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
i liked her from the first moment i met her. she was very effervescent and very funny and very opinionated, and i really liked that in her. so you really saw into the future the first time you saw her. yes. i mean, we ended up getting married i think seven months later. reporter: two years after that their first child, natalie, was born. it was very special. reporter: catherine s mom, christina, was ever the proud grandmother. natalie looks so much like her mom. so much like her mom. what was it like the first time you laid eyes on your new daughter? natalie. it was like falling in love like a thousand times more than you have with any other person. natalie s just you know, she s a part of me. reporter: four years later along came nicholas. she was in her glory. and then you know, to have a boy and a girl, which was good. things were all coming together. yep. she got directly engaged in the community, in the church. she taught sunday school.