Your Worst Nightmare (2014–…): Season 4, Episode 4 - He Seems Perfect - full transcript

IN THE FALL OF 2002,

NEW YORK'S
FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

IS THE PLACE TO BE
IF YOU WANT A CAREER IN FASHION,

AND 18-YEAR-OLD JENAE ARAGOSA

IS HAPPY TO BE COUNTED
AMONG THE CURRENT CLASS.

IT WAS SO EXCITING
TO BE ACCEPTED

BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY
25 STUDENTS

WHO GOT IN FOR THAT MAJOR,

SO EVERYTHING

THAT I COULD IMAGINE
CAME TRUE WHEN THAT HAPPENED.

MAN, I AM JUST ONE STITCH AWAY
FROM FINISHING THIS THING,



BUT THIS LEATHER IS TOO THICK.

GIRL, LET ME HELP YOU.

I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
WITH LEATHER.

NOW WHY DOES
THAT NOT SURPRISE ME?

I WORKED WITH IT.
IT WAS MY INTERNSHIP.

- WITH MICHAEL KORS?
- DON'T BE JEALOUS.

MAN, I'D KILL FOR
AN INTERNSHIP LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL BEEN
WORKING WAY TOO FREAKIN' HARD.

WE JUST NEED TO GO OUT AND DO
SOMETHING, GET SOME DRINKS.

I KNOW JUST THE PLACE,
UP IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,

COLD MARGARITAS AND HOT GUYS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
TELL ME TWICE.

JUST A FEW BLOCKS

FROM JENAE'S UPPER WEST SIDE
APARTMENT IS NACHO MAMA'S,



A POPULAR BAR AND RESTAURANT
AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.

OKAY, GUYS,
WHOSE TURN TO BUY BEER?

GIRL, I AM NOT MOVING.

THIS WEDDING IS TOO GOOD,
BUT HOW ABOUT YOU DO IT?

I BOUGHT THE LAST ONE.

GUYS, GUYS,
LOOK AT THAT BARTENDER.

HE IS FINE.

DO YOU THINK HE'S POSING FOR US

OR HE'S JUST REALLY INTO
CLEANING THAT COUNTER?

I SAID TO MY FRIEND,
"I BET YOU

"I CAN GET THAT
BARTENDER'S PHONE NUMBER

BY THE END OF THE NIGHT,"

AND SHE JUST, LIKE,
KIND OF LAUGHED.

BUT TO THE SURPRISE
OF HER FRIENDS,

JENAE ISN'T JOKING.

I'LL GO GET ANOTHER PITCHER,
BUT YOU OWE ME $20 EACH

IF I COME BACK
WITH HIS PHONE NUMBER.

- DEAL.
- GIRL, GET IT.

YOU GO.

- ANOTHER?
- YEAH, THANKS.

THOUGH THEY DON'T SAY MUCH,

THERE'S AN INSTANT CONNECTION
BETWEEN JENAE

AND THE HANDSOME BARTENDER,
TREVOR FREDERICK.

HE WAS FRIENDLY.

HE WAS FUNNY.

HE JUST SEEMED LIKE
AN AVERAGE GUY,

REALLY INTO BEING A HARD WORKER
AND JUST HIS JOB.

WELL, NOW THAT I KNOW
THAT YOU'RE HERE,

I'LL HAVE TO COME
BY MORE OFTEN.

YEAH, YOU SHOULD GIVE ME
YOUR NUMBER.

NEXT TIME I'M WORKING,
MAYBE I'LL CALL YOU,

COMP YOU A FEW DRINKS.

BETTER YET, YOU GIVE ME YOURS.

OKAY.

- NO WAY.
- NO.

THERE YOU GO, BEAUTIFUL.

THANKS.

SEE YOU SOON, TREVOR.

SHE'S GOT...

PAY UP.

MY GOSH.

YOU HAVE TO TELL US
EVERYTHING YOU SAID.

JENAE WASTES NO TIME
COMING BACK TO THE BAR,

AND SOON THE TWO WERE SPENDING
ALMOST EVERY NIGHT TOGETHER.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

NOTHING, I'M GOOD.

HE WAS A HANDSOME GUY.

GOOD LOOKS, GOOD PHYSIQUE,
GOOD BODY,

VERY POPULAR WITH THE LADIES,

AND THEY HIT IT OFF REALLY WELL.

BUT JUST A FEW MONTHS IN,

THE BUDDING RELATIONSHIP
HITS ITS FIRST BUMPS.

HEY, BECKY ASKED
IF WE COULD GO OUT

WITH HER NEW BOYFRIEND
NEXT WEEKEND.

I DON'T KNOW.

COME ON.
WE'LL MAKE IT EASY.

WE'LL EAT HERE.

IF HE WAS WORKING
AND SHE WAS GOING OUT,

HE WANTED HER TO COME TO
NACHO MAMA'S AND STAY THERE.

IF SHE WANTED TO GO SOMEWHERE
ELSE, HE GOT PISSED OFF AT HER.

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME
YOU LIKE KATE SPADE

BETTER THAN TODD'S,
SERIOUSLY?

