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Could find my way. >> reporter: and remember, debbie was only about three feet away when lars shot her. prosecutor karl alexander wanted to show the jury just how close that is. >> reporter: what was the experience? >> terrifying. >> reporter: why? >> i'm a gun owner. one of the absolute cardinal rules of -- of using a firearm is you do not point the barrel at anything you do not intend to destroy. ever. i knew it was unloaded but in that moment, my pulse skyrocketed. >> reporter: he wanted the jury to think hard, no matter how dark it was, wouldn't you recognize your own spouse? >> he knows h...

October 9th, 2015, debbie, recently back from a business trip, went to bed early for a morning tennis game. debbie's beloved cody slept on the floor beside her. the shades were down. lars joined them a little past midnight. four hours passed, and then -- >> san antonio 911. >> uh, just -- had a gun shot. >> reporter: what had happened in that texas home? when we return -- >> i thought a heard a burglar in the house. >> reporter: danger in the night. and a confrontation in the dark. >> damn it! oh! baby! ♪ ♪ protect your pet with the #1 name in flea and tick protection. frontline plus. trus...

Hard charging, multi-tasking friend debbie found lars a little too laid back. >> there was always a project. and it was taking a long time. >> and who was doing this construction? >> lars. >> so are you trying to say she was frustrated with lars? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: the prosecutors told the jury this marriage of opposites became too lopsided for lars to handle. >> she took time to play tennis. work was very important. she took time out to go have dinner with friends and family. he wasn't a factor. >> basically, she didn't consider him enough to be a part of her normal, everyday life. >> ...

>> at 4:00 in the morning. you don't see anything. it's dark. and i don't think size, weight, or complexion matters at 4:00 in the morning, when you're awakened by a noise, and your dog's growling. >> reporter: ken wanted us to experience it with the lights off. >> let's do it. >> so let's shut the light off. okay. >> reporter: at first it was pitch black, but as my eyes adjusted, i could make out something. >> i can see a little bit of a silhouette but i cannot see your face. you wanna turn the light back on? >> i believe i was standing about where lars was standing. you were standing about w...

Believed it simply was not as dark that morning as lars claimed and said photos from inside the house proved it. >> this is the big picture windows that are there in the living room. the drapes were never pulled back. >> and just circle where the shooting happened. >> it would've -- it would've been over here. >> these are the windows the prosecution made such a big deal about even the curtains are exactly the way they were the morning of the incident. they believed ambient light would have had to have seeped through these windows from neighborhood streets, from homes, even the night sky. >> r...