Your Worst Nightmare (2014–…): Season 4, Episode 6 - Life on the Line - full transcript

Cousins Ana Franklin and Jennifer Holliday are traveling home late one night when terror strikes; Holliday is taken hostage by an unstable individual, but she manages to call a 911 operator, who will stop at nothing to save her.

MY GOD!

HELLO, LADIES.

HOW'S IT GOING?

WHY DON'T WE GO INSIDE
AND BUY YOU A DRINK?

LET'S GO INSIDE,
THE THREE OF US?

LET'S - - LET'S GO AHEAD.
IT'S RIGHT THERE.

IT'S JUST A DRINK!

SERIOUSLY?!

JUST A DRINK.

AT THE CROSSROADS
OF U. S. HIGHWAYS 59 AND 69...

JUST A FEW HOURS FROM SOME
OF THE STATE'S BIGGEST CITIES,



LIES THE QUAINT COMMUNITY
OF LUFKIN, TEXAS.

LUFKIN
IS A VERY SMALL TOWN,

ABOUT 35,000 PEOPLE.

EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY,
PRETTY MUCH.

I MEAN, THERE'S CRIME THERE
LIKE THERE IS ANYWHERE ELSE,

BUT MURDERS AREN'T
A DAILY OCCURRENCE IN LUFKIN.

FOR 27-YEAR-OLD
JENNIFER HOLLIDAY,

LUFKIN HAS BEEN HOME
ALL HER LIFE.

I'M A MOM.

I HAVE A LITTLE 5-YEAR-OLD SON.

I WAS WORKING AS AN EMT.

I'D BEEN THERE
FOR PROBABLY AROUND,

I DON'T KNOW,
ALMOST THREE YEARS.

I WORKED 24 HOURS ON
AND 48 HOURS OFF,



AND SOMETIMES,
I'D WORK UP TO 70 ON.

LONG HOURS.

AS A SINGLE MOM,

JENNIFER HAS HER HANDS FULL
MOST DAYS,

WHICH IS WHY SHE'S SO HAPPY
HER 18-YEAR-OLD COUSIN, ANA,

RECENTLY MOVED IN.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

I MADE COFFEE.

SO YOU DID.

WHY ARE YOU UP SO EARLY?
I DON'T KNOW.

I'D JUST THOUGHT I'D GET
AN EARLY START TO MY DAY.

ANA WAS
A FREE SPIRIT.

SHE DIDN'T MEET AN ENEMY.

EVERYBODY LOVED HER.
SHE WAS - -

THERE WAS NOTHING
LIKE ANA'S SMILE.

SO...
WHERE'S THE LITTLE GUY?

I DROPPED HIM OFF
AT YOUR MOM'S.

I DIDN'T WANT TO,
BUT...

I'M GONNA BE AT WORK
REALLY LATE, SO...

SHE HAD ONE CHILD, JONATHAN,
AND HE WAS GOING ON 5.

ANA WOULD KEEP JONATHAN
WHILE SHE WORKED.

AND THEN SHE WAS FIXING TO
START HER CLASSES AT SCHOOL.

SO IT JUST WORKED GREAT - -
HER BEING THERE WITH HER.

UM... Y-YOU'RE GONNA
GO LIKE THAT?

YES?
COME HERE.

COME HERE.
NO.

NO.
JUST LIPSTICK.

OKAY.
JUST LIPSTICK.

OKAY.

I PROMISE YOU,
YOU'LL THANK ME LATER.

GOD,
WE LOVED LIVING TOGETHER.

MY SON LOVED HER.

AND SHE WAS LIKE
MY LITTLE SISTER TO ME.

THERE WE GO.

BEAUTIFUL.

I HAVE YOUR APPROVAL?
YOU DO.

PERMISSION
TO LEAVE THE HOUSE?

GO SAVE LIVES.

I WILL.

- LOVE YOU.
- I LOVE YOU, TOO.

AROUND 1:00 A.M.
THE FOLLOWING MORNING,

JENNIFER RETURNS HOME
TO AN EMPTY HOUSE.

HELLO?

ANA?

JENNIFER
WORKED HARD AT HER JOB.

SHE HAD PULLED A DOUBLE.

WASN'T SCHEDULED
TO PULL A DOUBLE,

BUT SHE HAD PULLED A DOUBLE,

AND SHE HAD
JUST GOTTEN OFF WORK.

HELLO?

Hey, it's me.

HEY.

WHERE ARE YOU?
IT'S ALMOST 1:00 AM.

THAT NIGHT,
ANA HAD BEEN BABYSITTING

FOR SOME FRIENDS OF MINE.

Do you mind coming to get me?

NO. NO, UM...

I JUST NEED TO CHANGE,
AND I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, OKAY?

Yay.

IT WAS VERY LATE.

IT WAS WAY OUT OF MY WAY
TO GO GET HER - -

WAY OUT OF MY WAY.

SO, I WAS TIRED.

JENNIFER HEADS
STRAIGHT FOR THE HOUSE

TO PICK UP ANA,

WHO'S THERE READY AND WAITING
WHEN SHE PULLS UP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE
STILL GONNA BE AWAKE.

I OWE YOU.

YEAH, YOU DO.

I ACCEPT ALL FORMS OF PAYMENT,
BUT CHOCOLATE IS PREFERRED.

OKAY.
I CAN WORK WITH THAT.

THERE WERE
JUST HAVING FUN,

LAUGHING, CUTTING UP,

LISTENING TO A NEW CD THAT
ANA HAD GOTTEN - -

JUST BEING TYPICAL GIRLS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M CRAVING?

IT'S LATE.

A MIDNIGHT SNACK.

IT'S PAST MIDNIGHT.

CAN WE STOP?

NO.
PLEASE?

NO.
PLEEASE?

THEY PULLED INTO THE STORE
SO THAT ANA COULD GET SKITTLES.

THEY WEREN'T OUT
DRINKING OR DRUGGING

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

DO I NEED TO TELL YOU HOW LONG
I WAS AT WORK TODAY?

