she doesn't seem like she's all there all the time. >> so, who shot chad entzel? time. it didn't turn bad for a bit. it turned ugly about the time i said, "she's leaving you." >> he had told chad that nikki was leaving chad. and he said chad became confrontational and kicked him out of the house. >> we had words. he asked me to leave his home or face police. i left. i sat in her car. >> earl howard, who's supposedly rescuing nikki entzel, leaves her alone with her alleged abuser while he sits in the car and waits. >> she came back out after that, and we left. on the way back to the hotel, she said she shot chad. i said, okay, i'll deal with it." >> up until that point, was there any plan of yours to do chad any kind of harm? >> no. >> destroy any evidence or anything like that? >> not at that time, no. >> earl's story was nikki had no idea he was going to tamper with the scene or set the fire, and he had no idea nikki was going to kill chad. >> she didn't ask for help. she just said, "i shot him" and i told her i'd take care of it. >> later that day, earl says he