managers get there at 9:00, grab the till, the money and take it to the bank. >> same process at a sister store, same company, not far away. that one managed by a woman who sent the text to her boyfriend, except this was strange. as the morning slipped by, her store remained closed. mariano got a call from the district manager. >> can you go over there and maybe you can see something, see what is going on. >> he did. he saw a white car in the parking lot. looked like the young woman's car. he peered into the store window. nobody there. >> i thought, man, this is strange, like where is she. so i kept calling, nothing. >> her name was amber belken. tiny, just 5'2", 100 pounds, but energetic, ambitious and very much in charge. >> she was a fire cracker. that's the easiest way to put it. >> matt pena is in texas politics now days but back then