wasn't. >> reporter: carl jr. figured there must be an explanation, as did beverly's friends, stacey and brenda. being real estate agents themselves, they thought maybe she had gone with the potential buyers to show them other houses. >> we went to the two vacant houses that were beverly's listings, and went and checked the lockboxes and read 'em to see if anybody had opened 'em, and nobody had opened 'em. >> reporter: as the hours ticked by beverly's friend denise couldn't sleep, so she checked her phone. >> there was an e-mail from brenda. and i can still see the words that said, "it is with a very heavy heart that i let you know that we -- can't find beverly. she went to show a house and she is missing." and i still can read that and feel the same pain. >> reporter: police and beverly's family gathered at the property, trying to figure out where she was. >> how was your dad handling everything? >> i felt like he was hard to read. he would sneak away from time to