of baltimore would rebel if five officers were prosecuted versus six. it just doesn't have a political or even a great moral significance, the difference between five and six. and the reason why prosecutors usually start with their best case is that it starts a cascade. if you convict one person, you can then usually get plea bargains with the rest of them. so the idea of starting with your weakest case, which has now led to this bad result for the prosecution, leaves them in a worse situation than if they've never charged them at all. >> what happens now? >> i think they've got to try the other cases, with the evidence they have. and sunny was talking to some of the lawyers involved here, and learned that the lawyers for porter are not ready? you know, the prosecution, when they want a retrial, they usually say, let's start on monday, the defense lawyers have other commitments. they're going to push this thing months down the road, which, you know, i think is just, again, bad news for the prosecution.