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00:00A southern belle lives the American dream.
00:06Big boats, big houses, big cars.
00:10It was the ideal suburban life.
00:13But after a bitter breakup, her ex refuses to let her go.
00:17What is this?
00:19He continued to pursue her from the minute the ink was dry on the divorce papers.
00:23That doesn't stop this wife from cashing in on her ex's obsession.
00:28Monica was someone who weaponized sex, and she played him for all he was worth.
00:35I brought my checkbook.
00:37Until this dangerous game of betrayal and revenge reaches a boiling point.
00:42I was scared that I was really going to pay now.
00:51Not all fairy tales have happy endings.
00:54When love goes wrong, a woman can do the unthinkable.
01:061986, Indianapolis, Indiana.
01:1014-year-old Monica Fairview is getting a rough start in life.
01:14What the hell is going on?
01:23She's cheating on me.
01:25According to Monica, her father destroys the house when he suspects her mother is having an affair.
01:30The entire house was turned upside down.
01:33I had never seen that before.
01:35Oh my God, I can't believe this.
01:37Monica worships her father, despite his drinking, and blames his issues on her mother.
01:42We've just had conflicts since I can remember.
01:46I didn't think that she lived up to the standard that I thought my father needed to help him.
01:52And so I thought she was the problem and not him.
01:56His drinking was because of her.
02:00Regardless of who's at fault, Monica just wants the fighting to stop.
02:05She thinks the only way is to get her father to quit drinking.
02:09I thought I could save him.
02:14Monica finally gets her wish.
02:16Her father seeks help and gets sober.
02:22Dr. Casey Jordan studies criminal behavior.
02:27Children of alcoholic parents are very often caught in the middle.
02:30They're going to confuse love with pity.
02:32In the case of Monica, she would pity her father and despise her mother
02:36because she felt like her mother wasn't doing enough.
02:41Home back before you know it.
02:42But things don't turn out as Monica had hoped.
02:45I wish she would stay.
02:46Once her father has his life back on track,
02:49he buys a trucking business and is away from home for days at a time.
02:54This leaves her home alone with her mother.
02:57You guys.
02:58I'm just trying to get away from you.
03:00Excuse me?
03:01It's like pouring gasoline on an open flame.
03:03Teachers speak to me that way.
03:05Where are you going?
03:06Oh, my God.
03:06They would fight over the color of the sky.
03:09Just the dumbest crap ever.
03:12I think there was also, between the two of them,
03:15a little jealousy of attention from my father.
03:22When Monica turns 15, she decides she's had enough.
03:26You think you're going to run off?
03:27She packs her things and goes to live with a friend and her family.
03:32A year later, she quits school, gets her GED, and becomes a catalog model.
03:38It's amazing.
03:39It's beautiful.
03:41Monica is a natural in front of the camera.
03:43I never seek to be center of attention.
03:47I just always did what I either wanted to do or I knew to do or how to do.
03:51Looking good, Monica.
03:53I often was the center of attention in just about everything that I did.
03:57That's great.
03:58Right there.
03:58Hold that.
03:59With her cover girl looks, Monica seems to have it all.
04:03But after a couple of years, she wants a job with more meaning and decides to join the military.
04:08That was a very firm belief that I've had the service.
04:13I joined the Army as a military police.
04:17At age 19, Monica gets deployed to Saudi Arabia with Operation Desert Storm.
04:23Is that a challenge?
04:26She claims her job is to party with the male soldiers and find out where they're getting illegal drugs.
04:31I'm ready for something new.
04:35Thanks, boys.
04:36I worked undercover in a drug enforcement task force.
04:42I'm going to get you another beer.
04:44I was kind of hoping for something a little bit stronger.
04:48She quickly learns how to use her looks to get what she needs.
04:53Monica was someone who weaponized sex and weaponized her appearance.
05:00Got a good hookup.
05:02And she did it very well.
05:03She was a beautiful woman.
05:04She knew how to use it.
05:06As the child of an alcoholic, Monica would have stuffed down her emotions and always deny her own needs.
05:12But once she was in the military, she found strength in her ability to manipulate people.
05:17And this will be something that affects all of her future relationships.
05:20Hell yeah, I do.
05:22After a year in the Middle East, Monica returns to Indiana.
