>> his name is james henrikson. >> reporter: james henrikson. he was the man who'd gotten doug interested in the oil play in the first place. and ken of the oil patch. this guy worked for them. his name is rick arey. >> for lack of a better term, they stuck out like a couple of turds in a punchbowl. >> reporter: well, one way to put it. james met sarah at a drive through coffee stand. she was a barista. >> what was he like? >> very cool, calm, collected, you know, older man. good looking. he was fun and we'd always go out. he was nice. it was easy, you know, i never thought i'd ever marry him or go do business with him. >> reporter: but that's what she did. they moved to the oil patch in 2011, got married in minot, north dakota. and by 2013, he was the charismatic face of a major trucking operation called blackstone, and she was the blonde on his arm and a senior company official. interested in the oil lease. it was a big operation, 100 trucks hauling water to and from oil fracking sites. very profitable. james let it be known that he was backed