[upbeat music playing]
My name is Chelsea
and I'm starting a new chapter in my life.
[Keatin speaking]
I'm a prison matchmaker.
[Keatin speaking]
He's gonna do really well.
I got something interesting to tell you.
I'm finding someone that's locked up.
What the [bleep] are you thinking, man?
[Brey] She's pretty, okay.
Yeah, she cute.
[Dexter] She's actually just like your girl next door,
you know, with charges. [chuckles]
Why don't we start searching for you?
I enlisted the help of a matchmaker.
She matches people
with women from prison.
You can't be serious.
I really think that this is a very bad idea.
I have not been able to talk to you some days.
It really drives me nuts.
I'm in a relationship with an inmate.
His name is Manuel.
- Yeah. I love you. - You know what?
- I love you, too. - I don't care what you say.
I was in shock when I realized that I had feelings for Manuel
because that's not me.
I haven't heard from him in a few days, nothing.
- That's never happened before? - No.
That's a ghost. If I ever seen one.
I know you want a bad boy, girl, but, like,
woo, woo.
[upbeat music playing]
[Chelsea] I'm slightly worried that something's going on
with Manuel
or maybe something's going on at his prison.
I haven't been able to speak to him in a while.
He's not responding to messages or calling.
Hey, what's up?
[Ashley] So, I did something.
So, I made an account for those, like, you know,
to write an inmate
to, basically, see if Manuel would answer
to the fake profile that I made.
He actually responded.
Yeah, babe, he wrote back and...
What did he say?
[Ashley] he was very flirtatious.
He wanted to get to know me.
Well, the person that I was pretending to be.
- What the... - So he was very interested.
And he basically said he was single.
What the hell?
- Do you have the messages? - Yeah, babe.
I'll send you the screenshots and everything.
[Chelsea] I've been here trying to figure out
how do I make my plans
to go pick him up from prison soon.
And he's over here talking to Ashley.
She just sent the messages.
So, what do they say?
That he's a Texas gentleman
and raised with good morals and manners.
Hmm.
Here he is asking for pictures.
[woman] Oh, my gosh.
And he was ignoring you this whole time?
Yeah.
It's hard to sit here and read these messages.
This is somebody I thought loved me.
Manuel is not who he said he was
or portrayed himself to be.
I feel like a complete idiot.
I really felt like it was legit.
I'm like a nut to think that
all the stuff that I knew what to look for.
I'm the one that fell for it.
Even though I'm a prison matchmaker
how I could be so stupid to let this happen?
It's embarrassing.
I'm sorry.
Yeah. Me too.
[upbeat music playing]
My name is Aluntra. I'm 22.
I'm from Davenport, Iowa, and I'm a dietary aide.
I have a fiance, his name is Bryce,
and we've been together for almost four years.
- [phone ringing] - [woman] Unknown caller.
[Bryce speaking]
I'm good.
He's sweet, he's funny, he's handsome.
We have a great relationship.
He's my best friend.
Well, what's on your mind?
[Bryce speaking]
[Aluntra] He treats me so good.
The only thing is he's been in prison
our entire relationship.
Bryce has been locked up in Iowa
on a drug charge and a gun charge
but, after four whole years,
he's finally coming home next week.
And in a few months we're getting married.
So what's up, baby, you're getting excited?
[Bryce speaking]
I know.
I met Bryce through my best friend Ty.
Ty was with a friend of Bryce's
who was also in prison.
So she passed my number along
and after our first conversation,
we just grew attached to each other.
[Bryce speaking]
About you coming home?
[Bryce speaking]
[Aluntra] Some days, it seems so far away.
[Bryce speaking]
But then other days, I'm like,
"Dang, now it's like under 10."
[Bryce speaking]
What does that mean?
[Bryce speaking]
Don't do me like that.
Bryce's childhood was different than mine.
Like, I had stability.
Bryce didn't really have all that.
They were kind of like struggling with money.
I think that that's a lot of the reason
that he ended up getting into trouble.
He had to make a way to survive
and take care of himself.
I think that people on the outside
looking into our relationship would assume
he must be using me for my money or what,
like I might have low self-esteem,
but that's because they don't see that
our love for each other is actually really deep.
