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How did you get your job?

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I still had to put my name
on that application.

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By yourself?

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Did you have to hold
one of these in your hand?

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She said, "I won't be able
to perform your wedding today."

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I thought the wedding
was at 2:00.

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Then I think,
"Oh, my God. The guests."

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How many?
Over 400 showed up.

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[ Spectators gasp ]
She gave me the nickname.

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What's the nickname?
"The Mobster."

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My social life
is going all to hell.

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I don't think he had much
to begin with.

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Steve: Hey,
it's a big world out there,

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and it's filled with people
that just don't see eye to eye.

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See, that's where I come in.

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See, I ain't got a law degree,

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and I'm way too fly
to wear a robe.

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But this is where common sense
presides -- in
my
house.

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Court is now in session.

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[ Chuckles ]

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-- Captions by VITAC --

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All rise for the
Honorable Judge Steve Harvey!

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[ Cheers and applause ]

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♪♪

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Okay, so,
let's get started.

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This is the case
of Alexandria Haines

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vs. Devan Haines-Winder.

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Alexandria is suing her son
Devan for $8,956.37

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for not paying the car note,

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insurance, and maintenance
on the car she bought for him.

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Devan says
it isn't his car anymore

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and he's countersuing his mom
for $500.

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Okay, let's start with you,
Alexandria.

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You have 30 seconds
to state your case.

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I'm here today
to bring my son to sue him

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for $8,956.37,
which is the cost of car note,

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car insurance,
car maintenance

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that I purchased for him
and he agreed to pay.

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[ Spectators gasp ]

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Devan, it's your turn.
You have 30 seconds to respond.

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I don't owe my mom
anything.

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She broke an agreement
we had over the car

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by making me share
with my sister

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and becoming
the family chauffeur.

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So why should I pay for a car
that I have to share?

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I'm countersuing for $500
in gas money today.

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[ Laughter and applause ]

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Alexandria, tell me how
this car situation started.

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I'm newly divorced.

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I'm a single mother of five,
and I had to start all over.

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At that point, we had one car,
and I was sharing with Devan.

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So in 2017,
he moved with his granddad

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because that's what
he wanted to do.

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So he left, on his own,

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and told us the day of,
"I'm going to D.C."

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Didn't tell us
where he was going.

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Well, where
were you living?

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I was in Maryland
and D.C. area.

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And doing what?

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With my granddad
doing construction work.

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But mind you,
the car was an incentive

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for me
to move back home.

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That's what she's also
not telling you.

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Not true.
He called me.

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"Mom, what you think
about me coming back home?"

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I said,
"I've never put you out.

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You can always
come back home."

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He was like, "Well, um,
I got this job lined up,

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and if I come back,

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I don't know how I'm gonna
get back and forth to work."

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So I said --
He had a point.

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And I'm thinking
he had a job lined up.

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This is what I believed.

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So I packed
me and the family up

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to come pick him up in Maryland,
called a car dealership

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not too far from him
in Virginia.

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I stopped off
at the dealership,

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and I surprised him
with the car.

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He picked it out,
and we drove back to Georgia

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with the agreement

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that he will pay the car note
and the car insurance.

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That's how this happened.
That was not an incentive.

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Is that how you
remember it happening?

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Sharing a car wasn't
part of any agreement.

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Now, Mr. Devan, I want you
to listen to the question

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I just asked.
Yes, sir.

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Do you remember that
that's how it happened?

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For the most part, yes.

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We have a photo of the car.
This is the vehicle.

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This is the car
that you bought...

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For him, and he hasn't
paid me one cent

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since we bought the car.

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Now, Devan, what's your take
on this situation?

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We had an agreement on the car
that it was to be mine only.

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I had to take my grandmother
to the store

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and get her things
from the store every day.

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Okay, but --
I'm taking my sister
back and forth

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to where she got to go.

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And I'm also taking
my siblings

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to their extracurricular
activity, as well,

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On top of what
I need to do.
Judge, he lives
there for free.

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It's okay.
Don't worry about this.

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This is what I do.

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So, how old are you, sir?

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23.

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And do you work?

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Currently, yes.

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Where do you work, sir?

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The post office.

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So, your reason
for not making the payment

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is because of what?

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The agreement
being broken.

