we start with ashley rucker, a florida woman who loved her ex-boyfriend as much as she feared him. and ashley's sister was literally caught in the crossfire of that volatile relationship. springtime in jacksonville, florida sisters ashley and lisa rucker are outside, soaking up the sun when they spot a handsome neighbor across the street. his name? chad absher. >> he was good. >> i liked him in the beginning. he had a lawn care company that i think he inherited from his dad right away. >> it's an immediate connection between chad and ashley. the two begin dating and eventually move in together, but when their one year anniversary rolls around, ashley's family suspects her prince charming is anything but. >> after a numerous times of how did that get on your eye? why do you have two black eyes? i just figured it out. you can only run into so many doors and fall down so many stairs. >> at one point, cops are called out to chad and ashley's home. in the police report, ashley claims she recently left chad and when she returned to collect her belongings, he pulled a knife on her. the off