Keith Morrison

Investigators couldn't be sure.

Though the girls were comfortable in the Herald home, they'd practically grown up there, so it was almost like an extended sleepover.

But the presence of so many armed guards in and around the house felt, well, it felt strange.

They were like Rottweilers guarding the gates against all comers, unsettling, yet reassuring.

That's the voice of Nancy's youngest daughter, Madison.

After the arrests of Wendy Moore and Sam Yenawine, Nancy and Kathy felt sure Chris would be next any day now.

But the days in seclusion just went on and on.

As long as Chris was free, nobody felt safe.

Eventually, Nancy found a new safe house, a small two-bedroom furnished apartment for her and the girls and the security detail.

And they all crowded in to wait for the all-clear.

Though Emily was not allowed to return to college, Madison still had to finish her junior year of high school.

The security people installed cameras inside and outside of the apartment so that they could monitor everything that moved.

And crowded into that little place, they all began to feel like family.

Nancy and the girls gave their minders nicknames.

A female officer who always wore a lacoste baseball hat became known as Gator.

A male officer who reminded Nancy of the actor Russell Crowe was dubbed Maximus.

Though Nancy and the girls were in hiding, Nancy's husband, Chris, was free to live his life as if nothing had changed.

He continued to work at the bank.

He acted as custodial parent for Wendy's kids.

For the life of her, Nancy couldn't understand why he had not been arrested.