so i mean, i ve i ve fished that berkeley marina lots of times. i ve probably got four or five of them on my dashboard right now. but i don t know what made him decide to, okay, i m done fishing. i ll take it off my dashboard and then i ll put it in my pocket in case i need it for later. i don t know. but that just, he was ready. prepared. reporter: scott said the fish weren t biting that christmas eve afternoon, so he headed back to modesto and got home around 4:30 where he found the dog with the leash attached. an unlocked back door, but no laci. grabbed some pizza from the fridge. took the box out? yeah, put it on the counter like it was. glass of milk. then jumped in the shower. reporter: he was calm as he spoke to brocchini. calm, matter-of-fact, helpful. were you calling for laci or oh, yeah, of course. but she wasn t home? no. i assumed she was at her mom s. okay, so then you called over her mom s? that s right. had they heard from her? no. not all
big news a-coming. we are waiting for modesto police to come out any moment and speak on developments in the laci peterson investigation. reporter: and this is the moment when amber frey burst, like a deer in headlights, onto the public stage. okay, first of all, i met scott peterson, november 20th 2002. i was introduced to him. i was told he was unmarried. scott told me he was not married. we did have a romantic relationship. i had a panic attack. i couldn t breathe. i literally could not catch my breath. when i discovered he was involved in the disappear the laci peterson disappearance case, i immediately contacted the modesto police department. reporter: she spoke for just over a minute. i am very sorry for laci s family and the pain that this has caused them, and i pray for her safe return as well.
reporter: nearly two years after laci disappeared, after nine days of deliberation, the jury in the scott peterson trial finally announced they had a verdict. so it s pretty exciting and terrifying. reporter: as the crowds gathered out front, the reporters got into position, and everyone flooded back into the courtroom. what is it like for your level of anxiety? i felt like i was going to explode. a verdict is being read right now in a california courtroom in the double murder case against scott peterson. there is no camera in the courtroom, but an audio, live audio feed is being provided. we, the jury in the above entitled cause find the defendant, scott lee peterson, guilty of the crime of murder of laci denise peterson. reporter: finally the words sharon and all those who loved laci had been waiting for: guilty of laci s murder. and guilty of the crime of murder of baby conner peterson.
reporter: any thoughts that scott had nothing to do with it, gone too, even though sharon would not mention him by name. i know that someone knows where laci is and i am pleading with you, please, please let her come home to us. reporter: unbeknownst to them, scott was thinking about going public too. and he discussed it with, who else, amber. i am going to speak to the press this coming week. when? during this coming week. do you have a date? well, i m debating on when it should be done. okay. because tuesday is the state of the union address. okay. so that will take up, you know, a lot of time. i m sure it will. and i want maximum coverage.
if i was looking at the news then. other words, if she knew about laci. and then on january 6th, thirteen days after laci disappeared, scott told amber himself. you haven t been watching the news, obviously. no. i have not been traveling during the last couple weeks. my i ve i ve lied to you, that i ve been traveling. okay. the girl i m i m married to, her name is laci. mm-hmm. she disappeared just before christmas. mm-hmm. for the past two weeks, i ve been in modesto with her family and mine searching for her. okay. she just disappeared. and no one knows. reporter: scott had no idea,