NO. OKAY.

I PROMISE,
I'LL BE QUICK.

OKAY.

YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS.

HEY, WOULD YOU M--

GOD!

SORRY,
DID I SCARE YOU?

NO, I JUST...

HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.
AS PROMISED.

THANK YOU.

LET'S GO HOME.

LET'S GO HOME.
YES.

BUT AS JENNIFER
AND ANA START OUT

ON THEIR TREK BACK HOME,

THEY'RE NOT ALONE.

WANT SOME?

NO, THANK YOU.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THAT IS.

IT'S GOOD - -
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

WE WERE
JUST LISTENING TO MUSIC,

AND EVERYTHING WAS GREAT.

THERE WASN'T ANYTHING
OUT OF THE ORDINARY GOING ON.

NOTHING AT ALL.

SO, HOW WAS BABYSITTING?

IT WAS OKAY.

NOTHING LIKE HANGING OUT
WITH YOUR LITTLE ONE.

YEAH, WELL,
HE'S PERFECT.

SO...

WHAT IS THIS,
THE LONGEST LIGHT EVER?

MY GOD!

THE BIGGEST AND LOUDEST BANG

YOU HAVE EVER HEARD

MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE

CAME FROM THE LEFT-HAND
SIDE OF THE WINDOW.

GOD! GOD!
WHAT HAPPENED?!

WHAT HAPPENED?!
DID HE HIT US?! DID HE HIT US?!

IT WAS SO LOUD,

I, ORIGINALLY,
THOUGHT MAYBE A CAR

HAD HIT ME FROM THE SIDE,

BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE
NEVER THOUGHT

A SHOTGUN WOULD HAVE BEEN - -

SOMEBODY WOULD BE SHOOTING AT ME
IN MY VEHICLE.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT, OKAY?

I- I GUESS ANA KNEW
WHAT HAD HAPPENED.

SHE KEPT SCREAMING
AND SCREAMING AND SCREAMING.

JENNIFER, HE SHOT US!
JENNIFER, YOUR ARM!

YOUR ARM!
HE SHOT YOU!

I'M GONNA CALL 911!

I GOT TO CALL 911!

OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.

OKAY, OKAY.

LUFKIN POLICE
911 OPERATOR STEPHANIE DAVIDSON

IS THE ONE TO TAKE ANA'S CALL.

OKAY, LISTEN,
I NEED YOU TO CALM DOWN

AND TELL ME
WHERE YOU ARE.

ONCE I WAS TALKING TO
THE FIRST FEMALE ON THE PHONE,

I WAS TRYING TO GET HER
TO CALM DOWN.

CELL PHONE TOWERS ARE
LOCATED IN SPECIFIC AREAS

THAT HAVE A GPS LOCATION.

YOU HAVE TO BE
REASSURING AND CALMING

AND TRY TO CALM THEM DOWN
SO YOU CAN GET THAT INFORMATION.

BUT JUST WHEN
ANA STARTS TO CALM DOWN,

SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SEND
A NEW WAVE OF PANIC.

MY GOD.
MY GOD!

HE'S COMING BACK!

HE'S COMING BACK!

27-YEAR-OLD
JENNIFER HOLLIDAY

AND HER 18-YEAR-OLD COUSIN
ANA FRANKLIN

ARE ON THE PHONE WITH 911,

SEEKING HELP AFTER
A VIOLENT ATTACK.

BUT TROUBLE IS,
IT'S NOT OVER YET.

MY GOD!
HE'S COMING BACK!

HE'S COMING BACK!

HE'S COMING BACK!

SHE KEPT SCREAMING
AND SCREAMING AND SCREAMING.

I TOLD HER TO STOP SCREAMING.
PLEASE, STOP SCREAMING.

- SHUT UP.
- MY GOD!

MY GOD,
HE'S COMING IN!

I SAID SHUT UP!
HE GOT THE GUN!

HELLO?

HELLO?

I LOST HER,
AND I DIALED HER BACK.

I WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT
HER EXACT LOCATION.

I'M DIALING ANOTHER PHONE,

TELLING THE COUNTY DISPATCHER
TO SEND A UNIT THAT WAY

'CAUSE I HAVE SOME KIND
OF DISTURBANCE GOING ON

INVOLVING A FIREARM
AND AN INJURED PERSON.

AS COUNTY UNITS
SET OUT TO CIRCLE THE AREA,

THE TERROR ONLY ESCALATES
FOR JENNIFER AND ANA.

ANA?!

ANA, PLEASE DON'T...

WHENEVER HE SHOT THE GUN,
SHE TURNED HER HEAD

SO IT WOULDN'T GET HER
RIGHT IN THE FACE.

IT GOT HER ON THE SIDE
OF THE HEAD.

ANA!

ANA!

I WAS PRAYING TO GOD,
PLEASE, GOD,

PLEASE, LET HER BE OKAY.

I CAN'T TELL YOU THE EMOTION
AND THE SICKNESS INSIDE MY HEART

WHENEVER WE LEFT
IN THAT VEHICLE,

AND THE SCAREDNESS
AND THE "MY GOD"

THAT COME UP OVER ME, YOU KNOW?

PUTTING YOU IN A TRUCK,
AND THEN,

I'M BEING SEPARATED FROM HER,

AND HERE WE GO.

I HAVE NO IDEA THIS MAN - -

WHAT HE'S GONNA DO TO ME.

AS THE CRAZED GUNMAN
TAKES OFF WITH JENNIFER IN TOW,

ACROSS TOWN,
AT THE 911 CALL CENTER,

OPERATOR STEPHANIE DAVIDSON
IS DESPERATELY TRYING

TO TRACE HER LAST CALL.

I COULDN'T PINPOINT
AT ALL WHERE SHE WAS AT - -

I JUST KNEW A GENERAL LOCATION,
A GENERALIZED AREA.

