s friskey, embellishing to make herself look tough.hing cindy did say on that tape that was true, the one thing prosecutors ignored. five big words. >> i had to defend myself. >> reporter: i had to defend myself. now that, said the defense, was true. >> somebody tried to kill me. >> reporter: just like the 911 call was true. to all of which the prosecutors said, nonsense. that 911 call? that was all an act. and their proof of that was something cindy said to d.e.a. informant friskey on his tape. >> what does she say when she thinks no one's listening? "i was really nervous. but i made it look authentic." >> reporter: and the judge agreed with the prosecution. dismissed the 911 call, ruled it inadmissable. which was a very big problem for cindy and perhaps the reason that, in her trial, she chose not to take the witness stand. >> we couldn't let her do it, because we saw that we were not being treated fairly in the rulings. >> reporter: in his closing, defense attorney nathan diamond insisted that cindy was within her rights when she sh