PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The defense will begin presenting its case Friday in the Curtis Reeves movie theater shooting trial.

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Curtis Reeves, 79, is facing charges of second-degree murder and aggravated battery and could spend the rest of his life in jail if found guilty.

The defense claims Reeves shot Chad Oulson in self-defense after an argument at a movie theatre in January 2014.

Court adjourned at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday after testimony that included the lead detective in the case at the time of the shooting.

Pasco County Sheriff's Office Detective Allen Proctor spent about two hours being cross-examined by the defense.

Reeves' attorney grilled Proctor about the way the investigation was conducted and how a key piece of evidence was collected.

Proctor testified that the Sheriff's Office cybercrime unit was on scene to obtain surveillance footage from the theater where the shooting happened.

"Well, not only to obtain it, but to obtain it correctly,” the defense said.

“That's correct,” Proctor said.

“And to make sure that nobody, even the Cobb Theater, could destroy it. Correct?"

"That would be correct, sir,” Proctor answered.

But Proctor told defense attorney Richard Escobar he left the theater without getting those video hard drives. He said he was told investigators couldn't view the footage that day.

Deputies were posted at the theater to stop anyone from coming in.

Proctor said that on the stand was the first time he learned an IT person came to the theater that night, got past security, and took the video.

Proctor later picked those hard drives up in Alabama. He testified he thought that was where they were recorded.

"I'm not video savvy,” he said. “I did not, I don't understand all that working. And I did not realize that the hard drives - I didn't realize that they were even in Wesley Chapel."

Escobar also questioned why Proctor testified he didn't look in the box carrying the hard drives when he picked them up.

The defense brought up Cobb Theater a number of times - including that they might have liability concerns with this case.

Other lines of questioning revolved around why witnesses weren't separated from each other to prevent them from sharing information.

We are covering this entire trial and will be in the courtroom throughout the proceedings. You can follow along with reporter Sarah Blazonis below: