sing's visiting room. >> i have a family who i love and who loves me. my daughter, i need to get home to her and be a father. >> eric often shared his story with sister joanna. over time, she felt compelled to do something, anything for him, so she called the only lawyer she knew. >> the first person i could think of was mr. peter cross. >> i trust her judgment. to me it was worth investing my time in. >> attorney peter cross agreed to at least see if there was some truth to eric's story, but this is just one problem. >> this is not the law you practice. >> no. i'm a corporate lawyer. i do litigation and i don't do criminal work. >> charmaine chester is peter's assista assistant. this is new territory for her. >> out of the blue one day i get this call, you have a collect call from an inmate at sing sing correctional facility. okay. soon she found herself spending hours on the phone with the