for some reason after tony s arrest, rothstein beefed up his own security. who was he afraid of? obviously that he was next. reporter: but if melissa s murder had been solved, why was scott still worried? debra knew because she was privy to a secret that threatened to send even more people to prison, and to destroy scott rothstein s reputation as a high-profile mover and shaker. he could pick up the phone and call and make things happen. reporter: a walk through his office left no doubt. his hero wall was plastered with pictures of him with politicians, business moguls, and movie stars. the governor was on speed dial. it had been a heady ride for a boy from the bronx, by no means shy about his success and who liked to joke about how he got there. that s right. we re breaking the [ bleep ] law. we re lawyers. if we re not gonna break the law, who is? reporter: he had his trophies for sure, a waterfront mansion with an 87-foot yacht out back. his fleet of cars included a mill
who was he afraid of? obviously that he was next. reporter: but if melissa s murder had been solved, why was scott still worried? debra knew because she was privy to a secret that threatened to send even more people to prison, and to destroy scott rothstein s reputation as a high-profile mover and shaker. he could pick up the phone and call and make things happen. reporter: a walk through his office left no doubt. his hero wall was plastered with pictures of him with politicians, business moguls, and movie stars. the governor was on speed dial. it had been a heady ride for a boy from the bronx, by no means shy about his success and who liked to joke about how he got there. that s right. we re breaking the [ bleep ] law. we re lawyers. if we re not gonna break the law, who is? reporter: he had his trophies for sure, a waterfront mansion with an 87-foot yacht out back. his fleet of cars included a million-dollar bugati, a maserati and a lamborgini. his wrist always flashing a
murder had been solved, why was scott still worried? debra knew because she was privy to a secret that threatened to send even more people to prison, and to destroy scott rothstein s reputation as a high-profile mover and shaker. he could pick up the phone and call and make things happen. reporter: a walk through his office left no doubt. his hero wall was plastered with pictures of him with politicians, business moguls, and movie stars. the governor was on speed dial. it had been a heady ride for a boy from the bronx, by no means shy about his success and who liked to joke about how he got there. that s right. we re breaking the [ bleep ] law. we re lawyers. if we re not gonna break the law, who is? reporter: he had his trophies for sure, a waterfront mansion with an 87-foot yacht out back. his fleet of cars included a million-dollar bugati, a maserati and a lamborgini. his wrist always flashing an expensive watch from his collection. why did he want all that stuff?
reporter: but if melissa s murder had been solved, why was scott still worried? debra knew because she was privy to a secret that threatened to send even more people to prison, and to destroy scott rothstein s reputation as a high-profile mover and shaker. he could pick up the phone and call and make things happen. reporter: a walk through his office left no doubt. his hero wall was plastered with pictures of him with politicians, business moguls, and movie stars. the governor was on speed dial. it had been a heady ride for a boy from the bronx, by no means shy about his success and who liked to joke about how he got there. that s right. we re breaking the [ bleep ] law. we re lawyers. if we re not gonna break the law, who is? reporter: he had his trophies for sure, a waterfront mansion with an 87-foot yacht out back. his fleet of cars included a million-dollar bugati, a maserati and a lamborgini. his wrist always flashing an expensive watch from his collection.
reporter: but if melissa s murder had been solved, why was scott still worried? debra knew because she was privy to a secret that threatened to send even more people to prison, and to destroy scott rothstein s reputation as a high-profile mover and shaker. he could pick up the phone and call and make things happen. reporter: a walk through his office left no doubt. his hero wall was plastered with pictures of him with politicians, business moguls, and movie stars. the governor was on speed dial. it had been a heady ride for a boy from the bronx, by no means shy about his success and who liked to joke about how he got there. that s right. we re breaking the [ bleep ] law. we re lawyers. if we re not gonna break the law, who is? reporter: he had his trophies for sure, a waterfront mansion with an 87-foot yacht out back. his fleet of cars included a million-dollar bugati, a maserati and a lamborgini. his wrist always flashing an