The defence argues that Lingman acted in a split-second to defend himself after Chance threatened him over a perceived betrayal.
Lingman went out for dinner in Mt Eden that night.
The next day he allegedly towed a trailer with a Nouveau 295-litre chest freezer costing $729, which he paid for in cash at a Mitre 10 Mega in Takanini.
The court has previously heard both men were connected to the illegal drug world.
Police would go on to find drugs at Lingman's house, including 55g of cocaine.
More than 1500 MDMA tablets and more than 7000 tablets of the Class C drug phenylethylamine were found in a suitcase.
When Chance was not travelling he would often stay with his friends, the Flannagans, in Mairangi Bay.
Kelly-Dee Flannagan told the court about the last time she saw him at the house, the Sunday afternoon of his disappearance.
Chance, who was wearing a singlet and shorts, said he was just "popping out" and she believed he would return soon.
"That was my feeling," she said.
"He didn't go prepared to stay away."
She said it was unusual for him to leave his laptop behind if he was going to be away for some time.
"He did everything on his laptop. He was designing tattoos - he was doing lots of different things, lots of cool things."
She told the court today Chance was never violent towards her or anybody else in the house.
"I've never seen him threaten anybody ever."
In cross-examination, defence lawyer Ron Mansfield asked if it was fair to say Chance had a group of friends Flannagan did not know and she agreed.
Defendant went on a date while police searched for Chance
On the morning of February 24, 2019, Lingman had connected with a woman online.
Ivanha Heynes told the court the pair had started talking on Seeking Arrangement before moving their chat to WhatsApp.
She said he told her he worked in security and the more he explained it, she understood him to be a private soldier.
They pair ended up meeting for lunch on March 1 in Auckland's viaduct but continued socialising past that to have dinner together as well.
"I don't think it was meant to be that long," she said.
Heynes described him as charismatic, intelligent and aware of his surroundings that day.
They ended up staying at SkyCity and when she woke up there was a pile of white powder on the table that she described as being like a "little mountain".
The court heard it was about 10cm high.
She said she assumed it was cocaine.
Lingman was arrested on March 10 after police found Chance's body.
- Additional reporting John Weekes
