Secret Prisons

It’s love at first sight for a young New Jersey couple until jealousy and suspicion of infidelity lead to a string of bitter arguments after their wedding. The beautiful bride turns vicious when she stabs her husband and he nearly loses his life.

A New York City mother of four meets the man of her dreams until he starts using drugs and repeatedly abusing her. Just when she thinks he’s gotten rid of his demons, he brutally attacks her and in a fight for her life she stabs him to death.

A woman with several failed marriages thinks the fourth time’s the charm when she meets a suave, older man. He provides her with a lavish lifestyle but she soon accuses him of having an affair. When he asks for a divorce, she stabs him in the back.

A beautiful but misguided young woman becomes a stripper and ends up publicly tarnishing her reputation. The incident leads to a string of bad relationships until one night, she stabs her lover during a fight that turns physical and winds up in jail.

When teenage mother Sarah Saunders meets Tommy he seems too good to be true. But months into their relationship, he becomes controlling and she wants out. After trying to poison Tommy, she plunges a knife into his head but miraculously, he survives.

Lori McLuckie never felt like she fit in with society. She hoped to gain some self-confidence in a new city. She meets Andrew and thinks he's her soulmate, until he attacks her and her unborn child. She fights back by bludgeoning and stabbing him.

Jameelah is studying her way out of urban Baltimore. She falls for James, a drug dealer. Incarceration can’t separate them, and they get married. When reunited the relationship becomes volatile. Jameelah stabs James five times in a fit of rage.

It's love at first sight for Jonathan & Courtney who are both deaf. The honeymoon is short-lived when Courtney leaves him for her ex-husband. Jonathan turns to another woman. When Courtney finds out, a fight ends with Jonathan dead from a stab wound.

Sherrse Gaines falls for first love, Greg. But when he cheats, she leaves him. Then she meets Steve who is unfaithful too. Sherrse takes him back but continues to play the field. Steve gets jealous and attacks Sherrse. She fights back with scissors.

Annette Hernandez is plagued by mental demons and addiction. After stabbing Cameron, she finds out she’s pregnant.They reunite but Annette can’t keep her demons at bay and the couple split. She starts dating but after a fight, Tony ends up dead.

Monica Fairview is a sugar daddy addict who dates men like Rob to keep her living in luxury. But Rob’s need for total control and Monica’s penchant for drama spins the couple into a physical quarrel that ends with Monica stabbing Rob in the back.

Lydia Salce falls for her co-worker. But when she gets pregnant, she kicks him to the curb. She meets Michael and thinks he's the one. When she confronts him about his partying ways, she claims to defend herself by stabbing him repeatedly.

When Crystal Johnson believes her boyfriend is cheating on her, she stabs him with a kitchen knife. Crystal finds love again with another man but when she suspects he's also a cheater, he too ends up on the wrong side of her blade.

Carol Singh immigrates to New York from Suriname hoping to live the American dream, which includes getting married. But when her jealous boyfriend Dave becomes increasingly violent, a fight with in the kitchen leaves Dave dead and Carol behind bars.

After a successful run as a cocaine smuggler in 1980's Fort Lauderdale, Donna Buchanan gets caught up with an older gentleman named Charlie. But Charlie, is an enabler and abuser. After years of misery, Donna snaps and stabs Charlie 54 times.

Krista Clark is a social misfit who's been shunned her entire life. She uses sex to win attention from men. She meets Tim and thinks she’s found it. But when that relationship unravels, Krista's frustration reaches a bloody breaking point.