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So they came to this romantic, if treacherous spot, to recommit to each other steven said. to kiss and make up. >> the spot where they went, not a spot where you go to reconcile with anybody. >> detectives werent buying the story for another reason. they had found something suspicious inside scharfs car. a bag filled with items you would expect for a romantic picnic and one you would not. a hammer. >> wine, cheese, crackers, opener, claw hammer. i mean, red flags are going off. they reach the to...

So they came to the romantic if treacherous spot. to recommit to each other. to kiss and make up. >> the spot where they went is not a spot where you go to reconcile. with anybody. >> reporter: detectives werent buying the story for another reason. they had found something suspicious inside the car. a bag filled with items you expect for a romantic picnic. and one you would not. a hammer. >> you have your wine, cheese, crackers. and claw hammer. red flags are going up. they reach the top of the ...

Unhappy with their free love lifestyle, they came to this romantic if treacherous spot to recommit to each other, to kiss and make up. >> and the spot where they went is not a spot where you would go to reconcile with anybody. >> detectives werent buying the story for another reason. they had found something suspicious inside sharps car. a bag filled with items you would expect for a romantic picnic, and one you would not, a hammer. >> you have your wine, cheese, crackers, opener, claw hammer. i...

Red flares reach the top of the pole. >> reporter: did you think that might be a murder weapon? >> that might have been plan a. he didnt use it. he went to plan b. >> reporter: which he believed was to push or throw jody off that cliff. detectives asked steven the obvious. what was a hammer doing in that picnic bag? >> he told us he fixed a drawer in his kitchen with the hammer. and he just forgot to put it back in the garage. he put it in the bag with the picnic items. it was convenient. it was...

Treacherous spot to recommit to each other, steven said, to kiss and make up. >> and the spot where they went, its not a spot where you would go to reconcile with anybody. >> detectives werent buying the story for another reason. they had found something suspicious inside his car. a bag filled with items that you would expect for a romantic picnic and one that you would not, a hammer. >> oh, yeah, wine, cheese, crackers, claw hammer. >> did you think that might be a murder weapon? >> yeah, i tho...

The obvious, what was a hammer doing in that picnic bag? >> he told us he fixed a drawer in his kitchen with the hammer and he just forgot to put it back in the garage. put it in the bag with the picnic items and it was just convenient, a convenient excuse for having the hammer. >> detectives asked if they could check out the drawer and the rest of stevens house that night. he agreed. but as it turned out, something potentially far more telling was happening away from the action. >> and i said, ...