Standoff

Matt and Emily hurry to resolve a hostage situation in which a recently fired corporate executive holds 16 hostages in the company's boardroom. The team stages an argument while engaged in negotiations with Finch to cover for a breach operation, ending the case without casualties. Inspired by the excitement of that case, Emily and Matt share a brief passionate moment, but afterward decide to remain just friends and request a reassignment of duties. Matt takes the lead in the next case, in which a self-made millionaire producer and his wife are accusing one another of infidelity and have each taken a hostage. Cheryl calls in Emily as the domestic barricade situation in Woodland Hills, CA, begins to boil. The spouses continue to battle over their business and marriage, but Matt and Emily ultimately help the couple reconcile. Meanwhile, Matt and Emily begin to see the parallels between their own relationship and the one involved in the case, leaving them questioning their separation. less

When the key witness in a federal money-laundering case and his wife are kidnapped and held hostage, the hostage-taker demands $2 million to free them. Cheryl's ex-boyfriend, Sam, happens to be the FBI agent working on the case, and he steps in to take full control. Matt, suspicious of Sam and his involvement in the case, keeps a watchful eye on the investigation. The hostage's life-threatening heart problem becomes leverage for the hostage-taker, who raises the ransom price with the threat of torture or even death if his demands are not met. Meanwhile, Sam's presence brings back old feelings for Cheryl, and she tries to keep her work life and her love life separate. As the team races to identify the hostage-taker, they are shocked to discover the true mastermind behind the kidnapping. less

A young boy is kidnapped and held hostage. The hostage-taker claims a direct connection to Emily. After releasing a videotape of the captive boy holding a sign saying "Emily Lehman did this," the situation becomes all too personal. As the search for the boy continues, it becomes evident that the hostage-taker has been planning his charade for months and is bent on seeking some sort of revenge. When the hostage-taker releases risqué video footage of Emily and Matt to the media, Emily is forced to visit someone from her past in order to find answers. Emily learns that she has 24 hours to find the boy, and she and Matt race to save him and find out who the mystery hostage-taker is. less