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Importantly she had a control over men that just amazed me. she was able to say jump and the men would say how high? >> it certainly seemed true for larry, so said his old friend, fred atchison. >> she was controlling him to the extent that she was keeping him away from his family and his former friends. >> did that include the relationship he had with you? >> no question about it. >> you find yourself shut out. >> yeah. >> so did larry's daughter, tavia. >> elisa completely cut me out of the picture, and i was devastated. >> but why? why was elisa keeping larry away from his family and friend...

Discovered ample reason to stop trusting elisa. >> he couldn't keep his wallet in his pants. >> he told you that? >> yeah. she would steal money out of his wallet. he had to hide his wallet in his own house. >> turned out she was also stealing from the law firm. >> she had ripped him off. >> for how much? any idea? >> over $100,000. >> larry told fred all about his troubles with elisa, and yet he kept her around, not like he hasn't divorced women before, but not this one. tavia didn't get it. >> i mean, he always said she has this hold over me, and i never understood what that meant. >> and la...

Friend fred atchison. >> she was controlling him to the extent that she was keeping him away from his family and his former friends. >> reporter: did that include the relationship he had with you? >> no question about it. >> reporter: found yourself shut out? >> yes. >> reporter: so did larry's daughter davea. >> elisa completely cut me out of the picture and i was devastated. >> reporter: why was elisa keeping larry away from his family and friend? what did chef to hide? >> he called me up once on the phone and said, fred, i don't know who she is. i thought he meant well, we don't really know...

Made buckets of money. loved the big life and loved being in control. >> there was never a hair out of place. there wasn't dust on his desk. his pen was always in the same spot. >> reporter: larry's daughter was crazy about him. in awe of his type a personality, his joy of life, his courtroom presence. >> not an ounce of shyness. he commanded the courtroom. >> reporter: i've been a trial lawyer over 20 years. larry as long time friend, fred atchison. >> he could open 50 files a month in personal injury litigation, which made him a rich man. >> reporter: but nobody is perfect, of course. and fo...

>> she was a person out of a '40s film noir movie in that she was a stunner physically, everyone said that, but more importantly she had a control over men that just amazed me. she was able to say jump and the men would say how high? >> it certainly seemed true for larry, so said his old friend, fred atchison. >> she was controlling him to the extent that she was keeping him away from his family and his former friends. >> did that include the relationship he had with you? >> no question about it. >> you find yourself shut out. >> yeah >> so did larry's daughter, tavia. >> elisa completely cut ...