Love After Lockup Season 6 Episode 1
Love After Lockup S06E01
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00:00:30My dream man is Troy.
00:00:32Where's his baby mother at?
00:00:33Is she still in love with him?
00:00:34I don't have it up any good today.
00:00:35Oh my God!
00:00:36My husband's getting married!
00:00:37Keith and I have been married for two years.
00:00:41We have never had sex.
00:00:43I'm trying to be on the ceiling, on the walls, to the windows, but me and Keith have never
00:00:48been together on the street.
00:00:50You have me to follow me.
00:00:52I love Arthur to death.
00:00:54It's a dream.
00:00:55I'm going to wake up in a minute.
00:00:56We're going.
00:00:57Really?
00:00:58But his mom is alive.
00:00:59She's not taking my place.
00:01:00Joey was always the one that got away, but this time, I'm not letting him out of my sight.
00:01:01Share locations on both of our phones.
00:01:02I'll know everywhere he goes.
00:01:03You know what's real crazy, though?
00:01:04They're all straight touching a female.
00:01:05Me and Troy have been engaged for a year and nine months, but I've never seen him while
00:01:06he's been in prison.
00:01:07He big as hell.
00:01:08Wake up this morning, he just gone.
00:01:09Why?
00:01:10It's overwhelming to get out of prison.
00:01:11I know.
00:01:12There certainly is an element of, you know, it's overwhelming.
00:01:13It's overwhelming.
00:01:14It's overwhelming.
00:01:15It's overwhelming.
00:01:16It's overwhelming.
00:01:17It's overwhelming.
00:01:18It's overwhelming.
00:01:19It's overwhelming.
00:01:20It's overwhelming.
00:01:21It's overwhelming.
00:01:22It's overwhelming.
00:01:24Why?
00:01:25It's overwhelming to get out of prison.
00:01:26I know.
00:01:27There certainly is an element of good boy, bad girl here.
00:01:32Christine definitely would have been out of my league had she not been in prison.
00:01:36You gotta play doctor.
00:01:38You at the mental hospital or you at the regular hospital?
00:01:41He left a needle in the bathroom.
00:01:43What?
00:01:44I have no idea where he's going.
00:01:45Do you know if he's hocking her in prison?
00:01:47I don't know who he messages.
00:01:49$1,000?
00:01:50I feel like he's tricking me.
00:01:51She played me with my paper, man.
00:01:53I'm just being bossed around.
00:01:55I thought I was gonna feel better.
00:01:56Give me my phone.
00:01:57I'm f***ing engaged.
00:01:58I'm done with this s***.
00:01:59Stop f***ing playing with me.
00:02:00Get out of my house.
00:02:01Listen.
00:02:02What the f*** do you want from me?
00:02:05It's the damn police.
00:02:06I just want a regular family, a regular life.
00:02:13Glory, glory, hallelujah.
00:02:18This truth is marching on.
00:02:31This is the day.
00:02:33This is the day that the Lord has made.
00:02:38This is the day that the Lord has made.
00:02:43This is the day I come to rejoin.
00:02:48Rejoin.
00:02:50Rejoin.
00:02:51Rejoin.
00:02:52Rejoin.
00:02:53I cannot sing like that.
00:02:55Rejoin.
00:02:56Rejoin.
00:02:57My parents have been a bishop and pastor for over 30 years.
00:03:03Growing up as a pastor's kid was crazy.
00:03:07My parents were really strict.
00:03:10I wasn't able to go to sleepovers.
00:03:13I couldn't have people over.
00:03:15But when I was 15 years old,
00:03:17I got a glimpse into, like, guys from the hood.
00:03:20My parents said, this isn't what you're supposed to do.
00:03:24But if you keep telling someone not to do something,
00:03:27it makes them want to do it.
00:03:31You singing today?
00:03:34I'll wait till Troy comes home.
00:03:35He can sing for me.
00:03:36I don't want to hear that song.
00:03:37I'm going in the prayer closet.
00:03:38I'll be back.
00:03:39It's exciting, exciting, exciting, exciting.
00:03:42Yeah, I'm excited.
00:03:43We're getting ready for Troy.
00:03:44And you know what we're most excited about?
00:03:46What?
00:03:47He's going to be right here, ministering, coming to church.
00:03:52He doesn't want to be active.
00:03:54We already talked about that.
00:03:55You know your dad's been calling him minister.
00:03:57He's going to be preaching as soon as he gets out.
00:03:59I don't know how that's going to go.
00:04:01Troy and I have been dating for almost five years.
00:04:05We come from different backgrounds.
00:04:07I was raised in the church.
00:04:09He was raised in the streets.
00:04:11We've been married for three years.
00:04:14We have some concerns.
00:04:15Having had relations with somebody else before who was incarcerated,
00:04:19we thought that was the one.
00:04:21I was married once before to my child's father.
00:04:25He's been incarcerated since my son was five years old.
00:04:28I stayed with my ex for about two years after he was incarcerated.
00:04:32It's a little provocative how we met,
00:04:34but now I finally get to have what I've been waiting for.
00:04:42My ex was Troy's cell neighbor in prison.
00:04:47One day I was visiting, and he pointed out Troy.
00:04:50I was like, damn, he's fine.
00:04:52Like, I just could not stop thinking about him.
00:04:55I just could not believe this is a person that's sitting in jail.
00:04:59I've been incarcerated for seven years.
00:05:01I was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second,
00:05:04attempted robbery in the first.
00:05:06I was incarcerated with her now ex-husband.
00:05:09She was doing three-way calls for me.
00:05:11I was chasing an ex-situation, and my wife captured me.
00:05:15I feel like I was saved.
00:05:17She makes me very happy, and she is a very, very beautiful woman.
00:05:23You sure this is the one this time?
00:05:26You sure this is the one this time?
00:05:28My child's father.
00:05:30That relationship really took a toll on me.
00:05:33I didn't think that that was the one at all.
00:05:35I think that I was going with the flow
00:05:38because I felt like that was the right thing to do
00:05:40because that was, you know, our family.
00:05:42Me and my ex, we got a divorce
00:05:44because Troy said that he did not want to move forward
00:05:48with me being married.
00:05:50Meeting him and getting married while he was still incarcerated
00:05:53and not ever having lived with him is going to be an adjustment.
00:05:57Talking to someone on the phone all the time is a little different.
00:06:00Having to deal with their personal habits
00:06:02and making space for each other, it's going to be...
00:06:05PHONE VIBRATES
00:06:06Yes, I'm calling.
00:06:07What's going on?
00:06:08Are you ready for your husband to love all over you?
00:06:10Actually, yeah.
00:06:11I can't wait.
00:06:12No, everybody can hear you, Troy.
00:06:14Hey, son.
00:06:16How you doing?
00:06:17I'm doing wonderful. How are you? Excited?
00:06:20Absolutely. Overly excited.
00:06:22You're going to be preaching when you get down there first Sunday, right?
00:06:25You getting your word ready?
00:06:27Yeah, exactly.
00:06:29I ain't going to be preaching.
00:06:31Well, I don't know. We'll see, Troy.
00:06:33We'll see what God says.
00:06:34Y'all going to pressure the wrong person.
00:06:36Y'all going to see.
00:06:37I'm going to step away.
00:06:38The reason why it's so important to have a relationship with Christ for us
00:06:41is that it would help to give him stability,
00:06:43give him guidance, give him direction,
00:06:45and then coming to a wife.
00:06:47Not only is he married to her,
00:06:48but he's married to our family's standards.
00:06:51When it comes to the whole church thing,
00:06:53you know, they need to allow us to be free-spirited.
00:06:56Yeah.
00:06:57Realistically, we're not going to church every Sunday.
00:06:59On Sundays, I like to go hiking.
00:07:01We can have our own church service in nature and forest and, you know.
00:07:06Traveling the world.
00:07:07Absolutely.
00:07:08You have one minute remaining.
00:07:10Do you love your husband?
