>> nine times. >> the plot thickened with michael angelo's testimony. >> reporter: the felon shared avo in the fall of 2012, and when they met, angelo dispensed with the small talk. >> you know, i was like, "you probably killed that kid," you know? >> what was his response to that? >> he really didn't answer, you know. >> reporter: later, when bravo does speak, it's of his two main preoccupations, writing and death. >> he had asked me, you know, to borrow a pen and my shoelace, and i asked him, "what for?" and he said so that he could write a suicide letter to his parents and to use the shoestring to kill himself. >> reporter: bravo was put on suicide watch for a few weeks. angelo says when the young man returns, bravo has shifted his mind-set from suicidal to scheming. now, he's concocted a way to walk free. >> what did you think it was? >> a way to basically get the charges thrown out in his case or get the charges dropped against him. >> and did you believe it was offering you money to help? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: bravo's plan was to use angelo's outside gang contacts to commit