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Wondering if he could pull this off. >> this is it, and see you in july. >> reporter: but there were questions about whether jackson was ready. kenny ortega the director for "this is it," called a private meeting at jackson's home. aeg's ceo randy phillips attended the meeting. >> kenny was concerned he wasn't coming to enough rehearsals, that he was taking it a little too nonchalantly. and michael explained that he needed kenny to build the house, and then he could come in and paint the front door. >> reporter: however, brian oxman, attorney for joe jackson, claims aeg had deeper concerns abo...

>> he's making big-money decisions, then he would lean over to me and just say silly stuff like, who's your favorite three stooges? i go, what, m.j? oh, no, don't like that. i can have more or less of this? "i like mo." >> reporter: but beneath the surface, concerns the very moment the concert was announced, jackson was pushing himself to the brink. >> i was thinking how is he going to do these shows? >> reporter: record producer rodney jerkins. 50 dates at 50 years old? that's a lot of dates. i kept saying, i hope he gets a physical trainer, someone to really work him out, make sure he's heal...

Accusations of child molestation, this time there would not be a settlement. charges were filed, a highly publicized trial followed. faced with the possibility of prison, jackson was in the fight for his life. the stress took a toll, even though he was cleared of all charges. what did you see in his eyes? >> i could see in his eyes he was dying, that he was gone. already on verdict day he was not there. he was so vacant. >> following the verdict in 2005, jackson spent the next four years focused on his children. six months before his death, michael jackson met nurse practitioner sherilyn lee. ...

As investigators began to unravel michael jackson's final hours, a timeline emerged. a time line in a sworn affidavit. this is what investigators believe happened based on evidence and eyewitness accounts, including those of jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray. on the last night of his life, jackson made his way from l.a. toward beverly hills. as he did, few really knew the dark secrets the pop legend carried with him to 100 north carolwood drive. michael jackson spent his final

Concerts at the '02 center in london over a nine-month period. >> i'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> reporter: but was michael physically up to the challenge? both michael and aeg had a lot on the line. >> it was his comeback. it was his renaissance, his rebirth on stage, after so many years of being out of the spotlight, a lot of people were wondering if he could pull this off. >> this is it, and see you in july. >> reporter: but there were questions about whether jackson was ready. kenny ortega the director for "this is it," called a private meeting at jock sackson's home....