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Terra.Anatolia
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00:00The American dream.
00:02Big boats, big houses, big cars.
00:05It was the ideal suburban life.
00:08But after a bitter breakup, her ex refuses to let her go.
00:12What is this?
00:14He continued to pursue her from the minute the ink was dry on the divorce papers.
00:18That doesn't stop this wife from cashing in on her ex's obsession.
00:23Monica was someone who weaponized sex, and she played him for all he was worth.
00:30I brought my checkbook.
00:32Until this dangerous game of betrayal and revenge reaches a boiling point.
00:37I was scared that I was really going to pay now.
00:46Not all fairy tales have happy endings.
00:49When love goes wrong, a woman can do the unthinkable.
01:011986, Indianapolis, Indiana.
01:0514-year-old Monica Fairview is getting a rough start in life.
01:10What's wrong with you?
01:11What's wrong with me?
01:13What the hell is going on?
01:17She's cheating on me.
01:20According to Monica, her father destroys the house when he suspects her mother is having an affair.
01:25The entire house was turned upside down.
01:28I had never seen that before.
01:30Oh my God, I can't believe this.
01:32Monica worships her father, despite his drinking, and blames his issues on her mother.
01:38We've just had conflicts since I can remember.
01:41I didn't think that she lived up to the standard that I thought my father needed to help him.
01:47And so I thought she was the problem and not him.
01:51His drinking was because of her.
01:55Regardless of who's at fault, Monica just wants the fighting to stop.
01:59She thinks the only way is to get her father to quit drinking.
02:05I thought I could save him.
02:09Monica finally gets her wish.
02:11Her father seeks help and gets sober.
02:13Dr. Casey Jordan studies criminal behavior.
02:22Children of alcoholic parents are very often caught in the middle.
02:25They're going to confuse love with pity.
02:28In the case of Monica, she would pity her father and despise her mother because she felt like her mother wasn't doing enough.
02:35Call him back before you know it.
02:37But things don't turn out as Monica had hoped.
02:40I wish she would stay.
02:41Once her father has his life back on track, he buys a trucking business and is away from home for days at a time.
02:49This leaves her home alone with her mother.
02:52You guys, I'm just trying to get away from you.
02:55Excuse me?
02:56It's like pouring gasoline on an open flame.
02:58Teachers speak to me that way.
03:00Where are you going?
03:01Oh my God, they would fight over the color of the sky.
03:04Just the dumbest crap ever.
03:06I think there was also, between the two of them, a little jealousy of attention from my father.
03:17When Monica turns 15, she decides she's had enough.
03:21You think you're going to run off?
03:23She packs her things and goes to live with a friend and her family.
03:27A year later, she quits school, gets her GED, and becomes a catalog model.
03:33It's amazing.
03:34It's beautiful.
03:35Monica is a natural in front of the camera.
03:39I never seek to be center of attention.
03:42I just always did what I either wanted to do or I knew to do or how to do.
03:46Looking good, Monica.
03:48I often was the center of attention in just about everything that I did.
03:52That's great.
03:53Right there.
03:53Hold that.
03:54With her cover girl looks, Monica seems to have it all.
03:57But after a couple of years, she wants a job with more meaning and decides to join the military.
04:04That was a very firm belief that I've had the service.
04:07I joined the army as a military police.
04:12At age 19, Monica gets deployed to Saudi Arabia with Operation Desert Storm.
04:18She claims her job is to party with the male soldiers and find out where they're getting illegal drugs.
04:26I'm ready for something new.
04:30Thanks, boys.
04:33I worked undercover in a drug enforcement task force.
04:37Let me get you another beer.
04:38I was kind of hoping for something a little bit, um, stronger.
04:43She quickly learns how to use her looks to get what she needs.
04:48Monica was someone who weaponized sex and weaponized her appearance.
04:55Got a good hookup.
04:57And she did it very well.
04:58She was a beautiful woman.