AS A DISPATCHER,
YOU TRY TO HAVE THAT CLOSURE

AND YOU WANT THAT CLOSURE,

SO YOU'RE GONNA CALL
THAT NUMBER BACK

UNTIL YOU GET A PERSON
ON THE PHONE.

FINALLY,
SHE MAKES PROGRESS.

IT WAS PINGING.

I HAD A CIRCLE AROUND
THE AREA OF HIGHWAY 69 NORTH

AND HIGHWAY 7.

HEY, I NEED YOU TO SEND A CAR
OUT TO HIGHWAY 69, EXIT 12.

I THINK I FOUND THOSE GIRLS.

AT 4:00 AM,
THE DISPATCHED OFFICERS HONE IN

ON AN ABANDONED VEHICLE
ALONG TEXAS HIGHWAY 69.

GOT A WEAPON
OVER HERE.

MAN.

I'LL CALL IT IN.

THE ONLY THING
I REMEMBER THEM SAYING

WAS THAT THERE WAS A PASSENGER
IN THE VEHICLE,

GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD,
STILL BREATHING,

ROLL MED UNIT,
AND MISSING DRIVER.

HEY, WE GOT AN I. D.
OVER HERE.

THINK THIS IS GONNA BE
OUR SECOND VICTIM.

LET'S TAKE
A LOOK AROUND.

THEY WERE LOOKING FOR
THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE.

SHE WAS MISSING,
SO THEY AUTOMATICALLY THOUGHT

SHE WAS EITHER IN THE WOODS
OR SHE HAD RUN TO GET HELP,

SO THEIR MAIN CONCERN WAS
TO GET MEDICAL ATTENTION

TO THE PERSON INSIDE THE VEHICLE

AND THEN CALL FOR BACKUP.

BUT JENNIFER
AND HER CAPTOR

AREN'T ANYWHERE NEAR
THE VEHICLE BY NOW.

GOD!

AFTER HE SHOT HER,

I WAS IN SO MUCH
DEVASTATING SHOCK

THAT NOTHING MATTERED ANYMORE.

MILES AWAY
FROM HER HOME,

JENNIFER IS TAKEN DEEP INTO
A DARK STRETCH OF WILDERNESS.

I HAD NO IDEA WHERE WE WERE AT.

I HAD NEVER BEEN TO THIS AREA
BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

AND I KNOW
THERE WAS NOT ONE HOUSE

NOWHERE ON THIS ROAD.

HE DRUGGED ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE
AND DRUG ME TO THE SIDE

OF WHERE THE EMBANKMENT
GOES DOWN AT.

AND THAT'S WHEN HE RAPED ME.

INCREDIBLY,
DESPITE EVERYTHING

THAT'S HAPPENED TO JENNIFER,

SHE IS STILL ALIVE...

...AND COULD NEVER EXPECT
WHAT HER CAPTOR DOES NEXT.

GOD!
NO, NO, NO!

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
YOU'RE BLEEDING.

WHAT'S HAPPENED
TO YOUR ARM?

HE RAPED ME,

AND THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
WAS SO CONCERNED

ABOUT ME BLEEDING
AND ABOUT MY - -

HE WAS JUST SO FRIENDLY TO ME.

I DO FEEL LIKE
HE WAS IN SOME SORT

OF A BLACKOUT OR SOMETHING.

AND THEN THAT'S WHY THE MOOD
HAD CHANGED LIKE IT DID.

IT'S THEN
JENNIFER REALIZES,

HER CAPTOR'S CONFUSION

COULD BRING HER
ONLY CHANCE TO SURVIVE.

I- I WAS SHOT.

WHAT, OUT HERE?

YEAH.

I...

I WAS SHOT BY THAT - -
THAT - - THAT GUY.

JOHN, I WAS SHOT
BY THAT GUY.

DID YOU SEE HIM?

I DIDN'T HEAR...

ANYTHING.

YOU SAW ME HERE,
AND YOU...

YOU SAVED ME.

YOU'RE A HERO.

I SAID, SOMEBODY SHOT ME,
AND YOU WERE GONNA TAKE ME

TO YOUR HOUSE
TO LET ME USE THE PHONE.

AND HE JUST SAT THERE
FOR A MINUTE,

AND HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

AND I SAID,
"I NEED TO USE YOUR PHONE."

I SAID, "I NEED
TO CALL AN AMBULANCE."

I SAID, "OR YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL."

I SAID, "BUT YOUR HOUSE IS
REAL CLOSE BY, ISN'T IT?"

AND HE SAID, "YEAH."

I SAID, "SO, WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE ME TO YOUR HOUSE

SO I CAN USE YOUR PHONE
TO CALL AN AMBULANCE."

AND HE JUST BELIEVED IT.

YEAH. Y-YEAH. NO.

NO, WE NEED
TO GET YOU SOME HELP.

HERE, I'LL TAKE YOU TO MY PLACE.
COME ON.

I WASN'T SURE HOW LONG,
OR IF IT WAS GONNA LAST.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS
GONNA WORK FOR SURE.

I WAS JUST HOPING TO GOD THAT
HE WOULD ACTUALLY TAKE ME

TO HIS HOUSE.

27-YEAR-OLD
JENNIFER HOLLIDAY

HAS JUST CONVINCED HER CONFUSED
CAPTOR TO TAKE HER TO A PHONE.

THE TROUBLE IS,

THE PHONE'S AT HIS HOUSE.

IT'S CALLED
DURHAM CEMETERY ROAD,

WHERE HE LIVES.

YOU HAVE TO PULL
INTO THE CEMETERY

TO GET TO HIS HOUSE.

YOU PULL IN
AND THEN DOWN THE HILL.

AND IT'S A REALLY OLD,
OLD, OLD TRAILER HOUSE,

AND THAT'S WHERE HE HAD ME AT.

IT WAS AWFUL.

THIS WAY.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW
HOW LONG IT WAS GONNA TAKE

FOR HIM TO WAKE BACK UP
AND REMEMBER.

