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>> he helps anybody out. >> reporter: mother to three of vern's grandchildren. his former daughter-in-law. jill taylor. >> what would her motivation be for, sort of, taking part in that plot? >> i suppose the only connection would be her relationship with daniel. >> and what's good for daniel is good for jill? >> i would think so. >> reporter: and, the detective found, that jill taylor was also the common link between daniel blizzard and another of the alleged participants in the plot, adriana mendez. >> what did adriana mendez and jill taylor have in common? >> methamphetamine. they met throu...

There's probable cause to think that you are an accomplice and that's why you're under arrest. within hours, detectives had adriana's boyfriend in custody as well. through an interpreter, luis gomez-monges too initially told a story about adriana contacting vern to sell a mobile home. >> that's bull -- you're -- you're telling me lies. and adriana started off tellin' me the same lies. she said that you hit the guy from behind when he wasn't even looking. no. >> i don't think that your story is gonna hold up. you are under arrest for the attempted murder of vernon holbrook. >> reporter: detecti...

That's why vern hadn't shown up to meet her that morning. >> i walked up to the head of the bed and i just -- he was so swollen, and disfigured and i went down to the foot of the bed and his feet were sticking out. that's what looked like him. the rest of him was not -- was not the vern that i know. >> what did you think had happened? >> i wasn't sure at that point. >> the phone rings? >> she was hysterically crying. and she told me that my dad had been attacked. and i was in disbelief too. i didn't think that it was real at first. >> reporter: but it was. vern holbrook's life was dangling by ...

Was having none of it. >> you're obviously sticking to your story, but i do not believe it. so at this time i'm going to tell you that you are under arrest for the attempted first degree murder of vernon holbrook. >> reporter: and for the first time -- >> and stand up. put your hands behind your back. --daniel blizzard's demeanor changed. >> he was definitely surprised and he looked like he might be ill. >> what went through your mind when police told you that they had arrested daniel blizzard? >> thank god. finally. >> relief. >> yeah. >> reporter: it sounded like a case neatly tied up. two a...

>> reporter: in a seattle hospital, vern holbrook hovered in that gray area between life and death in the week after he was savagely beaten, his throat slit, during a routine real estate showing in may of 2013, detectives had quickly made 2 arrests. charged with attempted murder 38-year old luis gomez-monges, who denied any part in the attack. and his 23 year old girlfriend adriana mendez. who admitted luring vern to the meeting at luis's request and then witnessing luis assault vern. >> she said she had no idea why luis would do that. >> you believe that? >> no. >> reporter: and why did perra...