mrs. hawke-petit to drive to the bank. you're watching a wife a mother in a desperate attempt to save her family. that's jennifer hawke-petit on this bank security camera video in the small town of cheshire, connecticut. her husband, beaten, bound and gagged, is being held hostage, along with her two daughters, michaela, 11, and hayley, 17. mrs. hawke-petit tells the bank teller she needs to withdraw $15,000, ransom money. it is 9:17 a.m., she tries to remain calm. one of the two suspects, steven hayes, is waiting outside. the teller alerts the bank manager who quietly calls 911. >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now who says that her husband and children are being held at their house. the people are in a car outside the bank. she is getting $15,000. but if the police are told, they will kill the children and her husband. she is petrified. >> reporter: minutes later, mrs. hawke-petit leaves the bank with the ransom money. >> they told her they wouldn't hurt anybody if she got back there with the money. she believes

mrs. hawke-petit to the bank. er, in a desperate attempt to save her family. that's jennifer hawke-petit on that bank security camera video in a small town of connecticut. her husband, beaten, bound, and gagged, is being held hostage along with her two daughters, michaela, 11, and hayley, 17. mrs. hawke-petit says that she needs to withdraw $17,000. ransom money. she tries to remain calm. one of the two suspects, steven hayes, is waiting outside. the teller alerts the bank manager who quietly calls 911. >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now who says that her husband and children are being held at their house. the people are in a car outside the bank. she is getting $15,000. but if the police are told, they will kill her children and her husband. she is petrified. >> minutes later, mrs. hawke-petit leaves the money with the ransom money. >> they told her they wouldn't hurt anybody if she got back there with the money. she believes them. she's walking out now. she's walking out now. >> reporter: police are d