AND I WAS SCARED TO DEATH
HE WAS GONNA FLIP BACK.

JUST, GO AHEAD
AND HAVE A SEAT THERE.

DESPERATE TO STAY ON
THIS VIOLENT KILLER'S GOOD SIDE,

JENNIFER DOES ALL SHE CAN

TO CONVINCE HER CAPTOR
SHE'S ENJOYING HIS COMPANY.

WH-WHY DON'T YOU
COME SIT NEXT TO ME.

I LIKE HAVING YOU CLOSE.

YOU ARE GUSHING BLOOD.

I'M SORRY.

I DON'T MEAN TO MAKE A MESS.
MAYBE, UM...

IT WOULD HELP IF I HAD SOMETHING
TO WRAP IT WITH.

LIKE A CLEAN SHIRT?

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I TOLD HIM HE WAS A HERO.

I SAID, "EVERYBODY'S GONNA
THINK YOU'RE A HERO.

THANK YOU." I KEPT TELLING HIM,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

I OWE YOU EVERYTHING.

I REALLY DO.

I HOPE WE CAN
BE FRIENDS.

AND MAYBE EVEN
MORE THAN FRIENDS.

IF THAT'S OKAY
WITH YOU.

I LOVED ON HIM
AND RUBBED ON HIM

AND TOLD HIM I LOVED HIM.

I WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT
HE WAS GOING TO NOT BELIEVE ME

AND PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
WHAT WAS GOING ON,

END UP JUST SAYING

"WAIT A MINUTE..."

AND HE WAS GONNA END UP
JUST KILLING ME.

BUT TO JENNIFER'S SURPRISE

HER CAPTOR BUYS RIGHT INTO IT.

YOU ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL.

AND I CAN DEFINITELY
DO A LOT WORSE,

THAT'S FOR SURE.

OKAY.
YES, THAT'S GREAT,

BUT...

I NEED TO STAY ALIVE.

IF WE DON'T GET HELP,
I'M GONNA DIE.

I SAW
THAT HE HAD A HOME PHONE.

I SAID, "I NEED TO USE THE PHONE
TO CALL AN AMBULANCE

SO I CAN GET SOME HELP."

OKAY, IF I LET YOU CALL 911,
YOU HAVE TO PROMISE ME - -

NO POLICE,
ONLY AMBULANCE.

NO, NO POLICE.

ALL WE NEED'S A MEDIC,
AND THEN WE CAN BE TOGETHER.

FOREVER.

HE SHOT ME,
AND HE DID IT,

AND HE JUST SHOT MY COUSIN

THEN LET ME USE THE PHONE
TO CALL ON HIM.

MOST PEOPLE WOULD NEVER
HAVE DONE THAT, RIGHT?

SO, OBVIOUSLY, HE WAS
MESSED UP TO SOME DEGREE.

NO POLICE.

NO POLICE.

911 - -
WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY?

THOUGH JENNIFER
DOESN'T REALIZE IT,

HER CALL HAS BEEN ANSWERED
BY A FAMILIAR VOICE.

HI.

MY NAME IS JENNIFER HOLLIDAY,
AND I NEED AN AMBULANCE.

I KNEW
THERE WAS AN INJURED PERSON

SOMEWHERE AT 69 NORTH
AND HIGHWAY 7.

I ONLY HAD ONE AMBULANCE LEFT
FOR THE WHOLE CITY.

OKAY,
WHAT IS YOUR LOCATION?

I- I DON'T KNOW.
I'M WITH MY FRIEND.

HE FOUND ME ON
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

AFTER SOMEONE SHOT ME.

THE MAIN THING FOR US AS
A DISPATCHER IS TO FIND OUT IS,

IF YOU'RE STILL IN DANGER,
ONE - - IF YOU'RE IN DANGER,

WHAT KIND OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
DO YOU NEED,

IF YOUR SUSPECT IS STILL
STANDING AROUND YOU.

I SAID, "I HAVE BEEN SHOT."

AND WHENEVER I TOLD HER THAT,

SHE SAID,

"I'VE GOT ANOTHER SHOOTING,"

AND I SAID, "NO, MA'AM.

THE SAME ONE. THE SAME ONE."

SHE SAID, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"

I SAID, "IT'S THE SAME ONE."

AND WHEN I SAID THAT,
SHE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED

THAT I WAS THE OTHER GIRL
THAT THEY'D BEEN LOOKING FOR.

THEY NEED TO KNOW
OUR LOCATION, BABY.

I KNEW THAT HERE HE IS,

COULD BE THE SUSPECT
OF THIS INITIAL INCIDENT

AND HE'S ALSO WITH THE VICTIM,
SO I SAID,

"CAN YOU GIVE ME DIRECTIONS
HOW TO GET THERE?

I'VE GOT TO SEND THIS LADY
AN AMBULANCE."

SO HE GAVE ME, TO THE T,
DIRECTIONS - -

EXACTLY HOW TO GET TO HIS HOUSE.

HE SAID, "THIS LADY'S BLEEDING
FROM HEAD TO TOE,

BUT SHE ACTS LIKE
SHE'S PERFECTLY FINE."

AND YEAH, BECAUSE
I HAD TO CALM HIM DOWN

THROUGH THE WHOLE THING.

'CAUSE I WAS GETTING
VERY THIRSTY,

'CAUSE I HAD LOST
THAT MUCH BLOOD.

HELP IS ON THE WAY, SIR.

NOW, THE BEST THING
THAT YOU CAN DO

IS YOU CAN
GET HER SOME WATER.

CAN YOU DO THAT?

YES.

Okay, and do me a favor.

Can you turn the phone back
over to Jennifer?

Because I need to ask her
some questions

ABOUT HER INJURIES, OKAY?

OKAY, JUST GET HERE.

HELLO?

DID HE LEAVE THE ROOM?

YES.

Okay. I'm gonna ask you some
yes- or-no questions.

