. >> now, working without pay, jenago submitted the appeal to the ninth circuit's three-judge panel ledl hawkins. >> i was the united states attorney for four years. i prosecuted plenty of cases myself. they are not entitled to a perfect trial. they are entitled to a reasonably fair trial, the defendants in criminal proceedings are. >> a year after filing, jenago made a 15-minute oral argument to the court. then, they waited. on march 10th, 2000, gloria was busy advising other inmates. she had been behind bars for 14 years. >> be is came running over and said, you're still here. i said, what are you talking about? she handed me the article from the "l.a. times." that's how i knew. gloria, you're going home. thats wa was the only time i cried. >> i was just glad to hear it finally. what i had known for a long time. >> finally, the ninth circuit looks at what happens and says, this is one of the most egregious cases i have ever seen. >> judge hawkins overruled the district court. masse's perjury wasn't harmless. >> the make or break witness. if you have reason not to believe him, you have