"The Devil's Share" is the tenth episode of the third season of the crime thriller drama Person of Interest, which aired on CBS on November 26, 2013.
This episode was written by series creator Jonathan Nolan alongside co-executive producer Amanda Segel, and was directed by Chris Fisher.
In the present day, Finch serves a still-imprisoned Root (Amy Acker) food and receives an offer of help from her, along with a warning about impending dangers on a larger scale.
Finch is interrupted by a phone call from Fusco, who is investigating the scene of an SUV Reese crashed earlier belonging to three forgers working for one Seamus Yorke, who they believe can lead them to Simmons.
Her interviewer notes that her technical mastery isn't the kind of motivation sympathy provides to save patients and tells her that she is a "fixer" and not a "healer."
The third flashback shows a supposedly militant Reese being interviewed by a CIA Special Ops psychologist on how extreme his measures can be pushed in order to protect his country.
His therapist attempts to empathize with his potential guilt or trauma following the incident, but Fusco reveals to him that the shooting was deliberate, and out of retribution for the dealer's killing of a rookie cop who was expecting a child.
That night, Carl Elias (Enrico Colantoni) visits a hospitalized Simmons, explaining his debt to Carter and how the moral principles of people of his level extend beyond those of civilization.
"The Devil's Share" was highly acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, being praised for its opening sequence, its writing, Fisher's direction, and the acting performances, especially those by Caviezel and Chapman.
Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode an "amazing" rating of a 9.3 out of 10, also praising the opening sequence, as well as the flashbacks and the ending scene.