help? were you kidnapped? and i froze at that question and i just thought, this is it. should i just tell him. >> he could go either way? take you away. take you back to those guys. >> yes, my name is kenny, like kenny rogers. that's exactly what he said. >> and it gave me a laughed. and it was one of the first last i had in a long time. >> kenny got in touch with the mayor of a nearby village. the mayor called the philippine army. and the army arrive in humvees. >> it seemed like hundreds of them. and i just like, this is all for me. i couldn't believe it. i realized that i would see my family again. i'm going to see my friends. i'm going to have my life back. >> but would he have his mom? four months, kevin had been grieving. afraid she had been executed by the militants. but then the mayor gave him the phone. and kevin heard a familiar voice. >> hey, mom, is that really you? i didn't know for months what happened to you. once i heard her voice and knew