Bryce has been in and out of prison since he was 14,
so I really do worry about his temper sometimes.
Why do you hang up?
[Bryce speaking]
That don't mean hang up on me.
Even though Bryce is the love of my life,
he has to just learn how to not solve problems
the way you solve problems behind bars
because I'm dead serious.
If he were to go back to prison,
I won't be able to do another bit.
[upbeat music playing]
[Brey] After I got my message from Chelsea,
I took a deep breath, calmed my nerves.
And I didn't waste any time and I reached out to Arlette.
Oh, she's pretty. Okay.
She loves movies, dancing, and being adventurous.
And Arlette already sent me a video.
So, I'm Arlette and
don't let these curls fool you.
My hair is straight as [bleep].
And I could tell, like, you know, she was playful
and, you know, kind of just, you know, wow.
Anyways, I want to say hi and,
and send you a video, but, yeah,
I'm...
So, I went ahead and sent her one back.
I got your video.
You got good energy about you, I like you.
I know you like to have fun.
Hopefully one day we can slide out to the club
and dance till my legs give out,
you know what I'm saying?
You know...
dance till our legs give out.
But I got to definitely give her a call
and just talk to her, just video,
just something, you know what I'm saying?
[upbeat music playing]
[Nick] Dex, what's going on, man?
Hey, what's up, Nick?
Not much, man. How you been?
Good, brother.
[Nick] Golly, it's been what? Two years?
Yeah, about two years, brother.
Tonight I'm meeting with my good friend Nick.
And I'm excited to tell him about
what I've been up to with this matchmaking
and get his take on things.
- What you been up to, man? - I got engaged, dude.
Congratulations, man.
Yeah, man, I'm... I can't be any happier, man.
She keeps me in a straight line and...
That's good, man, that you found somebody
that you know is your soul mate and everything.
[Nick] Yeah, man. What about you?
What's going on with you and your love life?
Yeah. Funny you should mention that.
Oh.
Well, you know, it seems like the older I get
- the harder it is, you know... - [Nick] Sure.
to deal with it.
And having two divorces under your belt,
you know, don't help matters either.
[Nick] Right.
[Dexter] There was a time when I was thinking about
marrying this one chick
and I should've knew something was up
from the beginning when she was the only one bringing up,
you know, we ought to get engaged.
It wasn't my idea.
[Nick] Oh, wow, okay.
But she was going to the Bahamas
to visit his sister for the summer.
Okay.
[Dexter] So when I got down there,
it seemed like when the money was getting,
you know, less and less
it was like I could feel resentment,
you know, building up.
She one of them, you know, gold-digging people?
I got the feeling that
that was the only reason that I was there.
I ended my past relationship with a broken heart
and an empty bank account
and just not a lot of hopes for, you know, the future
in regards to romance.
But, lo and behold, I'm back in again.
Hey, I'm not... I'm not good at, you know,
trying to find soul mates with somebody that really,
you know, loves me for me.
Sure.
[Dexter] So, I met this woman named Chelsea
that has a matchmaking service.
- [Nick] Oh, really? - [Dexter] Yeah.
It is different from what I'm accustomed to.
Okay, what is it? [laughs]
You're making me...
[Dexter] Chelsea matches people up
with individuals that are incarcerated.
Like, girls in jail?
Yeah.
Really? There's a service for that?
Yeah.
No way.
Yeah.
I'm nervous for Dexter because...
I've never heard of anything like that before
and he's been burned pretty bad in the past
financially for women.
It's just,
he's just got to be careful.
Once Chelsea broke down, you know, the program to me.
It made sense.
The thing is, if I was single
that's something I wouldn't try.
But, you never know, you might change your mind if,
you know, if it's not working out.
To each their own and I hope it works out for him.
What was that movie, I Married an Axe Murderer?
[Nick] Oh, yeah.
It's not gonna be anything like that.
[Nick] I was talking about Lorena Bobbitt, too.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - [Nick] So.
[Dexter] But she wasn't incarcerated, hard to...
Okay. Well, I'm just saying.
- She was free. - Okay.
[laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
Well, currently...
my life's, like, been...
flipped upside down.
The man that I thought that I knew,
that I thought I was in love with.
The man I was planning to fly to Idaho to pick up
is apparently single
and looking for other people
but he didn't have the balls to tell me.
