Your Worst Nightmare (2014–…): Season 2, Episode 9 - Devil Went Down to Georgia - full transcript
YOU GUYS KEEP IT DOWN
BACK THERE.
TUCKED BETWEEN THE TWIN
CITIES OF ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS
LIES THE COZY SUBURB
OF ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA.
ROSEVILLE WAS THEN AND
STILL IS A VERY NICE COMMUNITY.
EVERYONE HAD GARDENS
AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARTIES
AND A BARBECUE ON EVERY DECK.
VERY, VERY NICE PLACE
TO RAISE A FAMILY.
BUT IN THE SUMMER OF 1980,
IT'S ALL ONE FAMILY CAN DO
TO TRY TO GET
OUT OF THIS PLACE ALIVE.
OKAY.
YOU DID LEAVE SOME CLOTHES
FOR US TO WEAR
FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS, RIGHT?
HA-HA,
VERY FUNNY, YES.
WE HAVE A FEW OUTFITS.
IN ONE WEEK,
36-YEAR-OLD MARY STAUFFER
AND HER HUSBAND IRV
WILL BE SAYING GOOD-BYE
TO THEIR HOME HERE IN ROSEVILLE
AND SETTING OFF WITH THEIR TWO
CHILDREN ON A NEW ADVENTURE.
MARY WAS A HAPPILY
MARRIED WOMAN TO A PASTOR.
A WOMAN OF INCREDIBLE STRENGTH
AND FAITH.
HER WHOLE FAMILY, IN FACT,
WERE INVOLVED IN MISSIONS
TO THE PHILIPPINES.
AND SHE, HERSELF,
WAS A MISSIONARY.
THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY SPENT YEARS
IN THE PHILIPPINES
HELPING TO BUILD A CHURCH
OVER THERE.
AND THEY WERE SCHEDULED
TO RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES
FOR FOUR YEARS.
I'M GONNA NEED
NEW SHOES.
THAT UPHILL WALK TO THE STORE
NEARLY KILLED ME LAST TIME.
THOSE DON'T LOOK
TOO BAD.
DO YOU WANT TO WEAR THEM?
OKAY.
NEW SHOES.
MARY WAS A FORMER TEACHER,
AND SHE HAD A STRONG
TEACHING BACKGROUND.
BECAUSE HER HUSBAND MOVED
AROUND TO DIFFERENT PARISHES,
IT WAS REALLY NOT FEASIBLE
FOR HER TO KEEP A TEACHING JOB
FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
I'M JUST TRYING
NOT TO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY
BEFORE WE LEAVE.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
WE'RE BEING FRUGAL.
WELL, WE HAVE TO BE.
THE MISSION'S GETTING LESS AND
LESS FROM THE BOARD EACH YEAR.
I JUST GOT THIS LETTER
SAYING WE CAN'T SPEND AS MUCH.
ARE THOSE NEW SILK TIES?
BUT LOOK AT THEM.
HOW COULD I NOT BUY THEM?
REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR OLD ONES?
THE HUMIDITY
COMPLETELY DESTROYED THEM.
THEY JUST SHRIVELED UP.
THAT'S WHY I NEED NEW ONES.
I SEE, VERY SMART.
I'M GONNA MISS THIS PLACE.
YEAH, ME TOO.
I'M GLAD
WE'RE GOING BACK.
I AM, TOO.
GOD'S DEFINITELY GOT A PLAN
FOR US THERE.
COME ON,
LET'S GET SOME SLEEP.
LET'S WATCH CARSON.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA MISS HIM.
ALL RIGHT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
I CAN'T BELIEVE
HE'S DATING GOLDIE HAWN.
YOU KNOW WAY TOO MUCH
ABOUT THESE PEOPLE.
Shh!
I CAN'T HEAR IT.
ANYWAYS, I DON'T TRY TO.
YOU JUST ACCIDENTALLY
READ ALL THOSE MAGAZINES?
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF.
SHE CAN DO A LOT BETTER.
WHO WOULD YOU SUGGEST?
WARREN BEATTY, MAYBE.
HE SEEMS TO BE AVAILABLE.
DIDN'T SHE
ALREADY DATE HIM?
SEE?
YOU KNOW JUST AS MUCH
AS I DO ABOUT THIS STUFF,
YOU HYPOCRITE!
MY MIND IS IN
A MILLION PLACES RIGHT NOW.
I'M FEELING
A LITTLE ANXIOUS.
I THINK I'M GONNA WORK
ON MY LIST.
YEAH, OKAY.
DON'T WAIT UP FOR ME.
NOT A PROBLEM.
I BET YOUR GONNA BE ASLEEP
BEFORE YOUR HEAD
HITS THAT PILLOW.
ADORABLE.
IRV! IRV!
BADLY SHAKEN
AND AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY
OF THEIR TWO SLEEPING CHILDREN,
MARY AND IRV CALL THE POLICE.
AND HE WAS TRYING TO COME IN
THROUGH THIS WINDOW?
- RIGHT.
- OKAY.
ANY PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION?
IT'S SO DARK OUT THERE,
BUT I-I THINK HE HAD
ON A DARK HOODIE AND GLASSES.
WE'RE THINKING HE GOT A LOOK
AT THE BOXES
AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE EASY
TO GRAB THEM AND RUN.
MAYBE.
OR COULD BE SOMEONE YOU KNOW.
MIGHT HAVE KNOWN
WHAT THEY'RE AFTER?
I DON'T THINK SO.
THEY WOULD KNOW WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING WORTH TAKING.
SO NO ENEMIES
COME TO MIND?
NO, MA'AM.
IT'S PROBABLY
JUST A PROWLER.
OKAY.
IF WE GET ANY OTHER REPORTS,
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
OTHERWISE, KEEP YOUR WINDOWS
AND DOORS LOCKED
AND LET US KNOW
IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING ELSE.
WILL DO.
THANK YOU, DEPUTY.
- THANK YOU.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
- LET ME SHOW YOU OUT.
- GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR A MOTIVE FOR BURGLARY
AND A MOTIVE FOR PEEPING TOMS.
NOTHING MADE ANY SENSE.
THE STAUFFER'S CONCERN
IS REPLACED BY EXCITEMENT
THE CLOSER THEY GET
TO MOVING DAY.
WITH ONLY FIVE DAYS
LEFT IN ROSEVILLE,
MARY AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER, BETH,
SET OUT
FOR SOME LAST MINUTE ERRANDS.
MARY AND BETH WENT
TO THE BEAUTY PARLOR
AND THEN LEFT THERE
ABOUT AN HOUR,
HOUR AND 15 MINUTES LATER.
OKAY.
JUST A FEW MORE ERRANDS.
I WANT TO GET YOU
SOME NEW T-SHIRTS.
YOU CAN PICK OUT
WHATEVER COLORS YOU WANT.
- OKAY.
- LET'S SEE.
WHERE ARE MY KEYS?
DID YOU TAKE MY KEYS?
AHA!
I WANT YOU
TO GET IN THE CAR,
AND I WANT YOU TO DRIVE.
I SAID GET IN THE CAR
AND DRIVE!
- GO!
- OKAY! OKAY.
IT'S OKAY, BETH.
- GET IN.
OKAY.
MARY HAD NO IDEA WHO THIS MAN IS
OR WHAT HE WANTED.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
SIR, ARE YOU IN TROUBLE?
IF YOU ARE, WE ARE
MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU.
- START THE CAR!
- WE'RE CHRISTIANS.
WE CAN LEND YOU MONEY, TAKE YOU
WHEREVER YOU NEED TO GO.
IT IS NOT A PROBLEM.
START THE CAR,
OR I SWEAR I WILL SHOOT.
OKAY. OKAY.
IT IS OKAY, BETH.
- DO IT!
IT IS OKAY! OKAY.
WE ARE GONNA BE FINE.
- MAMA.
WE ARE GONNA BE FINE.
IT'S OKAY.
IN THE SPRING OF 1980,
MISSIONARIES MARY STAUFFER
AND HER HUSBAND, IRV,
ARE GETTING READY
TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO MINNESOTA
AND MOVE THEIR FAMILY
TO THE PHILIPPINES.
I'M GLAD WE'RE GOING BACK.
GOD'S DEFINITELY GOT A PLAN
FOR US THERE.
BUT FIVE DAYS BEFORE
THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO DEPART,
MARY AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER, BETH,
ARE RUNNING ERRANDS WHEN
SUDDENLY THEY'RE INTERRUPTED.
START THE CAR,
OR I SWEAR I WILL SHOOT.
OKAY. OKAY.
IT IS OKAY, BETH.
- DO IT!
IT IS OKAY! OKAY.
WE ARE GONNA BE FINE, BETH.
- MAMA.
WE ARE GONNA BE FINE.
ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE
WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH
MARY'S MIND AT THIS TIME
HAVING A GUN POINTED AT HER,
FORCED INTO HER OWN CAR.
THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT
BY THE STRANGER
TO TELL THEM
WHY HE WAS DOING THIS.
PULL UP NEXT TO THE VAN.
STOP THE CAR.
SIR, PLEASE.
THIS IS NOT NECESSARY.
YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS.
PLEASE JUST LET US GO,
AND WE WON'T TELL A SOUL.
MOM.
THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
GET OUT OF THE CAR - -
BOTH OF YOU!
YOU'RE COMPOUND
IN YOUR CRIME!
YOU CAN JUST STOP THIS.
IT'S OKAY.
- OPEN UP THE BACK DOORS.
OPEN UP THE BACK DOORS!
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
GOD.
- PUT THEM ON!
- NO.
- PUT THEM ON HER!
- NO!
