The Listener Season 1 Episode 9 Inside Man

Toby Logan is a young paramedic with a secret, he's a telepath. With this ability, he can read people's thoughts and help solve crimes alongside the Integrated Investigative Bureau (IIB). In season 1 episode 9, titled Inside Man, Toby is called in to help with a hostage situation at an office building.

The episode opens with a group of men in suits entering an office building with guns drawn. They quickly take everyone in the lobby hostage, including Toby's friend and coworker Oz. The IIB is called in to negotiate with the hostage-takers, but they quickly realize they need Toby's help to figure out what the men really want.

Toby arrives on the scene and listens in on the gunmen's thoughts. He discovers that they are after a specific computer chip, which they believe is located in the office building. The chip contains a valuable piece of information that could be used to take down a major corporation.

As Toby works to figure out the location of the chip, both the hostage-takers and the hostages begin to turn on each other. The situation quickly becomes dangerous and chaotic. Toby must use his telepathic abilities to not only find the chip but also to prevent anyone from getting hurt.

Meanwhile, back at the IIB headquarters, Detective Marks is dealing with her own problems. She is being investigated by internal affairs, who suspect she may have had a hand in a recent murder. Detective Marks works to clear her name while also trying to support Toby and the IIB team.

The episode continues to ramp up the tension as the hostage situation becomes increasingly volatile. Toby finds himself in a race against time to find the computer chip and save everyone before it's too late. With his telepathic abilities pushed to the limit, Toby finds himself walking a dangerous line between helping to save the hostages and not giving away too much of his own abilities.

In the end, Toby is able to locate the computer chip and prevent it from getting into the wrong hands. The hostage-takers are arrested, and everyone is safely released. However, things are not quite resolved. Detective Marks is still under investigation, and Toby is left wondering if his telepathic abilities make him too different to be fully accepted by his colleagues.

Overall, Inside Man is a tense and action-packed episode that showcases Toby's telepathic abilities in their full glory. The episode also delves deeper into the politics of the IIB and the challenges that come with being different. Fans of crime dramas and supernatural powers will find a lot to enjoy in this episode.