years, he called maxwell epstein's number two. his quote go-to person. the pilot also testified he flew maxwell and epstein, along with some very high-profile passengers but never saw any sexual activity onboard the aircraft. in court, the defense tried to paint maxwell as a scapegoat for a man who behaved badly. that man, being epstein, who maxwell dated in the 1990s. the two remained close after the relationship ended. epstein, himself, later faced charges of running a sex trafficking ring. he took his life in prison while awaiting trial in 2019. so now, it is ghislaine maxwell's turn to answer for the crimes and having just celebrated her 60th birthday in prison, she could spend the rest of her life behind bars. >> randi, it seems the jury really took their time to get this right but they did reach that verdict just before the new year. >> reporter: yeah, jim.