In the daylight, they found this mother of two young children dead. Michael lane she lived a very courageous life. She was very bold in the things she did. Craig melvin but after the smoke cleared, a mystery lingered. Steve lungen we knew she did not die in that fire. She died before the fire. Who do you look to as the suspect . Obviously, the spouse is the first person you look to. Craig melvin but her husband had a clear alibi, and he passed a lie detector test. Eventually, the case grew cold until this witness came forward with a tale of Love And Lust gone wrong. But could she be believed . Was she out for Justice Or Revenge . Is it a perfect world . No. Will she get hers . Yes, when she dies. Craig melvin what was the lie and what was the truth . How could you miss it. He wasnt there. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Paul and Catherine Novak wanted to escape the Hustle And Bustle of the big city. They found peace and quiet when they moved into what catherine dubbed the Big Red House
better financial situation at that point suit previously. because i ended up getting a second job at a hospital in queens, for which i was high-paid. then he had his most crucial witness, paul s landlord. the defense wanted to use him to undermine a key point in the prosecution s case. he and paul drove home to paul s house. you went straight to paul s house when you came back? yes. but on the stand, pulls landlord disputed that, he said he was setting photo shoot did not lay eyes on any of them. how could the man be out there and never see scott core sherwood paul. there s only one way, it did not happen! the lawyers testimony less proof that scott sherwood had made up the story. we beyond a reasonable doubt that
himself had a answer to that. are you having any financial issues at this point? at that point, i was in a better financial situation at that point suit previously. because i ended up getting a second job at a hospital in queens, for which i was high-paid. then he had his most crucial witness, paul s landlord. the defense wanted to use him to undermine a key point in the prosecution s case. he and paul drove home to paul s house. you went straight to paul s house when you came back? yes. but on the stand, pulls landlord disputed that, he said he was setting photo shoot did not lay eyes on any of them. how could the man be out there and never see scott core sherwood paul. there s only one way, it did not happen! the lawyers testimony less
previously because i had ended up getting a second job at new york hospital in queens which was very high paying. reporter: and then greenwald called what he said was his most crucial witness, paul s landlord. the defense wanted to use him to undermine a key part of the prosecution s case. remember, scott sherwood said that after the murder he and paul drove home to paul s house. do you go straight to paul s house in glen cove when you come back? yes. reporter: but on the stand paul s landlord disputed that. he said he d been outside setting up for a photo shoot starting in the early morning and didn t lay eyes on either of them. how could the man be out there and he never sees scott sherwood or paul? there s only one way. it didn t happen. reporter: the landlord s testimony was proof, the lawyer argued, that scott sherwood had made up his story. the defense closed its case claiming the prosecution had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that paul was a killer.