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Is parked right to my right. we dont want to shoot her car because we dont want the vehicle to be identified but ruth is now asking if i can at least meet her and she might agree to have a little chat on camera but its very, very risky so well see. these are the movies that ruth is giving her. "horse camp" and "princess bride". >> shes going to pull up and get out. so shes going to come up. >> hi, how are you? im lisa, nice to meet you. ive seen this, this is a great movie. youre going to love i...

The price was too high to pay. >> when do you think it will collapse? >> i dont expect a collapse at all. i think it will continue to be one by one as men come to some resolution in their heart with what they want to do. >> people are left hanging without information. they are stuck in a time warp. they dont progress. how do you break that? thats the big question. >> but one person in town is trying to expose the flds to the outside world. ruth olson is an advocate for a non-profit called holdin...

♪ >> but one person in town is trying to expose the flds to the outside world. ruth olson is an advocate for a non-profit called holding out help and today showing me the challenges of getting out. why is it important for you to have a presence and be on the ground here? >> the church has broken down people to where they feel like they cant trust anybody. we try to establish ourselves so they can feel safe. >> do you have any idea how many people youve helped? >> ive served hundreds of people ...

Shes ruths counterpart in salt lake and they call her when theyre looking for a place to land outside of short creek. tanya and her team have helped thousands of ex-flds transition into the real world. >> the crazier that warn jeffs was getting, we quickly realized we were going to have an onslaught of people and thats what happened in the last three years. >> to roy and other exiles, tanya has become like a surrogate mother. >> tanya, shes everything to me. shes been there for me ever since ive...

There she is. >> okay. im going to go talk with her first. >> okay. >> so the girl ruth is meeting is parked right to my right. we dont want to shoot her car because we dont want the vehicle to be identified but ruth is now asking if i can at least meet her and she might agree to have a little chat on camera but its very, very risky so well see. these are the movies that ruth is giving her. "horse camp" and "princess bride". >> shes going to pull up and get out. so shes going to come up. >> hi, ...

Confusion about things right now? >> yeah. >> well, freedom is nice. >> see ya. >> bye. >> do you think she was nervous talking with us now? >> yeah, i think she was. >> youre exposing her to the outside world. >> exactly. exactly. >> but i feel like its my obligation to help them see more options out there and if they want out, then we can get them out. >> the fact the young flds girl still communicates with ruth indicates shes curious about the outside world but that might not be enough to pro...

>> tanya tool is the founding director of holding out help. shes ruths counterpart in salt lake and they call her when theyre looking for a place to land outside of short creek. tanya and her team have helped thousands of ex-flds transition into the real world. >> how did you get involved? >> we just cutting turn a blind eye anymore. >> the crazier that warn jeffs was getting, we quickly realized we were going to have an onslaught of people and thats what happened in the last three years. >> to ...

>> youre okay? >> yeah. >> what would happen if this is discover snd. >> i really dont know. >> are you having a lot of confusion about things right now? >> yeah. >> well, its freedom is nice. >> see ya. >> bye. >> do you think she was nervous talking with us now? >> yeah, i think she was. >> youre exposing her to the outside world. >> exactly. exactly. >> but i feel like its my obligation to help them see more options out there and if they want out, then we can get them out. >> the fact the you...