what can you tell us about your experience? >> 17 days i my only contact i had was john espito, my abductor i was deprived of nourishing food and normal every day things that everybody takes for grants, being able to brush your teeth, shower, use the toilet and things like that. it was horrific and horrifying. >> alisyn: how did you get through it? >> in my case, i knew my abductor. i had known him all of my life. the thing that kept me going was that i knew him, in my heart i didn't think he was going to kill me. i knew eventually i would get out whether it was in two weeks, five years or when i was 18, nobody knew. the thing that kept me going was