michael callahan now had a small window to deliver what he'd discovered about the case. in the case, my concerns of misconduct, the fact that the two eyewitnesses had no credibility. how detectives had actually discourted and lied in reports, witnesses that were ignored. >> but mike mcfatridge prosecuted randy steidl thought the jury got it right the first time. >> ever since the attorney general, lisa madigan, came in charge of the appeal, the case has been mismanaged either from indifference or incompetence. they were clearly capable of committing murder and that was proven. >> prosecutors to the bitter end always maintain that the person is guilty. because otherwise, it's to admit that they and the police that worked with them fabricated evidence. >> in the end, based on callahan's report and a lack of faith in the evidence, attorney general lisa madigan decided that judge mccuskey's ruling was the correct one. >> it's been 17 years, 3 months, 1 week and 2 days, and i'm ready for it to end. >> we weren't willing to believe that randy was going to be freed until he act