him and marie had had a physical altercation before she went missing. and she had scratched him on his arms. reporter: james insisted marie was still alive the last time he saw her. i was just so in shock of everything. reporter: that was it. he could not continue as pastor. james would have to resign. he announced that he and tanya were leaving town. they were supposed to leave the followin morning to say goodbye to some church members. and lo and behold, around 12:00 or 12:30 they d gotten in that truck and they hauled butt. they went to arizona. they fled. reporter: like thieves in the night with baby grace. it was a few days after they left when jason went to the police to tell his disturbing story. that they had a physical, run in, the day that she went missing. reporter: then a piece of luck. before they left, marie s friend kay had asked the pastor and his wife for marie s belongings. they gave her marie s computer. the bad news was it had been erased but