and i said, well, they're online right now. why would they be online at 3:00 a.m. in the morning? >> reporter: they weren't. nermeen's mother, afaf khalifa, and nermeen's father were in fact at the family-owned condominium north of san diego. they had flown there not knowing that afaf was the subject of an international arrest warrant for her part in aiding and abetting the kidnapping of adam and jason. >> we thought it was too good to be true. we didn't really think too much of it. but hey, what the heck? let's just go ahead and call out there. and sure enough, someone picked up the phone at their home in california. >> i called the fbi. i said they're in san diego at their house. i called the number. impossible. she's red-flagged. she can't get through customs. she can't get through i.n.s. i finally had the maryland state police call out there and a they were with pacific bell and electric company and ask for her. she picked up the phone. they got the san diego county sheriffs and they kicked the door in within an hour and arrested her. >> reporter: afaf khalifa spent