. >> smith: jordan davis was bradley's closest friend. >> like, more scared than he should be, you know i mean? like, everybody's kind of scared of their dad. i mean, that's kind of the... the familiar dynamic. i think he was probably very controlling and wanted things a certain way. and you know, that people didn't come over. i asked if i could come over, and he would give me some kind of excuse or whatever. i mean, that's just weird. it's weird. >> smith: when bradley was 13, his parents separated, and after a bitter divorce, his mom moved out, taking bradley with her. >> bradley was never visibly upset about it. if anything, he seemed relieved. as soon as his dad, you know, left and stuff, he started, like, doing his hair, and he got different clothes, and he did different things. and he was more open and more, i guess, himself. >> smith: that's when he revealed to his friend a secret he'd been keeping from his family. >> he told me he was gay. and i said, "okay. well, you know, it's whatever floats your boat, man." and that was pretty much it. >> smith: in 2001, his mother took brad