he helps anybody out. reporter: mother to three of vern s grandchildren. his former daughter-in-law. jill taylor. what would her motivation be for, sort of, taking part in that plot? i suppose the only connection would be her relationship with daniel. and what s good for daniel is good for jill? i would think so. reporter: and, the detective found, that jill taylor was also the common link between daniel blizzard and another of the alleged participants in the plot, adriana mendez. what did adriana mendez and jill taylor have in common? methamphetamine. they met through a common friend at a party using drugs. reporter: detectives say, that friendship forged in meth became so close that jill invited adriana and her 3 kids to move in with her. and it was at jill s apartment where daniel met adriana and luis. adriana wouldn t know daniel without jill.