joe tacopina was a high-profile celebrity attorney. >> joe tacopina. >> joe tacopina. >> joining me now lack of evidence is resounding. >> the evidence in this case points to a well-organized, meticulously planned execution of a murder. >> is that a fair description of you? were you somebody, if you were going to do something, you were going to do it all the way? >> correct. and i would counter that agument with, if that's the case, then i would have been sure to not include blankets that could be traced to me, my own luggage. i don't get to be an evil genius and an idiot at the same time. >> they're not going to be able to tell you where william mcguire was killed, how he was killed, when he was killed. >> the defense were really trying to play to the jury that bill was a major gambler and he may have owed thousands and thousands of dollars. >> he was a big gambler because he gambled beyond his means. when you have money out on the street and you're behind, you're not making payments, you know what happens? you get shot here and you get shot here. >> as prosecutors start laying out wha