Your Worst Nightmare (2014–…): Season 3, Episode 8 - Domestic Disturbance - full transcript

With a new home and loving fiancé, single mom Lisa Filiaggi finally feels like luck is on her side. That is until troubles from her past come back to haunt her and threaten to destroy all her future plans.

HELP ME!

HELP ME!

HELP ME!

OPEN UP! PLEASE, HELP ME!

LISA, WHAT'S GOING ON?

THE BEDROOMS ARE BACK THERE.
GO LOCK YOURSELF IN!









Narrator: IT'S A QUIET AFTERNOON
IN LORAIN, OHIO,



AND 27-YEAR-OLD LISA FILIAGGI

IS WORKING HER REGULAR SHIFT
AT A DOWNTOWN SALON.

LISA WAS A HAIRSTYLIST.
SHE HAD ONE CHILD

AND SHE WAS PREGNANT
WITH HER SECOND CHILD.

BUT SHE WAS MAKING IT
AS A SINGLE MOM.

SHE WAS WORKING REALLY HARD
AND ENJOYING LIFE.

OH, MY GOSH.

ALEX? IS THAT YOU?

- LISA.
- [ LAUGHS ]

A FORMER BOYFRIEND,
FROM HIGH SCHOOL, OF LISA'S

WALKED INTO THE SALON.

YOU LOOK TERRIFIC.

UH, I'M NOT USUALLY THIS BIG,
BUT THANKS.

ALEX WENT IN FOR A HAIRCUT,



AND THEY STARTED TALKING.

COME AND HAVE A SEAT.

THE TWO OF THEM JUST CLICKED.

[ GIGGLES ]

SO I HAVE, UH,
A LITTLE CONFESSION.

- OH, YEAH?
- YEAH. I, UH...

WELL, I KIND OF KNEW
YOU WERE GONNA BE HERE.

YEAH, I WAS WALKIN' BY LAST WEEK
AND I SAW YOU.

YOU DIDN'T.

I MEAN, THINGS ARE A BIT
COMPLICATED RIGHT NOW.

WELL, TOO COMPLICATED
FOR DINNER?

- I'LL CONSIDER IT.
- GOOD.

FIRST, LET'S SEE HOW BRAVE
YOU REALLY ARE.

[ CLIPPERS BUZZING ]
- READY FOR THAT BUZZ CUT?

WHOA, NOW. WE'RE JUST GONNA
START WITH A LITTLE TRIM.

- ALL RIGHT?
- [ LAUGHS ] ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: OVER THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS, LISA AND ALEX BEGIN DATING.

AND SOON, THEY ARE
VIRTUALLY INSEPARABLE.

[ GIGGLES ]

Donna: WHEN LISA AND ALEX
GOT TOGETHER,

THEY, LIKE, INSTANTLY KNEW

THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING.

HE WAS VERY COMPASSIONATE
FOR LISA AND THE CHILDREN.

SO HAVE YOU, UH,
PICKED A NAME YET?

I LIKE HANNAH.

OH, IT'S A GIRL?

- ANOTHER ONE.
- WOW, THAT'S GOOD.

HE WAS KIND OF A SPECIAL GUY

BECAUSE HE WAS COMING INTO
THE RELATIONSHIP

KNOWING THAT SHE HAD,
UM, SOME BAGGAGE.

SHE WAS PREGNANT, AT THE TIME,
WITH HER SECOND CHILD

AND SHE WAS GOING THROUGH
A DIVORCE.

DO THEY GET TO SEE
THEIR FATHER MUCH?

UM, HERE AND THERE.

HE'S NOT BIG
ON RESPONSIBILITY.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

- YEAH.
- A FATHER'S IMPORTANT.

YES.

NOT ONLY WAS HE, UM,
DATING LISA.

BUT IN - - IN REALITY,

HE WAS DATING
HER TWO LITTLE GIRLS, TOO.

Narrator: THAT FALL,
LISA'S NEW BABY GIRL IS BORN.

STILL, IT'S NOT LONG BEFORE
SHE'S RIGHT BACK TO WORK.

[ Singsongy ] HELLO.

[ GASPS ] LISA?!

OH, MY GOODNESS!
COME HERE!

OH, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!

WELCOME BACK!

OH, MY - - COME OVER HERE.

LET ME FIX YOU UP
A LITTLE BIT.

- AW.
- HOW IS THAT LITTLE BABY HANNAH?

SHE COULDN'T BE
ANY MORE PRECIOUS.

