>> reporter: do you think she took what you told her the wrong way? >> i think she did. she believed that i would harm the guy. >> reporter: but he says he's no hit man. the woman was just hearing what she wanted to hear. >> she sound like she was so desperate to get this done. i think any little information she would have forced herself to believe it. >> reporter: he says he played along, trying to see if she was serious. >> i told her that it's not something that i do, but i could potentially get her in touch with the people that could possibly do it. >> reporter: and did you have any background in law enforcement? >> no. >> reporter: you're just a regular guy. >> a regular guy who hangs out with cops. you pick up a few things here and there. >> reporter: his unofficial police training kicked in. to make his story more believable, he says he got specific about the men he would use to do the hit. >> these guys are, like, top black ops. >> reporter: was she interested? >> she was. >> reporter: after she left, marckensy immediately texted his friend on the force, but got no response.