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I was sharing the car with
my sister, taking her to work,

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going back and forth to
the store for my grandmother,

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taking my siblings.

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None of that was part
of the initial agreement.

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When you're taking your sister
back and forth,

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who driving the car?
Me.

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When you go to the store
for your grandmother,

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who driving in the car?
Me.

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Does your grandmama
ever use the car?

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No, she doesn't
want to drive. No.

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Do your siblings
that you have to take

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for extracurricular activity --

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do they have to
drive the car?

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No.

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So...
you really haven't had to

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share the car --
'cause you do all the driving.

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Correct.
You see what I'm saying?

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Correct,
correct, correct.

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See, man,
sharing the car means

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I get time driving it,

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somebody else
get time driving it.

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They got it this weekend.
I got it the other weekend.

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I got it on Wednesdays
and Tuesdays.
Mm-hmm.

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They got it on Fridays
and Saturdays.

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That ain't the case.

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So, whose car
have you been driving?

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[ Laughter ]

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I mean, it's mine
for the most part

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if I'm the main driver.

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Do you -- Do you see this light
that done came on in here?

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Yeah.

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You hear some --
[ Imitates choir vocalizing ]

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You're having a moment
right now.

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[ Vocalizing ]

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[ Laughter ]

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You still didn't --
That light ain't went off yet?

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Let me ask you
something, Mom.

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Show me what all expenses
you've incurred.

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The car note,
which is $3,878 --

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That's how much
you've been paying since you --

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Since I purchased --

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This is the 2017?

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'17, yes.

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And insurance --
you paid $2,800?

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I sure did.

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Car maintenance,
you paid $1,000?

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Maintenance on this car --
I have paid for tires

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and rotors, oil changes,
and I'm gassing up the car

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for the defendant
to drive around.

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See, you ain't even
her son no more.

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[ Laughter ]

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I'm gassing up the car
for the defendant

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to drive around.

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See, you ain't even
her son no more.

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[ Laughter ]

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[Laughing]
You done pissed your mama off.

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[ Laughter ]

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Your ass is down
to "the defendant."

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[ Laughter ]

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I'm gassing
the car up, as well.
Let me ask you something.

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What all do you
use the car for?

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Go to work.
Take them around.

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My grandma is a very,
very needy person.

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Right.
I pay all the bills,
the groceries.

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You eat up all my food,
drink up all my Kool-Aid.

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You -- You riding around
in my car with my gas...

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Wait a minute.
...that I paid for
every day!

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It's her car
when she's mad.

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It's my car
'cause I paid for it.

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That's why it's my car.

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[ Applause ]

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Anybody have
receipts or...?

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I submitted them in.

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You got gas receipts?
I got gas receipts.

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My man.
Come on. Let me see it.

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These are my receipts.
That's my own personal money

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coming out my pocket
to fund the car.

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I believe that you do put
some money out your pocket.

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A lot.

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$500?

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That's a lot.

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You work at
the post office.

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Now.

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What other responsibilities
are you responsible for?

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I help with rent,
as well.

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What do you help
with rent?

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Whatever she asks for, I give it
to her at the time I get paid.

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If she asks for $400 then,
I give it to her then.

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Do you live there?

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Yes, I live with her.
Correct.

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Do you sleep there?

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Yes.

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Shower there?

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Yes.

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Do you eat there?

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Yes, I do.

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Do you watch TV there?
Yes.

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You play
video games there?

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Yes. Yes, I do.

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Boy, I -- I --
I can't believe

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you ain't slapped yourself yet.

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[ Laughter ]

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[ Applause ]

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Judge,
I got my witness here...
Go ahead.

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...to testify...

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Deja Hammonds,
please come up here.

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...to the things
I'm telling you.

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Now, state your relationship
to the plaintiff.

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My mother.
Oh, this your mother?

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Mm-hmm.
Oh, that's your brother?

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Mm-hmm.

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What he's saying
about taking

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other people
other places.

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Is that a true statement
he's making?

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That's true, yes.
He takes me to work every day.

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He goes to the store
for my grandmother.

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That's all true,
and he does things

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for my other
younger siblings.

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That's also true.

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While she gets rides
to work, gas free,

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she's also damaged
the car, too.

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I have receipts to that.
I have pictures. I have proof.

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Let me see this.

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You see the bumper?

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Alexandra: That's not --
It's hanging on by a thread.

