>> investigators had been able to trace the phone gary hilton used earlier to call his old boss john taborhim. that call was made from a restaurant 50 miles from blood mountain. hilton it seemed was moving south toward atlanta. metro pd s.w.a.t. concealed themselves in and near tabor's building. that was the drop point where he promised him to leave $800. >> you're staking out the location? >> he didn't show. >> no-show. >> we're still looking and wondering, where could this guy be? now we have this guy 50 miles from blood mountain. >> the veteran detective was talking constantly with meredith's parents, her father dave emerson. >> i appeal to everyone to search their hearts and memories for anything they can remember and do to help us find meredith. >> after i met the emersons, i knew that i had to tell them everything. i couldn't hold back any information from these two people. they were terrified. >> why did you take it personally? >> this case was a little bit different because not only me but the other investigators recognized the fact early on that we have to embrace this family and