as it turns out, heidi allen's i.d.s not locked away in a sheriff's filing cabinet somewhere. a deputy actually carried it around with him. one day, two years before she disappeared, he lost it, dropped it in the parking lot of the d&w convenience store where heidi would one day become a cashier. the idea was later found. >> it is essentially like outing an undercover officer or protected witness. >> yes. the idea that it is out there, that they believe she is an informant, is a problem. >> what was important for lisa peebles about the heidi identity card was that even though it was in the brothers case, it apparently had never been given to gary thibodeau's defense team. she argued that is something called a brady violation, prosecutors are required to turn over any evidence that might help the defense. lisa filed a motion to have gary's convictions thrown out. john o'brien broke the news, writing the first of many heidi stories to come. >> it just took off and people are devouring it. >> a rock had been kicked over. t