Fuentes/Lawson (Season 2, Episode 12)
PREMISE
In Los Angeles California, Lillian Fuentes is a tough and independent
police officer who specializes in homicides and sexual assault. Being in
law enforcement for 13 years, Lillian considers herself a work addict, and gets
up to work at 5:00 AM till 11:00 PM. Due to her long work hours, financier Bill
and his mother Margarita look after the kids Gavin (11) and Dylan (6).
Margarita drops off and picks up the kids from school. Bill serves Lillian
breakfast in bed.
In Maryland, Dawn Lawson lives by the book Fascinating
Womanhood written in 1963, which explains how to be a perfect wife. Dawn believes
it's important for a woman to honor and submit to her husband. She does all
the household chores and when Demetrius comes home
from work, Dawn takes his coat off and serves him dinner. Sometimes she takes his shoes off and clips his nails. Dawn has such faith in the book she hosts weekly gatherings to spread
the word on how to be a perfect wife. The family only have one car, and since Demetrius uses the car to work, Dawn has to walk to the store
if she needs something, which she doesn't mind but sometimes it's an inconvenience. 17 year old Calvin, 8 year
old Jamar and 4 year old Cameron have little independence. Calvin can't
date, go to parties or movies and still has a bedtime. Dawn and Demetrius
believe women should not be police officers or firefighters.
BACKGROUND MUSIC
UPDATE
Lillian Fuentes is now Lillian Carranza and
is a captain at the Los Angeles Police Department. She sued the LAPD after a
naked photo wrongly believed to be her was shared among officers.
According to an LAPD biography about Lillian:
Captain Carranza is a 30-year service veteran
of the Los Angeles Police Department. She was born the first of three children
in Honduras and grew up in various parts of the United States and graduating
high school in New Orleans, LA. She moved to Southern California in 1988 and
joined the Department in 1989.
Captain Carranza rose through the ranks of
police officer, detective, sergeant, and lieutenant working various patrol,
investigative, and administrative assignments throughout the City. Captain
Carranza promoted to the rank of Captain in 2012 and her assignments included
assuming command at Wilshire, 77th Street and Van Nuys Areas, later
transferring to Commercial Crimes Division in 2018.
Captain Carranza oversees the Department's
Financial Crimes Sections, Complex Financial Crimes Section, Burglary Auto
Theft Section, Cyber Crimes Section, Intellectual Property Crimes Unit, Major
Theft Task Force and the Taskforce for Regional Auto Theft Prevention
(T.R.A.P.).
T.R.A.P. is Los Angeles County's regional,
multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency taskforce that investigates, prosecutes and
deters vehicle theft and vehicle fraud on a coordinated and cooperative basis.
Captain Carranza attended the University of
Southern California, completing her graduate studies in The Executive Master of
Leadership Program and she is also a graduate of the Police Executive Research
Forum, the Senior Management Institute for Police, the Supervisory Leadership
Institute, and the LAPD (previously West Point) Leadership program. Captain
Carranza has completed advanced coursework in emergency management,
counterterrorism, and process improvement. She has received numerous
commendations and awards for her police service including the Department's
Meritorious Service Medal for the North Hollywood Bank Shooting investigation.
Captain Carranza has served as Big Sister for
Big Brothers/ Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and served on the Board of
Directors for YMCA of the Valley and New Village Girls Academy. She is a member
of various professional organizations including the Police Executive Research
Forum, the Latin American Law Enforcement Association, the Los Angeles Women
Peace Officers and Associates Organization, and the International Association
of Chiefs of Police.
Captain Carranza strives to promote a
community policing style of leadership that stresses intelligent,
partnership-oriented strategies involving community stakeholders, as well as
various members of the criminal justice system.
Here is a video of Lillian in uniform talking about a robbery arrest.
Here is a video of her accusing LAPD commanding officers of misrepresenting violent crime statistics.
Dawn Lawson is now Dawn Merchant, and she divorced and moved back moved back to her home state of Washington in 2012. She lives in Centralia and owns a dessert and sandwich shop called Dawn's Delectables. Her son Jamar is a manager of the shop and has worked there since June 2015.
In the "about us" section, it says Dawn served in the United States Air Force for 9 years. It just shows the whole show is staged. Here is a picture of Demetrius and his new wife.
Their episode was mentioned in the book The Triumph of Reality TV: The Revolution in American Television. It was pointed out although Dawn lives in the mindset of the 1960s, since she and Demetrius are an interracial couple, they would not have been allowed to get married at the time.
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