>> well, you know, there really wasn't a legal need for this to go on for that long. certainly under ohio law and most states, the victims are allowed to speak and the defendant is allowed to speak at a sentencing. but the proof that the government put on wasn't entirely necessary. i think the government was in part just trying to show the world what really went on here. also establishing a factual basis so that if castro down the line claims he wants to withdraw his plea, that would make it that much more difficult. but if i can just raise one point that i know has come up a lot on twitter. why -- why isn't he being executed? why are we paying to support him in prison? this deal -- >> this is cheaper, isn't it? >> much cheaper. litigation would cost millions and millions of dollars. it would go on for a decade, 15 years, at least. now litigation is over. he will disappear into the prison system. the government saved millions of dollars by -- by concluding this