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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...

Kevin and gerfas passports, suitcases, relatives. gerfa, kevin, and one gerfa ofs cousins kidnapped by a boat in the dead of night. >> i was thinking, no, that doesnt happen to us! >> nobody think its going to happen to us, right? >> yeah, but, my wifes heart is in the philippines, her family. >> gerfa was born in the philippines and always felt safe there. her older sister married a u. s. navy sailor, moved to america in 1985. brought 16 year old gerfa with her, hoping to give her a chance at a...

Gerfa and kevin are kidnapped in the philippines. >> kidnapped? her mother tried to wrap her hand around the considerable. gerfa was there and, kevin gerfas-year-old son. they were to home from a philippine vacation. instead, they are in the clutches of something horrific. >> i felt like i was in a dream, wasnt real. >> i was thinking, what? >> gerfas husband had stained behind in lynchburg, and was at work when he aired. >> you must have been terrified? >> yes, it was impossible to think about ...