whistleblower came forward to reveal a secret romance between detective bruce mcvay and prosecutor linda tally smithr's office and would lead to serious questions about david dooley's conviction. brian hamrick covered the scandal. >> all of the information about the personal conversations between the prosecutor, linda tally smith and billy detective, bruce mcvay, all of their correspondence, all of that comes out. >> the jaw-dropping headlines said the affair between the prosecutor and the lead detective began weeks after the trial. at a hearing in march of 2017, the prosecutor and the detective, both instrumental in putting dooley behind bars, found themselves on the hot seat being grilled by dooley's new attorney, deanna dennison. >> are you telling me you did not have a sexual relationship with her? >> we were friends. >> you are under oath. >> we were friends. >> did you have a sexual relationship with her? are you denying that? >> i don't think it's any of your business. >> i'm asking you when you're under oath. she will testify. tell me what it is your answer is. >> i just said yes. >> okay. t