1 00:00:02,077 --> 00:00:05,129 (sirens wailing in the distance) 2 00:00:07,824 --> 00:00:10,009 (exhales) 3 00:00:15,850 --> 00:00:18,075 (panting) 4 00:00:18,093 --> 00:00:20,561 (woman): Brenda? 5 00:00:23,024 --> 00:00:24,414 (knocking) 6 00:00:24,433 --> 00:00:26,233 It's time. 7 00:00:31,590 --> 00:00:32,939 You okay? - Yeah. 8 00:00:33,016 --> 00:00:35,617 We don't want to keep this judge waiting. 9 00:00:38,430 --> 00:00:42,115 - And what if we... just get outta here? 10 00:00:42,192 --> 00:00:45,878 Went all Thelma and Louise on their asses. 11 00:00:46,696 --> 00:00:48,605 I get that you're scared, 12 00:00:48,607 --> 00:00:51,675 but save the jokes for when you're back on stage, okay? 13 00:01:00,895 --> 00:01:03,453 (crowd laughing) 14 00:01:03,472 --> 00:01:06,306 - Only men name things after themselves. 15 00:01:06,458 --> 00:01:09,309 There are no woman junior's. There are no woman the second. 16 00:01:09,461 --> 00:01:11,886 Men have to do it. It's like a compulsion for us. 17 00:01:11,906 --> 00:01:16,408 Hi, I'm Zeke Thompson and meet my lovely son, Zeke Thompson Jr. 18 00:01:16,485 --> 00:01:18,468 (crowd laughing) 19 00:01:18,470 --> 00:01:20,487 Ladies and gentlemen, that's all I got. 20 00:01:20,639 --> 00:01:21,580 You're terrific. 21 00:01:21,657 --> 00:01:23,582 - Zeke Thompson. 22 00:01:23,659 --> 00:01:25,325 - Thank you. 23 00:01:26,111 --> 00:01:31,148 - In case you didn't know, I'm Joyce Golden, the owner of this dump. 24 00:01:31,166 --> 00:01:32,740 He started on this stage 25 00:01:32,835 --> 00:01:35,427 and now he's playing packed arenas around the country. 26 00:01:35,504 --> 00:01:38,430 Alright, go have a drink. We'll be back in a few. 27 00:01:38,582 --> 00:01:40,490 - I don't know why you don't just ask Zeke yourself. 28 00:01:40,492 --> 00:01:43,435 I hear he's throwing an afterparty at his new place. 29 00:01:43,587 --> 00:01:46,830 - Yeah. You can show him your new material. 30 00:01:46,849 --> 00:01:48,832 - Will you guys come with me? 31 00:01:48,834 --> 00:01:50,350 - No way. 32 00:01:50,502 --> 00:01:52,686 - Yeah, uh, I wasn't suggesting that we go. 33 00:01:52,838 --> 00:01:55,763 - C'mon. Bren, we haven't heard from Zeke since he blew up. 34 00:01:55,841 --> 00:01:57,599 And seeing all the things that he has that I don't 35 00:01:57,618 --> 00:01:59,843 will send me off the deep end. - Uh-huh. 36 00:01:59,845 --> 00:02:02,346 - We can stay for 15 minutes, max. 37 00:02:02,364 --> 00:02:04,014 - Not me. (Brenda scoffs) 38 00:02:04,016 --> 00:02:05,940 - What's up, boys. - What's up, Fletch? 39 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,777 - You again. Oh, hello. Missed you. 40 00:02:09,797 --> 00:02:11,130 - Oh! Tease... 41 00:02:11,206 --> 00:02:13,298 - Now see, if I grabbed a woman's ass like that... 42 00:02:13,375 --> 00:02:16,209 Come to this party with me and you can grab my ass all you want. 43 00:02:16,362 --> 00:02:17,803 - Okay. - Go. I dare ya. 44 00:02:17,954 --> 00:02:19,863 - I can confirm it's a great ass. 45 00:02:19,865 --> 00:02:21,381 - No, you missed your chance. 46 00:02:21,533 --> 00:02:24,201 I was on NyQuil the entire college tour, he didn't even try. 47 00:02:24,203 --> 00:02:25,144 Didn't even try. 48 00:02:25,295 --> 00:02:27,721 - True. True. - Insulting. 49 00:02:28,298 --> 00:02:30,223 Please, Chadwick? 50 00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:32,225 Please, please. - Uh-uh. No way. 51 00:02:32,378 --> 00:02:33,894 - Please. Fifteen minutes. 52 00:02:33,970 --> 00:02:36,071 - I said no, bish. 53 00:02:36,565 --> 00:02:38,991 (loud music) 54 00:02:44,390 --> 00:02:46,498 - Talk about a come up. 55 00:02:47,668 --> 00:02:50,727 - Yeah, now I gotta go home and kill myself. 56 00:02:50,746 --> 00:02:52,171 What? 57 00:02:54,583 --> 00:02:56,675 It's still warm. 58 00:02:56,826 --> 00:02:58,594 I hate him. 59 00:02:59,905 --> 00:03:02,163 Hey, hey, check it out. - What? 60 00:03:02,241 --> 00:03:03,907 - Chris Rock, ten o'clock. - Where? 61 00:03:03,926 --> 00:03:06,092 There he is. There's Zeke. 62 00:03:06,169 --> 00:03:07,835 Zeke! - Zeke! 63 00:03:07,855 --> 00:03:09,079 - Zeke! 64 00:03:09,097 --> 00:03:11,081 What are you doing here? 65 00:03:11,099 --> 00:03:13,358 (laughing) Come here. 66 00:03:13,435 --> 00:03:15,861 You gotta meet my friends. Oh, my God. 67 00:03:16,012 --> 00:03:18,614 Ahhh! 68 00:03:19,608 --> 00:03:21,683 - My guy. - Hey. 69 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,944 You guys have to meet my Scott. 70 00:03:24,096 --> 00:03:25,520 This is the Scott that I have. 71 00:03:25,597 --> 00:03:28,189 He manages me and like... half the people in this room. 72 00:03:28,267 --> 00:03:31,117 Scott, these are my friends. I came up with these people. 73 00:03:31,270 --> 00:03:32,786 (Brenda): Yeah. 74 00:03:32,955 --> 00:03:36,289 - Oh, you guys remember writing jokes, listen at Tupac all night? 75 00:03:36,366 --> 00:03:38,366 - Eating Bottom Ramen. - Ha ha! 76 00:03:38,385 --> 00:03:39,885 - Those were the days, man. 77 00:03:39,962 --> 00:03:42,721 - Those are still the days for us, bro. 78 00:03:43,465 --> 00:03:45,206 - So... 79 00:03:45,226 --> 00:03:47,392 - Hey, will you snap us really quick? 80 00:03:47,469 --> 00:03:48,802 - Yes. Photo. 81 00:03:48,954 --> 00:03:51,688 Family photo. Come here. 82 00:03:53,901 --> 00:03:55,141 - So stupid. 83 00:03:55,218 --> 00:03:57,143 - Oh, that's terrible. 84 00:03:57,296 --> 00:03:59,479 - Are you gonna post it? 85 00:04:00,056 --> 00:04:01,314 Could you tag me? 86 00:04:01,467 --> 00:04:03,967 - Yo, so whatever happened to grumpy ass Aaron? 87 00:04:03,986 --> 00:04:05,318 - Oh, you know, Aaron. 88 00:04:05,395 --> 00:04:06,970 Brenda wants to talk to you about something. 89 00:04:06,989 --> 00:04:09,155 I was just gonna ask you something if you had a second? 90 00:04:09,232 --> 00:04:10,991 (Scott): We need to say hi to Sarah. 