Web of Lies (2014–…): Season 3, Episode 9 - Be Careful Who U Wish 4 - full transcript
CHEERS.
A NEW GIRL IN TOWN...
YEAH, OF COURSE.
SHE WAS OUTGOING, FUN,
A JOKESTER.
...GOES ONLINE
TO FIND LOVE.
HE CAME ACROSS
AS A REALLY NICE, SWEET GUY.
I THINK HE'S
A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN.
ME, TOO.
I REALLY LIKE HIM, MOM.
BUT WHEN
SHE MAKES A CONNECTION...
...HER DARK PAST
CATCHES UP WITH HER.
I KNEW IT WAS
A VERY SERIOUS ATTACK
JUST BY THE AMOUNT
OF BLOOD THERE.
AND A FINAL BETRAYAL
THREATENS HER LIFE.
ALL I WAS THINKING
IN MY HEAD WAS,
"I'M ABOUT TO TAKE
MY LAST BREATH.
THIS IS IT."
I DIDN'T THINK
I WAS GONNA MAKE IT.
THE 10 SONS OF JACOB STAND
BEFORE THE GOVERNOR OF EGYPT
NOT KNOWING THAT HE IS JOSEPH.
22-YEAR-OLD AMBER
THOMPSON LIVES IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA.
SHE IS A DEDICATED CHURCHGOER
AND LEADS BIBLE STUDY
FOR THE LOCAL CHILDREN.
DECIDES THAT HE WANTS...
I'VE ALWAYS HAD
A PASSION FOR KIDS.
I WENT FROM BABYSITTING
TO VOLUNTEERING AT CHURCH.
I'VE KNOWN AMBER
SINCE SHE WAS 5 YEARS OLD.
SHE WAS OUTGOING, FUN,
A JOKESTER.
SHE WAS ALWAYS RUNNING AROUND,
HAVING A GOOD TIME.
BUT LIFE FOR AMBER
HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN SO CAREFREE.
SHE RECENTLY LEFT HER HOMETOWN
OF OWASSO, 20 MINUTES AWAY,
AFTER BREAKING UP
WITH FIANCé JOSH OWEN.
JOSH WAS IN TROUBLE
WITH THE LAW QUITE A BIT.
HE WAS NOT A GOOD PERSON
FOR HER.
IT'S OKAY.
I'LL GET THIS ONE.
HE JUST SEEMED LIKE HE WAS MORE
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER
THAN HAVING A RELATIONSHIP
WITH HER.
YOU'RE GONNA GET
A JOB SOON, RIGHT?
COULD YOU JUST
SHUT UP ABOUT IT?
AS LONG AS SHE WAS WITH JOSH,
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
JOSH, PLEASE
DON'T MAKE A SCENE.
I'M NOT THE ONE HERE
MAKING A SCENE.
I WAS GETTING TIRED
AND EXHAUSTED OF FIGHTING.
I -- I CAN'T DO THIS
ANYMORE.
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA CHANGE.
YOU'RE WALKING OUT ON ME?
YES,
I'M WALKING OUT ON YOU.
NOW, LET GO OF ME.
FOLLOWING THE BREAKUP,
JOSH IS SENT TO PRISON
FOR 14 MONTHS
ON A BURGLARY CHARGE.
NOW SINGLE, AMBER LIVES
WITH HER MOM, KARA,
IN AN APARTMENT
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TULSA.
- HEY.
- HEY.
- HI, AMBER.
- HI.
I AM BEAT.
AMBER HAS CUT
ALL TIES WITH JOSH,
WHO IS STILL IN PRISON.
SHE'S EVEN CHANGED
HER MOBILE NUMBER.
JOSH HAS NO IDEA
WHERE SHE'S LIVING.
AMBER'S FINALLY FREE TO MOVE ON,
AND THE FIRST STEP IS
TO GET A DEGREE.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO GO
INTO THE MEDICAL FIELD.
I JUST DIDN'T EVER WANT
TO BE A NURSE
BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THE THINGS
THAT MY MOM HAS CAME HOME.
AND SHE COMPLAINS
ABOUT HER JOB A LOT.
AND SHE'S ALWAYS TOLD ME,
"DON'T BE A NURSE."
- CHEERS TO THAT.
- CHEERS.
GOOD GIRL.
AMBER HOPES
TO BECOME A PHARMACIST.
I WOULD HELP HER STUDY
SOMETIMES AT NIGHT.
GIVE IT TO ME.
ALL RIGHT.
SOCK IT OVER.
- YEAH.
- "ZIAGEN."
ALSO KNOWN
AS ABACAVIR SULFATE.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
"OFIRMEV."
- COME ON.
THAT ONE'S EASY.
IT'S ACETAMINOPHEN.
SHE LEARNED THE DRUGS
VERY FAST.
- "SECTRAL."
- ACEBUTOLOL.
SHE LEARNED THE DOSES
VERY FAST.
OKAY. WELL,
THAT'S A TRICK QUESTION.
SHE JUST WENT THROUGH THE COURSE
WITH FLYING COLORS.
I FELT PROUD OF MYSELF.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!
EXCELLENT!
AND I REALIZED I COULD
GO FURTHER AND DO MORE
THAN WHAT I WAS
LIMITING MYSELF TO DO.
AS A BUSY STUDENT
ADJUSTING TO A NEW CITY,
AMBER DOESN'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME TO MEET GUYS.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT
SOME WORK.
I'M NEVER GONNA
MEET ANYONE NOW.
I'M NEVER GONNA
HAVE THE TIME.
AMBER'S MOM
HAS A BRIGHT IDEA.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
PEOPLE AT MY WORK TOLD ME
THAT THEY HAD MET
THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS ONLINE
AND HAVE GOTTEN MARRIED.
TRY ONLINE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN HER LIFE,
AMBER DECIDES TO GO ONLINE
TO LOOK FOR LOVE.
I SIGNED UP THINKING
THAT MY STORY WOULD BE
A SUCCESS STORY.
SHE SETS UP
A DATING PROFILE
ON THE WEBSITE PlentyOfFish.
AMBER IS OVERWHELMED
WITH RESPONSES.
SOME OF THEM WOULD BE
STRAIGHT-UP
ABOUT WHAT THEY WANTED,
WHETHER IT WAS A RELATIONSHIP
OR JUST A GOOD TIME.
I GAVE HER ADVICE,
THAT IT'S FIRST NAME ONLY.
DON'T LET THEM KNOW
WHERE YOU LIVE,
'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
WHO THEY ARE.
THEY COULD BE IN DISGUISE.
IT COULD BE SOMEONE ELSE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF GUYS ON THERE
THAT SORT OF SAID
THEY WERE DIFFERENT.
BUT AMBER CAN'T BE CERTAIN
THAT THESE GUYS REALLY
ARE DIFFERENT FROM JOSH, HER EX.
SHE STARTS TO LOSE HOPE.
THEN ONE PROFILE
CATCHES HER EYE.
THIS COULD BE THE ONE.
HEY, MA.
GET IN HERE.
CHUCK DAVIS JR.
WHO'S THE LUCKY GUY NOW?
CHUCK DAVIS JR.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- DOES HE LIVE LOCAL?
- YES, MA. TULSA.
HE HAD A GOOD JOB.
HE'S GOT A FULL-TIME JOB
IN CONSTRUCTION.
HE HAD HIS OWN PLACE.
YEAH.
THAT'S GOOD, TOO.
HE WAS LOOKING
FOR A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP.
I LIKE HIM.
HE WAS ALSO GOING TO SCHOOL
FOR A MEDICAL CAREER.
I'M GONNA MESSAGE HIM.
HE CAME OFF
AS A VERY SMART MAN,
VERY SMART MAN.
WITHIN DAYS,
AMBER AND CHUCK BECOME INSEPARABLE ONLINE.
CHUCK TELLS AMBER HE'S FOLLOWING
HIS DREAM OF BECOMING A DOCTOR.
HE'S SAVED PLENTY OF MONEY
SO HE CAN START WORKING
ON HIS DEGREE.
HE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT
INTO SHOWING THAT HE CARED.
THEIR CONVERSATIONS FLOW EASILY.
CHUCK WANTS TO TEXT AMBER
ON HER CELLPHONE.
BUT AMBER HAS BEEN WARNED ABOUT
GIVING OUT HER NUMBER ONLINE.
I WANTED TO BELIEVE
I COULD TRUST HIM.
ALTHOUGH THEY
ONLY CONNECTED TWO WEEKS AGO,
AMBER SENDS CHUCK HER NUMBER.
PEOPLE ALWAYS
COME OFF REALLY NICE
IN THE VERY BEGINNING UNTIL
THEY GET COMFORTABLE AROUND YOU.
THEN YOU FIND OUT
IF THEY ARE REALLY
WHAT THEY SEEM TO BE.
THE NEXT MORNING,
AMBER IS ALONE IN THE APARTMENT.
A TEXT MESSAGE COMES THROUGH.
IT'S HER EX-FIANCé, JOSH.
I WAS ACTUALLY VERY SHOCKED.
AMBER HAD NO IDEA
THAT JOSH WAS BEING RELEASED.
IT DID SCARE ME,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO.
SHE CAN ONLY HOPE HE
DOESN'T FIND OUT WHERE SHE LIVES.
AMBER NEEDS SOMEONE
TO CONFIDE IN.
BUT SO FAR, SHE'S KEPT HER
DARK PAST WITH JOSH A SECRET.
HE SEEMED TO BE VERY NICE.
