it was here stacey castor, still a young woman, would experience her first great love. first great loss. when stacey was just 17, she met the man who would become her first husband, michael wallace. >> mike was the love of my life. i knew five minutes after i met him that i was going to marry him. >> they went together about three years before they got married. and she was as happy as she had ever been. >> mike was the life of the party. mike was larger than life. and when michael was good, michael was very, very good. and when michael was bad, he was very, very bad. >> reporter: what do you mean by bad? talking about drugs? >> yes. >> reporter: alcohol? >> yes. he had a problem with both. for a long time in his life. >> reporter: but mike adored stacey, and in 1988, they had their first daughter ashley. >> right. >> reporter: what was that like for you? >> i was in love. i knew from that minute on, my whole reason for being here was to take care of her. i would say that ashley and i were best friends. we did everything together. >> reporter: three years later, stacey ga