Morgan Kohan

Eric is tasked with negotiating the release of a farmer held hostage by illegal migrants. As the team looks into the case, Eric uncovers that the migrants are holding the farmer hostage in order to pay a ransom to an even more dangerous captor: a ruthless smuggler who’s holding dozens of innocent migrants hostage. As the clock ticks down, Eric and the team fight to save the lives of the farmer and the migrants.

While on board a plane with Cynthia and his daughter, Eric must negotiate with a suicidal co-pilot who has locked the captain out of the cockpit. As Eric and Cynthia fight to make a connection with the stonewalled co-pilot, Evie uncovers that one of the passengers is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile on the ground, Oliver and Zara look into the co-pilot’s history and realize this dangerous behavior was instigated by someone on board. Eric and Cynthia are tasked with finding out who triggered the co-pilot before he crashes the plane.

Eric and Zara survey the offices on a security consult for a hedge-fund manager when a hitman storms in, bent on killing his target: Cri/Res’ client. Zara manages to pull the client into a panic room while Eric stays outside in the line of fire, so he can negotiate with the unstable mercenary. While Oliver and While Oliver and Maxine help remotely to profile the hitman, Eric works to uncover the secret beneath his assignment to kill. However, outside, forces in high places fight to ensure that the hitman doesn’t leave this crisis alive and are none too concerned if Eric should get caught in the crossfire.

When a mother and father are held hostage by a ruthless mob boss, Eric works with the hostages’ young children in order to save their parents’ lives. Things get complicated when Oliver, Cynthia, and the children are surprised to discover millions of dollars, stashed away by the parents. As the clock ticks down, Eric and the team fight to uncover where the money came from, and how can they use it to get the hostages back before it’s too late. As the team looks into the family’s history, they discover a mysterious past which complicates the negotiation and endangers all of their lives.

In the season finale, Damien Delaine returns. He needs Eric to negotiate a high-stakes business deal for a new cryptocurrency and threatens to manipulate Eric’s daughter, Evie, to commit murder if Eric doesn’t comply. As the team races to find her, Eric uncovers that if he meets Delaine’s demands, he would be helping Delaine destabilize the world economy. Will Eric be able to stop Evie and thwart Delaine’s nefarious plans before time runs out?