Air date: 2023-10-03

Runtime: 41 min

A man takes his wife hostage after she demands a divorce. Negotiators plead with the suspect to let her go but have no idea there is another plan going on inside the house that could have fatal consequences.

Air date: 2023-10-03

Runtime: 42 min

An ex-felon with an axe to grind takes his former lawyer hostage, threatening to detonate a bomb if he doesn't get justice.

Air date: 2023-10-10

Runtime: 41 min

When a 10-year-old girl reports being held hostage by a family friend, negotiator Mike Newlin must earn the suspect's trust. In New Mexico, an assailant takes shelter inside a local tourist attraction, taking everyone hostage.

Air date: 2023-10-17

Runtime: 41 min

Harrowing recorded conversations with criminals who have taken people hostage, as negotiators break down their psychological tactics in their attempts to have the abductees released unharmed.

Air date: 2023-10-24

Runtime: 41 min

Negotiators try to de-escalate the situation when officers locate an armed suspect in a dark forest at night who has taken his three children hostage and claims he will hurt his family.

Air date: 2023-10-31

Runtime: 41 min

An elderly man faking chest pains takes five EMT firefighters hostage at gunpoint. With a house full of firearms and an unwillingness to negotiate, officers believe he has a deadly plan in mind.

Air date: 2023-11-07

Runtime: 41 min

Two mothers face their worst fear: suspects take their children hostage. Negotiators work via text to get a baby to safety, and they draw on their own parenting experience to convince a suspect to give himself up.

Air date: 2023-11-14

Runtime: 41 min

A dance teacher receives a message from her ex-husband, who is holding a gun to his head: he claims he's en route to the dance studio and threatens to murder the family; officers race to beat him to the scene, pleading with him to stand down.