Emily Simpson

No, that's what I'm saying.

When you suspect someone that you're married to could possibly harm you and to the point where you have a safe deposit box that he doesn't know about and you're putting videos and notes in it, why are you not leaving?

I mean, I don't want to victim blame at all because she's clearly the victim in all of this.

And I don't know.

I mean, there was a lot of conversation around him about domestic abuse and control and things like that.

So I don't know psychologically what kind of control he had over her.

But if you are legitimately scared in a relationship, why are you not leaving?

Maybe she has no options.

Maybe finances.

Susan told her friends that she wanted to try to save the marriage before leaving.

I do think that she did have a very strong faith in the LDS religion.

And I know that family, marriage, children, all those things come first, right?

You know, you're LDS.

They don't for you?

That's true, but I'm talking about the teachings, the religion.

What is hammered into her head is maybe she was not even concerned of her own safety.

It was more about, I made a commitment before God.

I married this man.

Maybe she's hopeful that it can just be improved.

Instead of splitting up, maybe she's trying to fix it, but you and I now know it's not fixable with him.