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

I SAID KATE SPADE HAS MORE BAGS
IN THEIR LINE THAT I LIKE. OOH.

SO, TREVOR, DO YOU KNOW
MUCH ABOUT FASHION,

OR DO YOU JUST SMILE
AND NOD LIKE ME?

NO, TREVOR DEFINITELY

DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT FASHION.

SO WHAT IS YOUR THING, TREVOR?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

BARTEND.

WELL, YEAH. IS THAT ALL?

YEAH, THAT'S ALL.

SORRY, IT'S JUST I HAVE
OTHER FRIENDS THAT BARTEND,

AND THEY WANT TO BE ACTORS
OR THEY'RE IN A BAND.

NOT YOUR THING, OKAY.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO EAT?

IT WAS LIKE HE WANTED TO BE WITH
ME EXCLUSIVELY IN THAT WAY ONLY

AND NOBODY ELSE COULD,

AND THAT'S WHEN THINGS
STARTED TO GO WRONG.

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU DISSING ME IN FRONT
OF YOUR FRIENDS.

PLEASE, YOU WERE BEING
SUCH A STICK IN THE MUD.

I WAS JUST TRYING
TO BREAK THE ICE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT
IT LOOKED LIKE.

HE STARTED TO GET JEALOUS
OF EVERY LITTLE THING,

OR OTHER GUYS WHEN THEY'RE NOT

EVEN DOING THINGS
THAT WERE INAPPROPRIATE.

YOU'RE BEING RIDICULOUS.

HE'S BECKY'S NEW BOYFRIEND,
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

YOU DON'T DISRESPECT ME,
YOU HEAR ME?

STOP, YOU'RE HURTING ME.

YOU FLIRT WITH ANOTHER GUY,

YOU'LL FIND OUT
ABOUT WHAT HURT IS.

I DIDN'T. I WOULDN'T.

HE WAS VERY JEALOUS,

AND HE WAS VERY DOMINEERING
AND CONTROLLING,

AND THAT DIDN'T
SIT WELL WITH HER.

TURNS OUT, JENAE IS
NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE NOTICED

TREVOR'S CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR.

SO WHAT WAS UP WITH TREVOR
THE OTHER NIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S BEEN FUNNY LATELY.

YEAH, THAT'S A WORD FOR IT.

WHEN WE GOT HOME, HE WAS ALL
IN MY FACE AND YELLING AT ME.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM
LIKE THAT BEFORE.

HE GRABBED ME BY THE ARM AND,
LIKE, SHOOK ME A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT?

THAT IS NOT OKAY.

NO, HE'S JUST A REALLY
INTENSE GUY, THAT'S ALL.

I MEAN, IT WAS FINE.
I'M FINE.

IT WAS JUST A REALLY
BAD DAY, THAT'S ALL.

BUT NO MATTER
HOW MANY BAD DAYS

TREVOR SEEMS TO HAVE...

HE ALWAYS FINDS A WAY OF REELING
JENAE BACK IN.

SURPRISE.

HEY, UM, I KNOW IT'S LATE.

I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE FOR
ACTING LIKE SUCH A JERK LATELY.

HE TRIED MANY TIMES
TO WIN ME BACK,

JUST ALL THOSE NICE, SWEET,
YOU KNOW, WORDS THAT HE THOUGHT

I WANTED TO HEAR,
THAT WOULD WORK

AND THAT WOULD GET HIM BACK
IN MY LIFE.

YOU DOWN FOR A DRINK?

I THINK IT'S TRIVIA NIGHT
AT THE BAR DOWN THE STREET.

COME ON,
I KNOW YOU WANT TO GO.

FOR YOU.

OKAY.

LET ME JUST GO THROW
SOMETHING ON REAL QUICK.

THEY BROKE UP, BUT THEY GOT BACK
TOGETHER, YOU KNOW,

AS YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE WONT TO DO.

HE SORT OF CONSIDERED HER
HIS PROPERTY,

AND THAT BEGAN
THEIR DIFFICULTIES.

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GO
TO TRIVIA NIGHT.

HOW'D YOU KNOW?

I JUST FIGURED WE TRY SOMETHING
A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHO THE HELL IS
CALLING YOU SEXY?

WHY ARE YOU GOING
THROUGH MY EMAILS?

IT WAS A JOKE.

ANDRE SHARED A PIC OF A FAT GUY,
ON ROLLER SKATES, ON THE SUBWAY.

ANDRE?

OKAY, ANDRE IS GONNA
GET HIS ASS KICKED.

OKAY, FOR THE LAST TIME,
ANDRE IS GAY.

I JUST STARTED FEELING LIKE,
"THIS HAS GOT TO END.

I CAN'T PUT UP WITH THIS."

YOU KNOW WHAT?
NO, I'M SICK OF THIS.

- GET OUT.
- WHAT?

NO, I'M NOT LEAVING.

GET OUT.

GET OUT!

I SAID...
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

GET OUT!

19-YEAR-OLD JENAE ARAGOSA

IS TRYING TO BREAK THINGS OFF

WITH BOYFRIEND
TREVOR FREDERICK,

BUT IT'S NOT EASY.

