(tense music)
- Promise me you're not gonna have anybody in the house.
- I promise I won't. - All right.
- What's up? - Hi.
- How are you? - Good, how are you?
- It's better than a jail cell, right?
Damn girl, you're hot. - I try. (chuckles)
(knocking) - Jason. What the hell's this?
How dumb you gotta be, you can't even hide the shoes?
She's gonna have to go and go right now.
He played you and me for dumb bitches.
We're not, I'm not anyway.
- Of course, I'm worried about her kicking me out,
but as long as I continue to pay the rent,
I'm gonna be okay.
- If you're gonna take risks like that,
what else might you do when I'm not here?
I'm nervous about giving Jason another chance,
but I need the money.
- Jennifer isn't working yet,
but hopefully at the grocery store
she'll be able to help out.
- [Cashier] Okay, 80.99.
- How much are you gonna?
- So, I think I only have like, 20 on this card.
- That's it?
- Do you just wanna wait and I just...
- Yeah. - Or what?
I'm being put on the spot
when I need to be able to survive myself.
- The dead has arisen, huh?
- Mark's been missing for three days.
- So, where are you been, Mark?
- Get away from my room, what are you talking about?
- The behavior is escalating and it's not getting better.
You're supposed to be sleeping here at night.
- Who says that? - Your parole officer.
- Oh my God.
- If your parole officer comes here
and he asks us, "Was Mark here?"
If you're not here, I'm telling him no.
- All right, bet.
- Bet.
- Ashley, Aaron borrowed the car yesterday
and then never came back.
- [Ashley] Oh my gosh. - I know.
At this point, I'm wondering like, is he okay?
Did he crash the car or is he using?
I'm not gonna call his PO, so I'm gonna call his friends.
- Man, this is just like Aaron, how he used to be, man.
- He definitely like, has something he's hiding.
- If he's using, bro,
you got more problems than just your car.
- Oh my gosh.
- That your car right there? - Yeah.
- This (bleep).
- Aaron? - Oh, (bleep).
- Wow, bro. Did you use last night?
- No, no, man. - You sure, man?
Hey, look at me, man. - Hey.
- Hey, look at me. - What?
(dramatic music)
Are you using?
(cell door clanging)
(suspenseful music)
- Are you using?
- No.
Listen, it was one night.
I just went out, I'm sorry.
You know. - Wow, bro.
- Yeah, it was a (bleep) move. Dave's a good guy.
I guess in my head it was like,
"Oh, it's just a small thing, it's just a small thing."
I'm thinking David's coming home,
we're gonna have to chop it up and then to see Ian.
Ashley's like, "Hey."
I'm like, "Oh my God."
- So, why won't you just be honest with us?
- Okay.
So, I got a friend request, like, a few days ago.
And then a message came with it.
She had said she wanted to get together.
So, I got together with her.
- Who's she?
- Um...
- Is that your ex?
- Yeah, man, Lavina.
- Are you serious?
- You know, I wasn't trying to have nobody know.
- So, you guys were just kicking it at a hotel all night?
- Well, I mean, I just got outta prison, bro.
- I mean, I understand that, man.
But you have to understand what we've heard about this girl
from you and what this girl did to you
for the last three years while you were down.
Is she using?
- No.
She's been clean for eight months.
- [Ian] Aren't you worried?
- Worried about what?
- Stress, her triggering you?
- I'm always worried about that.
She's a blind spot, obviously.
- Yeah, you have codependency issues.
- Sometimes you gotta love people from a distance, bro.
- Yeah. - Especially when you're
early in your recovery right now
and just trying to get back on your feet.
- Yeah. - The more stuff you hide, bro,
it brings us right back to addiction, bro.
- The whole situation with Lavina is kind of like,
one step removed from me.
Everybody else has experience that I don't
and I'm kinda lean on them.
But Aaron needs to think about his choices.
I'm not sure like, what's better or worse
for Aaron in this situation.
- Bro, you know, you are a grown ass man,
you know what I mean?
You're gonna do whatever the (bleep) you wanna do.
But like, if you want my advice a little bit,
I think you're playing with fire.
- I do know how it looks.
