after he conned his way through hollywood, the law caught up with the man who called himself christopher rockefeller. in 1998, christopher rocancourt was arrested in los angeles. but then in a move that startled everyone, everyone, that is, except those who knew him best, christopher jumped bail. >> christopher was never coming back to l.a. to face charges. >> l.a. county investigator, george mueller. >> christopher was on the run, and he was going to continue to defraud people. christopher will always come up with a new name. he's been a former race car driver, has been prince, has been royalty, the nephew of famous people. christopher is always thinking ahead of who's going to be next. again, it's always to target somebody of when field they're in. christopher always will come up with a new name, because that's what he's good at doing. >> and so it was in the summer of 2000, while he was on the run from the law in l.a., christopher arrived in the hamptons. it was for this limited run