there aren't a million thing to do in gunnison and this all seemed routine. it turned out not to be. >> the next morning i woke up. texted him to see what was up. never got a replay. >> reporter: the next week, jake's jujitsu pals were back from that tournament and back on the mats. no jake. they figured he was still nursing his ankle. then after a few days they started to wonder. >> week goes buy. and we are like where is jake? >> unusual for him not to come in. >> unusual for him not to tell one of us he would be gone. >> reporter: gone because he was fed up with the hard life on the ranch? or was there a side of jake that even his best friends didn't know about? >>> coming up. >> his bad stated that he has been gone in the past. known in the enpast to take off abruptly and do things. >> reporter: the mystery deepens. >> when somebody doesn't show up, there's a lot of ground to cover. a lot of things to explain his absence that are not criminal. >> absolutely. i didn't want to jump to any conclusions. >> reporter: jake's mother had her own idea about what h