It’s a twisted love story that unspools like a film noir, where lust and obsession lead to murder and a classic double cross. This original series from Dateline’s Keith Morrison takes us into the troubled mind of a young man, and the cold heart of a woman who needed her husband dead. If only she could find someone “man enough” to do the deed... Listen to the entire series now.

An impressionable young man falls under the spell of a persuasive older woman with a problem to solve. 

Besotted with Patty, Jaime agrees to a horrifying request. But can he go through with it? 

The moment for murder had arrived. But could Jaime go through with it?

After discovering evidence of a horrific crime at Ron Presba’s home, detectives question a defiant suspect.

Jaime returns to California for questioning. But Patty has another plan in mind…

Three shots fired, and the truth about Ron’s murder is revealed.

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