Let's face it.  For the past few weeks. Folks – especially Montgomery County residents –  have been following the William Henry Cosby case in a Norristown courtroom.

            The prosecution presented its case, and the defense presented theirs.

            After several attempts at reaching a verdict, on Saturday, the out-of-town jury declared themselves finally and hopelessly deadlocked.

            Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O'Neill declared a mistrial. 

            That's not an acquittal, though some have declared it as such.

            Although he has 120 days to make a decision, District Attorney Kevin Steele almost immediately announced that he would try again to obtain a conviction against the comedian.

            Some say his decision is based on a belief that justice has not been served, others think that he has no choice since he ran for his position, partially, on bringing the 79-year-old Cosby to trial.

            The costs for bringing the case to court is closing in on the $250,000 mark, including increased security, bringing in jurors from the Pittsburgh area, and housing and feeding them for the duration of the trial.

            Steele has declared that you can't put a price on justice.  But, the cost of a second trial is likely to rival the costs of the first.

            Now, with increased pressure from the news media, O'Neill is faced with the issue of whether or not to release the names of the jurors.

            Pennsylvania law considers the identities of jurors to be public information but grants a judge the discretion to keep them under wraps under certain conditions.

            O'Neill sealed the names after jury selection was completed in May.  The defense wanted the jury selection away from Montgomery County and the jury was selected from the Pittsburgh area, mainly because of the intense publicity afforded the case.

            According to reports, he was quoted as saying at a hearing on Tuesday "Would [the release of the names] have a chilling effect on future jurors? … We just don't know."

            One alternate juror, Mike McCloskey of Pittsburg, recently spoke out publically that he would have voted to convict Cosby.  Of course, he wasn't privy to the five days of deliberation by the jury of five women and seven men.

            No other jurors have come forward – yet.

            Identifying the jurors and allowing them to make statements could help either the prosecution or the defense in a second trial. Consequently, both sides oppose releasing the names.

            It could also subject jury members to an unbelievable amount of harassment and, possibly, threats.

            We all know that it's only a matter of time until, at least, some of the jurors come forth with their story.  After all, there's quite a bit of money to be made off of their service to Montgomery County.

            The international coverage of the case has brought them a notoriety that would be hard to resist – especially for the right price.

            Their names will come out eventually – whether they, or O'Neill, want them to or not.