here again is dennis murphy. >> tom bevel, the blood spatter expert hired by dr. wrapped up his testimony with the defense attorneys. then came the prosecutor wes lane's turn on cross-examination. now, courtroom lawyers like to talk about perry mason moments when a trial is electrified by unexpected testimony, but it hardly ever happens. it did in this case though. did it ever. the prosecutor tossed out an open-ended question. >> well, mr. bevel, is there anything that either the state's experts or the oakland city police department missed in their examination of the evidence? >> the blood spatter expert on the stand on the payroll of the defense hesitated before answering. >> i expected an objection, and i looked at the defense table, which was over to my left. there wasn't an objection, so i answered and said, yes, sir. >> there was a detail that the witness wanted to talk about, something he'd noted what would later be regarded as the atomic bomb in the trial of dr. jon hamm illton. it was about the bloody shut taken for examination. >> there wasn't talk. there