Keith Smith showed no emotion as a prosecutor and her witnesses explicitly described the stabbing death of his wife, Jacquelyn Smith.In her opening statements, prosecutor Shaundria Hanna provided a possible motive. Detectives were able to get a wiretap for Keith Smith's phone and learned that he moved to Florida and that there was an insurance policy on Jacquelyn Smith. Police also discovered through the wiretap that Keith Smith looked into whether he needed a passport to flee to Mexico, the Virgin Islands or Canada. Texas Rangers captured Keith Smith and his daughter, Valeria Smith, about 20 minutes away from the Mexico border.In her opening statements Keith Smith's attorney, public defender Natalie Finegar, told the jury what's missing is evidence that Keith Smith did something aside from not telling the truth. Keith Smith is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his wife. Keith Smith told police on Dec. 1, 2018, that he, his wife and his daughter were driving through east Baltimore when Jacquelyn Smith asked him to pull over and give $10 to a woman who was panhandling and appeared to be holding a baby. Keith Smith told police a panhandler attacked his wife as she tried to give the person money. On Thursday, the jury heard Keith Smith's 911 call in which he mentioned the panhandler. Prosecutors also played a video of his news conference he held soon after the killing, detailing what happened.Police have said detectives noticed inconsistencies and contradictions in Keith Smith's story, and surveillance video of the crime area didn't back up his claim. Police said investigators determined Keith and Valeria Smith made up the story.The state called seven witnesses Thursday, and Valeria Smith, who is the victim's stepdaughter, is expected to be a key witness in the case. The prosecutor told the jury Valeria Smith will testify, likely next week, that her father planned the killing, that he stabbed his wife multiple times, that he came up with the story about the panhandler and that he insisted they flee to Mexico.She pleaded guilty to acting as an accessory after the murder and faces 10 years in prison.The defense went after Valeria Smith's credibility, saying in court: "The evidence is going to show you she gets a promise she gets to walk away from this -- max 10 years. She can walk away from this. When you look at the evidence, you are just left with more questions."Two jurors were dismissed Thursday morning: One juror was dismissed because they came in close contact with someone with COVID-19, the other because they watched news coverage of the case.| RELATED: Jury seated in trial of man accused in wife's killing that was blamed on panhandlersFamily and friends of the victim were in the courtroom. They said they will not talk about the case until the trial ends.