justice, prosecute him and find him guilty tonight, a father s search for his children. his two sons taken, one child 4 years old. his brother not even 1. both were kidnapped by their own mother, spirited away across the world to another culture, another kind of justice. now, that alone would be bad enough. but all of this happened nearly a dozen years ago. today michael shannon s two sons are 16 and 12 and nearly unrecognizable to him. try to imagine what that s like for a father. his long and sometimes lonely battle to get them back is far from over. in fact, it gets more heartbreaking by the day. tonight, his story and his wife s. that s right. we ll also talk to the mother who defied a court order and took her children and his all those years ago. tonight investigative
who defied a court order and took her children and his all those years ago. tonight investigative correspondent drew griffin with kidnapped to egypt: a father s nightmare. reporter: it is all michael shannon has left of his sons. a final picture. adam at 4, jason just 10 months. i can t stop picturing them as a 4 and a 1-year-old, or a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old. and i ve had no photos, and i m trying to imagine what they would look like at 16 and 12. and hoping that they don t hate me for not saving them. patty cake. patty cake. baker s man. reporter: this is a story you could tell a thousand times over. an international kidnapping to egypt.
took her children and his all those years ago. tonight investigative correspondent drew griffin with kidnapped to egypt: a father s nightmare. reporter: it is all michael shannon has left of his sons. a final picture. adam at 4, jason just 10 months. i can t stop picturing them as a 4 and a 1-year-old, or a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old. and i ve had no photos, and i m trying to imagine what they would look like at 16 and 12. and hoping that they don t hate me for not saving them. patty cake. patty cake. baker s man. reporter: this is a story you could tell a thousand times over. an international kidnapping to egypt. a country that takes in billions
those years ago. tonight investigative correspondent drew griffin with kidnapped to egypt: a father s nightmare. reporter: it is all michael shannon has left of his sons. a final picture. adam at 4, jason just 10 months. i can t stop picturing them as a 4 and a 1-year-old, or a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old. and i ve had no photos, and i m trying to imagine what they would look like at 16 and 12. and hoping that they don t hate me for not saving them. patty cake. patty cake. baker s man. reporter: this is a story you could tell a thousand times over. an international kidnapping to egypt. a country that takes in billions
took her children and his all those years ago. tonight investigative correspondent drew griffin with kidnapped to egypt: a father s nightmare. reporter: it is all michael shannon has left of his sons. a final picture. adam at 4, jason just 10 months. i can t stop picturing them as a 4 and a 1-year-old, or a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old. and i ve had no photos, and i m trying to imagine what they would look like at 16 and 12. and hoping that they don t hate me for not saving them. patty cake. patty cake. baker s man. reporter: this is a story you could tell a thousand times over. an international kidnapping to egypt. a country that takes in billions of dollars in aid from the