00:07:11I absolutely love him.
00:07:13Good. Yeah, I'll call you in a minute, all right?
00:07:16Bye.
00:07:17Bye.
00:07:21I would call myself a spontaneous person,
00:07:25and women attract to me like magnets.
00:07:29When I get out of here, I have to contact certain people
00:07:33in order for me to be able to move forward
00:07:35and, you know, kind of make up for some of this lost time.
00:07:38You should have been singing with us.
00:07:40We had a chance to really talk about Troy coming home.
00:07:43I'm looking for him to make sure he loves you
00:07:46the way that you deserve to be loved.
00:07:49You know I'm going to be watching all the way here.
00:07:51People have options.
00:07:52If you got a mess, you can keep it messy.
00:07:55It's up to you.
00:07:56If my relationship with Troy doesn't work out, I will be hurt.
00:07:59That's my dog.
00:08:00Like, that's my best friend.
00:08:02Plus, Troy did adopt Isaiah while he's been incarcerated.
00:08:08He needs to be at church.
00:08:09He's working.
00:08:10Commitment to God.
00:08:11Commitment to you.
00:08:12To Isaiah.
00:08:13I did not put a father on his birth certificate
00:08:17because my ex didn't really act like a father.
00:08:20So I left it blank in hopes that whoever I was married
00:08:23would want to adopt Isaiah, and I found my person.
00:08:29Whatever life brings us, I know that we can handle it together.
00:08:33Hey, Dad.
00:08:46How's it looking?
00:08:47Looking pretty good.
00:08:48Got the car seats ready.
00:08:50Daddy day care.
00:08:52You vacuumed out the back?
00:09:01Yeah, I did.
00:09:02I did.
00:09:03You going down there today?
00:09:05No, I'm leaving tomorrow.
00:09:07I know this doesn't have your stamp of approval,
00:09:09but I do appreciate all you do for me
00:09:11and for doing this car and all the things you're
00:09:12doing for both of us already.
00:09:15Oh, you're welcome, Freda.
00:09:17Growing up in a small town, I was bored but busy.
00:09:22I can't remember a time that I was actually
00:09:24single for more than two weeks since I
00:09:26was about five years old.
00:09:29I've been married twice.
00:09:31The first one, it lasted two years.
00:09:34And I was already in a relationship
00:09:37with my second husband when I signed the divorce
00:09:40papers for the first one.
00:09:41Yeah, serial relationship, girl.
00:09:45Never good.
00:09:46I'll be watching you on the phone, so I'll let you know.
00:09:49Tracking my location?
00:09:50I track it every day.
00:09:52The only time I've ever cut it off
00:09:53was when I was going to see Joey and you
00:09:55didn't know about it yet.
00:09:56I kind of figured that out, too.
00:09:58I've known Joey my whole life.
00:10:00We went to school together.
00:10:01We were always just friends, and I was always
00:10:04the one just crushing.
00:10:06There's some kind of attraction to a guy with some swag.
00:10:09Joey's got it.
00:10:10I mean, the way he walks, the way he talks,
00:10:12the way he carries himself, the confidence.
00:10:15And usually, the guys that carry themselves the way that he does
00:10:19do some of the things he's done.
00:10:21I have a reservation, honey.
00:10:23You know, he has a little bit of a history here.
00:10:25That's what I worry about.
00:10:27Well, he's going to have three POs, the real one,
00:10:29me, and his mama.
00:10:31And I'll be watching him, too.
00:10:33OK, so four POs.
00:10:34I'm good with it.
00:10:35I was charged with obtaining property
00:10:37by false pretense, identity theft, and felony
00:10:41larceny charges.
00:10:42On this current sentence, I've been locked up for a little
00:10:45over five and a half years.
00:10:47In my life, I've probably done about 13 years.
00:10:51In 2018, when Joey got out of prison,
00:10:54he literally messaged me the next day.
00:10:57I've never been more excited in my life.
00:10:59We got close really fast, but he was only out for, like,
00:11:03100 days.
00:11:04And then we reconnected in 2020.
00:11:09Our feelings were still there.
00:11:10It was just really strong.
00:11:11And he proposed to me on a prison visit.
00:11:15I know it's been a long time when the bike was stolen,
00:11:18but it's still on my mind.
00:11:20I can't prove that he did it, but I just
00:11:22believe that he did.
00:11:24I've known Joey 25, 30 years, and he
00:11:28continues to go down the wrong path, making the same mistake.
00:11:31That dirt bike was sitting right there,
00:11:33and they took it right out that door and through the garage.
00:11:36It cost me almost $1,600.
00:11:38I mean, it's been 20 years, and he knows
00:11:39it wouldn't change how I feel.
00:11:40I feel like he would just tell me that.
00:11:42So I don't know how to fix that.
00:11:43It's something he didn't do.
00:11:44He might not have done it, but it looks like he did.
00:11:48Joey, along with his cousin, they
00:11:52knew we were going to be gone that night.
00:11:54If I could prove it, I would have pressed charges.
00:11:57But it's mere speculation.
00:11:59I'm probably going to have to talk to Joey in person.
00:12:03He's going to know what I expect, marrying my baby.
00:12:07Oh, I love you.
00:12:14I have a video visit scheduled with him,
00:12:15so I'm going to talk to him for a few minutes.
00:12:17OK.
00:12:19Hey, babe.
00:12:22Yeah.
00:12:22He's still out there messing with the car.
00:12:24Has he got his wrenches?
00:12:25He's cleaning you right up.
00:12:27I've spent about $15,000 on Joey from sending him money.
00:12:33And I mean, we probably go through $200 a week
00:12:36just on the telephone.
00:12:37And the car, and the clothes, and the shoes.
00:12:42I mean, he's gotten himself in trouble a couple of times
00:12:44in there, and I've had to send money to those people.
00:12:47So I've spent about $15,000 on him.
00:12:50Is there anything you're going to miss about being there?
00:12:52Not at all.
00:12:53You've got to understand, I've seen things
00:12:55that a lot of people would never see,
00:12:58and I don't want to see ever again.
00:13:01My problem is I've been doing opiates for two and a half
00:13:05decades on and off, you know what I mean?
00:13:07And now I'm going to take medicine,
00:13:09like not to do that, and see like a doctor
00:13:12to do all that stuff, you know?
00:13:13Like stuff I should have been doing a long time ago.
00:13:16Joey is a recovering addict.
00:13:20The old Joey sold dope.
00:13:22He did drugs.
00:13:24He stole.
00:13:26He cheated on girls.
00:13:28It's not that he wasn't a good person,
00:13:29like he just had issues.
00:13:31And he's in therapy.
00:13:32He's different now.
00:13:33You have one minute left.
00:13:34I got to go, baby.
00:13:36I love you all so much.
00:13:37I'll see you soon.
00:13:38I love you.
00:13:39I love you too.
00:13:40We plan on getting married about six months
00:13:43after Joey gets out of prison.
00:13:44I can't wait to see you.
00:13:46The only problem is I'm technically still married.
00:13:52But hopefully my divorce will be final about three months
00:13:55after Joey gets out of prison.
00:13:57And that way, if our paperwork gets held up,
00:13:59we at least have a couple months to play with.
00:14:01I love you.
00:14:02I love you.
00:14:05I just want to be married, damn.
00:14:15I'm worried if he finds me attractive
00:14:16because we're actually face to face and we're in person now.
00:14:19Worst case scenario, it don't go past the parking
00:14:22lot at the jail.
00:14:23I put too much into this relationship for it to not work.
00:14:27I didn't even know you were going to be here.
00:14:30I'm his mom.
00:14:30I don't have to ask permission.
00:14:31If I want to show up when he gets released, I just show up.
00:14:34My son will be coming with me.
00:14:36Are we going to make it?
00:14:38What is going on with Troy?
00:14:39Oh, gosh.
00:14:41Shh.
00:14:42I'm not going to panic attack.
00:14:48People tell me I should play it safe.
