michael oakes stopped in to see her at her place in western washington, not too many miles from the stover kennels, and talked to her about a job he was supposed to do. jennifer thompson: he didn't give me a lot of specifics. he just said he was here on a job, a side job. there was risk involved, possible injury to himself. that it was fairly dangerous. keith morrison: at which point, he left for a few hours. then contacted her again. jennifer thompson: he texted me and said, job failed, i'm ok, no pay though. keith morrison: no pay. no pay. keith morrison: what did that say to you? well, it says a lot to me. it says that-- keith morrison: somebody's paying him. somebody's paying him. somebody's hired him. keith morrison: does that sound like michael oakes was a hired killer? well, wait, there's more. jennifer told the police that after michael left on the 24th,