Standoff — Season 1, Episode 15: Lie to Me
Drama, Crime • 60 min • 1 season, 18 episodes • ★ 6.1/10
Episode synopsis
A young boy is kidnapped from his parents at a fair and used as a ploy to obtain the attention of Emily after the hostage-taker sends a videotape to the media, showing the boy with a sign Ëmily Lehman did this". It becomes evident that the hostage-taker is looking for revenge as he uses the media to embarrass and humiliate Emily. He gives Emily and Matt a 24-hour deadline to find the boy. When the hostage-taker reveals more personal details about Emily's past, Emily decides to visit her sister, Allison, who is incarcerated at a federal prison. Allison refuses to help Emily, who had refused to use her FBI position to help her get out of her prison sentence.
About Standoff
The series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships.