Friday February 18, 2005
8:00 PM 1.0 DATELINE NBC
SHOW #47

REAL-LIFE MURDER-FOR-HIRE Correspondent: Chris Hansen Story Summary: Caught on video by hidden cameras and microphones, Dateline takes an in-depth look at ordinary people trying to hire hit men. This hour-long report will tell the stories of four people trying to hire hit men, which turned out to be undercover police detectives. The four stories include: -The case of Dr. David Mackay, a noted surgeon who tried to hire a hit man to kill a business associate. Dateline will have the first interview with the undercover officer who posed as the hit man. -The case of Kenneth Pollak who hired a hit man to kill his ex-wife. She worked undercover with detectives and posed dead for a photograph that was delivered to her ex-husband. Dateline has the first extensive interview with her and their children. -The case of Jay Roach who was embroiled in a bitter divorce and hired a hit man to kill his wife. Dateline will have an interview with his wife, and first-ever interview with the kids. Plus one additional story tba