00:14:52I've been waiting on this moment for almost three years.
00:14:54I'm going to kiss him, but I just
00:14:56know I'm going to be nervous for that part.
00:14:58I don't even know if I know how to kiss correctly.
00:15:00But if there isn't love, there isn't games.
00:15:04I just want to put everything behind us,
00:15:06like this just be the first start.
00:15:08So I'm just waiting for it to be over with at this point,
00:15:11him getting out.
00:15:12I met True through one of my stepbrothers
00:15:14that he was incarcerated with.
00:15:16True went away for robbery, and he's been in there 13 years.
00:15:19So True does want to have sex the first night.
00:15:21I have not made up my mind if I'm actually going
00:15:23to have sex the first night.
00:15:25I don't know if I'm mentally ready for that
00:15:26or if it's something I want to do yet.
00:15:29Throughout the last few weeks, I kind of
00:15:30just been going back and forth if I should
00:15:32be in this relationship or not.
00:15:33I don't want you to think that I'm bashing True,
00:15:36but I've done a lot of time.
00:15:37I put women through a lot, and when I got out,
00:15:39I wasn't done partying yet.
00:15:41Yo, you talking to somebody else?
00:15:43You feel like you love him.
00:15:44I know I love True.
00:15:45I know I'm in love with True.
00:15:46I tell you, he never really dated black girls.
00:15:48It's a first time for everything.
00:15:50I put too much into this relationship for it to not work.
00:15:53It has to work out.
00:15:55I expect for some things to change,
00:15:57because we're actually face to face,
00:15:58and we're in person now.
00:16:00So I don't expect it to be all hunky dory
00:16:02like we're on the phone.
00:16:03So I know some changes is coming.
00:16:06I think my issue is going to be if it's big changes coming.
00:16:09Best case scenario is everything works out
00:16:11how it's supposed to work out.
00:16:12Worst case scenario, it don't go past the parking
00:16:14lot at the jail.
00:16:16Me and True's been engaged for a year and nine months,
00:16:18but I've never seen him while he's been in prison.
00:16:30I never met Shantae in person.
00:16:32She just sent pictures.
00:16:34She used to give me excuses, you know what I mean?
00:16:36Why she can't get on my visiting list, tell me her job.
00:16:40You know what I mean?
00:16:41I just think it's like to prolong her for coming up here.
00:16:45I think she came up here because she looks so highly of me.
00:16:49She care about what I think, you know what I mean?
00:16:51So if she worried about falling back here in person,
00:16:54everything could be over with.
00:16:56I proposed to Shantae over the phone because I love her.
00:17:00She was all of who I wanted to talk to, you know what I mean?
00:17:03I actually quit talking to a lot of females for her,
00:17:05you know what I mean?
00:17:08I done talked to over 60 females since I've been locked up.
00:17:12But I am really excited to get out,
00:17:15and I can't wait to start my new life with Shantae.
00:17:27The first thing I'm going to do when I see him walk out
00:17:28the door, probably just give him a hug and a kiss.
00:17:30I get nervous real easily.
00:17:33My mind is like just wondering every possibility in the world.
00:17:36What if I don't like him in person?
00:17:38What if he don't like me in person?
00:17:41Oh, even the sky is turning burgundy.
00:17:42He must have knew it was his color.
00:17:44That's cute, though.
00:17:50OK, I'm so over here.
00:17:52This is creepy as hell.
00:17:54I'm so scared.
00:17:55It's definitely creepy.
00:17:57I'm kind of glad I didn't come up here.
00:17:59I'm ready to see my man for real, for real,
00:18:01and just get him out.
00:18:03I'm feeling nervous, happy, excited, all in one.
00:18:07I'm just in my head about what if I don't like him?
00:18:11What if he don't like me?
00:18:12What if it's not like it was on the phone?
00:18:13I'm just happy this is my first and last time
00:18:15I'm having to come here.
00:18:17I basically brought a one and a three
00:18:20just because he's been in there 13 years.
00:18:29Hey, lady.
00:18:30Hey, what's going on?
00:18:31Nothing.
00:18:32Ready for him to get out.
00:18:34Definitely never come back.
00:18:35Never come back.
00:18:36I'm excited, ready to see him, not see this place again.
00:18:40You want to hold it?
00:18:41We'll come hold it.
00:18:41You feel good?
00:18:43I wish him growth, happiness, wisdom, make smart decisions.
00:18:50I'll keep a very close eye on him.
00:18:52How you feel, Dionne?
00:18:54Excited.
00:18:55Excited?
00:18:56I'm nervous.
00:18:57Why are you nervous, dude?
00:18:59He's coming back to like, is he staying in cave?
00:19:02Dionne, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't.
00:19:04It's OK.
00:19:05We be as confused as you is.
00:19:08The plan.
00:19:09The plan is for you to go to my house.
00:19:11You didn't know that.
00:19:13No, I didn't.
00:19:14You going to live with her?
00:19:17You need to let me know because I'm trying
00:19:20to fix that room up for you.
00:19:26You got to keep the same plan between two people.
00:19:29It's definitely just a waiting game at this point.
00:19:33I don't know how the moment's going to go when he walk out.
00:19:35I'm probably just going to give him a kiss.
00:19:38I don't know what your reaction is going
00:19:39to be when he walk out that door.
00:19:40I don't know.
00:19:41I ain't never seen him cry.
00:19:44Don't even worry about it, son.
00:19:49Oh my God.
00:19:59Oh my God, my husband, give me a hug.
00:20:03What chick?
00:20:08My goodness, look at this.
00:20:10How much money have you spent?
00:20:12$50,000.
00:20:13I want to do that for my man, and he's here.
00:20:16Lord have mercy.
00:20:17Oh my God.
00:20:29You're going to school for sure.
00:20:31You got to get an education.
00:20:35Girl.
00:20:41Mommy, now this kind of looks like you.
00:20:44I don't look like her at all.
00:20:45Well, you have the same skin.
00:20:47I do not.
00:20:47She's plastic.
00:20:49You're plastic too.
00:20:50OK, that's enough.
00:20:51I am the life of the party.
00:20:53My friends are going to say Tisha crazy.
00:20:56OK, bitch.
00:20:57Let's go make some money.
00:20:58Say I'm a great mother.
00:20:59Off the tablet.
00:21:02Cheer up, beautiful.
00:21:04And I'm occasionally late sometimes.
00:21:07Wake up, sleepyhead.
00:21:09You got a whole day at school.
00:21:10Be safe, baby, OK?
00:21:12OK.
00:21:13I love you, sneaky boogies.
00:21:18Good morning.
00:21:18Morning.
00:21:19Full day?
00:21:20Yes, ma'am.
00:21:21I am an accountant.
00:21:22I specialize in business taxes.
00:21:24I'm a business owner myself.
00:21:26My husband's calling.
00:21:26I'm sorry.
00:21:27I'll get those there.
00:21:30I do not let anything keep me from being a successful woman.
00:21:35Hey, husband.
00:21:36Sorry, I just got to the office.
00:21:42What new law?
00:21:48What?
00:21:49OK, so what does that mean?
00:21:55Like today?
00:21:59So like any day?
00:22:02Oh my god, my husband's getting a new house!
00:22:05Oh my god!
00:22:06How exciting!
00:22:10I met Keith through a mutual friend.
00:22:13She had a person that was incarcerated that she was seeing.
00:22:18She sent pictures of us to the prison.
00:22:20The next day, I know this man stole my heart
00:22:22and, like, married me, OK?
00:22:26Me and Keith have been together for over four years
00:22:29and been married for a little over two years.
00:22:31It's just been a roller coaster.
00:22:33My husband's going to be running things from behind bars.
00:22:37What?
00:22:37You cannot have anyone in your business
00:22:40that is a convicted felon.
00:22:45I think we had to go through all of that heartache
00:22:49and hard times to make us strong now.
00:22:53Does this mean that I don't have to come see
00:22:55you in the khakis no more?
00:22:58Yeah.
00:22:59Keith went to prison for drug distribution.
00:23:04He's been in there for over 10 years.
00:23:07We got married by proxy.
00:23:09Keith proposed to me over the phone.
00:23:13It's in my purse.
00:23:15I feel so in love.
00:23:17My husband, even though he was mad that I spent $15,000
00:23:21out of his account on my ring, he did tell me he was going
00:23:24to buy me a bigger one, so.
00:23:26Oh, my god.
00:23:27I got to give my husband a ring before he gets out,
00:23:30because he's not going to be walking around out here
00:23:32with no ring on.
00:23:33Hell no.
00:23:45Oh, my gosh, baby.
00:23:48What do you want to do when you get home?
00:23:50Have our, like, little mini honeymoon
00:23:52since we haven't had one yet?
00:23:55Being married to a man that I have not had sex with yet,
00:23:59it kind of just brings me back to my church roots.
00:24:02It's been, like, four or five years since I've had sex.
00:24:05I'm ready to give my body to him.
00:24:08I want to cook for you, so what do you want to eat besides me?
00:24:15OK, I'll let you know what your lawyer says.
00:24:21My man coming home!
00:24:22My man coming home!
00:24:26What is going on?
00:24:27He's got a call from his lawyer that he's
00:24:30getting immediate relief.
00:24:33Like, any day now, or?
00:24:34Yes, any day, because the law changed in Illinois
00:24:38for, like, mandatory minimums.
00:24:39OK, great.
00:24:39And because he's already done his mandatory minimum plus
00:24:43he would qualify for that immediate relief.
00:24:45So right now, I'm just, like, wow.
00:24:48We ain't going to make it to the hotel.
00:24:50I'm going to take care of it right now.
00:24:51OK.
00:24:51Oh, I'm getting pregnant in the parking lot.
00:24:54Girl!
00:24:56Me and Keith want to have a lot of children.
00:24:59Between me and him, we have a family of seven.
00:25:02I do want to have biological children with my husband.
00:25:05I've waited four years.
00:25:07I'm trying to brush off the coochie cobwebs.
00:25:10I might be pregnant the next time we do this.
00:25:14And I want what my mother's back, right here.
00:25:18How do you think Kira and Nariah is going to feel?
00:25:20Well, I think Kira is going to be excited.
00:25:22So that's probably, like, a no-brainer.
00:25:24Because, you know, he loves her.
00:25:26She loves him.
00:25:27She's been involved in his life going on four years.
00:25:30Nariah, it's just really hard to kind of see where her head's at
00:25:33because she's so quiet and reserved.
00:25:35I'm going to definitely just talk to her about it.
00:25:37And, you know, just let her know, obviously, that I love her.
00:25:40I'm here for her.
00:25:41Right, see where her head's at.
00:25:42Her mother before anybody's wife.
00:25:44Okay, that's how I feel about that.
00:25:47I don't feel like Letitia is ready.
00:25:50They are definitely going to have to get to know one another.
00:25:53Because they haven't been together outside of, you know, him being locked up.
00:26:08Guys are always shocked when they see me driving an enormous truck.
00:26:32They're always like, you're doing this by yourself?
00:26:34Where's your boyfriend?
00:26:36And it's like, no, us women can do this too.
00:26:39They're always trying to hit on me.
00:26:40But it's like, no.
00:26:44I make good money driving a truck, which is lucky.
00:26:47Because I am supporting the two of us.
00:26:52Right on schedule.
00:27:02Hello, my love.
00:27:04How has your day been?
00:27:07It's working out.
00:27:07Oh, are you getting sexy for me or what?
00:27:12Absolutely.
00:27:13Well, you know I'm coming home tomorrow morning, so.
00:27:16I know.
00:27:16I'm so excited, like.
00:27:18It's been a long piece of ****, you know what I'm saying?
00:27:21I met Arthur six years ago when he was locked up the first time for stealing a car and evading arrest.
00:27:30Me and Hope met through one of her homegirls.
00:27:32Her boyfriend was locked up with me.
00:27:34They were like, well, why don't you just sit with this guy and talk to him?
00:27:39When I walked into the visitation room and I seen her, that was it.
00:27:42The minute that I met Arthur and had a conversation with him,
00:27:45I knew that I was going to marry him.
00:27:48I was hooked.
00:27:50I can't wait to see you and hug you and kiss you.
00:27:59Yes, you know I'm finna get it waxed.
00:28:01Just like you like it.
00:28:02Arthur is very sexy.
00:28:04His body, his hair, his eyes, all those tattoos.
00:28:08Like, everything is super sexy about him.
00:28:10I'm trying to get nasty, so.
00:28:12Is that what you want?
00:28:17The first time we had phone sex, she ****ed like hard as she ever ****ed in her life, she told me.
00:28:22Is that what I said, seriously?
00:28:32Beep, beep, beep.
00:28:34I definitely love Arthur.
00:28:36Like, the way he talks, the way he looks, the way he carries himself.
00:28:43That's my partner.
00:28:44I plan on making it official that she want a big ass expensive wedding.
00:28:47So I plan on, uh, you know, giving her what she wants.
00:29:03I'm not ready for this at all.
00:29:10OMG.
00:29:12I'm getting ready to go get my man.
00:29:14Like, my stomach is literally in knots.
00:29:17Like, I woke up just throwing up and now I'm late and just nervous as hell about, like,
00:29:27seeing him and getting him and just going home with him and how everything's gonna be.
00:29:32Like, as much as I know this man, he's still kind of like a stranger, you know.
00:29:36Arthur and I have spent maybe two months in the free world together.
00:29:41And even that was supervised.
00:29:43He was living in a halfway house, so it was maybe an hour a day.
00:29:48Him getting out of prison and moving in with me,
00:29:52I think it's gonna be a whole new world of heart.
00:29:54Hey.
00:30:15I'll say 15 minutes.
00:30:19Okay, thank you.
00:30:21God, is she ready?
00:30:22Like, get him up out of here, man.
00:30:32This is the prison, right?
00:30:33What's going on?
00:30:35I flew in last night.
00:30:36I've been up since three o'clock in the morning.
00:30:38I took a 40 minute nap, so I have to drive all the way out here.
00:30:40Three hours and 36 minutes it took me.
00:30:42And I was pulling up to the prison at eight o'clock and I have to wait on Hope.
00:30:46It is now freaking 1025 in the morning.
00:30:49Two and a half hours later.
00:30:51You know, it was supposed to be a surprise for me to be here today.
00:30:54And it still will be.
00:30:55But Hope is the only person that can get him out and where is she at?
00:30:59Why do I have to wait?
00:31:00I'm his mom.
00:31:01I should have the privilege and, you know, it's been handed to her for whatever reason.
00:31:04This is the day that you're supposed to show up, show up on time.
00:31:06You're supposed to be on top of the building today when they were saying it was gonna release your man.
00:31:16She doesn't have the best history to begin with.
00:31:18She's already on like her last limb with me.
00:31:21This is my baby boy.
00:31:22This is my first son.
00:31:23This is my mama's boy.
00:31:24If I had it my way, my son would be coming with me because I don't trust her.
00:31:31I've been looking forward to Arthur getting out of prison for four years.
00:31:37This is what we've been waiting for and working towards for a long time.
00:31:41And it's finally happening.
00:31:48What the hell?
00:32:05Arthur's mom is here.
00:32:07Hi.
00:32:08Oh, well, hello.
00:32:10Yeah, hello.
00:32:11What took you so long?
00:32:18I got a message from some chick.
00:32:20Some chick that asked me, sir, are you f***ing with somebody else?
00:32:25My nerves touching the sky at this point.
00:32:27This is my first time seeing him, so it's just a little bit awkward.
00:32:31What is coming to me?
00:32:32Let's hear you guys in each other's.
00:32:34What is going on with Troy?
00:32:35Oh, gosh.
