Wives with Knives (2012–…): Season 5, Episode 1 - Now We're Even - full transcript

OH, DAD.

Narrator: AN AMBITIOUS TEEN
RISKS HER FUTURE

TO GET ATTENTION.

I SHOULD PROBABLY
GET YOUR NUMBER.

AND SHE'S DRAWN TO OLDER MEN.

I DID NOT LIKE
DATING GUYS MY AGE.

Narrator: BUT OLDER MEN
COME WITH GROWN-UP GAMES.

DO YOU TRUST ME?

SHE MASKS THE PRESSURE
TO KEEP UP...

GET OFF OF ME!

AND IT BUILDS TO A FEVER PITCH.



YOU NEVER THOUGHT
THAT WOULD ENDANGER

YOUR CHANCES
OF GOING TO COLLEGE?

I GUESS I FELT LIKE
I WAS INVINCIBLE.

YES.

UNTIL ANOTHER WOMAN SENDS HER

INTO A SPIRAL SHE CAN'T CONTROL.

HE WAS THE ONE
THAT COULD SET ME OFF

TO THE POINT WHERE I WOULDN'T
EVEN RECOGNIZE MYSELF.

ALL YOU ARE
IS A CRAZY PERSON.

SHE JUST KIND OF FLIPPED.

AND I REMEMBER
SOMETHING HITTING ME.

[ GROANS ]

Narrator: NOT ALL FAIRY TALES
HAVE HAPPY ENDINGS.

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



CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪♪♪♪

WHAT'S THIS?
DID YOU DRINK ALL OF THIS?

DRINKING, MISTRUST,
AND ANGER...

LEAVE ME ALONE, FLORA.

...ARE CONSUMING
FLORA WILLIAMS.

LOOK AT YOU. I GO OUT,
AND I WORK ALL DAY TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.

AND ONE NIGHT,
SHE REACHES HER BREAKING POINT.

I HATE YOU!

FLORA'S TUMULTUOUS RELATIONSHIP
IS A FAR CRY

FROM HER QUIET,
PEACEFUL CHILDHOOD.

SHE GREW UP IN HOOVER, ALABAMA,

20 MINUTES OUTSIDE BIRMINGHAM.

Williams: IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO, YOU
KNOW, GROW UP, REALLY AFFLUENT SUBURB.

AND I'M BLESSED THAT, YOU KNOW,
MY PARENTS WERE ABLE TO,

YOU KNOW, RAISE ME
IN SUCH A GOOD PLACE

AND SEND ME TO GOOD SCHOOLS.

Narrator: AT 15, FLORA IS
A 10th GRADE HONOR STUDENT

WHO WANTS TO BE A PHARMACIST.

THAT'S MY SHIRT.
NO, IT'S NOT.

SHE'S ALSO ONE OF FOUR GIRLS.

YES, IT IS.
YOU ALWAYS DO THIS. STOP IT.

LOOKS BETTER ON ME
ANYWAYS.

FOR MOST OF HER LIFE,

FLORA WAS THE BABY
OF THE FAMILY...

WOULD YOU BE QUIET?
YOUR SISTER'S NAPPING.

...UNTIL HER LITTLE SISTER
CAME ALONG.

Williams: OBVIOUSLY,
THE YOUNGEST ONE GOT THE MOST ATTENTION.

I FEEL LIKE I WAS, YOU KNOW,
NOT GETTING THE ATTENTION

THAT I WAS IN THE PAST.

OH, DAD.
OH. HEY, FLORA.

Narrator: FLORA WANTS TO
GET THAT ATTENTION BACK.

SHE KNOWS HER PARENTS
PRIZE ACADEMICS.

SHE HOPES TO OUTSHINE
HER SIBLINGS

BY DOING WELL IN SCHOOL.

I NEED HELP WITH A CHEMISTRY
PROJECT THAT I HAVE COMING UP.

AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU
MIGHT HAVE TIME TO HELP...

HER FATHER, DAVID, IS A
RESPECTED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR.

FLORA'S FAVORITE SUBJECT
IS CHEMISTRY.

IT'S ABOUT EXPOSING DIFFERENT
METAL HYDROXIDES TO HEAT.

SHE WAS REALLY SMART.

SHE - SHE HAD SOME OF
THE BEST GRADES IN THE CLASS.

BUT I THINK I CAN DO IT,
BUT I NEED HELP.

DAD. DAD.

Narrator: BUT HER OLDER SIBLINGS
ARE EVEN BIGGER SUPERSTARS.

I JUST GOT ACCEPTED
INTO THE PREMED PROGRAM.

OH. YOU'RE KID-
THEY JUST CALLED ME.

I'M NOT KIDDING, NO.
HONEY. HONEY.

MEGAN - MEGAN GOT IN,
HONEY.

MEGAN GOT IN.

FLORA STILL FEELS LIKE
THE ODD SISTER OUT.

WHAT GREAT NEWS.
OH, MY GOSH.

I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
ISN'T THAT GOOD NEWS?

YEAH.

I THINK I SHOULD MAKE US
A SPECIAL DINNER.

YOU THINK?
WE CAN ALL CELEBRATE?

WOULDN'T THAT BE GREAT?
WILL YOU HELP ME SET THE TABLE?

YEAH. YEAH.

I DID BECOME REBELLIOUS.

CAN I BE EXCUSED,
PLEASE?

Woman: SURE.

I JUST - I HAVE A CHEMISTRY
TEST THAT I HAVE TO STUDY FOR.

Narrator: FLORA FINDS NEW WAYS
TO GET ATTENTION.

BY DAY, SHE'S PORING
OVER HER BOOKS.

BUT AT NIGHT,
SHE'S POURING INTO HER GLASS.

Irwin:
FLORA'S ALWAYS BEEN FUN.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF HER,
OUT OF OUR GROUP OF,

LIKE, GOODIE-GOODIE
SMART KIDS,

AS THE BAD ONE.

Narrator: DR. CASEY JORDAN
IS A CRIMINOLOGIST

WHO STUDIES VIOLENT BEHAVIOR.

THIS GOES WAY DEEPER
THAN MIDDLE CHILD SYNDROME.

FLORA HAS THESE
TWO OLDER SISTERS

WHO ARE ACADEMIC SUPERSTARS

AND THEN A BABY SISTER WHO,

OF COURSE,
GETS ALL THE ATTENTION.

SO WITH THIS COMPLICATED
FAMILY DYNAMIC,

FLORA IS ABLE TO SLIP
THROUGH THE CRACKS

AND GET AWAY WITH THINGS THAT
HER PARENTS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.

♪♪♪♪

Narrator: WITH HER NEW FRIENDS,
FLORA DIVES HEADFIRST

INTO DRINKING AND SMOKING.

I LIKED THE EXCITEMENT
OF EXPERIMENTING WITH,

YOU KNOW, ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT IT FELT LIKE.

Narrator:
DESPITE ALL THE PARTYING,

FLORA STILL MANAGES
TO KEEP HER GRADES UP.

Woman: HI, HONEY.
HEY.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE UP
SO LATE STUDYING.

