Figure out what to do with the children next. i wanted to just grab the phone and call her. she was my support. >> but denise was not there to support nathan because, the state argued, he killed her. >> you will have eyewitness identification, dna, gunshot residue, motive, and they all point to one person, and he's sitting right across from you. >> nathan's trial began on july 14th. exactly 17 months after the murder. reporter beau ebenezer covered the trial for nbc's week-tv in peoria. >> were a lot of people anxious for this trial to start? >> i think a lot of people were anxious, especially...