he is in fact the same snitch who testified so convincingly at the chandra levy trial, armando moralesd completely. it went from this gentle, kind, caring guy, into a look that almost scared me a little. >> reporter: trusting his new friend, morales reveals he's just done 20 years in prison. >> i said, "20 years? you must've almost killed someone to be in for 20 years." and his answer was, "i wish it would've only been one person." >> reporter: so what's he doing here? morales explains he's the key witness in the upcoming retrial of ingmar guandique. while preparing to testify, the government has put him up in the hotel with a cell phone, a room key and some cash, and strict orders not to blow his cover. what did you think? >> i was intrigued of his involvement, what he knew. >> reporter: she's intrigued enough to continue the odd friendship, but also scared that the criminal could hurt her or those close to her. so she makes a fateful dec babs says that, for her own protection, she begins recording her conversations with morales in the hotel, in the car, even in this storage locker wh