. >>> a haverhill mother and kas tonight accused of sending police on a wild goss chase. investigators say the two lied about seeing a man throwing a baby off a bridge, and it set christmas eve. ryan cats has a closer look. >> on christmas eve the sky lit up with a frantic rescue effort. >> it was big, there was spotlights everywhere. >> the helicopters literally shining on the river. >> by land, air and water, authorities searched for the the bridge. >> actually before i went to bed last night, me and my boyfriend and his daughters prayed that everything was going to work out okay. >> the good news there was no baby in the river. the bad, the entire thing was a hoax. police say the call came in from holly fowler and daughter chris see helped fabricate the entire story. >> definitely really twisted especially with a mother and a daughter. >> the women apparently told police they were up on their balcony talking last night when they suddenly saw a man on the river and then take off running with an empty carriage. >> we they have heard a splash or anything. >> kevin lives i