>> reporter: a harrowing drama. 33 men trapped in the collapse of a copper mine for 40 days. enduring starvation, confinement, stifling heat and humidity. after 17 anxious days, they were found alive having formed their own tribal culture. an ending yet to be written. the best guess says they might get out in another two months. [ horn honking ] a heaping dose of melodrama. the appearance of an unknown mistress, family feuds, a marriage proposal, that baby born. all set against the backdrop of an epic rescue effort. nothing this deep, this complex has ever been tried before. the setting? the 121-year-old san jose copper mine deep in the atacama desert of northern chile. 2,300 feet below the surface. the 33 men wait and wonder when they will see daylight and their families again.