90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - And So It Begins - full transcript

WE'RE ON THE PLANE.
HERE WE GO.

I'M TRAVELING HALFWAY
ACROSS THE WORLD WITH A BABY

TO MEET SOMEBODY
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

MICHAEL'S FROM NIGERIA,
AND HE IS 30 YEARS OLD.

AAAAH!

I BOUGHT AN ENGAGEMENT RING
FOR A GIRL I'VE NEVER MET,

BUT SHE'S THE ONE.

THIS IS WHAT CRAZY MEN DO.

I GOT TO CATCH THIS FLIGHT.

YO, I GIRL LIKE THAT
IS WAY BEYOND MY LEAGUE.

I KNOW I'M NOT NO BRAD PITT.



I'VE BEEN SENDING HER MONEY
EVERY WEEK.

JON TECHNICALLY DOES HAVE
A RECORD OF SOME SORT.

HE'S BEEN CONVICTED
FOR FIGHTING MULTIPLE TIMES.

NO, I LIKE
THIS ONE BETTER.

WHEN I GET TO NIGERIA,
I'M GONNA PROPOSE TO HIM.

WHAT 30-YEAR-OLD DATES
A WOMAN TWICE AS OLD AS HIM?

MAYBE SHE'D THINK, LIKE,
"IS HE IN IT FOR LOVE,

OR IS HE IN IT
FOR SOMETHING ELSE?"

I AM SHAKY.

THE MOMENT THAT I CAN
ACTUALLY TOUCH JON,

KISS HIM...

JUST LOOKING
FORWARD TO IT SO MUCH.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MY BABY.

SHE'S JUST LIKE
YOUR GRANDMA.



SHE'S NOT MY GRANDMA.

SHE'S MY FUTURE WIFE.

AAAH!

HAZEL, SHE'S STILL IN TOUCH
WITH SOME OF HER EXES.

MAKING ME LOOK REAL STUPID
RIGHT NOW.

IF I FOUND OUT THAT JON
WASN'T WHO I THOUGHT HE WAS,

MY HEART WILL BE BROKEN.

I'M NOT A VIOLENT PERSON.
DO YOU TRUST ME?

I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE'S PLAYING WITH ME OR...

THERE'S A CERTAIN POINT WHERE
I HAVE TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF.

IF SHE DOESN'T COME,
FORGET IT.

OH, MY GOD!

JESSE'S COMING TO AMERICA.

I FEEL LIKE HE'LL REALLY
PROPOSE THIS TRIP.

OH, MY GOD, HEY.

I'M GOING BACK TO BRAZIL
TO MARRY KARINE.

IF JESSE WAS
TO EVER MOVE HERE,

WHAT WOULD
YOU GUYS THINK?

ALL THIS IS A BAD DREAM,

AND I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON.

I WANT TO GET OUT RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS TOO MUCH.

NO, I WANT
TO GET OUT RIGHT NOW.

YEAH.
KEEP DRINKING, DARCEY.

YOU DON'T LOVE ME.
YOU NEVER DID, YOU LIAR.

GET OUT OF MY LIFE!!

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OH, MY GOODNESS.

ARANNA'S SO PRETTY.
YES!

I'M ANGELA.
I'M FROM HAZELHURST, GEORGIA.

I'M 52 BUT I TELL EVERYBODY
I'M 50.

YOU CAN HAVE A SIP,
I RECKON.

WAS IT GOOD?

I WORK AS A NURSE'S ASSISTANT
FOR A HOSPICE,

BUT WHATEVER TIME I DO HAVE,

I TRY TO SPEND IT
WITH MY FAMILY.

I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS
AND SIX GRANDKIDS.

WE'RE SUCH A CLOSE FAMILY,
AND WE'RE TOGETHER EVERY DAY.

MOTHER.

HOW YOU FEELING?

AND I'M ALSO TAKING CARE
OF MY MOTHER.

SHE'S GOT CANCER.

WE'RE FOUR GENERATIONS OF WOMEN,

ALL PITCHING IN
TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.

I'M A CARING PERSON.

ALL RIGHT, MOM,
I GOT TO GET READY.

PEACE.

BUT IT IS HARD
TO MAKE TIME FOR MYSELF.

OUCH.

I'VE BEEN MARRIED ONE TIME.

WE WAS MARRIED THREE YEARS.

BUT IT WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE.

SO, I JUST NEVER WANTED TO
MARRY AGAIN AFTER HIM, EVER.

EVER.

BUT THEN EVERYTHING CHANGED
WHEN MICHAEL COME ALONG.

ONE DAY, A MESSAGE
POPPED UP ON FACEBOOK

FROM A GUY NAMED MICHAEL.

HE SAID, "YOU LOOK PRETTY TODAY.

GOOD MORNING."

I DIDN'T KNOW WHO HE WAS,

BUT HIS PROFILE PICTURE
LOOKED CUTE.

AT FIRST HE TOLD ME HE WAS 40.

I TOLD HIM I WAS 50.

'CAUSE HE WAS 30 AND I'M 52.

I NEVER DATED ANYBODY
THIS YOUNG,

BUT I WAS LIKE,
"I'M JUST GONNA GO FOR IT."

MICHAEL'S VERY SEXY.

HOO, GOT ME HOT RIGHT NOW.

OH.

OKAY.

THE FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW,

I FOUND OUT
MICHAEL WAS A NIGERIAN,

I WAS THINKING...

"WHAT THE HELL?"

THAT WASN'T IN MY PLANS.

NIGERIA IS SUPPOSED
TO BE KNOWN AS

THE MOST SCAMMING CAPITAL
OF THE WORLD.

AT LEAST, THAT IS THE RUMOR.

WE TALK, I KNOW,
20, 30 TIMES A DAY.

ISN'T THAT SWEET?

HE'S SO SWEET.

HE'S TOLD ME HE HASN'T
FELT LOVE LIKE THIS.

AND MICHAEL MAKES ME
FEEL THAT WAY.

I'M NOT USED TO IT.

ABOUT THE SECOND MONTH,

WE JUST STARTED TALKING
ABOUT ME GOING TO NIGERIA.

I'M ABOUT TO TRAVEL 7,000 MILES

TO MEET MICHAEL
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THIS TRIP'S VERY EXPENSIVE,

AND IT'S COSTING
A PRETTY GOOD PENNY.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL
WHAT YOU PRAY FOR.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS
GOING THROUGH SOME TIMES,

I'D PRAY TO GOD LIKE,
"SEND ME A CHRISTIAN MAN,"

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS GONNA BE

ALL THE WAY IN NIGERIA,
YOU KNOW?

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS.

NEVER BEEN NOWHERE.

HOO, I THINK AFRICA
IS GOING TO BE...

HOT...

STRANGE.

IN MY MIND, I'M GONNA BE THE
ONLY WHITE PERSON OVER THERE,

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S AFRICA.

I THINK I'M IN FOR
A LITTLE CULTURE SHOCK.

I'VE HAD FRIENDS SAY,
"OH, HE'S JUST SCAMMING YOU."

LET'S FACE IT...
I'M 52, HE'S 30.

MM-HMM.

BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE
TO BE THE YOUNG,

PRETTY GIRL FOR HIM, YOU KNOW,
AND I'M NOT.

I'M THE OLDER.

MIGHT BE SOMEWHERE
HE CAN'T GET THE PHONE.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

COME ON, LONDON!

WITH ME BEING 52,

I'M REALIZING LIFE'S TOO SHORT.

HE GRABBED MY HEART
AND RAN WITH IT.

HOW ARE
Y'ALL TODAY?!

- HOW ARE YOU, LOVE?
- THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.

HAVE A SEAT.

CAN YOU BELIEVE
I'M GOING TO NIGERIA.

OH, MY GOD.

I HAD TO DO ALL MY SHOTS,
I HAD TO GO GET A PASSPORT,

BUT I SAID, "I'M GOING,
HELL OR HIGH WATER.

I'M GOING
TO SEE MY MAN.

LISTEN...

WE ONLY LIVE ONCE, HONEY.
ENJOY LIFE.

I'VE KNOWN ANGELA
ABOUT 10 YEARS,

AND SHE'S A MESS,
BUT SHE'S A WONDERFUL PERSON.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO
TO AFRICA OR NIGERIA

TO FIND A HUSBAND, NO SIR,

BUT THAT'S EVERYBODY
TO THEIR OWN.

THAT'S JUST MY OPINION OF IT.

AND HOW DID YOU MEET?

HOW DID WE MEET?
FACEBOOK.

- FACEBOOK.
- WE WAS JUST FRIENDS, MM-HMM.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

AND THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED
AT CERTAIN TIMES, YOU KNOW.

HELL, I WAS GOING
THROUGH MENOPAUSE.

OH, GOD!

I FEEL LIKE
I'M A TEENAGER.

HEY,
THAT'S A GOOD FEELING.

I GUESS IT IS.

HE JUST GOT A WAY
TO MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE.

IF NOTHING ELSE,
HE'S MADE ME HAPPY JUST...

- IN YOUR HEART.
- YEAH, I MEAN...

'CAUSE I REALLY...
YOU KNOW, I JUST...

THAT'S AWESOME.

I THINK SHE'S BEING
BRAVE AND STUPID.

ANGELA'S A GREAT PERSON,
BIG HEART,

BUT I THINK THIS MIGHT BE
A LITTLE DANGEROUS FOR HER...

NOT KNOWING WHAT
SHE'S GETTING HERSELF INTO.

SHE SEEMS TO BE
HEAD OVER HEELS,

BUT I JUST HOPE AND PRAY
THAT HE DON'T HURT HER.

AND I GOT FRIENDS
SAY THAT I'M CRAZY,

AND I SAID,
"WELL, I BELIEVE HE LOVES ME."

I FEEL IT,
AND THAT'S IT,

AND NOBODY HAS
TO BELIEVE IT BUT ME.

I DON'T THINK
HE'S USING ME.

I TRUST HIM,

BUT I NEED TO KNOW
IF MY FEELINGS ARE RIGHT,

AND I'M GOING OVER THERE,
AND I'LL KNOW.

I WILL KNOW.

I WILL KNOW.

THIS IS THE END OF THE ROAD
FOR ME.

IT'S ME AND MICHAEL ALL THE WAY
OR NO WAY.

- HI.
- HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
AT 12:00.

MY NAME IS RACHEL.

I'M 33 YEARS OLD,

AND I LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE,
NEW MEXICO.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU HAD YOUR HAIR CUT?

- PROFESSIONALLY?
- UH-HUH.

- NEVER.
- NEVER?!

- NEVER.
- OH, MY GOSH.

WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR
A FUN, LITTLE CHANGE?

ACTUALLY,
I'M GOING TO ENGLAND

TO MEET MY BOYFRIEND
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

REALLY?

I'VE NEVER LEFT
THE COUNTRY.

NO?

- NO.
- OH, MY GOSH.

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT
YOU HAVEN'T MET HIM YET.

YES.

YEAH, AND WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT MARRIAGE.

IT'S SERIOUS.

THAT IS A LITTLE CRAZY,
I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
HAIRCUT OF MY LIFE,

AND IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE
FIRST DATE

THAT I'VE EVER BEEN ON.

HE'S GONNA JUST
ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOU

WHEN HE SEES YOU.
I HOPE SO.

I'M TRAVELING HALFWAY
ACROSS THE WORLD

TO MEET SOMEBODY
FOR THE FIRST TIME,

AND I'M RISKING IT ALL FOR LOVE.