I KNOW. THOSE CHEEKS, GIRL.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HARD IT IS
TO LEAVE HER HOME.

YEAH. BUT GOOD THING
HER GRANDMA'S THERE

FOR HER, AND FOR YOU.

HOW IS ALEX?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID
TO DESERVE THIS MAN.

THE WAY HE TREATS THE GIRLS,
HE LOVES 'EM LIKE HIS OWN.

ALEX WAS THERE AS A FATHER,

NOT AS A STEPFATHER FIGURE.

THEY WERE HIS LIFE AS MUCH
AS THEY WERE LISA'S LIFE.

HE SOUNDS LIKE
A FREAKIN' HEARTTHROB.

OH, I DON'T... WHAT'S THIS?

UH, LISA FA - -

- FALIGI? FALIGI?
- FILIAGGI?

- THOSE ARE FOR ME?
- YEAH.

FROM WHAT ARE THESE?

OH, MY GOSH.
THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

THEY ARE. CAN YOU GO AHEAD
AND SIGN FOR ME, PLEASE?

SURE.

GIRL!

YOU ARE LEADING
ONE CHARMED LIFE.

HE'S PERFECT.

IT WAS LIKE A FAIRY TALE.

SHE WAS
TOTALLY INFATUATED BY HIM

AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS
TRUE LOVE.

Narrator: BUT THERE'S A THREAT
TO LISA'S HAPPILY EVER AFTER,

AND IT'S CLOSER
THAN SHE REALIZES.



THE FOLLOWING APRIL,
LISA AND ALEX MOVE IN TOGETHER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS
REALLY HAPPENING.

OH, I KNOW.

THINGS WERE REALLY
LOOKING VERY EXCITING

FOR HER FUTURE
FOR THE FIRST TIME

AFTER, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH
A LOT OF TOUGH TIMES.

THINGS WERE FINALLY LOOKING UP.

Narrator: ALEX'S HOUSE IS ALSO
JUST 5 MILES AWAY

FROM LISA'S MOMM ANITA,
AND STEPDAD, LOUIS.

HELLO, YOU LOVEBIRDS.

- HEY.
- HERE TO HELP.

- HI.
- WHERE DO YOU WANT THIS?

- HERE. I'LL SHOW YOU.
- OH, MY GOODNESS.

- THIS HOME IS BEAUTIFUL.
- ISN'T IT GORGEOUS?

AH, YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT IS SO NICE
TO SEE YOU HAPPY AGAIN

AND TO SEE A SMILE
BACK ON YOUR FACE.

IT'S GOOD TO BE HAPPY AGAIN.

GOOD. YEAH.

UM, I HAVE SOME BOXES THAT
I COULD USE YOUR HELP WITH.

OF COURSE.

- HI, NEIGHBORS. HI.
- HI.

- HI. I'M MICHAEL.
- ANITA.

- ANITA, HI, UH...
- NICE TO MEET YOU.

- HI, MICHAEL. I'M LISA.
- HEY.

- HI. I'M MICHAEL.
- NICE TO MEET YOU.

- UH, I GOT YOU THIS. HEY.
- THANK YOU.

UH, YOU KNOW, ALEX HAS TOLD ME
SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.

WONDERFUL.
UH, WELL, I - -

I LOOK FORWARD
TO GETTING TO KNOW YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. I'M - - I'M SURE
WE'LL BE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.



Narrator: IT'S NOT LONG BEFORE
LISA FEELS RIGHT AT HOME

IN ALEX'S PLACE.

BUT HER SENSE OF SECURITY
DOESN'T LAST.

Lisa:
THINGS ARE GOING REALLY WELL.

YEAH. WE GOT EVERYTHING
UNPACKED A FEW DAYS AGO.

[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU ALL WERE A HUGE HELP.

OH, UH, WELL, HANNAH HAS
A CHECKUP FRIDAY MORNING.

YEAH. I WAS TAKING OFF WORK
SO I COULD...

[ CALL WAITING BEEPS ]

HEY. MOM, THERE'S A - -
THERE'S ANOTHER CALL COMING IN.

OKAY.
I'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.

LOVE YOU, TOO.

OH, OKAY. BYE.

[ BEEP ]

HELLO?

[ Breathing heavily ]

HELLO?

[ Breathing heavily ]

YOU COULD TELL SOMEBODY
WAS ON THE PHONE,

BUT THEY WOULDN'T SPEAK.

THEY WOULD JUST BREATHE
OR JUST BE THERE.

HELLO?

HELLO?