AND HER PARENTS HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT SHE'S UP TO.

COULD I GO OUT WITH
SOME FRIENDS TOMORROW NIGHT?

SURE. WHY NOT?

HEY, THEY SEE I'M DOING WELL
IN SCHOOL...

OKAY.
BYE.

...THEN WHY NOT LET ME
GO OUT WITH FRIENDS?

Narrator:
DURING HER JUNIOR YEAR,

FLORA GETS A PART-TIME JOB
AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT.

ON TOP OF THAT, SHE COMPETES
WITH THE MATH CLUB,

JOINS
THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY,

AND STARTS TAKING
COLLEGE PREP COURSES.

ALL THE PRESSURE
STARTS WEIGHING DOWN ON HER.

WHERE I WORKED,

THAT'S KIND OF WHERE
I GOT INTRODUCED TO PILLS.

WHAT ARE THESE?
XANAX.

WHAT DOES IT DO?

IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD,
TRUST ME.

YOU TAKE THESE AT WORK?
YEAH.

I STARTED DOING LORTABS HERE
AND THERE AND BENZODIAZEPINES.

AND, YOU KNOW,
I WOULD GET XANAX.

Dr. Jordan: LORTABS ARE A PRESCRIPTION
DRUG USED AS A PAINKILLER.

BUT THEY CAN ALSO
CAUSE EUPHORIA.

AND BENZODIAZEPINES,
ALSO KNOWN AS BENZO,

ARE PRESCRIBED FOR ANXIETY
AND INSOMNIA.

BUT MANY PEOPLE USE THEM
FOR SEDATION.

SO BY THEIR VERY NATURE,
BOTH ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE.

Narrator: THE PILLS IMMEDIATELY
ELEVATE FLORA'S MOOD.

BUT THERE'S STILL SOMETHING
MISSING IN HER LIFE.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]

Woman: BUT HE WON'T
GIVE ME HIS NUMBER

BECAUSE HE SAYS HIS PHONE
IS BUSTED OR SOMETHING.

FLORA'S NOT REALLY INTERESTED
IN DATING BOYS HER AGE...

YOU PAYING ATTENTION
TO ME?

...ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S
A GOOD-LOOKING MAN ON THE MENU.

YEAH.
WE'RE TALKING HERE.

YEAH. SORRY.
HIS PHONE IS NOT BROKEN.

HE'S LYING TO YOU.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
I JUST KNOW.

YOU MET A GUY NAMED PETER.

BUT HE DIDN'T GO
TO YOUR HIGH SCHOOL.

NO.
HE DIDN'T GO TO MY HIGH SCHOOL.

I MEAN - AND ALSO, HE WAS
LIKE 10 YEARS OLDER THAN ME.

Peter: CAN I JOIN YOU?
YEAH.

HE WAS A GOOD-LOOKING GUY.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

FLORA.
THAT'S A VERY PRETTY NAME.

HE WAS ALSO VERY CHARMING.

AND HE ALSO HAD
THIS MYSTERIOUS SIDE.

IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE
HE WAS DIFFERENT.

AND I KIND OF WANTED TO KNOW,
LIKE, WHAT HE WAS HIDING.

I SHOULD PROBABLY GET
YOUR NUMBER.

MM.
DON'T YOU THINK?

YOU'RE JUST GONNA GO FOR IT?
YEAH. WHY WAIT?

DESPITE THEIR AGE DIFFERENCE,

FLORA AND PETER
IMMEDIATELY HIT IT OFF.

HE TREATED ME WELL.
YOU KNOW, TOOK ME OUT TO EAT.

HEY, MOM.
IT'S ME.

I'M GONNA STAY LATE
AT A STUDY GROUP TONIGHT.

SO I WILL SEE YOU
TOMORROW.

WE SPENT TIME AT HIS HOUSE
WATCHING MOVIES.

Narrator: AND THAT'S NOT
ALL THEY DO.

THE RELATIONSHIP
GETS HOT AND HEAVY.

THEN FLORA GETS A LESSON
IN A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHEMISTRY

AT HER NEW LOVER'S APARTMENT.

WANT TO DO SOMETHING FUN?

OKAY.
YEAH?

Dr. Jordan: HE COULD HAND YOU
ANY KIND OF PILL OR POWDER

AND TELL YOU TO DO IT,
AND YOU WOULD DO IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

HE'D TELL ME IT WOULD
MAKE ME FEEL GREAT

AND IT WOULD
JUST RELAX ME.

AND THEN...

FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS,

FLORA'S CONSUMED
BY THE RELATIONSHIP.

THEN ONE NIGHT,
EVERYTHING CHANGES.

PETER AND FLORA ARE ENJOYING

YET ANOTHER ROMANTIC EVENING
TOGETHER

WHEN HE DECIDES SHE'S READY
TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.

I GOT AN IDEA.

OKAY.

YOU TRUST ME?

YEAH.

HE OPENED IT UP,

AND IT WAS THIS STRANGE-LOOKING
KNIFE IN A CASE.

AND HE STARTED ACTING CREEPY.

♪♪♪♪

I GOT AN IDEA.

Narrator:
FLORA WILLIAMS' NEW RELATIONSHIP

HAS JUST TAKEN
A TERRIFYING TURN.

WHAT'S THE FOR?

I DIDN'T KNOW IF HE WAS
ABOUT TO THREATEN ME WITH IT?

HE THEN TOUCHED ME
WITH THE KNIFE.

HE, LIKE, RAN IT UP MY LEG.

AND I GOT THE IDEA

THAT HE LIKED TO USE IT
ON FEMALES

IN A SEXUAL MANNER.

THAT'S WHEN I FIRST REALIZED

THAT SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH THIS GUY.

LIKE, HE'S GOT
SOME SEVERE ISSUES.

UM, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I REMEMBERED THAT

I HAVE SOMETHING
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT

THAT I HAVE TO GO DO.

SO I WILL SEE YOU LATER.
FLORA...

Narrator: THE EXPERIENCE LEAVES
A SCAR ON FLORA'S PSYCHE.

Man: WHOO.
WHAT A NIGHT, RIGHT?

[ LAUGHS ]

SHE'S DISAPPOINTED
WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP ENDS

BUT EASILY FILLS HER TIME
WITH WORK, SCHOOL, AND FRIENDS.

DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED
ON THAT ONE.

SHE ALSO DOESN'T
STAY SINGLE FOR LONG.

HEY. WHOA. DIDN'T MEAN
TO WALK IN ON YOU THERE.

WHAT'S UP, MAN?
HOW ARE YOU?

ENTER MATT MILLER,
A FRIEND OF HER COWORKER.

WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?

THIS IS MY BOY MATT.
MY COWORKER.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS
EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE.

YOU KNOW, SHE WAS CUTE
AND EVERYTHING.

WHAT DO YOU DO?
I'M A HOSTESS.

Flora:
THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT HIM

THAT REALLY CLICKED WITH ME.

WE WERE BOTH VERY PHYSICALLY
ATTRACTED TO EACH OTHER.

BUT ALSO JUST -
WE JUST HAD THIS CHEMISTRY.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BYE.

SO HOW OLD IS MATT?

HE'S 25 AT THE TIME.

YOU GOT IT FOR THE OLDER GUY,
DON'T YOU?

YEAH. I DID NOT LIKE
DATING GUYS MY AGE.

IT'S 807...

Narrator:
MATT WANTS TO SEE HER AGAIN.

I'LL CALL YOU SOMETIME.
ALL RIGHT?

OKAY.

HE KEEPS HIS PROMISE TO CALL.

ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THIS IS THE PLACE HERE.

THEIR FIRST DATE
IS AT MATT'S APARTMENT.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
IT'S OKAY.

AND FLORA IS CHARMED
BY HIS NERVOUSNESS.

IT'S NOT MUCH.
BUT, UH, IT'S HOME.

I LIKE IT.

Williams: I KIND OF REALIZED
HE WAS DIFFERENT

FROM ANY OTHER GUY I HAD MET.

PUT THIS IN THE FRIDGE
IN THE REAL QUICK.

AND PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW,
EVEN THOUGH I BARELY KNEW MATT,

I FELT LIKE
I COULD BE MYSELF AROUND HIM.

IS THIS YOU?

OH. YEAH.
THAT'S ME AS A BABY.

YOU'RE CUTE.

IS THAT YOUR DAD?
NO.

THAT'S MY, UH...
IT'S MY GRANDDAD.

BUT HE, UM,

PASSED AWAY, THOUGH,
A COUPLE YEARS AGO, SO...

I'M SORRY.
IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY HARD.

Williams: THAT'S WHEN I STARTED,
YOU KNOW, HAVING FEELINGS FOR HIM,

THAT NIGHT.

I REALIZED THAT HE WAS SOMEBODY
THAT I CAN TALK TO,

YOU KNOW, HAVE DEEP
CONVERSATIONS WITH.

LOOK AT ME
GETTING ALL EMOTIONAL.

Matt: WE BOTH HAD ANXIETY.
WE BOTH HAD DEPRESSION.

SO WE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TALKED
ABOUT THAT AND EVERYTHING,

KIND OF LEANED ON EACH OTHER.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH
A LOT OF HARD STUFF, TOO.

SO IF YOU EVER
NEED TO TALK...

Dr. Jordan: FLORA AND MATT BOND
OVER THEIR MUTUAL PERCEPTION

THAT THEY'RE VERY MISUNDERSTOOD
BY THEIR FAMILIES.

AND WHEN THEY SHARE
THESE EMOTIONS WITH EACH OTHER,

INCLUDING THEIR ANXIETY
AND DEPRESSION,

IT MAKES THEM FEEL
VERY CONNECTED.

Narrator: FROM THEN ON,
THE COUPLE IS INSEPARABLE.

WELL, WELL!
LET'S DO SOME SHOTS.

MATT NOT ONLY LOVES
FLORA'S COMPANY,

IT TURNS OUT HE LIKES HAVING
SOMEONE TO DRINK WITH, TOO.

AHH!

I WAS DRINKING HEAVILY
AT THAT TIME, A LOT,

LIKE EVERY SINGLE DAY...

WHOO.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

...A FIFTH OR A LITER
OF VODKA A DAY

AND JUST BEERS IN BETWEEN THAT.

YOU KNOW, CONSTANT.

DON'T RUIN A GOOD NIGHT,
MATT.

AS WE CONTINUED
TO HANG OUT,

MY DRINKING KEPT GETTING WORSE
AND WORSE AND WORSE.

THE BEGINNING WAS GREAT.

AND THEN KIND OF GETTING
BUMPIER AND BUMPIER AND BUMPIER.

Narrator: IT'S BECOMING
PAINFULLY CLEAR TO FLORA

THAT MATT HAS A SERIOUS
DRINKING PROBLEM.

[ BOTTLE THUDS ]

[ GLASS CLANGING ]

WHAT THE HELL?

Williams: DID YOU DRINK
ALL OF THIS LAST NIGHT?

MATT COULD STAY UP FOR TWO OR
THREE DAYS DRINKING NONSTOP -

TWO OR THREE BOTTLES OF LIQUOR,

TWO OR THREE CASES OF BEER.

ANOTHER SIDE OF HIM
WOULD COME OUT.

YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
YOU'RE GONNA KILL YOURSELF.

YOU ARE NOTHING
BUT A CHILD!

I STARTED NOTICING THAT

WHEN HE GETS REALLY DRUNK,
HE'S NOT ALWAYS NICE.

SHUT UP ALREADY.
I'M TIRED OF YOUR NAGGING.

HE CAN TURN INTO SOMEBODY
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

I'M TIRED OF YOU!

SHE WAS KIND OF
ON ME CONSTANTLY.

YOU'RE GONNA DRINK
YOURSELF TO DEATH.

JUST GET BACK INSIDE.
HEY! WHERE ARE YOU TAKING HIM?

MA'AM, I NEED YOU
TO GO INSIDE.

Narrator: MATT'S DRINKING
SOON CATCHES UP WITH HIM.

IT'S OKAY, BABE.

HE'S SENTENCED TO THREE MONTHS
IN JAIL FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION

AND CHECK FRAUD.

Matt: I HAD ALL THESE CASES
HANGING OVER MY HEAD.

AND SHE'S GOT SCHOOL,
WORRIED ABOUT GOING TO COLLEGE.

IT WAS ALL DUE TO DRINKING.

Narrator:
IRONICALLY, THE TIME APART

BRINGS THE TWO LOVERS
CLOSER TOGETHER.

HEY, BABY.
HEY.

HEY.
NO TOUCHING.

[ CHUCKLES ]
I GOT ALL OF YOUR LETTERS.

Williams: THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED
WRITING LETTERS.

AND I REALIZED WHAT
A TRULY SWEET GUY HE WAS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I STARTED
VISITING HIM EVERY TIME I COULD.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT YOU A LOT.

I REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW,
I LOVE THIS MAN.

KNOCK IT OFF.

Narrator:
WHEN MATT IS FINALLY RELEASED,

THEIR RELATIONSHIP
IS STRONGER THAN EVER.

THERE'S MY BABY.

MORE IMPORTANTLY,
MATT IS SOBER.

AND WHEN HE WASN'T DRINKING,
HOW WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP?

AS LONG AS HE DOESN'T DRINK,
HE IS A GREAT GUY.

I REALLY COULDN'T HAVE ASKED
FOR A BETTER RELATIONSHIP.

WE WERE
VERY MUCH IN LOVE.

THERE'S MY BABY.

OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,

THEY SPEND EVERY MOMENT
THEY CAN TOGETHER.

FLORA'S DOING WELL
IN HIGH SCHOOL

AND STILL WORKING
AT THE RESTAURANT.

SHE'S ALSO HIDING THE
RELATIONSHIP FROM HER FAMILY.

DUMP IT.

Williams: I WAS JUST WORRIED
HOW THEY WOULD REACT.