00:32:36See, Isaiah, this is what I'm talking about.
00:32:49You got to get it together.
00:32:50Your dad's going to be home in a couple of days.
00:32:53And my expectations are for your room to be clean.
00:32:57Oops, sorry.
00:32:58I love you, baby.
00:33:01Sleep tight.
00:33:02Don't let the bed bugs bite.
00:33:03I won't.
00:33:04Or I'll just smash them.
00:33:07My life's on fire, let's do hype.
00:33:09I got his bag all packed and ready.
00:33:12Okay.
00:33:13And, you know, I had to get his little...
00:33:17Not the undies.
00:33:18Yes.
00:33:19Once Troy gets out of prison, he has to learn his space.
00:33:23Because my baby sister, Zion, is living with me for a little bit.
00:33:28We'll see what happens.
00:33:30I'm definitely interested in our hotel night because, you know, I've never been with him.
00:33:36He never has sex.
00:33:37Like, what if it's little?
00:33:42If it's, like, really little, will you break up with him?
00:33:46So we already talked about it.
00:33:47Yes.
00:33:48We decided that if it is too small for me, you know, little wee-wee,
00:33:54we're going to go and get a penis enlargement for him.
00:33:59I am nervous to have sex with Troy for the first time.
00:34:02But I truly feel that because we're just, like, craving each other so bad,
00:34:07our relationship is just going to go to the next level after we have sex.
00:34:10I know Troy is going to be here very, very, very, very soon.
00:34:14I don't know.
00:34:15Do you think it's going to be, like, cluttered?
00:34:17You know how clean I keep the house.
00:34:20It's going to be okay.
00:34:23Right now, Zaria's sister is staying with her.
00:34:26Hopefully, she's gone by the time I get there.
00:34:29I have to get to know my wife and my son,
00:34:31and I just feel like an additional person is not needed.
00:34:35It would be a little difficult and uncomfortable.
00:34:37Just no more walking around booty cheeks out.
00:34:40Girl, you can walk around and wear whatever you want.
00:34:43Like, I don't have nothing to do with us.
00:34:46I've had boyfriends and partners, but living with a man is just not my thing.
00:34:52So this will be a lot for me.
00:34:55You're going to be fine.
00:34:57Just let me know if you ever feel uncomfortable.
00:35:00Okay.
00:35:00I got some gifts for him.
00:35:03Okay.
00:35:04We got to get the jewelry, the earrings.
00:35:08Oh, wow.
00:35:08But wait, there's more.
00:35:10Look at this!
00:35:13Not a money bouquet.
00:35:15I don't think anybody's given someone a money bouquet coming out of prison.
00:35:20I am the chief executive for Project Heal,
00:35:24which is a support organization for those who are formerly incarcerated.
00:35:30The crown is because he is a king.
00:35:33Troy's official title is director of community engagement.
00:35:37We started the organization because incarceration has affected not only my husband's life,
00:35:44but also the lives of my family members.
00:35:47You know, he's a Leo, so king of the jungle.
00:35:50We got to have the symbolism all in there.
00:35:52I'm a single mom.
00:35:53I don't get any help from my child's father,
00:35:56but I believe I attract money, and so I spend freely.
00:36:02How much money is that?
00:36:04Girl, I don't know.
00:36:07People may think that's crazy, but honestly,
00:36:10that's literally how I've been able to survive and keep everything afloat.
00:36:14How much money have you spent?
00:36:16At least $50,000.
00:36:18Lord have mercy.
00:36:19I definitely feel like my sister is doing too much.
00:36:26The best thing...
00:36:28Girl.
00:36:28You know we got to keep his wallet full.
00:36:30Girl.
00:36:32I wouldn't do that for my man, and he's here.
00:36:34I'm afraid that he may take advantage of you.
00:36:38He's going to come here.
00:36:39He got a nice home.
00:36:41He gonna have food and a cabinet, money in the bank.
00:36:45Where's the drive?
00:36:46I don't know.
00:36:47I want to show you something.
00:36:49Okay.
00:36:49Show me.
00:36:50Show me.
00:36:51Do you see this?
00:36:55Girl.
00:36:56So that's your man, your man, your man.
00:37:00That's it.
00:37:00And that's it, and that's it?
00:37:02And it's mic drop?
00:37:03Pretty much bringing this for life.
00:37:11Hey, you know what's real crazy, though?
00:37:12They don't strike touching a female.
00:37:14Boy, no, you cannot.
00:37:15It's been 13 years.
00:37:17I already had some sex.
00:37:19What's up with you?
00:37:20Just sitting, talking with the girls.
00:37:21I gave them the great news.
00:37:23What about you, Nariah?
00:37:24You got to have a congratulation.
00:37:26I don't know.
00:37:27I'm not really excited.
00:37:40Hi, sugar.
00:37:41Who's that?
00:37:42What are you doing?
00:37:43Did you have fun with Jennifer?
00:37:45Want me to have a hug?
00:37:46Oh, I love you so much.
00:37:53Thank you for watching them, so I could go check on the car.
00:37:56What car?
00:37:57Joey's car.
00:37:59How's the affordable car?
00:38:00What car?
00:38:03Think I'll pay you back?
00:38:05Well, yeah.
00:38:05One day.
00:38:07Jennifer's known Joey almost as long as I have.
00:38:10So she's seen all the terrible things he's done through the years,
00:38:14and she knows about my terrible taste in men.
00:38:16And she's not really thrilled with some of the things
00:38:20that he's talking about wanting to do when he gets home.
00:38:23Is it really necessary that he has a car as soon as he gets out?
00:38:26It's going to make my life easier, for starters,
00:38:28because there's going to be days that when he's not working,
00:38:31before he starts working, he can pick them up
00:38:33or whatever I need him to do.
00:38:34Is it going to change up once he gets out?
00:38:36My life with the addiction, when he gets out,
00:38:38goes back to old habits.
00:38:40Is that a thought process, anything you've thought about?
00:38:42No.
00:38:43It always goes for people who are addicts.
00:38:47It's tending to be like a pattern.
00:38:50I was married to somebody who was a complete alcoholic,
00:38:53and I took it until I absolutely could not take it anymore.
00:38:56I don't want your expectations to be so high
00:38:58and then go sideways.
00:39:00You're left heartbroken.
00:39:02I haven't felt loved in seven years,
00:39:06and it's really hard for me.
00:39:09I know that Joey's going to try,
00:39:10because he knows how important this is to me.
00:39:12Like, he knows how much I want this to work.
00:39:17He started a program while he was in there.
00:39:19But being in an actual treatment program was for active users.
00:39:23So if he's using this, what's the reason?
00:39:26What's he not telling you?
00:39:27Do you really have to think about these things?
00:39:29Yeah, we can't do the drug thing here.
00:39:30No.
00:39:32I don't know.
00:39:34All right.
00:39:34I got to start packing.
00:39:36My main concern, of course, is going to be
00:39:37him getting out, him relapsing, going back to old habits,
00:39:40the old friends, and just everything
00:39:42that she's pushed for and built up for.
00:39:44It's going to be crushed.
00:39:46I believe that Kimberly and Joey's relationship
00:39:48has about a 40% chance of working out.
00:39:50I love you.
00:39:51I love you.
00:39:52We'll do a good night's work.
00:39:53I promise.
00:39:53I'll keep you updated.
00:39:54Bye, y'all.
00:39:55OK, well, let's go put some jams on
00:39:57and start getting ready for bed.
00:39:58Come on.
00:39:58Come on.
00:40:03Hey, honey.
00:40:04What are you doing?
00:40:06I'm washing my hands.
00:40:07I'm washing their faces and starting
00:40:09to get them ready for bed.
00:40:12Come on.
00:40:13Let's go in here.
00:40:13Let's go in your room and get ready for bed.
00:40:16Come on.
00:40:16Can you say hey to Joey?
00:40:20Hello.
00:40:20You going to talk to him?
00:40:27Are we ready for story time?
