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Waiting to unleash a surprise. testimony from the defendant himself. heres keith morrison. >> how to defend a man like john creech. well, said defense attorney irene nunez, it was all very simple. creech never intended to kill gavin smith. this was was a case of self-defense. >> he had to defend himself against this intruder, an intruder into his marriage. >> reporter: and, she said, only one person could tell that story. >> who is the first witness that you want to call on behalf of the defense...

>> reporter: in january 2015, nearly three years after gavin smith disappeared, creech was charged with first degree murder. he pleaded not guilty. and chandy, well -- >> we didnt know if she set it up or if she had something to do with it. >> reporter: coming up, an undercover sting and chandys the target. >> i was like stop it! i was like screaming my head off. and then he comes out of the car and he says -- >> then a stunning moment in the courtroom. >> i wanted to get away. i was scared. i w...

Her father knew more. >> chandys dad started telling a tale about something his daughter may have seen, and he was distraught and wanted to talk about it. and he said, "well, you know reina?" i go, "yeah, i know the name." >> reporter: reina lim. she lived with chandy. she took care of chandys grandmother. chandys dad said reina knew something, something important. >> and he goes, "i think she knows where the car is." >> reporter: the elusive mercedes. detective labbe and his partner john obrien...

Plotting for two years ever since he found out about chandy and gavin. after that day back in december 2010, when at their mothers request, gavins sons met with john creech at his house. >> we just wanted to make sure that my dad was not in harms way. >> were you sobbing and crying? >> yes. >> and what were you saying to the defendant? >> i was just begging him not to harm my family. >> reporter: but they testified creech told them that they did the right thing. >> he ended up saying that we sav...

Was zraudistraught and wanted t talk about it. you know reina? i said yeah. >> reina limb? she lived with chandy. she took care of chandys grandmother. chandys dad said that reina knew something, something important. >> and he goes, i think she knows where the car is. >> the elusive mercedes. >> detective and his partner drove out to see reina. >> we waited until she showed up and kind of surprised her. >> thats what you guys do, right? >> you know, sometimes it works better that way, yeah. she ...

Heres keith morrison with the con kru conclusion of dark valley. >> how did a friend like john creech? well, said defense attorney, it was all very simple. creech never intended to kill gavin smith. this was a case of self-defense. >> had to defend himself against this intruder, an intruder into his marriage. >> and she said only one person could tell that story. >> who is the first witness that you want to call on behalf of the defense? >> my client, john creech. >> his attorney began by asking...

Certainly it looked that way, where was his body? how did his car wind up in this the storage locker? and above all, who would have wanted him dead? reina lyn certainly seemed an unlikely suspect. she told them she rented the storage unit for someone else. meanwhile, detectives hooked further into chandys affair with gavin and discovered the two had met in rehab. and in december 2010, less than two years before gavin disappeared, lisa found out about it. >> i was heart broken. >> so she took an ...

Machine said chandy, started slugging, wouldnt quit. >> and i was like stop, youre going to kill him. i was screaming my head off. and then he comes out of the car. hes like youre next. then i drove off. >> she was terrified, she said. afraid hed kill her too or tell the cops she set the whole thing up. so did she? they listened to the undercover tape. >> i believe she didnt know that was going to happen and she did note set it up. >> but they wondered, did she help cover it up? its a serious bu...

Detectives john obrien and tyler bay had a problem. an important witness that wouldnt talk. chandy creech clammed up. there is more than one way to get a story. >> they found an associate of john creechs, someone who knew chandy, and convinced him to wear a wire and meet with her. it worked. >> do you want to know the story? >> yeah. >> once chandy felt safe, she spilled it. all of it. how she and gavin met in secret at that secluded cul-de-sac. got close in gavins car. >> and then all of a sudd...

Homicide investigation when police came across her while doing surveillance on john creech. lauren used to work at the pro shop of the power house gym in california. and thats where she first met creech. >> he was beautiful. he was tall and muscular and a lot of women especially wanted to date him. a lot of men wanted to be him. >> lauren fell for him. he told her he was separated from his wife chandy. but that didnt stop chandy from calling lauren. >> she texted and called me and was very bow l...