but when the time came to speak for himself, john jamelske did neither. >> you are going to plead guiltyictment? >> in a prearranged deal with prosecutors, jamelske agreed to plead guilty to five counts of kidnapping and 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 coward. you're an evil man. you're a kidnapper and a rapist. your reign of terror is over. >> for once jamelske seemed uncharacteristically contrite. when his time came to speak, he was brief and emotional. >> i'm just 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 for how it affected everyone. 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 of parole. if allowed, jamelske told u