The BEST episodes of Ransom
Every episode of Ransom ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ransom!
Hostage negotiator Eric Beaumont understands criminals better than they do, and uses his insight into human behavior to resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases. Despite the stakes, Eric refuses to resort to violence, even when confronted by some of the most dangerous criminals in the world. While Eric’s considerable powers of manipulation make him the best at what he does professionally, they often complicate his relationships with family, friends and colleagues.
#1 - Grand Slam
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/2017
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.
#2 - The Return
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2017
Eric Beaumont, a top crisis and hostage negotiator, uses his insight into human behavior to resolve the most difficult kidnap and ransom cases.
#3 - Bulletproof
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/15/2017
Eric must work with a past adversary to stop a hacker from activating explosions worldwide unless the NSA surrenders access to their confidential files.
#4 - Undercover
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2018
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.
#5 - A Free Man in Paris
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2018
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.
#6 - Legacy
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2018
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.
#7 - Three Wishes
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2018
When Eric’s daughter is kidnapped, he must fulfill three ransom demands from his long-time adversary, Damien Delaine, which include answering a series of emotionally challenging questions and performing ethically questionable tasks, in order to save what matters to him most – his daughter’s life.
#8 - Refuge
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/8/2017
Eric is called in to negotiate with a burglar who is holding a family hostage after they catch him breaking into their safe, but the team finds the circumstances suspicious after learning the husband has been kidnapped before.
#9 - The Castle
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/25/2017
While playing a new smartphone game, five teenagers are lured into a trap in an empty castle in France, and Eric and the team are called in to negotiate their release.
#10 - Girl on a Train
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2017
A couple in France turns to Eric and his team to rescue their daughter who was abducted from a train and they fear has been sold into human trafficking.
#11 - Say What You Did
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2017
When a senator's daughter is kidnapped, Eric and the team must delve into the senator's darkest secrets to try to bring his daughter home safely. Also, Eric faces challenges with his own daughter, Evie, after his attempt to keep her safe backfires.
#12 - Regeneration
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2017
Maxine has her first negotation when Eric and other guests at a retreat are taken hostage by the leader of a fanatical militia group.
#13 - Celina
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2017
A surrogate baby with a dangerous medical condition is kidnapped from a French couple and the team is called in to help.
#14 - The Enemy Within
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2017
Eric is brought in by his ex-boss, Freddie Woods, from the FBI to negotiate with Charlotte Walker, an extremist from a racist group threatening to set off bombs all over New York City.
#15 - The Box
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2017
Eric and the team must figure out how to negotiate with bank robbers who are not demanding cash.
#16 - Secrets and Spies
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2018
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.
#17 - Alters
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2018
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.
#18 - The Artist
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2017
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.
#19 - Joe
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2017
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.
#20 - Story for Another Day
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/25/2019
When Cynthia and her younger brother, Tyler, are abducted by a criminal Tyler’s indebted to, Eric and the Crisis Resolution team are forced to break all the rules in order to find them.
#21 - Playing God
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/18/2019
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.
#22 - Truth & Reconciliation
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/11/2019
When Eric and his new girlfriend, Kate, head to a gala at the American Embassy in Bogotá, they become embroiled in an assassination attempt, and Kate is the #1 suspect.
#23 - Unfit
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/2019
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.
#24 - Broken Record
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/2019
When a disgraced negotiator impersonates Eric, the Crisis Resolution team races to recover a kidnapped hotel owner, Jonah Preston, the ransom money, and Eric’s tarnished reputation.
#25 - Dark Triad
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/20/2019
The FBI brings in the Crisis Resolution team to negotiate with a formidable sociopath who is targeting diabetics with tainted insulin.