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His client and a blind father, a survivor of christopher sutton's alleged plot to kill this parents. the fact that john sutton survived and was blind, to me, was the greatest prejudice in the case. and there he was, right behind the bar the whole time. the jury would hear something bad, and they'd look over at john sutton. they had to be thinking, "this poor man. look what he has to go through life with." keith morrison: for the victim, fleisher knew, he must display only sympathy. so instead, he'd attack the murder investigation itself, the way the police came up with their two star witnesses...

Or so he thought. he was banking like getting out when he turned 18. but we also learned that john sutton, being a lawyer, had an order signed by a judge that said when you turn 18, if you haven't completed the course, you're going to stay, which infuriated christopher sutton. why did you decide to keep him there when he turned 18? we had concerns that he wasn't ready to return. he had not, quote, "graduated the program." how did he feel about that? he was quite upset. he wanted to come home. he wanted things his way. he always wanted things his way. keith morrison: but this time, finally, tou...

Sutton confronted the killer the day he entered a plea. >> during the next days, months, years, 20 years, 30 years, i want you to think about what you planned and what you did that night, you can be assured that with my blindness, every minute of every day, that i will not forget you. >> all rise, please. >> reporter: with that the murder trial of christopher sutton could begin. now, florida law again, now prosecutors could use the sworn testimony in court of both of the girlfriend and the hit man. but even with that, the case was as prosecutor kathleen hogue knew all too well, rather weak. >>...

Keith morrison: but christopher would not break so easily. and paradise cove was no paradise. in fact, there were many reports of physical abuse and restraints used on those who were uncooperative, something christopher learned when he first arrived. we knew that christopher sutton had complainted that he had been hog tied, beaten-- keith morrison: when his family was allowed to visit him about a year later, there did seem to be a distinct change, huge improvement. they found the buff, cleaned up young man who excelled at sports. it was, as you can clearly see, a happy family reunion. it was a...

"i knew it is going to happen. i just didn't know when." at that point, he immediately began to sob, put his head on the table, and said i'm [bleep]-ed.-ed. keith morrison: but did that mean he was guilty? or merely that he understood the police believed he was guilty? he made comments like, "there's no magical way i can tell you where to go to find the truth." keith morrison: christopher sutton and garrett kopp were charged with first degree murder, a possible death penalty case. both pleaded not guilty. and john sutton got busy. he had a mission-- two, in fact. one, to seek justice no matter...