1 00:00:03,170 --> 00:00:05,138 He told me he was at Ranger School. 2 00:00:05,138 --> 00:00:06,907 Ranger School? Yes. 3 00:00:06,907 --> 00:00:09,343 He gonna catch criminals and cougars on a skimobile. 4 00:00:09,343 --> 00:00:10,978 You gonna be Smokey the Bear. 5 00:00:10,978 --> 00:00:12,312 [ Laughter ] 6 00:00:12,312 --> 00:00:15,349 Have you ever seen him do anything like this before? 7 00:00:15,349 --> 00:00:16,517 Oh, absolutely. 8 00:00:16,517 --> 00:00:18,919 [ Laughter ] Absolutely. 9 00:00:20,053 --> 00:00:21,822 You ever saw that movie "A Bronx Tale"? 10 00:00:21,822 --> 00:00:23,757 He's the Mush in real life. 11 00:00:23,757 --> 00:00:25,692 He was late to come tape the show, 12 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:27,027 'cause he missed his flight... You're such a tattletale! 13 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:29,096 ...'cause he went to the wrong airport. 14 00:00:29,096 --> 00:00:30,998 Hey, it's a big world out there, 15 00:00:30,998 --> 00:00:34,034 and it's filled with people that just don't see eye to eye. 16 00:00:34,034 --> 00:00:36,203 See, that's where I come in. 17 00:00:36,203 --> 00:00:37,871 See, I ain't got a law degree, 18 00:00:37,871 --> 00:00:40,707 and I'm way too fly to wear a robe. 19 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:44,945 But this is where common sense presides -- in my house. 20 00:00:44,945 --> 00:00:47,481 Court is now in session. 21 00:00:47,481 --> 00:00:48,615 [ Chuckles ] 22 00:00:48,615 --> 00:00:51,652 -- Captions by VITAC -- 23 00:00:51,652 --> 00:00:57,090 All rise for the Honorable Judge Steve Harvey! 24 00:00:57,090 --> 00:00:58,992 [ Cheers and applause ] Steve: Thank you. 25 00:00:58,992 --> 00:01:01,929 I appreciate that. Thank y'all. 26 00:01:01,929 --> 00:01:03,330 Thank y'all very much. 27 00:01:03,330 --> 00:01:05,332 [ Cheers and applause ] 28 00:01:05,332 --> 00:01:07,534 Yeah. 29 00:01:07,534 --> 00:01:08,602 Nancy, how you doing today? 30 00:01:08,602 --> 00:01:09,870 I'm doing great, sir. Thank you. 31 00:01:09,870 --> 00:01:11,471 Good. Good to see you, darling. Good to see you. 32 00:01:11,471 --> 00:01:14,908 Nancy is a real bailiff in real life. 33 00:01:14,908 --> 00:01:16,543 She normally has a gun. 34 00:01:16,543 --> 00:01:18,178 [ Laughs ] And she's normally, you know -- 35 00:01:18,178 --> 00:01:21,114 People in there for murder, kidnapping, drugs. 36 00:01:21,114 --> 00:01:22,249 She's used to that, 37 00:01:22,249 --> 00:01:24,851 so this is the best job she's ever had. 38 00:01:24,851 --> 00:01:26,353 The best. 39 00:01:26,353 --> 00:01:27,921 [ Applause ] 40 00:01:27,921 --> 00:01:30,524 Alright, uh, let's get started. 41 00:01:30,524 --> 00:01:31,925 This is the case of 42 00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:34,461 Derrick Smith vs. Linda Hines. 43 00:01:34,461 --> 00:01:35,495 Derrick is suing 44 00:01:35,495 --> 00:01:37,064 his former girlfriend, Linda, 45 00:01:37,064 --> 00:01:39,499 for $10,000 for a car loan 46 00:01:39,499 --> 00:01:41,768 and emotional manipulation. 47 00:01:41,768 --> 00:01:43,070 Linda claims she never asked 48 00:01:43,070 --> 00:01:44,171 for the car loan, 49 00:01:44,171 --> 00:01:45,272 and whatever he gave 50 00:01:45,272 --> 00:01:46,540 was a gift. 51 00:01:46,540 --> 00:01:48,108 Alright, let's start with you, Derrick. 52 00:01:48,108 --> 00:01:50,410 You have 30 seconds to state your case. 53 00:01:50,410 --> 00:01:54,047 My former girlfriend over here, Linda, 54 00:01:54,047 --> 00:01:56,183 I'm suing her for $10,000 55 00:01:56,183 --> 00:01:58,652 for a car loan that I gave her. 56 00:01:58,652 --> 00:02:00,354 But, Judge Harvey, 57 00:02:00,354 --> 00:02:02,990 I really, really need to find out 58 00:02:02,990 --> 00:02:06,493 if she really loved me or she used me. 59 00:02:06,493 --> 00:02:09,463 Did she take advantage of me because I'm a teddy bear? 60 00:02:09,463 --> 00:02:12,265 She thought I was an ATM machine. 61 00:02:12,265 --> 00:02:13,967 So you're suing for $10,000? 62 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:15,502 Yes. Okay. 63 00:02:15,502 --> 00:02:17,437 But you -- you mad right now? 64 00:02:17,437 --> 00:02:19,406 I'm upset. Yeah. You're upset, okay. 65 00:02:19,406 --> 00:02:21,842 But you -- you got it targeted towards me. 66 00:02:21,842 --> 00:02:24,277 I just want you to know it ain't gonna work out for you 67 00:02:24,277 --> 00:02:25,746 like you think. Alright. Okay. 68 00:02:25,746 --> 00:02:27,280 [ Laughter ] 69 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,483 'Cause I'm hood ready at all times. 70 00:02:29,483 --> 00:02:33,453 [ Laughter ] 71 00:02:33,453 --> 00:02:35,055 Okay, uh, Linda, it's your turn. 72 00:02:35,055 --> 00:02:36,723 You have 30 seconds to respond. 73 00:02:36,723 --> 00:02:38,525 I never borrowed anything from Derrick. 74 00:02:38,525 --> 00:02:39,826 I don't owe him anything. 75 00:02:39,826 --> 00:02:41,194 He -- Stop that. 76 00:02:41,194 --> 00:02:43,063 No, I did not. No, listen here. No, no. You got to stop. 77 00:02:43,063 --> 00:02:44,631 You got to stop. She got 30 seconds. 78 00:02:44,631 --> 00:02:45,999 Okay. Okay, go ahead now. 79 00:02:45,999 --> 00:02:48,602 He was my playmate for an amount of time. 80 00:02:48,602 --> 00:02:51,972 See? See? Playmate. You see? Playmate. I-I -- We -- 81 00:02:51,972 --> 00:02:54,574 No. Sir, she's got 30 seconds. 82 00:02:54,574 --> 00:02:56,076 Derrick. 83 00:02:56,076 --> 00:02:57,878 I'm the only one can fix this for you. 84 00:02:57,878 --> 00:02:58,945 Derrick: Okay. 85 00:02:58,945 --> 00:03:00,280 So let's just settle down 86 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:01,782 and let me hear what Linda has to say. 87 00:03:01,782 --> 00:03:03,917 Alright. Go ahead, Linda. 88 00:03:03,917 --> 00:03:06,453 He was my playmate for awhile. He's my ex-playmate. 89 00:03:06,453 --> 00:03:07,754 I never used him. 90 00:03:07,754 --> 00:03:10,624 And, yes, I was digging him, you know, towards the end, 91 00:03:10,624 --> 00:03:12,559 but he did the dip on me. 92 00:03:12,559 --> 00:03:15,395 And whatever he gave me, he gave me from his heart, 93 00:03:15,395 --> 00:03:17,831 so I thought I never asked about anything from him. 94 00:03:17,831 --> 00:03:20,067 Derrick, how did you all meet? 95 00:03:20,067 --> 00:03:21,134 Well, Your Honor, 96 00:03:21,134 --> 00:03:22,936 me and a friend of mine's was driving, 97 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:25,439 telling him, showing him how to pick up girls. 98 00:03:25,439 --> 00:03:27,107 But... That's what you was doing? 99 00:03:27,107 --> 00:03:28,175 ...I seen a beautiful woman 100 00:03:28,175 --> 00:03:29,810 that was in my rearview mirror. 101 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:33,747 I told her to pull over, let me get her number. 102 00:03:33,747 --> 00:03:36,450 Was this the first one of the day? 103 00:03:36,450 --> 00:03:37,484 [ Laughter ] 104 00:03:37,484 --> 00:03:40,754 No, it was -- I-I-I had interest. 105 00:03:40,754 --> 00:03:44,057 I-I seen her, and I said, this the one I wanted to talk to. 106 00:03:44,057 --> 00:03:46,827 Okay, when you walked up to her, what did you say? 107 00:03:46,827 --> 00:03:48,662 I said, "Hey, beautiful. How you doing?" 108 00:03:48,662 --> 00:03:51,998 I said, "I'm into older woman. Can I get your number?" 109 00:03:51,998 --> 00:03:54,101 [ Spectators murmur ] 110 00:03:54,101 --> 00:03:56,236 No! And I said, "Can I have your number?" 111 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:58,472 You can't say "no," because it worked. 112 00:03:58,472 --> 00:04:01,074 [ Laughter ] 113 00:04:01,074 --> 00:04:05,145 We are in court with the older woman, he says. 114 00:04:05,145 --> 00:04:08,014 So now, what happened then? 115 00:04:08,014 --> 00:04:09,950 Got her phone number and I told her, 116 00:04:09,950 --> 00:04:11,651 I said, "I'll give you a call." 117 00:04:11,651 --> 00:04:13,186 Is everything he's saying true so far? 118 00:04:13,186 --> 00:04:14,454 Yes, absolutely. Okay. 119 00:04:14,454 --> 00:04:16,823 So what did you think when he pulled you over? 120 00:04:16,823 --> 00:04:19,459 He's flashing me and waving his hand out the window. 121 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,428 So I pulled over, he got out, he opened the door and got out. 122 00:04:21,428 --> 00:04:24,598 I said, whoa. Whole lot of lover coming out. 123 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:25,832 Whoa! 124 00:04:25,832 --> 00:04:27,067 Ooh, look at this great big ol' man. 125 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:28,201 Yeah! 126 00:04:28,201 --> 00:04:30,537 All of a sudden, it's dark outside. Yeah! 127 00:04:30,537 --> 00:04:33,006 You can't even see the sun no more. Yeah! 128 00:04:33,006 --> 00:04:34,641 Your whole car just blacked out. 129 00:04:34,641 --> 00:04:36,877 I said, whoa! Whoaaa! 130 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:38,378 [ Laughter ] 131 00:04:38,378 --> 00:04:40,981 Alright, so then what happened? 132 00:04:40,981 --> 00:04:43,083 I called her and said, "Let's go out on a date." 133 00:04:43,083 --> 00:04:45,085 On a date? Here we go. Let's go out on a date. 134 00:04:45,085 --> 00:04:46,486 Okay. I made a reservation. 135 00:04:46,486 --> 00:04:48,588 We went out to a nice little restaurant. 136 00:04:48,588 --> 00:04:49,623 I know, I know that. 137 00:04:49,623 --> 00:04:51,291 We got some wings and some -- 138 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:52,726 Wait, wait. You went to get some what? 139 00:04:52,726 --> 00:04:53,760 Wings and a steak. 140 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,229 Pizza. And pizza. Chicken wings. 