. >> reporter: the day after police sent cara home, she consulted an attorney named roger futerman, an educated lawyer who flies the union jack outside his clearwater, florida office. >> when i first heard the facts from miss ryan i didn't think they were gonna charge her. >> reporter: but, you know, from the defendant the facts are always a little different. >> i believed her. she seemed very believable. >> reporter: cara and her attorney waited to see what would come next. and meanwhile, detectives continued their investigation. one thing that struck them was the reaction of j.j.'s family and friends. daughter, meghan. >> i said, "was it her?" and they said, "was it who?" i said, "was it cara?" and they said, "yes." and my whole world crumbled. >> reporter: girlfriend, lonnie lancto. >> my very first words were, "it was a set up. she set him up." >> reporter: j.j.'s older brothers rick and bill rush. >> i told him to take the guns out of the house, 'cause that's how much i did not trust her. >> my first words were, "that bitch." right out of my mouth without even hesitation, because

i was waiting any day for them to realize they had no case. >> reporter: her attorney roger futermand that cara was charged. >> i knew from minute one there was no motive. and there was no -- >> reporter: what do you mean there's no motive? >> i saw no motive in this case. >> reporter: come on. it's a breakup of marriage. that's when murders occur. >> i know. >> reporter: you know, the guy is taking his incomey. >> reporter: you know, he's seeing another woman. >> but when i looked at everything i said, "they don't have a motive here. she loved this man. it's clear she loved this man. she didn't need the money. >> reporter: but now that she was charged, futerman first got cara out on bail. and then confronted what he knew was a very big problem. >> we knew the statements -- the sequence of some of the statements were an issue. >> reporter: so futerman did exactly what detectives had done, he scrutinized all those statements but he tried to figure out a defense. >> i hand-wrote all her statements on huge boards and every inconsistent statement was in red, and the consistents were in b