he said he dumped her body the following morning. but before he revealed where, mcdowell said he wanted a deal. >> he wants the death penalty off the table. >> what's the calculus that your prosecutor has to go through here, your d.a.? >> we don't find crystal without his help. >> that's just flat not gonna happen? >> it's not gonna happen. . >> this isn't a forensics case, a dna case. this is a whodunnit. we know whodunnit, now take me to where she was at. >> district attorney lieck was on the same page, and with jeter as a go-between, she agreed to forego the death penalty. >> as long as she gets the body today, okay? we're not going to seek the death penalty if you take her to us today. >> shortly thereafter, he agreed, "all right, i'll take you to crystal's location." >> they retraced mcdowell's route which eventually led to this short, narrow strip of blacktop known as needlepoint road. >> that's heavily wooded next to a ravine. >> ranger, would you ever have gone down that road? >> never.