I SAID I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE,
AND THERE IS NOTHING,

NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

HE HIT ME AND I JUST
REMEMBER GETTING SO MAD,

I WAS LIKE,
"I'M NOT PUTTING UP WITH THIS."

FINE, IF YOU WON'T
LEAVE, I WILL.

AND I WAS LIKE, "IF YOU
ARE GOING TO DO THIS ONCE,

"YOU'RE GOING TO
KEEP ON DOING THIS.

YOU KNOW, THIS...
THIS HAS GOT TO END."

JENAE DOESN'T WANT TO
BELIEVE THE WORST WILL HAPPEN,

BUT SHE KNOWS SHE HAS TO DO
SOMETHING TO PROTECT HERSELF.

RESPONDENT'S NAME?

TREVOR, TREVOR FREDERICK.

SHE HAD TRIED TO BREAK UP
THE RELATIONSHIP

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST
THE WHOLE INCIDENT,

THERE WAS LOTS OF RAGE IN IT,

SO SHE APPLIED FOR
AN ORDER OF PROTECTION.

ALL RIGHT.
THIS WILL ORDER HIM

TO STAY AWAY
FROM YOUR HOME AND SCHOOL,

REFRAIN FROM ANY
COMMUNICATION WITH YOU.

UNLESS YOU HAVE
ANY EXCEPTIONS?

NO EXCEPTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO BE SAFE.

HAVING THIS ORDER OF PROTECTION,
I THOUGHT THINGS MIGHT CHANGE.

IT PREVENTED HIM FROM BEING
WHERE I LIVED, AT MY SCHOOL.

HE WAS NOT TO BE
ANYWHERE NEAR THERE.

NOW, REMEMBER TO FILE THIS
WITH THE FAMILY COURT.

AND CHANGE YOUR LOCKS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I HAVE A LOCKSMITH
COMING ALREADY.

ALSO, YOU MIGHT WANT
TO GIVE HIS PHOTO

AND A COPY OF THIS REPORT
TO YOUR BUILDING'S MANAGEMENT.

MAKE SURE THEY DON'T LET HIM
ON THE PREMISES, YOU KNOW?

BETTER TO BE SAFE
THAN SORRY.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THE PROBLEM WITH THE LAW,

THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED IS,

YOU KNOW, ORDERS OF PROTECTION
DON'T REALLY DO MUCH

UNTIL THEY'RE VIOLATED.

YOU'RE IN HARM'S WAY.

THE ONLY, YOU KNOW, IRON-CLAD
WAY TO REALLY PROTECT YOURSELF

IS TO EXTRACT YOURSELF

FROM THE SITUATION
AS THOROUGHLY AS POSSIBLE.

BUT DESPITE FILING
THE ORDER OF PROTECTION,

JENAE IS RELUCTANT
TO COMPLETELY CHANGE HER LIFE.

I WAS AFRAID MY FAMILY
WOULD BE VERY UPSET

AND DISAPPOINTED WITH ME.

I WAS AFRAID OF LOSING
OUT ON SCHOOL.

I WAS AFRAID IT COULD POSSIBLY
GET TURNED AROUND ON ME.

SO YOU'RE INTO FEDORAS NOW.

BRITNEY IS TOTALLY GOING
TO BRING THE FEDORA BACK.

JASON MRAZ ALREADY HAS.

- MY GOD.
- WHAT?

IT WAS TREVOR.

WHERE?

LET'S JUST GO.
IT WAS DEFINITELY TREVOR.

COME ON.

IT'S A SCARY THING FOR SOMEONE
WHO'S BEING STALKED

'CAUSE THAT PIECE OF PAPER
DOES NOT PROTECT YOU.

SAY HE VIOLATES IT ONCE, HE MAY
ONLY DO A COUPLE DAYS IN JAIL.

YOU KNOW, IF SHE HAD
THE RESOURCES,

MAYBE SHE COULD HAVE MOVED
AND CHANGED HER PHONE NUMBER,

ALL OF THOSE THINGS,
BUT ALL THESE THINGS COST MONEY.

I ALSO WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT KIND
OF RESOURCES WERE OUT THERE

BECAUSE WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SHELTERS

AND THINGS
LIKE WE TALK ABOUT TODAY.

THURSDAY, 11:01.

Hey, J. I wanted to make
sure you got home safe.

Give me a call when you get in.
Love you.

Jenae, answer this phone
right now.

You are not going to believe
what just happened.

My gosh.

Okay, call me.

You'll love it. I promise.

Jenae, I know you're there.

Pick up, Jenae!

You're going to pay
for what you've done!

You cannot hide from me!

I hate you! I hate you!
I hate you! I hate you!

I'm going to kill you!

IT WAS TERRIBLE.

HE WAS SAYING IT
IN SOME SCARY VOICE

THAT SOUNDED LIKE
FROM THE MOVIE "SCREAM."

MY REACTION TO THAT MESSAGE
WAS...

"YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THIS,
SO SAVE IT."

