>> you didn't rob her, somebody else had to get beat up, too, you know what i mean? >> rather than face a jury, santhosh throws himself on the mercy of the court, pleading guilty to solicitation and conspiracy to commit murder, receiving a sentence of 5 to 15 years. >> there's always a fascinating dichotomy of someone that's done so well in life yet to be so stupid to think they can get away with something like this. >> from prison, santhosh paul said he wasn't interested in speaking to msnbc unless we paid him. we declined his offer. >> very anxious. >> in all the undercover work i've done, he was one of the most irritating persons i had to work with. just want to put that out there. >> you see again -- >> sometimes people think they're smarter than the person they're dealing with, but i guess this case shows who's the smart one, and that's it.