05:25She transfers to the National Guard to complete her service while going to school to get her bachelor's degree in health administration.
05:36At night, she and her friends hit the local bar scene, where she catches the eye of practically every man in the room.
05:44One of them is Richie Camden, whose wealthy family owns several businesses in town.
05:53And there was some chemistry.
05:55Definitely, definitely, immediately.
05:57He was a very good-looking, very good-looking man.
05:59The two become an item almost instantly.
06:03Monica, nice to meet you.
06:04Nice to meet you.
06:08When Monica finds out she's pregnant just three months later, Richie's parents insist they get married.
06:15I love his parents.
06:17His family was probably his strongest quality.
06:21Even though Monica doesn't love Richie, she agrees to marry him.
06:24I don't think she thought of people having any emotional value at all.
06:31I think each person she ran across, she thought of in a way to manipulate or use them.
06:41Because marriage is one of the most sacred covenants.
06:45Monica knows a shotgun wedding isn't a great idea.
06:48But deep down, she hopes the marriage and the baby will somehow fill a void left by her own dysfunctional family.
06:57Monica never saw any traits of a marriage based on love and trust.
07:01And without having any depth of emotion herself, it's very unlikely that this marriage will survive.
07:08She's scared to love.
07:10When she gets too close to somebody, I feel like it scares her because maybe people have left her in her past.
07:16It's like she's destructive.
07:19He joins you together in one of the holiest bonds.
07:26Seven months later, the newlyweds welcome a girl they named Dakota.
07:32The baby's arrival quickly reveals the cracks in the young couple's relationship.
07:38You know, you're going to be an excellent stay of a mom.
07:41What does that mean?
07:42I'm going back to work.
07:44Babe, we've talked about this.
07:47I have to be bringing in the money.
07:49Someone's got to stay with the baby.
07:50We're not going to give her to my parents every day.
07:52Who's going to take care of her?
07:53We can hire a babysitter.
07:55Richie wants a traditional marriage where he's the head of the household.
07:59Monica doesn't want to be controlled.
08:01I'm done.
08:04That's what you think.
08:05One night, Richie and Monica plan a night out together.
08:11They leave Dakota with Richie's parents and head to a local nightclub.
08:16We went with some of my military friends that were in town.
08:19The girls and I were dancing in a circle, and a gentleman had jumped in the middle of that circle.
08:23Well, I'm going to go to the club.
08:25I think I picked the right one.
08:26Richie took it upon himself that it was a threat.
08:31She's always drawn in the type of men that get very jealous very easily.
08:35According to Monica, Richie storms onto the dance floor.
08:40Hey, Richie!
08:41How are you, man?
08:42You're white, you're white.
08:44Richie pushes the guy and starts a fist fight, which immediately broke up, and he was asked to leave.
08:50Let's go, Monica!
08:51Richie demands that Monica leave with him.
08:53I'm not going anywhere because I didn't do anything wrong!
08:55He was making a very big stance that I was his woman and that I was to leave with him because he demanded, and I chose not to.
09:04Monica tries to brush off the fight and continues partying with her friends.
09:08But at closing time, she has no choice but to go home to face the music.
09:24What the hell?
09:26I was shocked to see the entire place turned over, furniture, things broke.
09:34Richie!
09:35She finds Richie in their bedroom.
09:43What the hell are you doing?
09:57Monica Fairview thinks she finally has the family that she's always dreamed of, a devoted husband and a new baby.
10:05But her world comes crashing down after her husband, Richie, flies into a jealous rage and takes it out on their home.
10:15Richie!
10:16What the hell am I doing?
10:17What the hell were you doing?
10:19This marriage is a joke!
10:22Okay, you need to cool down.
10:24I've never seen that behavior from him before.
10:26He had never lost his temper, ever.
10:28Oh, you're going to call your boyfriend for protection?
10:30No, I'm calling your parents.
10:32Listen, we're having a problem here, and I'm...
10:34And just watching his anger, I knew if he hit me once, that would all that it would take to seriously hurt me, and I wasn't going to wait for that.
10:42So I'm going to come pick up Dakota right now.
10:44Monica picks up her daughter from her in-laws and goes to a friend's house.
10:48The next day, she calls Richie to tell him where she and Dakota are, and to ask for a divorce.
