at his new year's eve party in san francisco, dustin diaz took these photos of his friend. they walked to watch the midnight fireworks. he snapped a photo and posted it before leaving in a car. diaz said he was happy. there was no hint of the emotional issues the private investigator says he had. >> we were having an awesome time. we were laughing. a lot of the photos are of him laughing. >> he had a past history of unstableness and it had to deal with emotional, you know, outburst. never physically harmed anyone, but he talked about, you know, issues where he would be better off not being around. >> a programmer at yahoo! is so valuable, the company hired the private investigator to find him. the investigator would not confirm this. he made it home, but left his diabetes kit, medication, and kitten behind. on new year's day, he tweeted a friend, thanks for being a great friend. apparently, he has taken off to thailand before without telling anyone. it's a mystery this time. he has tattoos and a sacred heart with cross bones on his chest. kpix5. >> a woman is in the san fra