1 00:00:00,334 --> 00:00:01,836 * * 2 00:00:01,878 --> 00:00:03,296 - * Oh, yeah! * 3 00:00:03,337 --> 00:00:10,303 * * 4 00:00:11,304 --> 00:00:14,932 * Telegram Sam, Telegram Sam * 5 00:00:14,974 --> 00:00:19,353 * You are my main man * 6 00:00:19,395 --> 00:00:22,732 * * 7 00:00:22,774 --> 00:00:24,359 - Hey, you got any sirloin in there? 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,404 - Uh, hot dogs, kielbasa--oh, bingo. 9 00:00:28,446 --> 00:00:31,449 Sirloin. It's only five days expired. 10 00:00:31,491 --> 00:00:33,409 Pick your poison. - Yeah, I'm okay. 11 00:00:33,451 --> 00:00:34,786 - Ha, I'm kiddin'! 12 00:00:34,827 --> 00:00:36,788 This is the same shit people pay good money for. 13 00:00:36,829 --> 00:00:37,955 As long as you cook it, 14 00:00:37,997 --> 00:00:39,415 it won't send you to the hospital. 15 00:00:39,457 --> 00:00:40,583 - The hell's going on around here? 16 00:00:40,625 --> 00:00:42,418 - Relax, Joe. I saved you the flank. 17 00:00:42,460 --> 00:00:43,795 - Put that shit back. 18 00:00:43,836 --> 00:00:45,463 You know we're tightening our belts. 19 00:00:45,505 --> 00:00:47,256 All this meat goes to the cats. 20 00:00:47,298 --> 00:00:48,758 - C'mon, dude. What about us, man? 21 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,052 - You wanna bitch about it, call HR. 22 00:00:51,094 --> 00:00:52,887 Ask for Mr. I-Don't-Give-A-Fuck. 23 00:00:52,929 --> 00:00:54,847 - Damn, Joe, a little harsh, don't you think? 24 00:00:54,889 --> 00:00:56,099 - I will ease up 25 00:00:56,140 --> 00:00:58,684 once Carole Baskin gets off my goddamn ass. 26 00:00:58,726 --> 00:01:00,853 The longer I gotta pay my lawyers to fend her off, 27 00:01:00,895 --> 00:01:01,979 the longer we go hungry. 28 00:01:02,021 --> 00:01:03,147 - You heard the man. 29 00:01:03,189 --> 00:01:05,066 Meat's for the cats. 30 00:01:05,108 --> 00:01:07,443 - I gave this place a facelift, and I'm not gonna screw it up 31 00:01:07,485 --> 00:01:09,529 by showin' off a bunch of skinny-ass tigers. 32 00:01:09,570 --> 00:01:11,030 - Nobody wants to see that. 33 00:01:11,072 --> 00:01:12,365 - You know, zoo looks great, 34 00:01:12,407 --> 00:01:14,075 but when are people gonna show up? 35 00:01:14,117 --> 00:01:15,368 It's like we pulled up our skirt, 36 00:01:15,410 --> 00:01:16,911 but nobody wants to sniff our pussy. 37 00:01:16,953 --> 00:01:19,831 - Well, I got a plan to get the word out about our pussy. 38 00:01:19,872 --> 00:01:21,833 - Wait, did you buy the billboards on the interstate? 39 00:01:21,874 --> 00:01:24,252 - I can't afford billboards, but you know what's free? 40 00:01:24,293 --> 00:01:25,378 The internet. 41 00:01:25,420 --> 00:01:26,671 - You already posted on the internet. 42 00:01:26,713 --> 00:01:29,590 - No shit, Crystal. - This is Amber. 43 00:01:31,551 --> 00:01:32,802 - The hell happened to Crystal? 44 00:01:32,844 --> 00:01:34,929 - She's gone back to rehab. - For what? 45 00:01:34,971 --> 00:01:37,390 - You know Crystal ain't her real name, right? 46 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,062 - Well, we're done posting amateur shit online. 47 00:01:43,104 --> 00:01:44,605 It's time to go pro. 48 00:01:44,647 --> 00:01:45,815 - How? 49 00:01:47,692 --> 00:01:49,360 - I'm gonna put an ad on Craigslist. 50 00:01:49,402 --> 00:01:50,528 [lively rock music] 51 00:01:50,570 --> 00:01:52,864 [cellphone rings] [cellphone beeps] 52 00:01:52,905 --> 00:01:54,198 - Who's this? 53 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:55,867 - Rick Kirkham? 54 00:01:55,908 --> 00:01:56,993 - Yeah? 55 00:01:57,035 --> 00:01:58,453 - It's Joe Exotic. 56 00:01:58,494 --> 00:02:01,164 Did you really work on "Inside Edition"? 57 00:02:01,205 --> 00:02:02,457 - Sure did. 58 00:02:02,498 --> 00:02:04,083 Hell of a show. 59 00:02:04,125 --> 00:02:05,918 Great memories. [stammers] 60 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:07,253 Who is this again? 61 00:02:07,295 --> 00:02:09,297 - Joe Exotic from the GW Zoo. 62 00:02:09,338 --> 00:02:12,008 You answered my Craigslist ad lookin' for a producer. 63 00:02:12,050 --> 00:02:15,136 I was hoping you could come down to the park this week. 64 00:02:15,178 --> 00:02:17,388 I got a great opportunity for ya. 65 00:02:17,430 --> 00:02:20,099 - I'll have to check my schedule. 66 00:02:20,141 --> 00:02:27,273 * * 67 00:02:29,442 --> 00:02:30,693 Good news, I'm free. 68 00:02:30,735 --> 00:02:33,363 [frantic percussive music] 69 00:02:33,404 --> 00:02:34,822 [tiger roars] 70 00:02:34,864 --> 00:02:36,574 - Good afternoon. 71 00:02:36,616 --> 00:02:39,869 I am so excited to be taking you 72 00:02:39,911 --> 00:02:45,041 on a tour of this very special sanctuary. 73 00:02:45,083 --> 00:02:47,043 We call it that because that's what we endeavor 74 00:02:47,085 --> 00:02:49,128 to create here for our cats, 75 00:02:49,170 --> 00:02:52,256 who come from troubled homes. 76 00:02:52,298 --> 00:02:55,301 - Now, I know what you're thinking. 77 00:02:55,343 --> 00:02:59,305 "Who the heck is this insane cat lady? 78 00:02:59,347 --> 00:03:01,391 She doesn't know anything about me." 79 00:03:01,432 --> 00:03:04,894 Well, in fact, I do. 80 00:03:04,936 --> 00:03:08,147 I know that you all come from homes 81 00:03:08,189 --> 00:03:11,776 that didn't feel like a sanctuary, 82 00:03:11,818 --> 00:03:14,487 and there is a reason that the Tampa Youth Center 83 00:03:14,529 --> 00:03:16,364 brought you here, 84 00:03:16,406 --> 00:03:19,200 and it ain't just the cats, spoiler alert, 85 00:03:19,242 --> 00:03:21,452 because guess who else 86 00:03:21,494 --> 00:03:24,789 happened to leave home as a teenager? 87 00:03:26,124 --> 00:03:27,709 It was me. 88 00:03:27,750 --> 00:03:30,670 I guess I was what you would call an "at-risk teen" 89 00:03:30,712 --> 00:03:35,341 until my life changed and I met a man who... 90 00:03:37,343 --> 00:03:39,429 Is capable of love. 91 00:03:39,470 --> 00:03:42,223 And he taught me about healthy intimacy. 92 00:03:42,265 --> 00:03:45,351 Healthy emotional intimacy. Healthy sexual intimacy. 93 00:03:47,019 --> 00:03:48,229 Take my word for it, 94 00:03:48,271 --> 00:03:51,315 when you feel like the world doesn't love you, 95 00:03:51,357 --> 00:03:53,067 find something to love. 96 00:03:53,109 --> 00:03:54,444 That's what I did. 97 00:03:54,485 --> 00:03:56,738 I found the animals at this sanctuary. 98 00:03:56,779 --> 00:03:59,490 I went on a tangent. Who wants to see some cats? 99 00:03:59,532 --> 00:04:01,325 [all cheering] Yeah? Okay. 100 00:04:01,367 --> 00:04:02,785 - Finally. 101 00:04:02,827 --> 00:04:06,164 - That got heavy. Let's go. 102 00:04:06,205 --> 00:04:09,167 [soothing classical music] 103 00:04:09,208 --> 00:04:10,626 * * 104 00:04:10,668 --> 00:04:12,670 - How was the tour? 105 00:04:12,712 --> 00:04:14,797 - I think I really inspired them. 106 00:04:14,839 --> 00:04:16,549 - [chuckles] I'm sure you did. 107 00:04:16,591 --> 00:04:18,051 I'm sure you did. 108 00:04:21,304 --> 00:04:23,097 Is that Chanel No.5? 109 00:04:23,139 --> 00:04:25,683 - Wow, someone's got a good sniffer. 110 00:04:25,725 --> 00:04:28,519 - Well, you are not the first maiden 111 00:04:28,561 --> 00:04:30,188 I have courted, milady. 112 00:04:30,229 --> 00:04:32,815 - You are not the first knight I have ridden 113 00:04:32,857 --> 00:04:34,859 to the holy land, my friend. 114 00:04:34,901 --> 00:04:36,402 [both laugh] 115 00:04:36,444 --> 00:04:40,156 Yeah, Sasha goes into heat when this little guy shows up 116 00:04:40,198 --> 00:04:41,532 covered in Eau de Parfum. 117 00:04:41,574 --> 00:04:43,868 - Well, Sasha has expensive tastes. 118 00:04:43,910 --> 00:04:45,828 - There's nothing too good for my cats. 119 00:04:45,870 --> 00:04:47,455 Speaking of, will you get me 120 00:04:47,497 --> 00:04:49,582 the Estée Lauder Pleasures, please? 121 00:04:49,624 --> 00:04:51,709 - Yes, with pleasure, my dear. - For Tony. 122 00:04:51,751 --> 00:04:53,169 And, um, 123 00:04:53,211 --> 00:04:56,214 the Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium while you're at it. 124 00:04:56,255 --> 00:05:00,927 - Uh, I got a call from Representative Hughes' office. 125 00:05:00,968 --> 00:05:03,763 I'm afraid the meeting has been put on hold. 126 00:05:05,098 --> 00:05:07,058 - Oh. Why? 127 00:05:07,100 --> 00:05:09,060 - They didn't go into the why, but I have a feeling 128 00:05:09,102 --> 00:05:12,397 it has to do with the garbage that Joe's been putting online. 129 00:05:12,438 --> 00:05:14,148 - You're effing kidding me. 130 00:05:14,190 --> 00:05:16,526 - Got that call from the "Tribune" last week. 131 00:05:16,567 --> 00:05:17,902 - Jesus Christ. 132 00:05:17,944 --> 00:05:19,445 - The accusations have clearly been getting 133 00:05:19,487 --> 00:05:20,738 more and more attention. 