OH, I LOVE IT.

IT LOOKS SO PRETTY ON YOU.
IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER.

- THANKS.
- BYE-BYE.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST MY HEART
ON THE LINE.

ELLA, COME HERE.

I AM ALSO A MOTHER.

MY DAUGHTER, ELLA,
IS 7 YEARS OLD.

UH-OH. AW!
BARBIE DOWN, AI.

I WOULD CONSIDER MYSELF
TO BE A SOLO MOM,

NOT A SINGLE MOM.

IT'S EXHAUSTING,
BUT IT'S WELL WORTH IT.

I'M GONNA MISS YOU,
HONEY.

ELLA'S FATHER AND I WERE MARRIED
FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS,

BUT WE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES,

AND WE GOT DIVORCED
ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.

I GOT OUT OF THAT RELATIONSHIP,

REFUSING TO EVER SETTLE AGAIN.

I DECIDED I NEEDED A HOBBY,

SO I DECIDED TO CHECK IN
ON KARAOKE APPS...

AND IT WAS THE BEST TIME
OF MY LIFE.

ESPECIALLY SINGING DUETS.

HOW THE APP WORKS
WITH SINGING A DUET

IS YOU PICK YOUR SONG.

I WOULD HAVE MY PART TO SING...

YOU POST THAT VIDEO,
AND ANYBODY USING THAT APP

CAN JOIN IN ON YOUR DUET.

IT IS NOT AT THE SAME TIME,

BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE
IT'S TOGETHER.

AND THEN, ONE DAY,
OUT OF THE BLUE,

A MAN JOINED IN A DUET OF MINE.

AND MY JAW HIT THE FLOOR.

HIS NAME IS JON.

I COULDN'T KEEP MY EYES
OFF OF IT.

HE WAS JUST HANDSOME.

I WAS BLOWN AWAY.

JON ACTUALLY LIVES IN ENGLAND

IN A SEASIDE TOWN CALLED
WESTON-SUPER-MARE.

AFTER SINGING WITH JON,

HE STARTED MESSAGING ME,

BUT I FIGURED THERE WAS
ABSOLUTELY NO WAY

THAT HE WAS GONNA
WANT TO DATE ME.

HE WAS JUST SO GOOD-LOOKING.

HE HAS A SUPER-HOT BODY.

I'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODY THAT CUTE
BE INTERESTED IN ME, SO...

I WOUND UP DATING LOCALLY
FOR A WHILE,

BUT IT JUST DIDN'T WORK.

NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT,
JON SENT ME A MESSAGE,

SAYING, "I THINK I HAVE
A CRUSH ON YOU."

AND WE STARTED FLIRTING.

I FEEL IN LOVE WITH HIM
RATHER QUICKLY,

AND IT BECAME SERIOUS.

I WAS SO HAPPY,

BUT THEN I FIND OUT THAT

THERE MIGHT BE
A LITTLE PROBLEM.

UM...

I WAS PREGNANT.

BUT I WAS SCARED
THAT THIS INFORMATION

WASN'T GONNA GO OVER WELL
WITH JON.

WE'VE NEVER MET,
AND THEN I'M GIVING HIM

THIS BAGGAGE
ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE.

BUT WHEN I TOLD JON,

HE RAN TO ME,
NOT AWAY FROM ME.

HE WAS ACTUALLY ON THE PHONE
WHILE I WAS GIVING BIRTH.

I WANTED HIM TO BE THERE.

IT'S THE BEST WE CAN DO,
SO FAR APART.

AFTER THE BIRTH, I SENT JON
A PIECE OF HER UMBILICAL CORD,

AS WEIRD
AS THAT MAY SOUND.

I'M GONNA GET YOU.

I'M GONNA GET YOU.

NOW I HAVE AN 8-MONTH-OLD
DAUGHTER,

AND HER NAME IS LUCY.

YEAH.

IT'S FULLER.

IN JUST A FEW DAYS,

I'M FLYING TO ENGLAND WITH LUCY
TO MEET JON.

MY OLDEST DAUGHTER, ELLA,
WILL BE AT HER DAD'S HOUSE

FOR THE TWO WEEKS
THAT I'M IN ENGLAND.

DO YOU WANT
TO SAY HI TO LUCY?

I'd love to.

OKAY.
SAY HI.

LOOK.
WHO'S THAT?

Hello.

Hey, Lucy.

Hello.

EVEN THOUGH WE'VE NEVER
ACTUALLY BEEN ON A DATE,

AND HE'S NOT
LUCY'S BIOLOGICAL FATHER...

Hey.

JON VIEWS LUCY AS HIS...
AS HIS DAUGHTER.

YOU CAN CHANGE
HER DIAPERS.

HE SEEMS LIKE
THE PERFECT ENGLISH GENTLEMAN,

BUT IT IS EASIER
TO PROMISE THE WORLD

WHEN YOU'RE 4,000 MILES AWAY
ON A COMPUTER SCREEN.

I AM CONSTANTLY QUESTIONING
WHY JON IS SO WILLING

TO TAKE ME ON
AND TAKE ON A BABY,

HAVING NEVER TOUCHED ME
OR MET ME BEFORE.

I JUST WANT TO TOUCH YOU
IN THE FLESH,

BUT WHAT IF WE START
FIGHTING OR BICKERING?

I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT JON'S PAST

THAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

SAY BYE.

HE TOLD ME ABOUT
A BAD SITUATION

HE WAS INVOLVED IN,

AND IT COULD BE
A DEAL-BREAKER FOR OUR FUTURE.

Bye-bye.

BYE-BYE.

JESSE'S COMING TO AMERICA
TO VISIT ME FOR THE FIRST TIME,

SO A MAKE-IT-OR-BREAK-IT
TIME FOR US.

IF HE FEELS
A LITTLE CONTROLLING,

YOU COULD ALWAYS
WALK AWAY.

I'M THINKING OF GETTING
A PROPOSAL RING.

IF SHE TELLS ME RIGHT NOW,
"HEY, DAD,

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO,"

I WOULD NOT GO TO COLOMBIA.

WOULD YOU
ACCEPT THAT?

I MEAN...

THERE YOU GO.
ROCK 'N' ROLL, BABY.

LET'S GO.
YES!

YES.
THAT'S A COOL SHOT.

- THAT'S A COOL SHOT.
- THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS RICKY.
I'M 33 YEARS OLD.

AND I LIVE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.

THERE YOU GO.

I AM A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER
AND VIDEOGRAPHER.

LIKE, GIVE ME SOMETHING...
LIKE YOUR HEART JUST GOT BROKEN.

THERE YOU GO.

PERFECT.

THROUGHOUT MY LIFE,
I HAD AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME

FINDING TRUE LOVE.

I'VE BEEN MARRIED TWICE BEFORE.

I HAVE TWO KIDS...
ONE FROM EACH.

ONE IS 12 YEARS OLD,
AND THE OTHER ONE'S 21 MONTHS.

THEY MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME.

THANK YOU.

MY OLDEST DAUGHTER...
HER NAME'S AMBER.

SHE LIVES WITH ME FULL-TIME.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME,
FOR BOTH DAUGHTERS,

THAT I'M A GOOD ROLE MODEL
FOR THEM.

MY FIRST MARRIAGE...

WE JUST DISCOVERED
WE WERE VERY DIFFERENT PEOPLE,

AND IT WAS JUST BEST
IF WE PARTED WAYS.

MY SECOND EX...

SHE'S BEAUTIFUL,

I THINK
SHE'S AN EXCELLENT PERSON.

WE DIDN'T SEE EYE TO EYE.

WE WASN'T COMMUNICATING
THE WAY WE SHOULD'VE,

AND SO RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS

OF GETTING A DIVORCE.

TO THINK THAT
YOU HAVE TRUE LOVE,

AND THEN ONE DAY IT STOPS,

YOU GET TO THE POINT
WHERE YOU START TO DOUBT.

IS LOVE A REAL THING?

ABOUT FOUR MONTHS
AFTER THE SEPARATION,

I'VE DECIDED TO HAVE
A FRESH START

AND STOP FEELING SORRY
FOR MYSELF.

I'M WORKING OUT.

I'M EVEN AT A POINT
WHERE I'VE DECIDED

TO GO ONLINE DATING
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I WAS THINKING,
"YOU KNOW WHAT...

LET ME TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WHY NOT LOOK FOR LATIN WOMEN

BECAUSE THAT'S THE STORY
OF MY MOM AND DAD."

MY FATHER WAS AN INFANTRY MAN,
AND HE WAS SENT TO PANAMA,

AND THAT'S WHERE HE MET MY MOM.

THREE DAYS LATER,
HE PROPOSED TO HER.

THEY HAD TRUE LOVE
FOR EACH OTHER.

THEY WERE TOGETHER
UNTIL MY FATHER PASSED AWAY.

THEY SET THE BAR
INTO WHAT TRUE LOVE IS,

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

I WENT TO "ColombianCupid".

IT WAS CRAZY
'CAUSE AS SOON AS I GOT ON IT,

IT WAS JUST EVERY DAY,
"HEY, HI, HI, HOLA, HOLA, HOLA."

AND I DON'T SEE MYSELF
AS AN ATTRACTIVE MAN,

SO IT WAS, REALLY,
A CONFIDENCE BOOSTER.

WHEN I SAW MELISSA'S PROFILE,

I WAS LIKE, "WOW.
SHE IS HOT AS HELL."

WE HIT IT OFF INSTANTANEOUSLY.

NOT ONLY IS SHE HOT,
SHE WORKS AS A NURSE.

SHE HAS THOSE OTHER QUALITIES
WHERE SHE LIKES TO WORK HARD.

SHE'S SUCH A SWEETHEART,
FUN, PLAYFUL.

THE CHEMISTRY WAS THERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW...

AND I'M LIKE,
"THIS IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE."

WE STARTED TO COMMUNICATE
THROUGH TEXT,

AND I WANTED TO SEE HER
THROUGH VIDEO CHAT.

HOWEVER, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
WEIRD BECAUSE...

IT WAS JUST SMILING
AND LOOKING CUTE,

AND I'M LIKE, "HELLO?
HELLO? MELISSA?"

BUT HER EXCUSE IS LIKE,
"JUST THE SIGNAL."

SO I'M LIKE, OKAY,
LET ME JUST TRUST HER.

AFTER COMMUNICATING WITH MELISSA
FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS,

I BOOKED A FLIGHT
TO MEDELLíN, COLOMBIA.

I WANT TO SEE IF THIS
IS GONNA WORK OUT

AND WE HAVE THAT CHEMISTRY
IN PERSON.

THIS COULD BE THE LOVE
OF MY LIFE.

YOU WANT ME TO BRING YOU
ANYTHING FROM COLOMBIA?

UM... YEAH.

YOU CAN BRING ME ANYTHING
BECAUSE...

ANYTHING?
YEAH.

MY DAUGHTER AMBER
IS 12 YEARS OLD.

SHE KNOWS ABOUT ME AND MELISSA,

AND I JUST WANT HER

TO REALLY UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S GOING ON

BEFORE I GOT TO COLOMBIA.

HOW DO YOU FEEL, SERIOUSLY,
ABOUT ME MEETING MELISSA?

IF YOU GOT A BAD VIBE
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

YOU JUST LET ME KNOW,
'CAUSE YOU'RE MY PRIORITY.

