and she said, really? i said, yeah. she said, i ll be right over. bernadette had only known beth for a few months. not long, but long enough. she told me she d been successful in every part of her life except for love. so when bernadette s old friend tom tulin came to her nantucket home, she introduced him to beth. it was a connection. it was electric the minute she walked in. it was like, whoa. beth had finally met mr. right. but people aren t always what they seem to be, or pretend to be. there was a lot to like about beth s new boyfriend, but there was also something a little troubling, especially after he met beth s friends. coming up. she said something like, i thought you were really sophisticated and, you know, charming. he said, under his breath, boy, i really should have been an actor. when dateline continues. ons
the trip ended badly. they were in a taxi and he had a temper tantrum and i guess she said let us off here. whatever she said. he turned and yelled at her and she said it was a little bit scary. and he was drinking. she said he had eight beers by the time they got to the airport and got on the plane. bernadette said on the way home tom asked beth what her friends thought of him. he said something chilling during the exchange that followed. something that troubled her so much she told bernadette about it right away. he said what did they say about me? she said something like they thought you were really sophisticated and charming and this and that and he said under his breath, boy, i really should have been an actor. and she said that just went into her gut. it was at that point perhaps that she began asking who was the real tom toolan? she told family and friends that she was going to give the