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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!

The Best Episodes of Ransom

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. Background image for Black Dolphin
    8.2/10(80 votes)

    #1 - Black Dolphin

    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.

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  2. Background image for Indiscretion
    8.1/10(80 votes)

    #2 - Indiscretion

    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.

    Writer:Kyle Hart
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  3. Background image for Radio Silence
    8.0/10(108 votes)

    #3 - Radio Silence

    S2:E10

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

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  4. Background image for Bulletproof
    7.9/10(149 votes)

    #4 - Bulletproof

    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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  5. Background image for Semaphore
    7.9/10(92 votes)

    #5 - Semaphore

    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.

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  6. Background image for Dark Triad
    7.9/10(69 votes)

    #6 - Dark Triad

    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.

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  8. Background image for Justice
    7.8/10(91 votes)

    #7 - Justice

    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
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  9. Background image for Secrets and Spies
    7.7/10(115 votes)

    #8 - Secrets and Spies

    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.

    Writer:Kyle Hart
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  10. Background image for A Free Man in Paris
    7.7/10(106 votes)

    #9 - A Free Man in Paris

    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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  11. Background image for Legacy
    7.7/10(103 votes)

    #10 - Legacy

    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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  12. Background image for Anatomy of a Lost Cause
    7.7/10(103 votes)

    #11 - Anatomy of a Lost Cause

    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.

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  13. Background image for The Fawn
    7.7/10(103 votes)

    #12 - The Fawn

    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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  14. Background image for Hardline
    7.7/10(105 votes)

    #13 - Hardline

    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.

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  15. Background image for The Client
    7.7/10(101 votes)

    #14 - The Client

    S2:E11

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

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  16. Background image for Life and Limb
    7.7/10(75 votes)

    #15 - Life and Limb

    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.

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  17. Background image for Stay of Execution
    7.7/10(73 votes)

    #16 - Stay of Execution

    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.

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  18. Background image for Broken Record
    7.7/10(74 votes)

    #17 - Broken Record

    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.

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  19. Background image for Unfit
    7.7/10(66 votes)

    #18 - Unfit

    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.

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  20. Background image for Playing God
    7.7/10(61 votes)

    #19 - Playing God

    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.

    Writer:Kyle Hart
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  21. Background image for The Enemy Within
    7.6/10(158 votes)

    #20 - The Enemy Within

    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.

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  22. Background image for It's a Gravenzo
    7.6/10(75 votes)

    #21 - It's a Gravenzo

    S3:E4

    Eric and the team enter the world of Italian fashion royalty when they are hired to negotiate the safe return of a world-famous designer's kidnapped wife.

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  23. Background image for Joe
    7.5/10(177 votes)

    #22 - Joe

    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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  24. Background image for Girl on a Train
    7.5/10(146 votes)

    #23 - Girl on a Train

    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.

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  25. Background image for Alters
    7.5/10(119 votes)

    #24 - Alters

    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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  26. Background image for Undercover
    7.5/10(109 votes)

    #25 - Undercover

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Black Dolphin" is the best rated episode of "Ransom". It scored 8.2/10 based on 80 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".