a district attorney is going to have to convince themselves that they have evidence which might actually coincide with what i have. >> in fact, police and prosecutors were still doing everything they could to link those e-mails to michelle. >> we have a very skilled detective who is working on the case, and he was in constant communications with the district attorney's office and trying to piece it together to help prove a case and solidify it for court. >> the problem was -- >> it just wasn't coming together. these electroning messagc messa coming from a different place. we couldn't verify it was coming from michelle hadley's device. >> it was a blow to the prosecution prosecution's case, but there was more evidence than just the ip addresses. there was the bad blood between michelle and ian, the restraining orders, the harrowing attempted rapes of ian's wife angela, and the fire and brimstone language so distinctive and seemingly in michelle's voice.