just after that, nicholas brooks arrives on the fifth floor, heads to the same room.r and just 14 minutes after the couple checks in, nicholas brooks is seen leaving the room alone. now, the "new york daily news" first showed these photos, which, again, were taken from video footage. the paper is reporting that the video, which was shown in court on friday, shows that brooks made multiple trips from the fifth floor room, heading downstairs for cigarettes, speaking to reception, and "the daily news" says that brooks was seen as jittery, pacing, and even barefoot. cachay's body, and remember she was just 33 years old, was found submerged in water in an overflowing bathtub. authorities say she was strangled, her body had bite marks and cuts to her lips and mouth. brooks, son of the composer of the song "you light up my life," on trial for second degree murder. he has pleaded not guilty. alison, if convicted, he could face 25 years to life in prison. we should also mention we have reached out repeatedly to brooks' defense attorney and the family of sylvie cachay, but so f

this morning, nicholas brooks is on trial for his own life. n the sojo hotel in 2010. on tuesday, cache's friends testified shortly before she died, she e-mailed that brooks was bringing her down. calling the 24-year-old a man-boy. >> one friend said that it was a really tumultuous relationship. >> reporter: cache's friends told jurors, when the 33-year-old designer discovered that brooks was hiring prostitutes, she wanted to break the relationship. when she tried to break things off, he choked and drowned her in the hotel room tub. brooks has pled not guilty. his lawyers said cache took too many prescription pills that might and passed out in the tub. prosecutors have painted brooks as a drug-using slacker. on friday, they suggested brooks had another reason to be angry. presenting jurors with a five-page-long do-to list that cache allegedly made for him. no random drinking or drug use. if you can't do all these things, then this likely won't work. but brooks' lawyers say the couple was in love. he was out of the room having drinks with people