Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 19 - Scarred by Love - full transcript

KENDRA BEEBE
THOUGHT HER RELATIONSHIP

WITH "40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN"
ACTOR SHELLEY MALIL

WAS PICTURE-PERFECT.

MEETING SHELLEY
WAS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

I WAS REALLY IN LOVE WITH HIM.

HE WAS SO GOOD TO HER
AND THE KIDS.

SHE WAS ENAMORED BY HIM.

BUT AS KENDRA
STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN

HER "HAPPILY EVER AFTER,"

A DEADLY PLOT TWIST
WOULD PLAY OUT...

THIS GUY WAS CRAZY.



THIS GUY'S A LUNATIC.

WHO DOES THAT TO SOMEBODY?

...AND CHANGE
KENDRA'S STORY FOREVER.

I JUST THINK THAT A PERSON
COULDN'T BE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND,

TALKING IN A COOL,
COLLECTED VOICE,

WHILE THEY'RE TRYING
TO MURDER YOU.

WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE
AND MARRIAGE,

THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS
AS THEY SEEM.

CALIFORNIA GIRL KENDRA BEEBE
HAD HER SIGHTS SET

ON MORE THAN JUST DISCOVERING
A LEADING MAN.

I HAD BEEN DIVORCED ONE YEAR.

I HAD CUSTODY
OF MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN.

SO I WAS BUSY CARING FOR THEM
AND WORKING PART TIME.

BUT BY JULY OF 2007,



KENDRA FELT READY
TO GIVE LOVE A SECOND CHANCE.

I FELT LIKE
I WANTED COMPANIONSHIP.

I THOUGHT MAYBE GOING
TO AN ONLINE DATING WEBSITE

WOULD BE A NICE WAY

BECAUSE IT'S NOT
GOING OUT TO THE BARS,

AND YOU CAN KIND OF TELL
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.

IN A MATTER OF WEEKS,

KENDRA FOUND HERSELF CHATTING
WITH AN ATTRACTIVE MAN

NAMED SHELLEY MALIL.

AND SHE WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN
WHAT HE DID FOR A LIVING.

SHELLEY WAS AN ACTOR
BY PROFESSION.

HE'D BEEN IN
"THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN,"

BUT I HADN'T SEEN
ANY OF HIS MOVIES

BECAUSE MY KIDS WERE SO YOUNG.

I WAS WRAPPED UP
IN CHILDREN'S MOVIES.

AND I WASN'T REALLY INTERESTED
IN THE HOLLYWOOD LIFESTYLE.

IN FACT,
I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED

BECAUSE I WASN'T A HOLLYWOOD
KIND OF PERSON.

BUT THE MORE KENDRA
GOT TO KNOW SHELLEY,

THE MORE SHE REALIZED
HOW MUCH THEY HAD IN COMMON.

HE WAS ALSO A DIVORCED FATHER,

SO I FELT LIKE
WE HAD SOME COMMON GROUND THERE.

HE WAS A GOOD LISTENER,

AND I FELT LIKE
HE WAS MY FRIEND.

SO THAT REALLY ATTRACTED ME
TO HIM.

ONE MONTH
AND MANY E-MAILS LATER,

KENDRA WAS READY TO MEET
HER HOLLYWOOD HEADLINER

IN PERSON.

HE DROVE TWO HOURS
TO TAKE ME OUT

FOR A REALLY NICE LUNCH.

HE PICKED ME UP,
HE OPENED THE DOOR,

HE PULLED OUT THE CHAIR.

HE WAS ENGAGING,
HE WAS INTERESTED.

HE WAS A GENTLEMAN.

IT WAS REALLY A PERFECT DATE.

BY THE TIME SHELLEY
DROPPED HER OFF THAT AFTERNOON,

WITHOUT EVEN EXPECTING A KISS,
KENDRA BEEBE WAS SMITTEN.

TWO DAYS LATER,

I GOT THE BIGGEST BOUQUET
OF FLOWERS THAT SAID,

"THANKS
FOR KEEPING CARLSBAD BEAUTIFUL."