IS SOMEBODY THERE?

[ Breathing heavily ]

I THINK WE HAVE
A BAD CONNECTION.

[ DISCONNECTS CALL ]

IT WAS LIKE SOMEBODY
CALLING HER AND TAUNTING HER,

TRYING TO SCARE HER.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

[ BEEP ]

HELLO?

[ Breathing deeply ]

HELLO?

[ BEEP ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

- Hi, this is Alex...
- And Lisa.

Please leave a message.

[ Breathing heavily ]



Narrator: AFTER MOVING IN
WITH HER BOYFRIEND ALEX,

27-YEAR-OLD LISA FILIAGGI

STARTS RECEIVING
DISTURBING PHONE CALLS.

- Hi, this is Alex...
- And Lisa.

- Please leave a message.
- [ Breathing heavily ]

[ BEEP ]

[ RING ]

[ RING, BEEP ]

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

- Hey, Lise.
- ALEX?

Hey, what's the matter?

I- I'M, UM, I'M FINE.

IT'S NOTHING.

You all right?

YEAH.

SHE DID TRY TO STAY HAPPY,

AT LEAST PUT THE FACADE ON
THAT SHE WAS HAPPY.

OKAY.

UH, I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

ALEX WAS THERE TO SUPPORT LISA

IN EVERY WAY HE COULD.

HEY, BABE. I, UH,
I THINK I HEAR HANNAH.

YOU WANT ME TO GO CHECK
ON HER?

NO, I BETTER.
SHE'S PROBABLY HUNGRY.





ALEX?

[ Whispers ] ALEX?

LISA FILIAGGI...

[ LAUGHS ] OH, MY GOD.

...WILL YOU MARRY ME?

OH, MY GOD.

IT WAS SO EXCITING.

SHE WAS JUST IN
THE HIGHEST OF HIGHS.

YES. YES.

OH, MY GOD. YES.

- OKAY.
- OH, MY GOSH.

OH, MY GOSH. OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!

Donna: BUT SHE WASN'T FREE
BECAUSE THEN,

THE STALKING AND THE TERRORIZING
DID GET WORSE.

YOU WANT A RIDE?

NO. I'M STILL TRYIN' TO DROP
THE REST OF THIS BABY WEIGHT.

- OKAY. GOOD NIGHT.
- GOOD NIGHT.

SHORTLY AFTER WORK,
LISA WAS LEAVING,

AND SHE NOTICED THAT SOMEONE
WAS FOLLOWING HER.



SHE WAS VERY SCARED,
PETRIFIED FOR HERSELF,

NOT KNOWING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

HEY. YOU OKAY?

YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'VE SEEN A GHOST.

LONG DAY.

JUST TIRED, YOU KNOW.

YOU SURE EVERYTHING'S OKAY?

HOW ARE THE GIRLS?

OH, THEY'RE SLEEPING.

BUT LOOK WHAT CAME TODAY - -
THE INVITATIONS.

DON'T THEY LOOK WONDERFUL?

OH, MY GOODNESS.

LISTEN, SWEETIE,
I'D LOVE TO STAY,

BUT LOUIS IS WAITING FOR ME
FOR SUPPER, SO I HAVE TO RUN.

OH, OF COURSE. THAT'S FINE.

- THANKS, MOM. LOVE YOU.
- OKAY? YOU ARE WELCOME.

I LOVE YOU. OKAY.

I'LL LOCK UP BEFORE I LEAVE.

- BYE.
- BYE-BYE.

[ FRONT DOOR RATTLES ]

[ LOUD THUD ]

[ DOORKNOB RATTLING ]



[ THUD ]
- [ GASPS ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
- LIS.

- YOU SCARED ME.
- COME ON. I'M SORRY.

I JUST LEFT MY KEYS.
OKAY?

YEAH?

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. I'M FINE.

JUST A WEIRD DAY.

YEAH?

Narrator:
OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS,

LISA STAYS BUSY
WITH WEDDING PLANS

AND EVEN FINDS
THE PERFECT DRESS.

HER DRESS WAS
SO BEAUTIFUL ON HER.

HER IN THAT WEDDING DRESS,

SHE LOOKED LIKE A PRINCESS.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

LOOK, WHOEVER THIS IS,
STOP CALLING ME.

THIS ISN'T FUNNY.

YOU'LL GET WHAT'S COMIN'
TO YOU.

[ DIAL TONE ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

YOU OKAY IN THERE?

YEAH. I'M - - I'M FINE.

