>> PART OF MY PROBLEM WAS WHEN I
DID START COLLECTING STUFF, I
DIDN'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT.
[ Voice breaking ] I GUESS
THAT'S FINALLY GOT ME TO THE
POINT I'M AT NOW.
>> I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE IT
YET.
IT'S THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AND
HE'S GOING TO JAIL.
>> THE HELL WITH ALL OF IT!
I AIN'T GIVING IT AWAY!
THE JUDGE CAN KILL ME IF HE
WANTS TO, BUT I AIN'T GIVING MY
[BLEEP] AWAY!
>> ALEX IS THE YOUNGEST PERSON
WITH HOARDING THAT I'VE WORKED
WITH.
>> BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.
>> WE DO WANT YOU TO PICK A
COUPLE OF THEM TO BE ABLE TO
GIVE AWAY.
>> I DON'T LIKE THIS.
IT'S JUST TOO TOUGH.
[ WHIMPERING ]
>> HE WAS JUST IN TERRIBLE PAIN.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
>> MY NAME'S PAUL HAMMOND.
I'M 56 YEARS OLD.
MY JUNKY OFFICE.
I'VE BEEN COLLECTING JUNK FOR
QUITE A WHILE.
I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING HERE.
QUITE A FEW VEHICLES, A LOT OF
REFRIGERATORS, STOVES, USED
APPLIANCES, SOME SCRAP METAL,
STUFF I'VE COLLECTED OVER THE
YEARS.
>> I'M PAUL HAMMOND JR.
I'M PAUL'S SON.
WHEN YOU FIRST PULL UP TO THE
YARD, YOU KIND OF ROUND A
CORNER.
AND WHEN YOU GET THERE, YOU CAN
START SEEING HIS JUNK
COLLECTION.
I MEAN, THAT'S ABOUT THE BEST
WAY TO PUT IT ON THAT ASPECT.
>> I GUESS HOARDING IS ONE OF
THE DEFINITIONS OF WHAT I DO,
HUH?
MY INTENTIONS WERE TO -- MOST OF
IT, SCRAP METALS, TO HAUL IT OFF
AND MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.
PART OF MY PROBLEM WAS WHEN I
DID START COLLECTING STUFF, I
DIDN'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT.
AND IT'S GOTTEN OVERWHELMING TO
THE POINT THAT...
[ Voice breaking ] SOMETIMES
IT'S JUST DIFFICULT TO THINK
ABOUT IT.
THE COURT SYSTEM GOT INVOLVED...
[ SIGHS ]
...A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
>> THERE'S TWO PEOPLE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ACTUALLY
STARTED IT.
I KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
ONE IS AN OLD LADY ACROSS THE
STREET.
THEY HAVE NOTHING BUT TIME ON
THEIR HANDS.
>> I'M MARY ELLIS ADAMS.
I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM
PAUL.
IT'S JUST AN EYESORE TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
EVERYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT CLEANED UP.
>> AND I'VE WATCHED THIS FOR THE
LAST YEAR OR TWO, SEVERAL YEARS,
JUST GROWING TO NOTHING BUT A
JUNKYARD.
NOW, I DON'T THINK THIS
SUBDIVISION WAS LAID OUT TO HAVE
JUNKYARDS IN IT.
>> BASICALLY, THEY CALLED
REPEATEDLY TO ACTUALLY GET THE
COUNTY ON HIS BUTT.
>> FINALLY, SOME COMMISSIONER
TOOK NOTICE IN IT, AND NOW
THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT
IT.
AND I'M GLAD THEY ARE.
AND HE DIDN'T CARE.
THAT WAS HIS ATTITUDE WHEN I
ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING.
HE SAYS, "IT'S MY PROPERTY.
I'LL DO WHAT I WANT TO WITH IT."
AND I SAYS, "WELL, I DON'T THINK
THE LAW WORKS THAT WAY, BUT
WE'LL SEE."
>> I WASN'T MOVING FAST ENOUGH
FOR THEM, SO THE COUNTY GUY THAT
CHECKS THIS STUFF CAME OUT AND
WROTE ME A TICKET, AND THAT GOT
ME INTO THE COURT SYSTEM.
>> SINCE THEN, HE'S BEEN TO
COURT.
THEY SEND HIM TO COURT ABOUT
EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO THROUGH
AND THROW EVERYTHING AWAY.
HE WANTS TO TRY TO, WITH WHAT HE
DOES HAVE, MAKE A PROFIT OFF OF
AS MUCH AS HE CAN -- THE CARS,
SCRAP METAL, STUFF LIKE THAT.
HE DEFINITELY HAS A PROBLEM WITH
GETTING RID OF STUFF.
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
I COULDN'T EVEN TRY TO ARGUE
THAT ONE.
>> I WAS TRYING TO MOTIVATE
MYSELF.
[ Voice breaking ] BUT I WASN'T
ABLE TO DO IT BY MYSELF.
>> I'M BILL HAMMOND.
I'M PAUL HAMMOND'S BROTHER.
I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW BAD IT WAS
UNTIL JULY 4th WHEN I CAME DOWN
TO VISIT HIM LAST YEAR.
90 CARS AND 40, 50
REFRIGERATORS, 100 LAWN MOWERS,
OH. [ SIGHS ]
JUST HAULING TRUCKLOADS AND
TRUCKLOADS TO THE STEEL
COMPANIES.
AND WE WENT TO COURT AUGUST 8th,
AND THEY SAID IT DIDN'T EVEN
LOOK LIKE WE'D DONE ANYTHING.
>> THAT IS DEFINITELY UNFAIR --
REFUSING TO SEE THE STUFF THAT I
HAVE DONE.
>> MY BROTHER WENT BACK TO COURT
IN JANUARY, AND THEY PUT HIM IN
JAIL FOR FIVE DAYS, WHICH IS THE
FIRST TIME MY BROTHER'S EVER
BEEN IN JAIL IN HIS LIFE.
>> I THOUGHT I WAS A LAW-ABIDING
CITIZEN.
PART OF MY JOB IN THE MILITARY
WAS ENFORCING THE LAWS AND
TREATIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND I WAS PROUD OF THAT.
I CAN UNDERSTAND IT, YEAH.
PEOPLE THINK IT DOESN'T LOOK
GOOD.
I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT PART.
MY INTENTIONS ARE TO GET IT
CLEARED UP.
>> HE DOESN'T HAVE AN OPTION TO
TRY TO GET IT DONE LIKE HE WANTS
TO.
IT'S TO GET IT DONE AND GET IT
OUT OF THE WAY SO THE COUNTY
WILL LEAVE HIM ALONE.
HE'S TRYING TO GET IT IN HIS
HEAD.
IT'S JUST -- I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S ACTUALLY GETTING THERE.
HE CAN'T STOP COLLECTING.
