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>> reporter: the jack jessee investigation had been six years of dead ends, bad breaks, blind alleys. now on the trail of a suspect, tom dove was about to start a new game, one where he could write the rule book. but it would be very complicate. because doug wanted more than just a getaway driver, he wanted everyone connected to jack gemsys murder. >> the only way we could tie them together in this conspiracy was to do a wiretap. >> reporter: but wiretaps are notoriously difficult to get. dove n...

Jessee met a detective named tom dove who said he picked up the case -- >> i said, oh, really? well, thats great. let me ask you a question. yeah. what are you going to do? are you going to get the case for three, four, five months, a year, then move up? become a sergeant or something and move on? and tom dove says to me, listen, buddy, nobody likes me in my department. he says, im not going nowhere. he says, i got five years to put in your brothers case. he says, i retire and im out of here. he...

Sergeant or something and move on? and tom dove says to me, listen, buddy, nobody likes me in my department. he says im not going nowhere. he says, i got five years to put in your brothers case. he says then i retire and im out of here. he said, but ill give it my all. i will give everything to this case that i have. i looked over at him and i said, youre the man. >> what david didnt know but clearly sensed was that detective tom dove was the real deal, a legendary lawman who seemed to have step...

>> reporter: the jack jessee investigation had been six years of dead ends, bad breaks, blind alleys. now on the trail of a suspect, tom dove was about to start a new game, one where he could write the rule book. but it would be very complicated. because doug wanted more than just a getaway driver, he wanted everyone connected to jack jessees murder. >> the only way we could tie them together in this conspiracy was to do a wiretap. >> reporter: but wiretaps are notoriously difficult to get. dove...

Search for evidence was about to take him in an unexpected direction. heres keith morris. >> reporter: the jack jessee investigation had been six years of dead ends, bad breaks, blind alleys. now on the trail of a suspect, tom dove was about to start a new game, one where he could write the rule book. but it would be very complicate. because doug wanted more than just a getaway driver, he wanted everyone connected to jack gemsys murder. >> the only way we could tie them together in this conspira...

Year, then move up? become a sergeant or something and move on? and tom dove says to me, listen, buddy, nobody likes me in my department. he says, im not going nowhere. he says, i got five years to put in your brothers case. he says, i retire and im out of here. he said, but ill give it my all. i will give everything to this case that i have. i looked over at him, i said, youre the man. >> reporter: what david didnt know but clearly sensed was that detective tom dove was the real deal, a legenda...

>> we were paying her rent. >> power. >> paying food for her children. >> she was going to the food bank for food. >> my mother was paying for her school and her computers. >> fascinating how the issues of a divorce can seem to change depending on whos doing the looking. now the detectives were. and they at least began to make that kind of progress that comes from dead ends. >> i was able to eliminate tom walker and john kenlein. >> one name they hadnt been able to cross off their list seemed mo...

And went through every single one of them until we found the one that maries car had received. >> reporter: and? yes, they got a print. but no, it wasnt clear enough to tell whose it was. then, another thought. >> hey, lets go pull surveillance video. and of course -- >> reporter: you looked at all of it. >> well, no. the video didnt wor -- it wasnt working. >> reporter: oh. >> -- during the time that we needed. this case, for sure, was an investigators worst nightmare. >> reporter: dead ends ev...

Buddy. nobody likes me in my department. he said, im not going nowhere. he says i got five years to put in your brothers case and then i retire and im out of here. he said, but ill give it my all. i will give everything to this case that i have. i looked over at him, and i said youre the man. >> what david didnt know but clearly sensed was that detective tom dove was the real deal, a legendary law man who seemed to have stepped out of his own prime time drama. >> there wasnt a whole lot to go on...

Heres keith morrison. the jack jessee investigation had been six years of dead ends, bad breaks, blind alleys. now on the trail of a suspect, tom dove was about to start a new game. one where he could write the rule book. but it would be very complicated because dove wanted more than just the get-away driver, bret schrauben. he wanted everyone connected to jack jessees murder. >> the only way to tie them together in this conspiracy was to do a wiretap. >> but wiretaps are notoriously difficult...