. >> tanya reid was a housewife who stayed home caring for their children, 6-year-old carolyn and 2-year-old michael. michael stopped breathing two days after moving to town. fortunately tanya was a nurse and knew exactly what to do. she performed cpr and immediately took him to the emergency room of iowa methodist medical center. >> it was a fever of viral etiology, dehydration and vomiting. that was a pretty standard diagnosis and situation. >> after he was stabilized michael was given a complete physical examination. he had a prior history of neurologic seizures, but doctors could not determine what was causing it. a few months later the reid's moved into a larger unit in the same complex. ray was working extremely long hours and tanya was lonely. >> i think in the beginning the relationship was okay. it was enough for tanya because she was working and she had enough outlets in her life to, you know, keep herself busy and feel that she was happy, but when she -- you know, as the relationship went on and the years went by i think there was an emptiness and a lack of true affection between