SHE TALKED TO HIM QUITE A BIT
ABOUT DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
THAT WAS GOING ON IN HER LIFE.
FINALLY, AMBER DECIDES
TO TELL CHUCK ABOUT JOSH.
HE CAME ACROSS AS
A REALLY NICE, SWEET GUY
AND SOMEONE
I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST.
AND HE SAID,
"I'M NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON
THAT'S GONNA HURT YOU."
IT'S WHAT
SHE NEEDED TO HEAR.
AMBER AGREES TO GO
ON A DATE WITH CHUCK,
AND GIVES HIM HER ADDRESS.
A MONTH SINCE CONNECTING ONLINE,
AMBER IS ABOUT TO MEET CHUCK
IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I WAS NERVOUS.
BUT HE WAS DIFFERENT
COMPARED TO OTHER GUYS,
BECAUSE HE HAD
SUCH A CARING HEART.
BUT ANY HOPES
FOR A PERFECT NIGHT...
...ARE ABOUT TO BE RUINED.
JOSH SEEMS TO KNOW
WHERE AMBER IS.
AMBER, DON'T ANSWER IT.
HE'S NOT GONNA STOP
UNLESS I DO.
JOSH,
YOU CANNOT TALK TO ME, OKAY?
IT'S OVER.
I'm coming over.
NO.
DON'T COME OVER HERE.
AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW,
I HEAR A KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
I WAS SCARED.
AND I PANICKED,
AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
AMBER,
JUST CALL THE POLICE.
IT'S TOO DARK, MOM.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
AFTER BREAKING OFF
HER ENGAGEMENT
AND MAKING A NEW START
IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA,
22-YEAR-OLD AMBER THOMPSON
AGREES TO GO ON A DATE
WITH ONLINE BOYFRIEND
CHUCK DAVIS.
IT'S OVER.
BUT HER VOLATILE EX-FIANCé,
JOSH OWEN,
MAY HAVE TRACKED HER DOWN.
I HAD NO IDEA WHO WAS GONNA
BE ACTUALLY AT THE DOOR.
MOM, IT'S TOO DARK.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
AMBER DECIDES TO CONFRONT
WHOEVER IS OUT THERE HEAD-ON.
GOOD EVENING, LADIES.
I'M CHUCK.
- HI.
- UM, AMBER?
- YEAH, THAT'S ME.
- THESE ARE FOR YOU.
FLOWERS?
THAT'S SO NICE.
THANK YOU.
HE WAS DRESSED REALLY NICE.
YOU MUST BE AMBER'S MOM.
- I AM.
- IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU,
AS WELL.
REALLY PROFESSIONAL-LOOKING.
HE HAD HIS HAIR DONE.
HE HAD MANNERS.
HE WAS VERY POLITE AND NICE,
AND DID SEEM
LIKE A REALLY NICE GUY.
- YOU READY TO GO?
- YEAH.
AND MY MOM THOUGHT THAT
HE WAS GONNA BE A GOOD PERSON.
AND SHE SAID,
"OKAY, WELL, BE CAREFUL."
- OKAY. DRIVE SAFE.
- I WILL.
AND DON'T BE LATE,
PLEASE.
- I WON'T BE, I PROMISE.
- ALL RIGHT.
- TAKE CARE.
- BYE.
WE WENT OUT ON OUR FIRST
DATE TO THE CHINESE RESTAURANT.
IT WAS ROMANTIC DINNER.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
EATING MY FOOD.
NO. YOU PICKED
A CHINESE RESTAURANT,
SO YOU HAVE TO USE
THE CHOPSTICKS.
OKAY, LOOK,
IF I HAVE TO USE CHOPSTICKS,
I'LL LITERALLY STARVE
HERE TODAY, SO...
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW TO USE CHOPSTICKS?
NO. EVERY TIME I'VE TRIED,
I'VE FAILED.
I'M GONNA TEACH YOU.
THIS IS GONNA
BE EMBARRASSING.
SO, LET IT REST...
THE COUPLE
INSTANTLY HITS IT OFF.
- AND HERE'S THE TOP.
- OKAY.
AND YOU'RE BASICALLY
JUST HOLDING IT
IN BETWEEN YOUR THUMB
AND YOUR POINTER FINGER.
HE WAS BEING REALLY POLITE,
AND HE WAS REALLY RESPECTFUL.
- THERE YOU GO.
- THINK I GOT IT.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING
THAT I LIKED ABOUT HIM.
THIS IS SO BAD.
COME ON. I'M NOT GONNA EAT
UNTIL YOU DO IT.
- MY GOD.
- THERE YOU GO!
- AND...
- THE BROCCOLI.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
EVER IN MY LIFE
I'VE USED CHOPSTICKS
SUCCESSFULLY.
DOESN'T IT TASTE BETTER
HAVING WORKED FOR IT?
CHUCK SEEMS LIKE
THE POLAR OPPOSITE OF JOSH.
I FELT LIKE
IT WAS ALL GONNA WORK OUT.
- THANK YOU.
- NO PROBLEM.
GOOD NIGHT.
THIS WAS FUN.
YEAH. YEAH.
THANKS.
- TAKE CARE.
- THANK YOU.
YEAH, GOOD NIGHT.
SO...?
TELL ME.
HOW DID IT GO?
I'VE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR.
MOM, HE'S SO NICE.
AND HE'S FUNNY.
SHE FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW,
HE WAS REALLY SOMEBODY
THAT WAS WORTH DATING AND
TRYING TO GET TO KNOW BETTER.
I, FOR ONE, THINK HE'S
A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN.
ME, TOO.
I REALLY LIKE HIM, MOM.
HE SEEMED NORMAL.
IT WAS ALMOST A FEELING
OF "TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE."
ARE YOU GONNA
SEE HIM AGAIN?
I HOPE SO.
- FINALLY...
- I KNOW.
YOU WILL FIND A GUY,
A NICE GUY.
- YES.
- AWW.
CHUCK AND AMBER
ARRANGE TO MEET AGAIN
THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER CLASS.
SHE FEELS A STRONG CONNECTION
WITH CHUCK,
BUT JOSH ISN'T ABOUT
TO LET HER MOVE ON.
JOSH WAS IN AND OUT OF JAIL
AND PRISON ALL HIS LIFE.
HE WOULD GO TO ANY EXTREME
TO GET THAT PERSON
THAT AMBER WAS TALKING TO
OUT OF HER LIFE.
AMBER?
IT'S YOU.
WHO'D YOU THINK IT WAS?
JOSH.
I KNOW HE'S HERE.
J-- NO.
NO, NO, NO.
NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HE'S SPYING ON ME.
IF HE COMES NEAR,
I'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM.
OKAY?
STILL,
AMBER IS WORRIED THAT
JOSH MAY BE CAPABLE OF MORE
THAN JUST VERBAL THREATS.
THE NEXT DAY,
AMBER MESSAGES CHUCK.
BUT HE NEVER RESPONDS.
ANOTHER DAY PASSES
WITHOUT A WORD FROM CHUCK.
AMBER STARTS TO FEAR THE WORST.
AT LAST...
HELLO, STRANGER.
STRANGER?
I JUST FIGURED YOU WERE
SUCH A BUSY LADY
WITH SCHOOL AND YOUR STUDYING
AND WORKING.
I WAS JUST GIVING YOU
TIME TO REST.
I was respecting your space.
YOU COULD'VE CALLED.
AMBER'S JUST GLAD
HE'S OKAY.
THEY ARRANGE TO MEET AGAIN
OVER DINNER.
HOW ABOUT THIS SUNDAY?
YEAH.
I'D -- I'D LOVE TO.
HE MADE AMBER HAPPY,
PUT A SMILE ON HER FACE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU THEN.
See you then.
BYE.
I SAID,
"THIS ONE MIGHT BE A KEEPER."
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
WHEN A FEW MORE DAYS PASS
WITHOUT ANY MESSAGES
FROM JOSH,
AMBER STARTS TO RELAX.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
I LIKE "FORREST GUMP."
YEAH.
THAT'S A GREAT MOVIE.
THAT'S TOUGH.
THEN, SUDDENLY, HE'S BACK.
JOSH IS IN A JEALOUS RAGE
AND DETERMINED
TO MAKE AMBER SUFFER.
PART TWO'S PRETTY GOOD.
I WOULD SAY
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
SOUNDED LIKE JUST A BOTTLE.
RELAX. DON'T WORRY.
IF THEY ARE STALKING YOU
AND FINDING OUT WHERE YOU LIVE,
I MEAN, WHAT ELSE
COULD THEY DO TO YOU?
THE FOLLOWING WEEK,
AMBER IS HOME ALONE.
AMBER THOMPSON
IS DATING THE MAN OF HER DREAMS,
CHUCK DAVIS.
BUT HER HOPES OF HAPPINESS
ARE DEVASTATED
WHEN HER VENGEFUL EX-FIANCé,
JOSH OWEN,
COMES CRASHING BACK
INTO HER LIFE.
SHE TRIED TO FIGHT BACK,
BUT IT WAS JUST A LOSE SITUATION
WHEN IT CAME WITH JOSH.
YOU'RE HURTING ME!
LET ME GO! JUST...
HE BARGED IN...
PLEASE, JUST LET ME GO.
...KNOCKED ME
INTO THE BATHTUB...
GOT ON TOP OF ME,
AND STARTED BEATING ME.
NO!
STOP IT!
GET OFF OF ME!
AFTER JOSH
FLEES THE SCENE,
AMBER MANAGES TO CALL HER MOM.