PLEASE! IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS!
PLEASE!
- PUT THOSE ON HER!
WE CAN GIVE YOU MONEY, FOOD.
TAKE OUR CAR!
WHATEVER YOU WANT!
- GET IN THERE!
YOU DO NOT NEED
TO DO THIS!
PLEASE!
- GET IN THERE!
PUT THEM ON HER.
- OKAY.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
I'M HERE.
- NO. NO!
- I'M HERE. I'M HERE. IT'S OKAY.
- PLEASE!
- LET'S DO WHAT THE MAN SAYS.
IT'S OKAY.
- FASTER!
- OKAY.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
I'M HERE.
- NO! NO, NO!
- NO, SWEETIE!
I KNOW.
- PUT THEM ON HER!
THIS IS ALL GONNA BE OVER SOON.
THIS WILL ALL BE OVER SOON.
MOMMY, PLEASE!
- AND WE'RE GONNA GO HOME...
- FASTER!
AND WE'RE GONNA
SEE DADDY AND STEVE AND - -
NOW YOU!
NOW YOU!
NO!
I'M HERE.
HONEY, CALM DOWN.
- FASTER!
- I'M SORRY.
- MOM!
- I'M SO SORRY!
I'M SORRY, SWEETIE.
DEAR, GOD.
WE CALL ON YOU
TO BE WITH US RIGHT NOW.
MARY KNEW SHE HAD
TO BE STRONG FOR BETH.
SHE HAD THE COURAGE
TO REASSURE BOTH OF THEM
THAT GOD WOULD TAKE CARE
OF THEM,
THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.
GOD, PLEASE PROTECT US RIGHT
NOW, GIVE US PEACE RIGHT NOW,
DEAR LORD.
NO!
NO!
NO!
NO!
DON'T! NO!
QUIET!
NO!
THEY HAD NO IDEA
WHAT WAS GOING ON,
AND HOW WERE THEY
GONNA GET OUT OF THIS NIGHTMARE
THAT THEY WERE LIVING.
THERE WAS THIS CONSTANT FEAR
BY MARY AND BETH
THAT SOMETHING HORRIBLE
WAS GONNA HAPPEN TO THEM.
AS NIGHT FALLS
AT THE STAUFFERS' HOUSE,
MARY'S HUSBAND,
IRV, BEGINS TO PANIC.
HE KNOWS HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER
SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME HOURS AGO.
WHEN MARY STAUFFER AND
BETH WENT TO THE BEAUTY PARLOR,
IT WAS GONNA BE ABOUT AN HOUR.
AND THEY WERE GONNA
BE BACK BY 5:30,
PROBABLY NO LATER THAN 6:00.
NOW, IT'S 9:30,
10:00 AT NIGHT,
AND IRV WAS CONCERNED ENOUGH
TO CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
HI, MY NAME'S IRV STAUFFER.
I'D LIKE TO REPORT A MISSING
PERSON - - TWO MISSING PERSONS.
MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER
ARE MISSING.
YES, MA'AM.
THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME
OVER FOUR HOURS AGO,
BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM.
OF COURSE THE POLICE
SAID, "WELL, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S NOT THAT UNUSUAL.
THERE ISN'T ANY REASON
FOR YOU TO BE CONCERNED."
NO, LISTEN - - LISTEN.
MY WIFE IS - - NO, THIS - -
THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN.
SHE'D BE HOME, OR SHE'D CALL.
THERE'S SOMETHING VERY WRONG.
IRV DID CALL THE BEAUTY SALON
AND FIND OUT THAT MARY AND BETH
HAD LEFT THERE HOURS BEFORE.
NOBODY KNEW WHERE THEY WERE.
I HAVE. I'VE CALLED FRIENDS
AND RELATIVES.
NO ONE'S HEARD FROM THEM.
LOOK!
I - - I...
NO, I KNOW.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW.
IT'S...
YOU JUST HAVE TO TRUST ME.
I THINK SHE'S IN TROUBLE.
SHE'S...
SHE LEFT THE BEAUTY SALON
AT 4:30.
THAT'S FOUR - -
ALMOST FIVE HOURS AGO.
THEY CONFIRMED THE TIME FOR ME.
I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE!
BUT BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH TIME
HAD PASSED TO MAKE IT ACTUALLY
AN INVESTIGATABLE CRIME,
THAT WAS JUST A TICK MARK
IN THE LOGBOOK,
THAT SOMEONE HAD REPORTED
A WIFE MISSING.
WHAT IRV HAS NO WAY OF REALIZING
IS THAT MARY AND BETH
ARE ONLY A MILE AWAY.
THEY'RE INSIDE THE BASEMENT
OF THEIR CAPTOR'S HOME.
THE NEXT HORRIFIC SURPRISE
AWAITS.
NO! NO!
SWEETIE!
- NO!
NO!
- COME ON!
- NO!
NO! NO! NO.
STAY PUT.
NO! NO!
IT WAS CLEAR THAT HE INTENDED
TO HOLD SOMEONE CAPTIVE
FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
HE HAD CHAINS.
HE HAD LOCKS.
EVERYTHING PREPARED FOR WHEN HE
BROUGHT MARY AND ELIZABETH HOME.
NO!
- NO! NO! NO! NO!
- NO! NO!
GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!
STOP IT!
BETHY - - BETHY,
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY,
SWEETHEART.
I'M RIGHT HERE.
I'M NOT LEAVING YOU.
NO, MOMMY!
NOT LEAVING YOU.
I'M RIGHT HERE.
MAMA IS RIGHT HERE.
- PLEASE!
- I'M SO SORRY, BABY!
- MOM!
- IT'S OKAY!
- IT'S OKAY!
- MAMA!
THIS IS GONNA BE
ALL OVER SOON.
I'M NOT GONNA LEAVE YOU.
- NO, PLEASE!
- LET'S GO!
- I'M SORRY.
NO! NO! NO!
NO!
NO! NO!
STOP IT!
STOP! MO-O-O-M!
THAT'S WHEN THE REAL NIGHTMARE
FOR MARY CAME TO REALIZATION.
- MOM!
- NO!
NO, BETH!
- MOM!
- BETH!
PLEASE - -
PLEASE LET HER GO.
SHE'S JUST A CHILD.
SHE DOESN'T DESERVE THIS.
CALM DOWN, MS. STAUFFER!
MS. STAUFFER?
YOU KNOW MY NAME?
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHO I AM?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU BEFORE
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
YOU LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.
WHEN I'M DONE WITH YOU,
YOU WILL NEVER FORGET ME.
ONE MILE FROM THEIR
HOME IN ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA,
MARY STAUFFER AND HER DAUGHTER,
BETH, ARE BEING HELD CAPTIVE
BY A STRANGER.
STOP IT! STOP!
BUT MARY HAS JUST
DISCOVERED THEIR KIDNAPPER
IS CERTAINLY FAMILIAR WITH HER.
PLEASE - -
PLEASE LET HER GO.
SHE'S JUST A CHILD.
CALM DOWN, MS. STAUFFER!
MS. STAUFFER?
YOU KNOW MY NAME?
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHO I AM?
THE MORNING
AFTER THE ABDUCTIONS,
THE RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT SENT DETECTIVES
TO TALK WITH MARY'S HUSBAND,
IRV.
OKAY, HERE'S...
THAT'S MARY,
AND THAT'S BETH.
SHE'S 8 YEARS OLD.
THANK YOU FOR THIS,
REVEREND.
MIND IF WE HOLD ONTO THESE?
- NO.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE MARY'S CAR
FOR US?
WHAT MODEL?
WHAT COLOR?
IT'S A 1980
CHEVROLET CAVALIER.
IT'S A SALMON COLOR.
WE'LL PUT OUT A BULLETIN.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU CAN TELL US?
JUST FIND THEM.
WE STARTED TO PUT EVERYTHING
IN MOTION
TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY WERE.
HIDDEN AWAY INSIDE THE CLOSET
OF THEIR TORMENTOR'S HOME,
MARY AND BETH
HAVE ONLY THEIR FAITH
TO GIVE THEM STRENGTH.
IT'S OKAY,
SWEETHEART.
LET'S REMEMBER
WHAT GOD TELLS US.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
"FEAR NOT
FOR I AM WITH YOU."
SAY IT WITH ME.
FEAR NOT FOR I AM WITH YOU.
FEAR NOT FOR I AM WITH YOU.
FEAR NOT
FOR I AM WITH YOU.
FEAR NOT
FOR I AM WITH YOU.
SHE SAW A DRY-CLEANING
RECEIPT WITH THE ADDRESS ON IT.
SO NOW SHE KNEW
WHERE THEY WERE STAYING.
EAT THIS.
IT'S BANANA BREAD.
I TRIED TO GET
ALL THE THINGS YOU LIKE.
MAMA,
HOW DOES HE KNOW THAT?
Shh.
- NO! STOP!
- IT'S OKAY.
BABY, IT'S OKAY!
- MOM!
I AM GONNA BE RIGHT BACK,
OKAY?
- NO! NO! NO!
- I'M GONNA BE RIGHT BACK.
BETH WAS EXHAUSTED.
SHE WAS DEHYDRATED.
SHE WAS AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL
WHO WAS JUST IN THE GRIPS
OF TERROR.
AND ONCE AGAIN,
IT WAS MARY WHO UNDERSTOOD,
"WE'LL STAY CALM.
WE WILL TAKE CARE
OF THIS SITUATION."
JUST REMEMBER OUR PRAYER.
GOD IS WITH US, BABY.
- NO, MAMA!
- GOD IS WITH US, BABY!
I WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
- NO! MOM, PLEASE!
