was joining in the fun. >> it didn't smell right. >> a local informant gave a check it out to wichita detective ron goodman, who at the time was an undercover narcotics officer. he recruited to law enforcement heavyweights. and in early 2003, from the shadows, the detective was eyeballing the commune. zeroing in on lou castro. >> ron why did you become interested in particular? >> he drew attention to. himself >> kind of flashy? >> flashy, he had appeared what to be unexplained wealth. drew attention to himself parties, high option vehicles. each vehicle had an angel vanity plate, with a number our flurry. one, two, three, four. >> maybe had an old family money? inheritance? guy >> sure, that was something we had to look at without violating any of his rights. >> you thought there was a lot of smoke around this guy? but you didn't know exactly what's coming. from >> there was. >> and the smoke kept billowing when goodwyn learned about the death of trish hughes.