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Room, michael jackson self-administered a dose, an additional dose of propofol. and it killed him. and it killed him like that. and there was no way to save him. >> during his opening statement to the jury, ed chernoff, murray's lead attorney, introduced the defense's theory that unbeknownst to dr. murray michael jackson took a lethal combination of drugs that killed him. >> i think the whole notion that you laid out with lorazepam that killed him, i think it went, wow. >> surprised. they didn't know that. and that's because of what the media was portraying. >> so am i okay to go around to the...

>> we will not start until the prosecution finishes. >> justice for michael! >> i kept going back and forth there, because i knew i was forgetting things in my head, and i was seeing things, but i could not see. >> murray's defense team hadn't been paid for months, because dr. murray is financially strapped, so to save money, michael flanagan, the l.a.-based member of the team and his wife susan invite ed chernoff the lead defense attorney to stay in their home outside of l.a. chernoff comes from dr. murray's old hometown houston and prides himself on the closeness with the clients and saying ...

>> thank you, doctor, thank you, your honor. at this point, cross-examination by the defense, mr. chernoff. >> thank you, judge. >> good afternoon. >> their dispute over strategy led chernoff to remove flanagan from the vital cross-examination of dr. schaffer. >> one of the things that you were asked your opinion about that you testified to yesterday were the actual i.v. set-up, infusion, how michael jackson received the propofol that was received in his body. and you understand the difference between opinion and fact, don't you? >> objection, your honor. >> do you? >> i will sustain the objec...

Prosecution. >> you have clearly described 17 egregious violations of the standard of care. these 17 violations individually were likely to result in injury or death to michael jackson. >> yes. . >> murray's defense team will call its own propofol expert, dr. paul white to the stand. the pressure is growing on chernoff and flanagan to counter the prosecution's strong case. >> they have no examples of that. >> here said he was less than a lay person. >> i think the jury believes that. we have to bring them back to the issue of causation. >> you have to get it to the cardiac arrest and otherwise...

>> chernoff's cross of dr. schaffer resulted in a falling out with flanagan causing chernoff to move out of flanagan's house. >> my theory with the experts is that you don't cross experts in the area of expertise, because you are asking for trouble. you are not going to be smarter than the expert. i don't think that flanagan disagrees with that theory, but it is important enough for me, and that is why i took it over. you know, i'm fighting the judge anyway. fighting the prosecution anyway. i'm hoping that it will all pan out, but it may not. >> with his personal liberty clearly at risk, dr. m...