the day of the crime. >> it was a tuesday, january 27th, in 1998. >> attorneys bob gotlieb and celia gordon represent velazquez. >> there was a numbers spot, an illegal gambling joint in harlem owned by a retired police officer by the name of albert ward. >> and there were plenty of people inside. >> the people we're talking about were all drug dealers, drug users. >> people like lorenzo woodford. >> i started using drugs when i was about 10. >> woodford said he came to the numbers spot that day about noon to buy heroin. a few minutes later, two men barged in. it was a robbery. >> i heard someone say, "give it up [ bleep ], give it up." this guy stuck a gun in my face. oh, man. >> one man had a gun and the other duct tape and began tying people up. >> all hell breaks loose. al ward, who is a retired police officer, has a gun. he takes out the gun. >> there was a struggle and then gunfire. >> i heard all these shots,