♪ all i want to say is they don't really care about us ♪ >> i said, all right, love you. me goes, love you more, see you tomorrow. >> and then tomorrow -- never came. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing. >> right then i knew something was terribly wrong. i said, "janet, is he dead?" she said, "he's gone." >> he was malnourished. he had multiple needle marks on him. some would say he was addicted in some way. >> when people leave this show, when people leave my show -- >> michael was in that state, in that bed because of the drugs administered by conrad murray. >> your honor, i'm an innocent man. >> conrad murray abandoned michael when he needed help. >> that's when i realized he was no longer on the phone. >> when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazepam created a perfect storm -- ♪ >> don >> tonight, a special investigation into the final days of michael jackson's life. more than two years after the death of michael jackson, the manslaughter trial against conrad murray finally got underway in this courthouse. during the trial we heard from the people with jackson the final hours of his life. as the sun rose above los angeles's famed hills. the entertainer began the morning doing what he loved, preparing for a show. >> now do it slow. >> he and i would start about noon, 1:00 at his home. we would dance a few hours and stretch. >> you have to have a full attitude, have you a half attitude. do the full one. >> michael choreographer. >> we were on a journey with michael that was going to return him to the stage that he loved so much. we were eight days away from leaving for london. ♪ >> the stage is where michael was most at ease. on stage, there was no one better. ♪ >> since age 5, he had electrified audiences with hit songs around the world. and the world appeared ready to welcome him back. it had been 12 years since michael jackson's last major performance. the king of pop was poised to regain his thrown. >> this is it. this is really it, this is the final -- this is the final curtain call. >> according to the contract with concert promoters aeg, michael was to perform 50 concerts at the o2 center in london over a nine month period. >> i'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> was michael physically up to the challenge? both michael and aeg had a lot on the line. >> it was his comeback. it was his renaissance, his rebirth on stage, after so many years of being out of the spotlight, a lot of people were wondering if he could pull this off. >> this is it, and see you in july. >> reporter: but there were questions about whether jackson was ready. kenny ortega the director for "this is it," called a private meeting at jackson's home. aeg's ceo randy phillips attended the meeting. >> kenny was concerned he wasn't coming to enough rehearsals, that he was taking it a little too nonchalantly. and michael explained that he needed kenny to build the house, and then he would come in and paint the front door. >> reporter: however, brian oxman, attorney for michael's father joe jackson, claims aeg had deeper concerns about the entertainer. >> he was too sleepy, he was taking medications which made him tired and unable to perform, >> reporter: on the afternoon of june 24th, jackson arrived at the staples center in downtown los angeles. ♪ >> reporter: rehearsals for "this is it" often ran late into the night. on the surface, the man many say was born to perform never looked better. was his voice getting stronger over a period of rehearsals? >> absolutely. >> was his dancing getting stronger? >> absolutely. >> his body? everything? >> absolutely. >> reporter: michael bearden, the musical director for "this is it," was on stage that last night. >> he looked back at me, after we did one number and he looked at me as if to say, "yeah, i'm michael jackson and i got this." you know, he looked really good and i teased some of the dancers when i see them because m.j. was 50 years old and they're like half his age and he still was wearing them out. ♪ >> reporter: on stage, always a perfectionist. off stage, a legend with a sense of humor. >> he's making big-money decisions, then he would lean over to me and just say silly stuff like, who's your favorite three stooges? and i go, what, m.j.? oh, no, i don't like that. yeah, can i have more of this, less of this? "i like mo." >> reporter: but beneath the surface, concerns the very moment the concert tour was announced. jackson was pushing himself to the brink. ♪ >> i was thinking how is he going to do these shows? >> reporter: record producer rodney jerkins. >> 50 dates at 50 years old? that's a lot of dates. and i was -- i kept saying, i hope he gets a physical trainer. someone to really work him out. to make sure he's healthy and prepared. ♪ >> reporter: jermaine jackson says his little brother was ready. >> i mean he could have did 200 shows. ♪ >> reporter: i talked to jermaine following a band rehearsal. >> i felt that he could do it because of the way the shows were spaced out and it wasn't like every day. ♪ >> see, like when we first started we were doing one-nighters where every day you're in a different place, riding the bus and you're sleeping on top of each other. that's tough. but this was -- and you didn't have to take the stage now, you were in one location. i think that night he finally accepted down deep in whatever the inner reaches of an artist's soul are that he could do this. >> reporter: was anything out of the ordinary that night? >> the only thing that might have been out of the ordinary is that michael was -- had a serious glow about him