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-
She was shocked. The last thing you expect to hear is a Police Officer telling you that someone is trying to kill your husband. So Murder For Hire. Its very serious. He offered me 50,000 to do this. I was not going to let this happen. You were an Undercover Officer . The undercover hit man. I had to totally change how i acted, talked, everything. Youre sure you want this done . Im positive. I am positive i want it. One mistake could blow this whole operation. Absolutely. The seconds are ticking away. It was all or nothing. This isnt a hardened criminal. This is a soccer mom. It was hell. 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 surface, and it began with a startling 911 call. The caller had a hot tip about an active Murder For Hire plot. But that was hardly the only surprising news he had to share. Heres the east lake
that he could get time with them. did that make you fall in love with him more? his dedication to his children? oh yeah. yeah. just completely selfless. and, he was gonna do whatever it took to make sure that they were okay. and that they were taking care of. supported. and loved. absolutely. great father. loving husband. successful businessman. it also seemed ideal. so why did david have a price on his head? that was a question that the police were asking. and patrick had the answers. he was about to tell detectives the rest of the story. including, why the man named zombary, want to david dead. just fight. hate. then. i m vitriol. coming out of him. coming up! he wanted him dead! he didn t care how i did it, he didn t care what it was gonna cost. did he bring up how you are going to be paid and how much? yeah. he offered me the $50,000. who was this mysterious man named zombary? and who else was in on this murderous plot? this isn t an harvard criminal. this is
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the core of the diabolical plot. police were about to launch a daring, undercover operation. continuing now with the eastlake conspiracy. it s like detectives needed to catch chrissy and her dad on tape. planning the murder of her ex. and they knew that the only person who could record that conversation was pat. how important was path to your plan? patrick was instrumental. was there a risk putting him in the middle of this? absolutely. there is always a risk. but pat made it clear to investigators, it was a risk that he was willing to take. i ve jumped out of planes, what is the difference? you hop in your car. you ve got a danger of dying. at least this way if i go, doing this. and went doing something pretty interesting. no longer just a concerned citizen calling 9-1-1. he was now a police informant. and his mission was clear. with the recording device in hand, keep chrissy and her dad talking about the murder plot. you need to record everywhere that is spoken? y