how do you feel, max shacknai ? >> he was an active kid who loved sports and performing for his mother and her camera. and i said, well, let's just go by and look. during one of those summers in coronado, the mansion on ocean boulevard was on the market. >> i said, let's go by and look. >> they bought it in 2007, but soon there was trouble in paradise and a bitter divorce in 2009 when max was 4. they shared custody and worked to be civil, and it wasn't long before jonah met someone new. >> nancy told me about it and i said, well, maybe i should meet her, and he said, that would be great, mommy. rebecca zahau was born in myanmar. she had moved to the u.s. in her 20s. >> you are okay with her spending time with max? >> well, max said he liked her. at that time, i had no concerns because i trusted that jonah, based on our history, max would be safe with her. >> and safe in coronado were nothing bad is supposed to happen. >> tell the operator what is going on. >> july 11, 2011, max was staying with his dad and rebecca.