. >> reporter: they met with the improbably named kobe laker. eric's best friend. backed up eric. >> they had a terrific marriage and there was no problems whatsoever. >> reporter: but if the marriage seemed solid, there were questions about pegye. at least according to linda bechler, eric's mother. linda says pegye told her something in confidence just before she disappeared. >> she stopped me on the stairway as i was leaving and said, came up and said i have to talk to you. she said i'm afraid i'm going to jail. >> reporter: according to court documents, about a year before pegye disappeared, the couple sold their physical therapy business to another company but they stayed on as employees. then just four months before pegye vanished, the bechlers were fired amid allegations they had overbilled medicare for over $1 million. so when linda heard pegye had vanished -- >> i started thinking about how disturbed she was about going to jail. was pegye bechler capable of committing white collar crime? medicare overbilling? >> in my opinion, no. >> reporter: but if you're

lakers going at it. >> jimmy: that's right. on the menu, you have a shaq burger and a kobe burger. >> yes. >> jimmy: which one is better?use] >> jimmy: does the kobe burger come with more onion rings? >> that's a good one. that's a good one. that's a good one. yes, one more. >> jimmy: is the kobe burger kobe beef? >> yes. >> jimmy: so you got the kobe beef for his, or the burger that's kind of named after him or he's named after the burger, i think. and then the regular grade beef is named after you. >> right. >> jimmy: which one is more expensive? >> i think the kobe burger. >> jimmy: m.ing. wow.u ly your ego aside for this restaurant, didn't you >> yes, i did, yes, i did. >> jimmy: aside from calling it shaquille's, of course. have you ever worked like in a restaurant? i know you're an owner. >> i worked at an mcdonald's for one day. when i was a kid, my father said you babysit your siblings or you go to work. i ain't babysitin' no kids. i went to work one day and i quit. i respect the people who have real jobs, that's hard. >> jimmy: they had a uniform that fit? >> they did. >> jimmy: they didn't have to special orde