Dalia Dippolito offered an undercover police officer $7,000 to kill her then-husband, a proposal seen by millions thanks to the television show “Cops,” YouTube and other internet sites.

Dippolito says she was just acting, that she didn’t really want her husband dead. She claims police entrapped her because they wanted to impress “Cops” producers and give them an unforgettable case that would gain national attention. And if she is to avoid a possible 20-year prison sentence, her lawyers will have to get a jury to believe that story.