11:02Hello?
11:03Hey.
11:04Unfortunately for Monica, her husband's willing to let her go, but he isn't about to let her win.
11:10I think we should get a divorce.
11:12Okay, Monica, we'll see about that.
11:14You'll be hearing from my lawyer then.
11:15Richie gets his family's lawyer to fight for custody of their daughter.
11:19He had actually filed in the courts that he did not know where I was at or where the child was, and he was in fear of danger for the child.
11:29Monica claims that she never gets the notice for her court hearing, and that when she doesn't show up, the court grants custody to Richie.
11:41Monica vows to win her daughter back, but to do so, she needs money for a lawyer.
11:47A friend finds her a job as a finance manager at a car dealership, but she has to move over 500 miles away from Indianapolis to Atlanta, Georgia.
12:00Even though it's far from Dakota, Monica tries to make the best of it and settles in.
12:06One night, she decides to stop for a drink on her way home.
12:09You shouldn't eat those. They're nasty.
12:12And she catches the eye of a man named Rob Kramer.
12:15They're not nasty.
12:17When he meets Monica, he thinks he's hit the jackpot.
12:21Well, they don't fit together at all.
12:23She was going to be the hottest looking thing he was going to be able to get, so she was a prize egg, man.
12:30Did you just get off work, or do you normally look at this?
12:32Rob is a successful construction sales manager.
12:34Rob was very funny and entertaining and charming, romantic, smart.
12:41Guys do that. I don't do that. That's not what that...
12:44Rob's not... He's not a very handsome man, so it couldn't have been the looks.
12:47Why don't we talk it over dinner?
12:49She was one of those girls that was attracted to men who took control of things, and that was definitely Rob.
12:57Sounds good to me.
13:04At first, Monica doesn't feel a spark, but after a few fancy dinners, she's decided Rob's got relationship potential.
13:13That's great news.
13:14Here are the beers you asked for?
13:15She's flattered by the attention he gives her, and it doesn't hurt that he makes a good living.
13:20Drink up.
13:21Within months, Rob asks her to marry him.
13:25Yeah, I...
13:26Is that what I think it is?
13:28Absolutely.
13:29But Monica's seen some red flags, and needs some time to think things over.
13:40Rob is more than just a social drinker.
13:43Hey, baby.
13:44Don't tell me you're at the bar again.
13:46Look, I know it's a problem.
13:48Okay?
13:48But he treats her well, and even pays for a lawyer, so Monica can fight for custody of Dakota.
13:54You need a lawyer?
13:55I'll pay for it.
13:57All right?
13:57Time and again, we see adult children of alcoholics subconsciously drawn to other alcoholics.
14:03This is a recipe for dysfunction in a marriage, and a repetition of the pattern that made them so miserable in the first place.
14:12To convince Monica to accept his proposal, Rob promises to curb his drinking.
14:17That would be amazing.
14:19Even though Monica doesn't love Rob, she feels indebted to him, and feels obligated to say yes.
14:25Let's get married.
14:26Are you serious?
14:28Baby, that is fantastic.
14:30It wasn't a romantic it was meant to be.
14:32It was a limit of options.
14:34There was no family.
14:35Nowhere else really to go.
14:36And here was this man that I felt was doing an honorable thing.
14:39I felt like it was my duty.
14:42We're here today before God because marriage is one of his...
14:46In December 1998, Monica and Rob marry in an elaborate ceremony hosted by his wealthy parents.
14:52Love and commitment.
14:55Once again, she's committing to a man she doesn't love.
14:58So, it sounds like you're with Rob more because it is beneficial to your idea of a family than because you really love him.
15:08I never felt that love was necessary.
15:12I don't think I ever had it.
15:14Unconditional.
15:15It was more of a duty and responsibility to the family.
15:18I thought that's what made it work.
15:19Meanwhile, Rob is completely infatuated with the woman he managed to land.
15:27And he'll do anything to hold on to her.
15:31Monica was a hot looking woman.
15:33You know, and great arm candy.
15:35You know, I think maybe he saw her as a trophy wife.
15:39She's gorgeous.
15:40And she has an outgoing personality.
15:43I mean, she's fun.
15:45Rob isn't that attractive.