KARA TAKES HER DAUGHTER
STRAIGHT TO THE HOSPITAL.
I'M JUST GONNA PRESS
AND JUST FIND OUT HOW MUCH...
OKAY? ALL RIGHT?
AMBER IS BRUISED
AND BADLY SHAKEN,
BUT FORTUNATELY
ISN'T SERIOUSLY INJURED.
I WENT AND SAW AMBER
AT THE HOSPITAL.
DIDN'T LOOK VERY GOOD,
BUT SHE DID SURVIVE.
SHE'S A FIGHTER.
...AS OPPOSED
TO THE ORANGE NEUTRAL FACE...
POLICE TRACK DOWN
AND ARREST JOSH.
HE IS HELD IN JAIL UNTIL HE
POSTS BAIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.
AFTER DOCTORS GIVE AMBER
THE ALL CLEAR,
CHUCK OFFERS TO MOVE IN WITH HER
AND HER MOM FOR PROTECTION.
- HEY.
- HEY.
COME IN.
COME IN!
YEAH, YEAH.
BECAUSE I WORK NIGHT
SHIFTS SEVERAL NIGHTS A WEEK...
BROUGHT A LOT OF STUFF.
...I THINK MAYBE IT MADE HER
FEEL MORE SECURE
HAVING HIM THERE.
IT MADE ME FEEL RELIEF
HAVING HIM AROUND.
CHUCK SPENDS
EVERY MINUTE BY AMBER'S SIDE,
AND EVEN ASKS
IF HE CAN GET INVOLVED
WITH THE MUSIC PROGRAM
AT HER CHURCH.
HE LOVED TO PLAY GUITAR.
SO, YEAH, I'D LOVE
TO BE A PART OF YOUR BAND.
UM, I THINK THERE'S A
FORM THAT YOU NEED TO FILL OUT.
IT'S, UM --
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
IT'S JUST
A STANDARD BACKGROUND CHECK.
CHUCK SEEMS RELUCTANT
TO FILL OUT THE FORM.
I REMEMBER HIM ASKING WHY THEY
HAD TO DO A BACKGROUND CHECK,
AND SHE TOLD HIM
BECAUSE OF THE KIDS.
I'LL HELP YOU
FILL IT OUT.
YEAH.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
HE TOOK IT WITH HIM AND PROMISED
THAT HE WAS GONNA BRING IT BACK.
TWO WEEKS AFTER THE ATTACK,
THERE HAS BEEN
NO FURTHER CONTACT FROM JOSH.
CHUCK AND AMBER GET BACK
TO NORMAL LIFE.
YEAH. I GOT TO GO OUT,
SEE THE BUDDIES TONIGHT.
CAN I COME?
SORRY.
IT'S A GUYS' NIGHT OUT.
WHEN ARE YOU
GONNA BE BACK?
10:00, 11:00
AT THE LATEST.
YEAH?
- OKAY.
HAVE FUN.
AMBER WAITS UP FOR CHUCK.
AND WHEN HE'S NOT BACK
WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD BE,
SHE STARTS TO GET WORRIED.
I TRIED TO CALL HIM,
TRIED TO LEAVE HIM MESSAGES.
HEY, CHUCK.
IT'S 11:00.
WHERE ARE YOU?
I NEVER GOT A RESPONSE
BACK FROM HIM.
CHUCK, IT'S ME.
IT'S 2:00 A.M.
PLEASE CALL ME
WHEN YOU GET THIS.
BYE.
I WAS UPSET AND WORRIED.
CHUCK?
CHUCK, ARE YOU HOME?
NOISES DID ADD
TO MY SENSE OF FEAR.
YOU WOULD HEAR PEOPLE TALKING,
TIRES SQUEALING,
PEOPLE SCREAMING.
I MEAN, THERE WAS A LOT
OF DIFFERENT NOISES.
FINALLY,
AMBER'S PHONE PINGS.
HEARING FROM JOSH
MAKES AMBER'S STOMACH TURN.
AND SO,
NOW I WAS REALLY SCARED.
WITH HER BOYFRIEND MISSING
AND JOSH BACK ON THE STREETS,
AMBER FEARS FOR CHUCK'S SAFETY.
JOSH WOULD GO TO ANY EXTREME
TO GET AMBER BACK.
FOLLOWING AN ATTACK
BY HER BITTER EX-FIANCé, JOSH,
AMBER'S NEW BOYFRIEND, CHUCK,
MOVES INTO HER APARTMENT
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TULSA.
- I'M SO EXCITED.
- YEAH.
BUT WHEN CHUCK
DOESN'T RETURN HOME
FROM A BOYS' NIGHT OUT,
AMBER FEARS THE WORST.
I WAS UPSET AND WORRIED.
FINALLY, AT 8:00 A.M...
IT'S THE HOSPITAL.
CHUCK'S BEEN INVOLVED
IN AN ACCIDENT.
I HAD MY MOM
TAKE ME UP TO THE HOSPITAL.
AMBER HEADS STRAIGHT TO E.R.
SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT.
I WAS SO WORRIED WHEN
YOU WEREN'T ANSWERING THE PHONE.
I'M SORRY TO WORRY YOU.
CHUCK'S ALIVE.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
BUT HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN
IN A HIT-AND-RUN.
ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, THOUGH?
YEAH, YEAH.
I MEAN...
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
IN A LOT OF PAIN.
JUST GIVE IT
A COUPLE DAYS, SOME ICE.
IT'LL BE FINE.
SO, WHAT HAPPENED?
SOME MANIAC JUST
DROVE ME OFF THE ROAD.
I DIDN'T GET TO SEE
HIS PLATE, THOUGH.
DID YOU SEE HIM?
NO.
AMBER SUSPECTS SHE KNOWS WHO
WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE CAR.
AS SOON AS AMBER AND CHUCK
ARRIVE BACK HOME,
SHE GETS A FACEBOOK ALERT.
JOSH HAS A NEW PROFILE.
MY GOD. HE'S GONNA
COME AFTER US WITH A GUN.
MY GOD!
WHAT DO WE DO?
YOU GOT TO CALL
THE POLICE.
YES, HI. UM, I JUST SAW A PHOTO
OF JOSH ONLINE WITH A MACHINE GUN.
AND... I'M SCARED HE'S GONNA
COME AFTER US AGAIN.
SHH.
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN,
IF SHE WAS GOING
TO END UP IN THE HOSPITAL
OR POSSIBLY END UP DEAD.
CAN YOU DO SOMETHING?
AS JOSH IS A CONVICTED FELON,
IT IS A CRIME
FOR HIM TO POSSESS A FIREARM.
THIS WILL ALL BE OKAY.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
THE CASE IS HANDED OVER
TO THE ATF.
THE ATF CONTACTED ME.
AND SHE ASKED ME
TO HELP HER OUT.
IS THIS THE MAN?
AND SHE WAS ASKING ME QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE WEAPON
AND WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND THERE'S A PROBLEM.
SINCE POSTING BAIL,
JOSH HAS GONE AWOL.
WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE
FINDING JOSH.
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
AND SHE SAID, "OKAY.
WE'LL ACT LIKE
YOU'RE GONNA MEET HIM."
WHAT?
WAIT, WHAT?
IS THAT SAFE?
I'LL BE THERE
THE ENTIRE TIME.
OKAY.
ME, TOO.
OKAY.
I HAD MADE
AN ARRANGEMENT WITH JOSH
TO MEET HIM
AT THE WALMART PARKING LOT
WHILE THE ATF WAS HIDING BEHIND.
THE TRAP IS SET.
ALL THEY CAN DO NOW IS PRAY
THAT EVERYTHING GOES TO PLAN.
IT'S NOT HIM.
THEY WERE ALL WAITING ON HIM
TO SHOW UP,
AND HE NEVER SHOWED UP.
COULD YOU SEND HIM
A TEXT OR SOMETHING?
YEAH.
YEAH, I WILL.
HE SAID
HE'S AT HIS MOM'S.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA GO.
I'M GONNA KEEP YOU POSTED.
- OKAY.
AS AGENTS HEAD OVER
TO JOSH'S MOTHER'S HOUSE,
AMBER CAN ONLY HOPE
THE NIGHTMARE IS ALMOST OVER.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
GETS INTO POSITION.
JOSH IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
THERE'S NO WAY OF KNOWING
HOW HE WILL REACT.
GO, GO, GO.
FINALLY,
AMBER GETS THE CALL.
IT'S HER.
HELLO?
YEAH.
ARE YOU SURE?
THANK YOU.
THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
THANK YOU.
BYE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
- THEY GOT HIM.
- WHAT?
THEY THINK HE'S GONNA DO
AT LEAST 10 YEARS.
THANK GOD.
JOSH OWEN RECEIVES
A FOUR-YEAR SENTENCE
FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY
AND THREE YEARS
FOR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM.
NOW THAT JOSH IS BEHIND BARS,
AMBER AND CHUCK
CAN MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES.
IN THE FALL OF 2014,
CHUCK TELLS AMBER
HE IS PUTTING HIS PLANS
TO BE A DOCTOR ON HOLD
AND GOING BACK TO WORK.
- YOU LOOK SO HANDSOME.
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
TIME TO GO GET THEM.
YEAH.
KNOCK THEM DEAD.
AGAIN.
ANOTHER REJECTION?
HOW COME?
I DON'T KNOW.
STRANGELY, NOBODY SEEMS
TO WANT TO GIVE CHUCK A JOB.
WELL, THERE WILL BE
OTHER ONES, RIGHT?
YEAH, YEAH.
