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David philandering, messing around, infidelity? >> not till i heard. a friend of mine called me on the, on my cell phone and asked me, he said, "did you hear about david havin an affair with becky?" and i said, "theres no way. theres no way." >> reporter: the news about the affair didnt surface until after kay had been buried. david was still seen then as the grieving husband. >> if i woulda known about that affair, i dont think there woulda been as much support for david at the funeral or at th...

Where gossip tends to travel at warp speed. >> it was shocking more than anything. wouldve never expected it. >> did you know anything about david philandering, messing around, infidelity? >> not till i heard. a friend of mine called me on the, on my cell phone and asked me, he said, "did you hear about david havin an affair with becky?" and i said, "theres no way. theres no way." >> reporter: the news about the

Questions. >> you have these next-door neighbors, theyre best friends, theyre going on trips together. and then behind the scenes, youve got love letters being written between, rebecca sears and david parsons. >> reporter: notes like these. uncovered later by investigators which showed things were getting pretty steamy on hot springs drive. in one david wrote: "rebecca, i hope you like the picture frame. i wish i could had given it to you before i went to pa. i love you baby. i miss you so much ...

And david parsons. >> reporter: notes like these uncovered later by investigators which showed things were getting pretty steamy on hot springs drive. in one david wrote, "rebecca, i hope you like the picture frame. i wish i could had given it to you before i went to p.a. i love you baby. i miss you so much when we arent together." and in another, "rebecca, i just wanted to let you know that even when you dont think i am thinking about you, i am. i cant wait to see you!" and becky wrote to david...

Investigation into the realm of soap opera and raise all kinds of new questions. >> you have these next-door neighbors, theyre best friends, theyre going on trips together. and then behind the scenes, youve got love letters being written between rebecca sears and david parsons. >> reporter: notes like these uncovered later by investigators which showed things were getting pretty steamy on hot springs drive. in one david wrote, "rebecca, i hope you like the picture frame. i wish i could had given...

Which showed things were getting pretty steamy on hot springs drive. in one david wrote, "rebecca, i hope you like the picture frame. i wish i could had given it to you before i went to p.a. i love you baby. i miss you so much when we arent together." and in another, "rebecca, i just wanted to let you know that even when you dont think i am thinking about you, i am. i cant wait to see you!" and becky wrote to david, "being apart from you is very difficult, but being in love with you and knowing ...

David philandering, messing around, infidelity? >> not till i heard. a friend of mine called me on the, on my cell phone and asked me, he said, "did you hear about david havin an affair with becky?" and i said, "theres no way. theres no way." >> reporter: the news about the affair didnt surface until after kay had been buried. david was still seen then as the grieving husband. >> if i woulda known about that affair, i dont think there woulda been as much support for david at the funeral or at th...

Wouldve never expected it. >> did you know anything about david philandering, messing around, infidelity? >> not till i heard. a friend of mine called me on the, on my cell phone and asked me, he said, "did you hear about david havin an affair with becky?" and i said, "theres no way. theres no way." >> reporter: the news about the affair didnt surface until after kay had been buried. david was still seen then as the grieving husband. >> if i woulda known about that affair, i dont think there wou...

You know that even when you dont think i am thinking about you i am. i cant wait to see you!" and becky wrote to david: "being apart from you is very difficult, but being in love with you and knowing that you love me makes all of the time that we are apart bearable." it was a secret love the two had kept hidden in this small town, where gossip tends to travel at warp speed. >> it was shocking more than anything. wouldve never expected it. >> did you know anything about david philandering, messin...

So youll have to talk to him about that. but we absolutely wish him well. did a very good job while he was at the white house. thank you very much. >> lets get right to our reporters and guests. joining us from the washington post white house bureau chief phil rucker. with us at the table megan murphy, the reverend al sharpton host of politics nation here on msnbc and president of the national action network. commentary magazine editor and msnbc contributor. and john heilman -- alrighty. messing...