Tom Mullen

Tom Mullen is the main protagonist in the movie Ransom. Tom Mullen is multi-millionaire who was an ex combat pilot in the Air Force. After he left the Air Force, he started his own airline company called Endeavor airlines that made him wealthy. He is happily married to Kate and has a son Sean. Tom is a wealthy industralist and a nice guy. Who doesn't look or act like a rich snob. Tom cares about his son and very loyal to him. Kate organizes a huge science fair in Central Park, sean can't enter because his mother is charge of the event it wouldn't be fair to the other participants. Sean understood. Tom had a phone call on his cell phone, Sean wandered off a little bit and he was abducted in the park. Tom and Kate found out Sean was kidnapped and they are demanding 2 million dollars for him and they are instructed to contact the police in this matter. Tom didn't want to call the cops on this one, but they were instructed not to call the police. But he relents when he saws Kate's face. Kate asked Tom to the F.B.I., Tom had enough with the F.B.I. with they tried to bury him in this Machinist strike. But the F.B.I. know him and he was cleared on that incident. Lonnie Hawkins is the F.B.I. agent who is in charge of the Sean Mullen kidnapping case and helps Tom bring him back. What they don't know, is one of the caterers Maris Conner who catered Tom's party is one of the kidnappers. Mostly Tom was going to pay off the ransom, he even thought it might be Jackie Brown a mobster who was trying to steal his company in the machinst strike. Tom told Lonnie, that he did tried to pay him off, but it was sting operation to make him take that bribe and he is in jail. Lonnie was okay with this. Tom thinks Jackie maybe the one who kidnapped his kid. He went to see Jackie in jail with Lonnie, Jackie told them the truth he had nothing to do with this. Since he was out of money and has no more connections to do this. The kidnapper called and ordered Tom to do a simple task or obstacles if he wants to see his son. Tom did every task that the kidnapper said and the reason why he is doing this. He was an easy target, he buys his way out of trouble. He could buy his way to save his son. But the first ransom demand was bad, when one of the kidnappers was killed and when the FBI messed up the ransom demand. They id one of the kidnappers is Cubby Barnes who was a computer hacker and has a brother who works with him as a computer hacker. We found out Maris, Cubby and Miles Robert who is also a member of the Mullen kidnapping works for Detective Jimmy Shaker who is a Dirty NYPD cop. Shaker gives Mullen another chance to get his two million dollars. This time, plans changed when Tom decided to do things his way. He did it Shakers and it didn't bring back his son. So, he arranged a live news event and makes an announcement that he is changing two million dollars ransom money into a reward money as a bounty for Shaker's life. If he returns his son, unharmed he will withdraw the bounty. Now the stakes are up to him. Shaker tries to retaliate Mullen's plan. Buy abusing Kate and make Tom withdraw the bounty. Kate figure out from Lonnie, that he tried to pay off Brown to save his airline. But he won't save his own son. Tom figure out, they will kill Sean, if he gives him the money. When he saw Kate's bruised face, he decide up the bounty to four million and on the phone he was not bluffing. Even Shaker was about to kill Mullen's kid, but he didn't. Tom and Kate thought, Shaker killed Sean. But he didn't. The kidnappers had enough of this, decide to exit and they have nothing to worry about since Sean is blindfolded and they can't I.D. them. Shaker looks at his posse leaving, he decided that he can collect the reward himself and bring back Sean. He kills his own posse, including his own girlfriend Maris. Tom and Kate heard the news and Sean was brought back safe and sound. Tom was still unaware that Shaker is the kidnapper, but thanked him. After a couple of days, when things went back to normal. Shaker went to see Tom, to collect the reward. But Sean sees Shaker and recognizes him as the mastermind behind the kidnapping. Tom saw Sean's face, he figure out it was Shaker the mastermind of Sean's kidnapping all along. Shaker holds Tom hostage and tell him to to sign the check. Since his signature from his last check is fake. Tom will still give him the money, he will do that by wiring his money to the bank in person in exchange that he leaves the house. Shaker doesn't buy it and ask him to wire the money on the phone. Tom has a good salespitch and tell him that he will sign the check from the bank in person and you leave for good. Shaker gives in, but he warns Tom. That anything happens, he will come back and kidnap Sean again and this time it won't be for money and he will kill him. Tom was held hostage by Shaker, Shaker ordered Tom to call the airport and Tom called his friend Lonnie instead without Shaker knowing. Lonnie figure out, that Shaker was the kidnapper and put an A.B. unit on him. After Shaker and Tom wire the money. The F.B.I. and NYPD arrive to arrest Shaker. Tom and Shaker started to fight on the street, they both crashed in antique store window. Tom survived and so did Shaker. Shaker got up and has another gun and aims his gun on Tom. Tom already grabbed Shaker's gun when he got up. Shaker fires and misses. Tom and the FBI shoots Shaker and he's dead. NYPD was about to arrest NYPD with no apparent reason they thought Mullen was going to shoot an unarmed man, but Lonnie stopped them and tell's them he is with the FBI. They let him go and they both lost their mind and knew Mullen shot Shaker in self defense and he had a gun. The kidnapping fiasco was over, Tom and his family go back to his normal life.