brett schrauben was arrested, and soon thereafter sandra jessee herself was in handcuffs. ccountable for jack jessee's murder. >> that was wonderful. >> best three-day weekend i had. >> oh, me too. that was a pretty good day, yes. >> reporter: didn't last. for one thing, tom was not arrested. insufficient evidence, said the prosecutor. and then as he rolled out the case against the others, that little ball came off the track again. this time it happened at sandra's preliminary hearing. judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence to hold her. she was free to go. >> oh, i sobbed all the way home. i don't know how i made it back to marietta from santa ana. >> reporter: only brett schrauben was to face a murder trial. it was the summer of 2006, eight years after jack jessee's murder. and justice? not yet, if ever. >>> coming up -- finally, the break detectives had been waiting for. >> she wanted jack dead. >> the information that he provided would blow the case wide open. >> until something slammed it shut again. when "dateline" continues. cerate colitis treatment in a different d