the ashley fallis case? high profile case. >> reporter: james redmond has covered the story for the "greeley tribune." but there are really two stories. is it some people are on one side and others are on the other side? >> it's been a pretty vehement divide. people feel strongly one way or another. >> reporter: both versions begin at that party. >> i met tom at the door. he gave me a hug. i hugged him back. never done that before but that was fine. >> reporter: john schmitzer, ashley's uncle was there that night. along with his wife peggy. and, of course, ashley's mother jenna fox and father joel raguindin. >> she was vivacious and fun. >> reporter: the whole idea of good things were going. it was a new year. they were happy. they were at a point when things were going really well for them. seemingly, the end of a tough few years. when ashley met tom on a dating site back in 2007 she was divorced. a single mother of two young girls. tom brought something extra to ashley's life. it was almost like he was a l

ashley fallis is a victim of suicide. the victim of a false accusation. >> reporter: but the last word in the case, as nancy grace is happy to point out, always belongs to the prosecution. >> they get to attack and destroy everything the defense just said. and then the jury goes out of the room. and the defense is like -- but they don't get to say anything back. it's an extremely powerful weapon for the state. >> reporter: deputy district attorney ben whitney tells jurors, use your common sense, life experience, go with your gut. >> your gut has got to tell you that ashley fallis, a 28-year-old mother of three, did not go in four minutes after saying good-bye to her family, to walking into her room and picking up a gun and putting it to her head and pulling the trigger. it did not happen. >> reporter: the judge gives final instructions, and before it's even time to break for lunch, the jury is out to deliberate. and before the colorado sky shows the first sign of darkness, the jury sends word, they're ready to return. we