>> he said, well, joe, how long do you think we ought to pack for? and i said, oh, two or three days. we're going to the sunshine state. >> by 2:00 that afternoon, i was on an airplane to florida with joe albaugh. >> he has one bag, and we get on the plane, a very small plane, fly off to tallahassee. and he says, okay, brief me. after about 45 minutes, he leans back in the seat, and he says, we're headed to the supreme court. i was absolutely blown away. >> reporter: supreme court. >> supreme court of the united states. i said, you're kidding me. and without batting an eye, taking a breath, he said it's the only way this can end. >> not everyone felt the same way, obviously. and so for 36 days, it was hand-to-hand combat, and the