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It's hanging on
for dear life.
You did that!

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Yeah, hanging on
by a thread.

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That -- Your Honor --
At the bottom, look at that.

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Judge, he did that!

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Why would I pay for a car
that I didn't damage, Judge?
That's not
the damage she did.

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Excuse me.
Wait a minute.

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Do you drive the car,
ma'am?

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No. I most certainly
do not.

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Have you ever been
in an accident in this car?

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No, sir.
Did you sideswipe his car?

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No, sir.
Would you lie about this?

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00:09:18,024 --> 00:09:19,025
No.

250
00:09:19,025 --> 00:09:21,027
Would she lie
about this?

251
00:09:21,027 --> 00:09:22,062
Yes.

252
00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:23,763
[ Laughter ]

253
00:09:23,763 --> 00:09:24,397
Yes, yes.

254
00:09:24,397 --> 00:09:27,267
Try to look at me
when you're lying.
Yes.

255
00:09:27,267 --> 00:09:29,102
Because you just looked off.

256
00:09:29,102 --> 00:09:31,471
And I'm gonna tell you --
it's called a tell.

257
00:09:31,471 --> 00:09:35,875
Pull this up where
I asked him the question.

258
00:09:35,875 --> 00:09:38,812
Would she lie about this?

259
00:09:38,812 --> 00:09:40,046
Yes.

260
00:09:40,046 --> 00:09:41,114
[ Laughter ]

261
00:09:41,114 --> 00:09:42,182
Yes.

262
00:09:42,182 --> 00:09:43,850
See that?

263
00:09:45,051 --> 00:09:48,121
See, that was you
looking for the truth.

264
00:09:48,121 --> 00:09:51,090
It's right here.
That's a tell.

265
00:09:51,090 --> 00:09:53,893
You know your sister
didn't hit that car.

266
00:09:53,893 --> 00:09:55,161
Thank you, ma'am.

267
00:09:55,161 --> 00:09:57,197
This -- She ain't got
no reason to lie.

268
00:09:57,197 --> 00:09:59,199
Go on back to your seat.

269
00:09:59,199 --> 00:10:01,968
What's this situation
that has got you in?

270
00:10:01,968 --> 00:10:03,169
It's become a burden.

271
00:10:03,169 --> 00:10:05,371
I'm -- The bills is on me.
I pay the rent.

272
00:10:05,371 --> 00:10:08,308
I pay the groceries.
I'm down to one car now.

273
00:10:08,308 --> 00:10:09,509
Are you using this car?

274
00:10:09,509 --> 00:10:13,246
Yes, I have to, but I'm only
home one day a week.

275
00:10:13,246 --> 00:10:18,084
I'm a truck driver for the
USPS mail that the defendant

276
00:10:18,084 --> 00:10:21,221
is the check-in clerk
for the drivers like me.

277
00:10:21,221 --> 00:10:23,056
So I see him every day.

278
00:10:23,056 --> 00:10:24,157
Unfortunately.

279
00:10:24,157 --> 00:10:26,259
How did --
How did you get your job?

280
00:10:26,259 --> 00:10:28,361
Audience: Mama!

281
00:10:28,361 --> 00:10:30,597
Yes, she did help, but I still
had to put in the work.

282
00:10:30,597 --> 00:10:34,234
I still had to go put my name
on that application.

283
00:10:34,234 --> 00:10:36,369
Oh!
I did my part.
I held my part of that.

284
00:10:36,369 --> 00:10:38,171
You had go down there and
fill out that application.

285
00:10:38,171 --> 00:10:39,272
Application, yes.
Everything.

286
00:10:39,272 --> 00:10:42,542
By yourself?
Lord, have mercy.

287
00:10:42,542 --> 00:10:45,111
Did you have to hold
one of these in your hand?

288
00:10:45,111 --> 00:10:48,047
[ Laughter and applause ]

289
00:10:48,047 --> 00:10:49,349
I did, I did.
Ooh!

290
00:10:49,349 --> 00:10:51,284
I've reached my verdict.

291
00:10:51,284 --> 00:10:54,354
[ Cheers and applause ]

292
00:10:54,354 --> 00:10:59,092
First of all,
it ain't no way in the world

293
00:10:59,092 --> 00:11:00,994
I'd be standing in court
with my mama.

