not reasonable. >> this evidence came in, it was one of the last exhibits to come in to the jury. >> it was a significant point in the trial. >> bailey had put patty on the stand so that the jurors could hear in her own words, the terror of the kidnapping. that was the upside for the defense of putting her on the stand. but there was a very substantial downside too. >> in the course of that examination, patty ended up testifying to certain circumstances that took place in the next year and a half. and we felt, i know, sitting at the prosecution table, holy caroli, he's opened the door. >> judge carter ruled without question that there would be no questions during the trial of the hyperion bank robbery about the robbery in carmichael.