YOU CAN'T COME IN. I'M - -
I'M TRYING ON MY DRESS.

HEY.

WHO WAS THAT
ON THE PHONE?

JUST A-ANOTHER ONE
OF THOSE TELEMARKETERS.

AGAIN?

THEY WILL NOT
LEAVE US ALONE, HUH?

I KNOW. RIGHT?

HEY. UH, LET ME CHANGE,
AND I'LL - - I'LL BE RIGHT OUT.

OKAY.

LISA STAYED SCARED
AND PETRIFIED QUITE A BIT.

SHE TRIED TO HIDE IT
AND BE HAPPY,

BUT YOU COULD SEE
HOW STRESSED IT DID MAKE HER.

Narrator: SOON, THE THREAT
BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.

ON MY WAY HOME,
I PASSED A DANCE STUDIO,

AND I HAD THE BEST THOUGHT.

[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH?
WHAT IS THAT?

WE SHOULD TAKE DANCE LESSONS.

OH. FULL-ON LESSONS?

WE HAVE TO HAVE
A FIRST DANCE.

WELL... YEAH.

- BUT I THOUGHT...
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]



CALL 9-1-1.

THEY SAW A JAR
LAYING ON THE FLOOR.

AND WHEN SHE CHECKED THE DRAPES,

THE DRAPES HAD SOME SORT OF, UH,
OIL OR SOMETHIN' ON IT.

AND THEN SHE PULLED
THE DRAPES BACK

AND SAW A HOLE IN THE WINDOW.

IT'S HIM.

IT HAS TO BE.

WHO?

MY EX-HUSBAND.

JIM.



HURRY UP, LISA.

JIM FILIAGGI WAS A VERY...

MEAN, VINDICTIVE PERSON

WHEN IT CAME TO LISA,

VERY ABUSIVE, VOLATILE,

JUST NOTHING THAT SHE SHOULD
EVER HAVE BEEN INTO.

WHERE THE HELL
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOIN'?

I'M LIVING YOU, JIM.
YOU'RE NEVER EVEN HOME.

YOU'RE A HORRIBLE FATHER.

YOU STOLE FROM ME!

NOBODY'S LEAVING.

NOBODY LEAVES TILL I SAY SO,
CERTAINLY NOT YOU.

JIM, LISA'S LEAVING.

WE'RE LEAVING.

AND THERE IS NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

YOU NEVER LIKED ME.

WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?

LISA'S MOTHER KNEW EXACTLY
WHAT JIM WAS LIKE TO LISA,

WHICH MADE HER NOT LIKE JIM.

LOOK, IF WE'RE NOT HOME
IN 10 MINUTES,

LOUIS IS CALLING THE POLICE.

LET US GO NOW.

THIS ISN'T OVER.
DON'T MESS WITH ME!

JIM WAS...

THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT HAD
TO BE IN CONTROL

AT ALL TIMES.

IF LISA WANTED TO DO SOMETHING

HE DIDN'T WANT HER TO DO,

THEN THE ABUSE DID START.





[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

Narrator: AFTER MONTHS
OF BATTLING A STALKER ALONE,

27-YEAR-OLD LISA FILIAGGI
FINALLY HAS NO CHOICE

BUT TO BRING HER FIANCÉ
INTO THE FOLD.

CALL 9-1-1.

IT'S HIM.

IT HAS TO BE.

WHO?

MY EX-HUSBAND.

JIM.

THE COUPLE WAS REALLY FRUSTRATED
BECAUSE THERE WAS VANDALISM

AGAINST THEIR HOUSE.

UH, SOMEBODY BROKE THE WINDOW.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE EVIDENCE
OF WHO IT WAS,

BUT THEY SUSPECTED IT WAS JIM.

SO YOU'RE SURE
THIS IS YOUR EX-HUSBAND?

WHY CAN'T HE JUST
LEAVE ME ALONE?

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

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

NO, PLEASE, DON'T ANSWER IT.

[ RING ]

[ BEEP ]

HELLO?

PUT MY WIFE ON THE PHONE.

NO. LISA CAN'T COME
TO THE PHONE RIGHT NOW.

I SAID TO LET ME SPEAK
TO MY WIFE.

SHE IS NOT
YOUR WIFE ANYMORE.

IF YOU DON'T
LEAVE US ALONE,

WE'RE GOING TO FILE
HARASSMENT CHARGES.

HARASSMENT?

GOOD LUCK PROVIN' THAT,
BOY SCOUT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
FROM ME, JIM?

