Claire Throssell interprets Darren Sykes' overwhelming displays of affection as signs of true love; she doesn't realize that Darren's grand gestures are his way of luring her into a false sense of security so he can control her.

When Sonja Holt's fiancé, Stafford Shaw, starts staying out late, she initially believes his excuses; she never imagines just how far he'll go to safeguard his secrets or the terrible price that will have to be paid when they come to light.

When she was a teenager, Sarah Garone was regularly targeted by an anonymous predator for almost a decade. Each time her mysterious assailant struck, Sarah ran to her stepfather, Gary Hardy. Each time, Gary responded with shock and concern, pretending to be her protector.

Eric Nance expects his sister Belinda to find and destroy his murder weapon to protect him. When she finally locates it, Belinda is torn between family loyalty and doing what she knows is right. Her choice will either shield him from police or betray him.

When Kelly Pletcher heard what her ex-husband Wayne Adam Ford carried in his pocket while surrendering to police, she was horrified and disgusted - but not surprised. The real surprise was that she managed to escape before becoming one of his victims.

When Eric Witte was a boy, his father taught him to protect his family; as Eric's father grew increasingly violent, Eric realized he needed to protect his family from his father.

An extended interview with Gwen Bailey, who married Norman Starnes; she discovered she never really knew him at all; she was his unwilling accomplice.

Questions persist surrounding Cameron Todd Willingham's conviction and death sentence, but according to Stacy Kuykendall, who knew him better than anyone, Cameron is a monster who was guilty as charged and deserved to die.