i was so afraid. i was afraid for my daughter. i was afraid. i knew that if this didn't work, it was all over. we'd never get her back. >> were you worried about blowing this, not being able to pull it off? >> oh, yes, oh, absolutely. >> and before the mission started it was nearly stalled. ann hodgins, schoolteacher by day, arrived to the airport on time to catch her transatlantic flight, but she was greeted with a problem all too common to most of us. to this nervous mother, it seemed like a matter of life and death. i'm on this flight and the agent is saying, no, you're not. >> exactly. and i was trying to be calm. but by then i'm almost in a panic, because i have to be on that flight. i have to be. if i'm not on that flight, this isn't going to work. >> did you have the fbi agents with you. >> oh, no. >> working on the rough spots. >> i was on my own. i was in contact with them on the phone and trust me, i did call them, yes, i called them immediately and i'll admit i wasn't calm at that point. i think it was more this i can't get on the plane! >> but eventually ann did get on the plane.