[bleep] really upset.
Like, every day this week,
I've been, like, super emotional thinking about,
like, Manuel, like what happened, was it me?
Did I say something? Did I do something?
The more I think about Manuel,
the more pissed off I get,
get the hell out of here.
I feel like I dodged a bullet.
Guess who's back to her normal self
with no thoughts of dumb-ass Texans
that live in freaking Idaho prisons.
I am throwing myself into work,
it can only go forward and up from here.
[upbeat music playing]
[Dexter] Today I'm meeting with Chelsea
to see the choices she's made
to try to match me up with.
I'm nervous to the point that I don't know what to expect.
Hey, Chels.
- [Chelsea] Hey. - How's it going?
- Hey, you doing all right? - [Dexter] Yeah.
But it's not like I'm going to marry a murderer.
I hope.
I've been excited about all of this,
so let's see what you got for me.
[Chelsea] I am so glad to hear that you're excited.
Today, we are going to talk about the two women
that I picked for him
and see what his thoughts are,
and get him set up with talking to 'em.
So, ready to jump into it
and get back into the dating field?
Yeah. But before it wasn't, you know.
I'm real skeptical about it.
I was kind of relegated to just going through life,
you know, alone and just being by myself.
And that's not good for anybody.
You kind of want to share those moments
with someone that you know cares about you
and you care about them.
I am ready to meet my soul mate.
So this, right here, is a game changer.
[Chelsea] You could potentially find your partner,
I won't lead you astray. I promise.
I trust that you won't.
[Chelsea] I think Dexter is at a point in his life
where he knows it sucks being alone,
and it's really hard dating
once you get to a certain age.
You know, the market is not as good for us.
- You ready? - Yeah.
Let's take a look at her.
- [Chelsea] So the first one... - [Dexter] Okay.
- is Tracy. - All right.
Nice, nice.
Good.
I'm here at NEPRC
because I had an accident
while driving under the influence
and injured an innocent motorist.
I'm thankful I only injured her
and didn't take her life.
I'm the kind of person that makes things happen
rather than sitting back.
I'm self-sufficient and resourceful.
I'm a GED tutor.
I wanna be the one that fixes another woman's crown
without telling the world that it was crooked.
And I look forward to hearing about you
and what you are looking for in a woman. Hugs, okay?
I like the fact that she is concerned about, you know,
the welfare of the other women.
And, you know, she's not,
you know, selfish, just worrying about herself.
[Chelsea] Right.
So that's actually a good quality.
Let's take a look at Yolanda.
- [Chelsea] Mmm-hmm. - [Dexter] Oh, wow.
Wow. She...
- Yolanda's pretty. - Mmm-hmm.
That is good, I know.
[Dexter] I mean, wow.
You wouldn't even think that she was in prison.
- [Chelsea] I know. - You know.
[Chelsea] Yeah.
My name is Yolanda, I'm a licensed cosmetologist.
I'm also a certified peer support specialist
and a mentor.
She's charged with receiving stolen property and forgery.
I will be going to a halfway house for three to six months.
I'm looking for a man
who wants to be loved for him and nothing more
for someone who is understanding and not judgmental.
- Okay, that's me. - [Chelsea] Mmm-hmm.
What's your thoughts?
[Dexter] Uh, she's very pretty,
has a passion for helping others
which I find fascinating,
because you would think someone that, you know,
would be in prison, you know,
would just abandon all hope.
So it shows that, you know,
that she's got a caring spirit about her.
That's always a good thing.
I'm very pleased and taken aback
by the quality of the women
because it seems like
they want to help other people.
And that's a quality that is rare
even for people that aren't incarcerated.
I can't wait to communicate with Tracy and Yolanda
and just see what they have to say.
[Chelsea] With that being said,
I feel like I need to go over
- like a few do's and don'ts. - Okay.
Don't say trigger words like "escape" or what do I...
You know, anything like that,
because the prison listens and the prison reads.
And so if they even just see the words,
it's gonna be like a red flag for them.
All right, I got it, I got it.
- Right. - But also don't send money
- or anything like that. - Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
You know, they don't need money.
No, I've had a bad situation with that.
And that's, like, the last thing on my mind.
