i saw it happen and then this valenzuela guy says, i did it. >> she says that earnly salazar was the one who was there. ernie any indication of argue it in court he couldn't. that's because the evidence from the original case had been destroyed. what bill's appeals were exhausted. >> the county attorney ultimately was willing to sort of recognize the realities of the situation on both sides. his site and our side, and we were able to reach a resolution. >> but, of course, there was a catch. bill macumber would be freed, but only if he pleaded no contest to a charge of second degree murder. >> it was disappointing in a sense because he wasn't guilty and he couldn't admit guilt. >> after all, for decades he fought to lose the stigma of guilt. >> no contest, he does not plead guilty. he would have died in prison before he ever admitted to doing something he didn't do. >> but finally thoughts of family and freedom prevailed so just last year after 38 years behind bars, he took the deal. >> my father comes in, all shackled up, and one of the first things that happened was the judge orders the bailiff to remove al