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
it s one of the things that you see on tv. you have to be evil to want to murder somebody else. it would all come crashing down on one family. it was hell. it was hell. but with those responsible slip through the detectives fingers? put your hands in the air. put your hands in the air, or you re both dead! it all began memorial day weekend, 2011. it s like police, stephanie. it was a friday evening when an unusual 9-1-1 call came into dispatch. i would approach at the club to, murder someone for $50,000. so, i need somebody out here. a murder for hire? in east lake? it was hard to believe. okay, what is your name. patrick. the dispatcher recognize the guy s name. he had lived in east lake for years. was a former army ranger and
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 of it was that he wants this guy dead. someone had murder on their mind and a deadly plot was brewing. it s one of the things that you see on tv. you have to be evil to want to murder somebody else. it would all come crashing down on one family. it was hell. it was hell. but with those responsible slip through the detectives fingers? put your hands in the air. put your hands in the air, or you re both dead!
give him to get things back on track? to get chrissy there? to make her believe that one, she hired some buddy to kill somebody who just dead. and this killer is telling her that she better show up. put the fear of jesus in her. put the fear in her. and she s like, yeah you re right. the plan was back on track. unmarked cars were station near the parking lot. i m already posted at the end of the drive. ready to swoop in if needed. and it s all coming down to this moment? one moment. and i was holding my breath in the car. would chrissy show? or which he slipped through the detectives fingers? coming up! does it look like an accident? the big photo finish. with this picture convince anyone? do you worry that he s gonna look at this and say, no? yeah. he s seen crime scenes before. so i did it as quick as i possibly could. just let me see it.