The BEST episodes of Without a Trace season 2

Every episode of Without a Trace season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Without a Trace season 2!

Without a Trace is a fast-paced procedural drama about the Missing Persons Squad of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The sole responsibility of the special task force is to find missing persons by applying advanced psychological profiling techniques to peel back the layers of the victims' lives and trace their whereabouts in an effort to discover whether they have been abducted, been murdered, committed suicide or simply run away. The team reconstructs a "Day of Disappearance" timeline that details every minute of the 24 hours prior to the disappearance, following one simple rule: learn who the victim is in order to learn where the victim is. Senior agent Jack Malone heads the dedicated team that knows too well that every second counts when someone vanishes.

Last Updated: 11/7/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Legacy
star
8.42
100 votes

#1 - Legacy

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2004

The team searches for a man who goes missing after leaving his wife's hair salon to deposit the day's earnings following an argument with her. Meanwhile, Danny resists getting pulled back into the life of his convict brother who is up for parole, and Martin's impending firearms qualifications test dredges up unsettling memories for him.

Directors: Tim Matheson
Watch Now:Amazon
Bait
star
8.41
136 votes

#2 - Bait

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/2004

The team searches for a mother and her two children, who are last seen boarding a yacht which is later found adrift in New York's Harbor with only its dead captain aboard. Meanwhile, Malone gets ready to leave the team and move with his family to Chicago.

Watch Now:Amazon
Two Families
star
8.13
131 votes

#3 - Two Families

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2004

When a father who goes missing while trying to prove that his son a death-row inmate who is scheduled to die in two days is innocence, The past 11 years of the missing Mans life have been devoted to proving that his son, was wrongly convicted of killing a young married couple in front of their daughter during a convenience story robbery. While the team does not rule out that the despondent man could have brought harm upon himself, the team members find themselves wondering if the man is right about his son innocence.

Writer: Ed Redlich
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The Line
star
8.13
135 votes

#4 - The Line

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2004

When a female ex-cop-turned-bounty-hunter is shot then goes missing the team must investigate her where about's

Writer: Greg Walker
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Wannabe
star
8.02
143 votes

#5 - Wannabe

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2004

A 12 year old boy (Jake Thomas) goes missing. The team discovers that the boy had a rough 24 hours leading up to his disappearance. He disappeared in the middle of the school day, the only clues a broken miror, a discarded hall pass, and blood on the wall....until a picture of him is sent around the school.

Directors: David Barrett
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Trip Box
star
7.92
171 votes

#6 - Trip Box

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2003

After A fireman heroically pulled two people from a burning building he vanishes. The team begin to suspect some firemen might be guilty of arson.

Directors: David Nutter
Writer: Simon Mirren
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Hawks and Handsaws
star
7.90
165 votes

#7 - Hawks and Handsaws

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2004

The team searches for a missing criminal defense attorney. While investigating the man's life, Jack begins to believe that his recent behavior is the result of paranoid schizophrenia.

Directors: Kevin Hooks
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Gung Ho
star
7.77
131 votes

#8 - Gung Ho

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/26/2004

When a young soldier recently returned from Iraq disappears, Jack and Danny look into his disappearance only to learn that the soldier may have more secrets than they want to uncover.

Directors: Paul Holahan
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Doppelgänger
star
7.75
124 votes

#9 - Doppelgänger

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/2004

The team investigates a missing woman's boyfriend, with whom she lived. However, they determine that he has a twin brother and quickly turn their attention to him.

Directors: Andy Wolk
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Moving On
star
7.70
115 votes

#10 - Moving On

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2003

The team search for a Doctor that has disappeared after a jog in the city with her ex-husband

Directors: John Peters
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The Bus
star
7.68
204 votes

#11 - The Bus

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2003

A school bus is abducted by kidnappers who demand more and more for ransom.

Directors: Paul Holahan
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A Tree Falls
star
7.66
177 votes

#12 - A Tree Falls

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2003

The team is baffled as to why no family members come forward after a Latino boy is abducted in mildde of the day time from a street in Spanish Harlem.

Directors: Bob Bailey
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Shadows
star
7.65
159 votes

#13 - Shadows

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/2004

When Sam helps Martin search for his missing and terminally-ill aunt, they discover that she's been using her nursing skills to assist other dying patients in committing suicide; his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis prompts Jack to attempt a reconciliation.

Directors: Randy Zisk
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Copycat
star
7.62
204 votes

#14 - Copycat

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2003

Malone searches for a missing woman whose description matches those of a series of murder victims from a 12-year-old case only to learn that Graham Spaulding is pulling the strings, and drawing on incidents in Jack's past to lure him into a trap.

Directors: Tim Matheson
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Exposure
star
7.58
168 votes

#15 - Exposure

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2004

The team has a wealth of suspects from which to choose as they search for a missing paparazzo who felt responsible when one of his pictures outing a TV star led to the actor's ruin and eventual suicide, and vowed to redeem himself and his career by helping an environmental watchdog group expose a corporation's cancer-causing pollution.

Directors: Charlie Correll
Writer: Dale Kutzera
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Confidence
star
7.55
175 votes

#16 - Confidence

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2003

A missing-persons case becomes a criminal investigation when, after a recently engaged woman disappears, it turns out that she was running a confidence scheme.

Directors: Randy Zisk
Writer: Greg Walker
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Risen
star
7.54
124 votes

#17 - Risen

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2004

A new lead reveals details about a missing woman's sexual history.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Revelations
star
7.48
182 votes

#18 - Revelations

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2003

When a priest disappears Jack begins to think that the man is involved in some wrongdoing rather than the possible victim of a crime.

Directors: Charlie Correll
Writer: Jan Nash
Prodigy
star
7.48
168 votes

#19 - Prodigy

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2003

When a 14-year-old violinist disappears on the night of a concert, the team follows her and her valuable violin's trail and Samantha bravely tries to recover from the gunshot wound.

Lost and Found
star
7.47
127 votes

#20 - Lost and Found

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2004

When the team searches whether foul play was involved in the adoption of a 16-year-old girl who went missing back in 1991 shows up at the FBI offices with an article she found online, which makes her believe she was kidnapped as a young child. Meanwhile, Jack tells the team he's moving to Chicago with his family.

Directors: Hank Steinberg
Coming Home
star
7.47
140 votes

#21 - Coming Home

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2003

When Luke Horton disappears after a class reunion, the team initiates a search for him, and learn that Luke was living a double life and was finally ready to come clean.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jan Nash
The Season
star
7.45
151 votes

#22 - The Season

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2004

The team Looks for a college football coach who goes missing after being fired for his role in the team's dismal season performance,but the investigation soon uncovers that the Coach new policy of suspending players who have academic and behavioral issues caused the football team to repeatedly play without its main players and suffer defeats due to this rule. As a result of this, The team begin to suspect that it was some of the angry players, or members of the school administration and even a high-stakes gambler who all are facing financial losses resulting from the teams losing streak. Meanwhile, Malone must make a difficult decision when his wife surprises him with her strong desire to relocate their family to Chicago, where she has just been offered a superb job opportunity

Our Sons and Daughters
star
7.26
159 votes

#23 - Our Sons and Daughters

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2003

When a high school sex-scandal leads to murder it is the team's job to figure out who did it and why.

Directors: Paul Holahan
Life Rules
star
7.21
133 votes

#24 - Life Rules

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2004

The team Search for a missing motivational speaker only to find that there is an abundance of suspects,The find out that they man is no who he appears to be.