And come to find out all the meetings
I used to bring her to, she's like, deeply involved
in those meetings.
I was (bleep) impressed.
- Hey, man, that's great and all, I'm happy for her.
Is that the way you think you should've handled it
to this guy?
Do you think he would've understood all this
if you just said what you said to us right now, yesterday?
- Yeah, probably, probably.
- You start being honest with all of us,
to people that you know care about you.
- And I apologize for that, man.
- [David] Yeah.
- Anyway, so- - Hey, man.
Thanks for coming. - You know I love you, bro.
- Love you too. - I'm glad you're all right.
- Love you. - All right, love you too.
It went from a conversation where I thought
I was gonna be able to control
the way the narrative was gonna go
to a fricking confessional tell-all.
- Well. - Hey, hold on, real talk.
I appreciate you calling people that care about me,
but man, real (bleep) talk.
Don't, I mean, don't call my (bleep) people like that.
Just holler at me. - I did.
- Holler again, (bleep). - I did.
- I mean, real talk. - I mean, it's 24 hours.
You know? I'm not trying to spy on your life.
I don't need to do that (bleep).
But if you're leaning on me for something,
this is how I do support.
- I mean, it wasn't a good look for me to take David's car.
It may paint me as some selfish, self-centered (bleep)
but I just wanted to see Lavina.
And I just feel like for one second,
you just need to back up off me.
Let me do my thing.
Now I gotta deal with them. - Yeah.
- And that's gonna be worse than dealing with you.
- Well, it sounds like they love you,
so, what's the worst that can happen?
- [Aaron] All right.
(tense music)
- So far, Jason sucks as a roommate.
He's been sneaking people in and outta the house
when I'm at work, he sits around all day,
doesn't look for a job, and now I have $100 missing.
(phone ringing)
- Hello? - Hi, honey.
- Well, it's going.
I have three sons that are all grown.
Travis is the middle child
and he lives real close to my house.
And I'm thinking that he might be able
to get through to Jason.
I hate to be calling you over stuff like this,
but I have a lot of problems going on with Jason.
You know, there is $100 I can't find.
It's just gone.
I had put $100 in my purse, left it in the kitchen.
Went downstairs to do some laundry.
When I came back upstairs to grab my purse,
the money was gone.
I mean, I even went through the garbage can.
It wasn't in my dirty clothes.
Wasn't in the washer.
I mean, how many places would it go?
- I'm not somebody that likes to accuse somebody
of doing something, but maybe he did.
I mean, I hate thinking that, but I don't know.
Well, you know, I don't need to be at work
worrying if some of my (bleep)'s getting stolen.
I just shouldn't have to live like this in my own home,
stressed out when I'm not around.
The rent money I could make
is not worth this big of a hassle.
And I don't know what to do.
- You know, just start-
- Well, yeah.
My thinking was Travis is the best one to talk to him
because Travis is pretty low key,
but I don't know if anybody can talk to him at this point
and make it get through to him.
- All right, I appreciate it.
'Cause when it gets down to it,
this is my house, it's not his.
(tense music)
- When I got outta prison, I felt great about being free,
but this is stressful as (bleep).
She is very restrictive and she just be doing too much.
Unfortunately, living here is torture.
(phone rings)
What's popping? How you doing?
- Chilling right now, what you doing?
- I don't know.
- It's very important, I feel like,
for me to have females invited to the house
because I was just in prison surrounded around
all men for years.
I'm tired of being around men.
I'm trying to be around some estrogen.
- All right, you're gonna have to sneak in the house.
I mean, you gonna have to sneak up in here.
She's cool people, you know, I'm just trying to get with her.
- I'm trying to look for it right now.
How tall are you?
- You think I'm not gonna catch you?
- Okay then.
So, look, now we gotta figure out how you gonna
get at this (bleep) with a ladder or something.
If anybody knows how to sneak anyone
in or out of a house, it's definitely me.
- If I get caught with a female in Analisa's house,
yeah, she gonna wanna kick me out, but
(tense music)
- Things with Jennifer and I are a little uncomfortable.
Jennifer hasn't helped with any bills yet.
If Jennifer would get a job, she'd be able to help
contribute to the rent, the groceries,
the other bills I have.
