Court TV Host: Courttv.com's Lisa Sweetingham is here to talk about the Polk trial.

Court TV Host: Thanks, Lisa, for being our guest today. What's the latest?

Lisa Sweetingham: Susan Polk has testified for about five and half hour hours over two days. And while she began strong and focused on her husband's allegedly abusive behavior, we veered into a bizarre land of psychic predictions, assassinations, and political intrigue. Her testimony, thus far, like her life, is a fascinating palimpsest -- in which she has played both victim and hero of her own narrative. Frankly, this is some pretty weird testimony.

Question from coatandthai: Some have speculated that her mental "condition" won't permit her to admit any mistakes or blame. Has this proven to be true?

Lisa Sweetingham: Yes, I've heard that. However, it depends on her mood. She has readily admitted in court to the judge and to the prosecutor when she is in error over housekeeping issues She'll even say, for instance, I don't know for certain my husband was a spy, but I believe he was because of the things he told me. She will concede and be reasonable; however, it appears that she does this when it's in her best interest. She's a very persistent advocate of her own version of the facts, and, quite often, she's exactly right. Quite often, she'll pick up on small details that others miss. But many of us in court have seen her then later misrepresent those details -- for instance, whether or not the judge made a ruling, or what was said by her son. And yet she strongly believes she is right. But I wouldn't say that she never admits mistakes.

Question from kiara: Lisa_Sweetingham, does Polk assign a chronological timeline to these bizarre claims? Did they occur at the beginning of their relationship or later?

Lisa Sweetingham: Here's my understanding of it: she has vague recollections of things that occurred when she was a teenager and a patient of her husband, but at the age of 40, a veil was lifted, and she suddenly began to see reality. And this is when she began to have strong recollections of Felix's alleged spy activity. She remembered him talking about the assassination of San Francisco mayor George Moscone - and a week later Moscone was killed. She didn't confront Polk until his 40s after this awakening, according to Susan, and it all came flooding out. She has vague recollections of predictions she says she gave him while she was under hypnosis, as his patient, throughout her life.

Question from Austin: As she is representing herself, does she just tell her story of what happened instead of being prompted by questions?

Lisa Sweetingham: Yes, she is giving a narrative. There was some discussion over whether or not she would be allowed to do that, because the danger is that she could just go into aspects that have been ruled irrelevant, such as disparaging anecdotes about people she doesn't like. But ultimately the judge felt a narrative was best. It was what Susan wanted. And while it is slow and methodical, it seems to be working well.

Question from MyHorseNutmeg: Have there been any objections from the DA?

Lisa Sweetingham: Yesterday, there were perhaps three to five objections the whole day. Today, we've had a few more. Typically, the DA objects when Susan wants to talk about what Felix said other people said - which would be hearsay. Or, for instance, a detailed description about the Caesarian delivery of her first child -- which, believe it or not, there is a story behind that relates back to Felix's alleged psychologically abusive behavior.

Question from Molly: What is the story about the delivery of her child?

Lisa Sweetingham: Susan may not be able to talk about his in court. It hasn't been ruled on yet, but she believes that Felix wanted her to deliver Adam naturally in order to cause him to be born brain-damaged. Susan says that a nurse said that because Adam was a breach baby, feet-first, they had to do a Caesarian section. Susan said she refused to do a natural childbirth, which was Felix's wish, and that she was punished and almost killed for refusing to go along with Felix's wish. And the backstory behind that is: Felix had theories about parents picking a child to be the scapegoat in a family and that initially Felix wanted to pick their first son as the scapegoat, by making him brain damaged.

Question from Sable: Has Ms. Polk came right out and said why she killed or had to kill her husband?

Lisa Sweetingham: Not yet. She has suggested that she did not kill him. She says he attacked her, she got the knife away and that he had a heart attack while she was stabbing him. Therefore, she was defending herself from him, and he died from natural causes, according to her.

Question from nkd: Is there a limit on her time to do her narrative?

Lisa Sweetingham: No limit has been posed by the judge that I have heard in court. Susan will interrupt her testimony on Friday, because her son Adam is returning to the stand. I would guess that she will finish up on Monday or Tuesday, but that's just my best guess. And that's including cross-examination. I think it will be a very dramatic cross; however, her testimony has been so dramatic and all-encompassing that the prosecutor may keep his inquiry short and focused on the night of the stabbing. But at this point, that's all speculation. So keep reading our stories to find out what happens next!

Court TV Host: Thanks.