" >> down below the surface of the pacific ocean, on the far side of california's catalina island, isrrent. strange, how it flows up to the swelling coastline of santa barbara. then, just before the open sea, turns back to glide again past this storied island. with, one sunny day in may 2006, someone in it. >> i have a saying that i'd rather be lucky than good. >> ken clark is a detective with the l.a. sheriff's department. been at it a long time. as has robert martindale. more than 50 years between them, but nothing like the case that literally floated to them on a lonely reach of ocean out by catalina. would never have had the case at all, except -- >> we were lucky that we had some boaters leaving newport beach going to catalina island and they came upon a body floating in the water. >> just happened to see it? >> just happened to see it. >> that's a big ocean out there. >> absolutely. >> so the chances of it being seen are, what, needle in the haystack? >> very slim. >> the sailors had spotted a flock of shrieking seagulls perched on top of a body. it looked like it had been in th