00:40:29Yeah?
00:40:30Kyler, he's talking to you.
00:40:33Yeah, he's talking to you.
00:40:34You got to listen.
00:40:34Come up here.
00:40:36Scooch over.
00:40:36Scooch, scooch, scooch.
00:40:37OK?
00:40:51Does that sound like a good story to you?
00:40:53My boys don't see their father much.
00:40:56Kaysen, in the car last week, said,
00:40:58I want Joey to be my number two dad.
00:41:00And I just busted out in tears.
00:41:05I love you, mom.
00:41:07This is the relationship I should
00:41:08have been in when I had kids.
00:41:11This is the one.
00:41:12Like, this is who I wish was their dad.
00:41:15Say goodnight, Joey.
00:41:16Goodnight, little ginger.
00:41:18Can you lay down?
00:41:20I hope that Joey's ready to be a full-time parent.
00:41:24If this doesn't work out, it's not just going to affect me.
00:41:26My kids are invested now, too.
00:41:29How many hours we got left?
00:41:31Less than 48.
00:41:32I'm sorry to be there with you, babe.
00:41:36I'll be glad when you're here with me, too,
00:41:37because I'm going to let you do bedtime.
00:41:40All right.
00:41:41Goodnight.
00:41:42I love you.
00:41:52My nerves are touching the sky at this point.
00:41:54Why?
00:41:56Don't even worry about it, son.
00:42:02I just can't wait.
00:42:05I'm excited just because he's getting out,
00:42:06and I finally got him out here with me.
00:42:08And I'm nervous just because it's my first time seeing him,
00:42:10and so it's just a little bit awkward.
00:42:12Hope he doesn't do nothing bad.
00:42:14Boy, be quiet.
00:42:15I hope I don't get emotional.
00:42:17Look at him.
00:42:18Yes, yes.
00:42:24Y'all been waiting right there the whole time?
00:42:26What up, boy?
00:42:28It's finally time to come home.
00:42:30Time to come home.
00:42:31Hold still.
00:42:45I'm happy.
00:42:46If she happy, I'm happy.
00:42:48Do I smell like jail, or do I smell like?
00:42:51You smell like jail.
00:42:54She smell good.
00:42:55Come here, man.
00:42:57You can lay there.
00:42:58You can lay there.
00:42:59What's up?
00:43:00What you hiding from me for?
00:43:02I can't get no hug?
00:43:04Look at her face.
00:43:05Oh, that's how we acting now?
00:43:06That's what we doing now?
00:43:08Dang, look at her.
00:43:09She got a little swag.
00:43:11I got a lot of swag.
00:43:12Just a little bit.
00:43:13This for you.
00:43:14You see it.
00:43:15You like it.
00:43:16Yeah, I like it.
00:43:16Man, I like it.
00:43:17We ain't making no more, OK?
00:43:19It's not bigger than you thought?
00:43:21No.
00:43:21Not for real?
00:43:23See, I'm holding her right now because I'm still trying to like,
00:43:27like, she's real.
00:43:28Like, why you ain't came to visit?
00:43:29What you scared for?
00:43:31Because I was.
00:43:33I'm going to be cool right now.
00:43:35Stay strong.
00:43:37Stay strong.
00:43:39This is how I'm adapting to society, boys.
00:43:41Well, this is what happened after 13 years.
00:43:43This is how I'm adapting to society.
00:43:46I'm free now.
00:43:47Hey, it's kind of crazy.
00:43:48I'm talking right now.
00:43:49I'm talking to y'all now.
00:43:50Don't stay down.
00:43:50I'm a free dog.
00:43:54Man, man, man, man, man.
00:43:56I got to process this.
00:43:57I got to do some thinking, man.
00:44:02Growing up in Chicago, I was out in the streets a lot.
00:44:07There's a lot of stuff going on out there, a lot of crimes.
00:44:11I never knew my daddy.
00:44:13He wasn't around.
00:44:15I think that could be a big part.
00:44:18The reason why I used to get in trouble a lot
00:44:20and the people I gravitated to, to look up to
00:44:24and need that male role model.
00:44:27I got to be cool right now.
00:44:29I got to be cool.
00:44:30I got a problem with authority.
00:44:32I don't like being told what to do.
00:44:37I like the thrill of robbing.
00:44:39Well, should I say I'm used to?
00:44:42I used to like the thrill of robbing people
00:44:44and knowing that I could get away and get caught.
00:44:48It was fun to me.
00:44:50I was about 13 years old when I started getting in trouble.
00:44:53Caught my first case for robbing.
00:44:56And then I was 19 years old when I went to prison
00:44:59with just some reds, armed robbery for nine to 10 months.
00:45:03Got out for a day, planned it up to go rob a bank.
00:45:09But things went south.
00:45:10The getaway driver was supposed to be waiting at a certain spot.
00:45:15I see the driver outside.
00:45:17So it threw me for a loop.
00:45:19I ran probably like a good two blocks, which is got caught.
00:45:23The next day I caught 15 years.
00:45:26Man, y'all want to go to eat?
00:45:27Yeah, where we going?
00:45:28All right, let's go.
00:45:29Let's get it, man.
00:45:30All right.
00:45:32Open your sunroof.
00:45:34What's up, man?
00:45:36You want all this candy?
00:45:38Oh, so hold on.
00:45:39Was you out when they had these?
00:45:41That's my favorite.
00:45:41Oh, you didn't tell me that.
00:45:43You know what I can sell this for on the joint?
00:45:45What the ****?
00:45:46For real.
00:45:48Ms. Chante, when I needed her the most, she was there.
00:45:51She did more for me than anybody I ever talked to.
00:45:57Oh, they fancy, man.
00:45:58They putting guns in Ziploc bags.
00:46:02I've learned what loyalty and love is, man, while I was in prison.
00:46:05That's why I got engaged to Chante.
00:46:09Who wouldn't want a female to love you, to call and check up on you,
00:46:15to be like, I'm missing you, call you bae, to write you, to just get a letter?
00:46:22Everybody wants that in prison.
00:46:24You hella little.
00:46:26You hella big.
00:46:27I could probably pick you up like this.
00:46:31Boy, no, you cannot.
00:46:32Hey, you know what's real crazy, though?
00:46:34That I'm straight touching a female.
00:46:37You probably touch one of them COs in there or something.
00:46:41Not like this.
00:46:41You see how you just get quiet?
00:46:43I'm ready to go hit the casino.
00:46:45I'm ready to get my massage and drink some...
00:46:49Wine.
00:46:50That's some wine?
00:46:51Yeah.
00:46:51That ain't even legal, is it?
00:46:53No, wine's not illegal.
00:46:55I don't know if I could see someone and get some...
00:46:58Can I say that?
00:47:01I'm ready to get some...
00:47:02It's been 13 years.
00:47:04I mean, I'm ready to have some sex.
00:47:07Stop being a...
00:47:08Why are you looking at me like that?
00:47:10You know, like, I'll be uncomfortable.
00:47:12I don't know why you doing that.
00:47:13So what you gonna do when we...
00:47:15You gonna be like, stop looking at me, True.
00:47:17Yeah.
00:47:17Stop being a creep.
00:47:18You looking at me.
00:47:19I'll probably cover my face up
00:47:21because you just staring at my damn soul.
00:47:28How's his relationship with his baby mother?
00:47:30She still in love with him?
00:47:31It feels strong.
00:47:32This is not what I wanted to hear right now.
00:47:36Where is he at?
00:47:38Where you bringing my son?
00:47:40Wait, I think this is him.
00:47:49Hi.
00:47:56Oh, well, hello.
00:48:01If you couldn't be here on time,
00:48:03then you should have told me
00:48:04and I could have been here
00:48:04so they could release him to me, for real.
00:48:06He told me, like, he just wanted me to get him, so...
00:48:09But why you take all day?
00:48:12I had to get cute.
00:48:15I think that you just really wasn't taking it that serious.
