Standoff - Season 1 - Eps 18: Severance
The CNU resolves a hostage situation when a corporate executive takes 16 hostages in the company's boardroom. A second crisis involves a domestic situation that results in Matt and Emily questioning a decision they had made during the standoff. The second crisis soon turns into another crisis when the wife of the second crisis'hostage taker holds her husbands mother hostage in exchange for her "lover"who she supposedly was having an affair with. Matt is assigned to one scene and Emily who is no longer on the same hostage negotionating team takes the other as they attempt to solve both conflicts.
About Standoff

Title: Standoff
First Air Date: 2006-09-05
Last Air Date: 2007-07-20
Status: Ended
Rating: 6/10 (from 14 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 18
Network: FOX
Genres: Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Sesfonstein Productions
Synopsis
The series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships.
Cast

Michael Cudlitz
Frank Rogers

Ron Livingston
Matt Flannery

Raquel Alessi
Lia Mathers

Jose Pablo Cantillo
Duff Gonzalez

Rosemarie DeWitt
Emily Lehman

Gina Torres
Cheryl Carrera