Yeah, you don't need to send money.
- No. - Then the other thing
would be do not send any nasty pictures.
All of the COs are gonna
see your junk.
Right. Right.
So, did I do good?
You did great, you did great.
[Chelsea] Okay. Thank you.
Yeah. You did good.
- [Chelsea] The potential... - [Dexter] Mmm-hmm.
with these two women that I've picked,
it's pretty big.
You know, I wasn't on board before.
I know, this is a big step, I'm excited.
- Yeah, I'm in it. I'm in it. - New chapter.
I'm in it now, I can't wait to talk to 'em
- and find out more about 'em. - [Chelsea] Yeah.
[upbeat music playing]
I've been trying to get in contact with Arlette
to, like, actually have a phone call with her.
It hasn't been going right.
It hasn't been going, you know,
but she's telling me this,
because she's in disciplinary too.
So I guess she hasn't been doing good.
So it's, kind of, like punishment.
So, she can't really talk at certain times.
She just sent me a message saying,
"Hey, I'm bumped up for the same thing again,
but I got a last warning.
So I need to stop.
When do you think next time we could call,
it could be tomorrow? I'm out at 2:00."
So, I guess, around 2:00 tomorrow,
that's when I can call her because...
I'm just trying to talk to you, girl,
like, come on now.
But, you know, whatever she's doing,
she got to calm down,
you know what I'm saying?
We'll see.
What's up, y'all?
So, today is Monday
and we are down to three days.
We look so cute.
So, anyways, me and Brey's mom,
we're just been having like...
[bleep] like, we've been having a merry-go-round.
A while back,
me and him talked and he wanted me
to come get him, just me
and us to share the ride home
and everything like that together.
Flash forward
his moms wants to come up there
with me to get him.
And I was, like, "Hell, no."
I've been there through this entire thing,
almost five [bleep] years
and I've earned that moment.
I'm sorry.
I can't, I just can't.
It is mind-blowing.
All right, you guys, talk to you later.
[upbeat music playing]
Oh, let's look at this guy.
He's new.
My name Stephan, I get out on Valentine's Day.
[Chelsea] Valentine's Day, really?
See, Stephan's a little sweetie now.
Hmm, I get butterflies matching people,
especially when I know that there's a love connection.
It's a great feeling to know that you're helping somebody
potentially find the person
they're supposed to be with in life.
So I was going through video submissions
and came across Michael.
This the trials for Love Island?
[Chelsea] Michael's 32-years-old
and he's in there on a robbery conviction.
Hit me up.
I'm looking for a little shawty.
I got, like, 90 days left.
Been locked up five years, hit me up.
[Chelsea] I set up a video visit with Michael
so that I can see if he's going to be a good match
with any of the clients.
It's exciting.
Hello.
Hey, what's up? I see you.
[Chelsea] How are you?
I'm good. So you're the infamous matchmaker, huh?
That's me.
Yeah. How you doing?
I'm good. I'm just trying to figure out what you're about.
Tell me about the matchmaking.
Oh, okay. You're ready to jump into it?
- Yeah. - You must be excited.
Now, you don't have much time left, right?
[Michael] No, not at all.
Nice. Okay.
See the light at the end of the tunnel?
Yes. Yeah. Everybody talks about you in here,
you're like a prison celebrity.
I guess that's good. Right? Okay.
Yeah, of course.
What's your plan when you get out for you?
- To finish school. - Okay.
I'm in college right now.
I love to work-out so I'll probably be like
a personal trainer.
Now, that I've been sober, clean,
away from the street life
and stuff like that.
I'm just... I'm excited
and I can't wait to live my life free.
[Chelsea] I like that you set goals, you know, for yourself
and that you can see yourself out there
doing big things versus, you know,
falling back into, like, the same pattern
that got you locked up.
Michael is smoking hot.
He's sweet, funny, he's a great catch.
I can't think of a better person
to work with than Michael.
Tell me about the woman you wanna be with?
What does she look like?
You're really pretty by the way.
Thanks.
I hope maybe I can have an option with you.
[chuckles] No.
Michael is being flirtatious.
More Michael than me.
I'm pretty professional.
I would love to get to know you.
That would be what's up.
I think you'd be worth it more than anyone
you can match me with.