91 00:04:11,085 --> 00:04:14,494 - Uh, can you guys just hang out for a little bit? 92 00:04:14,646 --> 00:04:16,255 - Yes. Yes. - Okay, drink up! 93 00:04:16,331 --> 00:04:19,240 There's so many drinks and they need to be drunk, so please. 94 00:04:19,318 --> 00:04:21,167 - I'm sorry. I owe you. - Yup. 95 00:04:21,244 --> 00:04:24,078 - Please, he's blind and he gets nervous when I'm gone. 96 00:04:24,098 --> 00:04:26,448 - I have to call the cops. - Don't call the cops. 97 00:04:26,450 --> 00:04:27,824 I'm on my way. 98 00:04:27,843 --> 00:04:32,062 My dog's barking like a maniac again so I gotta go. 99 00:04:36,593 --> 00:04:38,318 Bren. 100 00:04:40,339 --> 00:04:41,738 - Fine. 101 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:44,783 - Just one second. 102 00:04:44,934 --> 00:04:46,285 Uh, excuse me. 103 00:04:46,361 --> 00:04:47,677 Excuse me. 104 00:04:47,679 --> 00:04:49,179 Where do you guys think you're goin'? 105 00:04:49,197 --> 00:04:50,438 - Gotta skate, bro. 106 00:04:50,457 --> 00:04:52,124 - Bren, didn't you wanna talk to me? 107 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,351 - Yeah, you're busy. It's fine. 108 00:04:54,353 --> 00:04:58,038 - No, Scott is like prancing me around like a little show pony. 109 00:04:58,114 --> 00:05:00,114 I am all yours now. 110 00:05:00,859 --> 00:05:04,194 - I could just take the train. - My driver will take you home. 111 00:05:04,196 --> 00:05:06,454 - Okay, alright. - Driver. 112 00:05:06,532 --> 00:05:10,600 Hey, if it couldn't be me, I'm glad it's you. 113 00:05:11,961 --> 00:05:14,538 - God, I love you. - I know. 114 00:05:14,631 --> 00:05:16,056 Love ya. See ya. 115 00:05:16,208 --> 00:05:19,709 - Um, I, I wanted to show you my new material 116 00:05:19,711 --> 00:05:21,211 that I've been working on. 117 00:05:21,213 --> 00:05:25,065 Um, I sent a link to your manager but I don't think he... 118 00:05:25,159 --> 00:05:26,491 - You have the link? 119 00:05:26,568 --> 00:05:30,070 - Yeah, but it's too loud in here. 120 00:05:30,222 --> 00:05:31,888 - It's quiet upstairs. 121 00:05:31,890 --> 00:05:34,057 - You can't leave your own party! 122 00:05:34,059 --> 00:05:37,394 - I can do whatever I want. 123 00:05:37,396 --> 00:05:39,296 C'mon. 124 00:05:56,098 --> 00:05:59,766 - I grew up in foster care, I don't mean to brag. 125 00:05:59,843 --> 00:06:02,027 Um... and because of that, 126 00:06:02,178 --> 00:06:05,772 everyone always wants to know if I want to meet my dad and I don't. 127 00:06:05,924 --> 00:06:07,515 I... at all, 128 00:06:07,534 --> 00:06:10,369 but I what I do want to know on some level that he would want me 129 00:06:10,445 --> 00:06:12,946 so what I wanna do is find out his name, 130 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,707 find him on a dating app, match with him, 131 00:06:15,859 --> 00:06:18,192 DM him a naked photo of myself, 132 00:06:18,212 --> 00:06:22,196 and be like, Do you wanna be my daddy? 133 00:06:22,198 --> 00:06:23,548 And he's gonna be like "Yeah". 134 00:06:23,700 --> 00:06:26,276 And I'm gonna be like, "Good, 'cause you are". 135 00:06:26,294 --> 00:06:29,629 And then... and then I will ghost him... 136 00:06:29,706 --> 00:06:31,390 - You know what? That's pretty good. 137 00:06:31,466 --> 00:06:33,483 - ...because the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 138 00:06:33,485 --> 00:06:35,394 - Damn, this is really good. - Thank you. 139 00:06:35,470 --> 00:06:37,712 - Yeah, Bren, when did you write this? 140 00:06:37,789 --> 00:06:40,381 Ages... like, I've been working on this for a while. 141 00:06:40,401 --> 00:06:43,309 I was just thinking like, what if like I... 142 00:06:43,462 --> 00:06:46,613 what if I went on tour with you? 143 00:06:48,316 --> 00:06:49,408 What? 144 00:06:49,559 --> 00:06:51,410 Is that why you showed up tonight? 145 00:06:51,561 --> 00:06:54,413 You show up tonight so you could pitch yourself to me? 146 00:06:54,489 --> 00:06:56,640 - Shut up. No, I just... 147 00:06:56,642 --> 00:06:58,658 you know I, I, 148 00:06:58,735 --> 00:07:02,178 I know it took me a second to, like, figure out my thing, 149 00:07:02,180 --> 00:07:05,090 but if I just had a, like, a shot, you know, 150 00:07:05,167 --> 00:07:07,333 I would kill it. 151 00:07:07,410 --> 00:07:09,719 - Okay. 152 00:07:11,432 --> 00:07:12,822 - Okay, what? 153 00:07:12,824 --> 00:07:15,158 - Okay. You can host. 154 00:07:15,177 --> 00:07:16,993 - Are you serious? 155 00:07:17,012 --> 00:07:20,013 - Yeah, you can host and then, after a couple of cities, you can feature? 156 00:07:20,165 --> 00:07:21,756 - Oh my God, really? 157 00:07:21,833 --> 00:07:23,424 - Yeah, you're talented. 158 00:07:23,444 --> 00:07:25,502 You're great, you're funny. - Thank you. 159 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:29,030 Oh my... can I... I have to go tell Chad. 160 00:07:32,010 --> 00:07:33,285 Excuse me? 161 00:07:33,436 --> 00:07:36,029 I think we should go back to your fancy party. 162 00:07:36,181 --> 00:07:39,032 - I'm so tired of talking. 163 00:07:39,184 --> 00:07:44,521 - I know, I, listen... I actually don't want to. 164 00:07:44,523 --> 00:07:46,206 I don't want to. 165 00:07:46,358 --> 00:07:48,041 - Why not? Why not? 166 00:07:48,193 --> 00:07:50,451 - You know what? Hey, hey, hey. No. 167 00:07:50,529 --> 00:07:53,120 - It's not like we haven't done this before. 168 00:07:53,198 --> 00:07:58,059 Like, you remember the last time, it was super freaky. 169 00:07:59,646 --> 00:08:03,190 - Ow! - Yeah, you remember last time? 170 00:08:04,726 --> 00:08:08,636 Just relax. - Argh! 171 00:08:08,714 --> 00:08:10,489 Just, just... (groaning) 172 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:12,491 Relax. (panting) 173 00:08:12,567 --> 00:08:15,160 (Brenda groaning) 174 00:08:18,724 --> 00:08:21,124 - I just want this to be over. 175 00:08:23,228 --> 00:08:26,153 What if we just... 176 00:08:26,231 --> 00:08:27,897 take the plea offer? 