reporter: sitting in a cell, month after month, can do a lot to alter a person s take on the world. even more so if the inmate is looking at a possible life sentence. and that s when brett schrauben had an epiphany. just days before his murder trial was to begin, he said he was finally willing to testify against tom and sandra. but he wanted out now. the deal had to be for time
and the first words out of my mouth were, hi, mike, i m here about brett. and his face went completely flush. and he said, i knew you were going to find me sooner or later. what story did he tell you? that schrauben, for whatever reason, had confided in him and told him specific details of the murder of jack jessee, including his involvement. that was a huge, huge quantum leap for us in putting this case to rest. reporter: now the time had come to spring the trap. brett schrauben was arrested and soon thereafter sandra jessee herself was in handcuffs. finally to be held accountable for jack jessee s murder. that was wonderful. best three-day weekend i had. oh, me too. that was a pretty good day, yes. reporter: didn t last. the water in your body to unblock your system naturally. and it doesn t cause harsh side effects. that s why i choose miralax. look for the pink cap. do i use a toothpaste that whitens my teeth,
you need to [ bleep ] call me asap. this is no [ bleep ] joke. some guy from the sheriff in orange county sheriff s department homicide division was calling me, asking about you. reporter: brett in turn called tom. i want to talk for a couple of seconds okay. no, i d rather pick you and up go back to the church or church? well, just somewhere outside. oh, okay. away from your place and my place. okay. not on the cell phone. okay. when would you have time? now. reporter: so they started meeting in shopping centers. we decided to put surveillance teams on each of the individuals, sandra, jessee, tom aehlert, and brett schrauben. during the duration of the wiretap, to capture some things they may do that may not be normal while the wiretap was in place. they d stand shoulder to shoulder in a parking lot, watching out in the parking lot, and not looking at each other. reporter: there it was, like a scene from some mafia movie. the suspects out of range
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