Gordon Alexander is to exchange his expensive suits and high-powered job for orange overalls and a prison cell after being sentenced for the brutal murder of his wife.
Alexander, of Sandton, butchered his wife, Lisl Strauch, 36, at her Bryanston townhouse complex in August 2002 after discovering a computer disk containing pictures of her having sex with another man.
After committing the crime, Alexander handed himself over to the police.
He was released on bail and thereafter began rebuilding his life, both personally and professionally.
He met and became engaged to another woman and was handling a R25-million account on a construction project.
But his seemingly rosy future was not to be.
On Friday in the Johannesburg High Court, Alexander's crime caught up with him as he was sentenced to 12 years behind bars.
Events leading to the murder began when Alexander - whose relationship with his wife had often been estranged - found a computer disk at her house.
He took the disk to Botswana, where he was working at the time.
On the disk, Alexander found images of his wife having sex with another man.
Alexander was so shocked that he drove from Gaborone to Johannesburg in just two-and-a-half hours to confront Strauch about the explicit images.
On his arrival in Bryanston he found his wife and their three young children at home.
Sensing there was going to be a serious confrontation, Alexander sent the children to a neighbour's house.
A heated argument broke out between Strauch and Alexander, resulting in his stabbing her 13 times.
In passing sentence on Friday Judge Nareen Pandya said: "You were terribly angry. In your own words, you drove like a maniac (from Botswana to Johannesburg)... You were jealous and spied on the movements of the deceased.
"She was killed in the sanctity of her home. It is clear that the accused was insecure. He knew he was losing his grip on the deceased. She was working and independent."
Judge Pandya noted, however, that Alexander had shown remorse, and there were compelling circumstances that led the court to impose less than the minimum sentence of life imprisonment.