I just felt confused, just in disbelief, kind of at a body almost.

How could you do something like that? Why?

He talked about how scared he was that something could happen to him.

He was afraid for his life.

Dead men tell no tales, but this one left a trail of clues.

I've never seen my dad that way before. He has never shown me fear of anything.

Patriarch Powerbroker, he was head of the family company.

The business was real estate and someone was about to make a killing.

I never dreamt anything like that would happen.

Murdered in a house he was selling. Was this a deal gone bad?

We just had some bizarre things happening in the office.

Or maybe bad blood at home.

My son texted me that he was scared and he wanted me to come pick him up.

Danger was out there. Soon.

You're in arrest, under arrest, arrest.

Arrest after arrest and twist after twist.

Mace your blood whale.

It's beyond my comprehension.

She was the flame. She was the ignition. It was a perfect storm.

I'm Lester Holt and this is Deadline.

Here's Josh Mankiewicz with Secrets at the Sunshine Motel.

It's the pulse pounding start to a heart-wrenching day.

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