he did it at the direction and request of thomas clayton. >> reporter: it is a surprising twist for investigatorsoss. >> he didn't even get any money upfront. i mean, he was going to go do this on the promise from tom clayton that he'd be paid $10,000. >> reporter: in a transcript of his confession, beard reveals details of the plan, saying, "he wanted me to go to the house, kill kelly, then light the house on fire. he said the kids would be at her sister's house. there was also gas in the garage. he wanted the cars to burn also so that he could collect insurance money." when asked why, beard said, i needed the money. >> he said in his words that he got scared. >> reporter: stunningly, it appears to police that clayton had a secret plan he didn't reveal to beard. he was going to set the house on fire with kelley and the children in the house? >> that's correct. this is a cold-blooded attempt to remove your own wife and children from this earth. >> reporter: beard agrees to show police where he got rid of the murder weapon. >> he's driving 225 south, and throws it out the window. >> reporter: when

thomas is live in oakland with that story, and there is eric. >> i happen to have one of the lime scooters right here. pat broken of claytons this is the problem. you see it there? that is the brake where she was visiting some family in san diego and she said that she took to a nasty fall while trying to ride one of these, and this is what we are talking about with pat brogen of clayton. she says that she suffered some serious injuries going down a hill with the lime scooter and the brake did not work. she blew through a couple of intersections and scooter down to stop. she suffered a broken hand and that the required surgery, and a huge bruise on the thigh and scrapes and she has not filed a suit, but lime could help with the medical bills. >> i don't want to sue, but i am out of pocket $8,000 and the surgery was $100,000 which kaiser paid for. >> now, lime would not comment on the incident directly, but they told us in the statement that the safety of the riders is a concern, and that why we launched a multi faceted campaign to respect the ride to educate the users and others on the safe riding practices. personal injury