Love After Lockup season 5 episode 40 recap: Shonta opens up about True’s infidelity while Daniel gets released from prison

Love After Lockup is a gripping reality series that delves into the emotional journeys of couples attempting to maintain relationships despite the barriers of incarceration. It has returned with an intensity-packed season 5, episode 40, released on September 27 on WeTV, entitled Exes and Oh No’s.

This episode of Love After Lockup promises to take viewers deeper into the dramatic landscapes these couples navigate. Highlighting the joyous but complicated reality of Daniel getting released from prison, then reuniting with his fiancée Bianca, and with Shonta's heartbreaking realization of True's infidelity.

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Talk about infidelity and marriage: Love After Lockup season 5 episode 40 recap

Daniel’s release from prison

Daniel’s journey has been shaped by hardship and a long struggle with substance addiction, which began in a troubled family environment. In a confessional interview on Love After Lockup, he reflected on his tough past, saying,

"My biological father had a lot of conflict within himself, and he manifested an addiction. It really tore our household apart. Seeing that as a young child, I soaked it up like a sponge."

Upon his release, Daniel expressed his elation and determination to leave his prison life behind. Additionally, he admitted about his past, saying,

"I started smoking weed, drinking alcohol, and eventually it led to heroin, eventually it led to meth, which ultimately led me to a substance use disorder that controlled a large part of my young adult life.”

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The challenges of post-prison life

Adjusting to life outside the prison walls, however, doesn’t come without its struggles. Daniel reflected on how his and Bianca's relationship began through letters, highlighting a key moment when he was sent to solitary confinement. He shared this experience on Love After Lockup, saying,

“24 days into our correspondence, I got sent to the hole. It was really a breaking point. I was very low on myself, and I asked her to marry me because I was afraid to lose her.”

Despite their close bond, Bianca’s anxieties about their future together surfaced as she wanted to expedite their plans for marriage and family, a timeline Daniel finds pressing. Highlighting the pressures that freedom now brings to their relationship, he admitted,

“When I proposed to Bianca in prison, looking back, it was very foolish of me to do that. And now she is expecting me to rush that ball. I'm not ready to get married yet, no.”

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Shonta’s confrontation with True’s infidelity

Parallel to Daniel’s story, Shonta faced her own emotional turmoil as she grappled with True’s infidelity. True's betrayal was defined by actions Shonta cannot overlook. She expressed her sentiments clearly, saying,

"You're trying to work on something in my world and you've been working on something. That's cheating...If you're hiding it, it's cheating. If you're lying about it, it's cheating."

The strain came to a head when Shonta discovered True’s belongings left in their car after having broken up the previous night. The weakening of trust left Shonta feeling betrayed and contemplating her future away from True. She was in total shock and dismay, stating,

"I literally tell people that I'm married just for people to leave me alone. I should have knew it wasn't going to work. On top of that, I'm still praying about this man. Like... I just felt like I should have known."

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True’s perspective and the aftermath

True's reactions shifted between defensiveness and regret as he faced infidelity accusations. He challenged Shonta but admitted their ongoing issues. Despite the tension, Shonta made a significant decision for her well-being. In a Love After Lockup confessional, she considered ending the relationship for good.

"True definitely could have had a life for me and his kids, but honestly I'm thinking about changing my number, not saying when nobody's born, and just literally walking away with no contact for good.”

True, on the other hand, grappled with the realities of their altered relationship, even though he seemed reluctant to fully comprehend the permanence of the separation:

"We are breaking up, but I still don't, I don't believe it though anyway. She love me too much to do that. I believe that was her comfort zone. I need her in my life. She needs me in her life, and that's what it is, we just got to accept that we're going to be together.”

In a candid confessional interview with Love After Lockup, True was confronted by a producer about the swirling rumors of his infidelity. When asked directly if he had been cheating on Shonta, True did not shy away from the truth. He admitted to it, confirming the speculation. However, when pressed for further details, he evaded the specifics with a cryptic response:

"I can't give y’all the sauce."

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Don't miss out on the latest drama and emotional turns of Love After Lockup. Stay tuned to WeTV to see how Daniel navigates life after prison and whether Shonta can find the strength to move past True’s betrayal.