time >> christine reached out to someone she thought could. help me another expat, don winner, who went ran panama guide. a news website for foreigners living in panama. >> i was contacted by one of her friends that was concerned she was missing. and they asked for my help. >> had don lived in panama for decades and acted as a consultant on this story. he had originally come here with u.s. military intelligence. the case of the two missing americans caught his attention. >> i knew right off the bat that this was like, whoa, hey, what is going on here? i knew that i had to apply a lot of time to it and a lot of attention to it. and also knew that i had to get it. right >> he hopped on a flight from his phone in panama city to bocas del toro, and tapped into the coconut telegraph. >> what is the coconut telegraph? >> it's just the rumor mill. they call it the coconut telegraph. it's when something happens, word spreads quickly. >> and from what don was hearing, things just weren't