reporter: harold was a widower, and told the bertolets he had waited a long time for another chance at love. his first wife died in a car accident. my heart went out to him. i was like, wow, he deserves his happiness, you know. and if it s with toni, then that s awesome. you know, he said he had been lonely. reporter: harold s friend, kim laferriere, had been best friends with harold s first wife, lynn. what did harold tell you about this new woman in his life, toni? he didn t tell me a lot. but he did tell me that he really liked her. reporter: after lynn died, kim and harold remained close. now he wanted kim to meet the new woman in his life. i felt like i couldn t talk about lynn anymore which i understood that. but i was happy that he moved on. and i felt like it was time and that he was starting a new life. reporter: so now harold, the planner, as he d said in his dating profile, was ready. on valentine s day 2000, he set out to orchestrate the perfect
i thought, this is great for her. this gets her out of her shell and it gives her somebody to do some really fun things with. reporter: harold was a widower, and told the bertolets he had waited a long time for another chance at love his first wife died in a car accident my heart went out to him. i was like, wow, he deserves his happiness, you know. and if it s with toni, then that s awesome you know, he said he had been lonely reporter: harold s friend, kim laferriere, had been best friends with harold s first wife, lynn what did harold tell you about this new woman in his life, toni he didn t tell me a lot but he did tell me that he really liked her reporter: after lynn died, kim and harold remained close. now he wanted kim to meet the new woman in his life. i felt like i couldn t talk about lynn anymore which i understood that. but i was happy that he moved on and i felt like it was time and that he was starting a new life.
his first wife died in a car accident. my heart went out to him. i was like, wow, he deserves his happiness, you know. and if it s with toni, then that s awesome. you know, he said he had been lonely. reporter: harold s friend, kim laferriere, had been best friends with harold s first wife, lynn. what did harold tell you about this new woman in his life, toni? he didn t tell me a lot. but he did tell me that he really liked her. reporter: after lynn died, kim and harold remained close. now he wanted kim to meet the new woman in his life. i felt like i couldn t talk about lynn anymore which i understood that. but i was happy that he moved on. and i felt like it was time and that he was starting a new life. reporter: so now harold, the planner, as he d said in his dating profile, was ready. on valentine s day 2000, he set out to orchestrate the perfect proposal. harold really studied the