90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (2017–…): Season 4, Episode 10 - Cuts Both Ways - full transcript

Darcey has a surprise visitor. David doesn't give up on Lana. Ed confronts Rose about her sister. Avery attends Ash's seminar. Stephanie and Erika try to reconnect. Geoffrey and Varya go camping. Yolanda looks for answers and Lisa...

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I JUST SAW YOUR PHONE EARLIER.
YOU HAD 68 TEXT MESSAGES.

I QUESTION HOW HE CONDUCTS
HIS TIME WITH WOMEN.

I'M WORRIED
HE'S HIDING SOMETHING.

A FEW DAYS AGO I RECEIVED
A E‐MAIL THREAT.

FROM HIM?

I DON'T THINK
IT'S FROM WILLIAMS.

THIS MAN SEEMS EVIL.

WHEN A SCAMMER GETS CAUGHT,
PERSONALITIES CHANGE.

WILLIAMS WILL HAVE AN
EXPLANATION FOR WHAT'S GOING ON.

I DON'T WANT
YOU TO BE MAD,



BUT I DON'T THINK
I CAN STAY HERE AGAIN.

AFTER SEEING HOW ROSE LIVES
IN HER VILLAGE,

I NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME ALONE
WITH HER, AWAY FROM HER FAMILY,

SO I CAN FIGURE OUT IF I'M JUST
HER MEAL TICKET AND HER WAY OUT.

‐HEY, SIS.
‐HEY, DARC.

WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED?

HE SAID HE WAS LOOKING FOR
SOMEONE THAT COULD LOVE HIM

THE WAY HE WANTED
TO BE LOVED.

AND HE FOUND IT
WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

IT'S DONE.
I COMPLETELY BLOCKED TOM.

HE CAN'T TEXT ME.
HE CAN'T CALL ME.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING.

I AM WILLING TO OPEN MYSELF UP
TO THE ISLAMIC RELIGION

TO RECEIVE MOMMY'S BLESSINGS
FOR OUR MARRIAGE.



WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
I WENT TO PRISON.

I'M JUST SICK OF
THE JEALOUSY THING

COMING UP, LIKE,
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

IF SOMEBODY TOLD YOU,
"THIS IS MY BEST FRIEND,

BUT WE'VE HOOKED UP," WOULDN'T
YOU BE WEIRDED OUT BY THAT?

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE
THIS WHOLE THING OUT.

I'M NOT
DEALING ‐‐

NO, I'M NOT DEALING
WITH IT ANYMORE. I'M DONE.

I DON'T SEE HOW WE ARE GOING TO
MAKE ANY COMMITMENT

BY THE END OF THIS THREE WEEKS.

AFTER SEVEN YEARS
OF COMMUNICATION,

I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE
COME THIS FAR FOR NOTHING.

SO WHETHER SHE LIKES IT OR NOT,
SHE'S GOING TO SEE ME TONIGHT.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

OH, MY GOD.

OH, BOY.

‐LANA?
‐HUH?

LANA?

HER NAME IS LANA.

SHE HAS BEEN MY GIRL
FOR SEVEN YEARS.

OH‐OH.

MM‐HMM.

THE MAN DOESN'T KNOW HER,
DOESN'T RECOGNIZE HER FACE.

SHE MAY NOT HAVE GIVEN ME
HER REAL ADDRESS.

NOW I'M THINKING SHE HAS TO NOT
HAVE GIVEN ME HER REAL ADDRESS.

WHAT WOULD BE THE PURPOSE
FOR THAT?

I MEAN, SEVEN YEARS AND JUST
ONE LIE AFTER THE OTHER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING.

I DON'T KNOW THAT
THERE'S ANYTHING LEFT TO SAY.

THE WHOLE THING HAS BEEN
A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT.

HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT.

JUST...

A LET DOWN
AND THEN EMOTIONAL RISE

AND THEN LET DOWN AGAIN.
AND IT'S JUST, I'M DRAINED.

I'M COMPLETELY DRAINED.

THIS IS TOO MUCH.
THE UP AND DOWN IS TOO MUCH.

I'M DONE.

BYE, PRINCE.
COME HERE, CAN I HAVE A HUG?

CAN I HAVE HUG?
OKAY. OKAY.

I KNOW YOU'LL
MISS YOUR MOMMY.

I'VE BEEN IN THE PHILIPPINES
FIVE DAYS

AND I'VE BEEN IN ROSE'S VILLAGE
FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS

AND NOW ROSE AND I,
WE'RE GOING ON VACATION.

DON'T WORRY.
OKAY, YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS.

MARIA'S GOING TO TAKE
GOOD CARE OF YOU.

OKAY, BUDDY.

I'M A LITTLE BIT SAD FOR PRINCE,
BUT AFTER STAYING HERE THE NIGHT

AND SEEING HOW SHE LIVES,
I NEED SOME ALONE TIME WITH ROSE

SO I CAN FIGURE OUT IF HER
FEELINGS ARE REALLY REAL FOR ME

AND I'M NOT JUST A WAY FOR HER

AND HER SON
TO GET OUT OF THE PHILIPPINES.

LET'S GO. SAY BYE‐BYE
TO MY SISTER.

THANK YOU.

I DECIDED NOT TO CONFRONT MARIA
ABOUT HOW SHE ASKED ME FOR MONEY

AND ASKED ME NOT TO TELL ROSE.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT I TALK TO ROSE FIRST

BECAUSE I NEED TO FIND OUT

WHETHER SHE HAD ANYTHING
TO DO WITH IT.

BYE‐BYE.
THANK YOU AGAIN.

‐BYE‐BYE.
‐BYE‐BYE.

WE ARE GOING TO THE ISLAND
OF PALAWAN, AND I'M SO EXCITED.

WHITE BEACHES, WARM OCEAN WATER,
NO MORE RAIN.

OH, YOU'RE SO SWEET.

I LIKE
YOUR LIPSTICK.

OUCH.

OH, MY GOD. YOU READY?
WE'RE GOING TO LAND.

OH MY GOD.
HANG ON. HANG ON.

SO FAST.

MY DREAM FOR THIS TRIP IS THAT
ROSE AND I GROW CLOSER TOGETHER.

I WANT TO PROPOSE TO ROSE,

BUT I CAN'T HAVE
ANY DOUBTS ABOUT HER.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST DECISION
I WILL EVER MAKE IN MY LIFE.

‐ARE YOU READY?
‐I'M READY. ARE YOU READY?

YEAH,
I AM SO EXCITED.

GOOD MORNING.
DID YOU SLEEP GOOD? YEAH?

HOW ABOUT YOU?

ME? GOOD.

OH, MY GOD.
WHERE ARE WE?

PALAWAN.

OH, MY GOD.

SO, UM, I GOT SOME
SURPRISES FOR YOU.

‐REALLY?
‐CAN I SHOW YOU?

SURE.

DON'T LOOK. NO LOOK.
OKAY? HOPE YOU LIKE.

SO THIS GOES ON TOP
AND THEN THIS...

SO THIS IS FOR OUTDOORS ‐‐
‐OKAY.

FOR THEIR SWIMMING POOL
AND THEN...

BIG SURPRISE.

IT'S CALLED A TEDDY.

MY DOG IS NAMED TEDDY,
THIS IS ALSO CALLED TEDDY.

ROSE AND I HAVE ONLY
MADE LOVE ONCE,

SO BEING INTIMATE
IS STILL QUITE NEW FOR US.

BUT ALL IN ALL I THINK ROSE
AND I HAVE GOOD CHEMISTRY.

I BROUGHT ALONG A COUPLE
OF PRESENTS FROM HOME,

SO I THINK NOW IS THE TIME
TO GIVE HER HER LINGERIE.

YOU WANT TO TRY THAT
ON NOW?

UH‐UH.

ARE YOU NERVOUS?

OKAY.

‐I GOT A COUPLE MORE THINGS.
‐SURE.

OKAY, SO THIS IS GOING
TO BE LESS ROMANTIC.

SO THIS IS MOUTHWASH

AND I GOT YOU
A CUTE TOOTHBRUSH.

JUST YOUR BREATH
IS NOT PRETTY.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
I NOTICED

EVEN AT THE AIRPORT
WAS HER BREATH,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
HOW TO BRING IT UP.

AND I DON'T THINK
SHE REALIZES IT, BUT I DO.

AND THEN I GOT YOU
GOOD TOOTHPASTE.

OKAY.

DO YOU KNOW THAT MY CONCERN
IS YOUR HEALTH?

BECAUSE IF YOU GET DISEASE
IN YOUR MOUTH,

IT GOES TO YOUR HEART.
YOU COULD GET SICK.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

OH, REALLY?

OH, YOU HAVE
AN ULCER?

YEAH.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU'RE
TELLING ME YOU HAVE AN ULCER.

OKAY.

SO NOW YOU TELL ME,
I UNDERSTAND.

FROM MY HEART,
I CARE ABOUT YOU.

I KNOW.

I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

DOES THAT MEAN
"I LOVE YOU"?

WHAT?

‐THIS IS YOUR TYPE?
‐YES.

PLEASE DO A SEARCH ON THIS MAN.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH
A REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH.

I DON'T THINK
WE HAVE TO DO THIS,

BUT KARRA AND DAMANTE
SEEM WORRIED ABOUT ME.

DO YOU SEE
HIM OR HIS NAME?

DO YOU, LIKE, TARGET YOUR
SEMINARS TO SINGLE WOMEN,

OR IS IT JUST
MOSTLY SINGLE WOMEN?

MOSTLY SINGLE WOMEN
COME.

TOMORROW
ASH IS HOSTING A DATING SEMINAR

AND IF I DETECT
SOMETHING SHADY BETWEEN

ASH WITH HIS CLIENTS,
WE WILL PART WAYS FOR GOOD.

I'M HEADING TO CONNECTICUT
THIS MORNING.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

OH.

AT THIS POINT I ONLY HAVE
ONE WEEK LEFT IN AUSTRALIA

AND TODAY WE ARE HEADED BACK
TO WHERE ASH LIVES IN MELBOURNE

AFTER OUR THREE‐DAY GETAWAY UP
NORTH IN CAIRNS.

OH, BABE, WE'RE GOING BACK
TO COLD MELBOURNE.

MELBOURNE.
MELBOURNE.

‐MELBOURNE?
‐MELBOURNE.

IS THERE AN "R"
SOMEWHERE IN THERE?