IF SHE TELLS ME RIGHT NOW,
"HEY, DAD,

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO,"
I WOULD NOT GO TO COLOMBIA.

NO WAY.

LET'S SAY SHE CAME HERE,
AND SHE STARTED LIVING HERE.

I MEAN, I THINK YOU SHOULD
DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW,

TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME
TO SLOWLY GET

TO KNOW MELISSA,
LIKE, IN PERSON.

YOU'RE VERY WISE
FOR YOUR AGE.

THAT'S GOOD.

HE'S REALLY IN LOVE WITH HER,
SO, YEAH.

I FEEL HAPPY FOR HIM,

BUT, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE IT'S A BIT QUICK.

- THANK YOU.
- HERE YOU GO, SWEETIE.

ME AND MELISSA HAVE
SUCH A STRONG,

YOU KNOW, CHEMISTRY,

THAT I'M THINKING OF GETTING
A PROPOSAL RING...

FOR HER TO BE MY WIFE.

WOULD YOU
ACCEPT THAT?

I MEAN...

IT'S JUST, UM...

YOU KNOW, IT WOULD TAKE
ABOUT A YEAR OR SO

TO GET USED TO.

OKAY, SO...

HONESTLY, I FEEL LIKE IT IS
A BIT QUICK TO PROPOSE TO HER

ONCE HE GOES TO COLOMBIA,

SO I'M PRETTY SURPRISED
ABOUT THAT.

I KNOW IT'S CRAZY,
BUT I HOPE THIS TIME

I COULD REALLY BE WITH SOMEBODY
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

AMBER...
SHE HAS SOME WORRIES

ABOUT ME GOING TO COLOMBIA,

BUT, ULTIMATELY,
I'M LOOKING FOR A WOMAN

I CAN CALL THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
AND TO BE A MOTHER FIGURE.

I'M TRAVELING HALFWAY
ACROSS THE GLOBE,

BUT LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE CRAZY MOVES.

AND I THINK MELISSA'S THE ONE.

AND, HOPEFULLY, THE NEXT TIME
I GO TO COLOMBIA,

YOU CAN COME WITH ME.

YEAH.
THAT WOULD BE COOL, RIGHT?

MM-HMM.

HOW WAS YOUR DAY AT SCHOOL?
MOMMY MISSED YOU.

MY NAME IS DARCEY,
I'M 42 YEARS OLD,

AND I LIVE IN MIDDLETOWN,
CONNECTICUT.

I WORK IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY,

AND I HAVE TWO
BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS,

ANIKO AND ASPEN.

WHATCHA GUYS WORKING ON?

A FRENCH PROJECT.

I'M A LITTLE RUSTY.
YOU'RE PERFECT, THOUGH, AT IT.

THEY'RE THE FIRST ONES
IN MY HEART.

THEY WILL ALWAYS BE.

SO, YOU KNOW,
I'M ALWAYS GONNA BE MAMA BEAR.

YOU GUYS READY TO EAT?

YEAH.

LAST YEAR, I DID SOMETHING
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D DO.

I TOOK A HUGE LEAP OF FAITH,

AND I DECIDED TO GO ONLINE
TO LOOK FOR LOVE.

AND THAT'S WHERE
I MET JESSE.

FOR ME, IT WAS LOVE
AT FIRST SIGHT.

BUT GOING TO AMSTERDAM
TO MEET HIM IN PERSON

FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS
THE BIGGEST RISK OF MY LIFE.

OH, MY GOD.

WOW.

OH, MY GOD.

I MAY BE
20 YEARS OLDER THAN JESSE,

BUT I FELT LIKE THE CHEMISTRY
WAS UNDENIABLE...

WOW.

OH, MY GOD.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

ABSOLUTELY.

BUT, UNFORTUNATELY,
JESSE'S PARENTS DID NOT LIKE

THE FACT THAT OUR AGE DIFFERENCE
IS SUCH A LARGE GAP.

BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT,
I STILL KIND OF LOOK YOUNG,

AND, YOU KNOW, I STILL GOT
A LITTLE SPUNK IN ME.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

I WAS ALREADY FEELING JUDGED

AND A LITTLE INSECURE
ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP,

AND THEN I STARTED
TO SEE A SIDE OF JESSE

THAT I DIDN'T LIKE.

ABSOLUTELY.

YOU'RE NOT MY BOSS.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

HE'S VERY
DOMINANT AND ALPHA,

AND IT BOTHERS ME,

BUT I STILL FELT JESSE
WAS THE ONE.

BABY.

BABY...

A COMMITMENT RING...

IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START
BEFORE ACTUAL PROPOSAL.

JESSE'S CONTROLLING SIDE
BECAME A PROBLEM AGAIN.

HE WANTS ME TO BE
THE WAY HE WANTS ME TO BE.

I FEEL LIKE MY VERSION OF ME...
IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM.

SO, JESSE, SHE HAS KEPT
HER PROMISE TO YOU

NOT TO DRINK,
RIGHT?

WENT TO L.A.
WITH MY SISTER

AND HAD A COUPLE GLASSES OF WINE
AT A HOTEL. WHOOP-DE-DO.

IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN
KEEP BULL,

I'M OUT.
WOW.

I'M OUT.
SERIOUSLY.

STOP THE BULL.
I'M NOT LYING THAT I WALK AWAY.

IF YOU WANT
THE MARRIAGE WITH ME,

IF YOU WANT THIS LIFE WITH ME,
LET'S GO FOR IT.

BUT QUICK THE
BULL.

HEY!

IT'S BEEN ABOUT SIX MONTHS
SINCE I'VE SEEN JESSE.

I'M GOING SHOPPING
WITH MY COUSIN, MONIQUE,

BECAUSE HE'S COMING TO AMERICA
TO VISIT ME FOR THE FIRST TIME.

- HEY.
- HEY, MONIQUE.

- HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- MWAH.
- LONG TIME.

BEING 4,000 MILES APART
HAS CAUSED A LOT OF TENSION.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
MISCOMMUNICATION AND FIGHTING.

- HI.
- HI.

I HOPE THAT JESSE AND I DIG DEEP
INTO WHERE OUR COMMITMENT LIES.

IT'S KIND OF A MAKE-IT-OR
-BREAK-IT TIME FOR US.

WHEN IS HE COMING?
HE'S COMING WHAT DAY?

HE'S COMING TOMORROW.

HOW LONG'S HE GONNA
BE HERE FOR?

HE'S ONLY HERE FOR
A LITTLE WHILE...

YOU KNOW,
FOR MY BIRTHDAY.

SO I'M EXCITED,
BUT A LITTLE NERVOUS

BECAUSE IT'S BEEN
A LITTLE STRAIN

IN THE LACK
OF COMMUNICATION,

AND I FEEL LIKE
THERE'S THINGS

THAT HE GETS
EASILY UPSET ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S...
IT'S DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

JESSE AND I FIGHT
'CAUSE I THINK OUR PERSONALITIES

KIND OF CLASH AT TIMES.

SINCE I'VE LEFT AMSTERDAM,

IT'S LIKE WE MAKE UP
AND BREAK UP EVERY DAY.

I FEEL LIKE WE ARGUE OVER THINGS

THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE
ARGUING OVER.

WHAT ARE YOU ARGUING ABOUT?
JUST STUPID STUFF.

YOU KNOW, SOME STUPID
SOCIAL MEDIA ARGUMENT

WE KIND OF GOT INTO
WHEN I GOT BACK.

I GOT PISSED OFF, SO I WAS LIKE,
"OKAY, WHATEVER."

'CAUSE WE KIND OF WERE LIKE,
WHATEVER...

SO, DO YOU THINK YOU SAID
SOMETHING MEAN?

MM-HMM.

ALL THE OTHER BITCHES,

SO...

JESSE'S REACTION TO
THE SOCIAL MEDIA POST WAS...

NOT GREAT.

HE FELT OFFENDED.

HE SAID THAT PEOPLE WERE SAYING
THAT HE WAS A CHEATER,

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

YOU KNOW,
I WAS FEELING VULNERABLE

AND INSECURE ABOUT MYSELF,

SO I LITERALLY POSTED THAT
TO GET HIS ATTENTION.

SO I JUST KIND OF
STOPPED POSTING

TO AVOID CONFRONTATION.

BUT DARCEY...
YOU KNOW...

BUT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO POST
WHATEVER YOU WANT.

DON'T BEND
ALL THE WAY.

RIGHT. I KNOW.

I AM HOPING THAT
MEETING IN PERSON AGAIN

WILL SOLVE
SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS.

I LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART,
AND I, YOU KNOW...

I'M IN THIS RELATIONSHIP
TO MAKE IT WORK.

YEAH, GO AHEAD AND...
THANKS, NO.

I'M GONNA TRY THIS ONE.
TRY THAT ONE ON.

IT'S A 20 YEARS AGE DIFFERENCE.

IT MAKES ME FEEL INSECURE
A LITTLE BIT,

BUT I TRANSFORMED.

I HAVE A NEW LOOK,
LOST SOME WEIGHT.

I WANT HIM TO SEE ME
AT MY BEST...

WHOOOO.
ALL RIGHT.

AND SEE THAT
THIS RELATIONSHIP

IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR.

IS ANIKO AND ASPEN GONNA MEET
JESSE IN NEW YORK?

I'M JUST GONNA
PICK JESSE UP TOMORROW.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A COUPLE DAYS TOGETHER,

JUST KIND OF BOND AND, YOU KNOW,
FEEL THINGS OUT,

AND THEN THE GIRLS
WILL COME IN.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO LET THE GIRLS MEET HIM.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

IF HE FEELS
A LITTLE CONTROLLING,

YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
YOUR DAUGHTERS TO SEE THAT.

YEAH.

TO HAVE JESSE MEET THE GIRLS
FOR THE FIRST TIME

IS A HUGE STEP.

THIS IS, FOR ME, PROBABLY
THE MOST PIVOTAL TIME

IN OUR RELATIONSHIP.

I STILL DREAM OF HIM BEING
A STEP-DAD TO MY KIDS ONE DAY,

AND I HOPE
TO BE HIS WIFE.

I JUST HOPE JESSE FEELS
THE SAME WAY.

YOU KNOW THAT
IF THINGS DON'T WORK OUT,

YOU COULD
ALWAYS WALK AWAY.

YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M SAYING?

IT'S ON
YOUR TERMS NOW.

IS HE TOO GOOD
TO BE TRUE?

I AM LIKE, "WHAT?"

MY FRIENDS
KNOW ABOUT JON,

BUT THERE'S A SECRET
I'VE BEEN KEEPING.

WHAT?

IN JUST A FEW DAYS,
I AM GOING TO ENGLAND

TO MEET MY BOYFRIEND...
POSSIBLE FUTURE FIANCé...

FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

TONIGHT, I'M MEETING
WITH MY FRIENDS BETH AND LIZ

FOR A GIRL'S NIGHT OUT.

HI!

HI.
COME SIT HERE.

MY FRIENDS KNOW ABOUT JON,

BUT THERE'S A SECRET
I'VE BEEN KEEPING

BECAUSE I'M WORRIED
ABOUT BEING JUDGED.

ARE YOU EXCITED
FOR YOUR TRIP?

YES.

I'M SO EXCITED.
I'M JUST READY.

I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU.
I'M READY. HURRY UP!

