21.   The defense wants as complete a record as possible as the case works its way through the appeals process.

22.   The defense wants to question Golden on alleged errors in two unrelated autopsies.

23.   The defense wants to win.

24.   The defense also wants a special prosecutor to investigate allegations that Detective Mark Fuhrman and possibly other police officers lied on the witness stand.

25.   The defense wanted no option for the lesser charge, because it could lead wavering jurors to a compromise that still would mean a lengthy prison term for Simpson.

26.   The defense wanted that to happen Saturday.

27.   The defense wants to determine whether the baby suffered from genetic disorders that made him more susceptible to internal cranial hemorrhaging and skull fractures.

28.   The defense wanted to offer photographs of Iraqi children with severe birth defects, which they said had resulted from American military operations in Iraq.

29.   The defense wanted to save its most dramatic testimony for last.

30.   The defense also wanted to get three takeaways and three sacks.