EVEN THOUGH THE AGE OF CONSENT
IS 16 IN ALABAMA,

I DID NOT WANT TO, YOU KNOW,

GET MATT IN TROUBLE
IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.

AND I DID NOT WANT TO BE
BANNED FROM SEEING HIM.

I DON'T DRINK,
YOU DON'T DRINK. ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: MATT'S STAYING SOBER

AND GETS A JOB
WORKING CONSTRUCTION.

Larry: HEY, MATT. COULD YOU
COME HELP ME FOR A SECOND?

SURE, DAD.
TO SHOW HER SOLIDARITY,

FLORA'S SWORN OFF DRINKING,
TOO.

BUT SHE'S STILL
POPPING PILLS.

Williams: THE ONLY
RESPONSIBILITY I HAD

WAS TO PAY MY CAR PAYMENT
EACH MONTH.

AND SOMETIMES YOUR FRIENDS
WOULD OFFER YOU PILLS.

RIGHT. I FELT LIKE IT WAS
HELPING ME WITH MY WORK.

I FELT LIKE IT WAS
CALMING ME DOWN.

SHE LOVES XANAX AND KLONOPINS.
OH, MY GOD.

I MEAN, SHE'LL KEEP
A BAGGY FULL OF 'EM.

Dr. Jordan:
FLORA IS BEING A HYPOCRITE

BY CONTINUING TO USE
THESE PILLS.

BUT SHE LIKES TAKING THEM

BECAUSE IT'S AN ESCAPE TACTIC
THAT KEEPS HER FROM GROWING UP

AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR HER ACTIONS.

ABUSING DRUGS CAN OBVIOUSLY LEAD
TO IMPULSIVITY AND AGGRESSION.

SO IF BOTH MATT AND FLORA

FALL OFF THE WAGON
AT THE SAME TIME,

THIS COMBINATION OF BAD BEHAVIOR
COULD IGNITE VIOLENCE.

Narrator: IN THE MIDDLE
OF AN ALABAMA WINTER,

WHILE MATT'S PARENTS
ARE VISITING...

...THE RELATIONSHIP IS ABOUT
TO TURN ICE COLD.

HEY, FLORA.
IT'S OBVIOUS TO FLORA

THAT MATT
HAS FALLEN OFF THE WAGON.

Williams: I NEVER REALLY NOTICED
THAT I HAD REAL ANGER ISSUES

UNTIL MATT.

FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN HE HAD
BEEN SOBER FOR A LONG TIME

AND THEN I JUST
CAUGHT HIM DRINKING.

HOW MUCH
HAVE YOU HAD TO DRINK?

IF YOU MUST KNOW,
I HAD TWO BEERS.

TWO BEERS?

MM-HMM.

WHAT'S THIS, HMM?

DID YOU DRINK
ALL OF THIS?

I'M LIKE, "MATT,
I'M NOT STUPID."

YOU WERE SOBER.
AND YOU COME BACK HERE...

SHE FLIPPED OUT,
BUT SHE WAS SAYING THINGS,

HOLLERING AT HIM, AND,
ALL OF A SUDDEN, GO... WHACK!

LISTEN TO ME!
LOOK AT YOU!

I GIVE YOU MONEY,
AND THEN YOU SIT HERE.

AND THEN HOLLERING STUFF
AND THEN AGAIN BALL UP HER FIST

AND GO WHACK!
YOU'RE A LOSER!

GET OFF OF ME!

DO YOU EVEN WANT TO BE
IN A RELATIONSHIP?

I WANTED TO BE WITH YOU.
STOP IT!

I HATE YOU!
I HATE YOU!

Williams:
I PUNCHED HIM PRETTY HARD.

HE WAS THE ONE THAT COULD
SET ME OFF TO THE POINT

WHERE I WOULDN'T
EVEN RECOGNIZE MYSELF.

I TRUSTED YOU!
I TRUSTED YOU!

SHE JUST REALLY
IS BALL-OF-FIRE CRAZY.

SHE'S REAL DEFENSIVE
ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS.

AND, OH, SHE'S A PISTOL.

Williams: HE WAS SOBER.

I REMEMBER THERE WAS
A KNIFE SITTING OVER THERE,

AND I JUST GRABBED THE KNIFE.

Narrator:
FLORA'S GONE TOO FAR.

AND THIS TIME,
MATT ISN'T GOING TO TAKE IT.

♪♪♪♪

Woman: FLORA!

Williams: I SAW HIM APPROACH ME
WITH A KNIFE.

NO! NO! NO! NO!

AND HIS EYES WERE BLACK.

HE LOOKED SO SCARY,

LIKE, THIS EVIL,
EVIL LOOK IN HIS FACE.

AAH!

NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
HE JUST GRABS IT, TURNS AROUND,

WALKS BACK OVER
TO WHERE SHE IS,

AND JUST GOES WHACK
AND CUTS HER LEG OPEN.

[ SCREAMING ]

Williams: AND IT WAS DEEP.
I COULD -

LIKE, I WAS GROSSED OUT
BECAUSE I COULD SEE EVERYTHING.

AND IT FREAKED ME OUT SO BAD.

[ CRYING ]

I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO IT
AS SERIOUS AS IT WAS.

BUT IT OPENED UP.

Williams: I WAS VERY SHOCKED.

I DON'T THINK HE'D EVER
TRULY BEEN VIOLENT WITH ME

BEFORE THAT.

Matt: I REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHY I DID IT.

I'LL DRINK,
AND I'LL GET TO A CERTAIN LIMIT,

AND I KIND OF JUST BLACK OUT.

IT'S BLEEDING
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

IT'S LIKE MY BODY'S MOVING
BUT MY MIND'S KIND OF DEAD.

Narrator: MATT'S FATHER AND
STEPMOTHER TAKE HER TO THE HOSPITAL.

FLORA GETS 15 STITCHES.

SHE DOESN'T WANT
TO GET MATT IN TROUBLE

AND REFUSES TO PRESS CHARGES.

FLORA HIDES HER INJURY
FROM HER FAMILY.

HEARTBROKEN, SHE KNOWS
THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS OVER.

ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO
IS FORGET AND MOVE ON.

BUT MATT ISN'T GIVING UP.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

HE CALLS HER EVERY DAY
TRYING TO WIN HER FORGIVENESS.

Williams: I FELT -
I JUST FELT REALLY BETRAYED.

I FELT LOST AND CONFUSED.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

FLORA,
PLEASE CALL ME BACK.

LIKE, I DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO.

LIKE, I FELT LIKE
I WAS IN OVER MY HEAD.

[ CELLPHONE CHIMES ]

Narrator: WITH TIME,
FLORA'S LEG STARTS TO HEAL.

BUT SHE CAN'T SEEM
TO MEND HER BROKEN HEART.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

HEY.

SHE MISSES MATT TERRIBLY.

HEY, BABY.

You, uh, you thought about,

you know, what I was saying?

AND AFTER HIM
CONSTANTLY CALLING ME,

TELLING ME HOW TRULY SORRY
HE IS...

