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Waiting to unleash a surprise. testimony from the defendant himself. here's keith morrison. >> how to defend a man like john creech. well, said defense attorney irene nunez, it was all very simple. creech never intended to kill gavin smith. this was was a case of self-defense. >> he had to defend himself against this intruder, an intruder into his marriage. >> reporter: and, she said, only one person could tell that story. >> who is the first witness that you want to call on behalf of the defense? >> my client john creech. >> reporter: his attorney began by asking him about that meeting with g...

Plotting for two years ever since he found out about chandy and gavin. after that day back in december 2010, when at their mother's request, gavin's sons met with john creech at his house. >> we just wanted to make sure that my dad was not in harm's way. >> were you sobbing and crying? >> yes. >> and what were you saying to the defendant? >> i was just begging him not to harm my family. >> reporter: but they testified creech told them that they did the right thing. >> he ended up saying that we saved his life by coming that day. >> you saw the statement -- >> reporter: but there were rules. th...

Here's keith morrison with the con kru conclusion of dark valley. >> how did a friend like john creech? well, said defense attorney, it was all very simple. creech never intended to kill gavin smith. this was a case of self-defense. >> had to defend himself against this intruder, an intruder into his marriage. >> and she said only one person could tell that story. >> who is the first witness that you want to call on behalf of the defense? >> my client, john creech. >> his attorney began by asking him about that meeting with gavin's sons. >> at any point did you tell them that you were going to...

Met chandry for sex or comfort or just to talk, something. quite a lot to learn from the phone records. but there was more. a third phone. john creech's phone in the same spot on the same night and this was erie. creech's phone seemed to be moving in sync with gavin's. >> their phones paralleled each other. >> together. hitting sometimes off the exact same towers or parallel towers. >> what was that like? >> that was an eye opening moment. >> but when they interviewed john creech -- >> he denied ever meeting gavin smith. he said he knew who he was, he was having an fair with his wife in the pa...

Machine said chandy, started slugging, wouldn't quit. >> and i was like stop, you're going to kill him. i was screaming my head off. and then he comes out of the car. he's like you're next. then i drove off. >> she was terrified, she said. afraid he'd kill her too or tell the cops she set the whole thing up. so did she? they listened to the undercover tape. >> i believe she didn't know that was going to happen and she did note set it up. >> but they wondered, did she help cover it up? it's a serious business covering for a crime that awful. but chandy had a card to play. she agreed to testify....