141 00:04:56,229 --> 00:04:57,230 And pizza. 142 00:04:57,230 --> 00:05:00,033 Oh, I know what chicken wings is. 143 00:05:00,033 --> 00:05:03,170 Don't forget the pizza. 144 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:04,671 We had pizza on every date. 145 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:05,906 Okay, hold on. We had pizza on every date? 146 00:05:05,906 --> 00:05:07,541 We ate a lot of pizza. 147 00:05:07,541 --> 00:05:08,575 You like pizza? 148 00:05:08,575 --> 00:05:10,110 No. Now, the second date -- 149 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:11,511 Oh, yeah, you do now. 150 00:05:11,511 --> 00:05:13,446 [ Laughter ] 151 00:05:13,446 --> 00:05:16,583 You know, you -- whoaa. You don't get to be that. 152 00:05:16,583 --> 00:05:20,086 You got to like pizza. There ain't nothing wrong with it. 153 00:05:20,086 --> 00:05:21,321 Alright. So go ahead. 154 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:24,424 So the second date, I go to her apartment, 155 00:05:24,424 --> 00:05:27,561 she comes to the car, lovey-dovey. 156 00:05:27,561 --> 00:05:31,598 "Hey, this is my big man. This is my teddy bear." 157 00:05:31,598 --> 00:05:36,336 Start rubbing my stomach, started kissing me on the neck, 158 00:05:36,336 --> 00:05:37,938 kissing me on the cheek. 159 00:05:37,938 --> 00:05:40,740 Yeah. Next thing I know, I hear the back door open. 160 00:05:40,740 --> 00:05:41,842 [ Laughs ] 161 00:05:41,842 --> 00:05:45,145 It was her grandkids coming in the car. 162 00:05:45,145 --> 00:05:48,748 Now we supposed to go on a date, me and her! 163 00:05:48,748 --> 00:05:52,118 She's bringing her grandchildren with her! 164 00:05:52,118 --> 00:05:54,421 And I'm like, what is going on? 165 00:05:54,421 --> 00:05:55,989 I'm like -- But wait. 166 00:05:55,989 --> 00:05:56,990 How many was it? 167 00:05:56,990 --> 00:05:58,124 It was two. 168 00:05:58,124 --> 00:06:00,126 He knew I was raising my two grandkids. 169 00:06:00,126 --> 00:06:01,261 Oh, you raising. 170 00:06:01,261 --> 00:06:03,096 Yes, I'm raising. One's 8 and one is 11. 171 00:06:03,096 --> 00:06:05,198 Yeah. Did he know they were coming on the date? Yea-- No, he didn't know. 172 00:06:05,198 --> 00:06:06,833 But you know. You ain't had time for that. 173 00:06:06,833 --> 00:06:08,401 You know, wasn't nothing special. 174 00:06:08,401 --> 00:06:09,936 We're going to eat. Come on. 175 00:06:09,936 --> 00:06:12,105 We're just going to eat, with pizza. 176 00:06:12,105 --> 00:06:13,506 Let's go. We can all go. 177 00:06:13,506 --> 00:06:15,575 We're gonna get pizza and chicken wings, go do the norm. 178 00:06:15,575 --> 00:06:17,444 [ Laughter ] 179 00:06:17,444 --> 00:06:21,047 So now, Derrick, how -- how do you treat the kids? 180 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:23,183 I treat the kids wonderful. Great. They love him. 181 00:06:23,183 --> 00:06:24,684 I treat them like they was my own. 182 00:06:24,684 --> 00:06:26,086 Okay. Alright? 183 00:06:26,086 --> 00:06:27,754 Because that's the type of guy I am. Yeah, yeah. 184 00:06:27,754 --> 00:06:29,256 Yeah. He did. 185 00:06:29,256 --> 00:06:30,724 You know? He did, he did, he did. 186 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:32,726 I got a nice heart, a big heart, you know? 187 00:06:32,726 --> 00:06:34,127 Yeah. 188 00:06:34,127 --> 00:06:35,862 And then next thing you know, I hear the kids say, 189 00:06:35,862 --> 00:06:38,999 "Can we go to GameTime on Saturday?" 190 00:06:38,999 --> 00:06:42,068 Once again, she's over there rubbing my hair, 191 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:45,538 rubbing my stomach, kissing on my neck. 192 00:06:45,538 --> 00:06:46,806 What's going on? 193 00:06:46,806 --> 00:06:48,174 Yeah, I know all this happened. 194 00:06:48,174 --> 00:06:51,111 So I'm thinking she's pulling the chain. 195 00:06:51,111 --> 00:06:53,680 So after that, the following day, she said, 196 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,282 "Hey, are you coming up?" 197 00:06:55,282 --> 00:06:56,683 "Yes, I'm coming up." 198 00:06:56,683 --> 00:07:00,086 "Can you go and bring the kids some milk and some cereal?" 199 00:07:00,086 --> 00:07:02,088 No, no, no, no, no. 200 00:07:02,088 --> 00:07:04,491 You asked me, did I need anything? 201 00:07:04,491 --> 00:07:06,126 You always asked me, do I need anything? No, you told me -- 202 00:07:06,126 --> 00:07:09,396 Now, hold on. Hold on. Wait a minute, Derrick. Derrick. 203 00:07:09,396 --> 00:07:12,766 I know good and well if you going over a woman's house 204 00:07:12,766 --> 00:07:14,768 that you gonna say, "Do you need anything?" 205 00:07:14,768 --> 00:07:16,636 That's right. That's what he said every time. 206 00:07:16,636 --> 00:07:19,039 I've been -- I've been saying that for years. 207 00:07:19,039 --> 00:07:22,642 When I'm coming home today, I call Marjorie, 208 00:07:22,642 --> 00:07:24,544 "Do you need anything?" 209 00:07:24,544 --> 00:07:27,447 And if she say she needs something, I gotta pick it up. 210 00:07:27,447 --> 00:07:29,382 But then I'm gonna fire eight or nine people, 211 00:07:29,382 --> 00:07:30,450 'cause I don't know what the hell 212 00:07:30,450 --> 00:07:32,218 she need me to pick up something for. 213 00:07:32,218 --> 00:07:35,555 [ Laughter ] 214 00:07:35,555 --> 00:07:37,190 So I know you did that, Derrick, 215 00:07:37,190 --> 00:07:38,858 'cause you just said you got a big heart. 216 00:07:38,858 --> 00:07:40,593 Yeah. Yeah. "Do you need anything?" 217 00:07:40,593 --> 00:07:42,762 So are you all in a relationship? 218 00:07:42,762 --> 00:07:43,964 What is this? 219 00:07:43,964 --> 00:07:46,499 Your Honor, we was in a relationship. 220 00:07:46,499 --> 00:07:47,634 For how long? 221 00:07:47,634 --> 00:07:49,536 We've been in four years. 222 00:07:49,536 --> 00:07:50,770 Four years? 223 00:07:50,770 --> 00:07:52,973 And we've been on and on. 224 00:07:52,973 --> 00:07:54,040 Oh, that's full-blown. 225 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,509 Did you say "off and on" or "on and on"? 226 00:07:56,509 --> 00:07:57,644 We've been on and on. 227 00:07:57,644 --> 00:07:59,612 On and on. Yeah, been coming up. 228 00:07:59,612 --> 00:08:01,114 Four years, just steady. 229 00:08:01,114 --> 00:08:04,751 Yes. In this relationship, what do you consider her? 230 00:08:04,751 --> 00:08:06,252 I consider her as a girlfriend. 231 00:08:06,252 --> 00:08:07,587 She was an older woman. 232 00:08:07,587 --> 00:08:09,222 What's the age difference here? 233 00:08:09,222 --> 00:08:10,790 I'm -- I'm 63. 234 00:08:10,790 --> 00:08:13,159 Girl, you look good. 235 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:16,196 Thank you. Thank you. 236 00:08:16,196 --> 00:08:17,330 And how old are you? 237 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:18,565 49. 238 00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:20,200 You 49? 239 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,501 [ Laughter ] 240 00:08:24,204 --> 00:08:27,040 And how old are you? 49. 241 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,241 You 49? 242 00:08:28,241 --> 00:08:30,010 Yes. I thought you was 39. 243 00:08:30,010 --> 00:08:31,911 Now, I'm a good -- I'm a good judge of age. 244 00:08:31,911 --> 00:08:36,750 I've been looking at Black dudes my entire life. 245 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:37,917 [ Laughter ] 246 00:08:37,917 --> 00:08:42,422 I'm 65. I know what these ages look like. 247 00:08:42,422 --> 00:08:45,925 Your forehead, it ain't got 50 years on it. 248 00:08:45,925 --> 00:08:47,727 [ Laughter ] 249 00:08:47,727 --> 00:08:49,362 I'm 39. Huh? 250 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:52,365 I'm 39. You're 39. Thank you. 251 00:08:52,365 --> 00:08:55,168 Alright, so now over this four years, 252 00:08:55,168 --> 00:08:57,270 give me an idea what all you've done. 253 00:08:57,270 --> 00:09:00,840 Having pizza, going to games. 254 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:01,975 We used to go out. 255 00:09:01,975 --> 00:09:04,544 He would entertain me and the children. 256 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:06,079 We've been to amusement parks. 257 00:09:06,079 --> 00:09:07,213 We've been to trampoline parks. 258 00:09:07,213 --> 00:09:08,381 We've been apple picking. 259 00:09:08,381 --> 00:09:09,783 You know, we did a little -- 260 00:09:09,783 --> 00:09:11,217 Apple picking? Yeah. You know, a lot of little -- 261 00:09:11,217 --> 00:09:12,218 Boy, you good. 262 00:09:12,218 --> 00:09:14,421 Yeah, 'cause he's got a good heart. 263 00:09:14,421 --> 00:09:17,057 So he comes through and he takes us, and we go places. 264 00:09:17,057 --> 00:09:19,192 I-I will, you know, offer 'cause they my kids, 265 00:09:19,192 --> 00:09:21,027 and I don't want nobody saying nothing about what you did for mine, 266 00:09:21,027 --> 00:09:22,429 so I'm offering. 267 00:09:22,429 --> 00:09:23,963 He says, "No, I got it. Don't worry about it. I got it." 268 00:09:23,963 --> 00:09:25,799 Stop that. Stop that. Look, Derrick, don't do it. 269 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:27,367 Okay, hold on. Hold on. Don't do it. 270 00:09:27,367 --> 00:09:28,902 You have no problem with what she's saying? 271 00:09:28,902 --> 00:09:30,904 Yes, the truth is that every t-- 272 00:09:30,904 --> 00:09:32,906 Remember now, you just said you was 49. 273 00:09:32,906 --> 00:09:35,508 [ Laughter ] 274 00:09:35,508 --> 00:09:40,080 Every time we go out, she always saying that I don't have. 275 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:41,314 She don't have to. 276 00:09:41,314 --> 00:09:44,751 But I considered that she was taking advantage of me, 277 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:47,587 using me, thinking I was an ATM machine. 