was called to the stand. >> gerald murphy testified that i confessed to the rape of mrs.craig. i said what if i did part of the crime but i didn't do the murder? i asked him a hypothetical question. not that i did it. >> murphy's testimony hurt him with the jury. if believed, it would be a confession of participating in criminal activity against this poor woman. it all came down to nick and his big mouth and what he said in jail. >> to offset the prosecution's claims, sam strutton could not send straight on nick's alibi. >> he had a strong alibi defense. i thought we had family and friends and other people who testified he wasn't there and didn't do it. >> at 3:05 p.m., one hour before mrs. craig's attack, i was 25 miles away paying my mom's phone bill at the pnc bank. a receipt was produced and presented at trial showing that. my parents and my sister testified that between 4:30 and 5:30, i was home having dinner. the prosecution said that it was possible for me to have dumped mrs. craig at 4:05 p.m. torsion drive her around, rape her, dump her, and somehow make it back