so they hired a young, attractive college student named sara dutira, the outgoing daughter of deeply religious parents. she became a friend as well as office assistant. together elisa and larry enjoyed the high life. >> she was into the same thing that larry loved. and style. they went out and bought viper cars together. >> reporter: they also shared larry's newest passion, quarter hors horses. >> larry would show horses and show himself, which fit in with larry looking good and feeling good. >> reporter: larry could do more of what he liked while sara pitched in to help run the business end of the law practice. though larry's friend fred was a stick in the mud about it. the fact that she took control of his business allowed him to engage in drinking and partying. >> reporter: which is not really what larry needed. >> no, he didn't need that. but his appetites would run amuck. >> reporter: so when, after nearly seven years of marriage, larry suddenly dropped out of sight, close friends weren't extremely alarmed at first. after all he had gone on drunken benders before. but this time,