AT FIRST, I FELT SAFER
WITH THE ORDER OF PROTECTION,

BUT THEN, AS SOON AS I SAW
HOW QUICKLY HE VIOLATED IT

AND WAS ABLE TO, MULTIPLE TIMES,
THREATEN ME AND STALK ME,

I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE.

SO THAT'S IT.

NO MORE TALKING
TO TREVOR, RIGHT?

WELL, NOT EXACTLY.

HE STILL CALLS, LEAVES
THREATENING MESSAGES.

- CAN HE DO THAT?
- NO.

SHE COULD JUST GO TO THE POLICE
AND SHOW THEM,

"HE'S BEEN CALLING ME AND HERE'S
MY ORDER OF PROTECTION.

"HE'S PROHIBITED
FROM DOING THAT.

I WANT HIM ARRESTED."

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JUST REALLY TRYING
NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.

I JUST WANT IT ALL
TO BE OVER.

I WAS AFRAID OF A LOT OF THINGS.

THE THOUGHT OF RUNNING AWAY
AND GOING INTO HIDING,

I COULDN'T IMAGINE.

ALL THE PEOPLE
I'D LET DOWN, AND, JUST,

I WOULD FAIL SCHOOL AND,
YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE A JOB,

AND EVERYTHING I WOULD LOSE,
EVEN MY WHOLE FUTURE.

YOU NEED A NEW MAN.

NO, I'M DEFINITELY
NOT READY FOR THAT.

COME ON, JENAE.
I MAY KNOW THE PERFECT PLACE.

YOU COULD MEET
THE PERFECT GUY.

OKAY.

IT'LL BE FUN, I PROMISE.

- GOD.
- YEAH.

STILL,
TREVOR IS OUT THERE, LURKING,

AND HE REFUSES TO LET
JENAE MOVE ON WITH HER LIFE.

HE WAS OBSESSED WITH ME.
I WOULDN'T EVEN CALL IT LOVE.

I WOULD CALL IT OBSESSION,
AND IT WAS JUST A WARPED,

SICK SENSE THAT,
IN HIS MIND, HE THOUGHT,

"IF I CAN'T HAVE THIS GIRL,
NOBODY ELSE IN THE WORLD CAN."

HE WAS STALKING HER CONSTANTLY,
CALLING HER PHONE,

LEAVING HER VOICEMAILS

AND ESCALATING
THE THREATS OF VIOLENCE.

OPEN THIS DOOR, JENAE!

JENAE, OPEN THE DOOR!

- JENAE, OPEN THE DOOR!
- LEAVE ME ALONE!

- I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE, JENAE!
- JUST STOP IT!

JENAE, OPEN THE DOOR!

- JENAE.
- STOP IT!

JENAE!

HE WOULD TRY TO BREAK
IN MY ROOM.

HE WOULD GO OUT
ONTO THE FIRE ESCAPE

AND TRY TO BREAK IN MY WINDOW.

I WOULD LAY IN BED AND I WOULD
HEAR THE DOOR MOVING,

AND MY HEART WOULD JUST DROP
BECAUSE I WOULD FEEL LIKE,

"MY GOD,
WHAT IF THAT DOOR OPENS?"

NEARLY A MONTH AFTER
BREAKING UP TREVOR FREDERICK,

THINGS ARE REACHING
A FEVER PITCH

FOR 19-YEAR-OLD JENAE ARAGOSA.

JENAE, OPEN THE DOOR!

JENAE, OPEN THE DOOR!
I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!

IN A RELATIONSHIP, WHEN
ONE PERSON WANTS TO BREAK UP

AND THEY ARTICULATE THAT
TO THE OTHER PERSON,

AND THE OTHER PERSON
IS NOT LISTENING,

THEY JUST KEEP PURSUING IT,
THAT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT SCARY.

THAT'S BASICALLY
WHAT STALKING IS.

SO SHE WAS IN FEAR
FOR HER PHYSICAL SAFETY.

JENAE!

JENAE, OPEN THE DOOR!

MAKE ME PRETTY, GIRLS.

STAY STILL.

YOU LOOK SO GOOD AS A BLONDE.

I WAS CONSTANTLY IN FEAR,
CONSTANTLY LIKE,

"WHAT IS GOING
TO HAPPEN TO ME NEXT?"

HEY, JENAE. ARE YOU READY
TO CALL IT A DAY?

I'D MUCH RATHER BE HERE
WORKING THAN AT HOME

WORRYING ABOUT TREVOR.

- THEN DON'T WORK.
- LET'S GO OUT.

- WHERE?
- ANYWHERE BUT NACHO MAMA'S.

I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE
THAT PLACE IS DEAD TO US.

LET'S GO DANCING.

- PERFECT!
- COME ON.

UNH-UNH,
DON'T BACK OUT NOW.

YOU NEED THIS MORE
THAN ANY OF US.

- PLEASE?
- OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.

- OKAY.
- YES!

TREVOR WAS STILL STALKING HER,

AND HE WAS A VERY JEALOUS MAN,

BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE LIKED
TO GO OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME

AND, YOU KNOW,
LIKE ANY COLLEGE STUDENT.