HE STILL COLLECTS TO THIS DAY.
>> [ Voice breaking ] I GUESS
THAT'S FINALLY GOT ME TO THE
POINT I'M AT NOW.
>> WITH HIM BEING AS NITPICKY AS
MY DAD IS ABOUT RECYCLING AND
TRYING TO GET THE ALUMINUM,
COPPER STUFF OUT OF CARS, YOU'RE
LOOKING AT PROBABLY 60, 90 DAYS
TOTAL TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT
YARD CLEANED TO WHERE IT'S
DECENTLY CLEAN AT LEAST.
>> I THINK THAT IF I CAN'T SHOW
ENOUGH IMPROVEMENT TO THE JUDGE,
HE'LL PUT ME BACK IN JAIL.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT.
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
I SEE MY GRANDKIDS JUST ABOUT
EVERY DAY.
I USUALLY GO OVER THERE IN THE
AFTERNOONS.
>> USUALLY, SUNDAYS HE GRABS ONE
OR TWO OF MY KIDS, AND HE GOES
OUT DUMPSTER HOPPING.
IT'S SOMETHING HE CAN DO WITH
THE KIDS.
THEY ENJOY IT.
THEY ENJOY HELPING THEIR GRANDPA
DO ANYTHING HE CAN.
>> THANK YOU, BUDDY.
I ENJOY BEING WITH THEM.
>> YEP.
>> TWO SNACKS?
[ Voice breaking ] MY GRANDKIDS
HAVE PROBABLY BEEN ABOUT THE
ONLY THING I REALLY FORWARD TO
EVERY DAY THE LAST FEW YEARS.
PRETTY MUCH THE REST OF
EVERYTHING ELSE I DO HAS BECOME
A PROBLEM IN MY LIFE.
[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]
>> MY NAME IS MISSY, AND I'M 46
YEARS OLD.
I THINK I WAS ALWAYS MESSY.
IT WAS JUST EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO
COME IN AND CLEAN UP AFTER ME
THAN IT WAS TO FIGHT WITH ME
ABOUT CLEANING UP MY ROOM.
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
THERE ARE REALLY HURTFUL WORDS
THAT COME WHEN YOU LIVE LIKE
THIS.
"PIG," "FILTHY," "DISGUSTING,"
"FREAK" -- I'VE BEEN CALLED ALL
OF THAT BEFORE.
WHEN IT WAS JUST ME, I THINK IT
WAS A MATTER OF, "I'M JUST USED
TO IT."
BUT IT'S NOT JUST ME ANYMORE.
>> [ LAUGHING ]
YEAH!
>> IT'S FROM ME, YOU KNOW?
I FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.
AND IT SCARES ME FOR HIM, AND IT
REALLY UPSETS ME WITH ME.
I CAN'T ADDRESS IT IN MYSELF, SO
HOW THE HECK AM I SUPPOSED TO
ADDRESS IT IN HIM?
AT ONE TIME, WHEN THE DOGS WERE
HERE AND IT WAS FAR WORSE THAN
IT IS NOW, I WAS REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
I THOUGHT SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO
BLOW THE WHISTLE ON US, AND
THERE COULD BE PROBLEMS.
THERE COULD BE BIG PROBLEMS.
ALEX IS DYSLEXIC, AND HE HAS
A.D.D.
AND KIDS LIKE THAT NEED
STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, ORDER.
AND THIS IS CHAOS.
>> BEEP, BEEP.
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.
>> I'M DR. DAVID DIA.
I'M A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL
WORKER AND A CERTIFIED COGNITIVE
BEHAVIORAL THERAPIST.
THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT
FACTORS THAT PLAY A ROLE IN HOW
HOARDING ACTUALLY COMES OUT.
SO IN, LET'S SAY, MISSY'S CASE,
SHE HAS A LOT OF THOUGHTS AND
BELIEFS REGARDING HER MEMORY.
AND SHE WANTS TO KEEP THESE
ITEMS AROUND SO THAT SHE DOESN'T
FORGET THEM -- IF SHE PUTS THEM
AWAY, THEY'LL DISAPPEAR FOREVER.
ALEX, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAS
MUCH MORE OF AN EMOTIONAL
ATTACHMENT TO THE ITEMS.
>> YEAH! WHOA!
>> ALEX SAYS WHEN HE THROWS
SOMETHING AWAY, IT'S LIKE LOSING
A PART OF HIMSELF.
AND THAT'S...REALLY SCARY.
I TRIED TO THROW A COTTON BALL
AWAY, AND HE WAS CRYING AND
CRYING AND SAYING, "THAT'S MY
FAVORITE COTTON BALL."
WHERE IS THE LINE DRAWN?
I DON'T KNOW.
HE HAS TO LEARN.
I HAVE TO LEARN.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE LINE IS.
>> [ GIGGLING ]
>> IF IT'S NOT CLEARED UP, THEN
MY KIDS ARE GONNA SUFFER FOR IT.
THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT KIND OF
THINGS THESE KIDS COULD GET INTO
IF THEY'RE FORCED OUT OF THE
HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE MESS.
>> HOARDING'S A -- IT'S NOT A
BAD THING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE COLLECT STUFF.
IT'S ALL HOARDING.
MY PROBLEM IS I'VE GOTTEN TO THE
POINT THAT I'VE COLLECTED SO
MUCH THAT IT'S BECOME A PROBLEM.
>> WE LOOK AT THE YARD -- IT
LOOKS LIKE JUNK AND GARBAGE AND
EVERYTHING ELSE.
BUT TO HIM, IT'S PERSONAL
BELONGINGS.
I MEAN, IT'S HIS LIFE.
>> PAUL, I'M MATT.
>> HI, MATT.
>> MY NAME IS MATT PAXTON.
I'M THE OWNER OF
CLUTTER CLEANER.
WE'RE A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES
IN HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED
BY HOARDING ADDICTION AND GRIEF.
>> HI. GINGER PARKER.
>> GINGER, YOU'RE THE LAWYER.
>> I AM.
MY NAME IS GINGER PARKER, AND I
REPRESENT PAUL HAMMOND IN HIS
CRIMINAL-LITTERING CASE.
>> ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE GET
STARTED, TELL ME WHAT THE LEGAL
RAMIFICATIONS ARE.
>> WHEW.
WELL, IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA,
HE IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL
LITTERING, AND THAT CARRIES A
FINE OF UP TO $250 AND 90 DAYS
IN JAIL.
AND IF HE DOESN'T GET THIS
CLEANED UP, HE'S LOOKING AT
SPENDING 90 DAYS.
>> 90 DAYS. WHOA. THAT'S A LOT.
IT'S VERY SERIOUS, AND HE IS
UNAWARE OF HOW SERIOUS IT IS.
