lynn roy: i closed my eyes, and i said, this is not real.s death and only encouraged it? did you just feel like you'd been duped? she's been consoling you this whole time. i'm a very forgiving person. and the only thing i can say about the ways that she was with me is that she's just really, really not well. andrea canning: the grand jury indicted michelle for involuntary manslaughter. she pleaded not guilty. that's when the world heard the story for the first time, and the debate began. was conrad's death a suicide or a homicide? coming up, a jaw-dropping theory about motive. why would she do this? she wanted the attention. andrea canning: and at trial, michelle makes a stunning decision. judge moniz: are you doing that only and voluntarily? yes. andrea canning: is it a choice she'll regret? when "dateline" continues. ♪♪ stay ahead of your moderate-to-severe eczema. and show off clearer skin and less itch with dupixent, the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, that helps heal your skin from within. serious allergic react

lynn roy: there are children in this world just like conrad. and i can't even imagine anything like this happening again. that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm andrea canning. thank you for watching. hello, i'm craig melvin, and this is "dateline." hello, i'm craig melvin, and this is "dateline."ured. these people almost murdered me. i was terrified. a mother just fighting for her child-- yeah. kate snow: that's universal. craig melvin: she survived a harrowing ordeal in one of the most dangerous places on earth. amanda lindhout: tonight, they have brought me out to kill me. craig melvin: then, from across the world, her kidnapper found her again. he reached out to me on facebook. did your heart stop? it was so scary that he could find me. craig melvin: for the first time, she shares her dramatic story-- how she helped secret agents hunt down her captor. this all plays like a tom clancy thriller. absolutely. craig melvin: the setting? a perfect island paradise. the plot? a daring undercover sting. you were supposed to get-- yes. - --so