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And i said, "well, you know, for him investing your $2 million." i said, "you have something documented, right? " and he goes, "no." and i said, "you gave some man you just met a couple years ago $2 million and you got nothing in writing? " >> she told the detectives, of course. and they took a good look at harveys boat and soon learned something that probably should have been obvious all along. that fancy, dolled-up tub, with its pricey power winches, its expensive electronics, its polished tea...

Killed steven, the defense said. steven b. was so depressed about losing his career and his father, about getting older, that he killed himself. and the medical examiner testified it was possible steven could have shot himself. >> what was your opinion of the idea that he might have committed suicide? >> i think it was incredulous. i dont think he would have done it. >> still, it was another explanation and the jury would have to consider it. so now the courtroom waited and whispered. would harv...

Existence. no evidence hed ever set foot on that yacht. they did find some high-tech navigational equipment, which they hoped would tell them where the boat had been, but when the expert analyzed it -- >> he said it was never connected. it was never turned on. >> there was a manual for a handheld garmin gps. but only the manual. >> we went and we searched and we searched and we searched. and we just didnt find the gps. >> nor did they find harvey morrow. he seemed to have disappeared. and thats ...

Exactly what happened on that fancy boat, the last moments of steven b.s life? doug remembered steven was angry over harveys handling of his money. >> he had said that he was going to have a come to jesus with harvey. he was going to confront harvey about the money. >> did steven confront harvey over his lost fortune? is that what led to this? >> we believe that they were both on deck and he walked up behind him and just walked up, put with the gun in the back of the head and pulled the trigger....

Another explanation and the jury would have to consider it. so now the courtroom waited and whispered. would harvey take the stand? >> i told the investigators that i thought he was going to testify. and they didnt think so. they thought i was crazy. >> what made you think he would? >> well, hes a con man and he likes to talk. and con men think they can talk themselves out of any situation. >> reporter: he was right. sure enough, harvey was confident, self-assured. had answers for almost everyth...

Explained how that evidence put steven and harvey together on the far side of catalina island. after which, steven vanished and harvey told conflicting stories about where he supposedly went. >> i think the most damning evidence in this regard was the fact that despite having a history of calling mr. williams on the telephone over the years that they knew each other, he never called his phone one time after the day the victim went missing. >> reporter: but that didnt mean harvey killed steven, t...

Kind of sealed this whole case together. >> reporter: but though the gps evidence told detectives where harveys boat was the day steven was killed, how could they be sure harvey and steven were together on the boat at precisely that time? >> electronic data is fascinating nowadays. very fascinating. our cell phones, we can also follow that signature. we were lucky again. >> reporter: lucky this time because of blackjack. blackjack cell tower, catalina island, where both harvey and stevens cell p...

Picked it up and it was ken clark, detective clark calling to tell me that they had arrested harvey. it was a real great sense of relief. it was almost indescribable. >> reporter: which is perhaps where the movie version of this story would end. but real life is not quite like that. for all the suspicion of stevens friends, the murder case against harvey morrow was rather weak. no evidence sufficient to prove that harvey shot steven then dumped his body in the ocean. >> we were looking for steve...

Look at the data thats in this gps." >> reporter: amazing thing. the gps preserved in its memory, in almost infinite detail, its very last trip. which was as follows -- may 4th, 2006 around 2 p.m., the gps headed out toward catalina island. went to the back side, where it seemed to putter around aimlessly in the middle of the night. then returned back to the dock 6:00 a.m. may 5th. that little device seemed to pinpoint the place and time of stevens murder. but how could detectives be sure the gp...

Thought was a common goal, the whole time stealing from him and ultimately taking what was most precious, his life. you worship a false god, the god of arrogance, ego and greed. today our nightmare ends. today yours really begins. >> reporter: harvey was sentenced to life without parole. after which his now ex-wife, debbie, invited us down to the pier where she took harveys fake engagement ring and the other costume jewelry hed given her and -- >> i threw them into the water as a tribute to stev...