05:00She knew how to use it.
05:01As the child of an alcoholic, Monica would have stuffed down her emotions and always deny her own needs.
05:07But once she was in the military, she found strength in her ability to manipulate people.
05:12And this will be something that affects all of her future relationships.
05:15Hell yeah, I do.
05:17After a year in the Middle East, Monica returns to Indiana.
05:22She transfers to the National Guard to complete her service while going to school to get her bachelor's degree in health administration.
05:31At night, she and her friends hit the local bar scene.
05:35Where she catches the eye of practically every man in the room.
05:41One of them is Richie Camden, whose wealthy family owns several businesses in town.
05:48And there was some chemistry.
05:50Definitely, definitely, immediately.
05:52He was a very good-looking, very good-looking man.
05:55The two become an item almost instantly.
05:58Monica, nice to meet you.
05:59Nice to meet you.
06:00When Monica finds out she's pregnant just three months later, Richie's parents insist they get married.
06:11I love his parents.
06:12His family was probably his strongest quality.
06:16Even though Monica doesn't love Richie, she agrees to marry him.
06:20Right here.
06:21I don't think she thought of people having any emotional value at all.
06:26I think each person she ran across, she thought of in a way to manipulate or use them.
06:36Because marriage is one of the most sacred covenants.
06:40Monica knows a shotgun wedding isn't a great idea.
06:43Monica Fairview.
06:44But deep down, she hopes the marriage and the baby will somehow fill a void left by her own dysfunctional family.
06:52Monica never saw any traits of a marriage based on love and trust.
06:57And without having any depth of emotion herself, it's very unlikely that this marriage will survive.
07:03She's scared to love.
07:05When she gets too close to somebody, I feel like it scares her because maybe people have left her in her past.
07:11It's like she's destructive.
07:14He joins you together in one of the holiest bonds.
07:21Seven months later, the newlyweds welcome a girl they named Dakota.
07:27The baby's arrival quickly reveals the cracks in the young couple's relationship.
07:33You know, you're going to be an excellent stay-at-home mom.
07:36What does that mean?
07:37I'm going back to work.
07:39Babe, we've talked about this.
07:42I have to be bringing in the money.
07:44Someone's got to stay with the baby.
07:45We're not going to give her to my parents every day.
07:47Who's going to take care of her?
07:48We can hire a babysitter.
07:50Richie wants a traditional marriage where he's the head of the household.
07:54Monica doesn't want to be controlled.
07:56I'm done.
07:59That's what you think.
08:00One night, Richie and Monica plan a night out together.
08:07They leave Dakota with Richie's parents and head to a local nightclub.
08:11We went with some of my military friends that were in town.
08:14The girls and I were dancing in a circle.
08:16A gentleman had jumped in the middle of that circle.
08:18Well, I'm going to go to the club.
08:20I think I picked the right one.
08:21Richie took it upon himself that it was a threat.
08:26She's always drawn in the type of men that are very jealous very easily.
08:30According to Monica, Richie storms onto the dance floor.
08:35Hey, Richie!
08:36How are you, Dan?
08:37Your wife, your wife!
08:39Pushes the guy and starts a fist fight, which immediately broke up and he was asked to leave.
08:45Let's go, Monica!
08:46Richie demands that Monica leave with him.
08:48I'm not going anywhere because I didn't do anything wrong!
08:50He was making a very big stance that I was his woman and that I was to leave with him because he demanded.
08:56And I chose not to.
08:59Monica tries to brush off the fight and continues partying with her friends.
09:03But at closing time, she has no choice but to go home to face the music.
09:19What the hell?
09:21I was shocked to see the entire place turned over, furniture, things broke.
09:30Richie!
09:30She finds Richie in their bedroom.
09:38What the hell are you doing?
09:52Monica Fairview thinks she finally has the family that she's always dreamed of.
09:57A devoted husband and a new baby.
