herrmann: he was experiencing spatial disorientation. you believe that you are climbing, but, in fact, you are rapidly descending. at this moment, he lost control of the aircraft. when they broke through the clouds, they would have been able to see that they were in trouble. ♪ ♪ [sfx] water lapping. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [sfx] water splashing. ♪ ♪ [sfx] ambient / laughing. ♪ ♪ welcome back to "how it really happened." what would life post-basketball look like for kobe? his steely drive on the court gave way to a childlike curiosity of writing and film production that would lead to a second act no one expected. garciduenas: for any player in the nba, you can see the course of time take its toll over those years, and the physical demand on an nba player is incredible. pincus: one of the things about kobe -- he wasn't injury-prone, but he suffered his share of injuries. ultimately, in 2013, he suffered an injury he couldn't play through. smith: he snapped his achilles, and that's when you know that it's time to go. pincus: i remember