134 00:05:20,780 --> 00:05:22,115 - They're gonna reschedule, right? 135 00:05:22,156 --> 00:05:25,743 - Well, my guess is, not until the story dies down. 136 00:05:29,122 --> 00:05:31,791 - Maybe I should call the "Tribune" 137 00:05:31,833 --> 00:05:33,418 and sit down with them. 138 00:05:33,459 --> 00:05:35,128 - What, an interview? 139 00:05:35,169 --> 00:05:36,629 - Yeah. 140 00:05:36,671 --> 00:05:39,590 I mean, we can't get traction on our Big Cat Bill 141 00:05:39,632 --> 00:05:41,300 until we get a congressperson to sponsor it, 142 00:05:41,342 --> 00:05:43,469 so it could be an opportunity to tell the reporter 143 00:05:43,511 --> 00:05:45,555 what the real story is, which is our bill 144 00:05:45,596 --> 00:05:47,056 to save big cats. 145 00:05:47,098 --> 00:05:48,599 - Are you sure you want to engage them? 146 00:05:48,641 --> 00:05:50,768 - What, you think I can't be charming? 147 00:05:50,810 --> 00:05:54,147 - Well you charmed the pants off me...literally. 148 00:05:54,188 --> 00:05:55,648 - [giggles] 149 00:05:56,774 --> 00:05:58,985 - Excuse me. - Sup? 150 00:05:59,027 --> 00:06:00,695 - Looking for Joe. 151 00:06:00,737 --> 00:06:02,989 - His office is at the back of the gift shop. 152 00:06:04,490 --> 00:06:06,159 - Thank you. 153 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,120 [crickets chirping] 154 00:06:13,833 --> 00:06:16,127 [mysterious string music] 155 00:06:16,169 --> 00:06:18,296 Holy shit. 156 00:06:18,337 --> 00:06:25,219 * * 157 00:06:39,859 --> 00:06:42,236 [music slows to a stop] 158 00:06:42,278 --> 00:06:45,198 - [laughing] 159 00:06:51,371 --> 00:06:52,663 - Rick. 160 00:06:52,705 --> 00:06:54,832 I heard you got yourself a zoo baptism. 161 00:06:54,874 --> 00:06:56,667 - [chuckles] Well... 162 00:06:56,709 --> 00:06:58,836 guess I got a little too close to the tiger. 163 00:06:58,878 --> 00:07:00,129 - Well, you really get too close, 164 00:07:00,171 --> 00:07:02,715 they'll be doing more than pissin' on you. 165 00:07:02,757 --> 00:07:03,925 Now, I want you 166 00:07:03,966 --> 00:07:05,343 to help yourself to anything you want. 167 00:07:05,385 --> 00:07:06,552 Everything's brand-new. 168 00:07:06,594 --> 00:07:08,262 We got lotions, we got bobbleheads, 169 00:07:08,304 --> 00:07:09,305 we got rubbers. 170 00:07:09,347 --> 00:07:10,556 Here, take this. 171 00:07:10,598 --> 00:07:11,849 Though judging by your mug, 172 00:07:11,891 --> 00:07:13,684 you ain't gonna need them anytime soon. 173 00:07:13,726 --> 00:07:15,937 I'm kiddin'. We have a good time here! 174 00:07:15,978 --> 00:07:18,064 Long as you don't mind gettin' pissed on now and then. 175 00:07:18,106 --> 00:07:21,192 - I've been in the TV business for almost three decades. 176 00:07:21,234 --> 00:07:22,694 It would take a hell of a lot more 177 00:07:22,735 --> 00:07:24,696 than tiger piss to spook me. 178 00:07:24,737 --> 00:07:27,615 - Is it true you interviewed Chuck Norris? 179 00:07:27,657 --> 00:07:29,992 - Yeah, we landed him on "Inside Edition." 180 00:07:30,034 --> 00:07:32,328 - Tell me, is he one of them actors that's-- 181 00:07:32,370 --> 00:07:35,456 that's midget-sized when you see 'em up close? 182 00:07:35,498 --> 00:07:37,333 - No, he's a regular-sized man. 183 00:07:37,375 --> 00:07:38,960 - What's Bill O'Reilly like? 184 00:07:39,001 --> 00:07:41,796 - He's a piece of excrement in human form. 185 00:07:41,838 --> 00:07:44,257 - [laughs] So that's why you left? 186 00:07:44,298 --> 00:07:47,593 - No, there was a problem with a story I did 187 00:07:47,635 --> 00:07:48,928 on a crack cocaine bust. 188 00:07:48,970 --> 00:07:50,388 - What kind of problem? 189 00:07:50,430 --> 00:07:51,931 - I smoked all the crack. 190 00:07:52,682 --> 00:07:55,268 And then I got my hands on more and I smoked that, too. 191 00:07:55,309 --> 00:07:56,602 I'm pretty open about it. 192 00:07:56,644 --> 00:07:58,938 Actually won an award. 193 00:07:58,980 --> 00:08:01,649 - You won an award for smoking crack? 194 00:08:01,691 --> 00:08:03,901 - No, for a documentary about it. 195 00:08:03,943 --> 00:08:05,570 I haven't touched the stuff in years. 196 00:08:05,611 --> 00:08:07,196 I'm clean as a whistle 197 00:08:07,238 --> 00:08:08,990 and excited about helping you out. 198 00:08:09,032 --> 00:08:11,409 - Well, as you can see, 199 00:08:11,451 --> 00:08:14,287 we run a very professional operation here. 200 00:08:15,580 --> 00:08:18,416 - I'll need an advance of about six weeks up front. 201 00:08:18,458 --> 00:08:22,086 - Sure, as long as you're the best man for the job. 202 00:08:22,128 --> 00:08:25,089 - So you want to make a show? 203 00:08:25,131 --> 00:08:27,508 - Yeah, for my YouTube channel. 204 00:08:27,550 --> 00:08:31,012 You know, I got 100 subscribers. 205 00:08:31,054 --> 00:08:33,181 But I really want 100,000. 206 00:08:33,222 --> 00:08:34,807 You know, go viral. 207 00:08:34,849 --> 00:08:37,018 Because when people know how great it is here, 208 00:08:37,060 --> 00:08:40,897 GW Zoo becomes a go-to destination. 209 00:08:40,938 --> 00:08:43,066 Then I can forget about all the damage 210 00:08:43,107 --> 00:08:44,317 Carole fuckin' Baskin's done. 211 00:08:44,359 --> 00:08:45,526 - Who? 212 00:08:45,568 --> 00:08:47,612 - Some nasty bitch who's got it in for me. 213 00:08:47,653 --> 00:08:49,655 But don't worry, I'm hittin' back at her. 214 00:08:49,697 --> 00:08:53,618 - Uh, the ad said the job comes with accommodations provided? 215 00:08:53,659 --> 00:08:55,453 - Only the best. - You have equipment? 216 00:08:55,495 --> 00:08:56,913 - We can get anything you need. 217 00:08:56,954 --> 00:08:59,290 - And the advance? 218 00:08:59,332 --> 00:09:00,416 - Sure, I can get that. 219 00:09:00,458 --> 00:09:02,377 - Well, then, I'm ready to roll, Joe. 220 00:09:02,418 --> 00:09:04,003 - One last thing. 221 00:09:04,045 --> 00:09:05,254 I couldn't help but notice 222 00:09:05,296 --> 00:09:07,882 it's been a while since your last job. 223 00:09:07,924 --> 00:09:10,343 Be honest, you still got it? 224 00:09:11,469 --> 00:09:12,553 - Let me ask you something. 225 00:09:12,595 --> 00:09:14,055 You got a gorilla at this zoo? 226 00:09:14,097 --> 00:09:15,223 - No. 227 00:09:15,264 --> 00:09:16,474 - Well, congratulations. 228 00:09:16,516 --> 00:09:19,185 'Cause you just got yourself an 800-pound one. 229 00:09:20,103 --> 00:09:23,064 - Rick, I like your style. 230 00:09:26,567 --> 00:09:27,777 Can you close that behind you? 231 00:09:27,819 --> 00:09:29,195 - Oh, yeah. - Thank you. 232 00:09:31,489 --> 00:09:33,032 Hey, John. 233 00:09:33,074 --> 00:09:34,033 - Yeah? 234 00:09:35,868 --> 00:09:37,453 - Give me some of that sugar. 235 00:09:40,206 --> 00:09:41,833 You had a good day? - Yeah, I'm good. You? 236 00:09:41,874 --> 00:09:44,961 - Good, yeah. Can you show Rick to his digs? 237 00:09:45,002 --> 00:09:47,255 He's gonna be working with us at the zoo. 238 00:09:47,296 --> 00:09:48,756 - Sure. 239 00:09:48,798 --> 00:09:50,258 You ready? 240 00:09:50,299 --> 00:09:53,678 - Uh, yeah, I'll get my stuff from the car. 241 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,221 - Okay. - Have a good night. 242 00:09:57,890 --> 00:10:00,852 [sultry techno music] 243 00:10:00,893 --> 00:10:08,026 * * 244 00:10:29,422 --> 00:10:30,465 - You must be a big deal 245 00:10:30,506 --> 00:10:32,091 for Joe to give you the best trailer. 246 00:10:37,346 --> 00:10:38,264 I'll see you later. 247 00:10:38,306 --> 00:10:40,850 Sweet dreams. 248 00:10:40,892 --> 00:10:42,810 [door slams] 249 00:10:42,852 --> 00:10:44,604 - Jesus Christ. 250 00:10:44,645 --> 00:10:51,444 * * 251 00:11:26,437 --> 00:11:30,400 [music swells] 252 00:11:30,441 --> 00:11:35,029 * * 253 00:11:35,071 --> 00:11:37,865 - Did you move Rick in? 254 00:11:37,907 --> 00:11:40,243 - Yep. 255 00:11:40,284 --> 00:11:42,203 - Was he happy with the trailer? 256 00:11:44,580 --> 00:11:45,998 - He didn't say he wasn't. 257 00:11:49,711 --> 00:11:50,962 - Damn, it's late. 258 00:11:51,003 --> 00:11:52,964 I need some shut-eye. 259 00:11:54,507 --> 00:11:56,092 - Hey. 260 00:11:56,134 --> 00:11:57,760 - Sup? - Sup? 261 00:11:57,802 --> 00:12:02,306 * * 262 00:12:02,348 --> 00:12:04,058 - G'night, boys. 263 00:12:04,100 --> 00:12:05,560 - Night. - Night. 264 00:12:12,775 --> 00:12:15,611 - [growls] Oh, shit! 265 00:12:15,653 --> 00:12:16,654 [growls] 266 00:12:18,239 --> 00:12:20,199 [mutters indistinctly] 267 00:12:20,241 --> 00:12:22,994 Hey. Shit. Sorry, dude. 268 00:12:23,036 --> 00:12:25,288 I wasn't--I didn't feed em'. 269 00:12:25,329 --> 00:12:26,914 I was just looking at em. 270 00:12:26,956 --> 00:12:28,666 - Whatever, man. 271 00:12:28,708 --> 00:12:30,710 - Hey, you wanna, uh, 272 00:12:30,752 --> 00:12:33,963 you wanna smoke this joint? 