278 00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:50,790 Derrick, for real? For real? 279 00:09:50,790 --> 00:09:53,793 Yeah. I took care of them before I even met you. 280 00:09:53,793 --> 00:09:55,228 I didn't ask you for anything. 281 00:09:55,228 --> 00:09:56,963 I never depended on you for anything. 282 00:09:56,963 --> 00:09:58,765 My existence was on before I even met you. No, listen here. Listen here. 283 00:09:58,765 --> 00:10:00,200 Tell it, keep it real, man. 284 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,701 No, listen here. 285 00:10:01,701 --> 00:10:05,105 She took -- You took advantage of me at my vulnerable state. 286 00:10:05,105 --> 00:10:08,508 Why? Why? When I asked to move in with her, she said no. 287 00:10:08,508 --> 00:10:11,344 And I was losing my house, losing my cars. 288 00:10:11,344 --> 00:10:13,813 Because I had lost -- I lost my job in the pandemic. 289 00:10:13,813 --> 00:10:15,281 Okay, now, hold on, hold on. 290 00:10:15,281 --> 00:10:17,016 'Cause now I'm trying to understand you, 291 00:10:17,016 --> 00:10:19,119 but your story just took a quick turn. 292 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:21,387 So you lost your job, and then you asked her, 293 00:10:21,387 --> 00:10:22,655 could you come live with her? 294 00:10:22,655 --> 00:10:24,524 Yes. And what was her response? 295 00:10:24,524 --> 00:10:27,360 She said her family would not like that. Hells to no, no, no. 296 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:28,895 [ Laughter ] 297 00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:30,396 And now, why do you think 298 00:10:30,396 --> 00:10:32,565 she didn't want you to live with her? 299 00:10:32,565 --> 00:10:33,733 I don't know. 300 00:10:33,733 --> 00:10:35,368 My grandkids was never used to seeing me 301 00:10:35,368 --> 00:10:38,238 getting up with this man or that man in my house, in bed. 302 00:10:38,238 --> 00:10:40,073 I don't do that. I don't come from that. 303 00:10:40,073 --> 00:10:43,743 So no, he couldn't move in with me. Plus, he had lost his job? 304 00:10:43,743 --> 00:10:45,345 Now, I think you've gotta understand, 305 00:10:45,345 --> 00:10:47,614 when you say you lost your job, you want to move in -- 306 00:10:47,614 --> 00:10:49,315 she already got two kids. 307 00:10:49,315 --> 00:10:51,351 So I understand that right there. 308 00:10:51,351 --> 00:10:52,986 Let's get to this loan. 309 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:55,955 Was this after you asked her, 310 00:10:55,955 --> 00:10:59,225 could you move here with her and she said no? 311 00:10:59,225 --> 00:11:00,593 This was after. 312 00:11:00,593 --> 00:11:02,662 And are you all together at this point? 313 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:03,730 No. 314 00:11:03,730 --> 00:11:05,198 I didn't see him for a long time. 315 00:11:05,198 --> 00:11:07,667 Months went by. I talked to him in spurts. 316 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:08,701 I had called him. 317 00:11:08,701 --> 00:11:09,936 He told me he was upstate New York, 318 00:11:09,936 --> 00:11:12,071 in Albany at Ranger School. 319 00:11:12,071 --> 00:11:13,907 At where? Ranger School. 320 00:11:13,907 --> 00:11:15,275 Somewhere in Albany. 321 00:11:15,275 --> 00:11:16,676 Wait a minute, hold up. 322 00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:18,244 [ Spectators murmur ] 323 00:11:18,244 --> 00:11:21,181 You told her you was in Albany at Ranger School? 324 00:11:21,181 --> 00:11:22,882 Yes. 325 00:11:22,882 --> 00:11:24,651 Ranger School? 326 00:11:24,651 --> 00:11:26,286 [ Laughter ] 327 00:11:26,286 --> 00:11:32,825 Do you have any idea what's required to be a Ranger? 328 00:11:32,825 --> 00:11:36,663 He gonna catch criminals and cougars on a skimobile 329 00:11:36,663 --> 00:11:37,830 in the snow. 330 00:11:37,830 --> 00:11:39,632 Wait a minute. Wait. 331 00:11:39,632 --> 00:11:42,802 [ Laughter ] 332 00:11:44,304 --> 00:11:46,506 Okay. Okay. Okay. 333 00:11:46,506 --> 00:11:48,341 This just got a lot better. 334 00:11:48,341 --> 00:11:50,376 You gonna be Smokey the Bear. 335 00:11:50,376 --> 00:11:51,444 [ Laughter ] 336 00:11:51,444 --> 00:11:53,446 Oh! 337 00:11:53,446 --> 00:11:56,783 And you gonna be catching cougars 338 00:11:56,783 --> 00:12:00,320 on a snowmobile? 339 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,755 'Cause I guess catching cougars in cars 340 00:12:02,755 --> 00:12:05,024 on the freeway wasn't good enough for you. 341 00:12:05,024 --> 00:12:06,993 [ Laughter ] 342 00:12:06,993 --> 00:12:08,728 So now you in Ranger School, 343 00:12:08,728 --> 00:12:11,297 so how do we get to the $10,000? 344 00:12:11,297 --> 00:12:13,199 She called me up and asked, 345 00:12:13,199 --> 00:12:17,203 "Can you loan me $10,000 for a new car?" 346 00:12:17,203 --> 00:12:22,008 How long had it been since you all were together? 347 00:12:22,008 --> 00:12:23,509 At least a year. 348 00:12:23,509 --> 00:12:25,678 No, we was together. No. 349 00:12:25,678 --> 00:12:28,114 I hadn't seen Derrick in almost a year. Alright. 350 00:12:28,114 --> 00:12:29,749 So sometime during the holidays, 351 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:32,919 he had came by and I buzzed him in. 352 00:12:32,919 --> 00:12:34,887 He came upstairs, I went on back into my room, 353 00:12:34,887 --> 00:12:36,322 and he came on upstairs. 354 00:12:36,322 --> 00:12:38,358 And I went out and said, "Well, where's Derrick?" 355 00:12:38,358 --> 00:12:39,492 The kids say he left. 356 00:12:39,492 --> 00:12:42,462 But as usual, there's the bag on the table, 357 00:12:42,462 --> 00:12:44,964 so with the little groceries, with the milk and the cereal 358 00:12:44,964 --> 00:12:46,866 and on the back of the bag, 359 00:12:46,866 --> 00:12:50,403 there's a little folded envelope with a whole lot of cash. 360 00:12:50,403 --> 00:12:52,639 So I took the cash, 361 00:12:52,639 --> 00:12:56,576 and I went in the room and I did the Flintstone dance like this. 362 00:12:56,576 --> 00:12:57,910 And I called him, I said, "Derrick, do you --" 363 00:12:57,910 --> 00:12:59,746 That's not true. That's not true. 364 00:12:59,746 --> 00:13:01,281 Hold on, Derrick. "Do you want me to hold this money for you? 365 00:13:01,281 --> 00:13:03,049 What you want me -- You want me to hold this?" 366 00:13:03,049 --> 00:13:05,985 He said, "No. Take this. 367 00:13:05,985 --> 00:13:08,788 Get you a little hooptie and spend the rest on the kids." 368 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:11,858 Then I didn't see him for a long time again. 369 00:13:11,858 --> 00:13:15,295 But I didn't ask you for a dime. I never asked you for nothing. 370 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:18,564 Now, Derrick, did you show up at her house one day? 371 00:13:18,564 --> 00:13:20,500 Yes. Did you ring the buzzer? 372 00:13:20,500 --> 00:13:21,601 I rang the buzzer. 373 00:13:21,601 --> 00:13:24,270 Did you come up the stairs and see the kids? 374 00:13:24,270 --> 00:13:25,505 Yes. 375 00:13:25,505 --> 00:13:29,042 Did you bring anything with you when you came? 376 00:13:29,042 --> 00:13:30,543 Yes, I brought some groceries, 377 00:13:30,543 --> 00:13:34,314 and I had $10,000 in my possession. 378 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:38,718 Who did you give the groceries and the money to? Nobody, nobody. 379 00:13:38,718 --> 00:13:41,087 I put the groceries on the table and I said, 380 00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:44,090 "This is the loan that you requested about." 381 00:13:44,090 --> 00:13:45,224 And I loaned her the money. 382 00:13:45,224 --> 00:13:46,726 I gave it to her. I loaned it to her. 383 00:13:46,726 --> 00:13:48,394 Okay, let me -- I give it to her. 384 00:13:48,394 --> 00:13:49,562 Okay, let me see. 385 00:13:49,562 --> 00:13:51,297 We have a withdrawal slip that you submitted. 386 00:13:51,297 --> 00:13:52,565 Let's see this. 387 00:13:52,565 --> 00:13:55,802 Derrick Smith took out $10,000. 388 00:13:55,802 --> 00:13:57,403 That's for 10,000k. 389 00:13:57,403 --> 00:13:58,504 I had money saved up. 390 00:13:58,504 --> 00:13:59,939 You had money saved? Yes. 391 00:13:59,939 --> 00:14:02,675 Alright, I've reached my verdict. 392 00:14:02,675 --> 00:14:05,044 [ Applause ] 393 00:14:07,580 --> 00:14:11,551 You met her, 'cause you were trying to impress 394 00:14:11,551 --> 00:14:13,586 a younger guy in the car. 395 00:14:13,586 --> 00:14:16,789 Yeah. You see this attractive woman drive by 396 00:14:16,789 --> 00:14:21,160 and you pulled her over because you like older women. 397 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,062 Yeah. She's a grandmother. 398 00:14:23,062 --> 00:14:26,966 She's raising her two grandkids. 399 00:14:26,966 --> 00:14:29,435 And I thank God for grandmothers, man. 400 00:14:29,435 --> 00:14:31,471 Oh. 401 00:14:31,471 --> 00:14:34,907 You are a good man. 402 00:14:34,907 --> 00:14:37,343 Yes, he is. You got a good heart. 403 00:14:37,343 --> 00:14:41,080 Now, she did not take advantage of you 404 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,249 because you were in a vulnerable state. 405 00:14:43,249 --> 00:14:44,717 'Cause if you was in a vulnerable state, 406 00:14:44,717 --> 00:14:46,819 you shouldn't have got out the car 407 00:14:46,819 --> 00:14:49,622 and walked up to the front. 408 00:14:49,622 --> 00:14:51,624 You enjoyed getting kissed on the neck, 409 00:14:51,624 --> 00:14:53,493 getting your stomach rubbed. 410 00:14:53,493 --> 00:14:56,729 You liked all that. She know what she got to do. 411 00:14:56,729 --> 00:14:58,498 She a cougar. 