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>> they were so happy at first, sharing a lovers perched high atop a cliff. but romance turned to danger, she fell from the edge. >> i would call this an accidental death. >> but whas it? >> she said that if anything happens to me, youll know who did it. >> a mystery of nearly 20 years heads into court and the husband is on the precipice. >> did you kill your wife, jody? >> i did not. >> what happened on the cliffs edge? ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome to dateline. when police got wor...

atop a cliff. but romance turned to danger. she fell from the edge. >> i would call this an accidental death. >> but whas it? >> she said that if anything happens to me, youll know who did it. >> a mystery of nearly 20 years heads into court and the husband is on the precipice. >> did you kill your wife, jody? >> i did not. >> what happened on the cliffs edge? >> hello and welcome to dateline. when police got word that someone had fallen off a cliff, they werent surprised. the place wa...

The garage. he put it in the bag with the picnic items. it was just convenient. a convenient excuse for having that hammer. >> detectives asked if they could check out the drawer in the rest of stephens house that night. he agreed. but as it turned out, something potentially far more telling was happening away from the action. >> and i said look, mr. sheriff, im your local police department. >> ted ehrenberg was a local officer, told to keep an eye on stephen that night as detectives come to his...

It back in the garage. he put in the bag with the picnic items. it was just convenient. a convenient excuse for having that hammer. >> detectives asked if they could check out the drawer and the rest of stephens house that night. he agreed. but as it turned out, something potentially far more telling was happening away from the action. >> and i said, look, mr. scharf, im your local police department. >> ted ehrenberg was a local officer told to keep an eye on stephen scharf that night as detecti...

>> the spot where they went is not a spot you would 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 youd expect for a romantic picnic and one you would not. a hammer. >> you have your wine, cheese, crackers, opener, claw hammer. i mean, red flags are going up. they reached the top of the pole at that point. >> did you think that might be a murder weapon? >> yeah, i thought that...

Drawer in his kitchen with the hammer and he just forgot to put it back in the garage. he put in the bag with the picnic items. it was just convenient. a convenient excuse for having that hammer. >> detectives asked if they could check out the drawer and the rest of stephens house that night. he agreed. but as it turned out, something potentially far more telling was happening away from the action. >> and i said, look, mr. scharf, im your local police department. >> ted errenberg was a local off...

To kiss and make up. >> the spot where they went is not a spot you go to reconcile with anybody. >> reporter: detectives werent buying the story for another reason. they found something suspicious inside the car. a bag filled with items you would expect for a romantic picnic and one you would not. a hammer. >> you have wine, cheese, crackers, opener -- claw hammer. if red flags were going off, they reached the top of the pole at that point? >> reporter: did you think it was a murder weapon? >> i...

He put it in the bag with the picnic items. it was just convenient. it was a convenient excuse for having that hammer. >> detectives asked if they could check out the drawer and the rest of stephens house that night. he agreed. but as it turned out, something potentially far more telling was happening away from the action. >> and i said, look, mr. scharf, im your local police department. >> ted aaronburg was a local officer told to keep an eye on stephen scharf that night as detectives combed th...

>> i thought that might have been plan a. he didnt use it so he went to plan b. >> reporter: which he believed was to push or throw jody from the cliff. so detectives asked stephen the obvious. what was a hammer doing in the picnic bag? >> he said he fixed a draw in the kitchen with the hammer. he just forgot to put it back in the garage. he put it in the bag with the picnic items. it was just convenient. it was a convenient excuse for having the hammer. >> reporter: detectives asked if they cou...

>> the spot where they went is not a spot you go to reconcile with anybody. >> reporter: detectives werent buying the story for another reason. they found something suspicious inside the car. a bag filled with items you would expect for a romantic picnic and one you would not. a hammer. >> you have wine, cheese, crackers, opener -- claw hammer. if red flags were going off, they reached the top of the pole at that point? >> reporter: did you think it was a murder weapon? >> i thought that might h...