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Prosecutors tried to chisel away at Charlie Adelson's account of the murder — hoping to cast doubt on his explanation that he had been extorted by the killers.

Believe, to drop the kids off there. that was probably his intention. and then to flee. >> reporter: that was really only speculation, of course, and martha wasnt home that morning anyway. but on the stand, she acknowledged it seemed unusual the girls would be alone with adam. >> you know, they were going through the battle of divorce, and in the court orders, he shouldnt have had the kids. >> reporter: to prosecutor cappleman, it was a bad set of facts for adam, a scorned husband with ample tim...

Them? did he tell you? >> so he told investigators some of the marks were from him and his wife, samira, having sexual intercourse the night before, so they were love marks. >> reporter: my goodness. >> the specific one under his eye he shared with us that his ten month old child had scratched him. >> reporter: youre about to hear a recorded conversation. the prosecutor made sure the jury would hear the detectives skepticism about those scratches. by playing recordings of the interrogation. >> t...