chief perry was there, as was bryson ponce, but darren stayed away, as did sandra's two sons. >> as mosts sandra's birthday. this is a very special day for us. >> at this point larry and his wife thought they were in the homestretch, that darren's trial was months away. but the prosecuting attorney lost her bid for re-election, defeated by this man, justin -- he said the case wasn't ready for trial. >> this case is a textbook example of why you do not insert politics into people's lives and into their families. >> now larry's quest for justice was mired in the political battle. with the new prosecutor saying he couldn't pursue it because the ultimate suspect ryan shinzo was never completely eliminated. >> if you have cases with multiple suspect, you're going to charge one of the suspects, you better be sure you've excluded the other suspects. >> then they said the entire investigative team voted to seek an indictment. >> the team decided unanimously, it wasn't shalene's decision, it was the team's decision. i definitely feel that there was more than overwhelming evidence to convict mr. -

chief perry was there, as was bryson ponce.d sandra's two sons. >> as most of you know today is sandy's birthday. this is why it's -- a very, very special day for us. mahalo. >> reporter: at this point, larry and toshie thought they were in the home stretch, that darren's trial was just months away. but the prosecuting attorney who indicted darren lost her bid for re-election. defeated by this man, justin kollar, who flat-out accused his predecessor of bringing charges against darren to make a splash and help her chances of re-election, though the case, he said, wasn't ready for trial. >> this case is the textbook example of why you do not insert politics into people's lives. >> gotcha. >> and into their families'. >> so now larry's quest for justice was mired in a political battle. with the new prosecutor saying he couldn't proceed because the alternate suspect, ryan shinjo, had never been completely eliminated. >> if you've got cases where you've got multiple suspects and you're going to charge one of those suspects, you bett