OKAY.

THE MAN IN THE HOUSE,
IS HE YOUR FRIEND?

NO.

Is he the man who shot you?

YES.

Do you know his name?

NO.

I HAD A NAME ON
THE ADDRESS, WHICH I - -

JUST TRYING TO SEE IF I COULD
FIND OUT WHO HE WAS

FOR MY OFFICERS

SO THAT THEY KNEW
WHAT THEY WERE HEADING INTO

AS FAR AS
A CRIMINAL-HISTORY BACKGROUND.

OKAY, I HAVE POLICE
AND AN AMBULANCE ON THE WAY,

BUT YOU'RE IN A VERY
REMOTE LOCATION

AND IT'S GONNA TAKE THEM ABOUT
40 MINUTES TO REACH YOU.

Jennifer, now I want you
to keep talking to me

As though you two are friends.

I want you to talk to me
about your injuries

As if that's what
we're talking about, okay?

SHE WAS STARTING
TO QUESTIONS ME UP.

"IS MY COUSIN ALIVE?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE'S AT?

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH HER?
I KNOW SHE'S DEAD.

I KNOW SOMETHING'S
HAPPENED TO HER.

I KNOW HE SHOT HER,"
DADADADADA.

AND I WOULD JUST HAVE
TO PULL HER BACK.

I WOULD BE LIKE, "JENNIFER,

I DO NOT KNOW THE STATUS
OF YOUR COUSIN RIGHT NOW.

I CANNOT TELL YOU.
I DO NOT KNOW.

I KNOW SHE'S GETTING ATTENTION
RIGHT NOW AND HELP.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET YOU
BACK AND GET YOU HELP.

THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO."

THANK YOU, SWEETIE.

Is he back?

YES.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT - -
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

HE'S JUST A...

HE'S SUCH AN AMAZING MAN.

IT MADE ME SICK.
I WANTED TO THROW UP.

BUT I WANTED TO LIVE, TOO.

SO I DID WHATEVER I HAD TO DO.

BUT I WASN'T GONNA
GET OUT OF THERE

BEING HYSTERICAL,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

THAT WASN'T GONNA GET ME
NOWHERE WITH THIS GUY.

LET ME TALK TO HER.

JUST - -
LET ME TALK TO HER.

I JUST STARTED
A RAPPORT WITH HIM, YOU KNOW,

"SIR, I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING
TO HELP THIS LADY.

YOU FOUND HER," YOU KNOW?

KEEPING UP THE RUSE
THAT SHE HAD STARTED

BECAUSE IT MEANT HER LIFE,
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

YEAH, YOU KNOW,
I JUST...

I FOUND HER ON THE SIDE
OF THE ROAD.

I JUST, YOU KNOW, DID WHAT
ANY GOOD SAMARITAN WOULD DO.

MUST'VE BEEN
FATE OR SOMETHING

THAT BROUGHT YOU
TWO TOGETHER?

SOUNDS LIKE YOU TWO ARE
ALREADY PRETTY CLOSE.

YEAH. YEAH, WE ARE.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE...

WE'RE, ACTUALLY, TALKING
ABOUT GETTING MARRIED.

I'D SAY
I'M A PRETTY LUCKY GUY.

I'M THE LUCKY ONE.

I KIND OF HAD
TO CONTINUE TO PLAY HER GAME

AND PLAY HER RUSE

SO IT WOULD STILL BE
FRESH IN HIS MIND

AND HE WOULDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO THINK ABOUT.

I WAS WORRIED THAT
HE WOULD REVERT BACK

TO THE STATE THAT KIND OF,
PER SE, "SNAP TO IT"

AND REALIZE,
"WHAT DID I JUST DO,"

OR "WHAT HAVE I DONE?

THIS IS NOT A PERSON
THAT I'M HELPING - -

THIS IS A PERSON I HURT."

AS FIRST RESPONDERS
RACE TO THE HOME WHERE

27-YEAR-OLD JENNIFER HOLLIDAY
IS BEING HELD CAPTIVE,

LUFKIN POLICE ARE BUSY
GETTING TO KNOW THE MAN

WHO MAY BE RESPONSIBLE.

IT TURNS OUT,
HOUSE IS REGISTERED

TO AN ERIC PARNELL.

HE HAD A RECORD, YOU KNOW - -

HARASSMENT, THREATENING,
STUFF LIKE THAT.

NOT THAT HE WAS A HARDENED
CRIMINAL OR ANYTHING,

BUT I JUST KNOW THAT
HE HAD AN AGENDA.

HE'S GOT MULTIPLE COUNTS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND A WARRANT
FOR HIS ARREST.

SOUNDS LIKE
A HELL OF A GUY.

A LOT OF TIMES, SOMEBODY WITH
A LENGTHY CRIMINAL HISTORY

WILL HAVE LIKE AN ASSAULT CASE

AND THEY'RE CONSTANTLY
ASSAULTING PEOPLE

OR CONSTANTLY
CONTROLLING PEOPLE.

THAT'S THEIR NATURE.

WAIT A MINUTE,
DID YOU SEE THIS?

SAYS THIS GUY WAS
IN AN ARMED STANDOFF WITH POLICE

FOR THREE HOURS.
ARE YOU KIDDING?

WE BETTER GET IN TOUCH
WITH FIRST RESPONDERS - -

LET THEM KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE GETTING INTO.

IT'S A LONG TREK
OUT TO THE REMOTE LOCATION

WHERE JENNIFER IS BEING HELD,

LEAVING 911 OPERATOR
STEPHANIE DAVIDSON

ON THE LINE
WITH JENNIFER AND HER CAPTOR

FOR MORE THAN 40 MINUTES.

SHE CONSTANTLY WOULD REITERATE

THAT HE WAS DOING A GOOD JOB
FOR HER AND HELPING HER.

SHE JUST PLAYED IT WELL.

BUT WHEN
THE AMBULANCE FINALLY ARRIVES,

THE MOOD SUDDENLY CHANGES.

