customs agent tim stellhorn thought he knew when he ran a background check and found clifford's priorsngs, we -- investigative findings, we learned that clifford friend did have a criminal history. part of that criminal history was in drug smuggling. >> reporter: while the other man, alan gold, had no history of drug arrests, was clifford friend a known smuggler, dumping drugs into the ocean that night? his attorney said clifford friend was committing a crime that night, but it wasn't murder. >> they were running drug deals together. >> reporter: attorney peter heller says that's what was in the bag clifford dumped. drugs. you're saying he was dirty. he had a diry history -- >> he did, and they knew that. >> reporter: clifford also owned a pawn shop in the miami area. according to his lawyer clifford's drug-running career ended when lynne disappeared. he wanted to turn his life around. he had a little boy to take care of. >> husband and wife -- >> reporter: and he would take care of christian with his new bride. a year and a half after lynne disappeared, clifford and janet married. ala