DIDN'T I TELL YOU
NOT TO MESS WITH ME?

WHAT DID I DO TO YOU?

[ DIAL TONE ]

[ BEEP ]

HE WON'T LET ME GO.

HE W--
HE WON'T LET ME GO.

HE WOULD NOT LET THEM
BE HAPPY AT ALL.

HE DIDN'T WANT LISA,

BUT HE WASN'T GONNA LET
ANYONE ELSE HAVE HER EITHER.

Narrator: LISA AND ALEX KNOW
IT'S TIME TO GO TO THE POLICE.

BUT GETTING THE SUPPORT
THEY NEED WON'T COME EASY.

SORRY FOR KEEPING YOU FOLKS
WAITING. WE CHECKED OUR SYSTEMS.

AND WE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING
ON YOUR EX-HUSBAND, MA'AM.

HE'S NOT GONNA BE
IN YOUR SYSTEM YET.

BUT HE'S BEEN HARASSING ME.

HE'S FOLLOWING ME.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF
IT WAS HIM?

LIKE WHAT?

SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE,
FINGERPRINTS?

I CAN'T ARREST HIM
ON A HUNCH.

YOU DON'T KNOW HIM.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DONE,
WHAT HE'S CAPABLE OF DOING.

NATURALLY, IT'S FRUSTRATING.

WE HAVE NO PROOF.
NOBODY SAW ANYTHING.

WE CAN'T FILE ANY CHARGES.

THAT'S WHY WE ADVISE THE PERSON,
YOU KNOW,

GET AS MUCH PROOF AS - -
AS YOU CAN.

GET VIDEO PROOF.
GET AUDIO PROOF.

GET FRIENDS THAT COULD, UH,
VERIFY WHAT YOU SAID.

GET ANYBODY TO HELP YOU OUT.

AND WE CAN - -
WE CAN MOVE FORWARD THAT WAY.

I REALLY, REALLY WANNA
HELP YOU, MA'AM.

I DO.

BUT I CAN ONLY ARREST PEOPLE

WHO I KNOW HAVE
COMMITTED CRIMES.

THEN WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

BUY SOME PEPPER SPRAY.

[ SCOFFS ]

AND CALL THIS MAN.

HE'S A FORMER POLICE OFFICER.

HE TEACHES A FIREARMS CLASS
FOR CIVILIANS. SELF-DEFENSE.

AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING...

ANYTHING,
GIVE ME A CALL.



Narrator: WITH HER SAFETY
NOW SOLELY IN HER HANDS,

LISA DOES ALL SHE CAN
TO PROTECT HERSELF.

ALEX HAD HER BUY A HANDGUN
FOR PROTECTION.

LISA WAS DEFINITELY AFRAID
FOR HER LIFE.

SHE REALLY THOUGHT JIM WOULD DO
SOMETHING TERRIBLE

AND AWFUL TO HER.

[ CLIP CLICKS ]

Girl: MOMMY.

MOMMY!

COMING, HONEY.

Narrator: BUT JIM IS STILL
THE FATHER OF HER CHILDREN,

SO LISA CAN NEVER TRULY
GET AWAY FROM HIM.

JIM HAD THE CUSTODY OF THE KIDS
EVERY OTHER WEEKEND.

AND SO THEY WOULD HAVE
TO, UM, INTERACT

WHENEVER HE WOULD GO
TO DO CHILD VISITS.

ONE TIME, WHEN THEY WERE
DROPPING OFF THE KIDS,

JIM BECAME VERY VIOLENT.

[ GASPS ]

WHAT? YOU'RE TOO GOOD
TO COME INSIDE AND SEE ME?

- STOP. NO, STOP.
- JIM SNAPPED.

LISA WAS TERRIFIED
AND HELPLESS,

NOT KNOWING HOW TO STOP IT.

LISA, I TOLD YOU,
DON'T MESS WITH ME!



Narrator: 27 YEAR-OLD LISA
FILIAGGI AND FIANCÉ ALEX

ARE DROPPING OFF THEIR KIDS
WITH EX-HUSBAND JIM

WHEN VIOLENCE ERUPTS.

[ GASPS ]

WHAT? YOU'RE GOOD TO COME
INSIDE AND SEE ME?

- STOP. HELP ME!
[ HORN HONKS ]

- BIG MISTAKE!
- [ CRYING ]

- HEY.
- [ GRUNTS ]

HER FIANCÉ, TO SAVE LISA,
PULLED HIM OFF.