15:46But I felt like he felt very blessed.
15:49I was very busy with the baby.
16:17I was involved in the neighborhood.
16:19It was the ideal suburban life that they had going on.
16:31According to Monica, in 2003, Richie decides to let her have full custody of Dakota, completing her family.
16:39With another mouth to feed, Monica wants to contribute and gets a job as a realtor.
16:46At first, Rob is open to his wife's new career.
16:49But her job quickly reveals his insecurities about their marriage.
16:55I believe that Rob felt that he lost a little bit of control of her when she was working.
17:01And there she is, if it isn't the mother of the year, the minute she tried to find herself, be an independent person on her own, he would stop it at every turn.
17:15He would tell her, you're an awful wife.
17:17He would tell her she was an awful mother.
17:20Monica stands her ground and refuses to give up her career.
17:24When's the last time you sold a house?
17:27Go to hell.
17:32Then, a year later, Rob gets a huge job promotion and a major salary bump.
17:37He was more adamant about me not working.
17:39He thought it was disrespectful to him if I chose to work.
17:44Monica eventually gives in to Rob's wishes.
17:46She quits her job and tries to embrace her role as a stay-at-home mom.
17:52With lots of money coming in, and all of it from him, Rob feels secure again.
17:58The couple starts living the high life.
18:01She's gorgeous.
18:02Isn't she?
18:03I love it.
18:03They bought a yacht.
18:05They had jet skis.
18:06They had everything.
18:07We can put the girls on there.
18:09But Monica soon learns that her luxurious lifestyle comes with some major strings attached.
18:15I already gave you money.
18:17Drinking, big boats, big houses, big cars.
18:21It's all about money for you.
18:23He was very elaborate in his spending on himself.
18:26There was no big shopping sprees for me or the children.
18:28That's what it always is.
18:29He made it clear to me, though, that I should be thankful that I even lived the lifestyle that I live.
18:34And it all could be taken away from me.
18:36You're damn right it is.
18:37The checks were not in my name.
18:39I did not even carry any credit cards.
18:41When Monica gives up her career to be a stay-at-home mom,
18:44she may have underestimated how much control Rob would have over her because he controls the purse strings.
18:50She may use her sex as a weapon, but Rob used his paycheck as a weapon.
18:54In early 2005, Monica's brother Chip moves to Atlanta.
19:01He's down on his luck and needs a place to stay.
19:04Oh, Monica!
19:04Monica invites him to live with them.
19:08Rob not only agrees, but helps him get back on his feet.
19:11If you don't need a hand with money or anything, you just let me know.
19:14This is almost a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde kind of thing because the way he was with everybody else
19:19and the way he was with her was two totally different people.
19:22You guys have a beautiful house.
19:24Yes, we do.
19:26I'm just asking for a little bit of money.
19:29You would think I was asking for blood.
19:31It doesn't take long for Chip to realize his sister's marriage is unraveling.
19:36It's our money.
19:37We're married.
19:38Remember?
19:39Rob was very verbally abusive.
19:41You're a money-grubbing bitch.
19:43It's a time bomb waiting to happen.
19:45Will you guys just calm down?
19:47Whose house is this?
19:48It was a marriage that was going to horribly end.
19:52Shut your mouth.
19:53Kiss my ass, you ugly freak.
19:55Hey!
19:55Don't ever touch me again.
20:09If it isn't the mother of the year.
20:12Daily battles over money, drinking, and control have pushed Monica and Rob Kramer's seven-year
20:17marriage to the brink of collapse.
20:20You're a money-grubbing bitch.
20:22This volatile couple is a ticking time bomb, even though their fights haven't gotten physical
20:27yet.
20:28You're damn right it is.
20:29One sunny Saturday afternoon in the fall of 2005, Monica and Rob have some neighbors over
20:37for a pool party.
20:39Yeah, sure.
20:40Go ahead.
20:40Have another one.
20:41But by now, the two can barely stand each other.
20:44How many is that for you anyway now?
20:46Like 50?
20:46And things are about to come to a head.
20:49They had been arguing all day, all day long during the day, over drinking.
20:54Who made you the margarita?
20:56Rob was making comments about her using the C word and calling her a bitch.
21:00Just shut up!
21:01Monica is fed up with Rob's venom.
