. >> it came back to james reyes, an ex boyfriend. >> and you see james reyes in a photo with sherrind myself went down to james' residence to do the confrontation. >> hello. good morning. >> good morning. >> obviously, he was a little reluctant. he was scared. >> we're here regarding sherry papini. >> okay. >> i'm just trying to figure out how you know her. when was the last time you talked to her. >> well, me and sherry dated back in '02. i haven't talked to her in years. >> there's information that i think you have about the abduction. >> yeah, i mean, that's just -- that's all i can -- alls i know is what i read about it. >> we're just trying to understand if she was truly abducted. is she lying to everybody and got on "20/20" and is a liar? >> are you willing to tell us what happened? >> i'll go sit and talk. >> and it's not until 53 minutes into this interview that they get reyes to finally come clean. >> i didn't kidnap her. you know, i just -- friend in need asking for help, and that was that. >> what did she say? >> she was trying to get away from her husband. your husband b