Escaping Captivity: The Kara Robinson Story (2021) Movie Script
(GASPING AND PANTING)
(GASPING AND PANTING)
I didn't look back,
not for a second.
I just RAN.
I just RAN.
I kept thinking,
"He's gonna wake up,
he's gonna look out the window...
"He's gonna wake up,
he's gonna look out the window...
He's gonna pick up the gun
and he's gonna shoot me
in the back."
But I did not care,
because I knew I was OUT.
My name is Kara Robinson.
My name is Kara Robinson.
I was kidnapped 18 years ago,
and some days
it feels like yesterday.
and some days
it feels like yesterday.
But some days it doesn't
even feel like my own life,
it feels like somebody else's life.
it feels like somebody else's life.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)
(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
(CHILDREN PLAYING NEARBY)
It was the summer of 2002,
It was the summer of 2002,
before our junior year
in high school.
Our group of friends...
We were, uh...
We were, uh...
We were a fun time!
We were always together,
and my girlfriend was Kara Robinson.
I was 16 years old and she was 15.
She was my first love.
She meant the world to me.
She could light up a room
with her smile.
Kara called me daddy.
Kara called me daddy.
She was daddy's little girl.
Kara was a very affectionate child.
Kara was a very affectionate child.
She was always very huggy,
kissy, squishy kind of person.
When she was little,
anywhere I took her,
they were like...
anywhere I took her,
they were like...
(GASPING) "She's SO beautiful!"
I had people that tried
to get me to put her in pageants.
She didn't want to do it.
She was a tomboy.
She didn't want to do it.
She was a tomboy.
She just wanted to ride dirt bikes,
ride horses,
climb trees and run in the woods
with her friends.
climb trees and run in the woods
with her friends.
And then she found boys and cars!
When Kara and I were dating,
When Kara and I were dating,
we both went to White Knoll
in Lexington County
and we had some mutual friends.
My best friend, Heather,
and Kara were always together.
My best friend, Heather,
and Kara were always together.
Heather had just gotten
her driver's licence,
so they have that freedom
that you never had before.
so they have that freedom
that you never had before.
Kara wanted to go spend the night
at Heather's house.
They were gonna go to
the lake the next day.
They were gonna go to
the lake the next day.
And so, I took her over there
and they were excited
cos they could actually
go to the lake
without having to be chauffeured.
Early the next morning,
we had just a regular phone call,
(GASPING AND PANTING)
I didn't look back,
not for a second.
I just RAN.
I just RAN.
I kept thinking,
"He's gonna wake up,
he's gonna look out the window...
"He's gonna wake up,
he's gonna look out the window...
He's gonna pick up the gun
and he's gonna shoot me
in the back."
But I did not care,
because I knew I was OUT.
My name is Kara Robinson.
My name is Kara Robinson.
I was kidnapped 18 years ago,
and some days
it feels like yesterday.
and some days
it feels like yesterday.
But some days it doesn't
even feel like my own life,
it feels like somebody else's life.
it feels like somebody else's life.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)
(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
(CHILDREN PLAYING NEARBY)
It was the summer of 2002,
It was the summer of 2002,
before our junior year
in high school.
Our group of friends...
We were, uh...
We were, uh...
We were a fun time!
We were always together,
and my girlfriend was Kara Robinson.
I was 16 years old and she was 15.
She was my first love.
She meant the world to me.
She could light up a room
with her smile.
Kara called me daddy.
Kara called me daddy.
She was daddy's little girl.
Kara was a very affectionate child.
Kara was a very affectionate child.
She was always very huggy,
kissy, squishy kind of person.
When she was little,
anywhere I took her,
they were like...
anywhere I took her,
they were like...
(GASPING) "She's SO beautiful!"
I had people that tried
to get me to put her in pageants.
She didn't want to do it.
She was a tomboy.
She didn't want to do it.
She was a tomboy.
She just wanted to ride dirt bikes,
ride horses,
climb trees and run in the woods
with her friends.
climb trees and run in the woods
with her friends.
And then she found boys and cars!
When Kara and I were dating,
When Kara and I were dating,
we both went to White Knoll
in Lexington County
and we had some mutual friends.
My best friend, Heather,
and Kara were always together.
My best friend, Heather,
and Kara were always together.
Heather had just gotten
her driver's licence,
so they have that freedom
that you never had before.
so they have that freedom
that you never had before.
Kara wanted to go spend the night
at Heather's house.
They were gonna go to
the lake the next day.
They were gonna go to
the lake the next day.
And so, I took her over there
and they were excited
cos they could actually
go to the lake
without having to be chauffeured.
Early the next morning,
we had just a regular phone call,