>> and known for defending celebrities like child actor todd bridges, football legend jim brown and superstar michael jackson. but would the all-star strategy work? >> the o.j. dream team was not a dream team. it was a nightmare team. most of the lawyers didn't get along with each other. there was a lot of competition for the limelight. >> despite all that competition, simpson's team comes up with this. they allege that lapd detective mark fuhrman was a racist who planted evidence. >> this is not just any city where an allegation of the racist cop is being made. this is the lapd. >> the racist allegations simmering under the surface come to a boil. just days before the trial begins. when the defense wants permission to ask fuhrman if he's ever used the "n" word.