but when the time came to speak for himself, john jamelske did neither. >> if you are going to plead ch and every count -- >> in a prearranged deal with prosecutors jamelske agreed to plead guilty to five counts of kidnapping, let his victims divvy up his estimated million dollar estate, in return for a sentence of 18 to life. >> how do you plead? >> guilty. >> after 15 years of subjecting others to mental torture and sexual slavery, the syracuse dungeon master had quickly tired of the public spotlight. >> you are a sick person. you're an evil man. a kidnapper and a rapist. your reign of terror is over. >> for once jamelske seemed contrite. he was brief and emotional. >> i am truly sorry for what i did. i've had a lot of time to think about it, and i'm just very sorry for what i did. and god bless all of them. >> but less than 24 hours later, jamelske told us his lawyers stopped him from giving the full statement he prepared for fear he'd hurt his already slim chances for parole. if allowed jamelske told us he would have said some pointed things to the victims he felt had lied about t