‐MELBOURNE.
‐MELBOURNE.

"MELBON"
OR MELBOURNE.

MELBOURNE.
BABE, SAY IT

THE WAY THAT
YOU WANT TO SAY IT.

THANK YOU.
I WILL.

I LOVE ASH, BUT YESTERDAY
I STARTED QUESTIONING HIM

ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP
COACHING BUSINESS,

AND HE GOT REALLY DEFENSIVE.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE HARD
TO FEEL COMFORTABLE

WHEN IT COMES TO HOW HE WORKS
WITH HIS CLIENTS

AND HOW HE CONDUCTS HIMSELF
WITH OTHER WOMEN.

AND I DO FEEL LIKE THINGS ARE
A LITTLE STRAINED BETWEEN US.

OKAY. LET'S GO BABY.

JUST GRAB THAT,
WILL YOU?

‐OKAY, BABY?
‐YEP.

BUT IT IS NOT FAIR.

I FEEL LIKE SHE'S NOT TRUSTING,

WHICH IS VERY DESTRUCTIVE
IN A RELATIONSHIP.

ARE YOU TIRED, BABE?

YEAH.

SO WHAT TIME ARE WE DOING
YOUR SEMINAR TOMORROW?

OKAY.
HOW LONG IS IT?

OKAY.
I GET TO WATCH YOU.

YEAH.

TOMORROW ASH IS HOSTING A DATING
SEMINAR HERE IN MELBOURNE,

AND I WILL BE
REALLY INTERESTED TO SEE

HOW HE WORKS
WITH HIS CLIENTS

AND HOW HE CONDUCTS HIMSELF
WITH OTHER WOMEN FIRSTHAND.

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE
IF HE'S PORTRAYING IT

THAT HE'S SINGLE OR THAT
HE'S IN A RELATIONSHIP.

IS IT TYPICALLY ONLY WOMEN
WHO COME OR

IS THERE, LIKE, GUYS
WHO COME TOO?

IT'S JUST INTERESTING TO ME
THAT IT'S MOSTLY SINGLE WOMEN

WHO REACH OUT TO YOU,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

DO YOU, LIKE, TARGET YOUR
SEMINARS TO SINGLE WOMEN

OR IS IT JUST YOU
PUT IT OUT THERE

AND MOSTLY
SINGLE WOMEN COME?

ME WORKING WITH SINGLE WOMEN,
THIS IS MY JOB.

‐I DON'T KNOW. I'LL SEE.
‐OKAY, COOL.

DEPENDS ON WHAT
YOU TALK ABOUT.

OKAY. NO, I'D LIKE YOU
TO ASK QUESTIONS.

ACTUALLY. I PROBABLY
WILL, BABE.

OKAY, COOL.

I REALLY HOPE THAT SEEING ASH
WITH HIS CLIENTS

GIVES ME A LITTLE BIT
MORE REASSURANCE

THAT HIS INTENTIONS
ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE

WHEN IT COMES TO WORKING
WITH SINGLE WOMEN.

IF ASH HAS BEEN LYING TO ME
ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP

WITH THESE WOMEN,
HE CAN'T HIDE THAT TOMORROW

BECAUSE HIS ACTIONS ARE GOING
TO BE ON FULL DISPLAY.

IF I DO DETECT SOMETHING
SHADY OR MANIPULATIVE,

WE WILL PART WAYS FOR GOOD.

JUST FEELING JUST
A LITTLE TIRED.

IT'S BEEN A LONG COUPLE OF DAYS

AND TRYING NOT TO THINK
ABOUT IT.

I JUST GOT BACK FROM NEW YORK
AFTER SEEING TOM

AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD
TO BE HOME.

I'M HURT AND DISAPPOINTED
AND JUST EMOTIONALLY DRAINED

AND I'M FED UP
WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED.

BUT MOVING ON FOR ME
FEELS REALLY EMPOWERING.

I GET EXCITED TO RECONNECT
TO MY PASSIONS, TO MYSELF,

AND RECREATE MY VISION
OF HOW I SEE MY FUTURE.

NOW I CAN START
MY NEW CHAPTER.

IT'S NOT WORTH EVER GOING
BACK THERE

IN THAT SPACE,
IN THAT RELATIONSHIP.

AND THERE'S BEEN
TOO MUCH TIME WASTED.

BLOCKING HIM
IS WHAT HELPS ME THE MOST.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO HIM.
WHY WOULD I WANT TO?

LIKE, I'M DISGUSTED.
I JUST, YOU KNOW,

FROM HERE ON OUT.

AND I DON'T WANT THAT NEGATIVITY
AND THAT ENERGY AROUND ME,

AND I'M FREE TO BE HAPPY
FOR MYSELF.

AND I ACTUALLY
CAN SMILE SAYING THAT

BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETHING
GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

JUST A MATTER OF TIME.

‐HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
‐GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD, THANK YOU.

I WROTE DARCEY A LETTER TO TRY
AND EXPLAIN HOW I FELT, I GUESS.

THIS IS HARD FOR ME.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY

HOW I FEEL,
SO TO PUT IT DOWN ON PAPER

ACTUALLY IS AN EASIER WAY
FOR ME.

AFTER WRITING THE LETTER
LAST NIGHT,

IT'S MADE ME REALIZE
THE FEELINGS I HAD FOR DARCEY,

AND IT'S LEFT ME FEELING TORN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN.

I ONLY HAVE A SHORT WINDOW
OF TIME LEFT IN NEW YORK,

AND I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN
MAKE THINGS BETTER WITH DARCEY.

I WANT TO FIX THINGS
AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE

FOR WHAT JUST HAPPENED BETWEEN
THE TWO OF US IN NEW YORK,

BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO CONTACT DARCEY.

IT SEEMS I'M BLOCKED
ON ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION,

SO THERE WAS NO OPTION
OTHER THAN TO SEE HER IN PERSON.

I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE
TO TELL HER HOW I FEEL, I GUESS.

AND I DON'T THINK
I EVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE DARCEY,

AND THE LETTER
INDICATES HOW, FOR ME,

A RELATIONSHIP
SHOULD BUILT FROM THE BOTTOM UP.

PUT A STRONG FOUNDATION
WITH SOMEONE THAT YOU LOVE,

AND THEN HOPEFULLY,

WITH ENOUGH TIME
AND EFFORT ON BOTH PARTS,

YOU GET TO A PLACE
WHERE YOU WANT TO BE,

WHICH WOULD BE GETTING MARRIED
AND WOULD BE SETTLING DOWN

AND WOULD BE HAVING A FAMILY.

I STILL LOVE DARCEY A LOT,

AND SHE NEEDS TO HEAR
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TO HER.

THE FIRST TIME
I'VE BEEN TO CONNECTICUT,

DIFFERENT TO WHAT
I EXPECTED AS WELL.

IT'S VERY COUNTRY,
AT LEAST THIS BIT IS.

I DON'T PARTICULARLY THINK
IT'S GOING TO GO RATHER WELL.

I THINK IN LIFE YOU MEET PEOPLE
THAT YOU CONNECT WITH

ON A REALLY STRONG LEVEL,
AND I WANT TO SEE

IF I CAN HAVE
MY HAPPILY EVER AFTER

WITH ALL THE THINGS I WANTED.

AND FOR THE SMALL
GLIMMER OF HOPE

THAT SOMETHING BETTER FROM THIS
WILL COME, THEN I'LL DO IT.

BUT I MEAN, THIS IS LIKE
WALKING INTO THE LION'S DEN,

AND HOPEFULLY
THE LION'S BEEN FED.

THERE ARE THE TWO CARS.
IT MUST BE THEIRS THERE.

ARE YOU ABLE TO WAIT, PLEASE?
THANK YOU.

OH.

WHAT SUCKS ABOUT ME
TELLING MY PAST

IS THAT EVERYBODY JUDGES ME.

I REALLY DIDN'T INTEND ON
CAUSING PROBLEMS OR DRAMA.

I'M JUST EXHAUSTED FROM
HAVING THE SAME CONVERSATION

OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I STILL LOVE HER AND I CARE
ABOUT HER SO MUCH.

I REALLY HOPE
SHE DOESN'T BREAK UP WITH ME.

BOTANICAL GARDENS, PLEASE.

FOR ONE WEEK I'VE BEEN
IN AUSTRALIA

VISITING MY GIRLFRIEND, ERIKA.

I CAME HERE BECAUSE I WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THAT ERIKA

IS THE WOMAN I WANT TO SPEND
THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH.

BUT ERIKA INVITED ME TO A PARTY
WITH HER FRIENDS LAST NIGHT

AND IT TURNED INTO
AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER.

BECAUSE I ASKED HER FRIEND

ADAM ABOUT THE NATURE
OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP.

ERIKA GOT SO UPSET.
WE HAD THIS HUGE FIGHT

AND I SPENT THE NIGHT
ALONE IN THE HOTEL.

THIS MORNING, ERIKA ASKED ME
TO MEET HER

AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS
TO TALK.

I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR US
TO BE IN A NEUTRAL SPACE

INSTEAD OF LOCKED
IN A HOTEL ROOM.

I STILL FEEL THIS REALLY,
REALLY DEEP CONNECTION TO HER,

AND I LOVE HER AND I CARE
ABOUT HER SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

I REALLY HOPE WE CAN WORK
THIS OUT

AND THAT SHE DOESN'T
BREAK UP WITH ME.

HEY.

LET'S DO IT.

ARE THERE
ANY SNAKES HERE?

OH, GOSH.

MY FEET REALLY HURT.
I'M JUST GOING TO SIT DOWN HERE.

OKAY.

I BROUGHT THE WORST POSSIBLE
SHOES FOR A BOTANICAL GARDEN.

YEAH, I WAS DEFINITELY
THINKING ABOUT THAT.

SORRY.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE
I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.

I DID FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY
WAS UPSET WITH ME

AND YOU JUST,
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT ME.

YEAH, I JUST ‐‐
I FELT ‐‐

I'M JUST
EXHAUSTED FROM HAVING

THE SAME CONVERSATION
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

LAST NIGHT WAS EMBARRASSING.

I THOUGHT THAT TAKING HER
TO A PARTY WITH MY FRIENDS

WOULD HELP US TO TAKE A BIG STEP
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP

AND HELP HER TO UNDERSTAND ME
A LITTLE BIT MORE,

BUT INSTEAD, IT JUST ENDED
IN TEARS AGAIN.

I'M SORRY.