412 00:14:58,498 --> 00:15:00,967 [ Laughter ] 413 00:15:00,967 --> 00:15:05,805 Cougars come with experience. 414 00:15:05,805 --> 00:15:08,040 Cougars got claws. 415 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,943 You knew that. 416 00:15:10,943 --> 00:15:13,045 But that's what you like. 417 00:15:13,045 --> 00:15:15,381 Now, it didn't have much of a future, 418 00:15:15,381 --> 00:15:18,050 'cause when you fell on hard times, you asked her, 419 00:15:18,050 --> 00:15:19,285 could you move in? 420 00:15:19,285 --> 00:15:20,653 She said no, 421 00:15:20,653 --> 00:15:23,456 'cause she can't have that in front of them grandkids. 422 00:15:23,456 --> 00:15:26,225 Yeah, I really can't get mad at Miss Linda for none of that. 423 00:15:26,225 --> 00:15:27,860 And you can't, either. Yes. 424 00:15:27,860 --> 00:15:29,929 But that didn't stop you, though, 425 00:15:29,929 --> 00:15:34,667 because you kept coming with the pizza and the chicken wings. 426 00:15:34,667 --> 00:15:38,237 [ Laughter ] 427 00:15:38,237 --> 00:15:43,543 Now, I know you went out to capture a cougar... 428 00:15:43,543 --> 00:15:46,612 but you wound up getting captured by the cougar. 429 00:15:46,612 --> 00:15:49,415 [ Applause ] 430 00:15:51,250 --> 00:15:53,486 Do you love this woman? 431 00:15:53,486 --> 00:15:54,921 Yeah. 432 00:15:54,921 --> 00:15:57,023 [ Spectators aww ] You do? 433 00:15:57,023 --> 00:15:58,925 Did you ever love this man? 434 00:15:58,925 --> 00:16:00,526 Yeah, I do. Could I give him a hug? 435 00:16:00,526 --> 00:16:02,495 [ Spectators aww ] 436 00:16:02,495 --> 00:16:04,764 Yeah, you can go on over there. Derrick, my love, come here. 437 00:16:04,764 --> 00:16:06,466 Come here. 438 00:16:06,466 --> 00:16:09,335 [ Laughs ] 439 00:16:11,504 --> 00:16:13,539 Now, let me tell you something. 440 00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:17,410 I have to rule against you for the $10,000, 441 00:16:17,410 --> 00:16:20,179 simply because I have no proof of loan, 442 00:16:20,179 --> 00:16:22,815 I can't get an agreement of a payment plan, 443 00:16:22,815 --> 00:16:26,786 and she certainly is not in a position to pay you any money. 444 00:16:26,786 --> 00:16:29,555 But...this is my court. 445 00:16:29,555 --> 00:16:32,425 So even though I'm ruling against you 446 00:16:32,425 --> 00:16:35,728 on your suit for $10,000, 447 00:16:35,728 --> 00:16:37,730 just for being a good man, Derrick, 448 00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:41,334 and for taking care of them kids and buying thousands of dollars 449 00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:45,071 worth of pizza and chicken wings, 450 00:16:45,071 --> 00:16:47,840 I'm going to award you $5,000. 451 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,076 [ Cheers and applause ] 452 00:16:50,076 --> 00:16:51,711 That's my verdict, 453 00:16:51,711 --> 00:16:54,080 and that's the way I see it. 454 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:59,151 ♪♪ 455 00:16:59,151 --> 00:17:00,753 We're going out for pizza. 456 00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:02,388 [ Laughs ] 457 00:17:02,388 --> 00:17:03,656 Linda! 458 00:17:03,656 --> 00:17:05,191 You told a woman, 459 00:17:05,191 --> 00:17:07,527 "I'm done talking about this." 460 00:17:07,527 --> 00:17:08,928 [ Laughs ] 461 00:17:08,928 --> 00:17:10,429 It gonna get real ugly for you. 462 00:17:10,429 --> 00:17:11,864 We in here, ain't we? 463 00:17:15,167 --> 00:17:17,303 ♪♪ 464 00:17:17,303 --> 00:17:19,305 [ Cheers and applause ] 465 00:17:19,305 --> 00:17:21,707 Steve: Okay, so, let's get started. 466 00:17:21,707 --> 00:17:23,042 This is the case of 467 00:17:23,042 --> 00:17:26,178 Cassidy Rogers vs. Chandler Thompson. 468 00:17:26,178 --> 00:17:28,047 Cassidy is suing her boyfriend, Chandler, 469 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:30,082 for a $1,000 reimbursement 470 00:17:30,082 --> 00:17:32,518 for a trip the couple took to Gatlinburg. 471 00:17:32,518 --> 00:17:35,354 But Chandler is convinced that Cassidy willingly paid 472 00:17:35,354 --> 00:17:38,124 for their joint Tennessee trip and owes her nothing. 473 00:17:38,124 --> 00:17:41,360 Okay, uh, let's start with you, Cassidy. 474 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:43,362 You have 30 seconds to state your case. 475 00:17:43,362 --> 00:17:46,799 I am here today suing my boyfriend, Chandler Thompson, 476 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:48,000 for $1,000 -- 477 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,804 $500 for the money he owes me from our vacation 478 00:17:51,804 --> 00:17:54,674 that we took this past December in Gatlinburg, 479 00:17:54,674 --> 00:17:58,311 and another $500 for the stress and financial hardship 480 00:17:58,311 --> 00:18:00,980 that he's caused because of this whole situation. 481 00:18:00,980 --> 00:18:03,115 Chandler, it's your turn. 482 00:18:03,115 --> 00:18:05,351 You have 30 seconds to respond. 483 00:18:05,351 --> 00:18:08,888 Your Honor, this is honestly such a ridiculous situation. 484 00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:10,456 I don't owe her any money. 485 00:18:10,456 --> 00:18:13,526 She told me several times leading up to the trip 486 00:18:13,526 --> 00:18:16,862 that she wanted to pay for it in full by herself, 487 00:18:16,862 --> 00:18:18,197 so that's what I let her do, 488 00:18:18,197 --> 00:18:20,733 and that's all that happened here. 489 00:18:20,733 --> 00:18:24,236 Let me start with you, Cassidy. What type of trip was this? 490 00:18:24,236 --> 00:18:27,173 We decided to go to Gatlinburg for our three-year anniversary. 491 00:18:27,173 --> 00:18:29,609 Are you all married? No, we're just dating. 492 00:18:29,609 --> 00:18:31,477 Oh, this is like a dating anniversary. 493 00:18:31,477 --> 00:18:32,578 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 494 00:18:32,578 --> 00:18:34,113 Oh, okay. So tell me about it. 495 00:18:34,113 --> 00:18:36,682 We had planned on splitting the trip 50/50. 496 00:18:36,682 --> 00:18:40,286 So we get to the hotel, and he goes in to check in -- 497 00:18:40,286 --> 00:18:43,055 it's one of those hotels that you pay when you get there. 498 00:18:43,055 --> 00:18:46,726 [ Chuckles ] The plan was for him to put that on his card, 499 00:18:46,726 --> 00:18:49,295 and I would, you know, give him cash for half of it. 500 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:51,931 But he runs out 30 seconds later and he says, 501 00:18:51,931 --> 00:18:55,167 "My card's declined. It got turned off by the bank." 502 00:18:55,167 --> 00:18:57,637 That's not true. That is not true. "They said someone hacked it. 503 00:18:57,637 --> 00:19:00,339 You have cash. Can you give it to me to pay?" 504 00:19:00,339 --> 00:19:02,642 I said, "Yeah, sure. That's fine." 505 00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:04,744 He was like, "I will pay you back for everything. 506 00:19:04,744 --> 00:19:05,878 Just don't even worry about it. 507 00:19:05,878 --> 00:19:08,047 I have to get it figured out with the bank." 508 00:19:08,047 --> 00:19:12,284 And the whole entire trip, I-I paid for dinners, 509 00:19:12,284 --> 00:19:14,520 every single outing, everything I paid for. 510 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,356 He didn't pay for a single thing at all. 511 00:19:17,356 --> 00:19:19,358 Uh, what's your take on what happened? 512 00:19:19,358 --> 00:19:20,760 So my card was shut down 513 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,429 because of a situation that I had with my bank 514 00:19:23,429 --> 00:19:25,431 where I essentially got overdrawn. 515 00:19:25,431 --> 00:19:27,733 What happened was she worked a lot, 516 00:19:27,733 --> 00:19:29,268 like, probably 80 hours 517 00:19:29,268 --> 00:19:31,303 in the weeks leading up to the trip, 518 00:19:31,303 --> 00:19:33,506 and she said, "Hey, look, I'm coming up on all this money. 519 00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:35,574 I'm getting all these big paychecks from work. 520 00:19:35,574 --> 00:19:37,209 Let me take care of this one. 521 00:19:37,209 --> 00:19:39,245 I want to pay this vacation, 522 00:19:39,245 --> 00:19:41,380 because you pay for so much when we're at home." 523 00:19:41,380 --> 00:19:42,415 So I let her. 524 00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:48,020 Well...when she was sitting in the car 525 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:51,323 and you went inside with your card -- 526 00:19:51,323 --> 00:19:52,725 Um, at that point, I didn't know 527 00:19:52,725 --> 00:19:54,293 that there was a situation going on. 528 00:19:54,293 --> 00:19:55,628 That's why I -- Yeah, I know, but see, 529 00:19:55,628 --> 00:19:58,230 the part that we already off a little bit 530 00:19:58,230 --> 00:20:00,332 was she said she was gonna pay, 531 00:20:00,332 --> 00:20:02,301 but you went inside with your card. 532 00:20:02,301 --> 00:20:03,869 [ Spectators murmur ] 533 00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:05,938 What'd you go in there with the card to do? 534 00:20:05,938 --> 00:20:07,440 Well, I was just gonna check in. 535 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,142 And pay for the hotel, because that's -- we hadn't paid yet. 536 00:20:10,142 --> 00:20:11,644 Yeah, but then you were gonna pay me back, 537 00:20:11,644 --> 00:20:13,279 because you wanted to pay for the trip. 538 00:20:13,279 --> 00:20:15,514 [ Spectators murmur ] 539 00:20:15,514 --> 00:20:18,384 So did y'all have fun? We did have fun. 540 00:20:18,384 --> 00:20:20,920 Every single time I paid for something, I-I paid with cash, 541 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:22,655 he would be like -- he would give me a kiss and go, 542 00:20:22,655 --> 00:20:23,789 "I love you, baby. You know what? 543 00:20:23,789 --> 00:20:25,191 When we get home and I get this figured out, 544 00:20:25,191 --> 00:20:27,126 I will pay you back." Yes. 545 00:20:27,126 --> 00:20:28,461 "Don't you worry." 