I WANT -
I WANT ME AND YOU TO BE HAPPY.

...HOW HE'S NOT GONNA GO BACK
TO DRINKING THIS TIME...

I MISS YOU, TOO.

...I DECIDED TO GIVE HIM
ANOTHER CHANCE.

Dr. Jordan: FLORA COMES BACK
TO MATT BECAUSE, IN HER MIND,

SHE CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT HIM.

IT'S CALL CODEPENDENCE.

AND THE HALLMARK
IS A WHIRLWIND ROMANCE

AND AN EMOTIONAL BONDING
THAT LEAVES FLORA CONVINCED

THAT MATT IS THE ONLY PERSON
ON EARTH WHO UNDERSTANDS HER

AND SHE IS THE ONLY PERSON
ON EARTH WHO CAN FIX HIM.

Narrator: MATT MAKES GOOD
ON HIS PROMISE

AND BEGINS A REHAB PROGRAM

WHILE FLORA STARTS
HER SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

Matt: IT WAS GOOD, YOU KNOW.

DEPRESSION WAS KIND OF
GONE AWAY AT THAT TIME.

IT WAS LESS PRESSURE
ON BOTH OF US.

I WAS SOBER AT THAT TIME.

FLORA - SENIOR YEAR
WAS A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

SHE ALREADY KNEW WHERE SHE WAS
GOING TO COLLEGE AND EVERYTHING.

Narrator: BUT IT'S ONLY
THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM.

FLORA IS PREGNANT.

IT WAS REALLY,
REALLY SCARY NEWS.

AND WHAT DID HE SAY?

WHOA.

I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS.

YOU KNOW, I WASN'T REALLY SURE,
YOU KNOW, WHAT TO DO.

I WAS IN REHAB.

AND SHE'S STILL IN SCHOOL.

YOU WANT TO
HAVE THIS BABY?

REALLY?
YEAH.

[ SIGHS ]

OKAY.
OKAY.

Narrator: WEEKS LATER,
MATT SURPRISES FLORA WITH A ROMANTIC DATE

AT A SECLUDED BLUFF
CALLED LOVER'S LEAP.

LOOK, FLORA, THERE'S SOMETHING
I'VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU.

Williams: HE GOT ON HIS KNEES

AND JUST ASKED ME
IF I WOULD MARRY HIM.

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

YES. [ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator:
THERE'S JUST ONE PROBLEM.

FLORA'S PARENTS STILL DON'T KNOW
SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND.

IT'S TIME FOR MATT
TO MEET THE PARENTS.

ONE MORE TIME.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN.
UM...

FLORA KNOWS SHE AND MATT
CAN'T TAKE CARE OF A CHILD

ON THEIR OWN.

UM,
WHERE ARE YOU GONNA LIVE?

Narrator: SHE'S GOING TO
NEED HER PARENTS' HELP.

MY MOTHER WAS EXTREMELY -

SHE WAS SHOCKED.

WHAT ABOUT COLLEGE?

Narrator: THEY CAN'T BELIEVE
THEIR SMART, INNOCENT DAUGHTER

HAS A FIANCé,

MUCH LESS A BABY ON THE WAY.

Williams:
...THAT I CAN GO BACK.

YOU KNOW, I DO THINK
SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED.

SHE DID TALK AND ASK,

"ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE
DOING THE RIGHT THING

BY KEEPING THIS BABY?"

AND I LOVE MATT
MORE THAN ANYTHING.

SHE WAS NERVOUS
THAT I RUINED MY FUTURE.

Narrator: RESIGNED,
FLORA'S PARENTS INVITE MATT TO MOVE IN.

WE WANT YOU
TO HAVE A GOOD START.

SO IF THAT'S WHAT
YOU NEED TO DO...

I'M TRULY BLESSED
TO HAVE PARENTS WHO,

AFTER ALL THOSE LIES
I TOLD 'EM, STILL SUPPORTED ME.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

HER MOM'S A REALLY
CARING PERSON.

AND, YOU KNOW,
I LOVE HER TO DEATH.

AND SHE KIND OF TOOK ME IN
AS HER OWN.

Narrator: IN MARCH 2011,

FLORA GIVES BIRTH TO A BABY GIRL
THEY NAME SOPHIE.

Dr. Jordan: AND SO A FEW MONTHS
BEFORE YOU GRADUATE

FROM HIGH SCHOOL,
YOU GIVE BIRTH.

YEAH. I DO.

I MISSED PROM, ACTUALLY,
BECAUSE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.

GUYS, GUESS WHAT.
I GOT THE JOB!

Narrator: FLORA HELPS MATT
GET A NEW JOB

AS A COOK AT THE RESTAURANT
WHERE SHE WORKS.

HER MOM HELPS
TAKE CARE OF SOPHIE

SO THAT FLORA CAN
FINISH HIGH SCHOOL.

WE WERE A HAPPY FAMILY.
EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD.

[ BABY CRYING ]

Narrator:
BUT AS THE SUMMER WEARS ON,

IT BECOMES CLEAR TO MATT
AND HIS IN-LAWS

THAT SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT
WITH FLORA.

COME ON, FLORA, GET UP.

FLORA, WILL YOU PLEASE FEED HER?
I NEED TO GET TO WORK.

Williams: IT WAS TOUGH.

I JUST REMEMBER FEELING
HOPELESS, HELPLESS.

AND, YOU KNOW,
A LOT OF THE TIMES,

I DIDN'T KNOW WHY.

BUT I WAS JUST SAD.
AND I HAD NO ENERGY.

AND SOMETIMES I JUST WANTED
TO BE IN THE BED ALL DAY.

IT'S LIKE I'M TAKING CARE
OF THIS BABY ON OUR OWN.

GET OFF OF MY CASE.
I'M HER MOTHER.

DON'T SCREAM
IN SOPHIE'S FACE.

SHE'D GET MAD ABOUT
ANYTHING AND NOTHING.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

SHE'D BLOW UP AT EVERYBODY -
HER FAMILY, ME, EVERYBODY.

Narrator: MATT IS WORKING NEARLY
EVERY DAY AT THE RESTAURANT.

FLORA...

AFTER STAYING OFF PILLS
WHILE SHE WAS PREGNANT,

FLORA STARTS COPING
THE ONLY WAY SHE KNOWS HOW.

ALL RIGHT. WELL,
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A NAP?

EVENTUALLY, I STARTED
SELF-MEDICATING WITH XANAX.

Dr. Jordan: EVEN THOUGH SHE
HASN'T BEEN OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED,

FLORA IS PROBABLY SUFFERING
FROM POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION.

AND AS LONG AS SHE'S MIXING
HER DEPRESSION WITH PILLS,

SHE'S GOING TO BECOME
EVEN MORE UNSTABLE.

I FEEL LIKE I'M A SINGLE MOTHER
BECAUSE I AM RAISING SOPHIE.

Narrator:
THE DRUGS ARE ONLY A BAND-AID.

YOU ARE NEVER THERE FOR ME!
YOU'RE A...

