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Guaranteed Human.

They call from an 800 number.

I didn't know who it was, but I answered the phone.

And I heard you were getting a collect call from an inmate at county jail.

That wave of dread came over me.

You have that decision to accept the call or not accept the call.

My heart sank.

My stomach went into my throat.

I was,

my throat.

I'm Andre Gunning, and this is betrayal,

a show about the people we trust the most,

and the deceptions that change everything.

A few months ago, we heard from a woman named Ashley.

When our team first met Ashley, she was working as a correctional caseworker in a prison and was pursuing her master's degree in forensic psychology.

I'm very in tune with people's emotions and how people are feeling.

I love people.

I will go above and beyond to help somebody in need.

Ashley's a sensitive person.

And the betrayal she experienced was so intense, it nearly broke her.

It's a twisted story of theft,

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