The first of two stories in this episode features Celeste Johnson. In 1995, after three failed marriages, Celeste married multi-millionaire Steven Beard in Austin, Texas. Despite the 38-year age difference, the couple seemed like the perfect match. However, soon their relationship began to deteriorate.

In 1995, 55-year-old Bernice Ahrens was a lonely widow living in Houston, Texas with her two adult children, Hope and Craig. In 1998, authorities say Suzanne met a 59-year-old mentally impaired man named Buddy Musso while visiting relatives in New Jersey. She convinced Buddy to move to Texas so they could be married but the marriage never happened. Instead, as soon as Buddy arrived, Suzanne began abusing him and laying claim to his finances.