so now he s paranoid about what, now? the guys didn t get the roughed up? know that, maybe this is, just like a setup or something? or? come on, now. then, despite all of her reservations, kelly finally gave an answer about that hit on susan bernstein. okay. so the answer is this, we don t hear any answer because she is holding up the phone. she had typed the word yes inside the phone, so she wasn t going to verbally say it. but it didn t matter. detectives now had confirmation ira and kelly were in. and the date was set. they believed susan would be run over four days later. on thursday, may 5th, cinco de mayo. the prosecutor was now satisfied they had enough to arrest them. once kelly says yes and agrees to give him money, the investigation is for the most part complete. the police made plans for kelly s arrest in the walmart parking lot. and how did this go down?
judge will give her close to the max, which we 30, 25 years. and that is an awfully long time. a plea deal felt safe? anything involving state prison, that is years in length, would be an ugly number. the alternative, had there been a conviction, would ve been much more drastic. with the plea in place, kelly was all set to be the prosecution s star witness against ira. but in this twisted tale of greed and lies, could anyone be trusted? coming up. answering for the past. did i know it was wrong? and thinking about the future. some people call this a twisted love story. i think it is true love. when dateline continues. this is my life. it s not always “picture perfect.” plus i m dealing with bleeding from uterine fibroids. enter myfembree, a once-daily pill for women with heavy menstrual bleeding due to uterine fibroids. with myfembree, heavy bleeding went down by 84%.
while out on bail, ira and kelly agreed to sit down with dateline . they shared with us how this whole murder for hire plot got started. for ira, it was out of desperation. things had reached a horrible point. ira had a secret. he had been stealing from an insurance company, overbilling for medical services. he says his wife susan knew it. was like susan was trying to blackmail you in any way? she was trying to blackmail in every way. she would look at me and say listen, i have broken into your emails. i have printed out and recorded all of your business dealings. and i am telling you now, if you don t give me everything i want, i will go to the prosecutor and will expose you for everything and put you in jail. remember, ira recorded susan threatening him. don t bother coming back. you are going to jail and court. ira claims susan was using that information to pressure him into signing a post nuptial agreement, that stated if they divorced, he would give her
here s what s happening. eastern kentucky is bracing for more rain. the area already ravaged by flooding, mudslides, and landslides. at least 28 people have died, including four children. and how speaker nancy pelosi has confirmed her trip to four asian countries. but has made no mention of taiwan. chinese president xi warned president biden about u.s. entering contested territory. if pelosi does, it should be the highest ranking american official since former speaker, 1987. now, back to dateline. 19 87 now, back to dateline. welcome back to dateline. ira bernstein and kelly gribeluk were in love. but ira was afraid they re promising future could be jeopardized by his estranged wife, susan, who he believed without to ruin him. a murder for hire plan was
to end his marriage problems for good. but detectives fitzgerald and louzan didn t think kelly was working alone. we re thinking of a scenario. so they asked marckensy to push kelly for a meeting with her partner. and she agreed it was a good idea. i thought you said you guys talked it over, you guys minority. yeah, we did. and then it happened. later that night, they both showed up. who was kelly s partner in crime? and how far will they go to get the deed done? coming up listen, the money is not the problem. i ll tell you right now. and together they have a new job for the hitman. i think once this is done, he ll feel more comfortable. to move ahead with that right way. this is a huge moment in our case. this is where this whole story goes a little bit hollywood? yes, literally. when dateline continues. at 4 months, after just 2 doses. skyrizi may increase your risk of infections