something to hustle, unlike the rest of these people out there. gilbert told us he is looking forward to the wedding but must be released from ad seg before the couple can be granted permission to be married. and even though angel has resigned to the fact that gilbert will never leave prison, that doesn t stop her from imagining a more idyllic home life. i daydream about simple things, what it would be like just to make bobby a breakfast plate and bring it to him or tell him, get it yourself, i ain t your maid. i love everything about him. i love his temperament, i love his personality, i love his intelligence, his wit, his sense of humor. i love everything about him. i wouldn t change anything about him outside of one thing, and that would be his freedom. and i sincerely mean that from the bottom of my heart.
and bobby asked me, he says, i love you and i ve never loved a woman as much as i love you. and will you be my wife? i mean, i m crying, oh, yes! and i threw my arms around him, and that was it. angel quit her bartending job, packed up her teenage son and her life in illinois and moved to a small town in alabama where she would only be an hour s drive from the prison. she got a job as a bartender and built her life around visits to gilbert. you ve got to be strong for it because it s not all fun and games. our visits, we laugh and just enjoy each other s time. but when they say visits are now over, you re leaving someone that you love there. and if you can t hang, you don t need to be involved with somebody who s got a life-without sentence, because life without parole in this state?
corrections denied a request to interview gilbert, but angel told us the story of how she first became involved with gilbert shortly after seeing him on lockup. angel had initially contacted another holman inmate featured on the series, sherman moore, who held the job of prison barber. it was moore who acted as match-maker. wrote to sherman and developed a friendship with sherman. it s like you pulled a flattop fade out of your head? is that what you want? but i also saw the segment on bobby and i inquired about bobby, you know, what kind of a person is he? i was telling them all about me drinking that bottle of scope up in west jefferson. sherman encouraged me to write to him. he s like, write him, angel. he said you might hit it off. he says you and him personalitywise are very similar. so i wrote bobby a letter because i just saw something
he says you and her personalitywise are very similar. so i wrote bobby a letter because i just saw something more than what was shown. bobby breaking that window, pacing in the cage, you know, mad. so help me god they re going to transfer me! i saw more than the crazed psychopath. i saw a little bit more past that. i really didn t have what you d call a childhood where you could, you know, be a kid, play, you know. humor and cutting up wasn t all looked upon too good. there was something more to him. i wanted to get to know him. angel received a response from gilbert almost immediately. angel, so, i m curious, why does an attractive woman with a busy lifestyle take the time out
and i m not a trick and i m not something to hustle, unlike the rest of these people out there. gilbert told us he is looking forward to the wedding but must be released from ad seg before the couple can be granted permission to be married. and even though angel has resigned to the fact that gilbert will never leave prison, that doesn t stop her from imagining a more idyllic home life. i daydream about simple things, what it would be like just to make bobby a breakfast plate and bring it to him or tell him, get it yourself, i ain t your maid. i love everything about him. i love his temperament, i love his personality, i love his intelligence, his wit, his sense of humor. i love everything about him. i wouldn t change anything about him outside of one thing, and that would be his freedom. and i sincerely mean that from the bottom of my heart.