SO I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED,

AND I WAS REALLY FEELING LIKE
I HAD FOUND SOMEONE SPECIAL.

OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,

THE COUPLE CONTINUED
GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER

AND WHEN KENDRA INTRODUCED
SHELLEY TO HER CHILDREN,

THE BOND WAS IMMEDIATE.

I THOUGHT,
"WOW, HERE'S THIS GREAT GUY.

HE LOVES ME.
HE LOVES MY KIDS."

IT JUST SEEMED PERFECT.

KENDRA TOLD ME
THAT HE WAS A NICE MAN

AND THAT HE TREATED HER
VERY WELL.

HE WOULD COME DOWN
AND BRING GIFTS

AND WAS BUYING HER
WONDERFUL THINGS.

AND SHE WAS VERY ENAMORED
BY HIM.

BY OCTOBER OF 2007,

THE COUPLE
WAS DATING EXCLUSIVELY

AND SEEMED DESTINED
FOR A LONG LIFE TOGETHER.

BUT NOT EVERY STORY
HAS A HAPPY ENDING.

AND JUST 10 MONTHS LATER,

KENDRA BEEBE WOULD FIND THAT OUT
FIRSTHAND.

ON AUGUST 10, 2008,

KENDRA WAS SHARING A BOTTLE
OF WINE ON THE BACK PATIO

WITH GOOD FRIEND
DAVID MALDONADO.

DAVID PROCEEDS TO TELL ME

THAT HE HAD JUST BEEN DATING
A GIRL FOR A YEAR,

AND THEY'D BROKEN UP.

AND AS HE WAS TELLING ME THIS,
I WAS LIKE,

"MY GOSH, I'VE BEEN DATING
SOMEONE FOR THE LAST YEAR.

AND JUST AS I'M GOING INTO
THE DESCRIPTION OF SHELLEY,

SHELLEY SHOWS UP
ON THE BACK PATIO.

HE CAME AROUND TO KENDRA'S FRONT
AND WENT INTO HER.

IT LOOKED LIKE HE CAME IN
AND STARTED HUGGING HER.

KENDRA REACHED FORWARD
TO HUG SHELLEY,

AND FROM THAT MOMENT ON,

LIFE AS SHE KNEW IT
WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME.

THE ONLY THOUGHTS
THAT I HAD IN MY MIND WAS,

"OKAY, IT'S EITHER HIM OR ME
RIGHT NOW."

I KNEW HE WAS
NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.

AND I JUST FELT AN ANIMAL FEAR

THAT I'VE NEVER FELT
IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

IN NOVEMBER OF 2007,

NINE MONTHS BEFORE A SIMPLE HUG
WOULD END IN A NIGHTMARE,

KENDRA BEEBE
AND ACTOR SHELLEY MALIL

WERE PREPARING TO SPEND THEIR
FIRST THANKSGIVING TOGETHER

AT SHELLEY'S HOME IN L.A.

HIS DAUGHTER HAD ALSO FLOWN IN,

SO WE HAD ALL OUR KIDS,
HIS FAMILY.

IT WAS REALLY A NICE TIME.

WE WERE BOTH SHARING
THE SAME KIND OF VALUES

AND REALLY PLANNED ON
A FUTURE TOGETHER.

BUT THE NEXT DAY,

AFTER ARRIVING BACK HOME
IN SAN DIEGO,

KENDRA RECEIVED
A DISTURBING PHONE CALL.

SHELLEY'S DAUGHTER CALLED ME
IN THE EVENING FROM HIS PHONE,

TELLING ME THAT "DADDY WAS
TALKING FUNNY," AND I TOLD HER,

"HAND THE PHONE TO YOUR DAD."

AND WHEN I WAS TALKING TO HIM,
HE SOUNDED UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

AND I PROCEEDED
TO TELL HIS DAUGHTER,

"YOU NEED TO CALL YOUR MOM
RIGHT AWAY

AND HAVE HER COME PICK YOU UP."