Oh, you're so sweet.
You never know.
- Hmm... - Yeah, of course.
All right. Well, have a good day.
- I'll talk to you soon. - You too.
Michael is
so sexy,
even in his little prison clothes.
What am I doing?
I don't need to fall for another inmate.
I just went through this with Manuel.
[upbeat music playing]
What you... what you doing, shawty?
What you been up to?
[Arlette speaking]
[Brey] The difference between, like, talking to inmates
and talking to people on, you know, the outside,
you know, going to bars and everything.
I have more time in the situation.
It's easier for me to plan this out
and just make sure I'm making the right moves,
you know, we're having the right conversations and everything
because on the outside
you have to be quick on your feet.
It is, "Hey." I don't know.
Just whatever line comes to my head
and it could be the wrong thing,
but the prison thing works out for me.
The past couple of days, like, me and Arlette's been talking.
Like, I really enjoyed her, like,
she definitely bringing the side of me,
I'm just like, damn.
I really just wanna, like, experience life now.
Just go out and do all this fun stuff with her
because she just... She brings that out.
She definitely working on me, like, [chuckles] look at her.
Look at her. Look at my baby.
Yes, sir.
I told Arlette, I was just, like,
"Hey, I'mma make you something.
I'mma make you a quick art."
And soon as I went home I went straight to work.
You know what I'm saying?
Right here.
Yes, sir.
[upbeat music playing]
[Brey] I was, like, I'm pretty sure she'll like it,
you know, it'll be something dope.
[Arlette speaking]
I'll take you to the beach.
So, I was like, "We can go out there."
- [Arlette speaking] - You know what I'm saying?
Have a picnic or something.
[Arlette speaking]
- [chuckles] - [Arlette speaking]
We got the flower in the middle and all of that.
[Arlette speaking]
Gee, I'm already painting the picture.
[Arlette speaking]
I'm saying, I was just, like, "I'm trying to see my baby." You know?
We get a RV and start traveling the world and all that.
[Arlette] Yeah.
[Arlette speaking]
[intense music playing]
[Brey] And when Arlette was just, like,
"Let's look at the stars
and, you know, let's do acid
and just look at the stars."
And I'm just, like, "Listen,
I don't know about all that.
I'm not with the drugs and stuff.
Um, we're not doing drugs.
We can look at the stars but we're not,
we're not doing any drugs.
But I'm down for a good time."
[Arlette speaking]
- [chuckles] - [Arlette speaking]
I got you, babe.
[Arlette speaking]
Yeah. Just, like, we can still have a good time sober.
We don't have to do any drug,
any drugs or anything like that.
Kick back with some nice music.
- You know, I'mma... - [Arlette speaking]
sing to you and stuff like that.
I got that deep voice, you know?
[Arlette speaking]
How you doing, baby?
We'll go ahead and serenade you with something,
something sweet.
- [Arlette] Oh. - Something nice.
[Arlette speaking]
Yeah.
[Arlette speaking]
You're already...
I'mma treat you like a queen, girl.
[Arlette speaking]
[Brey] It's like you are over here on queen status.
[Arlette speaking]
- She... Is it... - [phone beeping]
It just cut out.
I have a really good feeling about Arlette,
you know what I'm saying?
She, mmm-hmm, you know, that's my little shawty, you know?
So I know she down for me.
I'm down for her.
[upbeat music playing]
[Bryce speaking]
Bryce's mom is complaining to Bryce about
her not being there to pick him up.
Even though me and her have already talked about it
just being me and she was okay with that.
So now me and Bryce are arguing
right before he gets out
and that's just a bunch of drama
that I don't need right now.
This is your release day but this is big day for me too.
[Bryce speaking]
I'm glad you think so because nobody else seems to think so.
Bryce's family hasn't been completely supportive
the entire time he was in prison,
but the only time that it bothers me
is when people act like
"I was there every single day."
I was the only one there.
It's just facts.
[Bryce speaking]
[Aluntra] But when I say that other people weren't there,
I'm not talking about money or commissary.
I'm talking about emotionally, spiritually,
because prison drives you literally crazy,
like, people kill themselves,
people come out a different person.
So, when I say that I was the only one there,
like, you can't buy that.
[Bryce speaking]
You tell me first.
