take the stand but if they choose to, they are going to. as far as controlling what your client says, you can limit the type of questions that you ask your client and control them more on cross-examination but if they want to take the stand and tell their story, that's their absolute right. this is a case where he very well may want to tell his story and may do that. i think also because of his age he may be more sympathetic than he would have been at a trial 30 years ago. >> how nervous are you if you are the defense attorney about "whitey" bulger taking the stand? >> you don't want it to happen. i would be extremely nervous if my client "whitey" bulger took the stand. >> last night the defense filed a motion to have the jury sequestered during deliberations. the judge said she would take it under advisement. what does the defense hope to achieve with this? >> i think given the high pull