SHELLEY'S BEHAVIOR
SEEMED COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER,

BUT WHEN HE CALLED KENDRA
THE NEXT DAY,

HE WAS NOTHING SHORT
OF APOLOGETIC.

HE ADMITTED TO ME
THAT HE HAD BEEN DRINKING

AND PROBABLY HAD
TOO MUCH TO DRINK,

AND THAT'S WHEN HE TOLD ME

THAT HE HAD STRUGGLED
WITH ALCOHOL IN HIS PAST.

SHOCKED AS KENDRA WAS,
SHE CARED DEEPLY FOR SHELLEY.

AND BY CHRISTMAS OF 2007,
THE COUPLE WAS BACK ON TRACK

AND READY TO CELEBRATE
THE HOLIDAYS TOGETHER.

HE CAME WITH ALL KINDS
OF PRESENTS AND GIFTS.

HE BROUGHT MY MOM PRESENTS.

HE TOOK US TO A FANCY HOTEL
FOR A BEAUTIFUL DINNER,

AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY.

I THOUGHT HE WAS VERY GENEROUS.

AND I THOUGHT THAT HE REALLY
CARED FOR MY DAUGHTER

AND FOR THE KIDS.

THEY WERE ALL DRESSED UP
FOR CHRISTMAS.

IT LOOKED LIKE
A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.

BUT JUST AS LIFE
SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL

FOR THE HAPPY COUPLE,

THE NEW YEAR BEGAN TO USHER IN
MORE PROBLEMS.

KENDRA WAS WEARING SOME
NEW BOOTS AND A LEATHER JACKET

AND THIS REALLY PRETTY
PEACH-COLORED DRESS.

AND SHELLEY CAME UP TO ME
AND HE SAID,

"LOOK AT THIS.

YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH
YOUR DAUGHTER'S DRESS."

I ASKED MY MOM, "MOM,
CAN YOU SEE THROUGH MY DRESS?"

AND SHE SAID, "ABSOLUTELY NOT."

SO I FELT THAT SHELLEY WAS
KIND OF TRYING TO PICK A FIGHT

ABOUT MY DRESS.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY STRANGE

AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHERE HE WAS COMING FROM,

AND I WAS TRYING
TO REASSURE HIM.

SO I JUST KIND OF SHOOK IT OFF

AS MAYBE HE WAS HAVING
A BAD DAY.

BUT BY VALENTINE'S DAY OF 2008,

OVER SIX MONTHS
INTO THEIR RELATIONSHIP,

THE ONCE
SEEMINGLY FLAWLESS SHELLEY

WAS BEGINNING TO SHOW
A FEW MORE CRACKS.

SOON AFTER VALENTINE'S DAY,

HE GOT VERY ANGRY
BECAUSE I WAS IN A TOP,

WHERE I HAD BENT DOWN
TO PICK UP ONE OF THE KIDS,

AND HE SAID
HE COULD SEE DOWN MY SHIRT.

HE GOT VERY ANGRY WITH ME

AND TOLD ME I SHOULD NEVER
WEAR THAT SHIRT AGAIN.

KENDRA THREW OUT THE SHIRT,

THINKING IT WOULD BE
AN EASY SOLUTION

TO DEFUSE FUTURE ARGUMENTS.

A FEW WEEKS
AFTER GETTING RID OF THE TOP,

IT SEEMED TO BE LIKE
ANOTHER SHIRT I WORE.

AND HE ACTUALLY STORMED OFF

BECAUSE
HE DIDN'T LIKE THE SHIRT.

I ENDED UP
THROWING THE SHIRT AWAY,

AND SO IT STARTED TO BECOME
A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR,

AND I JUST SORT OF JUSTIFIED IT

BECAUSE HE WAS SO NICE TO ME
IN EVERY OTHER AREA.

I JUST THOUGHT,
"WELL, THIS IS HIS HANG-UP."

