a front to produce springs for the spring company in oklahoma that his mother had owned. but i don't think it was used much for spring production, instead it was turned into an underground palace for drug experimentation and sex parties. he put in a 2,000 gallon hot tub, and they had a lot of exotic animals in there, lamas and peacocks and stuff like that. >> todd skinner was a very flamboyant fellow. living out there at the missile base, there was curiosity as to what went on out there. >> skinner was arrested. >> he contacted dea headquarters through his attorney to try and get an immunity agreement and he ended up as an informant against picard. >> 18 hours after picard escapes from authorities, law enforcement gets a tip from an informant about four miles away. >> we started going door to