dr. gonzalez glenn close?the role, without a doubt. >> she's a bunny boiler. >> reporter: and then, the prosecution had george tell the jury about the day he almost died. >> the only thing that had been strange was that cup of coffee, the coffee that i had on sunday. >> reporter: and that was the key to the prosecutions case. ana served george coffee during their morning rendezvous. it was the only thing he said he drank that day before he felt sick. >> when you started drinking it, did you notice anything about it? >> it was incredibly sweet. >> reporter: ethylene glycol has an intensely sweet flavor. george told the jury ana served the sweet coffee at her home and then brought more of it in travel mugs to the hospital. within hours of drinking it, he was lightheaded and slurring. >> i couldn't even remember who i was talking to or why i was there. >> reporter: and by night, he was in the icu. >> what's so hard about reliving this part? >> because i almost died. >> reporter: to button up their case, the prose