546 00:20:28,461 --> 00:20:30,362 Chandler, is that you in that picture? 547 00:20:30,362 --> 00:20:32,832 That is me. Oh, my man. 548 00:20:32,832 --> 00:20:34,533 Smiling, kissing. 549 00:20:34,533 --> 00:20:35,935 You know, we're having a good time. 550 00:20:35,935 --> 00:20:38,671 That's a heart in the background. You in love. 551 00:20:38,671 --> 00:20:39,905 Yes. Yes, sir. [ Spectators aww ] 552 00:20:39,905 --> 00:20:42,441 How long y'all been in love, man? 553 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:44,343 At least two years, majority of the relationship. 554 00:20:44,343 --> 00:20:46,378 We've known each other for a couple of years 555 00:20:46,378 --> 00:20:47,780 before we actually started dating. 556 00:20:47,780 --> 00:20:49,381 Uh, that's a lie. 557 00:20:49,381 --> 00:20:50,916 That's a lie. That's a lie. 558 00:20:50,916 --> 00:20:53,686 I -- Okay, so we've been friends since seventh grade. 559 00:20:53,686 --> 00:20:54,954 I'm a junior in college now. 560 00:20:54,954 --> 00:20:57,156 So we became friends, 561 00:20:57,156 --> 00:20:59,125 and I fell absolutely in love with him. 562 00:20:59,125 --> 00:21:01,527 Did you know you meant this to her? 563 00:21:01,527 --> 00:21:03,529 Not at first, but then for a little bit 564 00:21:03,529 --> 00:21:05,197 before we started dating, yes, I was aware. 565 00:21:05,197 --> 00:21:06,799 What -- What type of person is he? 566 00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:08,801 He's a great person, typically. 567 00:21:08,801 --> 00:21:10,503 We even went on the keto diet together 568 00:21:10,503 --> 00:21:12,204 and each lost like 50 pounds and, like -- 569 00:21:12,204 --> 00:21:14,406 We've been each other's accountability partners 570 00:21:14,406 --> 00:21:15,474 through it all. 571 00:21:15,474 --> 00:21:16,876 Y'all went on a keto diet? We did. 572 00:21:16,876 --> 00:21:18,978 We went on the keto diet together. 573 00:21:18,978 --> 00:21:20,212 Yeah. 574 00:21:20,212 --> 00:21:23,282 [ Applause ] 575 00:21:23,282 --> 00:21:25,718 I'm just looking at the "before" picture. 576 00:21:25,718 --> 00:21:27,820 You lucky she even talking to you. 577 00:21:27,820 --> 00:21:29,688 I know. 578 00:21:29,688 --> 00:21:31,524 Well, let me say this to both y'all. 579 00:21:31,524 --> 00:21:32,591 You look good. 580 00:21:32,591 --> 00:21:34,493 Thank you. Congratulations. 581 00:21:34,493 --> 00:21:35,995 You look doggone good. 582 00:21:35,995 --> 00:21:37,797 [ Applause ] 583 00:21:37,797 --> 00:21:40,132 So I've got two young people in love. 584 00:21:40,132 --> 00:21:43,002 Now, after you get back home, what happens? 585 00:21:43,002 --> 00:21:44,336 I text him, 586 00:21:44,336 --> 00:21:46,605 you know, call him multiple times, say like, "Hey." 587 00:21:46,605 --> 00:21:48,374 And we were hanging out, obviously. 588 00:21:48,374 --> 00:21:52,478 I have a text chat between the two of you submitted. Mm-hmm! 589 00:21:52,478 --> 00:21:54,246 Cassidy says... 590 00:21:58,818 --> 00:22:00,319 You said, Chandler... 591 00:22:03,355 --> 00:22:05,658 Uh-huh. Mm-hmm. 592 00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:08,093 [ Laughs ] 593 00:22:08,093 --> 00:22:10,062 A week passes -- nothing. 594 00:22:10,062 --> 00:22:11,931 He says, "Give me two more days." 595 00:22:11,931 --> 00:22:13,566 Nothing. Keeps going on like this. 596 00:22:13,566 --> 00:22:16,802 And I was like, "Dude, give me the money." 597 00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:19,438 Chandler? She left one really key detail out, 598 00:22:19,438 --> 00:22:21,674 which is that in that two-week span after the trip, 599 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:24,443 she actually voluntarily stepped away from her job, 600 00:22:24,443 --> 00:22:28,147 and it wasn't until after she quit the job that she had 601 00:22:28,147 --> 00:22:29,949 that she then started coming to me saying, 602 00:22:29,949 --> 00:22:31,283 "Hey, I need you to pay me 603 00:22:31,283 --> 00:22:33,085 for this and that that we did in Gatlinburg." 604 00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:35,588 Well, however she left the job 605 00:22:35,588 --> 00:22:37,723 or conveniently walked away from it, 606 00:22:37,723 --> 00:22:40,159 let's get back to the point. 607 00:22:40,159 --> 00:22:42,995 She was expecting payment. 608 00:22:42,995 --> 00:22:43,996 Yes, and I'm not sure why, 609 00:22:43,996 --> 00:22:45,331 because I never promised her payment. 610 00:22:45,331 --> 00:22:47,099 Well, Chandler, when you text, 611 00:22:47,099 --> 00:22:49,768 "I can pay you back in, like, a week if that's cool," 612 00:22:49,768 --> 00:22:51,937 is that code for something? 613 00:22:51,937 --> 00:22:54,139 No, I-I really just wanted her to leave me alone about it, 614 00:22:54,139 --> 00:22:55,207 and I was like, you know what? 615 00:22:55,207 --> 00:22:56,775 If -- If maybe you just stop thinking 616 00:22:56,775 --> 00:22:58,844 about it for a little bit, then you'll chill out, 617 00:22:58,844 --> 00:23:00,412 maybe find another job, and then, like, 618 00:23:00,412 --> 00:23:02,848 hold up your end of the promise, which was to pay for the trip. 619 00:23:02,848 --> 00:23:04,884 [ Spectators murmur ] 620 00:23:04,884 --> 00:23:08,020 So now, what happens after this text? 621 00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:09,555 At that point, he had actually blocked me. 622 00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:10,856 That's why that was on Snapchat. 623 00:23:10,856 --> 00:23:14,293 He had blocked me on -- on text and call. 624 00:23:14,293 --> 00:23:17,263 Yeah. J-Just to piss me off. 625 00:23:17,263 --> 00:23:21,200 Do you have any proof that you said you're not paying? 626 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,802 Yes, absolutely. Pull it up. 627 00:23:35,481 --> 00:23:36,916 [ Laughter ] 628 00:23:36,916 --> 00:23:38,617 Yes. 629 00:23:38,617 --> 00:23:42,054 Hey, Chandler, I just want to show you this one line 630 00:23:42,054 --> 00:23:44,990 that you will live to regret. 631 00:23:44,990 --> 00:23:49,862 You told a woman, "I'm done talking about this." 632 00:23:49,862 --> 00:23:51,597 [ Laughter ] 633 00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:55,601 Son, listen to me. 634 00:23:55,601 --> 00:23:57,836 If you don't get nothing else out of this, 635 00:23:57,836 --> 00:23:59,939 there's a lot of stuff you can't say to a woman. 636 00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:03,275 This is just a list of probably about 300 things. 637 00:24:03,275 --> 00:24:04,777 [ Laughter ] 638 00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:07,212 "I'm done talking about this." 639 00:24:07,212 --> 00:24:09,381 'Cause you know what they hear? 640 00:24:09,381 --> 00:24:11,350 "You shut up." 641 00:24:11,350 --> 00:24:14,586 And, you know, when they hear that [laughs] 642 00:24:14,586 --> 00:24:16,555 It gonna get really ugly for you. 643 00:24:16,555 --> 00:24:17,756 We in here, ain't we? 644 00:24:17,756 --> 00:24:19,258 [ Laughter ] 645 00:24:19,258 --> 00:24:21,226 Yeah. Yeah, we are. Yeah. See? 646 00:24:21,226 --> 00:24:22,995 Oh, we done talking about it? 647 00:24:22,995 --> 00:24:24,997 Okay. 648 00:24:24,997 --> 00:24:26,498 We in court. 649 00:24:26,498 --> 00:24:28,801 [ Laughter ] 650 00:24:29,868 --> 00:24:32,271 Um, we have a witness. 651 00:24:32,271 --> 00:24:34,506 ♪♪ 652 00:24:34,506 --> 00:24:37,643 That would be his twin brother, Chase. 653 00:24:37,643 --> 00:24:41,513 Oh, my man. So you brought some evidence in here with you. 654 00:24:41,513 --> 00:24:42,748 Not necessarily. 655 00:24:42,748 --> 00:24:44,383 He's my witness, Steve. 656 00:24:44,383 --> 00:24:47,252 [ Cheers and applause ] 657 00:24:51,957 --> 00:24:53,659 Bring the witness in. 658 00:24:53,659 --> 00:24:57,396 That would be his twin brother, Chase. 659 00:24:57,396 --> 00:25:01,000 Oh, my man. So you brought some evidence in here with you. 660 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,201 Not necessarily. 661 00:25:02,201 --> 00:25:03,969 He's my witness, Steve. 662 00:25:03,969 --> 00:25:06,271 [ Cheers and applause ] 663 00:25:07,539 --> 00:25:09,742 This the best case I ever had. 664 00:25:09,742 --> 00:25:12,611 Your twin brother is her witness? 665 00:25:12,611 --> 00:25:14,813 Sir, introduce yourself. 666 00:25:14,813 --> 00:25:16,181 My name is Chase Thompson. 667 00:25:16,181 --> 00:25:17,816 I am Chandler's twin. 668 00:25:17,816 --> 00:25:20,019 What do you know about this situation? 669 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:23,722 Well, I know that they planned this trip at my house 670 00:25:23,722 --> 00:25:24,990 where I live with him, 671 00:25:24,990 --> 00:25:27,659 and I know that they always, from the very beginning, 672 00:25:27,659 --> 00:25:29,294 discussed that they were going to split this trip. 673 00:25:29,294 --> 00:25:31,597 That is not true. It was never -- It was never discussed 674 00:25:31,597 --> 00:25:32,965 that Cassidy would pay for the whole thing. 675 00:25:32,965 --> 00:25:34,400 Chandler, Chandler, son, listen to me. 676 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,735 Chandler. Chandler. Yes, sir. 677 00:25:36,735 --> 00:25:39,204 This ain't a good look right now. 678 00:25:39,204 --> 00:25:40,539 I'm aware. 