Wives with Knives (2012–…): Season 4, Episode 1 - You're Going to Die Tonight - full transcript

A RESILIENT TEENAGER
LEARNS TO DEMAND RESPECT.

WELL, YOU GET EVEN.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TAUGHT.

SHE FAST-TRACKS HER
WAY TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER...

- WHERE WERE YOU?
- BUT IS UNLUCKY IN LOVE.

HE JUST COULDN'T SHAKE IT.

I WAS LIKE, "LORD,
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?"

EDNA?

THEN, A CHANCE
ENCOUNTER DELIVERS TRUE LOVE.

WE ASKED EACH OTHER,
"DO YOU REALLY LOVE ME?"

AND I SAID, "YEAH, I DO."

SHOW ME YOUR PHONE.



BUT THIS
PERFECT MARRIAGE

IS ABOUT TO GO UP IN FLAMES.

SHE BLEW THE SMOKE IN MY FACE.
I HATED THAT.

YOU'RE GONNA DIE TONIGHT.

NOT ALL FAIRY TALES
HAVE HAPPY ENDINGS.

WHEN LOVE GOES WRONG,
A WOMAN CAN DO THE UNTHINKABLE.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

- HEY!
- HEY. HOW YOU DOING?

DAD, LOOK.

IT'S A SUNNY
SUMMER AFTERNOON,

AND 13-YEAR-OLD EDNA HARRIS

IS HELPING HER FAMILY PICK FRUIT
AT THE LOCAL ORCHARD.

HEY, MOM!

- HEY, BABE!
- HEY, LOOK WHAT I GOT.



OH, YOU DID AWESOME!

YOU GOT A BASKETFUL.
I LOVE IT.

EDNA COMES FROM
A STRONG, TIGHT-KNIT FAMILY...

- CAN WE MAKE SOME PIE LATER?
- ABSOLUTELY!

...WHERE EVERYONE
HAS EACH OTHER'S BACK.

THERE'S NINE KIDS IN MY FAMILY.

MY DAD'S FROM NINE.

MY MOTHER'S FROM NINE.

BUT TODAY,

A CHAIN OF EVENTS WILL CHANGE
THE FAMILY DYNAMIC FOREVER.

SHE WAS REACHING OUT
AND REACHED TOO FAR.

AAH!

AND THE LADDER FELL.

MOM!

THE BIG BONE IN HER LEG
CAME OUT OF HER ANKLE.

AAH! AAH!

HER MOTHER'S LEG
FRACTURE IS SO SEVERE,

DOCTORS
WANT TO AMPUTATE HER FOOT.

- BETTER GET THE AMBULANCE!
- OKAY!

EDNA'S FATHER REFUSES.

BUT HER MOTHER WILL NEED
TO SPEND THE NEXT YEAR

AND A HALF IN REHAB.

OH, GOD!

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
I CRIED.

MY MOM, YOU KNOW,
BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR SO LONG.

I FELT REALLY BAD, YOU KNOW,

THAT MY MOM
WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT.

SINCE EDNA'S FATHER

WORKS LONG HOURS
AS A TRUCK DRIVER,

HER AUNT STEPS
IN TO HELP AROUND THE HOUSE.

IS THIS
YOUR MOTHER'S SISTER?

THAT'S MY MOM'S SISTER.

IN THE BEGINNING,
SHE WAS NICE, BUT...

EDNA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IT WAS A VERY SHORT TIME
WHERE SHE BECAME A WITCH.

YOUR MAMA AIN'T DEAD, GIRL.
SHE JUST FELL.

SHE AIN'T DEAD.
GET UP.

- SHE REALLY WAS A NASTY PERSON.
- I MEAN NOW.

JUST RUDE TO US, YOU KNOW?

OH, COME ON. GIVE ME SOME,
GIVE ME SOME.

ACCORDING TO EDNA,

IT'S NOT LONG
BEFORE SHE DISCOVERS HER AUNT

IS DOING A LOT MORE THAN
JUST HOUSEHOLD CHORES.

I KNOCKED ON MY FATHER'S
BEDROOM DOOR.

AND I OPENED THE DOOR.

THE TWO OF THEM WERE IN THERE.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

SHE WAS ON TOP OF HIM.

AND I SCREAMED BLOODY MURDER.

- DADDY, HOW COULD YOU?
- EDNA, GO.

- DADDY!
- GO, EDNA. GO.

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.
GO.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
THIS IS MY MOM'S SISTER.

NOTHIN' HAPPENED.
THIS IS BETWEEN...

EDNA CLAIMS
THAT HER FATHER BEGS HER

NOT TO TELL HER MOTHER.

HE PROMISES IT WILL NEVER
HAPPEN AGAIN AND KICKS HER AUNT

OUT OF THE HOUSE.

THIS COULD DESTROY HER.

MM-HMM.

DR. CASEY JORDAN STUDIES
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR.

13 IS VERY YOUNG FOR EDNA
TO BE WITHOUT HER MOTHER.

NOW SHE ALSO HAS THE BURDEN

OF DECIDING WHETHER TO KEEP
HER FATHER'S SECRET.

EITHER WAY,
HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HER FATHER

WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

WHAT A HORRIBLE,
HEAVY SECRET.

- MOMMY!
- HEY! HEY, BABY.

I SWORE I COULDN'T KEEP
A SECRET, I HAD TO TELL HER.

OH, MY GOODNESS.
YOU LOOK GOOD.

- WHAT'S WRONG?
- I SAW DAD WITH AUNTIE.

HOW WAS IT,
TELLING YOUR MOM?

HE TOLD YOU NOT TO TELL ME
YOU SAW HIM?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE IT.

AND DADDY'S STANDING THERE
SAYING THAT I'M LYING.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.

- YOU TOLD ME NOT TO TELL HER.
- I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU ANYTHING.

WHAT ARE YOU TELLING
YOUR MAMA?

I'M IN HERE AND I
CAN'T BE HAVING THAT!

YOU'RE IN THE BED
WITH MY SISTER IN MY HOUSE.

NO. NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO...

I NEED YOU TO STEP OUT.

DADDY'S TRIED APOLOGIZING
TO MY MOM.

BUT SHE DIDN'T WANT
TO HEAR THAT AT THAT POINT.

MY BABY HAD TO SEE THAT?

YOU AIN'T GOT TO GET
ALL LIKE THAT.

I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.

SIX MONTHS LATER,

EDNA'S MOTHER IS RELEASED
FROM THE HOSPITAL.

GOD, I LIKE WHAT YOU'VE DONE
WITH THE PLACE.

ACCORDING TO EDNA, HER AUNT
DECIDES TO DROP BY THE HOUSE

TO WELCOME HER SISTER HOME,
THINKING HER SECRET IS SAFE.

- SHE WHOOPED HER BUTT.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MY MOM SNUCK RIGHT IN ON HER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU WANT
TO BRING ME FLOWERS?

I STOOD THERE LAUGHING 'CAUSE

IF SHE HAD TRIED
TO DO SOMETHING TO MY MOM,

I WOULD HAVE HELPED MY MOM.

YOU ARE MY SISTER!

BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE
TO DO ANYTHING.

MY MOM HANDLED IT.
SHE HANDLED IT.

GET UP AND GET OUT
OF MY HOUSE.

YOU'RE NOT WELCOME HERE.
YOU GET OUT.

GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.
COME ON, BABY.

THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT LESSON FOR YOU.

YES.
WHEN YOU GET EVEN, YOU KNOW,

YOU TRY TO HANDLE IT YOURSELF,
BASICALLY.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS TAUGHT.

IT'S A LESSON THAT
YOUNG EDNA WILL TAKE WITH HER

FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.

EDNA'S GOT GOOD ROOTS,
AND SHE'S A GOOD PERSON.

JUST DON'T STEP
ON THAT WRONG NERVE.

- I GOT TO RESPECT YOU?
- THAT'S RIGHT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU COME HOME
LAST NIGHT?

SHORTLY AFTER,

EDNA'S ONCE IDYLLIC LIFE
BEGINS TO CRUMBLE.

YOU ALWAYS OUT THERE?
YOU WANT TO BE IN THE CLUB?

THINGS DID CHANGE IN THE FAMILY.
THERE WAS A LOT LESS TRUST.

WHO WERE YOU WITH?

MY FATHER STARTED DRINKING
AND WOULD GET PAID ON FRIDAY.

AND WE'D SEE HIM
ON SUNDAY MORNING, 2:00 A. M.

- HE CHANGED COMPLETELY.
- YEP.

LIKE, BECAME A WHOLE
DIFFERENT PERSON.

YES.
AND THERE'S A FEW TIMES

WHERE HE DID HIT HER,
AND I HIT HIM.

THIS IS BETWEEN ME AND YO MAMA,
GROWN-UP BUSINESS.

- GET DOWN OVER THERE!
- GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER!

EDNA'S MOTHER FINALLY
GIVES HER HUSBAND AN ULTIMATUM.

YOU GET SOBER,
OR YOU GET OUT OF HERE.

- I DON'T NEED -
- GONE!

I'M GONE!

WHEN EDNA'S FATHER
CHOOSES TO LEAVE,

SHE FEELS ABANDONED.

SHE WILL ALSO ALWAYS REMEMBER
HOW HER FATHER

DISRESPECTED HER MOTHER AND VOWS
TO NEVER LET THAT HAPPEN TO HER.

IT LOOKS SO GOOD, YOU GUYS!

JUST MAKE SURE IT'S KIND
OF MORE THAT WAY, YOU KNOW?

THOUGH EDNA'S
HOME LIFE IS IN SHAMBLES,

SHE'S A SHINING STAR AT SCHOOL.

YEAH, YEAH.
THANKS, THANK YOU.

HEY!

EVERYONE WANTS TO BE
FRIENDS WITH THE PRETTY

AND POPULAR TEEN.

SHE HAD A WAY
OF GETTING ALONG WITH EVERYBODY.

IT DIDN'T MATTER WHO YOU WERE.

I KNOW IT'S KIND OF HEAVY, BUT
YOU GUYS WILL WORK IT OUT, HUH?

GIVE ME THAT STRING.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE STRING FOR?

AS EDNA AND HER
FRIENDS SET UP

FOR A LOCAL COMMUNITY DANCE
THAT EVENING...

- HEY. BILL.
- HEY.

...SHE'S APPROACHED BY
ONE OF THE DANCE'S MUSICIANS.

- CAN I START?
- IT'S ALL GOOD.

YEAH. WE ACTUALLY SET UP
A MIKE FOR YOU.

BILL IS SHY
AND A COMPLETE GENTLEMAN.

- WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- I'M EDNA.

- EDNA.
- NICE TO MEET YOU.

AND EDNA FEELS
AN INSTANT ATTRACTION.

HE WAS SO CUTE STANDING UP THERE
PLAYING THAT GUITAR.

I LOVED WHAT I SAW.

AND, YOU KNOW, BIG, BIG SMILE.

HE WOULD SMILE AT ME, YOU KNOW?

MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF EDNA
WAS THAT SHE WAS CUTE.

AND THEN WE SMILED AT EACH OTHER
AND JUST CAUGHT EYES.

I WAS THE TYPE OF GUY
THAT WAS FAIRLY SHY AT THE TIME.

HEY!
THANK YOU MUCH FOR...

BUT I WAS REALLY
INTERESTED IN HER.

IT'S COMING TOGETHER.

- YEAH.
- IT LOOKS NICE.

EDNA HAS NEVER HAD
A BOYFRIEND.

IT WAS NICE.
IT WAS A GOOD CONVERSATION.

AND HE ASKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
"DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?"

AND IT WAS LIKE, "NO."

I COULD CALL YOU,
COULD PICK YOU UP.

I CAN'T HAVE BOYS
CALL MY HOUSE.

- THAT'S TOO BAD.
- BUT I CAN HAVE YOUR NUMBER.

REALLY?

IT'S THE BEGINNING OF
A SWEET AND INNOCENT COURTSHIP.

WE TALKED FOR HOURS,
AND THEN, LATE AT NIGHT, UH,

WE'D TELL EACH OTHER, "YOU
HANG UP," "NO, YOU HANG UP."

AND THEN, EVENTUALLY,

WE'D FALL ASLEEP WITH THE PHONE
NEXT TO OUR EAR.

- IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
- IT IS.

IT'S EDNA'S FIRST LOVE.

AND SHE IS COMPLETELY SMITTEN
WITH THE CHARMING

AND TALENTED MUSICIAN.

YEAH.

BUT SHE KEEPS BILL
AT ARM'S LENGTH.

SO ARE YOU GONNA GO
TO THE FOOTBALL GAME?

I'M REALLY GRABBING
ONTO EVERYTHING

I WAS TAUGHT AND TOLD NOT TO DO.

OKAY, NOT TOO MUCH.

YOU CAN DATE A GUY.
YOU CAN KISS A GUY.

BUT YOU CANNOT HAVE SEX.

I WANT TO KISS YOU AGAIN.

MAYBE AT THE DANCE.

I WAS WILLING TO WAIT BACK THEN

BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, I RESPECTED HER.

AND THAT KIND
OF MADE ME MORE PROUD OF HER

BECAUSE SHE HAD A STRONG RESPECT
OF HERSELF.

IF EDNA LEARNED ONE THING
FROM HER MOTHER,

IT WAS ABOUT RESPECT.

DO NOT LET A MAN DISRESPECT YOU.

AND EDNA WAS NOT GOING
TO LET HER MOTHER DOWN.

BUT AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF,

THE ROMANCE SUDDENLY FIZZLES.

ACCORDING TO BILL, EDNA
STOPS RETURNING HIS PHONE CALLS.

SHE NEVER GAVE ME
A REASON WHAT HAPPENED.

I KIND OF ASSUMED THAT,

YOU KNOW,
SHE PROBABLY HAD SOMEBODY ELSE.

KIND OF ENDED ON THAT NOTE.

BUT WHY DID YOU BREAK UP
WITH BILL?

HE'S, LIKE, STICKING AROUND

EVEN THOUGH YOU WON'T
HAVE SEX WITH HIM.

