just when susan felt like she had finally started to heal, her brother david came to her and said detectives wanted to reinvestigate the case. but susan s husband, john, had no idea about her deep, dark secret. now she had to tell john what really happened to her mother. she told me that she had killed her mother. and i wasn t ready to hear that. that just it blew me back. and it was such a shock. and i told him that this was something i tried to put behind me. i didn t think about this. and you know, he wouldn t like me if he knew this part about me. no one would. i reached out to her and hugged her and told her that no matter where this goes i m going to be here for you, we re going to get through this. john is a youth counselor who was used to hearing difficult stories.
secret. now she had to tell john what really happened to her mother. she told me that she had killed her mother. and i wasn t ready to hear that. that just it blew me back. and it was such a shock. and i told him that this was something i tried to put behind me. i didn t think about this. and, you know, he wouldn t like me if he knew this part about me. no one would. i reached out to her and hugged her and told her that, no matter where this goes i m going to be here for you, we re going to get through this. john is a youth counselor who was used to hearing difficult stories. but this was different. this was my life. and i think the piece that really got to me was, how come i didn t see it? how come i did not see that my wife was hurting that deeply?
hugged her and told her that no matter where this goes, i m going to be here for you. we re going to get through this. john is a youth counselor who was used to hearing difficult stories, but this was different. this is my life, and i think the piece that really got to me was that how come i didn t see it? how come i did not see that my wife was hurting that deeply? things came out that i had not known. the sexual abuse in her childhood and the level of abuse and the beatings and i m, like, wow. still shocked by the news, john remembered what his mother told him during that hard time. mom said, you know, son, there are some tough things that come our way. you need to feet for your life. you need to fight for your family. fight for susan. coming up, susan watson faces
graduated. kimberly graduated too going on to study at the university of hartford. the day i stepped on campus was the day i realized i out. it was a new world for me after four years, she graduated. she married, had two kids, moved into a beautiful home and now works as a youth counselor, helping young girls in the same situation she was in 20 years ago. i cannot imagine having the things i have for myself. george recalled a conversation he with kimberly a few years ago. one that sums up why he does what he does. mr. weis is s why are you smiling? you are sitting here in front of me married to a fine young man with a college education and you are talking to me about buying your first home. i said that s why i m smiling. today george weiss say yes program has helped 22,000 kids. it has expanded to other cities, including cambridge, massachusetts and hartford,