679 00:25:40,539 --> 00:25:43,742 You probably can't get a closer person 680 00:25:43,742 --> 00:25:46,412 in your life than your twin. 681 00:25:46,412 --> 00:25:48,781 Now you're saying that you heard them discussing it? 682 00:25:48,781 --> 00:25:49,982 Chase: Yes, Your Honor. 683 00:25:49,982 --> 00:25:51,650 What do you think happened here? 684 00:25:51,650 --> 00:25:54,319 They did agree to split the trip. Mm-hmm. 685 00:25:54,319 --> 00:25:57,990 And once they actually got back, he realized it was maybe 686 00:25:57,990 --> 00:25:59,858 a little bit more expensive than he thought. 687 00:25:59,858 --> 00:26:02,661 And he, I'm sure, has left out the detail that he has been 688 00:26:02,661 --> 00:26:04,363 out of consistent work for about a year. 689 00:26:04,363 --> 00:26:06,198 And I know he had a lot of money saved up, 690 00:26:06,198 --> 00:26:08,100 but at this point in time, I think it was dwindling, 691 00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:09,802 and I think that's why he's doing this. Oh, okay. 692 00:26:09,802 --> 00:26:12,838 Have you ever seen him do anything like this before? 693 00:26:12,838 --> 00:26:15,407 Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. 694 00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:16,742 [ Laughter ] 695 00:26:16,742 --> 00:26:18,210 [ Gavel bangs ] 696 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:23,115 Give me an example of what you've... 697 00:26:23,115 --> 00:26:24,817 Back when we were much younger children, 698 00:26:24,817 --> 00:26:27,453 probably no older than seven or eight years old, 699 00:26:27,453 --> 00:26:29,888 we used to get an allowance each week from our parents. Uh-huh. 700 00:26:29,888 --> 00:26:31,957 And what he would do is each week 701 00:26:31,957 --> 00:26:35,060 after we received the allowance, he would come into my room 702 00:26:35,060 --> 00:26:36,762 while I was asleep in the middle of the night 703 00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:39,898 and takes some of my allowance, every single week. 704 00:26:39,898 --> 00:26:41,600 Every week? And it was -- Every single week. 705 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,870 It got to the point where after months and months of saving, 706 00:26:44,870 --> 00:26:49,408 I had saved up about $80 and he had almost $500. 707 00:26:49,408 --> 00:26:51,710 $500? 708 00:26:51,710 --> 00:26:53,979 [ Spectators murmur ] 709 00:26:53,979 --> 00:26:57,282 You've been stealing trips since you was a little boy. 710 00:26:57,282 --> 00:27:00,018 [ Laughter ] 711 00:27:00,018 --> 00:27:02,554 A lot has changed since then. 712 00:27:02,554 --> 00:27:04,389 Oh. Chase: That's not true, either. 713 00:27:04,389 --> 00:27:05,657 That's not true, either. 714 00:27:05,657 --> 00:27:09,661 One thing about $500, it sound the same, though. 715 00:27:09,661 --> 00:27:13,632 Now, you came in as a witness for her. Why? 716 00:27:13,632 --> 00:27:16,702 Because I want him to become an honorable man, 717 00:27:16,702 --> 00:27:18,470 one who is a man of his word. 718 00:27:18,470 --> 00:27:20,205 That's what I want for my brother. 719 00:27:20,205 --> 00:27:22,674 [ Applause ] 720 00:27:22,674 --> 00:27:24,409 Well, Chase, I got to tell you, man, 721 00:27:24,409 --> 00:27:27,279 that's a wonderful thing to want for your brother. 722 00:27:27,279 --> 00:27:29,581 Describe her as a person for me. 723 00:27:29,581 --> 00:27:32,117 She is kind. She is giving. 724 00:27:32,117 --> 00:27:34,720 She is everything to him, and I know that. 725 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:36,255 And she is the person 726 00:27:36,255 --> 00:27:37,656 that you can't ignore when she's in the room, 727 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:40,092 because she brightens everyone's mood that much. 728 00:27:40,092 --> 00:27:41,393 [ Spectators aww ] 729 00:27:41,393 --> 00:27:43,595 I would have to agree. 730 00:27:43,595 --> 00:27:45,531 I've reached a verdict. 731 00:27:45,531 --> 00:27:47,966 [ Cheers and applause ] 732 00:27:47,966 --> 00:27:50,569 You, sir, are in court 733 00:27:50,569 --> 00:27:53,438 with the woman that you love 734 00:27:53,438 --> 00:27:55,641 over $500. 735 00:27:55,641 --> 00:27:58,744 You will look back on this 736 00:27:58,744 --> 00:28:05,050 as one of the dumbest public moments you've ever had. 737 00:28:05,050 --> 00:28:07,686 'Cause we already know what this case is right here. 738 00:28:07,686 --> 00:28:08,954 She ain't did nothing wrong. 739 00:28:08,954 --> 00:28:11,023 I don't even know why she want you. 740 00:28:11,023 --> 00:28:13,292 If you get any older and it comes down to this, 741 00:28:13,292 --> 00:28:14,927 this is gonna end it, partner. 742 00:28:14,927 --> 00:28:17,029 But she just want her money, 743 00:28:17,029 --> 00:28:21,366 and it's money that you owe her, because if it was on her, 744 00:28:21,366 --> 00:28:23,769 you never would have said in the text, 745 00:28:23,769 --> 00:28:27,072 "I'm going to pay you back. Give me a week, if that's cool." 746 00:28:27,072 --> 00:28:28,774 You texted that. 747 00:28:28,774 --> 00:28:30,108 Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick. 748 00:28:30,108 --> 00:28:35,280 Then you said she walked away from her job 749 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:39,551 and she's running low on money, is why she's hounding me. 750 00:28:41,887 --> 00:28:43,488 Yes, sir. 751 00:28:43,488 --> 00:28:46,692 I believe I should probably have just paid her back by now. 752 00:28:46,692 --> 00:28:49,661 [ Applause ] 753 00:28:51,630 --> 00:28:55,934 Do you think this relationship is gonna survive this incident? 754 00:28:55,934 --> 00:28:58,370 I hope so. I-If she'll stick with me. 755 00:28:58,370 --> 00:29:04,209 I hope she makes you crawl across hot coals 756 00:29:04,209 --> 00:29:06,011 and broken glass. 757 00:29:06,011 --> 00:29:09,748 I don't want y'all to break up simply because you stupid. 758 00:29:09,748 --> 00:29:11,350 [ Laughter ] 759 00:29:11,350 --> 00:29:14,886 Look, man, you don't even know what you got here, 760 00:29:14,886 --> 00:29:18,557 but once it's gone, though, you will. 761 00:29:18,557 --> 00:29:21,293 I'm giving her everything she asked for -- 762 00:29:21,293 --> 00:29:27,699 $500 for a trip reimbursement and $500 for financial distress. 763 00:29:27,699 --> 00:29:31,770 And we're adding an extra $500 764 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:35,874 just to make sure you don't ever do this again. 765 00:29:35,874 --> 00:29:39,878 My ruling is for the plaintiff for $1,500. 766 00:29:39,878 --> 00:29:41,179 Thank you. Thank you. 767 00:29:41,179 --> 00:29:42,781 That's my verdict, 768 00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:44,116 and that's how I see it. 769 00:29:44,116 --> 00:29:49,187 ♪♪ 770 00:29:49,187 --> 00:29:50,922 The Jets are my family! 771 00:29:50,922 --> 00:29:52,791 I don't bet against my family! 772 00:29:52,791 --> 00:29:55,394 ♪ Everybody plays the fool ♪ 773 00:29:55,394 --> 00:29:57,596 ♪ Sometimes 774 00:29:57,596 --> 00:29:58,964 ♪ No exception to the rule 775 00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:00,399 I'm the exception! 776 00:30:00,399 --> 00:30:01,400 Say it again! 777 00:30:04,202 --> 00:30:07,739 ♪♪ 778 00:30:07,739 --> 00:30:09,574 Oh, this is gonna be good. 779 00:30:09,574 --> 00:30:11,009 This is the case of 780 00:30:11,009 --> 00:30:13,712 Artie Pangaiotakos vs. Vinny Borriello. 781 00:30:13,712 --> 00:30:15,947 Artie is suing his longtime friend Vinny 782 00:30:15,947 --> 00:30:20,018 for $1,800 for refusing to honor his winning bet 783 00:30:20,018 --> 00:30:22,688 in the football pool Vinny organized. 784 00:30:22,688 --> 00:30:24,956 Alright, uh, let's start with you, Artie. 785 00:30:24,956 --> 00:30:26,858 You have 30 seconds to state your case. 786 00:30:26,858 --> 00:30:29,294 Judge Harvey, I'm here to settle a dispute 787 00:30:29,294 --> 00:30:32,864 between me and my friend, 35 years' friendship. 788 00:30:32,864 --> 00:30:35,233 He asked me to join a football survivor pool. 789 00:30:35,233 --> 00:30:37,502 I'm in. I've always joined those pools. 790 00:30:37,502 --> 00:30:39,905 Love it. Never won a football pool. Never won. 791 00:30:39,905 --> 00:30:43,175 So now I'm about to win $1,800. 792 00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:46,545 I am suing my friend Vinny for that $1,800 793 00:30:46,545 --> 00:30:49,748 because he literally took it out of my pocket. 794 00:30:49,748 --> 00:30:53,352 I almost had that money in my pocket, I won it, 795 00:30:53,352 --> 00:30:56,822 and he calls me and tells me that I was eliminated. 796 00:30:56,822 --> 00:30:58,256 Eliminated! 797 00:30:58,256 --> 00:30:59,758 Okay. [ Chuckles ] 798 00:30:59,758 --> 00:31:03,628 Vinny, it's your turn. You got 30 seconds to respond. 799 00:31:03,628 --> 00:31:06,031 Your Honor, Artie did not win the pool. 800 00:31:06,031 --> 00:31:08,300 I do not owe him $1,800. 801 00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:11,603 I love him like a brother, but he made a mistake, 802 00:31:11,603 --> 00:31:13,105 and he's got to accept it. 803 00:31:13,105 --> 00:31:15,540 And I'm hoping you can convince him to stop all this nonsense 804 00:31:15,540 --> 00:31:17,309 so we can just move on and be friends. 805 00:31:17,309 --> 00:31:18,944 Okay. [ Applause ] 806 00:31:18,944 --> 00:31:20,879 Alright, Artie. 807 00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:24,349 Tell me about this survivor football pool. 808 00:31:24,349 --> 00:31:26,985 Okay, it's one game that you pick a week, 809 00:31:26,985 --> 00:31:28,653 and you don't go by line. 810 00:31:28,653 --> 00:31:30,222 You basically pick a winner. 