I KIND OF HIT ROCK BOTTOM.

ARE YOU EVER THERE
FOR SOPHIE?

DO YOU EVEN KNOW
WHAT HER BIRTHDAY IS?

OH.
LOOK AT YOU TWO.

DAD, THE BIG HERO.

I ENDED UP JUST
HAVING A BREAKDOWN.

YOU DIDN'T EVEN
CARE ABOUT ME

UNTIL I TOLD YOU
I WAS GONNA HAVE A BABY.

SHE WAS JUST OUT OF CONTROL.

I AM HER MOTHER.
WE COULDN'T CALM HER DOWN.

WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

GET OFF OF ME!

LISTEN TO ME!

[ BABY CRYING ]

Narrator:
FLORA IS COMPLETELY BROKEN.

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME.

I DON'T WANT TO BE PART
OF THIS FAMILY ANYMORE.

I MIGHT AS WELL
GO AND KILL MYSELF.

YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.
WATCH ME, DAD.

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME.

I DON'T WANT TO BE PART
OF THIS FAMILY ANYMORE.

I MIGHT AS WELL
GO AND KILL MYSELF.

YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.
WATCH ME, DAD.

HAS SHE BEEN ACTING
LIKE THIS ALL DAY?

Narrator: SCARED FOR HER SAFETY,
FLORA'S DAD CALLS 911.

[ BABY CRYING ]

FLORA WAS DEFINITELY A DANGER
TO HERSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE,

SO WE HAD TO TRY TO GET HER
TO THE HOSPITAL

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

SHE WAS, LIKE, IN THE AIR
DUMPING IT IN HER MOUTH.

THE COPS ATTACKED HER
AND PINNED HER DOWN.

Narrator: FLORA IS SENT
TO THE PSYCH WARD,

WHERE SHE SPENDS
THE NEXT THREE WEEKS.

PRETTY EMBARRASSED
ABOUT THAT.

NO!

Narrator:
DOCTORS END UP DIAGNOSING HER

WITH BORDERLINE
PERSONALITY DISORDER

IN ADDITION
TO THE POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION.

AND THEN I REALIZED

THAT'S WHAT WAS WRONG
WITH ME THE WHOLE TIME.

I ALWAYS FELT DIFFERENT
AS A TEENAGER AND STUFF.

THE SYMPTOMS FIT ME
TO A "T," REALLY.

I AM HER MOTHER!

Dr. Jordan: PEOPLE WITH
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

THRIVE ON STORMY RELATIONSHIPS.

THEY EXPERIENCE MOOD SWINGS,

INTENSE FEELINGS
OF EMPTINESS,

SOMETIMES HAVE A FEAR
OF ABANDONMENT,

FOLLOWED BY A VIOLENT OUTBURST.

AND FLORA'S IMMATURITY

ONLY COMPOUNDS THIS
EMOTIONAL DEFICIT.

WHY ARE YOU ALL TREATING ME
SO DIFFERENTLY?

Narrator:
WHEN FLORA RETURNS HOME,

MATT'S HOPEFUL THINGS
WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL.

I'M THINKING WE HAVE
A KID, YOU KNOW.

I'M WORKING. WE'RE TOGETHER.
I'M NOT DRINKING.

THIS IS PROBABLY ONE
OF THE BEST WE'VE EVER BEEN.

IF WE'RE MORE RESPONSIBLE
WITH OUR MONEY,

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO AFFORD
OUR OWN APARTMENT BY NOW.

Williams:
HE'S PRETTY MATERIALISTIC.

YEAH.
REAL SUBTLE.

AND HE SPENDS
A LOT OF MONEY.

YOU'RE ALWAYS
ACCUSING ME.

WE WEREN'T CAPABLE
OF SAVING UP MONEY.

YOU NEED TO BE MORE
FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE.

Narrator: MATT'S HOPES OF A NEW
BEGINNING ARE QUICKLY DASHED.

FLORA'S STILL ON EDGE.

WHEN DID YOU GET THOSE SHOES?
HOW MUCH WERE THOSE?

Matt: BUT I DON'T WANT TO
QUESTION HER TOO MUCH.

I STILL DID LOVE HER.
AND SHE PUT UP WITH ME

WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH
ALL MY SITUATIONS

WITH JAIL AND REHAB.

I WAS DEFINITELY GONNA
STICK WITH HER.

Narrator: FLORA QUITS HER JOB

TO CONCENTRATE
FULL-TIME ON COLLEGE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
HEY.

UH, JUST HAD TO,
UM, GO TO WORK.

I STARTED TAKING, UH,
NIGHT SHIFTS.

Matt: I WAS CONSTANTLY
AT WORK ALL THE TIME.

Narrator: WITH THEIR
OPPOSITE SCHEDULES,

THE COUPLE IS SLOWLY
DRIFTING APART.

LOVE YOU.
Matt: I THINK, AT THAT TIME,

I MIGHT'VE STARTED
DISTANCING MYSELF FROM HER.

AND THEN I FOUND OUT

THAT HE HAD BEEN TALKING
TO SOMEBODY ELSE AT WORK.

FLIRTING WITH ANOTHER GIRL

AT THE RESTAURANT
WHERE YOU USED TO WORK.

EXACTLY. A GIRL I KNEW
AND USED TO WORK WITH,

WHERE I GOT HIM A JOB.

FLORA, WHAT ARE YOU
STILL DOING UP?

WHERE WERE YOU?
YOUR SHIFT ENDED HOURS AGO.

I MEAN, I WAS JUST HANGING OUT
WITH SOME FRIENDS.

WHO?
WERE YOU WITH MAGGIE?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

LET ME SEE YOUR PHONE.

HE WOULDN'T LET ME.

GIVE ME YOUR PHONE.
NO.

Matt: THERE WAS, YOU KNOW,
A SITUATION

BECAUSE WE HAD GROWN APART,

THAT I WAS ACTUALLY
TALKING TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

ORDER UP, MAGGIE.

Narrator: WHAT MATT DOESN'T KNOW
IS ONE OF HIS COWORKERS

HAS BEEN TELLING FLORA
EVERYTHING.

AREN'T YOU SAUCY?

YOU KNOW I AM.

SO YOU'RE GONNA LIE TO ME
NOW?

I SAID, "OKAY, MATT."
I GAVE HIM THE ULTIMATUM.

YOU CAN QUIT THAT JOB AND WE CAN
STAY IN A RELATIONSHIP,

OR YOU CAN CONTINUE
TO WORK THERE AND SEE MAGGIE

AND WE CAN BE DONE.

I COULDN'T QUIT THE JOB.
I WAS MAKING REALLY GOOD MONEY.

Narrator: MATT ALSO KNOWS THAT HAVING
TOO MUCH FREE TIME ON HIS HANDS

IS DANGEROUS.
RIDICULOUS.

Matt:
I'D BEEN DOWN THAT PATH BEFORE.

AND IT LED ME
INTO ALCOHOLISM.

SO I KNEW WHERE
THAT WAS GONNA GO.

HE LEFT.
AND SO I BROKE UP WITH HIM.