I REALLY DIDN'T INTEND
ON COMING IN

AND CAUSING
PROBLEMS OR DRAMA,

AND I AM TRYING
TO GET TO KNOW YOUR FRIENDS

AND FIGURE OUT
YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM,

BUT I'M ALSO UNDER THIS
REALLY BIG TIME CONSTRAINT.

SO, I SAW THIS PARTY AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FIGURE STUFF OUT.

YOU KNOW, I GUESS IT WAS
JUST A CASE OF WRONG PLACE,

WRONG TIME
AND I'M REALLY SORRY.

YEAH.

BUT I THINK THE THING
THAT IS REALLY LIKE,

IT KEEPS PLAYING
ON MY MIND,

IS THAT EVERY SINGLE THING
THAT YOU'VE HAD AN ISSUE WITH,

IT'S STUFF THAT YOU KNEW ABOUT
BEFORE YOU GOT HERE.

I CAME OUT HERE
FOLLOWING MY HEART.

THEN I GOT HERE,
AND SOME THINGS STARTED

TO REALLY WEIGH ON ME.

AND THEN EVERYTHING THAT YOU
ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM

WITH, LIKE, PERSONALLY,

LIKE NOT WANTING TO BE
AFFECTIONATE OR WHATEVER,

THAT'S STUFF THAT YOU NEVER
TOLD ME ABOUT BEFORE,

AND IT'S, LIKE,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD
SENT ME MESSAGES BEING LIKE...

AT THIS POINT, I AM FEELING
REALLY UPSET AND FRUSTRATED

AND THE ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN
HAVE ALL BEEN FROM INSECURITY

SHE HAS THAT
SHE DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT.

AND I FEEL LIKE STEPH SHOULD
HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ME

ABOUT THE THINGS THAT
BOTHER HER ABOUT MY LIFE

BEFORE SHE GOT ON A PLANE
AND CAME TO AUSTRALIA.

I'M REALLY SORRY.
I'M A SCREWED UP PERSON.

AND YOU KNOW, ONLINE,
I PORTRAY MYSELF

AS SOMEBODY WHO'S KIND OF,
YOU KNOW, PERFECT,

BUT I'M REALLY NOT
IN PERSON.

I DO HAVE TRUST ISSUES.
I HAVE LIKE A HUGE WALL UP,

BUT I REALLY DO WANT
TO APOLOGIZE

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

AND I DO WANT
A RELATIONSHIP.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO OVER.

‐YEAH.
‐YEAH? COOL.

I KNOW THAT THINGS HAVEN'T
REALLY BEEN PERFECT

LIKE WE HAD HOPED,

BUT I CAN'T GIVE UP
ON THIS AND GO HOME.

I THINK WE NEED
TO SEE THIS THROUGH.

I WANT
TO KEEP TRYING.

COOL.

OH.

I DID.
IT'S ACTUALLY NICE.

FOR THE LAST COUPLE DAYS,

I'VE BEEN VISITING VARYA'S
HOMETOWN IN SIBERIA,

AND WE'RE GETTING READY
TO SAY GOODBYE.

BUT LAST NIGHT I TOLD VARYA'S
MOTHER AND BROTHER

ABOUT SERVING TIME
FOR DEALING DRUGS.

THEY DIDN'T THROW ME OUT,

BUT THEY DIDN'T EXACTLY EMBRACE
ME WITH OPEN ARMS EITHER.

I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOUR MOM
AND YOUR BROTHER, BUT...

YOU KNOW WHAT SUCKS
ABOUT ME TELLING MY PAST

IS THAT
EVERYBODY JUDGES ME.

EVEN YOUR MOM.

BECAUSE YOUR PAST IS GOING
TO AFFECT OUR FUTURE.

I RESPECT THAT.

HOPEFULLY IT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU CAN GET THROUGH,

YOU KNOW?

AND NOW I ASK MYSELF IF
I'M MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION.

I LIVE VERY FAR FROM MY MOM
SO IT IS HARD TO SAY GOODBYE.

EVER SINCE I TOLD VARYA'S FAMILY
ABOUT ME GOING TO PRISON,

IT SEEMS LIKE SHE'S LESS SURE
ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP.

BUT SHE'S STILL COMING WITH ME
TO MEET MY FRIEND

IGOR FOR A CAMPING TRIP
THAT WE HAD ALREADY PLANNED.

BYE. THANK YOU AGAIN.
NICE MEETING YOU.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY ROUGH THAT
VARYA'S MOM DOESN'T ACCEPT ME.

SHE'S A POWERFUL PERSON
IN VARYA'S LIFE.

I HOPE AT SOME POINT
ON THIS TRIP,

I CAN CONVINCE HER THAT WE CAN
STILL HAVE THIS GREAT LIFE

TOGETHER DESPITE MY PAST.

THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE
TO GET MOMMY'S BLESSING.

WITHOUT THAT BLESSING,
THERE WILL BE NO WEDDING.

WHAT DID SHE SAY?

BECAUSE TODAY IS IT.

WE NEED HER BLESSING TODAY
BECAUSE WE'RE LEAVING TOMORROW.

ARE YOU READY?

NOT REALLY,
BUT WE GOT TO DO IT.

IT'S BEEN A FEW DAYS
SINCE I PRAYED WITH USMAN'S MOM,

AND WE STILL DO NOT
HAVE HER BLESSING.

I'VE WORE
THE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING.

I BOUGHT MOMMY A GOAT.

USMAN'S BROTHER
MOHAMMED SPOKE TO HER.

I WENT TO MOSQUE
AND PRAYED WITH HER,

AND YET STILL, SHE WILL NOT
GIVE HER BLESSINGS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE TO DO.

OH.

‐WHAT?
‐WHERE'S YOUR SCARF?

IT'S IN MY BAG.
IT'S IN MY BAG.

‐OH, OKAY.
‐OKAY?

‐OKAY.
‐RELAX.

UH‐HUH.

I WOULD NOT FORGET IT.

MY TRIP IS ALMOST OVER, AND THIS
IS THE LAST CHANCE

TO GET MOMMY'S BLESSING.

VERY NERVOUS.

WITHOUT THAT BLESSING,
THERE WILL BE NO WEDDING.

GREETINGS, MOMMY.
WHAT'S SHE DOING?

I WANT MOMMY TO UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU'RE COMING TO AMERICA

TO BE WITH ME AS MY HUSBAND,

AND THAT SHE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND
THE JOBS IN AMERICA

ARE MUCH STRONGER FOR YOU.

AND LET HER KNOW THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO RETURN TO NIGERIA.

IT'S JUST WE HAVE TO GET YOU
TO THE STATES

SO YOU CAN START YOUR LIFE.

OKAY.

USMAN?

WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR PROBLEMS.

HE'S NOT TRANSLATING
THE CONVERSATION FOR ME,

BUT FROM THE TONE
OF THEIR VOICES

AND THE LOOK ON USMAN'S FACE,
IT CANNOT BE GOOD.

OH, MY GOD.

MOMMY, THANK YOU.

WHEN MOMMY GAVE HER BLESSINGS,
I WANTED TO JUMP UP, SCREAM.

I WANTED TO HUG HIM
AND KISS HIM,

AND I WANTED TO HUG MOMMY,

BUT BECAUSE
OF THEIR HAUSA CULTURE,

I HAD TO REFRAIN MYSELF
NOT TO DO THIS.

I KNOW,
IT'S HARAM TO THEM.

‐YES.
‐OKAY.

I CAN BREATHE AGAIN.

YES.

VERY.

UH‐HUH.

BYE, MOMMY.

BARNEY.

I LOVE THAT BARNEY.

SWEET...

NO. SHE SAID
HIS ACCOUNT WAS HACKED

AND THAT'S WHY HE CAN'T
GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.

SORRY, GUYS,

IT'S NICE OUT HERE TODAY.

‐BEAUTIFUL TODAY.
‐YEAH, IT IS NICE OUT HERE.

MM‐HMM.

HOW'S THE BUSINESS GOING?

OH, GOOD.
YOU KNOW WE GETTING READY

TO GET INTO
THE BUSY SEASON, SO...

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH WILLIAMS?
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM HIM?

YEAH, I'VE BEEN WONDERING.
WHAT HAPPENED WITH HIM?

WELL, UM, DAMANTE,

A LOT HAS HAPPENED.

A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS SUPPOSED
TO TRAVEL TO ENGLAND

TO SEE MY BOYFRIEND,
WILLIAMS,

BUT THINGS HAVE BEEN STRESSFUL
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP

EVER SINCE HIS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT
JUST SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED.

HE SAID, "I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY INSTAGRAM.

IT'S NOT OPENING."

‐NIGERIAN?
‐THAT'S WHAT IT'S SAYING.

I GOT THIS E‐MAIL.

IT'S SAYING
THAT THEY WILL RELEASE

SOME PRIVATE PICTURES
IF I DID NOT GIVE HIM MONEY.

THIS THREATENING E‐MAIL
DIDN'T COME FROM WILLIAMS.

MA, COME ON.

YOU DON'T THINK IT'S
A POSSIBILITY

THAT HE WAS HACKED?

THAT'S A POSSIBILITY,
THAT HE WAS HACKED.

I'VE BEEN CONTACTING HIM,
AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM

IN ALMOST A WEEK.

I'M HOPING I GET A CALL
REALLY SOON

BECAUSE I NEED
SOME ANSWERS FROM HIM, YOU KNOW?

BUT YESTERDAY, A WOMAN REACHED
OUT TO ME ON WILLIAMS' BEHALF.

SHE CLAIMED
SHE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF HIM

AND SHE KNOW
ALL ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP.

THAT'S THE ONLY NAME I KNOW
FROM HER INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT.

I DON'T KNOW HER REAL NAME.

‐ SWEET?
‐ THAT'S HER REAL NAME?

NO, SHE JUST REACHED OUT TO ME
ON INSTAGRAM.

I COULD SHOW Y'ALL
EXACTLY WHAT SHE SAID.

OKAY, FIRST SHE SAID, "HEY."
LET ME SHOW YOU.

SHE SAID,
"I TALKED TO HIM TODAY.

"HE SAID HE MISSES YOU.

HE LOST ALL HIS DATA.
HIS ACCOUNT WAS HACKED."

AND THAT'S WHY HE CAN'T
GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I THOUGHT,

SO IT'S KIND OF CONFIRMING
TO ME THAT HE'S NOT A SCAM.

