come out and talk about it. how did it feel to do it? good. we all knew this was kind of our time to come out and give our side and you know, do our part in this. keith morrison (voiceover): cal hired new lawyers. and they condemned the state for an investigation which they said was blind to any suspect but their client. lead defense attorney, bruce barket. they've pursued this man for 14 years, with scant evidence. evidence that really, no prosecutor should bring a case on. keith morrison (voiceover): the defense went back to witnesses the police had interviewed years before, talked to others, and heard a whole new story of michele's last hours on earth. earlier trials, they said, revealed the mother of four had been hanging with an unsavory crowd, co-workers and customers from her waitressing job. attorney aida leisenring. there were people there that had criminal records. there were people there that were dealing drugs. there were people there that were making sexual advances. keith morrison (voiceover): and on the night