Beth Dutton

His name?

Dr. Brad Miller, Melanie's boss.

They had been carrying on an affair for more than two years.

I was looking for attention, affection, understanding, and I found it there.

I am deeply, deeply ashamed of that.

Detectives believed they had finally found Melanie's motive for murder.

You did love him.

But Dr. Miller had a secret of his own.

The police convinced him to betray his lover.

So with tape recorders rolling, Dr. Miller asked Melanie pointed questions.

Detectives didn't stop there.

Jim Finn, an old friend from nursing school, was also enlisted to secretly record conversations.

Melanie never confessed on those tapes.

But through her friends, the police got another big clue.

They learned that Melanie was in Atlantic City the night after she claimed Bill left her.

She says she went to look for him, found his car, and then drove it to another part of town.

I wanted to spite him.

I wanted to piss him off.

I should be, if not fearful, at least cautious.

But I was just so angry at that point, so angry.