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I think he felt his dad treated robert better than pete got treated when he worked there. he said something about his dad taking him out of the will. >> reporter: one thing, though. paul, like his second cousin dave, didn't think that pete was capable of making that bomb. somebody must have helped him. >> i just don't think pete has the technical ability to do it. unless he seriously had some help. >> okay. so this type of thing was done by somebody who is pretty intelligent, maybe got some know-how? >> well, that's kind what was you guys said, and i -- i think that's right. >> who do you thin...

Pete's first day on the stand. >> he said, you're a murderer, aren't you, mr. moore? >> the defense points the finger at pete, who they say has the motive to kill one man and implicate another. a master plan that would give him everything he wanted. coming up -- >> peter is the one who has indicated, i've been in landscaping for 20 years, i'm broken down, i want to be in the farming operation. what better way to take out roberto and to take out paul? >> when "family business" continues. billions of mouths.

Stop the rumor mill. was it just small-town gossip or something else? here with more of our story is keith morrison. >> reporter: little colusa, california, was dumbstruck. paul moore arrested for the killing of roberto ayala. few even knew he was a suspect. mary, paul's cousin and pete's sister, got a barrage of texts at work. >> it was bittersweet. there was a part of me that was relieved that it was over for pete or that he wasn't, you know, mixed in with it. and at the same time i was sad because it was my cousin that we grew up with, you know, and it was part of my family. >> my youngest ...

Secret, paul went into exile near santa cruz. however, as part of the original plea deal, paul's attempt to commit rape conviction was dropped, vacated in 2007, seven years later. in exchange paul pleaded no contest to the assault with a deadly weapon charge, which meant paul was no longer a registered sex offender. and the prodigal son was welcomed home. that part of his past a carefully guarded secret from most of the folks here in colusa county. but pete's past was not a secret. everybody knew he didn't like roberto ayala. and everybody knew he was a suspect. around town could you hear what...

Deliberation, they walked back into the courtroom and declared paul moore guilty of murder. the judge sentenced him to life in prison. >> i remember driving away from the courtroom, and my wife and i were together -- we just started crying. because we knew it was over. you know, i did a job. i went in there, i -- i did my job. i told everything i knew. and it -- and it wasn't easy, because -- i basically put away somebody who i loved. >> reporter: but pete is not so blind that he doesn't see how he was used by his boyhood playmate, the kid with whom he once spent those long, lazy days on the r...