and con men think they can talk themselves out of any situation. reporter: he was right. sure enough, harvey was confident, self-assured. had answers for almost everything. he didn t steal steven s money, he said. he came up with a story that no one had heard before his testimony. reporter: which was that steven actually owed him his entire inheritance to pay back a whole different loan. this second loan was verbal, said harvey, done on a handshake. undocumented, naturally. but mr. morrow thought he could sell it. he is a con man and he told it with a straight face. reporter: would jurors believe him? steven s friend sylvia worried. you know, i was thinking, oh my gosh. what if he cons these people, you know, the way that he conned steven. reporter: and perhaps there was reason to worry. the jury stayed out for almost two full days. it was a long couple days, i ll tell you that. reporter: and then, finally
testify. and they didn t think so. they thought i was crazy. what made you think he would? well, he s a con man and he likes to talk. and con men think they can talk themselves out of any situation. he was right. sure enough, harvey was confident, self-assured. had answers for almost everything. he didn t steal steven s money, he said. he came up with a story that no one had heard before his testimony. which was that steven actually owed him his entire inheritance to pay back a whole different loan. this second loan was verbal, said harvey, done on a handshake. undocumented, naturally. but mr. morrow thought he could sell it. he is a con man and he told it with a straight face. would jurors believe him? steven s friend sylvia worried. you know, i was thinking, oh my gosh. what if he cons these people, you know, the way that he conned steven. and perhaps there was reason to worry. the jury stayed out for almost
i thought he was going to testify. and they didn t think so. they thought i was crazy. what made you think he would? well, he s a con man and he likes to talk. and con men think they can talk themselves out of any situation. reporter: he was right. sure enough, harvey was confident, self-assured. had answers for almost everything. he didn t steal steven s money, he said. he came up with a story that no one had heard before his testimony. reporter: which was that steven actually owed him his entire inheritance to pay back a whole different loan. this second loan was verbal, said harvey, done on a handshake. undocumented, naturally. but mr. morrow thought he could sell it. he is a con man and he told it with a straight face. reporter: would jurors believe him? steven s friend sylvia worried. you know, i was thinking, oh my gosh. what if he cons these people, you know, the way that he conned steven.
i told the investigators that i thought he was going to testify. and they didn t think so. they thought i was crazy. what made you think he would? well, he s a con man and he likes to talk. and con men think they can talk themselves out of any situation. he was right. sure enough, harvey was confident, self-assured. had answers for almost everything. he didn t steal steven s money, he said. he came up with a story that no one had heard before his testimony. which was that steven actually owed him his entire inheritance to pay back a whole different loan. this second loan was verbal, said harvey, done on a handshake. undocumented, naturally. but mr. morrow thought he could sell it. he is a con man and he told it with a straight face. would jurors believe him? steven s friend sylvia worried. you know, i was thinking, oh my gosh. what if he cons these people, you know, the way that he conned steven. and perhaps there was reason
courtroom waited and when i sis. would harvey take the stand? i told the investigators that i thought he was going to testify. they didn t think so. they thought i was crazy. reporter: what made you think he would? he s a con man, he likes to talk. con men think they can talk themselves out of any situation. he was right. sure enough, harvey was confident, self-assured, had answers for almost everything. he didn t steal steven s money, he said. he came wupup with a story t no one had heard before his testimony. which was that steven owed him his entire inheritance to pay back a whole different loan, this second loan was verbal said harvey. done on a handshake, undocumented naturally. but mr. morrow thought he could sell it. he is a con man and he told it with a straight face. reporter: would jurors believe him? steven s friend sylvia worried. you know, i was thinking, oh,