>> he sort of needed to break the ice so to speak or break the tension? >> break -- i think what he is saying is break the spell. he did deliver a powerful, concise, passionate opening argument on the part of the prosecution. it was a very different kind of lawyer. and he wanted to come out and did come out with a very methodical 3-hour break down of what the defense was going to do. it started off badly. there was a moment where he was immediately objected to from the start and i think that threw him off. he fumbled a bit and fell on the joke and the joke went flat. >> yeah, let's listen. >> sure, stop me if you heard this one before. no. i'm not going to talk about