defense bar for a smooth shave with blades that barely touch skin dennis murphy: worried that steven mcdowellhildren, along with himself, district attorney cheryl lieck turned to an old high school classmate for help, crystal's aunt cindy. >>> worried that stephen mcdowell might snap and kill his children along with themselves, the district attorney cheryl lieck turned to a classmate for help. aunt cindy. >> cindy, she was good enough to stay close. >> cindy said she felt duty- bound to watch the kids, five and eight at a time, is rangers closed in on steve. >> i told my husband and i'm going over there. he said that's not a good idea. i was worried he was going to kill the kids. >> what was in your head? >> protect the kids. i know if i could stay close, talk to him. that's what hairdressers do best. keep him calm. >> is he frightening you? >> no. i carried a gun the whole time. i had a gun i made the whole time. >> why? >> i felt he could snap. the texas rangers were getting under his skin. >> mcdowell return for further questioning. >> he was losing weight before your eyes. >> they laid ou