yet the prosecutors had to prove that's exactly what he meant. >> reporter: leon jacob does not stop e gets what he wants. >> reporter: the trial began on march 20, 2018. the prosecution called the bail bondsman, michael kubosh, who told the jury he had no doubt leon wanted to hire a hitman to kill meghan. >> i felt like i was talking to the devil himself. >> reporter: the state then called the supposed hitman turned informant, taz, who testified that he too, knew exactly what leon wanted done. >> i asked him to bring $2,500 to see how serious he is. >> and he brought that money? >> yes. >> reporter: prosecutors played the tape where leon discussed in detail how he, as a doctor might get rid of meghan -- >> give her an injection of potassium chloride to stop her heart, untraceable. i'd prefer not to do that. but my survival is more important. >> he might not have said "murder," he might not have said "kill," but he knew what he was asking for -- >> reporter: one of the star witnesses was the man who played dead. mack mcdaniel alive and well told the jury that he didn't want leon, a ma