NO!
PLEASE!
MAMA! MAMA!
MAMA, PLEASE!
IT'S OKAY.
NO!
MARY, MARY,
I'VE WAITED SO LONG.
YOU REMEMBER ME NOW?
DO YOU NEED A HINT?
YOU LOOK SO GOOD
IN A SKIRT,
HEELS,
UP AGAINST A CHALKBOARD.
YOU KNEW ME
WHEN I WAS A TEACHER?
THAT WAS 15 YEARS AGO.
DO YOU RECALL
YOUR ALGEBRA CLASS?
THINK, MARY!
AN EIGHT-YEAR STUDENT
IN THE THIRD ROW, FOURTH DESK.
THAT WAS SO LONG AGO.
I DON'T...
BUT A TEACHER SHOULD ALWAYS
REMEMBER THE GIFTED ONES.
IF "A" EQUALS 10
AND THEN "Z" EQUALS 12 - -
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL PICK THAT
BACK UP TOMORROW.
I'M GONNA HAND BACK
YOUR TEST FROM FRIDAY.
OVERALL, YOU GUYS
DID PRETTY GOOD.
THOUGH, I WAS EXPECTING BETTER.
HERE YOU GO.
AND DON'T FORGET
YOUR HOMEWORK IS DUE TOMORROW.
AND YOU THOUGHT TO ADD
SOME PROBLEMS
OF YOUR OWN TO THE TEST.
I URGE YOU TO PLEASE JUST STICK
WITH THE PROBLEMS ALREADY GIVEN.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
YOU WERE
ONE OF MY STUDENTS.
MY GOD.
YES.
YES, MARY.
GOOD GIRL.
HE WAS A FORMER STUDENT OF HERS,
MING SEN SHIUE.
HE HAD HAD A FIXATION
FOR 15 YEARS
LIVING EVERY DAY WONDERING
ABOUT WHAT A WONDERFUL LIFE
THE TWO OF THEM
WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TOGETHER.
I'VE SEEN YOU,
WATCHED YOU FOR SO MANY YEARS.
YOU HAVE
A VERY NICE FAMILY.
I WISH I HAD SOMETHING NICE
LIKE THAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
SOMEONE NICE LIKE YOU AS A WIFE.
I DON'T WANT TO KILL YOU,
MARY.
I DON'T WANT TO KILL YOU.
YOU AND I, WE HAVE SOMETHING
TOO SPECIAL BETWEEN US.
THIS INDIVIDUAL HAD SUCH
A FIXATION ON MARY STAUFFER
THAT HE WOULD FOLLOW HER
ON THE STREET.
HE WOULD FOLLOW HER
TO THE STORE.
FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS,
WHEN HE'S NOT WORKING AT
HIS ROSEVILLE ELECTRONIC SHOP,
MING'S ROUTINE
HAS BEEN MARY'S ROUTINE.
BYE, GUYS.
I'LL BE BACK SOON.
HEAVENLY FATHER,
THANK YOU FOR YOU SON.
THANK YOU FOR HIS FORGIVENESS.
HELP US TO FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE
AND HELP US TO CHOOSE
TO FORGIVE THOSE AROUND US.
HE WOULD ACTUALLY GO
TO THE CHURCH SERVICES
WHERE HE KNEW SHE WOULD BE
BECAUSE HER HUSBAND WAS PASTOR.
AND HE WOULD
SURREPTITIOUSLY SIT BEHIND HER
AND MAYBE TOUCH HER SWEATER.
BUT ONE PARTICULAR DAY
AT CHURCH WITH MARY,
MING LEARNED SOMETHING
UNEXPECTED AND UNPLEASANT.
AMEN.
NOW, BEFORE THE BENEDICTION,
I HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS.
I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE
THAT MY FAMILY AND I WILL BE
RETURNING TO THE PHILIPPINES
IN MAY OF THIS YEAR.
WE WILL BE SPENDING FOUR YEARS
THERE WORKING WITH THE CHURCH
WE HELPED TO DEVELOP.
AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED
TO BE RETURNING
TO THAT LOVELY COMMUNITY.
WHEN IRV MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT
THAT HE AND MARY
AND THEIR FAMILY WERE
GONNA MOVE TO THE PHILIPPINES,
IT SET OFF A CHAIN OF EVENTS
NONE OF US COULD
REALLY ANTICIPATE.
AND HE SET ABOUT
TO DERAIL THOSE PLANS.
YOU WERE TRYING TO LEAVE,
AND THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN.
I COULDN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.
WELL, IF IT'S ME YOU WANT,
YOU HAVE ME.
PLEASE LET MY DAUGHTER GO.
- NO.
PLEASE LET HER GO!
- NO, NO.
PLEASE.
NO, NO, NO.
Shh! NO, NO, NO.
I DON'T WANT
TO HURT YOUR DAUGHTER.
I WON'T HURT
YOUR DAUGHTER.
SHE'S HERE NOW.
AND HER LIFE
IS BASICALLY IN YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE, NO.
I CAN MAKE THINGS
EASIER ON YOU.
- NO.
- I CAN.
IF YOU JUST COOPERATE...
AND BE AFFECTIONATE.
SHOW ME YOU LOVE ME.
I KNOW YOU DO.
THEN THIS COULD BE EASIER,
BECAUSE WE'RE A FAMILY NOW.
NO, MAMA!
GOD IS WITH US, BABY!
FOR 15 YEARS, MING SEN
SHIUE HAS FANTASIZED ABOUT THE DAY
HE'D HAVE HIS FORMER TEACHER,
MARY STAUFFER, ALL TO HIMSELF.
WE'RE A FAMILY NOW.
BUT 10 MINUTES AWAY
IN ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA,
POLICE ARE STARTING
TO PIECE TOGETHER THE REALITY
OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MARY
AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER,
BETH.
SURE DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE SHE LEFT ON HER OWN.
NO, SIR.
IT DOESN'T.
I. D., MONEY,
CREDIT CARDS ALL STILL HERE.
YEAH.
THIS WAS DEFINITELY
NOT A ROBBERY.
I'LL GET THE GUYS
ON IT.
AT THAT POINT,
IT WAS A STRANGER ABDUCTION,
AND THEY WERE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT POSSIBLE MOTIVE
COULD ANY INDIVIDUAL HAVE FOR
TAKING THIS WOMAN AND HER CHILD.
MING WAS DELUSIONAL IN BELIEVING
THAT THE TRUE MEANING
OF MARY'S LIFE
WAS TO SPEND HER LIFE WITH HIM.
BUT HE KNEW THAT SHE
WOULDN'T WILLINGLY STAY.
SO HE WOULD BRING THEM
OUT OF THE CLOSET.
AND THEY WOULD SIT CHAINED
TO THE KITCHEN TABLE.
AND THEY WOULD HAVE DINNER.
AND THEY WOULD HAVE LUNCH.
BETH, DO YOU LIKE THE BOOKS
I GAVE YOU?
GOOD.
YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING MAYBE
I COULD GET YOU A LITTLE TV.
I HAVE PLENTY AT THE SHOP.
WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?
SURE.
SURE, THANKS.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
BUT JUST WHEN THINGS
SEEMED TO BE GOING AS MING PLANNED,
THERE'S A PROBLEM.
NO.
NO.
NO!
NO!
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
I NEED YOU
TO WRITE A LETTER.
NO.
TELL YOUR HUSBAND
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
YOU'RE JUST HAVING
SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT YOUR TRIP.
MARY...
DON'T DO ANYTHING FUNNY.
MING THOUGHT THAT THIS
WOULD REASSURE THE AUTHORITIES
THAT THERE WAS
NO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
BUT WHEN IRV STAUFFER
RECEIVES THE LETTER A FEW DAYS LATER,
IMMEDIATELY HE KNOWS
THAT SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT.
HE TAKES THE LETTER
STRAIGHT TO THE POLICE.
THAT'S MARY'S HANDWRITING.
SHE'S ALIVE.
THEY'RE ALIVE,
BUT THERE'S NO WAY
SHE WROTE THAT.
OKAY.
I'LL HAVE THIS CHECKED
FOR FINGERPRINTS.
WE'LL FIND OUT
WHO'S BEHIND THIS.
THEY THEN KNEW THEY WERE DEALING
WITH SOMETHING
BIGGER THAN THIS ABDUCTION.
BUT THEY STILL
COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS.
THREE WEEKS GO BY WITHOUT
ANYONE GETTING CLOSE TO FINDING MARY
AND HER DAUGHTER, BETH.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE CONSTANT
HEADLINES ABOUT THE ABDUCTION
MAKE IT CLEAR TO MING THAT
THE SEARCH IS FAR FROM OVER.
- GET OUT HERE!
- NO.
LOOKS LIKE YOUR LETTER
DIDN'T WORK, MARY.
HOW'D YOU DO IT?
SOME KIND OF CODE?
NO.
YOU BETRAYED ME.
NO. NO, I-I DIDN'T.
I PROMISE.
THERE WAS NO CODE.
I PROMISE.
I PROMISE.
- THERE HAD TO BE!
HOW'D YOU DO IT?
TELL ME THE TRUTH!
MY HUSBAND KNOWS
I WOULDN'T WRITE THAT LETTER.
YOUR HUSBAND.
THIS IS WHERE
I GET A LITTLE ANGRY.
IF YOU JUST CARED FOR ME
A LITTLE MORE.
YOU SAY YOU DO.
BUT THEN YOU DO SOMETHING
LIKE THIS!
LOOK AT ME.
DOESN'T GOD
SAY SOMETHING ABOUT REVENGE?
YES. YES.