So, I gotta do coffee.
She's expected to pay when she gets a job.
(knocking) - [Jenny] Come in.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
- Gonna make coffee. - Okay.
- Ready for the day. - Yeah.
I'm feeling kinda under pressure living with Cyndi.
I believe that I should have to pay my way.
It's just right now, what she's asking for is a lot.
- So, would you be able to help me today
a little bit with groceries?
- Mm, I'll have to see how much I have in my account.
I mean, maybe just a little bit.
I don't have a whole lot yet, so.
I have financial obligations.
Like, I gotta pay for my gas, I gotta pay for my phone.
So, I wanna be respectful of her time and money,
but I thought she understood.
- It's been a little bit since you've been out.
I was kinda hoping you were gonna be
finding a job before now.
- Yeah.
- I mean, that was what we discussed.
- I put in my app for Bigfoot.
I know Bigfoot's close.
- I'm still working.
I'm getting Jennifer an interview
at the Bigfoot gas station here in town.
She doesn't really wanna work there from my understanding.
- I can definitely maybe reach out
to a few other places and see.
In the past, a lotta my jobs have stemmed
from meeting the owners and getting to know them
and them asking me to come and work for them,
and that didn't require an interview or an application.
Have 'em just, yeah, gonna take what I can get at first
and work from there.
- I mean, as long as you're trying, that's the basic thing.
- Yeah.
- I know Jennifer has a lot on her plate,
but I can't cover her cost of living.
(dramatic music)
- Hey, welcome in. - Hey, man.
You think you can help me real quick?
- Yeah, what's going on?
- Two by six, four feet, about this big.
- Yeah. - That and like a,
somehow to lock a door.
Anything to lock a door. - Yeah, for sure, sweet.
Definitely trying to get some ladies up here.
Ain't nothing that's gonna stop that.
- Got a lock right here.
So, we got this right here.
Put this on the door or put it on the wood,
just screw it right in using these screws
and then you can put the lock through there.
Nothing's gonna get through that.
- The mission is to simply put a lock on the door,
see if that works.
If that don't work, next step.
You guys got rope ladders up here, about 25 feet?
- [Clerk] Now, it's pretty sturdy, but--
- This might just work.
Good looking, player.
When I was a kid I remember climbing through the window,
so, I figured a rope ladder would work.
Here you go.
- You want 'em all in this box? - Yeah.
- I asked my girl to contribute to the cause.
- There's your receipt. - Thank you.
Appreciate it, man. - See you around, man.
- You have a good one.
I'ma get away with this (bleep).
And if not, we're gonna figure out a way to get out of it.
Just like everything else.
(tense music)
- [Aaron] Gotta get your beach bod going.
- Right, it is summer.
So, it's been a few days since the incident
when Aaron took the car.
Had to cancel all driving privileges
and it's a little tense for then,
but we getting where we need to be.
Well, I just gotta, you know, get moving again.
- You need some (bleep) steps.
- It's been a whirlwind, you know, but I'm excited
to get back focused on criminal justice reform
and a lot of the things we were talking about
when he was in prison.
- So, I like to throw a little lower abs in.
- Okay.
I don't even know what that is.
- Just some high knees.
- So, I've been thinking
that we've been doing pretty good in the house.
- Yeah.
Definitely.
- You know, I've been getting some calls from people
trying to figure out housing.
And I was wondering about,
we might wanna interview someone else to move in?
- Like, you talking about this year?
- We'd maybe meet them in the next couple days
and then figure out, you know,
if they'd be a good fit or not.
- So, where are they coming from?
- They've been apparently out for like,
a couple months, maybe, of prison.
- Okay.
- But they're trying to figure out a place to land.
- I'm gonna be real honest, man.
That's not really what I signed up for.
You know, Dave's telling me that he wants to
move another guy into the house, and it's not my house,
I can't tell him no.
However, I'm not gonna jeopardize what I have going
for him to save the world one inmate at a time.
Real blunt, man, it's not, "Don't do for them
what you've done for me," it's not that.
- Yeah, yeah. - It's kinda like,
I'd like to get my bearings and get our situation going on
before I introduce a new dynamic, you know.
- I do understand why Aaron's not thrilled about the idea.
