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Numb3rs: Season 2, Episode 8: Flock Behavior
The CBS series, Numb3rs produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott describes Charlie’s pathological behavior and sophisticated relationships with his brother, FBI Special Agent Don Eppes, and his father, Alan Eppes (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica). He works for the FBI as his brother’s partner and uses his mathematical skills to assist him in solving criminal cases. According to Pasta26mc, the activities described in the series are based on the mathematical concepts used in solving FBI criminal cases. Also, the film depicts Charlie’s mathematical formulas as critical to unlocking and solving difficult criminal cases. In Plain Sight, Megan ends up considering herself as the person to blame when an agent dies in an explosion at the site where the FBI discovered that a group of terrorists was illegally making methamphetamine. In the process of arresting the criminals in the house, where meth production was done, the ringleader succeeds to run away. Further investigation shows that he was involved in several child pornography cases. At the scene, Charlies notices a disturbing picture of a young lady and becomes obsessed with finding out her whereabouts. In this context, we analyze how Charlie uses Flock theory to understand and solve the criminal case.
According to Will (262), flock theory, describing the behavior of a flock of bird or swam of insects can be applied to the conduct of human beings working or operation within a group.

In this case, computer simulations and mathematical models are created to emulate human beings, and different parameters are set to experiment how people will respond to them in a real-life situation. The mathematical formula “Flock Behavior,” relates to Charlie’s “Follow the Flock,” ideology. According to Jay (53), Charlie spends most of his time in this episode trying to figure out how new variables related to his flock concept. In the film, he states that “kind of exciting … applying social network math to model an illegal activity”. He uses the models of separation, Alignment, and Cohesion to create a realistic pattern of movements of people to come with a motion that would otherwise be difficult to define by human eyes. Later, he explains to Megan how he applies the flock theory to describe the behavior of a network of FBI employees based on how they respond to a complementary force in the agency created by changes in the firm’s leadership. As a result, Charlies concentrates most of his time in trying to understand how a variable that was initially unknown and not foretold to exist finds its way into the ‘flock’ and fits in perfectly. He tries to use his knowledge and understanding of how people behave and living within a flock and relates the whole process to the changes within the meth criminal network (Jay 56).
Furthermore, Charlie describes uses the Flock behavior concept to explain that people, just like birds tend to behave autonomously when they encounter a new event or environment. After applying his flock theory on the meth case, Charlie notices that the ringleader of the terrorist group was the person who ran way through the underground tunnel during the explosion. Furthermore, he also proves that he was also responsible for sexually assaulting the child in the picture the FBI agents found at the scene.
In conclusion, Charlie’s Flock theory, describing the behavior of people within a group as it is for bird moving in a flock, explains the action of the terrorist organization making meth, helps the department solving the sexual assault case. Furthermore, the flock behavior theory assists the agency to narrow down on who was the actual ringleader of the terrorist group before moving in to arrest him. Therefore, Charlies Flock theory mathematical concepts prove to be practical and helpful in solving criminal cases in the FBI firm.
Works Cited
Jay, Tim. “LOST Opportunities: learning in out-of-school time.” (2013): 50-56.
Nestler, Andrew. Dr. Andrew Nestler’s Analysis of NUMB3RS, homepage.smc.edu/nestler_andrew/numb3rs.htm#11/18/05%20In%20Plain%20Sight.
The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Ridley Scott.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 12 Jan. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Ridley-Scott.
Pasta26mc. “Numb3rs S02, Ep08 – In Plain Sight.” Pasta’s World, 12 Sept. 2017, pastasworld.com/2017/09/15/numb3rs-s02-ep08-in-plain-sight/.
Will, Thomas E. “Flock leadership: Understanding and influencing emergent collective behavior.” The Leadership Quarterly 27.2 (2016): 261-265.