Sep 19, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min · 24 segments
The seemingly perfect lives of two close-knit Florida couples unravel after one vanishes on a hunting trip. One brave woman goes undercover to unravel the shocking truth. In 2020, an appeals court…
David MuirHost
Deborah RobertsHostLet me just start at the beginning.
We all went to high school together, me and Brian, Mike, and Denise.
[camera clicking]
I have a whole new respect for my wife.
We're just totally overwhelmed.
[baby babbling]
We were two perfect little families that are all best friends.
[baby babbling] I always had my family Christmas on a Saturday before Christmas Day.
[phone ringing] Around noon, Denise calls me and she says, "Do you know where Brian is? Do you know where Mike is?" And I say, "No, I don't, haven't heard from anybody this morning." During hunting season, Brian hunted nearly every day.
It would just be morning and I would be up and he wouldn't be there, and I would just know he was hunting.
She says, "Well, Mike had gone hunting at Lake Seminole that morning, and they were supposed to be leaving to go to Apalachicola.
He told me he'd be back by noon." She was irritated.
Denise and Mike had planned to take their anniversary trip at a bed and breakfast.
It was kind of a big deal.
I said, "No, I don't know.
I, if I hear anything, I'll let you know." [wind blowing] Brian wasn't home by 2:00, so I just packed up and we just went up to my granny's by ourselves.
[gentle music] Brian got to my granny's between 4:00 and 5:00, and my uncle said to him, "You're in a lot of trouble," meaning because he was late, you know? And so I say to Brian, "Did you ever hear from Mike today?" And he says, "Well, what are you talking about?" And I said, "Well, Denise had called me and said that Mike hadn't come back from hunting yet." And he says, "Oh, I don't know," you know? "I didn't go with him this morning." We had a great afternoon.
Presents are opened, and shortly into all that, Brian was asleep on the couch.
I just rolled my eyes and was like, "Of course.
Let me just start at the beginning.
We all went to high school together, me and Brian, Mike, and Denise.
[camera clicking]
I have a whole new respect for my wife.
We're just totally overwhelmed.
[baby babbling]
We were two perfect little families that are all best friends.
[baby babbling] I always had my family Christmas on a Saturday before Christmas Day.
[phone ringing] Around noon, Denise calls me and she says, "Do you know where Brian is? Do you know where Mike is?" And I say, "No, I don't, haven't heard from anybody this morning." During hunting season, Brian hunted nearly every day.
It would just be morning and I would be up and he wouldn't be there, and I would just know he was hunting.
She says, "Well, Mike had gone hunting at Lake Seminole that morning, and they were supposed to be leaving to go to Apalachicola.
He told me he'd be back by noon." She was irritated.
Denise and Mike had planned to take their anniversary trip at a bed and breakfast.
It was kind of a big deal.
I said, "No, I don't know.
I, if I hear anything, I'll let you know." [wind blowing] Brian wasn't home by 2:00, so I just packed up and we just went up to my granny's by ourselves.
[gentle music] Brian got to my granny's between 4:00 and 5:00, and my uncle said to him, "You're in a lot of trouble," meaning because he was late, you know? And so I say to Brian, "Did you ever hear from Mike today?" And he says, "Well, what are you talking about?" And I said, "Well, Denise had called me and said that Mike hadn't come back from hunting yet." And he says, "Oh, I don't know," you know? "I didn't go with him this morning." We had a great afternoon.
Presents are opened, and shortly into all that, Brian was asleep on the couch.
I just rolled my eyes and was like, "Of course.
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