BECAUSE I FOUND ROBERT.

ROBERT WAS TALLER...

WAIT, YOU TRADED UP?

I TRADED UP.

ROBERT WAS, LIKE, 6'2".

AND HE WAS TALL,
DARK, AND HANDSOME.

I JUST LIKED WHAT I SAW.

ROBERT HAS A CAR
AND GOES TO COLLEGE,

AND 16-YEAR-OLD EDNA IS SWEPT UP
IN THE ALLURE OF THIS OLDER MAN.

BUT HE STARTS, YOU KNOW,
KISSING ON ME.

AND I - I LIKE THE KISSES.
I'M NOT GONNA LIE TO YOU.

SO WE KISSED.

BUT THIS GIRL
IS STICKING TO HER GUNS.

BASED ON THE WAY
YOU WERE RAISED, ALWAYS KNEW YOU

WERE GOING TO STAY A VIRGIN
UNTIL YOU WERE MARRIED.

AND JUST LIKE YOU HAD
TOLD BILL THIS,

YOU MADE THIS
VERY CLEAR TO ROBERT.

YES.

BUT ROBERT DOESN'T PLAY
BY THE RULES.

OH.
YOU'RE HURTING ME.

THE HOT AND STEAMY MAKE-OUT

SESSION IS ABOUT TO TAKE
A TERRIFYING TURN.

AAH!

CALL ME THAT MORNING.

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD
EDNA HARRIS

HAS VOWED TO STAY A VIRGIN
UNTIL SHE'S MARRIED.

OKAY.

BUT THINGS ARE HEATING UP
WITH HER NEW BOYFRIEND, ROBERT.

AND HE'S ABOUT TO CROSS
THE LINE.

STOP!
OH!

NO!

I COULDN'T GET UP.
I FOUGHT HIM.

BUT IT DIDN'T -
IT DIDN'T MAKE HIM STOP.

AND IT HAPPENED.

I WAS RAPED BY HIM.

ONE TIME, LAST TIME.

OFF ME!

I CRIED.
I SLAPPED HIS FACE.

GET AWAY FROM ME!
GO!

HE TRIED TO HUG ME AND TELL
ME, YOU KNOW, HE LOVES ME.

AND HE DIDN'T MEAN FOR IT TO BE
OUR FIRST TIME LIKE THAT.

"PLEASE, FORGIVE ME."

EDNA TELLS ROBERT SHE
NEVER WANTS TO SEE HIM AGAIN.

SHE PUTS THE TRAUMATIC EVENT
BEHIND HER

AND DOESN'T TELL A SINGLE SOUL
WHAT HAPPENED.

BUT THE INCIDENT WILL LEAVE MORE
THAN JUST AN EMOTIONAL SCAR.

I'M SINGING IN THE CHOIR,

AND WE'RE ON STAGE.

THAT'S WHEN I FOUND
OUT I WAS PREGNANT.

EDNA!
ARE YOU OKAY?

GIVE HER SPACE.
BACK UP.

ARE YOU REALLY?

I WAS 4 MONTHS PREGNANT.

DID YOU BUY THAT DRESS
THAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT?

I FIGURED, "THIS IS MY KID.

I'M NOT GONNA GET RID OF IT."

EDNA MAKES A BOLD DECISION

TO KEEP THE PREGNANCY A SECRET.

YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU
WERE ABLE TO HIDE THAT PREGNANCY?

I MADE SURE I DIDN'T EAT A LOT
SO I COULDN'T GET HUGE.

DID YOU DO THIS OUT OF FEAR
OF YOUR PARENTS?

YES.

THERE'S NO OTHER ANSWER.
YES.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL CHECK YOU LATER.

EDNA EVENTUALLY TELLS
ROBERT ABOUT THE BABY,

BUT WANTS NOTHING
TO DO WITH HIM.

GET AWAY FROM ME.

WITH EVERYONE ELSE,

SHE KEEPS UP THE RUSE
FOR THE NEXT 5 MONTHS.

SHE DIDN'T SHOW AT ALL.
THAT'S WHY NOBODY KNEW ANYTHING.

ON SEPTEMBER 21,
1969, EDNA GOES INTO LABOR.

SO I CALL MY SISTER,
AND SHE TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL.

SOON AFTER,
I HAD MY DAUGHTER,

WHICH WAS 45 MINUTES
AFTER GETTING THERE.

THERE YOU GO.

TELL ME WHAT IT WAS
LIKE THE FIRST TIME

YOU LAID EYES
ON YOUR DAUGHTER.

OH, MY GOD.
SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.

SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.
AND I CRIED AND PRAYED.

EDNA NAMES HER
DAUGHTER EVODNEY.

THEN SHE BRACES HERSELF
FOR HER MOTHER'S REACTION.

HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME?

I WAS SO ASHAMED.
I HID IT.

I LOVE YOU.

SHE CRIED, FIRST AND FOREMOST,
ASKED WHO THE FATHER WAS.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME?

I WAS WITH ROBERT.
HE FORCED HIMSELF...

HE DID WHAT?!

I TOLD HER, "MA,
I ACTUALLY GOT RAPED."

YOU TOLD YOUR MOM THAT?

I DID TELL HER.
I HAD TO TELL HER.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S GONNA
BREAK HER HEART.

YEAH.
IT'S OKAY.

THE TRUTH WILL SET ME FREE.

I WAS ASHAMED.
I'M SO SORRY.

THERE WAS NO ANGER.

SHE GONNA BE JUST FINE.
YOU'LL BE FINE.

YOU KNOW,
THE BOTTOM LINE IS,

"YOU'RE STILL GOING TO SCHOOL.
I'M GONNA KEEP THE BABY,

AND, YOU KNOW, WATCH HER
WHILE YOU'RE IN SCHOOL."

OH, MY LORD.
MY BABY HAS A BABY.

EDNA'S MOTHER
KEEPS HER PROMISE.

SHE HELPS RAISE EVODNEY WHILE
EDNA GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL

AND EARNS A COLLEGE DEGREE
IN ENGLISH LITERATURE.

FOR THE NEXT 7 YEARS,

EDNA FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING
HER DAUGHTER AND SWEARS OFF MEN.

AFTER HAVING MY DAUGHTER,
ITS LIKE,

I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT SHE HAS THE BEST LIFE

THAT I COULD GIVE HER.

IT'S 1977.

EDNA'S NOW 25 YEARS OLD

WITH A SUCCESSFUL CAREER TESTING
CAMERAS AT EASTMAN KODAK.

SHE'S MOVED INTO HER OWN
APARTMENT WITH EVODNEY,

WHO'S NOW 8 YEARS OLD.

AND SHE'S STILL SINGLE.

DURING THAT TIME,
THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY DATING.

AND I WAS JUST TOO BUSY
TO EVEN LOOK AT SOMEBODY ELSE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CUT?

YOU'RE TOO BEAUTIFUL
TO BE AT THE END OF LINE.

BUT EDNA'S DRY SPELL
IS ABOUT TO END.

SURE.