ARE YOU OKAY? DO YOU NEED
ANOTHER DRINK OR SOMETHING?

YEAH.

EXCUSE ME, CAN WE GET
SOME MORE DRINKS?

- YEAH.
- UM, CAN WE GET SOME SHOTS?

- I THINK WE NEED SOME SHOTS.
- HEY.

CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK?

THERE WAS A GUY
THAT STARTED TALKING TO ME.

HE WAS ITALIAN.

HIS PERSONALITY WAS, LIKE,
VERY FRIENDLY AND OPEN.

YEAH. SURE.
THAT - - THAT'D BE GREAT.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

- UM, WHAT?
- YOUR NAME?

- I'M JENAE.
- I'M ANTHONY.

LOOK, IT'S REALLY,
REALLY LOUD IN HERE.

I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU.
I'M GONNA GO OUT FOR A SMOKE.

YOU WANT TO GO?

UM, I'M HERE
WITH SOME FRIENDS.

GIRL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
GO AND HAVE SOME FUN.

GO! HAVE FUN.

YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE?

NO, BUT I GO TO SCHOOL
A FEW BLOCKS FROM HERE,

SO I KIND OF KNOW THE AREA.

SCHOOL? THAT'S COOL.

I DROPPED OUT OF COLLEGE
A FEW YEARS AGO,

BUT I DEFINITELY
WANT TO GO BACK.

ANTHONY MONDATO WAS
A KID FROM YONKERS.

LIKE KIDS IN THEIR 20s, LIKE
JENAE, HE JUST LIKED TO GO OUT

AND HANG OUT, AND HAVE
A GOOD TIME AND PARTY.

HE WORKED AS A, LIKE, A HANDYMAN
AT SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE.

IT'S JUST TEMPORARY. I'VE GOT
BIGGER PLANS THAN THAT.

GIVE ME THAT.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO KISS YOU LATER

WITH YOU
SMOKING THAT THING?

SO THERE'S A LATER?

HE WAS KIND AND GIVING,
FUNNY, TOO.

I WAS THINKING THAT IT'S NICE
TO MEET A NICE GUY FOR ONCE,

AND, HE'S POSSIBLY A GUY
THAT I COULD DATE.

BUT JUST WHEN THINGS
ARE LOOKING UP FOR JENAE,

SUDDENLY IT ALL COMES
CRASHING BACK DOWN.

WHAT ARE YOU SMILING ABOUT?

HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE?

YOU DON'T KNOW?

I LIVE HERE NOW.

HE HAD ACTUALLY RENTED
A ROOM IN MY BUILDING.

THAT'S ALMOST UNIMAGINABLE,
FOR SOMEBODY TO BE THAT CRAZY,

THAT THEY COULD HAVE
THAT MUCH POWER TO DO THAT.

I REALLY DID NOT KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

I WAS AT A LOSS.

I FEARED FOR MY LIFE.

I'M CALLING 9-1-1.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I'M GOING TO CATCH YOU
ALONE SOONER OR LATER, BABY.

BELIEVE THAT.

HE WAS KICKED OUT
BY THE MANAGER.

HE WENT TO A DIFFERENT EMPLOYEE

AND RENTED A ROOM
THROUGH THAT EMPLOYEE.

WEEKS AFTER
19-YEAR-OLD JENAE ARAGOSA

FILED AN ORDER OF PROTECTION
AGAINST HER EX-BOYFRIEND TREVOR,

HE'S NOW LIVING
IN HER BUILDING.

THE FACT
THAT THE BUILDING RENTED

THAT ROOM TO HIM,

IN THE SAME BUILDING
THAT SHE LIVED,

DOESN'T NEGATE
THE ORDER OF PROTECTION.

THEY COULD STILL ENFORCE
THE ORDER OF PROTECTION,

BUT MINUS HER MOVING,
WHICH I DON'T KNOW

IF SHE HAD THE FINANCIAL
RESOURCES TO DO,

THERE'S REALLY NOT A LOT OF WAYS
YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF.

HELLO?

HELLO?

HEY, IT'S YOU.

COME IN.

HEY, DID I SCARE YOU?

NO, I JUST WASN'T
EXPECTING YOU TILL 9.

I GOT YOU THIS.

YOU'RE SO SWEET, THANKS.

- CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?
- NO, NO, I'M GOOD.

SHE HAD ONLY BEEN SEEING
ANTHONY FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

THEY LIKED EACH OTHER.
THEY LIKED EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.

IT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING
OF A POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIP.

WHAT WERE YOU LISTENING TO?

UM, NOTHING, JUST THIS RAP
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

YOU'RE A RAPPER?

NO, NO, NO.

WELL, NOT PROFESSIONALLY,
AT LEAST.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING
WE DO FOR FUN.

LET ME LISTEN.

SO WHICH ONE IS YOU?

UM, I'M COMING UP...
NOW.

SO, UM, I GUESS
WE SHOULD GET GOING.

YEAH, SURE.

HEY, DO YOU MIND
IF I LEAVE THIS HERE?

- I CAME STRAIGHT FROM WORK.
- ABSOLUTELY, GO FOR IT.

