Cooper Mall

Wherever she went, they went.

Simple as that.

Every turn, every lane change, every stop was a chance to lose her.

They were running blind, no warrant in hand, and no confirmation this woman was really Tanya.

The couple's next move would determine how much time the Greggs had left.

And truckers don't just go for a drive.

They disappear for long stretches at a time, hundreds of miles from where you last saw them.

This was a nightmare scenario.

From here, the chase moved from the parking lot to the legal arena.

Costas handed the baton to Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien, who now had to put the whole case on paper and convince a judge they finally had the right woman.

But of course it wasn't gonna be that easy.

A piece of paper didn't solve the biggest problem, getting her to actually go with them.

The concern was that she'd deny being Margot Freshwater.

They didn't have hard evidence yet.

And apart from their suspicions, Tonya McCarter seemed like a pretty law-abiding lady.

O'Brien found a way in.

Now that the legal piece was in motion, the case shifted gears.

O'Brien needed a sworn affidavit, and Costas had to leave the field and meet him to get it done.

If they were dragging him into this on a Sunday, the case had to be airtight.

Court was held at a dining room table.