Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

A pilot hijacks a commercial plane in a desperate bid to escape the man who attacked her, taking control of the aircraft and demanding safety. Barba then targets the airline, blaming its abusive working culture for driving her to such drastic action.

Flight Risk is a programme presented as a single episode, falling under the broader category of a series. It is billed as a dramatic instal­ment that follows a tightly focused storyline centred on aviation and workplace conflict. The central narrative follows a pilot who, after being assaulted, takes control of a commercial aircraft in a bid to flee her attacker. At the same time, another character, Barba, directs her anger at the airline itself, accusing it of fostering an abusive working culture that pushed her into such an extreme response. Both plot strands illustrate how personal desperation can be amplified by a toxic corporate environment. The pilot’s hijack is portrayed as a last‑ditch effort to escape immediate danger, while Barba’s targeting of the airline underscores a broader grievance against the systemic mistreatment she endured on the job. The episode therefore juxtaposes an individual’s frantic bid for safety with a calculated confrontation aimed at the institution she blames. By linking the pilot’s flight with Barba’s accusations, the story highlights the ripple effects of an abusive workplace, showing how it can drive people to actions they might otherwise never consider.