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Of his well trained dogs. he was a creature of habit. always on time, never missed an appointment, in bed early, up with the sun. and every wednesday, mark hit the road for the hour and a half drive south to seattle for sessions with his loyal clients. a schedule which employs amber. we used to always joke that he was up, he beat the rooster out of bed. keith morrison: and beth. he was usually on the road by seven. keith morrison: and stephanie. he had his breakfast. beat seattle traffic. keith morrison: knew very well. but on the morning of wednesday, october 28, 2009, nothing was routine, no...

In the murder of mark's stover, michael oakes. but he certainly didn't look the part of a hired killer. all five foot six of him, soft spoken understated, articulate, father of four, grandfather of one. john henry browne: yeah, he's not your hollywood casting for a hit man. keith morrison: but cast as defense attorney, seattle's colorful and irrepressible john henry browne. john henry browne: he's a really kind, compassionate, loving guy. keith morrison: but early legal skirmishing seems sometimes to merely add confusion. was it murder? oakes a hired gun? or was it something else altogether? a...

Plunked a few feet offshore, a 90 minute commute north of seattle. the dogs could go swimming in the water there. there's plenty of trail walks and it's just really, really outdoorsy and beautiful. keith morrison: outdoorsy and beautiful are words which also happen to describe the human love of mark's life, linda opdycke, the willowy blonde daughter of wally opdycke, the wealthy investor who'd once helped found chateau saint michele winery. linda's seemed a perfect match for mark, according to the clients and friends who knew him best. she was mark two. you know, i mean they were peas in a pod...

She stood down in the field, mark's station wagon was backed up to the carport area of his house. i was kind of surprised that it was parked where it was parked, because it was never parked there. it's really hard to get it into that position to begin with. keith morrison: anyway, why hadn't he left for seattle? it was then she noticed, must be mark up at the house. someone who had mark's hat on, which i thought was mark, was bringing something big into the back of the car. keith morrison: big, big, big? it looked like to me. so i was thinking he was carrying ding and putting her in the back o...

Pipeline and dangled above the crowd until the game was over. the scary thing is with nfl security, how does something like this happen? luckily no one was harmed. and finally, for the second straight year, it's alabama and clemson for the national championship in college football. the crescent tide, on new year's eve, alabama is currently favored over clemson who adop d dominated ohio state. the championship is monday night in tampa, should be a great game. last year 'bama won in a shootout. the rose bowl should be a good one. a nice day to sit back and watch college football. >> who knows, t...