because in this story, a bombshell came in after the verdict. >> reporter: february 2009, cold water, michigan. >> what's the problem? >> my wife. >> your wife? >> yes. >> reporter: in one day, one moment -- >> is she breathing? >> no. she's gone. >> reporter: the innocent, simple life tom foley and his family once lived was gone forever. >> oh, my god. oh, my gosh. >> reporter: it was a moment tom foley never would have imagined 23 years earlier. back then, number 30 -- >> 15 seconds left. >> reporter: scored the winning basket, giving cold water high school the regional title. >> that's it. he hits it with five seconds.