to present their new evidence to a jury. >> this new evidence corresponded with the random person that we wanted to introduce. >> rules of evidence prevented defense attorneys from introducing linda smith's letters in court. the ones where she accused the detective mcveigh of being a liar. but what they did have this time around was the random news video that had led to the overturned conviction. >> we had an entire first trial in this case that was conducted on the fact that this was a fairly secure building, and what this shows is that that's not true. >> so the defense, that random dude was just one of the alternate suspects ignored by detectives. >> every single thing that was done after the surveillance tape was in an effort to convict david as opposed to make sure they had the right person. >> the defense brought up other warehouse employees who they said were not thoroughly investigated. they focused on michelle's husband. and the money he received from