THANKS.

HE SAID HE HAD TAKEN
THE SUBWAY FROM YONKERS,

WHICH IS KIND OF A LONG RIDE,

SO THAT'S WHY HE HAD
STUFF WITH HIM.

THANKS.

THEY WENT OUT TO A POOL HALL
ON AMSTERDAM AVENUE,

SHOT POOL FOR A WHILE.

LISTEN, THIS IS THE LAST TIME.

I'M SORRY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU
KEEP DOING THIS.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU?

STOP IT. STOP IT.

YOU ARE NOT LISTENING.

LISTEN, LISTEN,
STOP CALLING ME.

WHAT?!

I- I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

- I'M SORRY.
- LITTLE JUMPY.

JUST ON THE PHONE
WITH MY EX.

LOOK, SHE'S KIND OF CRAZY,
AND SHE WON'T STOP BUGGING ME.

HE SAID HE HAD JUST BROKEN UP,
A WHILE AGO, WITH SOME GIRL.

I DID MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT,

"I HAVE THIS CRAZY EX
WHO STALKS ME."

YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS,
BUT I'VE GOT A CRAZY EX, TOO.

NO WAY.

I WAS DATING THIS GUY
FOR A WHILE,

AND, UM,
HE'S GOT ISSUES.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I HAD TO GET A RESTRAINING
ORDER AGAINST HIM.

- THAT'S NUTS.
- YEAH.

SO, ANYWAY, I'M STILL WORKING
THROUGH SOME STUFF.

I'M SORRY.

HEY, DON'T WORRY.

YOU'RE SAFE WITH ME.

WE'LL TAKE IT SLOW, OKAY?

THEY HUNG OUT AND THEN HE WOUND
UP STAYING A COUPLE EXTRA HOURS,

SO THEY MUST HAVE REALLY
ENJOYED EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.

IT'S GETTING LATE.

I HAVE AN EARLY CLASS
IN THE MORNING.

WE SHOULD
PROBABLY GET GOING.

OKAY.

ANTHONY NEEDS TO
RETRIEVE HIS BAG FROM HER PLACE

BEFORE SAYING GOOD NIGHT.

THERE IT IS, SAFE AND SOUND.

GREAT, YEAH.

- HEY.
- HEY.

OKAY, BUT SERIOUSLY,
IT'S LATE.

DO YOU MIND IF WE PICK
THIS UP ANOTHER NIGHT?

RIGHT, TAKING IT SLOW.

SORRY.

BACKPACK.

OKAY, SO I'LL CALL YOU.

MAYBE WE CAN GET
TOGETHER NEXT WEEK.

WE WERE JUST TALKING
AND HE WAS GETTING HIS STUFF,

AND WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT MEETING AGAIN.

THEY'RE HAVING ONE OF THOSE
CONCERTS IN THE PARK,

WEDNESDAY, I THINK.

YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT.

- YEAH?
- YEAH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
WITH MY GIRL, MAN?!

HEY.

PUT YOURSELF IN THIS
GUY'S SHOES.

YOU'RE OUT ON A DATE, EVERYTHING
IS GOING GREAT, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW, YOU JUST MET THIS GIRL
AND THEN, BAM.

THIS VIOLENT MANIAC COMES
BARGING THROUGH THE DOOR.

TAKE IT EASY, DUDE.
LOOK, WE JUST MET.

NO, NO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!

GET OUT, TREVOR! GET OUT!

SHUT UP! I'LL GET TO YOU.
DON'T NOBODY PLAY ME LIKE THAT!

AT THAT MOMENT, LIKE,
MY HEART DROPPED

AND I JUST SAW AMBULANCES
AND SIRENS IN MY MIND,

AND I WAS LIKE,
"I NEED TO CALL 9-1-1."

- BRO, WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.
- DON'T "BRO" ME!

ANTHONY SAID, "CALM DOWN.
WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.

WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING."
YOU KNOW?

"I'M LEAVING RIGHT NOW,"
AND TREVOR JUST FLEW INTO A RAGE

AND I KNEW SOMETHING BAD
WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

GIVE ME THAT!

STOP IT! JUST STOP IT!

I THOUGHT HE'D PUNCHED ME,
THAT'S WHAT IT FELT LIKE.

IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE PUNCHED ME.

I DIDN'T SEE A KNIFE
IN HIS HAND.

WHAT DID YOU DO, MAN?

JENAE, JENAE.

WHAT DID YOU DO, MAN?

LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME
DO TO MY GIRL.

SHE'S NOT DOING GOOD.

LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME
DO TO MY GIRL.

SHE'S STABBED IN THE NECK,

AND SHE HAS A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF PARALYSIS

'CAUSE HE HAD CUT PART
OF HER SPINAL CORD,

AND THEN HE TURNED ON ANTHONY.

THE LAST THING I SAW
BEFORE I PASSED OUT WAS TREVOR

TAKE A STEP
IN ANTHONY'S DIRECTION.

HEY, HEY, HEY, PLEASE.