HE LOOKED BACK.
AND HE TOLD ME TO COME UP,

AND HE'LL GO BACK.

- THAT'S HOW WE MET.
- HE'S A GENTLEMAN.

HE'S A REAL GENTLEMAN.
YEAH.

HE SAW A YOUNG MOTHER
WITH HER DAUGHTER,

WAITING IN A LONG LINE
FOR ICE CREAM.

YEP, ON A HOT SUMMER DAY.

AND, UH,
HE CAME OVER AND ASKED,

"DO YOU MIND
IF I SIT HERE, TOO?"

HELLO, LADIES.
CAN I SIT WITH YOU?

IS IT OKAY?

MY DAUGHTER SAID,
"YOU CAN SIT DOWN

BECAUSE YOU LET US GO
BEFORE YOU."

I'M TOM.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

EVODNEY.

EVODNEY.

TOM AND EVODNEY
HIT IT OFF RIGHT AWAY.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME MEAN?

ENOUGH TIME HAS PASSED.

HER DAUGHTER IS A LITTLE OLDER,
AND EDNA FEELS ACCOMPLISHED.

SHE'S FINALLY READY
TO START DATING.

BUT SHE'S WARY.

RIGHT NOW,
SHE'S LOOKING MORE FOR STABILITY

THAN FOR PASSION.

MISS DIANA ROSS...

YOU NEED ANY BACKUP SINGERS?

TOM IS A HARDWORKING
CITY BUS DRIVER.

HE'S ATTENTIVE AND KIND
WITH STRONG FAMILY VALUES,

EVERYTHING EDNA'S ALWAYS
WANTED IN A MAN.

HE WAS CORDIAL.
HE WAS KIND.

HE WAS STEADY.

AND I DIDN'T SEE
ANY UP- AND-DOWN,

NO CRAZINESS GOING ON.

AND HE WASN'T JUST ABOUT
GETTING YOU IN THE SACK.

EXACTLY.

FROM DAY ONE, MY DAUGHTER
REALLY, REALLY LIKED HIM.

HE BASICALLY TREATED ME
LIKE HIS DAUGHTER.

AND I WENT PLACES WITH HIM.
HE BOUGHT ME THINGS.

WE WENT TO DISNEY WORLD.

HE WAS ALWAYS THERE.

AFTER DATING FOR
A COUPLE OF YEARS, EDNA AND TOM

DECIDE TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL
AND TIE THE KNOT.

EDNA IS FINALLY READY
TO SHARE HER LIFE WITH SOMEONE.

HE GOT A BIG HEAD,
JUST LIKE YOU.

OH, BABE.
COME ON.

A YEAR LATER,
THEY HAVE A BABY BOY,

WHO THEY NAME THOMAS JR.

YOU'RE MARRIED.

I MEAN, THIS IS, LIKE,
FAIRY TALE STUFF.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
I REALLY COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.

WE MADE SUCH
A BEAUTIFUL BABY.

I'M HOPING AND PRAYING
THAT IT'S GONNA BE

THE REST
OF MY LIFE WITH HIM.

BUT EDNA CLAIMS THAT ON
THEIR SON JUNIOR'S 5th BIRTHDAY,

SHE DISCOVERS HER FAIRY TALE
LIFE IS REALLY A SHAM.

- HELLO?
- HELLO?

YOU DON'T KNOW ME,

BUT I HAVE A 5-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER

BY YOUR HUSBAND, TOM.

OH, IS THAT RIGHT?

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT YOU, I SWEAR.

YOU'RE A **** LIAR.

I'M SORRY.

TWO WEEKS OLDER.

AND YOU GOT PREGNANT
WITH YOUR SON JUST

RIGHT AFTER
YOU GOT MARRIED.

YES, SURE DID.

TOM!
TOM!

SO THAT MEANS THAT HE WAS HAVING
A DALLIANCE WITH THIS WOMAN...

MM-HMM.

RIGHT AFTER YOU GOT MARRIED.

YEAH!

- WHO IS ELAINE?
- WHAT?

WHY IS SHE SAYING
YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH HER?

WHO THE ****
IS ELAINE?

I DON'T KNOW WHO -
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

HE DENIED IT.

HE'S LOOKING AT ME LIKE HE
DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

AND I TOLD HIM,
I SAID, "IF - IF YOUR...

YOUR HOE CALLS
MY HOUSE AGAIN..."

- I WAS REAL VULGAR.
- WHAT DID YOU -

"**** YOUR ASS UP."
OKAY?

I DON'T...
CAN'T REMEMBER...

DON'T PLAY THOSE
GAMES WITH ME.

BABE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

BABY, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
I DON'T -

- DON'T TOUCH ME.
- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

DON'T TOUCH ME.
I SAID EVERYTHING IN THE BOOK.

I'M GONNA DO BETTER.
I PROMISE.

THE ANGER QUICKLY
TURNS TO GRIEF.

I WAS, UM, REFLECTING
ON BEING MARRIED NOW.

AND NOW I HAVE A SON.

I WILL MAKE THIS UP TO YOU.

OUR FAMILY NEEDS ALL OF US
IN THIS TOGETHER.

EDNA RECOGNIZES THAT
THIS IS THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO

THAT SHE WITNESSED
HER PARENTS GO THROUGH.

AND SHE DESPERATELY HOPES
THAT IF SHE GIVES TOM

A SECOND CHANCE, THEY
CAN SAVE THEIR DAMAGED MARRIAGE.

EDNA REFUSES
TO GO BACK ON HER VOWS

AND BREAK UP HER FAMILY.

BUT BEFORE TOM
HAS WON EDNA'S TRUST BACK,

SHE'S DEALT
ANOTHER SERIOUS BLOW.

I CAME HOME FROM WORK
EARLY ONE DAY.

I WAS GONNA SURPRISE HIM.

WHO IS ELAINE?

EDNA HARRIS HAS JUST
DISCOVERED HER HUSBAND HAD A CHILD

WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.

OUR FAMILY NEEDS ALL OF US
IN THIS TOGETHER.

ACCORDING TO EDNA,
SHE GIVES HIM A SECOND CHANCE.

BUT HE'S ABOUT TO BLOW THE ROOF
OFF THEIR ONCE-HAPPY HOME.

WHILE EDNA'S BEEN
CLIMBING THE LADDER IN HER JOB,

TOM'S BEEN WORKING
THE NIGHT SHIFT AND SLEEPING

DURING THE DAY,

OR SO SHE THINKS.

I DECIDED I WAS GONNA JUST
COME HOME AND SURPRISE HIM.

AND, YOU KNOW,
MAKE LUNCH AND STUFF

BEFORE HE GOES TO WORK.

I COULD SMELL THIS SMELL
I NEVER SMELLED BEFORE.

WHAT THE ****
ARE YOU DOING?

BABY...

HE HAD BEEN SMOKING CRACK.

UH, I AIN'T DOING NOTHIN'.

WHAT WAS HIS EXPLANATION,
EDNA?

HE DENIED IT.

- ARE YOU BELIEVING HIM?
- CRAZY. OF COURSE NOT.

GET OUT.

PLEASE, BABY.
NO!