I DON'T THINK MY MOM
WANTS TO GIVE UP ON WILLIAMS

BECAUSE SHE REALLY FELL
FOR THIS GUY, WHOEVER HE IS.

MY MOM'S IS A LITTLE BIT NAIVE

TO THE TYPE OF THINGS
PEOPLE DO ONLINE.

I THINK WILLIAMS IS DEFINITELY
NOT REAL AT ALL,

AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE
HER GO DOWN A BAD ROAD

AND, YOU KNOW, GET HURT
WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

YEAH.

HOW DOES SHE TALK TO HIM
IF YOU COULDN'T TALK TO HIM?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I DIDN'T ASK HER THAT.

SO I TOLD HER, SINCE SHE DO
HAVE CONTACT WITH HIM,

TELL HIM PLEASE TO CALL ME.

HOPEFULLY,
SHE CAN REACH BACK TO ME

AND SHE'LL POINT ME
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

TO GET BACK
IN CONTACT WITH HIM.

HAVE YOU ACTUALLY LOOKED AT HER
INSTAGRAM TO SEE

WHAT HER PICTURES
LOOK LIKE AND WHATEVER?

LET ME SEE.
‐YES. YEAH.

OH, SHE JUST POSTED
A BRAND‐NEW PIC TODAY.

I GUESS SHE'S LIKE
AN INSTAGRAM MODEL.

DOES IT SEEM REAL TO YOU,
HER PHOTOS?

IT DOES SEEM LIKE A LEGIT
INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT.

YOU KNOW,
AT LEAST I CAN TALK TO HER,

SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

THIS JUST ALMOST SEEMS LIKE ‐‐

‐A SCAM.
‐YEAH.

IT COULD JUST BE HIM
PRETENDING TO BE HER.

I MEAN, IT HAS TO BE BECAUSE
NONE OF THIS

SEEMS LIKE A NORMAL
DATING SITUATION

OR NORMAL CONVERSATION
WITH ANYBODY.

KARRA, STOP.

HIS FRIEND
JUST CONFIRMED IT.

HIS ACCOUNT WAS HACKED,

SO I BELIEVE HIM
AND TRUST HIM.

I WAS HOPING THAT MY MOM
WOULD COME TO HER SENSES,

BUT THIS MESSAGE
HAS GIVEN HER A FALSE HOPE.

WHAT MORE PROOF DOES SHE NEED TO
SEE THIS MAN IS JUST A CATFISH?

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET MY MOM TO REALIZE

WILLIAMS IS NOT REAL,
AND A HUGE SCAMMER.

TODAY, ASH IS HOSTING
HIS SEMINAR IN MELBOURNE,

TO HELP WOMEN IDENTIFY
WHAT THE PERFECT

MAN IS FOR THEM.

BUT BECAUSE MOST OF ASH'S
CLIENTS ARE SINGLE WOMEN,

I'VE BEEN SUSPICIOUS OF HIS
INTENTIONS SINCE THE BEGINNING.

I KNOW ASH IS
A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE

BUT THE SEMINAR
WILL GIVE ME CLARITY

ON HOW HE CONDUCTS
HIS COACHING

AND HOW HE INTERACTS
WITH HIS CLIENTS.

I WON'T BRING HIM TO AMERICA
IF I CAN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE

WITH WHAT IT IS
HE DOES FOR A LIVING.

‐HI.
‐ASH.

ELLEN, NICE TO MEET YOU.

‐HI, I'M KATE.
‐KATE, PLEASURE MEETING YOU.

‐HI, I'M MILLENIE.
‐HI, PLEASURE MEETING YOU.

‐YEAH, GOOD.
‐GOOD?

‐ REALLY?
‐ YES.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY HI
TO EVERYONE AND I'LL COME ‐‐

‐YEAH, YEAH.
‐HOW ARE YOU DOING?

YOU ALL RIGHT? ASH.

‐HI, ALEX.
‐ALEX, PLEASURE MEETING YOU.

ONE OF MY FRIENDS
TOLD ME ABOUT ASH.

HE SOUNDED LIKE A LOVELY GUY
AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED

IN, LIKE, THE PSYCHOLOGY
BEHIND RELATIONSHIPS

AND WHAT MAKES US TICK.

SO YEAH, I WAS JUST INTERESTED
TO COME SEE WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

GOOD MORNING, LADIES.
THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE, ACTUALLY.

IT WILL BE VERY, VERY EXCITING
TO BE TELLING YOU A FEW THINGS

THAT I HAVE PUT TOGETHER TODAY.

ANY ONE OF YOU LADIES
WHO ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP

AT THE MOMENT RIGHT NOW?
BOYFRIEND? NO. OKAY, COOL.

WHAT I'M GONNA BE
TALKING TODAY ABOUT IS,

HOW TO FIND YOUR MAN
AND NOT KILL HIM.

IF YOU THINK OF
THE BRAIN OF THE MAN,

THERE IS BOXES IN HIS BRAIN.

AND EACH BOX
REPRESENTS SOMETHING.

IT'S ONLY BEEN A FEW MINUTES
INTO THE SEMINAR

AND I CAN FEEL
THE ROOM GETTING TENSE.

IT WAS TURNING INTO
A SUBJECT OF, LIKE,

MEN ARE THIS AND WOMEN ARE THIS,
WHICH TO ME SOUNDS SEXIST.

AND I HAVE NEVER
GOTTEN THAT VIBE FROM HIM

PREVIOUS TO THIS SEMINAR.

AND FOR MEN, OUR BRAIN
IS WORKING VERY DIFFERENT.

QUESTION?

YOU TALK A LOT ABOUT, LIKE, MEN
AND WOMEN BEING VERY DIFFERENT.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THAT
WE ALL HAVE BOTH INSIDE OF US,

LIKE, WE ARE BOTH MASCULINE
AND FEMININE.

CORRECT.

I CAME INTO THIS
QUITE OPTIMISTIC

BUT MY IMPRESSION OF ASH IS
HE'S QUITE OUT OF HIS DEPTH.

TALKING TO US AS IF WE DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE BRAINS OF A MAN.

THE THING IS,
THAT YOU CAN BALANCE THEM

BUT YOU WILL BE ALWAYS
IN THAT ESSENCE OF A FEMININE.

THERE'S DIFFERENT ‐‐
THERE'S DIFFERENT, UM,

THERE'S DIFFERENT, UM...

SO MEN AND WOMEN,

THERE'S NEVER...

AN UNDERSTANDING
ON EACH OTHER'S...

SORRY, GUYS.

I JUST NEED A MOMENT.

I WANT SOMEONE THAT LOVES ME,
THAT WON'T EVER LEAVE ME.

I LOVE ROSE, BUT THERE'S ONE
THING THAT'S HOLDING ME BACK.

YOUR SISTER MARIA
ASKED ME FOR MONEY.

DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

USMAN HAS A MISCONSTRUED IDEA

THAT HE IS GOING TO BE
IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING.

OH, MY GOD.

THIS IS PARADISE.
‐YEAH.

LET'S GO FIND A BOAT,
COME ON.

I SCREWED UP THIS MORNING,

I TOLD ROSE
THAT SHE HAS REALLY BAD BREATH,

LIKE REALLY BAD BREATH.

MY INTENTION WAS
NOT TO INSULT HER,

BUT SHE GOT VERY UPSET.

SO I HAVE TO MAKE IT UP TO ROSE

AND TO MAKE HER FEEL SO SPECIAL
THAT SHE'LL FORGIVE ME.

SO I PLANNED A REALLY FUN DAY.

HI, ARE YOU OUR GUIDE?

‐YEAH, PERFECT.
‐OKAY.

THAT WILL BE OUR BOAT.

OKAY. WATCH YOUR STEP.

HI, HOW ARE YOU?

OUCH.

OH, SORRY. DID I SMACK YOU?

AH.

TODAY I PLANNED A SMALL
EXCURSION TO A LITTLE ISLAND

WHERE THERE'S A NATIONAL PARK.

LOOK AT THE BIG MOUNTAIN.

WOW! I LIKE THIS.

AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK
AT REALLY CUTE MONKEYS.

I'M REALLY EXCITED.

OH, MY GOD. LOOK.

AYE!

THAT'S OKAY, JUST ‐‐

‐ AH!
‐ WHOO!

ARE THERE MONKEYS
IN THE TREES?

THERE ARE SOME...

‐OH, MY GOD.
‐HERE A MONKEY. HI, MONKEY.

THERE'S A LITTLE MONKEY.

HI, LITTLE BUDDY.

THERE'S ANOTHER MONKEY
OVER THERE.

‐ OH!
‐ OH. AH!

WHAT THE HELL?

OH, MY GOD.

THERE'S WEREN'T THE CUTE MONKEYS
THAT I WAS EXPECTING.

FIRST, I WAS KIND OF EXCITED,

BUT THEN I REALIZED
THAT WE WERE SURROUNDED

BY PROBABLY 10 OR 15 MONKEYS
STARING AT US, STARING AT ME.

HI.

ROSE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE AFFECTED
BY IT AT ALL, BUT I WAS ‐‐

I WAS MY PANTS.

OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD,
OH, MY GOD.

WHAT THE?

HE JUST TOOK MY BANANA.

HE GRABBED MY BANANA.

HE JUMPED ON MY BACK
AND GRABBED MY BANANA.

I DIDN'T KNOW
HE WOULD ATTACK ME.

I'M TERRIFIED, I'M WORRIED
ABOUT GETTING BIT OR SCRATCHED.

I DON'T LIKE THE MONKEYS
ANYMORE, I DON'T LIKE THEM.

‐RELAX.
‐RELAX, OKAY. LET'S GO.

I WANT OFF THIS ‐‐
THIS TRAIL.

I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE HOTEL,

TAKE A SHOWER,

AND GO TO A NICE
ROMANTIC DINNER.

I LOVE YOU.

TONIGHT, I'VE ARRANGED
A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR ROSE.

OH, MY GOD.

WOW.

I CONTACTED THE HOTEL
AND TOLD THEM,

"I WANT THE MOST ROMANTIC TABLE
IN THIS RESORT."

AND MY HOPE IS THAT FOR ROSE
AND I TO GROW CLOSER TOGETHER

AND JUST RELAX AND JUST
KIND OF BE WITH EACH OTHER.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS IN
RIGHT NOW AND JUST BE WITH YOU.

I DIDN'T EVEN TELL YOU
HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU LOOK TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

YOU BE BEAUTY,
I'LL BE THE BEAST.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

CHEERS.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU'RE HAPPY?

