literally watching along, gavel to gavel, on an up-and-coming cable network, court tv. the menendez brothers became infamous pop culture celebrities, not just for killing their parents, but for the reasons they claim drove them to do so. their riveting testimony is next. check it out. >> the press calls the case the beverly hills mansion murders, and the story reads like one of the unsold scripts that circulate here in hollywood. >> what's the problem? >> someone killed my parents. >> are these the words of a saddened shocked son or the cool words of a coldhearted killer? >> prosecutors contend the menendez brothers were hoping to collect on an inheritance estimated at $14 million. >> they were spending quite a bit of money on lavish items. >> some estimates say that in the first 6 or 7 months after the deaths, they spent a million