IT WAS VERY DEVASTATING
TO ME.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?

- WHAT?
- WHERE MY KIDS LIVE?

I DIDN'T GO BACK
TO WORK FOR A WHILE 'CAUSE

I HAD TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

- NO, BABE. PLEASE.
- GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!

NO, BABY. OKAY.

I'LL STOP.

EITHER YOU GET HELP
OR YOU GET OUT.

YOU CANNOT STAY HERE
DOING THAT.

I'LL STOP, BABY.
I'LL STOP, BABY.

EDNA CAVES
AND AGREES TO LET HIM STAY

IF HE GETS TREATMENT
IMMEDIATELY.

I TOLD HIM THAT HE'S EITHER
GONNA COME IN THERE ON HIS OWN

OR I'M GONNA CALL THE COPS AND
HAVE HIM TAKEN OUT OF MY HOUSE.

OKAY.
I'LL GET HELP.

TOM AGREES TO ENTER

A 90-DAY RESIDENTIAL
REHABILITATION PROGRAM.

EDNA STAYED WITH TOM
BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THAT,

GETTING HIM HELP,
HE WOULD BE THE MAN

THAT SHE MARRIED AND FATHER
THAT HER KIDS HAD.

SHE WANTED TO FIX HIM.

SHE WANTED HIM TO BE WHOLE
AGAIN.

SHE DIDN'T LEAVE HIM
BECAUSE SHE LOVED HIM.

I KNOW SHE DID.

AND HE KNOWS SHE DID.

SO I THINK THAT'S WHY I THINK
HE KEPT DOIN' WHAT HE WAS DOIN'.

BABY!

BABY?

OH!
I MISSED YOU!

WHEN THE 90 DAYS ARE UP,
EDNA IS READY FOR HER LIFE WITH TOM

TO FINALLY GET BACK ON TRACK.

YOU - YOU HUNGRY?
FOOD'S ALMOST READY.

I AM HUNGRY.

UM, I WANNA GO TO THE STORE
RIGHT QUICK.

I JUST NEED TO GO
GET SOME CIGARETTES.

OH, I GOT SOME RIGHT HERE.
JUST TAKE ONE OF THESE.

THE DAY HE CAME HOME,

HE WANTED TO GO
BUY HIM A PACK OF NEWPORTS.

I HATE MENTHOL.

YEAH, JUST GOTTA GO
GET SOME CIGARETTES.

I'LL BE GOOD
AND EVERYTHING...

BABE, HERE YOU GO.

AND - AND CAN I BORROW
A COUPLE OF DOLLARS TOO, BABY?

- YEAH, OF COURSE.
- I DON'T HAVE NO MONEY, BABY.

YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL.

MM.

OKAY, THANK YOU.
- 10 MINUTES, HUH?

10 MINUTES.

I SAW HIM...

IT HAD TO BE 18 HOURS LATER.

MY CAR IS NOT WITH HIM.

HE'S NOT DRIVIN' MY CAR.

HE CAME HOME BAREFOOT.

- WHERE WERE YOU?
- HUH?

WHERE ARE YOUR SHOES?

I HAD TO SELL 'EM.

SO THAT LET ME KNOW
RIGHT AWAY.

THIS M. F. SOLD THOSE SHOES
TO GET SOME DRUGS.

YOU WERE OUT SMOKING CRACK,
WEREN'T YOU?

SOMEONE - SOMEONE
STOLE MY SHOES, BABY.

GET OUT!

- SORRY.
- GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!

DON'T COME BACK HERE AGAIN.

LORD, WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

GOD... BACK THE TEARS.

IT WAS LIKE ANOTHER...

JUST ONE MORE BAD THING.

TIRED OF IT.

CRACK-COCAINE IS
PROBABLY THE MOST ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE

A PERSON CAN GET HOOKED ON.

AND LYING AND ADDICTION
GO HAND IN HAND.

EDNA HAS NOW GIVEN
TOM TWO CHANCES.

AND HE'S PROVEN
THAT HE CANNOT BE TRUSTED.

SHE NEEDS TO MOVE ON.

HE JUST COULDN'T SHAKE IT,

YOU KNOW, WHICH IS PRETTY SAD,
BECAUSE I KNOW SHE LOVED HIM.

AND I KNOW SHE TRIED.

DRUGS IS LIKE A DISEASE,
YOU REALLY...

YOU NEED HELP.

EDNA STRUGGLES FOR NORMALCY.

BUT ONLY A WEEK LATER,
SHE RUNS INTO TOM.

AND HE'S NOT ALONE.

MM. BABE...

I SEE HIM WITH HIS HANDS
ALL OVER THIS WOMAN.

EDNA - WHAT, UH...

I'M LIKE, "OH, MY GOD."

UH...

KEPT TRYIN' TO WALK AWAY.

I GOT MAYBE 10 STEPS AWAY...

- WHO IS SHE?
- WELL, YOU KICKED ME OUT.

I'M HOPING YOUR DONE.

THAT IS THE END OF THAT STORY.

I FILED FOR DIVORCE.

- PLEASE -
- DON'T TOUCH ME!

EDNA!

BABY...

BUT EDNA'S NOT QUITE
FINISHED WITH THE OTHER WOMAN...

HEY!

AND CAN'T RESIST
EXACTING SOME SWEET REVENGE

WHEN THEY CROSS PATHS.

SHE TRIED TO APOLOGIZE,
TRIED TO RUN AWAY.

AND NOT ONLY DID
I HIT HER WITH HER CART,

BUT I COMMENCED
TO MESSIN' HER UP.

YOU LIAR!

PLEASE, HELP!
PLEASE HELP ME!

PLEASE HELP ME!

DON'T DISRESPECT ME... BITCH.

EDNA IS DEFINITELY PLAYING OUT

THE LESSONS SHE LEARNED
FIRSTHAND FROM HER MOTHER.

EXACTING SOME REVENGE
MAY FEEL GOOD IN THE MOMENT.

BUT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE IS
LIKELY TO HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT

ON HER ABILITY
TO TRUST MEN MOVING FORWARD.

AFTER THE DIVORCE - YEAH, SHE
WAS DEVASTATED FOR A LONG TIME.

BETWEEN ROBERT AND TOM,

IT STARTED CHANGING HER INSIDE
WITH MEN.

TO DEAL WITH THE PAIN,

SHE THROWS HERSELF BACK
INTO HER WORK.

HER JOB KEPT HER
GOING A LOT

'CAUSE THAT KEPT HER GROUNDED.

HOW COULD YOU EVER HAVE FAITH
IN A MAN AGAIN?

AT THAT POINT, I SAID,

"FORGET IT."
YOU KNOW?

"I'M NOT DOING SO GOOD AT THIS.

AND I'M DONE."

THAT'S WHAT I SAID.

YOU WERE OKAY TO BE SINGLE
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

I WAS PERFECTLY FINE.

SIXTEEN YEARS LATER,
EDNA HAS STAYED TRUE TO HER WORD.

SHE'S SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY
WITHOUT A MAN

UNTIL AN OLD FLAME
WALKS BACK INTO HER LIFE...

EDNA?
EDNA?

