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Kathy. and she had closed me off. it wasn't the right thing to do to reach out to someone else, but i did. >> you said some pretty mad things in some of those e-mails about kathy, right? >> i did. i was hurt. i was mad. you know? i was venting. >> chaz says he encouraged kathy to get out of politics, that he was convinced it was the only way their marriage could be saved. >> i loved her. i loved what we had. and that's what i wanted back. >> but when she threw her hat into the ring for the state treasurer's race, he'd had enough. >> i was going to divorce her. >> he said he broke the news to h...

Kathy wasn't nearly as much in control and the sorrow sometimes showed. >> we can't all be perfect and she knew her judgment in men was flawed. >> heidi smith was her friend for two decades. >> kathy was lousy on relationships. she was great in some ways. >> when she spoke it was she would smile and a smile that would reach her eyes. she started as a california girl, born kathy alfano and grew up in the '60s and '70s. phil admired his big sister. >> she certainly pushed herself. she was sal tore and participated in associated student bodies. >> that taste in student body developed into a passi...

The stand. chaz began by telling the court about the early, happy days of his relationship with kathy. >> i guess the best way to describe it is you know when you meet somebody you just feel -- you feel chemistry. and that's what we had. >> but he said that over time the stress of political life and especially that impeachment scandal took a toll on the marriage. >> and after that started it was like she just closed off. she became very defensive. for obvious reasons. very angry. >> he said he tried to leave kathy several times but that over and over she begged him to stay. >> just stay. just ...

>> and this was a total shock. because just days before we were talking about rehabilitation and we were talking about who's going to take care of this person. >> it turns out charles augustine would not rest in peace. and for kathy augustine charles's death would be just the beginning of a bizarre chain of events. she would marry again, but when settling into her new life, storm clouds would gather. enemies and a murder investigation loomed on the horizon. coming up -- just three years after her former husband's sudden death, kathy augustine's health also takes a mysterious turn for the wor...

Area. and for a time this marriage seemed built to last. by the late '80s, though, her enthusiasm for politics came to the forefront once again, and before long kathy augustine was consumed by a newfound passion for the republican party. >> kathy soon became addicted. and she loved it. she loved the fight. she loved the pushing to get ahead. and she just went for it. >> in 1992 she was elected to her first public office. the nevada assembly. the state senate followed. then in 1998 the most powerful job yet, nevada state controller. >> kathy was a bill collector for the state. that requires som...