You had the good cop, you had the bad cop. It felt like law and order. The fire broke out before dawn. In the daylight, they found this mother of two young children dead. She lived a very courageous life. She was very bold in what she did. After the smoke cleared, the mystery lingered. She died before the fire. We look to as the suspect . The spouse is the first person we spoke to. But her husband had a clear alibi and passed a lie detector test. 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. What was the truth . Wanted to escape the hustle hello, and welcome to dateline. Paul and Katherine Novak wanted to escape the Hustle And Bustle of the big city. They found peace and quiet when they moved into a Big Red House. But soon, a Roaring Fire would ravage the couples home, and when the flames subsided, one of the
it felt like law and order. the fire broke out before dawn. in the daylight, they found this mother of two young children dead. she lived a very courageous life. she was very bold. i think she did. after the smoke cleared, a mystery lingered. we knew she didn t die in that fire, she died before the fire. who do you look to as a suspect? obviously, the spouse is the first person t?we look to. but her husband had a clear alibi and he passed allied attack to test. eventually, the case grew cold until this witness came forward with a tale of love and lust gone wrong. he took the sweatshirt and wrapped haround her neck. but could she be believed? i was sleeping around. i think i slept with half the town. was she out for justice or rubbage? in a perfect world? no. will she get hurt? yes. when she dies. what was the lie? what was the truth? how can you miss? he wasn t there! hello. welcome to dateline. paul and catherine novak wanted to escape the hustl
but could she be believed? i was sleeping around. i think i slept with half the town. was she out for justice or revenge? is it a perfect world? no. will she get hers? yes. when she dies. what was the lie, and what was the truth? how could you miss it? he wasn t there! i m lester holt, and this is dateline. here s andrea canning with secrets & lies. reporter: on a frigid december morning in 2008, in a tiny picturesque town along the banks of the delaware, a tragedy unfolded. 911. what is your emergency? the whole house is on fire. reporter: a deadly blaze burned a small country house to the ground. and left behind in the ashes were secrets. love gone wrong, illicit affairs, friends turning against each other. it would take years to unravel the mystery of that fire, haunting this town. and those who loved the couple who once lived in that house, paul and catherine novak. the novaks had both grown up as city kids. paul was a new york city paramedic, a
with a tale of love and lust gone wrong. he took the sweatshirt and wrapped it around her neck. but could she be believed? i was sleeping around. i think i slept with half the town. was she out for justice or revenge? is it a perfect world? no. will she get hers? yes. when she dies. what was the lie, and what was the truth? how could you miss it? he wasn t there! i m lester holt, and this is dateline. here s andrea canning with secrets & lies. reporter: on a frigid december morning in 2008, in a tiny picturesque town along the banks of the delaware, a tragedy unfolded. 911. what is your emergency? the whole house is on fire. reporter: a deadly blaze burned a small country house to the ground. and left behind in the ashes were secrets. love gone wrong, illicit affairs, friends turning against each other. it would take years to unravel the mystery of that fire, haunting this town. and those who loved the couple who once lived in that house, paul and
he took the sweatshirt and wrapped it around her neck. but could she be believed? i was sleeping around. i think i slept with half the town. was she out for justice or revenge? is it a perfect world? no. will she get hers? yes. when she dies. what was the lie, and what was the truth? how could you miss it? he wasn t there! i m lester holt, and this is dateline. here s andrea canning with secrets & lies. reporter: on a frigid december morning in 2008, in a tiny picturesque town along the banks of the delaware, a tragedy unfolded. 911. what is your emergency? the whole house is on fire. reporter: a deadly blaze burned a small country house to the ground. and left behind in the ashes were secrets. love gone wrong, illicit affairs, friends turning against each other. it would take years to unravel the mystery of that fire, haunting this town. and those who loved the couple who once lived in that house, paul and catherine novak. the novaks had both grow