Thrust into a thriller. This is out of a john grisham novel everybody all said the same thing it cant be true. Reporter and behind it all, a doublelife coming undone. He was very smooth. Debonair. He was the perfect man. Guess not. Reporter a violent night, raising alarming questions. Every time we discussed this case, wed always say too ourselves, this is like a dateline. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with the intruder. Reporter december 18th, 2014, 2 47 a. M. A desperate call to 911. Ambulance, real quick. Please. Shots fired. People are dead. Im shot. Reporter this quiet street in the sleepy, coastal town of saco, maine was suddenly wide awake. Police raced toward a home as their dashcam video rolled. Shots fired. Okay, so stay on the line with me, okay . Is the shooter still there . I dont know. He walked upstairs, my wife ran into another room. I figure shes dead. He killed her and he killed her friend. Reporter a night of terror, a Home Invasion. Im losing a lot of blood. Hurry up, please. Reporter a mysterious, violent assault that would soon spark a far flung investigation, with pieces of the puzzle to be found in three different states. Why would somebody do this . Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. Reporter but none of that was obvious that first night to law enforcement. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the man talking to the 911 operator. It was the owner of the house. Its terrifying, yeah. Reporter special agent pam flick investigated the case for the fbi. When the Police Arrived on scene, they were able to talk the victim home owner out of the house. Reporter he had been wounded by gunshots and said there were two women still inside his wife and their friend from out of town. Was there fear that maybe the intruder was still in the house . There was fear that the intrude every was in the house. Saco p. D. Didnt even know in the man making the 911 call, the victim home owner, was the shooter himself. So they had a serious crime scene with a possible active shooter situation. Reporter inside police didnt find a shooter, just the two women. The homeowners wife was luckily unharmed. But their friend . She had been shot three times. Where was she hit . Once in the shoulder, once in the abdomen and once in the back of the head. She was in serious condition. Reporter her name was rachel owens. She was rushed to the hospital, while the homeowner told the police what he saw. He described the intruder as approximately 59 or so, carried a gun in his right hand. He wore a balaclava. Which is, like a ski mask. A ski mask with with just the eye opening. Reporter as police looked at the crime scene and spoke to the witness, they learned Something Else the intruder had gone upstairs and shot the friend rachel first. They started to wonder if she might have been a target. I was blown away. All these different thoughts running through my head. Reporter wayne owens is rachels son. He couldnt imagine why anyone would want to hurt his mom. Describe your mom for us. Very caring and loving. Shes warm. Shes an extremely optimistic. Shes always able to see the good and the bad. Reporter wayne grew up an army brat, living overseas with his mom and his dad, gregg, who was a decorated veteran from the first iraq war. Did you like traveling the world as a family . I definitely loved that experience cause i was raised an only child. So i definitely it was fun. I mean we always planned trips. Like, we were always going somewhere. Reporter dad later retired from the service, and began working for private military contractors. Thats when the family settled into a slower pace at this home in londonderry, New Hampshire. But now, their quiet life had suddenly been turned upside down. Your mom has been shot multiple times. Yeah, i was shocked. I was like, s for a breakin . I didnt know what to think. Reporter wayne, who lived in rhode island, rushed to the hospital three hours away. We hopped in the car. I talked to my uncle and my aunt. I was, like, what what is goin on . Like can you, like, fill me in . I just couldnt wrap my brain around it. I couldnt really process it. Reporter one piece of good news, hed gotten a message from his dad, who was home in New Hampshire, and hadnt been harmed. Its also really scary to think that that person is still out there. Oh, definitely, yeah. Reporter wayne arrived to find his mom was still alive but in intensive care. And he learned that, for her protection, police had kept her under an alias, with armed guards. They were concerned, cause they didnt know if that person was at large or what the situation was or, was she targeted . So they were just, you know wanted to be safe. Reporter as rachel was fighting for her life, investigators had a Violent Crime to solve, with a shooter still on the loose. Home invasions dont typically happen frequently in maine. It was befuddling from the beginning. Reporter police would have to learn a lot more about rachel