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Hostages Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Pilot
Mon, Sep 23, 201344 mins
US President Paul Kincaid is scheduled for surgery by Dr. Ellen Sanders, but terrorists prepared kidnap her entire family, demanding she kills the head of state. Their leader is brutal(ly efficient) FBI agent Duncan Carlisle, secretly in league with a White House key staffer. They come well prepared, informed about husband Brian Sanders's business trouble and adulterous affair, teen son Jake's bond with the dog, while blackmailed by a school drug dealer, and wining brat daughter Morgan's affair with Boyd Norton.
Episode 2
Invisible Leash
Mon, Sep 30, 201340 mins
Ellen's refusal to assassinate the President during surgery could cost her a family member's life. HILARIE BURTON (One Tree Hill) appears as Samantha, Brian's mistress.
Episode 3
Power of Persuasion
Mon, Oct 7, 201343 mins
Duncan threatens Ellen to convince the President to keep her on as his surgeon ... or else. Plus, Ellen meets Duncan's daughter (LOLA COOK) and gains insight into his life.
Episode 4
2:45 PM
Mon, Oct 14, 201342 mins
Ellen and Brian devise a plan with their kids to escape from Duncan. Meanwhile, Duncan's wife, Nina (FRANCIE SWIFT), tells him that she wants to discontinue her treatment.
Episode 5
Truth and Consequences
Mon, Oct 21, 201341 mins
Ellen has to make another life-changing choice when she performs emergency surgery in her own home. Meanwhile, Duncan demands answers when Archer tells him that an innocent person in their plan has become a victim.
Episode 6
Sister's Keeper
Mon, Oct 28, 201344 mins
When Ellen's sister, Lauren, shows up unexpectedly at their house intending to stay, Duncan forces Ellen to get rid of her without making it look suspicious. Meanwhile, the secret service calls Ellen in for questioning again and she must play it cool when Duncan is there to help do the questioning.
Episode 7
Hail Mary
Mon, Nov 4, 201343 mins
Ellen and Brian agree that they need to take down Duncan to have any chance of escaping, so she sneaks away to see a man who has previously helped her solve problems. However, unbeknownst to her, this man has ties to Duncan. Meanwhile, Archer's accomplice plans to reveal to the Assistant District Attorney information about a murder Archer committed.
Episode 8
The Good Reason
Mon, Nov 11, 201343 mins
Ellen must decide whether to save Duncan's life, and later decides to confront his wife. Meanwhile, Creasy meets with Vanessa and Colonel Blair after the President informs them that he wants to expose the details of Operation Total Information, a government surveillance program that allowed intelligence agencies to spy on U.S. citizens.
Episode 9
Loose Ends
Mon, Nov 18, 201343 mins
When investigators get closer to discovering the conspiracy to kill the President, Duncan is ordered to get rid of an insider by someone very connected to the plot. Meanwhile, Duncan takes the next step in his master plan and gives Ellen the poison she is to use to kill the President.
Episode 10
Burden of Truth
Mon, Nov 25, 201342 mins
After a member of the President's staff is murdered, Ellen urges Duncan to back out of the assassination plot, while other members of the President's staff take matters into their own hands. Meanwhile, after scouring medical records, Ellen finds someone who might be a viable bone marrow donor for Duncan's wife, Nina.
Episode 11
Off the Record
Mon, Dec 2, 201342 mins
Duncan locks the Sanders family in a room for the day while he and his team head to New York City to eliminate the sniper team targeting President Kincaid. Meanwhile, Duncan's mother-in-law, Kate, tells Burton she wants to expose the President.
Episode 12
The Cost of Living
Mon, Dec 9, 201343 mins
When Brian goes to the police to expose Duncan and his team, he decides against telling the truth after Burton shows up and shows him evidence of Ellen and Duncan getting close. Meanwhile, Duncan's trip to New York City puts a snag in the plans to take out the President.
Episode 13
Fight or Flight
Mon, Dec 16, 201341 mins
Ellen reveals to Duncan that she will not kill the President but will help him get what he needs, as long as he gives her something in return. Meanwhile, Nina finds out about Duncan's plan and flees the hospital.
Episode 14
Suspicious Minds
Mon, Jan 6, 201444 mins
After Duncan discovers Sandrine's betrayal, he decides to use her to save Nina (recurring guest star FRANCIE SWIFT) and Sawyer (recurring guest star LOLA COOK).
Episode 15
Endgame
Mon, Jan 6, 201441 mins
As Ellen prepares to operate on the President, the First Lady (recurring guest star MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO) confronts her and forces Ellen to tell the truth about the assassination plot.
