Tata was already a fifteen -year veteran of the United States War on Drugs when she traded a decade of freedom to fight with her husband during the final days of his battle with liver cancer. Tata and Angel, met in a court mandated drug program. The rehab came with an alternative; 5-10 years if Tata left early. A diagnosis of terminal cancer got Angel released and Tata had to choose.

Tata was already a fifteen -year veteran of the United States War on Drugs when she traded a decade of freedom to fight with her husband during the final days of his battle with liver cancer. Tata met Angel in a drug rehab after she had been arrested for dealing to support her habit. She had a long record of drug related charges, so the two-year treatment program came with a high alternative sentence of 5-10 years if she failed to complete it. Tata's joy at having found true love at last had similar conditions. When Angel's terminal diagnosis got him an early release from the program, Tata decided to trade years of her life for whatever time remained with Angel.