ms. huskins and mr.s conference i was furious. >> they had the opportunity to save me and they didn't do it. they had the opportunity to clear our names and they didn't do it. they had the opportunity to protect the public. they didn't do it. i was sad, angry, hurt. >> reporter: but if denise huskins and her boyfriend aaron quinn were hoping for a public apology from the vallejo police, that was a pipe dream. police remained defiant, clinging to their original theory of a hoax. >> so does the department still stand by the statement that it made so publicly four months ago that this was a hoax that wasted valuable city resources? >> yes, but we're also continuing to investigate it. >> did you trop the ball? >> i don't believe so, no. >> reporter: but wait until you hear this. aaron told us in those early hours when denise was first abducted, the kidnaper told him he would call and e-mail him with instructions about the ransom. >> he said i would have to go to the bank to get the money. i would have to kee