a cute little house behind your cute little house up in saugerties >> jimmy: in saugerties, new yorky lived in our -- yeah. >> mm-hmm. >> jimmy: it wasn't even like a different address. >> no, no. >> jimmy: was it weird >> no, i love it >> jimmy: my grandparents lived in our backyard. in a house a cottage. >> yeah. >> jimmy: so, they used to baby sit me and i used to hang out with them after school and stuff. >> yep you used to cook with your grandma. >> jimmy: i used to cook with my grandma all the time, and hang out, read cookbooks >> go driving with your grandpa. >> jimmy: i would go driving with them. and they would -- you know, they would drink and drive >> oh, well, those were probably the days. >> jimmy: different times. >> different times >> jimmy: but they never told me but they would have, like, a a thermos. and then remember once - [ light laughter ] >> you thought it was -- you tried to try it. >> jimmy: i tried to try it. i go - [ laughter ] >> it's a dead giveaway. parents. >> jimmy: yeah, i go, let me have a sip of it they go, "no, no, no it's ust orange juice. >> "you

. >> i grew up in saugerties. small schools, you know. just involved in sports and things like that. >> reporter: everyone seems friendly and it just seems kind of -- >> yeah, they're small-home towns, you know? >> reporter: it's where linda lived with her husband tom and their family. a loving home where they celebrated birthdays and holidays. thanksgiving 2011 was a busy time, visiting relatives, over-eating, and watching football. >> he just loved the game of football. and he was a giants fan from a kid. >> reporter: and you took him to his first giants game. >> i did. i have pictures of him, like, you know, standin' down by the field like, "look at me." >> reporter: kid in a candy store? >> yeah, it was great. >> reporter: both linda and tom had been married before, but this felt like the real deal. >> reporter: what was it about tom's personality that made him so lovable and made you love him? >> he had a shyness about him that was sweet. he had like a -- like a kinda shy, flirty kinda way. it was just adorable. >> reporter: when it