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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. >> it's a big operation, it's 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 lot of people were. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ "dateline." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome to dateline. t...

>> and this is dateline. >> i just can't imagine to be held in captivity. >> dad, just send the money. that's all they want. >> they have an american kid. a 14-year-old kid in the middle of the jungle. they're 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. >> this is a big operation, this is not just a drag tag group of people. >> anything can happen, ther...

is descending? >> it is sending a message that we don't believe in democracy, we don't believe in hearing from diverse voices. we don't believe that all people are deserving of the american dream and that one single parent doesn't even have to attend, have a child at attend school in these districts that are having book spend. this is not what a democracy looks like. the american people need to ask themselves if they want the rest of the country to look like a state of florida. >> okay, daniela shermichael, we're going to let it rest right there. thank you so much, guys. for all of y...

Covered windows, set up a surveillance system and heiko's kitchen, not ready for what they knew was coming. demand for ransom. >> he's negotiating really with someone who is selling his family. >> the fbi told me that my wife and son are merchandise for them. >> that's hard to hear. >> yes. >> we tried to be very transparent with the families in these cases. we try to prepare them the best we can. >> did you prepare heiko for the possibility they would be executed? >> yeah. we prepared him for the worst. >> now there is nothing else to do. except wait and then the phone rang. >> hello? >> hell...

Lee Conklin's special report Let’s Talk: Life and Death Negotiation airs Thursday on Action News at 11:00 p.m.