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This monster has gotten you into some trouble and you need to fight like hell." >> what did she say? >> she did not understand what was happening. she just seemed off. terribly, terribly sad. >> at home alone, valerie recorded an audio diary on her ipad. >> hey, its valerie. >> she recounted how, back when her marriage to mack was crumbling, she ran into her neighbors son, leon. >> i was completely turned off immediately by his attitude, because you could tell he knew how beautiful he was. >> bu...

Sprang their trap. >> right now, were going to read you your rights. >> me? >> they arrested leon and valerie for solicitation of capital murder. and revealed, there was no murder -- and no kidnapping. meghan and mack were alive and well. >> they had no idea. they believed that their issues had been taken care of. they had no more problems. and to immediately go from a death notification, to youre under arrest for solicitation, to capital murder -- >> thats a head-snapper. >> yeah. that -- thatl...

Top boarding school, fancy vacations, nice house. would you describe it that way? >> yeah. i mean -- i cant say that i wanted for anything. >> and what drew him to medicine? >> i think in a lot of ways as a physician, youre a public servant. >> he says meghan caught his eye at first sight. >> she was beautiful and -- and vivacious, and smart. >> she thought you were obnoxious when she first met you. >> i dont know. i was just being myself. some people find me obnoxious or confident when they fir...

>> police arrested leon for assault. >> but -- that was very short lived, because he was out -- i want to say within the next day. >> 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. >> valerie mcdaniel -- a...

His name was leon jacob. >> reporter: whats your first impression? >> he was arrogant. "oh, im a doctor. give me whatever suite you have." >> what did you make of that? did you think to yourself i dont want anything to do with that? >> exactly. but he wears on you. >> reporter: leon came from a well-to-do family and attended an elite boarding school. now, he told her, he was a transplant surgeon. >> i think that anybody is enamored by somebody who can save lives. >> reporter: like meghan, leon w...

>> until that moment, arial knew very little about meghans troubles with leon. >> she looked afraid, and in -- in disbelief that something like this happened to her. >> as the women talked, meghans cell pinged incessantly. >> it was just nonstop emails. phone calls. >> 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 email would be, "oh, youre so done. i want nothing to do with you....

So police told taz to call leon. they recorded the call. >> hello? >> hey! whats up, man! >> how you doing, buddy? >> pretty good. hey, listen im going to set up a meeting with you tomorrow, so we can finish this. ok? >> ok. >> taz told leon he was bringing a partner. >> im gonna bring with me the navy seal guy because he wants -- you know -- so we can this done -- >> taz didnt tell leon. his new partner was really an undercover police officer. then leon said something taz wasnt expecting. >> we...

>> he put his hand over my face and said go ahead and try and leave, you dumb -- >> meghan made a run for it. she took their dog and got in the car. leon chased her down the driveway. >> hes pullin on the car door. and pullin on the car door. and he was like, "if you dont give me the dog, im gonna punch in your window. >> leon grabbed the dog but meghan got away. she was free -- or so she thought. >> when we come back -- >> i had pulled out and he was right behind me. >> she looked afraid. >> wa...

Sinister than just wanting her to go to pittsburgh. >> to what extent were you thinking? >> i didnt know. if hed hired somebody -- to do somethin, who knows what theyre gonna do? >> turns out, the bail bondsman also happened to be a city councilman and a friend of the houston police chief. so, he gave the chief a call and said they should take a closer look at leon -- and the mysterious zack. >> coming up -- an undercover mission to learn what leons really up to. >> hes giving you a way to kill ...

>> their first priority, locate the elusive zach, the guy leon asked the bail bondsman about. the guy who may have been a hitman. they searched databases knocked on doors and -- they found him -- his real name was moataz azzeh, or "taz" for short. >> and he said, we need to talk. >> taz said they had him all wrong. he was no hitman -- but they were right about leon. he wanted to get rid of meaghan. >> his main goal was that she not appear in court. whatever means that required that to happen, th...