sense of judgment and common sense. >> reporter: dalia's defense attorney said the husband, michael dippolitonnabe, that he was behind the fake murder, its mastermind, just so he could be known beyond boynton beach. >> mike dippolito's hoax to orchestrate his own murder to achieve fame and fortune was a bad prank. it was never anyone's intention to harm anyone. >> did the balloon boy family hoaxers mean ill will? did the white house party crashers have malicious intent? no, claimed the defense. and neither did the dippolitos. it was just a dumb idea. >> the evidence will show the plot for the contract killing of mike dippolito was never real. mike dippolito hoped to capture the attention of someone in reality tv. >> the defense attorney argued that dalia was in on the reality show idea the whole time. that scene out front of dalia wailing, acting, said the defense. >> dalia knew mike wasn't harmed. hers is a fake reaction to a fake event. >> reporter: the defense put on a forensic expert to testify the couple's computers revealed searches for reality show casting calls in the weeks before she