vivian said lesley had told her that lyle needed cash badly. adly that he had committed identity theft against his own wife. >> he forged her signature and took money from her credit cards. >> and she found out about that? >> yes. >> and i'm guessing she was pretty furious. >> yes, she was furious. >> it turned out that for months, lesley had been telling her mother she was nearing the end of her rope. vivian cautioned lesley not to tell lyle she was thinking of leaving him. >> i said if you want to leave, you cannot let him know what your plans are. just leave. >> so don't tell in advance? >> no. >> don't leave a note? >> no. >> was this mother just trying to hold on to anything that might mean her missing daughter was still alive? or did she know more than she was saying? >> coming up -- a new clue pushes the investigation into high gear. >> i'm guessing you watched that video will several times. >> oh, yeah. >> when "dateline" continues. fanduel and draftkings, two out of state corporations making big promises. what's the real math behind pro

those laws, a nonprofit voting rights group founded by abrams paid nine million dollars from lyle services from her a staffer from the consumer watchdog public citizen describing the arrangement as very clear conflict of interest you about the organization later retracted the statement there is nothing unusual or troubling organizational leaders hiring qualified friends or a acquaintances to serve as legal counsel. neil a lot of interest in all of these races. already more than one georgians cast early ballots. neil: that is amazing. eliza collins "wall street journal" report, expert on all things political. if you look at what appear to be record early voting numbers, mail-in ballot numbers getting from states that have each or both, i'm wondering what they are telling us what do you think? >> i think it really depends on the state and how much data we have. states like georgia have released a lot of data. it shows that there are high numbers of black voters in the atlanta area casting their ballot. in the past black voters tend to vote for democrats but in georgia, republicans and democrats have

. >> reporter: now wu says she's trying to reclaim her spotlight, returning to the big screen in "lyleocodile." and gently logging back onto social media after a three-year hiatus. >> it might seem like i rezoned social media to promote my book. but the people i want to reach, the people who are going what i went through three years ago, who are in despair over a dm or a tweet, they're scrolling their feeds and feeling lonelier and lonelier. i want to reach that person. >> reporter: her greatest project yet, motherhood, welcoming her first child, a daughter. recently reconciling her own relationship with her mother after a five-year estrangement. >> when i first sort of became visible in hollywood -- she really got on me. and i felt like she didn't understand me. and that's why we became estranged. but i now understand it was all just out of love. and -- yeah. i'm trying to apply that to being a mom myself. >> reporter: opening one chapter, closing an what du yoin cce lture? >> canceling means, oh, i don't think somebody can change, i think they need to be banished forever. i was cance