On a very slow news day Ryan decides to pad the broadcast with human interest stories much to chuck's annoyance. During the argument Ryan receives a call about a bank robbery in progress and that the robber has taken hostages and wants Chuck to negotiate. Kelly reminds Chuck that he is a father now and doesn't want him to go but Chuck reminds her that he is a news man and will be OK. Gary covers the scene from the outside and Chuck goes inside the bank to talk to the hostage taker and eventually hits upon a very novel solution to the crisis.
—Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>