Beth Dutton

How do you sleep in bed next to your wife every night still lying to yourself?

How could you?

After five weeks of prosecution testimony, the defense gets its turn.

Takapina comes out of the gate confident, saying the state not only failed to find a murder weapon, a motive, or an accomplice, it failed to prove its own theory, that Melanie shot and dismembered Bill in their apartment.

Impossible, says Takapina, for this loving nurse, mother, and friend to commit such a ghoulish crime.

A parade of fiercely loyal friends and patients take the stand to drive home that point.

I have multiple sclerosis and I was a complete vegetable.

Melanie really helped me get back into shape.

Alison Lacalse has known Melanie for 20 years.

Even in your heart of hearts, are you absolutely sure that Melanie had nothing to do with Bill's murder?

Especially in my heart of hearts.

Best friend Celine Trevisas is just as sure.

Melanie is not a vicious person.

She doesn't lose her cool.

She doesn't have that in her at all.

But will the jury get to see that side of Melanie McGuire?

I need to be prepared to testify.

Yes, Your Honor.

I wish to remain silent.

Closing arguments begin.