YES, OF COURSE.

WELL, I'M HAPPY, TOO.

SO THE MAIN REASON WHY I WANTED
TO COME HERE WITH YOU

WAS FOR US TO REALLY

UNDERSTAND OUR FEELINGS.

I WANT SOMEONE THAT LOVES ME,

THAT WILL NEVER LEAVE ME,

THAT RESPECTS ME.

NO.

I MEAN, I THINK SO,
BUT I'M NOT 100% SURE.

I LOVE ROSE, BUT THERE'S ONE
THING THAT'S HOLDING ME BACK

AND THAT IS WHETHER OR NOT
ROSE WAS INVOLVED

WITH HER SISTER
ASKING ME FOR MONEY.

BECAUSE I ‐‐

CAN I EXPLAIN AFTER DINNER?

CAN WE EAT FIRST,
THEN I'LL EXPLAIN?

OH, THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO WHEN I WAS
IN SAN DIEGO,

YOUR SISTER MARIA ASKED ME
FOR MONEY, FOR HELP,

BUT ALSO ASKED ME
NOT TO TELL YOU.

SO DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

I WANTED
TO TELL YOU HOW I FELT,

AND I NEVER SEEM
TO GET THE CHANCE

'CAUSE I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS.

HE HAD ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD
TO TELL ME THESE FEELINGS,

WHY NOW?

YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID
THIS HAPPENED MONTHS AGO,

"I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU."

THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M HERE FOR,
I WAS HERE TO COME SAY,

LOOK, I'M SORRY HOW THINGS
WERE THE OTHER DAY.

YEAH, BUT YOU SAID
YOU'RE IN LOVE.

WOW.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?

HEY, STACEY.

I'VE DECIDED, FOOLISHLY OR NOT,
TO GO TO CONNECTICUT

TO DELIVER THE LETTER
THAT I WROTE TO DARCEY.

I FEEL BADLY ABOUT
HOW THINGS HAPPENED IN NEW YORK

AND I'D LIKE
TO MAKE THEM RIGHT.

DARC?

RANDOM.

OH.

UNBELIEVABLE.

HEY, DARCEY.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I WANTED TO COME AND APOLOGIZE
FOR THE WAY THINGS

ENDED YESTERDAY.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANTED
IT TO BE LIKE.

MM‐HMM.

AND I ALWAYS TRIED TO TREAT YOU
WITH RESPECT AND YESTERDAY

I DIDN'T
AND I'M SORRY FOR THAT.

I AM SHOCKED
THAT TOM SHOWED UP.

I COMPLETELY BLOCKED HIM
OUT OF MY LIFE.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM.
I DON'T NEED ANY FAKE APOLOGY.

NOPE.

I DIDN'T COME HERE TO HURT YOU

AND I DIDN'T BUSY YOU
IN NEW YORK TO HURT YOU.

THAT WASN'T MY INTENTION.

I WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU.

BUT I'LL WAIT
FOR THE NEXT GUY.

IT'S OKAY.

CLOSING MY HEART OFF.

IT'S NOT OKAY.
NO ONE HAS TO BE UPSET.

NO ONE HAS TO BE ANGRY.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE WONDERFUL.

YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU'RE A NICE WOMAN.
YOU'RE A GREAT MUM.

WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID
THAT LONG BEFORE.

I WANTED TO SEE YOU
IN PERSON.

I JUST FELT LIKE YOU WANTED
A SWEET GOODBYE.

SORRY, BUT NO SORRY, DARC.
YOU KNOW, I MOVED ON, I'M LOVE.

LIKE, YOU JUST WEREN'T
GOOD ENOUGH.

WHEN DID I EVER SAY
THE RIGHT THING

IN THE RIGHT WAY
AT THE RIGHT TIME?

MM.

I WANTED TO TELL YOU
HOW I FELT

AND I NEVER SEEM
TO GET THE CHANCE

'CAUSE I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS.

I CAME TO GIVE YOU A LETTER.

MM. OKAY.

I'D LIKE YOU TO HAVE IT
AND READ IT.

TAKE IT.

I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT REALLY
FEELING COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

HE HAD ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD
TO TELL ME THESE FEELINGS.

WHY NOW? WHY IN A LITTLE
LETTER? NO, THANKS.

NOTHING IN THERE THAT'S GOING TO
CONVINCE ME THAT HE EVER CARED.

I'M JUST TIRED OF BEING HURT.

IT'S NOT FAIR AND I'M NOT
GONNA ALLOW IT ANYMORE.

AT SOME POINT
YOU HAVE TO SAY NO.

THAT'S FOR YOU.

OH.

THAT'S WHAT I THINK AND FEEL
AND THAT'S SOMETHING FOR YOU ‐‐

IT'S OKAY.
I'D RATHER NOT, NO.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID,
"THIS HAPPENED MONTHS AGO."

YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID,
"I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU.

I'M NOT REALLY FEELING IT."

I DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THAT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M HERE FOR IT.

IT WAS HERE TO COME
AND SAY, LOOK,

I'M SORRY HOW THINGS
WERE THE OTHER DAY.

YEAH, BUT YOU SAID
YOU'RE IN LOVE.

SO GO AHEAD, BE IN LOVE.
BYE‐BYE.

NICE KNOWING YOU.

THROW IT BACK IN MY FACE.

WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT
WAS GONNA GO, WASN'T IT?

AT LEAST TAKE THE LETTER
AND READ IT.

I'M PISSED OFF THAT I ACTUALLY
WASTED MY TIME

COMING HERE TODAY.

I'M OVER THAT.

TRYING TO BE MR. NICE GUY,

PLAYING IT COOL.

AT LEAST I CAN SAY I TRIED
BUT YOU KNOW,

SAME OLD DARCEY,

JUST A DIFFERENT DAY.

WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO
IS FLICK IT.

PHEW.
‐YEAH.

OKAY.

IF I GET THIS, THE REST
OF OUR TRIP WILL GO WELL.

YOU'VE JUST MADE ME
REALLY NERVOUS.

CLEAR!

MAYBE HE'S MY DESTINY.

THAT...

‐THAT'S A LAKE?
‐YEAH.

IT LOOKS LIKE SAND.

AFTER MY TALK
WITH ERIKA YESTERDAY,

I THINK THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS BACK ON TRACK.

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?

OKAY.

I LOVE HER SO MUCH AND I DO
WANT TO MAKE THINGS WORK

SO I'M JUST GONNA TRY
AND OPEN UP TO HER

AND TRUST HER MORE

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ERIKA.

LET'S BOOMERANG!

TODAY, I AM TAKING STEPH TO GO

AND SEE A GUY THAT MAKES
SOME BOOMERANGS

BECAUSE I REALLY WANT
TO SHOW HER

A LITTLE BIT
OF AUSTRALIAN CULTURE

AND WHAT AMERICAN DOESN'T
WANT TO THROW A BOOMERANG

WHEN THEY COME TO AUSTRALIA?

‐HI!
‐HELLO. HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M ERIKA.

AND I'M STEPHANIE.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU MADE ALL OF THESE?

WOW, THAT'S SO COOL.

I LOVE IT.
‐WOW, COOL.

MM‐HMM.

OH, WOW.

I AM. ERIKA'S FROM NEARBY.

I'M FROM HERE IN PORT AUGUSTA.

WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT FOR US
TO TRY AND THROW A BOOMERANG?

I'LL JUST TELL YOU
HOW TO DO IT.

‐OKAY.
‐AWESOME.

OH, JUST VISITING ERIKA.

YEAH.

‐SPECIAL FRIEND.
‐SPECIAL FRIEND.

A SPECIAL FRIEND?

YEAH.

I TELL ROY THAT ERIKA AND I
ARE SPECIAL FRIENDS

BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT HIS BELIEFS ARE.

WE'RE GONNA GO THIS WAY.

I REALLY JUST DON'T WANT TO GET
INTO A REALLY

WEIRD DISCUSSION
WITH THIS MAN.

I KIND OF JUST WANT
TO FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND.

SPECIAL FRIENDS.

PHEW.
‐YEAH.

FLICK IT.

AND IT SHOULD COME BACK TO YOU.

OKAY, SO LIKE I'M DOING
LIKE THIS,

BUT THEN VERY LAST ONE
I'M GOING LIKE THAT?

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY CLEAR OUT.
CLEAR OUT.

I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS,

BUT I ALSO HAVE THIS,
LIKE, SENSE OF COMPETITION.

I WANT TO IMPRESS ERIKA.

THAT'S TERRIBLE.

THAT WAS A MISTAKE.

THAT DOESN'T COUNT.

REDO.

I HAVE A REALLY GOOD FEELING

THAT I'M GONNA
GET IT THIS TIME.

ALL RIGHT,
THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

IF I GET THIS,

IT MEANS THAT THE REST
OF OUR TRIP WILL GO WELL.

‐THAT WASN'T TERRIBLE.
‐IT WAS BETTER.

‐YAY!
‐THE TRIP IS GOING WELL.

IT'S KIND OF FUNNY WATCHING

STEPH TRY REALLY
TO THROW THE BOOMERANG.

IT'S CUTE.

DO YOU WANT TO TRY?

THIS IS THE STEPHANIE
I MET ONLINE.

LOUD, FUNNY,
AND SHE LIKES TO HAVE FUN.

I FAILED.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE
I CAN SEE A FUTURE WITH HER.

NICE MEETING YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND IT WAS REALLY COOL
TO SEE YOUR WORK.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
‐THANK YOU.

OH, NO.

YES, IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.
‐YEAH.

I'M REALLY GLAD I DIDN'T
DECAPITATE ANYBODY.

YEAH, I WAS A LITTLE BIT
CONCERNED

FOR LIKE THE WHOLE TIME.

YEAH, YEAH.

DAYS LIKE TODAY REALLY
MAKE ME REALIZE

THAT THIS IS WHY I CAME HERE.

THIS IS THE GIRL
THAT I FELL IN LOVE WITH.

THIS IS THE REASON
WHY I TOOK THIS HUGE RISK

TO GO ACROSS THE WORLD.

A KISS? A KISS?

BUT THE CLOSER WE BECOME
AND THE MORE

THAT THINGS
BECOME SOLIDIFIED BETWEEN US,

THE MORE I START TO REALIZE
THAT WE NEED

TO COME OUT TO OUR FAMILIES

AND THAT'S TERRIFYING.