IT'S LIKE, HE'S IT.
HE'S IT FOR ME.

I DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE,
JUST THE ACCENT ALONE IS...

- I KNOW.
- OH, YEAH.

HELLO.

'ELLO, RACHEL.

IT'S MUCH BETTER
THAN THAT.

HE'S VERY
GOOD-LOOKING.

HE'S A VERY
GOOD-LOOKING MAN.

- HE'S HOT.
- CAN YOU PULL UP THE PICTURE?

YEAH.
I WANT TO SEE THIS.

I KNOW HER EX-HUSBAND.

I KNOW WHAT
HE'S PUT HER THROUGH.

OH...

SHE DESERVES
EVERY BIT OF THIS.

JON IS THE END-ALL-BE-ALL
FOR HER, BUT...

I'M AFRAID SHE'S GONNA GET HURT.

OKAY, SO WHEN DO YOU
GO ON THIS TRIP?

I AM LEAVING
IN JUST A FEW DAYS.

I'M GONNA BE GONE
FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

YOU'VE NEVER
MET HIM?

WELL, PHYSICALLY, NO.

THE SIMPLE FACT IS
THAT I HAVE FALLEN

HEAD-OVER-HEELS IN LOVE
WITH THIS MAN.

I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT
'CAUSE HE IS SO FAR AWAY,

BUT...
YEAH.

HE'S BEEN A PART
OF MY PREGNANCY

FROM THE BEGINNING.

HE LOVES HER
AS MUCH AS HE LOVES ME,

AND THAT'S WHY I THINK
IT'S SO SUPER-IMPORTANT

FOR ME TO BRING HER
WITH ME.

I'M HOPING
TO GET ENGAGED.

- WHAT?
- YES.

WHAT?

I THINK THERE IS PROBABLY
A PART OF EVERY GIRL

WHO, LIKE, WANTS TO BELIEVE
THE FAIRY TALE.

BUT IS THERE ANYTHING
THAT'S WITHOUT A CATCH

OR ANYTHING WITHOUT
AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE.

WORST-CASE SCENARIO,
IS HER KIDS...

THEIR HEARTS GETTING
EMOTIONALLY PLAYED IT,

AND IT'D BE ABSOLUTELY
DEVASTATING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

LIKE, WHAT DOES HE DO?
IS HE...

HE WORKS.
HE WORKS AT A FACTORY RIGHT NOW.

HE ACTUALLY PAYS
FOR LUCY'S DAYCARE...

OH, WOW.
WOW!

I DIDN'T ASK HIM TO.
IT WAS...

WOW.

IS HE TOO GOOD
TO BE TRUE?

I AM LIKE, "WHAT?"

JUST KIDDING.

THE THING IS, WITH JON,

HE TECHNICALLY DOES HAVE
A RECORD OF SOME SORT.

GOSH.

UM...

HE DID TRY TO COME HERE
WHEN I WAS PREGNANT

TO BE HERE
FOR HER BIRTH.

HE HAD TO APPLY FOR A VISA,

AND FIND OUT HE DID
GET INTO A FIGHT

WHEN HE WAS IN UNIVERSITY...
"THE UNIs."

WOW.

WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT
THAT JON HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD,

I WAS SHOCKED.

HE'S BEEN CONVICTED
FOR FIGHTING,

MULTIPLE TIMES...

THE MORE SERIOUS ONE BEING
WHEN HE WAS AT UNIVERSITY.

BECAUSE OF THIS,
JON WAS DENIED A VISA

TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES

JUST WEEKS BEFORE I WAS DUE
TO GIVE BIRTH TO LUCY.

I'VE NEVER FELT SO CRUSHED.

IT WAS PAINFUL.

WE WERE JUST LOOKING FORWARD
TO IT SO MUCH.

IT WAS A REALLY
BAD MORNING...

FOR ME.

LIKE, I MEAN,
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED

IF THERE'S ANYTHING MORE
TO THAT INCIDENT,

OR IS IT JUST THAT?

YOU KNOW, ALL I HAVE TO GO ON
IS WHAT HE TELLS ME,

GRANTED.
RIGHT. SURE, SURE, SURE.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE

THAT HE IS LYING TO ME.

YEAH. YEAH.

SO, THE FACT THAT HE WAS,
LIKE, DENIED FOR A VISA,

IS THAT GONNA BE
A PROBLEM?

YOU KNOW WHAT...
WE DON'T KNOW.

IF THERE IS WEIRD RED FLAGS,
I DON'T...

DON'T NOT ASK ABOUT IT,
YOU KNOW?

WOMEN'S INTUITION IS
A HUGE DEAL...

AND THAT'S WHY
I'M GOING.

IF I MET SOMEBODY
WHO HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD,

IT WOULD LEAD ME TO THINK...
IT WOULD BE A RED FLAG.

I'D WANT TO KNOW, IS THAT

A LITTLE BIT OF EVIDENCE
OF ANYTHING

UNDER THE RADAR
THAT IS NOT KNOWN YET?

JUST CONSIDER IT.
THAT'S ALL.

YOU READY TO GO?

- ALL RIGHT, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
- THANK YOU.

- YEP, YEAH.
- THANKS FOR THE INVITE.

IT HAS TAKEN JON AND I
OVER A YEAR AND A HALF TO MEET,

AND I'VE INVESTED A LOT
IN THIS RELATIONSHIP.

A LOT OF MONEY, TIME,
A LOT OF EMOTIONS.

THE WORST THING THAT
I COULD FIND OUT ABOUT JON

IS THAT HE'S NOT
WHO HE SAYS HE IS.

IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING.

SAY BYE-BYE!
BYE, MISS LUCY!

SINCE I'VE LEFT BRAZIL,
I FOUND OUT THAT KARINE HAS

BEEN TALKING TO OTHER
AMERICAN MEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I CAN'T SEE YOU.

SASSY'S GONNA TAKE US
FOR A WALK.

BE STILL, BE STILL.
SHH.

MY NAME'S PAUL.
I'M 34 YEARS OLD.

AND I LIVE HERE
IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

OKAY,
SHE LIKES TO WALK ME.

ME AND MY MOTHER
ARE VERY CLOSE.

WE ARE BEST FRIENDS,
IN A LOT OF WAYS.

I'M DEFINITELY A MAMA'S BOY.
I WILL SAY THAT.

I KNOW.

LOVE YOU, TOO,
PAUL.

BUT LAST YEAR,
MY LOVE LIFE DID A FULL 180.

AND I FOUND THIS BEAUTIFUL
BRAZILIAN WOMAN NAMED KARINE.

I FELL HEAD OVER HEELS FOR HER
PRETTY QUICKLY.

KARINE MAY ONLY BE
21 YEARS OLD,

BUT SHE KNOWS
THE WAYS OF A WOMAN.

SHE'S JUST PERFECT IN EVERY WAY.

I NEVER THOUGHT IN MY LIFE

SHE WOULD GO
FOR SOMEBODY LIKE ME.

SO, I DECIDED TO FLY
ALL THE WAY OVER THERE

AND MEET HER FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SO THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY
OF KIDNAPPERS, HIJACKERS,

DISEASES, PIRANHAS, ANACONDAS.

SO, I DEFINITELY
OVER-PREPARED.

BETTER TO HAVE IT
AND NOT NEED IT

THAN NEED IT
AND NOT HAVE IT.

BASICALLY, YOU TAKE
A STANDARD CONDOM

AND SECURE IT TO MY...

BUT NO AMOUNT OF GEAR
COULD PREPARE ME

FOR THE VERY LONG JOURNEY
TO MEET HER.

HERE I AM, ACTUALLY DOWN
THE AMAZON BASIN,

WHERE I COULD EASILY GET KILLED
BY A VARIETY OF THINGS.

DON'T REALLY FEEL
RIGHT AT HOME RIGHT NOW.

DEFINITELY MAKES IT
ALL WELL WORTH IT.

HI.

HELLO.

RIGHT AWAY, THE LANGUAGE BARRIER
BECAME VERY, VERY DIFFICULT...

CHICKENS.

ESPECIALLY WHEN I FIRST
MET KARINE'S FAMILY.

AND WHEN I ASKED KARINE'S FATHER
FOR HER HAND IN MARRIAGE.

UH...

KARINE...

ALTHOUGH KARINE'S DAD DID
GIVE HIS BLESSING,

THINGS STARTED
TO GO REALLY BAD

WHEN I FINALLY TOLD KARINE
ABOUT MY CRIMINAL PAST.

I'VE BEEN BACK
IN THE UNITED STATES

FOR ROUGHLY FOUR MONTHS NOW.

I FINALLY GOT MY FINANCES
TOGETHER,

SO I CAN GET BACK TO BRAZIL
AND SEE KARINE.

TODAY, I'M PACKING
ALL MY STUFF UP.

SHE ASKED FOR A LOT
OF STUFFED ANIMALS,

WHICH TAKE UP
A LOT OF ROOM...

SO I HAD TO VACUUM-SEAL THEM.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S EMBARRASSING SOMEWHAT.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S 21,
ABOUT TO BE 22,

AND SHE WANTS SOME RELATIVELY
CHILDISH STUFFED ANIMALS.

I'M REALLY A LOT MORE NERVOUS
THIS TIME AROUND.

THERE'S A LOT MORE
ON THE LINE BECAUSE...

'CAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO KARINE

THAT HER FAMILY CAN BE THERE
TO ATTEND THE WEDDING.

I'M HOPING THAT ONCE
WE GET MARRIED IN BRAZIL,

KARINE WILL ACTUALLY
ENTER AMERICA

WITH A GREEN CARD AS MY WIFE.

BUT THERE'S ONE BIG ISSUE

THAT MAY STAND IN THE WAY
OF OUR MARRIAGE.

KARINE'S PARENTS WERE
VERY ALARMED

WHEN THEY FOUND OUT
ABOUT MY CRIMINAL RECORD,

SO THEY REQUESTED FOR ME TO
BRING MY ENTIRE CRIMINAL RECORD

TO BRAZIL

SO THEY CAN REVIEW IT.

THESE...

THESE ARE MY
POLY-SEALED DOCUMENTS.

ROUGHLY 10 YEARS AGO,

I WAS ACCUSED
OF BURNING MY OWN PROPERTY,

AND I WAS INCARCERATED
PENDING TRIAL FOR 18 MONTHS

UNTIL I TOOK A PLEA AGREEMENT
AND GOT OUT ON PROBATION.

THE SECOND CASE...

AND I ENDED UP SENDING HER
A TEXT MESSAGE,

WHICH DIRECTLY VIOLATED
THAT ORDER.

SO I GOT LOCKED BACK UP OVER IT.

KARINE'S FATHER...

HE'S AN EX-COP.

I'M REALLY CONCERNED,

AFTER HE SEES
WHAT'S IN THIS FILE,

HE MAY TELL KARINE
THAT SHE NEEDS

TO BREAK THINGS OFF WITH ME.

I HOPE THAT I DON'T LOSE
THE WOMAN THAT I LOVE

OVER SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENED YEARS AGO.

SEE IF SHE ANSWERS THE PHONE.

OI.

I CAN'T SEE YOU.

CAN YOU TURN ON THE LUZ?
LIGHT?

THERE SHE IS.

THERE'S ANOTHER BIG ISSUE
WITH KARINE

THAT'S REALLY BEEN BOTHERING ME.

AND ONCE I GET TO BRAZIL...

