Samantha Mathis describes her character in the Lifetime "12 Desperate Hours," based on a true story, as a mother trying to nurture her captor so the hostage situation did not escalate.
Samantha Mathis: 12 Desperate Hours character became mommy bear to captor. Samantha Mathis said her character in 12 Desperate Hours, premiering Saturday at 8 p.m. EST on Lifetime, empathized with her captor, but did not condone his crime.