to patty roth, lee's close friend who had held savanna the minute she was born, and patty's daughtersld have been her friends. and to charleston, the beautiful city that could have been savanna's home if life hadn't taken such a turn that ultimately led here, the charleston jail where her mom was awaiting trial. >> we don't know what's going to happen. i'm looking forward to going to trial, to be honest. >> i think we're going to give it all we got and that's all we can really say, right? >> it is. that's it. >> so we can only hope. >> and she said to me, i've done this all for you and i've succeeded, you know. she doesn't care what happens to her. >> reporter: lee's defense for what she did had not changed from the allegations she had made 20 years before, namely that harris had abused savanna that time when she picked her up with the bloody nose. lead prosecutor nathan williams said he re-investigated the incident but, like the original inquiry, found no evidence to support lee's charge. >> the first doctor said there was no problem with it, they didn't think a second opinion was ne

. >> reporter: patty roth was a fellow flight attendant and one of lee's best friends. ey had traveled the world, but patty said lee ultimately wanted a conventional life. >> lee and i both wanted marriage. we wanted children. we wanted animals. we wanted the picket fence. >> reporter: harris thought that he could build that life with lee, but early in their relationship he noticed some problems. he said she was overly emotional and sometimes quick to anger. still, he thought love would conquer all. >> i suffer from the misconception that i can fix things. that i can make things better. >> reporter: they married in december 1991. but within months, harris said, it became apparent that his fixing skills were no match for lee's behavior. >> i mean, i never knew what was going to face me when i came through the door after work. and it could be nothing, and it could be nothing but screaming and yelling and throwing pots. >> reporter: things got so bad harris told lee he wanted a divorce. he said, lee told him that she was pregnant. >> everything fell apart when she told him

to patty roth, lee's close friend who had held savanna the minute she was born, and patty's daughters who would have been her friends. and to charleston, the beautiful city that could have been savanna's home if life hadn't taken such a turn that ultimately led here, the charleston jail where her mom was awaiting trial. >> we don't know what's going to i'm looking forward to going to trial, to be honest. >> i think we're going to give it all we got and that's all we can really say, right? >> it is. that's it. >> so we can only hope. >> and she said to me, i've done this all for you and i've succeeded, you know. she doesn't care what happens to her. >> reporter: lee's defense for what she did had not changed from the allegations she had made 20 years before, namely that harris had abused savanna that time when she picked her up with the bloody nose. lead prosecutor nathan williams said he re-investigated the incident but, like the original inquiry, found no evidence to support lee's charge. >> the first doctor said there was no problem with it, they didn't think a second opinion was ne