10:00But her world comes crashing down after her husband Richie flies into a jealous rage and
10:08takes it out on their home.
10:10Richie!
10:11What the hell am I doing?
10:12What the hell were you doing?
10:14This marriage is a joke!
10:17Okay, you need to cool down.
10:19I've never seen that behavior from him before.
10:21He had never lost his temper, ever.
10:23Oh, you're going to call your boyfriend for protection?
10:25No, I'm calling your parents.
10:27Listen, we're having a problem here and I'm...
10:29And 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.
10:37So, I'm going to come pick up Dakota right now.
10:39Monica picks up her daughter from her in-laws and goes to a friend's house.
10:43The next day, she calls Richie to tell him where she and Dakota are and to ask for a divorce.
10:58Hello?
10:58Hey.
10:59Unfortunately for Monica, her husband's willing to let her go, but he isn't about to let her win.
11:05I think we should get a divorce.
11:07Okay, Monica, we'll see about that.
11:09You'll be hearing from my lawyer then.
11:10Richie gets his family's lawyer to fight for custody of their daughter.
11:14He 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.
11:24Monica 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.
11:36Monica vows to win her daughter back, but to do so, she needs money for a lawyer.
11:42A friend finds her a job as a finance manager at a car dealership.
11:47But she has to move over 500 miles away from Indianapolis to Atlanta, Georgia.
11:55Even though it's far from Dakota, Monica tries to make the best of it and settles in.
12:01One night, she decides to stop for a drink on her way home.
12:04You shouldn't eat those. They're nasty.
12:07And she catches the eye of a man named Rob Kramer.
12:11I'm not nasty.
12:12When he meets Monica, he thinks he's hit the jackpot.
12:16Well, they don't fit together at all.
12:18She was going to be the hottest looking thing he was going to be able to get.
12:21So, she was a prize egg, man.
12:25Did you just get off work or do you normally look at this?
12:27Rob is a successful construction sales manager.
12:29Rob was very funny and entertaining and charming, romantic, smart.
12:37Guys do that. I don't do that. That's not what that...
12:39Rob's not... He's not a very handsome man, so it couldn't have been the looks.
12:43Why don't we talk it over dinner?
12:44She was one of those girls that was attracted to men who took control of things.
12:50And that was definitely Rob.
12:52Sounds good to me.
13:00At first, Monica doesn't feel a spark.
13:02But after a few fancy dinners, she's decided Rob's got relationship potential.
13:08That's great news.
13:09Here are the beers you asked for?
13:10She's flattered by the attention he gives her.
13:13And it doesn't hurt that he makes a good living.
13:15Drink up.
13:16Within months, Rob asks her to marry him.
13:20Yeah, I...
13:21Is that what I think it is?
13:23Absolutely.
13:24But Monica's seen some red flags and needs some time to think things over.
13:35Rob is more than just a social drinker.
13:38Hey, baby.
13:39Don't tell me you're at the bar again.
13:41Look, I know it's a problem.
13:43Okay?
13:43But he treats her well and even pays for a lawyer so Monica can fight for custody of Dakota.
13:49You need a lawyer?
13:50I'll pay for it.
13:52All right?
13:52Time and again, we see adult children of alcoholics subconsciously drawn to other alcoholics.
13:59This is a recipe for dysfunction in a marriage and a repetition of the pattern that made them so miserable in the first place.
14:07To convince Monica to accept his proposal, Rob promises to curb his drinking.
14:12That would be amazing.
14:14Even though Monica doesn't love Rob, she feels indebted to him and feels obligated to say yes.
14:20Let's get married.
14:21Are you serious?
14:23Baby, that is fantastic.
14:25It wasn't a romantic it was meant to be.
14:27It was a limit of options.
14:29There was no family.
14:30Nowhere else really to go.
14:31And here was this man that I felt was doing an honorable thing.
14:34I felt like it was my duty.
14:35We're here today before God because marriage is one of his...
