but jo labella's mind was racing. >> you weren't considering having this done? >> no, absolutely not. >> even so, labella spent three sleepless nights wrestling over what to do. could susan seriously be considering having her husband killed or was she so angry and desperate she wasn't thinking straight. maybe she would come to her senses. >> how agonizing were those couple of days for you? >> i wouldn't want to put that mental anguish on anybody? >> how close did you come to giving her a call and saying, look, you can't do it. it's the wrong thing to do. you need to get some help? >> i came very close to doing that a few times. >> and what made you ultimately decide to go the other way, to pick up the phone and call the cops? >> because i was afraid that she was going to go and have this done anyway. >> through a friend, labella contacted a defense attorney with connections in the d.a.'s office. >> you don't very often have an instance where a wife says i want to get rid of my husband, kill the father of my children, instead of just seeing the divorce through. >>