like when she was away at college. and there was this guy, one of a parade of guys. >> she would constantly talk about this night where they were all dressed up. and it was midnight. and they were walking in the streets with a bottle of champagne. i mean, she made it sound like -- she made it sound like a romantic movie. >> reporter: it didn't last. even when cari found out she was pregnant. >> did it come as a surprise? >> yes. yeah. i was just -- i knew what she was gonna have to go through because i had been divorced with children, young children. and it's hard. >> it's not easy. >> reporter: she moved home, took computer courses. and she named the baby maxwell. everyone called him max. she was such a good mother. // but i know she had so much on her plate, too, at that time when-- keith morrison: >> it's a lot to do. >> she was going to school and everything else. but she did very well. she held up very well. >> reporter: except, that is, for the mood swings. the dreadful depressions.