14:41In December 1998, Monica and Rob marry in an elaborate ceremony hosted by his wealthy parents.
14:47Love and commitment.
14:50Once again, she's committing to a man she doesn't love.
14:53So, it sounds like you're with Rob more because it is beneficial to your idea of a family than because you really love him.
15:04I never felt that love was necessary.
15:07I don't think I ever had it.
15:09Unconditional.
15:10It was more of a duty and responsibility to the family and I thought that's what made it work.
15:14Meanwhile, Rob is completely infatuated with the woman he managed to land.
15:22And he'll do anything to hold on to her.
15:26Monica was, you know, a hot looking woman.
15:28You know, and great arm candy.
15:31You know, I think maybe he saw her as a trophy wife.
15:34She's gorgeous.
15:35And she has an outgoing personality.
15:38I mean, she's fun.
15:40Rob isn't that attractive.
15:41I felt like he felt very blessed.
15:44I was very busy with the baby.
16:12I was involved in the neighborhood.
16:14It was the ideal suburban life that they had going on.
16:27According to Monica, in 2003, Richie decides to let her have full custody of Dakota, completing her family.
16:34With another mouth to feed, Monica wants to contribute and gets a job as a realtor.
16:41At first, Rob is open to his wife's new career.
16:45But her job quickly reveals his insecurities about their marriage.
16:48The minute she tried to find herself, be an independent person on her own, he would stop it at every turn.
17:10He would tell her, he would tell her you're an awful wife.
17:12He would tell her she was an awful mother.
17:15Monica stands her ground and refuses to give up her career.
17:21When's the last time you sold the house?
17:22Go to hell.
17:23Then, a year later, Rob gets a huge job promotion and a major salary bump.
17:32He was more adamant about me not working.
17:34He thought it was disrespectful to him if I chose to work.
17:39Monica eventually gives in to Rob's wishes.
17:42She quits her job and tries to embrace her role as a stay-at-home mom.
17:46With lots of money coming in, and all of it from him, Rob feels secure again.
17:53The couple starts living the high life.
17:56She's gorgeous.
17:57Isn't she?
17:58I love it.
17:59They bought a yacht.
18:00They had jet skis.
18:01They had everything.
18:02We can put the girls on there.
18:04But Monica soon learns that her luxurious lifestyle comes with some major strings attached.
18:10How did he give you money?
18:11Drinking, big boats, big houses, big cars.
18:16It's all about money for you.
18:18He was very elaborate in his spending on himself.
18:21There was no big shopping sprees for me or the children.
18:23That's what it always is.
18:24He made it clear to me, though, that I should be thankful that I even live the lifestyle that I live.
18:29And it all could be taken away from me.
18:31You're damn right it is.
18:32The checks were not in my name.
18:34I did not even carry any credit cards.
18:36When Monica gives up her career to be a stay-at-home mom,
18:39she may have underestimated how much control Rob would have over her
18:43because he controls the purse strings.
18:45She may use her sex as a weapon, but Rob used his paycheck as a weapon.
18:51In early 2005, Monica's brother Chip moves to Atlanta.
18:56He's down on his luck and needs a place to stay.
18:59Oh, Monica!
19:01Monica invites him to live with them.
19:03Rob not only agrees, but helps him get back on his feet.
19:06You never need a hand with money or anything.
19:08You just let me know.
19:09This is almost a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde kind of thing
19:12because the way he was with everybody else
19:14and the way he was with her was two totally different people.
19:17You guys have a beautiful house.
19:19Yes, we do.
19:21I'm just asking for a little bit of money.
19:24You would think I was asking for blood.
19:27It doesn't take long for Chip to realize his sister's marriage is unraveling.
19:31It's our money.
19:32We're married.
19:34Remember?
19:34Rob is very verbally abusive.
19:36You're a money-grubbing bitch.
19:38It's just a time bomb waiting to happen.
19:40Will you guys just calm down?
19:42Whose house is this?
