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-- same pain. >> police and beverlys family gathered at the property trying to figure out where she was. >> how was your dad handling everything? >> he was hard to read. he would sneak away from time to time trying to collect his thoughts. >> and then at 1:00. bam, bam, bam, three texts. i hollered at the officer, come here, beverly texted me. >> word that beverly was texting gave everybody hope. >> i was ecstatic, and her phone had died and she got somewhere and charged it. everything is good. ...

Hours and her husband was in a panic. then a text. but was it from beverly and what did it mean? heres andrea canning with more of "the client." >> carl carter was worried about his wife, beverly. she had promised to be home for dinner after showing this house not too far away. but it was dark now. she wasnt answering her phone and at the property for sale, her car was in the driveway but there was no sign of her. carl says he called the police. then his son. >> he says, you know, its almost 9:0...

Concerned, brenda used that s e safety technique that the office came up and texted beverly with the special code. i said "can you tell me if you left the red folder on my desk?" there was no response. >> the one i got was, "im out having drinks with friends." i was like, well, were just here. >> the ones on her husbands phone were just as deflating. sorry, phone dead. out to drinks with friends. carl jr. knew his mom would never go out and not tell anyone. >> i cant even tell you, to go from sh...

Unless she was in her car. >> did you call the police? >> yes. instantly. >> that call set off a frantic search for beverly carter. where was she? coming up, what happened to beverly? >> all of a sudden, beverly texted me. bam, bam, bam. >> and all of a sudden our phone started lighting up. she said, im sorry, my phone was dead. >> some simple miscommunication, and the mystery was just beginning. >> i can still feel the same pain. >> when "dateline extra" continues. no way downy? downy fabric co...

To find out where beverly was? >> that was my biggest task and concern at that time. >> did louis know where beverly was? if he did, would he tell the detective? what was his story? where was beverly? >> he said that he kidnapped beverly and it was because of money. he said he found her on the internet, searched her out, saw that she was a broker and felt like she had money. >> louis described in detail what he claimed happened. he said when he contacted beverly h about the house showing, she sa...

Allison thought of one more possibility, a cement plant call argos where louis had previously worked. at that point he looked up and had this stupid look on his face and i figured thats where she was at. police rushed to hope to find beverly alive. >> a mad dash to the cement plant. beverlys family said they were hopeful and fearful of what they might find. coming up, another game from aaron louis. >> i was so mad about how dare you try to tarnish our sweet beverlys reputation. >> and at last, a...

>> she felt comfortable in this area, and she had sold several houses on that street. so she was very familiar with that area. >> her pastor lived on that street. >> and that street was now a crime scene. >> an arkansas real estate agent remains missing this evening. >> did that become the lead story? >> every newscast and all feedback from the viewers and the biggest story online, and the biggest story on facebook, and the viewers were immediately latched on to it. >> shannon miller covered the...

>> he came home and told crystal she was dead. >> and the heart of the prosecutions case, the recording of beverly pleading to her husband, they played it for the jury. >> do what he says and please dont call the police. if you call the police it, could be bad. >> they say it claimed that beverly had been kidnapped and contradicted the claim of a hookup. attorney bill james ignored it. >> i was unable to come up with any plausible explanation for that recording that helped us. >> was this one of...

Long. why were you called so quickly? >> the division showed up and determined some of the factors in the case were odd. >> not only was beverlys car parked in the driveway, her purse was locked inside. did you have just a grim feeling right out of the gate that this woman did not disappear voluntarily? >> i was hopeful but i did have a feeling, yes. >> the detective searched the vacant house. it was pitch black. the electricity was off. >> i got down on the floor and with my flashlight when its...

Office hoping shed be there. >> there was no one there. i mean, the place is completely black. and about that time dad had let me know that he had made it to the property where mom told him she was going and her car was there but she wasnt. >> carl jr. figured there must be an explanation, as did beverlys friend stacy and brenda. being real estate agent themselves, she thought maybe she had gone with the potential buyers to show them other houses. >> we went to the two vacant houses that were he...