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People have been very concerned about torture, first of all it was not being tortured by the lawyers, and secondly it worked. and in fact that provided us the information we needed to prevent future attacks. >> how intimately involved were you involved in the legal process of setting up that justification. in other words, the frame for torture was narrowed in these legal decisions, a memo in august 2002, that essentially reframed geneva rules on torture, and said the president had a lot more authority. you were intimately involved. >> strongly supportive of the program, strongly supportive ...

>> in august 2002, the defendants claim it was a preplanned movie is seriously undermined. christina lumm agrees to a plea bargain with the prosecution. she claims that no one told danielle what was going to happen that night. the defense now focuses on the final scene at the grave site. >> danielle, danielle, danielle, stop right now. you're talking. you're talking. you're talking. >> christina agrees to testify that danielle was not told about the prank in advance. she pleads guilty to reduced charges of attempted felonious

Hospital for quite some time, and it's very difficult to learn a lot about her. she was the first woman taken. she was 21 at the time. we've talked to some of her friends and relatives, not many of them want to go on camera, but here's what we were able to learn. she was the first to be taken, on a breezy summer day in august 2002. michelle knight was 21. >> michelle told my niece that she was going to use the pay phone and that she would come back to my sister's house, which she didn't. that was the last time michelle was seen. >> reporter: that day, michelle was offered a ride home from arie...

Next for her? she had been in the hospital for a long time and reportedly hadn't seen her family. >> reporter: right. michelle knight was in the hospital for quite some time, and it's very difficult to learn a lot about her. she was the first woman taken. she was 21 at the time. we've talked to some of her friends and relatives, not many of them want to go on camera, but here's what we were able to learn. she was the first to be taken, on a breezy summer day in august 2002. michelle knight was 21. >> michelle told my niece that she was going to use the pay phone and that she would come back to...

She broke out, police are calling her the hero. they believe the three suspects they have in custody are the right three suspects, i don't believe there is any wider conspiracy. and that the 6-year-old girl that was also rescued with these three women believed to belong to amanda berry. that amanda berry is the mother. no identification on the father there. i want to bring in clint van sant, our expert on these former fbi profiler. clint, what did you learn from authorities that give you a better picture of what you think went on here? >> well, it's interesting, chuck. these three young women ...