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Clips from Ransom - The Castle (S01E01)

he knew this would be public. He wanted it to be.

"he knew this would be public. He wanted it to be."

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But he's staying hidden.

"But he's staying hidden."

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See if you can locate a WiFi blackspot.

"See if you can locate a WiFi blackspot."

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Oliver. Okay. Will do.

"Oliver. Okay. Will do."

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Eric, the parents have arrived.

"Eric, the parents have arrived."

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Ah, okay. Maxine, why don't you come with us?

"Ah, okay. Maxine, why don't you come with us?"

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Sure.

"Sure."

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My name is Eric Beaumont, I'm a professional negotiator.

"My name is Eric Beaumont, I'm a professional negotiator."

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This is my second, Maxine Carlson.

"This is my second, Maxine Carlson."

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You've already met Nathalie Denard.

"You've already met Nathalie Denard."

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I'm employed by their insurance company.

"I'm employed by their insurance company."

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To make sure your children get out of this safely.

"To make sure your children get out of this safely."

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We'd like to know what you intend to do

"We'd like to know what you intend to do"

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to rescue our children, Mr. Beaumont.

"to rescue our children, Mr. Beaumont."

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It's Mr. and Mrs. Lambert, from Paris.

"It's Mr. and Mrs. Lambert, from Paris."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Okay. So you must be Jane Ferguson from Idaho.

"Okay. So you must be Jane Ferguson from Idaho."

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Boise. Yes.

"Boise. Yes."

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My son talked me into taking him to this convention.

"My son talked me into taking him to this convention."

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Well, to answer your question,

"Well, to answer your question,"

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what we first need to establish is why the abductor

"what we first need to establish is why the abductor"

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has drawn your children here.

"has drawn your children here."

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Possibly.

"Possibly."

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But even emotionally disturbed people

"But even emotionally disturbed people"

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have reasons for their actions, Mr. Holman. I'm assuming?

"have reasons for their actions, Mr. Holman. I'm assuming?"

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Well, well, well...

"Well, well, well..."

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Got something?

"Got something?"

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The electrical system has been engaged

"The electrical system has been engaged"

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to lock the doors and windows.

"to lock the doors and windows."

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What happens if the police knock it out?

"What happens if the police knock it out?"

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No. They'd still have to get past those explosives outside

"No. They'd still have to get past those explosives outside"

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without their using their phones to guide them.

"without their using their phones to guide them."

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A power feed, going to a satellite transmitter.

"A power feed, going to a satellite transmitter."

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This will lead us to the location of the voice.

"This will lead us to the location of the voice."

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Oliver Yates, you are a man of many talents.

"Oliver Yates, you are a man of many talents."

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They said one young man is dead.

"They said one young man is dead."

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I'm afraid so.

"I'm afraid so."

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This is just awful.

"This is just awful."

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The perpetrator claims he's hidden explosives

"The perpetrator claims he's hidden explosives"

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on the ground.

"on the ground."

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Until they're cleared, we can't recover his body.

"Until they're cleared, we can't recover his body."

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but we're looking for a connection.

"but we're looking for a connection."

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Now we have confirmed that he, like your children,

"Now we have confirmed that he, like your children,"

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played Treasure Hunter. A lot.

"played Treasure Hunter. A lot."

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Last I heard, millions of people play that stupid game.

"Last I heard, millions of people play that stupid game."

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There has to be a connection between your children,

"There has to be a connection between your children,"

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- Mr. Holman. - And how can there be?

"- Mr. Holman. - And how can there be?"

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We all live in different countries.

"We all live in different countries."

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We've never even been to Europe before.

"We've never even been to Europe before."

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Sorry to interrupt.

"Sorry to interrupt."

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Oliver got it a live feed coming from the castle.

"Oliver got it a live feed coming from the castle."

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Can you track where the feed goes?

"Can you track where the feed goes?"

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I'm working on it. The video feed is scrambled,

"I'm working on it. The video feed is scrambled,"

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but I'm tapping into the audio... now.

"but I'm tapping into the audio... now."

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This isn't a game.

"This isn't a game."

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The abductor wants a confession.

"The abductor wants a confession."

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This is like straight out of an Agatha Christie novel.

"This is like straight out of an Agatha Christie novel."

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Or more like Kernel Mustard in a library.

