Without a Trace_
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Created By
Hank Steinberg
Network
CBS
Episodes
160
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Overview
Without a Trace has 7 seasons with 160 episodes spanning 2002-2009.
Anthony LaPaglia →
Rating
Without a Trace holds a 7.2/10 rating based on 269 votes.
Year context
Without a Trace first aired 24 years ago in 2002.
CAST (6)
SEASONS (7 seasons, 160 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
Pilot
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…
02
Birthday Boy
Eleven-year-old Gabe Freedman is separated from his father on the subway to Yankee Stadium.
03
He Saw, She Saw
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…
04
Between the Cracks
Nineteen-year-old model Eve Cleary disappears and it turns out that there are very few people who actually knew her.
05
Suspect
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…
06
Silent Partner
Patrick Kent, a Vice-President of a New York investment-banking firm, vanishes from a San Diego airport, only leaving behind two empty suitcases.
07
Snatch Back
Abby, the three-year-old daughter of ADA Angela Buckman and her NYU lecturer husband Matthew, vanishes while in the park with her nanny.
08
Little Big Man
After a confrontation with a local bully, foster teen William Hope disappears leaving his job at a burger restaurant late at night.
09
In Extremis
Third-year-resident Anwar Samir vanishes from the hospital he works in. Because of his Saudi-Arabian background, suspicions of terrorist links arise.
10
Midnight Sun
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…
11
Maple Street
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,…
12
Underground Railroad
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…
13
Hang On to Me
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…
14
The Friendly Skies
The team investigate a disappearance of a flight attendant who may have been having a relationship with one of the pilot's.
15
There Goes the Bride
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…
16
Clare de Lune
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…
17
Kam Li
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…
18
The Source
Delia , a television reporter, disappears in the middle of the investigation of a nightclub owner who is a suspected drug dealer. They also discovers…
19
Victory for Humanity
They search for a young high-school teacher who disappeared after a night class in the Bronx, turning up contradictory information about the subject.
20
No Mas
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…
21
Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been?
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…
22
Fall Out (1)
With the aftershocks of Sept. 11 and man named Barry , who lost his wife that day and then his job soon after. The man…
23
Fall Out (2)
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…
SEASON 2
01
The Bus
A school bus is abducted by kidnappers who demand more and more for ransom.
02
Revelations
When a priest disappears Jack begins to think that the man is involved in some wrongdoing rather than the possible victim of a crime.
03
Confidence
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.
04
Prodigy
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…
05
Copycat
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…
06
Sons and Daughters
When a high school sex-scandal leads to murder it is the team's job to figure out who did it and why.
07
A Tree Falls
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…
08
Trip Box
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.
09
Moving On
The team search for a Doctor that has disappeared after a jog in the city with her ex-husband
10
Coming Home
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…
11
Exposure
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…
12
Hawks and Handsaws
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…
13
Life Rules
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…
14
The Line
When a female ex-cop-turned-bounty-hunter is shot then goes missing the team must investigatesher were about's
15
Wannabe
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.…
16
Risen
A new lead reveals details about a missing woman's sexual history.
17
Gung Ho
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…
18
Legacy
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.…
19
Doppelgänger
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…
20
Shadows
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…
21
Two Families
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…
22
The Season
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…
23
Lost and Found
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…
24
Bait
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…
SEASON 3
01
In the Dark
The team searches for a recently blinded girl and her companion who disappeared during a camping trip. Vivian takes over as the supervisor, while Jack…
02
Thou Shalt Not
The team search for a nurses' aide who who disappeared from a rural road while changing a flat tire, only to discover that she is…
03
Light Years
This time, the team searches for a delusional appearing Sci-fi fanatic who disappeared from his appartment after ranting on about those ""out to get him""…
04
Upstairs Downstairs
When a nanny, and the child she took care of, disappear from her employers' home after being fired by them, the team must determine if…
05
American Goddess
The winner of a plastic surgery make-over T.V. show vanishes during a publicity event, which was all about her.
06
Nickel and Dimed (1)
A young mother disappears after leaving her three year old son with a babysitter.
