>> his family reached out and was trying to tell me the was nt associated with the crime. >> he talked to a newspaper columnist who wrote sympathetically. and every delay and manipulation was slow torture. >> i believe that everyone should have a fair and just trial and that too often people who are poor or people of color do not or most often they don't get prop representation or a fair shake. but this was not that. >> and then finally on a crisp fall day in chicago, the state versus reginald potts began. it had taken eight years to get here. >> when it was finally happening we were confused about how thing would go down. there's finally a trial. what type of experience is this