IS THAT YOU?
- BILL?

OH, MY GOODNESS!

HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART,
BILL.

HEY! LINDA?

OH, MY GOODNESS!
NO! NO!

BUT THIS INNOCENT REUNION
WILL UNLEASH A POWDER KEG OF EMOTION

THAT COULD DESTROY EVERYONE
IN ITS WAKE.

TO FIND OUT
HOW EDNA'S DOING NOW,

AAH!

EDNA HARRIS
IS AN AMBITIOUS CAREER WOMAN

WHO LOVES BEING ON HER OWN.

EDNA?

THEN SHE BUMPS
INTO HER FIRST LOVE,

HER OLD HIGH SCHOOL BOYFRIEND,
BILL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M HERE TO SEE NATASHA PLAY.

YEAH? RIGHT ON.
I KNOW THEIR GUITARIST.

THIS IS, LIKE, DEJA VU.

YOU BOTH LOOK WONDERFUL.

IT FELT LIKE I DID
WHEN I FIRST MET HIM.

GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER. I'LL
CALL YOU NEXT TIME I'M PLAYING.

SHE LOOKED EXCELLENT.
SHE - GORGEOUS YOUNG LADY.

SHE'S EVEN BETTER

THAN WHEN SHE LOOKED
WHEN I SAW HER AS A TEENAGER.

WHAT IS IT?
OH, MY GOODNESS.

THIS WHAT SHE DID
THE FIRST TIME.

IT'S CLEAR THE OLD
SPARK STILL BURNS BRIGHT.

I WAS SAYIN' TO MYSELF,

"THANK YOU, GOD, FOR, YOU KNOW,
THIS OPPORTUNITY."

I GOT IT.

FINALLY, MAYBE IT'S GONNA
HAPPEN WITH HER, YOU KNOW?

WE'RE GONNA BE TOGETHER.

I'M GONNA CALL YOU, HONEY.
- ALL RIGHT.

- ALL RIGHT. GREAT TO SEE YOU!
- GREAT TO SEE YOU, TOO.

SEE YA! BYE!

WHAT ARE THE ODDS
OF THAT, HUH?

YEAH, 30 YEARS LATER.

I NEVER THOUGHT
I WOULD SEE YOU AGAIN.

BILL'S DETERMINED NOT
TO LET EDNA GET AWAY THIS TIME.

I WAS SO SURPRISED
TO SEE YOU.

SO I TOLD HER "LET'S, UH, HAVE
SOME WINE, CHEESE AND CRACKERS,

AND JUST SPEND SOME TIME
AND TALK."

YOU AIN'T GOTTA
GET ME DRUNK, BABY.

IT SEEMED LIKE WE JUST
HAD A BREAK IN TIME.

AND THINGS REALLY CONNECTED
AS IF WE WERE TEENAGERS AGAIN.

AND I SAID,
I'M TAKIN' YOU HOME."

HE SAID, "TAKIN' ME HOME?

I DON'T WANNA GO HOME YET."
I SAID, "YEAH.

BUT YOU'RE GOIN' TO MY HOUSE."

I BEEN WAITIN' FOR YOU FOR...
- ALL RIGHT.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
- ...YEARS.

DOWN THAT,
AND LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

BUT IT WAS TIME. OKAY?

BILL HAS WAITED
ALMOST 40 YEARS FOR THIS MOMENT.

WE WOUND UP GOIN'
TO HER APARTMENT...

...AND THINGS SPARKED.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
THAT I MADE LOVE TO HER.

AND I KNEW THEN THAT THINGS
WERE GONNA HAPPEN FOR REAL.

WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER.
AND WE SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'D BEEN WAITING FOR YOU
FOR A LONG TIME."

I SAID, "WELL, I'D BEEN WAITING
FOR YOU FOR A LONG TIME."

WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE UP
FOR ALL THAT TIME.

LET'S DO IT.

EDNA IS IN HEAVEN.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL NIGHT.

SHE'S NEVER FELT
THIS TYPE OF LOVE BEFORE.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE'S
YOUR OTHER HALF ON THIS PLANET?

THAT THERE'S ONE MAN
THAT YOU WERE MEANT TO BE WITH?

I THINK SO.

AND DO YOU THINK
THAT'S BILL?

I THINK IT IS.

LESS THAN A YEAR
LATER, BILL PROPOSES.

AND EDNA FINALLY GETS
THE BEAUTIFUL CHURCH WEDDING

SHE'S ALWAYS DREAMED OF,
FILLED WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

IT WAS A CELEBRATION.

IT WAS A BLAST.

I REALLY FELT MY LIFE
WAS COMPLETE.

I THINK IT WAS TRUE LOVE
FOR MY MOM AND BILL.

I MET EVODNEY'S NEW BOYFRIEND.
HE'S A GOOD MAN. I CAN TELL.

BUT IT'S NOT LONG BEFORE
THE HONEYMOON STARTS WINDING DOWN.

- HEY, LADIES.
- HEY.

ONE OF THE PROBLEMS I HAD

IS THAT SHE WOULD SMOKE
IN FRONT OF ME.

AND THAT IRRITATED ME.

WHAT?

- NOTHIN'.
- OH, YOU MAD ABOUT THE SMOKE?

THOUGHT YOU'D BE
USED TO IT BY NOW.

WHO WAS THAT?

NOBODY.

WHO IS THIS "NOBODY"?

EDNA THINKS BILL'S CHEATING.

SAME "NOBODY" THAT CALLED
YOU LAST NIGHT AT 3:00 A. M.?

THAT WAS MY BAND MANAGER.
YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD TELL
SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
NOW I WANNA KNOW WHO IT IS.

WHO IS IT?
- IT WASN'T ANYBODY!

IT WAS A CALL FROM EARLIER.
- YOU WANNA BE FUNNY?

LEMME SEE WHO IT IS.
- EDNA, COME ON.

CALM DOWN, BABY.
- CALM - I AM CALM.

YOU AIN'T NEVER GOTTA WORRY...
- I'M VERY CALM.

LEMME SEE YOUR PHONE.

THOUGHT TO MYSELF,

"HERE WE GO AGAIN."

LET ME SEE YOUR PHONE,
BILL.

THAT WAS MY THOUGHT.

WHO IS THIS WOMAN, BILL?
SHOW ME YOUR PHONE!

SHOW ME THE PHONE!

OH, SHE DEVELOPED
A BIG TRUST ISSUE.

SHE WAS GETTING TO THE POINT

WHERE HER SELF-ESTEEM
WAS GETTING A LITTLE LOW, TOO.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU DON'T ALREADY
ACCUSE ME OF IT ANYWAY.

ACCORDING TO BILL,
EDNA'S JUST BEING PARANOID.

AFTER SEEING HER FATHER CHEAT

AND THEN LIVING THROUGH
TOM'S CHEATING,

EDNA JUST DOES NOT
TRUST MEN TO BE FAITHFUL,

AND WHY SHOULD SHE?

BUT THE HOSTILE DYNAMIC
THAT IS GROWING BETWEEN HER

AND BILL IS REALLY UNHEALTHY.