07
Nickel and Dimed (2)
To find a missing young mother who was recruited as a drug mule, Samantha goes undercover to lure the drug trafficker who recruited the young…
08
Doppelgänger: Part 2
When a homeless woman disappears from a shelter, the team is forced to re-examine the case of twin brothers Greg and Rick Knowles. Five months…
09
Trials
When a juror disappears, the initial belief is that his disappearance is connected to the trial that is being covered, where a young man named…
10
Malone v. Malone
Things with Jack and Maria's divorce are getting nastier as Maria's attorney forces Jack to relive not only his childhood traumas, but also throw his…
11
4.0
Tara Patterson disappears from a bus stop on her way to an S.A.T. prep course, and the team is called in to investigate the disappearance…
12
Penitence
When Mac, a prisoner only two weeks from parole, disappears during a fight in the yard along with another prisoner, his sister contacts the FBI…
13
Volcano
When Ian Norville disappears on a field trip to a museum in Manhattan, the team gets involved, but it isn't long before Jack turns his…
14
Neither Rain Nor Sleet
After postal worker Rosie Diaz goes missing during what seemed to be a regular workday, the team initially connects her disappearance to her cargo, which…
15
Party Girl
When a spoiled heiress in her early twenties is kidnapped, the team has to work against the clock to save Chelsea, who is being featured…
16
Manhunt
Martin is swamped with guilt after a young boy is kidnapped shortly after he jogs by. The team tries to reassure Martin that his presence…
17
Lone Star
Lance Hamilton is a successful real estate agent in his early thirties who disappears one day after showing a house. When the team gets involved,…
18
Transitions
When Stephanie Healy doesn't show up for choir practice, the team heads in to investigate and soon learns Stephanie had recently had a fight with…
19
Second Sight
After a young woman named Agnes Deschamps goes missing, the team takes a look into her disappearance and learns that the young woman was believed…
20
The Bogie Man
Seven years ago, a thirteen-year-old girl named Amber Bryce went missing, and suspicion fell on her boyfriend, then-seventeen-year-old Curtis Horne. When Daisy Thorpe, who had…
21
Off the Tracks
Danny is skeptical when the pregnant girlfriend of his missing estranged brother, Rafael ""Rafi"" Alvarez, and mother of their 9-year-old son, tells him that Rafi…
22
John Michaels
John Michaels is a 71-year-old insurance investigator who went missing after last being seen getting into a car with two strange men. While investigating his…
23
Endgame
Paige was last seen sneaking out of her office at the same time as an NYPD detective was asking her boss to direct him to…
SEASON 4
01
Showdown
Martin and Danny are ambushed by Emil Dornvald, who ends up killing the prisoner they are transoprting. Martin is in serious condition, and a barely…
02
Safe
The team searches for a missing teenager who was paranoid about his own personal safety and left an ominous message behind.
03
From the Ashes
The team adds a new member who already as a connection to one of the team as they search for a missing prostitute.
04
Lost Time
After evidence surfaces suggests that a woman believed murdered by her lover seven years earlier may be alive, Jack wonders if he went too far…
05
Honor Bound
Wendy Kim goes missing during her shift at the family deli, and the team gets involved to find out what happened to the young Korean…
06
Viuda Negra
After James Costa is kidnapped after enjoying a night out with his wife in Mexico, Danny and Jack go in at the request of James'…
07
The Innocents
The team worries about a grieving father who couldn't accept his daughter's death, especially after child pornography is found in his home.
08
A Day in the Life
After young Shawn Hopkins disappears one night after leaving the arcade, his parents soon begin to believe that the team is not doing everything to…
09
Freefall
Max Cassidy vanishes after leaving a message on his wife's voicemail, with both Jack and Ann frantic to find him. While investigating, Jack realises that…
10
When Darkness Falls
Sam agrees to do a favor for a friend by looking into the identity of a young amnesiac who was found wearing expensive clothes by…
11
Blood Out
The team investigates when a young paramedic with gang ties disappears. Jack and Ann bond over their recent losses.
12
Patient X
After therapist Gina Hill disappears, the team investigates and initially suspects that one of her patients may be involved. After discussions with Gina's fiancé and…
13
Rage
When a school teacher goes missing, the team's investigation leads them to suspect that she may have been too closely connected to a student.
14
Odds or Evens
After Andy Reynolds, a dishonorably discharged U.S. Marine, goes missing, Jack heads to Tokyo, where Reynolds once confessed to raping a young woman. Back in…
15
The Stranger
When Leah Robinson goes missing after a confrontation with a young man at an art gallery, the team mvoes in to investigate and soon become…
16
The Little Things
The team investigates after five-year-old Ethan Heller is carjacked from the family car, and Danny starts to figure out what's going on with Martin.
17
Check Your Head
The team tries to track down a reclusive columnist who hadn't left her apartment in months and was communicating with numerous prisoners.
18
The Road Home
The team searches for 18-year-old Brandon Parker only to learn that 15-year-old Matt Jameson had stolen his former teammate's identity in order to get a…
19
Expectations
Megan Sullivan is H.I.V. positive, pregnant and missing. Initially the team suspects that her husband, who seemed to be less than thrilled about the baby,…
20
More Than This
After Breck Mulligan goes missing from the women's shelter he had been working at, the team is called in to investigate. Breck was originally assigned…
21
Shattered
The team searches for a teenage figure skater who disappears after practice one day and discover that many people in her life had reason to…
22
Requiem
The team searches for Ted Jordano and his teenage children after the three turn up missing and their house is a veritable bloodbath.
