20/20: In an Instant
2015–2018 · ABC · 120 min · 3 seasons
S03E09 · Fire on the Mountain
Sun, 5 Aug, 11:00 am
Survivors of the valley fire that tore through Northern California in 2015 tell their stories.
About
Children caught in a deadly tornado, a catastrophic car accident, a violent hostage crisis in a maternity ward. It can happen anywhere at any time. In an instant, life can change forever, and that moment will define who you are.
Returning for its second season, 20/20: In an Instant does more than just re-tell heart-pounding first-person accounts of the world's most harrowing tales of survival; it brings them to life with breathtaking dramatizations of the moments before and after life was forever changed. The powerful series features trials and triumphs from every angle and includes gripping first-person interviews with the people who lived to tell their stories, and those who were instrumental in helping them survive. These are the stories of ordinary people who have watched their lives flash before their eyes, stared almost certain death in the face and overcame it. What key decisions did they make to save their lives?
Episodes
- E01
Whiteout
Sun, 4 June· 120 minA blizzard traps a young couple and their newborn son in the Nevada wilderness for eight days.
- E02
Deliver Us from Evil
Sun, 11 June· 120 minA young woman spends years in a cult in rural Minnesota before seizing the opportunity to escape and help put the leader behind bars.
- E03
Lost in Snow
Sun, 18 June· 120 minA plow driver unknowingly dumps piles of snow on top of a fort with two children inside, burying them alive.
- E04
Terror in the Library
Sun, 25 June· 120 minWhen a schizophrenic veteran armed with a gun and a bomb takes hostages at a public library in Salt Lake City, he doesn't realize one of the captives is a law enforcement professional, which ultimately leads to his undoing.
- E05
Match Made in Hell
Sun, 2 July· 120 minA Las Vegas woman is attacked and left for dead by a man she met online.
- E06
Frozen on the Mountain
Sun, 9 July· 120 minA man and his friend become trapped in an unexpected blizzard while hiking in the San Bernadino National Forest.
- E07
Home Invasion Horror
Sun, 16 July· 120 minAn Ohio banker's family is held hostage by gunmen determined to rob a bank without ever setting foot inside.
- E08
The Woman Who Refused to Die
Sat, 30 Dec· 120 minWhen high school junior Melissa Dohme met Robert Burton, she thought she'd met the guy of her dreams. Little did she know, he would try to kill her - more than once.
- E09
Fire on the Mountain
Sun, 5 Aug· 120 minSurvivors of the valley fire that tore through Northern California in 2015 tell their stories.