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Scarcely believe it. as the news flashed across the philippines. and to lynchburg, virginia. his wife gerfa was alive. and free. and safe! so, inexpressible joy. and then gerfa called him. and heiko realized the nightmare. was just beginning. >> she called me, really, really sad and crying. so my first question to her was "where's kevin?" >> reporter: he could hear the terror in her voice. abu sayyaf still had kevin and her cousin. they could kill them any time they wanted. >> and i felt her dark place, just being a mother myself. and it was awful. >> reporter: and before long her terror deepe...

No sign of rescue. we were on our own. >> reporter: night came. they were prodded at gunpoint to their feet and into the jungle. and its own particular darkness. >> i constantly followed kevin. the minute he's like three feet away from me he is gone. it's like he's gone in the dark. >> reporter: and then a light, just a flash really, a car in the distance. the kidnappers seemed terrified by it and gerfa was gripped by a fear more terrible than any in her life. >> immediately someone stood really close to kevin. and i saw that silver rifle, the tip of it just went close to his forehead. and at ...

Obviously, heiko's very excited, i could see and hear just joy. joy. >> heiko could scarcely believe it. as the news flashed across the philippines. and to lynchburg, virginia. his wife gerfa was alive. and free. and safe! so, inexpressible joy. and then gerfa called him. and heiko realized the the nightmare was just beginning. >> she called me, really, really sad and crying. so my first question to her was "where's kevin?" >> he could hear the terror in her voice. abu sayyaf still had kevin and her cousin. they could kill them any time they wanted. >> and i felt her dark place, just being a m...

>> so they took her cousin too. gerfa watched the shore disappear into the darkness. in a matter of a moment, you went from a feeling of incredible peace to the worst nightmare you could ever imagine. >> chaos. complete chaos. and you try to control yourself, trying to stay calm. how do you do that? >> it was early morning, right after sunrise, when they arrived at an island. they were made to sit hidden in the mangroves. "take me," gerfa pleaded with the kidnappers, "let the boys go." but in response, one of the men raised his machete. >> he looked at me and he said, did you want me to cut yo...

Pressure must be applied to north korea. now back to "dateline." welcome back to "dateline," i'm conor mcgregor. gerfa lunsmann had been released from her captivity, but what about the fate of her son and cousin? here's keith morrison. >> in the dark of a philippine jungle, surrounded by men with hate in their eyes, gerfa lunsmann looked, terrified, at her 14-year-old son. an approaching car had put the kidnappers on alert. and now one of them held an automatic rifle to kevin's head. >> i just said, don't move, son, while my entire body was frozen. >> and then the car passed. and they kept w...