because the judge believes that they are "prejudicial." lawyers use that term of art, prejudicial, rather than probative. in other words, what does it prove. but if you analyze the things you just mentioned, they are probative because they go to motive. first of all, cutting off ties, disinheriting his children, when did he do that? after they became suspicious, he murdered their mother. okay? to me, that's probative. the fact that he was using the children, his adopted children's names for his mistress so she could get a clean credit report, that is probative as to course of conduct, frame of mind, his has m.o. and it goes to motive. everything you mentioned goes to motive and course of conduct. >> just real quickly, i got to wrap it up. i got to ask you this. the defense was very vet adamant in opening statements that the cause of death was never