>> very close. >> kevin was instructed by his attorneys, allison miller, and jessica manuel, to talke jurors. >> we said, if you expect them to believe what you are saying, you had better look them in the eye and tell them the truth. >> did you ever tell your mom and an -- >> i did. >> did you ever call your mom a- - >> kevin, is this true? well, you soften him. >> a calculated result. >> what the street once to hear is that you didn't tell your mother. >> kevin, did you kill your mom? >> no, ma'am. >> but evidence on diane's's i had always been the toughest challenge. >> the state's theory is that the blood got there once bill and kevin started struggling to >> but from day one, kevin had maintained he never entered the room when he was attacked by bill. now he would give himself and his blood some wiggle room to get closer to his mother. >> when you opened the door to take any steps into the bedroom? >> i might have took one or two steps just opening the door. >> and cross-examination, the prosecutor challenged kevin as a flopper. >> this taking one or two steps- - this is the firs