19:43It was a marriage that was going to horribly end.
19:47Shut your mouth.
19:48Kiss my ass, you ugly freak.
19:50Hey!
19:50Don't ever touch me again.
19:53If it isn't the mother of the year.
20:07Daily battles over money, drinking, and control have pushed Monica and Rob Kramer's seven-year marriage to the brink of collapse.
20:15You're a money-grubbing bitch.
20:17This volatile couple is a ticking time bomb, even though their fights haven't gotten physical yet.
20:23You're damn right it is.
20:24One sunny Saturday afternoon in the fall of 2005, Monica and Rob have some neighbors over for a pool party.
20:34Yeah, sure.
20:35Go ahead.
20:35Have another one.
20:36But by now, the two can barely stand each other.
20:39How many is that for you anyway now?
20:41Like 50?
20:41And things are about to come to a head.
20:44They had been arguing all day, all day long during the day, over drinking.
20:49Who made you the margarita now?
20:51Rob was making comments about her using the C word and calling her a bitch.
20:55Just shut up!
20:56Monica is fed up with Rob's venom.
20:59Why don't you shut up, bitch?
21:01Hey!
21:02When Monica's brother Chip comes to his sister's defense, he gets caught in the crossfire.
21:08What are you going to do?
21:09He pointed his finger at my face and called me a name or two and shoved me.
21:15Monica snaps.
21:17I am sick of you, Rob!
21:18You keep your hands off my brother!
21:22It was just like lightning.
21:24That was probably one of the fastest punches I've ever seen thrown.
21:27You dirty little bitch!
21:29Dazzard.
21:30Everything came to a halt.
21:32Everybody just stopped.
21:33The guests step in to hold Rob back.
21:36You need to be arrested.
21:37That's what you need to be.
21:38Monica, not a violent person at all.
21:41Like anybody else, she can be pushed into a corner.
21:44Here, the verbal abuse had just gone to a new level.
21:47That same night, Monica moves out of their master bedroom.
21:53When Monica physically attacks Rob, you would think that was the clue that their marriage
22:00is too dysfunctional and they should talk about divorce.
22:02But she's not ready to give up on the lifestyle to which she's become accustomed.
22:07And at some level, that dysfunction is something she likes.
22:10Several weeks later, on Valentine's Day, Rob comes home to a special gift waiting for him.
22:20Divorce papers.
22:22Hey, what is this?
22:24You know as well as I do that things haven't exactly been smooth sailing lately.
22:28It was a huge gamble.
22:29I had no support, monetarily or family, but I felt like it was the right thing to do.
22:35Who put you up to this?
22:36Was it your brother?
22:38How did Rob react to your trying to leave and divorce him?
22:42Furious.
22:43I mean, would scream and yell and throw things, steal my cell phones, go through all of my belongings.
22:49I am not seeing anybody else.
22:52I'm not in love with him.
22:53What's he looking for?
22:54He always assumed that there must be someone else or something else.
22:59As much as I tried to make him understand, it's neither existed.
23:04I just didn't want to be with him.
23:05I'm just not in love with you.
23:07What's his name?
23:13Rob moves out.
23:14Eight months later, their divorce is finalized.
23:17And Monica gets custody of Alex.
23:22At first, I was surprised that she left him because of how much money he made.
23:27Until I found out how much she was going to get, $4,000 a month in child support, on top of that alimony.
23:33Monica's finally free.
23:35But Rob can't stop thinking about her.
23:38He continued to pursue her from the minute the ink was dry on the divorce papers.
23:45That's very interesting.
23:46A year after the divorce, Rob's jealousy reaches new heights when Monica starts dating a wealthy neurosurgeon named Alan Gordon.
23:56We dated and fell in love.
23:59And it just, it really seemed like it made a whole lot more sense than everything else that I've been through.
24:04So maybe three's the charm?
24:06I was hoping we had so much more in common.
24:09He rarely drank.
