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The Worst 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 Worst Episode
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    Ransom Season 1 Episode 2 - Grand Slam
    7.0/10(230 votes)

    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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  2. Ransom Season 1 Episode 10 - The Artist
    7.2/10(163 votes)

    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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  3. Ransom Season 2 Episode 1 - Three Wishes
    7.2/10(154 votes)

    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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  4. Ransom Season 3 Episode 7 - Prima
    7.2/10(75 votes)

    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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  5. Ransom Season 3 Episode 13 - Story for Another Day
    7.2/10(70 votes)

    S3:E13

    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.

    Director:April Mullen
    Writer:David Vainola

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  6. Ransom Season 1 Episode 7 - Regeneration
    7.3/10(170 votes)

    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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  7. Ransom Season 1 Episode 8 - Say What You Did
    7.3/10(159 votes)

    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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  8. Ransom Season 1 Episode 11 - The Castle
    7.3/10(163 votes)

    S1:E11

    When five teens are lured into a trap while playing a smartphone game, Eric and the team negotiate their release.

    Director:François Velle
    Writer:Sarah Dodd

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  9. Ransom Season 1 Episode 12 - Refuge
    7.3/10(141 votes)

    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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  10. Ransom Season 2 Episode 12 - Promised Land
    7.3/10(94 votes)

    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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  11. Ransom Season 1 Episode 1 - The Return
    7.4/10(289 votes)

    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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  12. Ransom Season 1 Episode 3 - The Box
    7.4/10(210 votes)

    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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  13. Ransom Season 1 Episode 6 - Celina
    7.4/10(170 votes)

    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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. Ransom Season 3 Episode 4 - It's a Gravenzo
    7.5/10(80 votes)

    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.

    Director:Eleanore Lindo
    Writer:Steve Cochrane

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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Grand Slam" is the worst rated episode of "Ransom". It scored 7/10 based on 230 votes. Directed by Jon Jones and written by Sara B. Cooper, it aired on 1/7/2017. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Artist".