i said she's outside. she's outside. >> i got outside and saw a man holding our child who i didn't recognize. he gave me a story that he was in trouble and that if he had her with him, they wouldn't kill him. and i said, okay. well, i want to help you, but you can't take her. i stretch out my arms to take her and he just handed her over. >> reporter: stephanie, frantic, calls 911. the cops arrive in minutes and find this man, troy morley hiding in a neighbor's basement. now she's doing okay? >> she's doing great. >> the power of a mother's instinct is boundless. >> yeah. you just have to learn to go with it, and you have to learn to trust it. and i believe that, you know, heavenly father has given me the ability to trust it. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york. survivors are describing the