he was unable to stand the pressure of seeing all of his dreams vanish. >> at the same time, zachary persitzhat michael was living quite well on the commissions generated from all of the stock transactions. >> zachary's wife oftentimes would compare their lifestyle to michael's lifestyle, saying things like michael has a big house, why don't we have a big house? michael has a mercedes. why don't we have a mercedes? and on and on. >> prosecutors believed persitz wanted revenge. the evidence suggests persitz set up a meeting with michael after work. they met in the parking lot at lake minnetonka. once there, persitz threatened michael with a gun and demanded his money back with interest. so michael called his boss at home, asking him for $200,000, but his boss refused. persitz handcuffed michael to the steering wheel of his car and ordered michael to drive to a deserted location. and then killed him. [ gunshot ] persitz put michael's body in the trunk and drove to the compost site about 60 miles away. persitz broke through the gate with the car's bumper, leaving a small piece behind. after dis