"Or more like Kernel Mustard in a library."

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You're dating yourself, Hallam,

"You're dating yourself, Hallam,"

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kids don't play board games anymore.

"kids don't play board games anymore."

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Yeah. Or read novels.

"Yeah. Or read novels."

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Because he wants us to figure it out for ourselves.

"Because he wants us to figure it out for ourselves."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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- And you're... - Oya47.

"- And you're... - Oya47."

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These are their online names.

"These are their online names."

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Who's not here?

"Who's not here?"

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Phoenix718.

"Phoenix718."

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They all know who that is.

"They all know who that is."

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Is he the one you just blew up outside?

"Is he the one you just blew up outside?"

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I couldn't kill Phoenix718,

"I couldn't kill Phoenix718,"

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because he's already dead.

"because he's already dead."

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He killed himself because of what one of you did to him.

"He killed himself because of what one of you did to him."

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Oh, this isn't about the game at all.

"Oh, this isn't about the game at all."

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It's about revenge.

"It's about revenge."

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Even though they didn't know each other's faces or voices,

"Even though they didn't know each other's faces or voices,"

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"Shogun Seifukusha"?

""Shogun Seifukusha"?"

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The name your son uses in chatrooms, Mr. Holman.

"The name your son uses in chatrooms, Mr. Holman."

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I'm sorry, I don't know what a chatroom is.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what a chatroom is."

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It's a website where people who play the game meet

"It's a website where people who play the game meet"

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to message one another.

"to message one another."

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We've been able to determine that all of your children

"We've been able to determine that all of your children"

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which has been active for sometime.

"which has been active for sometime."

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So to be clear,

"So to be clear,"

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this is about something that was said in a private chatroom,

"this is about something that was said in a private chatroom,"

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not on the Treasure Hunter game.

"not on the Treasure Hunter game."

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This nutter used your game

"This nutter used your game"

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to lure our kids here, Mr. Nichols.

"to lure our kids here, Mr. Nichols."

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You don't get off the hook that easy.

"You don't get off the hook that easy."

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what does he need this chatroom for?

"what does he need this chatroom for?"

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Well, online friends can say things

"Well, online friends can say things"

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that they may not say to people in person, Ms. Ferguson.

"that they may not say to people in person, Ms. Ferguson."

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talking to each other, become very close,

"talking to each other, become very close,"

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- even fall in love. - What's the point?

"- even fall in love. - What's the point?"

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Well, the point is, a member of their chatroom,

"Well, the point is, a member of their chatroom,"

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someone who went by the name of Phoenix718,

"someone who went by the name of Phoenix718,"

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abruptly disappeared six months ago.

"abruptly disappeared six months ago."

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- Apparently, he killed himself. - Oh.

"- Apparently, he killed himself. - Oh."

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What does that have to do with our children?

"What does that have to do with our children?"

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"Phoenix718's profile was deleted,"

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we haven't been able to recover it.

"we haven't been able to recover it."

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But we did retrieve a number of anonymous messages,

"But we did retrieve a number of anonymous messages,"

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calling him stupid, worthless,

"calling him stupid, worthless,"

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and a long list of obscenities.

"and a long list of obscenities."

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He was bullied?

"He was bullied?"

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One of our kids bullied Phoenix718 to death,

"One of our kids bullied Phoenix718 to death,"

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is that what you're saying?

"is that what you're saying?"

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Well, I don't know why Phoenix killed himself,

"Well, I don't know why Phoenix killed himself,"

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but I do know the abductor thinks the blame lies

"but I do know the abductor thinks the blame lies"

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Look, I don't know anything about these chatrooms,

"Look, I don't know anything about these chatrooms,"

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but I do know that Boyd would never bully anyone.

"but I do know that Boyd would never bully anyone."

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Neither would Camille.

"Neither would Camille."

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Britta would never do such a thing.

"Britta would never do such a thing."

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Well, thank you for your time.

"Well, thank you for your time."

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We're gonna need some help.

"We're gonna need some help."

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We should hear from her shortly.

"We should hear from her shortly."

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Camille.

"Camille."

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You okay?

"You okay?"

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I can't believe Phoenix killed himself.

"I can't believe Phoenix killed himself."

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I remember reading the posts.

"I remember reading the posts."

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They were pretty brutal.

"They were pretty brutal."

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