811 00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:32,524 So the strategy is, you look at the schedule, 812 00:31:32,524 --> 00:31:35,026 you see what good teams are playing each other. 813 00:31:35,026 --> 00:31:36,461 You pick the winner. 814 00:31:36,461 --> 00:31:38,964 But then once you pick the team, you can't pick them again. 815 00:31:38,964 --> 00:31:40,465 That's the strategy. Oh, you can't pick them again. 816 00:31:40,465 --> 00:31:43,101 So I can't pick the Patriots or the Rams every week. 817 00:31:43,101 --> 00:31:44,703 Okay, so how many weeks total is the pool? 818 00:31:44,703 --> 00:31:45,737 18 weeks. 819 00:31:45,737 --> 00:31:47,239 Man. It's tough. 820 00:31:47,239 --> 00:31:48,407 That's pretty good. 821 00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:50,642 That's why I never won. So who is your team? 822 00:31:50,642 --> 00:31:52,077 The Jets are my team. 823 00:31:52,077 --> 00:31:53,745 The Jets? Yeah! 824 00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:57,315 J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets! 825 00:31:57,315 --> 00:31:59,484 [ Spectators boo ] 826 00:31:59,484 --> 00:32:01,953 Man. Yeah, look at that! 827 00:32:01,953 --> 00:32:03,422 This is you two at the game? 828 00:32:03,422 --> 00:32:05,991 Vinny and I went to the Jet playoff game 829 00:32:05,991 --> 00:32:08,894 in New England, Steve. In New England. 830 00:32:08,894 --> 00:32:11,830 The Jets playoff game in New England? Yeah! 831 00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:13,799 Not this year. A while back. 832 00:32:13,799 --> 00:32:15,700 [ Laughter ] I had -- I had hair. 833 00:32:15,700 --> 00:32:18,103 I was fittin' to say, that had to be a while back. Yeah. 834 00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:20,705 That was the Sanchez days. You said y'all been friends 35 years? 835 00:32:20,705 --> 00:32:22,808 Yes. We went to a lot of games together. 836 00:32:22,808 --> 00:32:24,709 We've been involved in pools. Artie's been in pools. 837 00:32:24,709 --> 00:32:26,211 I've been running the pools for 30 years. 838 00:32:26,211 --> 00:32:27,979 So how many people in this pool? 839 00:32:27,979 --> 00:32:29,981 This pool had 60 people in it. 840 00:32:29,981 --> 00:32:31,716 60. How much you put in? 841 00:32:31,716 --> 00:32:35,353 Everybody put in $30, so there was $1,800 was the pool. 842 00:32:35,353 --> 00:32:37,989 $1,800 paid off at the end? 843 00:32:37,989 --> 00:32:39,991 Well, whoever the last survivor, you know, 844 00:32:39,991 --> 00:32:42,427 if you pick, your team loses, you're out, 845 00:32:42,427 --> 00:32:44,229 so whoever the last person is. 846 00:32:44,229 --> 00:32:47,032 As a matter of fact, this year it ended, like, week 15, 847 00:32:47,032 --> 00:32:48,767 'cause there was only one person left, 848 00:32:48,767 --> 00:32:49,935 so he won the money. 849 00:32:49,935 --> 00:32:51,303 He didn't have to pick the rest of the year. 850 00:32:51,303 --> 00:32:54,339 So now it's the survivor who wins the money? 851 00:32:54,339 --> 00:32:56,408 When was the pool that you're disputing? 852 00:32:56,408 --> 00:32:59,945 When was it? It was October 31, 2021. 853 00:32:59,945 --> 00:33:02,314 October 31st. Halloween. 854 00:33:02,314 --> 00:33:05,116 And who was playing that day? [ Laughs ] 855 00:33:05,116 --> 00:33:08,653 The Jets were playing the Bengals. 856 00:33:08,653 --> 00:33:11,923 My man, can I tell you something? 857 00:33:11,923 --> 00:33:13,959 Boy, you a man after my heart. 858 00:33:13,959 --> 00:33:16,761 'Cause I'm a Cleveland boy. 859 00:33:16,761 --> 00:33:19,297 And see, we're in the same division as the Bengals. 860 00:33:19,297 --> 00:33:23,235 Everybody knew that the Bengals was gonna beat the Jets. 861 00:33:23,235 --> 00:33:24,503 Right! 862 00:33:24,503 --> 00:33:26,304 When the Jets won that game... 863 00:33:26,304 --> 00:33:27,739 Yes, Steve, yes! 864 00:33:27,739 --> 00:33:31,276 ...the greatest day. 865 00:33:31,276 --> 00:33:32,777 Boy almost cried. 866 00:33:32,777 --> 00:33:34,513 You know what's better than that? 867 00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:36,248 They won with a backup quarterback! 868 00:33:36,248 --> 00:33:39,217 Nobody heard of the guy -- Mike White! 869 00:33:39,217 --> 00:33:41,553 Who the heck is Mike White? 870 00:33:41,553 --> 00:33:43,321 [ Laughter ] 871 00:33:45,290 --> 00:33:46,992 Okay, so let me get this here. 872 00:33:46,992 --> 00:33:49,828 So you're alive in week 8? 873 00:33:49,828 --> 00:33:51,029 Yes! 874 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,632 You -- Seven games, you've picked the winner. 875 00:33:53,632 --> 00:33:54,633 Yes! 876 00:33:54,633 --> 00:33:57,369 So week 8, you're still alive? 877 00:33:57,369 --> 00:34:00,639 Yeah. And your team is the Jets. 878 00:34:00,639 --> 00:34:01,840 No, 879 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:04,409 because I'm not betting on the Jets. 880 00:34:04,409 --> 00:34:06,845 Once you pick the team, you can't pick them again. 881 00:34:06,845 --> 00:34:09,681 You save the Jets for last. 882 00:34:09,681 --> 00:34:11,850 Oh, so you can keep winning? Yeah. 883 00:34:11,850 --> 00:34:13,852 Your Honor, all the people in the pool, 884 00:34:13,852 --> 00:34:16,321 they have to get their picks in by midnight Friday, 885 00:34:16,321 --> 00:34:18,356 because Saturday, I send out the reports 886 00:34:18,356 --> 00:34:20,458 so everybody knows who they need to root for. 887 00:34:20,458 --> 00:34:23,361 If you don't get your pick in on Friday, what happens 888 00:34:23,361 --> 00:34:26,531 is you get the most popular pick of the week. 889 00:34:26,531 --> 00:34:30,435 So if you mess up and forget to pick, that's okay. 890 00:34:30,435 --> 00:34:32,571 I'm probably giving you a better pick than you would have made. 891 00:34:32,571 --> 00:34:35,073 You get the consensus best pick. 892 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:39,377 Saturday morning, tells me his pick is the Kansas City Chiefs. 893 00:34:39,377 --> 00:34:41,980 I says, Artie, your pick's too late, 894 00:34:41,980 --> 00:34:44,549 so you get the consensus pick of the week, 895 00:34:44,549 --> 00:34:47,953 which was the Bengals against the Jets. 896 00:34:47,953 --> 00:34:50,522 Are you kidding me?! That's what everybody picked. 897 00:34:50,522 --> 00:34:51,723 You can't write that up! 898 00:34:51,723 --> 00:34:54,159 Your Honor, I took the Bengals myself. 899 00:34:54,159 --> 00:34:55,226 I'm a Jet fan, too, 900 00:34:55,226 --> 00:34:56,995 but that was the pick of the week. 901 00:34:56,995 --> 00:35:00,198 What happened was, the stars aligned. 902 00:35:00,198 --> 00:35:01,399 I don't know what the hell happened, 903 00:35:01,399 --> 00:35:04,302 somehow, the Jets win that game. 904 00:35:04,302 --> 00:35:07,138 So he was supposed to have the Chiefs. 905 00:35:07,138 --> 00:35:08,306 He got his pick in late. 906 00:35:08,306 --> 00:35:10,008 But you picked a different game that week. 907 00:35:10,008 --> 00:35:12,944 Vinny notified me that the system said 908 00:35:12,944 --> 00:35:14,279 that I took the Bengals. 909 00:35:14,279 --> 00:35:16,748 He knows me for 35 years. 910 00:35:16,748 --> 00:35:19,484 I have the theory of "The Godfather." 911 00:35:19,484 --> 00:35:22,787 You never go against the family. 912 00:35:22,787 --> 00:35:25,023 The Jets are my family. 913 00:35:25,023 --> 00:35:28,460 I don't bet against my family! 914 00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:29,694 You know the song, 915 00:35:29,694 --> 00:35:32,831 ♪ Everybody plays the fool ♪ 916 00:35:32,831 --> 00:35:34,633 ♪ Sometimes 917 00:35:34,633 --> 00:35:38,103 ♪ No exception to the rule I'm the exception! 918 00:35:38,103 --> 00:35:40,005 The Jets are my exception! 919 00:35:40,005 --> 00:35:42,040 ♪ Listen, baby 920 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:45,243 ♪ Everybody plays the fool sometimes ♪ Come on! 921 00:35:45,243 --> 00:35:47,879 Show the picture again! Oh! 922 00:35:47,879 --> 00:35:49,047 Your Honor -- 923 00:35:49,047 --> 00:35:51,916 ♪ No exception to the rule 924 00:35:51,916 --> 00:35:53,251 Say it again! 925 00:35:53,251 --> 00:35:59,124 ♪ Everybody plays the fool sometimes ♪ 926 00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:01,760 ♪ No exception to the rule 927 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,895 ♪ Except when you bet the Jets ♪ 928 00:36:03,895 --> 00:36:06,264 [ Laughter ] 929 00:36:08,133 --> 00:36:09,467 Your Honor. Yeah? 930 00:36:09,467 --> 00:36:11,002 I can't be making exceptions. 931 00:36:11,002 --> 00:36:12,404 What am I supposed to do? 932 00:36:12,404 --> 00:36:14,906 60 people, I got to check who their favorite team is? 933 00:36:14,906 --> 00:36:16,908 We went to the game together. 934 00:36:16,908 --> 00:36:18,410 The rule is the rule. 935 00:36:18,410 --> 00:36:21,346 I have a green Jet tie that I wear to grad-- 936 00:36:21,346 --> 00:36:25,150 24 years of graduations, I wear the Jet tie. 937 00:36:25,150 --> 00:36:27,652 I mean... Your Honor, here's the thing about Artie. 938 00:36:27,652 --> 00:36:29,454 You ever saw that movie "A Bronx Tale"? 939 00:36:29,454 --> 00:36:30,789 Yeah. You know the Mush? 940 00:36:30,789 --> 00:36:32,991 He's the Mush in real life. 941 00:36:32,991 --> 00:36:35,593 Every bet he does falls apart, everything. 942 00:36:35,593 --> 00:36:37,562 He was late to come tape the show 943 00:36:37,562 --> 00:36:38,630 'cause he missed his flight, 944 00:36:38,630 --> 00:36:40,265 'cause he went to the wrong airport. 945 00:36:40,265 --> 00:36:41,332 You're such a tattletale! 946 00:36:41,332 --> 00:36:43,334 That's real life. That's Artie. 