177 00:08:27,958 --> 00:08:32,052 - They only offered the plea because they want you to go away. 178 00:08:34,589 --> 00:08:36,681 I know it's hard... 179 00:08:37,592 --> 00:08:43,230 ...but this all started because Zeke Thompson raped you. 180 00:08:48,678 --> 00:08:51,696 (theme music) 181 00:09:07,530 --> 00:09:09,256 (beeping) 182 00:09:35,634 --> 00:09:37,659 (water pouring) 183 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:47,294 (gulps loudly) 184 00:10:02,510 --> 00:10:05,228 (trembling breath) 185 00:10:08,257 --> 00:10:11,026 (panting, sniffling) 186 00:10:30,297 --> 00:10:33,089 (panting) 187 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:52,375 - All I'm just sayin' is, 188 00:10:52,394 --> 00:10:55,044 Black Twitter could be a little more inclusive, right? 189 00:10:55,063 --> 00:10:58,973 (crowd laughing) - Hey, look who's too smancy to return my calls! 190 00:10:58,992 --> 00:11:04,329 I have to hear it from 10 other people that you're hosting Zeke Thompson's tour. 191 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,647 - Joyce, uh... 192 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,668 Zeke... he, uh... 193 00:11:11,563 --> 00:11:12,987 he, um... 194 00:11:13,064 --> 00:11:16,716 had sex with me and I didn't want to. 195 00:11:17,994 --> 00:11:21,162 - Are you saying he... - Yeah. 196 00:11:21,256 --> 00:11:24,849 - But how? I mean, there must've been a million people around. 197 00:11:25,001 --> 00:11:26,092 - Oh, my God... 198 00:11:26,169 --> 00:11:28,061 - Joyce! He raped me! 199 00:11:29,505 --> 00:11:30,914 Joyce. 200 00:11:30,916 --> 00:11:34,434 - I heard you, I'm just trying to... 201 00:11:34,510 --> 00:11:35,919 - To what?! - To process! 202 00:11:35,921 --> 00:11:38,604 - I called you for help and you're just not gonna. 203 00:11:38,757 --> 00:11:40,757 Oh my God, forget it. - Brenda, wait. 204 00:11:40,759 --> 00:11:43,609 You and your damn temper, 205 00:11:43,762 --> 00:11:45,620 will you just listen? 206 00:11:47,933 --> 00:11:51,859 I believe you and I want to help you. 207 00:11:51,937 --> 00:11:56,214 You want me to tell you the truth or pull from the MeToo handbook? 208 00:11:56,365 --> 00:11:57,882 - Truth. 209 00:11:58,034 --> 00:12:00,868 - Okay, here it is. 210 00:12:00,887 --> 00:12:04,222 You've been working your ass off for years 211 00:12:04,299 --> 00:12:07,133 and you finally hit pay dirt. 212 00:12:07,227 --> 00:12:09,619 This is the big time, Brenda. 213 00:12:09,637 --> 00:12:12,972 - How can I possible work with him after this? 214 00:12:13,049 --> 00:12:15,808 - Can you imagine how many times I had to lie down 215 00:12:15,902 --> 00:12:18,385 and take it from some dirt bag I was workin' with? 216 00:12:18,405 --> 00:12:23,466 You just wiped the stink off and got on with your life. 217 00:12:23,485 --> 00:12:26,745 - It makes me wanna kill God. 218 00:12:26,896 --> 00:12:28,413 - If He existed. 219 00:12:28,564 --> 00:12:31,249 Oh, Brenda, what are we talkin' here? 220 00:12:31,326 --> 00:12:33,585 One, maybe two minutes of hell 221 00:12:33,661 --> 00:12:37,997 in exchange for the opportunity of a lifetime? 222 00:12:38,149 --> 00:12:40,675 Be smart, honey. 223 00:12:41,653 --> 00:12:43,319 I care about you. 224 00:12:43,321 --> 00:12:46,247 Nobody is gonna tell you the truth like me. 225 00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:48,600 I care about ya and I believe in you. 226 00:12:48,676 --> 00:12:51,344 That's why I stuck with you all these years. 227 00:12:51,420 --> 00:12:53,521 - I know. 228 00:12:54,274 --> 00:12:57,108 - I want you to go to bed 229 00:12:57,260 --> 00:12:59,694 and call me in the morning. 230 00:13:00,672 --> 00:13:02,596 Brenda, promise, 231 00:13:02,616 --> 00:13:07,702 you won't do anything without calling me first, okay? 232 00:13:09,364 --> 00:13:10,955 - Okay. 233 00:13:11,107 --> 00:13:13,866 - Okay. Bye. 234 00:13:13,943 --> 00:13:16,711 (nervous breathing) 235 00:13:24,863 --> 00:13:28,181 (horn tooting, sirens wailing) 236 00:13:30,051 --> 00:13:32,477 (phone buzzing) 237 00:13:59,731 --> 00:14:02,966 (muffled soundscape) 238 00:14:18,099 --> 00:14:20,650 (trembling breath) 239 00:14:23,088 --> 00:14:26,513 (phone keys clicking) 240 00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:29,117 (line ringing) 241 00:14:31,096 --> 00:14:34,455 - Hello, New Hope Center, Queens. Can I help you? 242 00:14:36,935 --> 00:14:41,045 - I've been assaulted and I need to know what to do. 243 00:14:41,122 --> 00:14:43,364 - This is my hand, okay? 244 00:14:43,383 --> 00:14:46,593 I'm inserting the speculum. 245 00:14:51,449 --> 00:14:55,226 - Almost there, Ms. Kramer, hang in there. 246 00:14:56,229 --> 00:14:59,397 (sniffling and sobbing) 247 00:14:59,474 --> 00:15:02,025 (door opening) 248 00:15:17,733 --> 00:15:19,659 - I called Joyce. 249 00:15:19,811 --> 00:15:22,712 She told me to let it go. 250 00:15:23,924 --> 00:15:25,665 Take the tour. 251 00:15:25,741 --> 00:15:28,651 - Joyce is about Joyce. 252 00:15:28,653 --> 00:15:30,244 - Zeke's her golden goose. 253 00:15:30,263 --> 00:15:32,822 - That bitch is savage. 254 00:15:32,824 --> 00:15:36,601 You know I heard she, uh... reached out to Cosby. 255 00:15:38,754 --> 00:15:41,022 Too soon? 256 00:15:43,001 --> 00:15:46,852 - Do you think that he lured them in 257 00:15:46,929 --> 00:15:49,855 with his Fat Albert impression? 258 00:15:49,932 --> 00:15:52,099 (laughing) 259 00:15:52,118 --> 00:15:56,788 (weird voice): Hey, hey, hey, gimme that boo... 260 00:15:56,864 --> 00:15:59,624 (laughing) 261 00:16:05,356 --> 00:16:09,467 You're gonna get through this, you hear me? - I know. I know. 262 00:16:09,618 --> 00:16:12,512 - You're a damn warrior. 263 00:16:17,885 --> 00:16:19,385 - Chad? 264 00:16:19,462 --> 00:16:23,982 - Hey, your coffee's just horrible. 265 00:16:25,301 --> 00:16:28,695 - So is my life. - Ha-ha! 266 00:16:33,384 --> 00:16:35,284 - What? 267 00:16:37,388 --> 00:16:39,247 - Here. 268 00:16:45,396 --> 00:16:47,171 You reported it yesterday. 269 00:16:47,323 --> 00:16:49,081 - At least they didn't print my name. 270 00:16:49,234 --> 00:16:52,260 - No, but... 271 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,680 your name's out there. 272 00:17:02,004 --> 00:17:04,272 - Lying... lying whore? 273 00:17:06,008 --> 00:17:11,178 Ain't no one gonna beat that busted... 274 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:15,107 - I hit it. Okay, my boy hit it, the neighborhood dog. 275 00:17:15,260 --> 00:17:16,592 She's thirsty. (laughs) 276 00:17:16,594 --> 00:17:18,202 She's thirsty. - Okay. Those are ... 277 00:17:18,429 --> 00:17:21,039 Hey, hey. Look at me. Look at me. Those are just trolls. 278 00:17:21,115 --> 00:17:23,499 (phone buzzing) 279 00:17:25,861 --> 00:17:27,670 Don't answer it. 280 00:17:29,716 --> 00:17:31,624 - What do I do? - I have no idea 281 00:17:31,776 --> 00:17:34,677 but I'm here, okay? Okay? 282 00:17:50,978 --> 00:17:54,155 (buzzing, phone clacking on the table) 283 00:17:56,058 --> 00:17:57,466 - I'm calling the cops. 284 00:17:57,468 --> 00:17:59,410 - Bren, please, don't hang up, okay? 285 00:17:59,487 --> 00:18:01,470 Just hear me out. 286 00:18:01,489 --> 00:18:03,322 Listen, um... 287 00:18:03,474 --> 00:18:06,475 if you go through with this, 288 00:18:06,477 --> 00:18:09,587 you will ruin both of our lives. 289 00:18:12,333 --> 00:18:16,502 Bren, um, look, I'm sorry, okay? 290 00:18:16,654 --> 00:18:19,597 I'm sorry if I misread some signals. 291 00:18:19,674 --> 00:18:21,173 - Misread the signals? 292 00:18:21,250 --> 00:18:24,343 What about any of that made you think I wanted to have sex? 293 00:18:24,495 --> 00:18:26,512 - What are you, what are you talking about? 294 00:18:26,664 --> 00:18:31,758 Brenda, we have had sex on your floor, twice, and it was rough. 295 00:18:31,778 --> 00:18:33,260 That's how we liked it. 296 00:18:33,279 --> 00:18:35,780 - I said I didn't want to. - Why didn't you fight back? 297 00:18:35,931 --> 00:18:37,022 - I did. 298 00:18:37,433 --> 00:18:39,525 - Why didn't you just leave? - I tried. You held me down. 299 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:41,786 - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 300 00:18:41,937 --> 00:18:43,121 Relax. 301 00:18:43,272 --> 00:18:45,123 - You think 'cause you're famous now, 302 00:18:45,274 --> 00:18:47,583 you can just treat people like this? 303 00:18:48,686 --> 00:18:50,777 I'm a person. 304 00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:52,446 Zeke, I'm... 305 00:18:52,523 --> 00:18:54,690 I may be crap but I am a person. 306 00:18:54,783 --> 00:18:57,284 - You're gonna go through with this? Is that what you're saying? 307 00:18:57,286 --> 00:18:59,362 - You're just gonna do it again. 308 00:18:59,364 --> 00:19:00,972 - Great. 309 00:19:01,048 --> 00:19:03,975 Say whatever you want, Bren, 310 00:19:04,126 --> 00:19:06,561 everybody knows you're crazy. 311 00:19:13,544 --> 00:19:15,027 (phone beeping) 312 00:19:17,973 --> 00:19:19,991 (Brenda sighs) 313 00:19:28,409 --> 00:19:29,650 - Ms. Kramer. 314 00:19:29,727 --> 00:19:32,061 I'm sorry to keep you waiting. I'm ADA Lavigne. 315 00:19:32,063 --> 00:19:34,172 I'll be in charge of your case. - Thank you. 316 00:19:34,323 --> 00:19:36,674 - We're just in here. 317 00:19:44,333 --> 00:19:47,243 Okay, just a few more questions about that night. 318 00:19:47,261 --> 00:19:50,479 - Can I leave out the part where I was raped? (chuckles) 319 00:19:52,099 --> 00:19:53,749 It was a joke. 320 00:19:53,768 --> 00:19:55,509 - Right. 321 00:19:55,678 --> 00:20:00,347 So in your statement, you mention that you entered the room willingly. 322 00:20:00,425 --> 00:20:02,015 Why? 323 00:20:02,035 --> 00:20:07,263 - Zeke was about to go on the road, um, for a tour, 324 00:20:07,281 --> 00:20:10,541 and I wanted to pitch myself to open for him. 325 00:20:10,693 --> 00:20:13,936 - It's not out of the ordinary to 'pitch yourself' in a bedroom? 326 00:20:14,622 --> 00:20:17,364 - Well, it was just really loud in there and I... 327 00:20:17,442 --> 00:20:19,458 I had the link on my phone and I just, 328 00:20:19,535 --> 00:20:21,702 I didn't want to play it in front of everyone 329 00:20:21,779 --> 00:20:25,264 so we just, like, went in... like, a room. 330 00:20:28,286 --> 00:20:30,210 - Was Zeke sober? 331 00:20:30,230 --> 00:20:33,213 - Didn't have my breathalyzer on me. 332 00:20:33,233 --> 00:20:34,881 - What about you? 333 00:20:35,460 --> 00:20:38,218 - What about me? - Were you sober? 334 00:20:38,887 --> 00:20:42,314 - Sober enough to know I was... 335 00:20:42,467 --> 00:20:44,158 being raped. 336 00:20:45,728 --> 00:20:47,470 - You should commend yourself. 337 00:20:47,472 --> 00:20:51,082 Most victims of sexual assaults never even report it. 338 00:20:52,585 --> 00:20:56,504 - I can't let him ruin someone else's life. 339 00:20:57,665 --> 00:20:59,740 Are there more questions or... 340 00:20:59,834 --> 00:21:02,093 - Uh, no, I think we're good for now. 341 00:21:02,095 --> 00:21:04,470 - Thank you. - Okay. 342 00:21:05,673 --> 00:21:08,324 Uh, just one more thing actually. 343 00:21:08,326 --> 00:21:09,341 Um... 344 00:21:09,418 --> 00:21:12,103 you waited a day to report this, why? 345 00:21:13,922 --> 00:21:15,940 - Because... 346 00:21:16,091 --> 00:21:18,517 this is a nightmare. 347 00:21:18,594 --> 00:21:21,670 - Is there something else I should know? 348 00:21:21,689 --> 00:21:25,649 - Anything about your relationship with Mr. Thompson? 349 00:21:25,726 --> 00:21:27,526 - No. 350 00:21:27,678 --> 00:21:30,437 - Are you sure? - Yeah. 351 00:21:30,456 --> 00:21:34,199 - Please tell the court in what context you met the defendant. 352 00:21:34,276 --> 00:21:38,537 - I was the ADA in charge of investigating Ms. Kramer's alleged rape. 353 00:21:38,689 --> 00:21:40,464 - And as your investigation progressed, 354 00:21:40,541 --> 00:21:43,450 did Brenda Kramer's behavior change? 355 00:21:44,211 --> 00:21:48,288 - She got angrier, obsessive and disturbed. 356 00:21:48,366 --> 00:21:50,975 - Can we refrain from pathologizing my client? 357 00:21:50,977 --> 00:21:53,869 - Jury will disregard Mr. Lavigne's last statement. 358 00:21:53,888 --> 00:21:57,631 - Mr. Lavigne, it's too early in the morning for this. 359 00:21:57,708 --> 00:21:59,817 - I'll rephrase, Your Honor. 360 00:21:59,968 --> 00:22:04,280 Mr. Lavigne, how would you describe Ms. Kramer's state of mind? 361 00:22:05,216 --> 00:22:08,034 - She was upset, understandably. 362 00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:12,163 - Be calm. 363 00:22:12,314 --> 00:22:14,390 - Calm. Ten years. 364 00:22:14,392 --> 00:22:15,891 Fired me over text. Be calm? 365 00:22:15,893 --> 00:22:17,168 - Hold, hold up, Brenda. Hold up. 366 00:22:17,337 --> 00:22:19,578 - What do you mean hold up? I'm just gonna talk to her. 367 00:22:19,672 --> 00:22:21,172 - She doesn't wanna talk to you. - Oh, my God. 368 00:22:21,490 --> 00:22:24,008 - Tell her to get her shriveled ass out here before I make a scene. 369 00:22:24,085 --> 00:22:25,343 - Oh, okay. That's calm? 370 00:22:25,570 --> 00:22:27,736 - What are you doing? - Y'all trying to get me fired. 371 00:22:27,755 --> 00:22:31,182 - Chad, you got a set in 15. And you don't work here anymore. 372 00:22:31,333 --> 00:22:32,999 - I thought you cared about me. 373 00:22:33,077 --> 00:22:35,686 - I told you to call me before you did anything. 374 00:22:35,838 --> 00:22:37,671 - So you could talk me out of it? 375 00:22:37,690 --> 00:22:39,415 - I am done trying, Brenda. 376 00:22:39,433 --> 00:22:41,525 You had a chance and you blew it. 377 00:22:41,677 --> 00:22:45,345 - You only fired me 'cause Zeke is your meal ticket. 378 00:22:45,365 --> 00:22:48,757 I fired you because you can't get out of your own way. 379 00:22:48,776 --> 00:22:52,203 You'd never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. 380 00:22:52,279 --> 00:22:53,929 Look, just take this check 381 00:22:54,022 --> 00:22:57,583 and get out of my club before I call the cops. 382 00:22:58,603 --> 00:23:00,378 - Oh, my God. 383 00:23:00,454 --> 00:23:02,529 You know I can't get a job anywhere. 384 00:23:02,623 --> 00:23:05,107 Where am I gonna go? No one's gonna hire me. 385 00:23:05,109 --> 00:23:07,385 - Brenda, it's over. 386 00:23:07,461 --> 00:23:09,278 I'm done. 387 00:23:09,296 --> 00:23:12,014 One minute or you lose your spot. 388 00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:17,636 - I'm quitting. - Don't be stupid. 389 00:23:17,788 --> 00:23:20,564 - We can form a buddy act, we could take it on the road. 390 00:23:20,641 --> 00:23:23,142 - Go. Get on stage. 391 00:23:23,218 --> 00:23:26,570 Go. - I'll come by after. 392 00:23:28,574 --> 00:23:30,241 - I saw that. 393 00:23:30,317 --> 00:23:32,225 She's wrong. - Oh... 394 00:23:32,278 --> 00:23:33,986 That's show business. 395 00:23:34,062 --> 00:23:38,040 - How disappointing because I came to see you. 396 00:23:40,235 --> 00:23:42,253 - You look familiar. Do I know you? 397 00:23:42,404 --> 00:23:45,481 - RDG's Cape, from online. 398 00:23:45,499 --> 00:23:47,666 - Oh, my God. 399 00:23:48,410 --> 00:23:51,153 RBG's Cape. You know, you are funny. 400 00:23:51,155 --> 00:23:54,339 - Thanks, that's a high compliment coming from you. 401 00:23:54,492 --> 00:23:56,008 I'm Tess. 402 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:57,918 - Nice to meet you. 403 00:23:57,937 --> 00:23:59,419 - Nice to meet you. 404 00:23:59,439 --> 00:24:02,106 - Well, I'm sorry I'm not going on tonight. 405 00:24:02,257 --> 00:24:05,517 - And I am no longer supporting this establishment. 406 00:24:05,594 --> 00:24:08,094 There's a Thai restaurant a few blocks down. 407 00:24:08,114 --> 00:24:09,780 I'm buying. 408 00:24:09,932 --> 00:24:12,324 - I'm starving. (chuckles) 409 00:24:14,787 --> 00:24:18,622 - And they always make the woman out to be the crazy one. 410 00:24:18,774 --> 00:24:21,684 Do you remember that movie, uh, Fatal Attraction? - Yes! 411 00:24:21,702 --> 00:24:25,278 - When Glenn Close's character, really successful, independent, 412 00:24:25,356 --> 00:24:28,132 goes crazy after sleeping with a guy one time?! 413 00:24:28,283 --> 00:24:31,135 Loses her mind. (laughing) 414 00:24:32,029 --> 00:24:33,378 - Um! 415 00:24:33,531 --> 00:24:36,548 And I personally feel like Michael Douglas sucked at sex. 416 00:24:36,701 --> 00:24:40,719 Oh, Chadwick! 417 00:24:40,796 --> 00:24:42,963 - Whoa. Okay, you're jolly. 418 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,391 - Tess, this is my best friend, his name's Chad. 419 00:24:47,044 --> 00:24:49,803 - Chad, nice to meet you. I'm Tess. - Nice to meet ya. 420 00:24:49,822 --> 00:24:51,213 - Have a seat. 421 00:24:51,232 --> 00:24:53,473 I'll get you some wine. 422 00:24:54,494 --> 00:24:58,329 How'd it go tonight? - Yeah, it was uh, dead. 423 00:24:59,223 --> 00:25:01,406 So Tess, uh, what do you do? 424 00:25:01,559 --> 00:25:04,168 - I'm an associate at a law firm. 425 00:25:04,245 --> 00:25:06,729 Contracts. Boring stuff. 426 00:25:06,822 --> 00:25:09,298 (loud clanging) Are you okay? 427 00:25:09,917 --> 00:25:11,583 (Brenda groans) 428 00:25:11,660 --> 00:25:13,085 - Oh... lemme... 429 00:25:13,237 --> 00:25:15,587 - Okay, let's uh, let's get you to bed. 430 00:25:15,664 --> 00:25:16,847 - No. - Yeah. Come on. 431 00:25:16,999 --> 00:25:18,257 - You're okay. Okay. 432 00:25:18,333 --> 00:25:19,833 - You know, just... - Get to bed. 433 00:25:20,502 --> 00:25:22,745 - You know what? I'll hold onto this for you. 434 00:25:22,763 --> 00:25:24,913 Okay? - Okay, you can have it. 435 00:25:24,932 --> 00:25:26,524 You are just so soft. 436 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:28,609 - I'll clean up. 437 00:25:49,123 --> 00:25:52,883 - She passed out as soon as her head hit the pillow. 438 00:25:53,611 --> 00:25:56,512 It's gonna take her some time, Chad. 439 00:25:57,873 --> 00:25:59,056 - I'm sorry. 440 00:25:59,133 --> 00:26:01,725 You been here like five minutes, 441 00:26:01,727 --> 00:26:04,119 how do you know what she needs? 442 00:26:05,398 --> 00:26:08,807 - Did you know that one in three women are subjected to sexual violence? 443 00:26:09,476 --> 00:26:12,403 It's a club no one wants to belong to, 444 00:26:12,479 --> 00:26:14,387 but it has the largest membership. 445 00:26:14,407 --> 00:26:17,557 It's gonna be rough for her for a while. 446 00:26:17,635 --> 00:26:21,453 So like I said, give her some time. 447 00:26:33,651 --> 00:26:36,668 I grew up in foster care, I don't mean to brag. 448 00:26:36,821 --> 00:26:38,987 Um, and because of that, 449 00:26:39,006 --> 00:26:42,749 everyone always wants to know if I want to meet my dad and I don't. 450 00:26:42,768 --> 00:26:44,435 I, at all, 451 00:26:44,511 --> 00:26:47,512 but what I do want to know on some level that he would want me 452 00:26:47,665 --> 00:26:50,165 so what I wanna do is find out his name, 453 00:26:50,167 --> 00:26:52,684 find him on a dating app, match with him, 454 00:26:52,761 --> 00:26:55,279 DM him a naked photo of myself, 455 00:26:55,430 --> 00:26:59,116 and be like, Do you wanna be my daddy? 456 00:26:59,193 --> 00:27:00,525 And he's gonna be like, "Yeah". 457 00:27:00,620 --> 00:27:02,861 And I'm gonna be like "Good, 'cause you are." 458 00:27:03,013 --> 00:27:07,532 And then... and then, I will ghost him 459 00:27:07,609 --> 00:27:10,753 because the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 460 00:27:11,947 --> 00:27:13,505 (sighs) 461 00:27:14,375 --> 00:27:16,133 - Ms. Kramer's sense of humor, 462 00:27:16,284 --> 00:27:19,619 would you describe her comedy as reflecting her off-stage personality? 463 00:27:19,697 --> 00:27:21,363 - Oh yeah. Definitely. 464 00:27:21,382 --> 00:27:24,124 - Would you go so far as to describe her behavior as promiscuous? 465 00:27:24,201 --> 00:27:28,537 - Well, if sleeping with everyone at the club is promiscuous, then yeah. 466 00:27:28,555 --> 00:27:30,189 (chuckles) 467 00:27:31,892 --> 00:27:33,466 - So just to confirm, 468 00:27:33,653 --> 00:27:37,396 you told Brenda Kramer she could open for you before the alleged rape? 469 00:27:37,548 --> 00:27:40,473 - Yeah. Mm-hmm. - So there was no quid pro quo, 470 00:27:40,493 --> 00:27:44,144 no coercion of sexual favors in exchange for a job offer. 471 00:27:44,163 --> 00:27:46,497 - Absolutely not. 472 00:27:46,573 --> 00:27:48,573 - Do you know why she would invent a story that she knew 473 00:27:48,726 --> 00:27:51,502 would cost her the biggest professional opportunity of her career? 474 00:27:51,653 --> 00:27:55,731 - Brenda is the poster-child for self-sabotage, 475 00:27:55,749 --> 00:27:57,900 she always has been. 476 00:27:58,493 --> 00:28:00,736 - Alright, let's get back to that night. 477 00:28:00,754 --> 00:28:04,515 Um, so she played you her material, you hired her... 478 00:28:04,666 --> 00:28:08,352 - We were laughing, you know, we're having a good time 479 00:28:08,429 --> 00:28:11,413 and uh, then we started kissing, 480 00:28:11,415 --> 00:28:14,249 and you know, one thing leads to another. 481 00:28:14,251 --> 00:28:19,087 - And no part of you ever thought that Brenda Kramer did not want to have sex? 482 00:28:19,089 --> 00:28:21,699 - We both wanted it. 483 00:28:23,093 --> 00:28:26,662 I mean, it's not like we hadn't done it before. 484 00:28:29,099 --> 00:28:31,283 - You're saying that prior to that night, 485 00:28:31,377 --> 00:28:34,044 you and Ms. Kramer...? - Had sex? 486 00:28:34,121 --> 00:28:37,131 Yeah. Twice. 487 00:28:39,793 --> 00:28:41,610 - Can you repeat the question? 488 00:28:41,612 --> 00:28:45,113 - Do you have any knowledge of previous sexual relations 489 00:28:45,132 --> 00:28:48,016 between Brenda Kramer and Zeke Thompson? 490 00:28:49,729 --> 00:28:51,377 (sighs) 491 00:28:51,455 --> 00:28:54,214 You can answer the question here or in court. 492 00:28:54,233 --> 00:28:56,625 - Yes, they had sex before. 493 00:28:56,627 --> 00:28:58,402 - And who told you? 494 00:28:58,553 --> 00:29:00,612 Brenda. 495 00:29:02,390 --> 00:29:05,391 - So do you know why Lavigne wants to see you? 496 00:29:05,469 --> 00:29:08,061 - He probably has more questions. 497 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:09,747 Thanks for the clothes. 498 00:29:09,898 --> 00:29:11,990 I don't even want to know how much they cost. 499 00:29:12,067 --> 00:29:14,126 - I wouldn't tell you anyway. 500 00:29:15,496 --> 00:29:18,814 - I never had a real like, female friend. 501 00:29:18,832 --> 00:29:22,651 The girls in my business will cut ya! 502 00:29:22,653 --> 00:29:24,595 (phone buzzing) 503 00:29:25,264 --> 00:29:27,155 - You okay? - Yeah. 504 00:29:27,157 --> 00:29:29,266 I just always think it's him. 505 00:29:29,417 --> 00:29:31,343 And I just hate being scared. 506 00:29:31,419 --> 00:29:34,062 Embarrassing. - I know what you mean. 507 00:29:35,775 --> 00:29:40,185 - You never told me about what happened to you which is... 508 00:29:40,262 --> 00:29:42,696 no pressure, of course. 509 00:29:45,117 --> 00:29:47,175 - Sophomore year, 510 00:29:47,177 --> 00:29:51,196 I was on my way back to the dorm and he raped me on the grass. 511 00:29:51,273 --> 00:29:54,625 Just out in the open. How brazen is that? 512 00:29:54,776 --> 00:29:57,127 He was captain of the rugby team 513 00:29:57,354 --> 00:30:00,613 and our parents traveled in the same circle. 514 00:30:00,633 --> 00:30:03,950 So they got together and worked it out. 515 00:30:04,695 --> 00:30:08,514 You know... and his parents were very embarrassed. 516 00:30:10,976 --> 00:30:13,201 The thing is... 517 00:30:13,203 --> 00:30:15,628 I wouldn't have reported it anyway. 518 00:30:15,648 --> 00:30:17,722 I'm not brave, like you. 519 00:30:17,875 --> 00:30:20,150 - You annihilate people online. 520 00:30:20,227 --> 00:30:22,210 - That's different. 521 00:30:22,229 --> 00:30:24,154 - Don't you ever... 522 00:30:24,231 --> 00:30:26,806 think about him raping other women? 523 00:30:26,826 --> 00:30:30,035 - Of course. But I was just a kid. 524 00:30:32,723 --> 00:30:35,891 - You have to stop letting him get away with it at some point. 525 00:30:35,893 --> 00:30:36,983 (knocking on door) 526 00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:39,127 - Open up, bish! 527 00:30:42,157 --> 00:30:44,299 Hey, uh... - Hi. 528 00:30:52,017 --> 00:30:56,261 Okay, you two need to stop acting like bitches and just be civil. 529 00:30:56,413 --> 00:30:58,188 - He's the one who has the problem. 530 00:30:58,265 --> 00:31:00,173 - Ah, no, I just don't like you. 531 00:31:00,250 --> 00:31:03,527 Can I talk to you privately, please? - Sorry. 532 00:31:07,849 --> 00:31:09,533 - That woman is... - Don't start. 533 00:31:09,684 --> 00:31:12,352 Hey, hey, I saw the heads in the ashtray. 534 00:31:12,429 --> 00:31:14,112 Of the photos of you and Zeke from the wall. 535 00:31:14,206 --> 00:31:17,265 - We were just playing around and if you came here to bitch about Tess... 536 00:31:17,284 --> 00:31:21,295 - No, um, the prosecutor called me in. 537 00:31:22,864 --> 00:31:25,031 - He said he would... talk to people. 538 00:31:25,125 --> 00:31:30,220 - Yeah well, uh, he asked if you and Zeke had sex before. 539 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:34,308 - What did you say? 540 00:31:36,803 --> 00:31:39,396 - Before I recommend whether to bring your case to trial, 541 00:31:39,547 --> 00:31:41,547 I have to weigh the likelihood of a conviction. 542 00:31:41,567 --> 00:31:43,642 - Right. 543 00:31:43,794 --> 00:31:47,646 - Based on witness interviews, on the fact that you had consensual sex with Mr. Thompson 544 00:31:47,798 --> 00:31:50,482 prior to the allegation, which you withheld from me. 545 00:31:50,634 --> 00:31:54,302 - So sorry, I just... what are you implying exactly? 546 00:31:54,396 --> 00:31:57,581 - I'm not bringing charges. 547 00:32:00,402 --> 00:32:03,812 - Uh, is this because he's famous, or...? 548 00:32:03,830 --> 00:32:07,482 - No. You would be eviscerated on the stand. - Mm-hmm. 549 00:32:07,484 --> 00:32:11,319 - Between the provocations on social media, 550 00:32:11,321 --> 00:32:13,413 the drinking and the promiscuity. 551 00:32:13,432 --> 00:32:14,914 - Got it. 552 00:32:14,934 --> 00:32:16,975 There it is. 553 00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:21,012 I'm a drunk and I'm a slut 554 00:32:21,089 --> 00:32:23,014 so I deserved it. 555 00:32:23,167 --> 00:32:24,257 - Okay, look. - Cool. 556 00:32:24,334 --> 00:32:25,667 - If you're interested, 557 00:32:25,686 --> 00:32:27,277 I can refer you to a mental health professional. 558 00:32:27,429 --> 00:32:29,171 - You know what? I'm actually good. 559 00:32:29,189 --> 00:32:31,673 Um... (clattering) 560 00:32:31,675 --> 00:32:34,359 I sincerely... 561 00:32:34,436 --> 00:32:38,205 hope that you go to hell, sir. 562 00:32:48,025 --> 00:32:51,218 - Now is not a good time for you to be here. 563 00:32:52,972 --> 00:32:55,880 - Brenda, I am so, so sorry. 564 00:32:56,033 --> 00:32:57,365 C'mon, c'mon. 565 00:32:57,701 --> 00:33:00,343 Can you stop being mad at me and just let me... be here for you? 566 00:33:00,420 --> 00:33:01,886 - Be here. Be here for me 567 00:33:01,963 --> 00:33:05,232 like the way you were here for me with that douchebag DA? 568 00:33:06,819 --> 00:33:08,668 Zeke's performing at Goldie's tonight, 569 00:33:08,670 --> 00:33:11,471 kicking off his tour before moving up to arenas 570 00:33:11,490 --> 00:33:15,325 where he will help himself to a buffet of female fans. 571 00:33:15,402 --> 00:33:19,645 - Look, the DA screwed up big time, okay. 572 00:33:19,665 --> 00:33:22,240 But... but... um, it's over now 573 00:33:22,317 --> 00:33:25,335 and... and maybe you have a chance to move on. 574 00:33:25,412 --> 00:33:28,821 - What a ridiculous little man you are. 575 00:33:29,657 --> 00:33:31,508 - And you're a pathetic... - Don't. 576 00:33:31,659 --> 00:33:33,493 - Lonely ... - Okay. 577 00:33:33,512 --> 00:33:34,678 - Seriously? 578 00:33:34,829 --> 00:33:37,830 - Okay Chad, just, just go, just go. - Me? 579 00:33:37,850 --> 00:33:40,242 She's... don't you see that she's messing with your head, Brenda? 580 00:33:40,260 --> 00:33:42,410 - I'd like to report an intruder. 581 00:33:42,429 --> 00:33:44,095 He's not leaving and he's getting violent. 582 00:33:44,172 --> 00:33:47,507 Oh, you're gonna pull that, huh? Are you co-signing this behavior? 583 00:33:47,526 --> 00:33:49,918 - He's leaving, hang up. 584 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:51,436 Hang up. 585 00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:54,105 Please just go. I... 586 00:33:54,258 --> 00:33:56,992 Sorry. - I'm out. 587 00:33:58,278 --> 00:34:00,996 - He doesn't understand. He can't. 588 00:34:03,433 --> 00:34:06,710 I saw what you posted on the rapist's Instagram. 589 00:34:08,863 --> 00:34:12,440 The only way you'll understand the burning shame of what you did to me 590 00:34:12,459 --> 00:34:16,094 is if someone pours gasoline on you and lights a match. 591 00:34:17,447 --> 00:34:20,182 - That was the wine talking. 592 00:34:21,393 --> 00:34:23,977 - In vino veritas. 593 00:34:25,230 --> 00:34:27,213 - In wine, truth, Brenda. 594 00:34:27,232 --> 00:34:30,642 - The only way you'll understand 595 00:34:30,794 --> 00:34:34,979 the burning shame of what you did to me 596 00:34:35,056 --> 00:34:38,983 is if someone pours gasoline on you 597 00:34:39,136 --> 00:34:41,661 and lights a match. 598 00:34:43,565 --> 00:34:46,491 Do you know who wrote that, Ms. Richards? 599 00:34:46,643 --> 00:34:48,585 - Brenda posted it 600 00:34:48,662 --> 00:34:51,830 the night before Zeke Thompson performed at Goldie's. 601 00:34:51,924 --> 00:34:54,758 - And you attended this performance in person. 602 00:34:57,412 --> 00:34:59,554 (crowd cheering) 603 00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:05,844 - Yeah! 604 00:35:05,996 --> 00:35:07,920 Y'all can't kill me!! 605 00:35:07,998 --> 00:35:10,148 Ah-ha! 606 00:35:12,519 --> 00:35:14,427 Woohoo! 607 00:35:15,672 --> 00:35:18,782 Alright, thank you for the love. Thank you everyone. 