and they didn't notice, that i didn't have shoes on, that i was -- my pajamas were soaking wet and torn. >> the officer tried to explain to teresa's parents that this wasn't a simple case of a partying teen. >> he got really loud with her and corrected her. he was like, no. you don't get it. your daughter is -- your entire family is in serious trouble. and you're in danger and you need to get out of here. you need to move. you need to do whatever it takes to get your kids out of here. before leaving, teresa says the officer took her aside and asked her to help him prosecute the gang. >> he said, i know what happened. and i need your help and we can stop this. but i -- there was no way i could do. >> teresa says any chance that she would cooperate with police and press charges evaporated the next day. >> i stayed home from school. my mom let me, you know, stay there and she was furious at me. and she didn't knock on the door.