that night. ♪ ♪ all i've got to say is they don't really care about us ♪ >> you could see his confidence growing and you could see physically he was able to do the things that he wanted to do. ♪ i want to say is they don't really care about us ♪ >> we were walking to our cars and he put his arm around me at the staples center and he said, "thank you for getting me here. now i know i can do it and take it from here." >> hold for applause, hold for applause, slow umbrella, fade out. >> reporter: jackson left the staples center around midnight and headed to his rented mansion in the posh l.a. neighborhood of holmby hills. just 12 hours later, however, nothing would ever be the same. coming up -- >> tito said, your mama said get down here, it doesn't look good. >> the tragic news no family wants to hear. >> i said oh, my gosh, what's going on? ♪ when your chain of supply ♪ goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there ♪ ♪ track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that ♪ hurry up no time flat that's logistics. ♪ ♪ all new technology ups brings to me, ♪ ♪ that's logistics. ♪ tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you and your money deserve. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 at charles schwab, that means taking a close look at you tdd# 1-800-345-2550 as well as your portfolio. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 we ask the right questions, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 then we actually listen to the answers tdd# 1-800-345-2550 before giving you practical ideas you can act on. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 so talk to chuck online, on the phone, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 or come in and pull up a chair. ♪ imagine me and you, i do ♪ i think about you day and night ♪ ♪ it's only right ♪ to think about the girl you love ♪ ♪ and hold her tight ♪ so happy together [ male announcer ] when life changes, so can your insurances needs. use travelers free guide to better coverage to stay prepared. is your auto and home insurance keeping up with you? contact your local travelers agent, or call 800-my-coverage. a secluded l.a. mansion. a 911 call. >> he's not breathing? >> yes, he's not breathing, sir. >> and he's not conscious? >> no, he's not conscious, sir. >> okay. >> a 50-year-old man in distress. that man is michael jackson. >> michael jackson, the king of pop -- >> -- was taken to the hospital and there were rumors -- >> he was apparently administered cpr in the ambulance. >> as the news breaks, jackson's brothers tito and jermaine begin to hear grim and troubling reports from loved ones and the media. do you remember the day, where you were, and the time? >> oh, yeah. i'll never forget it. i was -- i happened to be home. my middle son, terrell, called me on the phone. he said, dad, is it true what they're saying on tv about uncle michael? i said, what are they saying? they say he was rushed to the hospital and he's not breathing or something like that. i say, what? >> you guys called, cnn called my wife and said, do you know anything about michael being rushed to the hospital? i said no. and i called my mother immediately. and she said she was on her way to the hospital. jermaine's mother, katherine, confirmed his worst fears. >> she was already at the hospital, and i called her back, and i heard her say he's dead. and i couldn't believe to hear my mother say her child is dead. my brother. and i got weak. very, very weak. >> tito jackson couldn't get a hold of his mother as he raced to ucla medical center, but a call from his sister janet stopped him in his tracks. >> i said janet, is he dead? and she said, he's gone. and i just melted right there, and i didn't know what to do. i pulled over in this parking lot and just cried for like 15 minutes and went back home. >> jermaine jackson did make it to the hospital as the crowds and media began to swell outside. inside, his brother michael lay dead. >> they had -- they had a sheet wrapped on top of him. and i could feel his skin, it was still soft and smooth. and i just kissed his forehead so much and i talked to him. the memories, that's what hurt. and to know that there would never be another jackson 5. >> despite his overwhelming grief, it was jermaine who delivered the family's official announcement that michael was dead. and you have to go out from that hospital, and you have to tell the world. >> um-hum. i couldn't believe that i was announcing my brother's death for the world. it was -- i was numb. very numb, because it was like a nightmare. >> my brother, the legendary king of pop, michael jackson, passed away on thursday, june 25th, 2009, at 2:26 p.m. >> were you able to see jermaine do the press conference? >> i saw it on television. it was sad. i wish i could have been there, but i wouldn't have never made it in time. >> what were you thinking when you saw it? >> shocking and hurting and just all type of emotions hitting you at one time. >> today, you can't do it without crying? >> no. still. it's hard. it's really a hard thing, because michael was so special to not just me, but to everyone. >> the los angeles coroner would rule jackson's death a homicide. the cause of death, acute propofol intoxication. michael jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, would later be charged with inning voluntary manslaughter. next -- >> where was the doctor -- >> what happened the final hours of michael jackson's life? was dr. murray responsible? >> why was he left alone? there's a lot of questions. >> the city of los angeles braces for yet another high-profile trial. 