Terrible. Im the only person that knows the truth. I had to do something. Reporter he swept her right off her feet. I was drawn to him right away. A dreamy single dad, wealthy, charming, smitten. I had never been spoiled like that. I remember thinking i was like Julia Roberts in pretty woman. Reporter he had been so much. A mysterious accident at sea. He went under and when he came up he no longer saw his wife. He was hysterical. Reporter it was a heart wrenching story. So why, then, were so many people so suspicious . No one knows exactly what happened on that boat. Reporter an accident . A disappearance . You thought what, she faked her death . Reporter or, maybe a murder. There is no way. Absolutely no way. I felt like the police were just trying to frame an innocent man. Reporter now, she would be the one to unravel it all. I thought i could do this. In a dangerous undercover operation. My heart was was so fast. I said you y need to tell me th truth. Id reporter welcome to dateline
police planted microphones in her car, in her purse, and on her body. and tina arranged a meeting. she told eric that after the domestic violence call, sheriff s homicide detectives came in to ask questions about eric. this dinner date, tina told eric, was to get their story straight in case the cops questioned her again. tina wired up, picked up eric from his home and drove to a restaurant called el torido. i was worried i wouldn t get him to confess again. i have two stories in my head. i don t want to screw up at all. there s no story to tell. you weren t there. it was an accident. once inside the restaurant, tina tried to get eric to repeat the details of pegye s death. eric wouldn t go there. details are not important. so tina tried to get him to say why he did it? why would you go to that
a big break, yes, but not nearly enough for an arrest. remember, teen yafs pretty far from an ideal witness. detectives knew they would need more than her word against eric s. so they asked tina are you willing to wear wire? i said, yes, that s the only way you ll get him. why would you turn down a guy that had bakley taken you from a terrible life and given you a great life? because i couldn t live with myself. i mean, no way. sheriff s homicide detectives this dinner date, tina told eric, was to get their story straight in case the cops questioned her again. tina wired up, picked up eric from his home, and drove to a restaurant called eltorido where.