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24 hours after sam dreher had been shot, his condition began to deteriorate rapidly. sam's sister, cindy, was there when the family decided to take him off life support. >> i hated it. i thought of him like he was one of my children. i loved him that much. >> were you able to be with sam? were you able to hold his hand and say goodbye? >> i did. >> reporter: what did you say to him? >> i made him a promise that the people responsible for his murder would pay for it. >> reporter: the news of sam's passing hit dianne mcknight hard. >> in my mind i'm still thinking maybe there's still some hope t...

Danielle had a storybook marriage. then one tragic afternoon their world came crashing down destroyed by a series of bullets and a senseless killing. as investigators began to dig, they realized not all was as it seemed. they'd entered a thorny maze of marital betrayal. here's andrea canning with "tangled web." >> sarasota, florida, the perfect backdrop for romance. beautiful beaches for long walks, gorgeous sunsets. and a slow rhythm of a gentle gulf tide. stories of love abound in this city by the sea. but not all have ended happily ever after. like the one that unfolded here back in the sum...

As cindy lutz raced to the hospital, all she knew was that her brother sam had been shot. >> it was a nightmare. it seemed like we were traveling a thousand miles. we just -- we just could not get there fast enough. >> when cindy finally made it to the icu, sam's wife danielle was already there waiting in the hallway. >> she started crying. and i said is he alive? just tell me he's alive. she said he's alive. >> but the prognosis wasn't good. >> and the doctor said he was shot four times and i'm thinking wrong place, wrong time. i didn't know what happened. >> the responsibility of finding out...

>> i cannot believe he did this. >> danielle went on to say she had no idea michael planned to talk to sam that day. >> so michael never said anything about going over there? >> no. >> but detectives were sceptical. they thought she knew more about michael's intentions than she was letting on. >> at this point, i don't know who to believe or not. >> you're not done with danielle. >> we're not done with her. >> for the time being, it was up to danielle to reveal the identity of the shooter and explain the sorted details of how she was connected to him. >> she said i need you to sit down. i have...

Turned. >> michael claimed he was in fear and closed his eyes and just fired his gun. >> he came toward me and i just pulled the trigger and i'm so sorry. >> with all the things he is telling you, he's in a relationship with danielle, do you start to think we need to talk to danielle? >> yes. so the next step was let's hear danielle's story. >> so the detective left michael and headed to the hospital where danielle had been waiting for updates on sam's condition. all danielle had been told was that sam had been shot. no one told her by whom. >> when i got over there she was crying. she was ver...