cedillo decided to go inside. the stores were still closed. >> and i happened to go up to aeropostale and there is a manager that's actually in there working. and i was able to confirm that carter cervantez did not work for him and he doesn't even know who she is. >> well, so much for that story. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: cedillo turned his attention to finding carter cervantez. no luck. you didn't see her at all in there? >> no, sir. >> reporter: did anybody see her? >> no, sir. >> reporter: so, cedillo had a disgruntled employee coming back to the mall where she'd been fired. her boyfriend was telling lies about a job she didn't have, and a car that looked like hers had been spotted at the scene of a murder. detective pate still had david mallory out in the parking lot and was looking for a reason to hold him. >> he said that he had a driver's license. but he didn't have his driver's license with him. >> reporter: reason enough. he arrested mallory and brought him in for questioning. but carter? seemed to have v

jessica paz-cedillos: no, it's an honor.o we, right, are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the mexican heritage plaza. and i've told blanca and the folks that i meet with and interact with that i stand on the shoulders of giants. the reason i'm here is because women like blanca alvarado broke barriers, right? they broke the barriers actively-- [speaking foreign language] and so to be here, you know, with her to celebrate the significant milestone for the community, especially given the times, is huge. damian: those are big shoes to fill. i had people say that i had big shoes to fill when rigo chacon retired. do you have big shoes to fill here? jessica: no, absolutely. and i think given the times, right, we have destructive rhetoric from the highest office in this nation. given the need that our community is facing, right? we are a community in transition. gentrification is happening. we are the mexican heritage plaza on the alum rock corridor, where properties are being bought up. those are big shoes to fill. and so, how d