sergeant frank quinn and his officers wanted meghan and mack to participate -- get this -- in a fakeidnapping and murder. what a bizarre request of someone who's a victim in a potential murder-for-hire plot to -- >> it is. >> reporter: hey, we want you to pose. and you're going to look dead. >> yes. >> reporter: quinn's plan was to show photos of the staged scenes to leon and valerie. he wanted to see their reaction and also have them make a payment for the fake hit. mack went first, playing a murder victim. was mack up for this? >> yes. definitely. >> reporter: quinn's unit used pig's blood to simulate a head wound. they knew they had to make it look convincing to leon. >> when you're dealing with a doctor who's probably seen wounds, then, you need to be as realistic as you can. >> reporter: he's been shot? >> yes. shot in the head. >> reporter: in the photos? >> shot in the head. yes. >> reporter: meghan's role was different. she played the victim of a kidnapping. >> we zip tied her hands, zip tied her feet and, then, duct taped around her mouth. for us, this is very clinical. but