23
White Balance
Jack finds himself in the hotseat when a young white woman and a young black man, go missing on the same night and Jack is…
24
Crossroads
After attorney Jennifer Nichols disappears, the team investigates the last few days in her life and soon find that she had grown disillusioned with her…
SEASON 5
01
Stolen
Bryan Parker is questioned by the FBI after being found alone on the road by a police officer, his hand bandaged. He tells them about…
02
Candy
Cindy Peterson, a mother who had become a stripper to support her family, goes missing after work one night, and Jack sends Elena in undercover…
03
911
The team searches for Jessica, a 911 operator who disappeared after a man called and asked for her by name.
04
All for One
The team investigates when Malia Norton, a teenager at a detention center, disappears after being threatened by one of the other residents. Malia had been…
05
The Damage Done
Jack and the team investigate when Sadik Marku's son goes missing along with the boy's mother, and Samantha worries that Jack is more interested in…
06
The Calm Before
The team investigates when Aaron Gibbs ends up missing one night and soon learn that he had been lying to his wife about quitting his…
07
All the Sinners, Saints
Martin brings the team in on the hunt for a young woman that went missing after a priest attempted to exorcise a demon from her.…
08
Win Today
Jack and the team investigate the disappearance of Alex Stark after his girlfriend reports him missing, and soon learn that Alex didn't own a cleaning…
09
Watch Over Me
The team investigates the disappearance of social worker Eric Hayes, who had given thirty days notice to his job not long before. When their investigation…
10
The Thing with Feathers
Vivian thinks about her recent surgical problems while searching for a missing woman with a terminal condition.
11
Fade-Away
When 17-year-old Ted Soros goes missing after a basketball game, the team begins an investigation, soon learning that Ted was an emancipated minor who was…
12
Tail Spin
The team tries to determine whether or not the recent disappearance of an air traffic controller has connections to the Middle East. The team soon…
13
Eating Away
Barry Rosen goes missing shortly after being poisoned with bleach in a chili eating contest. While investigating Barry's disappearance, the team soon learns that he…
14
Primed
When a young artist disappears, the team is concerned that one of her subjects may have been unhappy with her work.
15
Desert Springs
The team searches for missing water plant supervisor Jason Turner, and learn that he had become the target of a lot of anger after recent…
16
Without You
Elena is frantic when her daughter Sofie goes missing, and the team has a full schedule as they must also search for a missing female…
17
Deep Water
A newly elected senator goes missing and Jack immediately turns his attention towards her husband.
18
Connections
The team searches for a fifteen-year-old girl who lived with her grandfather and was last seen at an Internet café. Sam gets an unexpected visit…
19
At Rest
Sam's darkest secrets are revealed when her sister goes missing she decides to search for her without the team's help.
20
Skin Deep
When a young, interracial boy goes missing, race and money appear to play the starring roles in the investigation.
21
Crash and Burn
A former soldier, now stuntman, goes missing and the team learns that he changed his will only short time before he went missing which makes…
22
One and Only
The team searches for Chris Manning, a family court judge with a soft side who went missing after meeting with a young boy caught between…
23
Two of Us
A high school student goes missing after leaving her prom early to get some rest in her hotel room, leaving behind a bloody dress and…
24
The Beginning
A teenage girl disappears after joining a cult. In the office, Elena encounters problems with Carlos in their custody battle for Sofie.
SEASON 6
01
Lost Boy
The four-year-old adopted son of a celebrity couple is kidnapped, and the team must determine if the reason has to deal with the parents' status…
02
Clean Up
The team considers if a father who cleans crime scenes for a living led to his disappearance with his daughter.
03
Res Ipsa
The team searches for a missing mother who they believe may be searching for her son, who is also missing.
04
Baggage
When a woman disappears after her boyfriend is killed by the police, the team suspects gang involvement. Later, Sam learns she's pregnant.
05
Run
An office shooting forces a woman to disappear, possibly to hide a deep secret.
06
Where & Why (II)
Malone's team joins forces with Gil Grissom, a CSI from Las Vegas, and his team as they track a serial killer with ties to New…
07
Absalom
When a college student disappears after making racial remarks in a class, the team wonders if those may be directly connected to his disappearance.
08
Fight/Flight
The disappearance of an ultimate fighter leads the team to investigate his background, where they learn the man had a number of enemies.
09
One Wrong Move
The team determines if an ex-con's past criminal activity caused her to disappear after visiting a prison inmate. Det. Mars and Agent Johnson also continue…
10
Claus and Effect
A child prodigy turned store Santa vanishes and the team wonders if he had criminal connections.
