does anybody know the truth about robert durst? the trail we followed, the revelations we encountered, the personal account he wrote and we were given, which have led us into a very weird place, the lost years of the infamous robert durst. the tale is like quicksand. it sucks you in. >> bob is endlessly fascinating and -- and always surprises me. >> reporter: he has certainly been elusive, mercurial, sometimes desperate, and always in motion. we'll track him, his descent, his strange detour off the road and off the grid. a life that no one, not even his family or close friends, could fathom. >> he has a good heart inside, i really think so. ♪ >> reporter: we begin with two people who have known and loved the man they call bobby, godfather of their son, close friend of more than 40 years. long before the rest of the world heard of him. and when did you meet him? >> we went to high school together. >> reporter: stewart and emily altman spoke with us for the first time since durst was arrest. >> there's still a side of bob that's not