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I believe his attorney is going to speak with him. >> aaron learns that his attorney has worked out a plea bargain. if he accepts the deal, aaron will get to stay in the juvenile system. if he doesn't, aaron will most likely be heading across the street to adult prison on multiple felonies. >> i'm going to talk to my mom. i need some personal counseling. i remember my mom told me like, no, if you didn't do it, don't plead guilty. >> yeah, you've definitely got some soul-searching to do to make a decision. >> hey, mom. they told me that if i plead guilty, they'll release me from here, no probat...

Down there. >> just days past his 18th birthday, aaron is already faced with an adult decision of epic proportions. go with the guilty plea and remove adult jail time from the table. or follow his mother's principled advice, that he should not plead guilty to something he says he didn't do. >> that's what i'm going to do. yes, ma'am. i love you, too. >> you all right? do you have any idea what you're going to do? >> i wanted to go ahead and plead guilty and get it over with. my mom done steered me wrong. >> not wanting to disappoint his mother, aaron chooses to walk down the righteous path of ...

I'll probably try to find him when i'm 18. >> for marie, turning 18 means freedom. but for aaron, becoming an adult could mean the end of his. with a long history of juvenile arrests, aaron is now a prime candidate to be waived to adult court. the one bright spot in aaron's life is a visit from his mother. >> happy belated birthday. did you enjoy your birthday in jail? >> no, i did not enjoy my birthday. >> now that aaron is 18, the court is deciding whether to deal with him as a juvenile or waive him to adult jail, which happens to be conveniently located across the street. >> if you do go ac...

>> how would you feel if your mother walked out on you? >> sorry, sir? >> how would you feel if your mother walked out on you? >> aaron's refusal or inability to speak forces the judge to decide for him. >> we'll reconvene on december 18th at 9:00. be prepared to go forward with the waiver. i won't accept any agreements. >> the judge's decision eliminates aaron's chance at a plea bargain. his next court appearance will be a waiver hearing where the state will make a case for handing aaron over to the adult system. still, that's not the main thing on aaron's mind. >> she walked out on me. she w...

Schedule, it falls on ayryana to take over the responsibilities at home and play mother to her two brothers. a source of much frustration for her and partially why ayryana finds herself here today. >> when i finish i may or may not have a day off. then i go to day turns and then back to midnights, rotating backwards. >> okay, okay. that's all that i have, judge. >> thank you, you may have a seat. >> to get a final perspective on the case, the judge calls on the probation department for their recommendation. ayryana knows that the department's testimony could make or break her case. as high a...