WHAT ARE YOU IN THE MOOD FOR?

THAT'S WRONG.

ARE YOU EXCITED
ABOUT GOING CAMPING?

YEAH.

ARE YOU READY
TO MEET MY FRIENDS?

YEAH.

I MET IGOR IN CANCúN, MEXICO
ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO.

HE IS ALL ABOUT CAMPING.

HE'S ALL ABOUT OUTDOORS
AND CAMOUFLAGE AND HUNTING.

WHAT YOU THINK OF A MANLY MAN
RUSSIAN, YOU KNOW?

‐NO.
‐NO?

NO. HE JUST...

WE TRANSLATE BACK AND FORTH.

SINCE I TOLD VARYA'S FAMILY
ABOUT ME GOING TO PRISON,

SHE SEEMS LIKE
SHE'S KIND OF COLD.

THEY'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT MY PAST
THAT SHE WANTED ME TO TELL THEM.

SO HOPEFULLY, WHEN SHE SEES ME
AROUND MY FRIENDS,

IT'LL HELP VARYA FEEL LIKE
SHE CAN TRUST ME AGAIN.

AND REALIZE THAT I AM
A DIFFERENT PERSON

THAN WHAT I WAS MANY YEARS AGO.

OH,
WE ARE GOING OFF ROAD.

HMM.

THE GRASS IS TALLER
THAN THE CAR.

WELCOME TO RUSSIA.
THIS IS VARYA.

‐VARYA.
‐IGOR.

PERFECT.

WELCOME TO MY HOME.

AMERICA AND RUSSIA.

ON INTERNET.

MM‐HMM.

VARYA, INTERNET.

YES. THAT'S EXACTLY
HOW WE MET.

BECAUSE I MET A RUSSIAN FRIEND
AND I LOVE RUSSIA NOW.

I CAME TO RUSSIA TO SEE HER

AND I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TO
INCORPORATE YOU INTO THE TRIP.

I LOVE YOU. I LOVE AMERICA.

I'VE GOT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.

‐YES.
‐GO.

MAYBE I WANT TO SPEND
THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH HIM.

I AM STARTING TO WORRY
THAT HE ACTUALLY BELIEVES

SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT HE'S SAYING.

AND I'M LITERALLY RETHINKING
WHO THIS GUY IS.

I JUST NEED A MOMENT.

OKAY?

THE WAY THAT ASH WAS
COMING OFF SOUNDED SEXIST.

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT
HE PROPERLY PREPARED

FOR WHAT HE WAS GONNA
TALK ABOUT IN THE SEMINAR,

SO I'M HOPING THAT
IT'S JUST COMING OUT WRONG.

WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT THE LOVE LANGUAGE.

SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS,
IT'S KIND OF ON US

TO WORK OUT
WHAT THEIR LOVE LANGUAGE IS,

AND NOT ON THEM TO SORT OF
GIVE ANYTHING BACK?

I ALREADY DON'T LIKE
WHERE ASH IS GOING WITH THIS.

I AM STARTING TO WORRY
THAT HE ACTUALLY BELIEVES

SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT HE'S SAYING RIGHT NOW.

AND WHEN IT COMES
TO GENDER ROLES,

THAT CAN ABSOLUTELY BE
A DEAL BREAKER FOR ME

IF WE'RE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE

ABOUT WHAT MY ROLE IS
IN THE RELATIONSHIP.

NO, I'M NOT SAYING
THAT RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.

BUT FOR A WOMEN, YOU NATURALLY
ARE NOT MASCULINE.

YOU'RE NOT MASCULINE.
YOU'RE FEMININE.

WHAT IF SHE'S A MORE
MASCULINE PERSON THAN THE GUY?

THERE CANNOT BE A SIMILARITY.

NO.

NO.

IN YOUR OWN MIND.

AS THE WOMEN ARE STARTING
TO CHALLENGE HIM,

HE'S GOING IN DEFENSE MODE,

AND IT'S ALARMING
THAT HE'S NOT BACKING DOWN.

LISTENING TO ASH TALK,
I DIDN'T REALLY GET THE SENSE

THAT HIS IDEAS WERE REALLY
BASED IN REALITY.

AND I HONESTLY HEARD
NOTHING THAT

ASH SAID THAT WAS USEFUL
FOR A MODERN WOMAN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

OKAY. GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE.

I REALLY AM GRATEFUL.

I'M FEELING REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE
ABOUT HOW EVERYTHING WENT DOWN.

IT'S TROUBLING LISTENING
TO HIM

TALKING ABOUT MASCULINE
AND FEMININE ENERGY

AND HOW BLACK AND WHITE
RELATIONSHIPS ARE.

OKAY.

THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST TIME

WHERE I'M LIKE LITERALLY
RETHINKING WHO THIS GUY IS.

EVERYTHING INSIDE MYSELF
TELLS ME I'M DONE WITH HER,

BUT I KNOW IF SHE
JUST WRITES TO ME, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S ALL IT TAKES
AND I'M HOOKED AGAIN.

- NO, THAT'S DISRESPECTFUL TO ME.
- I'M NOT A DOG.

THE STUFF HERE
WOULD BE GOOD.

YES.
WHAT IS THE ORANGE?

PAWPAW.
BUT IS IT SWEET?

LET'S TRY THE PINEAPPLE.
OR DID YOU WANT PAWPAW?

TODAY IS OUR LAST DAY
IN SOKOTO.

TOMORROW, WE'RE FLYING TO ABUJA
SO WE CAN BE MARRIED.

USMAN AND I ARE BOTH VERY HAPPY
BECAUSE IN THE END,

THE TRIP TO SOKOTO
WAS A SUCCESS.

WE GOT MOMMY'S BLESSINGS.

ALL THE HARD WORK
PAID OFF.

I AM MARRYING MY BEST FRIEND.

I'M MARRYING USMAN.

THANK YOU.
YEAH.

I'LL TRY BOTH.
GIVE ME A BITE.

YOU DON'T LIKE IT?
MNH‐MNH.

THAT'S FINE. WE GOT THREE DAYS
TILL WE GET MARRIED.

RIGHT?

YES.

SO, WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU
HAVE NOT DONE THAT I TOLD YOU?

BEFORE I MARRY YOU,
YOU MUST PROPOSE TO ME.

SIX MONTHS AGO, USMAN DID
PROPOSE TO ME ON VIDEO CHAT.

I ACCEPTED IT, BUT I TOLD HIM
ON THE STIPULATION

ONCE I ARRIVE,
HE HAS TO DO IT IN PERSON.

I WANT HIM TO BE ON BENDED KNEE
AND SAY,

"LISA, WILL YOU MARRY ME?"

BUT GO AHEAD.

I'M NOT A DOG.

THAT'S LIKE SAYING,
"DOG, SIT.

CAT, GET.
ROOSTER, GET."

NO. NO, THAT'S
DISRESPECTFUL TO ME.

WELL, THEN MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T
GET MARRIED.

IF THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL.

USMAN HAS A MISCONSTRUED IDEA
THAT HE IS GOING TO

BE IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING,

THAT HE IS GOING TO BE
THE ALPHA MALE.

THAT MAY HAVE WORKED
IF HE MARRIED A NIGERIAN WOMAN,

BUT HE'S ENGAGED
TO AN AMERICAN WOMAN.

BIG DIFFERENCE.
WE ARE NOT OBEDIENT.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH.

TO.

SHE LIKE TO RULE ME.

SO IF I DO GET MARRIED TO LISA,
I MIGHT BE UNHAPPY FOREVER.

I'M BACK IN ODESSA
WITHOUT LANA,

AND THAT'S PAINFUL.

I WENT TO THE ADDRESS
THAT SHE GAVE ME

WHEN WE TRIED TO REGISTER
FOR A CRUISE LAST YEAR.

I REALLY, REALLY THOUGHT
SHE WAS GONNA BE THERE.

REALLY, REALLY THOUGHT
SHE WAS GONNA BE THERE.

THIS TRIP WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
THE BEGINNING

OF THE REST OF OUR LIVES.

AND NOW I JUST WANT TO
BE BACK HOME.

SHE HURT ME.

I THOUGHT I WAS
GONNA GET ENGAGED.

WE WERE GONNA DO THE VISA.

ONE YEAR FROM NOW, I'D HAVE
MY LANA IN THE U. S.

AND WE'D BE DOING
OUR LIFE IN THE RV.

WHAT SIGNS WAS I IGNORING?

BECAUSE I THINK
I WAS IGNORING SOME.

I CERTAINLY DIDN'T EXPECT THIS.

I COULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED THAT
THIS TRIP WOULD END LIKE IT HAS.

NOW I GET BACK ON THAT AIRPLANE

AND GO BACK
TO THE UNITED STATES...

ALONE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I GO BACK
TO MY OLD LIFE RIGHT NOW.

MY OLD LIFE REVOLVES SO MUCH
AROUND OUR FUTURE,

WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO TOGETHER,

THE FUTURE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
FOR HUNDREDS OF HOURS.

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE
THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT THAT.

I WANT TO SAY THAT LANA HAS
STOOD ME UP FOR THE LAST TIME,

BUT I KNOW IF SHE
JUST WRITES TO ME,

IF SUDDENLY SHE INVITES ME
TO A CHAT, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S ALL IT TAKES
AND I'M HOOKED AGAIN.

EVERYTHING INSIDE MYSELF
TELLS ME I'M DONE WITH HER,

BUT I STILL LOVE HER,

SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

IF THERE'S
A FUTURE BETWEEN US...

HIDING MY RELATIONSHIP.

I CANNOT MOVE FORWARD
NOT KNOWING THE TRUTH.

I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK THE BOAT
IS OVER THERE.

I AM ACTUALLY AFRAID
OF BOATS.

AND OPEN OCEAN.

YEAH. I'M FACING ALL OF
MY FEARS AT ONE TIME.

ARE YOU SCARED?
I'M SO SCARED.

ARE YOU SCARED?
YEAH.

DON'T BE.

ALSO YOU'RE VERY COMFORTABLE
RIGHT NOW.

YES.
YEAH?

IT'S THIS BIG OLD
JACKET.

YES. YOU SHOULD WEAR IT
ALL THE TIME.

JUST BE MY TEDDY BEAR.

OKAY.

WELCOME ABOARD
AND WATCH YOUR STEP.

I'M NERVOUS.

AFTER THE PAST FEW DAYS,

I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD
ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP,

SO I'M TAKING HER...