BUT AS THE WINTER
OF 2008 TURNED INTO SPRING,

EVEN SIMPLE WARDROBE CHOICES

WERE SPARKING
FULL-BLOWN ARGUMENTS.

KENDRA WOULD CALL ME,

AND WHEN THINGS WERE GOOD
WITH SHELLEY, I KNEW ABOUT IT.

AND WHEN THINGS WERE BAD
WITH SHELLEY, I KNEW ABOUT IT.

AND IT ALMOST BECAME
LIKE A PING-PONG GAME.

YOU KNOW, ONE DAY IT WAS GOOD.
ONE DAY IT WAS NOT GOOD.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS NOT
A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.

HE WOULD PERIODICALLY CALL ME
AND ASK,

"KENDRA, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?"

AND I WOULD BE TELLING HIM,

"LOOK, I'M IN JEANS
AND A T-SHIRT."

"I'M IN SWEAT PANTS
AND A SWEAT SHIRT."

AND HE WOULD SAY,

"WELL, WHAT KIND OF T-SHIRT?
IS IT SEE-THROUGH?"

AND I WOULD BE LIKE,

"NO, SHELLEY, NO.
PLEASE DON'T DO THIS TO ME."

AND HE WOULD SAY,

"I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.
I WON'T DO THIS."

KENDRA TRIED TO STAY PATIENT

AND HOPED THAT SHELLEY'S
STRANGE BEHAVIOR

WOULD SOON BE
A THING OF THE PAST

BUT ONLY THREE MONTHS LATER,

SHE WOULD REALIZE THAT HE WAS
JUST GETTING STARTED.

HE WAS STANDING IN THE
DOORWAY, AND I ACTUALLY NOW KNOW

THE MEANING OF THE WORD
"SINISTER."

I HAD A SUSPICION

OF WHO I THOUGHT
MIGHT HAVE DONE THIS TO HER.

AND MY SUSPICIONS
WERE WRONG.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND OF
2008 PROMISED TO BE A THRILLING TIME

FOR KENDRA BEEBE
AND HER BOYFRIEND OF 9 MONTHS,

ACTOR SHELLEY MALIL.

ALTHOUGH THEIR RELATIONSHIP
HAD BEEN LESS THAN PERFECT,

KENDRA WAS LOOKING FORWARD
TO ACCOMPANYING SHELLEY

TO A FAMILY WEDDING
THAT WEEKEND.

SHELLEY WAS ALWAYS,
ALWAYS METICULOUSLY DRESSED.

HE KNEW WHERE ALL THE GREAT
INDIAN SHOPS WERE IN L.A.,

AND HE ACTUALLY TOOK ME SHOPPING
SO THAT I COULD GET

A FEW TRADITIONAL OUTFITS
TO WEAR.

THAT FRIDAY NIGHT,

AS THE COUPLE GOT READY
FOR THE REHEARSAL DINNER,

KENDRA PUT ON HER NEW OUTFIT.

HE SAID I LOOKED NICE

WHEN I PUT ON
THE TRADITIONAL OUTFIT,

BUT THEN LATER ON
IN THE EVENING,

HE SAID THAT HE HAD WISHED
I'D WORN SOMETHING MORE WESTERN,

MEANING AMERICAN.

I THINK THE FIGHT
HAD JUST GOTTEN TOO OLD

AND I'D HAD ENOUGH.

KENDRA TOLD SHELLEY
THAT SHE NEEDED SOME SPACE

AND TRAVELED WITHOUT HIM
TO VISIT HER MOTHER IN SEATTLE.

HE CALLED ME WHILE I WAS
UP THERE AT MY MOM'S HOUSE,

ASKING WHAT I WAS DOING,
WHAT I WAS WEARING.

AND I WAS LIKE,
"YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.

I'M IN MY MOM'S HOUSE,
TALKING TO MY FAMILY."

AFTER LISTENING TO IT,

KENDRA AND I WOULD SAY
TO EACH OTHER,

"HOW OLD IS HE?"

BECAUSE IT WAS JUST SO...
ALMOST CHILD-LIKE.

