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Burglar. or burglary wasnt the point of his visit. the detectives pushed him hard. but -- >> he didnt want to change his story. we had him for hours and we walked out of there going this is not what it seems to be. >> reporter: just a hunch, of course. no way to prove it. until 70 miles up the coast, a man picked up the phone. to call the police. coming up. a family feud. >> i wrote that letter. i signed the letter. i handed it to my sister. and i dared her to give it. >> what is that all abou...

Because now hes scared. >> reporter: back at the restaurant frank waited for an all clear signal from the detectives. and the waiter, whod frequently served the schockner family, stopped by to reminisce about lynn. >> shes very nice, very funny. >> reporter: putting frank in a very uncomfortable spot. >> theres nothing that anybody can say, so. >> reporter: he wasnt able to complete his thought, and soon fred would be having a very different kind of conversation with the police. coming up, wha...

>> but the killer caught red handed starts pointing fingers. >> the burglary was staged. >> this is a guy who aspired to be a hit man. >> he was a sitting target. >> doesnt mean you can now go out and charge em all with murder? >> i have no facts. >> so detectives lay a trap. >> trying to play cat and mouse. >> he was already really paranoid about being fed up. >> you hand a little note that says are you wired? >> will they catch their prey? >> you hold your breath. the world kind of stops. >> "...

>> reporter: so uncle john places a call to el cubano. >> hey, uh, frank? >> yes. >> frank, hey. hey, my names john. >> reporter: now to set the trap. hed say nick needs money for a lawyer. >> he seems to think you or fred will help out. he didnt want a [ bleep ] public defender. >> okay. >> reporter: frank tells uncle john he knows nick, but -- >> hes more of an acquaintance. i dont, you know, i really dont have money to help him out. >> reporter: at first frank doesnt seem to take the bait. >>...

(clapping) always there in crunch time. you have a brother in the secyes sir.alion? theyre walking into a trap. your orders are to deliver a message calling off tomorrow mornings attack. [ dramatic music ]

Talk to your guy." >> reporter: your guy. he could only mean frank jaramillo. but he didnt say the words. didnt say anything incriminating. and so, now hed try something different. much riskier. time to get "uncle john" involved. coming up, detectives set a trap. >> im the one who can keep nick quiet. you need to give me money. >> will he knock into it? >> i dont really have money to help him out. >> when "the trap" continues. . >> when "the trap" continues

Detectives had engineered a face-to-face meeting between the murder middleman frank jaramillo and the suspected mastermind, lynn schockners husband, fred. this is where frank would attempt to get fred to say something to incriminate himself. except fred was late. had he finally realized they were laying a trap? nothing. if he didnt show this could all fall apart. then a signal from the surveillance van. there he was. >> the guys outside saw him kind of casing the place to make sure he wasnt bein...

But do i have probable cause? no, i really dont. ive gotta prove more. >> and you couldnt even say that either one of those people was a suspect. >> correct. and you know, i say i was 62" when i started, and i was 52" when i finished. cause there was so much pressure on me to do it and go out and arrest. coming up, fred and frank finally start talking. >> we had like 60-plus phone conversations between them. >> how are you doing, bud? >> it has been a rotten, rotten time. >> reporter: but will...

Welcome back to "date line extra." im craig melvin. nick harvey had already been arrested and police were circling their wagons around two additional men they believed were involved in the fatal shooting of lynn shockner. nick admitted to killing lynn but investigators thought her husband, fred, and a man known as el cubano had plot ted the attack. detectives didnt have the evidence they needed to prove it, but they were about to set their trap. once again, here is keith morrison. >> reporter: p...

He looked so frail. >> reporter: but this wasnt over just yet. when fred schockner took the witness stand he told the jury he could explain everything. do tell. coming up -- >> he was very defiant and completely maintained his innocence. >> will the jury believe him? >> i had a moment of just sitting there and just started crying, hugged my family. >> when "the trap" continues. >> when "the trap" continues nees skip to the good part with alka-seltzer plus. now with 25% more concentrated power....