Things aren't looking too rosy for Doctor Murray. Yesterday saw the testimonies of Jackson's bodyguard and his personal chef. Sky News reports:
"Michael Jackson's former bodyguard has told a court Conrad Murray instructed him to hide vials of medicine before calling 911 in the moments leading up to the singer's death. Alberto Alvarez alleged Murray grabbed the bottles from a bedside table next to Jackson and said: 'Here, put these in a bag.' Mr Alvarez said at first he thought he was bagging the items in preparation for a trip to the hospital. He said he trusted Murray because he was a doctor. The bodyguard also told the Los Angeles court he saw what appeared to be a 125ml bottle of the drug said to have killed Jackson in a saline bag hooked up to the pop star... The defence team for the doctor insists Jackson self-administered other sedatives, prompting the overdose. Commenting on the case, barrister Michael McParland told Sky News Mr Alvarez's evidence was highly significant. He said: 'This was the first evidence that actually connects propofol to the death of Michael Jackson. The defence's case is that it was not Dr Murray who administered it but Jackson himself. What the prosecution are trying to suggest is that Murray put a propofol bottle into the saline bag to leave it there as a running drug drip into Jackson's left leg. If that is correct, it is very damning evidence. Propofol should never be administered out of hospital and certainly not out of constant monitoring'."
And just when you thought things couldn't get more damning: "Mr Alvarez was the first person to enter Jackson's bedroom after Murray phoned for help as he was trying to resuscitate the singer. He described Jackson as lying on his back, with his hands extended out to his side, and his eyes and mouth open.'When I came into the room, Dr Murray said 'Alberto, hurry, we have to get to hospital, we have to get an ambulance'... Mr Alvarez said he then helped Murray give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by pumping Jackson's chest while the trained cardiologist gave mouth-to-mouth. 'I recall that after a few breaths... he came up and he said, 'This is the first time I (have done) mouth-to-mouth, but I have to, he's my friend'," said Mr Alvarez. Sky's US correspondent Greg Milam, who was at the court, said Mr Alvarez gave 'some pretty powerful testimony'."
That's quite the understatement. Then Jackson's personal chef, Kai Chase, took to the stand. She said: "His energy was very nervous, frantic and he shouted, 'Get help, get Prince and get security". She then said she went to find Prince who was playing in a den and that the youngster went upstairs after seeing Murray. She returned to work in the kitchen. "Asked by a prosecution lawyer whether Murray ever asked her to call 911, Ms Chase said: 'No.'"
Over to you, Defence Attorney Chernoff.