somebody doing life because i said it was him and it possibly could not have been him. >> there it is. the most important eyewitness telling us it was possible he picked the wrong man. you think about this when you go to bed at night? >> it always crosses my mind. >> after an admission like brown's, not to mention the statements of those other recanting witnesses, lawyers gottlieb and gordon say you can only come to one conclusion. >> he is as innocent of albert ward's murder as i am. >> he's innocent. >> i'm certain. >> they're about to take this investigation to the manhattan district attorney, but some legal heavyweights in new york say this case is no slam dunk. >> once the defendant is convicted, it is an uphill battle and the odds are against you. >> coming up -- j.j. doesn't just want the d.a. to believe him. there's someone else who may matter even more. >> i'm almost there, jay.