273 00:12:34,005 --> 00:12:35,339 - I'm good. 274 00:12:35,381 --> 00:12:37,633 - Yeah. 275 00:12:37,675 --> 00:12:39,969 Hey, I saved some of the Lucky Charms 276 00:12:40,011 --> 00:12:41,971 in case, like, you wanted any. 277 00:12:42,013 --> 00:12:44,057 [chuckles] 278 00:12:44,098 --> 00:12:45,516 - You didn't have to do that. 279 00:12:47,143 --> 00:12:48,686 - I know. It's just, like... 280 00:12:52,273 --> 00:12:53,441 It's your place, you know? 281 00:12:55,109 --> 00:12:57,278 - Well... 282 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,572 it's your place now too, sorta. 283 00:13:01,616 --> 00:13:03,034 - Yeah, but... 284 00:13:04,369 --> 00:13:06,788 You were here first, so... [chuckles] 285 00:13:08,748 --> 00:13:09,957 What? 286 00:13:09,999 --> 00:13:12,502 - Don't get all twisted about it. 287 00:13:12,543 --> 00:13:14,212 I told Joe if he wants to fuck you, 288 00:13:14,253 --> 00:13:15,463 I'm okay with that. 289 00:13:17,382 --> 00:13:21,386 Whatever makes Joe happy, you know? 290 00:13:21,427 --> 00:13:22,595 - Yeah. 291 00:13:24,430 --> 00:13:28,643 It's just, like-- it's a little weird, right? 292 00:13:29,769 --> 00:13:31,104 - Yeah, it's a little weird. 293 00:13:31,145 --> 00:13:33,106 - [laughs] It's definitely a first for me. 294 00:13:37,318 --> 00:13:39,195 - With Joe... 295 00:13:41,572 --> 00:13:45,743 You learn pretty quick that what's weird out there 296 00:13:45,785 --> 00:13:47,370 ain't so weird in here. 297 00:13:50,415 --> 00:13:53,376 - Oh, my God. Okay, so this is Cat Stevens. 298 00:13:53,418 --> 00:13:55,837 He's got biceps tendinitis pretty bad 299 00:13:55,878 --> 00:13:58,715 but luckily, the laser therapy is helping, you know? 300 00:13:58,756 --> 00:14:00,758 - You give the tiger laser therapy? 301 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:01,843 - Well, yes. 302 00:14:01,884 --> 00:14:03,344 When you have a laser therapy machine, 303 00:14:03,386 --> 00:14:04,512 you might as well use it. 304 00:14:04,554 --> 00:14:05,346 [both laugh] 305 00:14:05,388 --> 00:14:06,723 And they deserve it 306 00:14:06,764 --> 00:14:08,391 because they've been through a lot. 307 00:14:08,433 --> 00:14:10,643 Can you believe there are people out there 308 00:14:10,685 --> 00:14:12,854 who want to hurt these majestic animals? 309 00:14:12,895 --> 00:14:14,147 - Ugh. 310 00:14:14,188 --> 00:14:15,606 - Did you get the binder from Valerie Davis 311 00:14:15,648 --> 00:14:17,233 about big cat abuse in America? 312 00:14:17,275 --> 00:14:18,860 - I did, yeah. Thank you. 313 00:14:18,901 --> 00:14:19,819 - If you want, I can give you 314 00:14:19,861 --> 00:14:21,112 the highlights for your article. 315 00:14:21,154 --> 00:14:22,905 Or the lowlights. - [laughs] 316 00:14:22,947 --> 00:14:24,115 That's okay. 317 00:14:24,157 --> 00:14:26,159 I'd actually like to ask about you. 318 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,579 - Well, I began my sanctuary from nothing, 319 00:14:29,620 --> 00:14:31,539 and now we have a four-star rating 320 00:14:31,581 --> 00:14:35,877 from Charity Navigator, which is their highest rating. 321 00:14:35,918 --> 00:14:37,587 I'll wait if you want to write that down. 322 00:14:37,628 --> 00:14:41,382 - Oh, it's okay. I meant you personally. 323 00:14:41,424 --> 00:14:44,135 Can you tell me a little about your relationship 324 00:14:44,177 --> 00:14:46,596 with your ex-husband, Don Lewis? 325 00:14:46,637 --> 00:14:49,766 - Well, he and I were still married 326 00:14:49,807 --> 00:14:52,477 when he disappeared, so technically, I'm his widow. 327 00:14:52,518 --> 00:14:54,604 - How do you feel about the rumors that you had 328 00:14:54,645 --> 00:14:57,148 something to do with his disappearance? 329 00:14:57,190 --> 00:15:01,152 - I think they are bizarre and hilarious 330 00:15:01,194 --> 00:15:03,237 and I don't understand them 331 00:15:03,279 --> 00:15:05,490 because there were never any charges filed, so. 332 00:15:05,531 --> 00:15:08,117 Should we get in the car and go down to the sanctuary? 333 00:15:08,159 --> 00:15:10,661 'Cause I really wanna introduce you to Cat in person. 334 00:15:10,703 --> 00:15:12,246 - Ms. Baskin, 335 00:15:12,288 --> 00:15:15,792 why do you think this story has generated so much interest? 336 00:15:15,833 --> 00:15:18,461 - I don't pay attention to what people say about me, 337 00:15:18,503 --> 00:15:20,129 and it was a very long time ago, 338 00:15:20,171 --> 00:15:22,131 so that's suspect. 339 00:15:22,173 --> 00:15:23,633 You know, why now? 340 00:15:23,674 --> 00:15:25,802 - Well, we were turned on to the story 341 00:15:25,843 --> 00:15:27,387 by a citizen in Oklahoma. 342 00:15:27,428 --> 00:15:29,097 - [breathes deeply] 343 00:15:29,138 --> 00:15:32,350 Okay, Gigi, the only news here 344 00:15:32,392 --> 00:15:35,436 is that you are being fed unsubstantiated gossip 345 00:15:35,478 --> 00:15:39,732 by a documented animal abuser named Joe Exotic. 346 00:15:40,525 --> 00:15:43,277 - Actually, I've learned some new information. 347 00:15:43,319 --> 00:15:45,321 You're familiar with Anne McQueen? 348 00:15:45,363 --> 00:15:46,531 - I am, yes. 349 00:15:46,572 --> 00:15:48,491 That's Don's personal secretary. 350 00:15:48,533 --> 00:15:50,618 - Well, she's prepared to share a letter you wrote her. 351 00:15:50,660 --> 00:15:52,328 She read me a portion of it. 352 00:15:52,370 --> 00:15:54,580 - Okay. Good. 353 00:15:56,791 --> 00:15:59,627 - "Perhaps I asked for too much, 354 00:15:59,669 --> 00:16:01,587 "but I had to get out of my marriage 355 00:16:01,629 --> 00:16:05,216 and would have eventually killed my husband to do it." 356 00:16:05,258 --> 00:16:06,884 - Mm-hmm. 357 00:16:06,926 --> 00:16:09,345 - Would you care to comment? 358 00:16:09,387 --> 00:16:13,558 - Um...hmm. 359 00:16:13,599 --> 00:16:16,519 - Why don't we kick this off with you telling us 360 00:16:16,561 --> 00:16:20,356 in your own words what makes this zoo so special. 361 00:16:20,398 --> 00:16:22,191 - Damn, I feel like Johnny Carson 362 00:16:22,233 --> 00:16:24,694 if he was a gay redneck. 363 00:16:24,736 --> 00:16:27,238 - [laughs] 364 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,991 - And we're rollin'! 365 00:16:30,033 --> 00:16:31,701 Whenever you're ready, Joe. 366 00:16:31,743 --> 00:16:35,079 - Folks, the all-new GW Zoo is great 367 00:16:35,121 --> 00:16:38,082 for kids and grown-ups alike. 368 00:16:38,124 --> 00:16:40,376 We got over 200 big cats. 369 00:16:40,418 --> 00:16:43,087 We got bears. We got snakes. 370 00:16:43,129 --> 00:16:44,547 You name it, we got it. 371 00:16:44,589 --> 00:16:47,717 We're the number one animal park in the region, 372 00:16:47,759 --> 00:16:51,679 and that includes every zoo or "sanctuary," 373 00:16:51,721 --> 00:16:54,390 which is really just a fancy word for zoo, 374 00:16:54,432 --> 00:16:56,517 even though Carole Baskin thinks 375 00:16:56,559 --> 00:16:57,894 she's better than everybody else, 376 00:16:57,935 --> 00:17:00,313 when she's really just a fuckin' dragon lady-- 377 00:17:00,354 --> 00:17:04,359 you know, you can trust me over that lyin' bitch any day 378 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,569 'cause I did not stash my dead husband 379 00:17:06,611 --> 00:17:07,904 under my septic tank. 380 00:17:07,945 --> 00:17:10,740 - Let's stop there. - You're doing great, Joe. 381 00:17:10,782 --> 00:17:12,575 - [laughs] 382 00:17:12,617 --> 00:17:15,119 - How 'bout we focus more on what makes this park 383 00:17:15,161 --> 00:17:16,788 so much fun, yeah? 384 00:17:16,829 --> 00:17:18,790 - You got it. - Good, good. 385 00:17:18,831 --> 00:17:20,583 And we're rolling. 386 00:17:20,625 --> 00:17:22,752 - We got the most beautiful animals 387 00:17:22,794 --> 00:17:23,961 at the GW Zoo, 388 00:17:24,003 --> 00:17:26,631 and here, you can just come up and pet 'em. 389 00:17:26,672 --> 00:17:29,425 We call that showin' them love, 390 00:17:29,467 --> 00:17:32,011 not abuse like Carole fuckin' Baskin says. 391 00:17:32,053 --> 00:17:33,429 You wanna know about abuse? 392 00:17:33,471 --> 00:17:34,972 Think about Carole's poor husband 393 00:17:35,014 --> 00:17:37,100 having to fuck that ugly ass every night. 394 00:17:37,141 --> 00:17:40,645 I think the dead husband got a better deal, don't you? 395 00:17:40,686 --> 00:17:41,646 - Cut! 396 00:17:41,687 --> 00:17:43,356 - You're on fire, baby! 397 00:17:43,398 --> 00:17:45,316 - Whoo! Whoo! 398 00:17:46,776 --> 00:17:48,653 - Let's try to leave Carole out of it. 399 00:17:50,113 --> 00:17:52,407 - All right, we can try that. 400 00:17:52,448 --> 00:17:54,450 - What about when you first started the zoo? 401 00:17:54,492 --> 00:17:56,035 I'd love to hear what it was like 402 00:17:56,077 --> 00:17:59,831 getting a park like this going in the middle of nowhere. 