>> ann friedman believed these works were legitimate from the first day she started dealing with rosales reporter: friedman told potential buyers she had a list of experts she consulted that authenticated the paintings. in this letter to a buyer, friedman even writes, the artist rothko's own son reviewed the painting. enough to make people shell out lots of money. a man on wall street made a deal with knoedler if the painting didn't check out. when he couldn't get it authenticated himself, he returned it to the gallery. even after that, friedman continued to sell the paintings for millions. he immediately had the painting tested and was told it was a fake. he confronted knoedler with the evidence. the historic gallery shut down the next day. but knoedler claims their closing had been in the works for over a year. lawsuits against the gallery, friedman and rosales are stacking up. friedman insists the paintings are real. >> if ann friedman had any doubt about the authenticity of these works, she and her husband would not have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars purchasing three of t