A serial killer has struck three times, whereupon Agent Reyes (
Annabeth Gish) realizes that the murder sites are in a pattern that will ultimately form the number nine. In her efforts to prevent the killer from doing away with six more victims, Reyes makes a foray into the world of numerology. Meanwhile, the mysterious Mr. Burt (
Burt Reynolds), who devotes all his spare time to playing cards and board games and collecting opera CDs, pops up at odd moments to dispense pearls of enigmatic wisdom -- with the killer himself as the enthralled recipient of most of these pearls. "
Improbable" made its network TV debut on April 7, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide