after six years of fighting her mother's case, beverly monroe's daughter katie, a lawyer herself, got help from another attorney, steven northup. he filed a lawsuit in federal court. in april of 1999, a federal judge agreed to hear beverly's case. what would the judge decide? beverly waited in prison, and her daughter katie, now a mother herself, had to wait as well. >> does your son know his grandmother? >> yes, yes. we take him out every other week to visit. she's his mimi. >> he has a name for the prison, doesn't he? >> mimi's house. >> yeah. >> ten years after the saga began, the waiting came to an end. a judge ruled beverly monroe had not received a fair trial and ordered her to be released from