HE SAYS VENGEANCE IS HIS,
AND HE WILL REPAY.
WELL, IT'S OBVIOUS
I DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO THAT.
THIS IS MY REVENGE.
WHY ARE YOU FILMING?
WHAT DID YOU THINK
WAS GONNA HAPPEN?
PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.
YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO THIS.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
SO HE'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER.
NO. NO!
PLEASE DON'T.
HE HAD AN EXPECTATION THAT HE
WOULD BE THIS WONDERFUL LOVER,
AND THAT MARY WOULD RESPOND
IN SUCH A GRATEFUL MANNER.
AND OF COURSE,
THE VERY OPPOSITE WAS TRUE.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, MARY.
WHY DO YOU REJECT ME?
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
MY HUSBAND.
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT
FROM ME?
ARE YOU KIDDING?
I'VE WAITED
ALL THESE YEARS.
YOU THINK ONE AFTERNOON'S
JUST GONNA SOLVE IT?
HEY.
I LOVE YOU, MARY.
AND I THINK ONE DAY
YOU'LL LEARN TO LOVE ME, TOO.
THREE MORE WEEKS PASS,
AND MARY'S HUSBAND, IRV, DOES
ALL HE CAN TO KEEP THE SEARCH
FOR MARY AND BETH ALIVE.
LIEUTENANT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
BUT THE POLICE
ARE HITTING A DEAD END.
COME ON.
CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING?
NO. NO.
I'M FINE.
OKAY.
HAVE A SEAT.
WE GOT THE RESULTS BACK
FROM THE ENVELOPE, THE LETTER.
THERE'S NOTHING THERE
FOR US.
I'M SORRY, REVEREND.
ANYTHING FROM THE CAR?
ALL CLEAN.
LIEUTENANT, PLEASE TELL ME
YOU HAVE SOMETHING.
WE'VE GOT EVERYONE
ON THIS.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING
THAT WE CAN.
LIEUTENANT, PLEASE!
I APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
AND I KNOW
THEY'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
- I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
- MARY'S STRONG. SO IS BETH.
THEY'RE ALIVE,
AND THEY'RE GONNA BE FINE.
THEY'RE IN GOD'S HANDS.
IT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING
TO HAVE TO COME IN
AND FOLLOW HIM UP.
AND WE JUST HAD TO KEEP ON
GOING WITH WHAT WE HAD.
IT WAS A DAYLIGHT
TO DAWN EVERY DAY SEARCHING.
THE ONE PERSON
WHO KNOWS WHERE MARY
AND BETH ARE HIDING IS MARY,
BUT THERE'S NO WAY
TO LET ANYONE KNOW.
SO,
YOU'RE COMING BACK IN AUGUST?
OKAY.
NO, NO.
THAT'S - - THAT'S FINE.
OKAY.
BYE.
SO, UM, I HAVE
AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
WE'RE MOVING.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE.
THE OWNERS ARE COMING BACK
IN AUGUST,
AND WE JUST
CAN'T STAY HERE.
SO I'M - - I'M GONNA GO
TO THE SHOP, PICK UP SOME MONEY,
AND THEN GO LOOK
FOR A PLACE.
MARY REALIZED
THAT IF THEY WERE GONNA MOVE,
MING WAS NEVER GONNA
LET MARY AND BETH GO,
AND THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE
A CONTINUAL NIGHTMARE FOR THEM.
AFTER SEVEN WEEKS TRAPPED
IN THE HOUSE OF HER FORMER STUDENT,
MARY STAUFFER SUDDENLY
REALIZES THE TIME FOR ESCAPE
IS NOW OR NEVER.
WE JUST CAN'T STAY HERE.
SO I'M - - I'M GONNA
GO TO THE SHOP,
PICK UP SOME MONEY,
AND THEN GO LOOK FOR A PLACE.
MOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
JUST WATCH YOUR CARTOONS, BETHY.
IT'S OKAY.
ALL THE CHAINS
WERE CONNECTED TOGETHER,
AND HE CONNECTED THOSE CHAINS
ON MARY AND BETH
TO THE CHAINS HANGING
FROM THE ROD INSIDE THE CLOSET.
NO, MOM!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
STOP! HE'S GONNA COME BACK!
NO, IT'S OKAY, BABY.
PLEASE, MAMA!
STOP!
- IT'S OKAY.
- HE'S GONNA COME BACK.
NO.
IT'S OKAY.
- THIS IS OUR CHANCE...
- NO, NO, NO, NO.
...TO GO SEE STEVE
AND DADDY.
- COME ON!
- NO, NO!
- COME ON! COME ON!
- NO! I'M NOT LEAVING!
HE'S GONNA COME BACK SOON.
WE HAVE TO GET BACK
IN THE CLOSET.
HE'S GONNA COME BACK!
BETH, LISTEN TO ME.
THIS IS OUR CHANCE.
WE HAVE TO GO NOW.
NO! PLEASE, MAMA!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!
PLEASE!
- STOP IT!
STOP IT! STOP IT.
I'M SO SORRY, HONEY.
I AM SO SORRY
FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU.
I'M SO SORRY.
THIS IS TERRIBLE.
I'M SORRY.
BUT YOU HAVE TO LISTEN
TO ME.
GOD HAS GIVEN US
THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO GET BACK TO STEVE AND DADDY.
AND ONCE WE'RE GONE,
WE'LL BE SAFE.
HE WON'T BE ABLE
TO HURT US ANYMORE, OKAY?
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
I NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, BETH.
COME ON.
HI.
THIS IS MARY STAUFFER.
I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ME
AND MY DAUGHTER, BETH STAUFFER.
WE HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED
BY A MAN NAMED MING SHIUE.
PLEASE HURRY.
WE'RE AT 19 HAMPTON AVENUE
IN ROSEVILLE.
WHEN SHE CALLED
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
SHE WAS VERY CALM AND COLLECTED.
SHE WASN'T EXCITED.
NO, HE DRIVES A GREEN VAN,
AND HE COULD BE BACK
AT ANY MOMENT.
SO PLEASE HURRY.
THEY'RE COMING.
COME ON, SWEETIE.
- NO, NO, NO.
- THE POLICE ARE COMING.
WE'RE GONNA WAIT OUTSIDE.
WE'RE GONNA WAIT OUTSIDE.
W- W-WHAT IF
HE COMES BACK?
OKAY. COME ON.
LET'S GO HIDE IN THE BACK.
OKAY.
COME ON, SWEETIE.
COME ON.
MARY STAUFFER, POLICE!
GARCIA, HEAD INSIDE!
FISHER, LET'S GO!
WE'RE HERE!
WE'RE RIGHT HERE!
- MARY STAUFFER?
- YES, THANK YOU.
- ARE YOU OKAY?
- THANK YOU, GOD!
LISTEN.
IT'S OVER, OKAY?
WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOU.
IT'S ALL OVER.
LOCK THE STREET DOWN.
DON'T LET ANYONE INSIDE.
MARY WAS JUST AS NORMAL AS COULD
BE LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED,
AND, "HERE I AM. LET'S GO."
I MEAN, SHE WAS UNREAL.
THIS WAS JUST
A TRAUMATIC NIGHTMARE
THAT SHE HAD GONE THROUGH.
YET, THROUGH ALL THAT,
MARY KEPT A VERY CALM,
STEADFAST DEMEANOR.
SHE KNEW THAT GOD
HAD SAVED THEM,
AND THEY WERE GONNA BE SAFE.
BUT FOR MING SEN
SHIUE, THERE IS NO PLACE TO HIDE.
DON'T MOVE.
HANDS UP - -
ON YOUR HEAD - - NOW!
STAY ON HIM, BOSS.
GOT HIM.
TURN AROUND.
MR. SHIUE, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST
FOR THE KIDNAPPING
OF MARY AND BETH STAUFFER.
IS ANYONE ELSE HERE?
NO.
WE FOUND MARY AND BETH.
YOU'RE DONE, SON.
AND ONE DAY,
THEY'LL FORGET ALL ABOUT YOU.
LET'S GO.
MING SEN SHIUE IS
CHARGED WITH FEDERAL KIDNAPPING.
IN FEBRUARY OF 1981,
HIS CASE GOES TO TRIAL.
AFTER BEING CONVICTED
ON ALL COUNTS,
HE IS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS
IN A FEDERAL PRISON.
IN 2010, HIS SENTENCE
IS EXTENDED TO LIFE.
THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENED.
BUT AS TERRIBLE AS IT WAS,
IT WAS OVER,
AND HIS LIFE WAS RUINED OVER IT.
BUT MARY HAS SUCH FAITH
IN GOD AND IN HERSELF THAT SHE
DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS NOT
GOING TO IDENTIFY HER AT ALL,
NOR WAS IT GOING
TO IDENTIFY HER DAUGHTER.
IN THE 35 YEARS SINCE,
MARY AND BETH
HAVE DONE THEIR BEST
TO FORGET MING SEN SHIUE.
MARY RETURNED TO HER WORK
AS A MISSIONARY,
RETIRING IN 2009.
AND BETH IS RAISING A FAMILY
OF HER OWN.
ANYONE WITH A BEATING HEART,
ANYONE WITH EYES TO SEE
CAN'T HELP BUT THINK,
"CAN THIS REALLY HAPPEN?"
AND THE ANSWER'S YES,
THIS CAN REALLY HAPPEN,
EVEN TO SOMEONE
AS PRISTINE AS MARY STAUFFER.
I AM SO ENVIOUS OF MARY
BECAUSE SHE'S FOUND A WAY
TO DEAL WITH IT 35 YEARS LATER.
THERE IS A WHOLE COMMUNITY
THAT HASN'T FIGURED
THAT OUT YET.
