why? they started with that shredded marriage. brad's affair. his cutting off nancy financially. stopping her move back to canada. he was increasingly desperate. >> she said he's breaking me. i don't know how much i have left to fight. >> she told me that when she slept at night she slept with her jeans on and her keys in her pocket with the children and the door locked. >> he never beat her, it wasn't physical but he used financial power to exert absolute control. this they said was a form of domestic violence. >> she is in this abrasive rough relationship at that point. he trapped her and controlled everything about her life. >> wait a minute, nancy's allowance was $300 a week. would a jury think that was evidence of abuse? >> how do you tell a jury that. >> it's difficult but the facts still remain there's these signs