andrea canning: one of the most explosive pieces of testimony was debra oles alleging that-- that rod in grand fashion. were talking arsenic, rat poison. andrea canning: rods dad, dave, says debras claims were laughable. dave covlin: the alleged murder plots-- carol covlin: plots-- dave covlin: --i think are a farce. andrea canning: rods defense attorney, robert gottlieb, agreed. during a testy cross-examination he tried to poke holes in debras testimony. starting with her story of those plots. robert gottlieb: were you scared? debra oles: yes. robert gottlieb: did you call the police? yes or no, did you call the police? debra oles: no. andrea canning: gottlieb says debras stories of rods temper didnt add up either. robert gottlieb: time and time again when she is saying that she felt bullied by rod, she was afraid of him, the only thing she ever says in her e-mails is, "i love you, dear. i love you," over and over again. andrea canning: despite her denials, gottlieb said debra had been crushed when the relationship ended. her testimony, he said, was nothing more than the words of a w