The news reports that a nurse "contracted over the telephone" to distribute narcotics. Under contract law is that a correct statement?

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Rationale 1: The fact that this is a verbal agreement is not significant.
Rationale 2: What is offered in exchange for this murder is not significant to whether this is a contract.
Rationale 3: Understanding of the agreement is not significant to this question.
Rationale 4: Contracts must fulfill a lawful purpose and distributing narcotics is not a lawful purpose. There can be no enforceable contract for illegal acts or fraud.

The News Reports That a Nurse "Contracted Over the Telephone