HE WOULD GET JOB INTERVIEWS,
AND HE WOULD GO TO THEM,
BUT NO ONE WOULD EVER HIRE HIM.
IT KIND OF
WAS KIND OF WEIRD TO ME,
BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY.
THE TRUTH ABOUT IT IS
YOU CAN LIE AS LONG AS YOU WANT.
BUT EVENTUALLY, THE REAL
PERSON'S GONNA COME OUT.
- HI, ANTHONY.
- HI.
OOH, HOW YOU DOING?
I HAVE AN HOUR LUNCH.
I'D GO OVER THERE
SO THAT WAY I CAN RELAX,
WATCH SOME TV.
HI.
AND IT WAS NORMAL.
- CHUCK.
- HE SEEMED NORMAL.
CHUCK, COULD YOU
DO ME A FAVOR?
I HAD SIMPLY ASKED CHUCK
IF HE WOULDN'T MIND
TO GO GET A PAIR OF SHOES
OUT OF THE TRUNK OF THE CAR.
NO.
- AMBER?
- YEAH, I'LL GO GET THEM.
THANK YOU.
CHUCK...
AND I SAID, "CHUCK,
I JUST WAS ASKING A FAVOR.
IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
I MADE YOU BREAKFAST.
I'M LETTING YOU STAY HERE."
YOU KNOW, IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM,
CHUCK?
THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
NO PROBLEM?
SEEMS LIKE
THERE'S A BIT OF A PROBLEM.
OKAY, NO.
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
IT'S A PAIR OF SHOES.
IT'S NOT JUST A PAIR OF SHOES.
IT'S ABOUT RESPECT.
IT TURNED ON A DIME.
AND THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME
I HAD SEEN HIM ACT THAT WAY.
RESPECT?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOUR MOM.
YOU GOT NO RESPECT
FOR ME.
IN MY MIND, I WAS THINKING,
"YOU MIGHT WANT TO STOP
TALKING TO MY MOM LIKE THAT."
- ME?
- RESPECT?
IF YOU WANT RESPECT,
THEN YOU NEED
TO RESPECT THIS FAMILY.
IF YOU'RE DISRESPECTING MY MOM,
YOU'RE DISRESPECTING ALL OF US.
THIS IS HER PLACE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M DONE WITH THIS HOUSE.
I'M DONE.
IS THAT SO?
THEN YOU CAN GO UPSTAIRS,
PACK YOUR BAGS,
AND LEAVE RIGHT NOW.
- YEAH?
- YEAH.
YEAH.
CHUCK!
HE PULLED OUT A POCKETKNIFE,
CLICKED IT OPEN,
AND HE STARTED STABBING ME.
I WAS THINKING IN MY HEAD,
"MY GOD.
IS HE REALLY DOING THIS?"
MY SISTER SCREAMS,
AND I'M THERE.
I TRIED TO RUN.
ALL I WAS THINKING
IN MY HEAD WAS,
"I'M ABOUT TO TAKE
MY LAST BREATH,
AND THIS IS IT."
I DIDN'T THINK
I WAS GONNA MAKE IT.
THEN I TAKE THE GUITAR.
HE STOPPED FOR A SECOND.
AND THEN HE WENT CRAZY,
YOU KNOW?
I WAS HYSTERICAL,
AND I WANTED TO HELP AMBER.
AS FOR YOU...
BLOOD JUST STARTED
GOING EVERYWHERE.
AAH!
THIS VOICE IN MY HEAD SAID,
"GET OUT. GET HELP."
AFTER AMBER'S
VIOLENT EX-FIANCé, JOSH,
IS FINALLY PUT BEHIND BARS,
HER SEEMINGLY PERFECT
NEW BOYFRIEND, CHUCK...
YOU LOOK SO HANDSOME.
...REVEALS A SHOCKING DARK SIDE.
BLOOD JUST STARTED
GOING EVERYWHERE.
AAH!
THIS VOICE IN MY HEAD SAID,
"GET OUT. GET HELP."
911.
What's the address of your emergency?
KARA MANAGES
TO ESCAPE THE APARTMENT
AND ASKS A NEIGHBOR
TO CALL THE POLICE.
Okay.
I WAS ON PATROL
IN THE AREA OF 61st AND MINGO.
AND THE CALL GOES OUT
THAT THERE IS A STABBING.
I RESPONDED
IN AN EMERGENCY MANNER,
WITH BOTH MY LIGHTS
AND SIREN ON,
AND TRIED TO GET THERE
AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
AS OFFICERS
RUSH TO THE SCENE,
THEY HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT TO EXPECT.
WHEN I FIRST ROLLED UP
TO THE APARTMENT COMPLEX,
I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OUT MY GUN.
I WALKED AROUND
THE WEST END OF THE APARTMENT.
OFFICER UPTON WAS ON
THE OTHER END OF THE APARTMENT.
THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE
A SENSE OF FEAR.
BUT YOU KNOW THERE'S A JOB
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
GET ON THE GROUND WITH
YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
I SEE OFFICER UPTON
POINTING HIS WEAPON AT A SUBJECT
THAT WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR
JUST AS I'M SITTING HERE TODAY.
HE LOOKED VISIBLY UPSET.
AND ABOUT 10 FEET OFF TO HIM,
CLOSER TO ME, WAS THE KNIFE.
GET DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH
YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
HE STOOD UP.
AT THAT POINT, I WAS THINKING,
"OFFICER UPTON
IS A VERY GOOD SHOT.
HE WAS TRAINED IN THE MILITARY."
AND I TOLD HIM, "I DON'T WANT
TO HAVE TO SHOOT ANYBODY.
AND JUST DO AS I TELL YOU TO DO,
AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY."
OKAY, OKAY.
GET YOUR HANDS
BEHIND YOUR BACK.
THAT'S WHEN I CALLED FOR
CRIME-SCENE UNITS TO COME OUT
AND THE DETECTIVES.
AND THEY CAME
AND PROCESSED THE SCENE.
I KNEW IT WAS
A VERY SERIOUS ATTACK
JUST BY THE AMOUNT
OF BLOOD THERE.
IT WAS PRETTY GRUESOME.
I MEAN, THERE WAS
BLOOD SPLATTER EVERYWHERE.
AS I WAS WALKING THROUGH,
I MEAN, I EVEN SAW,
LIKE, A TOOTH
LYING ON THE FLOOR
ON A PILE OF CLOTHES.
SHE'D BEEN STABBED IN THE MOUTH,
AND I GUESS
IT KNOCKED HER TOOTH OUT.
AMBER AND HER FAMILY
ARE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL,
WHILE POLICE NOTIFY
THEIR NEXT OF KIN.
I WAS SITTING AT HOME,
WORKING AWAY,
AND HER GRANDMOTHER DEBBIE
CALLED ME AND SAID,
"AMBER'S IN THE HOSPITAL.
SHE'S ON LIFE SUPPORT."
SHE HAD
SIGNIFICANT INJURIES,
12 TO 14 STAB WOUNDS.
SHE HAD A FRACTURED SKULL.
SHE WAS STABBED IN THE MOUTH,
AND THAT TOOTH WAS MISSING.
SHE HAD BROKEN VERTEBRAE
IN HER BACK
FROM BEING STABBED IN HER BACK.
SHE HAD STAB WOUNDS
IN HER NECK, ARMS, BACK, CHEST.
I MEAN, SHE WAS STABBED
EVERYWHERE ON HER UPPER BODY.
TIME SLOWED DOWN
TREMENDOUSLY FOR ME.
I THOUGHT MINUTES WERE HOURS,
AND SECONDS WERE MINUTES.
IT WAS SO FAST AND SO SLOW
AT THE SAME TIME.
KARA AND BROTHER ANTHONY
ALSO SUFFERED
STAB WOUNDS TO THE HEAD,
LEAVING SCARS THAT WILL
STAY WITH THEM FOREVER.
MY HAND
WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
YOU COULD SEE MY BONE
STICKING OUT OF MY HAND.
CHUCK DAVIS IS CHARGED
WITH THREE COUNTS
OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
HE CONFESSES
AND ALSO REVEALS A SECRET
HE'S BEEN HARBORING
FOR OVER A YEAR.
HE HAD BEAT THE MAN UNCONSCIOUS
AND PISTOL-WHIPPED THE WIFE.
CHUCK HAS BEEN
FEEDING AMBER LIES FROM DAY ONE.
HE NEVER HAD STUDIED
FOR A MEDICAL DEGREE,
NOR DID HE EVER HAVE A
HIGH-PAYING JOB IN CONSTRUCTION,
JUST A VIOLENT PAST
THAT HE HID FROM EVERYONE.
THAT WAS THE REASON
WHY HE COULDN'T GET A JOB,
WAS BECAUSE
OF THE FELONY CHARGES.
CHUCK DAVIS IS
SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON.
I NEVER THOUGHT IN MY MIND
HE WOULD EVER BE THE TYPE
TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
HE'S ALWAYS TOLD ME
THAT HE WOULD NEVER
LAY A HAND ON A WOMAN.
IT'S JUSTICE
FOR AMBER AND HER FAMILY,
BUT HER LIFE
WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL,
I HAD A FEAR THAT ANYBODY
I MET WAS GONNA HURT ME.
SHE'S DONE
REALLY GOOD AT RECOVERY.
SHE'S VERY STRONG.
I'M VERY PROUD OF HER.
I MEAN, THIS COULD HAVE
ALL BEEN A TRIPLE HOMICIDE,
AND NONE OF US COULD HAVE
BEEN HERE TALKING TO YOU TODAY.