[Bryce speaking]
- Sorry, babe. You're right. - [Bryce] Mmm-hmm.
And I just want us to be on the same [bleep] page.
I don't want to argue.
I hate arguing.
I get to crying and [bleep].
[Bryce speaking]
I love you too.
[Bryce speaking]
Okay, love you.
[Bryce speaking]
Kiss?
[Bryce] Mwah.
Mwah. All right.
My brain...
is gonna freakin' explode.
Bryce has been trying to keep the peace
between me and him and me and his family
and his family and him and everybody.
Nobody else could've been [bleep] effort.
They put in this much effort over this much time.
At the end of the day, it's about me and him,
me and him.
I'm just so irritated.
We're down to one day left
and it's getting spicy.
[soft music playing]
[Dexter] So, I received an email from Yolanda
and we wanted to set up a time
where we could talk on the phone,
I'm actually pretty nervous because I really don't know
what to expect from Yolanda.
I don't know what her expectations are.
But I'm looking forward to getting to know her
and just see what happens.
Yolanda?
[Yolanda] Hi, yeah, this is she.
Hey, this is Dexter. How are you doing?
[Yolanda speaking]
I'm doing great. You sound beautiful.
[Yolanda speaking]
I love your voice. It's...
- [Yolanda speaking] - Yeah.
[Yolanda speaking]
One of the reasons why I'm letting Chelsea, you know,
guide my love life now is because I just suck at it
as far as, you know, trying to find, you know,
the right person, you know, for me.
[Yolanda speaking]
No, don't even worry about that.
Yolanda has no reason to think
that she's not beautiful
and it makes me feel sad
that she feels that way
because she is very pleasing,
you know, on the eyes.
So... and she really shouldn't.
I'm 58-years-old. So I'm, like, you know,
I'm getting, I'm getting up there in years.
I was a pretty much gonna be reserved to living,
you know, that lonely life,
you know, just going to the park feeding pigeons
and all that, kind of, you know, good stuff, right?
[Yolanda] Oh.
[Dexter] And then Chelsea came along
with this great, you know, plan and, you know, program.
And I said, "Well, let me go ahead and just, you know,
let somebody I trust,
- you know, guide..." - [Yolanda] Yeah.
"you know, the rest of my love life from this point,
you know, forward because I suck at it."
[Yolanda speaking]
- Yes. - [Yolanda] You know?
[Yolanda speaking]
[Dexter] Yolanda is revealing about
what she's going through.
She just cut straight to the chase.
It's a gut feeling that she is 100% real
in who she is.
But because of past bad relationships
I'm very timid about being vulnerable again.
[Yolanda speaking]
All right. You have a blessed day, too.
- [Yolanda speaking] - All right. Bye-bye.
[Yolanda speaking]
She sounds good.
[upbeat music playing]
[woman speaking]
[Michael speaking]
[Chelsea] Michael is quickly turning
into one of my favorite people.
[Michael speaking]
Hello. What are you doing?
[Michael speaking]
Playing spades with murderers and hustlers?
[Michael speaking]
[Chelsea] I think I'm a pretty good
judge of character for the most part.
Like, obviously, like, a few people in my past
I have not judged correctly.
[Michael speaking]
Wait, are you saying I'm naive?
- [Michael speaking] - Okay.
He's sweet, we have great conversations.
He's helpful with me with my business
giving me advice
and he's a really good friend.
You think that the guys
that are in there are truly looking for love,
the ones that I'm trying to match up?
How do I tell the difference between the ones
that are just, like, looking to use someone
or the ones that are, like, genuine?
Michael is like my inside scoop.
It's nice having somebody on the inside. [chuckles]
[Michael speaking]
Oh, there's an idea.
- I should hire you. - [Michael] Yeah.
[Michael speaking]
When are you gonna be available to interview?
[Michael speaking]
Oh, yeah?
[Michael speaking]
Aww, I'm like the sunshine?
- [Michael speaking] - [Chelsea chuckles]
You're like sunshine, too, though, for real.
I have been dragging my feet
on matching Michael with anyone.
He hasn't asked about it. He hasn't brought it up
and I think it's because
I am occupying his time.
So, are you gonna play spades for the rest of the night?
