meghan verikas had a protective order against him. have felt safe. but that evening, her phone rang. it was a police officer. >> and he basically said that there was a credible threat to my life. >> police came to meet megan the next morning. her friend, aerial, remembered meghan was so afraid she wore a disguise. >> you know she's putting this wig on, putting a hat on, jeans, tennis shoes, t-shirt, so that, you know, she could try to be as inconspicuous as possible. >> meghan and aerial checked the officer's i.d.s once by one. then investigators shared the tip they got from the bail bondsman, michael kubosh. >> they think that my ex-boyfriend may have hired somebody to have me hurt. and that i need to be surrounded by people 24 hours a day and not be left alone. >> normally i would say that must have been shocking. were you all that surprised that -- >> i wasn't. >> the police suggested meghan go back to pittsburgh for a while. so she bought a ticket and flew home. meanwhile at the harris county d.a. special crimes bureau, investigat