>> shut up. >> i went in shock. all i can remember is people jumping up and down like cheerleaders. i didn't know until afterwards that i told them to shut up. >> as they left the courtroom, the reality of what had happened sank in. back inside alex said he felt far from victorious. >> there's not much to be excited about. emily is still gone, and my kids don't have their mother. >> i felt completely unchanged. i was innocent when i walked in the courtroom and i'm innocent when i walk out of the courtroom, so what's there to hi five about? >> you know there are people that are never going to believe you're innocent? >> yeah, i'm very aware. >> you're okay with that? >> i'm not okay with that. i can't let it bother me. i'm not going to let what somebody says keep me from holding my head up high. >> emily's parents are among