linda told me she had had an affair with gil. she was crying on the phone, crying that this had happened and she didn t use the word, responsible, but i know that s what she felt. tom s daughter jillian, who d been close with her step-mom, was now furious. why would you do this, how could you be so irresponsible, just mad really and confused and trying to process, it took a long time to process. i stopped talking to linda at that point. linda s sister was also finding out about the the affair for the first time. she was just very sad and very upset. and i think embarrassed or ashamed for having been in a relationship other than her marriage. what did you tell her as the protective older sister? it s not your fault. she s blamed herself from that moment on. you didn t choose this. people have affairs.
far from a united front. tom s parents still weren t speaking to linda and tom s daughter, jillian, had limited contact with her while in town for the trial. i just knew i had to be there for as much of it as i could be. i needed that closure and i wanted to hear everything that i wasn t being told for all those years. gil s supporters were also there his new wife, employees and several loyal patients. zach sklar was one of them. why did you feel the need to be there? we live in a society where you re innocent until proven guilty. i saw nothing that would lead me to believe that this could possibly be true. and so i went there to support him, to show him particularly because he is dominican in a very white area, that there are people who will support him. but the prosecution s case would be difficult for gil s friends to hear. the state s theory, gil killed tom because he wanted linda all to himself.
know they were investigating the death as a homicide. tom s ex-wife, michele, called linda for an explanation. linda told me she had had an affair with gil. she was crying on the phone, crying that this had happened and she didn t use the word, responsible, but i know that s what she felt. reporter: tom s daughter jillian, who d been close with her step-mom, was now furious. why would you do this, how could you be so irresponsible, just mad really and confused and trying to process, it took a long time to process. i stopped talking to linda at that point. reporter: linda s sister was also finding out about the the affair for the first time. she was just very sad and very upset. and i think embarrassed or ashamed for having been in a relationship other than her marriage. reporter: what did you tell her as the protective older
crying that this had happened and she didn t use the word, responsible, but i know that s what she felt. tom s daughter jillian, who d been close with her step-mom, was now furious. why would you do this, how could you be so irresponsible, just mad really and confused and trying to process, it took a long time to process. i stopped talking to linda at that point. linda s sister was also finding out about the the affair for the first time. she was just very sad and very upset. and i think embarrassed or ashamed for having been in a relationship other than her marriage. what did you tell her as the protective older sister?
tom s parents still weren t speaking to linda and tom s daughter, jillian, had limited contact with her while in town for the trial. i just knew i had to be there for as much of it as i could be. i needed that closure and i wanted to hear everything that i wasn t being told for all those years. gil s supporters were also there his new wife, employees and several loyal patients. zach sklar was one of them. why did you feel the need to be there? we live in a society where you re innocent until proven guilty. i saw nothing that would lead me to believe that this could possibly be true. and so i went there to support him, to show him particularly because he is dominican in a very white area, that there are people who will support him. but the prosecution s case would be difficult for gil s friends to hear. the state s theory, gil killed tom because he wanted linda all to himself. the special prosecutor summed it up on day one. ladies and gentlemen, obsession.