The Listener
A young paramedic discovers he has telepathic powers.
- Metascore42
- 2009-2014
- 5 seasons
- ION Television
- Suspense, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- TV-14
A young paramedic discovers he has telepathic powers.
Season 5 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2014
Episode 1
The Wrong Man
41 mins
A woman's death features the same serpentine M.O. as Samuel Murley (SHAWN DOYLE), a past killer Sgt. McCluskey brought to justice three years ago. Since he's been in prison for three years, Toby helps IIB determine if Michelle arrested the wrong man or if they have a copycat serial murder on their hands. With newscasts calling foul, Toby's initial read casts doubts on the right man being incarcerated, and Michelle, already on maternity leave, must return to the IIB in order save her reputation and her career, or else she will find herself shunted aside by superiors disassociating their connection. Toby and Tia move in together, while Oz buys a restaurant. After finding the new killer, Klein is offered a job promotion into Interpol.
Episode 2
The Lockup
42 mins
Expecting McCluskey's promotion, the team instead finds Brian Becker as their new leader, a former cop who hasn't forgiven Toby for Det. Charlie Marks' death. Their first case together: money accidentally discovered in a football locker room that had been successfully stolen from a police evidence locker.
Episode 3
Dancing with the Enemy
41 mins
After a tip about a dance company, the team investigate the abduction of a ballerina.
Episode 4
Smoke and Mirrors
42 mins
A magic act goes horribly wrong when Felix Barclay (DAVID PATRICK GREEN), an investment guru and part-owner of a club, the Magic Cavern, is killed in which it was performed. It's a murder pulled of as by magic. Through his own investigation and critical thinking, Becker (ANTHONY LEMKE) figures out about Toby's secret telepathic gift. Becker scrutinizes Toby. (from Wikipedia)
Episode 5
Game Over
42 mins
When Dev's friend, a game designer, is shot to death, the IIB jumps quickly into the matter.
Episode 6
Man in the Mirror
42 mins
While investigating the death of a psychiatrist, Toby and Michelle meet an agoraphobic who hasn't left his apartment in five years, and a man suffering dissociative identity disorder. Oz, meanwhile, wigs out over an impending food critic visit.
Episode 7
Amuse Bouche
40 mins
The team investigates the murder of a contestant, Marcel (JUSTIN TENSEN) on a popular cooking-show, who is dies on live television. The team investigates the case to find it might involve murder by an unintentional peanut allergy. (from Wikipedia)
Episode 8
White Whale
40 mins
A mayoral candidate, Greg Turner (GABRIEL HOGAN), is questioned for murder after Becker becomes interested in Toby's gift. Becker uses him to try to convict Turner of murder.
Episode 9
The Fugitive
41 mins
Oz's neighbor, Buddy Carver (SHAWN LAWRENCE), is the father of a Special Olympics coach, Emma Carver (RAISA KONDRACKI), who turns out to be involved in the cold-case robbery of gold coins from an airplane. He is found shot in the chest by an intruder looking for the missing gold. The investigation reveals that the victim was involved in a legendary unsolved famous gold doubloon heist. Oz's neighbor is murdered, and the investigation reveals that the victim was involved in a legendary coin heist. An FBI agent, Mark Benson (JOHN BOURGEOIS) turns up uninvited and gets involved in the search. (from Wikipedia)
Episode 10
Family Secrets
41 mins
The team must contend with a series of secrets when investigating the death of a billionaire playboy, Finn Nightingale (DAMON RUNYAN). The trail leads to a girl, Carly Hutton (TOMMIE-AMBER PIRIE) who reads clean to Toby, and finally ends with illegitimate twin sisters. Meanwhile, Tia wants to learn about Toby's family and his past.
Episode 11
Zero Recall
42 mins
Responding to the report of a strange, possibly armed man, Michelle finds Toby, with complete memory loss of the previous ten hours, and a bullet having been fired from his unholstered gun. Tests reveal he'd been slipped a drug, scopolamine, to bend his will and erase his memory. Tracing his missing hours leads to a dead man, tied to a chair in an empty warehouse, whom Toby helped to abduct. He is accused of participating in an armed-kidnapping/murder incident of Gerald Green (KRIS BRATTON) along with mastermind Larissa Duncan (JEANETTE SOUSA) and helper Matt Carter (JORDAN-JOHNSON HINDS). Larissa interrogates their hostage and then orders a drugged Toby to shoot and kill Green. Did Toby kill the unarmed, defenseless man? Toby, above all, wants to know.
Episode 12
An Innocent Man
41 mins
Toby goes undercover in prison when a man, gambler Jeremy Morrow (SCOTT GIBSON), with no criminal record walks into court and confesses to having murdered a man. Toby believes an innocent man is taking the fall for a murder. Little does Jeremy know but his wife has betrayed him for Sean Borman (GRANT NICKALLS).
Episode 13
In Our Midst
42 mins
When evidence points to Becker being a dirty cop, Judge Griffin (BRUCE GRAY) and the Deputy Commissioner Banford (BRIAN PAUL) ask Toby, Michelle and Dev (RAINBOW SUN FRANCKS) to look into their superior Becker, who may be involved in criminal activity. Michelle gets put on special assignment to investigate, and the team uncovers a conspiracy of judges and cops that puts them all and those they love in danger. Tia, meanwhile, helps Oz find a date to take to a wedding. Tia starts up again in investigating Toby's past and disappearance of his mother. Driven by her reporter's impulse to get to the truth, she goes behind Toby's back and uses IIB's computer to track his mother. At the end of the episode, Toby's mother, Maya (KIM HUFFMAN), appears at his house, and the two get reacquainted.
