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Outside the courtroom, david's brother encountered the state's attorney, and said -- >> he's going to tell you. and he said, "he's not going to tell me anything." i saw it in his eyes. he'll tell you. and then we got the real story. >> reporter: in fact it was just two days later when wolfe finally confessed the true measure of his guilt. and gave police, first hand, his unedited version of events the night he said they buried david jackson in the shifting florida clay. was someone else involved? oh, yes, said michael wolfe. she certainly was. coming up, what made david go to that motel? >> ...

>> what i think is a person and what i think as a prosecutor, i have to keep them separate. and while i may have believed that barbara was a full participant in this, what i can prove is totally different. >> reporter: so you made an offer? >> we made an offer. >> reporter: barbara britton was offered two more years of house arrest and eight years of probation. she would avoid trial, but she had to plead guilty to "accessory after the fact" in david's murder. meaning she acknowledged knowing about the crime but only after it occurred, something she'd always denied. >> you got to remember, i ha...

>> he went out there a with friend of his and they saw johnny for three days. i got pictures of johnny in, like, the old western town and everything. >> reporter: and maybe it was something about the distance, said barbara -- >> david and i became very good friends when i was out in arizona. and we used to talk a lot. >> reporter: in fact, what she felt deep in her heart, she said, never did go away. >> i'll always love david. >> reporter: and then it was june 25th, 1988. david's brother mark was flying into town to visit the family. david was to pick him up at the airport. but when mark arriv...

(sound of drilling) jimmy (shouting): james! brand vo: the world's largest workforce works for themselves. we work for them. quickbooks. backing you. >> reporter: in november of 2007, the man who shot david jackson to death was found guilty of the crime and sent to prison for the rest of his life. but a couple of days after he was sentenced, wolfe sent out word. he was ready to tell the rest of the story. sure, he said, he was the triggerman. and yes, his father in law was determined to get rid of david, permanently. but to set their trap, to lure david to the kill site, the motel, they needed...

So they're already going to have somewhat of an opinion. >> reporter: even though she accepted the deal, barbara was not happy. true, there was no prison time, but she was a felon now. >> you have a title over your head. it's life-changing. it's very life-changing. >> do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> reporter: detective velasquez joined david's family at barbara's sentencing hearing. >> you're okay with this stipulation and the fact that it's a guilty plea? >> yes. >> judge, just for the record, david jackson's mother would like to speak. ...