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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 Worst Episode
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    Ransom Season 2 Episode 4 - A Free Man in Paris
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Ransom Season 1 Episode 1 - The Return
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #2 - The Return

    S1:E1

    Eric Beaumont, a top crisis and hostage negotiator, uses his insight into human behavior to resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:David Vainola

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  3. Ransom Season 2 Episode 3 - Secrets and Spies
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Eleanore Lindo
    Writer:Kyle Hart

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  4. Ransom Season 1 Episode 2 - Grand Slam
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Grand Slam

    S1:E2

    Eric and the team try to save the life and sporting dreams of an up-and-coming baseball player in Louisville, Kentucky, whose survival hinges on negotiating for a bone marrow match that is being ransomed for $5 million.

    Director:Jon Jones
    Writer:Sara B. Cooper

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  5. Ransom Season 1 Episode 8 - Say What You Did
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Say What You Did

    S1:E8

    When a senator's daughter is kidnapped, Eric and the team must delve into the senator's darkest secrets in an attempt to bring the girl home safely. Eric's attempt to keep his own daughter safe backfires.

    Director:Paul A. Kaufman
    Writer:David Vainola

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  6. Ransom Season 1 Episode 10 - The Artist
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - The Artist

    S1:E10

    Eric and the team begin negotiating the return of valuable paintings stolen from an art gallery, but the situation gets complicated when the thief then kidnaps a gallery staffer.

    Director:Frédéric Forestier
    Writer:Annmarie Morais

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  7. Ransom Season 1 Episode 7 - Regeneration
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Regeneration

    S1:E7

    Maxine leads the team in her first negotiation after Eric and other guests at a retreat are taken hostage by the fanatical leader of a militia group.

    Director:James Genn
    Writer:David Vainola

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  8. Ransom Season 1 Episode 13 - Bulletproof
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Ransom Season 2 Episode 1 - Three Wishes
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Three Wishes

    S2:E1

    After Eric's daughter is kidnapped, he must complete three ransom demands from his rival, Damien Delaine, to save his daughter's life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ransom Season 2 Episode 5 - Undercover
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:James Genn
    Writers:Frank Spotnitz, Alison Bingemar

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  11. Ransom Season 2 Episode 6 - Legacy
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - 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. Ransom Season 2 Episode 8 - The Fawn
    8.3/10(3 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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  13. Ransom Season 1 Episode 12 - Refuge
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Refuge

    S1:E12

    Eric is called to negotiate with a burglar who is holding a family hostage after they catch him breaking into their safe.

    Director:Laurence Katrian
    Writer:Mark Greig

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  14. Ransom Season 1 Episode 3 - The Box
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Box

    S1:E3

    Eric and the team must figure out how to negotiate with bank robbers who are not demanding cash.

    Director:Érik Canuel
    Writers:Sara B. Cooper, Ben Harris

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  15. Ransom Season 1 Episode 5 - The Enemy Within
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Eleanore Lindo
    Writer:Ben Schiffer

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  16. Ransom Season 1 Episode 6 - Celina
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Celina

    S1:E6

    A French couple hire Eric and his team to rescue their kidnapped surrogate baby who has a dangerous medical condition and needs immediate care.

    Director:François Velle
    Writer:Ben Schiffer

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  17. Ransom Season 1 Episode 9 - Girl on a Train
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Frédéric Forestier
    Writer:Rachel Anthony

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  18. Ransom Season 2 Episode 2 - Alters
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Ransom Season 1 Episode 4 - Joe
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Ransom Season 2 Episode 7 - Anatomy of a Lost Cause
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Eleanore Lindo
    Writer:Richard Zajdlic

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  21. Ransom Season 3 Episode 7 - Prima
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Prima

    S3:E7

    When a Russian prima ballerina and her rival are kidnapped, the Crisis Resolution team must use their own brand of fancy footwork in the cutthroat world of ballet to get both women back safely.

    Director:Paul Fox
    Writer:Aisha Porter-Christie

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  22. Ransom Season 2 Episode 9 - Hardline
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Sturla Gunnarsson
    Writer:Tamara Moulin

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  23. Ransom Season 2 Episode 10 - Radio Silence
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Sturla Gunnarsson
    Writers:Avrum Jacobson, Vincent Shiao

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  24. Ransom Season 2 Episode 11 - The Client
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - The Client

    S2:E11

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

    Director:Sturla Gunnarsson
    Writers:Avrum Jacobson, Vincent Shiao

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  25. Ransom Season 2 Episode 12 - Promised Land
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Promised Land

    S2:E12

    As Eric negotiates for the release of a couple being held hostage by illegal immigrants in rural Canada, the situation turns dire when the coyotes the immigrants escaped from take the whole group hostage, including Eric.

    Director:Bruce McDonald
    Writer:Avrum Jacobson

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Free Man in Paris" is the worst rated episode of "Ransom". It scored 7.2/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/28/2018. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Return".