the word divorce being thrown around. from the beginning they had one suspect, it was chris. there was another purse here that could ve done this, and it was german. that would be a motive for murder. that was a concern. you see it on tv happening to other people, but you don t think it will happen to you. two shots were fired. and then 1001 questions. you just don t think that things will happen in a small town to good people. and it did. reporter: it was, this was where happiness lived. happiness, memories, and desire. wishes and dreams just out of reach. its name is spider lake, one of those thousands of lakes that filled up the rocky gouges and glaciers left behind. maybe that s why they sparkle the way they do. why this one in minnesota spread out every which way. and here, near the tip of its northern is the spider lake resort. family cabins. it calls itself one of northern minnesota s best kept secrets. secrets. the word that will certainly apply
happiness, memories, and desire. wishes and dreams just out of reach. its name is spider lake, one of those thousands of lakes that filled up the rocky gouges and glaciers left behind. maybe that s why they sparkle the way they do. why this one in minnesota spread out every which way. and here, near the tip of its northern is the spider lake resort. family cabins. it calls itself one of northern minnesota s best kept secrets. secrets. the word that will certainly apply to what you re about to hear. one way or another. i went with them a couple times up there. reporter: them being chris and jan cruz. this is jan s sister k. they would like to go fishing, and relax. it was quality time together.
was starting to look for my line of the work in that area. i thought it would be very fun to help, and help work on the resort. reporter: that is the sort of place becomes month generational to you look forward to association with it for your whole life. come august, chris and jan drove the six hours from brewster, minnesota to spider lake to engage in negotiating. and there were obstacles, of course there were. as john told her sister k. it was just the timing with bailey having a couple years left of school, she just wanted to buy it, but it there was a lot that went into the decision. reporter: mostly of course, the money. john the bookkeeper around the numbers. they offered as much as their bank would allow. but it wasn t enough. was it jan who faced it first? they would have to move on?