. Reese and Harold try to save the Machine. Root is on the run.
  • 9.1
    /10

    SNAFU

    episode S5.E2 may 2016
    Root and Finch work on bringing Northern Lights back online. They are successful and thus they start receiving numbers from the irrelevant list. However, the Machine is not as productive as before.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Truth Be Told

    episode S5.E3 may 2016
    Reese's cover could be blown when he realizes the latest POI has ties to his old CIA colleague, Kara Stanton.
  • 9.3
    /10

    6,741

    episode S5.E4 may 2016
    Shaw escapes her captors, but the team is unsure of her mental state when she begins to act paranoid and reckless.
  • 8.8
    /10

    ShotSeeker

    episode S5.E5 may 2016
    Reese protects an NYPD analyst whose investigation into a software glitch has drawn the attention of Samaritan. Also, Reese and Fusco are threatened by an ally of Elias's, who is looking to avenge his friend's death.
  • 8.3
    /10

    A More Perfect Union

    episode S5.E6 may 2016
    The Machine sends Reese and Finch to a wedding to protect a pair of POIs before their nuptials. Also, Fusco becomes angry at being kept in the dark by the team and takes it upon himself to investigate a string of missing person reports.
  • 8.9
    /10

    QSO

    episode S5.E7 may 2016
    Root goes undercover at a radio station to protect the host of a conspiracy theory show who stumbles upon information that could get him killed. Also, Samaritan's agents try to convince a member of the team that their goals are noble.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Reassortment

    episode S5.E8 may 2016
    Reese and Finch become trapped in a hospital that becomes ground zero for a deadly viral outbreak. Also, Samaritan's newest recruit has second thoughts and Shaw continues to struggle with reality.
  • 9.2
    /10

    Sotto Voce

    episode S5.E9 may 2016
    The mysterious criminal mastermind known as "The Voice" returns and traps Reese and Fusco in their own precinct with several armed gang members and the latest POI. Also, Root makes a shocking discovery.
  • 9.7
    /10

    The Day the World Went Away

    episode S5.E10 may 2016
    Finch's number comes up when his cover identity is blown and sets off a deadly series of encounters with Samaritan's operatives.
  • 9.2
    /10

    Synecdoche

    episode S5.E11 june 2016
    Harold goes on a road trip with the Machine, while the rest of the team receive a new number; the president of the United States.
  • 9.5
    /10

    .exe

    episode S5.E12 june 2016
    As Reese and Shaw race to catch up with Finch, he infiltrates a maximum-security government facility in a desperate mission which could mean the end of the war with Samaritan.
  • 9.8
    /10

    Return 0

    episode S5.E13 june 2016
    Finch, Reese, Fusco and Shaw embark on one last mission to prevent Samaritan from destroying The Machine and cementing its hold over mankind.

Best moments10

  • 9
    /10
    86% of the votes

    Prophets

    episode S4.E5 october 2014
    On Election Day Reese shoots a potential jumper and is forced to go into counseling. The new number is for a pollster who suspects the election for Governor of New York was rigged. It was - by Samaritan, and his life is now in danger.
  • 8.9
    /10
    85% of the votes

    QSO

    episode S5.E7 may 2016
    Root goes undercover at a radio station to protect the host of a conspiracy theory show who stumbles upon information that could get him killed. Also, Samaritan's agents try to convince a member of the team that their goals are noble.
  • 9.1
    /10
    84% of the votes

    Root Path

    episode S3.E17 march 2014
    The Machine tasks Root to find a janitor who has a mysterious past. However, when her presence endangers him, the Machine sends his number to Finch as well.
  • 9.7
    /10
    83% of the votes

    The Day the World Went Away

    episode S5.E10 may 2016
    Finch's number comes up when his cover identity is blown and sets off a deadly series of encounters with Samaritan's operatives.
  • 9.2
    /10
    72% of the votes

    B.S.O.D.

    episode S5.E1 may 2016
    Lionel is investigated in relation to Dominic's death. Away from Samaritan, Mr. Reese and Harold try to save the Machine. Root is on the run.
  • 8.8
    /10
    71% of the votes

    M.I.A.

    episode S4.E13 february 2015
    The hunt for Shaw takes Root and Reese to a small town in upstate New York where not everything is as idyllic as it seems; Fusco and a former person of interest team up.
  • 9.1
    /10
    60% of the votes

    SNAFU

    episode S5.E2 may 2016
    Root and Finch work on bringing Northern Lights back online. They are successful and thus they start receiving numbers from the irrelevant list. However, the Machine is not as productive as before.
  • 9.1
    /10
    54% of the votes

    Aletheia

    episode S3.E12 january 2014
    Sameen, Harold, and Arthur make their escape. Root is captured and tortured. The others go to recover Arthur's back up hard drives but are caught in the crossfire when Vigilance arrives to claim them for themselves to expose Samaritan.
  • 9.2
    /10
    52% of the votes

    Synecdoche

    episode S5.E11 june 2016
    Harold goes on a road trip with the Machine, while the rest of the team receive a new number; the president of the United States.
  • 8.6
    /10
    51% of the votes

    Truth Be Told

    episode S5.E3 may 2016
    Reese's cover could be blown when he realizes the latest POI has ties to his old CIA colleague, Kara Stanton.

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