[Michael speaking]
Oh, okay. You get counseling?
I like having Michael
to myself.
I feel like I would rather spend my time
talking to Michael than anybody else.
If there was a potential
for me to match myself with Michael I would.
Okay, sweetheart, I'll talk to you later.
- [Michael speaking] - All right. Bye.
[upbeat music playing]
I am headed to pick up Bryce.
After four whole years,
he gets out in, like, an hour.
Finally.
It's crazy.
[soft music playing]
[Aluntra] I really still don't believe...
Like, it still feels...
Like, I feel like I'm dreaming.
Today is the first day
of the rest of our lives.
Sounds corny but it's for real, like,
it's okay to think about when I...
Like, when I go to bed tonight
he's gonna be there.
When I wake up, he's gonna be there.
Our whole relationship,
we're about to get to know each other
on a whole new level and I'm excited.
I hope I don't cry
when he comes out because I feel like
I'm getting emotional already.
[soft music playing]
[Aluntra speaking]
[dramatic music playing]
[Brey] Yo, what's good?
- [Jacob] What's up, Brey? - [Brey] Hey.
So, I'm taking me and my boys, Jacob and Marion, out here
because I have some news for them.
I wanna tell them, "Yeah, I like Arlette."
She's winning me right now.
- Do you mind if I go up? - Yeah, okay.
All right. All right.
So, we'll see how they feel about it.
I know Jacob will be understanding
of the whole situation,
but then we have Marion.
He may be, like, you know, "Whoa, bro,
like, this something you really wanna do?"
So, let's see.
- Okay. Okay. - [Brey] You feel me?
- It's all you. - Thank you, thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir.
[Marion] What's been up?
- Hold on. - [phone ringing]
[Brey] Oh. Let me go ahead real quick.
What's good?
[Chelsea] Hey, what you been up to?
I'm over here with your son,
Jacob and Marion, you know what I'm saying?
We over here doing some axe throwing.
[Chelsea speaking]
[Brey] Yeah.
[Chelsea speaking]
Yeah. What's good?
[Chelsea speaking]
I'm constantly looking for new info on inmates.
And anytime I find something that I feel is important,
I'm gonna share it.
[Chelsea speaking]
What? She shot a man?
- [Chelsea speaking] - [Brey] Twice?
[Chelsea speaking]
- Twice? - [Chelsea speaking]
Like, attempted murder-type stuff?
It's really hard to, like, take this information,
just go about it like it's something normal.
She shot a person twice.
I mean, why?
You know, I don't even know how to, like, fathom that.
[Chelsea speaking]
[Brey] That sounds crazy, I'm not gonna lie with you.
[Chelsea speaking]
Right.
This is definitely, like...
- Yeah. - [Jacob] Uh-huh.
So, you nasty on top of...
[laughter]
[Brey] That's nasty, coming at me with the jokes.
I'm messing with you, man.
Some major stuff, I'm not gonna lie.
Goodness gracious, man, that's what.
Oh, I just...
I just wanna get the full story from her.
You know, the human in me wants...
You to listen to what she has to say.
But the bro in me wants you to be safe
- and to be careful... - [Marion] Yeah.
[Jacob] and not get in too deep
with something that you might not have
- any easy out with. - Yeah. Right.
[Jacob] I am worried about Brey.
I don't want him to make a choice
that's going to, like, lead him down
a path to where he's going to end up, like, heartbroken.
[Marion] I'd be damned if I have to hear about
- you ending up... - [Jacob speaking]
Exactly.
Yeah. Because you got to think about it,
she didn't tell you about that
and that's something
that she actually got caught for.
- [Brey] Yeah. - Imagine things that she could
have had happen to her in her past
that she didn't tell you about.
Yeah.
I appreciated you with all of this.
Definitely sit down for a minute so I can...
[Marion] Think about it, contemplate about it?
Yeah.
It's definitely weird hearing that, you know,
she shot somebody, because
we're talking about stuff we're gonna do,
spring break, have fun,
and not have to worry about, like, you know,
what if she goes crazy, what if she has, like,
an episode while we're out hanging together?
I wouldn't want to always be worrying about
my safety, wouldn't want to think
that anytime I get into a disagreement
with a girl or anything, and thinking, like,
"Oh, I could be shot at the next moment,"
- and stuff like that to... - Yeah.