00:48:17Like, it wasn't that important to you
00:48:18to get here at eight o'clock.
00:48:19I mean, if you were ready,
00:48:20you could have, like, went up there, you know?
00:48:23They told me that they supposed to be releasing him to you.
00:48:25I'm his mom.
00:48:26I don't have to ask permission.
00:48:27If I want to show up when he gets released,
00:48:28I just show up.
00:48:29I think it's a little bit more
00:48:31than just, like, popping up out of nowhere.
00:48:33Hey, here I am.
00:48:34Whenever you want to,
00:48:35versus, like, actually putting in the work.
00:48:37You know, like, I've been supporting him, so...
00:48:39And so have I.
00:48:40Don't just say I've been supporting him
00:48:42because so I support him, too.
00:48:44And yeah, I do.
00:48:45I mean...
00:48:45I do and I got receipts to prove it.
00:48:47Okay, well, it would be nice to see those,
00:48:50but it's not necessary.
00:48:53You're late to the entire party, ma'am.
00:48:55Where have you been for the past five years?
00:48:57I can only do so much from Vegas,
00:48:59but the attitude you're giving is like...
00:49:01Like, I ain't been doing nothing for him
00:49:02and you've been taking care of him
00:49:03and that's not what it is.
00:49:05Is it going to be a problem with him and anybody else
00:49:07when he come home to be with you?
00:49:08Not at all.
00:49:09Like, ain't nobody gonna come knocking on the door?
00:49:11No.
00:49:12Like, this is my house.
00:49:13Who is this dude?
00:49:14None of that, right?
00:49:15No, that's my house.
00:49:15You laughing, but this what be happening.
00:49:17I've done nothing, so...
00:49:18You've done nothing?
00:49:21The first time Arthur was incarcerated,
00:49:23I didn't know how long he was going to be there
00:49:25and I just wanted to be honest and upfront
00:49:28that I have needs and those needs are
00:49:30I need to have sex.
00:49:33We agreed that I could have sex
00:49:35as long as it was just sex and no emotional attachment.
00:49:38Eventually, Arthur told me
00:49:39that it was becoming uncomfortable for him,
00:49:42so I created the illusion
00:49:43that I wasn't having sex anymore,
00:49:45but I was still cheating.
00:49:48When I got out the first time,
00:49:50she had an old phone that she wasn't using anymore.
00:49:52She gave it to me
00:49:53and then I saw a video of her and another dude.
00:49:57So I was like, damn, that hurt.
00:49:58That broke my heart.
00:50:00I hope you got your ducks in the order
00:50:01and I hope you got your animals in their cage
00:50:03because if they come out, it's going to be an issue.
00:50:05Like, and he's going to get left.
00:50:08I want my son in Vegas with me and his sisters
00:50:11and his brothers and his nieces and nephews
00:50:13who came into the world with me.
00:50:15He's going to leave with me.
00:50:15I think it's like his say so, you know?
00:50:17Like, I think that it's kind of up to him at this point.
00:50:20I'm glad you feel like that, Hope.
00:50:21We're going to see, though.
00:50:22We're going to see.
00:50:23Okay.
00:50:24We done. I'm over this with you.
00:50:25I'll talk to him when he comes out.
00:50:27Yeah, you can talk to him.
00:50:30Goodness.
00:50:34Where is he at?
00:50:40Wait, I think this is him.
00:50:42I think this is him.
00:50:44Ah!
00:50:55I want to know, are we going to make it?
00:50:58Oh, gosh.
00:50:59This is not what I wanted to hear right now.
00:51:10My man's coming home.
00:51:13I am so excited.
00:51:15I cannot wait.
00:51:15I got to tell Marcia, tell the kids.
00:51:18Everybody's going to be so happy.
00:51:25Hey, baby.
00:51:28Hi, Marcia.
00:51:29What up, girl?
00:51:30How was work?
00:51:31Work was good.
00:51:32I got this crazy call from Keith.
00:51:35Your nephew told me that he's more than likely
00:51:39going to be getting an immediate release any day now.
00:51:41It's an immediate release.
00:51:42Okay.
00:51:43What's up, today?
00:51:45Hey, how are you?
00:51:47You excited, Kira?
00:51:48Good stuff.
00:51:49Marcia is Keith's aunt.
00:51:52And because her and my husband are extremely close,
00:51:56I ended up building a relationship with Marcia.
00:51:59Y'all about to have a whole house full.
00:52:01Yes.
00:52:01And then some.
00:52:03She's always coming over to help me with the kids.
00:52:05We are super tight.
00:52:07She's got my back and I've got hers.
00:52:10How do you think Nariah going to feel?
00:52:11It's just an adjustment, so we'll take it slow.
00:52:13Definitely.
00:52:15Nariah, that's my first baby.
00:52:18She doesn't really have a relationship with Keith.
00:52:20She feels like he's a stranger.
00:52:22I really need to talk to her.
00:52:24See what she say.
00:52:26In the beginning, my daughter didn't like the fact
00:52:28that he was in prison.
00:52:30So she's really judging the situation as she should.
00:52:33So are you starting to warm up to Keith a little bit?
00:52:35No.
00:52:36No?
00:52:36I don't know him, so.
00:52:38She hasn't built that closeness with him like I have
00:52:42and her little sister has.
00:52:46I'm just nervous about how she's going to react.
00:52:49So I want to talk to you guys about something.
00:52:51About what?
00:52:53Keith called me and told me that he's going
00:52:55to be coming home a lot sooner.
00:52:58He's coming home like any day.
00:53:00Like you could wake up and he'll be coming home.
00:53:03So how do you guys feel about that?
00:53:05Good.
00:53:06I want you to run.
00:53:11Aw.
00:53:12Maybe him.
00:53:15It's your man.
00:53:17Are you a psychic?
00:53:20Hey, baby.
00:53:21What's up with you?
00:53:22Just sitting talking with the girls.
00:53:24I gave them the great news.
00:53:26When you come home, can you help me build my dollhouse?
00:53:30Build a dollhouse?
00:53:31No, I'm not building a dollhouse.
00:53:34No, I got you, cutie.
00:53:35No, I got you.
00:53:37And I can teach you how to play basketball.
00:53:40Oh, yeah.
00:53:40I'm looking forward to that.
00:53:41We're going to see how your dribble game is, all right?
00:53:45What about you, Nariah?
00:53:46You going to tell her congratulations?
00:53:49Congratulations.
00:53:53Nariah is tired.
00:53:54She's had a long day.
00:53:57Keith coming home earlier, it feels too soon.
00:54:01Like I'm happy for her.
00:54:03But it's going to be different, like really different with him
00:54:06in the house.
00:54:07Because, I mean, I don't know him how she knows him.
00:54:11I'd rather him have his own space.
00:54:13Like until we get to know each other before he just like
00:54:17stays with us forever and ever and ever.
00:54:21What plans do we got with the kids when you come home?
00:54:24Probably a pool party.
00:54:31Yeah, she's full of energy.
00:54:32She's super excited.
00:54:34We all are.
00:55:03All right, babe.
00:55:05Well, I love you.
00:55:08Bye.
00:55:09So he's excited, just like you are.
00:55:13OK.
00:55:13You know, what's wrong?
00:55:17What are you crying for?
00:55:20People don't just cry for nothing.
00:55:27She's coming home.
00:55:28We're done waiting.
00:55:30Kira, she gets to me every time, OK?
00:55:35OK.
00:55:36He's coming home super fast now.
00:55:39She deserves to be a daddy's girl.
00:55:40She deserves to be loved and protected.
00:55:44Keith has stepped in from behind bars
00:55:47and played that father role.
00:55:50He's loving and he's caring.
00:55:51And she has never had that from her body.
00:55:55She's never had that from her biological dad.
00:56:00It's very sad.
00:56:05The wait's over.
00:56:05He's going to come home.
00:56:07Probably tomorrow.
00:56:09I want him to come home tomorrow.
