>> it seems to be a heart wrenching scene. police hand a long beach, california, woman a series of photos of her husband lying in a field. he appears to be dead. >> oh. oh! >> but the pictures are not as grizzly as she thinks. >> we actually set up a phony crime scene. i think they went to mcdonald's and got a bunch of catch ups or something. had that, put dirt from the field on that and put some grass shavings on that. and let me tell you, he looked dead. >> it's all part of a sting that begins in 1993 when 32-year-old perma jean pritchett inquires about a hit man to kill her husband, charles, a minister at a local church. >> i was in the office, just myself and another detective. and we received a phone call from a burglary detective.