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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. 8.3/10(78 votes)

    #1 - Black Dolphin

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    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. 8.2/10(78 votes)

    #2 - Indiscretion

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    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.

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    Writer:Kyle Hart
  3. 8.0/10(147 votes)

    #3 - Bulletproof

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    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.

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    Director:Erik Canuel
    Writer:Ben Harris
  4. 8.0/10(103 votes)

    #4 - Radio Silence

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    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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  5. 8.0/10(88 votes)

    #5 - Semaphore

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    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. 7.9/10(88 votes)

    #6 - Justice

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    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.

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    Director:James Genn
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  8. 7.9/10(68 votes)

    #7 - Dark Triad

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    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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  9. 7.8/10(98 votes)

    #8 - Hardline

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    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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  10. 7.8/10(71 votes)

    #9 - Life and Limb

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    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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  11. 7.8/10(69 votes)

    #10 - Stay of Execution

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    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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  12. 7.8/10(70 votes)

    #11 - Broken Record

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    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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  13. 7.8/10(64 votes)

    #12 - Unfit

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    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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  14. 7.8/10(60 votes)

    #13 - Playing God

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    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.

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    Writer:Kyle Hart
  15. 7.7/10(114 votes)

    #14 - Alters

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  16. 7.7/10(110 votes)

    #15 - Secrets and Spies

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    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.

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    Writer:Kyle Hart
  17. 7.7/10(99 votes)

    #16 - A Free Man in Paris

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    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.

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  18. 7.7/10(98 votes)

    #17 - Legacy

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    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.

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    Director:James Genn
    Writer:Lynne Kamm
  19. 7.7/10(99 votes)

    #18 - Anatomy of a Lost Cause

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    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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  20. 7.7/10(96 votes)

    #19 - The Fawn

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  21. 7.7/10(96 votes)

    #20 - The Client

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    S2:E11

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

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  22. 7.7/10(72 votes)

    #21 - It's a Gravenzo

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    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. 7.6/10(173 votes)

    #22 - Joe

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    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.

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    Director:James Genn
    Writer:Sarah Dodd
  24. 7.6/10(154 votes)

    #23 - The Enemy Within

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    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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  25. 7.6/10(62 votes)

    #24 - Truth & Reconciliation

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    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.

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  26. 7.5/10(142 votes)

    #25 - Girl on a Train

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    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Black Dolphin" is the best rated episode of "Ransom". It scored 8.3/10 based on 78 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".