and i kicked him. and he goes, stop already. i go no. reporter: she went after his prized possessions, nothinging over his custom harley-davidson and hitting their new range rover with a stick. he pushed me down. i fell down. and he took off and waved at me. smiling. reporter: the following day was rough for frances. her family coaxed her out of the house to watch her niece s volleyball game. then, on her way home, driving her cadillac escalade i see bill, in back of bill, i see the range rover. and i m like, who is that? reporter: the vehicles were coming toward her in the opposite lane. and as they passed, frances did a double take. sitting behind the wheel of her family s brand-new range rover was bill s mistress, bonnie contreras. frances said they locked eyes for the first time. and, of course, i get her little finger. reporter: like the middle finger? right. and i keep going. reporter: furious, she called her daughter nikki. she said i m turning around, i m
reporter: when the dust settled, one life would be over, many others shattered. we all lost here. reporter: and the final chapter? passion would write that one, too. san antonio, texas, home of the alamo, the riverwalk and the hall family. three generations of truckers with deep roots in the city. it was here that bill hall met the love of his life at the tender age of 16. her name was frances. what happened the first time you laid eyes on bill? i just fell in love with him. i knew this was the man i was going to marry. reporter: at 16? at 16. reporter: they married right out of high school. a year later, daughter nikki was born. were your parents in love? oh, yes. we definitely saw love growing
then she called her daughter nikki. she goes, i can t find your dad. i don t know where your dad is. i m turning around. reporter: frances started to make her way back down the highway. she spoke to connie again. my sister tells me, i found him. reporter: connie had jumped in her own car and soon came upon bill and his bike by the side of the road. he d crashed and was in bad shape. police were already at the scene when frances arrived. and then as i m running to him, an officer grabs me. and i yank him. i heard somebody yell, that s his wife. leave her alone. and i get down to where he s at. and he s alive. reporter: do you say anything to him? i was just in shock. and he kept telling me, i can t breathe, vieja. and i told him calm down, dad. calm down. reporter: bill had internal injuries. whatever happened, the wreck was so severe it even knocked his boots off. sierra 4, here comes your
it was a nightmare. reporter: when the dust settled, one life would be over, many others shattered. we all lost here. reporter: and the final chapter? passion would write that one, too. san antonio, texas, home of the alamo, the riverwalk and the hall family. three generations of truckers with deep roots in the city. it was here that bill hall met the love of his life at the tender age of 16. her name was frances. what happened the first time you laid eyes on bill? i just fell in love with him. i knew this was the man i was going to marry. reporter: at 16? at 16. reporter: they married right out of high school. a year later, daughter nikki was born. were your parents in love? oh, yes. we definitely saw love growing
frances called her sister connie, who lived close by. then she called her daughter nikki. she goes, i can t find your dad. i don t know where your dad is. i m turning around. reporter: frances started to make her way back down the highway. she spoke to connie again. my sister tells me, i found him. reporter: connie had jumped in her own car and soon came upon bill and his bike by the side of the road. he d crashed and was in bad shape. police were already at the scene when frances arrived. and then as i m running to him, an officer grabs me. and i yank him. i heard somebody yell, that s his wife. leave her alone. and i get down to where he s at. and he s alive. reporter: do you say anything to him? i was just in shock. and he kept telling me, i can t breathe, vieja. and i told him calm down, dad. calm down. reporter: bill had internal injuries. whatever happened, the wreck was so severe it even knocked his