But like, at this point, people in prison
are like a core part of my community,
so, opening my home is a way of caring about this community
that I'm a part of.
I'm still kinda figuring out how to best do this.
- Right. - But I am sure
I wanna be in a situation where more people can live here.
- It's admirable, but if you're asking me,
I'm like, (bleep) no, not yet.
I gotta be super selfish.
(bleep) they're homeless for a reason.
- But- - And I think-
- Yeah, it's real people's lives though,
it's not a game. - Right.
- Aaron does have a right to be frustrated.
Aaron's had to live things I haven't
and I think that's valuable,
but he's less hopeful about what's possible.
- My vote is a no.
These (bleep) will take advantage of you.
In my mess, I'd have took advantage.
You know, I put a lot of work in my sobriety.
I haven't felt any urges to use yet,
but they're not that far off, they can't be.
And I'm not saying somebody else with drug charges is bad,
but I do know, I go back to prison,
the bridges I'm building get burned down
and who knows when the last time that bridge would be built.
It would possibly be the last time for my daughter
and that's life or death.
So, I'll throw a (bleep) tweaker off the (bleep) deck
before I let him (bleep) with my (bleep).
(tense music)
- Right now, I'm trying to sneak this piece of wood
and this rope ladder
- All right, how's it going? - It's going cool.
What's going on, man? - You all right?
- Yeah, I'm straight. - All right, all right.
- Where's Analisa? - Somewhere, I have no idea.
What's that noise? What's that going on?
Shh, this is...
I don't know what I was thinking,
this (bleep) doing too much.
Last thing I wanna see is Analisa come through that door
when I'm trying to get some.
They can't get through there with that.
That's gonna work.
(suspenseful music)
Man, (bleep), I don't know if this is gonna work.
This might work.
It stays.
(tense music)
- I finally decided to call my son Travis.
- Trav. - Hey, how's it going?
- I'm not sure Jason will listen to my son
any better than he's listened to me, but I mean,
it's worth a try and it's his last chance.
Thanks for coming over. - Yeah, of course.
- Maybe he can talk to Jason, mediate,
get things better around here.
(knocking) - [Jason] Yeah?
- Hey.
My son Travis is here, I want you to come meet him.
- Okay, all right.
- My mom, I feel like she is being taken advantage
to some degree when it comes to doing the things
that she asked him not to do and then he just
blatantly does it, to me that's just disrespectful.
She's doing him a favor by allowing him to be here,
you know, so he can get his (bleep) straight
and stay outta prison.
- What's up, man, how you doing?
- Hey, good, nice to meet you, Travis.
- Jason, man, good to meet you.
This seems very serious. What's going on?
- Nothing.
Mom said, you know, stuff's been going on
that she hasn't really been liking.
So, she wanted to see if I'd come over and we could talk.
- Okay.
- [Travis] Obviously care about my mom a lot.
I don't want her to be feeling disrespected.
- [Jason] Are we talking about something specific here?
- She told me that you've been having people over
when she's asked you not to.
And I'm not really here to tell you what to do
or how to live your life, but at the end of the day,
it's my mom's house.
She did you a favor by letting you come here.
I just don't wanna see her be disrespected
or taken advantage of.
- You know, and I am missing $100.
You know, just poof, it's gone.
I went through the garbage.
I went through my laundry.
It's nowhere to be found.
- I have no idea what you're even talking about.
- I'm not saying you did take it.
I'm not saying your friends took it.
I'm saying $100 is just missing.
- Come on, bro, are you serious, man?
Even when I was a hardcore coke junkie,
I never broke into my parents' house.
I never stole from my friends, nothing ever.
It's disappointing because she must just think
I'm the biggest scumbag in the world.
I feel kinda like I'm in the middle
of an inquisition or something here.
- I'm sure you've been through worse.
- I'm feeling like you brought him over here
to like, put me in my place.
- I brought him over maybe thinking
you would listen to him.
'Cause you don't listen to me.
- Okay.
I was under the impression that we had gotten past it.
But having a (bleep) 20-year-old kid come over-
- He ain't 20 years old. - Yeah, I'm (bleep) 30, bro.