HE'S IN COMPLETE DENIAL OF THAT.
HOW FAR BACK DO WE NEED TO CLEAN
THIS TO KEEP HIM OUT OF JAIL?
>> WE NEED TO CLEAN IT AT LEAST
TO THE TRAILER.
YOU KNOW, IT CAN'T BE AN
EYESORE.
>> WHICH TRAILER? THIS ONE HERE?
OR WAY OVER THERE?
>> THE ONE THAT -- THAT ONE.
>> WAY OVER THERE?
>> WAY OVER THERE.
PAUL CONTACTED MY OFFICE, ASKING
ME TO REPRESENT HIM, AND SO I
CAME IN THINKING THAT ALL WE
WERE GONNA DO IS ASK FOR AN
EXTENSION OF TIME.
AND THEN I SAW WHAT WE WERE
DEALING WITH AND THOUGHT, "OH,
MY GOODNESS, WE ARE IN TROUBLE."
[ LAUGHS ]
>> TELL ME ABOUT THESE CARS.
IT LOOKS YOU'VE ALREADY STRIPPED
ALL THOSE.
>> YEAH, THESE ARE ALL STRIPPED,
READY TO GO TO SCRAP METAL.
>> SO, WE DO ABOUT NINE CARS
OVER HERE.
HOW MANY DO YOU THINK ARE ON THE
WHOLE LOT?
>> THERE'S PROBABLY 60 OR 70
LEFT.
>> SO WE GOT SOME WORK TO DO.
>> YEAH.
>> WELL, LET'S START WALKING.
LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS SCHOOL BUS.
>> I GOT THE SCHOOL BUS QUITE A
WHILE AGO, AND I USED TO PICK UP
THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL WITH IT.
>> YOU DID?
YOU'D GO PICK UP THE KIDS FROM
SCHOOL?
>> AND IT BROKE DOWN A FEW YEARS
AGO AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET
IT BACK TOGETHER.
>> A LOT OF HOPES AND PLANS.
>> YEAH.
>> WE CALL THAT THE "FIXIN'
TO"s -- YOU'RE FIXIN' TO DO
THIS, FIXIN' TO DO THAT.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT'S 20 YEARS
LATER.
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO, WE'RE GETTING
INTO HERE NOW.
CLEARLY, YOU HAVE NO LIMITS ON
APPLIANCES.
WE GOT QUITE A BIT.
>> YEAH, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF
THEM.
>> IS THERE VALUE IN THOSE, IN
YOUR MIND?
I KNOW YOU SAVED IT FOR SCRAP
METAL.
>> YEAH, THERE'S SCRAP METAL.
SOME OF THEM ARE REPAIRABLE.
>> OKAY.
>> IF I HAD TO MAKE A GUESS AT
HOW MUCH IT'S WORTH, PROBABLY
$30,000 OR $40,000 IF THE
SCRAP-METAL PRICE WAS DECENT.
IF THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO AT
LEAST PAY ME A FAIR PRICE, THEN
I'LL END UP HAULING IT ALL
MYSELF LIKE I'VE BEEN DOING.
>> HE TRULY BELIEVES HE CAN
CLEAN THIS UP BY HIMSELF.
AND THAT'S WHERE HE'S WRONG.
IT'S PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
IS THIS THE KIND OF THING
THEY'RE LOOKING FROM PAUL IS TO
LET GO OF THESE ITEMS?
>> YES, I WOULD SAY THAT IN
ORDER TO MAKE THE JUDGE AND THE
COUNTY HAPPY, ABOUT 90% OF THIS
STUFF.
>> 90%. OKAY.
>> YES.
>> IT IS THE FINAL STRAW.
HIS LEGAL TEAM HAS TOLD ME THAT
HE WILL GO TO JAIL NEXT TUESDAY
IF HE DOES NOT FINISH THIS
CLEANUP.
>> WHEW.
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO JAIL.
THE FACT THAT I SPENT A WEEK IN
THERE -- I DON'T WANT TO GO
BACK.
I'M HOPING THAT THE JUDGE WILL
UNDERSTAND AND GIVE ME A LITTLE
MORE TIME TO CLEAN IT UP.
IF HE DOESN'T, THEN I GUESS I'LL
BE BACK IN JAIL.
>> THE COUNTY, THE COURTS, THE
JUDGE -- THEY SEE IT AS A JUNK
PILE THAT SHOULD BE CLEANED UP.
THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT
MENTAL ISSUES, HOARDING ISSUES,
DEPRESSION, LOSING ALL YOUR
STUFF.
THEY COME AND CLEAN HIS STUFF
OUT, IT MAY CRUSH HIM INSIDE.
>> BUT THE REALITY -- IS THIS
YARD GONNA BE COMPLETELY CLEAN?
PROBABLY NOT.
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO LET SOME
SERIOUS THINGS GO TO GET THIS
COURT TO BE HAPPY.
IF HE LOSES HIS GRANDKIDS
BECAUSE OF THIS, THAT'S GAME
OFF.
THAT WOULD BE THE WORST THING
FOR HIM.
>> WE HAVE TO NIP IT IN THE BUD
RIGHT NOW.
HE HAS TROUBLE WITH ORGANIZATION
AS IT IS.
IF HE DOESN'T HAVE THAT MORE
UNDER CONTROL BY SECOND GRADE,
THERE'S GONNA BE TROUBLE.
>> [ GIGGLES ]
>> WE HAVE TO GET HIM ON THE
RIGHT PATH RIGHT NOW.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
>> HELLO, ALEX.
>> HI!
>> I'M GERALIN.
HELLO, MISSY.
>> PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
>> COME ON IN.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
I'M GERALIN THOMAS, AND I'M A
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER
SPECIALIZING IN CHRONIC
DISORGANIZATION.
SO, THIS IS YOUR LIVING ROOM,
FAMILY ROOM.
>> THIS IS IT.
>> THE KIDS DO THE VIDEO GAMES
OVER HERE IN THE CORNER.
>> MM-HMM.
>> THIS IS THEIR TABLE, AND
EVERYTHING HAPPENS ON THE TABLE.
I'VE EVEN BEEN KNOWN TO EAT AT
THAT TABLE IN THESE TINY, LITTLE
CHAIRS.
WE DON'T USE THE DINING-ROOM
TABLE BECAUSE WE CAN'T FIND THE
DINING-ROOM TABLE.
WE EAT ON PAPER PLATES.
WE EAT IN PAPER BOWLS.
WE EAT WITH PLASTIC UTENSILS.
WE'VE FOUND THAT IT'S CLEANER TO
DO THAT BECAUSE THE DISHES WOULD
GET PILED UP IN THE SINK.
AND IF WE EAT ON PAPER PLATES,
THEN WE CAN JUST THROW IT ALL
AWAY.
