tell us what happened. >> reporter: the judge granted a moment so mike could speak with his attorney privately. did he actually have something to confess? he returned a few minutes later. >> and we're asking to continue the sentencing. >> reporter: time to think? the judge pushed back sentencing by a month. >> my hope was that he would tell us what happened, that he would tell us what he did with carol and that he would be honest about both. >> reporter: for almost four weeks, they waited. until january 7th, 2013. all eyes were on mike lubahn as he entered the courtroom. and then shifted as one to prosecutor lewin who told the court that that very morning mike finally revealed to him the secret he had been keeping almost 32 years, and so now lewin did the talking and mike, for once, said not a word. >> all of the information about