dennis murphy: and the story mary turner thomson in scotland began to tell mischele lewis back in new jersey was eerily similar to mischele's own. it began in late 2000. mary was a single mother living in edinburgh, when she met a man named will jordan. he was charming. he was tall. he was good-looking. and he just seemed to be a really, really nice guy. dennis murphy: he told her he was from america and worked in it. she found him highly intelligent, humble, and family-oriented-- [children talking] --spending time with mary's daughter, now older. he would, you know, play games and stuff. it's hey, we're all-- yay, we're going to have fun today. dennis murphy: but just as mischele lewis would experience years later, mary also grew frustrated with his frequent absences. i wasn't happy with this at all. so i started digging into his background a bit and trying to find out more about him. dennis murphy: mary, in her private detective mode, traced will jordan to an address. and when she peeked over the fence into the house's yard, she saw children's toys. she confronted him. he sat down a