IN THE BIG BEDROOM, THERE ARE
CLOTHES EVERYWHERE.
>> I SEE A BABY BUMPER.
>> YEAH, ALEX TENDS TO FALL OUT
OF THE BED, AND HE SLEEPS IN
HERE.
THEY BOTH SLEEP IN HERE WITH US
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET TO THEIR
BEDS.
OH, THE KIDS' ROOM.
THE FIRST THING THAT WOULD JUMP
OUT AT YOU IN THAT ROOM IS THAT
THERE'S NO ROOM TO PLAY.
>> THIS IS REALLY THE ONLY ROOM
THAT GETS ANY ATTENTION ON
ANYTHING LIKE A REGULAR BASIS.
AND WE TRY.
>> HOW OFTEN DO YOU TRY?
>> THERE'S USUALLY KIND OF A
CLEAN SWEEP MADE IN HERE EVERY
COUPLE OF MONTHS.
>> OKAY, WHEN YOU ARE DOING THE
CLEAN SWEEP, HOW DOES THAT FEEL?
>> CONFUSING.
>> UH-HUH.
AND AFTER YOU'RE DONE?
>> STILL IMPERFECT AND
CONFUSING.
>> OKAY.
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S SO
DIFFICULT FOR YOU?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> I'LL BE HONEST.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT BOTH OF THEM.
I'M WORRIED BECAUSE THIS CAUSES
LOTS OF ANXIETY AND PANIC IN
PEOPLE WHO ARE USED TO BEING
SURROUNDED BY THINGS.
AND ALEX HAS REQUESTED THAT THE
ORGANIZER THAT COMES IN USES
"GENTLE HANDS, NOT HARD HANDS,"
TO TAKE CARE OF HIS THINGS.
SO HE'S ALREADY EXPERIENCING
ANXIETY ABOUT HOW WE'RE GONNA
TREAT HIS THINGS.
>> IF WE GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS
AND IT GOES BACK TO THE WAY IT
WAS, THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER
EFFORT TO CLEAN IT UP AGAIN,
NEVER.
I WILL LOSE ALL HOPE IF THAT
HAPPENS.
>> HE DOES RECOGNIZE THERE BEING
JUNK THERE.
BUT, TO ME, I PERSONALLY THINK
HE FEELS LIKE IT'S VALUABLE TO
HIM.
KIND OF LIKE THE ONE THING --
YOU'RE RICH BY POSSESSION.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR COMING.
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO
TODAY.
YOU GUYS ARE PICKING UP THE
TRASH.
IF THERE'S ANY SCRAP METAL,
LEAVE IT.
WE GOT THREE DAYS TO DO IT.
THE HOUSE WAY OVER THERE --
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WE'VE GOT ABOUT FOUR
DIFFERENT CREWS ALL AROUND THE
YARD IN FOUR DIFFERENT CORNERS.
THEY'RE GONNA WALK SLOWLY
TOWARDS THE HOUSE AS THEY PICK
TRASH OUT FROM ALL HIS SCRAP
METAL.
OUR MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE SHEER
VOLUME.
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF WORK TO DO
WITH NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TIME TO
DO IT.
WE WILL WATCH SOME ANXIETY
LEVELS OF PAUL SR.
HE'S GONNA GET NERVOUS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE HE MAINTAINS
CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
PROCESS.
>> [ PANTING ]
>> PACE YOURSELF TODAY.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
YOU GOT TO PACE IT.
I MEAN, WE'RE ALL WHEEZING
ALREADY.
WE GOT ONE LOAD.
WE PROBABLY GOT TO DO FOUR MORE
LOADS OF THIS TODAY.
BUT WE GOT TO PACE OURSELVES.
[ BOTH SIGHING ]
>> THAT SUN IS HOT, HUH?
>> UH-HUH.
I'M NOT AS YOUNG AS I USED TO
BE.
ONE GOOD, HARD DAY'S WORK, IT
TAKES ME TWO TO RECUPERATE.
AND THAT'S DEFINITELY A PROBLEM
TRYING TO GET IT DONE QUICK.
[ BOTH PANTING ]
WE GOT A COUPLE PLASTIC BOXES
AND STUFF THAT'S REUSABLE.
>> YEAH, BUT WE GOT TO LET IT
GO, MAN.
IS IT USABLE? YES.
DO WE HAVE TIME TO KEEP IT? NO.
>> WALKED AWAY FROM THAT
DUMPSTER.
>> WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO JUST WALK
AWAY?
>> NEED TO.
DON'T WANT TO. NEED TO.
>> GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB.
IT WAS EVEN LOWER THAN I THOUGHT
IT WAS GONNA BE.
>> 60's NOT UNREASONABLE.
>> NO, HE WANTED 10.
>> HUH?!
>> I SAID, "NO, THANKS."
>> A PENNY A POUND.
>> THAT DAMN LOW?
>> THE PROBLEM WITH PAUL HERE
NOW IS HAS BEEN OFFERED A
PRETTY -- IN HIS MIND, A BAD
OFFER.
HE IS REALLY, REALLY UPSET.
>> I AIN'T GIVING MY STUFF AWAY.
I AIN'T GONNA DO IT. I CAN'T.
>> BUT --
>> I'LL FIGHT WITH [BLEEP]
DOWNTOWN.
>> I --
>> HE CAN PLAY THIS GAME IF HE
WANTS TO, BUT I'M NOT GIVING MY
STUFF AWAY.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> I CAN'T.
>> I KNOW YOU CAN'T.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> THE COMPANY THAT KNOWS THE
JUDGE, THEY GIVE ME 1/2 CENT A
POUND, WHERE I CAN GET 4 1/2
CENTS A POUND IF I DO IT MYSELF.
SCRAP METAL IS WORTH NOTHING
RIGHT NOW, BUT WHAT THE
COMPANY'S OFFERING IS EVEN LESS
THAN NOTHING...ALMOST.
>> HE IS SHELL-SHOCKED.
HE'S VERY UPSET.
HE REALLY ADMITTED THIS MORNING
THAT THE ONLY REASON HE KEEPS
THIS STUFF IS FOR HIS GRANDKIDS
AND FOR THEIR LIFE SAVINGS.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT HE'S GOING
THROUGH MENTALLY.
IT'S NOT THAT HE'S GREEDY AND
WANTS THE MONEY.
HE'S GOING THROUGH, "HOLY COW, I
CAN'T SUPPORT MY FOUR
GRANDKIDS."
THIS IS THE PART WHERE I PUT
PRESSURE ON YOU TO MAKE THE
RIGHT DECISION.
YOU TWO HAVE TO CONVINCE HIM
THAT IT'S THE RIGHT THING.
HE WILL NOT BE HAPPY BECAUSE HE
IS SEEING WHAT -- THIS IS HIS
RETIREMENT.
>> YEAH.
