Heart of Darkness

Dateline NBC

NBC News

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4.4 • 38K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In this Dateline classic, a man in Virginia learns that his wife and son have been kidnapped by a group of international terrorists demanding millions in ransom while on vacation in the Philippines. With time running out, the FBI joins the case, which comes to a heart-stopping conclusion. Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired on NBC on May 28, 2017.

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0:00.0	I just can't imagine to be hell and captivity.
0:04.0	Dad, to send the money that's all they want.
0:07.0	They have an American kid.
0:09.0	A 14-year-old kid in the middle of the jungle,
0:12.0	they are thinking they hit the jackpot.
0:16.0	They were vacationers, turn prisoners,
0:19.0	a mother and son kidnapped by terrorists.
0:23.0	We need $1 million for the release of your family.
0:26.0	$10 million for me.
0:28.0	Are you losing your mind?
0:30.0	Tonight, you're inside this harrowing hostage drama.
0:34.0	This is a big operation.
0:35.0	This is not just this rag tag, group of people.
0:39.0	Anything can happen.
0:40.0	There are no guarantees.
0:41.0	Can a father turn negotiator help bring them home?
0:45.0	We prepared him for the worst.
0:47.0	I'm getting worried, I'm getting so worried.
0:51.0	A lot of people were praying for them.
0:53.0	A lot of people were.
0:55.0	I'm lester Holt and this is Date Live.
0:58.0	Here's Keith Morrison with Heart of Darkness.
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