>>> living in virginia, beverly monroe was 49 years old she met roger de la burde in 1979. there was an instant attraction that was the start of a long relationship. then one awful spring night, tragedy. beverly says she walked in and found the european chemist shot in the head. beverly told authorities her boyfriend had committed suicide. >> i was standing by the couch, and i just hit the floor. i don't know if i fainted or what. i just sank down to the floor. >> beverly called the police and told them he committed suicide and then telephoned her daughter katie, who she says was devastated but not surprised. it seemed within keeping -- >> absolutely. >> -- to roger's character that he might kill himself? >> absolutely. somebody whose mood swung. somebody who's so complicated. he was seeking something to be loved and admired, and he had absolutely no idea how to get it. >> katie was especially concerned how roger's death would affect her mother because beverly's father had also committed suicide. >> she lived with it all of these years, and i remember thinking, oh, god, not

>>> beverly monroe and roger de la burde met at a work christmas party in 1979. they were both married, but sparks flew between them. and soon after, an affair started. eventually, they both divorced, and their relationship together went on for more than a decade, but not without its ups and downs. the european man had just turned 60, and according to beverly, was an emotional wreck. he wanted a legacy, a son to look up to him and to carry on his name. but then roger was shot in the head. at first, it was thought to be suicide, but then virginia police questioned beverly. they said she didn't pass a lie detector test, and she also signed a written statement saying she was present when roger was killed. in 1992 beverly went on trial for the murder of her longtime lover. there was no dna evidence, no eyewitness testimony, and no fingerprints on the gun. but the prosecution zeroed in on just one woman. they argued that beverly had become unhinged because she'd been betrayed. >> when did you realize that roger was having an affair with krystyna? >> that would have be