now alex fausino's fate was in the hands of a jury. owitz with a conclusion of the quiet one. >> reporter: four years after emily fausino's death, her husband's fate was finally in the hands of a jury. alex says he was confident during the nearly three-week trial but says doubt crept in during those final minutes. are you prepared for a guilty verdict? >> yeah. i wrote a note to my children. >> what's it state? >> nick, ricky and coco, i loved your mother and i never hurt her. i would never leave you like your mom is always in your heart, i will be, too, you kids are the light of my life. all my love, now and forever, dad. >> the first day the jury went home without a verdict. as the hours ticked by the next morning, still nothing from the jury. in the afternoon, alex got a phone call the jury had reached a decision. >> when they called me and said the jury is in, i could barely breathe. >> emily's family and friends rushed to the courthouse. prosecutors were confident. >> we did the best that we could in putting on the evidence that we