BACK THERE.
TUCKED BETWEEN THE TWIN
CITIES OF ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS
LIES THE COZY SUBURB
OF ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA.
ROSEVILLE WAS THEN AND
STILL IS A VERY NICE COMMUNITY.
EVERYONE HAD GARDENS
AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARTIES
AND A BARBECUE ON EVERY DECK.
VERY, VERY NICE PLACE
TO RAISE A FAMILY.
BUT IN THE SUMMER OF 1980,
IT'S ALL ONE FAMILY CAN DO
TO TRY TO GET
OUT OF THIS PLACE ALIVE.
OKAY.
YOU DID LEAVE SOME CLOTHES
FOR US TO WEAR
FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS, RIGHT?
HA-HA,
VERY FUNNY, YES.
WE HAVE A FEW OUTFITS.
IN ONE WEEK,
36-YEAR-OLD MARY STAUFFER
AND HER HUSBAND IRV
WILL BE SAYING GOOD-BYE
TO THEIR HOME HERE IN ROSEVILLE
AND SETTING OFF WITH THEIR TWO
CHILDREN ON A NEW ADVENTURE.
MARY WAS A HAPPILY
MARRIED WOMAN TO A PASTOR.
A WOMAN OF INCREDIBLE STRENGTH
AND FAITH.
HER WHOLE FAMILY, IN FACT,
WERE INVOLVED IN MISSIONS
TO THE PHILIPPINES.
AND SHE, HERSELF,
WAS A MISSIONARY.
THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY SPENT YEARS
IN THE PHILIPPINES
HELPING TO BUILD A CHURCH
OVER THERE.
AND THEY WERE SCHEDULED
TO RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES
FOR FOUR YEARS.
I'M GONNA NEED
NEW SHOES.
THAT UPHILL WALK TO THE STORE
NEARLY KILLED ME LAST TIME.
THOSE DON'T LOOK
TOO BAD.
DO YOU WANT TO WEAR THEM?
OKAY.
NEW SHOES.
MARY WAS A FORMER TEACHER,
AND SHE HAD A STRONG
TEACHING BACKGROUND.
BECAUSE HER HUSBAND MOVED
AROUND TO DIFFERENT PARISHES,
IT WAS REALLY NOT FEASIBLE
FOR HER TO KEEP A TEACHING JOB
FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
I'M JUST TRYING
NOT TO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY
BEFORE WE LEAVE.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
WE'RE BEING FRUGAL.
WELL, WE HAVE TO BE.
THE MISSION'S GETTING LESS AND
LESS FROM THE BOARD EACH YEAR.
I JUST GOT THIS LETTER
SAYING WE CAN'T SPEND AS MUCH.
ARE THOSE NEW SILK TIES?
BUT LOOK AT THEM.
HOW COULD I NOT BUY THEM?
REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR OLD ONES?
THE HUMIDITY
COMPLETELY DESTROYED THEM.
THEY JUST SHRIVELED UP.
THAT'S WHY I NEED NEW ONES.
I SEE, VERY SMART.
I'M GONNA MISS THIS PLACE.
YEAH, ME TOO.
I'M GLAD
WE'RE GOING BACK.
I AM, TOO.
GOD'S DEFINITELY GOT A PLAN
FOR US THERE.
COME ON,
LET'S GET SOME SLEEP.
LET'S WATCH CARSON.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA MISS HIM.
ALL RIGHT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
I CAN'T BELIEVE
HE'S DATING GOLDIE HAWN.
YOU KNOW WAY TOO MUCH
ABOUT THESE PEOPLE.
Shh!
I CAN'T HEAR IT.
ANYWAYS, I DON'T TRY TO.
YOU JUST ACCIDENTALLY
READ ALL THOSE MAGAZINES?
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF.
SHE CAN DO A LOT BETTER.
WHO WOULD YOU SUGGEST?
WARREN BEATTY, MAYBE.
HE SEEMS TO BE AVAILABLE.
DIDN'T SHE
ALREADY DATE HIM?
SEE?
YOU KNOW JUST AS MUCH
AS I DO ABOUT THIS STUFF,
YOU HYPOCRITE!
MY MIND IS IN
A MILLION PLACES RIGHT NOW.
I'M FEELING
A LITTLE ANXIOUS.
I THINK I'M GONNA WORK
ON MY LIST.
YEAH, OKAY.
DON'T WAIT UP FOR ME.
NOT A PROBLEM.
I BET YOUR GONNA BE ASLEEP
BEFORE YOUR HEAD
HITS THAT PILLOW.
ADORABLE.
IRV! IRV!
BADLY SHAKEN
AND AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY
OF THEIR TWO SLEEPING CHILDREN,
MARY AND IRV CALL THE POLICE.
AND HE WAS TRYING TO COME IN
THROUGH THIS WINDOW?
- RIGHT.
- OKAY.
ANY PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION?
IT'S SO DARK OUT THERE,
BUT I-I THINK HE HAD
ON A DARK HOODIE AND GLASSES.
WE'RE THINKING HE GOT A LOOK
AT THE BOXES
AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE EASY
TO GRAB THEM AND RUN.
MAYBE.
OR COULD BE SOMEONE YOU KNOW.
MIGHT HAVE KNOWN
WHAT THEY'RE AFTER?
I DON'T THINK SO.
THEY WOULD KNOW WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING WORTH TAKING.
SO NO ENEMIES
COME TO MIND?
NO, MA'AM.
IT'S PROBABLY
JUST A PROWLER.
OKAY.
IF WE GET ANY OTHER REPORTS,
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
OTHERWISE, KEEP YOUR WINDOWS
AND DOORS LOCKED
AND LET US KNOW
IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING ELSE.
WILL DO.
THANK YOU, DEPUTY.
- THANK YOU.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
- LET ME SHOW YOU OUT.
- GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR A MOTIVE FOR BURGLARY
AND A MOTIVE FOR PEEPING TOMS.
NOTHING MADE ANY SENSE.
THE STAUFFER'S CONCERN
IS REPLACED BY EXCITEMENT
THE CLOSER THEY GET
TO MOVING DAY.
WITH ONLY FIVE DAYS
LEFT IN ROSEVILLE,
MARY AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER, BETH,
SET OUT
FOR SOME LAST MINUTE ERRANDS.
MARY AND BETH WENT
TO THE BEAUTY PARLOR
AND THEN LEFT THERE
ABOUT AN HOUR,
HOUR AND 15 MINUTES LATER.
OKAY.
JUST A FEW MORE ERRANDS.
I WANT TO GET YOU
SOME NEW T-SHIRTS.
YOU CAN PICK OUT
WHATEVER COLORS YOU WANT.
- OKAY.
- LET'S SEE.
WHERE ARE MY KEYS?
DID YOU TAKE MY KEYS?
AHA!
I WANT YOU
TO GET IN THE CAR,
AND I WANT YOU TO DRIVE.
I SAID GET IN THE CAR
AND DRIVE!
- GO!
- OKAY! OKAY.
IT'S OKAY, BETH.
- GET IN.
OKAY.
MARY HAD NO IDEA WHO THIS MAN IS
OR WHAT HE WANTED.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
SIR, ARE YOU IN TROUBLE?
IF YOU ARE, WE ARE
MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU.
- START THE CAR!
- WE'RE CHRISTIANS.
WE CAN LEND YOU MONEY, TAKE YOU
WHEREVER YOU NEED TO GO.
IT IS NOT A PROBLEM.
START THE CAR,
OR I SWEAR I WILL SHOOT.
OKAY. OKAY.
IT IS OKAY, BETH.
- DO IT!
IT IS OKAY! OKAY.
WE ARE GONNA BE FINE.
- MAMA.
WE ARE GONNA BE FINE.
IT'S OKAY.
IN THE SPRING OF 1980,
MISSIONARIES MARY STAUFFER
AND HER HUSBAND, IRV,
ARE GETTING READY
TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO MINNESOTA
AND MOVE THEIR FAMILY
TO THE PHILIPPINES.
I'M GLAD WE'RE GOING BACK.
GOD'S DEFINITELY GOT A PLAN
FOR US THERE.
BUT FIVE DAYS BEFORE
THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO DEPART,
MARY AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER, BETH,
ARE RUNNING ERRANDS WHEN
SUDDENLY THEY'RE INTERRUPTED.
START THE CAR,
OR I SWEAR I WILL SHOOT.
OKAY. OKAY.
IT IS OKAY, BETH.
- DO IT!
IT IS OKAY! OKAY.
WE ARE GONNA BE FINE, BETH.
- MAMA.
WE ARE GONNA BE FINE.
ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE
WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH
MARY'S MIND AT THIS TIME
HAVING A GUN POINTED AT HER,
FORCED INTO HER OWN CAR.
THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT
BY THE STRANGER
TO TELL THEM
WHY HE WAS DOING THIS.
PULL UP NEXT TO THE VAN.
STOP THE CAR.
SIR, PLEASE.
THIS IS NOT NECESSARY.
YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS.
PLEASE JUST LET US GO,
AND WE WON'T TELL A SOUL.
MOM.
THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
GET OUT OF THE CAR - -
BOTH OF YOU!
YOU'RE COMPOUND
IN YOUR CRIME!
YOU CAN JUST STOP THIS.
IT'S OKAY.
- OPEN UP THE BACK DOORS.
OPEN UP THE BACK DOORS!
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
GOD.
- PUT THEM ON!
- NO.
- PUT THEM ON HER!
- NO!
PLEASE! IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS!
PLEASE!
- PUT THOSE ON HER!
WE CAN GIVE YOU MONEY, FOOD.