403 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:02,792 [Eddie Rabbitt's "Driving My Life Away"] 404 00:18:02,834 --> 00:18:04,794 - * Well, the midnight headlight * 405 00:18:04,836 --> 00:18:06,337 * Blind you on a rainy night * 406 00:18:06,379 --> 00:18:07,672 * Steep grade up ahead * 407 00:18:07,714 --> 00:18:09,507 * Slow me down, makin' no time * 408 00:18:09,549 --> 00:18:11,050 - What'd you bring home for me? 409 00:18:11,092 --> 00:18:13,469 - Bengal tiger, about three years old. 410 00:18:13,511 --> 00:18:15,138 - Gotta admit, 411 00:18:15,179 --> 00:18:17,682 that's not the anniversary present I was expecting. 412 00:18:17,724 --> 00:18:18,850 - I know. 413 00:18:18,891 --> 00:18:21,602 The cops didn't know what to do with it. 414 00:18:21,644 --> 00:18:24,397 They found the owner in the house. 415 00:18:24,439 --> 00:18:26,858 Must've been dead about two weeks. 416 00:18:26,899 --> 00:18:28,443 Can you imagine? 417 00:18:28,484 --> 00:18:30,278 Tiger chained up in the backyard, 418 00:18:30,319 --> 00:18:33,281 hungry, for two weeks? 419 00:18:33,322 --> 00:18:35,158 - Is he okay? - Yeah, he will be. 420 00:18:35,199 --> 00:18:36,451 He's sedated now. 421 00:18:36,492 --> 00:18:38,286 Just wanna move him before he wakes up. 422 00:18:38,327 --> 00:18:39,537 - Do your thing. 423 00:18:39,579 --> 00:18:41,289 We'll celebrate when you're done. 424 00:18:41,330 --> 00:18:43,124 [taps car] 425 00:18:43,166 --> 00:18:46,002 [soft string music] 426 00:18:46,044 --> 00:18:47,503 * * 427 00:18:47,545 --> 00:18:48,546 - Hey, baby. 428 00:18:48,588 --> 00:18:51,049 - Well, hey there. 429 00:18:51,090 --> 00:18:52,425 - Hi. 430 00:18:55,970 --> 00:18:57,055 - Here. 431 00:18:59,390 --> 00:19:02,185 [sniffs] Wow. 432 00:19:02,226 --> 00:19:03,686 You smell fantastic. 433 00:19:03,728 --> 00:19:04,812 - I'll take a shower. 434 00:19:04,854 --> 00:19:06,773 - No, no, no I'm into the whole... 435 00:19:06,814 --> 00:19:09,317 musky sewer thing you got goin' on. 436 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:11,277 - Oh, champagne? Shit. 437 00:19:11,319 --> 00:19:12,403 - I knew what I was getting into 438 00:19:12,445 --> 00:19:13,446 when I married you. 439 00:19:13,488 --> 00:19:15,323 - [groans] 440 00:19:15,365 --> 00:19:17,408 Oh, man. - You want dinner? 441 00:19:17,450 --> 00:19:21,079 - Ah, fuck it. Let's go straight to cake. 442 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:23,373 - [laughs] All right. 443 00:19:23,414 --> 00:19:26,000 - It's all warm now. - Oh, well. 444 00:19:26,042 --> 00:19:28,336 - But it's good shit. You got the brut. 445 00:19:28,378 --> 00:19:35,218 * * 446 00:19:35,259 --> 00:19:37,595 "Happy birthday, Joe"? 447 00:19:37,637 --> 00:19:41,265 - Yeah, the bakery said they made a mistake. 448 00:19:41,307 --> 00:19:44,602 - Would it kill them to just write in "anniversary"? 449 00:19:44,644 --> 00:19:46,062 - I was just happy to get out of there 450 00:19:46,104 --> 00:19:47,980 before they started quoting the Bible at me. 451 00:19:48,022 --> 00:19:50,024 - [scoffs] 452 00:19:50,066 --> 00:19:51,526 - I'll get plates. 453 00:20:03,371 --> 00:20:07,208 [Vern Gosdin's "Do You Believe Me Now" plays] 454 00:20:07,250 --> 00:20:09,502 Ah, shit. 455 00:20:09,544 --> 00:20:11,671 You didn't just do that to me. 456 00:20:11,713 --> 00:20:15,675 * * 457 00:20:15,717 --> 00:20:21,431 - * Don't you think you should have called * 458 00:20:21,472 --> 00:20:23,558 Get your ass over here. 459 00:20:23,599 --> 00:20:25,685 - [laughs] 460 00:20:25,727 --> 00:20:28,938 Oh, okay. All right. 461 00:20:28,980 --> 00:20:33,651 - * Oh, you look so out of place * 462 00:20:33,693 --> 00:20:37,488 - See they passed the law in Vermont? 463 00:20:39,282 --> 00:20:42,035 It's not like they legalized gay marriage, but... 464 00:20:42,076 --> 00:20:45,538 some places that are more hospitable. 465 00:20:45,580 --> 00:20:49,125 - Yeah, but who the fuck wants to live in Vermont? 466 00:20:49,167 --> 00:20:50,877 - Well... 467 00:20:50,918 --> 00:20:53,504 we might be old and gray before the state of Oklahoma 468 00:20:53,546 --> 00:20:55,214 considers what we got real. 469 00:20:55,256 --> 00:20:57,091 - "Old and gray"? 470 00:20:57,133 --> 00:21:00,928 This fine-ass face is gonna get every nip and tuck on the menu. 471 00:21:00,970 --> 00:21:03,139 I'm gonna keep it tight for my man. 472 00:21:03,181 --> 00:21:08,770 * * 473 00:21:08,811 --> 00:21:11,147 - Happy anniversary, baby. 474 00:21:11,189 --> 00:21:14,692 * * 475 00:21:14,734 --> 00:21:19,030 - * I told you time and time again * 476 00:21:19,072 --> 00:21:21,032 * * 477 00:21:21,074 --> 00:21:25,411 * My heart and soul is in your hands * 478 00:21:25,453 --> 00:21:27,830 * Do you believe me now? * 479 00:21:27,872 --> 00:21:31,709 * Do you believe me now? * 480 00:21:31,751 --> 00:21:37,965 * * 481 00:21:44,430 --> 00:21:46,808 - Hello, Anne McQueen. 482 00:21:46,849 --> 00:21:51,354 Anne, why did you talk about me to a reporter? 483 00:21:51,396 --> 00:21:53,398 - Because she asked. 484 00:21:54,190 --> 00:21:56,609 - Anne, the letter I sent you was personal. 485 00:21:56,651 --> 00:21:59,028 That wasn't meant for anyone but you. 486 00:21:59,070 --> 00:22:00,947 - You wrote the words, didn't you? 487 00:22:00,988 --> 00:22:02,740 - Yes, I wrote them about my first husband, 488 00:22:02,782 --> 00:22:03,741 not about Don. 489 00:22:03,783 --> 00:22:05,159 - What's the difference? 490 00:22:05,201 --> 00:22:07,161 You said you wanted to kill him. 491 00:22:07,203 --> 00:22:08,871 - I didn't say I wanted to kill him. 492 00:22:08,913 --> 00:22:11,332 I said I would kill him if I had to. 493 00:22:11,374 --> 00:22:12,959 In self-defense. 494 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,044 And now they're twisting it, 495 00:22:15,086 --> 00:22:17,714 and they're making it seem like I killed Don... 496 00:22:17,755 --> 00:22:19,215 which I did not. 497 00:22:19,257 --> 00:22:22,301 - I can't even believe you're here right now. 498 00:22:22,343 --> 00:22:24,470 Do you know how crazy this is? 499 00:22:24,512 --> 00:22:26,723 - Look, I know that you hate me, 500 00:22:26,764 --> 00:22:29,142 for whatever reason, but do you know 501 00:22:29,183 --> 00:22:31,561 who is behind this hit piece on me? 502 00:22:31,602 --> 00:22:34,897 It's an animal abuser named Joe Exotic. 503 00:22:34,939 --> 00:22:37,817 And if you give the newspaper ammunition, 504 00:22:37,859 --> 00:22:38,943 you're just helping him 505 00:22:38,985 --> 00:22:40,528 and you're hurting the cats, Anne. 506 00:22:40,570 --> 00:22:43,406 - Who cares? 507 00:22:43,448 --> 00:22:45,825 - [scoffs] Oh, my God-- 508 00:22:47,076 --> 00:22:48,453 She doesn't even care about the cats. 509 00:22:48,494 --> 00:22:49,829 [chuckles] 510 00:22:49,871 --> 00:22:52,081 This lady doesn't even care about the cats! 511 00:22:52,123 --> 00:22:54,375 - Enough with the cats, Carole. 512 00:22:54,417 --> 00:22:56,669 Jesus. 513 00:22:56,711 --> 00:22:59,130 I've got a roast in the oven. 514 00:22:59,172 --> 00:23:01,466 [ominous music] 515 00:23:01,507 --> 00:23:02,842 - [whispers] Hey. 516 00:23:02,884 --> 00:23:07,764 Retract what you said about me to the reporter. 517 00:23:07,805 --> 00:23:10,349 - Are you serious right now? 518 00:23:10,391 --> 00:23:13,227 - Anne, I'm a good person. 519 00:23:13,269 --> 00:23:14,437 I'm a nice person. 520 00:23:14,479 --> 00:23:15,605 I try my best. 521 00:23:15,646 --> 00:23:17,857 Why--why are you doing this to me? 522 00:23:17,899 --> 00:23:19,317 - Because I think you know more 523 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,403 about Don's disappearance than you're saying. 524 00:23:22,445 --> 00:23:25,281 - Well, I already filed a lawsuit against Joe Exotic, 525 00:23:25,323 --> 00:23:27,992 and it's no skin off my back to sue you, too. 526 00:23:28,034 --> 00:23:30,119 So just know what you're stepping into. 527 00:23:30,161 --> 00:23:32,663 - Move your foot. 528 00:23:36,334 --> 00:23:38,294 - Careful with that. 529 00:23:38,336 --> 00:23:40,338 - I ain't gonna blow us up. - Whoa. 530 00:23:40,380 --> 00:23:42,465 - I can do this with my eyes closed. 531 00:23:42,507 --> 00:23:43,508 You want me to? 532 00:23:43,549 --> 00:23:46,219 - No. - [laughs, coughs] 533 00:23:46,260 --> 00:23:48,388 - No, I do not. 534 00:23:48,429 --> 00:23:51,682 It was cool to hear about the early days. 535 00:23:51,724 --> 00:23:52,975 - Yeah? 536 00:23:53,017 --> 00:23:54,644 - When you were just starting out here. 537 00:23:54,685 --> 00:23:57,647 I didn't--I didn't even know that you had a husband. 538 00:23:57,688 --> 00:24:01,818 - Oh, yeah. Almost 12 years. 539 00:24:01,859 --> 00:24:04,529 - Wow. What happened to him? 540 00:24:04,570 --> 00:24:06,698 - Oh, he died. 541 00:24:08,908 --> 00:24:10,910 - How? - Oh, he was sick. 542 00:24:10,952 --> 00:24:14,080 You know, a lot of my friends back then got sick. 543 00:24:15,707 --> 00:24:16,833 - Did you get sick? 544 00:24:16,874 --> 00:24:19,919 - No, I don't know why, but I never did. 545 00:24:23,339 --> 00:24:26,759 - That must've been really, really, really hard. 546 00:24:26,801 --> 00:24:28,052 Losing him. 547 00:24:28,094 --> 00:24:30,012 - Yeah. - Yeah. 548 00:24:30,054 --> 00:24:31,431 - But you know, at the end, 549 00:24:31,472 --> 00:24:34,851 I didn't want him to die at the hospital, so I... 550 00:24:34,892 --> 00:24:37,854 I loaded him up on the truck and... 551 00:24:38,813 --> 00:24:41,524 He's so light. - Yeah. 552 00:24:42,483 --> 00:24:45,236 - I looked over at him, and he looked back at me... 553 00:24:47,947 --> 00:24:50,158 Like he wanted to make sure I was gonna be okay. 554 00:24:52,452 --> 00:24:55,705 And I guess when he was sure, he, uh... 555 00:24:55,747 --> 00:24:57,749 just kinda let go. 556 00:24:59,375 --> 00:25:00,501 'Cause he... 557 00:25:02,086 --> 00:25:04,756 He really loved me. 558 00:25:04,797 --> 00:25:06,632 You know what I mean? 559 00:25:06,674 --> 00:25:07,717 - Yeah. 560 00:25:07,759 --> 00:25:10,511 [chuckles] Yeah. 561 00:25:10,553 --> 00:25:12,680 I mean... 562 00:25:12,722 --> 00:25:14,807 no, not really. 563 00:25:14,849 --> 00:25:15,892 [soft music] 564 00:25:15,933 --> 00:25:17,894 - What you mean? 565 00:25:17,935 --> 00:25:20,271 You ain't never been loved? 566 00:25:20,313 --> 00:25:21,731 - [chuckles] 567 00:25:21,773 --> 00:25:24,442 I mean, like, 568 00:25:24,484 --> 00:25:27,904 I've had people tell me 569 00:25:27,945 --> 00:25:30,073 that they loved me before, 570 00:25:30,114 --> 00:25:32,909 but if what they did to me was out of love, 571 00:25:32,950 --> 00:25:35,536 then, uh, I don't want that. 572 00:25:35,578 --> 00:25:38,081 Sure as hell don't want that. [chuckles] 573 00:25:40,458 --> 00:25:42,877 - They hurt you? 574 00:25:42,919 --> 00:25:45,963 - We moved around a lot when I was a kid. 575 00:25:46,005 --> 00:25:49,842 And, uh, you know, we'd, like, 576 00:25:49,884 --> 00:25:52,929 crash at shelters 577 00:25:52,970 --> 00:25:56,432 and friends' places and shit. 578 00:25:56,474 --> 00:25:57,892 And... 579 00:25:59,811 --> 00:26:01,270 Shit happens, you know? 580 00:26:06,651 --> 00:26:09,070 I don't really--I, like, hate thinking about it 581 00:26:09,112 --> 00:26:10,905 because it would make... 582 00:26:13,491 --> 00:26:17,286 [breathing shakily] 583 00:26:17,328 --> 00:26:19,330 - You wanna blow some shit up? 584 00:26:21,499 --> 00:26:22,542 - What? 585 00:26:22,583 --> 00:26:23,793 - You wanna blow some shit up? 586 00:26:23,835 --> 00:26:24,961 You wanna blow some-- 587 00:26:25,002 --> 00:26:26,713 some of those fuckers up? 588 00:26:26,754 --> 00:26:27,839 - Yeah. 589 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:28,965 - All right. [ammo clattering] 590 00:26:29,006 --> 00:26:30,383 - Yeah. Yeah? 591 00:26:30,425 --> 00:26:32,927 - Fuck 'em up. 592 00:26:32,969 --> 00:26:34,137 You ready? - Yeah. 593 00:26:34,178 --> 00:26:36,514 - Okay, let's do it. 594 00:26:39,475 --> 00:26:43,271 - [breathing deeply] 595 00:26:43,312 --> 00:26:44,605 - Squeeze it. - There we go. 596 00:26:44,647 --> 00:26:48,192 - And breathe as you squeeze. 597 00:26:48,234 --> 00:26:49,402 [gunshot] 598 00:26:49,444 --> 00:26:51,404 [both cheering] 599 00:26:51,446 --> 00:26:53,781 - * I know it isn't true * 600 00:26:53,823 --> 00:26:56,993 * Love is just a lie * 601 00:26:57,035 --> 00:26:59,078 * Made to make you blue * 602 00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:00,663 [muffled laughter] 603 00:27:00,705 --> 00:27:02,665 * Love hurts * 604 00:27:02,707 --> 00:27:06,002 [The Everly Brothers' "Love Hurts"] 605 00:27:06,044 --> 00:27:08,337 * Love hurts * 606 00:27:15,303 --> 00:27:18,181 [upbeat rock music] 607 00:27:18,222 --> 00:27:19,682 [door clicks] 608 00:27:19,724 --> 00:27:22,351 - Hey, counselor. 609 00:27:22,393 --> 00:27:23,770 If you came to eat pussy, 610 00:27:23,811 --> 00:27:25,688 sorry to say we only let you feed 'em here. 611 00:27:25,730 --> 00:27:28,066 [snorts] 612 00:27:28,107 --> 00:27:29,942 What's got your panties in a pucker? 613 00:27:29,984 --> 00:27:32,236 - Your countersuit against the Baskins was dismissed. 614 00:27:34,197 --> 00:27:35,948 - What? 615 00:27:35,990 --> 00:27:37,200 Why? 616 00:27:37,241 --> 00:27:38,493 - Well, might have something to do 617 00:27:38,534 --> 00:27:40,203 with the fact that your lawsuit was baseless 618 00:27:40,244 --> 00:27:41,788 and had no legal merit whatsoever, 619 00:27:41,829 --> 00:27:43,331 but that's just a guess. 620 00:27:43,373 --> 00:27:46,125 - Sounds like the judge just declared you a shitty lawyer. 621 00:27:46,167 --> 00:27:48,169 - I'm shitty at many things, Joe. 622 00:27:48,211 --> 00:27:50,546 Dancing, parenting, not smoking. 623 00:27:50,588 --> 00:27:51,964 But the law? 624 00:27:52,006 --> 00:27:53,925 It's the one thing I'm very good at. 625 00:27:53,966 --> 00:27:55,426 And I got news for you. 626 00:27:55,468 --> 00:27:56,719 Next thing that's gonna happen is, 627 00:27:56,761 --> 00:27:59,222 the Baskins are gonna win this suit against you 628 00:27:59,263 --> 00:28:01,724 because they've got a great fucking case. 629 00:28:01,766 --> 00:28:04,310 Now, if you wanna fight it, I will take your money. 630 00:28:04,352 --> 00:28:05,770 But no matter how you play it, 631 00:28:05,812 --> 00:28:08,898 it's gonna end with you owing them a million dollars. 632 00:28:08,940 --> 00:28:10,608 - [scoffs] 633 00:28:10,650 --> 00:28:12,235 Joke's on them. I ain't got it. 634 00:28:12,276 --> 00:28:14,237 - Well, they'll come for your assets. 635 00:28:14,278 --> 00:28:16,531 That means the zoo. 636 00:28:16,572 --> 00:28:20,284 Carole Baskin will take everything that belongs to you. 637 00:28:21,536 --> 00:28:24,455 - What if the zoo don't belong to me? 638 00:28:24,497 --> 00:28:27,333 [The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's "Bellbottoms"] 639 00:28:27,375 --> 00:28:28,960 [dramatic rock music] 640 00:28:29,001 --> 00:28:31,421 Hey, Ma, been too long. 641 00:28:31,462 --> 00:28:32,714 How about dinner tonight? 642 00:28:32,755 --> 00:28:35,133 Just you and me. 643 00:28:35,174 --> 00:28:36,259 - [grunts] 644 00:28:36,300 --> 00:28:38,302 I gave that lady a two hour tour 645 00:28:38,344 --> 00:28:40,179 of the sanctuary, and there's not 646 00:28:40,221 --> 00:28:41,931 one quote in there about the cats! 647 00:28:41,973 --> 00:28:43,141 It's all about Don. 648 00:28:43,182 --> 00:28:45,560 - "No comment" is not an evasion. 649 00:28:45,601 --> 00:28:46,936 You didn't dodge her question. 650 00:28:46,978 --> 00:28:50,106 You simply chose not to dignify it with an answer. 651 00:28:50,148 --> 00:28:51,274 - That's what I'm saying. 652 00:28:51,315 --> 00:28:53,568 I mean, with journalism like that, 653 00:28:53,609 --> 00:28:56,112 they might as well rename themselves "The Enquirer." 654 00:28:56,154 --> 00:28:57,613 What's next, Ellen and Portia 655 00:28:57,655 --> 00:28:59,449 are having threesomes with aliens? 656 00:28:59,490 --> 00:29:00,533 - Ha. You know what we're doing? 657 00:29:00,575 --> 00:29:02,118 I'm going to cancel our subscription. 658 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,287 - Howard, no, you love their arts and leisure section. 659 00:29:04,328 --> 00:29:05,747 That's not fair. 660 00:29:05,788 --> 00:29:08,041 - God, I am so angry. 661 00:29:08,082 --> 00:29:09,125 You know what I'm gonna do? 662 00:29:09,167 --> 00:29:10,293 - [panting] What? 663 00:29:10,334 --> 00:29:11,711 - I'm gonna write a letter to the ed-- 664 00:29:11,753 --> 00:29:13,838 I'm gonna write a strongly-worded 665 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:15,173 letter to the editor. 666 00:29:15,214 --> 00:29:17,508 - I love when you get all riled up on my behalf. 667 00:29:17,550 --> 00:29:18,968 - Want me to call Sidney? 668 00:29:19,010 --> 00:29:21,637 - Uh, no. 669 00:29:21,679 --> 00:29:23,890 No lawyers. 670 00:29:23,931 --> 00:29:25,975 Except maybe for Anne McQueen. 671 00:29:26,017 --> 00:29:28,019 No, scratch that. 672 00:29:28,061 --> 00:29:29,729 That's exactly what Joe wants. 673 00:29:29,771 --> 00:29:31,314 He wants this story to go on and on 674 00:29:31,355 --> 00:29:33,399 so people keep talking about it. 675 00:29:33,441 --> 00:29:35,318 'Cause he knows we're winning. 676 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:36,944 That's the only way he can get to us. 677 00:29:36,986 --> 00:29:38,404 - All right, all right. 