detectives started by re-interviewing eric and asking him about his relationship with pegye. he said his marriage was good. there was no problems with it. you didn t take his word for it? no. in our game, we don t take anyone s word for anything. we look into it. and that s what we did. they met with the improbably-named kobi laker, eric s best friend. and kobi backed up eric. they had a terrific marriage. and there was no problems whatsoever. but if the marriage seemed solid, there were questions about pegye, at least according to linda bechler, eric s mother. linda says pegye told her something in confidence just before she disappeared. she stopped me on the stairway as i was leaving. and said, i have to talk to you. she said, i m afraid i m going
eric - was to get their stories i mean, no way. police planted microphones in her car, in her purse, and on her body. and tina arranged a meeting. straight in case the cops she told eric that after the questioned her again. tina - wired up - picked up eric from his home and drove to a restaurant called el torito. were you worried about this? not really. i was more worried that i wasn t going to get him to confess it again. i have two stories in my head, i don t want to screw up at all. okay, there s nothing. there s no story to tell, you weren t there, it was an accident. let s go have some margaritas. once inside the restaurant, tina tried to get eric to repeat the details of pegye s death. eric wouldn t go there. you don t need to worry about details, details are not important. so tina tried to get him to say why he did it. you could have just got a divorce, why would you go to that degree? i mean how do i know if you don t get so mad at me, and you wouldn t want
no. in our game, we don t take anyone s word for anything. we look into it. and that s what we did. they met with the improbably-named kobi laker, eric s best friend. and kobi backed up eric. they had a terrific marriage. and there was no problems whatsoever. but if the marriage seemed solid, there were questions about pegye, at least according to linda bechler, eric s mother. linda says pegye told her something in confidence just before she disappeared. she stopped me on the stairway as i was leaving. and said, i have to talk to you. she said, i m afraid i m going to jail. according to court documents, about a year before pegye disappeared, the couple sold their physical therapy business to another company, but they stayed on as employees. then, just four months before pegye vanished, the bechlers were fired. amid allegations they had overbilled medicare for more than a million dollars.
he said his marriage was good. there was no problems with it. you didn t take his word for it? no. in our game, we don t take anyone s word for anything. we look into it. and that s what we did. reporter: they met with the improbably-named kobi laker, eric s best friend. and kobi backed up eric. they had a terrific marriage. and there was no problems whatsoever. reporter: but if the marriage seemed solid, there were questions about pegye, at least according to linda bechler, eric s mother. linda says pegye told her something in confidence just before she disappeared. she stopped me on the stairway as i was leaving. and said, i have to talk to you. she said, i m afraid i m going to jail. reporter: according to court documents, about a year before pegye disappeared, the couple sold their physical therapy business to another company, but they stayed on as employees. then, just four months before pegye vanished, the bechlers were fired. amid allegations they had overbil
who had basically taken you from a terrible life and given you a great life? because i couldn t live with myself. i mean, no way. reporter: police planted microphones in her car, in her purse, and on her body. and tina arranged a meeting. she told eric that after the domestic violence call, sheriff s homicide detectives came in to ask questions about eric. this dinner date - tina told eric - was to get their stories straight in case the cops questioned her again. tina - wired up - picked up eric from his home and drove to a restaurant called el torito. were you worried about this? not really. i was more worried that i wasn t going to get him to confess it again. i have two stories in my head, i don t want to screw up at all. okay, there s nothing. there s no story to tell, you weren t there, it was an accident. let s go have some margaritas. reporter: once inside the restaurant, tina tried to get eric to repeat the details of