00:56:10I do.
00:56:11But I'm nervous too.
00:56:15Why is it so soon?
00:56:17I thought it was later.
00:56:19Well, because when he got sentenced a long time ago,
00:56:23they had some really harsh sentencing laws.
00:56:26They have eased up on it.
00:56:28So if he was to get sentenced today for the same crime,
00:56:31he wouldn't have gotten as long as he did.
00:56:35Oh.
00:56:36So how do you feel about that?
00:56:37I know you were like, oh, you thought you still
00:56:39had some time left, so.
00:56:41I don't know.
00:56:42I'm not really excited.
00:56:43Why?
00:56:44I don't know.
00:56:45I'm just not excited.
00:56:50Do you have any concerns?
00:56:51Mm-mm.
00:56:53No.
00:56:54It might be too soon for Nariah.
00:56:56I mean, we originally thought that we had more time
00:56:59for her to prep for this.
00:57:02And now it's here, and I'm willing to work
00:57:05through that with her, and so is Keith.
00:57:07But I'm just kind of nervous about how we're
00:57:12going to come together as a family.
00:57:15I don't know how I feel.
00:57:21It's like he's in drama.
00:57:23His baby mother, she's still in love with him.
00:57:25It feels strong.
00:57:28I got a message for some chick.
00:57:30What chick?
00:57:30Some chick.
00:57:31She asked me, are you f***ing with somebody else?
00:57:51Hi.
00:57:53How are you?
00:57:53I'm doing good.
00:57:54How are you?
00:57:55I'm good.
00:57:56Are you doing good?
00:57:57I don't know, bitch.
00:58:02What are you coming in for today?
00:58:04So first of all, you know I trust you.
00:58:06Yes.
00:58:07I'm just kind of worried.
00:58:08I'm starting to get anxious.
00:58:10Troy gets out in two days.
00:58:11So you are the first person I wanted to see.
00:58:15I've been seeing my psychic Patrice, I would say,
00:58:18a year and a half or so.
00:58:20I was raised in the church,
00:58:21but I don't believe in the concept of religion.
00:58:25I feel like things are a little more hectic for you.
00:58:28Yeah.
00:58:28Okay.
00:58:29I believe in energy.
00:58:30I believe we are all connected,
00:58:32that each person has a set aura.
00:58:35I feel that crystals have healing properties.
00:58:38I'm an earth sign.
00:58:39I also believe in astrology.
00:58:42What else?
00:58:43I'm starting to get anxious,
00:58:45and I just really needed to check the energy,
00:58:48you know, with you about Troy.
00:58:50Patrice is someone that I confine into,
00:58:52and to the public, she's a psychic.
00:58:54But to me, she's a prophet from God.
00:58:57I'm going to tap into Troy's energy for you, okay?
00:59:01Spirit guides and angels, what is going on with Troy?
00:59:04What's going on with Troy?
00:59:05Okay.
00:59:05Oh, the five of swords.
00:59:08Troy with the strength card and the five of swords.
00:59:10He really is building up that worry
00:59:13as if something's going to like shock him.
00:59:14He's going to find out news for no reason.
00:59:17But with you guys, a lot of miscommunication,
00:59:19a lot of like trust and honesty has to go on with you guys.
00:59:23Okay. Spirit guides and angels,
00:59:24how does Troy feel about her spirit guides and angels?
00:59:27Oh, gosh.
00:59:28That's a communication card.
00:59:32You can't make this up.
00:59:34Clarify the knight of swords, spirit guides and angels.
00:59:36He has a lot to talk to you about.
00:59:38Look at that.
00:59:38The five of wands, that conflict.
00:59:40I do feel as when he does come out,
00:59:43there's going to be some drama.
00:59:45Just because he has like these walls up,
00:59:46he's ready for negative stuff to just happen.
00:59:49What kind of drama do you think?
00:59:50Do you feel like it's going to be other females?
00:59:53Yes. I heard the number two.
00:59:55They keep using the word mom.
00:59:57Mom?
00:59:57Yes. How's his relationship with his baby mother?
00:59:59She still in love with him?
01:00:01I feel like she is.
01:00:01Yeah, it feels strong.
01:00:03I feel like she is.
01:00:04I feel like she feels like me and him
01:00:06are not going to be together anyway.
01:00:08So it's like, let them just end the relationship and...
01:00:12I'll come back when it's done.
01:00:14I feel as though when Troy gets released from prison,
01:00:18that his ex, Yana, could pop up and cause some strife
01:00:22in our relationship.
01:00:24I am worried.
01:00:25I want to know, are we going to make it?
01:00:28Is it going to work out between them,
01:00:30spirit guys and angels?
01:00:31I keep hearing the word no.
01:00:34Three of swords.
01:00:35No.
01:00:35The three of swords is my heartache card,
01:00:37my heartbreak card.
01:00:38Your spirit guys are saying hell no.
01:00:41This is not what I wanted to hear right now.
01:00:45I'm sorry, babe.
01:00:48Oh, good morning.
01:00:59Do you sneak in here?
01:01:01Oh, are y'all ready to get up?
01:01:03Yeah.
01:01:04Yeah?
01:01:09Y'all playing blocks?
01:01:13Good morning.
01:01:16Hey, buddy.
01:01:17Good morning.
01:01:18Morning, Kimberly.
01:01:19Oh, my goodness.
01:01:20I love you, Janice.
01:01:22Joey's getting released tomorrow,
01:01:23and I am going to leave the kids with Joey's mom
01:01:27for a couple of days.
01:01:28You need some help with anything?
01:01:29No, ma'am.
01:01:30I'm going to run and get dressed real quick.
01:01:31OK.
01:01:32It's a big day.
01:01:35I rented a cabin in the mountains
01:01:37so that we can have our first romantic night together
01:01:41so that I could really spend time with him
01:01:43and focus on him.
01:01:45How's your nerves today?
01:01:47Bad, anxious, excited.
01:01:49I feel like I might throw up.
01:01:51I'll be all right.
01:01:52I know you will.
01:01:54Well, they will be fine.
01:01:56I'll be fine.
01:01:57I hope I'll be fine.
01:01:58You know, I ain't never left them overnight.
01:02:00I know.
01:02:01That means a lot to me that you trust me
01:02:02to take care of your boys.
01:02:05Tammy and I, we have been really close now
01:02:09for about three years since Kyler was about two weeks old.
01:02:15And we were going to church.
01:02:17And I was just in a really bad place
01:02:19with my marriage and everything falling apart.
01:02:21She was really there for me.
01:02:23I have a respect for her that is unmatched.
01:02:27I'm so excited.
01:02:29It's a Christmas miracle.
01:02:30He's getting out right before Christmas.
01:02:32My best Christmas present this year.
01:02:33I know.
01:02:34It is the best.
01:02:35It is.
01:02:36I'll be back in just a minute.
01:02:37OK, hon.
01:02:38Joey being in prison has been very hard.
01:02:42Joey started getting in trouble when he was about 14,
01:02:45hanging with the wrong people and doing the wrong things.
01:02:48This has been going for a long time now.
01:02:51It's time for a change.
01:02:53It's time to get out, be a man, do the right thing.
01:02:58I have prayed for a long time for Joey
01:03:01to meet a Christian woman and live in a happy life
01:03:06with his own family.
01:03:08So my prayers are coming true.
01:03:11Are you going to be a big boy for me?
01:03:12Yeah.
01:03:13I'm going to go with Miss Tammy.
01:03:15Look at that.
01:03:16Aren't you sweet?
01:03:18Sweet boy.
01:03:19Yeah.
01:03:21OK.
01:03:22I love you, sweetie.
01:03:24Look, it's OK.
01:03:27It's OK.
01:03:28You just G-O.
01:03:30Love you.
01:03:31Be safe.
01:03:31Be safe.
01:03:37You have a prepaid call from an invader,
01:03:40Krandy Correctional Center.
01:03:43Hey.
01:03:48What chick?