the burden of proof is much lower than it would be in a criminal trial. >> the plaintiff only has to prove the defendant liable by a preponderance of the evidence. in other words, 51% likely that you are right. >> bill carter's lawyer plead jason's 9-1-1 call. he argued, jason's stated something about the time of death he couldn't possibly have known. >> it looks like she's been laying here for two hours. >> you hear him say that his mother has been dead for two hours. which medically, is absolutely not the fact, they simply what we know about the condition of the body. but also, why would he be seeing that other than to already start to create the narrative, hey, it wasn't me? >> then bill's lawyer attacked jason's character. to show the jury he wasn't a devoted family man. >> do you solemnly swear -- >> i do. >> jason's other moment took the stand. her name, tara hogan. she was questioned by another of bill's attorneys. >> you could hear a pin drop in