Beth Dutton

Not even those shady characters Bill supposedly angered in Atlantic City, says Takapina.

But Prezioso says Bill McGuire's only real enemy is sitting in the defendant's chair.

Don't let drama, don't let looks keep you from doing what may be an unpleasant task.

What would I say to the kids and to my family if I couldn't come home to say it?

In the privacy of her bedroom, Melanie McGuire prepares for the worst while she waits for the verdict.

To the boys, I hope you never see this.

I hope you don't have to.

I loved my husband.

Was I in love with him anymore?

No.

But we had kids together.

Why do you think people should believe you, given this mountain of evidence?

It's circumstantial, but it's pretty bad.

I just, I get this knot in my stomach, and if I really think about it, it's unimaginable how I'm gonna stand there, how I'm gonna find my feet and physically stand there while they read that verdict.

Deliberations spread out over four days.

How do you find us at the count of the indictment charging Melanie McGuire with the murder of William McGuire?

Melanie McGuire is found guilty of murder.

I was crushed, just crushed.

hearing those words and seeing her face and just knowing that these 12 people could think that she killed her husband.

My ears started buzzing once I heard guilty and I didn't hear anything else.