door. that would change your life? yeah. it was a pretty dark time. she was shocked, the last thing that you expect to hear is a police officer telling you that somebody is trying to kill her husband. it s a murder for hire. very serious. he offered me $50,000 to do this. i was not gonna let this happen. you are an undercover officer? the undercover hit man. i had to totally change how i acted, talked, everything. you sure you want this done? i m positive. i am positive. i won it. one mistake could blow this whole of operation up? absolutely. the seconds or taking away. it was all or nothing. this is an important criminal. this is a soccer mom. hands. put your hands in the air. it was held. it was hell. hello and welcome to dateline, memorial day weekend in the town of east lake ohio is blissfully traditional. barbecues, boating, parades. but in 2011 there was something evil lurking beneath the service and it began with a startling 9-1-
absolutely. the seconds or taking away. it was all or nothing. this is an important criminal. this is a soccer mom. hands. put your hands in the air. it was held. it was hell. hello and welcome to dateline, memorial day weekend in the town of east lake ohio is blissfully traditional. barbecues, boating, parades. but in 2011 there was something evil lurking beneath the service and it began with a startling 9-1-1 call. the caller had a hot tip about an active murder for hire plot. but that was hardly the only surprising news that he had to share. here is the eastlake conspiracy! along the shores of majestic, lake erie. not far from cleveland. lies a little known city near east lake ohio. it s a suburb. decent size yards. and gorgeous waterfront views. it s a kind of place that folks settled to raise a family. quiet, and safe. you never hear about murder stuff like that. but that wholesome image was about to be shattered. basically, the gist o
unthinkable and was still trying to wrap his head around. it i was like i cannot believe that this is going down. a man named zombary had offered him $50,000 to fly to georgia and kill david. but he was no hit man. i could not let anything happen to this man. they were serious. and no, it wasn t going down like that. he said that is why he called the police. if i said nothing, and did nothing, and saw tomorrow that david was on the tv dead because i did not do anything. it would be just as bad as me pulling the trigger. pat wanted to save david. not hurt him. and as he continued his interview with detectives. it was clear that there was much more to the story. especially when it came to zombary. i had never met this man. there was no reason for me to meet this man. nevertheless, pat told detectives that he agreed to the meetings as a favor to an old classroom mate named chrissy. al zombary was her dad. a 67 year old widower. in fact, he lived with his daughter and her c
zombary. i had never met this man. there was no reason for me to meet this man. nevertheless, pat told detectives that he agreed to the meetings as a favor to an old classroom mate named chrissy. al zombary was her dad. a 67 year old widower. in fact, he lived with his daughter and her children. how good friends were you with chrissy? not very. we did not run in the same groups. so it was no surprise when they lost touch after graduation. pat joined the army and became a ranger. while she went to college, got married, and had children. she was fine. she had a contagious laugh. she was just somebody that i wanted to be around. karen was one of her closest friends. for years, they had lived on the same cul-de-sac and lay raise their kids together. how is she is a mom? she was awesome. and she was also a compassionate friend.