And what are the warning signs for your family . Your mother is afraid. Tonight, while our 20 20 cameras are rolling, an intervention. Where is my stuff . And signs of when i have the phone, at least i feel like im fitting in. From heartbreak to hope. Logged in to unplugged. Can they make it . Love you. Good evening. Im elizabeth vargas. And im david muir. We all want to stay connected, but tonight, the jawdropping video of people who cant put their devices down. Tonight, youll also see the mris, what this could be doing to your brain. We spent a year on the road meeting people who were held hostage to their devices. Getting them to open up. Were not using their last names, because they could be any of us. But the good news is, they got unhooked, and you can, too. Reporter walk down any street, any mall, any hallway, everyone is bowing to their screen. Our devices are beeping, buzzing, begging us to swipe, like, love, tweet, retweet, send, reply, forward. Facetime, snapchat, instagram.
I was up all night sending pictures. Secret sexting. With your mom and dad upstairs, thinking youre safe. Now, revealing the secrets in video diaries. Its hard not to resent chris, enjoying himself while im pulling my hair out. What can get them to stop . And what are the warning signs for your family . Your mother is afraid. Tonight, while our 20 20 cameras are rolling, an intervention. Where is my stuff . And signs of withdrawal. When i have the phone, at least i feel like im fitting in. From heartbreak to hope. Logged in to unplugged. Can they make it . Love you. Good evening. Im elizabeth vargas. And im david muir. We all want to stay connected, but tonight, the jawdropping video of people who cant put their devices down. Tonight, youll also see the mris, what this could be doing to your brain. We spent a year on the road meeting people who were held hostage to their devices. Getting them to open up. Were not using their last names, because they could be any of us. But the good new
Was a heart. Then a message, on facebook. Who is sending me something at this hour of the night . Shes like, i got a message from nicky. So shes not really missing, shes off somewhere and she just doesnt wanna be found . Right. But where . I found one surveillance camera that captured the highway. This is our biggest lead. But the road to the truth, would be bumpy. [ bleep ] you hows that . Maybe, even dangerous. You didnt see that he had a gun . I missed it completely could anyone find answers, for a frantic family . Where is she . Why did she have to leave . What happened to nicole out on that lonely highway . Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Josh Mankiewicz with under the prairie sky. Way out west. The view in every direction is as big as the sky and just about as empty. Across montana from the betterknown, breathtaking ski resorts that bring in a mountain of money sits the prairie where our story begins. Its a mystery that without a doubt remains to this day. A tale wound
Reporter obsessed with finding his missing children, from when hed been a young Army Sergeant in south korea, another country, another lifetime ago. The twins hed been forced to leave behind but could never forget. You had no way of knowing it that day, as you boarded the plane, that was the last time you would see your children. They were taken away from me. Reporter but if anyone can bring them back together again, this woman can a professional people searcher that 20 20 brought in. This will be okay. Reporter she is his last, best hope his only hope. Hes been through hell and back. Work with me. Lets make this right. Reporter so tonight, come with us on the amazing search of a lifetime. A 45yearold cold case, a mad dash across two continents and 7,000 miles. All the detective work. Lets see how persuasive i can be. Reporter the detours. Nobody called you to say your kids are being adopted . Well, thats bull they could have been separated. Reporter the blind alleys and brandnew leads
Can this get any stranger . Enter the beautiful blonde with an xrated career. We just had highend clientele that would pay to come in for a private strip show. She seemed to know everyone, from bad guys to the banker. What did she know about this hit . I figured that it would all get figured out. I didnt do this. Was it a hit that couldnt miss . What did i do . Were you having an affair . No, i was not. Are you offering . Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres keith morrison. Reporter there are places even in our finest cities where only a particular kind of tourist might find what he or she is looking for, attractions for the damaged and the lost catered by agents who, for a profit, would damage them more. It was late. Early april, 2013, peak of the spring tourist invasion, here in charleston, South Carolina, so lovely, even in the dark as the horde of tourists drifted out of famous restaurants and into fine hotels. Not far away, the moneyed elite of this storied city prepared to