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-
mike: hundreds of pro-palestinian protestors causing chaos at an airport on one of the busiest times of the year. good morning, i m mike he manual in for bill hemmer. molly: i m molly line in for dew point. protestors threw objects at officers, assaulted two of them. protestors carried banners with messages like di vest from genocide and let gaza live. a similar scene playing out at lax. bumper to bumper traffic stretched across all three lanes. police making dozens of arrests on most airports. the protests come as new york city goes on high alert. the nypd is taking precautions to prevent anti-israel protestors from disrupting the new year s eve ball drop. molly: alexis mcadams has the latest. not just here in new york that this happened. chaos from coast to coast with police arresting 63 people at those two protests in la and new york city. over at jfk airport protestors blocked the roads and some travelers had to walk with their bags to try to make their flight.
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
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
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? yes ma am. and you re doing this on your own? yeah. and then i just call them when i have a recording and they can pick it up. but before patrick did anything, detectives needed to be sure that david was safe. so they asked police in georgia to check on him. we had been contacted by the east lake police department and they notified us that they were midway through an investigation. stephen, a major with the police department sent officers to the house to observe from a