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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? >> hello. >> yes? >> this is long distance from philippines. is this mister heiko lunsmann? >> a terrorist on the line, and the pons in question are heiko beloved wife and son, the life of death negotiations have officially begun. coming up -- >> we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. >> 10 million? from me? are you losing your mind? >> dad. we need you to send the money.
infidel son's head? we had him? i knew right there it was religious. it was more serious. this is more hostile. >> you could see the hatred in their eyes? >> i've never seen so much hate. >> gerfa had heard about abu sayyaf and their kidnappings, but she never thought for a moment that she could be a target. >> we sat there, just shaken, and i couldn't stop it. the fear of death is so strong. we were surrounded by this armed men. there is no rescue, there is no sign of rescue. we were on our own. >> nightmare. there were prodded at gunpoint into the jungle.
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. they were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage sond all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. but the worldwide hostage drama be resolved before it was all
>> i just said, don't move, son. well my entire body was frozen. >> and then the car passed and they kept walking. several hours later, they arrived at abu sayyaf's base camp. and this is where they were brought. to a cage in the jungle. not this cage, we actually built this one. but the exact specifications given to us by gerfa. five feet by five feet, some old broken boards for a floor. jungle stitch lashed together with mark. no roof, no protection from the elements. but a key gesture cure as any cage in any prison. there were guard tents on either side of the cage. and a sniper on the hill above, watching them. and right beside the cage, a seemingly bottomless cliff, planted with land mines, said their captors. i know you've been walking for about 36 hours or something. how did you feel? >> well, exhausted physically, spiritually, mentally. >> and then they present you
since an islamic paramilitary group kidnapped lunsmann's wife and son. he sent the kidnappers what he considers to be a fortune. and then the phone rang again. and it was not mr. so. instead, even better an fbi agent, dan girsch, was astonished. >> we received tremendous news that gerfa was released. heiko was excited. i could see and hear just joy. heiko could scarcely believe it as the news flash across the philippines. his wife gerfa was alive and free and safe. so, inexplicable joy. and then gerfa called him and heiko realized the nightmare was just beginning. >> she called me really sad, and crying. my first question was, where is kevin?