James Hibbard (Reporter)

She's working undercover, conducting surveillance, generally having a ball.

She's working undercover, conducting surveillance, generally having a ball.

It wasn't just that Carrie was missing from her usual duties. Suddenly, she was working crazy shifts, six days a week, with overtime pay.

It wasn't just that Carrie was missing from her usual duties. Suddenly, she was working crazy shifts, six days a week, with overtime pay.

Now, the same senior officers who refused Rob's request at the start of the investigation are beginning to grumble. Why does this rookie get to be part of the biggest case in town?

Now, the same senior officers who refused Rob's request at the start of the investigation are beginning to grumble. Why does this rookie get to be part of the biggest case in town?

Rob remains loyal to this rookie volunteer, and his loyalty is about to pay off big time. Kerry and the rest of Rob's team are gathered in the main briefing room of the arson task force. FBI case lead Terry Kearns is there.

Rob remains loyal to this rookie volunteer, and his loyalty is about to pay off big time. Kerry and the rest of Rob's team are gathered in the main briefing room of the arson task force. FBI case lead Terry Kearns is there.

Special agent Ken Williams is there. We had a really good team on this. Trent Crump is there, too. We're doing all sorts of stuff, trying to figure out who's involved, who's not involved. And coordinating all of them is Lieutenant Rob Handy.

Special agent Ken Williams is there. We had a really good team on this. Trent Crump is there, too. We're doing all sorts of stuff, trying to figure out who's involved, who's not involved. And coordinating all of them is Lieutenant Rob Handy.

It's the same room where, not long before, the team was enraged to find out they'd been scooped by a cub reporter. And before that, where they discussed that local man caught masturbating in a construction site. And before that, where a police sketch was handed round that bore a striking resemblance to one of their very own lead investigators.

It's the same room where, not long before, the team was enraged to find out they'd been scooped by a cub reporter. And before that, where they discussed that local man caught masturbating in a construction site. And before that, where a police sketch was handed round that bore a striking resemblance to one of their very own lead investigators.

We'll never know exactly what it felt like to be in that room. But if I had to guess, I'll bet it smelled strongly of coffee and unprocessed emotions. But through all the highs and more often lows, they gathered here and tried their best to figure things out.

We'll never know exactly what it felt like to be in that room. But if I had to guess, I'll bet it smelled strongly of coffee and unprocessed emotions. But through all the highs and more often lows, they gathered here and tried their best to figure things out.

By the time spring 2001 rolls around, after more than 12 months of investigating and a budget that was quickly approaching a million dollars, they still aren't even sure if CSB is one guy or a group of terrorists.

By the time spring 2001 rolls around, after more than 12 months of investigating and a budget that was quickly approaching a million dollars, they still aren't even sure if CSB is one guy or a group of terrorists.

So what do you do when you can't find the needle in the haystack? Well, you could try making the needle come to you by setting a trap.

So what do you do when you can't find the needle in the haystack? Well, you could try making the needle come to you by setting a trap.

The idea is this. stage a fake construction site and see if they can get the arsonist to come to them.

The idea is this. stage a fake construction site and see if they can get the arsonist to come to them.