AFTER LEAVING
19-YEAR-OLD JENAE ARAGOSA

FOR DEAD INSIDE HER LIVING ROOM,

HER EX-BOYFRIEND, TREVOR,
IS ATTACKING HER NEW MAN.

- NO. NO, PLEASE.
- NO! SHUT UP.

NO!

TREVOR KEPT PRESSING HIM
TO THAT EDGE OF THAT BALCONY

AND THAT TREVOR PUSHED HIM.

NO QUESTION IN MY MIND
THAT HE WAS PUSHED.

IN A VERY SHORT SPAN
OF TIME, YOU KNOW,

EVERYTHING WENT HORRIBLY WRONG
IN THIS KID'S LIFE.

YOU KNOW, THE LAST
FEW MINUTES OF HIS LIFE

MUST HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY,
YOU KNOW,

FILLED WITH TERROR AND PANIC.

MEANWHILE, JENAE SLIPS
IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS,

AS SHE CLINGS TO LIFE.

BESIDES BEING GRAVELY WOUNDED,

SHE WAS PROBABLY
IN SHOCK, YOU KNOW.

I MEAN, SHE GETS
STABBED IN THE NECK

IN AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT INCIDENT
WITH SOMEONE SHE KNOWS.

YOU CAN DIE FROM SHOCK, TOO,
BESIDES, YOU KNOW,

IF YOU DON'T GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION RIGHT AWAY.

THANKFULLY, ALL OF THE COMMOTION

ALERTS JENAE'S NEIGHBOR, SUSAN.

JENAE?

JENAE, MY GOD.

MY GOD.

- OKAY.
- HELP ME.

OKAY.

I SAID, "GET A TOWEL OVER THERE
AND CALL 9-1-1,"

AND SHE'S LIKE, "YES, YES,"

AND SHE WAS CRYING,

AND SO, WHEN SHE DID THAT,

TREVOR CAME BACK.

CAN YOU HEAR ME?
ARE YOU OKAY?

HELP ME.

HER BACK IS TO HIM
'CAUSE SHE'S FACING ME

AND, AT THAT POINT,

I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST
GOING TO MURDER US BOTH.

I WAS LIKE, "OKAY,
WE'RE DEAD NOW."

HELP ME.

IT'S OKAY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

STAY AWAY FROM US.

GET OUT!

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

LISTEN, JUST,
I NEED TO CALL 9-1-1, OKAY?

HEY. HEY, LOOK AT ME.

LOOK AT ME.

YOU NEED TO GO.

YOU NEED TO GO NOW.

NOW, OKAY?

SHE SAID, "SIR, YOU SEEM
TO BE UPSETTING HER.

"WE HAVE THE SCENE UNDER CONTROL
AND THE POLICE ARE ON THEIR WAY,

SO CAN YOU PLEASE JUST LEAVE?"

AND HE'S LIKE,
"OKAY," SO HE LEFT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

YES, UM, MY FRIEND,
SHE'S BEEN STABBED.

SHE CALLED 9-1-1, AND THE 2-4
PRECINCT PATROL UNITS

SHOWED UP ON THE SCENE.

CALL THE HOSPITAL.
VICTIM IS A YOUNG FEMALE.

STABBING TO THE NECK, PARALYZED,
BLOOD PRESSURE IS CRASHING.

SHE'S LOST A LITER OF BLOOD.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE,
JENAE, JUST CLOSE...

IT WAS A BIG SCENE,
AND THEY WERE TRYING

TO PUT MY STORY TOGETHER,

AND THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE ANTHONY WENT

BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND HIM.

THEY DON'T KNOW,
SO THEY DON'T KNOW IF I'M,

LIKE, IMAGINING THINGS.

BUT THEN A FIGURE
IN THE DISTANCE

MAKES THE REALITY OF
THE SITUATION ALL TOO CLEAR.

THAT'S HIM.

MY GOD.
THAT'S HIM, OKAY?

THAT'S THE MAN THAT
ATTACKED HER, RIGHT THERE.

HEY, LOUIS, OVER THERE!

HE WAS JUST STANDING THERE,
STARING OFF IN SPACE, LIKE,

AND NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.

SIR, I NEED YOU TO PUT
YOUR HANDS ON THAT POLE.

A UNIT FROM THE 2-4 PRECINCT
STOPPED HIM

AND HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST.

YOU GOT ANY WEAPONS ON YOU?

- NO, SIR.
- YOU SURE?

YES.

HOLD OUT YOUR ARM.

THEY SHOWED ME TREVOR,
AND THEY WERE LIKE,

"IS THIS THE MAN
WHO STABBED YOU?"

AND I SAID, "YES, THAT'S HIM,"
AND THEN THEY ARRESTED HIM.

THEN, OUTSIDE
THE APARTMENT BUILDING,

POLICE MAKE
A DEVASTATING DISCOVERY.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COURTYARD,
FIVE STORIES BELOW,

THEY FOUND THE VICTIM'S BODY.

THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S
CONCLUSION

WAS THAT THE VICTIM DIED OF
BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD.

HE HIT THE GROUND
FIVE STORIES DOWN, HEAD FIRST.