24:11The way he treated her.
24:13That's what she liked about Dr. Gordon.
24:15And it didn't hurt that he had money.
24:18I think so.
24:19After dating for several months, Monica moves into Alan's mansion with Alex and Dakota.
24:27This house had its own tennis court.
24:37It was in a pool and just, it was a monstrous house.
24:42Rob still calls almost daily.
24:55She could not end the relationship with Rob as long as her daughter was in the picture.
25:01These are going great.
25:01As long as he had access to Alex, he had access to Monica.
25:06The girl on the phone is because I want to talk to her.
25:08No, you can't talk to her.
25:10It sounds like Rob is trying to destroy your relationship.
25:14Undermine absolutely everything about it.
25:16She's my daughter, okay?
25:18He couldn't stand anyone else having her.
25:20It had nothing to do with love.
25:22Rob thought of Monica as his possession.
25:24You can't just keep calling him.
25:25Rob's obsession starts to grate on Alan.
25:27He fears Monica may secretly like the attention.
25:30Bye, Rob.
25:36Rob was very jealous.
25:38He seemed rather competitive with him.
25:41You want to come shopping.
25:42Which eventually led Dr. Gordon into competing back with Rob.
25:46So the two of them were almost vying for your love and attention and affection.
25:51On a daily basis.
25:52Monica may act like she hates the competition between her new boyfriend and her ex.
25:56But really, perhaps it's her fantasy to have two men fighting over her.
26:00Because she craves attention, drama, and excitement.
26:04After two years together, Monica and Alan plan a family trip to San Francisco.
26:09So excited.
26:11They're going for a friend's wedding.
26:13And to buy an engagement ring for Monica.
26:16I'm really looking forward to picking out that ring.
26:18Alan plans to join Monica and the girls there in a few days.
26:24The trip will be a welcome reprieve from Rob's constant badgering.
26:29Or so Monica thinks.
26:33Coming up.
26:34When Rob's stalking reaches new heights.
26:37This is what I get!
26:38It sends Monica spinning out of control.
26:48When Monica Fairview and her boyfriend, Alan Gordon, plan a romantic getaway to San Francisco
27:01in July 2009, she thinks it'll be the trip of a lifetime.
27:06Really looking forward.
27:07But her jealous ex-husband, Rob, has a surprise in store for her.
27:11Who put you up to this?
27:12Was it your brother?
27:13No, I don't.
27:15Daddy?
27:16We're exiting the plane.
27:17There was Dad with a limo for the girls to give us a ride back to the hotel.
27:24It's just been a very awkward situation.
27:27What the hell are you trying to pull?
27:29What am I trying to pull?
27:30I'm trying to spend some time with Alex in the future.
27:33If Alan finds out about this, he's going to hit the rope.
27:35This is ridiculous.
27:37So I allowed them to ride with him in the limo back to the hotel.
27:41Fine.
27:41Fine.
27:42After you drop us off at the hotel, I want you on the first flight back to Atlanta.
27:46Monica is livid.
27:48She's sick and tired of Rob trying to worm his way back into her life.
27:58When Alan arrives two days later, Monica keeps Rob's visit a secret as the couple celebrate their engagement.
28:05Okay.
28:06Woo!
28:07There we go.
28:09But once they get back to Atlanta, Monica feels like she needs to come clean to the man she's going to marry.
28:17What's going on?
28:19It's Rob.
28:19When the girls and I arrived in San Francisco, he picked us up from the airport in a limo.
28:27Alan reacts badly to Monica's confession.
28:31I am sick and tired of it.
28:33I was just exhausted from fighting with both of them.
28:38It's a hurdle the couple can't get past.
28:41I decided that maybe things would be better on my own.
28:46You want to go back then.
28:48And I took my two girls and myself and we moved, thinking that maybe that would ease Rob's jealous tendencies.
28:56I can't go on like this anymore, either.
28:58I can't go on like this anymore.