21:04Why don't you shut up, bitch?
21:06Hey!
21:07When Monica's brother Chip comes to his sister's defense, he gets caught in the crossfire.
21:13What are you going to do?
21:14He pointed his finger in my face and called me a name or two and shoved me.
21:20Monica snaps.
21:22I am sick of you, Rob.
21:23You give your hands off my brother.
21:26It was just like lightning.
21:29That was probably one of the fastest punches I've ever seen thrown.
21:32You dirty little bitch!
21:34Dazzle!
21:35Everything came to a halt.
21:37Everybody just stopped.
21:38The guests step in to hold Rob back.
21:41You need to be arrested.
21:42That's what you need to be.
21:43Monica, not a violent person at all.
21:46Like anybody else, she can be pushed into a corner.
21:49Here, the verbal abuse had just gone to a new level.
21:52That same night, Monica moves out of their master bedroom.
21:59When Monica physically attacks Rob, you would think that was the clue that their marriage is too dysfunctional and they should talk about divorce.
22:07But she's not ready to give up on the lifestyle to which she's become accustomed.
22:11And at some level, that dysfunction is something she likes.
22:15Several weeks later, on Valentine's Day, Rob comes home to a special gift waiting for him.
22:25Divorce papers.
22:27Hey, what is this?
22:29You know as well as I do that things haven't exactly been smooth sailing lately.
22:33It was a huge gamble.
22:35I had no support, monetarily or family, but I felt like it was the right thing to do.
22:40Who put you up to this?
22:41Was it your brother?
22:42How did Rob react to your trying to leave and divorce him?
22:47Furious.
22:48I mean, would scream and yell and throw things, steal my cell phones, go through all of my belongings.
22:55I am not seeing anybody else.
22:57I'm not in love with anybody.
22:58What's he looking for?
22:59He always assumed that there must be someone else or something else.
23:04As much as I tried to make him understand, it's neither existed.
23:09I just didn't want to be with him.
23:10I'm just not in love with you.
23:12What's his name?
23:18Rob moves out.
23:20Eight months later, their divorce is finalized.
23:23And Monica gets custody of Alex.
23:25At first, I was surprised that she left him because of how much money he made, until I found out how much she was going to get $4,000 a month of child support on top of that alimony.
23:38Monica's finally free, but Rob can't stop thinking about her.
23:42He continued to pursue her from the minute the ink was dry on the divorce papers.
23:49That's very interesting.
23:52And I get my present.
23:53A year after the divorce, Rob's jealousy reaches new heights when Monica starts dating a wealthy neurosurgeon named Alan Gordon.
24:00We dated and fell in love, and it just, it really seemed like it made a whole lot more sense than everything else that I've been through.
24:09So maybe three's the charm?
24:10I was hoping we had so much more in common.
24:14He rarely drank.
24:16The way he treated her.
24:18That's what she liked about Dr. Gordon.
24:19And it didn't hurt that he had money.
24:22I think so.
24:27After dating for several months, Monica moves into Alan's mansion with Alex and Dakota.
24:39This house had its own tennis court.
24:42It's in a pool, and just, it's a monstrous house.
24:52What now, Rob?
24:58Rob still calls almost daily.
25:02She could not end the relationship with Rob as long as her daughter was in the picture.
25:06These are going great.
25:07As long as he had access to Alex.
25:09He had access to Monica.
25:11I'm on the phone because I want to talk to her.
25:13No, you can't talk to her.
25:15It sounds like Rob is trying to destroy your relationship, undermine absolutely everything about it.
25:21She's my daughter, okay?
25:22He couldn't stand anyone else having her.
25:25It had nothing to do with love.
25:27Rob thought of Monica as his possession.
25:29You can't just keep calling her.
25:30Rob's obsession starts to grate on Alan.
25:32He fears Monica may secretly like the attention.
25:35Bye, Rob.
25:41Rob was very jealous.
25:43He seemed rather competitive with him.
25:45You want to come shopping.
25:47Which eventually led Dr. Gordon into competing back with Rob.
25:51So the two of them were almost vying for your love and attention and affection on a daily basis.
25:57Monica may act like she hates the competition between her new boyfriend and her ex.
26:01But really, perhaps it's her fantasy to have two men fighting over her because she craves attention, drama, and excitement.
