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Inmates. so youre always looking for reasons to talk to people or things that might be interesting. in the case of clark fish, i came across him in a very, very unique way. i was walking past his cell and i saw how his socks had been folded and his socks had been rolled up in a ball with these little smiles. and as a veteran, i knew thats exactly how you folded -- were trained to fold your socks in the military. and so i said, were you in the service? and he goes, yeah, i was in the army. >> i j...

So youre always looking for reasons to talk to people or things that might be interesting. in the case of clark fish, i came across him in a very, very unique way. i was walking past his cell and i saw how his socks had been folded and his socks had been rolled up in a ball with these little smiles. and as a veteran, i knew thats exactly how you folded -- were trained to fold your socks in the military. and so i said,ere you in the service? and he goes, yeah, i wasthe army. >> i joined the army ...

A key difference between shooting in jail and prison is that in prison inmates know their fate. >> come get me out. for real. >> they have pled or been found guilty. and with few exceptions, they know their sentences wont change. >> put your hands on the fence. >> in jail, most of the inmates are still awaiting a trial. their futures are in the hands of lawyers, judges and juries. such was the case with clark fish, who we met at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, while he was awaiting...

A key difference between shooting in jail and prison is that in prison inmates know their fate. >> come get me out. for real. >> they have pled or been found guilty. and with few exceptions, they know their sentences wont change. >> put your hands on the fence. >> in jail, most of the inmates are still awaiting a trial. their futures are in the hands of lawyers, judges and juries. such was the case with clark fish, who we met at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, while he was awaiting...

He says everything had calmed down by the time they went to bed. >> i went to sleep, i passed out. i remember putting my head on the pillow, closing my eyes, i woke up in the same exact position i fell asleep in. i know that. i said, beth, we got to get up. and i shook her hand, and when i shook her hand, her hand was just stiff and ridged with rigor mortis, and it was cold. it just had a waxy feeling. i called my dad and my dad called the police. when the police came, i told them the truth. i t...

Hes intelligent, hes affable. everybody likes clark. so you want to believe his version. you want to believe his narrative. but in the end, a jury of 12, reasonable people found that he was guilty of murdering his girlfriend. >> several months after our shoot at maricopa, fish received his sentence. though he was eligible for the death penalty, he was given life without the possibility of parole. and has made the permanent move from the maricopa county jail to the arizona state prison system. ...

Able and willing to bail him out. >> its $2500. 10% of $25,000 bail. thank you, dad. all right. yep. i love you. bye. he doesnt deserve a phone call from here. but its all my fault that im here. its no ones fault but myself. >> theres a term that people use called a fish and basically if youre a new booking and youve never been in jail before, its like you can imagine when you take a fish out of water. theyre just very disoriented, theyre lost, they dont know whats going on. luckily they dont fl...

Chance. so they sent me to iraq. >> in iraq, fish was assigned to an air force base hospital where wounded soldiers arrived daily. >> the only thing i remember specifically is the first guy i treated, hes dead now. and he was a marine. he came in and his arm was damaged. it was totally wrapped up. theyre sticking needles and stuff in him and doing procedures on him and im helping the nurses as much as i can there. and then the nurse says, hey, if you want to do something for him right now, hold ...

Things that might be interesting. in the case of clark fish, i came across him in a very, very unique way. i was walking past his cell and i saw how his socks had been folded and his socks had been rolled up in a ball with these little smiles. and as a veteran, i knew thats exactly how you folded -- were trained to fold your socks in the military. and so i said, were you in the service? and he goes, yeah, i was in the army. >> i joined the army straight out of high school. it was a conviction of...

Something medical. and i want to work in a hospital with doctors so they told me id be doing that. the reality was, i was not a health care specialist but a pretty name for combat medic. >> one of the challenges is always getting the inmates to share some very intimate details of their lives, and sometimes their crimes. i think in clarks case, the fact that i was a veteran and the fact that he was a veteran really created a bond between us, and he felt comfortable talking to me. >> fish went on ...