paul zumot wasn't going to take any chances. he was determined to tell the injury his side of the story. so assigned a female colleague to question paul. must have been a strategy, whispered courtroom observers. a way to show the jury that paul could in fact, interact with a woman. those observers were mistaken. >> i generally i don't think direct examination is my strong suit. i was concentrating on cross-examination of the witnesses. >> paul zumot looked the jurors in the eyes and said i did not kill jennifer. did not burn the house. then he told them, emotions building, how despite their roller coaster relationship, he truly loved jennifer. his lawyer presented add love letter in fact that she had written to him and he broke down then. flood of tears. >> i was so relieved and i thought, you know, if there was any way this jury thought this man was responsible for this, now they know for sure that he's not. it's so obvious to me that he's telling the truth. >> but, listening to all of this with his experienced ear was prosecut