-because of silda. ...because of silda standing by... -her man. -...her man.e] in the past few days, i've begun to atone for my private failings with my wife silda, my children, and my entire family. the image of silda spitzer standing beside her husband at the press conference was so powerful, in fact, it inspired an award-winning tv series-- "the good wife," which lasted seven times longer than the actual spitzer administration. silda, to give up that much and then watch him blow it up like that on something fundamentally attacking your marriage, that has gotta be the worst ever. though many eyes were on silda, she, of course, was not the reason everyone had gathered again two days later. eliot had come to a decision. i am resigning from the office of governor. as i leave public life, i will first do what i need to do to help and heal myself and my family. reporter: this has been one of the hardest, the furthest, and the fastest falls from grace that we've seen in american politics. reporter #2: a dramatic end to the political career of a man who was once on