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Left behind in her garage signs of a struggle and a strange orange mist. Nd we didnt know what it was. Then, her boss went missing, too. Who was he afraid of . He might of been afraid that he was next. At h, he said, if i dont get this taken care of, these people are gonna put a bullet in my head. He left behind a bigger mess. We three kings be stealing the gold. A missing fortune. Ballpark . 11. 5 billion. He th a missing woman. We have no clues, no leads. Some wondered, was there a link . This had a twist to it. Two crimes. One for money. One supposedly for love. And behind both, a lingering...

>> reporter: then came march 5, 2008. just one week after melissa had been made partner. it was a wednesday night. debra tried to call her several times but got no answer. the next morning, though, when melissa was a no-show at work, debra called her friend repeatedly but to no avail. then she got a hold of melissa'e sister, carrie. >> and carrie was like me, "oh, no. no. something's wrong." >> reporter: debra told her boss, scott. well-connected attorney that he was, he called a police officer he knew in plantation, florida, where melissa lived. the officer agreed to meet debra and carrie at ...

Still, they continued to pick debra's brain. >> it's just a million -- you just can't even imagine, like, the questions that they ask you. >> reporter: detectives also talked to melissa's sister, carrie. when asked who she thought might have done this, her reaction was immediate. >> i said, "oh, no. he better not have done anything to her." >> reporter: who was he? >> my ex-husband. because we had just gotten divorced. and he knew my sister. he got served by her firm. >> reporter: so you thought he -- if she's gone missing, he might have something to do with it. >> yup. she said that he had co...

Even future presidents.us fundraisers? well, scott was your man. >> once your name gets out there you truly cannot imagine how many people knock on your door.n >> reporter: and the door scott knocked on was melissa's. >> melissa was the one that he knew she could handle it.el he knew that she wouldn't let anything fall through the cracks. >> reporter: melissa specialized in employment law, but volunteered her time for w, battered women and victims' rights. she also worked on building a memorial garden for crime al victims.mo >> she was always a champion for the underdog. >> reporter: melissa e...

He hobnobbed with a who's who of big-deal names in sports, politics and business. even future presidents. fundraisers? well, scott was your man. >> once your name gets out there you truly cannot imagine how many people knock on your door. >> reporter: and the door scott knocked on was melissa's. >> melissa was the one that he knew she could handle it. he knew that she wouldn't let anything fall through the cracks. >> reporter: melissa specialized in employment law, but volunteered her time for battered women and victims' rights. she also worked on building a memorial garden for crime victims. ...