Retired Urban Planner Saves Los Angeles On Hit CBS Show

A team of FBI agents attempt to stop a terrorist attack on Los Angeles in a recent episode of CBS's hit show, Numb3rs. But it's the FBI agent's father -- a retired city planner -- who saves the day.

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May 12, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Terrorist are plotting to pump the nerve agent sarin into a water main near Hollywood and Vine, threatening to kill thousands in Los Angeles. Actor Judd Hirsch, playing the retired city-planner and father of an FBI agent, uses maps and a deep knowledge of the City of Los Angeles' infrastructure to pinpoint the location of the catastrophic biological attack.

Thanks to Martin Krieger

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