OKAY, I SEE THEM.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

THEY STOPPED.

WHY AREN'T THEY
COMING DOWN?

ERIC'S LOOKING AT AN AMBULANCE,

AND ERIC SEES AN AMBULANCE
SITTING THERE,

ENGINE RUNNING, LIGHTS ON - -
NOT RED AND BLUE LIGHTS,

BUT IT'S SITTING THERE

WITH TWO PEOPLE IN IT,

AND HE'S WONDERING
WHY THE AMBULANCE

ISN'T COMING TO THE DOOR,

WHY PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING OUT,

WHY THERE'S NOT A STRETCHER
COMING TO GET JENNIFER, "WHY?"

ALL THESE QUESTIONS ARE
GOING THROUGH HIS HEAD.

SOMETHING IS WRONG.

SOMETHING IS VERY,
VERY, VERY WRONG.

WHAT DID YOU - -
OKAY.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR POLICE,
AREN'T THEY?

NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT.
NOTHING LIKE THAT AT ALL.

They're just - -
I SAID NO POLICE!

THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO...

I KNEW THAT THE AMBULANCE
WAS NOT GONNA COME

UNLESS THE POLICE
WERE THERE FIRST.

THAT'S JUST THEIR POLICY,

AND THAT'S ALL
AMBULANCE POLICIES.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST NOT
SAFE TO DO SO.

Hello?

HELLO?

YOU TELL ME RIGHT NOW,
WHY THEY AREN'T COMING IN.

THEY ARE.
IT'S JUST PROTOCOL.

JUST HOLD ON, THEY'RE GONNA
BE HERE ANY SECOND.

Protocol?

IT'S PROTOCOL TO MAKE A WOMAN
ON THE VERGE OF DEATH

WAIT FOR MEDICAL HELP?!

Your location
is just a little tough

to navigate, that's all.

NO, OKAY.

HELLO?

HELLO? HELLO?

YES...

PLEASE SEND THEM DOWN.
I'VE LOST SO MUCH BLOOD.

I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT
MUCH LONGER.

PLEASE SEND THEM DOWN.

I WAS VERY WORRIED
BECAUSE I HAD THOUGH THAT,

GOD, HE'S GONNA KNOW
THAT I LIED TO HIM.

BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T GETTING OUT
AND COMING DOWN HERE

AND TAKING CARE OF ME LIKE
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE.

YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON,
OKAY?

YOU JUST HAVE TO HOLD ON
A LITTLE LONGER.

I WAS SCARED FOR HER.

I WAS APPREHENSIVE.

I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO FIND OUT

THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS COMING
AND THAT - -

I MEAN, HE COULD'VE SHOT HER
AND KILLED HIMSELF.

THAT'S HAPPENED.

I FELT THAT SHE WAS
IN MORE DANGER NOW

THAN SHE HAD BEEN
IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES.

BY DAYBREAK
MONDAY MORNING,

ACROSS TOWN,

JENNIFER'S AUNT ROBIN FRANKLIN

IS JUST GETTING HER DAY GOING.

HI.

I'M SORRY
TO CALL YOU SO EARLY,

BUT HAVE YOU
SEEN JENNIFER OR ANA?

WELL, IT'S JUST THAT
JONATHAN'S HERE,

AND I WAS EXPECTING HER
TO PICK HIM UP.

IT'S JUST NOT LIKE HER
TO BE LATE.

BETWEEN ME AND MY MOM,

JENNIFER DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY
AT ALL ABOUT HER CHILD CARE.

SHE KNEW HE WAS SAFE
WITH ONE OF US.

OKAY, WELL...

LET ME KNOW IF YOU HEAR
FROM EITHER OF THEM, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.
THANKS SO MUCH.

BREAKFAST IS READY,
SWEETHEART.

MEANWHILE, MINUTES
TICK BY INSIDE THE TRAILER

WITHOUT ANY UPDATES
ON THE AMBULANCE.

STEPHANIE WAS ALL I HAD

TO ANY KIND OUT LIFE
OUT IN THE OUTSIDE.

IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME
TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO HER.

I HAD HER - -
THAT WAS ALL I HAD.

THAT IS
UNTIL JENNIFER LEARNS

THAT HELP HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.

SOMEBODY CUT
THROUGH ON THE PHONE LINE

WHEN I WAS ON THE PHONE
WITH STEPHANIE,

AND, I GUESS, ONE OF THE LAWMEN
HAD CUT THROUGH,

AND ASKED ME COULD I WALK
OUTSIDE INTO THE AMBULANCE.

I KNEW THEY WERE
SURROUNDING THE HOUSE.

WHOA. OKAY.

THEY COME IN RIGHT NOW,
OR THIS IS ALL OVER!

Okay, I agree.

I don't think Jennifer
can wait any longer.

YOU JUST NEVER KNOW
WHAT PEOPLE'S MENTALITY IS,

AND ESPECIALLY SOMEBODY
THAT'S IN A DELUSIONAL STATE.

THE OLD SAYING IS,
YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER,

BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM DRINK.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH HOW THIS IS.

YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE
TO CONVINCE SOMEBODY

WITH YOUR WORDS
AND YOUR TONE OF VOICE

THAT THEY'RE DOING
THE RIGHT THING.

NOW THE THING IS, THE AMBULANCE
CAN'T GET DOWN TO YOUR HOUSE,

SO DO YOU THINK THAT
YOU CAN TAKE HER OUT TO THEM?

IT'S ABOUT
FRICKIN' TIME!

GET UP!
WHAT?

GET UP!
AAAAAH!

DO I MIND IF I SPEAK TO - -

HELLO?

HELLO?

HELLO?

HELLO?

AFTER LOSING A
LIFELINE TO JENNIFER HOLLIDAY...

I LOST HER.

...911 OPERATOR
STEPHANIE DAVIDSON

FEARS WHAT JENNIFER'S
CAPTOR MAY DO NEXT.

OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
WHERE JENNIFER IS BEING HELD,

POLICE ARE NOW ON THE SCENE,

ANTICIPATING THEIR NEXT MOVE.

EAST SIDE IN POSITION.

ON MY SIGNAL.

WITH THIS SITUATION,
THE TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE.

ONE, SHE WAS BLEEDING - -
HER LIFE WAS IN DANGER.

TWO, WE GOT COOPERATION
FROM THE SUSPECT.

I GOT WORRIED THAT
HE WOULD STOP COMPLYING

AND THEN THAT
WE WOULD HAVE MORE

OF IN DEPTH HOSTAGE/
KIDNAPPING SITUATION

AND THAT SHE COULD
LOSE HER LIFE.

THEN, SUDDENLY...

GOT MOVEMENT
AT THE DOOR.

...POLICE SEE SIGNS OF LIFE
FROM INSIDE.

I WAS VERY WORRIED
BECAUSE I HAD THOUGHT THAT,

GOD, HE'S GONNA KNOW
THAT I LIED TO HIM.

BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T GETTING OUT
AND COMING DOWN HERE

AND TAKING CARE OF ME,
LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE.

HERE I AM, THAT CLOSE TO GETTING
TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT HERE,

AND THEN NOW HE'S GONNA
THINK I'M LYING.

BUT POLICE HAVE
THE WHOLE HOUSE SURROUNDED,

AND BEFORE ERIC
CAN MAKE HIS NEXT MOVE,

THEY SWARM RIGHT IN.

FREEZE!
DROP THE GUN!

DROP IT.

HE WAS
STANDING RIGHT BESIDE ME,

AND I WAS ABLE
TO BREAK AWAY FROM HIM,

AND THEN THEY WERE ABLE
TO MAKE THE ARREST.

ERIC PARNELL IS
ARRESTED ON THE SCENE.

HE'S CHARGED
WITH MURDER, ASSAULT,

SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND KIDNAPPING.

FREE FROM HER CAPTOR AFTER
A HARROWING OVERNIGHT ORDEAL,

JENNIFER IS FLOODED BY EMOTIONS.

W- WAIT, WAIT!
WAIT, WAIT!

I WANT IT OFF - -
I WANT IT OFF OF ME!

I WANT IT OFF OF ME!
I WANT IT OFF OF ME!

GET IT OFF!
PLEASE! PLEASE!

THE FIRST THING I WANTED WAS
HIS CLOTHES OFF OF ME,

FIRST OF ALL.

AND I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT,

THAT I ACTUALLY MADE IT OUT.

IT WAS THE BEST THING
IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD.

I WAS JUST LIKE, MY GOD,
I ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY.

JENNIFER IS
RACED TO THE HOSPITAL,

WHERE SHE UNDERGOES
INTENSIVE TREATMENT,

BUT HER THOUGHTS
ARE ONLY ON ONE THING...

AND THEN
WHEN WE GOT TO THE HOSPITAL,

I KNOW ANA WAS AT THE HOSPITAL,

AND I WAS PRAYING TO GOD
THAT, MAYBE,

HE JUST HIT HER
JUST A LITTLE BIT,

MAYBE THAT SHE'D BE OKAY.

WHEN THE POLICE GET THERE,
THEY'LL TAKE HER TO THE HOSPITAL

AND THAT SHE'LL ACTUALLY
BE OKAY, YOU KNOW?

RIGHT AWAY,

JENNIFER IS HIT WITH
THE HEARTBREAKING REALITY - -

HER COUSIN IS DEAD.

IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME
TO GET OVER JUST THE LOOK

OF WHAT I HAD TO EXPERIENCE
THE LAST TIME I SAW HER.

HE HAD NO MERCY OF HOW
HE KILLED HER, YOU KNOW.

IT WAS JUST AWFUL.

MEANWHILE,

ERIC PARNELL
SITS IN POLICE CUSTODY,

STILL CLAIMING TO BE THE HERO

RESPONSIBLE
FOR JENNIFER'S SURVIVAL.

HEY. I WAS - -

I WAS JUST TRYING
TO HELP HER, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT
ANYBODY WOULD DO, RIGHT?

THEY SEE SOMEONE HURT,
THEY...

THEY HELP THEM,
YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, ASK HER.

BUT OFFICERS
HAVE ALREADY HEARD ENOUGH.

DESPITE THE EVIDENCE,

ERIC DENIES ANY WRONGDOING.

BUT THERE'S LITTLE ROOM
FOR DOUBT ABOUT

HOW THINGS WENT DOWN
THAT FATEFUL NIGHT.

NO, I SAID
PUT HER ON THE PHONE.

NO, I-I TOLD YOU TO PUT
HER ON THE PHONE.

WAKE HER UP.
I DON'T CARE IF SHE'S SLEEPING.

ERIC PARNELL
HAD OPEN WARRANTS

IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.

HE HAD HELD HIS WIFE HOSTAGE

AND SOMEHOW, ENDED UP
ON A WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM,

AND ESCAPED FROM
THE WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A SICK INDIVIDUAL.

PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

NO, NO, NO.
NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME, OKAY?

YOUR DAUGHTER CAN'T JUST
BREAK UP WITH ME

AND THEN IGNORE ME FOR A WEEK.

HE, APPARENTLY,
HAD CALLED HIS EX-WIFE

WHO HAD A PROTECTIVE ORDER
AGAINST HIM.

IF YOU DON'T PUT HER
ON THE PHONE RIGHT NOW,

YOU WON'T SEE TOMORROW, BECAUSE
I'M NOT WAITING UNTIL THEN.

NO, NO. DON'T YOU - -

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

HE TOLD HER
HE WAS COMING TO KILL HER

AND THE WHOLE FAMILY.

HE WENT TO HIS HOME,

LOADED UP ALL HIS FIREARMS
THAT HE HAD WITH HIM.

