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The Best Episodes of Ransom

Every episode of Ransom ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ransom!

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Eric Beaumont's crisis negotiator team is brought in to save lives and resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases when no one else can.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ransom Season 3 Episode 2 - Black Dolphin
    8.2/10(85 votes)

    S3:E2

    The FBI asks Eric to use his negotiating expertise to convince the brainwashed survivor of an internet predator to reveal the identity of the person who incites vulnerable people to harm themselves.

    Director:James Genn
    Writer:Sandra Chwialkowska

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  2. Ransom Season 3 Episode 3 - Indiscretion
    8.1/10(85 votes)

    S3:E3

    The team's search for a missing high-end escort leads to evidence that she was caught between a cop with a vendetta and a dangerous drug dealer.

    Director:Eleanore Lindo
    Writer:Kyle Hart

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  3. Ransom Season 1 Episode 13 - Bulletproof
    7.9/10(158 votes)

    S1:E13

    Eric must work with a past adversary to stop a hacker from activating explosions worldwide unless the NSA surrenders access to their confidential files.

    Director:Érik Canuel
    Writer:Ben Harris

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  4. Ransom Season 2 Episode 10 - Radio Silence
    7.9/10(117 votes)

    S2:E10

    While on a plane with his daughter, Eric must negotiate with a suicidal co-pilot who threatens to crash the plane.

    Director:Sturla Gunnarsson
    Writers:Vincent Shiao, Avrum Jacobson

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  5. Ransom Season 3 Episode 1 - Justice
    7.9/10(98 votes)

    S3:E1

    Eric and the Crisis Resolution team are brought in to negotiate a blood money payoff when a man is murdered and his wife is threatened to be next.

    Director:James Genn
    Writer:Frank Spotnitz

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  6. Ransom Season 3 Episode 8 - Dark Triad
    7.9/10(75 votes)

    S3:E8

    The FBI brings in the Crisis Resolution team to negotiate with a formidable sociopath who is targeting diabetics and giving them tainted insulin.

    Director:Paul Fox
    Writer:Sandra Chwialkowska

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  7. Ransom Season 2 Episode 6 - Legacy
    7.8/10(109 votes)

    S2:E6

    As Eric fights to save his mother, renowned surgeon Annette Beaumont, after she is kidnapped and ordered to perform heart surgery on a dangerous crime boss, he realizes he needs help from his estranged father, Phillip Hingston.

    Director:James Genn
    Writer:Lynne Kamm

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  8. Ransom Season 2 Episode 9 - Hardline
    7.8/10(110 votes)

    S2:E9

    Eric must negotiate the release of the daughter of the prime minister of the Netherlands -- a woman notorious for never paying kidnappers' ransoms.

    Director:Sturla Gunnarsson
    Writer:Tamara Moulin

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  9. Ransom Season 2 Episode 13 - Semaphore
    7.8/10(98 votes)

    S2:E13

    Eric’s archnemesis, Damian Delaine, brainwashes Evie and threatens to turn her into a murderer unless Eric helps him negotiate a high-stakes business deal for a new cryptocurrency that could destabilize the world economy.

    Director:Bruce McDonald
    Writer:David Vainola

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  10. Ransom Season 3 Episode 10 - Unfit
    7.8/10(71 votes)

    S3:E10

    When a baby is stolen from his crib by a notorious serial kidnapper, the Crisis Resolution team must find out why the baby was targeted and locate him before he is taken out of the country.

    Director:Sturla Gunnarsson
    Writers:Tamara Moulin, Faisal Lutchmedial

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  11. Ransom Season 2 Episode 4 - A Free Man in Paris
    7.7/10(112 votes)

    S2:E4

    When a former Guantanamo guard is taken hostage by terrorists, Eric is surprised when he learns that his best chance of saving the man’s life is to work with a former Guantanamo detainee who is now working with the captors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Ransom Season 2 Episode 5 - Undercover
    7.7/10(113 votes)

    S2:E5

    As Eric negotiates the release of an arms dealer’s son from a kidnapper, he uncovers a larger plot to destroy hundreds of lives. Also, Zara is shaken when she must work with an abusive ex-colleague in order to prevent this terrorist attack.

