elliott nelson founder of the mcnelly's group is the biggest restaurant owner in downtown tulsa, oklahomance he opened his first establishment, mcknellie's in 2000 had, he's been on a role. >> okay when is something else going to happen and it wasn't happening very quick so we decided we'd do it our sez. >> reporter: that's why knellson made the decision tonls help revitalize downtown tulsa by expanding his offerings one at a time. >> we kept adding to it. >> the area historically wasn't much of a draw so some people had their doubts about nelson's plans. >> it was something i believed in. i thought the goal still is making tulsa better one place at a time. >> and build a strong foundation is what he did. if you looked at a map you'd be hard pressed not to come across one of wilson's establishments. it's a short walk to the dilly deli and the dust bowl lounge and lanes. just about three blocks away is mcknelliecknellies, and around the block is yokozuna and about six blocks away with the brady tavern. having so many spots so close together is quite a balancing act, but knellson has manage

. >>> if you look at a map of downtown tulsa, you'd be hard-pressed not to come across one of nelson'sstablishments. if you start at vascular hall it's a short walk to the dilly-dally and nelson's newest vengs, the dust bowl lanes. just about three blocks away is mcnellie's across the street is the mexican restaurant el guapo and six blocks away the brady tavern. yokozuna. it's quite a balancing act. but nelson has managed to make it work. a key part of the equation is making each spot unique. >> the menu is different. the atmosphere is different. so that helps. a lot of times people don't know if they're related because each one has a different feel. >> customers will find another difference among the various establishments, the prices. >> everything we do we try to price very fairly. we had to price ourselves at a point where it was attractive for people to drive past you know, a hundred other restaurants to get down here if they're coming from home? allowing each restaurant to have its own identity has given way to a strategic marketing decision. >> we do some co-branding stuff and

. >>> perched on the edge of downtown tulsa, the david l. ss criminal justice center, better known as the tulsa county jail, is managed by command staff and a team of sheriff's deputies. their primary task is to ensure the safety and security of inmates. >> if you'll give me some of those then y'all can take some of these too. >> but some 300 volunteers like susan stockwell, play an important role as well. they provide services that help ease the monotony of jail. >> oh, gosh, when you don't have anything to read? this is just a godsend. they are so happy to see me come. these are books from the library. they've been given to me by a resale shop or friends that bring them to my house because they've already read them. i'm a volunteer. i have a full-time job. and i've been doing this every thursday for seven years. here's one, darling. okay. >> richada crawford says when she was a girl, books played an important part in her life as well. she says she was a good student, but things changed at home when she announced in sixth grade that she was

earlier, police were called to the high-rise apartment building overlooking the arkansas river near downtown tulsa. >> i man had fallen out of a window from the 25th floor down to the eighth floor on the parking garage. he was pronounced dead on the eighth floor of the parking garage. >> the victim, amber hilberling's 23-year-old husband, josh. >> from day one, i know what happened. i was the only other person there and i will always maintain my innocence. i did not kill my husband. i'll spend the next 25 years proving that if i have to. >> in the immediate aftermath of josh's fatal fall, investigators assumed it was an accident. after questioning amber they charged her with first-degree murder. 21 months later a jury found her guilty of second-degree murder and recommended giving her 25 years in prison. but the final sentencing will be handed down by her judge in three more weeks. whatever her fate, hilberling says the jury got it wrong. court records, however, show the relationship had more than a few problems. the couple married when amber was 19 and josh was 21. almost immediately, they left t

. ♪ >>> located on the edge of downtown tulsa, it looks like any other government building, but behindhe walls of the tulsa county jail, high-stakes dramas play out daily. >> let's go. >> let him go! >> the jailhouse is about 1,800 men and women, most have only been charged with crimes and awaiting trial for the resolution of their cases. >> we in the concrete jail. >> unless they violate the rules or need to be segregated for security reasons, they spend the days outside their units in housing units or pods. under a system called direct supervision, a single officer completely exposed to the mates is stationed inside each pod. >> we have general population pods which house 94 inmates. there's one officer in that pod, at all times, just one. >> all right, guys, let's lock down. >> it's not about physical any more. it's about maintaining control. they don't have weapons when they go into the pod. they have nothing but a key and a radio and they're in the pod with 94 inmates every day all day. they're out there conversing with them, looking in on the cells and making sure they shouldn't

tulsa, oklahoma, know to always be braced and ready for a destructive force of nature. it's also that way inside the walls of a half million square foot structure on the edge of downtown, the david l. moss criminal justice center, better known as the tulsa county jail. >> another day in paradise. >> most of the 1800 men and women incarcerated here have only been charged with crimes and are awaiting trial for the resolution of their cases. but newly arrived james maxwell is an exception. he's not only a convict, but is as familiar to staff and inmates here as the turbulent storms that precede most any twister. >> james steven maxwell, he could be considered somewhat of a legend around here. some of the inmates may look up to him. they give him a lot of respect. he really upholds what they're going to call the outlaw dance with law enforcement. >> jimmy maxwell. jimmy's a legend in the department of corrections in oklahoma. he's a tough guy. he wouldn't want to be messed with, for sure. good guy. good heart. but if you crossed him, he's going to come, it's going to be strong. >> that man is 74-2 in the granite boxing ring in the penitentiary behind the fence. >> 74-2? >>