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Magical place for years, ever since they were newlyweds in a starter apartment in new jersey. up here, the air was fresh, and the views seemed limitless. >> it's sort of framed by trees, you could look down to the right and see the view of george washington bridge. >> what they couldn't see from here, of course. had they caught even a glimpse of what was to come surely they would abandoned this place forever? steven and jodi met in the late 70s in georgia. a book worm who loved the civil war. she taught history. there's was a meeting first of minds. >> how would you describe those first years?...

Away from us to the north. a person falls off the cliff, usually they're going to go south or right down. they should have been right down where i got off the ropes. >> someone else was scratching his head about that night for different reasons. it had to do with steven's behavior while the search was underway. officer walter siri was surprised steven was willing to leave the lookout as rescuers were still looking for jodi. >> did he give any indication, i don't want to leave, my wife could still be alive down there? >> no, not at all. >> he couldn't believe how willingly steven sharp got into...

Unhappy with their free love lifestyle, they came to this romantic if treacherous spot to recommit to each other, to kiss and make up. >> and the spot where they went is not a spot where you would go to reconcile with anybody. >> detectives weren't buying the story for another reason. they had found something suspicious inside sharp's car. a bag filled with items you would expect for a romantic picnic, and one you would not, a hammer. >> you have your wine, cheese, crackers, opener, claw hammer. i mean, red flairs are going up, they reached the top of the pole at that point. >> did you think t...

On a very cold case. >> he's reviewed the evidence and determined this could not have been an accidental fall. >> in december of 2008, detectives paid one more visit to steven sharp. >> they wouldn't tell me what it was for. i had no idea what this was about much it didn't make sense. >> 16 years after that fatal night on the cliff. police were back. and steven sharp was in for a shock. >> after all these years, he thought it was done? >> not until they reached behind and handed me this thing. this arrest warrant. >> coming up, the case heads into court with a surprise from the stand. >> i'm h...

Everywhere, she did not. >> there were no visible injuries on the back of her body. >> why would steven have killed his wife. the biggest reason was that steven did not want a divorce. he didn't want a custody fight. and he didn't want to split assets with jodi. there was yet another motive for steven, so the prosecutor. a potential payout. >> usaa life insurance policy. >> a $500,000 policy taken out months before her death. payable to a primary beneficiary. >> can you tell us the policy owner? >> stephen f.scharf. >> jodi was worth more dead than alive. her friend testified that jodi feared ...