. >> but when dave pietz showed up at their friends' apartment that evening, nici wasn't there. one hour, two hours, and still no nici. dave's wife of almost four years was gone, into the night. into the rain. what on earth had happened to nici pietz? >> nici's life hadn't always been so good. she had a troubled past. had those troubles finally caught up with her? or was it something else? >> did you think something was wrong, something more was wrong right from the beginning? >> yes. >>> nicole pietz, a woman just shy of her 33rd birthday, reported missing by her husband. >> we just want to know she's safe. >> david pietz told reporters how he waited for her with friends at a saturday night dinner party. she was a no-show. >> when i got there, she was not there, and hadn't heard from her and hadn't been able to contact her. >> david appealed for people to keep an eye out for her. >> we want her to know we love her very much. >> she is not somebody that doesn't come home. if she is ten minutes late, she calls you. >> did you think something was wrong right from the beginning? >>