In June 2002, the quiet life of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was shattered in the most terrifying way imaginable. While the rest of her family slept, a stranger crept into her bedroom, pressed a knife to her throat, and forced her into the night with one chilling warning: Stay silent or your family dies. What followed was nine long months of captivity, control, and manipulation that pushed Elizabeth to the edge of survival. This case shocked America, not only because of the brutality of her abduction but also because of the resilience Elizabeth showed when she was finally rescued. Was her freedom the end of the nightmare—or the beginning of a different kind of battle?