. >> reporter: brandishing the murder weapon as a prop didn't sit well with judge piampiano who toldnkly, we knew that, at that point, we had done exactly what we wanted to do. we had totally taken him by surprise. >> reporter: after a week of testimony, the case went to the jury. out in the hallway, tv cameras dogged charlie's every move. he'd been out on bond the entire time, but his freedom could be coming to an abrupt end. >> he knows his life is hanging in the balance. that's a tough thing for anybody to go through. >> reporter: but he had the unwavering support of team charlie. they all waited with charlie as the deliberations began, then spilled over into a second day, and then another. >> every day we'd show up to court being like, "oh, is it gonna happen today?" everyone was just super nervous, like, on the edge of their seats the whole time. i knew charlie was. i knew i was. >> because if it goes in an adverse way for you and charlie, it's -- >> yeah. >> -- he's gonna be led off and you wouldn't see him for a long, long time. >> yeah. it was hard to imagine that. >> reporte