owens. When we come back, the investigation begins. I told him your wife was shot at that point mr. Owens said he thought he was having a heart attack. Greg owens was fine, but here was another potential heartstopper. Would you have possibly been a target for any of this . I hadnt even considered that thought. And all the garden fresh salad and breadsticks you want. Have everything you love all on one plate. May you always get just what you want. Create your own tour of italy for a limited time only at olive garden. With my moderate to severe crohns disease,. I kept looking for ways to manage my symptoms. I thought i was doing okay. Then it hit me. Managing was all i was doing. When i told my doctor,. I learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of moderate to severe crohns disease. Even after trying other medications. 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Reporter rachel owens had been shot in the head. Reporter you were told that she might not make it. Yes. Reporter that is very terrifying news. It was definitely challenging to see. I it was emotional. I, to see her like that. Like, i thought i thought that was going to be the last time id see her. Reporter as rachel lay in the icu, police in maine needed to get in touch with her husband gregg. They called their counterparts in londonderry, New Hampshire, ninety miles away. Sergeant nick pinardi is with the Police Department there. We were working a midnight shift. It was me and a couple other officers. Reporter saco Police Wanted him to go break the news to gregg in person. So i simply went over and told him, your wife was shot in in maine. At that point mr. Owens said he thought he was having a heart attack. So the officers helped him to the ground, sat him down. Reporter it turned out it wasnt a heart attack, hed apparently gone into shock. Gregg was eager to go see his wife. But first he went down to the police station, full of questions about her condition. Status of my wife. Yeah. Shes at the hospital right now. Shes alive . Shes alive. Prognosis . Were not sure right now. Shes still in surgery. But she is, you know, still alive right now. Any idea what happened . Were tr were maines trying to get some background information. Theyre investigating it on their side. Reporter gregg explained that his wife had gone up to maine for a few days to stay with friends. He said she had been struggling with her health recently and needed a getaway. What is the issue . Theyre saying that its early its an early on set dementia. He said she had trouble taking care of herself and remembering. He described how he really was the caretaker, had to make sure she ate. Reporter gregg said he thought the visit to maine would do rachel some good. He described a very loving relationship with him and his wife and their family. Reporter now as he talked about her, he could barely contain his emotions. Im sorry, sir. Go ahead. Okay. Do you know anybody that would wanna hurt either your your wife or the not to my knowledge, sir. My no. Thats why when you told me about when the officer told me my wife had been shot i damn near had a heart attack. Theres no nobody up there that would hurt or harm her to the best of my knowledge. Reporter as police spoke to gregg, another theory of the crime occurred to them. How about yourself . With with your line of work. Considering what youve the type of you work on. Reporter gregg described that work he did for military contractors, which often involved counterterrorism and sensitive security issues. Would anybody have thought you may have been up there . And would you have possibly been a target for any of this . I hadnt even considered that thought. But no, sir. I dont think theres anybody associated in my line of work that would wanna target me or my wife. Reporter of course, whether it was a robbery gone bad or a targeted attack, one more theory had to be looked at too. After all, he was the husband. So before taking gregg to see his wounded wife, investigators took him through a timeline of his night. Did you go to maine at all last night at all . No, sir. I did not. Reporter he told them hed worked all night on his computer, writing a proposal. And said he left his house twice. Once at night to go to the local circlek to get some cigarettes, and once in the morning to grab coffee. Mr. Owens was very open and willing to come talk to us and help out with our investigation. Reporter gregg assured police he completely understood why they had to ask him so many questions. Ive done my fair share of on scene battlefield interrogations. We look for the discrepancies. And thats, again thats why people ask, ask, ask. You know. Then you said you did somebody hurt my baby. He was essentially there as a helper on our end to help us build information for this case. Obviously if information comes in regarding the the best thing anybodys the best news was my wifes alive. Reporter and gregg told police he was desperate to see her, so they wrapped up