so the next step was let's find out, let's hear danielle's story. >> reporter: so detective szalbirakmichael and headed to the hospital where danielle had been waiting for updates on sam's condition. all danielle had been told was that sam had been shot. no one told her by whom. >> when i got over there, she was crying. she was very upset. >> reporter: detectives recorded the interview. >> we're trying to piece together what, what all happened. >> okay, let me get calm here. >> reporter: at first, detective szalbirak didn't reveal that he knew about danielle's lover michael minor, or that it was michael who shot sam. instead, he started by asking danielle about her marriage to sam. danielle candidly described it as troubled. >> we have been not getting along for many months. >> reporter: danielle also explained that she knew sam was having an affair, despite sam's best efforts to conceal it. >> did you know where he went today? >> today, i'm sure he went to his girlfriend's, yeah. but he always goes to her house. i'm not surprised by that. >> reporter: danielle then admitted that she