BUT THEN JIM BEGAN
TO BEAT ON HER FIANCÉ.

- WANNA PLAY THE HERO, HUH?
- JAMES.

- JAMES! STOP IT!
- HELP.

- STOP IT RIGHT NOW!
- NO!

YOU'RE GONNA KILL HIM.

HE BEAT ON HIM UNTIL THE MOTHER
CAME OUT AND STOPPED HIM.

YOU PICKED A REAL WINNER. WIMP!

- YOU ANIMAL!
- [ COUGHS ]

- THIS ISN'T OVER.
- JAMES, COME ON!

[ COUGHING ]

Narrator: ALEX IS RUSHED
TO THE HOSPITAL,

WHERE THE TRUE EXTENT
OF HIS INJURIES COMES TO LIGHT.

ALEX HAD, UM,

BROKEN NOSE, BROKEN CHEEKBONE.

AND A FRACTURE WENT UP
TO HIS EYE SOCKET.

[ GROANS ]

HEY.

HOW YOU FEELIN'?

GETTIN' BETTER.

THE GIRLS MADE YOU THAT.

HMM.

MOSTLY NATALIE.

JIM'S IN JAIL.

A FELONY ASSAULT.

OFFICER JONES
SAYS HE COULD - -

HE COULD GET UP
TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON.

HMM.

AT LEAST SOMETHING GOOD
CAME OF THIS.

YEAH.

DOC SAYS I MIGHT NEED
PLASTIC SURGERY ON MY NOSE,

UNLESS YOU DON'T MIND IT
BEIN' CROOKED

FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.

I DON'T CARE WHAT
YOUR NOSE LOOKS LIKE.

I WOULD LOVE YOU
WITH A CROOKED NOSE

OR A FLAT NOSE

OR NO NOSE.
- [ CHUCKLES ]

THAT WOULD MAKE FOR

SOME SERIOUSLY TWISTED
WEDDING PHOTOS.

WE'RE GONNA BE OKAY.

I KNOW.

LISA AND ALEX WERE SUCH
A GREAT COUPLE TOGETHER.

THEY TRIED VERY HARD
TO BE HAPPY TOGETHER,

BUT JIM JUST WOULD NOT
LET THAT HAPPEN.

HE ALWAYS HAD TO BE
IN THE MIDDLE

TO TERRORIZE THEM
ANY WAY THAT HE COULD.

Narrator: OUT ON BAIL
AS HE AWAITS TRIAL,

JIM IS BACK ON THE STREETS

LESS THAN 24 HOURS
AFTER THE ASSAULT.



DAYS PASS WITHOUT INCIDENT,

LEAVING LISA AND ALEX WITH HOPE
THE WORST IS BEHIND THEM.

ONE NIGHT, LISA WAS AT HOME,

AND EVERYTHING SEEMED PEACEFUL.

THE GIRLS WERE SLEEPING.

ALEX DID WORK A LATER SHIFT,

SO LISA WAS AT HOME BY HERSELF.



[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

[ RING ]

[ BEEP ]

HELLO?

Hey, it's me.

My boss let me take my break
early tonight,

so I thought I'd check in.

HE CALLED HER FROM WORK

TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING WAS OKAY

AFTER EVERYTHING
THAT HAD BEEN GOING ON.

AND SHE SAID,
"YES, EVERYTHING'S FINE."

I JUST PUT THE GIRLS TO BED.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT
HEADING TO BED MYSELF.

Wish I was there with you.

ME, TOO.

Get some sleep.
I'll see ya in the morning.

ALL RIGHT.

ALEX, I LOVE YOU.

I love you, too.

[ BEEP ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

[ BEEP ]
- HEY. WHAT'D YOU FORGET?

[ DIAL TONE ]



SHE DIDN'T HAVE TIME
TO GRAB HER GUN.

SO SHE GRABBED
HER PORTABLE PHONE

AND SHE STARTED DIALING 9-1-1
AS SHE RAN OUT THE FRONT DOOR.

[ BEEP, DIALING ]

Woman: 9-1-1.
What's your emergency?

- LISA!
- Ma'am?

HE - - HE'S GONNA - -
HE'S GONNA KILL ME!

SHE WAS RUNNING,

TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE
TO TAKE HER IN.

LISA!

Ma'am?

SHE NEEDED SOMEBODY, ANYBODY,
TO LET HER IN THE HOUSE.

SO SHE BANGED ON THE DOOR.

HELP ME! HELP ME!
OPEN UP, PLEASE! HELP ME!