JENAE REMAINS UNAWARE
OF THIS TRAGEDY,

AS SHE FIGHTS
HER OWN BATTLE TO SURVIVE.

I ACTUALLY DIED.

I ACTUALLY DIED WHEN I WAS
STABBED BY TREVOR,

SO I GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

I'M PARALYZED,
AND MY PARENTS ARE CALLED.

THEY'RE VERY UPSET, OF COURSE,
AND I KEEP ASKING THEM,

FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT,

AND I KEEP ASKING PEOPLE
IN THE HOSPITAL,

"WHAT HAPPENED TO ANTHONY?"

JUST AS JENAE BEGINS TO RECOVER

FROM HER PHYSICAL INJURIES,

SHE'S HIT
WITH HEARTBREAKING NEWS.

ON THE SEVENTH DAY THAT I WAS
THERE, SOME SOCIAL WORKER CAME,

AND SHE WAS LIKE,
"JENAE, I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU.

ANTHONY IS NO LONGER WITH US."

AND THEN THE WHOLE FEELING OF,
"MY GOD. WHAT DID I DO?"

YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT KILLED HIM,

LIKE IT'S YOUR LITERAL FAULT.

I WAS SUICIDAL OVER IT.

A YEAR LATER,
I TRIED TO KILL MYSELF.

JENAE KNOWS
HER ONLY SOLACE WILL COME

FROM KNOWING ANTHONY'S KILLER

IS PUT AWAY FOR GOOD.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ALWAYS
SAY THAT,

LIKE WHEN YOU MAKE AN ARREST,
IT'S, "IT'S OVER."

NO, IT'S NOT OVER
BECAUSE A JURY,

YOU KNOW, BEFORE THEY VOTE,

THEY'RE PRESENTED
A LOT OF THINGS

THAT PRESENT DOUBT
FROM THE DEFENSE.

YOU KNOW?

BUT WHEN JENAE HERSELF
TAKES JURORS

THROUGH THE HARROWING DETAILS
OF HER ATTACK,

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT
TREVOR FREDERICK'S GUILT.

ON APRIL 11, 2005,

TREVOR FREDERICK
IS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS

FOR THE ATTACK
ON JENAE ARAGOSA.

HE RECEIVES
AN ADDITIONAL 15 YEARS

FOR THE MURDER
OF ANTHONY MONDATO.

FOR WHAT HE DID TO A YOUNG MAN
AND AN INNOCENT YOUNG LADY,

HE SHOULD NEVER SEE HIS NATURAL
LIFE AGAIN OUTSIDE OF BARS,

AND THE JUDGE SAID HE WILL
MAKE SURE THAT HE NEVER DOES.

THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO LET HIM OUT.

FOR JENAE ARAGOSA,

THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
HAS BEEN A LONG ONE.

THE DOCTORS WERE SAYING THAT
I PROBABLY WOULDN'T WALK AGAIN.

MY MOM STOPPED EVERYTHING.

SHE LEFT HER JOB.

SHE BECAME MY CARETAKER
FULL-TIME

AND SHE GAVE ME
SOME KIND OF BELIEF

THAT NOBODY ELSE COULD,

AND THAT LOVE AND THAT ENERGY
IS WHY I'M HERE TODAY.

EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THE ATTACK,

JENAE IS FINALLY ABLE
TO WALK ON HER OWN AGAIN.

I HAVE SOME CHALLENGES
TO WORK WITH.

YOU KNOW?
I HAVE A DISABILITY.

I HAVE PEOPLE WHO DON'T
ALWAYS UNDERSTAND THAT.

I HAVE TRAUMA IN MY PAST
THAT I DEAL WITH

AND I CAN'T ALWAYS EXPLAIN
THE WHOLE TRAUMATIC STORY

TO EVERYBODY I JUST MEET
AND SAY, YOU KNOW,

"WELL, THAT'S WHY
I FEEL THIS WAY."

BUT I'M HERE AND I'M HAPPY.

I HAVE A JOB,
AND I JUST GRADUATED COLLEGE,

WHICH I THOUGHT
I MIGHT NEVER DO,

SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT.

EVER SINCE,
SHE'S WORKED TIRELESSLY

TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,

IN HOPES THAT SHE CAN STOP
AT LEAST ONE PERSON

FROM GOING THROUGH ANYTHING
LIKE HER OWN ORDEAL.

I WAS AFRAID OF
EVERYTHING THAT I WOULD LOSE,

AND PUTTING IT
IN RETROSPECT NOW,

LOOKING AT IT, THOSE THINGS,
ALL THOSE THINGS,

THOSE ARE SMALL
IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS,

WHEN YOU COMPARE IT
TO RISKING YOUR LIFE,

AND YOU REALLY NEED
TO MAKE ACTION

AND CHOOSE TO GO
INTO HIDING IF YOU NEED TO,

TO GO TO THE SHELTERS,
TO GET HELP AND REPORT IT.

YOU MAY HAVE TO REPORT IT
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN TIMES,

BUT KEEP ON REPORTING IT
BECAUSE YOU NEED TO.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

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