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>> reporter: meghan said she sped through downtown, but she couldnt shake her ex. then, leon cut her off with his car. >> he jumped in front of my vehicle, telling me im making a huge mistake and that he loves me. >> reporter: meghan says she managed to swerve around leon and escape. but he kept showing up at the hotel where she worked, asking to see her. >> his demeanor was very calm but very persistent. thats actually scarier because you dont know whats going on in the back of their head. >> r...

He wanted to get rid of meaghan. >> his main goal was that she not appear in court. whatever means that required that to happen, that was fine with leon, up to killing her. >> reporter: taz said leon gave him $9,980 in cash and a couple of fancy watches to do the job. but taz said he had no intention of doing it. >> his story was, he was playing leon. he wasnt ever going to do the hit. >> reporter: but taz told police he had no doubt. leon still wanted it done. taz also said he was willing to wo...

Because he was out -- i want to say within the next day. >> reporter: two weeks later, leon and meghan appeared in court. the judge granted that protective order. he then ordered leon to be arrested again, on the spot. this time for stalking. as officers read leon his rights, meghan was surprised to see a familiar face in the gallery. >> i noticed valerie was sitting in the stands, which i thought was odd. >> reporter: valerie mcdaniel, a successful veterinarian in town, recently divorced from h...

>> reporter: harris county prosecutor samantha knecht and her co-counsel, cameron calligan, knew they had a strong case against leon jacob for solicitation of capital murder, and additionally, for solicitation of kidnapping. they also knew they had a potential problem. as you headed to trial, what was going to be the cornerstone of your case? >> the recordings. >> the recordings. there was no way that he was gonna be able to get himself out of all of the things that he said. >> reporter: what wo...

Harris county prosecutor samantha knecht and her co-counsel, cameron calligan, knew they had a strong case against leon jacob for solicitation of capital murder, and additionally, for solicitation of kidnapping. they also knew they had a potential problem. as you headed to trial, what was gonna be the cornerstone of your case? >> the recordings. >> the recordings. there was no way that he was gonna be able to get himself out of all of the things that he said. >> reporter: what would you say was ...

A few days later -- >> i had pulled out of my work. and he was right behind me. >> reporter: meghan said she sped through downtown, but she couldnt shake her ex. then, leon cut her off with his car. >> he jumped in front of my vehicle, telling me im making a huge mistake and that he loves me. >> reporter: meghan says she managed to swerve around leon and escape. but he kept showing up at the hotel where she worked, asking to see her. >> his demeanor was very calm but very persistent. thats actua...

Sinister idea, which to the undercover officer sounded like an invitation to murder. >> give her an injection of potassium chloride to stop her heart, untraceable. >> its up to you. >> do you have that stuff? >> i can get access to it, yeah. i have access to a pharmacy. valerie owns a pharmacy, she has a pharmacy at her clinic. id prefer not to do that. but my survival is more important. >> reporter: hes giving you a way to kill someone. >> he gave me very detailed, precise instructions on how t...

Talked, meghans cell pinged incessantly. >> it was just nonstop. e-mails, phone calls. >> reporter: all from leon. erratic messages, from an account called, leonlovesmeghan. >> hes like, "i love you. heres this wedding ring i was gonna buy you." then the next e-mail would be, "oh, youre so done. i want nothing to do with you." >> reporter: meghan texted leon to leave her alone. they were over. but there was more to come -- and it was infuriating. meghan found out that leon had withdrawn most of ...

Leon moved in. >> that to me was really scary. im very independent. and hes like, "i opened a bank account and i put your name on it." >> reporter: thats quick? >> but i was like, oh, he really cares. like okay. >> reporter: leons family welcomed meghan like one of their own. did you start to envision the possibility of marriage with leon? >> yeah. at 30 years old, you dont spend time with somebody that you dont wanna be serious with. thats not who i am. >> reporter: meghan settled in. she got a...

>> but that was very short-lived because he was out -- i want to say within the next day. >> reporter: two weeks later, leon and meghan appeared in court. the judge granted that protective order. he then ordered leon to be arrested again, on the spot. this time for stalking. as officers read leon his rights, meghan was surprised to see a familiar face in the gallery. >> i noticed valerie was sitting in the stands, which i thought was odd. >> reporter: valerie mcdaniel, a successful veterinarian ...