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strong together. she gave me a lot of support, just there for me, when i needed her. >> but was there something about these two that no one knew? >> what are you seeing? >> a series of messages. >> i had to read them a couple of times to take it all in. >> really shocking. >> a trail of text messages, leading to the darkest of discoveries. >> keeping all the lies straight is difficult. she did it masterfully. >> -- >> i close my eyes and said, this is not real. >> a twist no one saw co...

Set of text messages that the prosecution had not mentioned. ones where she tried repeatedly to help conrad, have you thought about getting professional help? like, i think im gonna go away to a place for my eating disorder to help me overcome it and stuff. >> where are you going? >> its called mclean hospital, in belmont, massachusetts. i honestly think it would be so good for you and we would get through our issues together. >> michelle carter was trying to talk him out of it. go to maclean ho...

[inaudible] take over the business someday. >> not only was conrad the first born in the royal family, he was also the first grandchild. >> his aunt, chrissy roy, says his cousins adored him. >> my youngest said henry would follow him around like a duck. he was the cousin all the kids looked up to. >> but during his sophomore year in high school, his mom says her happy-go-lucky son started to change. >> his father and i, we got divorced -- and i dont know one child that doesnt get affected by a ...

Suffering from deep depression. his mom says, one time, on the day he was discharged, he attempted suicide by swallowing a bottle of cough syrup. >> he felt bad. and i said, conrad, you have no idea how much you are loved and appreciated. so, he swore at that time after that, he would never attempt suicide again. >> and things did seem to be getting better. a year later, by june, 2014, conrad had graduated from high school, gotten a scholarship to college and earned his captains license. >> that...

An expert witness. psychiatry east you dr. peter bregman to the stand. -- he debt he testified that the anti depressant michelle was taking impaired her judgment. >> [inaudible] and mixed in a real delusion, where she is thinking that it is a good thing to help him die. >> break-in also testified that he believes conrad was in control of the relationship and that he used the vulnerable and depressed michelle to help him commit suicide. >> he was constantly telling michelle and not telling his ot...

Glenn cobb more also worked the case. >> i remember when he was looking at, something to be effective, i cant believe what i am reading >> -- >> you disappointed me. >> i will take care of your family. >> the detectives poured over thousands of text messages and the more they read, the more disturbed they became. like this exchange in the early morning hours before conrad died -- you cant think about it, you just have to do it. you said you are gonna do it. like, i dont get why you arent. >> con...

From that. >> to those who knew conrad best, it didnt make sense. had they missed something? >> conrad had been getting help, taking medication, and seemed hopeful about his future. his grandmother remembered him using that very pump to help out his dad just days before. >> i can still see that smile on his face, just that littles murky smile that he always had. >> and his father recalled the two of them working on the job together a week earlier, something up fireworks on a barge. >> we were la...

Truck with caution tape around it. >> so you go out there to k mark -- >> yeah, i tell the police, that im the father, they told me he was gone. >> an officer found conrad dead behind the wheel of his pick up truck. hes dad called lynn to tell her the awful news. i couldnt even see, i felt like i was drugged. i couldnt -- i couldnt eat, slept in the same clothes for days. >> the most horrible time in my life. >> the rest of conrads family was in disbelief. >> i said, are you sure, what are you t...

Conrad to kill himself, so she could be popular. >> -- by being the grieving girlfriend. they pointed out a text exchange she had with conrad shortly before he died. >> she says, am i your girlfriend? and he talks about something else, and she goes, no, i need you need to know, to tell people. so, i think she wanted confirmation, the label, before he died. >> a day before his death, prosecutors say michele test about her plan of being the grieving girlfriend. she texted sam boardman. im losing h...

And with all investigations, it is our duty and responsibility to follow the evidence where it takes us. and so, the evidence was taking us to michelle carter. >> so, the commonwealth office told detectives to keep digging and find out more about michelle carter. >> first reaction when you see her picture? >> she is young. she is just a kid. and the words that she was saying, in her text messages -- it just didnt seem feasible. >> during the investigation, detective cudmore went undercover at th...