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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...

To kevin and gerfa, that we think are important for heiko taken sitter. and while we're doing that, we're going to write notes down and pass them to heiko, who would read it and then hopefully introduce it to the conversation. >> where is my wife? can i talk to her? is she okay? where is my son? >> yeah, no. your son is -- >> can i talk to them? i want to know if they're okay. >> mr. so didn't say. meanwhile, fbi agents in the philippines were working sources on the ground. word was that gerfa and kevin had been taken to one of abu sayyaf's strong holes, basilan, a large island about four hour...

>> i thought that that was -- it was all over. i had escaped and walk through all of that terrain and it was for nothing. they had found me and they were going to bring me back. >> but then the man spoke. and the word startled kevin. he was speaking english. >> he was asking, do you need help? were you kidnapped? and i froze at that question and i just thought, this is it. should i just tell him. >> he could go either way? take you away. take you back to those guys. >> right. and i knew those risks. but at this point, i felt like i was going to put my trust in him. >> so how did he react? >> h...

For heiko and gerfa lunsmann, each in their own prison of pain, their focus was on their 14 year old son kevin who was still being held captive for ransom deep in the philippine jungle. there was no way to know if his time is running out. here again is keith morrison. >> on the night of december 2011, heiko lunsmann sat in his burn kitchen with a single of despair. history fbi friends with their notes and equipment were long gone, in a manila how elder now with his wife, who had no news about kevin at all. >> just a terrible feeling. you're feeling helpless, totally helpless. useless. just sit...