cliff reid told cops she never turned up. visited the house. >> the first time i met him, he was going to fix my car for me. then he stayed for dipper. >> what did you think of him? >> he seemed like a nice guy. >> on the face of it, greg's appraisal of sandy's co-worker was right. did sandy see cliffs a one she could lean or for help, being a single mom at the time? >> i think sandy was going through a traumatic time in her life. she was separated from her husband. had some financial challenges. she needed someone to listen to somewhat she had to say, would offer support. >> and he helped her financially. so he was there for her. >> cliff was there, he had given a loan to sandy of about $1800 at some point prior to her disappearance. >> despite his apparent generosity, there was something cops weren't buying. >> cliff looked to be doing everything he could to present himself to sandy as a normal and caring and concerned friend. we clearly found out as we looked closer in to cliff reid that that was not the real cliff reid. >