Trying to strangle me out,
kill me in my sleep, ain't no telling it.
I don't know what she's capable of, like,
do you like her enough
to even go through with this whole thing?
I don't know.
I just don't know.
[sighs]
[upbeat music playing]
[Chelsea] So, today, I am meeting Jonathan
to do a little retail therapy and to talk to him
about my new friendship with Michael.
- [Jonathan] Chelsea. - Oh, hi, babe.
- How are you? - Good. How are you?
Good. What's new?
Oh, just, you know, living my rock star lifestyle,
- pretty tired. - [Chelsea] Yeah?
- Hung over? - Hung over.
I knew it. I knew it.
But what's up with you?
You're not gonna believe this story.
Manuel, 100% ghosted me.
[Jonathan chuckles] I told you.
Do you remember Ashley, my friend, in California?
- Yeah. - She set up a fake profile,
messaged him,
and he immediately messaged her back.
Said he was single, that he's just, like...
No.
[Chelsea] He lied about his charges.
- What'd you do? - I cried.
[Jonathan] Honestly, it doesn't surprise me
that Manuel ghosted Chelsea
and was busted as an inmate cheater.
I saw it. It was, like, clear as day.
What are you doing now?
Just business. I'm still pen-palling.
[Jonathan] Talking to anybody?
I am talking to someone.
[Jonathan] Who?
His name is Michael.
He's super handsome, smart, he's from here.
But we're not, like, we're not, like, together.
- I mean... - But, honestly, it's like,
Manuel was, like, five minutes ago.
- And you're just, like... - [Chelsea] I'm not...
I didn't say I was in a relationship.
Jonathan doesn't believe me, I can tell.
Just friends with the potential
to be a couple.
I'm glad I decided not to share you.
[Chelsea] Mmm-hmm.
- [Michael speaking] - Hmm.
I was just thinking about you.
Thinking about kissing your face.
[Michael speaking]
Yeah. I'm excited to make out with you, too,
and other things.
But we can just call it all making out.
We're just really good friends.
Okay, girl. I've said that before.
Chelsea is too afraid to be vulnerable,
to fall in love into a relationship.
So this is what she does to, like, protect herself.
She's looking for, like, the next,
like, hottie that's gonna, you know, make her go crazy.
And she finds them.
He's a really great guy.
What's the hesitation?
Are you, like, afraid, are you scared?
I think it's, like, to make sure of everything
because I just got out of this relationship
with, you know, Manuel.
And now Michael's, like, fully...
- [Jonathan] Do you have a... - the only one in my picture.
like, some sort of guard up?
You don't wanna get ghosted again, obviously.
I don't wanna get ghosted again.
Absolutely, I don't wanna get ghosted.
Who wants to get ghosted?
- Not me. - All right.
But I don't think he would do that.
He's completely different than Manuel.
Like, they can't even be compared.
Okay.
Like I said, this is what she does,
and I've heard it all before.
We gonna see how long 'just friends' lasts.
- Okay, Mom. - [Jonathan laughs]
All right.
[dramatic music playing]
[Aluntra] Waiting outside of the prison,
my mind is fogged,
and I start to get, like, nauseous.
I've just been waiting so long.
I feel so anxious,
I don't know what's gonna happen,
anything could happen.
It seems like it's taking forever.
Did anything go wrong?
Is he still getting out?
If Bryce doesn't walk out of these doors soon,
I'm literally gonna die.
[Bryce speaking]
[Michael speaking]
Officially, I will.
Prison penis means we'll have non-stop sex for days.
You won't hear from me.
I can't wait to snuggle.
I want you to understand something.
I'm going to be celibate.
I thought you wanna have sex?
You've been locked up for four years.
Am I not good enough?
It's been almost, like, a week
since me and Devin have spoken.
He sent me an email,
asking me for more money.
He could be buying drugs.
I wouldn't send him anymore money.
So, when I tell her
I'm now in a relationship with Michael,
my mom is not gonna take it well.
It's more than friends.
Don't tell me this.
I think she's lost her mind.
[Aluntra] Having a kid.
What you think about that?
What you mean?
I don't want my kids to be [bleep] up,
like, you know, you.