arms and his hands for injuries. he didn't have any. there was no cuts. >> on the night of darrell north's murder, the dallas/ft. worth area was hit with a driving rainstorm, causing flash floods and power outages. the storm was so bad, darrell sent his construction crew home early, but he stayed behind because he had a 5:00 p.m. appointment with curtis pope. they were going to discuss quality problems with the swimming pool pope was installing at the hotel. pope was having financial problems. his company was headed towards bankruptcy, and darrell north was his only large client, although it's unclear whether darrell knew this. no one knows what the two men said to each other. but prosecutors believe curtis pope snapped and attacked darrell with a knife.