so i think this issue is well founded by the siblings and i think it's going to be a big issue for the plaintiffs. and i think aeg will have a tough time explaining it. >> aeg's lawyer said it was the 2005 child molestation trial which you obviously were involved in which caused michael to dramatically increase his drug use. do you think there's any truth in that? >> i really don't. now, i was his lead criminal defense counsel in that trial. i talked to him throughout the trial. he was lucid he was articulate, he was cooperative. i never had a problem working with michael. my co-counsel both thought he was one of the nicest clients we ever represented. and i did not see drug use as a problem during the trial. now, the verdict day, he didn't look well, i will say that. he had been through over five months of trial, all the stress and strain, we were in court five days a week, and i do think that he suffered physically and emotionally during the trial. but i never saw him take a prescription drug. it would not have been unusual if he had, because people in situations like that are sleep-deprived, they are depressed, they have anxiety. if he did take something, it