26:08After two years together, Monica and Alan plan a family trip to San Francisco.
26:14So excited.
26:16They're going for a friend's wedding and to buy an engagement ring for Monica.
26:21I'm really looking forward to picking out that ring.
26:24Alan plans to join Monica and the girls there in a few days.
26:27The trip will be a welcome reprieve from Rob's constant badgering.
26:34Or so Monica thinks.
26:38Coming up, when Rob's stalking reaches new heights.
26:42This is what I get!
26:43It sends Monica spinning out of control.
26:46When Monica Fairview and her boyfriend Alan Gordon plan a romantic getaway to San Francisco in July 2009,
27:08she thinks it'll be the trip of a lifetime.
27:11Really? Looking forward.
27:12But her jealous ex-husband, Rob, has a surprise in store for her.
27:16Who put you up to this? Was it your brother?
27:18No, I don't.
27:19You're going to be with me.
27:20Daddy?
27:21We're exiting the plane.
27:22There was Dad with a limo for the girls to give us a ride back to the hotel.
27:29And it just put me in a very awkward situation.
27:32What the hell are you trying to pull?
27:34What am I trying to pull?
27:35I'm trying to spend some time with Alex and DeCosta.
27:38If Alan finds out about this, he's going to hit the rope.
27:40This is ridiculous.
27:42So I allowed them to ride with him in the limo back to the hotel.
27:46Fine. Fine.
27:47But after you drop us off at the hotel, I want you on the first flight back to Atlanta.
27:51Monica is livid.
27:53She's sick and tired of Rob trying to worm his way back into her life.
28:03When Alan arrives two days later, Monica keeps Rob's visit a secret as the couple celebrate their engagement.
28:10Okay.
28:11Woo!
28:12There we go.
28:14But once they get back to Atlanta, Monica feels like she needs to come clean to the man she's going to marry.
28:22What's going on?
28:24It's Rob.
28:24When the girls and I arrived in San Francisco, he picked us up from the airport in a limo.
28:32Alan reacts badly to Monica's confession.
28:36I am sick and tired of it.
28:38I was just exhausted from fighting with both of them.
28:43It's a hurdle the couple can't get past.
28:46I decided that maybe things would be better on my own.
28:51You want to go back to him.
28:53And I took my two girls and myself and we moved, thinking that maybe that would ease Rob's jealous tendencies.
29:01I can't go on like this anymore either.
29:09Newly single, Monica dives headfirst into Atlanta's socialite scene.
29:14It's kind of a show-off scene, you know, people being snotty, you know, the who's who.
29:28Monica's former friends claim that she begins to party hard, high on a combination of alcohol and Adderall.
29:36She loved the party scene, she loved the attention, and she loved the money.
29:44There's a lot of drama.
29:46This isn't just a rebound from a failed relationship, it's really a classic midlife crisis.
29:51She's drinking and partying, carousing around, trying to reclaim the lost youth that she never enjoyed.
29:58This making up for lost time is something that can only get Monica into trouble.
30:03But just as Monica's on a roll, Rob loses everything.
30:14The company he was working for became involved in a major lawsuit.
30:19He then lost his job.
30:22Rob hits rock bottom.
30:25When the money ran out, I think things kind of went ****.
30:28You okay, buddy?
30:29Yeah, I'm fine, just get back to work.
30:36Without Rob's sizable income to bankroll her, Monica quickly runs into financial trouble.
30:43Monica has some lavish spending habits.
30:48It always seemed that Monica needed money for something.
30:51As the bills pile up...
30:53I'm gonna make a bet.
30:54If you don't make a hole-in-one, I get $1,000.
30:57Monica sets her sights on rich, eligible men.
31:02Monica would a lot of times attach herself to older men, wealthy men.
31:10Monica dated high profile.
31:12If they couldn't give anything to Monica, she didn't want to have anything to do with them.
31:16I haven't had money, but I need...
31:18According to Monica's friends, she has different men footing all her bills.
31:22Oh, that would be great.
31:23She was dating five guys at the same time, but she wasn't really dating them.
31:26She was just stringing them along.
31:27You shouldn't have.
31:28Oh, my pleasure.
31:30You know, I hope this...
31:30She was just playing them.
31:31By March 2011, Monica's long line of sugar daddies has run out.
31:43Luckily, Rob's managed to land a new sales job.
31:47Monica saw Rob as a walking ATM machine.
31:51Rob won't give Monica cash, but lets her and Alex stay with him.
31:56Dakota goes to live with her grandmother in Indiana.
31:58One day, Monica's friend, Nadia, gets a front row seat to the nasty dynamics between the ex-lovers.
32:06Get your hands off of me.
32:10It got to the point where he was holding her arms.
32:13Monica and Rob are in a classic codependent relationship.
32:17She's attracted to the drama of trying to fix him.
32:20He knows how to push her buttons.
32:21The pattern will continue over and over again until one of them is bound to explode.
32:28Monica claims Rob tries to win her affection by surprising her with two tickets to a rock concert.
32:36Well, I got these.
32:38Rob expects Monica to take him to the show.
32:40Awesome.
32:41Alex is going to love this.
32:43Alex, your daddy got us tickets to a concert.
32:46Cool.
32:46I didn't understand that it was, once again, a test if I would ask him to go with me.
32:51Thanks.
32:54On September 24th, 2011, the day of the concert...
32:58You two have a good time.
33:00Thanks.
33:01...after Rob leaves, Monica tells Alex that she's changed her mind.
33:05Monica decided not to take her because it was going to be a big scene.
33:10Get the whole place to yourself.
33:12Monica didn't want Alex to be around the party group.
33:15Rob's out at a bar watching football.
33:18Monica leaves Alex home alone and takes a friend to the concert.
33:27Sweetie, where's mom?
33:29Rob comes home late.
33:30He's been drinking and doesn't like what he finds.
33:33She wanted me to stay home alone.
33:35She went to the concert with her friends?
33:37Yeah.
33:38She left you here.
33:39He was very jealous and enraged.
33:42My daughter started texting me.
33:44Leaves her daughter at home?
33:46My gosh, dad's home.
33:48He's mad.
33:49He's calling you names.
33:50He's breaking things.
33:51I'm scared.
33:53This is what I get!
33:54Please, hurry, come home.
33:57It was just one text right after another, after another, after another.
34:02Just out and went straight home.
34:05Monica also gets a text from Rob saying that he's kicking her out of the house.
34:11After more than a decade of drama and agony, Monica can't take it anymore.
34:16With alcohol and Adderall in her system, Monica heads back to Rob's condo.
34:28How do you plan on handling this?
34:30Because you know what's going on before you walk into it.
34:34How are you going to dial him down?
34:36What are you going to do?
34:37I don't know that I had planned to dial him down.
34:40I planned to let him end it that night because the day-to-day life struggle was so hard.
34:46But I just imagined my daughter's life easier and better without me.
34:53Monica claims her intention is to make Rob so mad he kills her.
35:01I had imagined by confronting him and speaking up to him that he would just beat me to death.
35:10Just shut up!
35:12You're saying that you were going to provoke him until he snapped?
35:15Yes.
35:16Who the hell do you think...
35:20When Monica arrives home, she sees Rob in the shared courtyard of the apartment complex.
35:25You're the one that left Alex home alone.
35:28This is her version of what happens next.
35:30You're any better to be a robber, you drunken son of a bitch!
35:34You know what you are?
35:35I called him names.
35:37He immediately overpowered me and spun me around and had me in a headlock.
35:43But I was determined just to continue saying all the things that I wasn't allowed to say.
35:48And you make me want to...
35:49Let me go!
35:50Let me go!
35:51Let me go!
35:51Let me go!
35:54According to Monica, this level of physical violence is new.
35:58No!
35:59I was scared that I was really going to pay now, so I ran back inside.
36:08Alex!
36:09Oh my God!
36:10I thought he was going to kill you!
36:12She claims that inside the apartment, Alex is freaked out.
36:15And it just reminded me that I didn't get away.
36:21I did exactly what he wanted me to.
36:23I ran right back into the cave where he was going to keep us.
36:26You have this epiphany that you'll never get away?
36:30Yes.
36:30And it dawned on me that he did have a knife.
36:33Monica realizes there's another way out.
36:37Rob's knife.
36:38What are you doing?
36:39So I went back out.
36:41Stay here.