BY THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST,

KENDRA KNEW THAT SHE NEEDED
TO END THE RELATIONSHIP

ONCE AND FOR ALL.

SO SHE TOLD SHELLEY THAT SHE
WOULD PREFER TO BE FRIENDS,

BUT NOTHING MORE.

I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE AND BE
WITH MY KIDS, AND I'M OKAY.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH
THIS BAD DIVORCE.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH
THIS RELATIONSHIP

THAT TOOK A LOT OF ENERGY.

BUT I'VE LEARNED FROM IT,
AND I JUST NEED SOME TIME OFF.

BUT SHELLEY WASN'T
DONE WITH KENDRA JUST YET.

ON AUGUST 10, 2008,
AFTER PUTTING HER KIDS TO BED,

KENDRA SAT DOWN
TO ENJOY A WARM SUMMER EVENING

WITH LONGTIME FRIEND
DAVID MALDONADO.

SHE BEGAN TO TELL HIM ABOUT
HER RECENT BREAKUP WITH SHELLEY.

JUST AS I'M GOING INTO
THE DESCRIPTION OF SHELLEY,

OUR CONVERSATION'S
IMMEDIATELY STOPPED

BECAUSE SHELLEY SHOWS UP
ON THE BACK PATIO.

WITH NO SHIRT, NO SHOES,

A BASEBALL CAP ON BACKWARDS,
AND A PAIR OF SHORTS.

I FELT PRIMAL, INSTINCTUAL FEAR.

AND HE STARTS TO WALK UP TO ME.

AND HE SAID,
"KENDRA, KENDRA, KENDRA."

AND I THINK, "MY GOSH,
HE'S GONNA HUG ME."

BUT THAT WASN'T
EXACTLY WHAT SHELLEY HAD IN MIND.

IN ONE SPLIT SECOND,

I SEE A FLASH OF SILVER
AND I'M THINKING,

"MY GOD. HE'S GOT A KNIFE."

SHE STARTED SQUIRMING
AND SCREAMING.

AND SO I KNEW
SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

SO I CAME AROUND,
TRIED TO PULL HIM OFF OF HER,

AND HE DIDN'T EVEN CARE
THAT I WAS THERE.

HE HAD PUNCTURED
ONE OF MY LUNGS,

AND I COULD FEEL
I WASN'T GETTING SO MUCH AIR.

I WAS SURROUNDED
BY ALL THESE HOUSES AROUND ME,

AND THEIR WINDOWS WERE OPEN.

AND I START TAKING IN BREATHS
AND SCREAMING OUT,

"HELP! CALL 911! HELP!
HE'S KILLING ME!"

ACROSS THE PATIO,

DAVID WAS TRYING TO WRESTLE
THE KNIFE FROM SHELLEY.

I WAS THINKING

THAT THERE WAS A LIFE
THAT WAS GONNA BE LOST

IF I DIDN'T STOP HIM.

I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT I WAS GONNA ACTUALLY

GET THE KNIFE OUT OF HIS HAND,

BUT I DID,
FROM SOME GRACE OF GOD.

I THREW IT FAR AWAY AS I COULD
OVER A FENCE INTO AN EMBANKMENT

SO THAT NOBODY COULD REACH IT.

DAVID KNEW

THAT HE HAD TO GET
IMMEDIATE HELP FOR KENDRA,

SO HE RAN TO FIND
THE NEAREST PHONE.

MEANWHILE, SHELLEY MADE HIS WAY
OFF THE GROUND

AND BACK TOWARDS KENDRA.

I THOUGHT,
"WELL, I'M SAFE NOW.

SHELLEY DOESN'T HAVE A KNIFE."

AND THEN HE RUNS INSIDE,
AND I THINK,

"NO, I NEED TO GET TO
THE FRONT OF THE STREET,

AND I NEED TO GET HELP."

I RUN THROUGH THE SIDE YARD,

AND I'M UNLATCHING THE GATE
AND KICKING IT OPEN,

AND IT WON'T OPEN.