SINCE I'VE LEFT BRAZIL,
I FOUND OUT THAT KARINE HAS

BEEN TALKING TO OTHER
AMERICAN MEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I SEE ALL THESE FLIRTY MESSAGES
ON THERE.

YOU KNOW, HEART EYES.

I'M REALLY WORRIED
THAT BECAUSE KARINE'S PARENTS

DON'T APPROVE OF MY RECORD
AND MY PAST...

I'M GONNA
BE LEAVING SOON.

THE AIRPORT...
AEROPORTO.

YOU AEROPORTO
PRONTO.

I REALLY LOVE KARINE
WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL.

I REALLY WANT KARINE
TO BE MY WIFE,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO JUST BE

A MEAL TICKET
TO COME TO AMERICA.

THIS TRIP IS GONNA MAKE
OR BREAK OUR RELATIONSHIP.

LOVE YOU.

BYE.

MELISSA...
THE WAY SHE LOOKS...

SHE LOOKS GOOD.

MY BOYFRIEND,
HE'S IN NIGERIA,

AND I'M GOING OVER THERE
TO PROPOSE.

WHAT 30-YEAR-OLD YOU KNOW DATES
A WOMAN TWICE AS OLD AS HIM?

IS HE IN IT FOR LOVE,

OR IS HE IN IT
FOR SOMETHING ELSE?

A LOT OF HIS COMMENTS
COME ACROSS AS VERY BELITTLING.

I JUST FEEL LIKE, AT TIMES,
I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

IT'S GETTING REAL NOW.

I CAN'T QUIT SMILING.

I'M LIKE, OH.

I'M GOING.

TODAY, I'M GOING TO BUY
MICHAEL AN ENGAGEMENT RING

SO I CAN PROPOSE TO HIM
WHEN I'M IN NIGERIA.

I'M HOPING HE ACCEPTS IT,
AND I THINK HE WILL.

ARE YOU GONNA GET ON ONE KNEE
AND GIVE IT TO HIM,

OR ARE YOU JUST GONNA
HAND IT TO HIM?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT
ALL THAT, SCOTTIE.

THIS IS
OVERWHELMING.

I'M GONNA PROPOSE BECAUSE...

IT'S TIME FOR ME TO DO
SOMETHING FOR MYSELF.

HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO HANDLE...

WHAT?

YOU OVER THERE,
I'M TELLING YOU.

YOU'RE LOUD AND CUSS.

HE LOVES ME,
NO MATTER WHAT.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT MAMA
GOING OVER THERE

JUST BECAUSE IT IS NIGERIA,

AND, LIKE...

IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.

I HOPE HE'S NOT DOING ANYTHING
HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING,

BUT WE WILL FIND OUT IN TIME,
WON'T WE?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
ABOUT EATING OVER THERE?

YOU GONNA EAT
THEIR FOOD?

OH, GOD.
LET'S NOT GET INTO THAT.

YOU CAN'T STAND
TO EAT POSSUM. UGH!

WHY ARE YOU
STRESSING ME OUT?

MAMA WORKS, LIKE, TWO JOBS.

SHE'S PUT EVERYTHING SHE'S MADE
INTO THIS TRIP.

MY MOM'S GOT A BIG HEART,

AND SHE'S REAL TRUSTING
OF PEOPLE,

AND THAT WORRIES ME

'CAUSE THERE IS A HIGHLY CHANCE

MAMA COULD HAVE
HER HEART BROKEN.

- HI, HOW ARE YOU?
- HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD.

HELLO.

I'M HERE TO GET
MY BOYFRIEND A RING.

HE'S IN NIGERIA,

AND I'M GOING OVER THERE
TO PROPOSE.

AWESOME.

I KNOW.

OVER THERE IN AFRICA,
I DON'T BELIEVE A WOMAN

WOULD ASK A MAN TO MARRY THEM.

AMERICAN WOMEN
ARE MORE HEADSTRONG,

MORE 50/50 OVER HERE.

SO HE'S IN FOR A LITTLE CULTURE
SHOCK HISSELF.

I JUST DON'T...
I LIKE GOLD TO GET HIM.

NO, I LIKE
THIS ONE BETTER.

HOW MUCH IS THAT ONE,
'CAUSE MY RANGE IS NOT...

THIS ONE IS GONNA BE...
$290 PLUS TAX.

OH.

THAT'S THE LOWEST I'M GONNA
BE ABLE TO DO ON THAT ONE.

THIS ONE?

YEAH, 'CAUSE I ACTUALLY
HAVE IT FOR $329.

I THINK THIS
WHOLE SITUATION IS CRAZY.

WHAT 30-YEAR-OLD YOU KNOW
DATES A WOMAN

TWICE AS OLD AS HIM, ALMOST?

BIG RED FLAG.

MAYBE SHE'D THINK, LIKE,
"IS HE IN IT FOR LOVE,

OR IS HE IN IT
FOR SOMETHING ELSE?"

IT'S UP TO YOU NOW.

OKAY.

I WANT THAT ONE.

I THINK IT'S WORTH IT,
BUT I...

YES, HE'S WORTH IT.
I JUST...

I'M NERVOUS ABOUT
THE PROPOSAL WITH IT,

YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY.

WHAT IF HE DOES SAY NO,
YOU KNOW?

SO, THAT'S A NERVOUS THING.

NO.

SHE'S ABOUT TO CRY ABOUT
HER MOMMY LEAVING HOME.

NO, I'M NOT.

YOU GONNA CRY ABOUT
YOUR MOMMY LEAVING YOU.

NO, I'M NOT.

YOU WORRIED
ABOUT YOUR MAMA.

THEY BETTER WORRY ABOUT YOU
COMING OVER THERE.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

IT JUST LOOKS KIND OF DESPERATE,
HER BUYING THE MAN A RING.

THAT'S SOMETHING HE SHOULD DO.

IF HE LOVES HER,
HE WOULD ASK HER.

SHE DON'T HAVE TO ASK HIM.

YOU THINK
HE'LL LIKE IT?

YEAH.
HE'LL PROBABLY LOVE IT.

I'D PREFER HER
TO WAIT AND LET HIM ASK HER,

BUT YOU CAN'T TELL
ANGIE NOTHING.

I'M GOING TO TRAVEL
TO COLOMBIA

TO FINALLY MEET MELISSA
IN PERSON.

MY FRIENDS...

THEY KNOW I'M GONNA GO
TO COLOMBIA TO MEET A GIRL.

HOWEVER, THEY DON'T
KNOW THE DETAILS.

- WHAT'S UP?
- YO!

MY CLOSEST FRIENDS
UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE...

THEY THINK I DESERVE
A BETTER SHOT,

SO, HOPEFULLY,
I GET THEIR SUPPORT,

BUT I'M SO INTERESTED TO SEE
WHAT THEY GOT TO SAY.

DON'T TELL ME
TO GET YOU A DRINK.

HOPE I DON'T SPILL ALL
OF IT.

SO, ARE YOU GOING
OR ARE YOU NOT GOING?

- TO COLOMBIA?
- YEAH.

I'M GOING TO COLOMBIA,
YOU KNOW, AND...

LET ME SHOW YOU
A PICTURE.

LET ME SHOW YOU
A PICTURE OF MELISSA.

- OH, OKAY.
- WOW.

SO, WE HIT IT OFF,

AND I STARTED GETTING
FEELINGS FOR HER...

AND I'M GONNA GO OVER THERE

AND PROBABLY, MAYBE,
PROPOSE TO HER.

- OH, MY!
- I KNOW.

I WASN'T EXPECTING HIM
TO JUST WHIP OUT A RING

AND LIKE, "OH, YEAH,
I'M GONNA PROPOSE."

I JUST CAN'T...
I MEAN...

SO I'M WORRIED
RIGHT NOW.

DON'T YOU THINK
THIS IS TOO SOON?

IT JUST SEEMS
RECKLESS AND RUSHED.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN
TECHNICALLY DIVORCED YET.

BUT WE PART WAYS.

YOU KNOW, SHE LIVES
SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I LIVE IN MY HOUSE.
WE'RE SEPARATED.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S A DONE DEAL.

LISTEN, YOU GOT TO FOLLOW
YOUR HEART, YOU KNOW.

I GOT FEELINGS FOR HER.

I WAS
EXTREMELY SURPRISED

THAT MELISSA
HAS SHOWN INTEREST IN ME,

ESPECIALLY THAT
I'VE BEEN DIVORCED TWICE,

AND I GOT TWO KIDS.

A GUY LIKE ME FROM MEETING
A GIRL LIKE MELISSA...

BEAUTIFUL, GORGEOUS...

I FEEL THAT I SHOULD
JUST GO FOR IT.

SHE'S NICE.
SHE'S INTELLIGENT.

SHE WORKS AS A NURSE,
BUT, YOU KNOW,

SHE'S STRUGGLING
RIGHT NOW FINANCIALLY,

AND SO I'VE BEEN SENDING HER

AN "X" AMOUNT OF MONEY
EVERY WEEK.

OH, HOLD ON.
SHE BEEN SENDING YOU MONEY?

NO, I'VE BEEN
SENDING HER MONEY.

- AW, RICK.
- RICK!

YOU BEEN
SENDING HER MONEY?

MELISSA TELLS ME THAT

SHE HAS NO MONEY
FOR THIS AND THAT,

AND SO, AS A MAN,

I FELT LIKE,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?

IF I LIKE HER THIS MUCH,
LET ME JUST HELP HER OUT."

I AIM TO BE A GENTLEMAN.

THIS IS SKETCHY.

SHE SAID
SHE DOESN'T HAVE MONEY,

YOU SEND HER "X" AMOUNT
OF MONEY...

WHAT'S THE WORST
THAT CAN HAPPEN?

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
"LOCKED UP ABROAD"?

ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, YEAH.

RICK...
HE'S JUST A GENTLE GIANT,

AND HE'LL GIVE YOU
THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK,

SO WE HAVE TO LOOK OUT
FOR HIM SOMETIMES.

MELISSA...
THE WAY SHE LOOKS...

SHE LOOKS GOOD.

HAVE YOU ACTUALLY,
PHYSICALLY SEEN HER,

LIKE VIDEO CHAT?
ON THE FaceTime?

WELL, IT SEEMED LIKE...

IT WASN'T...

I ASKED HER QUESTIONS
ON FaceTime...

YEAH, I WOULD ASK A QUESTION
ON THAT FaceTime,

AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.

OH, YOU'VE SEEN HER FaceTime?

BUT IT WASN'T FLUID.

WAS IT, LIKE, DARK...
IT WAS DARK OR SOMETHING?

SHE WOULDN'T RESPOND
TO NONE OF MY...

SHE... YEAH...

OOH, HEY. HEY.
SHE LOOK TOO GOOD, BRO.

I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND
HIS MIND-SET RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE IT LIKE...
I KNOW HE'S EXCITED.

I KNOW HE'S EXCITED.

WE JUST DON'T WANT HIM
BAMBOOZLED.

MELISSA CAN BE 100%
NOT EXACTLY WHAT HE EXPECTED,

SO I WOULD HATE FOR HIM
TO EXPERIENCE THAT

AND THEN COME BACK HERE
JUST KIND OF HEARTBROKEN.

I JUST WANT YOU
TO KEEP YOUR GUARD UP

BECAUSE ANYTHING
CAN HAPPEN.

YOU'RE GOING
TO COLOMBIA.

