but who would want her dead? with few clues, fewer suspects, and a scandal involving her law firm, investigators had their work cut out for them to unravel the mystery of what had happened to melissa. investigators had to work it out to unravel the mystery of what had happened to melissa. here is dennis mur fif with betrayed. las olas boulevard. and way up there, in this high rent district, is a penthouse office suite that once upon a time was home to a high powered law firm. the boldest, brassiest bunch of politically connected lawyer players in south florida. the rothstein law firm. it had a gorgeous, sweeping panoramic view all the way out to the ocean. dennis murphy (voiceover): from a few guys with law degrees to a juggernaut by the mid-2000s, with more than 70 attorneys, led by scott rothstein. mike mayo was a columnist for the fort lauderdale sun-sentinel. he probably thinks, i m king of the world.