TAKE OUR CAR!
WHATEVER YOU WANT!
- GET IN THERE!
YOU DO NOT NEED
TO DO THIS!
PLEASE!
- GET IN THERE!
PUT THEM ON HER.
- OKAY.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
I'M HERE.
- NO. NO!
- I'M HERE. I'M HERE. IT'S OKAY.
- PLEASE!
- LET'S DO WHAT THE MAN SAYS.
IT'S OKAY.
- FASTER!
- OKAY.
IT'S OKAY, SWEETIE.
I'M HERE.
- NO! NO, NO!
- NO, SWEETIE!
I KNOW.
- PUT THEM ON HER!
THIS IS ALL GONNA BE OVER SOON.
THIS WILL ALL BE OVER SOON.
MOMMY, PLEASE!
- AND WE'RE GONNA GO HOME...
- FASTER!
AND WE'RE GONNA
SEE DADDY AND STEVE AND - -
NOW YOU!
NOW YOU!
NO!
I'M HERE.
HONEY, CALM DOWN.
- FASTER!
- I'M SORRY.
- MOM!
- I'M SO SORRY!
I'M SORRY, SWEETIE.
DEAR, GOD.
WE CALL ON YOU
TO BE WITH US RIGHT NOW.
MARY KNEW SHE HAD
TO BE STRONG FOR BETH.
SHE HAD THE COURAGE
TO REASSURE BOTH OF THEM
THAT GOD WOULD TAKE CARE
OF THEM,
THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.
GOD, PLEASE PROTECT US RIGHT
NOW, GIVE US PEACE RIGHT NOW,
DEAR LORD.
NO!
NO!
NO!
NO!
DON'T! NO!
QUIET!
NO!
THEY HAD NO IDEA
WHAT WAS GOING ON,
AND HOW WERE THEY
GONNA GET OUT OF THIS NIGHTMARE
THAT THEY WERE LIVING.
THERE WAS THIS CONSTANT FEAR
BY MARY AND BETH
THAT SOMETHING HORRIBLE
WAS GONNA HAPPEN TO THEM.
AS NIGHT FALLS
AT THE STAUFFERS' HOUSE,
MARY'S HUSBAND,
IRV, BEGINS TO PANIC.
HE KNOWS HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER
SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME HOURS AGO.
WHEN MARY STAUFFER AND
BETH WENT TO THE BEAUTY PARLOR,
IT WAS GONNA BE ABOUT AN HOUR.
AND THEY WERE GONNA
BE BACK BY 5:30,
PROBABLY NO LATER THAN 6:00.
NOW, IT'S 9:30,
10:00 AT NIGHT,
AND IRV WAS CONCERNED ENOUGH
TO CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
HI, MY NAME'S IRV STAUFFER.
I'D LIKE TO REPORT A MISSING
PERSON - - TWO MISSING PERSONS.
MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER
ARE MISSING.
YES, MA'AM.
THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME
OVER FOUR HOURS AGO,
BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM.
OF COURSE THE POLICE
SAID, "WELL, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S NOT THAT UNUSUAL.
THERE ISN'T ANY REASON
FOR YOU TO BE CONCERNED."
NO, LISTEN - - LISTEN.
MY WIFE IS - - NO, THIS - -
THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN.
SHE'D BE HOME, OR SHE'D CALL.
THERE'S SOMETHING VERY WRONG.
IRV DID CALL THE BEAUTY SALON
AND FIND OUT THAT MARY AND BETH
HAD LEFT THERE HOURS BEFORE.
NOBODY KNEW WHERE THEY WERE.
I HAVE. I'VE CALLED FRIENDS
AND RELATIVES.
NO ONE'S HEARD FROM THEM.
LOOK!
I - - I...
NO, I KNOW.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW.
IT'S...
YOU JUST HAVE TO TRUST ME.
I THINK SHE'S IN TROUBLE.
SHE'S...
SHE LEFT THE BEAUTY SALON
AT 4:30.
THAT'S FOUR - -
ALMOST FIVE HOURS AGO.
THEY CONFIRMED THE TIME FOR ME.
I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE!
BUT BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH TIME
HAD PASSED TO MAKE IT ACTUALLY
AN INVESTIGATABLE CRIME,
THAT WAS JUST A TICK MARK
IN THE LOGBOOK,
THAT SOMEONE HAD REPORTED
A WIFE MISSING.
WHAT IRV HAS NO WAY OF REALIZING
IS THAT MARY AND BETH
ARE ONLY A MILE AWAY.
THEY'RE INSIDE THE BASEMENT
OF THEIR CAPTOR'S HOME.
THE NEXT HORRIFIC SURPRISE
AWAITS.
NO! NO!
SWEETIE!
- NO!
NO!
- COME ON!
- NO!
NO! NO! NO.
STAY PUT.
NO! NO!
IT WAS CLEAR THAT HE INTENDED
TO HOLD SOMEONE CAPTIVE
FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
HE HAD CHAINS.
HE HAD LOCKS.
EVERYTHING PREPARED FOR WHEN HE
BROUGHT MARY AND ELIZABETH HOME.
NO!
- NO! NO! NO! NO!
- NO! NO!
GIVE ME YOUR HANDS!
STOP IT!
BETHY - - BETHY,
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY,
SWEETHEART.
I'M RIGHT HERE.
I'M NOT LEAVING YOU.
NO, MOMMY!
NOT LEAVING YOU.
I'M RIGHT HERE.
MAMA IS RIGHT HERE.
- PLEASE!
- I'M SO SORRY, BABY!
- MOM!
- IT'S OKAY!
- IT'S OKAY!
- MAMA!
THIS IS GONNA BE
ALL OVER SOON.
I'M NOT GONNA LEAVE YOU.
- NO, PLEASE!
- LET'S GO!
- I'M SORRY.
NO! NO! NO!
NO!
NO! NO!
STOP IT!
STOP! MO-O-O-M!
THAT'S WHEN THE REAL NIGHTMARE
FOR MARY CAME TO REALIZATION.
- MOM!
- NO!
NO, BETH!
- MOM!
- BETH!
PLEASE - -
PLEASE LET HER GO.
SHE'S JUST A CHILD.
SHE DOESN'T DESERVE THIS.
CALM DOWN, MS. STAUFFER!
MS. STAUFFER?
YOU KNOW MY NAME?
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHO I AM?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU BEFORE
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
YOU LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.
WHEN I'M DONE WITH YOU,
YOU WILL NEVER FORGET ME.
ONE MILE FROM THEIR
HOME IN ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA,
MARY STAUFFER AND HER DAUGHTER,
BETH, ARE BEING HELD CAPTIVE
BY A STRANGER.
STOP IT! STOP!
BUT MARY HAS JUST
DISCOVERED THEIR KIDNAPPER
IS CERTAINLY FAMILIAR WITH HER.
PLEASE - -
PLEASE LET HER GO.
SHE'S JUST A CHILD.
CALM DOWN, MS. STAUFFER!
MS. STAUFFER?
YOU KNOW MY NAME?
HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHO I AM?
THE MORNING
AFTER THE ABDUCTIONS,
THE RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT SENT DETECTIVES
TO TALK WITH MARY'S HUSBAND,
IRV.
OKAY, HERE'S...
THAT'S MARY,
AND THAT'S BETH.
SHE'S 8 YEARS OLD.
THANK YOU FOR THIS,
REVEREND.
MIND IF WE HOLD ONTO THESE?
- NO.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE MARY'S CAR
FOR US?
WHAT MODEL?
WHAT COLOR?
IT'S A 1980
CHEVROLET CAVALIER.
IT'S A SALMON COLOR.
WE'LL PUT OUT A BULLETIN.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU CAN TELL US?
JUST FIND THEM.
WE STARTED TO PUT EVERYTHING
IN MOTION
TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY WERE.
HIDDEN AWAY INSIDE THE CLOSET
OF THEIR TORMENTOR'S HOME,
MARY AND BETH
HAVE ONLY THEIR FAITH
TO GIVE THEM STRENGTH.
IT'S OKAY,
SWEETHEART.
LET'S REMEMBER
WHAT GOD TELLS US.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
"FEAR NOT
FOR I AM WITH YOU."
SAY IT WITH ME.
FEAR NOT FOR I AM WITH YOU.
FEAR NOT FOR I AM WITH YOU.
FEAR NOT
FOR I AM WITH YOU.
FEAR NOT
FOR I AM WITH YOU.
SHE SAW A DRY-CLEANING
RECEIPT WITH THE ADDRESS ON IT.
SO NOW SHE KNEW
WHERE THEY WERE STAYING.
EAT THIS.
IT'S BANANA BREAD.
I TRIED TO GET
ALL THE THINGS YOU LIKE.
MAMA,
HOW DOES HE KNOW THAT?
Shh.
- NO! STOP!
- IT'S OKAY.
BABY, IT'S OKAY!
- MOM!
I AM GONNA BE RIGHT BACK,
OKAY?
- NO! NO! NO!
- I'M GONNA BE RIGHT BACK.
BETH WAS EXHAUSTED.
SHE WAS DEHYDRATED.
SHE WAS AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL
WHO WAS JUST IN THE GRIPS
OF TERROR.
AND ONCE AGAIN,
IT WAS MARY WHO UNDERSTOOD,
"WE'LL STAY CALM.
WE WILL TAKE CARE
OF THIS SITUATION."
JUST REMEMBER OUR PRAYER.
GOD IS WITH US, BABY.
- NO, MAMA!
- GOD IS WITH US, BABY!
I WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
- NO! MOM, PLEASE!
NO!
PLEASE!
