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Eric glisson is a intrapreneur. >> there will be four tables -- >> on the one-year anniversary of his release, eric opens a fresh juice business that he built himself, named fresh take. >> afternoon, sir. how are you doing? >> nice place you have here. >> thanks. >> where did you get fresh take? >> i knew i had a fresh take on life. i am free now. i am no longer the victim. i am the victor, i won. >> you seem to have come through this remarkably free of bitterness and anger or you are hiding it ...

Were advised -- >> its been a long and painful road for the lawyer, peter cross. >> this is the one case that kept me up late at night for six years, because i knew we had to find like the one-arm man to get him out of jail. >> eric walks in the courtroom. >> eric glisson -- >> standing next to him is kathy watkins, the only woman of the bronx six. like eric, she was tried only for the cabdrivers murder, and in 1997, they went on trial together. eric says he doesnt know her now and didnt know he...

Win an award. close a deal. hire an intern. and still have time to spare. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business. built for business. . its october 22nd, 2012. after living in a prison cell for 18 years, eric glisson is finally a free man.

Holding cell in the bronx county courthouse. >> apparently the court officers were advised -- >> its been a long and painful road for the lawyer, peter cross. >> this is the one case that kept me up late at night for six years, because i knew we had to find like the one-arm man to get him out of jail. >> eric walks in the courtroom. >> eric glisson -- >> standing next to him is kathy watkins, the only woman of the bronx six. like eric, she was tried only for the cabdrivers murder, and in 1997, t...

The news media are waiting for him outside. and now for the first time in nearly two decades, eric glisson is about to take his first steps as a free man. >> eric, what is your emotion right now? >> its a major pivotal point in my life. i worked hard and persevered and with effort and determination i am standing here before you. >> now its his codefendant, kathy watkins turn, also wrongfully convicted. she was 29 when she went away. now she is 46. >> i didnt do it. >> 100% innocent. this is what...

Month later he is still behind bars. >> these people just dont want to let me go. they want to continue to hold me and torture me. you know, the mental trauma i am going through right now because of this, i am wondering whether they will renege on the agreement. >> but eric shares with us something beyond that wall of hope that helped him wake up every morning. >> there is a bench by the water and each time i go to the barbershop i go to the bench and wonder if i will be able to sit on it. thats...

Discov -- discoveries. >> hello? >> no, its upside down. >> no prison guards, and doors he can open himself. eric glissons first night of freedom in almost 20 years. >> wow! >> and, a reunion with the woman that helped him win it. >> oh, my god! grandma! >> when "a bronx tale" continues. you can get a $1,000 turbocharged reward card with a new volkswagen turbo. so why are we so obsessed with turbo? because theres nothing more exhilarating than a powerful ride. and you can get that in places you ...

Unfortunately for eric, a month later he is still behind bars. >> these people just dont want to let me go. they want to continue to hold me and torture me. you know, the mental trauma i am going through right now because of this, i am wondering whether they will renege on the agreement. >> but eric shares with us something beyond that wall of hope that helped him wake up every morning. >> there is a bench by the water and each time i go to the bar bar shop i go to the bench and wonder if i will...

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