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Hostages
Season 1, Episode 2 (30 Sep. 2013): “Invisible Leash”
by Rick Eid, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Jason Ensler

Hostages - Season 1, Episode 2

Title: “Invisible Leash”

Medium: television series episode

Original airdate: 30 Sep. 2013

Publisher: CBS
Written by: Rick Eid, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Directed by: Jason Ensler


43 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Dr. Ellen Sanders Dr. Ellen Sanders
(lead character)
lead character
  [her family held hostage, she's told to kill President] CBS 15
Duncan Carlisle Duncan Carlisle villain lead character
  FBI
[rogue FBI agent; plots to kill U.S. President using doctor]
CBS 15
FBI FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) supporting character group real/historical person
  [government agency] DC 250
nurses nurses supporting character group real/historical person
  [occupation] Malibu 1
reporters reporters supporting character group real/historical person
  [occupation] DC Marvel, etc. 100
Secret Service Secret Service supporting character group real/historical person
  [defends U.S. President, among other duties] Malibu Marvel, etc. 42
Brian Sanders Brian Sanders supporting character
  [hostage husband of President's doctor] CBS 3
Morgan Sanders Morgan Sanders supporting character
  Whelan High School
[hostage daughter of surgeon pressured to kill President]
CBS 3
Jake Sanders Jake Sanders supporting character
  Whelan High School
[hostage son of surgeon pressured to kill President]
CBS 3
Sandrine Renault Sandrine Renault villain
  Hispanic; U.S. Army
[one of kidnapping crew in Presidential assassination plot]
CBS 3
Archer Petit Archer Petit villain
  black; U.S. Army
[part of hostage-taking team in President assassination plot]
CBS 3
Kramer Delaney Kramer Delaney villain
  [part of team holding doctor Sanders' family hostage] CBS 3
Burton Delaney Burton Delaney supporting character
  [father-in-law of hostage-taker Duncan Carlisle] CBS 3
Samantha Samantha supporting character
  [having an affair with her boss, Brian Sanders] CBS 2
Quentin Creasy Quentin Creasy villain
  [co-conspirator in plot to assassinate U.S. President] CBS 3
Nina Carlisle Nina Carlisle supporting character
  [very sick wife of hostage-taker Duncan Carlisle] CBS 3
Stan Hoffman Stan Hoffman supporting character
  black; Secret Service
[investigated Dr. Sanders' hospital blood thinner incident]
CBS 2
Angela Nix Angela Nix supporting character
  black
[got blamed for giving President blood thinner]
CBS 2
Maryland College Hospital Maryland College Hospital supporting character group
  [hospital] CBS 3
Metropolitan Police Department Metropolitan Police Department supporting character group real/historical person
  [police department] CBS 3
Logan Logan villain
  Secret Service
[part of Presidential assassination plot]
CBS 1
unnamed Secret Service agent unnamed Secret Service agent supporting character
  Hispanic; Secret Service
[brought Dr. Sanders to speak with agent-in-charge Hoffman]
CBS 1
unnamed FBI agent unnamed FBI agent supporting character
  Hispanic
[led inquiry into Agent Carlisle's lethal actions at bank]
CBS 1
unnamed polygraph examiner unnamed polygraph examiner supporting character
  [administered polygraph test to Dr. Sanders] CBS 1
unnamed Secret Service agent unnamed Secret Service agent villain
  black
[brought Dr. Sanders to speak with agent-in-charge Hoffman]
CBS 1
Beth Zion Hospital Beth Zion Hospital supporting character group
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[Duncan Carlisle's wife Nina was treated there] CBS 1
Sawyer Carlisle Sawyer Carlisle
(cameo) 
supporting character
  Holly Oak Elementary School
[young daughter of hostage taker Duncan Carlisle]
CBS 3
Barkley Barkley
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D N.A.
dog
[dog of family held hostage in President assassination plot]
CBS 3
unnamed irritating guy at bar unnamed irritating guy at bar
(cameo)
supporting character
  [hit on nurse Angela Nix at bar, annoying her] CBS 1
unnamed assistant unnamed assistant
(cameo)
supporting character
  Asian; FBI CBS 1
Amelia Amelia
(listed in 2nd party cast list but not in on-screen
credits; not noticed in film/episode)
supporting character
  Whelan High School
[close friend of hostage Morgan Sanders]
CBS 1
Mrs. Watson
(listed in 2nd party cast list but not in on-screen
credits; not noticed in film/episode)
supporting character
  [1st app: Hostages - Season 1, Episode 2 (30 Sep. 2013)] CBS 1
Malik Malik
(listed in 2nd party cast list but not in on-screen
credits; not noticed in film/episode)
villain
  black CBS 1
Pac-Man Pac-Man
(on T-shirt) 
lead character
  [1st app: Pac-Man (22 May 1980)] Namco; Midway 30
Eastchester Savings Bank Eastchester Savings Bank
(behind the scenes) 
supporting character group
  [bank robbed in opening scene of "Hostages"] CBS 1
mystery bosses mystery bosses
(behind the scenes)
villain group
  [leaders of conspiracy to assassinate U.S. President] CBS 1
unnamed experimental doctor unnamed experimental doctor
(behind the scenes) 
supporting character
  [does experimental therapies; may be able to cure Nina] CBS 1
Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden
(mentioned) 
villain clergy/religious leader real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Sunni Muslim (Qutbist
religious leader)
[1st app: Young X-Men #4 (Sep. 2008)] Marvel 128
Paul Kincaid Paul Kincaid
(mentioned) 
supporting character
  [intended target of Carlisle's surgery assassination plan] CBS 3
Google Google
(mentioned) 
supporting character group real/historical person
  [world's leading search engine company] Google Inc. 5
Nico Nico
(mentioned) 
villain
  [drug dealer connection of Dr. Ellen Sanders' son Jake] CBS 1
unnamed bank robber unnamed bank robber
(mentioned) 
villain
  [shot by FBI Agent Duncan Carlisle while robbing bank] CBS 1
Kevin Kevin
(mentioned) 
supporting character
  black CBS 2