Locked Up Abroad

This episode tells the story of Ernie Brace, who was held as a prisoner of war for about eight years in Vietnam. He would hear John McCain while in the prison.

This episode tells the story of Tom Crutchfield, who is a reptile smuggler. He gets close to being caught in the United States, so he flees to Belize, where he ends up in prison there, until he gets deported back to the United States.

This episode tells the story of Shaun Attwood, who moved from England to Arizona to become a stockbroker. However, he would get caught up in drugs, and eventually started dealing. After some intimidation from a mafia boss, he goes back to being a stockbroker, but he gets a visit from the police.

This episode tells the story of Roy Hallums who gets kidnapped in Iraq.

This episode tells the true account of what inspired the movie Argo. This is the account of how diplomats were rescued in Iran by the CIA.

This episode tells the story of young Americans attempting to smuggle more than 2000 pounds of marijuana to the United States. After they get caught, they make an attempt to escape from a Mexican prison.

An American hippie turns cocaine smuggler to save his relationship and ends up in a Peruvian hell.

The FBI pulls off a sting operation to capture mobster Frank Cullotta.

Street racer Rick Cedar starts breaking into cars to support his young family. Cedar was into cars since he was a teenager and has built a reputation as the fastest illegal street racer in Spokane, Washington.

Howard Marks becomes one of the world's biggest cannabis smugglers until a DEA Agent tracks him down and sends him to one of America's toughest prisons.