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Closer look at christopher's more recent history. they could easily see his improved behavior wasn't exactly lasting. even girlfriend juliette's influence couldn't keep christopher from slipping up. yes he went back to college after he returned from samoa, but soon dropped out. he did form a company. but the company folded. >> he didn't seem to be motivated. >> reporter: yeah. >> we fried to get him to stay in jobs. nothing seemed to be working. >> reporter: what john sutton didn't know was that his son had gone back to the one job he seemed to be good at -- selling drugs. nor did he know that...

Over it, made the best of it. and when his parents and melissa came to visit, they all had a wonderful time together. hardly a dysfunctional family in the story the photos told. bruce fleisher: well, were you happy to be with your parents? i was very, very happy to see my parents. you know, i love them very much. keith morrison: so, he'd given the jury an alternative. he tried, at least, to defuse the samoa motive. enough? not nearly, said prosecutor kahgan. what motive did garrett kopp have to go in an attempt to assassinate both of those people? none. what motive did christopher sutton have ...

Is allowed to have some more privileges. and then-- keith morrison: something in the memories on that island struck a nerve. bruce fleisher: how were you feeling, physically, during that time? i was what, i was, what they called, in denial. man: do you need a break? yeah. keith morrison: strange. stoic for the rest of his testimony, yet in the process of trying to dismiss samoa as a murder motive, he cried about his experience there. so, revealing? attorney fleischer put the best spin on it he could. i think that showed his honesty as a witness. i cried when i got off the plane. keith morrison...

Fear, a protective layer formed around john's demeanor. he learned the hard way to keep focus in and emotions safely at bay. it was easier that way-- survival mode. he just focuses on putting one foot in front of the other, and i think i do the same thing. and if you were to break down emotionally all the time, or dwell on what happened, you wouldn't get out of bed. keith morrison: the doctors let him go home finally, but since home was not exactly livable, he moved in with christopher at his townhouse. my house was a mess because it was a crime scene. the most logical place for me to go was n...

All rise for the jury, please. >> not an easy task these people were given. did christopher sutton mastermind a plan to kill his own parents? >> we battled for a while. >> reporter: who knew that those 12 were butting heads all day in the jury room. and split down the middle after seven hours. they went home. it was mostly garrett kopp they had trouble with. how could they believe a cold-blooded hit man who rats on a friend to save his own skin. >> he is making the deal because the other one is going death penalty. >> reporter: which means what you can't believe what he is going to say because...