he's about to meet the girl around the corner. instead, he finds uniformed officers. >> he's not happy. >> it's still viewed as a minor crime but if it wasn't for guys like this, coming to victimize these little girls, you know, and making money for the pimps, these girls -- the girls wouldn't be getting victimized. >> as the operation draws into nightfall, johns and pimps looking to recruit the decoys circle in greater and greater numbers and it gets more difficult for officers to follow the action. then saleda notices something that doesn't seem right. the van had nevada plates and saleda immediately suspects it's a pimp from out of town looking for new girls and may attempt to kidnap the undercover policewomen. a man exits the van and walks toward the decoys. >> the second pimp is getting out of the van. >> two guys on foot got out of the van. one is kind of lurking up the block toward marin.