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prisoners. a mother and son kidnapped by terrorists. >> we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. >> 10 million? from me? are you losing your mind? >> a harrowing international hostage drama. >> its a big operation, its not this ragtag group of people. >> anything can happen, there are no guarantees. >> kind of father turned negotiator help bring them home. >> we prepared him for the worst. >> i am getting so worried. >> a lot of people were praying for them. a lo...

>> and this is dateline. >> i just cant imagine to be held in captivity. >> dad, just send the money. thats all they want. >> they have an american kid. a 14-year-old kid in the middle of the jungle. theyre thinking they have the jackpot. >> they were vacationers turned prisoners. a mother and son, kidnapped by terrorists. >> we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. >> 10 million, from me? are you losing your mind? >> a harrowing international hostage drama. >> t...

Jungle stitch lashed together with mark. no roof, no protection from the elements. but a key gesture cure as any cage in any prison. there were guard tents on either side of the cage. and a sniper on the hill above, watching them. and right beside the cage, a seemingly bottomless cliff, planted with land mines, said their captors. i know youve been walking for about 36 hours or something. how did you feel? >> well, exhausted physically, spiritually, mentally. >> and then they present you with th...

>> and this is where they were brought -- to a cage in the jungle. not this cage, we actually built this one, but to the exact specifications given to us by gerfa. five feet by five feet, some old broken boards for a floor, jungle sticks lashed together with bark. no roof, no protection from the elements. but a cage as secure as any cage in any prison. >> reporter: there were guard tents on either side of the cage. a sniper on a hill above, watching them. and right behind the cage -- a seemingly...

Brought -- to a cage in the jungle. not this cage, we actually built this one, but to the exact specifications given to us by gerfa. five feet by five feet, some old broken boards for a floor, jungle sticks lashed together with bark. no roof, no protection from the elements. but a cage as secure as any cage in any prison. there were guard tents on either side of the cage. a sniper on a hill above, watching them. and right beside the cage, a seemingly bottomless cliff, planted with land mines, sa...

Arrived at abu sayyafs base camp. and this is where they were brought -- to a cage in the jungle. not this cage, we actually built this one, but to the exact specifications given to us by gerfa. five feet by five feet, some old broken boards for a floor, jungle sticks lashed together with bark. no roof, no protection from the elements. but a cage as secure as any cage in any prison. there were guard tents on either side of the cage. a sniper on a hill above, watching them. and right beside the c...

And several hours later they arrived at abu sayyafs base camp. and this is where they were brought -- to a cage in the jungle. not this cage, we actually built this one, but to the exact specifications given to us by gerfa. five feet by five feet, some old broken boards for a floor, jungle sticks lashed together with bark. no roof, no protection from the elements. but a cage as secure as any cage in any prison. there were guard tents on either side of the cage. a sniper on a hill above, watching...

Specifications given to us by gerfa. five feet by five feet, some old broken boards for a floor, jungle sticks lashed together with bark. no roof, no protection from the elements. but a cage as secure as any cage in any prison. there were guard tents on either side of the cage. a sniper on a hill above, watching them. and right beside the cage, a seemingly bottomless cliff, planted with land mines, said their captors. i know you had been walking for, like, 36 hours or something. how did you feel...

Jungle. not this cage, we actually built this one, but to the exact specifications given to us by gerfa. five feet by five feet, some old broken boards for a floor, jungle sticks lashed together with bark. no roof, no protection from the elements. but a cage as secure as any cage in any prison. >> reporter: there were guard tents on either side of the cage. a sniper on a hill above, watching them. and right behind the cage -- a seemingly bottomless cliff, planted with land mines, said their capt...

Five feet by five feet, some old broken boards for a floor, jungle sticks lashed together with bark. no roof, no protection from the elements. but a cage as secure as any cage in any prison. >> there were guard tents on either side of the cage. a sniper on a hill above, watching them. and right beside the cage, a seemingly bottomless cliff, planted with land mines, said their captors. >> i know you had been walking for, like, 36 hours or something. how did you feel? >> well, exhausted, physicall...