- [Jason] I mean, I got almost 20 on you man.
- I mean, could have a three-year-old
sitting there talking to you, it would make sense.
I think Jason is being really immature.
I mean, Travis isn't as old as Jason,
and Travis is acting like the adult
and Jason's acting like a child.
- I just figured I could talk to you man-to-man,
see if we can come to some sort of a resolution here.
- I feel like you're putting me in a box.
Like I'm, you know? So, what then?
- I just wanna know how we can go forward from here.
- I mean, I'm just gonna go forward, right?
- You know, it doesn't need to get aggressive.
- Listen, you're never gonna tell me what to do, bro.
That's just the way it's gonna be, right?
Like what I do and whether your mom wants (bleep) kick me out.
She could do that but listen, bro,
you ain't ever gonna like come up and front on me.
I mean, what is he here for then?
- Might be a kid, but I ain't some (bleep) punk
just outta prison, bro.
- Oh, wow, really?
I would say that if you have a problem with me,
just come in the door and come right to my room
and then we'll go outside and we can talk about it, right?
- I mean, we can go outside if you wanna go outside.
- What do you wanna do then, bro?
Like, I'm not gonna (bleep) sit- - Hey, knock it off.
Knock it off. - What do you wanna do, bro?
- I mean, we can go outside if you wanna go outside.
- What do you wanna do then, bro?
Like, I'm not gonna (bleep) sit- - Hey, knock it off.
Stop it! - Let's (bleep) go outside, bro.
(indistinct arguing)
- Hey! I'll kick your (bleep) ass, get the (bleep) outta here.
- [Travis] I'm (bleep) 15 minutes away.
- Good luck. Right here, bro.
- I don't give a (bleep), bro. - Come on, alright.
- I don't give a (bleep).
- [Emily] Little tiny, little pebbles on your arms.
- Because I've been to prison so many times
and it's so ingrained in me not to be punked,
not to be talked (bleep) to.
Come on.
- I'm always willing to go back to prison
if that means I have to stand up for myself.
So, I can tell you this, if there's a fight
between me and Travis, I'm going back to prison.
It's just the cost of doing business
when you live the life I live.
- [Travis] I don't know what the (bleep) his problem is.
- I'm sorry, I didn't know that it would go like that.
I thought he would listen to you
because he just don't listen to me.
- Jason doesn't intimidate me at all.
I mean, he just seems like a punk to me.
- [Jason] Punk.
- I mean, I'll go as far as I need to go
to make sure my mom's being respected
and if it doesn't, I'm prepared to do what I have to do
to take care of my mom and the situation.
I'm close by, if it gets outta hand,
you know where I'm at. - All right. I feel bad, but-
- It's okay. - What a loser, God.
Come on Scrappy.
(suspenseful music)
I'm disgusted by a 50-year-old grown man
almost getting in a fight with my son Travis.
So, you wanna explain that to me?
What the hell that was about?
You can't even talk to Travis nice?
- Maybe I got a little bent outta shape.
I mean, you have to look at it from a man's standpoint, right?
- I'm not a man so I can't.
- And so, I can appreciate your thoughts
that this could just be a nice, peaceful interaction.
It kinda blindsided me.
I felt like there was a threat hanging over my head.
- I just thought maybe you two would hit it off
and he could get some sense in you.
I had no idea that it would escalate so quick.
I don't feel like I blindsided Jason at all.
That's my son, he can come whenever he wants to come over.
You are the one that was hostile.
But then again, Jason, you are the one
that has brought it to this, not me, not Travis.
You give me such a headache.
I have such a pounding headache right now.
- I gotta listen to you and now I gotta listen
to your son too, like, telling me what to do?
- You know what? You would do that
for your mother I would hope.
I don't need any trouble brought to my house.
I don't need anything go missing.
I don't need nothing.
- Come on, bro, don't get me (bleep) fired up.
Everything's going wonderful right now.
- You've given me a migraine.
It just is not worth the headache
and the stress, it's not.
- Why are you doing this, bro?
You're getting me (bleep) fired up
and when I've been calm and trying to answer your questions.
Just stop and move on from it.
It's the one thing you're not gonna get.
Okay, let's just move on, please, Joe.