AREN'T YOU WORRIED
ABOUT CRIME?

YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SPOKEN
TO EACH OTHER IN PERSON,

SHE'S VERY VAGUE.

LIKE...

I MEAN, SHE MIGHT
NOT EVEN BE REAL.

AFTER HEARING THEIR CONCERNS,
I'M THINKING TWICE.

LIKE,
"SHOULD I REALLY DO THIS?

SHOULD I REALLY
GO TO COLOMBIA?

IS IT A RISK WORTH TAKING?"

I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I'M GONNA FOLLOW MY HEART.

I ONLY HAVE
A MATTER OF DAYS

TO FIND OUT THAT HE IS
WHO HE SAYS HE IS.

We don't know

till he gets pissed off
about something.

I GOT TO DO THAT,
AND SHE'S GONNA FREAK OUT.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

IN JUST A FEW DAYS,
I'M GOING TO ENGLAND

TO MEET MY BOYFRIEND, JON,
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

WE MET ON A KARAOKE APP.

TRAVELING ABROAD IS
NEW FOR ME...

HEY, LUCY,
WANT TO TALK TO PAPA?

AND SOME OF MY FAMILY
ARE VERY WORRIED

BECAUSE I AM TAKING LUCY WITH ME
TO SEE A MAN I'VE NEVER MET.

NOT WITH THE TOYS.

HEY, DAD.

- Hey.
- HI.

I see my granddaughter, please?

YES.
LUCY, COME HERE.

WHO'S THAT?

Well, what are you doing,
big girl?

IS THAT PAPA?

Hey, little thing.

WHO'S THAT?

Well, look at you... so pretty.

IS THAT PAPA?

MY DAD IS
MY NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER,

BUT HE HAS EXPRESSED SOME
CONCERN ABOUT THE SITUATION.

Excited?

YEAH.

IT'S NOT EVERY DAY
I GET TO GO TO ENGLAND.

- Yeah.
- I CAN'T WAIT.

Have you thought any more about
telling your mom about this?

I'VE THOUGHT
ABOUT IT,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA
TELL THE PERSON WHO IS

1,000% AGAINST EVERYTHING
I'M DOING MY DETAILS.

MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN
DIVORCED SINCE I WAS VERY YOUNG.

MY MOM...
SHE WAS MY BEST FRIEND.

NOT SO MUCH THESE DAYS.

SHE WAS ON BOARD UNTIL
HE WAS DENIED ACCESS HERE.

Which concerned me, too,
but go ahead.

SURE.
SURE.

I MEAN, I DON'T BLAME
ANYBODY FOR THAT,

BUT THEN TO COMPLETELY TURN
YOUR BACK ON ME,

IT WAS...
I WAS HURT.

FROM THERE, SHE DIDN'T WANT
TO HEAR ANYTHING ELSE...

LIKE HE WAS JUST
A BAD PERSON, SO...

IT'S HARD FOR HER
TO UNDERSTAND IT.

IT JUST KIND OF...
IT STRAINED OUR RELATIONSHIP

IN A LOT OF WAYS.

IT WAS JUST
TOO MUCH DRAMA.

Right, right.
Yeah, I understand that.

YEAH.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME

THAT MY DAD STILL
BE SUPPORTIVE.

MY DAD KNOWS THAT JON
HAS MULTIPLE CONVICTIONS,

BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW SERIOUS
THE ONE UNIVERSITY WAS.

So the fight was a big part

of why he couldn't come here,
is that correct?

YEAH.
HE INJURED SOMEBODY.

Wow.
BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND,

IT WAS MORE
OF A DEFENSE SITUATION.

YEAH.

All right.
How long ago did that happen?

Mm-hmm.

IF HE DOES, IT'S LIKE ONCE
IN A BLUE MOON.

Whatever you can do to find out
everything about him,

Please do it.

We don't know
till you are there with him

and he gets pissed off
about something.

I just want to make sure
that he treats you right,

and he treats the girls right.

YEAH.

You know, don't jump
100% into it

Until you're 100% sure.

I HEAR YOU.
I UNDERSTAND.

Yeah.

HE HAS MADE ME BELIEVE
HE WILL BE A PERFECT FATHER,

AND IF IT DIDN'T WORK OUT,
I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD BE ABLE

TO EVER FEEL THIS WAY
ABOUT SOMEBODY AGAIN.

You know, I just hope that

he's what you think he is,
who you think he is,

and...
I HOPE SO.

I love you, honey.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.

BYE.
Bye.

IT SHOULD BE THE...

OOPS.

REALLY, PAUL?
REALLY?

215.6.
215.

SO IT ROUNDS
UP TO 216.

216.

TODAY,
I'M GOING BACK TO BRAZIL.

THIS TIME,
I'M STAYING THREE MONTHS.

KARINE AND I WILL BE
LIVING TOGETHER

FOR THE FIRST TIME,
AND, IF ALL GOES WELL,

WE INTEND ON GETTING
MARRIED IN BRAZIL.

REALLY, PAUL...
WAY TOO MUCH.

YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA
TAKE LESS THIS TIME.

PAUL'S GETTING READY
TO LEAVE FOR BRAZIL

IS AN ORDEAL ALL WEEKEND...

PACKING AND TRYING
TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING,

AND HE'S TAKING MORE,
I THINK, THAN LAST TIME.

I GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS
I'M BRINGING TO BRAZIL.

I GOT FOOD,

SOME ONESIES
THAT SHE WANTED...

A UNICORN ONESIE,
A PANDA ONESIE.

OH, SHE HAD THOSE
LITTLE UNICORN SLIPPERS

THAT'S GOT THE UNICORN THING
ON THE HEAD

SO SHE CAN WALK AROUND...
IT'S LIKE A LITTLE UNICORN.

MAKES HER HAPPY.

LET ME GET THE BOTTOM PART
BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S HEAVIER.

NO, I GOT IT.
I GOT IT...

JUST TAKE THAT.
OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW
WHY HE'S GOING BACK.

HE THINKS HE'S IN LOVE WITH HER,

AND SHE THINKS
SHE'S IN LOVE WITH HIM,

BUT THEY STILL DON'T SPEAK
THEIR LANGUAGE,

AND THEY DON'T REALLY
KNOW EACH OTHER.

I THINK IT'S CRAZY.

I JUST HOPE THAT HE DOESN'T
HAVE ANY PANIC ATTACKS

AND HE STAYS SAFE.

THAT'S THE LAST ONE.

KARINE'S FATHER...
HE'S A RETIRED COP...

HAS DEMANDED TO SEE
MY ENTIRE CRIMINAL RECORD

BEFORE WE CAN GET MARRIED.

SO, I'LL BE BRINGING
ALL MY DOCUMENTS TO BRAZIL.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU WENT OVER, PAUL,

AND YOUR BUSINESS, SO...

OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT I THINK.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
AT CHECK-IN

AT 10:00, REMEMBER?

TWO HOURS BEFORE...
MY FLIGHT LEAVES AT NOON.

THAT WOULD BE 10:00.

OH, IT'S GONNA BE
A FUN JOURNEY.

SOME OF THE THINGS
YOU TOOK, TOO,

I THINK WAS
TOTALLY RIDICULOUS.

MOM, YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE
WENT THROUGH THAT BAG.

THE FACT, YOU KNOW,
SHE ACTUALLY FOUND SEX TOYS

IS VERY EMBARRASSING.

KARINE ASKED FOR IT.
IT'S WHAT SHE WANTED.

SCOOPA.

SORRY.

YOU FOUND SOMETHING YOU SHOULD
NOT HAVE FOUND...

UNFORTUNATELY.

ME AND MOTHER HAVE
A VERY CLOSE BOND.

'CAUSE I KNOW
SHE'S GONNA FREAK OUT.

YEAH.

IF THINGS GO POSITIVE,
I'LL STAY SEVERAL MONTHS.

IF THINGS GO NEGATIVE,
COULD BE A LOT SHORTER.

KARINE SEEMS LIKE
A VERY NICE GIRL.

I JUST WISH SHE WAS
MORE OF A LOCAL GIRL

THAN A BRAZILIAN GIRL.

I THINK IT'S BETTER FOR THEM
TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER

THAN JUMP
RIGHT INTO MARRIAGE.

I HOPE THAT...

IT'S THIS, RIGHT HERE.
YOU SURE.

YEAH, STAY, STOP, STOP,
STOP, STOP.

- GOT IT?
- BAG UP HERE.

MAYBE LIKE THAT.

THAT'LL WORK.

THERE'S SO MUCH ON LINE
FOR ME IN THIS TRIP.

I'M REALLY, HONESTLY,
REALLY KIND OF TERRIFIED.

I REALLY WANT KARINE
TO BE MY WIFE,

BUT KARINE'S FAMILY
MIGHT NOT ACCEPT ME.

KARINE MIGHT JUST
FLAT-OUT TELL ME,

"HEY, I WANT TO BE
WITH ANOTHER MAN."

THAT WOULD BE
DEVASTATING FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT, BYE.
LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.
OKAY?

- ALL RIGHT.
- HAVE A GOOD TRIP.

AND I HOPE YOU STAY SAFE,
AND I HOPE IT GOES LIKE

YOU WANT IT TO, BUT...
ALL RIGHT.

IF IT DOESN'T,
IT'S MEANT TO BE.

YEP.

DON'T LOSE ANYTHING
AND HAVE A PANIC ATTACK.

IF YOU DO,
JUST STAY CALM.

IT'S ALL YOU CAN DO,
YOU KNOW?

YEP.

I HOPE YOU LEARN SOME PHRASES
AND PRACTICE A LITTLE BIT.

SO...

LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU.
ALL RIGHT.

I HAVEN'T BEEN SEEING KARINE
IN FIVE MONTHS.

THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT SHE'S
BEEN DOING BEHIND MY BACK.

I JUST... I REALLY WANT TO BE
WITH THE WOMAN THAT I LOVE,

AND I DON'T WANT TO END UP
GOING BACK HOME BROKENHEARTED.

I HOPE HE'S NOT
SCAMMING YOU.

HOW IS HE SCAMMING ME?

I AM ON YOUR SIDE,

BUT IT'S A LOT
OF RED FLAGS, MAMA.

UGH!

I'M GETTING READY
TO GO TO NIGERIA

TO SEE MY BOYFRIEND, MICHAEL,
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I'M EXCITED.

I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT
IN A LONG TIME

'CAUSE I'VE BEEN WORKING NONSTOP
SO I CAN AFFORD THIS TRIP.

YOU KNOW, ALL MY LIFE,
I'VE PUT OTHERS BEFORE ME.

BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS
THAT I DO AND ALL THE WORK

IN TAKING CARE OF MY MOM
AND HELPING WITH THE KIDS,

IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO START THINKING

ABOUT WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY,

AND MICHAEL MAKES ME HAPPY.

LET'S DO THIS.

I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
HER, NO MATTER WHAT.

BUT, I MEAN,
I WORRY ABOUT MY MOM

'CAUSE SHE REALLY DOES LOVE HIM.

SHE REALLY, TRULY DOES.

AND IF HE'S NOT REALLY
IN IT FOR LOVE,

I KNOW IT WOULD
REALLY CRUSH HER.

CAN YOU READ
WHAT IT SAYS?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT SAYS.
BONJOUR?

"BON VOYAGE.

CONGRATULATIONS
MAMA AND MICHAEL."

