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Named john. >> he told me that there was a potential job coming up that he was interested in taking. about a woman and an ex-spouse that was harassing her. the father of the woman was initiating the job. >> reporter: a father with a daughter named linda, and it seems there was a plan in store for linda's ex-husband. >> that they would basically use linda as sort of bait to lure the, um, ex-spouse toward her, and then they would -- they were to show signs of hurting her, killing her, then they would take him out. >> okay. and by taking him out, you meant -- or you understood that to be they wou...

Police and prosecutors she invoked her fifth amendment right. so this at the end of michiel oakes' murder trial was quite a surprise. linda opdycke, defense witness. >> i felt this was an important part of the story that i could tell about a dangerous stalking situation, and if there's any information that i could offer up, i wanted to do so. >> reporter: as she began, it was clear she was here to join the defense's campaign against victim mark stover's character. >> would you agree that mark stover was dogged in pursuit of his prey? >> yes, i would. >> reporter: the defense claimed michiel oa...

Who until midtrial had refused to say one word in public. the woman at the center of it all, linda opdycke -- >> would you raise your right hand. >> reporter: whose long silence was about to end. and end it would, with a bang. with stories of who she said was the real mark stover. >> he had a pistol in his hand and laid it on the pillow next to my head. copd makes it hard to breathe.

Keith morrison: mark stover was a bit like one of his well trained dogs. he was a creature of habit. mark stover was a bit like one 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 employees amber -- >> we used to always joke that he was up, he beat the rooster out of bed. >> reporter: and beth -- >> he was usually on the road by 7:00. >> reporter: and stephanie -- >> he had ...

Concerned women, now witnesses. >> there was a guy standing between the vehicles, and he had a big huge wad of plastic. a big roll of plastic. >> reporter: that someone, michiel oakes, as identified by his license plate. and that wad of plastic? the suggestion was, of course, that it shrouded mark stover's body. and remember, there was a chain behind the grange that appeared to have been cut that morning. and here were receipts, found in oakes' car, showing he bought and later returned a bolt cutter from a lowe's hardware store the day mark stover disappeared. a state dna expert testified mark...