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> **“We received your message, and we understand,”** she said, her voice imbued with both vulnerability and strength.
> **“We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way that we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”** ([ABC7 Chicago][7])
Savannah didn’t speak casually. Her words were laden with desperation, maternal love, and an ominous awareness of her mother’s **fragile health** and dependency on medication — a reminder that **every moment without Nancy increases the stakes of this ordeal**. ([WLT Report][8])Movies
Behind the headlines and official statements lies a deeply personal story — one of a family confronting a worst-case scenario in real time.
In earlier video pleas, Guthrie had asked directly for **proof that her mother was alive and being held**. In one emotional message, she said: