1 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,300 [narrator] Sometimes, a family needs a fresh start. 2 00:00:08,867 --> 00:00:10,533 [Kim] Great job, guys. 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:11,634 Oh, great catch. 4 00:00:11,634 --> 00:00:13,734 [Becky] They were pretty friendly with everybody. 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,266 [narrator] But when lifestyles clash everyone suffers. 6 00:00:16,266 --> 00:00:18,066 You think we're pieces of crap! 7 00:00:18,066 --> 00:00:19,900 You said it, not me. 8 00:00:20,266 --> 00:00:21,266 [Christina] Stop it! 9 00:00:21,266 --> 00:00:22,667 [Kim] It made the feud worse. 10 00:00:22,667 --> 00:00:24,133 It made the anxiety worse. 11 00:00:25,467 --> 00:00:27,100 He's a perv! 12 00:00:28,367 --> 00:00:32,033 At that point Kenneth felt like he needed 13 00:00:32,100 --> 00:00:35,266 to defend his name and defend his family. 14 00:00:35,266 --> 00:00:36,333 [Kenneth] You stay away from my daughter 15 00:00:36,333 --> 00:00:38,634 and turn that stupid music down while you're at it. 16 00:00:38,700 --> 00:00:39,500 You wanna be a sick [bleep]. 17 00:00:39,500 --> 00:00:41,233 I'm gonna show you a sick [bleep]. 18 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:42,000 [spits] 19 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,967 [Christina] She spits on me! 20 00:00:43,967 --> 00:00:45,567 The woman spit on me. 21 00:00:45,567 --> 00:00:46,667 [sirens blaring] 22 00:00:46,667 --> 00:00:49,166 I don't think anyone in this neighborhood 23 00:00:49,166 --> 00:00:52,433 expected things to escalate the way that they did. 24 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:53,767 [officer] Copy 911. 25 00:00:53,767 --> 00:00:55,767 [woman] I hope somebody comes pretty soon. 26 00:00:55,767 --> 00:00:57,634 Somebody's gonna get killed. 27 00:00:57,700 --> 00:00:59,133 -[gunshot] -[woman 1] Good to see you. 28 00:00:59,767 --> 00:01:01,300 [woman speaking indistinctly] 29 00:01:01,867 --> 00:01:03,033 [man] I know what you did. 30 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:03,934 [gunshot] 31 00:01:03,934 --> 00:01:05,367 [woman] Stay out of my neighborhood! 32 00:01:05,367 --> 00:01:06,533 [man 2] Stay away from my wife! 33 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:07,834 On the ground now! 34 00:01:07,900 --> 00:01:10,533 -[woman screams] -[gunshot] 35 00:01:15,567 --> 00:01:17,166 [narrator] This small midwestern city 36 00:01:17,166 --> 00:01:19,900 is working hard to restore itself to former glory. 37 00:01:21,300 --> 00:01:23,467 Flint is one of those cities 38 00:01:23,467 --> 00:01:25,567 that has a bad rap. 39 00:01:25,567 --> 00:01:28,634 But it has a lot of heart. 40 00:01:28,700 --> 00:01:31,133 The people want to make their city better 41 00:01:32,667 --> 00:01:34,900 and the community always comes together. 42 00:01:39,367 --> 00:01:40,867 -[Amber] Crap. -[Kim] It's okay. 43 00:01:40,867 --> 00:01:42,900 I got it. Nothing's broken. 44 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,066 [narrator] This little house on Starkweather street 45 00:01:46,066 --> 00:01:48,033 is now home to a big family. 46 00:01:48,100 --> 00:01:49,567 [Arianna] Mom. 47 00:01:49,567 --> 00:01:51,066 She's not giving me the room I want. 48 00:01:51,066 --> 00:01:52,367 I want it, I'm younger. 49 00:01:52,367 --> 00:01:54,000 Girls, girls, we talked about this. 50 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:55,634 Okay, please go inside. 51 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:58,467 [narrator] Young couple Kim and Amber Perryman 52 00:01:58,467 --> 00:01:59,934 have moved to this neighborhood 53 00:02:00,066 --> 00:02:00,967 with their two daughters 54 00:02:00,967 --> 00:02:03,200 to escape the grittier side of town. 55 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,100 [Kim] We were more than excited to move in. 56 00:02:06,100 --> 00:02:08,100 It was definitely a fresh start for us. 57 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,967 [Amber] I thought that buying the house 58 00:02:11,967 --> 00:02:13,934 would be a big step for us. 59 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,033 [narrator] Amber's mother Tammy 60 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:16,867 joins them in their new home. 61 00:02:16,867 --> 00:02:19,367 I moved over there to help them with the kids. 62 00:02:19,367 --> 00:02:22,734 [narrator] They also take in their good friend, Joseph. 63 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,100 [Shirley] For Joseph, coming to live with the Perrymans 64 00:02:25,100 --> 00:02:28,066 they were offering him a place that he can 65 00:02:28,066 --> 00:02:29,667 be, like, rent free. 66 00:02:29,667 --> 00:02:32,300 [Joseph] Why don't you give one of them my room? 67 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,800 I, I can sleep on the couch. 68 00:02:35,266 --> 00:02:36,600 [Tammy] Move yourself. Joseph, 69 00:02:37,100 --> 00:02:38,400 you need your own room. 70 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,400 The girls will figure it out. 71 00:02:40,967 --> 00:02:42,667 [Kim] If I could describe Joseph 72 00:02:42,667 --> 00:02:45,166 I would've to literally compare him to a teddy bear. 73 00:02:45,166 --> 00:02:47,200 He's just so, he's sweet. 74 00:02:47,767 --> 00:02:49,133 [Amber] Look a that house. 75 00:02:49,767 --> 00:02:51,133 So nice. 76 00:02:52,667 --> 00:02:54,433 Just wait until ours gets done up. 77 00:02:59,567 --> 00:03:00,700 [Christina] Yeah, that's my girl. 78 00:03:01,767 --> 00:03:03,467 [narrator] Across the street from the Perrymans 79 00:03:03,467 --> 00:03:06,266 factory workers Kenneth and Christina Brett 80 00:03:06,266 --> 00:03:08,233 have been living in their home for years 81 00:03:08,967 --> 00:03:09,934 raising their daughters, 82 00:03:09,934 --> 00:03:13,133 11-year old Paige and 21-year old Cici. 83 00:03:14,767 --> 00:03:16,200 [Becky] Christina is... 84 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,033 our neighbor and a very, 85 00:03:19,700 --> 00:03:21,567 good friend of mine. 86 00:03:21,567 --> 00:03:23,700 They were pretty friendly with everybody. 87 00:03:27,100 --> 00:03:28,133 [Kenneth] Hey, you got it. 88 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:29,634 That's my girl. 89 00:03:30,900 --> 00:03:32,500 Cici, you coming out? 90 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:36,600 She's still moody. 91 00:03:37,667 --> 00:03:39,400 That's what happens after a break-up. 92 00:03:40,567 --> 00:03:41,834 Oh, she'll get over it. 93 00:03:51,066 --> 00:03:53,133 -[Paige] Thanks. -[Tammy] You're welcome. 94 00:03:54,100 --> 00:03:55,700 That place is gonna be packed. 95 00:03:56,500 --> 00:03:57,967 [Kim] Neighbors kinda kept to themselves. 96 00:03:57,967 --> 00:04:01,000 They'd, you know, a nice little, "Hey." 97 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,667 [narrator] It won't be long before a little "Hey" between the families 98 00:04:04,667 --> 00:04:06,433 becomes a little hell. 99 00:04:06,500 --> 00:04:07,934 Turn that stupid music down. 100 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,467 You won't get away with this. 101 00:04:09,467 --> 00:04:11,734 They never shut up! 102 00:04:15,667 --> 00:04:16,934 [Kim] They had a nice house. 103 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,000 They had a nice yard. 104 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,233 You could tell it was very well taken care of. 105 00:04:21,500 --> 00:04:22,667 [narrator] Kenneth and Christina 106 00:04:22,667 --> 00:04:24,266 enjoy working on their property. 107 00:04:24,266 --> 00:04:25,533 [Kim] Oh. [laughs] 108 00:04:25,533 --> 00:04:27,967 [narrator] But the Perrymans are too busy raising a family 109 00:04:27,967 --> 00:04:29,533 to worry about landscaping. 110 00:04:30,867 --> 00:04:31,934 [Kim] Great job, guys. 111 00:04:32,700 --> 00:04:33,934 Oh, great catch. 112 00:04:35,266 --> 00:04:38,266 Raising girls is a handful. 113 00:04:38,266 --> 00:04:40,734 They fight over, 'Whose shirt it is?" 114 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:42,066 "Whose got the brush? 115 00:04:42,066 --> 00:04:44,967 That's my bathing suit. That's my Barbie doll." 116 00:04:44,967 --> 00:04:47,533 And they always left their toys outside. 117 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,233 But they were typical kids. 118 00:04:49,300 --> 00:04:51,100 They left stuff everywhere. 119 00:04:51,100 --> 00:04:52,400 You got this. 120 00:04:55,166 --> 00:04:56,233 [Christina] Oh, come on. 121 00:04:56,233 --> 00:04:58,333 Remember what it's like when the girls were young? 122 00:04:58,400 --> 00:04:59,634 [Kim laughing] 123 00:04:59,634 --> 00:05:03,133 Well, at least we kept garbage in the house or the backyard. 124 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:05,700 Catch! 125 00:05:10,166 --> 00:05:13,200 I felt like Kenneth was uptight. I did. 126 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:17,100 I felt like Kenneth thought he was better than us. 127 00:05:18,667 --> 00:05:19,900 Hey, heads up. 128 00:05:24,900 --> 00:05:26,433 Sorry, I thought you'd catch it. 129 00:05:28,467 --> 00:05:29,867 [Kim] Joseph, 130 00:05:29,867 --> 00:05:31,433 take the girls in for lunch. 131 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,600 Hey, Kenneth. Wait up. 132 00:05:39,166 --> 00:05:40,433 Go easy on him. 133 00:05:41,266 --> 00:05:42,467 He's really shy. 134 00:05:42,467 --> 00:05:44,967 He has a bit of learning disability. 135 00:05:44,967 --> 00:05:47,800 And, it takes him a while to find the words. 136 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,033 He had a delay in his reaction. 137 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:53,734 He had a speech impediment. He had a learning disability. 138 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,433 So, we were very, very protective over Joseph. 139 00:05:56,700 --> 00:05:58,000 So what? He's 20? 140 00:05:59,567 --> 00:06:01,934 [Kim] I felt he was very rude. 141 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:11,734 [Amber] What is it? 142 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,400 This guy across the street is a bit of a jerk. 143 00:06:14,700 --> 00:06:15,800 What'd he say? 144 00:06:16,367 --> 00:06:19,300 [sighs] Nevermind. It'll be fine. 145 00:06:22,567 --> 00:06:25,567 Better to just leave the situation alone. 146 00:06:25,567 --> 00:06:27,967 It wasn't gonna do nothing but cause more problems. 147 00:06:27,967 --> 00:06:30,233 [indistinct chatter] 148 00:06:34,867 --> 00:06:36,967 [narrator] Nevertheless, the Perrymans' noise 149 00:06:36,967 --> 00:06:39,400 remains a constant thorn for their neighbors. 150 00:06:40,667 --> 00:06:42,900 [indistinct chatter] 151 00:06:44,667 --> 00:06:46,000 Geez. 152 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,367 [Amanda] The kids are outside. 153 00:06:48,367 --> 00:06:49,867 They're yelling, they're playing. 154 00:06:49,867 --> 00:06:51,834 It's just a lot of commotion. 155 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:54,767 And, that's something that the Bretts weren't used to. 156 00:06:54,767 --> 00:06:56,233 [kids screaming] 157 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:57,867 [sighs softly] 158 00:06:57,867 --> 00:07:00,900 [Tammy] They just wanted to be kids and have fun. 159 00:07:02,367 --> 00:07:03,533 [Amber] Careful. 160 00:07:04,900 --> 00:07:06,533 Don't go in the street, okay? 161 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:08,667 [Tammy] It's not like they were troublemakers or anything. 162 00:07:08,667 --> 00:07:10,300 They were little girls. 163 00:07:11,767 --> 00:07:13,066 [Micki] Give! 164 00:07:16,100 --> 00:07:18,200 [hip-hop instrumental music playing on speakers] 165 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,767 Come on! [groans] 166 00:07:20,767 --> 00:07:23,300 [hip-hop instrumental music continues playing on speakers] 167 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:26,967 [door slams] 168 00:07:26,967 --> 00:07:28,433 Kenneth, I believe, 169 00:07:28,500 --> 00:07:30,467 is a rock and roll 170 00:07:30,467 --> 00:07:31,700 type of guy. 171 00:07:34,667 --> 00:07:37,033 We listen to all types of different music. 172 00:07:37,100 --> 00:07:38,834 R&B, rap. 173 00:07:41,867 --> 00:07:44,634 [Becky] I could see Kenneth calmly walking over there 174 00:07:44,700 --> 00:07:46,367 and ask, "Hey, man. 175 00:07:46,367 --> 00:07:48,500 You think maybe you could turn down the music?" 176 00:07:49,100 --> 00:07:50,200 [Kenneth] Hey! 177 00:07:51,900 --> 00:07:53,200 Turn it down. 178 00:07:55,100 --> 00:07:56,333 Please? 179 00:07:58,567 --> 00:07:59,634 Hey! 180 00:08:00,700 --> 00:08:01,934 What the hell, man? 181 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,567 Why are you shouting at me? 182 00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:05,967 Amber talks naturally loud. 183 00:08:05,967 --> 00:08:07,667 Would it kill you to ask nicely? 184 00:08:07,667 --> 00:08:08,967 [Kenneth] I asked you five times. 185 00:08:08,967 --> 00:08:10,233 [Amber] Why are you so rude? 186 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:14,433 Kenneth came outside and said some rude things. 187 00:08:14,500 --> 00:08:15,700 Turn the music down! 188 00:08:16,500 --> 00:08:18,133 [Amber] He was just looking at me like-- 189 00:08:18,867 --> 00:08:20,300 But we're on our own property. 190 00:08:20,767 --> 00:08:22,934 I can do what I want. 191 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:27,533 At first I thought, "okay, these people don't like us 192 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,734 or even want us in this neighborhood." 193 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,100 [chuckles] It's my property. 194 00:08:32,100 --> 00:08:33,767 -Are you serious? -No. 195 00:08:33,767 --> 00:08:35,834 [narrator] The Perrymans' music maybe loud 196 00:08:36,367 --> 00:08:37,734 but what happens next 197 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,467 will push Kenneth's family to the edge. 198 00:08:40,467 --> 00:08:43,266 [Amanda] I don't think anyone in this neighborhood 199 00:08:43,266 --> 00:08:46,166 expected things to escalate the way that they did. 200 00:08:46,166 --> 00:08:48,533 Keep your dog on a leash, will you? 201 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:50,634 [Joseph stammering] Shut the hell up, man! 202 00:08:50,900 --> 00:08:52,000 [Christina] Hey. 203 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:53,934 Stop! 204 00:09:02,700 --> 00:09:04,967 [Amanda] Starkweather was a quiet street 205 00:09:04,967 --> 00:09:07,133 and then this new family moves in. 206 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,033 They're playing music really loud outside. 207 00:09:10,100 --> 00:09:12,133 The kids are rambunctious. 208 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:16,200 It's, it's different than what these neighbors are used to. 209 00:09:17,166 --> 00:09:18,533 [Kenneth] Pfft. 210 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,000 -Unbelievable! -What? 211 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:23,500 [narrator] To make matters worse 212 00:09:24,100 --> 00:09:26,000 the Perrymans often host parties 213 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:27,500 for family and friends. 214 00:09:28,667 --> 00:09:30,834 I like to hang with my family. 215 00:09:30,900 --> 00:09:33,333 So, I would have my family over at the house. 216 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:34,700 [music playing loudly] 217 00:09:35,266 --> 00:09:36,767 [Kim] I believe they resented us 218 00:09:36,767 --> 00:09:38,400 because we did have people over. 219 00:09:39,166 --> 00:09:40,066 They're older. 220 00:09:40,066 --> 00:09:42,500 You know, um, they're quiet people. 221 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,367 [Becky] They would always have the driveway full of cars. 222 00:09:50,367 --> 00:09:52,567 So, when they had an abundance of company 223 00:09:52,567 --> 00:09:55,133 they would park out in front of their mailbox 224 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:56,467 on the road. 225 00:09:56,467 --> 00:09:58,266 And that become an inconvenience 226 00:09:58,266 --> 00:10:00,767 for other neighbors trying to get in and out of their driveways, 227 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:02,200 'cause they didn't have enough room. 228 00:10:04,767 --> 00:10:06,567 [narrator] And in a terrible coincidence, 229 00:10:06,567 --> 00:10:08,333 Cici's ex-boyfriend 230 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,266 is a close relative of the Perrymans. 231 00:10:10,266 --> 00:10:11,700 [Cici] Oh, crap. 232 00:10:12,900 --> 00:10:14,567 Seriously. 233 00:10:14,567 --> 00:10:16,033 Amber's cousin, Emmanuel, 234 00:10:16,100 --> 00:10:18,600 dated Kenneth Brett's daughter, Cici. 235 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:20,100 How you doing, man? 236 00:10:21,100 --> 00:10:22,367 [Joseph] Nice ride. 237 00:10:22,367 --> 00:10:25,000 [narrator] Cici is going to be encountering Emmanuel again, 238 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,133 whether she wants to or not. 239 00:10:29,166 --> 00:10:31,533 [Amber] It definitely was a messy, petty break-up. 240 00:10:32,767 --> 00:10:33,834 [Emmanuel] That's, uh, Cici. 241 00:10:36,166 --> 00:10:37,533 [Kenneth huffs] 242 00:10:39,867 --> 00:10:42,867 [Amanda] Kenneth is protective of his family 243 00:10:42,867 --> 00:10:44,367 and his daughters. 244 00:10:44,367 --> 00:10:45,133 [speaking indistinctly] 245 00:10:45,133 --> 00:10:46,967 [Amanda] I think that he would do 246 00:10:46,967 --> 00:10:48,233 whatever he needed to do 247 00:10:48,300 --> 00:10:49,934 to make sure that they were safe. 248 00:10:52,667 --> 00:10:54,567 [Becky] He always looked out for his girls. 249 00:10:54,567 --> 00:10:56,533 Hey, keep your eyes to yourself. 250 00:10:57,900 --> 00:10:59,667 -Hey. -Who's this guy talking to? 251 00:10:59,667 --> 00:11:01,467 I can't believe this. [scoffs] 252 00:11:01,467 --> 00:11:02,567 Kenneth, come back inside. 253 00:11:02,567 --> 00:11:03,600 -No, no, no. -Now. 254 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,066 I'm sure Kenneth didn't like Emmanuel. [chuckles] 255 00:11:06,066 --> 00:11:08,367 Leave my cousin alone. 256 00:11:08,367 --> 00:11:10,133 [scoffs] Cousin? 257 00:11:11,066 --> 00:11:13,233 Hey, you stay away from my daughter, 258 00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:15,166 and turn that stupid music down while you're at it. 259 00:11:15,166 --> 00:11:17,700 -You, you can't-- -Okay, that's enough. 260 00:11:18,166 --> 00:11:19,767 You go back inside your house 261 00:11:19,767 --> 00:11:22,567 and you leave my family alone. 262 00:11:22,567 --> 00:11:25,867 That has nothing to do with these girls and their kids. 263 00:11:25,867 --> 00:11:27,266 Even if they were related, 264 00:11:27,266 --> 00:11:28,800 it had nothing to do with them. 265 00:11:34,767 --> 00:11:35,900 [knock on door] 266 00:11:39,767 --> 00:11:40,934 Unbelievable. 267 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:42,900 I'm sorry, Cici. 268 00:11:50,867 --> 00:11:53,266 [stammers] What's up with her? 269 00:11:53,266 --> 00:11:54,834 I don't know. Don't ask me. 270 00:11:58,166 --> 00:11:59,700 Did we make a mistake? 271 00:12:01,367 --> 00:12:03,233 -Was moving here a mistake? -No. 272 00:12:04,100 --> 00:12:05,834 Don't forget why we came here. 273 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:08,767 [Kim] I don't like drama, 274 00:12:08,767 --> 00:12:11,567 but I also knew this is my home. 275 00:12:11,567 --> 00:12:13,100 We gotta make the best of it. 276 00:12:14,367 --> 00:12:15,900 So long as they stay away from us. 277 00:12:17,567 --> 00:12:18,500 Yeah. 278 00:12:19,367 --> 00:12:20,634 [narrator] They Perrymans are determined 279 00:12:20,700 --> 00:12:22,166 to build a new life for themselves 280 00:12:22,166 --> 00:12:23,600 in the home they've chosen, 281 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:26,266 no matter what the Bretts think 282 00:12:26,266 --> 00:12:27,900 or what they're accustomed to. 283 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:33,467 I think that Kenneth was used to having a quiet street, 284 00:12:33,467 --> 00:12:35,567 a quiet neighborhood. 285 00:12:35,567 --> 00:12:38,934 In his mind, this is disrupting his home. 286 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,634 It's disrupting the street. 287 00:12:40,634 --> 00:12:43,734 [narrator] And it's not just the company that the Perrymans keep that rankles, 288 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,333 it's what they leave behind. 289 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,367 [Becky] It was always messy. 290 00:12:49,367 --> 00:12:52,634 Cans, pop bottles all over the yard. 291 00:12:52,700 --> 00:12:54,433 Papers blowing everywhere. 292 00:12:56,967 --> 00:12:59,367 The debris would come out their yard and blow, 293 00:12:59,367 --> 00:13:03,166 and then it would be in everybody else's yards. 294 00:13:03,166 --> 00:13:04,634 It was one of the worst yards 295 00:13:04,700 --> 00:13:06,500 in that neighborhood, I'll tell you that. 296 00:13:08,467 --> 00:13:11,100 [narrator] Joseph's hobby only adds to the pile. 297 00:13:12,467 --> 00:13:13,900 [cartwheel rattling] 298 00:13:15,467 --> 00:13:18,867 Joseph would walk around and collect 299 00:13:18,867 --> 00:13:21,667 anything that he felt, like, was, 300 00:13:21,667 --> 00:13:24,266 either gonna make something 301 00:13:24,266 --> 00:13:26,233 or he could make something from it. 302 00:13:26,300 --> 00:13:28,233 I called Joseph a tinkerer. 303 00:13:28,300 --> 00:13:29,667 Anything he'd get he'd like to work on. 304 00:13:29,667 --> 00:13:30,834 He didn't care what it was. 305 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,367 [Amanda] Kenneth, I'm guessing didn't feel comfortable 306 00:13:37,367 --> 00:13:39,266 with this young man 307 00:13:39,266 --> 00:13:41,033 pulling garbage out of the ditches. 308 00:13:42,066 --> 00:13:43,900 Don't you have enough junk in your house? 309 00:13:44,767 --> 00:13:47,100 Could you just... [stammers] leave me alone? 310 00:13:47,567 --> 00:13:48,900 Pfft. 311 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,033 Come on, Buck, let's go. 312 00:13:52,767 --> 00:13:55,166 [narrator] The situation gets even more tense 313 00:13:55,166 --> 00:13:57,233 when Joseph brings his treasures home. 314 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:00,600 [shopping cart rattling] 315 00:14:01,367 --> 00:14:03,567 [Becky] He would leave grocery carts 316 00:14:03,567 --> 00:14:05,767 in front of everybody's driveways, 317 00:14:05,767 --> 00:14:07,133 especially the Bretts. 318 00:14:14,767 --> 00:14:17,233 You would literally have to get out of your vehicle 319 00:14:17,300 --> 00:14:19,266 and move the carts in order to get out of your driveway. 320 00:14:19,266 --> 00:14:20,467 [music playing loudly from radio] 321 00:14:20,467 --> 00:14:21,467 [Christina] Do you mind? 322 00:14:35,867 --> 00:14:38,100 [narrator] The young man won't stop his fun. 323 00:14:42,867 --> 00:14:44,867 [Tammy] He liked to modify bicycles. 324 00:14:44,867 --> 00:14:47,333 Tried to make choppers out of 'em and... 325 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:48,567 put a big wheel on the back 326 00:14:48,567 --> 00:14:50,467 or small wheel on the front 327 00:14:50,467 --> 00:14:54,266 or long forks or weird handlebars. 328 00:14:54,266 --> 00:14:56,233 [Amanda] According to the Perrymans, 329 00:14:56,300 --> 00:14:59,100 Joseph was outside working on his bicycle. 330 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:01,033 He was playing loud music 331 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:03,834 and getting into it. And for Kenneth, 332 00:15:03,900 --> 00:15:06,000 this whole setup, it's loud, 333 00:15:06,266 --> 00:15:08,333 it's disrupting, 334 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,000 and to him it's unsightly. 335 00:15:11,567 --> 00:15:13,133 Come on, turn the music down! 336 00:15:14,100 --> 00:15:15,467 [Kim] Kenneth came out, 337 00:15:15,467 --> 00:15:18,200 made a couple of smart comments about his music. 338 00:15:18,967 --> 00:15:20,100 And he would ignore him 339 00:15:20,100 --> 00:15:21,734 and that would make Kenneth madder. 340 00:15:22,367 --> 00:15:24,000 Hey, something wrong with you? 341 00:15:25,567 --> 00:15:28,333 [Kim] Joseph ignored Kenneth for a good while 342 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:32,300 before he finally had enough of him running his mouth. 343 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,300 Shut... [stammers] shut the hell up, man. 344 00:15:35,867 --> 00:15:37,600 Go back in your house, man. 345 00:15:39,266 --> 00:15:40,834 [dog barking] 346 00:15:42,367 --> 00:15:45,033 Buck. Buck, come on, Buck. 347 00:15:45,100 --> 00:15:46,000 [Kim] They had their dog 348 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,033 and it always run over into our yard. 349 00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:51,000 Hey! Keep your dog on a leash, will you? 350 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,600 Come on, Buck. Come on. 351 00:15:57,700 --> 00:15:59,433 [narrator] Hostility is growing, 352 00:15:59,500 --> 00:16:01,667 but the Perrymans focus on giving their girls 353 00:16:01,667 --> 00:16:03,233 the childhood they deserve. 354 00:16:04,667 --> 00:16:05,667 Okay. 355 00:16:05,667 --> 00:16:06,867 -Should we stir? -Yes. 356 00:16:06,867 --> 00:16:08,367 [Amber] And they came to me and Kim 357 00:16:08,367 --> 00:16:10,367 and asked us about a lemonade stand. 358 00:16:10,367 --> 00:16:13,133 They said they wanted to make some money. 359 00:16:13,767 --> 00:16:16,133 And me and Kim was all for it. 360 00:16:19,467 --> 00:16:20,600 What now? 361 00:16:26,867 --> 00:16:29,867 Do you have to put that there? 362 00:16:29,867 --> 00:16:32,667 [Kim] They had a problem with them being at the end of our driveway. 363 00:16:32,667 --> 00:16:33,400 Why is it bugging you? 364 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:34,934 It's at the end of our driveway. 365 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:36,066 They're not in your driveway. 366 00:16:36,066 --> 00:16:37,467 [Christina] It's a narrow street. 367 00:16:37,467 --> 00:16:39,467 You have people blocking the road. 368 00:16:39,467 --> 00:16:42,000 "You got people stopping," so what? 369 00:16:42,767 --> 00:16:44,567 [Amber] They're kids. 370 00:16:44,567 --> 00:16:46,900 -What's your problem? -[Kim] Amber. 371 00:16:47,367 --> 00:16:48,467 Ignore her. 372 00:16:48,467 --> 00:16:51,333 It just seemed like it was always something going on. 373 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:52,400 Well? 374 00:16:53,300 --> 00:16:55,800 Well, what? 375 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:58,800 [groans softly] 376 00:17:02,467 --> 00:17:03,934 [narrator] If the girls' lemonade stand 377 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:05,133 is a problem for the neighbors, 378 00:17:06,867 --> 00:17:09,867 the Perrymans wonder why the Bretts yard sale isn't. 379 00:17:09,867 --> 00:17:12,800 [Becky] Christina had yard sales at least twice, 380 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,200 twice a year. 381 00:17:20,300 --> 00:17:22,467 [Kim] I found it very hypocritical 382 00:17:22,467 --> 00:17:23,667 that the Bretts would yell at us 383 00:17:23,667 --> 00:17:25,767 for a lemonade stand 384 00:17:25,767 --> 00:17:28,533 and you're over there having a yard sale. 385 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:29,734 What's any different? 386 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,300 You guys are both selling something? 387 00:17:32,667 --> 00:17:33,867 [Amber] The girls can't have a lemonade stand 388 00:17:33,867 --> 00:17:35,667 but you can hawk all this junk? 389 00:17:35,667 --> 00:17:37,600 You're a hypocrite. 390 00:17:42,166 --> 00:17:43,867 Seriously? 391 00:17:43,867 --> 00:17:45,233 -Hey! -Continue your shopping. She's gonna go. 392 00:17:45,300 --> 00:17:46,900 I'm talking to you. 393 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:48,634 [Christina] Hey. 394 00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:52,400 Stop it! Stop it. 395 00:17:52,867 --> 00:17:54,467 [Kim] "I'll show you a..." 396 00:17:54,467 --> 00:17:55,934 and she kicked the sign. 397 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,567 I was like, here we go, you know? 398 00:17:57,567 --> 00:17:58,433 Like, here we go. 399 00:17:58,433 --> 00:18:00,333 You need to apologize to my daughter. 400 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:01,567 You can't do that. 401 00:18:01,567 --> 00:18:03,033 [Amber] I was very angry. 402 00:18:03,100 --> 00:18:05,767 I knocked stuff off tables. 403 00:18:05,767 --> 00:18:08,634 I wouldn't buy any of this crap. It's probably infested. 404 00:18:08,700 --> 00:18:11,834 [Becky] Amber was chasing off Christina's customers. 405 00:18:11,900 --> 00:18:13,667 What is wrong with you? 406 00:18:13,667 --> 00:18:15,934 [narrator] Amber's fuse is getting shorter. 407 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,433 And it's only a matter of time 408 00:18:17,500 --> 00:18:19,433 before the whole neighborhood ignites. 409 00:18:19,500 --> 00:18:20,567 [Kim] It made the feud worse. 410 00:18:20,567 --> 00:18:22,433 It made the anxiety worse. 411 00:18:22,500 --> 00:18:25,500 I think it overall made the whole situation worse. 412 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,367 At this point the tension between the Perrymans and the Bretts, 413 00:18:37,367 --> 00:18:39,533 it's been growing and growing and growing. 414 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:40,867 Hey, get back here. 415 00:18:40,867 --> 00:18:43,166 [narrator] As the antagonism between neighbors intensifies, 416 00:18:43,166 --> 00:18:45,133 Kim tries her best to keep the peace. 417 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:46,367 I'm so sorry. 418 00:18:46,367 --> 00:18:47,867 -Did you see what she did? -I'll get that. I'll get that. 419 00:18:47,867 --> 00:18:50,567 [Becky] Kim had come over and spoke to Christina 420 00:18:50,567 --> 00:18:52,066 and her youngest daughter. 421 00:18:52,066 --> 00:18:55,233 And told her that she was gonna replace the chalkboard. 422 00:18:57,600 --> 00:18:59,166 I did pick the sign up and I was like, 423 00:18:59,166 --> 00:19:00,066 "Christina, I'm sorry." 424 00:19:00,066 --> 00:19:02,066 It doesn't look broken. It looks good. 425 00:19:02,066 --> 00:19:04,367 [Becky] The chalkboard was never replaced, 426 00:19:04,367 --> 00:19:05,667 from my understanding. 427 00:19:05,667 --> 00:19:07,834 I'll have a talk. It won't happen again. 428 00:19:07,900 --> 00:19:09,066 I didn't replace the sign 429 00:19:09,066 --> 00:19:10,200 because the sign was never broken. 430 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,266 -Won't happen again. -She better not come back here. 431 00:19:12,266 --> 00:19:13,600 [Kim] She won't. 432 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:18,433 It's just one more thing piling up against them and these neighbors. 433 00:19:19,300 --> 00:19:21,767 [narrator] As the resentment continues to rise, 434 00:19:21,767 --> 00:19:23,367 so does the temperature. 435 00:19:23,367 --> 00:19:26,500 Fortunately, the Perrymans have a way to deal with the heat. 436 00:19:32,867 --> 00:19:35,100 [Amber] I bought a $1700 pool. 437 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,767 The kids were so excited, 438 00:19:38,767 --> 00:19:41,467 they could go swimming everyday. 439 00:19:41,467 --> 00:19:42,333 They were happy. 440 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:45,767 [Kim] Unfortunately, our backyard, 441 00:19:45,767 --> 00:19:47,667 the people that lived there before, 442 00:19:47,667 --> 00:19:49,667 they had major holes in the back 443 00:19:49,667 --> 00:19:51,233 so we put our pool in the front yard. 444 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,033 [narrator] It's a relief for the Perrymans, 445 00:19:54,100 --> 00:19:55,166 but to the Bretts... 446 00:19:55,166 --> 00:19:56,066 Seriously? 447 00:19:56,066 --> 00:19:57,667 ...it's a monstrosity. 448 00:19:57,667 --> 00:19:58,900 On the front lawn? 449 00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:02,233 [Kenneth] You've got to be kidding me. 450 00:20:03,166 --> 00:20:05,667 The Bretts did not like it in the front yard. 451 00:20:05,667 --> 00:20:07,634 They said it was trashy. 452 00:20:13,667 --> 00:20:15,767 You got a problem? 453 00:20:15,767 --> 00:20:18,667 This is my yard. I pay my bills, you pay your bills. 454 00:20:18,667 --> 00:20:20,934 What I have over here shouldn't affect you. 455 00:20:22,166 --> 00:20:25,367 Girls, who wants to jump in first? [chuckles whimsically] 456 00:20:25,367 --> 00:20:28,166 I think that the pool, being in the front yard, 457 00:20:28,166 --> 00:20:30,767 angered Kenneth, because, in his opinion, 458 00:20:30,767 --> 00:20:33,066 it was an eyesore. 459 00:20:33,066 --> 00:20:34,767 [Kim] I didn't really care what they thought. 460 00:20:34,767 --> 00:20:36,000 My kids were happy. 461 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,367 They were enjoying their summer. 462 00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:40,600 [narrator] The happiness is short-lived. 463 00:20:49,667 --> 00:20:51,066 [rain pattering] 464 00:20:51,066 --> 00:20:52,233 [thunder rumbles] 465 00:20:55,767 --> 00:20:56,634 [door opens] 466 00:20:58,066 --> 00:21:00,634 [Kim] The whole pool was sliced open. 467 00:21:01,667 --> 00:21:04,166 Almost... well, I'm gonna say, halfway around the pool. 468 00:21:04,166 --> 00:21:05,467 Just sliced it. 469 00:21:05,467 --> 00:21:06,800 Amber! Kim! 470 00:21:09,367 --> 00:21:11,166 [Tammy] They threw the chairs in the pool, 471 00:21:11,166 --> 00:21:14,867 destroying things in the yard, knocked over the barbecue grill. 472 00:21:14,867 --> 00:21:16,567 [narrator] Even though they can't prove it, 473 00:21:16,567 --> 00:21:18,867 they believe the Bretts are responsible. 474 00:21:18,867 --> 00:21:21,233 It definitely was an act of intimidation, 475 00:21:21,300 --> 00:21:22,900 and they were definitely trying to send a message. 476 00:21:25,367 --> 00:21:26,967 You won't get away with this! 477 00:21:26,967 --> 00:21:28,533 Amber, take it easy. 478 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,233 [Amber] I was instantly angry about it. 479 00:21:31,300 --> 00:21:35,266 My mom kept talking me down, talking me out of not going over there. 480 00:21:35,266 --> 00:21:37,634 'Cause I was gonna go over there. 481 00:21:37,700 --> 00:21:39,433 [Amber in the distance] You won't get away with this! 482 00:21:39,500 --> 00:21:40,767 [women speaking indistinctly outside] 483 00:21:40,767 --> 00:21:42,934 [Amber] I said you won't get away with this! 484 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:46,300 Um, what's happening? 485 00:21:47,066 --> 00:21:48,700 Nothing to worry about. 486 00:21:53,767 --> 00:21:55,767 [narrator] The neighbors deny involvement. 487 00:21:55,767 --> 00:21:59,400 But Amber has a hard time moving on from the destruction of the pool. 488 00:22:00,266 --> 00:22:02,867 [indistinct conversation] 489 00:22:02,867 --> 00:22:04,133 See you. [mimicking a kiss] 490 00:22:06,700 --> 00:22:08,100 What's your problem? 491 00:22:09,100 --> 00:22:11,300 [loudly] I said, what's your problem? 492 00:22:13,767 --> 00:22:15,166 -[yelling] I'm talking to you! -[rocks patter] 493 00:22:15,166 --> 00:22:17,867 Amber did throw, probably not just rocks, 494 00:22:17,867 --> 00:22:20,867 but probably a couple of handfuls... 495 00:22:20,867 --> 00:22:23,166 of gravel out of her driveway 496 00:22:23,166 --> 00:22:25,400 at Christina's oldest daughter. 497 00:22:26,367 --> 00:22:28,233 [Amber shouting] I'm talking to you! 498 00:22:28,300 --> 00:22:30,600 Yes, I did. I threw gravel at her car, 499 00:22:30,867 --> 00:22:32,333 dirt and rocks. 500 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,133 [shouting] Will you leave me alone? 501 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:35,233 -You-- -What? What? 502 00:22:35,233 --> 00:22:36,367 -What were you gonna call me? -[Christina] Hey. 503 00:22:36,367 --> 00:22:38,500 Hey, what is wrong with you? 504 00:22:39,066 --> 00:22:40,333 [spits] 505 00:22:42,367 --> 00:22:43,800 [Christina whispers indistinctly in disbelief] 506 00:22:44,667 --> 00:22:46,867 [Amber] Yes, I did spit on Christina. 507 00:22:46,867 --> 00:22:49,000 Very angry, I was feeling at that moment. 508 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,667 I was just fed up with her [bleep]. 509 00:22:51,667 --> 00:22:53,133 I was just giving them the reaction 510 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:54,900 I think they were trying to get from me. 511 00:22:55,500 --> 00:22:56,867 Unbelievable. 512 00:22:56,867 --> 00:22:57,734 [Becky] At that point in time, 513 00:22:57,734 --> 00:22:59,567 I can only imagine how she was feeling. 514 00:22:59,567 --> 00:23:01,066 But even at that point, 515 00:23:01,066 --> 00:23:05,266 she probably could've started a physical altercation, but she did not. 516 00:23:05,266 --> 00:23:07,734 -[narrator] Instead, Christina calls the police. -[cell phone dialing] 517 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:32,767 [sirens blaring] 518 00:23:32,767 --> 00:23:34,467 They're the nuisance, not me. 519 00:23:34,467 --> 00:23:36,000 I don't know what's going on around here, 520 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:37,800 but you need to take it easy. 521 00:23:38,266 --> 00:23:40,467 Consider this a warning. 522 00:23:40,467 --> 00:23:42,433 [narrator] Police leave without laying charges. 523 00:23:43,867 --> 00:23:45,734 [Becky] Christina was angry, 524 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:47,100 the cops never did anything. 525 00:23:53,166 --> 00:23:56,567 [narrator] This Memorial Day weekend is an unusual scorcher, 526 00:23:56,567 --> 00:23:58,767 -but the Perryman girls are keeping cool. -[uttering indistinctly] 527 00:23:58,767 --> 00:24:00,066 [shrieks playfully] 528 00:24:00,266 --> 00:24:01,433 [giggles] 529 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,033 [giggling] 530 00:24:04,567 --> 00:24:06,333 [Kim] It was a hot day outside. 531 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:07,867 So, the kids were outside. 532 00:24:07,867 --> 00:24:09,567 They're in their bathing suits. It's hot. 533 00:24:09,567 --> 00:24:10,834 -[chuckles] -[girl] I'm going to get you... 534 00:24:10,900 --> 00:24:12,400 [giggles and laughter] 535 00:24:14,700 --> 00:24:16,266 [girls giggling outside] 536 00:24:20,900 --> 00:24:23,066 -Do you see the mess they're making? -[girls scream playfully] 537 00:24:23,066 --> 00:24:25,266 [Amanda] They're being loud and rambunctious. 538 00:24:25,266 --> 00:24:28,667 There's water bottles everywhere, and who's gonna clean that up? 539 00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:29,734 [groans in frustration] 540 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,066 From what we know, 541 00:24:34,066 --> 00:24:37,500 Kenneth comes over and tells them to knock it off. 542 00:24:39,166 --> 00:24:41,166 [narrator] Yet, the Perryman children tell their parents 543 00:24:41,166 --> 00:24:43,000 that isn't what Kenneth said. 544 00:24:43,467 --> 00:24:47,133 [Kenneth speaking indistinctly] 545 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,000 -Mom! -Mom! 546 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,467 [Kim] Kenneth made a comment to my children, 547 00:24:52,467 --> 00:24:54,500 an inappropriate comment to my children. 548 00:24:55,667 --> 00:24:57,266 -Mom! -What's going on? 549 00:24:57,266 --> 00:25:00,100 The neighbor has been saying really weird stuff to us. 550 00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:03,133 So, Kenneth walks up and he tells Ciana, 551 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:04,767 "You look good in that bathing suit, 552 00:25:04,767 --> 00:25:06,600 but you'd look even better out of it." 553 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,233 What? 554 00:25:09,367 --> 00:25:12,467 It made me feel irate. I wanted to... 555 00:25:12,467 --> 00:25:15,967 forget about police, and I wanted to go there and handle it myself. 556 00:25:15,967 --> 00:25:18,033 Don't tell Amber, she's gonna [softly] lose it. 557 00:25:18,867 --> 00:25:20,300 [Kim] "Don't say it too loud. 558 00:25:20,300 --> 00:25:23,767 I don't want Amber to hear it, because it will go a whole another way." 559 00:25:23,767 --> 00:25:25,867 [narrator] But Amber overheard the whole thing. 560 00:25:25,867 --> 00:25:28,333 She's sees red, and you can't tell her nothing. 561 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,400 -[Kim] No, Amber. Amber! -[Tammy] Amber! Amber, no! 562 00:25:31,467 --> 00:25:35,033 And, before we know it, Amber was across the street. 563 00:25:35,266 --> 00:25:36,734 [yelling] Hey! 564 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:38,166 Hey! Get out here, you pervert! 565 00:25:38,166 --> 00:25:39,634 It made me feel like... 566 00:25:40,367 --> 00:25:41,867 I couldn't protect my daughter. 567 00:25:41,867 --> 00:25:43,166 And it made me... 568 00:25:43,166 --> 00:25:44,734 -[yelling] Hey! Get out here, you perv! -...very, very angry. 569 00:25:45,266 --> 00:25:46,467 [loudly] What do you want? 570 00:25:46,467 --> 00:25:48,467 What did you say to my girls? 571 00:25:48,467 --> 00:25:51,233 I told them to pick up their water bottles. They're making a mess! 572 00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:54,667 I do believe that he would never say anything like that. 573 00:25:54,667 --> 00:25:55,934 -You sick pig! That's-- -[Christina] Hey! 574 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:57,166 Listen to me! 575 00:25:57,166 --> 00:25:59,333 I know what you think of us. 576 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,266 You think we're pieces of crap! 577 00:26:01,266 --> 00:26:03,300 You said it, not me. 578 00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:07,533 You want crap? 579 00:26:07,533 --> 00:26:09,867 I tell him, "This is what I think of you. You're a piece of [bleep]." 580 00:26:09,867 --> 00:26:11,734 I'll show you crap. 581 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,634 "So, you want to be a sick [bleep]? 582 00:26:14,700 --> 00:26:16,567 I'mma show you a sick [bleep]." 583 00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:21,233 -She proceeded to take a [bleep] in his driveway. -[straining and grunting] 584 00:26:22,567 --> 00:26:25,867 I definitely, you know, snapped out for a minute. 585 00:26:25,867 --> 00:26:26,900 [Kim] Amber! 586 00:26:26,900 --> 00:26:28,467 -What are you doing? -[Amber continues grunting] 587 00:26:28,467 --> 00:26:29,900 Get back in the house! 588 00:26:31,367 --> 00:26:33,467 [Amber yelling] He's a perv! 589 00:26:33,467 --> 00:26:35,567 We're living next to a sex pervert! 590 00:26:35,567 --> 00:26:37,734 [screaming] Watch out for your kids! 591 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,567 -[sirens blaring] -[narrator] Despite Amber's shocking behavior, 592 00:26:40,567 --> 00:26:43,100 she and Kim are the ones who call the police. 593 00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:45,166 [sirens continue blaring] 594 00:26:45,166 --> 00:26:47,600 I would never ever say anything like that. 595 00:26:47,667 --> 00:26:49,233 Never! 596 00:26:49,300 --> 00:26:51,867 Kenneth denied it. They said that this didn't happen. 597 00:26:51,867 --> 00:26:53,333 I don't know what's wrong with them. 598 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:54,834 You know what she tried to do? 599 00:26:54,900 --> 00:26:56,300 We know what she did. 600 00:26:58,667 --> 00:27:00,834 He was completely inappropriate with my daughters. 601 00:27:00,900 --> 00:27:03,367 [police officer] Look, that's not what he says he said to them. 602 00:27:03,367 --> 00:27:04,934 And we can't prove otherwise. 603 00:27:04,934 --> 00:27:09,200 And you should be grateful that we are not taking you in for your little stunt. 604 00:27:10,266 --> 00:27:13,400 I could see it was taking a toll on Amber and Kim's relationship. 605 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:17,567 [loudly] Happy now? 606 00:27:17,567 --> 00:27:21,233 [narrator] Again, the police depart without charging anyone. 607 00:27:21,300 --> 00:27:24,400 [Kim] I couldn't believe that Amber went to that extreme. 608 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:29,600 I get it and I understand that she was mad and angry, 609 00:27:30,300 --> 00:27:32,734 but you don't handle a situation like that. 610 00:27:33,867 --> 00:27:35,100 [Amber] I was scared. 611 00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:36,834 I was angry, I was hurt. 612 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:40,433 [Amanda] At that point, 613 00:27:40,433 --> 00:27:44,867 Kenneth felt like he needed to defend his name, 614 00:27:44,867 --> 00:27:46,100 and defend his family. 615 00:27:46,100 --> 00:27:47,867 [narrator] With both sides fuming, 616 00:27:47,867 --> 00:27:52,000 it only takes a small spark to set this conflict ablaze. 617 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:55,133 [Amanda] With all of the incidents that have happened thus far, 618 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:56,867 the tension between these two neighbors 619 00:27:56,867 --> 00:27:58,433 is definitely growing. 620 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,667 [Tammy] We had to just kind of walk on eggshells 621 00:28:10,667 --> 00:28:13,600 at times, because we didn't want to get it started. 622 00:28:15,266 --> 00:28:18,333 [narrator] The Perrymans won't be pushed out of their new home, 623 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:20,467 and their new life. 624 00:28:20,467 --> 00:28:25,567 And the Bretts continue the fight to maintain the lifestyle they're used to. 625 00:28:25,567 --> 00:28:30,634 [Becky] Christina and Kenneth was under a great amount of stress. 626 00:28:31,700 --> 00:28:33,467 [narrator] The animosity is peaking, 627 00:28:33,467 --> 00:28:35,367 leaving Kenneth and Christina on edge, 628 00:28:35,367 --> 00:28:38,233 as they set up for a Memorial Day party with friends. 629 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,333 Maybe we should just cancel. 630 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,266 No way. We're not going to let them ruin our day. 631 00:28:49,266 --> 00:28:52,600 [narrator] The Perrymans are also preparing for some family fun. 632 00:28:53,867 --> 00:28:56,400 [Amber] It was like, um, Hawaiian theme. 633 00:28:56,867 --> 00:28:58,467 We had leis. 634 00:28:58,467 --> 00:29:00,100 We had decorations. 635 00:29:00,166 --> 00:29:03,367 The kids wore little hula skirts and stuff like that. 636 00:29:03,367 --> 00:29:06,333 Um, it looked nice. It really did. 637 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:07,600 [hip-hop instrumental music playing on speakers] 638 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,900 I was expecting a great weekend with my family and kids. 639 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,400 [laughter] 640 00:29:15,767 --> 00:29:18,533 -[groans and sighs in exasperation] -Ignore them. 641 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,767 -Kenneth, just ignore it. -[groans] That's just the... 642 00:29:20,767 --> 00:29:22,066 [growling] Oh, these people! 643 00:29:22,066 --> 00:29:24,467 [narrator] The Bretts are determined to have a good time... 644 00:29:24,467 --> 00:29:26,100 -[rock music volume increases] -...no matter what. 645 00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:29,100 [loud rock instrumental music playing on stereo] 646 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:31,634 [loud rock music vibrating via speakers] 647 00:29:36,100 --> 00:29:37,467 We can handle it. Okay? 648 00:29:41,300 --> 00:29:44,400 [narrator] Kenneth's buddy, Micki, drops by for the festivities. 649 00:29:46,500 --> 00:29:47,867 [exhales] 650 00:29:47,867 --> 00:29:49,934 [Kenneth] Micki! How're you doing? 651 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,333 -Ah... -How's it going, buddy? 652 00:29:52,467 --> 00:29:54,133 Good to see you, man. 653 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,233 What the hell is that over there, huh? 654 00:29:56,300 --> 00:29:58,266 -[Kenneth] Buddy, don't get me started. -[snickers] 655 00:29:58,266 --> 00:29:59,333 [Micki laughs loftily] 656 00:29:59,333 --> 00:30:01,667 I think Kenneth definitely tried to talk down on us 657 00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:04,667 to the people at his house, and his friends and family that was there. 658 00:30:04,667 --> 00:30:06,567 What's your problem this time, huh? 659 00:30:06,567 --> 00:30:09,066 [Kim] Amber, ignore it. 660 00:30:09,066 --> 00:30:12,634 [hip-hop music volume increases] 661 00:30:14,900 --> 00:30:16,567 Don't worry about it. Come on, let's go. 662 00:30:16,567 --> 00:30:18,367 -[sneeringly] That's nice. -Yeah. 663 00:30:18,367 --> 00:30:19,266 -Come on. -That's all right. 664 00:30:19,266 --> 00:30:21,000 -Keep going. -[Amber] Yeah, keep walking. 665 00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:23,533 "Could you quiet your music down? 666 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:25,367 Everybody's starting to chill out. 667 00:30:25,367 --> 00:30:28,000 Why are you guys the only one that's making noise?" 668 00:30:28,166 --> 00:30:29,166 All right. 669 00:30:29,166 --> 00:30:31,634 [rock music continuing playing over speakers] 670 00:30:32,667 --> 00:30:34,634 Ha! Would you look at that? 671 00:30:35,266 --> 00:30:36,900 Only one way to fight that, huh? 672 00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:40,467 [music volume increasing] 673 00:30:40,467 --> 00:30:43,033 They were in the back... their backyard and stuff, 674 00:30:43,100 --> 00:30:45,734 and they were playing, um, rock music. 675 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:47,000 Was it super loud? Um... 676 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,734 Well, I could hear it... from my front yard. 677 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:51,867 So, I would say it was loud. 678 00:30:51,867 --> 00:30:55,333 [hip-hop instrumental music volume increasing] 679 00:30:58,300 --> 00:31:00,800 [rock music volume increasing] 680 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:05,066 -Enough already! -[music stops] 681 00:31:05,066 --> 00:31:06,133 [Kenneth exhales deeply] 682 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,467 [phone dialing, then rings] 683 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:10,166 You have to come, now! 684 00:31:10,166 --> 00:31:12,567 [indistinct radio chatter] 685 00:31:12,567 --> 00:31:15,033 They can call the police on us, but we can't call on them? 686 00:31:15,100 --> 00:31:16,634 [Kim] He said, "Well, you know, 687 00:31:16,634 --> 00:31:20,000 you can go over there, respectfully, as a neighbor, ask them to turn it down." 688 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,634 [shouting] Listen to that! 689 00:31:21,700 --> 00:31:24,367 We have to put up with that, day in and day out! 690 00:31:24,367 --> 00:31:27,567 We're having a party? So what? 691 00:31:27,567 --> 00:31:30,233 [Kim] It was just a hot mess, but the police obviously said, 692 00:31:30,300 --> 00:31:31,533 "Technically, there's nothing we can do." 693 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,467 [police officer] Just... 694 00:31:33,467 --> 00:31:34,867 find a way to make it work. 695 00:31:34,867 --> 00:31:36,500 -[exhales in exasperation] -Okay? 696 00:31:38,900 --> 00:31:40,066 [Becky] They just told 697 00:31:40,066 --> 00:31:41,667 the Bretts, "You stay on your side," 698 00:31:41,667 --> 00:31:43,734 they told the Perrymans, "Be on your side. 699 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:45,433 If we have to come out again, 700 00:31:45,500 --> 00:31:46,533 somebody's gonna go to jail." 701 00:31:46,533 --> 00:31:48,667 [narrator] Everybody is let off with a warning. 702 00:31:48,667 --> 00:31:50,834 But that doesn't stop these feuding neighbors 703 00:31:50,900 --> 00:31:52,734 from contacting police again. 704 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,000 You won't believe what he's calling us. 705 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,166 The language he's using in front of my kids, 706 00:31:57,166 --> 00:31:58,367 it's disgusting! 707 00:31:58,367 --> 00:32:00,867 No, they're getting out of hand. You gotta do something. 708 00:32:00,867 --> 00:32:03,667 They've been bothering our family ever since we moved in. 709 00:32:03,667 --> 00:32:05,634 This is harassment! 710 00:32:05,700 --> 00:32:07,834 [yelling] They never shut up! 711 00:32:07,900 --> 00:32:11,166 [siren blaring] 712 00:32:11,166 --> 00:32:12,767 [Becky] The cops were out 713 00:32:12,767 --> 00:32:14,367 several times that day. 714 00:32:14,367 --> 00:32:15,367 [siren blaring continues] 715 00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:17,033 [Amanda] It became a tit-for-tat 716 00:32:17,100 --> 00:32:18,634 for calling 9-1-1. 717 00:32:18,634 --> 00:32:22,133 [narrator] Authorities receive dozens of calls from Starkweather Street. 718 00:32:41,700 --> 00:32:45,867 I do not think the police were taking anything seriously... 719 00:32:45,867 --> 00:32:47,233 [chuckling] at all. 720 00:32:47,667 --> 00:32:48,934 That's enough! 721 00:32:49,867 --> 00:32:51,634 This isn't getting us anywhere. 722 00:32:51,700 --> 00:32:52,767 Let's just go inside. 723 00:32:52,767 --> 00:32:54,567 I told the kids, "Just forget it, we're going in. 724 00:32:54,567 --> 00:32:56,934 We're... I'm not doing this. I'm not gonna do this all night. 725 00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,433 Pack it up, we're going in." 726 00:32:58,500 --> 00:33:00,433 [Kim] Yeah, you're right. 727 00:33:01,166 --> 00:33:02,433 Let them be idiots. 728 00:33:07,500 --> 00:33:08,900 [Micki laughs smugly and clapping] 729 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,033 -[snickers] -All right. This calls for a drink. Huh? 730 00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:13,600 -What? [cackles] -Hell, yes! 731 00:33:16,700 --> 00:33:18,567 -[Micki] Ah! -[Kenneth laughs exultantly] 732 00:33:18,567 --> 00:33:20,333 -[Kenneth] All right, buddy. -[Micki] Line them up! 733 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,533 -Let's do it. -Come on! [chuckles] 734 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:23,700 [Micki] It's shot o'clock. 735 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,100 [Micki chuckles] Cheers, guys. Ha! 736 00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:30,133 -Cheers. Yeah, yeah. -Natch. 737 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:31,934 -[glasses clink] -[narrator] As the Bretts and their friend fuel up 738 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:32,934 for a late night... 739 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,433 [softly] Cheers to you. 740 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:38,133 [narrator] ...the Perrymans settle in for a quiet one. 741 00:33:38,867 --> 00:33:40,834 [people clamoring indistinctly on TV] 742 00:33:40,900 --> 00:33:42,867 [all giggling] 743 00:33:42,867 --> 00:33:44,066 [Tammy] I went in to lay down, 744 00:33:44,066 --> 00:33:45,934 because my head was pounding. 745 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:49,133 I had a headache from dealing with the crap all day. 746 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:51,867 And Joey came in and asked me did I need anything. 747 00:33:51,867 --> 00:33:54,400 -[knock on door] -Come in. 748 00:33:57,166 --> 00:33:58,834 You want a soda? 749 00:33:58,900 --> 00:34:01,133 I... [stammers] I'm going to the store. 750 00:34:01,567 --> 00:34:03,333 I really wish you wouldn't. 751 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,934 It... It will... It will be fine. 752 00:34:07,166 --> 00:34:08,367 It... It will be fine. 753 00:34:08,367 --> 00:34:10,567 [Tammy] He was like, "Man, I'm not worried about them. 754 00:34:10,567 --> 00:34:12,700 I'mma... I'm just gonna walk to the store." 755 00:34:14,266 --> 00:34:15,834 I heard the front door open. 756 00:34:16,166 --> 00:34:17,266 [Christina] Buck! 757 00:34:17,266 --> 00:34:18,900 -[barking] -Buck, get back here! 758 00:34:19,767 --> 00:34:21,033 [Joseph] Hey! 759 00:34:21,700 --> 00:34:22,934 [Joseph] Hey, hey! 760 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:24,567 Get off my property. 761 00:34:24,567 --> 00:34:26,634 I was standing over there when Joseph said, 762 00:34:26,700 --> 00:34:28,767 [mimicking angry tone] "Get off my property!" 763 00:34:28,767 --> 00:34:31,133 And I was like, "What the [bleep] is going on?" 764 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:33,166 -[Joseph shouting] Get off my property! -Did you hear that? 765 00:34:33,166 --> 00:34:35,834 I heard Joey's yell, 766 00:34:36,266 --> 00:34:37,800 "Get out of my yard!" 767 00:34:42,867 --> 00:34:44,133 What's going on out there? 768 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:48,900 [Tammy] They were standing in my yard. 769 00:34:49,367 --> 00:34:51,934 And I yelled out to Joey... 770 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,634 "Joseph! No!" 771 00:34:53,700 --> 00:34:55,467 You didn't listen! 772 00:34:55,467 --> 00:34:57,367 -[grunting and yelping] -[Joseph] What! 773 00:34:57,367 --> 00:35:00,066 [narrator] When violence erupts in this endless battle, 774 00:35:00,066 --> 00:35:01,700 -no one will win. -[grunting] 775 00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:03,667 -[grunts] -[blows landing] 776 00:35:03,667 --> 00:35:05,233 -Get off of her! -[man yelps] 777 00:35:05,300 --> 00:35:06,333 It's a war zone. 778 00:35:14,567 --> 00:35:17,634 [all scuffling] 779 00:35:17,700 --> 00:35:19,133 [grunting] 780 00:35:21,367 --> 00:35:22,367 [straining] 781 00:35:22,367 --> 00:35:23,767 [grunts] 782 00:35:23,767 --> 00:35:27,533 I would say the scene on Starkweather that night, 783 00:35:27,767 --> 00:35:30,767 was one of... 784 00:35:30,767 --> 00:35:32,533 complete terror. 785 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:35,634 -[shouting] ...off of her! -[Kim] Everything finally boiled over. 786 00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:36,533 [shrieking] 787 00:35:36,533 --> 00:35:38,100 -[Becky] At that point... -[shrieks] 788 00:35:38,100 --> 00:35:39,734 ...everybody was hitting everybody. 789 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,033 -Get off of her! -Get off... 790 00:35:41,033 --> 00:35:43,667 -[Amber] Everything was just happening so fast. -[yelps] 791 00:35:43,667 --> 00:35:45,467 They were trying to keep people off the yard. 792 00:35:45,467 --> 00:35:46,667 -[Amber grunts] -[Kenneth grunts] 793 00:35:46,667 --> 00:35:49,133 [Amber] I'm trying to keep people away from Joseph. 794 00:35:50,667 --> 00:35:52,600 [sirens blaring] 795 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:55,834 -[grunts] -[uttering indistinctly] 796 00:35:56,667 --> 00:35:58,133 [siren blaring] 797 00:35:58,700 --> 00:36:00,367 [woman grunting] 798 00:36:00,367 --> 00:36:01,567 -[woman straining] Get off me! -Stop, stop, stop, 799 00:36:01,567 --> 00:36:03,233 -Stop! I said-- -[narrator] By the time police arrive, 800 00:36:03,300 --> 00:36:05,400 -Joseph is unresponsive. -[choking and gagging] 801 00:36:06,467 --> 00:36:08,900 And Christina is struggling to stay conscious. 802 00:36:09,266 --> 00:36:10,800 [indistinct radio chatter] 803 00:36:11,166 --> 00:36:12,567 [siren wailing distantly] 804 00:36:12,567 --> 00:36:14,634 As both are rushed to hospital, 805 00:36:14,700 --> 00:36:17,467 law enforcement tries to make sense of what went down. 806 00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:19,467 [indistinct conversation on radio] 807 00:36:19,467 --> 00:36:21,066 -The Bretts contend the Perrymans... -[female] Buck, get back here! 808 00:36:21,066 --> 00:36:22,500 -...started the fight. -[barking] 809 00:36:22,500 --> 00:36:26,200 -[Christina] Buck! -[Becky] The fence got open at the Bretts' premises. 810 00:36:26,567 --> 00:36:29,967 And their dog got out, 811 00:36:29,967 --> 00:36:33,233 and ran across the street to the Perrymans, 812 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:35,867 and went into the yard. 813 00:36:35,867 --> 00:36:40,233 And so, Christina then took it upon herself 814 00:36:40,300 --> 00:36:42,000 to walk over to get the dog. 815 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,233 -Hey! -I'm here for the dog. 816 00:36:44,767 --> 00:36:46,734 I'm, I'm... I'm warning you! 817 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:49,367 Christina then heard Joseph say, 818 00:36:49,367 --> 00:36:51,333 "Don't come up in my yard, 819 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:54,100 because I'm gonna beat you to death with the ball bat." 820 00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:55,300 -And... -[thudding] 821 00:36:55,300 --> 00:36:58,567 ...that's when Joseph beat her unconscious to the ground. 822 00:36:58,567 --> 00:36:59,667 -[grunting and straining] -[narrator] Christina claims 823 00:36:59,667 --> 00:37:02,500 that Kenneth and their friend, came to her defense. 824 00:37:03,867 --> 00:37:04,967 -[Christina grunts and yelps] -In this version, 825 00:37:04,967 --> 00:37:07,433 Joseph was accidentally injured in the brawl. 826 00:37:07,500 --> 00:37:10,467 -[man grunts] -[Becky] Amber was trying to hit... 827 00:37:10,467 --> 00:37:12,634 -[grunting and straining] -...Kenneth with the ball bat, 828 00:37:12,700 --> 00:37:15,333 and misconnect and struck Joseph. 829 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:18,066 [indistinct and muffled shouting] 830 00:37:18,066 --> 00:37:20,767 [narrator] The Perrymans argue the Bretts were the aggressors, 831 00:37:20,767 --> 00:37:23,233 and that Kenneth brought the baseball bat with him. 832 00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:24,133 [Joseph] Hey! Hey, 833 00:37:24,133 --> 00:37:26,000 hey, get off... Get off my property! 834 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:28,100 I saw Kenneth, 835 00:37:28,100 --> 00:37:29,367 I saw his wife, 836 00:37:29,367 --> 00:37:30,467 I saw his daughter, 837 00:37:30,467 --> 00:37:32,867 and another male. 838 00:37:32,867 --> 00:37:34,734 They were, uh, standing in my yard. 839 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:36,634 Kenneth had a baseball bat. 840 00:37:36,700 --> 00:37:37,700 I'd seen Kenneth... 841 00:37:37,700 --> 00:37:40,133 -raise the baseball bat up... -[Joseph] Okay? 842 00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:41,000 -...above his head. -[Joseph] You get off... 843 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,233 -Get off my property! -[Tammy] No! 844 00:37:43,300 --> 00:37:44,867 [Kim] Bam! Hit Joseph dead in his head. 845 00:37:44,867 --> 00:37:46,867 -[cries out angrily] -Joseph fell to the ground. 846 00:37:46,867 --> 00:37:48,166 Kenneth proceeded to hit him 847 00:37:48,166 --> 00:37:50,967 two more times after he fell to the ground, just... 848 00:37:50,967 --> 00:37:53,433 -cracking-- Bam! Bam! -[loud thudding] 849 00:37:53,500 --> 00:37:55,066 [thudding and crunching] 850 00:37:55,066 --> 00:37:57,634 -Get away from him! -[Amber] Christina thought she was gonna try to run up 851 00:37:57,700 --> 00:37:59,433 -and kick Joseph while he was down. -[yelping] 852 00:37:59,500 --> 00:38:01,333 -I hit her... -[thud] 853 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:02,433 ...several times. 854 00:38:03,266 --> 00:38:04,967 And I tried to run out there, 855 00:38:04,967 --> 00:38:06,533 before they could get to Joey. 856 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:07,834 [muttering indistinctly] 857 00:38:07,834 --> 00:38:09,567 -But I was too late. -[Tammy shouting] Get away from him! 858 00:38:09,567 --> 00:38:11,734 -Get away from him! -[Tammy] That first hit, 859 00:38:12,767 --> 00:38:14,266 I'd literally seen 860 00:38:14,266 --> 00:38:18,000 the life drained... out of Joey's eyes. 861 00:38:18,300 --> 00:38:20,233 His eyes changed. 862 00:38:21,700 --> 00:38:25,000 [dispatcher speaking indistinctly] 863 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:34,166 [narrator] Neither side admits to owning the baseball bat. 864 00:38:34,166 --> 00:38:37,400 But Kenneth does admit to grabbing it during the altercation. 865 00:38:41,667 --> 00:38:44,200 Christina Brett makes a full recovery. 866 00:38:44,767 --> 00:38:47,467 Joseph isn't so lucky. 867 00:38:47,467 --> 00:38:51,967 They said Joseph's brain was shifted three centimeters to the right. 868 00:38:51,967 --> 00:38:56,100 Um, he had bleeding on the brain, and it was very swollen. 869 00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:57,166 [machine beeping] 870 00:38:57,166 --> 00:38:59,300 They told us he was brain-dead. 871 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,300 There was no brainwaves. 872 00:39:03,567 --> 00:39:05,734 He would never recover. [quivers] 873 00:39:07,867 --> 00:39:10,500 [narrator] His family has to make a devastating decision. 874 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:15,967 It's a decision over Joseph, which, to either... 875 00:39:15,967 --> 00:39:18,867 keep him alive on a vent for the rest of his life, 876 00:39:18,867 --> 00:39:21,100 or turn off the machine. 877 00:39:21,867 --> 00:39:24,300 I ultimately let him go peacefully. 878 00:39:27,667 --> 00:39:32,667 Um, he was super gentle. He was a really good kid. 879 00:39:32,667 --> 00:39:36,634 What happened to him, should have never happened to him. 880 00:39:36,700 --> 00:39:38,300 He didn't deserve it. 881 00:39:41,467 --> 00:39:45,000 [narrator] Kenneth Brett is arrested and charged with homicide. 882 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:47,100 He eventually pleads no contest 883 00:39:47,100 --> 00:39:48,467 to voluntary manslaughter, 884 00:39:48,467 --> 00:39:51,133 and is sentenced to five years in prison. 885 00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,567 [Amanda] Now, what it means when you plead no contest, 886 00:39:53,567 --> 00:39:56,100 is that you acknowledge 887 00:39:56,100 --> 00:40:00,700 the punishment for the crime, but you don't actually admit any kind of guilt. 888 00:40:04,066 --> 00:40:05,800 [Tammy] I don't know how that's fair. 889 00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:08,233 My Joey was gone forever. 890 00:40:08,867 --> 00:40:10,266 [Tammy sniffles] 891 00:40:10,266 --> 00:40:12,467 [narrator] Both families are left shattered. 892 00:40:12,467 --> 00:40:14,467 [Becky] All the rest of the neighbors in the neighborhood, 893 00:40:14,467 --> 00:40:16,467 including the Bretts, 894 00:40:16,467 --> 00:40:18,934 felt very bad for Joseph. 895 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:20,934 I feel for both sides of the family, 896 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:22,867 because both families lost. 897 00:40:22,867 --> 00:40:25,867 [narrator] Ultimately, everyone leaves the neighborhood. 898 00:40:25,867 --> 00:40:27,767 [Becky] I've lost contact with Christina, 899 00:40:27,767 --> 00:40:31,300 but I believe that they have left state. 900 00:40:31,867 --> 00:40:33,767 Man, take life serious. 901 00:40:33,767 --> 00:40:36,900 You know, uh, if you feel you're in a situation, 902 00:40:38,300 --> 00:40:41,300 don't act, 'cause you never know what the next person will do. 903 00:40:42,467 --> 00:40:46,800 Life's too short to let another person's decisions alter yours. 904 00:40:51,867 --> 00:40:54,400 [Amber crying] It definitely made me think before I react. 905 00:40:55,367 --> 00:40:58,734 I beat myself up feeling like it was maybe my fault. 906 00:41:00,667 --> 00:41:04,967 [voice shaking] It's been really hard not having Joseph around. 907 00:41:04,967 --> 00:41:07,600 He's my best friend, my baby brother. 908 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:12,834 Next time on Fear Thy Neighbor... 909 00:41:12,900 --> 00:41:14,166 You've got kids? 910 00:41:14,166 --> 00:41:15,000 A boat load. 911 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:16,266 We were being neighborly. 912 00:41:16,266 --> 00:41:17,634 Guys look like gangbangers. 913 00:41:17,700 --> 00:41:19,233 You better think twice. 914 00:41:19,300 --> 00:41:20,233 What's going on? 915 00:41:20,233 --> 00:41:21,066 They arrested him and took him to prison. 916 00:41:21,066 --> 00:41:22,634 I didn't steal your damn tools! 917 00:41:22,700 --> 00:41:23,900 We're not done yet. 918 00:41:23,900 --> 00:41:25,467 They were going to fist fight in the middle of the street. 919 00:41:25,467 --> 00:41:27,133 So, what is it going to take? 920 00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:28,333 Is somebody going to have to die? 921 00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:29,166 [gun shot] 922 00:41:29,166 --> 00:41:30,467 No!