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Of his whole argument, prosecutors misinterpreting massachusetts law. to him this was clearly a suicide. thats why he wanted a judge, not a jury to hear the case. >> i thought the judge would apply the correct law on the facts and that conrad roy was just so suicidal that michelle carter did not cause his death. >> reporter: and thats how he began his opening statement. >> michelle carter was not present. michelle carter had been texting with him. she did not physically see this individual for o...

Were watchin fireworks. he seemed fine. like when i left, um, the last thing i said to him was, "i love you." and he said, "i love you," back. >> reporter: so his family wondered what pushed him over the edge. as they struggled with their grief, they got comfort from a surprising source, michelle carter. she reached out to lynn through text messages, consoling her saying conrad loved her very much. did you feel like you were getting support? >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: a connection to conrad...

Conrad is. and theyre boyfriend and girlfriend now. >> reporter: this was news to lynn. she knew conrad and michelle had only seen each other in person a few times. the next morning, lynn woke up at 5:00 a.m. and noticed conrad wasnt home. she called around and drove by his friends house but couldnt find him. conrad was missing. coming up -- >> a family friend said they saw his truck with caution tape around it. >> reporter: the news is about to go from bad to worse. >> are you sure? i was like,...

Theory. prosecutors were basically saying michelle convinced conrad to kill himself so she could be popular. they believed her plan was to get attention by being the grieving girlfriend. they pointed out a text exchange she had with conrad shortly before he died. >> and she says "am i your girlfriend." and he talks about something else. he goes -- she goes, "no, am i your girlfriend? i need to know," sort of, like, to tell people. so i think she wanted confirmation of the label before he died. >...

She did not physically see this individual for over one year. >> reporter: and to bolster his case, michelles lawyer introduced a set of text messages that the prosecution had not mentioned, ones where she tried repeatedly to help conrad. have you thought about getting professional help? like i think im gonna go away to a place for my eating disorder to help me overcome it and stuff. where are you going? its called mclean hospital in belmont, mass. i honestly think it would be so good for you an...