friends she had found her soul mate. >> it was almost odd how she told a number of us that i just want you to know that i'm very happy. >> but joy and misery come in pairs sometimes. as thanksgiving approached, chaos took over what had been a well-ordered life. it was a wednesday middle of october when things started piling up. >> horrendous day for her. >> because? >> she went to work that day and the county laid off 20 people that very day. >> including stephanie. in fact, stephanie's troubles and her secrets seemed to pile up like the snow. >> she was behaving a little bit strangely. >> little unpredictable? >> little bit, yeah. >> it was thanksgiving week. a cold, dark night. not far from silverthorne, someone robbed a bank. a very rare thing around here. dale was in bed when stephanie