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>> yes. >> reporter: his efforts to get michael jackson to sleep began with a 10 milligram of valium around 1:30 a.m., it didn't work. according to the affidavit, he injected the singer with an anti-anxiety drug. by 3:00 a.m., jackson was still awake. murray told police he tried another drug, a sedative, that didn't work either. murray told investigators, at 10:40 a.m., he gave the pop legend 25 milligrams of propofol, a powerful surgical anesthetic, finally putting jackson to sleep. but soon after all hell broke loose. to describe the scene firsthand -- >> alberto alvarez. >> reporter: the district attorney turned to one of the first men to rush into jackson's bedroom. >> he was laying on his back, with his hands extended out. i observed his eyes were slightly opened or were opened and his mouth was open. >> reporter: alvarez said murray was frantic and vague about jackson's condition. >> i asked dr. conrad murray, what happened? and he said, he had a reaction, he had a bad reaction. >> reporter: in the midst of the chaos, alvarez spotted jackson's children in the doorway. >> they were right behind me. and paris screamed out, daddy! dr. conrad murray said, don't let them see their dad like this. >> they heard about paris breaking down, very powerful visual. >> reporter: jim moret is chief correspondent for "inside edition." >> from the perspective of the juror, and as a parent, can you imagine seeing your own father lying there, most likely dead, with his eyes wide open? >> we have a gentleman here that needs help, and he's not breathing. he's not breathing, and we need to -- we're trying to pump him, but he's not -- >> okay, how old is he? >> finally at 12:22 p.m., alvarez called 911. as they waited for an ambulance, murray asked alvarez for more help. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of viles and then he reached out to me and said, here, put these in a bag. >> when paramedics arrived, murray withheld critical information. >> did dr. murray ever mention to you having administered propofol to michael jackson? >> he never mentioned the word propoe follow. >> not mentioning propofol, not keeping medical records, throwing viles in bags. the prosecution was painting a picture of a doctor with plenty to hide. by day six, the d.a. would also make clear that murray may have been distracted. >> thank you. >> my name's nicole alvarez. >> michelle bella. >> sade. >> three women described as murray's girlfriends. one, nicole alvarez had a son with murray and even once met his famous patient. >> how did it come about that you got to meet michael jackson? >> i'm still trying to figure that out myself. >> why is that? what is confusing about it? >> because it's michael jackson. >> it makes it sound like this is part of his game. i'm going to take you over to meet michael jackson, it made him sound like a cad. instead of having his eyes on his patient, he has his eyes on all these beautiful women. >> reporter: on the day of jackson's death, records show that murray talked to all three women. prosecutors say he was on the phone for 47 minutes during the exact time he should have been carefully monitoring his patient. a patient to whom murray supplied a deadly stockpile of drugs. >> two bottles of lorazepam. lidocaine bolt el. >> and on day soeven, each vile and bottle found at jackson's house were entered into evidence. one after another. >> removing the contents. >> to take a patient with valium, lorazepam, and propofol and to leave them unattended in that state is medical abandonment. >> jackson was officially pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. june 25th, 2009. a direct result said prosecutors of mistakes, delays, and recklessness by dr. conrad murray. >> when we come back, dr. conrad murray speaks for himself. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. for a hot dog cart. my mother said, "well, maybe we ought to buy this hot dog cart and set it up someplace." so my parents went to bank of america. they met with the branch manager and they said, "look, we've got this little hot dog cart, and it's on a really good corner. let's see if we can buy the property." and the branch manager said, "all right, i will take a chance with the two of you." and we've been loyal to bank of america for the last 71 years. he did not act as a medical professional using sound -- >> for over a week, dr. conrad murray listened as the district attorney, david walgren portrayed him as reckless. >> conrad murray abandoned michael when he needed help. >> then on day nine, jurors heard murray's own voice and his version of events recorded in a police interview days after michael jackson's death. >> full name? >> conrad robert murray. >> reporter: it was jackson who told dr. murray all about propofol. >> he knew that was the only thing that worked for him. i constantly cautioned him. >> reporter: cautioned him and claims murray tried to wean him from the drug. still, jackson pressed for propofol on the day he died. >> he said, i can't function if i don't sleep. so i agreed that i would switch over to the propofol. >> reporter: then murray said he sat at jackson's side. >> i monitored him, saw his oxygen saturation, heart rate, everything was stable. then i needed to go to the bathroom. i came back to his bedside and i was stunned in the sense that he wasn't breathing. >> reporter: dr. murray not only admitted he gave michael jackson propofol in the hours before michael jackson died, but he said, oh, sure, i've been giving this to him for weeks. every