and then he winds up floating face down seven miles off the coast of california's catalina island. a bullet hole in the back of his head. but who wanted him dead? and why? detectives ken clark and robert martindale started by asking his friends. >> what did you find out about him? >> the thing i noticed about this case and i give the credit to his friends was he was surrounded by a group of very close friends that knew a lot about him. these are lifelong friends. >> he was just a great sounding board, somebody who i'd call if i was angry, if i was frustrated, if i needed advice. >> he could talk you down. >> yeah. >> or talk you up as the case might be. >> yeah, he could do both, usually at the same time. >> reporter: and recently steven had found a sounding board of his own. a new friend named harvey morrow. >> oh he's just a quiet easy-going guy. he came up to him and said, "oh my gosh, i'm such a huge fan of steven b. and the hawk." steven thought that was awesome. >> reporter: steven soon became fast friends with harvey and his wife, debbie. >> what'd you think of steven? >> he

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woman: the islands that are connected t the gabrielelino tongva are the southern channel islands. the most significant one is pimu santa catalina island.d. woman 2: sometimes, on a clear day like this, where you can see catalina, i can imagine my anancestors paddling bacack and forth from here.e. it really doesn't lookok that far. the ti'at was not just a vessel to go out intnto the water. it kept us in contact with tribes north and south of us, along the coast, and for the groups that also lived on the channel islands. woman 3: everything is a relationship when you're building those boats. it's all a relationship that you establish with that boat. and then to put herer in the water,