i mean, i haven't had this good of a feeling in a -- in seven months. >> in two weeks, michael brehmut not even that is a guarantee of freedom. for most of the day, charles taylor has been waiting for his mother to arrive and sign the papers that will free him. despite several false alarms, charles has not lost hope. >> i got a feeling she probably somewhere like kokomo. she'll be here soon. >> waiting on mom. >> all right. all right. >> after eight excruciating hours, charles' faith and patience is about to pay off. >> hey, your mom is here. let's go down and meet her. >> all right. >> hey. how you doing? >> i'm all right. >> came to get my child. i had so many things go wrong during the first course of the day. i'm grateful. i'm happy. i'm ecstatic. oh, yes. yes. and it felt right. good deal. good deal. i am so proud of you. i bought you a cake, too. >> all right. >> glad to see you did something right. >> no more jumpsuit, charles, no more. some jeans. >> it has been a long, hard road for him. you know what, sometimes they say you've got to take that long road to get to the good p