I'M SO SCARED.
REALLY?

YEAH.

REALLY?

I THINK I HAVE TO.

YAY! IT'LL BE FUN.
IT'LL BE GOOD.

SHARKS ARE ONE
OF MY TOP 10 FEARS,

BUT THINGS ARE BACK ON TRACK
WITH ME AND ERIKA,

SO I WANT TO STAY POSITIVE
AND SHOW HER

THAT WE CAN HAVE FUN TOGETHER.

AND ALSO THIS IS
ONE OF THOSE THINGS

THAT YOU CAN ONLY
REALLY DO IN AUSTRALIA.

YES.
YEAH.

NO, AND I'M
PRETTY SCARED.

DON'T RUSH TO THE BOTTOM.

AND JUST WATCH THE SHARKS
AS THEY SWIM AROUND.

SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU.

BECAUSE OF MY ILLNESS, I FEEL
LIKE I HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL.

THIS ISN'T THE IDEAL
HYGIENIC ENVIRONMENT.

WE'RE ALL ON THIS BOAT
SHARING SCUBA GEAR.

IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS SICK
AND IT'S SPREAD TO ME,

IT COULD BE VERY,
VERY SERIOUS.

THESE FEARS FOLLOW ME
EVERYWHERE I GO,

BUT IF I FEEL
THAT YOU ARE MY SOUL MATE,

I WILL WALK TO THE ENDS
OF THE EARTH FOR YOU.

THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT ERIKA,

AND THAT'S WHY
I'M HERE RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S A SHARK
RIGHT THERE.

IT'S LITERALLY
RIGHT THERE.

WHAT THE IS THAT?

HOLY.

I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD DO
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

I FELT CONNECTED WITH YOU.
YOU KNOW?

I FELT LIKE THAT WAS A REALLY
COOL LITTLE THING THAT WE DID.

YEAH. IT'S AWESOME

BECAUSE I FACED
A REALLY BIG FEAR WITH YOU

AND THAT'S A MOMENT
I'M NEVER GOING TO EVER FORGET.

LOOK AT THE WATER.

IT'S SO PRETTY.

OH, MY GOD.

IT'S REALLY SPECIAL THAT
STEPH AND I DID THIS TOGETHER.

‐THANK YOU.
‐THANK YOU.

BOTH STEPH AND I HAVEN'T COME
OUT TO OUR PARENTS AS BISEXUAL,

BUT STEPHANIE IS GOING BACK
TO THE U. S. SOON.

SO I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT TIME
TO TELL THEM.

BUT I AM AFRAID.

ERICA KNOWS THAT I TRIED
TO COME OUT TO MY MOM

OVER DINNER A FEW WEEKS AGO

AND THAT IT DIDN'T
QUITE GO AS PLANNED.

MY MOM WAS ALREADY
SO WORRIED ABOUT ME

TRAVELING WITH MY ILLNESS
THAT I COULDN'T TELL HER

THAT THE REASON I WANTED TO COME
OUT HERE WAS TO MEET THE WOMAN

THAT I MAY WANT TO SPEND
THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH.

MY MOM IS THE CLOSEST PERSON
TO ME IN MY ENTIRE LIFE,

AND I'M WORRIED THAT IF I
COME OUT TO HER AS BISEXUAL,

SHE WON'T EVEN SPEAK TO ME.

YEAH.

OF COURSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE REPERCUSSIONS ARE GONNA BE.

BUT I'M READY TO COME OUT
TO MY PARENTS

AND INTRODUCE HER
AS MY GIRLFRIEND.

I JUST HOPE THAT ONE DAY SOON,
STEPH WILL DO THE SAME

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LIVE
THE REST OF MY LIFE

HIDING MY RELATIONSHIP.

WHEN I WAS IN SAN DIEGO,

YOUR SISTER MARIA ASKED ME
FOR MONEY

AND ASKED ME
NOT TO TELL YOU.

SO DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT THAT?

I JUST WANT TO KNOW
THE TRUTH

BECAUSE I CANNOT
MOVE FORWARD NOT KNOWING

IF THEY WERE BOTH IN CAHOOTS.

I DIDN'T KNOW
IF YOU KNEW.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT?

NO.

I DON'T WANT TO
THINK THAT,

BUT WHY DID MARIA
TELL ME NOT TO TELL YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

I WASN'T SURE IF YOU WERE
INVOLVED,

BUT YOU'RE TELLING ME
YOU'RE NOT.

OKAY, I BELIEVE YOU.
OKAY, I BELIEVE YOU.

YOUR SISTER MADE ME DOUBT YOU,
BUT NO MORE.

I AM 100% SURE
THAT YOU'RE BEING HONEST.

YOU PROMISE?

I PROMISE.

YES.

AFTER SPEAKING TO ROSE,

I AM 100% SURE IN MY HEART
THAT SHE'S NOT INVOLVED

JUST BY THE WAY SHE REACTED.

I'M FEELING LIKE
I CAN COMPLETELY TRUST ROSE,

BUT I DON'T
TRUST HER SISTER.

SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT YOUR SISTER?

CAN I ASK YOU A FAVOR?

WHAT?

CAN YOU AND I SPEAK TO HER
TOGETHER?

IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.

OKAY. WHOO.
I'M RELIEVED.

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT OUT
OF THIS RELATIONSHIP?

OH, MY GOD. HERE I'M THINKING
WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE

AND NOW SHE BRINGS UP
HAVING MORE CHILDREN.

BUT I'VE BEEN PLANNING
ON GETTING A VASECTOMY,

AND I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO TELL HER.

I LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

I DON'T WANT MORE KIDS.

I'M NOT SURE HOW SHE'S
GOING TO FEEL ABOUT THAT.

I'M FREAKING OUT AGAIN.

I LOVE YOU.
NO DOUBT.

DO YOU REALLY THINK
HE WAS GENUINE?

HE JUST TWO‐TIMED YOU,
DARCEY.

TOM THOUGHT THAT HE WAS
DOING THE RIGHT THING

BY GIVING ME THIS LETTER.

A LITTLE TOO LATE FOR THAT.

I DON'T WANT THAT LETTER.
IT'S TAINTED.

DO YOU KNOW HOW
TO REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH?

I MEAN, I NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT THAT.

MAYBE THIS WILL GIVE ME A WAY
TO GET IN CONTACT WITH WILLIAMS.

OH, MY GOSH.

FIRST TIME IN CONNECTICUT,
AND IT'S MOST CERTAINLY MY LAST.

HAVING THE DOOR
SLAMMED IN MY FACE

WAS A PERFECT FITTING ENDING
TO WHAT WE WERE.

THE FIRST TWO OR THREE SECONDS,
IT WAS NICE TO SEE HER.

AND THEN SHE REMEMBERED
HOW MUCH SHE HATED ME.

I UNDERSTAND SHE'S ANGRY
AND SHE'S HURT,

BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE LIKE THAT.

I'VE COME HERE
AND TRIED TO BE RESPECTFUL,

TRIED TO APOLOGIZE FOR BEING
SLIGHTLY RUDE THE OTHER DAY.

THE LEAST SHE COULD HAVE DONE
IS ACCEPTED THAT.

I WANTED TO SEE HER. I WANTED TO
SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE.

I'M HEADING BACK TO NEW YORK,
KNOWING NOW 100%

THAT WHATEVER ME AND DARCEY
ONCE HAD IS NO MORE.

I ACTUALLY FOUND SOME HAPPINESS
WITH SHANNON.

GOD KNOWS AFTER PUTTING UP
WITH DARCEY,

I DESERVE IT.

I'VE HAD A BIT OF A BAD TIME
WITH DARCEY, LET'S FACE IT,

BUT THIS LEAVES ME
IN A VERY GOOD POSITION NOW.

FINDING CLOSURE WITH DARCEY

HAS MADE ME REALIZE
HOW SPECIAL SHANNON IS

AND I CAN'T THINK
OF ANYTHING MORE I WANT

THAN JUST TO BE WITH HER
RIGHT NOW, IN FACT.

I THINK DARCEY
IS GOING TO WAKE UP ONE DAY

AND REALIZE ALL THE HURT
AND UPSET SHE CAUSED.

AND WHEN SHE WAKES UP
AS A 55‐YEAR‐OLD WOMAN ALONE,

SHE'S ONLY GOT HERSELF
TO BLAME.

DID YOU REALLY THINK
HE WAS GENUINE?

IT REALLY WAS BASICALLY ‐‐
NO!

BECAUSE HE SAID
HE LOVED THE OTHER GIRL.

EXACTLY.

AND HE'S BEEN WITH HER
FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG.

YOU SHOWED HIM LOVE,
YOU KNOW, AND FRIENDSHIP.

BUT HE JUST TWO‐TIMED YOU,
DARCEY.

WHEN I SAW TOM
I FELT NOTHING FOR HIM.

THE LOVE WAS ALREADY GONE.

RELATIONSHIP, FRIENDSHIP,
WHATEVER IT IS,

TOM IS DONE. I'M DONE.

HE'S IN LOVE
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN,

BUT THEN HE COMES HERE
TO PROFESS SOME SORT OF ‐‐

YEAH, HE'S TRYING TO LOOK
LIKE THE GOOD GUY.

AND WHEN ACTUALLY
HE'S THE ONE

THAT WAS THE SHADY ONE
THE WHOLE TIME.

YEAH. NOT HAVING IT.

I DON'T WANT THAT LETTER.
IT'S TAINTED.

TOM THOUGHT THAT
HE WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING

BY GIVING ME THIS LETTER,

BUT I DON'T NEED TO
HEAR IT.

IT'S A LITTLE TOO LATE
FOR THAT.

AND I THINK HE JUST ALWAYS
WANTS THE LAST WORD OR SAY,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA
GIVE HIM THAT.

I DON'T NEED FOR HIM TO
HAND ME A LETTER.

JUST STAY AWAY.

YEAH.

I'M GLAD THAT DARCEY
STOOD HER GROUND

BECAUSE WHATEVER HE HAD TO SAY,
I THINK IT'S IRRELEVANT NOW

BECAUSE HE MADE HIS CHOICE
TO MOVE ON

AND TO BE WITH ANOTHER WOMAN
AND FALL IN LOVE

WITHOUT TELLING MY SISTER
AND KEEPING HER ON A STRING.

SHE DOESN'T NEED IT ANYMORE.
IT'S OVER.

