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He said, if we don't have a peaceful march in memphis, we cannot go to washington. >> that very next day, friday, march 29th, james earl ray drove from atlanta back to birmingham. he found this ad in the local newspaper. ray's own words, again. >> we got the address of the eromarine supply out of the want ads section. i called there and they had a large supply of rifles. >> that next day james earl ray drove from birmingham. >> i called and they said they had a large supply of rifles. >> the store owner did not want to be interviewed, but pointed out where ray stood at the counter that day. >>...

It cost $1,995. the only thing i didn't like was the color. it was white. >> in this fbi interview, the seller said ray paid him in cash, mostly 20s. >> he paid that guy $2,000 in 20s, that would be a lot of money. >> there's another dot connected to the bank of alton. >> reporter: detective john light thinks that money came from the robbery. if so, enough to keep ray on the run for another year. >> $30,000 back in 1967 was a lot of money. >> but james earl ray claims the money came from the mysterious raoul. never a last name. >> he just called that name raoul. that's the only name they calle...

Education is how wide these gaps have become. >> ray left office this year. classes are more demanded and high school students have to take four years of science to graduate. >> for him, four years of closing the gap is this hands-on learning. it's designed to excite and engage kids. >> they have gone out and done the studies to determine whether or not a watershed, a local watershed is polluted, and with what. and in their english classes, they read a book on water pollution. we want kids to see that science isn't just a 50-minute lab. >> they're doing this with their share of the $50 million...

He registered the mustang under the same name. with this new license plate and his new identity, ray left for mexico. ray then moved on to los angeles and settled into a low rent hotel. perhaps more significantly, he did this. >> i had plastic surgery on my nose. it had been mashed to the left. after i got to the hotel, i moved the bandage to the right to change my appearance more. >> ray underwent that plastic surgery on march 5th, only 30 days before martin luther king jr. would die. >> i have been retained by this man. >> arthur haines jr. on the left and his father would become ray's first...

Was reverend king determined to come back and do it right? >> oh, yes. he was absolutely determined to come back and do it. he said, if we don't have a peaceful march in memphis, we cannot go to washington. >> that very next day, friday, march 29th, james earl ray drove from atlanta back to birmingham. he found this ad in the local newspaper. ray's own words, again. >> we got the address of the eromarine supply out of the want ads section. i called there and they had a large supply of rifles. >> the store owner did not want to be interviewed, but pointed out where ray stood at the counter that...