. >> mr. hayward! >> narrator: when two months after the blowout, bp's ceo tony hayward, came to capitol hill... >> the testimony you are about to give to be the truth, the whole truth... >> narrator: ...he was there to explain what happened and why. >> begin your opening statement, and let me again, on behalf... >> narrator: from the start, it didn't go well. >> chairman waxman, chairman... >> tony hayward, look at my hands. this is what it looks like for the plaquemines down there, and i think you need to be charged with a crime! you need to go to jail. as a matter of fact, i've got some chains and i'll... you need to be charged with a crime! >> can you tell us under oath that the decision to use six centralizers instead of.... >> narrator: amidst the technical questions, there were deeper concerns... >> you're the ceo of the company! >> with respect, sir, we drill hundreds of wells a year all around the world. >> yeah, i know. that's what's scaring me right now. >> narrator: ...about whether this wa