- LISA, WHAT'S GOING ON?
- IT'S MY EX-HUSBAND.

- HE'S GONNA KILL ME.
- OKAY.

AND THE NEIGHBOR OPENED THE DOOR
AND LET HER IN.

BUT JIM WAS RIGHT BEHIND HER.

LISA!



Narrator: AFTER LISA FILIAGGI'S
VIOLENT EX-HUSBAND JIM

SHOWS UP UNEXPECTEDLY
AT HER HOUSE LATE ONE NIGHT,

SHE FLEES DOWN THE STREET
TO HER NEIGHBOR'S.

- LISA, WHAT'S GOING ON?
- IT'S MY EX-HUSBAND.

- HE'S GONNA KILL ME.
- OKAY.

LISA!

THE BEDROOMS ARE BACK THERE.
GO LOCK YOURSELF IN!

APPARENTLY SAW HER GOING UP
TO A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.

SHORTLY THEREAFTER,
HE FOLLOWED HER THERE.

HE BANGED ON THE DOOR
AND ENTERED,

POINTING A GUN
AT THE NEIGHBOR.

- PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME.
- WHERE IS SHE?

- PLEASE DON'T SHOOT.
- WHERE IS SHE?!

I DON'T KNOW!

- SIT DOWN ON THE SOFA.
- OKAY. OKAY.

SIT DOWN ON THE SOFA
AND DON'T MOVE!

- OKAY. OKAY.
- UNLESS YOU WANNA GET SHOT, TOO.

OKAY. OKAY. PLEASE.

SHE LEAVES HERE ALIVE,
YOU'RE DEAD.



Ma'am, are you there?

YES.

YES.

[ Singsongy ] LISA.

Now just tell me.
What is your address?

UH, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M AT A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.

HURRY. HE'S GONNA FIND ME.



YOU RUINED MY LIFE.

YOU HEAR ME?

YOU RUINED MY LIFE!

PLEASE THINK ABOUT
THE GIRLS.

MY GIRLS!

YES.

YES, THEY ARE YOUR GIRLS.

BUT - - BUT I...

I'M THEIR MOMMY,
AND THEY NEED ME, TOO.

YOU RUINED MY LIFE.

- NOW YOU HAVE TO PAY.
- NO.

[ GUNSHOT ]
- AAH!

AAH! [ GRUNTS ]

[ GRUNTING, CRYING ]

I'M NOT DONE WITH YOU.

NO. NO, JIM, PLEASE.
I'M BEGGING YOU.

STOP THIS.

[ GROANING ]

JIM...

I'M - - I'M BEGGING YOU,
STOP THIS.

- SHUT UP.
- PLEASE.

TURN AROUND.

[ GASPING ] NO.

I SAID, "TURN AROUND!"
I DON'T WANNA SEE YOUR FACE!

I TOLD YOU
NOT TO MESS WITH ME.

[ GUNSHOT ]

Poli: THAT'S WHEN THE NEIGHBOR
HEARD A SHOT.

HE STAYED QUIET IN THERE,

AND HE COULD HEAR SOMEBODY
WALKING AWAY.

I- I BELIEVE HE PROBABLY
WAS SCARED FOR HIS OWN LIFE.

Narrator: BUT JIM LEAVES

WITHOUT EVEN SETTING EYES
ON THE NEIGHBOR AGAIN.

AND WITH THE COAST NOW CLEAR,

MICHAEL GOES LOOKING FOR LISA.

LISA?

[ GASPS ] OH, GOD.

Poli:
THAT'S WHEN HE CALLED 9-1-1.

MEANWHILE, ALSO, THE POLICE WERE
COMING ON LISA'S CALL.

THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY.

MEDIC CAME OVER
AND THEY WORKED ON HER.

BUT, UH, THERE WAS NOTHIN'
THEY COULD DO.

ONE SHOT ENTERED
HER RIGHT SHOULDER

AND IT WENT THROUGH
BOTH OF HER LUNGS.

THAT SHOT ALONE
WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL,

BUT THE SECOND SHOT WAS
RIGHT IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD.

IT WAS ALMOST LIKE
AN EXECUTION TYPE.



Narrator: BEFORE NEWS
OF THIS FAMILY TRAGEDY

CAN REACH LISA'S PARENTS,
5 MILES AWAY IN SOUTH AMHERST,

HER STEPFATHER LOUIS GETS
AN UNEXPECTED VISIT OF HIS OWN.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

THE STEPFATHER WAS HOME ALONE,

AND LISA'S MOTHER WAS
IN FLORIDA AT THE TIME.

