august 22nd, 2001. michael shannon has reluctantly agreed to allow his son adam to take a trip to new york with his mother, nermeen. nermeen's mother, afaf khalifa, has given word that she will watch over the child and return him four days later, at 6:00 p.m., august 26th. it's the first time since the divorce adam has been allowed on a visit with no one from the shannon family present. he will join his infant brother jason on the trip to visit a cousin. their older half-brother mike shannon recalls just how nervous his father was. >> nobody wanted to say it, but the thought always was in the back of your mind, you know, what are they getting at here? why all of the sudden change? but at the end of the day you