>> that was really scary. >> that was scary. not thrilling. >> it was terrifying. >> not the moment you'd been waiting for? >> no, no, no. there was no point of return. somehow i knew immediately after that that it was -- >> there is no going back. >> no going back of the. >> so the life you had before -- >> was never going to be the same. >> a court issued a protective order and magdi moved out of the house he worked so hard for to an apartment complex he and his brother owned nearby. after more than two decades of marriage, it seemed magdi and ariet were headed for divorce. it was a thought that seemed to terrify ariet. >> i think she was scared and had a lot of cold feet. >> about striking out on her own in the world. >> exactly. >> ariet was totally dependent on magdi. she had never written a personal check. didn't even know their mortgage was paid off. >> she had expressed to me, i wish all this would just not be