MAMA! MAMA!
MAMA, PLEASE!
IT'S OKAY.
NO!
MARY, MARY,
I'VE WAITED SO LONG.
YOU REMEMBER ME NOW?
DO YOU NEED A HINT?
YOU LOOK SO GOOD
IN A SKIRT,
HEELS,
UP AGAINST A CHALKBOARD.
YOU KNEW ME
WHEN I WAS A TEACHER?
THAT WAS 15 YEARS AGO.
DO YOU RECALL
YOUR ALGEBRA CLASS?
THINK, MARY!
AN EIGHT-YEAR STUDENT
IN THE THIRD ROW, FOURTH DESK.
THAT WAS SO LONG AGO.
I DON'T...
BUT A TEACHER SHOULD ALWAYS
REMEMBER THE GIFTED ONES.
IF "A" EQUALS 10
AND THEN "Z" EQUALS 12 - -
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL PICK THAT
BACK UP TOMORROW.
I'M GONNA HAND BACK
YOUR TEST FROM FRIDAY.
OVERALL, YOU GUYS
DID PRETTY GOOD.
THOUGH, I WAS EXPECTING BETTER.
HERE YOU GO.
AND DON'T FORGET
YOUR HOMEWORK IS DUE TOMORROW.
AND YOU THOUGHT TO ADD
SOME PROBLEMS
OF YOUR OWN TO THE TEST.
I URGE YOU TO PLEASE JUST STICK
WITH THE PROBLEMS ALREADY GIVEN.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
YOU WERE
ONE OF MY STUDENTS.
MY GOD.
YES.
YES, MARY.
GOOD GIRL.
HE WAS A FORMER STUDENT OF HERS,
MING SEN SHIUE.
HE HAD HAD A FIXATION
FOR 15 YEARS
LIVING EVERY DAY WONDERING
ABOUT WHAT A WONDERFUL LIFE
THE TWO OF THEM
WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TOGETHER.
I'VE SEEN YOU,
WATCHED YOU FOR SO MANY YEARS.
YOU HAVE
A VERY NICE FAMILY.
I WISH I HAD SOMETHING NICE
LIKE THAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
SOMEONE NICE LIKE YOU AS A WIFE.
I DON'T WANT TO KILL YOU,
MARY.
I DON'T WANT TO KILL YOU.
YOU AND I, WE HAVE SOMETHING
TOO SPECIAL BETWEEN US.
THIS INDIVIDUAL HAD SUCH
A FIXATION ON MARY STAUFFER
THAT HE WOULD FOLLOW HER
ON THE STREET.
HE WOULD FOLLOW HER
TO THE STORE.
FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS,
WHEN HE'S NOT WORKING AT
HIS ROSEVILLE ELECTRONIC SHOP,
MING'S ROUTINE
HAS BEEN MARY'S ROUTINE.
BYE, GUYS.
I'LL BE BACK SOON.
HEAVENLY FATHER,
THANK YOU FOR YOU SON.
THANK YOU FOR HIS FORGIVENESS.
HELP US TO FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE
AND HELP US TO CHOOSE
TO FORGIVE THOSE AROUND US.
HE WOULD ACTUALLY GO
TO THE CHURCH SERVICES
WHERE HE KNEW SHE WOULD BE
BECAUSE HER HUSBAND WAS PASTOR.
AND HE WOULD
SURREPTITIOUSLY SIT BEHIND HER
AND MAYBE TOUCH HER SWEATER.
BUT ONE PARTICULAR DAY
AT CHURCH WITH MARY,
MING LEARNED SOMETHING
UNEXPECTED AND UNPLEASANT.
AMEN.
NOW, BEFORE THE BENEDICTION,
I HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS.
I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE
THAT MY FAMILY AND I WILL BE
RETURNING TO THE PHILIPPINES
IN MAY OF THIS YEAR.
WE WILL BE SPENDING FOUR YEARS
THERE WORKING WITH THE CHURCH
WE HELPED TO DEVELOP.
AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED
TO BE RETURNING
TO THAT LOVELY COMMUNITY.
WHEN IRV MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT
THAT HE AND MARY
AND THEIR FAMILY WERE
GONNA MOVE TO THE PHILIPPINES,
IT SET OFF A CHAIN OF EVENTS
NONE OF US COULD
REALLY ANTICIPATE.
AND HE SET ABOUT
TO DERAIL THOSE PLANS.
YOU WERE TRYING TO LEAVE,
AND THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN.
I COULDN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.
WELL, IF IT'S ME YOU WANT,
YOU HAVE ME.
PLEASE LET MY DAUGHTER GO.
- NO.
PLEASE LET HER GO!
- NO, NO.
PLEASE.
NO, NO, NO.
Shh! NO, NO, NO.
I DON'T WANT
TO HURT YOUR DAUGHTER.
I WON'T HURT
YOUR DAUGHTER.
SHE'S HERE NOW.
AND HER LIFE
IS BASICALLY IN YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE, NO.
I CAN MAKE THINGS
EASIER ON YOU.
- NO.
- I CAN.
IF YOU JUST COOPERATE...
AND BE AFFECTIONATE.
SHOW ME YOU LOVE ME.
I KNOW YOU DO.
THEN THIS COULD BE EASIER,
BECAUSE WE'RE A FAMILY NOW.
NO, MAMA!
GOD IS WITH US, BABY!
FOR 15 YEARS, MING SEN
SHIUE HAS FANTASIZED ABOUT THE DAY
HE'D HAVE HIS FORMER TEACHER,
MARY STAUFFER, ALL TO HIMSELF.
WE'RE A FAMILY NOW.
BUT 10 MINUTES AWAY
IN ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA,
POLICE ARE STARTING
TO PIECE TOGETHER THE REALITY
OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MARY
AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER,
BETH.
SURE DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE SHE LEFT ON HER OWN.
NO, SIR.
IT DOESN'T.
I. D., MONEY,
CREDIT CARDS ALL STILL HERE.
YEAH.
THIS WAS DEFINITELY
NOT A ROBBERY.
I'LL GET THE GUYS
ON IT.
AT THAT POINT,
IT WAS A STRANGER ABDUCTION,
AND THEY WERE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT POSSIBLE MOTIVE
COULD ANY INDIVIDUAL HAVE FOR
TAKING THIS WOMAN AND HER CHILD.
MING WAS DELUSIONAL IN BELIEVING
THAT THE TRUE MEANING
OF MARY'S LIFE
WAS TO SPEND HER LIFE WITH HIM.
BUT HE KNEW THAT SHE
WOULDN'T WILLINGLY STAY.
SO HE WOULD BRING THEM
OUT OF THE CLOSET.
AND THEY WOULD SIT CHAINED
TO THE KITCHEN TABLE.
AND THEY WOULD HAVE DINNER.
AND THEY WOULD HAVE LUNCH.
BETH, DO YOU LIKE THE BOOKS
I GAVE YOU?
GOOD.
YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING MAYBE
I COULD GET YOU A LITTLE TV.
I HAVE PLENTY AT THE SHOP.
WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?
SURE.
SURE, THANKS.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
BUT JUST WHEN THINGS
SEEMED TO BE GOING AS MING PLANNED,
THERE'S A PROBLEM.
NO.
NO.
NO!
NO!
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
I NEED YOU
TO WRITE A LETTER.
NO.
TELL YOUR HUSBAND
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
YOU'RE JUST HAVING
SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT YOUR TRIP.
MARY...
DON'T DO ANYTHING FUNNY.
MING THOUGHT THAT THIS
WOULD REASSURE THE AUTHORITIES
THAT THERE WAS
NO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
BUT WHEN IRV STAUFFER
RECEIVES THE LETTER A FEW DAYS LATER,
IMMEDIATELY HE KNOWS
THAT SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT.
HE TAKES THE LETTER
STRAIGHT TO THE POLICE.
THAT'S MARY'S HANDWRITING.
SHE'S ALIVE.
THEY'RE ALIVE,
BUT THERE'S NO WAY
SHE WROTE THAT.
OKAY.
I'LL HAVE THIS CHECKED
FOR FINGERPRINTS.
WE'LL FIND OUT
WHO'S BEHIND THIS.
THEY THEN KNEW THEY WERE DEALING
WITH SOMETHING
BIGGER THAN THIS ABDUCTION.
BUT THEY STILL
COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS.
THREE WEEKS GO BY WITHOUT
ANYONE GETTING CLOSE TO FINDING MARY
AND HER DAUGHTER, BETH.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE CONSTANT
HEADLINES ABOUT THE ABDUCTION
MAKE IT CLEAR TO MING THAT
THE SEARCH IS FAR FROM OVER.
- GET OUT HERE!
- NO.
LOOKS LIKE YOUR LETTER
DIDN'T WORK, MARY.
HOW'D YOU DO IT?
SOME KIND OF CODE?
NO.
YOU BETRAYED ME.
NO. NO, I-I DIDN'T.
I PROMISE.
THERE WAS NO CODE.
I PROMISE.
I PROMISE.
- THERE HAD TO BE!
HOW'D YOU DO IT?
TELL ME THE TRUTH!
MY HUSBAND KNOWS
I WOULDN'T WRITE THAT LETTER.
YOUR HUSBAND.
THIS IS WHERE
I GET A LITTLE ANGRY.
IF YOU JUST CARED FOR ME
A LITTLE MORE.
YOU SAY YOU DO.
BUT THEN YOU DO SOMETHING
LIKE THIS!
LOOK AT ME.
DOESN'T GOD
SAY SOMETHING ABOUT REVENGE?
YES. YES.
HE SAYS VENGEANCE IS HIS,
AND HE WILL REPAY.
