she and a 13-year-old friend say they were raped by two high school boys after a night of drinking. >> yes, there was i believe a crime that occurred. >> reporter: sheriff darren white arrested the accused boys, but local prosecutor robert rice dropped the charges. why? he says daisy and her marie fused to testify in court. coleman say that's a lie. they believe the real reason charges were dropped, one of the accused, matt barnett, his grandfather is a former state representative. >> special prosecutor announced. what's your reaction to that? >> i think it's great. i think that this actually may be the one thing that finally gets the truth out. >> reporter: after it does, this missouri town of 12,000 will begin the tough job of asking itself the tough questions. >> after this process is complete and the media attention dies down that we're going to have to work together as a community to increase awareness in our community about events and how young people treat each