>> AND HE'S SEEING IT ALL GO AT
1/10 OF WHAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS
WORTH.
>> WE'RE DEBATING TO LET A
SCRAP-METAL COMPANY COME HERE
AND GRAB THE SCRAP METAL OR FOR
US TO TRY TO CARRY IT OURSELVES.
LAST YEAR, THIS IS WORTH -- WAS
IT $250 A TON?
$300 A TON ALMOST?
>> YEAH.
>> BUT THE PROBLEM HERE IS IT'S
NOT LAST YEAR.
THIS IS THIS YEAR, AND WEDNESDAY
IS WEDNESDAY.
>> LOOKING AT IT SERIOUSLY AND
DEBATING IT...
OKAY?
WITH THEM COMING HERE, WE STILL
HAVE THE COPPER, WE STILL HAVE
THE ALUMINUM, OKAY?
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> I RECOMMEND IT.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO
BE ABLE TO KEEP YOU OUT OF JAIL.
ANY THOUGHTS? ANY COMMENTS?
>> [ SIGHS ]
I don't know.
>> IF WE DON'T GET THIS CLEANED
UP, YOU GO TO JAIL FOR 90 DAYS,
OKAY?
AT MINIMUM, YOU LOST THAT, 90
DAYS OF YOUR LIFE MINIMUM.
>> NO, I'LL JUST GIVE IT ALL THE
[BLEEP] AWAY AND GO BLOW MY
[BLEEP] BRAINS OUT.
>> NO, NO REASON TO TALK LIKE --
>> THE HELL WITH ALL OF IT!
>> PAUL!
>> THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH I CAN DO
TO HELP HIM.
THIS IS HIS DECISION ON WHAT HE
WANTS TO DO.
THIS IS HIS STUFF.
I MEAN, I CAN'T STOP HIM.
[ SIGHS ]
IT DEFINITELY GETS TO ME.
[ Voice breaking ] IT PUTS ME TO
TEARS.
SORRY.
IT JUST -- I JUST WANT TO SEE
HIM HAPPY.
I DON'T WANT HIM IN TROUBLE.
I MEAN, TO ME, THAT WOULD BE
WORTH IT, TO KEEP HIM OUT OF
JAIL.
>> I AIN'T GIVING IT AWAY!
THE [BLEEP] JUDGE CAN KILL ME
IF HE WANTS TO, BUT I AIN'T
GIVING IT AWAY!
>> I KNOW.
>> [ SNIFFLES ]
HE CAN [BLEEP] LYNCH ME IF WANTS
TO, BUT I AIN'T GIVING MY
[BLEEP] AWAY!
>> WHEN I LOOK AROUND, IT'S LIKE
VISUAL NOISE.
IT IS CHAOS, AND I DON'T KNOW
WHERE TO BEGIN.
THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH.
>> GOOD MORNING, MISSY AND ALEX.
ARE YOU GUYS READY TO WORK?
>> Both: YEP.
>> OKAY, GOOD.
ALEX IS GOING TO BE THE YOUNGEST
PERSON DIAGNOSED WITH HOARDING
THAT I'VE WORKED WITH.
DR. DIA, YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH
ALEX TODAY.
DOES THAT SOUND FUN?
GOOD, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET
STARTED, ALL RIGHT?
LET'S GO.
DR. DIA IS GOING IN TODAY TO SEE
HOW LONG ALEX CAN STAY FOCUSED.
>> YOU READY TO GET STARTED?
>> UM...
>> WE WANT TO KIND OF JUDGE HOW
QUICKLY THEY CAN PROCESS THINGS.
AND DR. DIA HAS HIS WORK CUT OUT
FOR HIM 'CAUSE ALEX IS SQUIRMING
ALREADY.
>> OKAY, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE
TALKED ABOUT BEFORE?
>> YEAH, CLEANING MY HOUSE.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW.
>> WORKING WITH CHILDREN IS 10
TIMES MORE CHALLENGING THAN
WORKING WITH AN ADULT.
>> CLOSE YOUR EYES.
PRETEND LIKE IT'S ALL CLEAN.
TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE.
>> YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT FUN.
THEIR ATTENTION SPAN IS MUCH,
MUCH SHORTER THAN WORKING WITH
AN ADULT.
>> SO IF YOUR ROOM IS CLEAN AND
YOUR HOUSE IS CLEAN, WHAT COULD
HAPPEN?
>> EMMA CAN COME.
>> SO YOU COULD HAVE YOUR
FRIENDS OVER.
>> MM-HMM.
>> IT WOULD BE VERY HARD FOR
ALEX TO RISE ABOVE THIS IF MOM'S
NOT ABLE TO GET ON BOARD AND TO
MOVE FORWARD.
>> LET'S DIG IN.
SO, WHERE ARE YOU STARTING?
>> THIS IS ONE OF ALEX'S
CREATIONS.
>> OKAY.
EVERYONE USUALLY STARTS OFF VERY
ENTHUSIASTIC UNTIL YOU START
WEARING THEM DOWN AND ASKING
THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS.
AND THEN IT GETS MORE DIFFICULT.
>> THIS, UH -- IT CAME BECAUSE I
ORDERED IT.
>> OKAY.
>> BUT THEN I FOUND ONE THAT I
ALREADY HAD.
>> UH-HUH, COULD YOU RETURN THAT
AND GET A REFUND?
>> PROBABLY SO.
>> OKAY, IS THAT SOMETHING
YOU'RE LIKELY TO DO?
>> NO.
>> I JUST WANT TO SPEND A MINUTE
THINKING ABOUT WHY YOU WOULD
NEVER GET TO THE POST OFFICE.
>> IT WOULD JUST BE PUT OFF AND
PUT OFF AND PUT OFF.
AND, EVENTUALLY, IT WOULD JUST
END UP BACK ON THE COUCH AGAIN.
>> OKAY.
>> THE CONFUSION IS HUGE.
THAT'S A HUGE PART OF IT.
'CAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE
TO BEGIN.
>> OKAY, YOU GOT TO STAY OFF
YOUR BED FOR ME.
YOU GOT TO BE OVER HERE WORKING.
YOU'RE THE ONE THROWING THIS
STUFF AWAY, NOT ME.
>> OH, NO, THAT...
[ GROANS ]
I WANT TO SAVE THIS.
>> OKAY, BUT IT'S JUST A BOX,
AND THE TOYS ARE GONE.
DO YOU REALLY NEED IT?
ALEX?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT?
ALEX?
>> THERE'S THOUSANDS OF POUNDS
OUT THERE.
>> YEAH, A PENNY A [BLEEP]
POUND?
I AIN'T EVEN GETTING THAT FOR
IT.
1,000 POUNDS AIN'T BUT $10,
OKAY?
THEY AIN'T EVEN OFFERING THAT.
