As a child, Benjamin Risha believes Tony Alamo when he preaches he is a prophet of God. Although, as Benjamin gets older and realizes that the prophet is a liar, he fears for his life -- because he sees what happens to others who doubt Tony.

When police tell Chris Matechen that his girlfriend, Alyssa Dayvault has confessed, he doesn't want to believe it because that means admitting that he has fallen for her lies and spent years blind to the horrific things she did right under his nose.