WELL, IT'S OBVIOUS
I DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO THAT.
THIS IS MY REVENGE.
WHY ARE YOU FILMING?
WHAT DID YOU THINK
WAS GONNA HAPPEN?
PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.
YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO THIS.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
SO HE'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER.
NO. NO!
PLEASE DON'T.
HE HAD AN EXPECTATION THAT HE
WOULD BE THIS WONDERFUL LOVER,
AND THAT MARY WOULD RESPOND
IN SUCH A GRATEFUL MANNER.
AND OF COURSE,
THE VERY OPPOSITE WAS TRUE.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, MARY.
WHY DO YOU REJECT ME?
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
MY HUSBAND.
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT
FROM ME?
ARE YOU KIDDING?
I'VE WAITED
ALL THESE YEARS.
YOU THINK ONE AFTERNOON'S
JUST GONNA SOLVE IT?
HEY.
I LOVE YOU, MARY.
AND I THINK ONE DAY
YOU'LL LEARN TO LOVE ME, TOO.
THREE MORE WEEKS PASS,
AND MARY'S HUSBAND, IRV, DOES
ALL HE CAN TO KEEP THE SEARCH
FOR MARY AND BETH ALIVE.
LIEUTENANT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
BUT THE POLICE
ARE HITTING A DEAD END.
COME ON.
CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING?
NO. NO.
I'M FINE.
OKAY.
HAVE A SEAT.
WE GOT THE RESULTS BACK
FROM THE ENVELOPE, THE LETTER.
THERE'S NOTHING THERE
FOR US.
I'M SORRY, REVEREND.
ANYTHING FROM THE CAR?
ALL CLEAN.
LIEUTENANT, PLEASE TELL ME
YOU HAVE SOMETHING.
WE'VE GOT EVERYONE
ON THIS.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING
THAT WE CAN.
LIEUTENANT, PLEASE!
I APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
AND I KNOW
THEY'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
- I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
- MARY'S STRONG. SO IS BETH.
THEY'RE ALIVE,
AND THEY'RE GONNA BE FINE.
THEY'RE IN GOD'S HANDS.
IT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING
TO HAVE TO COME IN
AND FOLLOW HIM UP.
AND WE JUST HAD TO KEEP ON
GOING WITH WHAT WE HAD.
IT WAS A DAYLIGHT
TO DAWN EVERY DAY SEARCHING.
THE ONE PERSON
WHO KNOWS WHERE MARY
AND BETH ARE HIDING IS MARY,
BUT THERE'S NO WAY
TO LET ANYONE KNOW.
SO,
YOU'RE COMING BACK IN AUGUST?
OKAY.
NO, NO.
THAT'S - - THAT'S FINE.
OKAY.
BYE.
SO, UM, I HAVE
AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
WE'RE MOVING.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE.
THE OWNERS ARE COMING BACK
IN AUGUST,
AND WE JUST
CAN'T STAY HERE.
SO I'M - - I'M GONNA GO
TO THE SHOP, PICK UP SOME MONEY,
AND THEN GO LOOK
FOR A PLACE.
MARY REALIZED
THAT IF THEY WERE GONNA MOVE,
MING WAS NEVER GONNA
LET MARY AND BETH GO,
AND THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE
A CONTINUAL NIGHTMARE FOR THEM.
AFTER SEVEN WEEKS TRAPPED
IN THE HOUSE OF HER FORMER STUDENT,
MARY STAUFFER SUDDENLY
REALIZES THE TIME FOR ESCAPE
IS NOW OR NEVER.
WE JUST CAN'T STAY HERE.
SO I'M - - I'M GONNA
GO TO THE SHOP,
PICK UP SOME MONEY,
AND THEN GO LOOK FOR A PLACE.
MOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
JUST WATCH YOUR CARTOONS, BETHY.
IT'S OKAY.
ALL THE CHAINS
WERE CONNECTED TOGETHER,
AND HE CONNECTED THOSE CHAINS
ON MARY AND BETH
TO THE CHAINS HANGING
FROM THE ROD INSIDE THE CLOSET.
NO, MOM!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
STOP! HE'S GONNA COME BACK!
NO, IT'S OKAY, BABY.
PLEASE, MAMA!
STOP!
- IT'S OKAY.
- HE'S GONNA COME BACK.
NO.
IT'S OKAY.
- THIS IS OUR CHANCE...
- NO, NO, NO, NO.
...TO GO SEE STEVE
AND DADDY.
- COME ON!
- NO, NO!
- COME ON! COME ON!
- NO! I'M NOT LEAVING!
HE'S GONNA COME BACK SOON.
WE HAVE TO GET BACK
IN THE CLOSET.
HE'S GONNA COME BACK!
BETH, LISTEN TO ME.
THIS IS OUR CHANCE.
WE HAVE TO GO NOW.
NO! PLEASE, MAMA!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!
PLEASE!
- STOP IT!
STOP IT! STOP IT.
I'M SO SORRY, HONEY.
I AM SO SORRY
FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU.
I'M SO SORRY.
THIS IS TERRIBLE.
I'M SORRY.
BUT YOU HAVE TO LISTEN
TO ME.
GOD HAS GIVEN US
THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO GET BACK TO STEVE AND DADDY.
AND ONCE WE'RE GONE,
WE'LL BE SAFE.
HE WON'T BE ABLE
TO HURT US ANYMORE, OKAY?
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
I NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, BETH.
COME ON.
HI.
THIS IS MARY STAUFFER.
I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ME
AND MY DAUGHTER, BETH STAUFFER.
WE HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED
BY A MAN NAMED MING SHIUE.
PLEASE HURRY.
WE'RE AT 19 HAMPTON AVENUE
IN ROSEVILLE.
WHEN SHE CALLED
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
SHE WAS VERY CALM AND COLLECTED.
SHE WASN'T EXCITED.
NO, HE DRIVES A GREEN VAN,
AND HE COULD BE BACK
AT ANY MOMENT.
SO PLEASE HURRY.
THEY'RE COMING.
COME ON, SWEETIE.
- NO, NO, NO.
- THE POLICE ARE COMING.
WE'RE GONNA WAIT OUTSIDE.
WE'RE GONNA WAIT OUTSIDE.
W- W-WHAT IF
HE COMES BACK?
OKAY. COME ON.
LET'S GO HIDE IN THE BACK.
OKAY.
COME ON, SWEETIE.
COME ON.
MARY STAUFFER, POLICE!
GARCIA, HEAD INSIDE!
FISHER, LET'S GO!
WE'RE HERE!
WE'RE RIGHT HERE!
- MARY STAUFFER?
- YES, THANK YOU.
- ARE YOU OKAY?
- THANK YOU, GOD!
LISTEN.
IT'S OVER, OKAY?
WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOU.
IT'S ALL OVER.
LOCK THE STREET DOWN.
DON'T LET ANYONE INSIDE.
MARY WAS JUST AS NORMAL AS COULD
BE LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED,
AND, "HERE I AM. LET'S GO."
I MEAN, SHE WAS UNREAL.
THIS WAS JUST
A TRAUMATIC NIGHTMARE
THAT SHE HAD GONE THROUGH.
YET, THROUGH ALL THAT,
MARY KEPT A VERY CALM,
STEADFAST DEMEANOR.
SHE KNEW THAT GOD
HAD SAVED THEM,
AND THEY WERE GONNA BE SAFE.
BUT FOR MING SEN
SHIUE, THERE IS NO PLACE TO HIDE.
DON'T MOVE.
HANDS UP - -
ON YOUR HEAD - - NOW!
STAY ON HIM, BOSS.
GOT HIM.
TURN AROUND.
MR. SHIUE, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST
FOR THE KIDNAPPING
OF MARY AND BETH STAUFFER.
IS ANYONE ELSE HERE?
NO.
WE FOUND MARY AND BETH.
YOU'RE DONE, SON.
AND ONE DAY,
THEY'LL FORGET ALL ABOUT YOU.
LET'S GO.
MING SEN SHIUE IS
CHARGED WITH FEDERAL KIDNAPPING.
IN FEBRUARY OF 1981,
HIS CASE GOES TO TRIAL.
AFTER BEING CONVICTED
ON ALL COUNTS,
HE IS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS
IN A FEDERAL PRISON.
IN 2010, HIS SENTENCE
IS EXTENDED TO LIFE.
THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENED.
BUT AS TERRIBLE AS IT WAS,
IT WAS OVER,
AND HIS LIFE WAS RUINED OVER IT.
BUT MARY HAS SUCH FAITH
IN GOD AND IN HERSELF THAT SHE
DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS NOT
GOING TO IDENTIFY HER AT ALL,
NOR WAS IT GOING
TO IDENTIFY HER DAUGHTER.
IN THE 35 YEARS SINCE,
MARY AND BETH
HAVE DONE THEIR BEST
TO FORGET MING SEN SHIUE.
MARY RETURNED TO HER WORK
AS A MISSIONARY,
RETIRING IN 2009.
AND BETH IS RAISING A FAMILY
OF HER OWN.
ANYONE WITH A BEATING HEART,
ANYONE WITH EYES TO SEE
CAN'T HELP BUT THINK,
"CAN THIS REALLY HAPPEN?"
AND THE ANSWER'S YES,
THIS CAN REALLY HAPPEN,
EVEN TO SOMEONE
AS PRISTINE AS MARY STAUFFER.
I AM SO ENVIOUS OF MARY
BECAUSE SHE'S FOUND A WAY
TO DEAL WITH IT 35 YEARS LATER.
THERE IS A WHOLE COMMUNITY
THAT HASN'T FIGURED
THAT OUT YET.