. >> tell me, asche lee, you were there the whole time, can you give me any convincing excuse for why her child missing for 31 days? anything that makes any kind of sense? unless you are theperson who knows exactly what's happened to her? >> well, all i can tell you is what all the arm chair quarterbacks have said over the last three years. that is this. perhaps a young, immature, 22-year-old mother who has an accident that results in death loses it. tries to cover it up. perhaps this is a woman who actually did kill her daughter. perhaps it was a drowning in the pool. perhaps casey's story is true. it all seems like the mystery that has propelled this story not unlike a "new york times" best seller. "the da vinci code." why does a story like that, why does a mystery like that grip the nation? this one's real. that's all i can suggest is there are so many scenarios that could have played out here, piers. and we all know how good a liar casey is admittedly. we'll never know the truth. even if she stands up and yells it from the courthouse steps. >> i mean, what is your gut instinct? yo