Season 1 (2003)
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Episodes 6
S1 E1 - Guerillas In Their Midst: Uganda
Uganda, 1999. Safari guide Mark Ross and 16 others are taken hostage while observing mountain gorillas. Mark, who speaks Swahili, urgently bargains for their safety, but not all will live.
Read MoreS1 E2 - Climb To Hell: Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, 2000. Four American climbers are taken hostage by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. On a rocky mountain, they made a deadly decision to gain freedom-a decision that haunts them still.
Read MoreS1 E3 - Gateway Of Death: Mexico
Mexico, 1997. Three kidnappers confront American geologist Stu Havenstrite and try to force him into the trunk of his car. Alone and desperate in a foreign country, his resistance is one of many quick decisions he'll have to make over the next 72 hours.
Read MoreS1 E4 - Jungle Terror: Ecuador
Ecuador, 1996. While on a guided tour of the Cuyabeno Wildlife Preserve, avid birdwatcher John Heidema, his daughter, and 10 other tourists, are robbed by armed bandits.
Read MoreS1 E7 - State Of Emergency: Albania
Albania, 1997. As four American Peace Corps volunteers make their way through a country collapsing around them, their lives are threatened by civil unrest.
Read MoreS1 E8 - There For The Taking: Peru
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Lima, Peru, 1996. 500 guests gather for a gala reception at the Japanese Ambassador's residence when an armed contingent of guerrillas gain control of the compound.
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