cover of episode Encore: Kidnapped in the Desert | Big Money | 2

Encore: Kidnapped in the Desert | Big Money | 2

2022/3/22
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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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