Eric is asked to use his insight to resolve a difficult kidnap and ransom case, and save lives; New team member Maxine Carlson is eager to prove herself, but her dangerous secret from the past lurks.
Eric and the team try to save the life of an upcoming baseball player in Louisville, whose survival hinges on negotiating for a bone marrow match that is being ransomed for $6 million.
The daughter of a high ranking goverment official, and member of a persecuted minority in his home country. Is kidnapped and ransomed, but not for money, rather something much more personal. Eric and the team are tasked with getting her back, but they need to work out who is really in the wrong here. Erics daughter goes awry.
Eric and the team begin negotiating the return of valuable paintings stolen from an art gallery, but the situation gets muddled when the thief then kidnaps a gallery staffer.
A burglar takes a family hostage after they catch him breaking into their safe and Eric must negotiate their release. Suspicions about the exact circumstances of the kidnapping arise when it is learned the father had been kidnapped before.
Eric is forced to work with an old adversary to prevent a hacker from setting off explosions around the world if the NSA doesn't grant access to confidential files.