I SAW THAT HE PUT THE LETTER
ON MY CAR WINDSHIELD

ON HIS WAY OUT.

I DON'T WANT IT.

CAN YOU GO RIP IT UP,
THROW IT AWAY?

YEAH.

JUST RIP IT.

RIP IT.

I DON'T WANT THAT ENERGY
IN THE HOUSE.

YEAH.

BYE, TOM.

I FOUND MY PEACE.
I LOVE MYSELF.

I'M GONNA FOCUS ON MYSELF.

I DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT
HIS THOUGHTS OR HIS FEELINGS.

I JUST WANT TO OPEN MY HEART
TO SOMEONE THAT'S DESERVING.

AND I'M LIVING MY LIFE,
BEING HAPPY FOR ME AND MY KIDS

AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

SO DID YOU EVER
HEAR ANYTHING ELSE

FROM SWEET?

NO, SHE DIDN'T MESSAGE ME
BACK AT ALL.

SO, I'M NOT SURE
WHAT'S GOING ON.

IT SEEMS LIKE
EVERYBODY IN HIS CIRCLE

JUST GHOSTS YOU AND STOP
TALKING TO YOU AFTER A MINUTE.

MY HOPES IS HE'LL
CONTACT ME SOON.

SWEET GAVE ME SO
MUCH HOPE, AND I'M DISAPPOINTED.

I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HER OR
WILLIAMS FOR A FEW DAYS.

I KNOW IT'LL JUST RAISE MORE
RED FLAGS WITH MY CHILDREN.

IT'S EASY FOR THEM
TO THINK BAD OF WILLIAMS

AND THINK HE'S SCAMMING ME.

BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HIM
LIKE I KNOW HIM

AND HOW MUCH I'VE GROWN
TO REALLY LOVE THIS MAN.

WHAT IS IT GONNA TAKE FOR YOU
TO REALLY QUESTION

HIS TRUE INTENTIONS,
HIS REAL MOTIVES?

BECAUSE THERE'S
A LOT OF RED FLAGS.

YEAH, BUT, I MEAN,
I THINK IT'S ONLY RIGHT

THAT I TALK TO HIM
FIRST BEFORE

I DRAW A LOT OF NEGATIVE
CONCLUSIONS ABOUT HIM.

FOR US, WE JUST WANT
YOUR SAFETY.

THIS PERSON,
WE DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS.

DO YOU KNOW HOW
TO REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH?

WHAT IS THAT?

YOU LOOK UP AN IMAGE
YOU HAVE SAVED

AND JUST SEARCH THE INTERNET
FOR ANY SIMILAR IMAGES,

SO YOU CAN, YOU KNOW,
SEE WHAT THEY RELATE TO.

I MEAN, I NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT THAT.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH A REVERSE
IMAGE SEARCH AT ALL ONLINE.

OKAY.

IT SEEMS CRAZY,

BUT KARA AND DAMANTE
SEEM WORRIED ABOUT ME.

MAYBE THIS WILL GIVE ME A WAY
TO GET IN CONTACT WITH WILLIAMS.

THE PICTURES, THEY'RE IN
A FOLDER CALLED WILLIAMS.

OKAY, HERE IT IS.

WHAT?

THIS IS YOUR TYPE?
THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE INTO?

YES.

WHAT IS THIS?

I'VE NEVER SHOWN MY CHILDREN,
EVEN KARA,

A PICTURE WILLIAMS YET BECAUSE
HE'S A LOT YOUNGER THAN ME

AND I WAS AFRAID
THEY WOULDN'T ACCEPT HIM.

PLEASE DO A SEARCH
ON THIS MAN.

OKAY.

THEY'RE ATTRACTIVE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING
WRONG WITH HIS PICTURES.

THAT GIVES HIS FULL FACE.
YOU PROBABLY SHOULD DO THAT ONE.

OKAY, THIS ONE.

OKAY, SO TAKE HIS PICTURE,
UPLOAD IT ONLINE,

AND BASICALLY JUST
SEARCH THE ENTIRE WEB

FOR ANY PICTURE
THAT'S SIMILAR OR THE SAME?

DO YOU SEE HIM
OR HIS NAME?

OH, MY GOSH.

WHY DO YOU GET SO DEFENSIVE?
IS THAT HOW YOU TALK TO PEOPLE?

SO, THEN WHY DID YOU?

IT WASN'T CLEAR.

AND I DON'T LIKE IT.

WE JUST LEFT THE HOTEL
WHERE ASH HAD A SEMINAR,

AND I'M FEELING
REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE

ABOUT HOW THINGS
WENT DOWN.

BABE?
HMM?

HOW DO YOU FEEL
LIKE YOUR SEMINAR WENT?

MM...

ASH WAS SAYING SOME PRETTY
SEXIST THINGS IN HIS SEMINAR,

AND I WAS DISTURBED ABOUT
HOW HE CARRIED HIMSELF

WHEN THE WOMEN
STARTED QUESTIONING HIM.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SAID
WHAT YOU WERE WANTING TO SAY?

I'M REALLY TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT

DOES HE REALLY BELIEVE
WHAT HE SAID IN THE SEMINAR

AND DOES HE SEE WHAT I SAW?

I GUESS WHEN I'M SITTING THERE
LISTENING TO YOU TALKING,

YOU ARE SAYING
A LOT OF, LIKE, MEN,

MASCULINE ESSENCE
IS THEIR ENERGY

AND FOR WOMEN,
THEIR NATURAL TENDENCY

IS TO GO TOWARDS
THE FEMININE ENERGY.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?

BUT IT'S NOT.

THE FEMININE
AND THE MASCULINE ENERGY

HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH GENDER.

NO.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
BUT IT'S NOT, THOUGH.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE
WHO CARRY MORE MASCULINE ENERGY

AND THEY'RE A WOMAN.

AND SO, WHEN YOU POINT FINGERS
AND YOU SAY

THAT THIS IS HOW IT IS,
A PERSON WILL FIGHT YOU.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY, BUT WE'RE GONNA
CHOOSE TO DISAGREE.

OKAY.

AND THAT'S THE REALITY OF IT,
LIKE IT OR NOT.

IF THIS IS HOW ASH REALLY VIEWS
GENDER ROLES,

THEN WE ARE NOT ON
THE SAME PAGE AT ALL,

AND THE WAY THAT ASH
GETS DEFENSIVE

ANYTIME ANYONE CHALLENGES HIM,
IT'S A CONCERN FOR ME.

WHEN PEOPLE ASK YOU QUESTIONS,
A LOT OF QUESTIONS,

WHY DO YOU GET
SO DEFENSIVE?

LIKE THE WOMAN
IN THE CROWD?

I COULD SENSE THAT
YOU WERE GETTING RILED UP

BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST LIKE,
"BRING IT ON. BRING IT ON.

ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS
AS YOU CAN. LET'S FIGHT."

THAT'S HOW I FELT
LIKE IT WAS.

COOL. OKAY.

BUT IF YOU DON'T
FEEL THAT WAY

THEN PLEASE TELL ME
YOUR PERSPECTIVE?

BUT I'M ASKING YOU,
DID YOU FEEL DEFENSIVE?

THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.

WHAT I FEEL SOMETIMES IS
THAT SHE WANTS ME TO SAY,

"YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M WRONG."

BUT THE THING IS
THAT I WAS NOT WRONG.

BUT SHE'S NOT
HEARING ME OUT.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

IS THAT HOW YOU
TALK TO PEOPLE

WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO
ASK QUESTIONS?

THEN WHY DID YOU?

IT WASN'T CLEAR. YOU THINK
THAT EVERYTHING IS CLEAR,

THAT PEOPLE SHOULD JUST
ASSUME THINGS.

OKAY.

COOL.

THIS IS THE TIME
WHERE I'M TRYING TO

ACTUALLY GET TO KNOW ASH,

AND FOR HIM
TO JUST WALK OFF

WITHOUT LETTING US
COME TO A RESOLUTION,

IT'S A MAJOR RED FLAG TO ME.

NEXT TIME ON
"BEFORE THE 90 DAYS"...

I GOT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING.

WHAT?

THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
I'M AFRAID TO TELL ROSE

BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT
TO LOSE HER.

YOU WANTED MORE KIDS,

BUT MORE KIDS
IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I WANT.

ARE YOU ENJOYING
YOURSELF?

YEAH. WE'VE HAD
A REALLY GOOD TIME.

WE IS ONE WORD.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?

ARE YOU HAVING A BALL?

COMING OUT TO MY PARENTS,
IT IS REALLY SCARY

BECAUSE I'M NOT REALLY SURE
HOW THEY'RE GONNA REACT.

BECAUSE...

I WANT NOTHING TO DO
WITH TOM.

I'LL NEVER LET MYSELF
BE TREATED LIKE THIS AGAIN.

HE COULD TAKE HIS RICKETY‐ASS,
DULL‐ASS KEY BACK.

THIS DOESN'T BELONG
IN THE UNITED STATES ANYMORE.

I'M SAD BECAUSE WE'VE SPENT
A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER,

BUT I'VE GOT TO FOCUS
ON MY FUTURE.

HEY, BABY.

I FEEL LIKE I WAS BEING ATTACKED
THERE, THAT'S THE THING.

BUT EVERY TIME I START TO TRY
AND ASK YOU HARD QUESTIONS,

THIS IS HOW YOU RESPOND.

SEEING HOW
HE CARRIED HIMSELF TODAY,

IT'S WORRYING ME ABOUT MOVING
FORWARD IN OUR RELATIONSHIP.

I DON'T KNOW.

HELLO?

HELLO. THIS IS DAVID
FROM THE UNITED STATES.

I SENT AN E‐MAIL WITH ALL
THE INFORMATION

THAT I HAVE ON LANA

TO A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
IN THE UKRAINE.

I BENT OVER BACKWARDS TO
MAKE SURE THIS WEDDING HAPPENS

AND NOW IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN.

I FEEL LIKE I'M IN
A NIGHTMARE.

I WANT TO TALK TO HIM.

KARA AND DAMANTE,
THEY DON'T TRUST HIM.

YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY
STUNNING.

I'M LEAVING
IN JUST A FEW DAYS

AND THERE'S NO DOUBT
THAT SHE'S MY SOUL MATE.

SO I'M READY TO TAKE THE NEXT
STEP IN THIS WHOLE RELATIONSHIP.

I WANT TO CONTINUE
THIS ADVENTURE WITH YOU.