947 00:36:43,334 --> 00:36:45,070 [ Laughter ] 948 00:36:45,070 --> 00:36:46,438 Aw, come on! 949 00:36:46,438 --> 00:36:48,306 What is this guy doing? 950 00:36:48,306 --> 00:36:49,507 Yeah! 951 00:36:49,507 --> 00:36:51,976 Your Honor, here's what I'm worried about, okay? 952 00:36:51,976 --> 00:36:53,645 He likes the Jets. 953 00:36:53,645 --> 00:36:56,514 The Jets are kind of like a loser team, right? 954 00:36:56,514 --> 00:36:58,149 Yeah. I'm a little worried -- 955 00:36:58,149 --> 00:36:59,684 no disrespect, 956 00:36:59,684 --> 00:37:01,419 but you like the Cleveland Browns. 957 00:37:01,419 --> 00:37:02,721 Love them. 958 00:37:02,721 --> 00:37:05,190 They could be considered a loser team, too. 959 00:37:05,190 --> 00:37:07,892 I'm a little worried you could be simpatico with this guy. 960 00:37:07,892 --> 00:37:10,895 Wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute. Hold it. 961 00:37:10,895 --> 00:37:12,864 [ Spectators groan ] 962 00:37:16,034 --> 00:37:17,769 But you like the Cleveland Browns. Love them. 963 00:37:17,769 --> 00:37:19,337 They could be considered 964 00:37:19,337 --> 00:37:20,772 a loser team, too. 965 00:37:20,772 --> 00:37:23,575 I'm a little worried you could be simpatico with this guy. 966 00:37:23,575 --> 00:37:25,910 Wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute. Hold it. 967 00:37:25,910 --> 00:37:28,113 [ Spectators groan ] 968 00:37:29,414 --> 00:37:33,451 I am exactly whatever it is you just called me. 969 00:37:33,451 --> 00:37:35,320 [ Laughter ] 970 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:39,424 If it means we kind of think alike, yeah. 971 00:37:39,424 --> 00:37:44,329 So, Artie, week 8, you're out. Yes. 972 00:37:44,329 --> 00:37:45,897 Because you were late getting it in. 973 00:37:45,897 --> 00:37:47,265 But I didn't know I was out. 974 00:37:47,265 --> 00:37:49,567 I never would bet against the Jets, 975 00:37:49,567 --> 00:37:51,202 so I'm not out, in my mind. 976 00:37:51,202 --> 00:37:52,971 Because you're a Jets guy. 977 00:37:52,971 --> 00:37:54,105 That's right! 978 00:37:54,105 --> 00:37:57,575 J-E-T-S! 979 00:37:57,575 --> 00:37:59,677 Jets, Jets, Jets! 980 00:37:59,677 --> 00:38:01,579 That's what I'm talking about, see? 981 00:38:01,579 --> 00:38:02,714 That's what I'm talking about! 982 00:38:02,714 --> 00:38:06,151 And he knows that. And he knows it. 983 00:38:06,151 --> 00:38:10,155 Now, Vinny, when did you tell Artie he was out? 984 00:38:10,155 --> 00:38:13,191 Okay, when the Jets won, I called him. 985 00:38:13,191 --> 00:38:15,026 We talked about how the Jets won. 986 00:38:15,026 --> 00:38:17,162 And I said, "It's kinda funny 987 00:38:17,162 --> 00:38:18,930 how they won and knocked us out," 988 00:38:18,930 --> 00:38:20,899 'cause I got knocked out, too, by that game. 989 00:38:20,899 --> 00:38:22,400 I picked the Bengals myself. 990 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:24,636 And he said, "Yeah, I know, 991 00:38:24,636 --> 00:38:27,705 but you wouldn't give me the Bengals against the Jets." 992 00:38:27,705 --> 00:38:29,641 I can't change the rules. He's my friend. 993 00:38:29,641 --> 00:38:32,377 How would it feel to the other 59 people that I say, 994 00:38:32,377 --> 00:38:34,813 he's my friend for 35 years, I let him pick who he wants. 995 00:38:34,813 --> 00:38:37,248 I can't do that. The rules are rules. 996 00:38:40,051 --> 00:38:42,020 And, Your Honor, here's what gets me. 997 00:38:42,020 --> 00:38:44,989 He kept sending the picks, and to give him his credit, 998 00:38:44,989 --> 00:38:46,724 all his picks the rest of the year were right. 999 00:38:46,724 --> 00:38:48,560 He was winning after that. 1000 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:49,961 Wait a minute. He got all the picks right? 1001 00:38:49,961 --> 00:38:51,963 Yeah, so when I told him -- 1002 00:38:51,963 --> 00:38:54,032 We have the score card of that? 1003 00:38:54,032 --> 00:38:55,333 Yeah, we have all the picks he made. 1004 00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:56,835 Let me see the scorecard they say they have. 1005 00:38:56,835 --> 00:38:59,270 And to be fair, he did get all the picks right. 1006 00:38:59,270 --> 00:39:00,505 But look -- that week 1007 00:39:00,505 --> 00:39:01,639 he got the Bengals. 1008 00:39:01,639 --> 00:39:02,640 Look at that green. 1009 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:03,875 That's money right there, Steve. 1010 00:39:03,875 --> 00:39:05,176 Green -- it's money. So every week he would say -- 1011 00:39:05,176 --> 00:39:07,545 Every week he would say, "Oh, I got the pick." 1012 00:39:07,545 --> 00:39:10,248 Artie, you picked all these? Yeah. 1013 00:39:10,248 --> 00:39:11,249 All those picks 1014 00:39:11,249 --> 00:39:12,283 you showed there, 9-12 -- 1015 00:39:12,283 --> 00:39:13,318 congratulations 1016 00:39:13,318 --> 00:39:14,419 that you picked winners, 1017 00:39:14,419 --> 00:39:15,553 but they're meaningless. 1018 00:39:15,553 --> 00:39:17,021 You were out. 1019 00:39:17,021 --> 00:39:18,957 Let me ask you a question, Artie. 1020 00:39:18,957 --> 00:39:22,794 If you had won the money, that would have been $1,800? 1021 00:39:22,794 --> 00:39:24,195 Judge, you know what it is? 1022 00:39:24,195 --> 00:39:26,164 I teach a thousand kids phys ed, 1023 00:39:26,164 --> 00:39:28,366 and my dream is to coach golf, right? 1024 00:39:28,366 --> 00:39:30,835 I love it. What a great sport. 1025 00:39:30,835 --> 00:39:33,271 Like, you could play with somebody that's 8 years old 1026 00:39:33,271 --> 00:39:35,306 and 80 years old, it's like a lifetime thing. 1027 00:39:35,306 --> 00:39:37,809 These kids that I teach will never play golf, 1028 00:39:37,809 --> 00:39:39,777 because it's expensive to take these kids out 1029 00:39:39,777 --> 00:39:41,312 on a course and stuff like that. 1030 00:39:41,312 --> 00:39:43,381 So I was gonna take the $1,800 -- 1031 00:39:43,381 --> 00:39:46,050 I told the kids, "The Jets won! 1032 00:39:46,050 --> 00:39:47,752 They beat the Bengals, baby! 1033 00:39:47,752 --> 00:39:50,255 Mr. P's gonna take you out on the golf course." 1034 00:39:50,255 --> 00:39:52,357 "Yeah! Yeah!" 1035 00:39:52,357 --> 00:39:55,994 And then I had to say, "No, no." 1036 00:39:55,994 --> 00:39:58,830 [ Spectators murmur ] 1037 00:39:58,830 --> 00:40:00,932 God. I mean, $5,000 is a lot of money. 1038 00:40:00,932 --> 00:40:05,603 You were gonna win the money and give it to the kids 1039 00:40:05,603 --> 00:40:07,772 and take them to play golf. 1040 00:40:07,772 --> 00:40:09,774 I've reached a verdict. 1041 00:40:09,774 --> 00:40:11,876 [ Cheers and applause ] 1042 00:40:14,012 --> 00:40:15,413 And you know something, man? 1043 00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:17,515 We don't really have a loser here, 1044 00:40:17,515 --> 00:40:19,317 'cause this is great -- this is about friendship. 1045 00:40:19,317 --> 00:40:21,853 Y'all ain't even mad at each other. 1046 00:40:21,853 --> 00:40:23,721 That's friendship, man. 1047 00:40:23,721 --> 00:40:26,057 That's friendship. That's your boy right there. 1048 00:40:26,057 --> 00:40:29,327 He got the rules, and you late, and those are the rules. 1049 00:40:29,327 --> 00:40:30,895 Greeks are late, though. 1050 00:40:30,895 --> 00:40:33,398 Who you telling? 1051 00:40:33,398 --> 00:40:36,134 [ Laughter ] 1052 00:40:36,901 --> 00:40:38,770 But the Italians enforce the rules. 1053 00:40:38,770 --> 00:40:40,438 You know what I'm saying? 1054 00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:41,839 Who you telling? 1055 00:40:41,839 --> 00:40:43,441 [ Laughter ] 1056 00:40:47,512 --> 00:40:49,614 Look, man. 1057 00:40:49,614 --> 00:40:53,351 I understand the suit for $1,800. 1058 00:40:53,351 --> 00:40:56,020 According to every rule I've ever heard, 1059 00:40:56,020 --> 00:40:58,556 you only got hurt 'cause you were late. 1060 00:40:58,556 --> 00:41:00,158 He's not suing for anything. 1061 00:41:00,158 --> 00:41:02,727 He just wants him to stop nagging him 1062 00:41:02,727 --> 00:41:05,129 about the damn $1,800. 1063 00:41:05,129 --> 00:41:08,433 That's all he wants. 1064 00:41:08,433 --> 00:41:11,469 Artie, could you just let it go? 1065 00:41:11,469 --> 00:41:13,838 Artie don't strike me 1066 00:41:13,838 --> 00:41:16,975 as the type of guy that's gonna let a damn thing go. 1067 00:41:16,975 --> 00:41:19,944 [ Laughter ] 1068 00:41:19,944 --> 00:41:25,917 He's gonna ride this and you into the dirt. 1069 00:41:25,917 --> 00:41:30,588 So I got to throw the suit out against Vinny for $1,800. 1070 00:41:30,588 --> 00:41:33,591 But I'm gonna give you $5,000 to take the kids to go play golf. 1071 00:41:33,591 --> 00:41:35,560 [ Cheers and applause ] 1072 00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:38,229 Oh, my God! Oh, my God! 1073 00:41:38,229 --> 00:41:39,230 Oh! 1074 00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:40,898 That's my verdict, 1075 00:41:40,898 --> 00:41:42,133 and that's how I see it. 1076 00:41:42,133 --> 00:41:43,935 Oh, my God! 1077 00:41:43,935 --> 00:41:46,104 [ Cheers and applause ] 1078 00:41:46,104 --> 00:41:47,338 [ Laughs ] 1079 00:41:47,338 --> 00:41:55,780 ♪♪ 1080 00:41:55,780 --> 00:41:57,115 You're the man. 1081 00:41:58,750 --> 00:42:01,152 I'm so happy that we settled the issue. 1082 00:42:01,152 --> 00:42:03,321 Um, Judge Harvey 1083 00:42:03,321 --> 00:42:05,656 with a generous offer to the kids. 1084 00:42:05,656 --> 00:42:08,092 I can't wait to tell them, and... 1085 00:42:08,092 --> 00:42:09,694 And now we could just go to games together 1086 00:42:09,694 --> 00:42:10,795 and not have any issues. 1087 00:42:10,795 --> 00:42:12,163 No issues. 1088 00:42:12,163 --> 00:42:14,632 And, uh, it's just friends forever. 1089 00:42:14,632 --> 00:42:21,439 ♪♪