welcome back to date line. they were caught on tape plotting the contract killing of ira s wife, susan. kelly had agreed to a plea deal. now they were wondering were the bonds of love stronger than their agreement. here with the conclusion of the target is andrea canning. as the case headed towards trial, it looked like the estranged lovers would point fingers at each other. kelly was now cooperating with the prosecution. and ira s defense? to throw his girlfriend under the bus. he claimed he never gave the go-ahead to have his wife murdered, and says that was all kelly. she came home on that evening and she told me she had to tell him yes. reporter: so she went rogue on you, you re saying. pretty much.
murder. what no one could predict was dalia s defense. we live in a world where people seeking their 15 minutes of fame lose all sense of judgment and common sense. dalia s defense south korean michael salnik said this crazy story was about dalia s husband s vanity and his thirst for fame. it was mike who was behind the fake murder, its mastermind, just so he could be known beyond boynton beach. mike dippolito s hoax to orchestrate his own murder to achieve fame and fortune was a bad prank. it was never anyone s intention to harm anyone. the defense arked it wgued il a tv pitch, michael auditioning for his big break. the evidence will show that the plot for the contract killing of mike dippolito was never real. mike dippolito hoped to capture the attention of someone in reality tv.
so everything would be hers. sure you want this dude killed? reporter: the prosecution s case looked airtight with all those mesmerizing tapes of dalia plotting out a murder, and also that video from the cops tv show with her looking unglued as she learned of her husband s murder. what no one could have predicted, though, was dalia s defense. we live in a world where people seeking their 15 minutes of fame lose all sense of judgment and common sense. reporter: dalia s defense attorney michael salnick said this whole crazy story was in fact all about dalia s husband s vanity and his thirst for fame. it was mike who was really behind the faked murder, its mastermind, just so he could be known beyond boynton beach. mike dippolito s hoax to orchestrate his own murder to achieve fame and fortune was a bad prank. it was never anyone s intention to harm anyone. reporter: the defense argued it was all a tv pitch, michael auditioning for his big break. the evidence will show t
a journalist with the times of moulton joins us from the capital the latter welcome to the day why do you think these 3 man of resigned. their position has become untenable you cannot have the chief of staff and he was no ordinary chief of staff it was a very trusted person by the prime minister who was a chief political strategist and many people even in cabinet who would say he was the one calling the shots at times and the most trusted minister former energy minister let s not forget he was the minister who was in charge of the power station contract with on which there were allegations of bribes being under investigation regarding this contract killing even the economists there was called for worshiping a couple of days ago and their position had become untenable. ok so a very nice people implicated in this death can stay in government on the army investigation into the killing itself i wonder what you make of the deals being
the plot for the contract killing of mike dippolito was never real. mike dippolito hoped to capture the attention of someone in reality tv. reporter: the defense attorney argued that dalia was in on the reality show idea the whole time. that scene out front of dalia wailing? acting, said the defense. dalia knew that mike wasn t harmed and hers is a fake reaction to a fake event. reporter: the defense pushed michael dippolito hard on cross-examination, accusing him of dragging dalia down with his stupid idea of being a tv star. this whole reality thing was actually orchestrated by you, wasnt t it? i don t know what you re talking about. the silliest thing i ve ever heard. i mean, uh, completely made up. all right, lets bring in our jury, please. reporter: and after two weeks of trial testimony, the jury agreed. we find the defendant guilty of solicitation to commit first-degree murder. reporter: in the end, the judge sentenced her to 20-years,