authorities wouldn t even learn about the healing hands theft for months to come. even without that story about the theft, michael was shaping up to be a prime suspect in the murder. it wasn t looking real good for him. things started started piling up. reporter: then something happened that would stand the investigation on its head more violence, more mayhem, with another sudden attack. coming up who was the victim this time? was someone stalking women in this small town? somebody came out of the trees and he shot me. do you know where it s at? on my leg. when secrets on hot springs drive continues. leg when secrets on hot springs drive continues. we don t follow the naysayers. guys go through a lot to deal with shave irritation.
didn t you? we did indeed. reporter: but those questions would be left for jimmy edmunds, whose investigation into kay parsons s murder had suddenly become a lot more complex. here i ve got two neighbors, you know, one has been beaten to death and the other one has just gotten shot. and they both worked at healing hands. do you believe that the gunman who has wounded becky is also the person who s broken in and fatally beaten miss parsons? of course that comes to mind. i mean, of course it does. it s just too much of a coincidence. reporter: and nothing about this shooting took the heat off becky s son michael. what s the working theory? the working theory still is, michael s still pretty high up on the list. somebody s looking for some money. somebody owes somebody some money. reporter: edmunds had some tough, personal questions for becky about her son michael. thankfully the wounds to becky s legs were superficial. so edmunds grabbed his note pad, and his tape recor
his name was michael, the oldest of kay s friend becky s five kids. michael had overheard the contractor talking on the phone. i walked up to him. and i said, hey, did you say something about this house being broken into? and he was, like, yeah. and i was, like, well, mine has been, too. reporter: so now two broad daylight break-ins of across the fence neighbors. was the thief still lurking? i carry a firearm in my vehicle. so and so actually i i went out and got one just in case. you know, the i mean, the somebody could run out or whatever. reporter: he called 911. yeah, the back door is broke in and the next door neighbor s door is broke in. i d called the owner, but she s not here. and i don t think if she s gone. i mean, i hollered into the door. uh-huh. and i didn t get no response. yeah, i don t want you to go in. reporter: the contractor followed instructions, and within minutes, law enforcement responded to the scene ready to investigate two po
reporter: the source wasn t kidding. at the hospital after she d been shot, becky revealed she d been having an affair. but she didn t say the other man s name. then, the very next morning, in what could only be considered a lucky break: deputies got a tip from someone close to the family, and learned just who that other man was. how about: david parsons, kay s husband? that was a shock. reporter: becky s friend michelle could not believe it. david and she have had an ongoing fling? uh-huh. reporter: david, the investigators learned, had carried on the affair with his wife s close friend and next-door neighbor becky for about six months prior to his wife s death. the revelation of a love triangle would send the investigation into the realm of soap opera. and raise all kinds of new
anything my fingerprints anywhere in that house. because i just, you know, watched enough tv to know better. reporter: what d you what d you see in him in terms of demeanor? he seemed pretty genuine to me. he was pretty shaken up. reporter: so investigators knocked the contractor off their list but in his interview he helped point them to someone else that boy on the rock. then i seen that boy sittin the next-door neighbor sittin down on a rock across the street. and that made me kinda suspicious right there, cause i be i said i said, i wonder if this guy s a lookout. right? i mean, he might be still you know, somethin is goin on here. reporter: michael, becky s 22 year old son from next door. remember, he was also on the scene that morning when deputies arrived. a neighbor and familiar face to kay, the victim. that got edmunds thinking. i thought, you know, if she came home and surprised this burglar and she knew who this burglar was, he couldn t let h