since. >> the question that you will have to consider is whether or not the state has proven that seth techelehelm, had a completely different strategy. they barely mentioned tate's name. rachel offered as seth's motive for murder in earlier trials was also minimized this time. in cross-examination, rachel was on the stand for a scant seven minutes. tick tock, there's the message on thursday. mr. and mrs. resuscitator. blue skies ahead, we're a couple. what do you do interest something like that? >> i tried to be as straightforward as i could with the jury. who in the world is going to murder their wife to facilitate a relationship that hasn't even turned sexual? >> not having any sex with this man, right? >> correct. >> and the only time that you'd ever seen him in person in your whole entire life out the work was four or five times. >> correct. >> i have no further questions. we wanted the jury to think that you're going to shoot your wife for this. >> reporter: the attorneys then went on the attack, characterizing the work of investigators as woefully shoddy. >> inconsistent, incompetent,