Friday, February 18 2005

DATELINE NBC - FRIDAY --(8:00PM-9:00PM)

"Show No.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