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Star-shaped drill bit. thats a lot different than cookies and brownies. ? >> yeah. >> what did you think? >> at first im like, i cant get you that. then need it. >> for what? >> at first they didnt tell me. and then after, they did, it was because they were going to try to escape. >> speculation has run rampant, joyce, by this point you loved him as well. >> no. it was -- it started out as flirtation thing, but thats all it ever was. there was never any love between myself and mr. matt. >> at so...

Guess i -- i guess i got a little too comfortable. >> david sweat is a guy who shot a sheriffs deputy 15 times. so these are two guys who committed heinous crimes. >> yes. >> and these are the guys you allowed yourself to have a friendship with. >> yes. everybody tells me im way too nice. >> when did they start asking you for favors? >> a few months before they decided to get out, they were asking me for things. >> so what did you bring them? >> i would bring cookies, brownies, you know, stuff l...

And he had no problem telling anybody about that. >> when did they start asking you for favors? >> a few months before they decided to get out, they were asking me for things. >> so what did you bring them? >> i would bring cookies, brownies, stuff like that. >> pretending that you were bringing them for yourself? >> yes. >> how often did you do that, joyce? >> i did it a lot. >> then they started asking for other things. richard matt comes to you and says i need a star-shaped drill bit. thats a...

And says, joyce, i need a star-shaped drill bit, thats a lot different than cookies and brownies? >> yeah. >> and what did you think? >> at first, im like, i cant get you that. but then hes like, i need it. >> for what? >> at first, they didnt tell me. and then after they did, it was because they were going to try to escape. >> had you already given it to them at that stage? >> yes. but i give them the stuff because they had threatened -- it was mr. matt, he looked at me one day and said, you kn...

Committed heinous crimes. >> yes. >> and these are two guys who you allowed yourself to have a friendship with? >> yes. everyone tells me im way too nice. >> when did they start asking you for favors? >> a few months before they decided to get out, they were asking me for things. >> so what did you bring them? >> i would bring cookies, brownies, stuff like that. >> pretending you were bringing them in for yourself? >> yes. >> how often did you do that, joyce? >> i did it a lot. >> were you nervo...

And start whacking the drill bit. sure enough the drill operator is hearing this echoing coming up. >> rescuers take several hours to pull up the bit. >> the hammer came out with a cross painted in red. and it said, it is painted. >> yes. that wasnt there. >> are you sure? >> yes, minister im -- im beep sure. that there was not anything. >> and then in the hammer there was tied a plastic bag with a message inside. >> it is a note from one miner to his wife. then workers notice something else.

This damn thing is stuck here? >> then a loud pop. >> everyone just kind of stopped at one point in time. >> they cant figure it out. then the drill starts moving. >> science, know-how and will were applied but at the end of the day, the big guy had everything to do with this rescue. >> a short time later -- >> we turned around and gave the thumbs up. >> even jeff hart is celebrating. >> when i saw the drill bit break through, that was by the hand of god that the miracle was done. >> if it is no...

Is that true? >> yeah. what if we dont find them? 17 days, 20 days, one month, two month. what if we find them and they are all dead? >> around 6:00 a.m. i received a phone call. >> from the drillers, who believe theyve finally busted through to the mine. >> i got up without a shower, without anything. i went immediately to the site. >> so the miners down there started screaming saying we were found? [ speaking spanish ] >> the plan is that somebody will take a big piece of steel and start whack...

>> what in gods name are we going to do now? >> it doesnt move up or down. >> its like, did we come this far and go through all this and this damn thing is stuck here? >> then a loud pop. >> everyone just kind of stopped at one point in time. and looked around. >> they cant figure it out. then the drill starts moving. >> science, know-how and will were applied but at the end of the day the big guy had everything to do with this rescue. >> a short time later -- >> we turned around and gave the th...

Will take a big piece of steel and start whacking the drill bit and sure enough the drill operator is hearing this kind of echoing coming up. >> rescuers take several thundershowers pull up the bit. >> the hammer came out with a cross painted in red and i said to one of them "its painted." they said "yes, that wasnt there! i said "are you sure?" "yes minister im sure." there wasnt anything. and then in the hammer there was tied a plastic bag with a message inside. >> its a note from one miner to...