here's dennis murphy with "diabolical." >> reporter: locked in a cage -- the shrieks of women howling in the night. >> this isn't real. this is like something you would see in a movie. this doesn't happen in real life. >> reporter: how did a self-described goody two-shoes, a disney princess, get swept away in a conspiracy so convoluted, so twisted? >> this is one of the most well thought out, well executed plans. and it's scary. >> diabolical -- >> absolutely. >> reporter: a tangled web? you bet. an altogether bizarre plot. >> complicated scheme. >> very complicated. very creative. >> this is the most shocking form of love rivalry that i've ever seen. >> reporter: there would be allegations of harassment. cyber stalking. assault and attempted rape. someone was going to get hurt -- someone was going to jail. and at the end of the nightmare? well, no one saw that coming. you decide whether it was a love