About this season
Charisma Carpenter is the survivor of a real-life incident that she endured more than 20 years ago. The actress and two friends were swimming at San Diego's Torrey Pines State Beach in 1991 when they were violently attacked by an armed serial rapist. Carpenter fought for her survival after being held at gunpoint, but her two friends were both shot by the attacker. In the first episode of the series Charisma tells her story in raw emotional detail about what happened that night.
Episodes (10)
1. The Queen's Daughter
Aired 15 October 2015 • 44 min
A young woman is plunged into the dark side of Detroit when a night on the town leaves her stranded on the freeway and in the clutches of an armed gang of thugs on a violent crime spree.
2. Total Control
Aired 22 October 2015 • 44 min
A high-school student is confined to a motel room and forced to work for a string of violent clients.
3. The Last Straw
Aired 29 October 2015 • 44 min
A Texas woman attempts to turn the tables on her captor in order to save herself and her three daughters.
4. Escaping the Arroyo
Aired 5 November 2015 • 44 min
The story of two University of New Mexico students who were abducted by a deranged predator.
5. The Perfect Target
Aired 12 November 2015 • 44 min
With her two young kids strapped in the backseat of her minivan, a Miami woman is carjacked in broad daylight from the parking lot of her local church. And to protect her family, she must do every terrible thing her sadistic kidnapper demands.
6. Living in Fear
Aired 19 November 2015 • 44 min
After escaping her abusive husband, Heather Imming is determined to build a new life for herself and her daughter. But her deranged husband is hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike a lethal blow.
7. The Bathtub Killer
Aired 3 December 2015 • 44 min
Known for raping his victims and then butchering them in their bathtubs, a notorious serial killer is terrorizing the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and 22-year-old Adriane Fields just can’t shake the feeling that she’s next.
8. Written in Blood
Aired 17 December 2015 • 44 min
A stay-at-home mom’s idyllic life is shattered when she becomes the target of a disturbed predator disguised as the boy next door. With rape and murder on his mind, Donnie Russell is a twisted sociopath just waiting for his opportunity to pounce.
9. Getting Away Alive
Aired 17 December 2015 • 44 min
Abducted in her hometown by a sadistic monster, a young Ohio woman endures unspeakable acts of violence and torture. Focusing on her children, she is determined to survive. But the only way she can fight back... is to play dead.
10. Mind Games
Aired 9 March 2016 • 44 min
Jennifer Holliday is driving along a Texas highway at night when she is viciously blind-sided. From out of nowhere, a shotgun blast nearly severs her arm and as she frantically tries to recover, her attacker's reign of terror is only just beginning.