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Heroin. and i think physically my mouth was, i, jaw dropped. he said, i don't know why i'm doing it dedra, it just makes me feel numb. i don't feel anything when i'm doing it, so i wish i could tell you if i'm going to stop, why, or, you know, what i'm thinking when i do it, what triggers me to do it, but all i know, the feelings that i had when i had when i got home, i don't have when i'm under the influence of that. >> loftis went back to counselor. he swore he'd quit the drugs. he tried to be a good dad. but he would sometimes disappear for hours without explanation. >> our laundry is down ...

>> i am sorry for what i did. i have a hard time showing my emotions. >> account court was sympathetic to a veteran in trouble, and he had no priors. >> we know he doesn't have the background. dedra lopez is present. >> dedra testified on his behalf. she decided to give him a second chance, even though she was pregnant during the assault. >> he is a good person. but he just, he needs a lot of help. >> loftis was sentenced to six months in jail and a year in a residential correctional facility. dedra waived a restraining order so loftis could be present fort birth of their son mason. >> hey. >>...

To work out. >> what a little baby. >> i knew him before he came back. so to me, that's what i was holding onto, to get back even a little bit of him. because i expected him to not be the same, and i was okay with that. >> after his release, loftis did a little better. he was working construction and masonry jobs, and by now, dedra was pregnant with their second child, nolan. but just as things were looking up. >> i got a call from someone in his family, and it was very brief, and she said i overheard him, and he's doing drugs. i looked at him, and i said i am not here to argue. i'm not here t...