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See it in your eye you remember it was me, okay? >> remember what, john? >> keep that in mind. it was me. tonia, you enjoy your time left on this earth. okay? because that's what it's gonna come down to. >> reporter: he was arrested for making threats against tonia in june 2001, was convicted of menacing and put on probation. he wasn't the man she thought he was. >> that's exactly right. there was another version of john. >> reporter: dennis luken was a police detective back then. he investigated the source of those drugs tonia found in the cedar box. he started at john's house. and found a gu...

>> i said, "dolores, this is tonia. i'm married to your son, john." and the phone was quiet for a minute. and she said, "oh, tonia. i knew you'd call me someday." >> reporter: wow. >> and so then, of course, my heart was racing and my knees were shaking just to make the phone call. and then she just unloaded on me, you know, all the details of trouble in the past. >> reporter: according to his own mother, john had been cheating and stealing and lying for years. even lied to tonia about his age. lopped off five years. oh, and he'd been convicted of cocaine trafficking. >> she said, you know, "i...

And versed and some other things that aren't controlled substances. >> reporter: she started watching that cedar box. >> and things did come and go. so now i thought -- >> reporter: it's a stash. >> it's a stash. yeah. >> reporter: was he using his position as a nurse to steal drugs? like getting a ticket to be in the candy store all day long. >> right. i mean, it's like putting an alcoholic as a bartender. >> reporter: she told the authorities. she had to. it was the law. >> he had to be stopped. he was going to hurt patients. >> reporter: and on a dime. >> he turned on me. he flipped like a ...

Married to your son john and she said the phone is quite for a minute and she said oh, i knew you'd call me one day. my heart was racing and my knees were shaking just to make the phone call and she unloaded on me all the details of trouble in the past. >> according to his own mother, john had been cheating and stealing and lying for years. he even lied about his age. lopped off five years and he had been convicted of cocaine trafficking. she said is he still using drugs? and i said what? >> so tonya became a sluth who was this man. >> everything was under my nose the whole time. >> evidence o...

And versed. >> she started watching that cedar box. >> things did come and go. >> it's a stash. >> it's a stash, yeah. >> was he using his position as a nurse to steal drugs. >> like getting a ticket to be in the candy store all day long. >> right. it's like putting an alcoholic as a bar tender. >> she told the authorities she had to. it was the law. >> he had to be stopped. he was going to hurt patients. >> and on the dime -- >> he turned on me. he flipped like a switch. >> now, the man she once thought she knew turned scary. threatening. she began recording their phone conversations. >> list...