the next chapter wasn t a lift from the book of genesis. more like the story of job. well, one thing that s kind of unique maybe or especially about colusa county, every time i ve ever had a big case, i can go into almost any coffee shop or restaurant, and they re solving it for me. those things can get twisted very fast. they get twisted really fast. in this case it was constantly, you know pete moore did it. you know pete moore did it. my response was, well, that s not the direction i m going in. not the direction at all. in fact, d.a. pointer was about to put pete on the prosecution team. as a key witness against paul. making pete work with the same people who at one point were hoping to put him in prison. that uncomfortable fact was irresistible catnip for paul s defense attorney. pete s first day on the stand. he said, you re a murderer, aren t you, mr. moore? coming up
this. this changes you forever. reporter: the next chapter wasn t a lift from the book of genesis. more like the story of job. one thing that s kind of unique, maybe, or especially about colusa county, is every time i ve ever had a big case, i can go into almost any coffee shop or restaurant, and they re solving it for me. reporter: those things can get twisted very fast. they get twisted really fast. in this case it was constantly, you know pete moore did it. you know pete moore did it. my response was, well, that s not the direction i m going in. reporter: not the direction at all. in fact, d.a. pointer was about to put pete on the prosecution team. as a key witness against paul. making pete work with the same people who at one point were hoping to put him in prison. that uncomfortable fact was irresistible catnip for paul s defense attorney.
to manipulate peter. reporter: but pete just didn t see it. didn t realize he was being played by his cousin. that just couldn t be. we grew up together. we were together every day. our parents bought us walkie talkies when we were 7 and 8 years old. and i d sit in my back bedroom or my bedroom. he lived right down the block on the corner down there and we d talk to each other until we went to sleep. but now peter s cousin paul, the princeling, the golden boy, was about to go on trial for the murder of roberto ayala. and as for pete, the person who was treated in this town like he bore the mark of cain i ve had several low points in my life. there is no scale for this. this changes you forever. reporter: the next chapter wasn t a lift from the book of genesis. more like the story of job. well, one thing that s kind of unique maybe or special about
the next chapter wasn t a lift from the book of genesis, more like the story of job. one thing that s kind of unique maybe, or special about colusa county, every time i ve had a big case, i can go into almost any coffee shop or restaurant and they re solving it for me. and those things get twisted pretty fast? they get twisted really fast. in this case, it was, you know pete moore did it, you know pete moore did it, my response was, well, that s not the direction i m going in. not the direction at all. in fact, the d.a. was about to put pete on the prosecution team as a key witness against paul. making pete work with the same people who at one point were hoping to put him in prison. and that uncomfortable fact was irresistible cat nip for paul s defense attorney. pete s first day on the stand. you re a murderer, aren t