mike lubahn was going to prison.g-time detective jim wallace found surrounded by a very unfamiliar reaction. >> i've had cases before where you get down and you walk out and the family throws their arms around you and they're so grateful. that's not this case. >> i was just very surprised the jury would convict him on such little evidence. and i don't think any of us are happy to see mike go to jail. >> and you still believe mike is a nice guy, believable guy? >> yes. >> what gale and the rest of the family wanted most were some answers. >> not so much that i want mike to pay for what he did. i just want to know what happened to my sister. >> and in the sentencing hearing in december of 2012, mike's own son echoed those sentences. >> guilt or innocence, i never wanted my faither to go to prison. i just want to know if he knows anything. >> and then he made a heartbreaking plea to court. >> he's been a good father and good person. if he is sent to prison today, i want him to know i'm going to miss my time with him. it

younger sister terry, even though she had suspected mike for years -- >> do you still think of mike lubahn of your family? >> yes. >> but most anguished of all, mike and carol's son, mike junior. >> is there anything about the way you remember your mom that would make you think or made you feel that she would leave you and never come back and never say good-bye? >> no. >> he loved his dad. but also secretly doubted him. something he'd never revealed n until now. >> i was sweating so profusely during that whole trial. he never knew i had these feelings so on the stand publicly, i had to basically say, yeah, i am thinking maybe there's some weird things about your story and it was the first time that my father really would have known i felt that way. so i was really, really stressed out about that. >> how hard is it for you to be here today? >> very. >> do you want to believe that your dad is responsible for your mother's disappearance? >> do i want to believe it? >> yes. >> no. >> let's assume that your dad, in fact, did kill your mom. would you want to see him punished for it? >> no, not p