absolutely not. >> why are you so sure that there's not a darker side to gilberto nuÑez? evidence that the guy committed murder. >> reporter: in court, gilberto was represented by two heavy hitters from new york city, evan lipton and gerald shargel -- who had previously defended mafia boss john gotti. they argued that the prosecution's case against their client was pure fantasy. >> they say that gil is such a schemer, but the plot they've described here, it's like something out of a bad lifetime movie. >> reporter: the defense said if anyone was manipulating things -- it wasn't gil. it was linda. they read her texts to gil -- sent the very weekend she said she was rekindling her relationship with tom. >> "i love you, i miss you. miss holding your hand. that soft spot scar on your face. mwah mwah mwah." can you just picture it? you're there with your significant other, she's behind you texting her lover? they weren't repairing things. >> reporter: so gil had no reason to kill tom, the defense said because he didn't think the affair was over. >> reporter: reporter, james na