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Specialist but a pretty name for combat medic. >> one of the challenges getting inmates to share intimate details of their lives and sometimes their crimes. i think in clark's case the fact i was a veteran and he was a veteran created a bond between us and he felt comfortable talking to me. >> fish went on to discuss the fear he felt when he was deployed to iraq. not long after joining the army. >> i didn't want to go because i didn't want to die i was afraid to die, but also i felt like i had been jilted with the whole health care specialist sounded real pretty. >> prior to his deployment, fi...

I decided i'll do it. that was my second chance. they sent me to iraq. >> in iraq, fish was assigned to an air force base hospital, where wounded soldiers arrived daily. >> only thing i remember is the first guy i treated, he's dead now, he was a marine, he came in, and his arm was damaged, was totally wrapped up. they are sticking needles and doing procedures on him i'm helping the nurses as much as i can, they said if you want to do something, hold his hand, this is going to hurt him. the last thing i remember doing is holding his hand for him and he -- in the throes of his pain, he gripped ...

So i decided, i'm going to do it. and so that was my second chance. so they sent me to iraq. >> in iraq, fish was assigned to an air force base hospital where wounded soldiers arrived daily. >> the only thing i remember specifically is the first guy i treated, he's dead now. and he was a marine. he came in and his arm was damaged. it was totally wrapped up. they're sticking needles and stuff in him and doing procedures on him and i'm helping the nurses as much as i can there. and then the nurse says, hey, if you want to do something for him right now, hold his hand because this is really going...

Fish admits he and his girlfriend had been fighting. he says everything had calmed down by the time they went to bed. >> i went to sleep, i passed out. i remember putting my head on the pillow, closing my eyes, i woke up in the same exact position i fell asleep in. i know that. i said, beth, we got to get up. and i shook her hand, and when i shook her hand, her hand was just stiff and ridged with rigor mortis, and it was cold. it just had a waxy feeling. i called my dad and my dad called the police. when the police came, i told them the truth. i told them everything i knew. >> the cause of dea...

A key difference between shooting in jail and prison is that in prison inmates know their fate. >> come get me out. for real. >> they have pled or been found guilty. and with few exceptions, they know their sentences won't change. >> put your hands on the fence. >> in jail, most of the inmates are still awaiting a trial. their futures are in the hands of lawyers, judges and juries. such was the case with clark fish, who we met at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, while he was awaiting trial for murder. >> as a producer, it's challenging to find your characters and to find the impor...