29:04Newly single, Monica dives headfirst into Atlanta's socialite scene.
29:10It's kind of a show-off scene.
29:14You know, people being snotty, you know, the who's who.
29:23Monica's former friends claim that she begins to party hard.
29:28high on a combination of alcohol and adderall she loved the party scene she
29:34loved the attention and she loved the money there's a lot of drama this isn't
29:41just a rebound from a failed relationship it's really a classic
29:44midlife crisis she's drinking and partying carousing around trying to
29:49reclaim the lost youth that she never enjoyed this making up for lost time is
29:55something that can only get Monica into trouble but just as Monica's on a roll
30:04Rob loses everything the company he was working for what became involved in a
30:12major lawsuit he then lost his job Rob hits rock bottom when the money ran out I
30:21think things kind of went you okay buddy I'm fine just without Rob's sizable
30:33income to bankroll her Monica quickly runs into financial trouble Monica has some
30:40lavish spending habits it always seemed that Monica needed money for something
30:46as the bills pile up I'm gonna make a bet yeah I don't make a hole-in-one I get a
30:52thousand dollars Monica sets her sights on rich eligible men Monica would a lot of
30:58times attach herself to older men wealthy men Monica dated high profile if they
31:07couldn't give anything to Monica she didn't want to have anything to do with
31:11them I haven't had according to Monica's friends she has different men footing all
31:16her bills she was dating five guys at the same time but she wasn't really dating
31:21them she was just stringing them along she was just playing them by March 2011
31:34Monica's long line of sugar daddies has run out luckily Rob's managed to land a new
31:40sales job Monica saw Rob as a walking ATM machine Rob won't give Monica cash but
31:49lets her and Alex stay with him Dakota goes to live with her grandmother in Indiana one
31:55day Monica's friend Nadia gets a front row seat to the nasty dynamics between the
32:00ex-lovers it got to the point where he was holding her arms Monica and Rob are in a
32:10classic codependent relationship she's attracted to the drama of trying to fix
32:15him he knows how to push her buttons the pattern will continue over and over
32:19again until one of them is bound to explode Monica claims Rob tries to win
32:27her affection by surprising her with two tickets to a rock concert well I got these Rob
32:33expects Monica to take him to the show awesome Alex is gonna love this Alex your
32:39daddy got us tickets to a concert cool I didn't understand that it was once again a
32:44test if I would ask him to go with me on September 24th 2011 the day of the concert
32:53thanks after Rob leaves Monica tells Alex that she's changed her mind Monica decided not to take her
33:02because it was going to be a big scene the whole place to yourself Monica didn't want Alex to be
33:08around the party group Rob's out at a bar watching football Monica leaves Alex home
33:14alone and takes a friend to the concert
33:16hey sweetie where's mom Rob comes home late he's been drinking and doesn't like what he
33:27finds she wanted me to stay home alone she went to the concert with her friends yeah she left her
33:34dad he was very jealous and enraged my daughter started texting me leaves her daughter at home my
33:42gosh dad's home he's mad he's calling you names he's breaking things I'm scared please hurry come
33:52home it was just one text right after another after another after another just I went straight home
33:58Monica also gets a text from Rob saying that he's kicking her out of the house after more than a
34:07decade of drama and agony Monica can't take it anymore with alcohol and Adderall in her system
34:15Monica heads back to Rob's condo how do you plan on handling this because you know what's going on
34:26before you walk into it how are you going to dial him down what what are you going to do I don't know
34:33that I had planned to dial him down I planned to let him end it that night because a day-to-day life
34:39struggle was so hard that I just imagined my daughter's life easier and better without me
34:47Monica claims her intention is to make Rob so mad he kills her I had imagined by confronting him and
35:00speaking up to him that he would just beat me to death just shut up you're saying that you were
35:07going to provoke him until he snapped yes when Monica arrives home she sees Rob in the shared
35:18courtyard of the apartment complex you're the one that left Alex home alone this is her version of
