A hostage crisis at a juvenile-detention center is sparked by a sensitive, intelligent teen who demands that the facility remain open. But his plans to keep the inmates from being transferred to a more crowded facility are thwarted by a thuggish teen. Meanwhile, Matt and Emily must fill out partner-evaluation forms. One question asks whether there's any situation the two can't resolve, and Matt answers no, but he does so before this situation unfolds.

Standoff Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - Circling
• s01e03 - Shanghai'd
• s01e04 - Partners in Crime
• s01e05 - Life Support
• s01e06 - One Shot Stop
• s01e07 - Man of Steele
• s01e08 - Heroine
• s01e09 - Peer Group
• s01e10 - The Accidental Negotiator
• s01e11 - Borderline
• s01e12 - No Strings
• s01e13 - Backfire
• s01e14 - Road Trip
• s01e15 - Lie to Me
• s01e16 - Ex-Factor
• s01e17 - Kids in the Hall
• s01e18 - Severance

Standoff Show Summary

Matt Flaherty and Emily Lehman are top-ranked crisis negotiators in the FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit who are trained to talk their way through volatile situations. They make an outstanding team professionally, but their relationship is a bit more precarious off the job. The series advances the fundamental idea that in life and in love "Everything is a negotiation".