people. >> in january 2014, ohio announced they would try their plan b drug, midazolam, on inmate dennis mcguireire had been convicted of the rape and murder of a housewife named joyce stewart. >> he slashed her throat, severed her jugular. she was carrying a baby. >> the baby suffocated to death as well. if you're going to have the death penalty, this guy's the poster child for it, for what he did. >> tim young represented mcguire in his final appeals. >> when we went to court with mr. mcguire we argued that midazolam was likely to leave him in severe pain, almost torture, as if he were drowning or, or unable to breathe and choking and gasping for air. >> but arguing the dangers of midazolam presented an unnerving catch-22. >> the burden of proof is so high to say it's going to go bad that it has to go bad. >> he said the accused was not entitled to a pain-free execution. >> they believe the execution will be humane. if i believe that it would not be, we would not be proceeding. >> dennis mcguire was led into the execution chamber on january 16, 2014. >> dennis mcguire had a very brief but emot