    Director:James Genn
    Writers:Frank Spotnitz, Alison Bingemar

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  13. Ransom Season 2 Episode 7 - Anatomy of a Lost Cause
    7.7/10(109 votes)

    S2:E7

    When a hostage is executed in the midst of a high-stakes negotiation, Eric is charged with aiding and abetting a kidnapper, and he faces self-doubt in the wake of his fatal error.

    Director:Eleanore Lindo
    Writer:Richard Zajdlic

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  14. Ransom Season 2 Episode 8 - The Fawn
    7.7/10(108 votes)

    S2:E8

    Eric negotiates with a convicted serial killer to get insight when a teenage boy is kidnapped by someone who is copying the killer's methods.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Ransom Season 2 Episode 11 - The Client
    7.7/10(106 votes)

    S2:E11

    Eric is hired by two adolescents whose parents are held hostage by a ruthless mob boss.

    Director:Sturla Gunnarsson
    Writers:Vincent Shiao, Avrum Jacobson

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  16. Ransom Season 3 Episode 5 - Life and Limb
    7.7/10(80 votes)

    S3:E5

    When a kidnapper from a past case returns and threatens to harm a child, the team is forced to confront the consequences of Eric's policy of letting perpetrators go free.

    Director:Charles Officer
    Writer:Tamara Moulin

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  17. Ransom Season 3 Episode 6 - Stay of Execution
    7.7/10(79 votes)

    S3:E6

    When a death row inmate gets a "ransom" letter offering him exonerating evidence for $500,000, the Crisis Resolution team has 48 hours to verify that the information is real.

    Director:Charles Officer
    Writer:Joseph Kay

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  18. Ransom Season 3 Episode 12 - Playing God
    7.7/10(67 votes)

    S3:E12

    When a bombing at a genetics company causes a woman to lose her memory, the Crisis Resolution team works to put together the pieces of the crime to figure out if she’s a victim or the bomber.

    Director:Eleanore Lindo
    Writer:Kyle Hart

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  19. Ransom Season 1 Episode 4 - Joe
    7.6/10(189 votes)

    S1:E4

    When an important engineer at a company that manufactures collision avoidance software in cars is taken hostage, Eric and the team email the kidnapper, Joe, but discover a third party is intercepting their correspondence and purposely sabotaging their negotiation process.

    Director:James Genn
    Writer:Sarah Dodd

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  20. Ransom Season 1 Episode 5 - The Enemy Within
    7.6/10(168 votes)

    S1:E5

    Eric's ex-boss from the FBI brings him in to negotiate with an extremist from a racist group that is threatening to set off bombs all over New York City.

    Director:Eleanore Lindo
    Writer:Ben Schiffer

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  21. Ransom Season 3 Episode 9 - Broken Record
    7.6/10(78 votes)

    S3:E9

    When a disgraced negotiator impersonates Eric, the team races to recover a kidnapped hotel owner, the ransom money and Eric's tarnished reputation.

    Director:Sturla Gunnarsson
    Writers:David Vainola, Roslyn Muir

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  22. Ransom Season 3 Episode 11 - Truth & Reconciliation
    7.6/10(70 votes)

    S3:E11

    When Eric and his new girlfriend, Kate, head to a gala at the American Embassy in Bogotá, they become embroiled in an assassination attempt.

    Director:Eleanore Lindo
    Writer:Steve Cochrane

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  23. Ransom Season 1 Episode 9 - Girl on a Train
    7.5/10(156 votes)

    S1:E9

    A couple in France turn to Eric and his team to rescue their daughter who was abducted from a train and fear has been sold into human trafficking.

    Director:Frédéric Forestier
    Writer:Rachel Anthony

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  24. Ransom Season 2 Episode 2 - Alters
    7.5/10(125 votes)

    S2:E2

    As Eric and Zara provide risk assessment services at an investment bank, they are taken hostage by a gunman targeting a low-level accountant, and Eric must negotiate for their release.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Ransom Season 2 Episode 3 - Secrets and Spies
    7.5/10(120 votes)

    S2:E3

    Eric and Oliver plunge into a world of espionage when a CIA spy disguised as an American diamond broker traveling with her family is kidnapped in Vienna. Also, Oliver gets an interesting job offer.

    Director:Eleanore Lindo
    Writer:Kyle Hart

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Best Episodes Summary

"Black Dolphin" is the best rated episode of "Ransom". It scored 8.2/10 based on 85 votes. Directed by James Genn and written by Sandra Chwialkowska, it aired on 2/23/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Indiscretion".