>> in prison, which as we knew, that was true, because anthony bridget was in prison. >> and so, his friends are, what, trying to leverage that knowledge into some extra money for them. >> correct. >> operations like this are especially tricky. there's usually only one shot to get it right. if the phony gangsters threaten magdi, the sting wouldn't hold up in court, and magdi could walk free. and at the same time, one thing had to be crystal clear. >> you want to make sure that everybody knows that we're talking about the crime that occurred about his wife being murdered in that particular house. he could walk free.