There's no honor among thieves, as the old saying goes, and there certainly isn't any when it comes to Osvaldo Cruz. This fourteen-year-old gang member has agreed to testify in open court against Bobo Evans in order to secure a full acquittal, despite his being an accomplice in the felony murder of Mr. Nesbitt.

When he takes to the witness stand, Cruz tells the court that he was coerced by Bobo into going along with the robbery. Cruz says that Bobo threatened to hurt him, and as he was scared of Bobo, Cruz felt he had no choice but to go along.

To Steve Harmon, Cruz's performance on the witness stand is anything but convincing. He distinctly remembers being scared of Cruz, despite his young age, when he was a member of the notorious street gang, the Diablos. Diablo is the Spanish word for devil, which gives you some idea of the gang's nature.

Under intense cross-examination by defense attorneys, Cruz is forced to reveal his membership of the gang as well as his extensive past history of violence. This completely undermines the credibility of his testimony, as no one with such a track record of violent crime would ever be likely to be intimidated as Cruz claims he was by Bobo Evans.