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>> oh hes just a quiet easy-going guy. he came up to him and said, "oh my gosh, im such a huge fan of steven b. and the hawk." steven thought that was awesome. >> reporter: steven soon became fast friends with harvey and his wife, debbie. >> whatd you think of steven? >> he was so funny. and he had such a great love of music. and he loved to cook. and i thought, "oh, this mans going to be perfect to go on the boat with us." >> reporter: ah yes, the boat. harvey had it docked at the l.a. yacht cl...

Along with what a still-working debbie was able to contribute. >> he says, "dont worry, you know, so what if you have to work another year." >> he said that? >> yeah. yeah. >> what did you think? >> its like, well, okay. work another year. but by the time im in it. the boats bought. hes already sunk so much money into it. so its like, "lets just get this done." >> cant walk away now. >> right. cant walk away now. lets get it done. >> reporter: they did not ask steven to kick in a share, which wa...

>> reporter: steven, by his own admission a lousy money manager, trusting, vulnerable after the death of his father, was, said detectives, the perfect mark. >> steven was no match for this man at all. >> reporter: nor, apparently, was his wife, debbie. >> i was really very much in love with harvey. >> reporter: but as she now began to discover, the man she loved had lied. a house in vail, colorado, which he told her he owned outright, actually belonged to someone else. the money she sent him whe...

Get, you know. >> reporter: before harvey dropped out, hed been in the investment banking business. had some old stock investments that finally paid off, he said, and so he plowed the money into the boat. along with what a still-working debbie was able to contribute. >> he says, "dont worry, you know, so what if you have to work another year." >> he said that? >> yeah. yeah. >> what did you think? >> its like, well, okay. work another year. but by that time, im in it. the boats bought. hes alrea...

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 steven. >> and his friends? >> steven was part of my family. hes part of the family you get to pick. i can open a great bottle of wine and sit there and think about steven. the pain fades. the memories are sustained. and thats the part that, you know, that ill just keep with me forever. >> the only way that i can kind of...

>> yeah. >> or talk you up as the case might be. >> yeah, he could do both, usually at the same time. >> reporter: and recently steven had found a sounding board of his own. a new friend named harvey morrow. >> oh, hes just a quiet, easy-going guy. he came up to him and said, "oh my gosh, im such a huge fan of steven b. and the hawk." steven thought that was awesome. >> reporter: steven soon became fast friends with harvey and his wife, debbie. >> whatd you think of steven? >> he was so funny. a...

Boat for 50 grand. >> sure. >> he just wanted the biggest and the best of what he could get, you know. >> reporter: before harvey dropped out, hed been in the investment banking business. had some old stock investments that finally paid off, he said, and so he plowed the money into the boat. along with what a still-working debbie was able to contribute. >> he says, "dont worry, you know, so what if you have to work another year." >> he said that? >> yeah. yeah. >> what did you think? >> its like...

Boat. >> harvey just sucked up all that money? >> all of it. >> reporter: steven, by his own admission a lousy money manager, trusting, vulnerable after the death of his father, was, said detectives, the perfect mark. >> steven was no match for this man at all. >> reporter: nor, apparently, was his wife, debbie. >> i was really very much in love with harvey. >> reporter: but as she now began to discover the man she loved had lied. a house in vail, colorado, which he told her he owned outright, a...

>> he was just a great sounding board, somebody who id call if i was angry, if i was frustrated, if i needed advice. >> he could talk you down. >> yeah. >> or talk you up as the case might be. >> yeah, he could do both, usually at the same time. >> reporter: and recently steven had found a sounding board of his own. a new friend named harvey morrow. >> oh hes just a quiet easy-going guy. he came up to him and said, "oh my gosh, im such a huge fan of steven b. and the hawk." steven thought that w...

>> 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 steven. >> reporter: and his friends? >> steven was part of my family. hes part of the family you get to pick. i can open a great bottle of wine and sit there and think about steven. the pain fades. the memories are sustained. and that...