A NEW GIRL IN TOWN...
YEAH, OF COURSE.
SHE WAS OUTGOING, FUN,
A JOKESTER.
...GOES ONLINE
TO FIND LOVE.
HE CAME ACROSS
AS A REALLY NICE, SWEET GUY.
I THINK HE'S
A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN.
ME, TOO.
I REALLY LIKE HIM, MOM.
BUT WHEN
SHE MAKES A CONNECTION...
...HER DARK PAST
CATCHES UP WITH HER.
I KNEW IT WAS
A VERY SERIOUS ATTACK
JUST BY THE AMOUNT
OF BLOOD THERE.
AND A FINAL BETRAYAL
THREATENS HER LIFE.
ALL I WAS THINKING
IN MY HEAD WAS,
"I'M ABOUT TO TAKE
MY LAST BREATH.
THIS IS IT."
I DIDN'T THINK
I WAS GONNA MAKE IT.
THE 10 SONS OF JACOB STAND
BEFORE THE GOVERNOR OF EGYPT
NOT KNOWING THAT HE IS JOSEPH.
22-YEAR-OLD AMBER
THOMPSON LIVES IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA.
SHE IS A DEDICATED CHURCHGOER
AND LEADS BIBLE STUDY
FOR THE LOCAL CHILDREN.
DECIDES THAT HE WANTS...
I'VE ALWAYS HAD
A PASSION FOR KIDS.
I WENT FROM BABYSITTING
TO VOLUNTEERING AT CHURCH.
I'VE KNOWN AMBER
SINCE SHE WAS 5 YEARS OLD.
SHE WAS OUTGOING, FUN,
A JOKESTER.
SHE WAS ALWAYS RUNNING AROUND,
HAVING A GOOD TIME.
BUT LIFE FOR AMBER
HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN SO CAREFREE.
SHE RECENTLY LEFT HER HOMETOWN
OF OWASSO, 20 MINUTES AWAY,
AFTER BREAKING UP
WITH FIANCé JOSH OWEN.
JOSH WAS IN TROUBLE
WITH THE LAW QUITE A BIT.
HE WAS NOT A GOOD PERSON
FOR HER.
IT'S OKAY.
I'LL GET THIS ONE.
HE JUST SEEMED LIKE HE WAS MORE
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER
THAN HAVING A RELATIONSHIP
WITH HER.
YOU'RE GONNA GET
A JOB SOON, RIGHT?
COULD YOU JUST
SHUT UP ABOUT IT?
AS LONG AS SHE WAS WITH JOSH,
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
JOSH, PLEASE
DON'T MAKE A SCENE.
I'M NOT THE ONE HERE
MAKING A SCENE.
I WAS GETTING TIRED
AND EXHAUSTED OF FIGHTING.
I -- I CAN'T DO THIS
ANYMORE.
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA CHANGE.
YOU'RE WALKING OUT ON ME?
YES,
I'M WALKING OUT ON YOU.
NOW, LET GO OF ME.
FOLLOWING THE BREAKUP,
JOSH IS SENT TO PRISON
FOR 14 MONTHS
ON A BURGLARY CHARGE.
NOW SINGLE, AMBER LIVES
WITH HER MOM, KARA,
IN AN APARTMENT
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TULSA.
- HEY.
- HEY.
- HI, AMBER.
- HI.
I AM BEAT.
AMBER HAS CUT
ALL TIES WITH JOSH,
WHO IS STILL IN PRISON.
SHE'S EVEN CHANGED
HER MOBILE NUMBER.
JOSH HAS NO IDEA
WHERE SHE'S LIVING.
AMBER'S FINALLY FREE TO MOVE ON,
AND THE FIRST STEP IS
TO GET A DEGREE.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO GO
INTO THE MEDICAL FIELD.
I JUST DIDN'T EVER WANT
TO BE A NURSE
BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THE THINGS
THAT MY MOM HAS CAME HOME.
AND SHE COMPLAINS
ABOUT HER JOB A LOT.
AND SHE'S ALWAYS TOLD ME,
"DON'T BE A NURSE."
- CHEERS TO THAT.
- CHEERS.
GOOD GIRL.
AMBER HOPES
TO BECOME A PHARMACIST.
I WOULD HELP HER STUDY
SOMETIMES AT NIGHT.
GIVE IT TO ME.
ALL RIGHT.
SOCK IT OVER.
- YEAH.
- "ZIAGEN."
ALSO KNOWN
AS ABACAVIR SULFATE.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
"OFIRMEV."
- COME ON.
THAT ONE'S EASY.
IT'S ACETAMINOPHEN.
SHE LEARNED THE DRUGS
VERY FAST.
- "SECTRAL."
- ACEBUTOLOL.
SHE LEARNED THE DOSES
VERY FAST.
OKAY. WELL,
THAT'S A TRICK QUESTION.
SHE JUST WENT THROUGH THE COURSE
WITH FLYING COLORS.
I FELT PROUD OF MYSELF.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!
EXCELLENT!
AND I REALIZED I COULD
GO FURTHER AND DO MORE
THAN WHAT I WAS
LIMITING MYSELF TO DO.
AS A BUSY STUDENT
ADJUSTING TO A NEW CITY,
AMBER DOESN'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME TO MEET GUYS.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT
SOME WORK.
I'M NEVER GONNA
MEET ANYONE NOW.
I'M NEVER GONNA
HAVE THE TIME.
AMBER'S MOM
HAS A BRIGHT IDEA.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
PEOPLE AT MY WORK TOLD ME
THAT THEY HAD MET
THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS ONLINE
AND HAVE GOTTEN MARRIED.
TRY ONLINE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN HER LIFE,
AMBER DECIDES TO GO ONLINE
TO LOOK FOR LOVE.
I SIGNED UP THINKING
THAT MY STORY WOULD BE
A SUCCESS STORY.
SHE SETS UP
A DATING PROFILE
ON THE WEBSITE PlentyOfFish.
AMBER IS OVERWHELMED
WITH RESPONSES.
SOME OF THEM WOULD BE
STRAIGHT-UP
ABOUT WHAT THEY WANTED,
WHETHER IT WAS A RELATIONSHIP
OR JUST A GOOD TIME.
I GAVE HER ADVICE,
THAT IT'S FIRST NAME ONLY.
DON'T LET THEM KNOW
WHERE YOU LIVE,
'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
WHO THEY ARE.
THEY COULD BE IN DISGUISE.
IT COULD BE SOMEONE ELSE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF GUYS ON THERE
THAT SORT OF SAID
THEY WERE DIFFERENT.
BUT AMBER CAN'T BE CERTAIN
THAT THESE GUYS REALLY
ARE DIFFERENT FROM JOSH, HER EX.
SHE STARTS TO LOSE HOPE.
THEN ONE PROFILE
CATCHES HER EYE.
THIS COULD BE THE ONE.
HEY, MA.
GET IN HERE.
CHUCK DAVIS JR.
WHO'S THE LUCKY GUY NOW?
CHUCK DAVIS JR.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- DOES HE LIVE LOCAL?
- YES, MA. TULSA.
HE HAD A GOOD JOB.
HE'S GOT A FULL-TIME JOB
IN CONSTRUCTION.
HE HAD HIS OWN PLACE.
YEAH.
THAT'S GOOD, TOO.
HE WAS LOOKING
FOR A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP.
I LIKE HIM.
HE WAS ALSO GOING TO SCHOOL
FOR A MEDICAL CAREER.
I'M GONNA MESSAGE HIM.
HE CAME OFF
AS A VERY SMART MAN,
VERY SMART MAN.
WITHIN DAYS,
AMBER AND CHUCK BECOME INSEPARABLE ONLINE.
CHUCK TELLS AMBER HE'S FOLLOWING
HIS DREAM OF BECOMING A DOCTOR.
HE'S SAVED PLENTY OF MONEY
SO HE CAN START WORKING
ON HIS DEGREE.
HE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT
INTO SHOWING THAT HE CARED.
THEIR CONVERSATIONS FLOW EASILY.
CHUCK WANTS TO TEXT AMBER
ON HER CELLPHONE.
BUT AMBER HAS BEEN WARNED ABOUT
GIVING OUT HER NUMBER ONLINE.
I WANTED TO BELIEVE
I COULD TRUST HIM.
ALTHOUGH THEY
ONLY CONNECTED TWO WEEKS AGO,
AMBER SENDS CHUCK HER NUMBER.
PEOPLE ALWAYS
COME OFF REALLY NICE
IN THE VERY BEGINNING UNTIL
THEY GET COMFORTABLE AROUND YOU.
THEN YOU FIND OUT
IF THEY ARE REALLY
WHAT THEY SEEM TO BE.
THE NEXT MORNING,
AMBER IS ALONE IN THE APARTMENT.
A TEXT MESSAGE COMES THROUGH.
IT'S HER EX-FIANCé, JOSH.
I WAS ACTUALLY VERY SHOCKED.
AMBER HAD NO IDEA
THAT JOSH WAS BEING RELEASED.
IT DID SCARE ME,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO.
SHE CAN ONLY HOPE HE
DOESN'T FIND OUT WHERE SHE LIVES.
AMBER NEEDS SOMEONE
TO CONFIDE IN.
BUT SO FAR, SHE'S KEPT HER
DARK PAST WITH JOSH A SECRET.
HE SEEMED TO BE VERY NICE.
SHE TALKED TO HIM QUITE A BIT
ABOUT DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
THAT WAS GOING ON IN HER LIFE.
