The Team Investigates a Deadly Sinkhole Next Week on "Numb3rs"

DON AND HIS TEAM INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME WHEN A SINKHOLE COLLAPSES UNDER A PLAYGROUND, KILLING A WOMAN AND INJURING SEVERAL CHILDREN, ON "NUMB3RS," FRIDAY, NOV. 17

Kathy Najimy ("Veronica's Closet") Joins the Cast In A Recurring Role As Dr. Mildred "Millie" French, Cal Sci's New Department Head for Physics, Math and Astronomy and Charlie's New Boss

Joshua Malina ("The West Wing") Guests Stars as Assistant US Attorney Howard Meeks

"Waste Not" -- Don and his team investigate a trail of illegal waste disposal after a sinkhole, which collapses in a school playground, kills an elderly woman and injures several children, on NUMB3RS, Friday, Nov. 17 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Julie Herbert directed the episode which is written by J. Miller Tobin.

Kathy Najimy ("Veronica's Closet") joins the cast in a recurring role as Dr. Mildred "Millie" French, Cal Sci's new department head for physics, math and astronomy.

Joshua Malina ("The West Wing") guests stars as Assistant US Attorney Howard Meeks.

As the FBI tries to prove that a corrupt construction company is to blame because they have been burying containers of toxic waste under school playgrounds, they discover that the students in the school have a higher rate of cancer and neurological problems. Charlie tries to mathematically prove cause and effect between the pavement materials and the cancer clusters. Meanwhile, Millie, Charlie's new boss at Cal Sci, orders him to spend less time helping out the FBI and more time in their department.

SERIES REGULARS:

Don Eppes................................. Rob Morrow

Charlie Eppes..................... David Krumholtz

Alan Eppes................................. Judd Hirsch

David Sinclair.......................... Alimi Ballard

Larry Fleinhardt.................... Peter MacNicol

Megan Reeves .............................. Diane Farr

Amita Ramajuan......................... Navi Rawat

Colby Granger........................... Dylan Bruno

GUEST STARS:

Howard Meeks........................ Joshua Malina

Duke Piermint..................... Russell Andrews

Principal Riva Bell.................... Erica Gimbel

Malik Shabaz........................ Terrence Hardy

Trudy Perez........................... Christine Avila

Provost...................................... Julian Barnes

Agent Davidson.......................... Joel Stoffer

Daria Samson...................... Deirdre Lovejoy

Amos Shabaz..................... Larry Gilliard, Jr.

Reed Parkman........................... Gabriel Olds

Mr. Bowden.................................. Kim Estes

Boyd Resnick............................ Bob Gunton

Technician..................... Matthew Yang King

Battered kid............................... Cesar Flores

RECURRING CAST:

Dr. Mildred French................. Kathy Najimy