Numb3r Theory
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Poirot has teamed up with Professor Charlie Eppes to retrace a fugitive's steps across the 118 episodes of Eppes's career. What was the fugitive's way out?

InvestigationLeadBeginning episodeIntermediate episode
Stars[the puzzle answer]→ ____ (**)** ____ (##)
Amelia Bedelia[the puzzle answer]→ ____ (*)* ____ (##)
The Clocks[the puzzle answer]→ ____ (*)* ____ (##)
Across Words[the puzzle answer]→ ____ (**)____ ** (##)
Find x[the puzzle answer]→ ____ (*)* ____ (###)
Final answerIndex into intermediate, ignoring *s
?← ## mod 20 - 3
?← ## mod 26
?← ## mod 19 + 2
?← ## mod 25
?← ### mod 15 + 2
Index into lead!! (written out)
## mod 17 → ?
## mod 17 - 1 → ?Final episode
## mod 11 → ?→ ____ (!!)
## mod 23 → ?
### mod 20 - 3 → ?