IT'S JAMMED SHUT.

AND AS I'M DOING SO,
SHELLEY'S THERE

WITH MY BIGGEST BUTCHER KNIFE
FROM MY KITCHEN.

AS SHELLEY CLOSED IN ON KENDRA,

SHE COULD ONLY PRAY
THAT HELP WAS ON THE WAY.

BUT SHE HAD NO IDEA

IF SHE WOULD SURVIVE
TO FIND OUT.

I FELT LIKE
I WANTED TO GO TO SLEEP.

AND I KNEW IF I WAS
GONNA GO TO SLEEP,

I WASN'T GONNA COME BACK.

NONE OF THE STORY THAT
HE GAVE MADE ANY SENSE AT ALL.

ON AUGUST 10, 2008,

KENDRA BEEBE
SUDDENLY FOUND HERSELF

IN A DESPERATE FIGHT
FOR HER LIFE.

HER RECENT EX-BOYFRIEND,
ACTOR SHELLEY MALIL,

HAD STABBED HER THREE TIMES,

AND SEEMED TO BE
COMING BACK FOR MORE.

I COULDN'T FEND HIM OFF
FOR VERY LONG.

AND HE STARTS STABBING ME.

I MEAN,
I WAS TELLING HIM I LOVED HIM.

AND HE WAS LIKE,
"YEAH, RIGHT, YOU LOVE ME."

AND HE'D STAB ME AGAIN.

I HEARD KENDRA
SCREAMING OUT FOR HELP.

AND SHE WAS SCREAMING THAT
SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO KILL HER.

CALL THE POLICE.

SO I KIND OF
POPPED OVER THE FENCE

TO TRY TO LOOK
AND SEE WHERE SHE WAS.

FINALLY, AT SOME POINT,

MY NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR
WHO HAD CAME OUT,

HE SEES HIM GOING AT ME,
BUT HE THINKS I'M BEING PUNCHED.

HE DOESN'T REALIZE
I'M BEING STABBED.

HE KIND OF TALKS DOWN SHELLEY,
AND HE SAYS,

"YOU NEED TO GET
TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE."

SOMEHOW ABLE TO STAND,

KENDRA RAN BACK THROUGH HER HOME
AND ONTO THE FRONT PORCH,

BUT SHELLEY
WAS RIGHT BEHIND HER.

I GET ON THE FRONT LOVE
SEAT, AND HE STABS ME AGAIN.

HE JUST PLUNGED IT IN
AS DEEP AS HE COULD.

I REMEMBER THAT ONE, THINKING,
"WOW, HE'S GOT ME."

BY THE TIME I RAN BACK
OVER, I REALIZED HE HAD A KNIFE.

I SAID, "STEP BACK,
GET OFF OF HER.

PUT THE KNIFE DOWN."

AND WE STARTED HEARING
POLICE SIRENS RIGHT AFTER THAT.

I KIND OF LOOKED AROUND FOR HIM,
AND THEN HE WAS GONE.

I WAS FIGHTING TO STAY AWAKE.

I WAS FIGHTING TO LIVE
FOR MY KIDS.

AND I THINK IF ANYTHING
KEPT ME ALIVE THAT NIGHT,

IT WAS THE LOVE OF MY CHILDREN
AND NOT WANTING TO LEAVE THEM.

AROUND 9:00 PM,
PARAMEDICS ARRIVED

AND TRANSPORTED KENDRA
TO THE HOSPITAL,

WHERE SHE IMMEDIATELY
WENT INTO SURGERY.

AS POLICE CONTINUED
THEIR SEARCH FOR SHELLEY,

EVERYONE PRAYED THAT KENDRA
WOULD MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT.

WHEN I GOT INTO HER ROOM
AND I SAW MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER,

THE FIRST THING I SAID IS,
"GET ME A PRIEST."

I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO
BRING MY DAUGHTER HOME

TO BURY HER.

I ACTUALLY LOST
HALF OF MY BLOOD THAT NIGHT.

