area to stay inside, lock their doors and windows. don't open the door to anybody, unless somebody -- >> he started getting real paranoid like, "we got to get out of here. let's go, let's go, let's go!" >> while walking out to the parking lot of the motel, tracy spots a police car and finally makes her move to escape. >> i ran and i was screaming. well, he was like, no tracy, no, tracy, no. and he ran the other way. >> tracy found the police officer as joe ran to get into his car. >> so i finally found the cop and i just kept saying, joe palczynski, joe palczynski, you know. >> with only one police officer on-site, there is a brief standoff. word of the news travels fast as police helicopters and live television coverage arrive at the scene almost at the same time. >> i knew when i ran from him that was the last time i was ever going to see him again. i knew that. i did love him. i mean, i loved him with all of my heart and my soul. >> joe palczynski managed to