Numb3rs - Episode 5.14 - Sneakerhead - Plot and Casting Call Posted by DarkUFO at Monday, November 24, 2008 View Comments Labels: Numb3rs

STORY LINE
The FBI is called in to investigate when a heist is committed at the Filipino Consulate...

[LA-LA BUENDIA] 20s, hot looking in designer sneakers and sweats, she is a sincere young woman, an employee of Torque Sneakers, hoping to open her own business in Watts, provide jobs for the locals, as well as fashionable "kicks" for the kids. She's delighted when Nikki is able to get back for her the seed money she so desperately needs to realize her dream...GUEST STAR (14) PLEASE SUBMIT CAUCASIAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC ACTORS.

[CONSUL RICHARD NESPOLA] In his 30s, Filipino, well-spoken and neatly dressed, he is a Consul to the United States. A passionate and aggressive sneaker collector, Nespola makes no apologies for his somewhat unorthodox hobby, and admits to paying $250,000 for the first pair of the Final Edition Torques off the assembly line. Later, he agrees to cooperate with the FBI, provided his shoe collection, which has become evidence in a crime, is well taken care of...GUEST STAR (10)

[GABE MORITZ (DJ LIL NUTZ)] In his 30s, confident in designer tee, jeans and sneakers, Gabe Moritz has his own impressive shoe collection, housed in something resembling a wine cellar. He tells the authorities that he had nothing to do with the disappearance of Nespola's prized Torques. In fact, even as he's being arrested for conspiring to steal the shoes, he tells the FBI that he's innocent. It seems like Moritz has had his whole shoe vault emptied by some enterprising thief...GUEST STAR (16) PLEASE SUBMIT AFRICAN AMERICAN OR HISPANIC ACTORS.

[JEAN STEPHANOIS] 60s, handsome, smoothly unflappable, in a wheelchair and now dead broke, Stephanois is a former high-end thief, a life-long criminal with an extremely rare skill set. Proud of his exotic heists in foreign lands, he has now embraced the peace and quiet of "retirement."...GUEST STAR (22)

[BROWNER DUNN] In his 50s, old military, in a suit, he is a Special Agent with the Diplomatic Security. He brings the FBI on board when a crime is committed at the Filipino Consulate...GUEST STAR (2)

[NADROJ RIA] In his 20s, prison hard, with fierce eyes, he is an immigrant from Albania. Terrified of being deported, he tells the authorities of his part in the shoe heist. Though cooperating with the FBI, Nadroj is hoping to eventually nab the highly prized sneakers for himself...GUEST STAR (34)

[LEE DIDDUMS] In his 20s, Caucasian, athletic, and trailer park scruffy, he is a career criminal, nephew to Jean Stephanois. He manages to steal the prized sneakers at gunpoint...CO-STAR (32)

[MARK YUSON] In his 30s, military, in a suit, he is a security guard at the Filipino Consulate...CO-STAR (1) PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

[BEASTIE BOY] 17, a hip hop skater, this guy is a Beastie Boy wannabe line organizer, trying to keep the peace as people line up outside a high end sneaker store...CO-STAR (13)

[DETECTIVE CATES] In his 40s and large, he leads David to a dead homeless man who's sporting one of the highly prized sneakers...CO-STAR (19) PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES

[NESPOLA'S SON] 12 years old, Filipino, this kid is delighted with the new sneakers he believes his dad has purchased for his birthday...CO-STAR (52)