An unusual confession leads to a once-in-a-lifetime investigation.

A man called 911 and he said he wanted to report a murder, but it hadn't happened yet.

We hadn't talked in 20-some years and she's trying to get me to kill somebody.

I realized right then there, I had to go to the authorities.

To prevent a murder, police will have to catch the mastermind in the act.

In the law, a crime like attempted murder isn't completed until there's a substantial step taken.

She's already talked about getting a gun.

What if we provide that opportunity?

A daring sting operation gives police more than they bargained for.

If I knew I had to do it in my table, it would have already been done.

Just unbelievable. The more you dig, you know, the deeper the rabbit hole goes. I knew I had to do it with my table have already been done.

Just unbelievable.

The more you dig, the deeper the rabbit hole goes.

And detectives uncover a history of fraud, violence, and greed.

The fire and the murder for hire plot, right?

It's the same playbook.

You borrow money from her, and it was like selling your soul to the devil.

Psychopath is the best way to describe her.

Honestly, I don't have it wrong to lose. In Spokane County, Washington, 9-1-1 calls aren't a rare occurrence. Spokane's mid Washington, 911 calls aren't a rare occurrence.

Spokane's a mid-sized city in eastern Washington state.

500,000 people in the county, about 200,000 in city limits.

So we have a lot of property crimes, like a lot of cities in the western United States.

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