ive fished at berkeley marina lots of times. and ive probably got four or five of them on my dashboard right now. but i dont know what made him decide to, okay, im done fishing. ill take it off my dashboard and then ill put it in my pocket in case i need it for later. i dont know. but that just keith morrison: mm-hm. al brocchini: he was ready. prepared. keith morrison : scott said the fish werent biting that christmas eve afternoon, so he headed back to modesto, and got home around four thirty, where he found the dog with the leash attached. an unlocked back door, but no laci. scott peterson (interrogation video): grabbed some pizza from the fridge. al brocchini (interrogation video): took the box out? scott peterson (interrogation video): yeah, put it on the counter like it was. glass of milk. then jumped in the shower. keith morrison : he was calm as he spoke to brocchini. calm, matter-of-fact, helpful. al brocchini (interrogation video): were you calling for laci or scott peters
keith morrison : then, said scott, he drove to the berkeley marina about ninety miles away. parked his car, and put his boat in the water. al brocchini (interrogation video): when you got in your boat and you took off, did you go very far, or scott peterson (interrogation video): well, i mean, probably a couple miles. i went north, found a like, a little island kind of deal there. al brocchini (interrogation video): mm-hm. scott peterson (interrogation video): island had a bunch of trash on it. i remember a big sign that said, no landing. it looked like some broken piers around it. and i just assumed it would be a decent, you know, shallow area. al brocchini (interrogation video): did you troll? scott peterson (interrogation video): little bit. i mean, a lot of lot of the reason i went was just to get that boat in the water. keith morrison : details that sounded plausible enough, except to detective brocchini. keith morrison : he drew a short straw when he got a fisherman to talk
sharon rocha: it does. it does. it absolutely does. keith morrison : laci petersons mother sharon, remembers telling her son-in-law scott, check with the neighbors, call lacis friends. keith morrison : and he did? you all rene tomlinson: yeah. lori ellsworth: mm-hm. rene tomlinson: we all got a call. stacey boyers: yeah. he asked me if id seen her that day. have you seen laci at all today? lori ellsworth: and then he called back. stacey boyers: i said, no, i havent. and hes like, well, shes shes missing. and keith morrison: did he seem frantic, or worried, or what? lori ellsworth: a little bit. keith morrison : worried enough to ask for their help. keith morrison : so, did you all go over to his lori ellsworth: yeah. sharon rocha: yeah. keith morrison: to their place? keith morrison: sharon rochas long-time boyfriend ron grantski called the cops. operator (911 recording): can i help you? ron grantski (911 recording): my son-in-law called he was playing golf. my daughters been miss
jon buehler: most people if in that situation, theyre going to have a lot of questions for you. keith morrison: sure. jon buehler: well, are you guys doing this? ive heard of this. why dont you do this? keith morrison: mm-hm. jon buehler: oh, we got that from sharon. we got that from ron. we got that from lacis friends. everybody had an interest in in trying to get us to go faster. keith morrison : everybody, that is, but scott. now why, they wondered, would that be? keith morrison : coming up scott peterson (recording): hey, beautiful. i just left a message at home. jon buehler: when i listen to that, i thought that he was leaving this recording for us to hear. keith morrison : scott, under scrutiny. sharon rocha: i was afraid to say it out loud. could he be involved with her disappearance? keith morrison : when dateline continues
good, i m glad it wasn t laci. but for us, with all the things that led up to that point, it was more like/ he felt lucky that that really wasn t her, suggesting to us that we were looking in the right spot. keith morrison : and yet he seemed such a boy scout, he had no secret criminal past, no history of being abusive. al brocchini (interrogation video): have you guys you guys have you had any problems marriage problems? scott peterson (interrogation video): no. al brocchini (interrogation video): everything is good? scott peterson (interrogation video): mm-hm. keith morrison : so they stewed in their suspicion, aware they really that nothing on him. jon buehler: we couldnt find anything wrong with this guy. i dont think there was a wart on his body. i dont think he ever had a traffic ticket. i mean, he really was the guy you want to marry your sister. we were waiting for that one thing that showed that he wasnt this perfect guy. keith morrison : in one remarkable moment, theyd ge