would someone leave all that and come to great falls? >> he had shared that his wife and a couple of her friends had taken their yacht down to the gulf of mexico and were gonna go sailing for the weekend. during that time, a storm ensued. and the boat was capsized, and his wife and her friends all perished, along with the boat. so he had shared that looking at large bodies of water was just more than he can bear. and he wanted to get as far away from that kind of environment as he could. >> reporter: and who did this tragic past belong to? joe said the wealthy salesman told him his name was harvey morrow. harvey was quite chatty with joe, but one thing harvey didn't know -- joe, his attentive audience, was a former police officer. and harvey's amazing story made joe's antenna buzz a little. >> the more he would talk about the loss of his wife and his boat, the more intrigued i became.