Detective

Ashley's loved ones say that ultimatum could not have come at a worse time.

We celebrated our 40th birthdays in the Bahamas together.

Because she got a horrible phone call.

It's while her husband is at the beach with their kids that Steve's wife calls Ashley with that demand.

Tell James about the affair or else.

Did you think she should get on with it?

A friend would later quote Ashley saying, this year, I'm choosing me, my happiness, and the safety of my children.

It's going to be the year of Ashley, and I can't wait.

But when the whole picture becomes clear, investigators realize that this is part of his elaborate plan to cover up a murder.

Which brings us to the early morning of that fateful day, January 26th.

You can see James taking his dog out for a walk on his security camera, just like he told the police.

Also absent on the security camera is any video of James returning from the dog walk.

What?

do you know to be happening in that video?

The video evidence is damning to be sure, but cases tend to turn on first person accounts from a witness.

And now investigators are about to hear a story from the Schwam's nine-year-old son about the last time he saw his mother.

She asked for a phone from her son that night to call 911.

It's still quiet in the early morning hours of January 26th but not at the Schwammhaus.

So explain to me where he was coming from and where he was going to.

That's when he becomes the running man.