- Oh my, are you (bleep) serious, man?
Let me know when you wanna move on with this interview.
Do you wanna move on?
Why are you (bleep) doing this to me?
I've been (bleep) calm, so stop!
- Everything was (bleep) calm, bro.
You're not getting it from me, you're not.
- So, paint it however you want.
- It's not happening, bro.
It's not, that one thing.
Do you want me to, are we moving on?
- I don't know, are we?
- Okay.
- Oh my God, dude, let me know when you're ready, man.
I'm not gonna (bleep) let you get me (bleep) fired up.
I'm trying to do this calm
and try to like, answer questions, bro.
And I knew you were gonna do this (bleep), man.
(suspenseful music)
(tense music)
- Ever since Lavina and I spent the night at that hotel,
low key, we've been seeing each other quite frequently.
Hey. - Hey.
- What's up? How you doing?
Look at you. (both laughing)
Yeah, it's been going really well.
We're focused on our sobriety, which is like, first.
- [Server] There's a menu for you.
- I'm just excited to kinda sit back and see where it goes.
I think it'd be really great, you know,
maybe one day, you know.
- So, I've been meaning to ask you about David,
like, what's his reactions of us seeing each other?
- He was kinda freaked out a little bit at first,
you know, wanted to make sure is this a healthy decision,
things like that.
But he called the whole crew and Ashley ended up coming.
Ian came, they did like a Lavina intervention
on me and stuff.
Mainly they were just afraid that I would be going back
to using drugs, you know?
And that was their main concern.
I mean, initially it pissed me off,
but I had to think about it,
and I did see that it was out of love, you know?
- [Server] (indistinct) mocha.
- But I was kind of annoyed at everybody's reaction.
Like, oh, Lavina's just this terrible person
and that was the things I dealt with before.
And this is the Lavina that I knew was in there,
so, I feel like I'm vindicated a little bit.
That actually looks good.
- It is good.
Otherwise, besides all that, everything's good over there?
- Everything's cool, except for Dave's trying to
bring in a new guy.
He's a former inmate, which, you know,
I can't be upset about, but at the same time it's like,
I just left a gang of guys from prison.
I don't wanna be with a gang of guys from prison
on the outside. - Yeah, I know.
- And a lot of the guys coming outta prison,
I mean, they're addicts and they'll manipulate, you know,
to get anything they want,
and Dave's highly impressionable, you know.
So, I think, you know, I wanted to ask you,
you know, maybe you should move in to our house.
- Well, it's a big step and...
- I mean, we've lived together before,
so, we know each other's habits or whatever.
But also, I mean, I know you're in a halfway house
and that's not necessarily the greatest environment.
I think Lavina would be the perfect fit for David's.
I mean, she fits the bill.
She's been incarcerated, she's dealt with recidivism,
she's dealt with addiction, she's overcome that stuff,
plus David gets to check a box.
You're formerly incarcerated.
You are a fricking criminal galore, you know,
so, he's helping the criminal justice system.
You know what I mean?
It's a win-win all down the line. You know what I'm saying?
- That sounds like something I'd do.
- You know, I think David's gonna say yes,
or I hope David will say yes.
I don't see why he shouldn't.
I don't know if he's committed to,
it's gotta be guys in the house or not.
I think I can talk him into it.
But yeah, I mean, there's a part of me that worries.
You know, is he gonna say no?
Or is this not part of his plan and then what do I do?
(tense music)
- [Cyndi] Are you ready, Jenny?
- [Jenny] Yeah.
- Today, I set up an interview for Jennifer
down at the gas station here in town.
I'm ready for her to help financially like I had asked.
How do you feel about working at the gas station?
- I mean, I'm gonna try it.
I'm excited to get a job,
because to get my kids back from my mom,
I need to be working and prove that I am on the right path.
But my last job was bartending,
so, it's not my first choice to work at a gas station.
I'm gonna make the most out of it.
- That makes me happy.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
You're willing to give it a try.
- I wish I would have had more time
to prepare for this interview.
I really don't know what to expect.
- When was the last time you had a job interview?
- Wow, 2018 when I got out of prison.
- Wow, this will be interesting.
- [Jenny] Yeah.
