I will be forever indebted to Wendell because, without his even knowing it, his recommendation was in the end partly responsible for my career. At the time, it started a thorough investigation of my background. . . . He had me transfixed as he spoke. I could feel his sincerity, and I began to get a sense of how much this major step meant to him.

—I Never Had it Made,
Jackie Robinson, as told to Alfred Duckett

What does the word transfixed mean in the context of this paragraph?

fascinated
crying
helpless
laughing