HE WAS VERY LEERY
OF WHAT WAS GOING ON.

AND WHEN SOMEBODY KNOCKED
ON THE DOOR,

HE WENT TO THE DOOR
WITH A CAN OF MACE.

WHO'S THERE?

I'M LOOKING FOR YOUR WIFE.
WHERE IS SHE?

- SHE'S NOT HOME!
- YEAH? WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

[ GRUNTS ]

JIM BLAMED HER MOTHER
FOR THEIR BREAKUP.

Poli: JIM WAS MAD.

THEY WERE BACKING THE DAUGHTER

RATHER THAN TAKING HIS SIDE.

AND HE WAS GONNA DO SOMETHIN'.

[ SCREAMING ]

AND THAT'S WHEN THE STEPFATHER
FIRED THE PEPPER SPRAY

IN JIM'S FACE
AND NOSE AND MOUTH.

NO! UHH!

[ JIM SCREAMING ]

[ PANTING ]

HE RAN STRAIGHT OUT THE DOOR
TO A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE

AND DIALED 9-1-1.

Poli: EVEN WITH A FACE
FULL OF MACE, APPARENTLY,

JIM WAS ABLE TO SEE ENOUGH
TO GET IN HIS CAR

AND DRIVE AWAY FROM THE SCENE.

THERE WAS A DESCRIPTION
OF HIS CAR GIVEN OUT

TO BASICALLY EVERY DEPARTMENT
IN THE AREA.

AND WE FOUND OUT THAT, UH,
JIM HAD PURCHASED THE GUN

ABOUT TWO DAYS BEFORE
THE ACTUAL SHOOTING.

AND HE WAS ON CAMERA
BUYING THAT GUN,

BUYING AMMUNITION FOR THE GUN.

HE PLANNED TO DO THIS

AND HE PLANNED TO RUN
FROM THE AREA.

THE WORD GOT OUT QUICKLY

THROUGH THE VARIOUS
JURISDICTIONS AND THE NEWSPAPER.

Narrator: EIGHT DAYS LATER,
THE MOUNTING MEDIA PRESSURE

BECOMES TOO MUCH FOR JIM.

AND ON FEBRUARY 1, 1994,
HE TURNS HIMSELF IN.

JIM WAS ARRESTED AND CONVICTED
OF LISA'S MURDER.

AND, ULTIMATELY,
HE WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH

IN THE STATE OF OHIO.

Narrator: ON APRIL 24, 2007,

JAMES FILIAGGI IS EXECUTED
BY LETHAL INJECTION.

Poli: IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO COMMENT THE...

HOW COULD YOU LIVE HER LIFE?

SHE WASN'T HAPPY IN
THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH JIM.

SHE LEFT.

SHE FOUND SOMEBODY ELSE.

SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH THE - - THAT PERSON,

AND SHE FELT THAT HER LIFE
WAS TURNING NOW.

AND THAT'S WHEN, UH, JIM SAID,

"I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU
BE HAPPY."

I FELT SUCH PAIN FOR HER

BECAUSE I KNEW THAT SHE HAD DONE

EVERYTHING SHE COULD
TO STAY ALIVE.

SHE HAD LEFT HER ABUSER.

SHE HAD, YOU KNOW,
FILED CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

SHE HAD FILED RESTRAINING ORDERS
AND PROTECTION ORDERS.

AND YET THERE WAS NOTHING - -
NOTHING SHE COULD DO.

AFTER ALL OF THIS HAPPENED
WITH JIM KILLING LISA,

THE GIRLS WENT
TO LISA'S SISTER ANISSA.

ALEX WAS TOTALLY DEVASTATED.

HIS LIFE WAS, LIKE,
TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM, TOO.

HE HAD NOTHING, REALLY,
TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

HIS FAMILY LIFE,

HIS WHOLE BEING

WAS GONE AT THAT TIME.

LISA'S FUNERAL WAS VERY SAD.

SHE WAS BURIED
IN HER WEDDING DRESS,

THE DRESS THAT SHE WAS GOING
TO HAVE SO MUCH JOY IN.

AND THE REVEREND WHO
OFFICIATED AT HER FUNERAL

WAS THE VERY SAME REVEREND
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO MARRY HER.

T WAS A BEAUTIFUL SERVICE,

AND LISA JUST LOOKED
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

I JUST WISH IT COULD'VE
BEEN A WEDDING

INSTEAD OF THE FUNERAL.