- WE DON'T SPEAK FRENCH.
- THAT'S HIS FLAG.

- THAT HIS COLORS, YEAH.
- THAT'S HIS FLAG?

YEAH,
THAT'S THE FLAG.

NO, NIGERIA.

IT IS AFRICA,
BUT NIGERIA...

WELL, IT'S AFRICA,
BUT THIS IS A...

THERE'S DIFFERENT
STATES HERE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOES,
BUT NIGERIA IS WHERE I'M GOING.

GOOD GOD!

I'M REALLY GETTING
ON THIS PLANE FOR 20 HOURS?

MICHAEL'S REALLY GONNA BE
ON THE OTHER END?

IT'S REALITY, LIKE,
HITTING ME DEAD IN THE FACE.

NO TURNING BACK NOW,
YOU KNOW.

I'VE NEVER, EVER WANTED
TO LEAVE MY COUNTRY.

I AM AMERICAN.

I'M PROUD TO SHOW HIM OFF,
I'M TELLING YOU.

ISN'T HE GORGEOUS?

NO, NO, NO.

HE'S 30, LISA!
HE'S 30.

NEVER.

NO.
REALLY?

NO.

YEAH, THERE'S SKEPTICAL
PEOPLE LIKE, YOU KNOW...

HE'S FROM NIGERIA,

AND HE'S AUTOMATICALLY
A SCAM ARTIST.

I GET WHEN PEOPLE COME UP
AND TALK ABOUT MICHAEL AND I.

IT'S CRAZY, LIKE...

ONE, TWO, THREE!

NIGERIA!

BUT I'M DOING THIS
BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE HIM,

AND I WOULDN'T BE GOING
TO NIGERIA IF I DIDN'T FEEL...

I'M TRYING TO QUIT SMOKING
BEFORE I GO,

'CAUSE MICHAEL'S
AGAINST SMOKING,

AND I'M TRYING.

- IS HE SERIOUS ABOUT THAT?
- YEAH.

WHAT? HE DON'T WANT YOU
TO SMOKE A CIGARETTE?

NO, HE'S ADAMANT
ABOUT IT.

HE'S LIKE NO.

KEEPING MY PICTURES.
NOW THAT'S A MAIN THING.

LET ME FINISH.
LET ME...

THAT'S A RED FLAG.

MICHAEL DOESN'T HAVE ANY
PICTURES OF ME ON HIS PHONE.

HE SAYS IF THE POLICE
PULL HIM OVER,

THEY CHECK THEIR PHONES,

THEY WOULD SEE ME,
AND THEY WOULD THINK

AUTOMATICALLY
THAT HE'S SCAMMING ME,

AND THEY WOULD TAKE HIM TO JAIL,
AND I BELIEVE THAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF SCAMMERS
IN NIGERIA,

AND HE'S LIKE,
"THEY'LL ARREST ME

'CAUSE I AM YOUNG,
AND THEY'LL THINK I'M SCAMMING."

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
HE CAN GO TO JAIL

FOR HAVING YOUR PICTURE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

I WANT TO SEE
PROOF OF THAT.

HE'S GONNA HAVE
TO SHOW ME PROOF.

NO, HE'S NOT GONNA
SHOW YOU.

I THINK
HE'S JUST SAYING THAT

'CAUSE HE DON'T WANT
TO HAVE PICTURES OF HER.

SHE'S MY MOM,
AND I LOVE HER,

AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE
ANYTHING BAD HAPPEN TO HER.

I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
TO SEE HER GET HURT.

I MEAN,
SHE'S PUT A LOT INTO THIS.

I'M JUST SAYING.

UNTIL YOU LOOK UP THE LAW,
SCOTTIE...

I'M GOING
OFF WHAT YOU SAID.

HE HAS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS
BECAUSE THEY GO AHEAD

AND TAKE YOU TO JAIL.

I'M NOT A DUMMY,
SITTING BACK HERE SAYING,

"OKAY, THIS YOUNG GUY
JUST LOVE ME."

HE EXPLAINED,
"BABY, THIS IS AFRICA.

THIS IS NOT
THE UNITED STATES."

SCOTTIE JUST...

SHE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I HOPE HE'S NOT
SCAMMING YOU.

YOU GOT YOUR OWN OPINION.
AND I PRAY HE'S NOT.

HOW IS HE SCAMMING ME?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING?

NO, SHE DOESN'T!

I SPENT ALL THIS MONEY
TO GO BE WITH HIM,

SO WHY WOULD I DO THAT
IF I DIDN'T THINK HE LOVED ME?

IT WAS JUST A LOT
OF RED FLAGS.

IT'S A LOT OF RED FLAGS,
BUT IT'S FOR A FOREIGNER.

ONE OF THE RED FLAGS
WAS THEY'LL SAY

SOMEONE IN THEIR
FAMILY'S SICK,

AND HIS DADDY'S "SICK."

AND HE WAS SICK,

BUT HE DIDN'T ASK ME
FOR NOTHING.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS
ON MY DAMN SIDE.

I AM ON YOUR SIDE,

BUT IT'S A LOT
OF RED FLAGS, MAMA.

I'M HURT THAT SCOTTIE
DOESN'T TRUST MICHAEL.

I BELIEVE HIM.
I TRUST HIM.

I THINK MICHAEL'S
DIFFERENT.

THERE'S JUST A HAIR...

THAT DOUBT PEOPLE
THROW IN YOUR HEAD.

IT'S SCARY.

IT'S VERY SCARY.

IF HE'S REALLY SCAMMING ME,
I NEED TO KNOW,

SO THIS TRIP IS GONNA TELL ALL.

HOPEFULLY JESSE
WILL LOVE MY NEW LOOK.

I WORKED ON MYSELF
A LOT PHYSICALLY.

I STILL ENVISION AND BELIEVE
THAT ONE DAY SOON,

JESSE WILL GET ON HIS KNEES
AND PROPOSE.

WHEN I BROKE
THE NEWS TO MELISSA

THAT I'M REALLY TRAVELING
TO COLOMBIA,

SHE GREW DISTANT.

WHY IS SHE PUTTING
ALL THIS RESISTANCE?

IT'S JUST ROUGH.

I'M TRAVELING TO COLOMBIA
TO MEET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE

FOR THE FIRST TIME,
AND IT'S EXCITING FOR ME.

WHEN I FIRST MET MELISSA ONLINE,
HONESTLY, I NEVER EVEN IMAGINED

I HAD A CHANCE WITH A WOMAN
THAT LOOKS THIS GOOD

BECAUSE I'M NOT NO BRAD PITT...
I KNOW THAT FOR SURE.

BUT, HOPEFULLY, THAT'S NOT
WHAT SHE'S LOOKING FOR.

HOWEVER, IN THE PAST FEW DAYS,

MELISSA HAS BEEN ACTING
DIFFERENTLY TOWARDS ME.

WHEN I BROKE THE NEWS
TO MELISSA THAT,

HEY, I'M REALLY TRAVELING
TO COLOMBIA,

SHE GREW DISTANT.

BEFORE IT WAS PARAGRAPHS
THAT SHE WOULD WRITE,

THE COMMUNICATION WAS FLUID,
THE CHEMISTRY WAS THERE.

SHE WOULD TELL ME
THAT SHE LOVES ME.

BUT NOW SHE SPEAKS TO ME
IN ONE-LINERS,

AND FOR ME, THAT'S WEIRD.

BASICALLY, WHAT I WROTE HERE IS,

"I WANT TO TAKE YOU OUT
SOMEWHERE."

AND SHE JUST RESPONDED,
"OKAY, RICARDO."

AND I RESPONDED,
"HEY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU.

I PROMISE THAT I'M GONNA BE
A RESPECTFUL GENTLEMAN."

AND SHE'S LIKE, "OKAY,"
ONCE AGAIN.

SHE JUST WRITES, "OKAY."

SHE'S LIKE, "WHATEVER
YOU WANT, RICARDO."

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

IT MAKES ME A LITTLE SAD

BECAUSE I'M REALLY INVESTED
IN THIS RELATIONSHIP,

BOTH FINANCIALLY
AND EMOTIONALLY.

I CAN PUT "HOLA",
WHICH MEANS "HI."

"YO ESTOY..."

MY SPANISH IS REALLY BAD.

"YO ESTOY...

PENSANDO EN TI."

WHICH, BASICALLY, THAT MEANS,
"HOLA, I'M THINKING ABOUT YOU."

HOPEFULLY, SHE RESPONDS.

UM...

IT'S JUST ROUGH.

WHY IS SHE PUTTING
ALL THIS RESISTANCE TO ME?

IT'S A LOT OF QUESTION MARKS.

I'M THINKING THAT
SHE'S PROBABLY JUST NERVOUS.

SHE'S MAYBE THINKING...
MAYBE...

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS GUY BOOKED
THAT FLIGHT THAT QUICKLY."

NO MATTER WHAT,
I'M STILL GONNA GO OVER THERE,

I'M LEAVING IN 24 HOURS,
AND SHE'S GONNA SEE, LIKE,

"WOW. THIS GUY'S COOL."

HOW DO I LOOK?

IT LOOKS TIGHT.

TIGHT?
IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD?

SORRY.

IT'S NOT GOOD.

I REALLY WANT
TO LOOK GOOD.

MY DAD IS
REALLY EXCITED FOR COLOMBIA.

HE FEELS LIKE IT'S TRUE LOVE,

BUT I'M A BIT WORRIED

THAT MAYBE IT WON'T WORK OUT
BETWEEN MELISSA AND MY DAD.

LET'S PUT
THESE THINGS HERE.

I HEARD IT'S PRETTY DANGEROUS
IN COLOMBIA.

YEAH, HOWEVER,
I'M ALWAYS CAREFUL,

AND I GOT MYSELF
A FANNY PACK,

AND THE FANNY PACK
I'M GONNA PUT ON MY WALLET,

CELLPHONE,
MY CREDIT CARDS,

AND I'M GONNA
PUT THE RING.

I LOOK COOL?

UH...

NO? I DON'T?

AH.

WELL, I LIKE IT.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME
JUST KEEP PACKING HERE.

SEE WHAT ELSE I GOT.
OH.

THIS... THE RING.
OH, MY GOD.

YOU IMAGINE
I LEFT THAT?

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

I WISH I COULD
TAKE YOU WITH ME.

I LOVE YOU,
MY BABY CHICKEN.

WHILE I'M IN MEDELLíN, COLOMBIA,

MY DAUGHTER, AMBER,
IS GONNA BE STAYING WITH MY EX.

I'M GONNA TOUCH BASE WITH HER
EVERY SINGLE DAY

TO LET HER KNOW
HER DADDY IS SAFE.

COME HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

LET ME GET SOME MORE STUFF
REAL QUICK.

M'KAY.

I ONLY HAD ABOUT
AN HOUR AND A HALF OF SLEEP.

I WAS TOSSING AND TURNING
ALL NIGHT,

THINKING ABOUT MELISSA.

I'M FREAKING OUT JUST THINKING
ABOUT HER.

NOW IT FEELS REAL.

I'M TRAVELING HALFWAY
ACROSS THE GLOBE

TO MEET A WOMAN
THAT I MET ONLINE.

YES, IT IS CRAZY.

I HAVE TO BE QUITE FRANK...

IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT
THIS TIME,

IT'S GONNA MAKE ME FEEL

EXTREMELY UPSET
AND HEARTBROKEN...

