the next day, brett seacat was taken into custody. ged three days later. >> brett t. seacat did then and there unlawfully, feloniously, intentionally, and with premeditation kill vashti s. seacat. your bond is $1 million. >> he was also charged with arson and endangering his children. brett could not make bond, and so, remained in jail. he would await a jury's decision about what really happened in the seacat home in kingman, kansas, in the early hours of april 30th, 2011. >>> coming up, the note. >> some of his actions were reckless because the clock was winding down. >> the gun. >> how did it end up completely underneath her body when she was sleeping on her side? >> the threats. >> she said, "do you think brett would burn the house down with me in it?" and i was taken aback by that, and i said, "not with the kids at home." >> the prosecutors come on strong. >> and so, when those threats didn't work, he had to kill her to maintain control. >> when "dateline" continues. >> when "dateline" continues don't bring that mess around here, e