janet george's 2008 testimony into the record, in a time that michael arrived after 5:00 p.m. that day. she said he was tired while she took her granddaughters to a nearby playground. >> when you got back, did you observe michael at all? >> yeah. >> where was he? >> he was on the couch sleeping. >> if the jurors believed the story being recited to them, michael george couldn't possibly have been at his shop at 5:30 answering the phone. that's when the star prosecution witness mike renaud said he talked to him. >> janet george was the alibi. why didn't you put her on the stand? >> tough call. we agonized about it. the problem with janet george is that she loves her son, but she's a wild card. her -- her memory is fading. >> the lawyers were confident about their decision not to call the mother because they had a strong witness to substantiate parts of her story. >> okay. >> peggy was janet george's next-door neighbor. on that friday the 13th, like most days, peggy said she got home from her job between 5:45