Kidnapped
When the son of a wealthy man is kidnapped, the parents are called and told not to involve the police. The mother wants some kind of assurance that they will get their son back, so the family lawyer tells them of a man who specializes in bringing back kidnap victims. He comes and he's not exactly people friendly but will do whatever he has to to bring their son back. The boy's bodyguard, who is shot and placed in a hospital, is found by his brother-in-law, an FBI agent, who is thereby told about the boy's kidnapping. He goes to the family and, knowing the specialist they've hired, tries working together to bring the boy back, but they learn that there's a lot more going on.
- Metascore68
- 2006-2007
- 1 season
- Sony Pictures Television
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
When the son of a wealthy man is kidnapped, the parents are called and told not to involve the police. The mother wants some kind of assurance that they will get their son back, so the family lawyer tells them of a man who specializes in bringing back kidnap victims. He comes and he's not exactly people friendly but will do whatever he has to to bring their son back. The boy's bodyguard, who is shot and placed in a hospital, is found by his brother-in-law, an FBI agent, who is thereby told about the boy's kidnapping. He goes to the family and, knowing the specialist they've hired, tries working together to bring the boy back, but they learn that there's a lot more going on.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2006 - 2007
Episode 1
Pilot
Wed, Sep 20, 2006 42 mins
The son of millionaire Conrad Cain and his wife Ellie, 15-year-old Leopold, is kidnapped on his way to school. The bodyguard, Virgil Hayes, is left for dead at the scene. Cain, who has a lot to hide in his past, hires Private Investigators Knapp and Turner, both of whom work outside "The System" to find his son. "The System", represented by Federal Agents Latimer King and Andy Archer, also begin to investigate the case, against the Cains' will.
Episode 2
Special Delivery
Wed, Sep 27, 2006 41 mins
The Cains receive an alarming parcel in the mail, sending Knapp to find Aubrey, and Conrad to his father to talk about his past.
Episode 3
Sorry, Wrong Number
Wed, Oct 4, 2006 42 mins
Since keeping secret Leopold's kidnapping improves his safe return, the Cains carry on with their annual fundraiser; but, an outside few, knowing of their plight, try taking advantage of the situation. As Lucian checks out what a surprisingly aware convict knows about the kidnapping (a taunting and malicious fellow from Lucian's own past), tensions grow between Leopold's guards, compounded by a local authority ready to take advantage, himself.
Episode 4
Number One with a Bullet
Sat, Oct 21, 2006 42 mins
The kidnappers once again target Leopold's bodyguard, Virgil, as he heads toward surgery for the lodged bullet. Recollections of young Leopold distract Conrad during business negotiations. Ellie attends an anonymous support group for parents of kidnapped children. Knapp ferrets out the name of Virgil's shooter. A doctor treats Leopold's infection under the watchful eyes of Bellows.
Episode 5
Burn, Baby, Burn
Sat, Oct 28, 2006 40 mins
Finding deceptions and backup plans aplenty as they try to discern the name of the mastermind behind Leopold's kidnapping, Lucian and Latimer surmise that something or someone is also tipping off the perpetrators every step of their way. Meanwhile, Leopold, having a cell phone almost within reach, tries to call for help before his kidnappers become aware of it.
Episode 6
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Mon, Jun 25, 2007 40 mins
The investigation gets a good throttling when Benjamin Rand, Leopold's maternal grandfather, gets wind of the kidnapping and takes charge with iron-fist tactics. He sets up Conrad to be arrested and out of the way while having Lucian and Latimer removed from the case. As Benjamin negotiates with James Devere for the return of his grandson, Conrad blackmails Benjamin for Lucian's and Latimer's reinstatements. As a forty million dollar exchange gets underway for Leopold's return, a creeping unease grows between Lucian and Latimer: this isn't a kidnapping - it's something far more personal.
Episode 7
Front Page
Mon, Jul 2, 2007 41 mins
The Cains find their home besieged and privacy infringed when news of Leopold's kidnapping comes out in the press. As Lucian learns of a year-old incident which led directly to hiring a bodyguard for Leopold, Latimer comes under scrutiny from Vance of Internal Affairs.
Episode 8
Gone Fishing
Mon, Jul 9, 2007 41 mins
Seeing forty million in ransom money blow up on TV news leads Bellows, Otto and The Operator to question their involvement in the kidnapping and the motives of their superiors. As Vance continues to fish for evidence that Latimer pocketed twenty million in gangster money, the Cains discover that Virgil was more than just a bodyguard to Leopold. As Virgil goes fishing for the Accountant by setting himself up as human bait, Conrad attends Sully's wake fishing for answers, and Senator Bill Ross meets with Lucian to discuss his relationship with Ellie.
Episode 9
Do Unto Others
Mon, Jul 16, 2007 42 mins
As Leopold's kidnapping stretches into its second week (coinciding with a family anniversary), Lucian and members of the Cain family begin seeing his ghost, which in some instances proves helpful. Conrad discovers Ellie was involved in the disappearance of his mistress, Virgil remains at large, and Lucian, just like he had the Accountant strapped to a chair for torture, finds himself captured for torture by a man assigned to end the Accountant.
Episode 10
Impasse
Mon, Jul 23, 2007 44 mins
Lucian tracks down and captures Vivian Guttman, but the foresighted mastermind behind everything sets a contingency plan in motion, threatening the life of Latimer's daughter in return, so Lucian summons an ace-in-the-hole for help.
Episode 11
Mutiny
Sun, Jul 29, 2007 43 mins
Trying to figure Sullivan's fit in the scheme of things sets Lucian and Turner to comb through financial records, throwing suspicion on Conrad for financing his own son's kidnapping and leading to the discovery of an inside source. As Malcolm and Latimer track down the likely dead pilot who may have taken Leopold out of the country, Lucian's exposure of clandestine dealings reveals dissension among the kidnappers and puts him aboard a plane to Mexico to retrieve Leopold.
Episode 12
Acknowledgement
Mon, Aug 6, 2007 44 mins
As Latimer gets closer to finding Leopold and/or the identity of his kidnapper, evidence surfaces pegging him as the culprit in Vance's misappropriations hunt. As Leopold makes his third direct attempt at freedom, multiple armed parties set to track him down close in, with death in their wake. Meanwhile, Ellie learns a curious fact from Conrad's ex-mistress, setting her and Turner into Ellie's past for a potential clue.
Episode 13
Resolution
Mon, Aug 13, 2007 44 mins
Their task complete, Lucian and Turner pack up and prepare to leave, but the overly tidy outcome troubles Latimer. Is it over? All things point to a culprit still at large, but one whose motive Latimer can't find, and that bothers him. As he and Lucian independently pursue one last clue, everyone else relaxes, enabling the mastermind to strike a long-awaited fatal blow.