i think that the the obliteration of the nuclear family had a profound effect on rachel. reporter: now, he feared, the apple hadn t fallen far from the tree. his daughter rachel was in the middle of an affair herself and it was putting her marriage at risk. you know todd had been calling me, you know, what am i gonna do? you know, how am i gonna save my marriage? and i said, todd, have you just told him straight up to stay away from your wife until this thing is worked out? he said no. and i said, well, have you thought about that? he says, well, not til right now. sounds like a good idea. will you come with me? yeah, i ll go with ya. and so we drove over there. reporter: james daughter katelynn, 16 then, sounded the alarm as rachel s worried father and betrayed husband pulled up at the entrance to james s isolated mountain property. we just got done shooting. and i just hear this car roll
daughter s behavior just too much like his own once was. and don was a guy who d been carrying his guilt like a cross for years. i tried to lead all of my children to the love of jesus christ. there was only one major obstacle to that ever occurring in a way that that i would be happy with. and that was my hypocrisy. what do you mean? huh? your hypocrisy? my hypocrisy chasing women uh-huh. blowing my marriage. reporter: as don tells it, women found his role as an ascendant artist quite appealing. never mind he was a married father of four. and that kind of thing destroyed this - literally, destroyed my family. reporter: by the time rachel was in middle school, don s string of affairs led to a home-shattering divorce. i think that the the obliteration of the nuclear family had a profound effect on rachel. reporter: now, he feared, the apple hadn t fallen far from the tree. his daughter rachel was in the middle of an affair herself and it was putting her
destroyed my family. reporter: by the time rachel was in middle school, don s string of affairs led to a home-shattering divorce. i think that the the obliteration of the nuclear family had a profound effect on rachel. reporter: now, he feared, the apple hadn t fallen far from the tree. his daughter rachel was in the middle of an affair herself and it was putting her marriage at risk. you know todd had been calling me, you know, what am i gonna do? you know, how am i gonna save my marriage? and i said, todd, have you just told him straight up to stay away from your wife until this thing is worked out? he said no. and i said, well, have you thought about that? he says, well, not til right now. sounds like a good idea. will you come with me? yeah, i ll go with ya. and so we drove over there. reporter: james daughter katelynn, 16 then, sounded the alarm as rachel s worried father and betrayed husband pulled up at the entrance to james s
and don was a guy who d been carrying his guilt like a cross for years. i tried to lead all of my children to the love of jesus christ. there was only one major obstacle to that ever occurring in a way that that i would be happy with. and that was my hypocrisy. what do you mean? huh? your hypocrisy? my hypocrisy chasing women uh-huh. blowing my marriage. reporter: as don tells it, women found his role as an ascendant artist quite appealing. never mind he was a married father of four. and that kind of thing destroyed this - literally, destroyed my family. reporter: by the time rachel was in middle school, don s string of affairs led to a home-shattering divorce. i think that the the obliteration of the nuclear family had a profound effect on rachel. reporter: now, he feared, the apple hadn t fallen far from the tree. his daughter rachel was in the middle of an affair herself and it was putting her marriage at risk.
apple hadn t fallen far from the tree. his daughter rachel was in the middle of an affair herself and it was putting her marriage at risk. you know todd had been calling me, you know, what am i gonna do? you know, how am i gonna save my marriage? and i said, todd, have you just told him straight up to stay away from your wife until this thing is worked out? he said no. and i said, well, have you thought about that? he says, well, not til right now. sounds like a good idea. will you come with me? yeah, i ll go with ya. and so we drove over there. reporter: james daughter katelynn, 16 then, sounded the alarm as rachel s worried father and betrayed husband pulled up at the entrance to james s isolated mountain property. we just got done shooting. and i just hear this car roll up. i was like, wow, that sounds like rachel. and i see these two men walking up the driveway. and i was like, oh my god. what are they doing here? and i ran out. i m like, dad, todd s here.