True Narcissist Thinks He Can Kill Ex And Get Away With It

On February 14th, Stephen Bails married his girlfriend Arena. The next day, he claims, the newlyweds left Michigan for a honeymoon road trip to South Carolina and Florida. But when detectives sat down with him weeks later, they already had video evidence placing him and his ex-girlfriend Caitlin at a Circle K gas station at 1:30 a.m. on February 16th—not on the road with his new wife. The discrepancy was one of many holes in Stephen's story. Caitlin was dead, and the detectives believed Stephen knew far more than he was telling.

The Interrogation Begins

The episode opens with detectives laying their cards on the table. "I told you I know everything about you, Steve," one detective says. "I know more about your wife and your Brent and yourself probably than you do." They make it clear they've been working the case since Caitlin's body was found on March 2nd, and they have a full team digging into Stephen's life—his relationships, his movements, his phone records. The detectives aren't lawyers, they remind him, but they want to hear his side. They warn him not to lie: "If you tell us any lies, both of us immediately are gonna know."

Stephen, nervous and evasive, says he wants a lawyer but agrees to talk anyway. He launches into an elaborate alibi.

Stephen's Story: A Honeymoon and a Murder Alibi