THEY OFFERED $5 FOR 1,000
POUNDS.
>> AFTER LAST NIGHT, HE'S NOT
READY TO MAKE THE ALL-OR-NOTHING
OPTION.
>> [ SNIFFLES ]
THEY CAN PUT ME IN JAIL AND COME
TAKE ALL MY [BLEEP] THEN I'LL
HAVE A [BLEEP] DAMN THING.
>> AT LEAST THIS WAY YOU GET
SOMETHING.
YOU GOT YOUR FRICKING HOUSE AND
[BLEEP]
>> WHAT THE USE IF I AIN'T GOT
NOTHING LEFT.
>> GRANDPA?
>> TIE YOUR SHOE, SWEETIE.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
[ SOBBING ]
>> WE WENT AS FAR AS WE COULD ON
THE PUSH.
NOW IT'S JUST SUPPORT,
STRAIGHT-UP SUPPORT.
WE'RE GONNA DO WHATEVER HE NEEDS
TO DO.
WE'RE GONNA HUSTLE.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR ENERGY
LEVEL AND THEIR ABILITY TO
CONTINUE TO WORK.
WE ALSO HAVE KIND OF SUBPAR
EQUIPMENT YOU'LL SEE BEHIND ME.
IT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK.
WE'RE NOT GONNA KNOW TILL
TOMORROW NIGHT IF HE'S GOING TO
JAIL OR NOT.
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DAY.
>> THIS IS JUST THE PAPERWORK TO
PROVE THAT THE CARS AREN'T
STOLEN, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.
HOPEFULLY, TODAY, I CAN GET AT
LEAST THE CARS THAT'S OUT BY THE
ROAD OUT HERE, MAYBE A COUPLE
MORE.
[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]
[ ENGINE BACKFIRING ]
>> WE COULD FILL THAT UP AND
HAVE IT PULLED AND THEN BROUGHT
BACK AND FILL IT AGAIN -- DUDE,
THIS THING IS DONE TOMORROW.
'CAUSE THAT GETS THE SCRAP METAL
OUT.
HE MAKES A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY,
AND WE'RE NOT JERRY-RIGGING THE
TRUCKS ALL DAY LONG.
>> RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
>> YOU ARE A BADASS.
HEY, PAUL SR. I GOT GOOD NEWS.
THEY'RE GONNA LET US USE THAT
CONTAINER STRICTLY FOR SCRAP.
>> GREAT.
>> CASH IN YOUR HAND.
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
RIGGING SOME KIND OF CRAZY
TRUCK.
NOW WE CAN FILL THAT WHOLE THING
WITH SCRAP METAL.
>> START THROWING --
>> LET'S START THROWING STUFF IN
THERE, EXACTLY.
LET'S GET TO WORK.
ALL OF THIS CAN GO IN THE
CONTAINER.
IF IT'S WHITE, IT'S GOING IN THE
CONTAINER, BASICALLY.
>> PRETTY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> THE ROTTED WOOD CAN GO.
THE REST OF IT I NEED TO HANG ON
TO.
THIS STAYS.
THOSE BIG, WHITE BUCKETS THERE
CAN STAY.
>> WE CAN GET RID OF THIS RED
THING, RIGHT?
YOU DON'T NEED IT.
YOU GOT OTHER TRAILERS OVER
THERE, DON'T YOU?
>> [ SIGHS ]
NO, NOT ACTUALLY.
>> I THINK YOU DO.
I SAW A COUPLE.
>> GETTING LOW.
>> ALL OF THIS STUFF HERE CAN
GO, RIGHT?
INTO THE SCRAP.
>> NO.
THAT'S ALUMINUM AND COPPER.
>> THAT LITTLE BIT RIGHT THERE
IS WORTH MORE THAN A COUPLE OF
CARS, THE ALUMINUM.
>> WE CAN'T LEAVE IT THERE OVER
THE WEEKEND.
IT HAS TO GO.
>> HE'S THINKING IT NEEDS TO GO
WITH THE CARS OR THE SCRAP
METAL, AND IT CAN'T.
I MEAN, IT'S WORTH 10 TIMES WHAT
THE OTHER STUFF IS.
SO IT'S GONNA HAVE TO GO IN THE
BACK SOMEWHERE.
AND IN MAYBE SIX MONTHS, IF THE
PRICE COMES UP, I'LL EVEN GET
MORE FOR IT.
>> THIS IS VERY VALUABLE.
ALL THIS COPPER RIGHT HERE IS
EXTREMELY VALUABLE.
BUT IF YOU'RE IN JAIL, IT'S NOT
VALUABLE.
WE GOT TO FILL IT BY 3:30
REGARDLESS, MAN.
IF WE DON'T FILL IT, THEY'RE
TAKING IT EMPTY -- WE DON'T MAKE
NO MONEY.
>> THAT'S WHY I WANT THOSE
REFRIGERATORS IN THERE.
>> THAT'S FINE, BUT WE NEED YOU
HELPING US HERE, MAN, GETTING
THIS STUFF IN.
AAH!
>> WHEW!
>> WE GOT A DAY, AND LOOK HOW
MUCH WE STILL GOT TO DO.
I MEAN, THE THING IS, THIS IS
LIKE -- IF THEY COME IN TODAY,
THIS ISN'T GONNA PASS.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A JERK.
I'M JUST TRYING TO SHOW THE
REALITY OF WHAT TIME WE'RE AT
NOW.
WE'RE AT ONE DAY.
IF WE GET TO THE HOUSE, YOU'RE
OUT OF THE CLINK.
WE'RE NOT TO THE HOUSE.
>> THE REST OF IT'S METAL, JUST
ABOUT.
>> WELL, I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING
IS WE GOT TO START THROWING
METAL AWAY NOW.
'CAUSE IF WE DON'T CLEAR THIS
SPACE OUT, YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL.
IT'S THE REALITY.
>> I WISH YOU'D LOSE THAT TERM.
>> I CAN'T HELP IT.
I KNOW IT SUCKS.
>> THAT'S MY ALTERNATIVE, BUT I
DON'T WANT TO KEEP HEARING IT.
>> WELL, YOU HAVE TO HEAR IT
'CAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE
IT YET.
>> I KNOW. I'VE BEEN THERE.
I KNOW THAT JUDGE BETTER THAN
YOU DO.
>> YES, YOU DO.
>> I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE'S
GONNA SAY.
AND IT AIN'T GONNA MATTER IF I
GOT THE WHOLE DAMN LOT CLEANED.
HE'S STILL GONNA BE AN ASS.
>> THEN WHY SHOULD I EVEN COME
BACK TOMORROW THEN?
IT'S JUST A WASTE OF TIME, MAN.
HE'S NOT GONNA LET IT GO.
HE'S GOING TO JAIL.