35:24what happens next I call the names he immediately overpowered me and and spun me around and had me
35:36in a headlock but I was determined this just to continue saying all the things that I wasn't allowed
35:42to say according to Monica this level of physical violence is new
35:53I was scared that I was really gonna pay now so I ran back inside Alex oh my god I thought he was
36:06gonna kill you she claims that inside the apartment Alex is freaked out and it just reminded me that I
36:14didn't get away I did exactly what he wanted me to I ran right back into the cave where he was gonna
36:21keep us you have this epiphany that you'll never get away yes and it dawned on me that he did have a
36:27knife Monica realizes there's another way out Rob's knife what are you doing so I went back out stay here
36:36for more on how Monica is doing now go to investigation discovery.com
36:43you're a money-grubbing bitch September 25th 2011 Atlanta Georgia after being on the losing end of a
36:59power struggle with her ex-husband for more than a decade Monica Fairview has reached her breaking
37:06point she claims she's ready to kill herself are you serious when you say you were going to commit
37:15suicide in front of him absolutely absolutely stay here what are you doing so I went back outside to do
37:26just that I wanted him to see it I am so sick of you Rob stop it that was the extent that I would go to
37:42you to make the fighting stop but we struggled for the knife and I felt flesh contact
37:53you stabbed him yes Monica's story that she was going outside to confront Rob to push his buttons and
38:09provoke him into killing her in front of her daughter is completely far-fetched it would
38:16traumatize any child for life witnesses at the scene tell a very different story Catherine Young is at a
38:25friend's apartment sitting on the balcony across from Rob's place when Monica comes storming out
38:30when are you gonna learn it's not about you it's about her she walked straight up to him and started
38:36hitting him she threw her purse at him and then started screaming at him
38:40according to Catherine Monica's the aggressor and Rob doesn't fight back actually he went down on his
38:56knees covering his face because she kept hitting him in the face she was hitting him kicking him he
39:00never laid his hands on her Catherine calls 911 she and her friend are completely stunned by what happens
39:09next she went inside what are you doing you stay right there and she came back out
39:26all she did was walk up stab him in the back I want you out of my life I would say she's a crazy
39:46person stop it the daughter saw the whole thing Monica is arrested on the spot Rob is rushed to the
40:01hospital he could barely talk and he had blood pouring out of him doctors discover that the knife
40:10nearly sliced Rob's spinal cord and missed his aorta by an eighth of an inch Rob's released from the
40:18hospital four days later by the time he gets out Monica is free on bail incredibly instead of being
40:28angry with her Rob tries yet again to reconcile with her I feel like if you were stabbed you wouldn't do
40:37that you know you wouldn't hang out with someone who stabbed you if that was the case he has to be guilty at
40:43something he knew it deep down in his mind that he he had hurt her in different ways to cause this and he wanted to help
40:51her under that place Chip is shocked to see Rob and Monica together after the stabbing
40:57but Monica hopes that if she hangs out with him Rob won't testify against her everything's fine
41:05I love her so why are you two even around each other and he looked at me and said because I want her back
41:11in my life and I'm going to do everything I can to keep her from going to jail you guys are crazy
41:16I love you so much what is this but this story doesn't have a happy ending the couple soon splits
41:25up again 18 months after the stabbing on March 22nd 2013 Rob testifies against Monica she's found guilty
41:36of aggravated assault Monica is sentenced to eight years in prison the really sad thing about Monica is
41:43that she really has become an emotional void she has covered up her feelings for so long she only
41:49knows how to say the words I'm sorry but she's completely incapable of feeling it many people
41:56believe Rob will still be waiting for Monica when she gets out she got out of jail right now and asked
42:03him to be with her he would the moment she's out of jail Monica is currently working on her appeal
42:12she claims to have no hard feelings but insists she and Rob are through I don't wish any harm on him
42:20now that's still the father of my daughter
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