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Encore: Kidnapped in the Desert | Big Money | 2

2022/3/22
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Jessica Buchanan: 在索马里沙漠被绑架期间,由于缺乏药物治疗甲状腺疾病和尿路感染,身体状况持续恶化。她通过在沙地上作画和制定每日计划来保持身心健康,并与部分绑匪建立了复杂的关系。她经历了绑匪的殴打、威胁和性骚扰,但她始终保持坚强,并积极寻找生存的机会。她与家人通话,并最终成功地促使绑匪与NGO负责人沟通。她通过回忆往事和对未来的期许来保持希望和力量。 Paul Thisted: 与Jessica Buchanan共同被绑架,经历了绑匪的殴打和威胁,但他与Jessica互相扶持,共同制定了生存规则。 Eric Landelbaum: 作为Jessica Buchanan的丈夫,他积极参与营救行动,自行购买药物并计划送药,并与丹麦NGO、谈判团队和FBI合作。他与Jessica通话,给予她支持和鼓励。 John Buchanan: 作为Jessica Buchanan的父亲,他前往非洲,与Eric Landelbaum一起努力营救女儿。他与FBI探员会面,了解营救的可能性。 Abdi: 绑架事件的主要负责人,因为赎金问题殴打人质,并对人质进行威胁。他表现出反复无常和贪婪的性格。 Dahir: 绑匪中较为友善的一员,他帮助Jessica Buchanan做饭,并给予她一些帮助。 Jabril: 绑匪中的一员,他与Jessica Buchanan的关系较为复杂,既有威胁也有帮助。 Bashir: 绑架事件的新头目,他更加冷酷无情,对人质进行威胁和虐待。 Mohammed: 作为翻译,在绑架事件中扮演重要的角色,但后来被绑匪怀疑是间谍。

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Jessica Buchanan struggles with deteriorating health due to lack of medication and a urinary tract infection, while her captors repeatedly separate her from her colleague Paul. Despite the violence and threats, Jessica formulates survival strategies, including smuggling food and water.

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As days and then weeks go by, Jessica tries to adjust to life as a hostage in the Somali desert, but she’s sick and her body is failing. Back in Nairobi, her husband works with her NGO on a plan to get Jessica medicine she needs, but her kidnappers trust no one, not even the negotiators. Jessica’s family meets with an FBI agent who explains to them the possible outcomes of the situation. None of them make it easy to stay hopeful.

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