Narrator: MATT MOVES IN
WITH HIS DAD.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA BE
DOING THIS WEEKEND?

AND SOON AFTER THAT,
HE AND THAT HOME-WRECKER,

YES, THE SIDE CHICK,
STARTED DATING.

Matt: I WASN'T EVEN REALLY
INTERESTED IN BEING WITH HER.

IT WASN'T LIKE -

I WASN'T, LIKE, IN LOVE
WITH HER OR ANYTHING.

I THINK IT WAS JUST
GETTING ATTENTION.

Dr. Jordan: DOES THE IDEA
OF THAT JUST MAKE YOU CRAZY?

YEAH. IT DOES.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY -
IT'S DISGUSTING, YOU KNOW?

SOMEBODY THAT YOU LOVE AND
YOU'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR THEM,

EVEN VISITED THEM IN JAIL,

DID SO MUCH FOR THEM
WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE A JOB.

AND YOU THINK, "THERE'S NO WAY
THAT PERSON LOVES ME

IF THEY'RE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING
LIKE THAT TO ME."

Narrator:
WITH HER RELATIONSHIP IN RUINS,

FLORA FALLS BACK ON OLD HABITS

AND STARTS SELF-MEDICATING
ONCE AGAIN.

SHE ALSO COMES UP WITH A WAY
TO GET BACK AT MATT.

Williams:
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS REVENGE.

BUT I DID START SEEING
SOMEBODY ELSE AFTER WE BROKE UP.

WHAT?
FLORA?

AND IT HAPPENED TO BE
ONE OF MATT'S FRIENDS.

Well, I've heard
some stuff I don't like.

I HEAR YOU'RE TALKING
TO NICK?

OKAY. SO WHAT?

WE'RE FIGHTING CONSTANTLY
AND BACK AND FORTH ON THE PHONE.

OH, MY G-
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU.

YOU'RE ACTING LIKE
A TOTAL SLUT.

SHE'S CHECKING ON ME.
I'M CHECKING ON HER.

OKAY.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

HEY, FLORA, CAN YOU
COME CHECK THIS OUT?

Narrator: THEN, MATT TAKES IT
A STEP FURTHER.

YOUR MOM TELLS YOU SOMETHING
THAT SHE SEES ON FACEBOOK

THAT MAKES YOU SNAP.

OH, MY GOD.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

ON MATT'S FACEBOOK, IT SAID
HE AND THAT HOME-WRECKER,

WITH A CAPITAL H-O,

WERE IN A RELATIONSHIP
ON FACEBOOK.

[ SCOFFS ]

Matt: I THINK I DID THAT
TO MAKE HER MAD.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WE WERE
HAVING THAT BATTLE

BACK AND FORTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
LIKE, SHE'D PUT UP SOMETHING,

AND THEN I WOULD
PUT UP SOMETHING.

'CAUSE WE WERE CHECKING UP
ON EACH OTHER BACK AND FORTH.

Narrator: FLORA IS FURIOUS.

HER FIRST INSTINCT
IS TO NUMB THE PAIN.

AND NOW SHE WANTS MATT
OUT OF HER LIFE FOR GOOD.

Williams:
AT THIS POINT, I'D CALL HIM.

AND I'D TELL HIM,

"I WANT ALL YOUR STUFF
OUT OF HERE."

HEY, MATT.
I PACKED UP ALL YOUR STUFF.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT
TO HAVE ANYTHING IN THERE

THAT REMINDED ME OF HIM.

Dr. Jordan: FLORA IS BEYOND
ANGRY ABOUT MATT'S BETRAYAL.

SHE IS A VIRTUAL STORM
OF IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR.

AND NOW, THROW ILLEGAL PILLS
INTO THE MIX,

AND WHO KNOWS WHERE THAT
TORNADO IS GOING TO LAND?

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]

♪♪♪♪

Narrator: FLORA'S TEMPER
IS SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL.

HEY, MATT.
FLORA.

GLAD TO SEE
YOU BROUGHT WITNESSES.

Matt: I HAVE TWO FRIENDS
COME OUT WITH ME

BECAUSE I'M EXPECTING SOMETHING.

HOPE MAGGIE
DUMPS YOUR ASS.

I WAS PROBABLY MAD
SHE WAS BRINGING MY STUFF

'CAUSE I'M LIKE THINKING,
"OH, THIS IS REALLY IT."

YOU CANNOT BE APART OF THIS
ANYMORE.

DON'T MAKE A SCENE
LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO.

OH, YOU DON'T WANT ME
TO MAKE A SCENE?!

YOU DON'T WANT ME
TO MAKE A SCENE.

OH, NO. I WON'T DO THAT.
I SAID, "DON'T MAKE A SCENE."

DON'T WORRY. I WON'T
MAKE A SCENE, MATT. IT'S OKAY.

Narrator: EVERYTHING FLORA HAS WANTED
TO SAY OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS

WHIPS OUT OF HER MOUTH
LIKE A TORNADO.

I'M GONNA TAKE HER. YOU DON'T
GET TO SEE HER AT ALL.

Williams:
SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF,

"YOU DON'T CARE
ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER.

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME.

THE LEAST YOU CAN DO
IS BE THERE

FOR YOUR DAUGHTER, YOU KNOW?

IT'S NOT OUR DAUGHTER'S FAULT
THAT YOU'RE A CHEATER."

ALL RIGHT.
ALL I WANT IS TO GET MY STUFF

AND FOR YOU
TO GET OUT OF HERE.

AND THEN HE ARGUED THAT I TRIED
TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE,

OH, HE'S NOT DOING
ANYTHING WRONG.

ALL YOU ARE
IS A CRAZY PERSON.

CRAZY.

CUCKOO.

IS THIS MY STUFF?

Narrator:
IT'S THE LAST STRAW.

FLORA FEELS LIKE MATT'S
MADE HER INTO A LAUGHING STOCK.

SHE KEEPS A KITCHEN KNIFE
IN HER GLOVE BOX FOR PROTECTION.

SOMETHING CAME OVER ME.

ALL YOU ARE
IS A CRAZY PERSON.

IS THIS MY STUFF?

AAH! AAH!

SHE JUST KIND OF FLIPPED.

AND I REMEMBER
SOMETHING HITTING ME.

AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT IT WAS.

AND THEN I GOT HIT AGAIN.

AND I THOUGHT SHE WAS
JUST HITTING ME.

AND THEN I REACHED UP,

AND I LOOKED, MY WHOLE HAND
WAS COVERED IN BLOOD.

OH, FLORA!

AND I REALIZED THAT
SHE HAD STABBED ME IN MY BACK

AND IN THE SIDE OF MY NECK.

IT WAS A FULL-BLOWN STAB.

SO I WAS -
I WAS FREAKED OUT.

WHAT'D YOU DO?

Narrator: MATT'S COWORKERS
RUSH TO HIS SIDE.

OH, YOU GUYS.

REALITY KICKS IN...

MATT?

...AND FLORA
COMES TO HER SENSES.

