trial, any trial, a judge reads a credibility charge and tells the jurors what to take into account, whether they believe someone or don't believe someone. in addition to conflicting statements that we discuss, there's going to be a new statement that he tells on the stand, which will be another mess. then they'll have his prior convictions and his criminal history. so the jurors are going to probably discount what he says altogether. >> perhaps. >> arthur. >> not necessarily. >> they're going to disregard him. i disagree with arthur. it's going to hurt the prosecutors. let me tell you why. i've been in the scenario. they're going to call him as their witness. as a defense lawyer, i'm going to have him popping in two places before he takes the stand. i'm going to ask the officer who wrote the report and say you understand how important it is to be detailed and accurate, especially in a homicide investigation. absolutely. when he told you the following, you never would have written that unless that's what flowed from his lips, correct? >> correct. i don't care if he recants, he's