FINALLY, AMBER DECIDES
TO TELL CHUCK ABOUT JOSH.
HE CAME ACROSS AS
A REALLY NICE, SWEET GUY
AND SOMEONE
I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST.
AND HE SAID,
"I'M NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON
THAT'S GONNA HURT YOU."
IT'S WHAT
SHE NEEDED TO HEAR.
AMBER AGREES TO GO
ON A DATE WITH CHUCK,
AND GIVES HIM HER ADDRESS.
A MONTH SINCE CONNECTING ONLINE,
AMBER IS ABOUT TO MEET CHUCK
IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I WAS NERVOUS.
BUT HE WAS DIFFERENT
COMPARED TO OTHER GUYS,
BECAUSE HE HAD
SUCH A CARING HEART.
BUT ANY HOPES
FOR A PERFECT NIGHT...
...ARE ABOUT TO BE RUINED.
JOSH SEEMS TO KNOW
WHERE AMBER IS.
AMBER, DON'T ANSWER IT.
HE'S NOT GONNA STOP
UNLESS I DO.
JOSH,
YOU CANNOT TALK TO ME, OKAY?
IT'S OVER.
I'm coming over.
NO.
DON'T COME OVER HERE.
AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW,
I HEAR A KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
I WAS SCARED.
AND I PANICKED,
AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
AMBER,
JUST CALL THE POLICE.
IT'S TOO DARK, MOM.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
AFTER BREAKING OFF
HER ENGAGEMENT
AND MAKING A NEW START
IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA,
22-YEAR-OLD AMBER THOMPSON
AGREES TO GO ON A DATE
WITH ONLINE BOYFRIEND
CHUCK DAVIS.
IT'S OVER.
BUT HER VOLATILE EX-FIANCé,
JOSH OWEN,
MAY HAVE TRACKED HER DOWN.
I HAD NO IDEA WHO WAS GONNA
BE ACTUALLY AT THE DOOR.
MOM, IT'S TOO DARK.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
AMBER DECIDES TO CONFRONT
WHOEVER IS OUT THERE HEAD-ON.
GOOD EVENING, LADIES.
I'M CHUCK.
- HI.
- UM, AMBER?
- YEAH, THAT'S ME.
- THESE ARE FOR YOU.
FLOWERS?
THAT'S SO NICE.
THANK YOU.
HE WAS DRESSED REALLY NICE.
YOU MUST BE AMBER'S MOM.
- I AM.
- IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU,
AS WELL.
REALLY PROFESSIONAL-LOOKING.
HE HAD HIS HAIR DONE.
HE HAD MANNERS.
HE WAS VERY POLITE AND NICE,
AND DID SEEM
LIKE A REALLY NICE GUY.
- YOU READY TO GO?
- YEAH.
AND MY MOM THOUGHT THAT
HE WAS GONNA BE A GOOD PERSON.
AND SHE SAID,
"OKAY, WELL, BE CAREFUL."
- OKAY. DRIVE SAFE.
- I WILL.
AND DON'T BE LATE,
PLEASE.
- I WON'T BE, I PROMISE.
- ALL RIGHT.
- TAKE CARE.
- BYE.
WE WENT OUT ON OUR FIRST
DATE TO THE CHINESE RESTAURANT.
IT WAS ROMANTIC DINNER.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
EATING MY FOOD.
NO. YOU PICKED
A CHINESE RESTAURANT,
SO YOU HAVE TO USE
THE CHOPSTICKS.
OKAY, LOOK,
IF I HAVE TO USE CHOPSTICKS,
I'LL LITERALLY STARVE
HERE TODAY, SO...
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW TO USE CHOPSTICKS?
NO. EVERY TIME I'VE TRIED,
I'VE FAILED.
I'M GONNA TEACH YOU.
THIS IS GONNA
BE EMBARRASSING.
SO, LET IT REST...
THE COUPLE
INSTANTLY HITS IT OFF.
- AND HERE'S THE TOP.
- OKAY.
AND YOU'RE BASICALLY
JUST HOLDING IT
IN BETWEEN YOUR THUMB
AND YOUR POINTER FINGER.
HE WAS BEING REALLY POLITE,
AND HE WAS REALLY RESPECTFUL.
- THERE YOU GO.
- THINK I GOT IT.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING
THAT I LIKED ABOUT HIM.
THIS IS SO BAD.
COME ON. I'M NOT GONNA EAT
UNTIL YOU DO IT.
- MY GOD.
- THERE YOU GO!
- AND...
- THE BROCCOLI.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
EVER IN MY LIFE
I'VE USED CHOPSTICKS
SUCCESSFULLY.
DOESN'T IT TASTE BETTER
HAVING WORKED FOR IT?
CHUCK SEEMS LIKE
THE POLAR OPPOSITE OF JOSH.
I FELT LIKE
IT WAS ALL GONNA WORK OUT.
- THANK YOU.
- NO PROBLEM.
GOOD NIGHT.
THIS WAS FUN.
YEAH. YEAH.
THANKS.
- TAKE CARE.
- THANK YOU.
YEAH, GOOD NIGHT.
SO...?
TELL ME.
HOW DID IT GO?
I'VE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR.
MOM, HE'S SO NICE.
AND HE'S FUNNY.
SHE FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW,
HE WAS REALLY SOMEBODY
THAT WAS WORTH DATING AND
TRYING TO GET TO KNOW BETTER.
I, FOR ONE, THINK HE'S
A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN.
ME, TOO.
I REALLY LIKE HIM, MOM.
HE SEEMED NORMAL.
IT WAS ALMOST A FEELING
OF "TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE."
ARE YOU GONNA
SEE HIM AGAIN?
I HOPE SO.
- FINALLY...
- I KNOW.
YOU WILL FIND A GUY,
A NICE GUY.
- YES.
- AWW.
CHUCK AND AMBER
ARRANGE TO MEET AGAIN
THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER CLASS.
SHE FEELS A STRONG CONNECTION
WITH CHUCK,
BUT JOSH ISN'T ABOUT
TO LET HER MOVE ON.
JOSH WAS IN AND OUT OF JAIL
AND PRISON ALL HIS LIFE.
HE WOULD GO TO ANY EXTREME
TO GET THAT PERSON
THAT AMBER WAS TALKING TO
OUT OF HER LIFE.
AMBER?
IT'S YOU.
WHO'D YOU THINK IT WAS?
JOSH.
I KNOW HE'S HERE.
J-- NO.
NO, NO, NO.
NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HE'S SPYING ON ME.
IF HE COMES NEAR,
I'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM.
OKAY?
STILL,
AMBER IS WORRIED THAT
JOSH MAY BE CAPABLE OF MORE
THAN JUST VERBAL THREATS.
THE NEXT DAY,
AMBER MESSAGES CHUCK.
BUT HE NEVER RESPONDS.
ANOTHER DAY PASSES
WITHOUT A WORD FROM CHUCK.
AMBER STARTS TO FEAR THE WORST.
AT LAST...
HELLO, STRANGER.
STRANGER?
I JUST FIGURED YOU WERE
SUCH A BUSY LADY
WITH SCHOOL AND YOUR STUDYING
AND WORKING.
I WAS JUST GIVING YOU
TIME TO REST.
I was respecting your space.
YOU COULD'VE CALLED.
AMBER'S JUST GLAD
HE'S OKAY.
THEY ARRANGE TO MEET AGAIN
OVER DINNER.
HOW ABOUT THIS SUNDAY?
YEAH.
I'D -- I'D LOVE TO.
HE MADE AMBER HAPPY,
PUT A SMILE ON HER FACE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU THEN.
See you then.
BYE.
I SAID,
"THIS ONE MIGHT BE A KEEPER."
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
WHEN A FEW MORE DAYS PASS
WITHOUT ANY MESSAGES
FROM JOSH,
AMBER STARTS TO RELAX.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
I LIKE "FORREST GUMP."
YEAH.
THAT'S A GREAT MOVIE.
THAT'S TOUGH.
THEN, SUDDENLY, HE'S BACK.
JOSH IS IN A JEALOUS RAGE
AND DETERMINED
TO MAKE AMBER SUFFER.
PART TWO'S PRETTY GOOD.
I WOULD SAY
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
SOUNDED LIKE JUST A BOTTLE.
RELAX. DON'T WORRY.
IF THEY ARE STALKING YOU
AND FINDING OUT WHERE YOU LIVE,
I MEAN, WHAT ELSE
COULD THEY DO TO YOU?
THE FOLLOWING WEEK,
AMBER IS HOME ALONE.
AMBER THOMPSON
IS DATING THE MAN OF HER DREAMS,
CHUCK DAVIS.
BUT HER HOPES OF HAPPINESS
ARE DEVASTATED
WHEN HER VENGEFUL EX-FIANCé,
JOSH OWEN,
COMES CRASHING BACK
INTO HER LIFE.
SHE TRIED TO FIGHT BACK,
BUT IT WAS JUST A LOSE SITUATION
WHEN IT CAME WITH JOSH.
YOU'RE HURTING ME!
LET ME GO! JUST...
HE BARGED IN...
PLEASE, JUST LET ME GO.
...KNOCKED ME
INTO THE BATHTUB...
GOT ON TOP OF ME,
AND STARTED BEATING ME.
NO!
STOP IT!
GET OFF OF ME!
AFTER JOSH
FLEES THE SCENE,
AMBER MANAGES TO CALL HER MOM.
KARA TAKES HER DAUGHTER
STRAIGHT TO THE HOSPITAL.
