right away terry could see something was off. >> but instead of being this way the car was turned this way. basically taking up two, possibly three, parking spaces. >> i unlocked the car for him and he stopped and he put on gloves. he handed me a pair so that -- he says, "just to be on the safe side." >> reporter: terry elivs couldn't understand it. the last time he heard from heather was when she sent that photo from her date. she was fine. now, she was nowhere to be found. and he was searching her abandoned car. >> on the center console, her driver's license was there. >> well, that's weird. >> and a couple of other business cards and identification cards. but there were no keys. >> reporter: that's when the officer said something that made terry elvis' heart skip a beat. >> he said, "let's take a look in the trunk." and i went back, and i turned the key. and he said, "let me open it." i said, you know, "just let me