- I'm not surprised that Jennifer was kind of hesitant
about going to the gas station for a job.
Hi.
There's Dave. - Hey, hey.
- This is Jenny, the gal I was telling you about.
- Nice to meet you, I'm Dave. - Nice to meet you.
- Looking for a job.
- Sit down and talk for a bit? - Yeah.
- But I hope she's willing to try something new.
- All right, so, how do you two know each other?
- Um...
I did not expect Cyndi to be in the interview with me.
It's making me way more nervous.
I was recently incarcerated at Shakopee Prison.
I am a recovering addict. Yes, yep.
I was in need of help. - Yeah.
- And our mutual friend had suggested
that Cyndi could help me.
- Okay. - So.
- Yep.
- It is uncomfortable, him asking me about my background.
Are you maybe worried about anything
with hiring somebody with my background?
- Um, I'm not really familiar.
As long as you've learned from your mistakes,
that you moved on from it, that's what matters.
And as long as your demons don't follow you, it's all good.
So, customer service, what does that mean to you?
- Making sure that the customer is pleased
and they wanna come back. - Okay.
Can you elaborate on that at all?
- Well, um...
Um, what's the best word I'm trying to...
Their experience. - Okay.
- You know, having their experience here
and meeting their needs, yeah.
- All right.
- Tell me about a time where you personally
have received great customer service.
- Oh.
My mind's going everywhere.
Hmm, that's a hard question. - It is a hard question.
- I am not prepared for so many questions.
You got me there. - All right.
(Jenny laughs) - Okay.
- I got nervous, real nervous.
Jeez, can I come back to that one?
- Absolutely, absolutely. - All right.
- Um, what questions do you have for me at this time?
- Oh, my gosh, I feel like you kicked my ass. (laughing)
- I know, but you've still got that one question
to go back to later.
- Oh.
I guess that's changed so much through the years.
- Okay. - That I don't even know
what minimum wage is. (Cyndi chuckles)
- I cringed when she asked that.
- Starting out is $13 an hour.
- Okay. - For that, okay?
- Her motive might be to be able to see
how much money I would be making,
so, then she knows how much money she can
maybe charge me for things.
Thank you so much.
- Thank you so much for your time, you have an amazing day.
- You too, thank you. - Thanks, Dave.
- Absolutely, thank you, Cyndi.
- I feel like I bombed this interview.
I don't know if I got the job or not, I wasn't prepared.
(horn honks) - Oops.
- [Jenny] Wow.
(tense music)
- Hey, what's up, Dave? - Hey.
- This is Lavina. - Oh, hey, Lavina.
- Hi. - I'm David, how you doing?
- Good, how are you? - Good, nice to meet you.
How you doing? - Nice to meet you too.
- Aaron's a housemate here, he's not like, in a program.
And there's no rules about guests in the house.
But I'm a little surprised
when he and Lavina walk into the room.
You know, I'm definitely gonna be like, hmm, lemme see,
but I also don't wanna pre-judge her.
I just wanna see who she is.
- Have a good day. - Yep.
- What's up, man? - Doing good. How you doing?
- Doing good, doing good.
- Seems like that's going good, hey?
- Yeah, yeah, she spent the night
and we just hung out a little bit.
- Good to meet her, I've just heard her name, you know.
- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah. - Um.
I was gonna talk to you about some things with her.
- Okay. - As far as like,
maybe having her move in or something like that.
I don't know how you feel about that or whatnot, but.
- How long have you been together now?
- What do you mean, since I've been out?
- Yeah.
- I mean, we're not necessarily together, together yet.
We're just kicking it, you know what I'm saying?
- I don't know, I mean, for me it's more worry about like,
is this gonna distract you from like, where you're going?
- It's really not surprising that Dave wants to
pump the brakes on me having Lavina move in here.
When I first got out, I didn't have good things
to say about her.
My friends didn't have good things to say about her.
Plus, I just sprung it on him
when he saw her for the first time.
Like, "Oh, this is Lavina. And hey, by the way,"
probably not the best way to go about it,
but gotta break the ice and all.
She's somebody who's had incarceration issues,
she's had recidivism.
This kind of goes in line with what we're trying to do here.