608 00:35:18,859 --> 00:35:21,509 Uh, I don't want to start heavy 609 00:35:21,528 --> 00:35:24,454 but the last two weeks have been a little rough. 610 00:35:25,198 --> 00:35:30,776 I was accused of doing something that I did not do. 611 00:35:30,796 --> 00:35:33,296 - He did do it and they let him go. 612 00:35:33,373 --> 00:35:35,615 No one did anything about it. 613 00:35:35,634 --> 00:35:37,259 - Except for you. 614 00:35:38,137 --> 00:35:40,470 - Hey, break a leg. 615 00:35:40,622 --> 00:35:43,140 I'm never gonna forget your loyalty. 616 00:35:44,176 --> 00:35:46,217 - Hey, I got it, man. No worries. 617 00:35:46,294 --> 00:35:48,728 - Zeke Thompson. - Yeah. 618 00:35:49,631 --> 00:35:51,982 Jesus. God! 619 00:35:52,133 --> 00:35:54,693 What is wrong with you... Aaah! 620 00:35:56,380 --> 00:35:57,562 Zeke! 621 00:35:57,714 --> 00:35:59,489 Somebody call the cops. (Zeke shouting in pain) 622 00:35:59,566 --> 00:36:03,577 - I had to stop him before he hurt other women. 623 00:36:07,649 --> 00:36:11,317 - Rape is a heinous crime, I'm not denying that. 624 00:36:11,395 --> 00:36:13,745 But we have a legal system, imperfect as it is. 625 00:36:13,897 --> 00:36:15,672 - The legal system did nothing! 626 00:36:15,823 --> 00:36:17,990 - Brenda Kramer may not have 627 00:36:18,010 --> 00:36:21,178 explicitly instructed you to light Zeke Thompson on fire, 628 00:36:21,254 --> 00:36:23,829 but she planted the idea in your head 629 00:36:23,907 --> 00:36:27,409 and encouraged you, however indirectly, to act on it. 630 00:36:27,411 --> 00:36:30,169 The fact is, you wouldn't have done what you did 631 00:36:30,189 --> 00:36:33,732 if Brenda Kramer hadn't posted on social media. 632 00:36:35,101 --> 00:36:37,527 - I did it for you, Bren. 633 00:36:39,940 --> 00:36:41,573 (door opens) 634 00:36:48,373 --> 00:36:50,615 - Rapist! - You should leave. 635 00:36:50,767 --> 00:36:52,434 - They should have killed you. 636 00:36:52,452 --> 00:36:54,269 - Order. Order. 637 00:36:54,862 --> 00:36:57,214 (gavel banging) I'll have order. 638 00:36:58,275 --> 00:37:01,509 I'll have order or you'll be removed from the court. 639 00:37:05,615 --> 00:37:06,890 - I'm a comedian. 640 00:37:07,467 --> 00:37:10,376 We say things. We say crazy things. 641 00:37:10,454 --> 00:37:14,305 We say things that make people laugh and shock people. 642 00:37:14,458 --> 00:37:15,974 Immature and childish maybe, 643 00:37:16,126 --> 00:37:21,463 but it's... we're not, our intent is never to cause violence. 644 00:37:21,481 --> 00:37:22,822 There's... 645 00:37:23,984 --> 00:37:27,819 what happened to Zeke was not my intent. 646 00:37:27,971 --> 00:37:30,163 - It wasn't? 647 00:37:34,419 --> 00:37:37,662 Violence wasn't your intent. 648 00:37:37,739 --> 00:37:39,089 - No. 649 00:37:39,165 --> 00:37:41,466 - Look at him. 650 00:37:43,503 --> 00:37:44,410 - You did this. 651 00:37:44,429 --> 00:37:46,596 - Your Honor! - Counsellor. 652 00:37:53,438 --> 00:37:56,564 - Pick up. Pick up. (line ringing) 653 00:37:58,835 --> 00:38:01,945 - Who is this and how did you get my number? 654 00:38:02,022 --> 00:38:03,596 - It's me. 655 00:38:04,616 --> 00:38:08,676 - I know you probably never wanna talk to me again 656 00:38:09,346 --> 00:38:11,437 but I just wanted to let you know 657 00:38:11,515 --> 00:38:13,623 that I've been, um... (sniffling) 658 00:38:13,700 --> 00:38:16,167 going back to meetings. 659 00:38:17,129 --> 00:38:19,462 And if there is anyone 660 00:38:19,614 --> 00:38:25,093 that I need to make amends with, it... it's you. 661 00:38:26,621 --> 00:38:32,642 Um, I don't assume you're following my legal situation. 662 00:38:34,128 --> 00:38:36,220 And um... 663 00:38:36,315 --> 00:38:41,067 today the verdict comes in 664 00:38:42,729 --> 00:38:45,638 and I know this is a lot to ask, 665 00:38:45,715 --> 00:38:48,974 especially with... 666 00:38:49,052 --> 00:38:51,903 how badly I treated you, 667 00:38:53,406 --> 00:38:58,501 but I was just wondering if there is any way that you can come up here? 668 00:38:58,728 --> 00:39:02,172 I just don't wanna stand up there alone, you know. 669 00:39:06,903 --> 00:39:09,179 Uh... 670 00:39:11,741 --> 00:39:14,601 you were a good friend to me. 671 00:39:31,595 --> 00:39:34,162 (soft music) 672 00:39:43,364 --> 00:39:46,049 - Has the jury reached a verdict? 673 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:48,760 - We have, Your Honor. 674 00:39:52,298 --> 00:39:54,724 - Will the defendant please rise? 675 00:39:57,562 --> 00:40:00,730 - To the count of the indictment, aggravated mayhem, 676 00:40:01,716 --> 00:40:03,625 how does the jury find? 677 00:40:04,385 --> 00:40:07,720 - Not guilty, Your Honor. - Oh, God. 678 00:40:07,739 --> 00:40:11,056 - The jury is dismissed and we thank you for your service. 679 00:40:11,559 --> 00:40:14,318 - Thank you for everything. - The court is adjourned. 680 00:40:14,471 --> 00:40:16,996 - Take care of yourself. - All rise. 681 00:40:32,172 --> 00:40:34,656 - Bren, aren't you relieved? 682 00:40:34,658 --> 00:40:36,683 - Not really. 683 00:40:37,844 --> 00:40:40,061 Zeke... 684 00:40:41,923 --> 00:40:44,899 I did not mean for this to happen. 685 00:40:45,669 --> 00:40:47,259 - Yeah, well, it did. 686 00:40:47,279 --> 00:40:50,021 - I did not know that Tess was unstable. 687 00:40:50,173 --> 00:40:51,614 I had no idea. 688 00:40:51,766 --> 00:40:54,993 I couldn't... I missed the signs and she was there for me. 689 00:40:57,605 --> 00:40:59,030 - Apologize. 690 00:40:59,182 --> 00:41:00,531 You raped her! 691 00:41:00,625 --> 00:41:03,609 - Move, please. - Tess should've killed you! 692 00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:06,713 - Oh my God, please let him go. Please. 693 00:41:16,700 --> 00:41:18,791 I know you're mad 694 00:41:18,868 --> 00:41:20,718 but hurting them is not the answer. 695 00:41:20,795 --> 00:41:23,563 - What are we supposed to do? 696 00:41:24,966 --> 00:41:26,733 - I don't know. 697 00:41:29,488 --> 00:41:31,696 - Let's go home.