Ep 5. Roommates With Benefits

In Scorned: Love Kills season 3 episode 5, entitled Roommates With Benefits, viewers are taken on a chilling journey into the world of love affairs gone horribly wrong. The episode centers around a young woman named Stacy, who, after suffering a major break-up with her boyfriend, decides to take a chance on casual sex with one of her roommates, Matt.

Initially, the arrangement seems perfect - both Stacy and Matt are able to satisfy their physical desires without any strings attached. But things quickly spiral out of control when Stacy starts to develop real feelings for Matt. Despite his assurances that their relationship is strictly casual, Stacy convinces herself that they are on the verge of becoming a real couple.

Matt, on the other hand, has no intention of settling down. He continues to hook up with other women, and becomes increasingly annoyed with Stacy's clinginess. Feeling trapped, he does the only thing he can think of - he decides to move out of the apartment they share.

Desperate to win him back, Stacy shows up unannounced at Matt's new place, and is devastated to discover that he has company - a beautiful young bartender named Jenny. Consumed with jealousy, Stacy tries to convince Matt to end things with Jenny and come back to her. But Matt has had enough of Stacy's emotional rollercoaster, and tells her in no uncertain terms that their relationship is over.

Distraught and angry, Stacy refuses to accept Matt's rejection. She begins to stalk him, showing up at his new apartment at all hours of the day and night, calling and texting him incessantly. Matt is at his wit's end, and starts to fear for his safety.

Things come to a head when Matt confronts Stacy in a public place, demanding that she leave him alone. But Stacy is not willing to give up without a fight. In a fit of rage, she attacks Matt, leaving him bruised and battered. The incident lands her in jail, but even there, she refuses to acknowledge the gravity of what she has done.

The episode ends with a sobering reminder that love can be a dangerous game, and that the line between passion and obsession is often all too thin. Despite her dark turn, Stacy's story serves as a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks they can control love - a reminder that, sometimes, it's the other way around.