someone 22 years old. he s in his forties. you know? a feeling. a fling, basically, yeah. reporter: it wasn t a fling. bob married chacey. it is a fresh start for bob, with this woman born and raised in small town texas. she had a heart of gold. she loved everybody. actually mid chacey back in middle school, back when royse city was a speck on the map. there was nothing here, we had one jack-in-the-box, and a gas station. that was it. farm town? farm town, just country. quiet. very quiet. people didn t lock their doors? no. chacey and actually lost touch after high school and then reconnected win actually noticed chacey s cake business. she enjoyed doing, it she was amazing what she did. what made her so good?
who or how many people were out there. reporter: and while meek waited for royse city s low detective to arrive, he took chacey to paramedics. so is anyone else out there with you? no. was it your husband? what s his name? robert poynter. a somewhere in all this, she hit the ground. we were concerned for her and wanted to make sure where she was taking care of. we find out as much, and is quickly, what happened. reporter: and all the cops kept watching the sky. because this is texas. and the heavens were about to open. rain or any type of weather can damage or completely get rid of possible evidence, as quick as the storm was moving fast. the race was on to uncover
answered quickly. all i could do is cry because i thought, oh my god, you know, this cannot be true. reporter: it was the y and the secrets dragged out of the darkness that were so much harder to comprehend. when you get a call, what is it usually? theft, criminal mischief, reckless drivers. reporter: not that nice, not on september 9th, 2016. according to the running, gasping woman on the phone, someone had been shot. it was happening in royse city, texas, 31 miles from dallas. somebody shot, that s a major, collier adrenaline is running. officer rushed to the scene, his dash cam rolling. what s going on? my husband has been. shot can you help, please?
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josh mankiewicz with out of the darkness . 9-1-1. this friday night sounded like trouble. it was 10:47 pm, a woman calling 9-1-1 santa desperate. calm down. what do you need? we are you at? i ma am, we are u.s.? i reporter: she was on the cell phone, somewhere on the outskirts of town. this is hunt county with the transfer. she s picking on county road, she s extremely out of breath, sounds like she s running, and she saying, crying, think she needs the police, needs the police. reporter: seconds later the call dropped out. okay. hello? ma am, are you there? i reporter: was she running from and what had happened on this texas country road? those questions would be