pam and craig akers know all too well. their son shawn hornbeck was abducted at age 11 and was found 4 1/2 years later living with his kidnapper. good morning. >> good morning. >> he we wonder what this young lady, now 29 years old, held captive for 18 years, must be going through emotionally as she's reunited with her family. your son, shawn, was also kidnapped at the age of 11, held for four years. can you describe early on emotionally what it was like, that reunion and some of the emotions that you had to sort out with him early on? >> actually, it was very difficult. shawn had a lot of guilt for, you know, not trying to get away, for -- he thought we were going to be angry at him. he thought he was going to be damaged goods, that we weren't going to love him anymore, that we were going to blame him. we just had to reassure him that everything he did we felt he did right because he was still alive and brought back to us. we had to tell him that he we didn't blame him. no reason to feel guilt. none of this was your fault