36:41For more on how Monica is doing now, go to InvestigationDiscovery.com.
36:55You're a money-grubbing bitch.
36:57September 25th, 2011.
36:59Atlanta, Georgia.
37:00It's our money!
37:01We're married!
37:02After being on the losing end of a power struggle with her ex-husband for more than a decade,
37:08Monica Fairview has reached her breaking point.
37:12She claims she's ready to kill herself.
37:18Are you serious when you say you were going to commit suicide in front of him?
37:22Absolutely.
37:23Absolutely.
37:25Stay here.
37:27What are you doing?
37:28So I went back outside to do just that.
37:32I wanted him to see it.
37:39I am so sick of you, Rob!
37:43Stop it!
37:44That was the extent that I would go to to make the fighting stop.
37:49Wait, what?
37:50But we struggled for the knife, and I fell flush contact.
38:00You stabbed him.
38:06Yes.
38:07Monica's story, that she was going outside to confront Rob, to push his buttons and provoke
38:15him into killing her in front of her daughter, is completely far-fetched.
38:21It would traumatize any child for life.
38:24Witnesses at the scene tell a very different story.
38:29Catherine Young is at a friend's apartment, sitting on the balcony across from Rob's place,
38:33when Monica comes storming out.
38:35When are you going to learn it's not about you, it's about her!
38:39She walked straight up to him and started hitting him.
38:41She threw her purse at him, and then started screaming at him.
38:45Stupid son of a bitch!
38:49I have never hated anyone as much as I hate you!
38:52Shut your mouth!
38:54According to Catherine, Monica's the aggressor, and Rob doesn't fight back.
38:59Loser!
38:59Actually, he went down on his knees, covering his face, because she kept hitting him in the
39:03face.
39:03She was hitting him, kicking him.
39:05He never laid his hands on her.
39:08Catherine calls 911.
39:11She and her friend are completely stunned by what happens next.
39:15Leave us alone!
39:20She went inside.
39:26What are you doing?
39:28You stay right there.
39:30And she came back out.
39:31And all she did was walk up, stab him in the back.
39:44I want you out of my life!
39:46I would say she was a crazy person.
39:52Stop it!
39:53The daughter saw the whole thing.
39:58Monica is arrested on the spot.
40:00Rob is rushed to the hospital.
40:00He could barely talk.
40:11He had blood pouring out of him.
40:13Doctors discover that the knife nearly sliced Rob's spinal cord and missed his aorta by an
40:19eighth of an inch.
40:22Rob's released from the hospital four days later.
40:25By the time he gets out, Monica is free on bail.
40:31Incredibly, instead of being angry with her, Rob tries yet again to reconcile with her.
40:37I feel like if you were stabbed, you wouldn't do that, you know?
40:43You wouldn't hang out with someone who stabbed you.
40:46If that was the case, he has to be guilty at something.
40:49He knew deep down in his mind that he had hurt her in different ways to cause this.
40:55And he wanted to help her.
40:57Remember that place?
40:58Chip is shocked to see Rob and Monica together after the stabbing.
41:02What are you doing?
41:03But Monica hopes that if she hangs out with him, Rob won't testify against her.
41:09Everything's fine.
41:10I love her.
41:11So why are you two even around each other?
41:13And he looked at me and said, because I want her back in my life, and I'm going to do everything
41:17I can to keep her from going to jail.
41:20You guys are crazy.
41:22I love you so much.
41:25What is this?
41:26But this story doesn't have a happy ending.
41:29The couple soon splits up again.
41:3118 months after the stabbing, on March 22nd, 2013, Rob testifies against Monica.
41:40She's found guilty of aggravated assault.
41:43Monica is sentenced to eight years in prison.
41:46The really sad thing about Monica is that she really has become an emotional void.
41:52She has covered up her feelings for so long, she only knows how to say the words, I'm sorry.
41:56But she's completely incapable of feeling it.
41:59Many people believe Rob will still be waiting for Monica when she gets out.
42:05She got out of jail right now and asked him to be with her.
42:10He would, the moment she's out of jail.
42:14Monica is currently working on her appeal.
42:17She claims to have no hard feelings, but insists she and Rob are through.
42:22I don't wish any harm on him now.
42:26That's still the father of my daughter.
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