Two separate groups of friends were hanging out inside the Jefferson Tap & Grille one night in December 2006, stretching an evening of fun and celebration into the early morning hours.
Four friends, some of whom knew each other from Chicago's financial trading world, played at a pool table, high-fiving each other when they sank a shot.
The other group, six off-duty Chicago police officers, sat together after just attending a Christmas party.
No case is ever truly over until the lawyers say it is.