their interview. I understand im being cleared. Reporter and promptly escorted him up to maine to be by his wifes side, along with their son wayne. Doctors had to make a tough call about that bullet still lodged in the back of rachels head. They were making a decision whether to operate or not operate. And then she had to go in for an angiogram to determine, like, the impact of what the bullet was doing, like, on a vein in her in her head. Reporter rachel was in and out of consciousness. Wayne spoke to her hoping she could hear him. Reporter what did you say to her . I just told her i was here. And that i was sorry. And that i would be here until she got better. Reporter that must have been so important, just seeing your face. I think it was. I hope so. Reporter and investigators had their own hopes. If rachel could pull through, maybe she could help identify the shooter. Reporter coming up a step in the right direction. They had discovered a foot print that was left in a flower bed. Reporter who left it . And what were they really after . There was no burglary. Nothing was stolen. No computers, no electronic devices. Reporter when dateline continues. Introducing an allnew crossover, toyota chr. Toyota. Lets go places. Everyday, millions of you walk through our front doors. And you inspired our new flavors. Introducing mcdonalds signature crafted recipes. Sweet barbecue bacon made with crispy onions. Pico guacamole made with real hass avocados. Maple bacon dijon with thickcut applewood smoked bacon. Purchase any signature crafted recipe sandwich and use the mcdonalds app to get a free medium fries and soft drink. 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Doctors couldnt remove the bullet lodged in her head. They made a decision that it was probably the best case to leave it. It would probably cause more damage than good. Reporter wayne and his dad knew it was very possible she wouldnt pull through. I just wanted her to know that that her family was there. We were all there, like, wanting her to get better, and stay with us. Reporter but 36 hours after the shooting, her vitals stabilized. It was like a new day. There was like hope. Reporter rachel was going to make it. That pit just thats in your stomach like just kind of dissolves. I mean, someone should be dead if theyre shot in the head. You would think. Its amazing how lucky she was, and that maybe it wasnt maybe like one centimeter to the left or right, hit just that right angle where it didnt impact too far. Reporter rachel gradually woke up, began to heal, started her long road to recovery, and here is rachel today. Two years after the shooting, she still feels the effects of her injuries, but sat down to tell us her story. This has been an incredible ordeal. Reporter does it surprise even you sometimes that that here you are today, looking as good as you do, feeling as good as you do . It is. It is. Im surprised that im still here. Reporter what is it like having a bullet lodged in your head . I dont feel it. Its just staying still in the back. It just it went all around my brain. It just plopped there, and when the doctors told me that, we couldnt get the bullet out, you know, i said, okay. What am i supposed to do . Reporter she says she got through it with the support of her family. During her rehab, wayne made multiple trips to see her, and shed wake up to see her husband gregg by her side. He says, ill be right here when im done i had to do therapy. Ill be right here, and then hed fix me my food, and then wed eat together. Reporter rachel took us back to her time in maine and the hours leading up to the shooting. Reporter what had you all been doing that day, just while you were at your friends. Yeah, we went out to eat, just you know, having fun, and we went and did a little shopping, and we went back to her house, and then later on at night, thats when everything started. Reporter and once everything started, she says her memory essentially goes blank. Is there anything you remember . I dont. About that night . Cause i was sleeping in my room. Reporter there was only one image she said she could remember about the shooting, the same thing she told police. The intruder seemed to have a hat with a jamaican look. I was sleeping. So i remember a jamaican hat. Thats the only thing i remember. Reporter as she focused on recovering, police kept investigating. They didnt know what to make of that jamaican hat detail from rachel. It didnt match the skimaskwearing description the homeowner had given police. They zeroed in on evidence at the home. What was the crime scene telling you . The crime scene was telling us that they had first discovered a foot print that was left in a flower bed, and that was preserved immediately by the saco Police Department. How did they preserve that . The lead detective actually took off his coat that he was wearing that night, because it was a rainy night, and he actually laid his coat on top of the footprint itself to prevent the rain