I'M JUST GONNA PRESS
AND JUST FIND OUT HOW MUCH...
OKAY? ALL RIGHT?
AMBER IS BRUISED
AND BADLY SHAKEN,
BUT FORTUNATELY
ISN'T SERIOUSLY INJURED.
I WENT AND SAW AMBER
AT THE HOSPITAL.
DIDN'T LOOK VERY GOOD,
BUT SHE DID SURVIVE.
SHE'S A FIGHTER.
...AS OPPOSED
TO THE ORANGE NEUTRAL FACE...
POLICE TRACK DOWN
AND ARREST JOSH.
HE IS HELD IN JAIL UNTIL HE
POSTS BAIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.
AFTER DOCTORS GIVE AMBER
THE ALL CLEAR,
CHUCK OFFERS TO MOVE IN WITH HER
AND HER MOM FOR PROTECTION.
- HEY.
- HEY.
COME IN.
COME IN!
YEAH, YEAH.
BECAUSE I WORK NIGHT
SHIFTS SEVERAL NIGHTS A WEEK...
BROUGHT A LOT OF STUFF.
...I THINK MAYBE IT MADE HER
FEEL MORE SECURE
HAVING HIM THERE.
IT MADE ME FEEL RELIEF
HAVING HIM AROUND.
CHUCK SPENDS
EVERY MINUTE BY AMBER'S SIDE,
AND EVEN ASKS
IF HE CAN GET INVOLVED
WITH THE MUSIC PROGRAM
AT HER CHURCH.
HE LOVED TO PLAY GUITAR.
SO, YEAH, I'D LOVE
TO BE A PART OF YOUR BAND.
UM, I THINK THERE'S A
FORM THAT YOU NEED TO FILL OUT.
IT'S, UM --
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
IT'S JUST
A STANDARD BACKGROUND CHECK.
CHUCK SEEMS RELUCTANT
TO FILL OUT THE FORM.
I REMEMBER HIM ASKING WHY THEY
HAD TO DO A BACKGROUND CHECK,
AND SHE TOLD HIM
BECAUSE OF THE KIDS.
I'LL HELP YOU
FILL IT OUT.
YEAH.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
HE TOOK IT WITH HIM AND PROMISED
THAT HE WAS GONNA BRING IT BACK.
TWO WEEKS AFTER THE ATTACK,
THERE HAS BEEN
NO FURTHER CONTACT FROM JOSH.
CHUCK AND AMBER GET BACK
TO NORMAL LIFE.
YEAH. I GOT TO GO OUT,
SEE THE BUDDIES TONIGHT.
CAN I COME?
SORRY.
IT'S A GUYS' NIGHT OUT.
WHEN ARE YOU
GONNA BE BACK?
10:00, 11:00
AT THE LATEST.
YEAH?
- OKAY.
HAVE FUN.
AMBER WAITS UP FOR CHUCK.
AND WHEN HE'S NOT BACK
WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD BE,
SHE STARTS TO GET WORRIED.
I TRIED TO CALL HIM,
TRIED TO LEAVE HIM MESSAGES.
HEY, CHUCK.
IT'S 11:00.
WHERE ARE YOU?
I NEVER GOT A RESPONSE
BACK FROM HIM.
CHUCK, IT'S ME.
IT'S 2:00 A.M.
PLEASE CALL ME
WHEN YOU GET THIS.
BYE.
I WAS UPSET AND WORRIED.
CHUCK?
CHUCK, ARE YOU HOME?
NOISES DID ADD
TO MY SENSE OF FEAR.
YOU WOULD HEAR PEOPLE TALKING,
TIRES SQUEALING,
PEOPLE SCREAMING.
I MEAN, THERE WAS A LOT
OF DIFFERENT NOISES.
FINALLY,
AMBER'S PHONE PINGS.
HEARING FROM JOSH
MAKES AMBER'S STOMACH TURN.
AND SO,
NOW I WAS REALLY SCARED.
WITH HER BOYFRIEND MISSING
AND JOSH BACK ON THE STREETS,
AMBER FEARS FOR CHUCK'S SAFETY.
JOSH WOULD GO TO ANY EXTREME
TO GET AMBER BACK.
FOLLOWING AN ATTACK
BY HER BITTER EX-FIANCé, JOSH,
AMBER'S NEW BOYFRIEND, CHUCK,
MOVES INTO HER APARTMENT
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TULSA.
- I'M SO EXCITED.
- YEAH.
BUT WHEN CHUCK
DOESN'T RETURN HOME
FROM A BOYS' NIGHT OUT,
AMBER FEARS THE WORST.
I WAS UPSET AND WORRIED.
FINALLY, AT 8:00 A.M...
IT'S THE HOSPITAL.
CHUCK'S BEEN INVOLVED
IN AN ACCIDENT.
I HAD MY MOM
TAKE ME UP TO THE HOSPITAL.
AMBER HEADS STRAIGHT TO E.R.
SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT.
I WAS SO WORRIED WHEN
YOU WEREN'T ANSWERING THE PHONE.
I'M SORRY TO WORRY YOU.
CHUCK'S ALIVE.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
BUT HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN
IN A HIT-AND-RUN.
ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, THOUGH?
YEAH, YEAH.
I MEAN...
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
IN A LOT OF PAIN.
JUST GIVE IT
A COUPLE DAYS, SOME ICE.
IT'LL BE FINE.
SO, WHAT HAPPENED?
SOME MANIAC JUST
DROVE ME OFF THE ROAD.
I DIDN'T GET TO SEE
HIS PLATE, THOUGH.
DID YOU SEE HIM?
NO.
AMBER SUSPECTS SHE KNOWS WHO
WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE CAR.
AS SOON AS AMBER AND CHUCK
ARRIVE BACK HOME,
SHE GETS A FACEBOOK ALERT.
JOSH HAS A NEW PROFILE.
MY GOD. HE'S GONNA
COME AFTER US WITH A GUN.
MY GOD!
WHAT DO WE DO?
YOU GOT TO CALL
THE POLICE.
YES, HI. UM, I JUST SAW A PHOTO
OF JOSH ONLINE WITH A MACHINE GUN.
AND... I'M SCARED HE'S GONNA
COME AFTER US AGAIN.
SHH.
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN,
IF SHE WAS GOING
TO END UP IN THE HOSPITAL
OR POSSIBLY END UP DEAD.
CAN YOU DO SOMETHING?
AS JOSH IS A CONVICTED FELON,
IT IS A CRIME
FOR HIM TO POSSESS A FIREARM.
THIS WILL ALL BE OKAY.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
THE CASE IS HANDED OVER
TO THE ATF.
THE ATF CONTACTED ME.
AND SHE ASKED ME
TO HELP HER OUT.
IS THIS THE MAN?
AND SHE WAS ASKING ME QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE WEAPON
AND WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND THERE'S A PROBLEM.
SINCE POSTING BAIL,
JOSH HAS GONE AWOL.
WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE
FINDING JOSH.
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
AND SHE SAID, "OKAY.
WE'LL ACT LIKE
YOU'RE GONNA MEET HIM."
WHAT?
WAIT, WHAT?
IS THAT SAFE?
I'LL BE THERE
THE ENTIRE TIME.
OKAY.
ME, TOO.
OKAY.
I HAD MADE
AN ARRANGEMENT WITH JOSH
TO MEET HIM
AT THE WALMART PARKING LOT
WHILE THE ATF WAS HIDING BEHIND.
THE TRAP IS SET.
ALL THEY CAN DO NOW IS PRAY
THAT EVERYTHING GOES TO PLAN.
IT'S NOT HIM.
THEY WERE ALL WAITING ON HIM
TO SHOW UP,
AND HE NEVER SHOWED UP.
COULD YOU SEND HIM
A TEXT OR SOMETHING?
YEAH.
YEAH, I WILL.
HE SAID
HE'S AT HIS MOM'S.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA GO.
I'M GONNA KEEP YOU POSTED.
- OKAY.
AS AGENTS HEAD OVER
TO JOSH'S MOTHER'S HOUSE,
AMBER CAN ONLY HOPE
THE NIGHTMARE IS ALMOST OVER.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
GETS INTO POSITION.
JOSH IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
THERE'S NO WAY OF KNOWING
HOW HE WILL REACT.
GO, GO, GO.
FINALLY,
AMBER GETS THE CALL.
IT'S HER.
HELLO?
YEAH.
ARE YOU SURE?
THANK YOU.
THAT'S GREAT NEWS.
THANK YOU.
BYE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
- THEY GOT HIM.
- WHAT?
THEY THINK HE'S GONNA DO
AT LEAST 10 YEARS.
THANK GOD.
JOSH OWEN RECEIVES
A FOUR-YEAR SENTENCE
FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY
AND THREE YEARS
FOR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM.
NOW THAT JOSH IS BEHIND BARS,
AMBER AND CHUCK
CAN MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES.
IN THE FALL OF 2014,
CHUCK TELLS AMBER
HE IS PUTTING HIS PLANS
TO BE A DOCTOR ON HOLD
AND GOING BACK TO WORK.
- YOU LOOK SO HANDSOME.
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
TIME TO GO GET THEM.
YEAH.
KNOCK THEM DEAD.
AGAIN.
ANOTHER REJECTION?
HOW COME?
I DON'T KNOW.
STRANGELY, NOBODY SEEMS
TO WANT TO GIVE CHUCK A JOB.
WELL, THERE WILL BE
OTHER ONES, RIGHT?
YEAH, YEAH.
