>> ms. simonight hand. >> you've been in therapy for 18 months now, correct? >> yes. >> are you ready to tell your story? >> yes. at one point i remember thinking this is my life right now. i'm doing this for a 15 year old. how is this even possible? i'm his. he owned me. he owned me until today when i got here to finally tell what happened. i never he never thought i would tell the truth. >> by taking the stand in her own defense, abby simon knew she was opening herself up to what would be an intense cross examination by prosecutor helen brinkman. a question we put to abby before the trial. the prosecutor is going to challenge you every which way to sunday. accuse you of all kinds of things. are you ready for that? >> the best part is i can just tell the truth. i don't have to be honest. i don't have to remember what i was supposed to say. i can tell the story. >> the prosecutor's opinion of ms. simon was clear from the start. >> when you're in this situation -- >> the situation of being in love