mother's case, beverly monroe's daughter katie, a lawyer herself, got help from another attorney, steven northup. he filed a lawsuit in federal court. in april of 1999, a federal judge agreed to hear beverly's case. what would the judge decide? beverly waited in prison, and her daughter katie, now a mother herself, had to wait as well. >> does your son know his grandmother? >> yes, yes. we take him out every other week to visit. she's his mimi. >> he has a name for the prison, doesn't he? >> mimi's house. >> yeah. >> ten years after the saga began, the waiting came to an end. a judge ruled beverly monroe had not received a fair trial and ordered her to be released from prison. when beverly left jail, she'd served seven years and was 64 years old. >> it's impossible to explain after waiting a decade. you know, for some relief from this. it's impossible to explain. >> as much as you had hoped for that day, had there been times when you thought it would never come? >> i just -- i had to prepare myself that it might not. and at the same time, have faith and hope. the first people outside were katie