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. keith morrison: and 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. keith morrison: the defense claimed michiel oakes knew linda opdycke had been stalked by her ex-husband. and that went to his state of mind when he acted in self-defense. so now, linda told the jury some stories she'd earlier told oakes, her claim, for example, that mark appeared in her bedroom one night. and he had a pistol in his hand and laid it on the pillow next to my head and was very disturbed. keith morrison: and another time, she said, when she looked out her bathroom window-- i see mark on a hillside behind my house.