IT'S THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AND
HE'S GOING TO JAIL.
I MEAN...HE DOESN'T GET IT.
HE'S ON HIS OWN NOW.
GO ON HIS DECISIONS, AND HE'LL
END UP IN JAIL.
IT'S REALLY A SHAME.
>> LET'S SEE. THIS IS ALEX'S.
>> OKAY.
>> THIS WOULD GO IN THIS DRAWER.
AND THERE'S A COUCH.
>> GO SIT ON IT FOR JUST A
MINUTE AND ENJOY.
>> THAT IS MY GOAL -- TO PROVIDE
MY FAMILY WITH A GOOD,
FUNCTIONING, HEALTHY HOME.
>> AND WHAT IF YOU'RE NOT GOOD
AT PROVIDING A GOOD,
FUNCTIONING HOME?
>> Oh, God, I don't know.
IF IT GOES BACK TO THE WAY IT
WAS...I DON'T EVEN -- I DON'T
EVEN KNOW.
>> SO, CAN YOU PICK ONE FOR ME?
BE REALLY BRAVE, AND I KNOW IT'S
REALLY TOUGH FOR YOU.
>> [ Voice breaking ] I CAN'T DO
IT.
[ WHIMPERING ]
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT IT.
IT'S JUST TOO TOUGH.
[ WHIMPERING ]
>> HE WAS JUST IN TERRIBLE PAIN.
AND IT GOES DOWN TO A HOARDER
AND HIS PURGING.
>> HOW MANY DO YOU THINK YOU
REALLY NEED?
DO YOU NEED ALL THESE DIFFERENT
ONES?
>> I LIKE THEM.
>> OH, I KNOW YOU DO.
>> ACTUALLY, I LOVE THEM ALL
BECAUSE THEY HELP ME NOT BE SO
SAD.
>> I CAN SEE SOME FLUFFIES THAT
YOU DON'T PLAY WITH.
>> WHICH ONES?
>> THIS ONE.
YOU DON'T PLAY WITH HIM.
>> HE'S JUST TOO FRAGILE.
>> HE'S TOO FRAGILE?
THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T PLAY WITH
HIM?
>> WE DO WANT YOU TO PICK A
COUPLE OF THEM TO BE ABLE TO
GIVE AWAY.
>> [ Sobbing ] I DON'T WANT TO.
>> YOU ARE GONNA FEEL A LITTLE
BIT YUCKY INSIDE.
BUT I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHAT
THAT YUCKY FEELING FEELS LIKE
WHILE WE PUT IT IN THAT BOX.
>> I COULD AT LEAST PUT ONE IN.
>> OKAY, YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO
ONE.
I KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO DO ZERO.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE
TALKED ABOUT -- THAT THIS WAS
GONNA BE REALLY TOUGH PICKING
AND CHOOSING.
>> [ WHIMPERS ]
>> TO SEE HIM GOING THROUGH THAT
HURT AN AWFUL LOT 'CAUSE I KNOW
HE WAS HURTING VERY BADLY.
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME TO
WORK THROUGH THAT.
>> [ CRYING ]
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT
AWAY?
>> OKAY, Shh.
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
>> ALL RIGHT, BEGINNING THE LAST
DAY, DAY THREE.
WE HAVE 9 HOURS LEFT, AND WE
HAVE STILL AN ODD 15 CARS THAT
NEED TO BE MOVED.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD PROBABLY FIVE
TEMPER TANTRUMS ALREADY THIS
MORNING.
>> IF THAT EVER HAPPENS AGAIN,
DO THE SAME THING YOU DID --
TURN AROUND, WALK AWAY, COME
FIND ME.
>> THEY WERE PICKING UP ALUMINUM
CANS, WHICH IS ABOUT 1/3 OF A
PENNY APIECE.
SO THERE WAS $3 IN THERE.
>> I CAUGHT THEM.
I WENT OFF ON THEM.
>> THIS IS HIS I.R.A.
THIS IS HIS LIFE SAVINGS.
AND HE'S SEEING IT GOING.
>> SOMEBODY'S GOT TO WATCH THEM
BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA DO IT
AGAIN.
>> LOOK, WE GOT TO FOCUS ON THIS
AREA RIGHT HERE TODAY.
>> I KNOW.
>> THIS IS IT.
THEY ARE FEELING THE DEADLINE,
BUT THEY ARE STILL IN DENIAL.
PAUL SR. DOES NOT REALIZE HE'S
GOING TO JAIL ON WEDNESDAY.
IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BOTHER YOU,
THE TIMELINE.
>> [ SIGHS ]
IT DOES, AND IT DOESN'T.
I MEAN, YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THERE
IS A TIMELINE, AND I KNOW THE
CONSEQUENCES.
COME ON OUT OF THE WAY.
>> I MEAN, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT
JOB, AN AMAZING JOB.
WE'RE GONNA BE CLEAN TO HERE
TODAY.
>> YEAH.
>> YOUR GRANDKIDS WILL BE ABLE
TO RUN IN THIS YARD THIS
WEEKEND.
>> YEP.
>> THAT'S KIND OF COOL.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> IS THAT IT RIGHT THERE?
I LIKE IT.
THAT'S A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO
ME.
>> IT'S BEEN SITTING HERE
PROBABLY ABOUT SEVEN, EIGHT
YEARS NOW.
>> THE BUS NEEDS TO MOVE TODAY.
WE'VE GOT A BIG BACK LOADER
HERE.
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO PUSH IT TO
GET THAT THING MOVING.
>> IT AIN'T WORTH TWO [BLEEP] TO
START OFF WITH.
>> ONCE WE LEAVE, THIS THING'S
SHUTTING DOWN, MAN.
THEY'RE GONNA BE EXHAUSTED.
>> DROP IT.
>> THEY'RE NOT GONNA MOVE AGAIN
TILL THEY GO TO COURT ON
TUESDAY.
MOVE THE BUS?
>> YEP, WE'RE READY.
>> WHATEVER DOESN'T GET DONE
TODAY JUST IS NOT GONNA GET
DONE.
>> KEEP ME OUT OF THE HOLE.
>> KEEP GOING LEFT.
HO!
YOU'RE DONE, BROTHER.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> YOU'RE DONE.
>> THAT'S GOOD. THANKS, LANCE.
>> UNBELIEVABLE, MY MAN.
THAT'S HOW YOU MOVE A BUS.
>> WELL, IT'S BETTER IF YOU HAVE
THE MOTOR RUNNING.
>> AWESOME, BROTHER.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> YOU WERE HERE, WHAT?
>> I WAS HERE TUESDAY.
>> THREE DAYS AGO, FOUR DAYS
AGO, THERE WERE 17 CARS?
>> SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> IT WAS FULL OUT HERE.
