with my partner and i right now because it s only going to, you know, benefit you to tell the truth. this is getting uglier and uglier. we went at him one last time. tell us your story. he reiterates almost exactly what he said before. which was that he killed lynn schockner because the burglary he tried to carry out went bad. the cops still didn t buy it. him and i been doing this a long time, nick. you need to take nick and your responsibility now. take care of nick now please. be truthful with us because we re not going to stop, nick. him and i, that s our job. and that s when nick s story started to change. i might as well break it down for you guys. i was hired to hit the house. i don t know why. i didn t ask. that is, said nick, he was hired to commit a burglary. one that, depending on what he could steal, might prove very profitable. what s the amount you were promised? what was in the house plus uh, $2,500.
truth. this is getting uglier and uglier. we went at him one last time. tell us your story. he reiterates almost exactly what he said before. reporter: which was that he killed lynn schockner because the burglary he tried to carry out went bad. the cops still didn t buy it. him and i been doing this a long time, nick. you need to take nick and your responsibility now. take care of nick now please. be truthful with us because we re not going to stop, nick. him and i, that s our job. reporter: and that s when nick s story started to change. i might as well break it down for you guys. i was hired to hit the house. i don t know why. i didn t ask. reporter: that is, said nick, he was hired to commit a burglary. one that, depending on what he could steal, might prove very profitable. you hold your breath. the world kind of stops. what s the amount you were promised? reporter: a hushed courtroom what was in the house plus in long beach, california. uh, $2,500. fred schockn
promised? what was in the house plus uh, $2,500. reporter: b.s., said the cops. he was hired to kill, and they knew it. because those phone records told a very different story than he did. and finally, nick harvey cracked. and i remember nick harvey s words like, yeah, you guys are good. you got me. reporter: just like that? just like that. and then he cops out. reporter: yes, he said. frank jaramillo, the guy they called el cubano, hired him to kill lynn schockner. gave him $2,500 up front, promised $2,500 more when the job was done. why a guy would commit murder for a measly five grand was one question, but a more urgent one was this. who was this el cubano, really? and why would he pay a guy to kill a housewife in long beach? coming up it s always the husband, right?