can you see more of his history at cnn.com/larryking. still with us, the stars of "conviction" and some real-life heroes as well. actress hilary swank, the woman she plays in the film, and attorney barry shek. what led you to hold on to this, as opposed to other das who didn't? >> i was elected in 2006 and took office in 2007. and upon my first week of entering office, i was requested by a long-time assistant da to sign a form to allow all the evidence to be destroyed. and i had practiced law for a while in dallas county, and i thought that that was not going to be a wise decision, so i refused to sign the motion to have that evidence destroyed.