- THERE YOU GO.
- THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.
HI, THERE.

BUT THIS COULD BE
THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.

IT'S EXCITING.

ONCE SHE SEES HOW I AM
AS A PERSON,

HOPEFULLY,
I CAN WIN HER HEART.

JESSE'S ARRIVING
IN NEW YORK CITY TODAY.

WE'RE GONNA SPEND THE FIRST
FEW DAYS IN A HOTEL...

JUST THE TWO OF US...

BEFORE I INTRODUCE HIM
TO THE FAMILY.

GOING BACK TO LONG DISTANCE WAS
A BIT OF A HARD ADJUSTMENT.

OUR RELATIONSHIP'S BEEN
A LITTLE BIT STRAINED

AND UP AND DOWN.

HOPEFULLY, JESSE WILL
LOVE MY NEW LOOK.

I WORKED ON MYSELF
A LOT PHYSICALLY,

SO, HOPEFULLY,
HE APPRECIATES THAT.

YOU KNOW, AND HE'S
GONNA BE ALL HANDSOME

AND, YOU KNOW,

JUST DASHING AS USUAL.

I JUST HOPE
HE NOTICES ME FOR ME

AND IS JUST AS OPEN-ARMED
AS I WILL BE TO HIM.

MOMMY LOVES YOU.

YOU'LL BE HERE SOON WITH ME.

NEW YORK CITY, HERE WE GO.

LET'S DO THIS.

OF COURSE I WANT JESSE
TO MEET MY DAUGHTERS IN PERSON,

BUT WE COME
FROM A DIVORCED FAMILY,

AND I DON'T WANT THEM

TO SEE MOMMY IN A PLACE
WHERE IT'S...

POSSIBLY WOULD TURN INTO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AGAIN.

SO, WE NEED
A LITTLE BIT OF WORK.

NO MORE ARGUING
AND NO MORE FIGHTING.

JUST THINKING
POSITIVE THOUGHTS.

I STILL ENVISION AND BELIEVE
THAT ONE DAY SOON...

AND I THINK NOW IS
THE TIME FOR HIM

TO EMBRACE AMERICA AND ME
AND MY DAUGHTERS AS A WHOLE.

I WANT TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE,

AND I CAN'T WASTE ANY MORE TIME.

I STILL
ENVISION AND BELIEVE

THAT JESSE WILL GET
ON HIS KNEES AND PROPOSE.

AND I THINK NOW IS
THE TIME FOR HIM

TO EMBRACE AMERICA AND ME.

I WANT TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE,

AND I CAN'T WASTE ANY MORE TIME.

OH, MY GOD.

OH!

MY NAME IS JESSE.

I AM 24 YEARS OLD.

AND I LIVE IN AMSTERDAM.

I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD

TO SEEING HOW LIFE WITH DARCEY
IS IN AMERICAN,

AND HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT

FROM ME BEING WITH HER
IN AMSTERDAM.

OH, YEAH.

I AM HERE!

IT'S HAPPENING!
HOW DOES IT FEEL?

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

OF COURSE, I'M HAPPY TO SEE HER,
BUT I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THIS TRIP.

LONG DISTANCE IS HARD.

AFTER DARCEY WENT
BACK TO CONNECTICUT,

SHE WAS GOING
THROUGH A PHASE...

VERY EMOTIONAL,
VERY VULNERABLE.

IT'S MAINLY CAUSED
BY HER INSECURITY.

NICE BUTT, BABY.

THANK YOU, BABE.
APPRECIATE IT.

DID YOU MISS
THE BUTT?

WHO WOULDN'T?

OUR RELATIONSHIP...
IT'S DYSFUNCTIONAL.

IT'S CONTINUOUS FIGHTING.
IT'S CONTINUOUS DRAMA.

SO I TOLD HER, "WORK ON YOURSELF
AND THEN COME BACK TO ME

STRUCTURED AND WELL-ROUNDED."

SO, THE PURPOSE OF THIS TRIP
IS TO SEE WHERE WE STAND.

HERE WE ARE.

YOU ARE NEVER SURE
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.

YEP.
WOW.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

WOW.

HE WAS HAPPY TO SEE ME,
BUT I THINK HE WAS

MORE EXCITED ABOUT
JUST BEING IN AMERICA...

NOT SO MUCH SEEING ME.

BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO FOCUS
AND STAY POSITIVE

THE BEST THAT I CAN.

WHOA.
WHICH AREA IS THIS?

WH-WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW?
BRONX, BROOKLYN?

BRONX?
QUEENS, QUEENS.

QUEENS.

WHAT IS THAT?

ABOUT WHAT? ART OR...
I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT ONE.

OH, OKAY.
NO, NO.

AND WHAT IS THAT?
A STADIUM?

- YES.
- FOR WHAT?

NEW YORK JETS?
COME ON!

TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT
THE SURROUNDINGS, BABE, PLEASE!

I WANT TO GET
TO KNOW NEW YORK.

I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW
WHAT EVERYTHING IS,

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW,
SO...

WHAT?
OH, MY GOD. WOW.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT...
I DON'T KNOW?

YOU KNOW, I GUESS HE WANTED
A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OR SOMETHING,

BUT A LOT OF HIS COMMENTS

COME ACROSS AS VERY BELITTLING
AND DEMEANING.

SO, DO YOU, UM...
LIKE MY MAKEUP?

OKAY.

IF YOU'RE A NATURAL BEAUTY,
YOU SHOULD EMBRACE THAT.

I'M JUST ACCENTUATING
MY NATURAL BEAUTY.

I'M JUST
TRYING TO BE MYSELF,

BUT I THINK HE WANTS ME
TO BE A CERTAIN WAY,

AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE
HE'S 100% ACCEPTING OF WHO I AM.

I JUST FEEL LIKE, AT TIMES,
I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

OR DO I, YOU KNOW...

I JUST WANT US
TO BE A TEAM.

WE WILL HAVE TO SEE
HOW THIS TRIP GOES.

I KNOW.

THAT'S HOW I FEEL, TOO.

IT'S OKAY.

LET'S GO PACK.

TODAY, I AM TRAVELING
OVER 4,000 MILES

TO MEET THE MAN OF MY DREAMS
WITH MY 8-MONTH-OLD BABY.

YEAH.

I MET MY BOYFRIEND, JON,
ON A KARAOKE APP,

AND NOW I'M GOING TO ENGLAND
TO MEET HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WHO DOES THAT?

WE'RE NERVOUS,
OR AT LEAST I AM.

I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE
WHAT TO BRING.

I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE
FOR TWO WEEKS AT A TIME

WITH A BABY.

AS FAR AS DIAPERS AND FORMULA
AND BABY FOOD AND BOTTLES,

I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY HAVE

THE SAME SORT OF BABY PRODUCTS
IN ENGLAND.

ARE YOU READY?

LET'S GO TO ENGLAND.

LET'S GO TO ENGLAND.

YES?

I AM HOPING FOR A PROPOSAL,
BUT WE'LL SEE.

READY?

I'M NERVOUS ABOUT
MEETING JON IN PERSON

BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT
THAN ON A SCREEN.

ARE YOU EXCITED
TO GO SEE JON...

THE MAN ON THE PHONE?

HE'S REAL.
OKAY.

WITH NO BIOLOGICAL FATHER
FIGURE IN LUCY'S LIFE,

JON IS THE ONLY FATHER FIGURE
SHE'S EVER KNOWN.

BUT HE LIVES
OVER 4,000 MILES AWAY.

HE DOESN'T CHANGE HER DIAPER,
HOLD HER,

MAKE HER A BOTTLE,

SO THIS IS OUR FIRST CHANCE

TO SEE HOW WE WILL
FUNCTION AS A FAMILY.

I'M NERVOUS.

I'M NERVOUS.
I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

JUST HOPING THAT
WHEN I GET THERE,

HE FEELS THE SAME WAY TOWARDS ME
THAT HE DOES THROUGH THE PHONE.

THE FIRST THING
I WANT TO DO...

I JUST WANT TO TOUCH JON

AND MAKE SURE HE'S REAL.

I'M STILL IN DISBELIEF.

IT'S ALL A DREAM.

IT'S A GOOD DREAM.

PEOPLE QUESTION
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH JON

AND SAY IT'S CRAZY.

OH, BOY.

BUT I THINK THIS RISK
IS WORTH TAKING

BECAUSE I'D RATHER KNOW

THAT THIS IS GOING
TO WORK OUT OR NOT,

RATHER THAN LIVE
THE REST OF MY LIFE

ASKING MYSELF,
"WHAT IF?"

1:45.

YES.

ALL RIGHT,
YOU TWO ARE ALL SET.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DATING, FOR ME,
HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY TYPICAL,

AND THIS IS BEYOND TYPICAL.

I HAVE TO TRAVEL
ACROSS THE OCEAN

TO GO ON MY DATES THIS TIME,

AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN
OUT OF THE COUNTRY BEFORE.

THIS IS PROBABLY
THE BIGGEST THING

THAT'S EVER HAPPENED IN MY LIFE.

BABY'S GETTING ON THE PLANE!

BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT JON'S PAST

THAT I'D LIKE TO TALK
TO HIM ABOUT

BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD
WITH OUR FUTURE.

WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE OFF.
WE'RE ON THE PLANE.

HERE WE GO.

SAY BYE!
SAY SEE YOU SOON!

THERE COULD BE NEW INFORMATION
THAT COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.

I COULD BE COMING HOME
FROM ALL OF THIS

EITHER ENGAGED OR DEVASTATED.

THIS SEASON
ON "BEFORE THE 90 DAYS"...

WELCOME TO CONNECTICUT,
BABY!

OH, MY GOD.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY MORE
AMERICAN THAN THIS.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

I'M NOT RELIGIOUS,

AND THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM.

DAYA IS MUSLIM.

ALGERIA?

THE CULTURE IS
VERY RESTRICTED.

MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT
THEY MIGHT HURT HER.

QUESTION IS,
IS DARCEY ABLE TO FIX HERSELF.

START ACTING
YOUR AGE.

I'M JUST TIRED
OF GETTING BULLIED.

I AM DONE WITH YOU.
BYE-BYE.

OKAY, BYE.

THE LOVE OF MY LIFE

IS SHUTTING ME OUT,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

TO BE ALONE
IN THIS COUNTRY,

I'M AT A POINT
WHERE I'M THINKING,

"HEY, I'M JUST WASTING MY TIME."

I REALLY FEEL LIKE
I'M IN A POLICE

INTERROGATION ROOM AGAIN.

HUNDREDS. HUNDREDS.

JUST BE HAPPY FOR ME.
MAN, I'M TRYING.

WHEN I PUT THIS EQUATION
TOGETHER,

YOU LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT.

I'M DONE.
I'M DONE.

WE'RE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER,
NO MATTER THE STORM,

WE HAVE TO WAIT IT OUT.

- KARINE.
- MM.

KARINE!

I GAVE UP EVERYTHING
TO BE HERE FOR HER,

AND SHE GIVES IT ALL UP.

THAT'S IT.

SHE'S ON HER WAY.
SHE'S COMING.

OH, MY GOD.
WHAT THE HELL?

I'M GOING HOME TONIGHT, Y'ALL.
THIS IS A WRAP.

TRUST IS GONE.

I THINK HE'S USING ME
FOR A WAY OUT.

LET GO OF ME..