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For the first two years of their marriage their careers kept them apart. toni in mississippi, harold in colorado and when toni was finally able to move west to be with harold -- >> they suffered a lot of fertility issues and had miscarriages it was a sadness to her. >> reporter: back in mississippi, tonis brother todd and sister-in-law rhonda were also struggling to have a baby but then after years of disappointment for both couples, all their prayers were answered. >> we both ended up pregnant ...

Found his wife, toni wasnt talking. she was barely breathing, and she was lying in an awkward position so he told the ranger, he pulled her to a flatter area. then he made that first call to 911. >> 911, whats the address of the emergency? >> i need an alpine mountain rescue team immediately. >> reporter: but there never was a rescue toni died too soon her friend allison talley says in the days after toni died, everyones focus was dealing with their grief while trying to help haley and harold. h...

Be fun to really surprise her. so they put him in an exam room. >> reporter: a colleague shot this cell phone video. >> so she picks up a chart, walks into the room like she normally would, and then theres her husband. and shes like, whats going on? and he says, you know, were going away for the weekend, happy anniversary. and shes like, no, no, no, no i cant do that. and he says, you can tammi fixed the schedule so youre ready to leave. >> reporter: this was well orchestrated >> yes >> reporter...

Kind of sad? >> that made me very sad, and thats when i really thought things are not right >> reporter: tammi says that even though toni seemed to adore her daughter haley, she often gave up mommy time, staying late at the office instead. >> we would be done. patients gone, staff gone. and she would still be on her computer but it wasnt work-related it was playing games and so we thought, thats so odd. why does she stick around the office we started to think that maybe she just didnt want to go...

>> reporter: tonis friends at work couldnt believe it either. >> i got a call from christy at our office and all she said is, tammi, toni fell >> reporter: what did you think when she said she fell >> i just said, is she okay? no, she died and i fell to my knees and my husband said, oh, my gosh, whats going on? and i said, dr. henthorn fell off a cliff. >> reporter: everyone was heartbroken for toni harold and, most of all, the henthorns 7-year-old daughter haley. >> i put myself on the mountain...

Came to mississippi and the who cousins got to meet. >> it was a very happy occasion. and i do remember toni just being so happy to have haley, so -- and so was harold >> reporter: and although toni had always wanted to be a mom, it was pretty clear harold was mr. mom. >> he was the one in charge. the diaper change. most women have to beg their husbands to do that kind of stuff. he was the one -- he was like a nanny. >> reporter: hands-on dad? >> yeah. he was in charge of everything about that c...

>> yeah. and you wont see haley and, you know, that kind of thing >> reporter: thats probably the one thing that would cut the deepest with her. >> right. >> reporter: not being able to see her daughter >> right >> reporter: and then there was a very strange episode that occurred a year before tonis death at a mountain cabin she and harold owned did she tell you at all about the accident with the beam at the cabin? >> no. but harold did he made a joke that he almost killed toni at the cabin. and...