I MEAN, YESTERDAY, YOU COULDN'T
SEE THE FENCE YESTERDAY.
>> NO, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A
FENCE BACK THERE.
AND WHERE ARE ALL THE TIRES?
>> GONE.
SO THIS WHOLE YARD WILL BE OPEN.
AGAIN, IT'S A START.
I KNOW IT'S NOT A FINISH.
>> RIGHT, AND THAT'S WHAT THE
JUDGE WANTS TO SEE IS SERIOUS
EFFORT.
BUT, YEAH, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THIS
IS ALL SAID AND DONE, THIS WILL
HAVE TO BE CLEANED UP.
>> SHE WASN'T QUITE AS HAPPY AS
I EXPECTED, BUT IT'S A LOT
BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.
>> THIS ISN'T DONE YET.
>> YEAH.
>> WELL, I HOPE THAT THE FIVE
DAYS HE DID WAS ALL THE JAIL
TIME HE'LL EVER HAVE TO SERVE.
>> PAUL'S AN AWESOME GUY, MAN.
AND HE DID EVERYTHING AND MORE
THAT I ASKED HIM TO DO.
>> [ SIGHS ]
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT
HIM.
I MEAN, HE'S PUSHED ME A COUPLE
TIMES.
[ LAUGHS ]
MOST OF IT, I NEEDED.
[ Voice breaking ] THAT'S WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT.
WHEN IT'S ALL OVER WITH, THEY'RE
GONNA BE THE ONLY ONES LEFT.
>> THIS IS WHAT PAUL WANTS.
HE WANTS TO HAVE A PLACE FOR HIS
GRANDKIDS TO PLAY.
THIS IS WHY PAUL HAS COLLECTED
ALL OF THIS STUFF.
IN HIS MIND, IT WAS SAVINGS FOR
HIS GRANDKIDS.
>> IT'LL BE GREAT WHEN IT'S DONE
COMPLETELY AND I DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT IT ANYMORE.
>> YESTERDAY, OUR PLAN GOT A
LITTLE DERAILED BECAUSE WE HAD A
COUPLE MELTDOWNS, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
>> DR. DIA, I THINK, HAS A PLAN
FOR YOU TODAY.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE
WORKING ON IS PUTTING AWAY SOME
OF HIS STUFFED ANIMALS USING A
TERM THAT YOU USE, "A TIME
CAPSULE."
>> THIS GUY CAN GO.
WE'LL GO IN AND BOX UP SOME
STUFFED ANIMALS, JUST THE ONES
THAT HE DOESN'T PLAY WITH VERY
OFTEN.
AND IF HE DOESN'T ASK FOR THEM,
THEN MAYBE IN FOUR OR FIVE
MONTHS, WE CAN JUST GET THEM OUT
INTO DONATION.
>> TO ME, LIKE FOUR OR FIVE
WOULDN'T TAKE UP THAT MUCH
SPACE.
HE WOULD HAVE PLENTY OF THE
FLUFFIES TO PLAY WITH.
DOES THAT SOUND REASONABLE TO
YOU TO START OFF WITH?
>> FOR HIM, I WOULD SAY MORE.
I WOULD SAY -- AND WE HAVE SO
MANY TO CHOOSE FROM HERE.
>> RIGHT.
>> I WOULD SAY 10.
>> OKAY, SO WE CAN PUT THAT OVER
THERE, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK
THROUGH AND COUNT 10.
>> OH, BOY. OH, DEAR.
>> HER HURDLE IS GONNA BE THIS
TIME-CAPSULE STUFF.
SHE'S GOT TO HAVE A PLACE TO
STORE THESE THINGS.
SHE CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS
FOREVER, SO SHE'S GOT TO KEEP
VERY FOCUSED AT STREAMLINING
THINGS.
THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE
BIGGEST HURDLE.
>> DIDN'T REALIZE STUFFED
ANIMALS COULD GET SO HEAVY.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
OKAY, THE STUFFED ANIMALS.
>> ALL RIGHT, COME ON IN,
SIR ALEX.
DOES IT LOOK LIKE THE SAME
PLACE?
>> MNH-MNH.
>> NO?
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> AND GUESS WHAT.
I HAVE ALL YOUR TOYS.
SO, WHAT'S THIS?
>> LEGOS.
>> SO THIS IS THE LEGOS' HOME.
SO, WE GOT HATS HERE.
YOU GOT SOME EXTRA SPACE HERE IF
YOU NEED IT.
OH, ANOTHER HAT.
THERE YOU GO. GOOD JOB.
WELL DONE!
THIS IS WHERE YOUR FLUFFIES WILL
LIVE.
SO, YOU CAN PULL YOUR FLUFFIES
OUT, HUG THEM, GIVE THEM YOUR
LOVE, AND THEN YOU CAN PUT THEM
BACK IN THEIR HOME.
LET'S GO OVER THE RULES AGAIN --
NO...
>> DROPPING.
>> NO DROPPING.
AND WHAT ELSE?
EVERY TOY HAS A...
>> HOME.
>> EVERY TOY HAS A HOME, RIGHT.
SO, ON A REGULAR BASIS IN HERE,
IT'S GONNA BE YOUR JOB TO KEEP
THIS UP AND KEEP YOUR ROOM
LOOKING NICE.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
FRIENDS OVER HERE NOW?
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE PLACES
TO PLAY WITH THEM?
>> YEP.
>> YEAH, I THINK YOU HAVE A LOT
OF ROOM TO PLAY WITH THEM.
AND YOU CAN DO A LOT OF
DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO, YOU DID A GOOD JOB HELPING
ME SORT, CLEAN UP, AND GET IT
DONE.
SO WELL DONE. SUPER.
>> I LIKE IT TO BE CLEAN.
THANK YOU FOR CLEANING.
>> I'M SORRY?
>> THANK YOU FOR CLEANING.
>> OH, THANK ME FOR CLEANING?
REALLY?
OH, THANK YOU, BABY.
IT'S CLEAR THAT ALEX MADE A LOT
OF PROGRESS OVER THE LAST COUPLE
OF DAYS.
DR. DIA IS STILL GONNA BE
WORKING WITH US ON THIS PROBLEM.
HOARDING DOES NOT GO AWAY.
>> IT'S AT A TENUOUS PLACE RIGHT
NOW.
YOU KNOW, IT COULD EASILY
BACKSLIDE.
BUT I THINK WITH THE CONTINUED
SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO
MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,
THAT WE CAN KEEP THEM GOING.
>> ONE WEEKEND ISN'T GONNA FIX
EVERYTHING, NO MATTER HOW GOOD
THE HOUSE LOOKS.
>> THE ONLY THING TO KNOW...IS
JUST TO KNOW THAT I'M HAPPY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
>> YEAH.
>> I'M FAST, ALEX!
>> HEY!
>> [ SNIFFLES ]