SHE CAN'T BELIEVE
WHAT SHE'S JUST DONE.

Williams: I DON'T KNOW
WHAT PROPELLED ME TO DO IT.

IT'S ALL A BLUR.

YOU CAN GET A CAROTID ARTERY
IN THE NECK.

YOU SAID YOU STABBED HIM
IN THE NECK.

EXACTLY.

AND I GOT SO SCARED,
'CAUSE AT THAT POINT,

I REALIZED,
NO MATTER WHAT,

I STILL HAVE LOVE
FOR THIS MAN.

AND IF I HURT THIS MAN
PERMANENTLY,

I WILL NEVER
FORGIVE MYSELF.

MATT?

I JUST FELT LIKE I MIGHT'VE
JUST DONE SOMETHING HORRIBLE

THAT I CAN'T EVER CHANGE.

I'M SORRY.

SO I STARTED RUNNING
AFTER HIM,

TELLING HIM,
"I'M SO SORRY."

[ GROANING ]

AND HE GOES INTO
THE RESTAURANT,

AND THEY LOCK THE DOOR
ON ME.

Matt: ALL THE WORKERS,
THEY WERE KIND OF FREAKING OUT.

SOMEBODY CALL 911.

THEY WERE CALLING THE POLICE.

AND SO WE ALL JUST STAYED INSIDE

UNTIL THE POLICE
AND EVERYBODY GOT THERE.

I'M SORRY.

I JUST CALLED.

Dr. Jordan: FLORA'S DRAMATIC
APPEARANCE AT MATT'S WORKPLACE -

SHE IS JUST TESTING THEIR BOND.

WHEN MATT GATHERS HIS
BELONGINGS AS A FINAL STEP,

HEADING TOWARDS
HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND, MAGGIE,

THE REALITY
OF WATCHING HIM WALK AWAY

IS SIMPLY MORE
THAN FLORA CAN BEAR.

IS HE OKAY?
IS HE OKAY?

THAT RAGE GOT TO ME,
AND IT'S NOT AN EXCUSE.

BUT I WOULD DO ANYTHING
TO TAKE IT BACK.

[ GROANS ]

I GOT STABBED.
I THINK SHE STABBED ME.

Narrator: AT THE HOSPITAL,
DOCTORS TREAT MATT'S INJURIES.

Matt: MY NECK WASN'T BAD.
IT WAS KIND OF SUPERFICIAL.

BUT MY BACK, THEY WERE TRYING
TO GET IT TO STOP BLEEDING.

Narrator:
IT COULD'VE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

AAH!

Matt: IF SHE WOULD HAVE
GONE DEEPER IN MY NECK,

IT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS.

I DON'T THINK SHE WAS TRYING TO KILL ME.
I DEFINITELY DON'T.

I THINK SHE WAS JUST
TRYING TO SCARE ME.

SHE PROBABLY GOT THE IDEA
FROM WHERE I HAD,

YOU KNOW, CUT AND STABBED HER
PREVIOUSLY.

Irwin: I DEFINITELY THINK
IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL OUTBURST.

MATT?

IT IS REALLY SHOCKING.

[ CHUCKLES ] I MEAN, I ALWAYS
KNEW SHE WAS A LITTLE CRAZY.

BUT I NEVER THOUGHT
SHE WAS CRAZY-CRAZY.

Narrator: FLORA'S CHARGED
WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER.

WHILE SHE WAITS
FOR HER BOND TO BE SET,

SHE GOES THROUGH
SEVERE DRUG WITHDRAWAL.

SHE REALIZES SHE
HAS AN ADDICTION

AND VOWS TO GET CLEAN...
IF SHE GETS OUT.

ON AUGUST 8, 2012...

I'M GONNA GO MAKE YOU
SOME LUNCH.

...ONE DAY BEFORE
HER 20th BIRTHDAY,

FLORA'S PARENTS PUT UP
HER $60,000 BOND.

WHEN SHE ARRIVES HOME,

SHE GETS AN UNEXPECTED
PHONE CALL.

HELLO?
MATT: Hey, Flora. It's Matt.

HEY.

HE TELLS ME HE LOVES ME,
HE MISSES ME.

I BELIEVED HIM.
AND I LET HIM COME OVER.

Matt: WE'RE A FAMILY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH SO MUCH TOGETHER.

THIS IS WHO I WANT TO BE WITH.

I'VE BEEN THINKING,
AND [CLEARS THROAT]

MAYBE YOU'D WANT TO,
UH, I DON'T KNOW,

MAKE THIS WORK, YOU KNOW?

Narrator: EVEN THOUGH
SHE NEARLY KILLED HIM,

MATT HAS FORGIVEN HER
AND TAKES SOME RESPONSIBILITY.

I KIND OF STARTED THINKING,
"YEAH, I SCREWED UP HERE."

Williams: IT WAS REALLY HARD
FOR ME TO TAKE HIM BACK.

IT TOOK A REALLY LONG TIME
FOR ME TO FORGIVE HIM

ABOUT ALL THE LIES
THROUGH THE INFIDELITY.

Narrator: BUT BY THE TIME
FLORA'S COURT DATE ARRIVES,

THE TWO HAVE COMPLETELY
MADE AMENDS.

DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOOD
FOR EACH OTHER

OR TOXIC FOR EACH OTHER
AT THIS POINT?

HE'S PROBABLY
MY ONE TRUE LOVE EVER.

AND I REALIZE
I STILL LOVED HIM.

AND SOMEHOW I WOULD TRY
TO GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE.

HELLO?

Narrator: MATT REFUSES
TO TESTIFY IN HER CASE.

SERIOUSLY?

Matt: I DEFINITELY DID NOT
WANT HER TO GO TO PRISON.

I SAW HER REMORSE
AFTER IT HAPPENED.

WHAT IS IT?

THEY'RE DROPPING
ALL THE CHARGES.

THAT'S AMAZING!

Narrator:
FOUR YEARS AFTER THE STABBING,

FLORA AND MATT
ARE STILL GOING STRONG.

SHE CONTINUES
TO SEE A PSYCHOLOGIST.

AND THEY'VE BOTH BEEN SOBER
AND DRUG-FREE

SINCE THE INCIDENT.

I THINK IT HELPED STRENGTHEN
OUR RELATIONSHIP.

I THINK IT WAS JUST
EASIER FOR US

JUST TO MAKE IT WORK
AND FORGIVE EACH OTHER.

Matt: WE JOKE ABOUT IT NOW.
SHE'LL BE LIKE, "YOU CUT ME."

I'M LIKE,
"YOU TRIED TO KILL ME."

YOU KNOW,
LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND LAUGH

AND JUST GIVE EACH OTHER A HUG,

TELL EACH OTHER
WE LOVE EACH OTHER.

Narrator: IN 2015,

FLORA GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE
WITH A DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY.

THEY'VE GOT THEIR OWN PLACE

AND JUST CELEBRATED
SOPHIE'S 5th BIRTHDAY.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE DOING
REALLY GREAT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE HAPPY.
AND WE'RE IN LOVE.