stern is innocent of these charges. he had absolutely nothing to do with the vicious plot to kill yvonne. >> and 39-year-old gaiser was expectedat he was the mastermind. now as stern was about to go on trial, documents turned over by the prosecution suggest gaiser may have been involved in another murder for hire plot. >> i can't comment on the specifics. but it's our duty to do a thorough investigation to try to reveal the truth. >> her attorneys deny the accusations saying if they had any merit or validity, charges would have been filed. jeffrey stern denies plotting to murder his wife but says he did have an affair with gaiser. yvonne stern filed for divorce and reconciled with her husband and now says she doesn't believe he was involved in trying to kill her. >> she was really willing to forgive jeffrey and to move on because her children and herself she wantsed her family to stay together. >> in exchange for her testimony against one of the suspected gunmen. >> prosecutors agreed not to pursue a sentence longer than 25 years against michele. another twist in a bizarre case that has so many. >> and case i jordan is an atto

. >> reporter: meet yvonne stern. she survived three separate shootings in a murder for hire plot. and this is? >> where the bullet hit the floor. >> reporter: so, it literally hit a foot from where you were standing? >> yes. >> reporter: the stern family lived a life of fanfare, not gun fire, since yvonne met her husband jeff 30 years ago on a blind date. >> basically love at first sight. we have the same needs and wants. he's my soul mate. >> reporter: jeff is a successful personal injury lawyer. they have two aspen vacation homes. private plane. and a place in the fashionable circuit of houston charity ball. you were blessed with a good life. >> yes, we have. >> reporter: so, yvonne convinces herself the shooting was random. she was wrong. two months later, just after 10:00 p.m., the doorbell rings. so, you were walking down here -- >> i walked here, approaching the door, still saw no one. i see this man jumps out of the wall with a gun in his hand and a smirk on his face and shot. >> reporter: then, a month after the doorway shooting, yvonne is leaving her new apartment and hea

that was the terror yvonne stern survived, barely. the first went through her window. second -- and this is? >> it's where the bullet hit the floor and ricochetted on the opposite wall. >> reporter: so, it literally hit a foot from where you were standing? >> yes. >> reporter: the third time, yvonne stern was in her parked suv, when a gunman ran up on her and shot her in the stomach. and yet, the worst pain was yet to come, when lying in the hospital, yvonne was told her husband of 20 years, jeffrey, was having an affair, with 39-year-old michelle gaiser. and it was gaiser that planned the shootings. >> we had some evidence that she stalked her. michelle gaiser knew that jeffrey stern was very happy with his wife and his children. and maybe that's what she despised. >> reporter: gaiser, facing a 25-year sentence, was set to be the star witness against jeffrey stern. prosecutors say she insists stern was the mastermind of the murder plot. you see him equally responsible, as michelle gaiser? >> yes. we believe that the evidence shows that he is guilty of solicitation of

gunshots are certainly not normal fare in the upscale houston suburb that jeff and yvonne stern call shot is fired through the living room window. >> it hit my chair and left a bullet hole. >> reporter: and a month later, a stranger shoots at yvonne through their doorway. their million-dollar home turns into a crime scene. and their seemingly idyllic lives turns upside down. soon, she finds out she is the target. hitmen missed the first two times. the third time, they hit yvonne in the stomach. while she recovers in the hospital, police show her the person behind the plot to kill her. >> i said, why? i've never seen this person in my life. i've never met her. why would this person want to have me murdered? well, this is a person your husband has been having an affair with. >> reporter: after 20 years of marriage, yvonne is flabbergasted. >> there was never an indication of any sort that he was having an affair. and i'm not a naive woman. >> reporter: did he admit the affair? >> yes. yes, he did. >> reporter: jeffrey stern's attorney, paul nugent, says unbeknownst to his client, his mi