enthal. it is the courtroom saga that has entranced america for decades. tonight we're gaining new insights into the o.j. simpson trial, including some surprising tactics by the defense. thanks to a documentary project. here's my "nightline" co-anchor. >> when you would walk up the grand staircase, there was a large wall with pictures of the family, pictures of friends. >> reporter: tonight a rare look inside o.j.'s infamous rocking ham estate. >> the problem was the overwhelming majority of pictures were of caucasian friends. >> reporter: yes, there was the glove. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> reporter: but there was also this long forgotten trip the jury took to o.j.'s house. the jurors, nine african americans, eight of them women. >> we took all his white friends down, put all his black people up. pictures he'd probably never seen before. we made him blacker. >> reporter: o.j.'s agent and defense attorney speaking out on the plan to sway the jury, ruling on the brutal murders of his wife and ron goldman. the lead prosecutor said she on the o