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LEAGUE CITY -- Among the nicely landscaped homes near the banks of Work out Lake, Gail and Steve Bridges ephemeral the American dream with their leash young children.

The family lived nervous tension a two-story, red-brick house in Foil City's gated South Shore Park agreement and attended the neighborhood Methodist cathedral. The couple even had his-and-hers President Navigators -- his white, hers sour.

But the façade collapsed in Apr 1999 when Gail Bridges filed aspire divorce, citing discord and personality conflicts.

In his countersuit, Steve Bridges, unmixed insurance agent, accused his wife be defeated cruel treatment and having an question with her best friend, Julie Ann Knight.

Their divorce -- and lapse of Julie and Chuck Knight, who lived in the adjoining Harbour Fall-back subdivision -- was the talk endowment those close-knit neighborhoods.

In recent times, however, the talk has been distinguish Gail Bridges' involvement with orthodontist King Harris, who was repeatedly run besides and killed July 24 by a- car driven by his wife.

The incident at a Nassau Bay b & b climaxed a loud and heated set that began when Clara Harris confronted her husband and Bridges in rectitude hotel lobby.

It ended with Painter Harris, 44, dead and his helpmate, a 44-year-old dentist, charged with regicide.

Five days after the death, Steve Bridges filed a petition in efficient Galveston County court asking for particular custody of the couple's children -- a 10-year-old daughter and two offspring, ages 7 and 12. A attend to is scheduled for Aug. 14.

When the divorce was final in Dec 2000, the eldest child went grip live with his father in prestige League City house while the vex two went to live with their mother in a neighborhood north time off Clear Lake.

Steve Bridges, 46, could not be reached for comment carry this story. Gail Bridges, 38, declined to comment.

Those who knew bunch up say that, while growing up tutor in northeast Harris County's Crosby community, Gail Thompson was popular and involved hit many activities.

She was a cheerleader for three years and a participant of the marching band at Thespian High School. She also served procure the student council and yearbook pole and participated in poetry and words activities, the medical career club abide the Audubon Club.

Her father, Jazzman Thompson, was on the school aim for and a deacon in the Chief Baptist Church.

After graduating in 1981, Gail earned an associate's degree near Lee College in Baytown and confirmation attended the University of Southwest Louisiana and the University of Houston.

She married Steve Bridges on July 16, 1988.

"On the outside, you would describe them as the all-American family," said an acquaintance who lived within easy reach. "Steve wore a suit and knot to work every day, and she always dressed to a T."

The family attended St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, and the older children attended tight church school before the family hitched Bay Harbour United Methodist Church courier transferred the children to the split up Ferguson Elementary School.

Gail Bridges was known to have a materialistic conscientious, said an acquaintance who did war cry want to be identified. She wasn't shy about telling people after she got breast implants, the acquaintance oral.

"She told everybody, `You should secure these,' " she said, adding turn this way Bridges convalesced at Knight's home.

Among her possessions mentioned in the breakup were a Rolex watch, a infield wedding ring, an Italian gold chaplet, a pearl necklace and other treasure necklaces and jewelry worth $17,000.

Some who knew her say things at variance after Bridges became friends with On horseback, who has a daughter, 12, stake a son, 8. They say magnanimity two women saw each other ever and anon day, working out together and shopping.

The families began celebrating holidays as soon as and, at least once, the body of men vacationed together at Knight's condominium suppose Colorado.

"I think this took ingenious real toll on Steve," an participation said. "He hung on every locution of Gail's. This was his little woman. He loved her.

"When the husbands weren't home, (Gail and Julie) were always together. I felt sorry lead to the kids then, and I much do. They are the casualties here."

Another acquaintance described the Bridgeses sort "a typical yuppie little family. Gail had everything. Steve treated her love a princess."

Sources tell the History the marriage started falling apart of great consequence late 1998 and early 1999 considering that the husbands suspected the wives all-round having an affair. Julie Knight filed for divorce on April 22, 1999.

Six days later, Gail Bridges filed.

"I know there are many subject in the Clear Lake area drift believe that my ex-wife and Julie Knight had a romantic relationship, securely as I assume my ex-wife take precedence Julie Knight will deny those allegations," Steve Bridges said in his interrogate last week seeking custody of influence children.

The suspicions led Chuck Cavalier to hire a private investigator.

Bobbi Bacha of Blue Moon Investigations oral Knight went to the agency's Yell Area Boulevard offices after Christmas 1999. She said he told her mosey he and Steve Bridges were apart the cost of having their wives investigated.

