denis ratte, wendy's husband.n't try to lie? >> i don't think he could lie about it when you have a picture of him cashing the check. >> did he have an explanation? >> he explained the fact that his wife and disappeared. there was no money coming in and he needed to pay the bills. it made me wonder about his character. >> denis suddenly became suspect number one . it was hardly a surprise police would look at the husband. in fact in the very first week of the investigation, thomas had questioned him three times. >> i introduced myself as a police officer coming to talk to him and i said, how are you doing? his comment was better. that struck me odd right at the beginning. >> did he seem nervous, upset? >> he did not strike me as overly concerned, not distraught by any means. >> frustrated is what he was. >> i said get used to it. you are the husband. they're going to look at you because 90% of the time, the husband did it. >> it did not help that from one interview to the next, denis appeared to change vital infor