loss, amber. different kinds of loss? now, what did that mean? well, investigators built their case against scott. laci s family was in a world of pain. it was january of 2003, and sharon rocha was still gripping on to a slipping remnant of hope that her laci was still alive, was barely hanging on. the days soon after that new year s eve vigil, when scott walked into the house. and i asked him, how are you doing? and he said, you know, i m doing okay. and i just remember, it was almost like i was just pulling back from him, thinking, you re doing okay? what do you mean you re doing okay? sharon definitely wasn t doing okay. the cops, moving forward incrementally, needed more. police looking for laci peterson in modesto, california, want to verify her husband s alibi. modesto pd put out a bulletin.
from him thinking, you re doing okay? what do you mean you re doing okay? sharon definitely wasn t doing okay. while the cops, moving forward incrementally needed more. police looking for lici peterson in modesto, california, want to verify her husband s alibi. reporter: modesto pd put out a bulletin, had anyone seen this truck, this boat on christmas eve? they expanded their ground search to the foothills, the reservoirs, even mine shafts. and by mid-january, police decided they needed to tell sharon about scott s affair. we said, hey, we we ve got some information we gotta let you know about on this. and the best thing we can do is just give it to you. reporter: they showed her the photo at amber s christmas party, the one scott said wasn t him. i literally thought i was going to throw up. i stood up real fast because i wanted to get out of there. wanted to get outta there, i wanted to get away from them. i didn t wanna hear what they were saying. reporter: what mothe