The series revolves around a computer program for the federal government known as "the Machine" that is capable of collating all sources of information to predict terrorist acts and to identify people planning them.
A team, consisting of John Reese, Harold Finch and Sameen Shaw follow "irrelevant" crimes: lesser level of priority for the government.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 12.69 million household viewers and gained a 2.2/6 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Reese and Shaw (Sarah Shahi) then discover Vanessa meeting with a recently paroled criminal named Reginald Marshall (Treach), who gives her a kilogram of cocaine.
Finch investigates Jeremy's murder and learns that he owed a great deal of money to a gangster while it appears the DNA collected on the scene may be incriminating Vanessa.
Vanessa explains that due to Jeremy's insurance terms, she would never receive money if he died and she found evidence of bribery in the precinct to incriminate her in the crime scene.
In its original American broadcast, "Reasonable Doubt" was seen by an estimated 12.69 million household viewers and gained a 2.2/6 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
'Reasonable Doubt': It sounds like it ought to be a movie from the '90s that starred Harrison Ford or Ashley Judd, with a script based on a New York Times bestseller written by a popular novelist with a law degree.