chris hall was charged in the drowning death of his wife cristi. rosecutors were preparing to lay out their case, hall's daughters stood by him, proclaiming his innocence. would anything change their minds about their dad? here again is keith morrison. >> burke strunsky is a hard charging man, ex-member in good standing of the san francisco's d.a.'s office, now senior deputy d.a. in riverside. that takes skill, persuasive powers. strunsky would need them in the case against family man chris hall. >> mr. hall on the surface looks like a loving family man. he looks like a good father. he's somebody that had the support of his family. >> so he did, but strunsky wasn't buying the loving father and family man bit. no. when he heard about chris hall's obvious grief, the wailing that went on after the so-called accident, the phrase that crossed his mind was, "it's an act." >> i think it was a wonderful performance by the defendant of acting like a bereaved husband. but when you look at his actions, how little he did to help his wife -- >> who tried harder