HE WOULD GET JOB INTERVIEWS,
AND HE WOULD GO TO THEM,
BUT NO ONE WOULD EVER HIRE HIM.
IT KIND OF
WAS KIND OF WEIRD TO ME,
BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY.
THE TRUTH ABOUT IT IS
YOU CAN LIE AS LONG AS YOU WANT.
BUT EVENTUALLY, THE REAL
PERSON'S GONNA COME OUT.
- HI, ANTHONY.
- HI.
OOH, HOW YOU DOING?
I HAVE AN HOUR LUNCH.
I'D GO OVER THERE
SO THAT WAY I CAN RELAX,
WATCH SOME TV.
HI.
AND IT WAS NORMAL.
- CHUCK.
- HE SEEMED NORMAL.
CHUCK, COULD YOU
DO ME A FAVOR?
I HAD SIMPLY ASKED CHUCK
IF HE WOULDN'T MIND
TO GO GET A PAIR OF SHOES
OUT OF THE TRUNK OF THE CAR.
NO.
- AMBER?
- YEAH, I'LL GO GET THEM.
THANK YOU.
CHUCK...
AND I SAID, "CHUCK,
I JUST WAS ASKING A FAVOR.
IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
I MADE YOU BREAKFAST.
I'M LETTING YOU STAY HERE."
YOU KNOW, IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM,
CHUCK?
THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
NO PROBLEM?
SEEMS LIKE
THERE'S A BIT OF A PROBLEM.
OKAY, NO.
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
IT'S A PAIR OF SHOES.
IT'S NOT JUST A PAIR OF SHOES.
IT'S ABOUT RESPECT.
IT TURNED ON A DIME.
AND THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME
I HAD SEEN HIM ACT THAT WAY.
RESPECT?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOUR MOM.
YOU GOT NO RESPECT
FOR ME.
IN MY MIND, I WAS THINKING,
"YOU MIGHT WANT TO STOP
TALKING TO MY MOM LIKE THAT."
- ME?
- RESPECT?
IF YOU WANT RESPECT,
THEN YOU NEED
TO RESPECT THIS FAMILY.
IF YOU'RE DISRESPECTING MY MOM,
YOU'RE DISRESPECTING ALL OF US.
THIS IS HER PLACE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M DONE WITH THIS HOUSE.
I'M DONE.
IS THAT SO?
THEN YOU CAN GO UPSTAIRS,
PACK YOUR BAGS,
AND LEAVE RIGHT NOW.
- YEAH?
- YEAH.
YEAH.
CHUCK!
HE PULLED OUT A POCKETKNIFE,
CLICKED IT OPEN,
AND HE STARTED STABBING ME.
I WAS THINKING IN MY HEAD,
"MY GOD.
IS HE REALLY DOING THIS?"
MY SISTER SCREAMS,
AND I'M THERE.
I TRIED TO RUN.
ALL I WAS THINKING
IN MY HEAD WAS,
"I'M ABOUT TO TAKE
MY LAST BREATH,
AND THIS IS IT."
I DIDN'T THINK
I WAS GONNA MAKE IT.
THEN I TAKE THE GUITAR.
HE STOPPED FOR A SECOND.
AND THEN HE WENT CRAZY,
YOU KNOW?
I WAS HYSTERICAL,
AND I WANTED TO HELP AMBER.
AS FOR YOU...
BLOOD JUST STARTED
GOING EVERYWHERE.
AAH!
THIS VOICE IN MY HEAD SAID,
"GET OUT. GET HELP."
AFTER AMBER'S
VIOLENT EX-FIANCé, JOSH,
IS FINALLY PUT BEHIND BARS,
HER SEEMINGLY PERFECT
NEW BOYFRIEND, CHUCK...
YOU LOOK SO HANDSOME.
...REVEALS A SHOCKING DARK SIDE.
BLOOD JUST STARTED
GOING EVERYWHERE.
AAH!
THIS VOICE IN MY HEAD SAID,
"GET OUT. GET HELP."
911.
What's the address of your emergency?
KARA MANAGES
TO ESCAPE THE APARTMENT
AND ASKS A NEIGHBOR
TO CALL THE POLICE.
Okay.
I WAS ON PATROL
IN THE AREA OF 61st AND MINGO.
AND THE CALL GOES OUT
THAT THERE IS A STABBING.
I RESPONDED
IN AN EMERGENCY MANNER,
WITH BOTH MY LIGHTS
AND SIREN ON,
AND TRIED TO GET THERE
AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
AS OFFICERS
RUSH TO THE SCENE,
THEY HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT TO EXPECT.
WHEN I FIRST ROLLED UP
TO THE APARTMENT COMPLEX,
I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OUT MY GUN.
I WALKED AROUND
THE WEST END OF THE APARTMENT.
OFFICER UPTON WAS ON
THE OTHER END OF THE APARTMENT.
THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE
A SENSE OF FEAR.
BUT YOU KNOW THERE'S A JOB
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
GET ON THE GROUND WITH
YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
I SEE OFFICER UPTON
POINTING HIS WEAPON AT A SUBJECT
THAT WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR
JUST AS I'M SITTING HERE TODAY.
HE LOOKED VISIBLY UPSET.
AND ABOUT 10 FEET OFF TO HIM,
CLOSER TO ME, WAS THE KNIFE.
GET DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH
YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
HE STOOD UP.
AT THAT POINT, I WAS THINKING,
"OFFICER UPTON
IS A VERY GOOD SHOT.
HE WAS TRAINED IN THE MILITARY."
AND I TOLD HIM, "I DON'T WANT
TO HAVE TO SHOOT ANYBODY.
AND JUST DO AS I TELL YOU TO DO,
AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY."
OKAY, OKAY.
GET YOUR HANDS
BEHIND YOUR BACK.
THAT'S WHEN I CALLED FOR
CRIME-SCENE UNITS TO COME OUT
AND THE DETECTIVES.
AND THEY CAME
AND PROCESSED THE SCENE.
I KNEW IT WAS
A VERY SERIOUS ATTACK
JUST BY THE AMOUNT
OF BLOOD THERE.
IT WAS PRETTY GRUESOME.
I MEAN, THERE WAS
BLOOD SPLATTER EVERYWHERE.
AS I WAS WALKING THROUGH,
I MEAN, I EVEN SAW,
LIKE, A TOOTH
LYING ON THE FLOOR
ON A PILE OF CLOTHES.
SHE'D BEEN STABBED IN THE MOUTH,
AND I GUESS
IT KNOCKED HER TOOTH OUT.
AMBER AND HER FAMILY
ARE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL,
WHILE POLICE NOTIFY
THEIR NEXT OF KIN.
I WAS SITTING AT HOME,
WORKING AWAY,
AND HER GRANDMOTHER DEBBIE
CALLED ME AND SAID,
"AMBER'S IN THE HOSPITAL.
SHE'S ON LIFE SUPPORT."
SHE HAD
SIGNIFICANT INJURIES,
12 TO 14 STAB WOUNDS.
SHE HAD A FRACTURED SKULL.
SHE WAS STABBED IN THE MOUTH,
AND THAT TOOTH WAS MISSING.
SHE HAD BROKEN VERTEBRAE
IN HER BACK
FROM BEING STABBED IN HER BACK.
SHE HAD STAB WOUNDS
IN HER NECK, ARMS, BACK, CHEST.
I MEAN, SHE WAS STABBED
EVERYWHERE ON HER UPPER BODY.
TIME SLOWED DOWN
TREMENDOUSLY FOR ME.
I THOUGHT MINUTES WERE HOURS,
AND SECONDS WERE MINUTES.
IT WAS SO FAST AND SO SLOW
AT THE SAME TIME.
KARA AND BROTHER ANTHONY
ALSO SUFFERED
STAB WOUNDS TO THE HEAD,
LEAVING SCARS THAT WILL
STAY WITH THEM FOREVER.
MY HAND
WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
YOU COULD SEE MY BONE
STICKING OUT OF MY HAND.
CHUCK DAVIS IS CHARGED
WITH THREE COUNTS
OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
HE CONFESSES
AND ALSO REVEALS A SECRET
HE'S BEEN HARBORING
FOR OVER A YEAR.
HE HAD BEAT THE MAN UNCONSCIOUS
AND PISTOL-WHIPPED THE WIFE.
CHUCK HAS BEEN
FEEDING AMBER LIES FROM DAY ONE.
HE NEVER HAD STUDIED
FOR A MEDICAL DEGREE,
NOR DID HE EVER HAVE A
HIGH-PAYING JOB IN CONSTRUCTION,
JUST A VIOLENT PAST
THAT HE HID FROM EVERYONE.
THAT WAS THE REASON
WHY HE COULDN'T GET A JOB,
WAS BECAUSE
OF THE FELONY CHARGES.
CHUCK DAVIS IS
SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON.
I NEVER THOUGHT IN MY MIND
HE WOULD EVER BE THE TYPE
TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
HE'S ALWAYS TOLD ME
THAT HE WOULD NEVER
LAY A HAND ON A WOMAN.
IT'S JUSTICE
FOR AMBER AND HER FAMILY,
BUT HER LIFE
WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL,
I HAD A FEAR THAT ANYBODY
I MET WAS GONNA HURT ME.
SHE'S DONE
REALLY GOOD AT RECOVERY.
SHE'S VERY STRONG.
I'M VERY PROUD OF HER.
I MEAN, THIS COULD HAVE
ALL BEEN A TRIPLE HOMICIDE,
AND NONE OF US COULD HAVE
BEEN HERE TALKING TO YOU TODAY.