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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, it's valerie. >> she recounted how, back when her marriage to mack was crumbling, she ran into her neighbor's son, leon. >> i was completely turned off immediately by his attitude, because you could tell he knew how beautiful he was. >> but over time, valerie -- like meghan before her -- thought she saw something in him. and as with me...

Sprang their trap. >> right now, we're 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 you're under arrest for solicitation, to capital murder -- >> that's a head-snapper. >> yeah. that -- that'll get your attention. was valerie mcdaniel a murderous master mind or another victim of leon j...

Top boarding school, fancy vacations, nice house. would you describe it that way? >> yeah. i mean -- i can't say that i wanted for anything. >> and what drew him to medicine? >> i think in a lot of ways as a physician, you're 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 don't know. i was just being myself. some people find me obnoxious or confident when they first meet me. but after they get to know me a little bit, i'm just an easy goin', fun-loving kind o...

>> 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 successful veterinarian in town, recently divorced from her husband of 19 years, mack. meghan met v...

His name was leon jacob. >> reporter: what's your first impression? >> he was arrogant. "oh, i'm a doctor. give me whatever suite you have." >> what did you make of that? did you think to yourself i don't 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 was unlucky in love. he told her he was going through a divorce. the more meghan got to know him, ...