I ALSO SUFFERED
FROM TWO PUNCTURED LUNGS.

THE STAB WOUND ON MY NECK

CAME 1/8 OF A CENTIMETER
OF MY CAROTID ARTERY.

I EXPERIENCED A MIRACLE
BY LIVING THAT NIGHT.

THE NEXT DAY, ON AUGUST 11th,

POLICE TOLD KENDRA THAT SHELLEY
HAD TURNED HIMSELF IN,

CLAIMING HE WAS NOT GUILTY.

HE WAS IMMEDIATELY ARRESTED

FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER,
MAYHEM, AND BURGLARY.

BAIL WAS SET AT $2 MILLION.

THE POLICE ASKED
IF I FELT THREATENED.

I SAID, "YES, OF COURSE."

IT'S SCARY TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE
YOU COULD HAVE LOVED AND TRUSTED

WOULD DO THIS.

OVER THE COURSE
OF THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF,

KENDRA WOULD NOT ONLY
HAVE TO RECOVER

FROM HER PHYSICAL WOUNDS,

SHE WOULD HAVE TO RELIVE EVERY
MOMENT OF THE ATTACK IN COURT.

THE WAY HE TALKS,
EVERYTHING IS AN ACCIDENT.

HE WENT IN THE BACKYARD,

AND SUDDENLY HE'S ATTACKED
BY DAVID MALDONADO.

BUT HE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE
AN EXPLANATION

FOR STABBING HER 23 TIMES,
EXCEPT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT

AND HE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT
THE KNIFE WAS HURTING KENDRA.

HE NEVER TOLD HIS MOTIVE.

HE'S NEVER CONFESSED
TO A MOTIVE.

THIS WAS SELF DEFENSE,

AND IT WAS ALL
JUST A BIG MISTAKE.

FINALLY IN DECEMBER OF 2010,

MORE THAN TWO YEARS
AFTER THE ATTACK,

A SAN DIEGO JURY
CONVICTED SHELLEY MALIL

OF ATTEMPTED
PREMEDITATIVE MURDER

AND ASSAULT
WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

HE WAS SENTENCED TO
14 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON.

DURING THE SENTENCING, HE SAID

HE DOESN'T KNOW THE WORDS
TO SAY HOW SORRY HE IS.

WELL, I THINK IT'S LIKE
TWO WORDS... I'M SORRY.

SO WHETHER HE IS SORRY OR NOT
DOESN'T REALLY MATTER TO ME.

I'VE MOVED FORWARD.

TODAY, THE ATTACK
THAT ALMOST TOOK KENDRA'S LIFE

HAS GIVEN HER
A GREATER SENSE OF CLARITY.

I STILL GET UP
AND GO TO WORK EVERY DAY.

I STILL
TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN.

I THINK WHAT'S DIFFERENT
ABOUT MY LIFE NOW, IN SOME WAYS,

I FEEL MORE WHOLE THAN I'VE
EVER FELT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

LIVING IN SAN DIEGO AND
RUNNING HER OWN INSURANCE BUSINESS,

KENDRA HAS WORKED HARD

TO HEAL HER PHYSICAL
AND EMOTIONAL WOUNDS.

MY DAUGHTER STILL AMAZES ME.

SHE'S VIBRANT. SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT SHE LIVED.

IN THE FUTURE,

KENDRA HOPES TO WORK
WITH LAWMAKERS

TO HELP ERADICATE
DOMESTIC ABUSE.

IN THE MEANTIME,
SHE'S BUSY RAISING HER CHILDREN

WITH NO IMMEDIATE THOUGHTS
OF A LIFELONG PARTNER.

IT WOULD TAKE
SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL

FOR ME TO EVER BE ABLE TO TRUST
AND OPEN UP AGAIN.

TODAY, I WOULD SAY
I AM SOMEONE THAT EMBRACES LIFE.

I'M HOPEFUL. I'M POSITIVE.

I'M A FIGHTER,
AND I'M NOT A VICTIM.

I AM A SURVIVOR.