I mean, she happens to be a female and she happens to be
romantically involved with me, but other than that,
right now, she's doing really well, working really hard.
- All my information about Lavina is from Aaron.
Having someone move in who you've had
past relationship with that's been complicated,
that's been connected with some of your own problems,
I mean, it's a potential red flag.
My main thing is just the, like the risk involved.
- You wanna move an inmate in.
(bleep) from the joint can be a trigger.
You know what I'm saying? They could come out, slip, fall,
next thing you know, he's getting high.
Next thing you know, I'm getting high.
- Um, let me think on it.
- It seems like he's gonna be vetting people
a little bit more.
But yeah, I think I should be involved
in that vetting process.
I think two minds that come from different sides of this thing
can make a better, informed decision.
And that decision should be Lavina.
(tense music)
(knocking) - Mark?
Mark. (knocking)
I wake up this morning to go to the restroom
and I'm knocking on the door, nobody's answering.
But I hear somebody in Mark's room.
Mark, who's in the bathroom?
- [Mark] I don't know.
(knocking)
- Mark, I hear something in there, what's going on?
I hear a lady's voice.
- [Mark] Yo, wait.
- No, I hear something, open the door.
So, I'm knocking and it sounds like a woman.
So, I'm like, this (bleep) got two women in my house?
(bleep) (indistinct)
(dramatic music)
Mark, open the door, what you doing in there?
Oh, hell no.
Got me about to tear up my house.
Open the door, boy.
Vada, come handle this.
He got somebody in the room and the bathroom.
(Vada sighs) - (bleep).
It's not opening.
- Yeah, 'cause he got somebody in there.
- Mark, open the door, please.
- Quit playing games, Mark, open the door.
I hear somebody in the room.
Open the door, Mark.
(knocking) Open the door now.
- [Mark] What's up? - Oh, hell no.
What are you guys doing?
What are you doing? What are you doing?
And you got a ladder out the, what the hell y'all doing?
- I'm just gonna get my- - She's gonna go.
- Okay, yeah, baby, you gonna have to go.
I'm sorry, he's not supposed to have no company up in here.
- I didn't know that. - And that's disrespectful.
Mark, I'm tired.
Mark, you're foul.
You know, ma'am, you know, I'm not mad at you, you know.
And you disrespecting yourself to have some man
have you crawling in the room to come lay up with him.
- I don't want no problems.
- Mark, who's in the bathroom?
Who's in the bathroom?
Oh, I'm pissed.
(knocking) Open the door.
- Mm, mm-mm.
- Can you get- - No, this is my house.
- don't put (bleep). Hold up, ma'am, what's going on?
This is my house, I'm not playing with you.
- Can you close can you watch out?
- (bleep), I'm about to- - Can you watch out?
- No, I'm not watching out, this is my damn house.
Open the door. - Watch out, what the (bleep)?
Move the (bleep) out the way, Analisa!
Move the (bleep) out the way!
(dramatic music)
- What's up?
- My mom says, "If you wanna come by
and see the kids, maybe we can talk."
I've been waiting so long to see my children,
but my mom has full custody of my kids
and sometimes can make it really difficult
for me to see them.
I'm at her mercy.
- You know, to me, this is just, (knocking)
it's just as stressful as it always is.
Now, who's this at the door?
- [Visitor] Come here and talk to me for a second.
The (bleep) is going on?
- What do you mean, what's going on?
The (bleep) do you mean, bro? Huh?
- [Emily] Jason! Oh my God.
- I wanted to talk about something that I know
we've had a little trouble talking about before,
which is someone else moving into the house.
- This is who I'm suggesting.
Fits everything that you're asking for.
He thinks just filling your house
with formerly incarcerated people is the way to go.
- Like, all I heard was this person's the worst person
in the world, they like, ruined my life.
They stole all my (bleep).
Yeah, I'm not sure about this right now.
- Watch the (bleep) out, bro! - [Vada] Hey, hey.
- I cannot believe that boy brought two women in my house.
- [Vada] Move, Analisa. - Watch out, bro!
Watch out, (bleep).
- Mark is outta control.
I feel like he has to go.
(dramatic music)
(cell door clanging)