11
4G
Malone and his team start off the new year investigating how a private investigator might have went missing.
12
Article 32
The team work on a case where a veterans-hospital worker vanishes and have two leads.
13
Hard Reset
Jack goes missing after taking a case into his own hands which soon becomes intertwined with a human trafficking prostitution case that Vivian is working…
14
A Bend in the Road
While struggling to deal with the aftermath of Jack's accident, the team searches to find a teen heart transplant recipient, believing her disappearance might be…
15
Deja Vu
The team searches for a coma patient who had woken up after three years only to disappear.
16
A Dollar and a Dream
After the latest lottery winner goes missing, the team works to figure out why.
17
Driven
A truck driver goes missing after saving a boy's life, and the team determines if that has anything to do with his disappearance. Meanwhile, Jack's…
18
Satellites
Five people with an odd connection go missing from a coffee shop, and the team determines what the connection had to do with their disappearance.…
SEASON 7
01
Closure
A man, whose daughter went missing years ago, also goes missing, and the team tries to connect his desire to help another couple missing their…
02
22 x 42
A rising exec is abducted from a Taxi after attending a rooftop party. The team also continues to learn to adjust with their new boss.
03
Last Call
A white-collar criminal goes missing on his way to testify against a former associate and the team must find out why.
04
True / False
The team discovers a long festering secret which sets off a deadly chain of events when they investigate the disappearance of the teenage son of…
05
Rise and Fall
The team must shift their attention from a case they are working on and hand it over to Martin, after a child is reported to…
06
Live to Regret
The team finds a secret to a bank manager's past after she vanishes, which may just hold a clue to her disappearance. Meanwhile, Jack is…
07
Rewind
The team searches for a paraplegic who had been injured two years earlier in a car accident and is now missing. Their investigation shocks them…
08
Better Angels
Jack and Samantha head to Los Angeles to look into the disappearance of a man who vanished after attending a funeral.
09
Push Comes to Shove
The team must decide whether or not a doctor's past is a factor in her disappearance.
10
Cloudy With a Chance Of Gettysburg
A TV weatherman arrives at work bleeding from his side and the team tries to beat the clock to find out what that has to…
11
Wanted
The team is called in to investigate the custody kidnapping over a teen who vanished after last seen with her mother. But the case takes…
12
Believe Me
The team searches for a bar owner who goes missing shortly after his statue of St. Theresa cries. Brian's visit takes a new turn.
13
Once Lost
Elena is forced to face the consequences of her past, as the team is put on the case to search for her former partner who…
14
Friends and Neighbors
The team tries to hunt down the person who kidnapped two neighbors from a suburban home. The case takes a surprising turn when the agents…
15
Chameleon
The team uncovers a history of deception as they search for a man posing as a college student vanishes.
16
Skeletons
The team investigates after a woman attends a self-defense class with her infant son and then both disappear after the class ends.
17
Voir Dire
While working on a high profile civil case, a trial consultant vanishes. Jack and Sam learn how to make adjustments as Brian and Finn spend…
18
Daylight
The team believes that the past of a missing psychologist's brother might have played a role in his disappearance. Martin's relationship with Kim takes a…
19
Heartbeats
The suspect list keeps growing as the team investigates the disappearance of a Russian matchmaker.
20
Hard Landing
A billionaire's son disappears after crash landing a small plane in the woods. Kim Marcus returns and her relationship with Martin develops.
21
Labyrinths
The team looks for a missing journalist after her hardcore exposes are published on an on-line magazine. They begin to suspect a politician, the subject…
22
Devotion
The team searches for a missing teen who's abductor left behind an amateur tape with her appearing on it.
23
True
After Hanna's boyfriend disappears from Chicago along the way to New York, Jack hesitates to assign the team on his case.
24
Undertow
The team searches for a man who goes missing after a late night dive and try to zero in on who could be responsible for…
SERIES INFO
7
Seasons
160
Episodes
43 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
Hank Steinberg
NETWORKS (1)
CBS
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Without a Trace about?
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Where can I watch Without a Trace?
Without a Trace is available on HBO Max on U-Next, U-NEXT, Rai Play. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does Without a Trace have?
Without a Trace has 7 seasons with 160 episodes total.
Who created Without a Trace?
Without a Trace was created by Hank Steinberg.
Who stars in Without a Trace?
The cast of Without a Trace includes Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano, Roselyn Sánchez.
What is the rating of Without a Trace?
Without a Trace has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 based on 269 votes on TMDB.
Is Without a Trace still running?
Without a Trace has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (4)
Crime
Mystery
Action & Adventure
Drama