678 00:29:38,446 --> 00:29:40,198 What should we do? 679 00:29:40,239 --> 00:29:42,867 - We will do what you do to a child 680 00:29:42,909 --> 00:29:44,410 who is having a tantrum. 681 00:29:44,452 --> 00:29:45,703 You ignore him. 682 00:29:45,745 --> 00:29:48,456 We will put this article out of our minds. 683 00:29:48,498 --> 00:29:50,375 That's what I'm gonna do. 684 00:29:50,416 --> 00:29:51,918 - All right. 685 00:29:51,959 --> 00:29:55,129 That would've been one hell of a letter to the editor. 686 00:29:55,171 --> 00:29:56,297 And... 687 00:29:56,339 --> 00:29:59,717 [energetic synth pop music] 688 00:30:01,010 --> 00:30:02,387 - Hey, Rick! 689 00:30:02,428 --> 00:30:04,931 We're ready to roll! 690 00:30:04,972 --> 00:30:06,391 - The hell is that? 691 00:30:06,432 --> 00:30:07,767 - It's Carole Baskin! 692 00:30:07,809 --> 00:30:11,104 We're gonna have some fun today. 693 00:30:11,145 --> 00:30:12,939 - [screaming] [tiger growling] 694 00:30:12,980 --> 00:30:16,901 [foreboding music] 695 00:30:16,943 --> 00:30:17,944 - Code red! 696 00:30:17,985 --> 00:30:19,445 Code red, Tiger Alley! 697 00:30:19,487 --> 00:30:23,157 * * 698 00:30:23,199 --> 00:30:26,160 [crowd screaming] 699 00:30:26,202 --> 00:30:31,416 * * 700 00:30:31,457 --> 00:30:36,045 - [screaming] 701 00:30:36,087 --> 00:30:38,423 - Christ. 702 00:30:42,802 --> 00:30:44,721 - Saff just put his fucking arm in the feeding cage, man. 703 00:30:44,762 --> 00:30:47,306 Raja got a hold of it. [labored breathing] 704 00:30:47,348 --> 00:30:49,475 - You'll be okay. Okay? [Saff groans] 705 00:30:49,517 --> 00:30:51,352 It's okay, Saff. You--you okay? 706 00:30:51,394 --> 00:30:53,312 Yeah, we gotta stop the bleeding. 707 00:30:53,354 --> 00:30:54,939 Okay, you call--call 911. 708 00:30:54,981 --> 00:30:56,315 - Okay, okay. 709 00:30:56,357 --> 00:30:58,401 [panting] 710 00:30:58,443 --> 00:31:02,488 * * 711 00:31:02,530 --> 00:31:04,240 - Get in there. 712 00:31:04,282 --> 00:31:05,700 Clean shot, but whatever you do, 713 00:31:05,742 --> 00:31:07,910 don't turn off the fucking camera. 714 00:31:07,952 --> 00:31:12,582 * * 715 00:31:12,623 --> 00:31:15,418 - Okay. Saff, look at me. Okay? 716 00:31:15,460 --> 00:31:16,544 All right, it's gonna hurt. 717 00:31:16,586 --> 00:31:18,046 Okay, just look at me. 718 00:31:18,087 --> 00:31:20,840 Ready? Okay. One, two... 719 00:31:23,176 --> 00:31:24,302 Three. - [screaming] 720 00:31:37,482 --> 00:31:38,608 - How long you gonna stand there? 721 00:31:38,649 --> 00:31:40,401 - What am I supposed to say? 722 00:31:40,443 --> 00:31:41,819 Hmm? 723 00:31:41,861 --> 00:31:45,031 "Maybe the docs will save your arm"? 724 00:31:45,073 --> 00:31:47,909 Shit, I can't even look Saff in the eye. 725 00:31:50,203 --> 00:31:51,412 - All right. 726 00:31:51,454 --> 00:31:53,498 I got this. 727 00:31:53,539 --> 00:31:55,416 Look, I've been there. 728 00:31:55,458 --> 00:31:56,626 I know what Saff's going through 729 00:31:56,667 --> 00:31:58,878 and I know what he needs right now. 730 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:01,297 - What? 731 00:32:01,339 --> 00:32:03,007 - The truth. 732 00:32:22,652 --> 00:32:24,112 - Fuck. 733 00:32:25,571 --> 00:32:27,448 - Hey. 734 00:32:27,490 --> 00:32:28,908 You okay? 735 00:32:28,950 --> 00:32:30,368 - No, I'm not fuckin' okay, 736 00:32:30,410 --> 00:32:33,037 I want some fuckin' Funyuns! - Hey, hey, hey, hey. 737 00:32:33,079 --> 00:32:34,664 - I don't wanna talk right now. 738 00:32:34,706 --> 00:32:37,667 [apprehensive music] 739 00:32:37,709 --> 00:32:44,841 * * 740 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:50,054 - How's Saff? 741 00:32:52,056 --> 00:32:53,808 - Not good. 742 00:32:58,479 --> 00:33:00,189 - How are you doing? 743 00:33:00,231 --> 00:33:07,196 * * 744 00:33:08,406 --> 00:33:09,574 Hey. 745 00:33:11,325 --> 00:33:13,661 Hey, get out of the rain. 746 00:33:13,703 --> 00:33:15,329 You're gonna catch a cold, Joe. 747 00:33:18,291 --> 00:33:20,084 Hey, it's okay. 748 00:33:27,341 --> 00:33:29,594 - Travis, it was horrible. 749 00:33:29,635 --> 00:33:32,263 All that blood and... 750 00:33:32,305 --> 00:33:34,557 I could see the bone sticking out. 751 00:33:34,599 --> 00:33:36,642 - Let's get you home, okay? - No. 752 00:33:36,684 --> 00:33:38,102 - C'mon, let's get you home. - No. 753 00:33:38,144 --> 00:33:39,395 - There's nothing you can do. - No, I hate hospitals. 754 00:33:39,437 --> 00:33:40,855 I hate hospitals, Travis, 755 00:33:40,897 --> 00:33:45,693 but I hate comin' home from a hospital more. 756 00:33:45,735 --> 00:33:49,572 [sorrowful music] 757 00:33:49,614 --> 00:33:51,115 [door slams] 758 00:33:51,157 --> 00:33:58,122 * * 759 00:34:28,277 --> 00:34:35,118 * * 760 00:34:47,088 --> 00:34:49,882 [sobbing] 761 00:34:49,924 --> 00:34:57,056 * * 762 00:35:04,021 --> 00:35:05,982 - * We've fought too long * 763 00:35:06,023 --> 00:35:09,068 * Don't know me * 764 00:35:09,110 --> 00:35:12,572 * I was shakin', ain't got nobody * 765 00:35:12,613 --> 00:35:15,408 - [muffled] Mr. Schreibvogel? 766 00:35:15,450 --> 00:35:17,076 [normal] Mr. Schreibvogel? 767 00:35:17,118 --> 00:35:19,203 I've been trying to get in touch with you. 768 00:35:19,245 --> 00:35:22,206 I'm doing a magic show next month. 769 00:35:22,248 --> 00:35:25,001 I want to add an exotic animal. 770 00:35:25,043 --> 00:35:26,836 Would you consider performing with me? 771 00:35:26,878 --> 00:35:29,839 [pensive music] 772 00:35:29,881 --> 00:35:36,679 * * 773 00:35:36,721 --> 00:35:38,014 - That's a lot of people. 774 00:35:38,056 --> 00:35:39,807 - Ah, don't worry. They'll love you. 775 00:35:39,849 --> 00:35:41,851 So what's your name gonna be? 776 00:35:41,893 --> 00:35:43,770 Schreibvogel's a real mouthful. 777 00:35:43,811 --> 00:35:45,396 Mine was too. 778 00:35:45,438 --> 00:35:46,731 That's why I changed it 779 00:35:46,773 --> 00:35:49,150 to Johnny Magic. 780 00:35:49,192 --> 00:35:51,027 [both laugh] 781 00:35:51,069 --> 00:35:53,571 Wait, you're not gonna wear that, are you? 782 00:35:53,613 --> 00:35:57,283 [drumroll] 783 00:35:57,325 --> 00:35:58,868 [cymbals crash] 784 00:35:58,910 --> 00:36:01,829 [audience murmuring] 785 00:36:01,871 --> 00:36:05,208 * * 786 00:36:05,249 --> 00:36:06,334 - Hi, folks. 787 00:36:06,376 --> 00:36:09,504 My name is Joe Exotic. 788 00:36:09,545 --> 00:36:13,216 [scattered laughter] 789 00:36:13,257 --> 00:36:17,470 Who wants to see me make a tiger appear out of thin air? 790 00:36:17,512 --> 00:36:20,056 [cheers and applause] 791 00:36:20,098 --> 00:36:22,809 [Tom Jones' "I'm Alive"] 792 00:36:22,850 --> 00:36:25,228 - * I'm alive! * 793 00:36:25,269 --> 00:36:29,023 * And I see things mighty clear today, I'm alive! * 794 00:36:29,065 --> 00:36:32,026 [energetic rock music] 795 00:36:32,068 --> 00:36:35,988 * Baby, baby, yeah, yeah * 796 00:36:36,030 --> 00:36:37,115 * I'm alive! * 797 00:36:42,370 --> 00:36:43,663 - My love, I'm at the store. 798 00:36:43,705 --> 00:36:44,956 I can only get the protein bars with the nuts. 799 00:36:44,997 --> 00:36:46,165 Is that okay? 800 00:36:46,207 --> 00:36:47,834 - Yeah, that's great. 801 00:36:47,875 --> 00:36:49,335 - Okay. - Listen. 802 00:36:49,377 --> 00:36:51,587 I got some news about the lawsuit. 803 00:36:51,629 --> 00:36:52,755 - Okay. 804 00:36:52,797 --> 00:36:54,507 - [sighs] 805 00:36:54,549 --> 00:36:56,801 Joe gave up for the whole million dollars. 806 00:36:56,843 --> 00:36:58,052 - Howard! 807 00:36:58,094 --> 00:36:59,554 - I know, I know, it sounds great, 808 00:36:59,595 --> 00:37:02,557 but before you get excited, there's a catch. 809 00:37:02,598 --> 00:37:04,559 - Okay. 810 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,562 - He transferred the zoo to his mother's name. 811 00:37:09,105 --> 00:37:10,314 - What does that mean? 812 00:37:10,356 --> 00:37:12,025 - Well, it's clearly fraud. 813 00:37:12,066 --> 00:37:14,235 I don't think it'll stand up, but it's gonna take a while 814 00:37:14,277 --> 00:37:16,070 for the court to investigate it. 815 00:37:16,112 --> 00:37:17,363 - A while? 816 00:37:17,405 --> 00:37:19,907 - Mm-hmm. - Oh, my God. 817 00:37:19,949 --> 00:37:21,826 This man is like a cockroach. 818 00:37:21,868 --> 00:37:23,202 You think you've stomped him out, 819 00:37:23,244 --> 00:37:26,539 but he just keeps on breeding. 820 00:37:31,335 --> 00:37:33,087 - [sighs] I'm so sorry. 821 00:37:33,129 --> 00:37:35,131 I wish I had better news. 822 00:37:35,173 --> 00:37:37,425 - I love you, honey. I gotta go. 823 00:37:37,467 --> 00:37:39,635 Bye. 824 00:37:39,677 --> 00:37:42,597 [bright muzak playing] 825 00:37:42,638 --> 00:37:49,562 * * 826 00:37:51,064 --> 00:37:53,483 [inaudible] 827 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,111 Oh. 828 00:37:57,153 --> 00:37:58,988 Sorry. Sorry. I was gonna get that. 829 00:37:59,030 --> 00:38:00,615 That's my husband's favorite. 