what on earth had happened to nici pietz? >> nici's life hadn't always been so good. she had a troubled past. had those troubles finally caught up with her? or was it something else? >> did you think something was wrong, something more was wrong right from the beginning? >> yes. >>> nicole pietz, a woman just shy of her 33rd birthday, reported missing by her husband. >> we just want to know she's safe. >> david pietz told reporters how he waited for her with friends at a saturday night dinner party. she was a no-show. >> when i got there, she was not there, and hadn't heard from her and hadn't been able to contact her. >> david appealed for people to keep an eye out for her. >> we want her to know we love her very much. >> she is not somebody that doesn't come home. if she is ten minutes late, she calls you. >> did you think something was wrong right from the beginning? >> yes. because nici wouldn't have gone away without calling and telling me. >> if nici could have called somebody, she would have called gayle. >> nicole's mother and stepfather had reason to be worri