steve avato was also an agent with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. >> he had been a philadelphiarior to going to the atf. so he was not somebody just out of the academy. he had been someone involved in police work for a number of years. >> the atf took no part in this investigation, but personally, avato was dumbfounded when he learned that paul camiolo had been charged with arson. to him it just didn't make sense. >> that finding shocked me. i hadn't anticipated that. it seemed very difficult to explain how the gasoline would be in hardwood floor but not in carpeting and padding above it if a significant volume of gasoline was poured. >> and avato wasn't the least bit suspicious of paul's behavior on the night of the fire. >> it's not unusual for people in a fire to exit a building through the way that they're most comfortable exiting. if they typically come and go through the front door, no matter where they are in the house, they'll exit through the front door. >> avato told local investigators that he believed the fire was accidental, and he was roundly dismissed. >> they por