explicit voice messages on mike's cell phone. there was, allen says, a heated argument. and then mike left the next morning. at the jeep dealership, were mike worked, colleagues knew that he'd been out sick for a while. >> we did know if it was cancer, or he had come back, or not come back. we had no idea. >> this was like losing a star player. >> pretty much, yes. >> but, mike's toolbox was still at work, worth around $40,000. so, everyone assumed he'd returned. that is until ellen broke the news about mike leaving town. >> i would ask allen, how is michael doing? she would say, mike moved to feign iskp's. he's living in arizona >> it was also puzzling to mike's family. they could understand why mike wasn't talking to ellen, by why wasn't he talking to them? their calls went straight to voice mail. >> we knew that he was not doing well, and we knew that he