. >> when the trial began, prosecutor melanie haynes presented what she believed to be a pattern of abuse which began with morgan and continued with michael. haynes argued that tanya reid intentionally suffocated michael on 18 separate occasions before reviving him and taking him to the hospital. she also pointed out that michael did not have any breathing problems or seizures during the time he had been in foster care. the defense presented a report from the court-appointed psychologist which said that tanya was completely normal. they also argued what tanya had claimed all along, that there was a genetic cause of michael's seizures. the texas neurologist testified that both michael and morgan had abnormal brains, which possibly caused the seizures. then, on the morning of march 2nd, tanya thaxton reid took the witness stand in her own defense. >> and she looked very prim and very proper, and she sounded like the very best pta suburban mom that you could find. >> tanya reid denied killing her daughter, morgan. >> did you kill her? >> no, sir, i definitely did not. >> did you shake her to