BUT ERIC DOESN'T
GO TO HIS EX'S HOUSE.

INSTEAD, HE GOES TO A LOCAL BAR.

HELLO, LADIES.

HOW'S IT GOING?

WH-WHY DON'T WE GO INSIDE
AND BUY YOU A DRINK?

I HAD GONE OUT WITH SOME GIRLS,

AND WE WERE AT A LOCAL BAR.

AND THIS GUY,

ERIC PARNELL,
KEPT HITTING ON ME.

AND HE WAS VERY INTOXICATED,

AND HE MADE ME VERY NERVOUS.

I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY.

IT WASN'T SOMETHING
THAT HE OVERTLY DID.

IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
THAT WHEN HE GOT NEAR YOU,

IT MADE YOU CRINGE.

LET'S GO INSIDE,
THE THREE OF US?

LET'S - - LET'S GO AHEAD.
IT'S RIGHT THERE.

IT'S JUST A DRINK!

SERIOUSLY?!

IT'S JUST A DRINK.

REJECTED ONCE AGAIN,
ERIC STILL ISN'T READY

TO CALL IT QUITS ON THE NIGHT
JUST YET.

HEY, WOULD YOU M--

HE DECIDED
TO GO TO THE LOCAL GAS STATION,

WHICH IS NOT FAR
FROM HIS HOUSE - -

IT'S OPEN 24 HOURS - -

WHERE HE ENCOUNTERED
JENNIFER AND HER COUSIN.

APPARENTLY, HER VEHICLE
AND HIS EX-WIFE'S VEHICLE

ARE ONE AND THE SAME.

WHICH I BELIEVE WAS
A TRIGGER TO HIS VIOLENCE.

I THINK HE PUT
TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.

IN HIS MIND, THAT WAS HER,

AND HE WAS GONNA
INFLICT PAIN ON HER.

IT'S JUST A WRONG PLACE,
WRONG TIME, HAPPENSTANCE,

CROSSED PATHS - -
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY IT.

I THINK HER VEHICLE
AND HIS STATE OF MIND

WERE ALL KEY FACTORS
IN HIS ACTIONS.

SHUT UP!

ANA?!

ANA!

PLEASE DON'T...

WITHIN DAYS OF HIS TRIAL,

ERIC PARNELL UNEXPECTEDLY
PLEADS GUILTY

IN ORDER TO AVOID
THE DEATH PENALTY.

HE'S CONVICTED AND SENTENCED

TO TWO CONSECUTIVE
LIFE SENTENCES.

ERIC WROTE ME
A LETTER HE GAVE ME

WHEN I WENT TO SEE HIM
AT THE PRISON,

AND EVERYTHING IN THE LETTER
WAS BLAMING THE GIRLS.

HE HAD NO REMORSE.

HE DOESN'T REMEMBER IT,

IS WHAT HE SAID.

SHE WAS MY ONLY DAUGHTER.

THE ANGER AND THE HATE
CONSUMED ME.

EVERY TIME I THOUGHT OF HER,
I THOUGHT OF HIM...

SO IT WAS JUST LIKE
THEY WERE ONE,

UNTIL I WENT TO THE PRISON
AND SAW HIM

AND TOLD HIM THAT I FORGIVE HIM,

AND THAT HE DIDN'T
HOLD MY MIND HOSTAGE

AND NEVER WOULD AGAIN.

AND I'VE BEEN OKAY.

I'VE BEEN OKAY SINCE.

YOU MISS THEM MORE EVERY DAY.
BUT THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO,

SO YOU EITHER ARE OKAY WITH IT,

OR YOU LET IT TAKE YOU DOWN.

AND IT TOOK ME DOWN TO A PLACE
I NEVER EVER WANT TO GO BACK TO.

FOR JENNIFER HOLIDAY,

IT'S ALSO TAKEN SOME TIME
TO GET PAST THE LOSS.

JENNIFER...

SHE'S BEEN THROUGH THINGS

THAT I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S A WORD

TO DESCRIBE THAT KIND
OF STRENGTH.

IT'S A MIRACLE THAT HER ARM
IS STILL ATTACHED AT ALL.

I MEAN, IT WAS LITERALLY
ALMOST COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF.

IT WAS HANGING ON BY A TENDON.

IT'S KEPT ME FROM BEING AN EMT,
THE INJURY HAS.

OF COURSE, I MEAN,
THE MAIN THING I'VE LOST

WOULD BE MY COUSIN.

JUST IMMEDIATE AND TOTAL JUST...

I MEAN...

LOSS.

IT TOOK ME ABOUT 10 YEARS
TO WORK THROUGH HER DEATH

TO WHERE, I SEE ANA
OR THINK ABOUT ANA,

I SEE JESUS HOLDING HER

AND WALKING UP TO HEAVEN - -
THAT'S HOW I SEE HER NOW.

STEPHANIE HAS BEEN
AN ABSOLUTE LIFE-SAVER,

MIRACLE FOR ME.

I MEAN, SHE CALMED ME DOWN

WHENEVER I WAS ABSOLUTELY
OUT OF MY MIND.

SHE'S PROBABLY
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PEOPLE

I LOOK UP TO IN MY LIFE,

KNOWING THAT I HAD A PART
IN SAVING HER LIFE,

MUCH LESS THAT
SHE SAVED HER OWN LIFE.

SHE WAS RAPED.
SHE WAS SHOT.

SHE WAS BEATEN - -
ALL THIS KINDA STUFF.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THAT
GUSTO OR THAT WILL TO LIVE.

I THINK SHE HAD
THAT WILL TO LIVE,

AND I THINK SHE CONVINCED
HER ATTACKER THAT,

THAT'S IT - -
I'M NOT GOING DOWN LIKE THIS.

SHE DID NOT WANT TO DIE.

AND SOMETIMES IF YOU
DON'T WANT TO DIE,

YOU WILL DO ANYTHING YOU CAN
IN YOUR POWER

TO SURVIVE.