830 00:38:00,656 --> 00:38:01,949 You took the last one. 831 00:38:01,991 --> 00:38:03,534 - Sorry. 832 00:38:03,576 --> 00:38:05,244 I was here first. 833 00:38:05,286 --> 00:38:08,164 - I think I was here first, so I just was gonna-- 834 00:38:08,206 --> 00:38:09,957 - Then why am I holding the vegan ravioli 835 00:38:09,999 --> 00:38:11,334 and you're not? 836 00:38:11,376 --> 00:38:14,087 - Can I please have it? 837 00:38:17,090 --> 00:38:20,259 Okay. Okay. 838 00:38:20,301 --> 00:38:22,220 You won. [laughs] 839 00:38:27,141 --> 00:38:28,434 - Are you-- 840 00:38:29,852 --> 00:38:31,437 Are you crazy? 841 00:38:34,023 --> 00:38:36,025 - [exhales] 842 00:38:36,067 --> 00:38:37,652 Here, take my husband's protein bars 843 00:38:37,694 --> 00:38:38,653 while you're at it. 844 00:38:38,695 --> 00:38:41,155 Steal a man's pasta. 845 00:38:41,197 --> 00:38:43,574 Steal a good man's pasta! 846 00:38:43,616 --> 00:38:46,536 [crickets chirping] 847 00:38:54,961 --> 00:38:56,421 - Hey, where are you goin'? 848 00:38:56,462 --> 00:38:58,131 - I gotta tell you everywhere I go? 849 00:38:58,172 --> 00:38:59,090 - The hell's that mean? 850 00:38:59,132 --> 00:39:00,466 Hey. Hey! 851 00:39:00,508 --> 00:39:02,301 Come on, I just wanna crawl in bed 852 00:39:02,343 --> 00:39:04,387 and forget this fuckin' day ever happened. 853 00:39:04,429 --> 00:39:06,013 - Yeah? - Yeah. 854 00:39:06,055 --> 00:39:08,391 - You sure you want me in that bed? 855 00:39:08,433 --> 00:39:09,475 - John. 856 00:39:09,517 --> 00:39:11,769 Saff's about to lose his arm. 857 00:39:11,811 --> 00:39:13,146 The zoo's on life support. 858 00:39:13,187 --> 00:39:15,857 I've had enough drama for one day, okay? 859 00:39:15,898 --> 00:39:17,567 - Okay. 860 00:39:17,608 --> 00:39:19,485 Okay. 861 00:39:19,527 --> 00:39:21,154 You don't give a fuck about how I feel. 862 00:39:21,195 --> 00:39:22,363 Got it. 863 00:39:22,405 --> 00:39:23,489 - What are you talkin' about? 864 00:39:23,531 --> 00:39:25,616 This ain't about you! - No. 865 00:39:25,658 --> 00:39:28,494 It's not fuckin' about me, is it? 866 00:39:28,536 --> 00:39:30,204 Everything is about what you want! 867 00:39:30,246 --> 00:39:31,873 - We all had a long day-- - Hey! 868 00:39:31,914 --> 00:39:33,791 Shut the fuck up! - Hey! 869 00:39:33,833 --> 00:39:36,419 He did not fuck with you! 870 00:39:36,461 --> 00:39:37,670 - Hey! 871 00:39:37,712 --> 00:39:41,424 [tense music] 872 00:39:41,466 --> 00:39:44,969 - [breathing heavily] 873 00:39:45,011 --> 00:39:47,138 - [whispering] John. 874 00:39:47,180 --> 00:39:49,265 What're you doin'? 875 00:39:49,307 --> 00:39:50,725 - You did this. 876 00:39:50,767 --> 00:39:53,644 [panting] 877 00:39:53,686 --> 00:40:00,610 * * 878 00:40:04,947 --> 00:40:06,199 [door clicks] 879 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:13,122 - Hey, Joe. 880 00:40:13,164 --> 00:40:15,500 I know today was rough. 881 00:40:17,502 --> 00:40:19,337 - Press is all over me. 882 00:40:19,379 --> 00:40:20,588 Phone won't stop ringin'. 883 00:40:20,630 --> 00:40:22,423 They all wanna talk about what happened, 884 00:40:22,465 --> 00:40:25,426 how the zoo is unsafe. 885 00:40:26,969 --> 00:40:29,764 This is one of the worst days of my life. 886 00:40:29,806 --> 00:40:31,182 And believe me, 887 00:40:31,224 --> 00:40:33,601 I've had some doozies. 888 00:40:33,643 --> 00:40:37,271 - Well, I'm about to cheer you up. 889 00:40:37,313 --> 00:40:40,775 The footage from today 890 00:40:40,817 --> 00:40:43,611 is incredible. 891 00:40:43,653 --> 00:40:46,656 I mean, like nothing I've ever seen. 892 00:40:46,698 --> 00:40:47,949 Look at this. 893 00:40:47,990 --> 00:40:49,158 - I don't wanna see anything about today. 894 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:50,451 - Joe. 895 00:40:52,620 --> 00:40:54,122 Just watch. 896 00:40:54,163 --> 00:40:55,665 You'll see. 897 00:40:58,501 --> 00:41:01,045 - [groaning] [crowd screaming] 898 00:41:01,087 --> 00:41:03,256 - Look at that shot! 899 00:41:03,297 --> 00:41:05,341 Networks spend months in war zones 900 00:41:05,383 --> 00:41:07,802 lookin' for footage like that. 901 00:41:07,844 --> 00:41:08,845 - What's your point? 902 00:41:08,886 --> 00:41:11,097 - Joe, I can sell this. 903 00:41:11,139 --> 00:41:12,348 This is a show. 904 00:41:12,390 --> 00:41:13,891 - Are you back on the crack pipe? 905 00:41:13,933 --> 00:41:15,727 - Your life is a show. 906 00:41:15,768 --> 00:41:16,853 Not just today, 907 00:41:16,894 --> 00:41:18,229 everything that happens at this park. 908 00:41:18,271 --> 00:41:19,272 Everyone. 909 00:41:19,313 --> 00:41:20,857 You, John, and Travis. 910 00:41:20,898 --> 00:41:22,150 We gotta film that! 911 00:41:22,191 --> 00:41:25,111 There's drama there. It's gold! 912 00:41:25,153 --> 00:41:27,155 - Rick, there ain't no more park. 913 00:41:27,196 --> 00:41:28,448 Nobody wants to come here anymore. 914 00:41:28,489 --> 00:41:29,490 - You don't get it. 915 00:41:29,532 --> 00:41:31,659 Once I get this on national TV, 916 00:41:31,701 --> 00:41:34,203 you won't be able to sell tickets fast enough. 917 00:41:34,245 --> 00:41:36,122 You're gonna have to turn people away! 918 00:41:36,164 --> 00:41:37,165 - Are you shitting me? 919 00:41:37,206 --> 00:41:38,541 - I'm telling you! 920 00:41:38,583 --> 00:41:41,919 I have the connections, you have the story. 921 00:41:41,961 --> 00:41:45,256 America is gonna love you. 922 00:41:45,298 --> 00:41:49,886 * * 923 00:41:49,927 --> 00:41:52,889 Joe, I'm gonna make you a gun-toting, animal-loving, 924 00:41:52,930 --> 00:41:56,142 mullet-wearing, motherfuckin' star. 925 00:41:56,184 --> 00:41:59,187 [Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"] 926 00:41:59,228 --> 00:42:02,148 [camera shutters flashing] 927 00:42:02,190 --> 00:42:09,280 * * 928 00:42:14,535 --> 00:42:15,703 - Well, I gotta say, 929 00:42:15,745 --> 00:42:17,538 that's the first time I've ever heard 930 00:42:17,580 --> 00:42:19,624 of anyone being banned from the supermarket. 931 00:42:19,665 --> 00:42:21,167 - It's not banned. 932 00:42:21,209 --> 00:42:23,503 Security asked me to leave. 933 00:42:23,544 --> 00:42:25,338 Forever. - Mm. 934 00:42:25,380 --> 00:42:27,548 Was it like a scene from "Cops"? 935 00:42:29,884 --> 00:42:32,053 We all lose our cool sometimes. 936 00:42:33,930 --> 00:42:38,184 - There was a couple staring at me and whispering. 937 00:42:38,226 --> 00:42:40,812 Like I didn't already know what they were saying. 938 00:42:40,853 --> 00:42:43,064 - You've been recognized before. 939 00:42:43,106 --> 00:42:45,525 - Mm-hmm, for being an animal activist. 940 00:42:45,566 --> 00:42:48,945 Not some sort of female Jeffrey Dahmer. 941 00:42:48,986 --> 00:42:51,322 - Nobody thinks of you like that. 942 00:42:51,364 --> 00:42:53,783 - This Don story is not going away, 943 00:42:53,825 --> 00:42:57,704 no matter how much I pray it will. 944 00:42:57,745 --> 00:43:00,123 - It might if you weren't a public figure. 945 00:43:00,164 --> 00:43:01,874 [contemplative music] 946 00:43:01,916 --> 00:43:03,376 Maybe it's time we face the reality 947 00:43:03,418 --> 00:43:05,753 that as long as you're the face of big cat activism, 948 00:43:05,795 --> 00:43:07,130 you're gonna be a target. 949 00:43:09,424 --> 00:43:11,342 - But if I stop, Joe wins. 950 00:43:11,384 --> 00:43:12,427 All of--they all win. 951 00:43:12,468 --> 00:43:14,595 - Well, if you stay the course, 952 00:43:14,637 --> 00:43:16,347 people will keep digging and digging 953 00:43:16,389 --> 00:43:17,557 into your personal life. 954 00:43:17,598 --> 00:43:18,933 They'll never stop. 955 00:43:21,436 --> 00:43:23,563 Is that what you want? 956 00:43:23,604 --> 00:43:26,065 You have to ask yourself, is it worth it? 957 00:43:26,107 --> 00:43:33,031 * * 958 00:43:36,951 --> 00:43:38,286 - Hey, all you cool cats and kittens. 959 00:43:38,327 --> 00:43:40,663 It's Carole Baskin at Big Cat Rescue. 960 00:43:40,705 --> 00:43:45,418 I have gotten some attention recently, 961 00:43:45,460 --> 00:43:48,421 not of my choosing. 962 00:43:48,463 --> 00:43:51,591 You may have noticed that there are some people out there 963 00:43:51,632 --> 00:43:54,010 who are attacking me 964 00:43:54,052 --> 00:43:56,095 and dragging my name through the mud 965 00:43:56,137 --> 00:44:00,975 in an attempt to stop the work that I've been doing. 966 00:44:01,017 --> 00:44:04,187 And if you're wondering whether these attacks 967 00:44:04,228 --> 00:44:08,441 will cause me to pull back, the answer is simple. 