AND IT CAN ONLY LEAD TO TROUBLE.

DO I FLIRT A LOT?
YEAH, I DO FLIRT A LOT.

BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE
ME WANNA HAVE AN AFFAIR

BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, TO ME,
MARRIAGE IS SACRED.

YOU WANT SOME MORE?

MAYBE. YES.

MY WIFE AND I
HAVE A STRONG RELATIONSHIP.

I HAD NO REASON TO DO IT.

I USED TO ALWAYS TELL HER

THAT "IF YOU KEEP ACCUSIN'
ME OF THIS, THEN -

THEN I SHOULD GO OUT AND DO IT."

WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO
SUSPICIOUS ALL THE TIME?

I SAID,
"YOU NEED TO COOL IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT."

I SAID, "THE WAY EDNA IS NOW,

YOU NEED TO JUST
WATCH YOURSELF."

WE TOOK SOME VOWS.

I MEAN, I KNEW SHE
HAD A LITTLE FIRE IN HER.

FIDELITY!

SHE DIDN'T LET ANYBODY
TALK TO HER, DISRESPECT HER.

SHE HANDLED HER OWN.

HERE, DRINK THIS.

EDNA RELUCTANTLY
ACCEPTS HER HUSBAND'S EXCUSES.

SO I'M SEEIN' SOME CHANGES.

YOU KNOW, THINKIN', "OKAY.

MAYBE HE'S TELLIN' THE TRUTH.

I DON'T KNOW."

I FELT LIKE I REALLY
LOVED THIS CLOWN.

AT THIS AGE, I'M NOT GONNA LOOK
FOR ANYBODY ELSE.

THE HIGH SCHOOL
SWEETHEARTS BOTH KNOW THEY

NEED TO REKINDLE THE SPARK.

- WE NEEDED THIS, YOU KNOW?
- YEAH.

THEY START BY
HITTING THE TOWN TO GO DANCING.

I'M GONNA GO GET ANOTHER DRINK.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I KNOW.
WE'RE EMPTY, HUH?

BILL IS A FAMILIAR FACE
IN THE BAR SCENE.

- HEY!
- HEY.

- HOW ARE YA?
- I'M WELL.

- HOW ARE YOU?
- DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

YOUR FACE LOOKS...

I WORK UPSTAIRS FROM YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THERE'S A WOMAN
TWIRLING HIS BUTTON, LIKE,

ALL IN HIS MIDDLE.

YOU DATED MY GIRLFRIEND,
KAREN, DIDN'T YOU?

WHEW!
YOU JUST...

THAT WAS KAREN.

YOU THOUGHT YOU DATED ME,
DIDN'T YOU?

YES. I DID.

WHEN I SEE THAT...

AND THE FIRST THING
I SEE IS RED.

EXCUSE ME?

REALLY, BILL?

YOU'RE DOING THIS NOW?

IT'S OKAY, HONEY.
SHE'S A FRIEND.

SHE ACTUALLY WORKS
IN THE BUILDING I WORK IN.

I SAID, "LOOKS LIKE SHE'S STILL
TRYIN' TO WORK WITH YOU."

THANK YOU, BILL,
FOR RUINING MY NIGHT.

- WHAT?
- WE'RE LEAVING NOW.

THE FEMALE WAS A CO-WORKER
THAT I KNEW.

I'M SO SORRY.

DON'T APOLOGIZE.

AND WE WERE JUST TALKING.

SO IT WAS REALLY INNOCENT.

IT WASN'T SOMEBODY
THAT I HAD HOOKED UP WITH,

THAT I HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH.

EVERY TIME WE GO OUT,
YOU GOTTA RUIN THE WHOLE TIME.

I CAN'T EVEN STAND THERE.

- DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ME!
- NO. I'M GONNA WALK AWAY.

- DON'T YOU WALK AWAY FROM ME!
- I GOTTA WALK AWAY.

LISTEN TO ME
TALKIN' TO YOU!

WHEN THEY GET HOME,
THE FIGHTING ESCALATES.

GOT TO HAVE YOUR FLOCK
OF BITCHES, DON'T YOU?

THEY'RE CALLED "FANS."

- YOU AIN'T GOT NO FANS.
- YOU USED TO BE A FAN.

YEAH?
WELL, **** I WOKE UP.

THE TONGUE IS A VICIOUS WEAPON.

NOW YOU SOUND
LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.

YEAH, WHATEVER!
I DON'T CARE WHAT I AM.

AND ONCE YOU START
SAYING THINGS

TO EACH OTHER
AND USING CUSS WORDS,

IT CAN ESCALATE
TO SOMETHING MORE THAN THAT.

DON'T YOU DARE LIGHT
THAT CIGARETTE!

DON'T I DARE?
DON'T I DARE?

YEAH.
OF COURSE YOU DARE.

THIS IS THE RESPECT
THAT I DON'T GET.

YOU DON'T EVEN RESPECT
YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHY
YOU'RE ALWAYS SMOKIN'.

GET THAT OUTTA MY FACE.

DON'T YOU DARE BLOW THAT SMOKE
IN MY FACE.

ARE YOU DOING
THIS TO PISS HIM OFF?

YEAH.
AT THAT POINT, YEAH.

ABSOLUTELY.
"YOU'RE PISSIN' ME OFF.

SO WHY CAN'T I PISS YOU OFF?"
YOU KNOW?

PLUS, I WANTED A CIGARETTE
AT THAT POINT.

I HAD HOW MANY GLASSES
OF WINE, TWO?

AND THE FIRST THING
I DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOU

IS YOUR CIGARETTE SMOKE.

I HATED THAT.
IT WAS DISRESPECTFUL.

AND I SLAPPED A CIGARETTE
OUT OF HER MOUTH.

HE SLAPPED MY FACE.

I MEAN, REAL HARD.
YOU KNOW?

THE CIGARETTE HIT THE FLOOR,
MY FACE IS BURNIN'.

EDNA GRABS THE
FIRST THING SHE CAN FIND...

NO!

STOP!
EDNA, STOP!

...AND GOES ON THE ATTACK.

I GOT THE LAMP AND CRACKED
HIM UPSIDE HIS HEAD WITH IT.

I WAS SHOCKED.

AND, YOU KNOW, AT FIRST,
IT STUNNED ME.

GIMME THAT!

I SAID, "WHAT THE **** ARE
YOU DOIN'?

WHAT THE HELL'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?"

AND RAGE CAME UP.

AND THEN I KNOW I SWUNG AT HER,
A RIGHT CROSS, AND STRUCK HER.

AH!
GET BACK HERE!

HAS HE EVER HIT YOU BEFORE?

NEVER.

IS THIS THE STRAW
THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK?

OH, YEAH.

YOU'RE GONNA DIE.

EDNA AND BILL WILSON'S
ROCKY MARRIAGE

HAS SEEN ITS SHARE OF TROUBLES.

EXCUSE YOU.

BUT TONIGHT, SOMEONE
WILL BE PUSHED OVER THE EDGE.

OH, YEAH. YOU GONNA DIE.

I GOTTA GET EVEN.

