Jody finds out that his rival, Troy, has a contract out on his head (killing for hire

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Jody finds out that his rival, Troy, has a contract out on his head (killing for hire contract). Fortunately for Jody, Randy who was hired to carry out the deed, has refused to proceed because, based on knowledge of a recently failed business venture, he does not think Troy is going to be able to pay. Can Troy sue Randy for specific performance of the contract? Why or why not? Part B Shawna and Mariam meet during a fitness class. Shawna tells Mariam that she works as a security officer with a private security agency named Too Tough. Mariam tells Shawna that she is organizing a street party with live entertainment in her neighbourhood, and that she needs to hire two security guards. She gives Shawna the time and place after Shawna expresses interest in working the event and assures Mariam that she will be able to recruit a second security guard to work with her. Shawna gives Mariam the agency's phone number and asks Mariam to call her supervisor with the details. The next day, while Shawna is not at work, Mariam calls and speaks to Shawna's supervisor. She explains the details of the work and that she is willing to pay the guards $15.00 per hour. The supervisor asserts that this compensation is far below the minimum rate, and that he cannot allow his guards to work for such little pay. Mariam refuses to pay more and hangs up the phone. The supervisor later relays this information to Shawna who agrees that he was right not to accept the work at this rate. Two weeks later, Too Tough gets an angry call from Mariam. She says that the security guards who agreed to work her event never showed up, and two traffic barriers valued at $400.00 each, were stolen. She demands compensation for her loss, which she says would not have occurred if Too Tough had abided by the terms of the contract. Was there in fact a contract between Mariam and Shawna? Or between Mariam and Too Tough? Why or why not? If there was, in fact, a contract, and Shawna breached it by not showing up without a second guard, would Too Tough be liable for the cost of the stolen barriers? Why or why not?