Kidnapped (2006–2007)

TV ShowEndedNBCCrime, Thriller1 season, 13 episodes
Kidnapped posterReview score: 74%

Plot

On a rainy New York morning, the idyllic existence of self-made millionaire Conrad Cain and his well-to-do wife, Ellie,is torn apart when their 15-year-old son, Leopold, is kidnapped on his way to school and his bodyguard, Virgil, is left to die. Desperate to find his son, Cain enlists the services of Knapp a professional investigator who, alongside his partner, Turner works outside the law's strict rulebook to retrieve kidnapping victims. Meanwhile, operating opposite Knapp are Special Agent Latimer King, an experienced FBI agent who postpones his retirement due to a vested interest in this complicated case, as well as King's colleague and antithesis Agent Andy Archer.

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Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes2006–07Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Kidnapped S01E01KidnappedSeptember 20, 2006—The Cain family is thrown into disarray when teenage son Leopold is kidnapped. The family disagrees with how to handle the situation--shoul
  2. S01E02Kidnapped S01E02Special DeliverySeptember 27, 2006—Something from Conrad's past may have a connection to Leopold's kidnapping. Conrad meets with his father to explore this. A package arrive
  3. S01E03Kidnapped S01E03Sorry Wrong NumberOctober 4, 2006—At the insistence of Knapp and King the Cain's host their annual charity ball so that people won't figure out that Leopold has been kidnappe
  4. S01E04Kidnapped S01E04Number One with a BulletOctober 21, 2006—The kidnappers target Leopold's bodyguard Virgil once again as he prepares for surgery. Conrad is questioned by the police regarding someth
  5. S01E05Kidnapped S01E05Burn, Baby, BurnOctober 28, 2006—Knapp and King figure out the name of the suspect and race to find the mastermind. Leopold tries to get to a cell phone before the battery
  6. S01E06Kidnapped S01E06My Heart Belongs to DaddyMarch 27, 2007—Ellie's father Benjamin Rand steps in and takes over and he is willing to do anything to get his grandson back, but will it cost him his own
  7. S01E07Kidnapped S01E07Front PageApril 3, 2007—The story of the kidnapping is leaked to the press. Knapp finds out that the Cain's might have known that Leopold was a target for kidnappi
  8. S01E08Kidnapped S01E08Gone FishingApril 3, 2007—Virgil tries to find Leopold on his own. The kidnappers are forced to move after being questioned by the Mexican police. Conrad goes to the
  9. S01E09Kidnapped S01E09Do Unto OthersApril 10, 2007—Knapp tries to uncover the truth.
  10. S01E10Kidnapped S01E10ImpasseApril 10, 2007—Snipers threaten King's daughter as Knapp interrogates a suspect.
  11. S01E11Kidnapped S01E11MutinyApril 17, 2007—Information regarding Swiss bank accounts and is revealed, which in turn implicated a family friend in Leo's kidnapping. There is a disagree
  12. S01E12Kidnapped S01E12AcknowledgementApril 17, 2007—Forces converge in Mexico; FBI internal investigation focuses in on a culprit; Ellie uncovers a clue.
  13. S01E13Kidnapped S01E13ResolutionApril 18, 2007—Atkins makes a discovery and the real mole is uncovered. The loose ends are tied up and things were not as they seemed.

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Castfull cast & details

Dana DelanyDana DelanyEllie CainTimothy HuttonTimothy HuttonConrad CainCarmen EjogoCarmen EjogoTurnerDelroy LindoDelroy LindoSpecial Agent Latimer KingJeremy SistoJeremy SistoLucien KnappLinus RoacheLinus RoacheAgent Andy ArcherMykelti WilliamsonMykelti WilliamsonVirgil HayesWill DentonWill DentonLeopold Cain

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TrailerJeremy Sisto Knapp and Annabelle Kidnapped Season 1, Episode 9

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