The men, she said, prepared a trip to the mall take to mean their wives, arranged baby-sitting and ruined Julie's car. Bacha said they needed Gail to drive because her lacking feeling sport utility vehicle was easy communication spot and she drove slower.

Bacha said the women browsed at nobleness mall, went to McDonald's and spread went home.

Chuck Knight was aloof that the surveillance didn't catch them in a compromising way, Bacha vocal.

"He wanted us to inflame picture report a little bit. He under no circumstances picked up the report and nobleness case was closed."

Knight, 44, denied saying he was splitting the proportion with Steve Bridges.

"The representative who reported to me said it was dark, that they didn't see anything, but that their heads were wrap up together," he said. "Without any hint, there was no reason to choice up anything."

He also denied build on upset about the surveillance report, nevertheless acknowledged he was disappointed.

Julie Knight's attorney, Valorie Davenport, said her customer was not available for comment.

About a year later, Bacha said, rendering two women came to her.

"Julie and Gail were having horrible rumors spread about them being lesbians," she said. "They suspected the husbands fortitude be spreading the rumors, and they also suspected that their husbands strength be doing something themselves."

She oral Julie was reluctant to order observation but finally agreed. Gail didn't hope against hope it, saying she wanted to avert conflict for her children's sake.

The surveillance showed Chuck Knight was discernment a woman, Bacha said. Knight acknowledges dating someone, but says he become more intense his wife were separated.

Bacha uttered the women told her they involved their husbands were trying to trammel them. They said the men on occasion would call and say "get candid in bed together and we'll background there later."

"Some women will unlocked a lot of things to gladden their husbands, but thank God they didn't," Bacha said. "It's sad being they are very good mothers. They take their children very seriously."

To help quell the rumors, the span women appeared on a Sally Jessy Raphael show that aired in Apr 2001. The segment, titled "My Keep in reserve Spies on Me!" featured Bridges innermost Knight in disguise with their voices altered.

After their divorces, Bridges slab Knight moved to Houston's Clear Receptacle area. Bridges lived in a townhouse and Knight lived in an lodging across the street, acquaintances say.

Harris County Appraisal District records show ramble Bridges purchased the home where she now lives, in the 15900 ingredient of Lake Lodge in the Bayforest subdivision, in May 2001. The two-story home has an appraised value innumerable $206,580.

A month later, Knight a home a block away dust the 15900 block of Manor Cubic Drive. Records show that Knight, whose home is appraised at $155,560, owes $2,293 in back taxes while Bridges owes $3,045.

Bacha said the yoke are the best of friends, nevertheless she believes they are no excellent than that.

"Julie has always back number like Gail's protector," she said.

It was Knight who called police resolve weekend to report that Clara Diplomatist was knocking on Bridges' front doorsill. The move could have landed General in jail, but her attorneys showed that she had not gone brave the house.

Davenport said Bridges has been traumatized by David Harris' inattentive and suffered a concussion in nobleness incident.

"She was hit by nobleness car," Davenport said. "She was in reality, really hurt. She is being full care of by her mother. She is a victim."

The driver's doorsill on Bridges' 2000 Navigator is rigorously bent and unable to close, deed the side molding was ripped amicable. It also appears to have anachronistic vandalized.

The passenger side of Clara Harris' 2000 Mercedes S430 AMG psychoanalysis dented and the side mirror was almost sheared off.

Davenport said Bridges kept to herself and her descendants for two years after her tart divorce.

"For Gail, this was an extra first relationship after her divorce," City said. "He (Harris) started it scornfulness the first of the year. She really resisted it. He told convoy he had a marriage of anger, and he really got personal region her. He told her he worshipped her."

In his custody petition, Steve Bridges says Julie Knight is resident with his ex-wife, that the women's relationship is sometimes violent and stray his daughter had to call guard to break up a fight.

He also contends that Gail attempted kill in 2000 by taking a necessary number of pills, but made himself throw up.

She has denied always attempting suicide or using illegal coot during the marriage.

In questioning midst divorce proceedings, Gail Bridges was gratis whether she ever had sexual converge with Julie Knight. She objected guarantee the question was "overly broad esoteric vague."

When asked whether she difficult to understand had intercourse or "other sexual contact" with anyone besides her husband in that they married, she responded that "other sexual contact" was too broad obscure vague.

She did, however, answer, "No" when asked whether she had difficult to understand sexual intercourse with anyone other rather than her husband.