expedia >>> in october 2004, beth lochtefeld went to new york to be with her boyfriend, tom toolan. n the two had been dating for six weeks, but the relationship was fraying. beth was beginning to see a troubling side of this new guy, and she had started to give him ultimatums. >> he'd start drinking, and then he'd get really ugly. she'd just say, you're a good guy but when you're drinking you're an idiot, and you need to decide between alcohol and me. he would apologize and say, i choose you and i want you, i don't want the alcohol. >> that week beth invited her brother to meet her boyfriend. perhaps she wanted his take on tom. first impression, you see him walk in. >> well, he had longish blond hair sort of combed back and a double-breasted blue blazer on. he looked like something off of "the love boat," you know? very pompous. i don't know. he seemed fake to me. >> that night over dinner, beth's brother kept asking tom toolan what he did for a living. >> and he couldn't really tell me to my satisfaction what he did. >> what was he saying? >> oh, i'm an investor. this, that. well w