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i felt guilty. i couldn't live with that.lt i said, "i know something and it's terrible." "i'm the only other person who knows the truth. i had to do something. >> he swept her right of her feet. >> i was drawn to him right away. >> a dreamy single dad. wealthy. charming. smitten. >> i'd never been spoiled like that. i remember thinking i was like julia roberts in "pretty woman." >> he'd been through so much. a mysterious accident at sea. >> he went under, and when he came up, he said he no longer saw his wife. >> he was just hysterical. >> they were never able to find her. >> it was...

italian clothing, and a spectacular bluff side home in newport beach. >> they were the little dream story. beautiful girl, good-looking guy, driving nice cars, beautiful children. >> until that summer day in 1997 when the unimaginable happened. >> male. kind of. distraught said that his wife fell overboard. >> it was a boating accident, said eric, and the coast guard agreed. something they see all too often. but soon, secrets emerged that would make some people wonder what, really happened to her? >> where was pegye, and what had gone wrong on the boat? >> coming, up it would b...

>> police planted microphones in her car, in her purse, and on her body. and tina arranged a meeting. she told eric that after the domestic violence call, sheriff's homicide detectives came in to ask questions about eric. this dinner date - tina told eric - was to get their stories straight in case the cops questioned her again. tina - wired up - picked up eric from his home and drove to a restaurant called el torito. >> were you worried about this? >> not really. i was more worried that i wasn't going to get him to confess it again. >> i have two stories in my head, i don't want to screw up a...

Eric - was to get their stories i mean, no way. >> police planted microphones in her car, in her purse, and on her body. and tina arranged a meeting. straight in case the cops she told eric that after the questioned her again. tina - wired up - picked up eric from his home and drove to a restaurant called el torito. >> were you worried about this? >> not really. i was more worried that i wasn't going to get him to confess it again. >> i have two stories in my head, i don't want to screw up at all. >> okay, there's nothing. there's no story to tell, you weren't there, it was an accident. >> let...

>> he said his marriage was good. there was no problems with it. >> you didn't take his word for it? >> no. in our game, we don't take anyone's word for anything. we look into it. and that's what we did. >> reporter: they met with the improbably-named kobi laker, eric's best friend. and kobi backed up eric. >> they had a terrific marriage. and there was no problems whatsoever. >> reporter: but if the marriage seemed solid, there were questions about pegye, at least according to linda bechler, eric's mother. linda says pegye told her something in confidence just before she disappeared. >> she s...