user: ### NOW ANSWER:
Question: Who directed episode no. 44 in the series?
Columns: ['No. in series', 'No. in season', 'Title', 'Directed by', 'Written by', 'Original air date', 'Prod. Code']
Types: ['real', 'real', 'text', 'text', 'text', 'text', 'text']
Sample row: [24.0, 1.0, '"Special Powers"', 'Thomas Schlamme', 'Aaron Sorkin', 'October5,1999', '2-01']
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assistant: SELECT "Directed by" FROM "Table" WHERE "No. in series" = 44.0;