968 00:44:08,483 --> 00:44:11,069 I will never stop. 969 00:44:11,110 --> 00:44:12,570 I will never stop. 970 00:44:12,612 --> 00:44:15,281 But I would like to set the record straight 971 00:44:15,323 --> 00:44:18,534 so that we can focus on what's really important, 972 00:44:18,576 --> 00:44:21,579 which is getting Congress to pass legislation 973 00:44:21,621 --> 00:44:24,374 to end big cat abuse in the United States 974 00:44:24,415 --> 00:44:26,167 for once and for all. 975 00:44:26,209 --> 00:44:29,796 So to that end, I say, 976 00:44:29,837 --> 00:44:31,631 I have never hurt anyone, 977 00:44:31,672 --> 00:44:35,259 including my former husband. 978 00:44:35,301 --> 00:44:38,346 Even though he did hurt me. 979 00:44:38,388 --> 00:44:42,141 I have had some very painful experiences in my life. 980 00:44:42,183 --> 00:44:45,728 And throughout it all, 981 00:44:45,770 --> 00:44:50,483 I have actually kept a journal, 982 00:44:50,525 --> 00:44:51,901 which has been very helpful 983 00:44:51,943 --> 00:44:54,737 and which I would like to share 984 00:44:54,779 --> 00:44:57,532 portions of with you now. 985 00:44:57,573 --> 00:45:00,576 If you want to know about me, 986 00:45:00,618 --> 00:45:02,328 buckle up and get comfortable, 987 00:45:02,370 --> 00:45:05,748 because I have nothing to hide. 988 00:45:07,125 --> 00:45:08,376 Okay. 989 00:45:08,418 --> 00:45:09,877 [hopeful music] 990 00:45:09,919 --> 00:45:15,007 I was born on June 6, 1961. 991 00:45:15,049 --> 00:45:17,468 My parents had met a year or two before. 992 00:45:17,510 --> 00:45:21,723 My mother had invited my dad out on a Sadie Hawkins Day, 993 00:45:21,764 --> 00:45:25,977 since he was too shy to make the first move. 994 00:45:26,018 --> 00:45:28,730 Believe it or not, my first cat was a tabby 995 00:45:28,771 --> 00:45:31,899 called Tiger. 996 00:45:31,941 --> 00:45:34,819 I forget if it was me who gave her the name 997 00:45:34,861 --> 00:45:39,282 or if it was one of my parents, but either way, 998 00:45:39,323 --> 00:45:42,243 this was an extraordinary bit of foreshadowing. 999 00:45:46,831 --> 00:45:49,667 - Why'd you bring me here, Joe? 1000 00:45:49,709 --> 00:45:52,211 - To tell you the news. 1001 00:45:52,253 --> 00:45:54,589 Things are gonna change around here. 1002 00:45:54,630 --> 00:45:57,467 Our problems are going away. 1003 00:45:57,508 --> 00:45:59,010 - Yeah? 1004 00:45:59,052 --> 00:46:00,428 How's that? 1005 00:46:00,470 --> 00:46:03,723 - A little something called the magic of television. 1006 00:46:03,765 --> 00:46:05,850 [tense music] 1007 00:46:05,892 --> 00:46:07,518 But here's the thing. 1008 00:46:07,560 --> 00:46:10,688 None of it matters 1009 00:46:10,730 --> 00:46:13,066 if you're unhappy. 1010 00:46:13,107 --> 00:46:14,734 I know a lot's been going on, 1011 00:46:14,776 --> 00:46:17,445 and maybe I haven't focused on you 1012 00:46:17,487 --> 00:46:19,322 the way I should've. 1013 00:46:19,364 --> 00:46:23,534 So I wanna show you how much I care about you. 1014 00:46:23,576 --> 00:46:25,119 What do you think? 1015 00:46:27,205 --> 00:46:28,581 - Of this room? 1016 00:46:28,623 --> 00:46:30,416 - It ain't just a room. 1017 00:46:30,458 --> 00:46:32,210 - Well, looks like a room. 1018 00:46:32,251 --> 00:46:35,296 - Well, you gotta use your imagination. 1019 00:46:35,338 --> 00:46:37,924 Picture a huge-ass tank 1020 00:46:37,965 --> 00:46:40,802 with everything your gators need. 1021 00:46:40,843 --> 00:46:44,222 And plenty of space, so you can get more. 1022 00:46:44,263 --> 00:46:45,431 A gator house. 1023 00:46:45,473 --> 00:46:51,437 * * 1024 00:46:51,479 --> 00:46:54,190 Look, I know you got something against Travis. 1025 00:46:54,232 --> 00:46:57,485 - No, I ain't got nothin' against him. 1026 00:46:57,527 --> 00:46:58,903 You said you was just fuckin' him. 1027 00:46:58,945 --> 00:47:00,071 That's all it was. 1028 00:47:00,113 --> 00:47:02,657 - Whatever is between me and him 1029 00:47:02,699 --> 00:47:04,450 has nothing to do with me and you. 1030 00:47:04,492 --> 00:47:06,411 - That's bullshit. 1031 00:47:06,452 --> 00:47:09,330 - What do you want, John? 1032 00:47:09,372 --> 00:47:10,957 - I want us. 1033 00:47:12,500 --> 00:47:13,876 Like it was. 1034 00:47:13,918 --> 00:47:17,004 - But it is the way it was, only better. 1035 00:47:17,046 --> 00:47:18,923 - You're trying to talk your way out of it, 1036 00:47:18,965 --> 00:47:21,300 but I don't buy it. 1037 00:47:21,342 --> 00:47:23,261 I ain't a kid anymore. 1038 00:47:23,302 --> 00:47:24,762 - Well, I'm not gettin' rid of Travis, 1039 00:47:24,804 --> 00:47:25,888 if that's what you're after, 1040 00:47:25,930 --> 00:47:29,016 and I don't wanna lose you. 1041 00:47:29,058 --> 00:47:32,186 You're my world, John. 1042 00:47:32,228 --> 00:47:36,607 And this park is your whole world. 1043 00:47:36,649 --> 00:47:40,528 You work here, you live here, your friends are here. 1044 00:47:40,570 --> 00:47:42,488 I just want you to be happy. You tell me what you want. 1045 00:47:42,530 --> 00:47:44,907 You want a new truck, you want video games, 1046 00:47:44,949 --> 00:47:47,660 whatever it is, you got it. 1047 00:47:47,702 --> 00:47:50,830 'Cause nothing's more important to me than your happiness. 1048 00:47:50,872 --> 00:47:56,169 * * 1049 00:47:56,210 --> 00:47:57,462 - Yeah. 1050 00:47:59,672 --> 00:48:02,008 Okay. 1051 00:48:03,801 --> 00:48:05,803 - So we good? 1052 00:48:05,845 --> 00:48:08,514 - Yeah. 1053 00:48:08,556 --> 00:48:09,640 We're good. 1054 00:48:09,682 --> 00:48:11,392 - That's my guy. 1055 00:48:13,102 --> 00:48:15,354 There's one more question I wanna ask you. 1056 00:48:15,396 --> 00:48:22,362 * * 1057 00:48:27,909 --> 00:48:29,327 What do you say? 1058 00:48:29,369 --> 00:48:31,120 [serene music] 1059 00:48:31,162 --> 00:48:32,789 - [laughs] 1060 00:48:32,830 --> 00:48:34,290 You wanna marry me? 1061 00:48:34,332 --> 00:48:35,792 - Bet your ass I do. 1062 00:48:35,833 --> 00:48:38,544 You and John. 1063 00:48:38,586 --> 00:48:40,046 - Yo, what, dude? 1064 00:48:40,088 --> 00:48:43,800 You wanna marry me and John? 1065 00:48:43,841 --> 00:48:45,134 - Hell yeah! 1066 00:48:45,176 --> 00:48:46,552 It's gonna be a three-way wedding. 1067 00:48:46,594 --> 00:48:49,722 It's gonna be awesome. 1068 00:48:49,764 --> 00:48:51,307 - Did you run that by John? 1069 00:48:51,349 --> 00:48:53,601 - Sure, he knows I want him to be happy, 1070 00:48:53,643 --> 00:48:55,228 just like I feel about you. 1071 00:48:55,269 --> 00:48:58,022 - Is it even legal for three people to get married? 1072 00:48:58,064 --> 00:48:59,732 - Of course not! 1073 00:48:59,774 --> 00:49:01,859 But who cares? Fuck 'em. 1074 00:49:01,901 --> 00:49:03,361 - Yeah. 1075 00:49:04,946 --> 00:49:07,657 - I know you've been hurt 1076 00:49:07,699 --> 00:49:10,743 by people who were supposed to take care of you. 1077 00:49:10,785 --> 00:49:13,079 Well, that's fuckin' over. 1078 00:49:13,121 --> 00:49:15,123 We're gonna make a family in this park. 1079 00:49:15,164 --> 00:49:18,918 And no one can say a damn thing about it. 1080 00:49:18,960 --> 00:49:20,586 So you want this ring or what? 1081 00:49:20,628 --> 00:49:26,801 * * 1082 00:49:26,843 --> 00:49:28,636 - Yeah. 1083 00:49:28,678 --> 00:49:30,638 Yeah, I do. 1084 00:49:30,680 --> 00:49:37,311 * * 1085 00:49:48,322 --> 00:49:51,200 [Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Call Me The Breeze"] 1086 00:49:51,242 --> 00:49:53,870 [energetic rock music] 1087 00:49:53,911 --> 00:50:01,002 * * 1088 00:50:03,671 --> 00:50:06,591 - * Call me the breeze * 1089 00:50:06,632 --> 00:50:09,469 * I keep blowin' down the road * 1090 00:50:09,510 --> 00:50:12,680 * * 1091 00:50:12,722 --> 00:50:16,851 * Well now they call me the breeze * 1092 00:50:16,893 --> 00:50:19,645 * I keep blowin' down the road * 1093 00:50:19,687 --> 00:50:23,149 * * 1094 00:50:23,191 --> 00:50:27,028 * I ain't got me nobody * 1095 00:50:27,070 --> 00:50:29,989 * I don't carry me no load * 1096 00:50:30,031 --> 00:50:33,326 * * 1097 00:50:33,368 --> 00:50:36,996 * Ain't no change in the weather * 1098 00:50:37,038 --> 00:50:39,707 * Ain't no changes in me * 1099 00:50:39,749 --> 00:50:42,877 * * 1100 00:50:42,919 --> 00:50:47,131 * Well there ain't no change in the weather * 1101 00:50:47,173 --> 00:50:49,926 * Ain't no changes in me * 1102 00:50:49,967 --> 00:50:53,513 * * 1103 00:50:53,554 --> 00:50:57,058 * And I ain't hidin' from nobody * 1104 00:50:57,100 --> 00:51:00,353 * Nobody's hidin' from me * 1105 00:51:00,395 --> 00:51:01,771 * * 1106 00:51:01,813 --> 00:51:03,940 * Oh, that's the way it's supposed to be * 1107 00:51:03,981 --> 00:51:11,114 * * 1108 00:52:04,917 --> 00:52:09,130 * Well I got that green light, baby * 1109 00:52:09,172 --> 00:52:11,299 * I got to keep... *