I CAN'T JUST LAY DOWN
AND LET YOU BEAT ME LIKE THAT.

DOUBLE-FISTED
WITH TWO KNIVES IN EACH HAND?

KILL THIS M.F.
FOR PUTTIN' HIS HANDS ON ME.

THAT WAS WHAT WAS ON MY MIND.

ALL BECAUSE OF A CIGARETTE

BECAUSE A WOMAN
IS TWIRLING YOUR BUTTON.

AND YOU GONNA PUNCH ME?

FIRST AND FOREMOST, SLAP MY FACE
THEN PUNCH ME IN MY EYE?

YOU'RE NOT HAVIN' IT.

YOU GONNA DIE TONIGHT.

WHAT YOU TRYIN' TO DO,
STAB ME?

EDNA, YOU BETTER
PUT THEM KNIVES DOWN!

PUT 'EM DOWN, EDNA!

ARE YOU CRAZY?
WHAT THE HELL?

EDNA, STOP!

IN MY MIND, I'M SAYIN',

"THIS BITCH
IS TRYIN' TO KILL ME!"

MY IMMEDIATE REACTION
IS TO PROTECT MYSELF.

I TWISTED HER WRIST
TO TRY AND GET THE KNIVES OUT.

BUT WHEN I TWISTED IT,
I LOST ONE HAND.

AND THAT'S WHEN SHE STABBED ME.

AAH!

WHERE DID YOU STAB HIM?

HIS SIDE, THE STOMACH, THE CHEST
RIGHT CLOSE TO THE HEART.

I NEED TO ASK.

ARE YOU,
AT THIS POINT OF YOUR LIFE,

WITH YOUR DOUBLE-FISTED
KNIFE ATTACK...

- LORD...
- ...ABOUT TO MAKE BILL

PAY FOR ALL THE WRONGS
THAT EVERY MAN...

HAS EVER DONE TO YOU?

PROBABLY. PROBABLY.

BILL FINALLY RESTRAINS HIS WIFE.

AND NOW HE'S HOLDING THE KNIVES.

AAH!

THEN A RAGE CAME INTO ME.

I HAVE OPTIONS BECAUSE I
GOT THE KNIVES IN MY HAND.

AND I SAID
I COULD RETALIATE.

AND I COULD THROW THE KNIVES

AWAY AND JUST PULVERIZE HER
WITH MY FISTS.

MY LOGICAL MIND
COMES INTO PLAY.

I'M LOOKING
AT THE BLOOD COMING DOWN.

AND I REALIZE THAT IT WAS
TOO MUCH BLOOD FOR ME TO STOP.

GET BACK HERE!
THIS ISN'T OVER!

GET BACK HERE!

I WENT IN THE BATHROOM
AND CALLED 911

BECAUSE AT THAT POINT

I DON'T WANT
ANY FURTHER ALTERCATION.

AND I KNOW
I DON'T WANNA KILL HER.

I'M CURSIN' HIM OUT WHILE
HE'S STILL IN THE BATHROOM,

"BRING YOUR PUNK ASS OUT.

YOU WANNA FINISH THIS,
LET'S FINISH THIS.

LET'S DO IT NOW."

PLEASE HURRY.
SHE'S STILL IN THE HOUSE.

BILL! BILL!

I'M ON FIRE.

WHEN THE COPS ARRIVE,

EDNA IS ARRESTED
FOR SECOND-DEGREE ASSAULT

AND BOOKED IN THE COUNTY JAIL.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE

THOSE FEW HOURS
THAT YOU WERE IN A JAIL CELL

BUT YOU DIDN'T KNOW
HOW BILL WAS.

I DIDN'T KNOW.
I - I WAS COLD.

I WAS WORRIED.

I WAS NERVOUS.

FORTUNATELY,
BILL'S INJURIES AREN'T LIFE-THREATENING

AND HE'S RELEASED
FROM THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY.

AND I KNOW IT'S CRAZY
TO SAY THIS,

BUT EVEN THOUGH SHE STABBED ME,
I CARE ABOUT HER.

BILL DECIDES
NOT TO PRESS CHARGES,

AND THE COURT FILES AN ORDER
OF PROTECTION AGAINST EDNA.

SHE MUST STAY AWAY FROM
HER HUSBAND FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.

I BELIEVED IN MY WHOLE HEART

SHE REALLY DIDN'T INTEND
FOR IT TO HAPPEN LIKE THAT,

IT JUST ESCALATED TO THAT POINT.

GIVEN THEIR HISTORY,
EDNA AND BILL

WENT INTO THEIR MARRIAGE
WITH A LOT OF LOVE

AND THE POTENTIAL
TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

BUT EDNA STILL HAD SOME
PENT UP ANGER IN HER

FROM HER FATHER'S CHEATING
AND THE RAPE

AND TOM'S INFIDELITY.

AND WHEN SHE BECAME CONVINCED
THAT BILL WAS CHEATING,

IT WAS JUST THE FINAL STRAW

THAT SEEMS TO HAVE
PUSHED HER OVER THE EDGE.

I DON'T THINK
SHE TRIED TO KILL HIM.

I DO THINK SHE WANTED TO PROVE
A POINT THAT, "YOU'RE NOT GONNA

PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME
AND JUST GET AWAY WITH IT."

BECAUSE IF HE WOULDN'T
HAVE HIT HER,

SHE WOULDA NEVER
PULLED THE KNIFE.

SHE FELT THREATENED.

I DON'T BLAME HER.
I WOULDA PULLED IN ONE, TOO.

AFTER 2 MONTHS APART,

EDNA ARRANGES A SECRET MEETING
WITH BILL.

HI.

TEARS AND JOY.

WE HUGGED EACH OTHER SO TIGHT,
THANKING GOD THAT HE WAS OKAY.

DID HE APOLOGIZE?

YES, HE DID.

THEN DID YOU APOLOGIZE?

AT THE SAME TIME.

IN A DECISION
THAT SHOCKS EVERYONE,

THE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS
DECIDE TO GIVE THEIR MARRIAGE

ANOTHER CHANCE.

WE BOTH SAID TO EACH OTHER,
YOU KNOW, "YOU'RE MY WIFE.

I'M YOUR HUSBAND.

WE LOVE EACH OTHER.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT WORK."

IT WENT TO AN EXTREME
THAT WE WILL NEVER GO TO AGAIN.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE ASKED EACH
OTHER, "DO YOU REALLY LOVE ME?"

I SAID, "YEAH. I DO.

I NEED YOU."

TODAY, EDNA AND BILL

ARE STILL TOGETHER
AND VERY MUCH IN LOVE.

AND NOW WE'RE RETIRED.

WE'RE HOME TOGETHER EVERY DAY.

IT'S THE BEST
THAT IT'S BEEN, EVER.

HE'S STUCK WITH ME FOR LIFE.

THAT'S IT.

I LOVE EDNA, BECAUSE
SHE'S BECOME A PART OF ME.

EDNA?

AND MY LIFE IS COMPLETE.

IF I DIE TOMORROW, I'M HAPPY.

I FOUND PEACE.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY
STRIVES FOR - TO FIND PEACE.