294
00:11:00,994 --> 00:11:03,463
[ Applause ]

295
00:11:03,463 --> 00:11:05,565
You are standing
in a courtroom, sir,

296
00:11:05,565 --> 00:11:08,134
with the woman
that had bent over backwards

297
00:11:08,134 --> 00:11:10,003
and broke her back for you.

298
00:11:10,003 --> 00:11:12,338
[ Applause ]

299
00:11:12,338 --> 00:11:15,375
When you were up north
with your granddad

300
00:11:15,375 --> 00:11:18,411
and you wanted to come home,

301
00:11:18,411 --> 00:11:22,215
your mom got in a car
and drove to come get you.

302
00:11:22,215 --> 00:11:25,084
And we get in Virginia,
she pulls up at a dealership

303
00:11:25,084 --> 00:11:28,354
and surprises you
with a car!

304
00:11:28,354 --> 00:11:31,424
I'm trying to figure out,
at 23,

305
00:11:31,424 --> 00:11:34,027
where your mother
owes you anything.

306
00:11:34,027 --> 00:11:36,129
[ Applause ]

307
00:11:38,398 --> 00:11:39,632
You got to do better
than this, man,

308
00:11:39,632 --> 00:11:41,467
and I'm gonna help you
do better than that.

309
00:11:41,467 --> 00:11:43,503
But first of all,
your countersuit

310
00:11:43,503 --> 00:11:46,339
for $500 for
reimbursement of gas --

311
00:11:46,339 --> 00:11:49,275
I wish I would give your ass
some money for some gas.

312
00:11:49,275 --> 00:11:50,510
I wish I would.

313
00:11:50,510 --> 00:11:52,412
I really want to bust you
in the head with this glass.

314
00:11:52,412 --> 00:11:54,113
That's what
I really want to do.

315
00:11:54,113 --> 00:11:56,282
[ Laughter ]

316
00:11:56,282 --> 00:12:00,386
Mama, you got a suit
for $8,956.

317
00:12:00,386 --> 00:12:04,090
How much do you still owe
on that car -- the 2017?

318
00:12:04,090 --> 00:12:06,359
Over $18,000
on that car.

319
00:12:06,359 --> 00:12:07,994
This car
is in your name?

320
00:12:07,994 --> 00:12:09,228
Yes.

321
00:12:09,228 --> 00:12:12,065
It's the only car you have?
Yes.

322
00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:14,100
This is what I'm going to do.

323
00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:15,635
See, this dude right here,

324
00:12:15,635 --> 00:12:18,605
I'm afraid you're gonna
let him off the hook.

325
00:12:18,605 --> 00:12:21,174
You're gonna have
to listen to me.
Okay.

326
00:12:21,174 --> 00:12:23,443
Because if you don't
listen to me,

327
00:12:23,443 --> 00:12:27,880
you're gonna raise the wrong
kind of man you tried to raise.

328
00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,816
[ Applause ]

329
00:12:30,383 --> 00:12:34,220
Young man, Devan,
you said something

330
00:12:34,220 --> 00:12:37,390
that I'm going to
apply to this.

331
00:12:37,390 --> 00:12:41,494
You said the reason you chose
not to make any of the car notes

332
00:12:41,494 --> 00:12:43,730
and not to make
the insurance payment --

333
00:12:43,730 --> 00:12:48,334
because the agreement that you
all agreed to was never kept.

334
00:12:48,334 --> 00:12:49,402
Correct.

335
00:12:49,402 --> 00:12:51,437
I agree with you 100%.

336
00:12:51,437 --> 00:12:56,576
We're gonna call this
a breach of the contract.

337
00:12:56,576 --> 00:12:59,212
You broke the contract,
Mama.

338
00:13:01,114 --> 00:13:02,415
See, this is
the growing-up moment

339
00:13:02,415 --> 00:13:04,384
that I'm about to give you.
Okay.

340
00:13:04,384 --> 00:13:06,452
The car that you bought

341
00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:10,156
and put in your name
to give to him

342
00:13:10,156 --> 00:13:13,059
no longer belongs to him.

343
00:13:13,059 --> 00:13:15,161
[ Cheers and applause ]

344
00:13:17,296 --> 00:13:20,600
You don't owe her anything.

345
00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:25,438
This court is throwing out
your suit of $8,956.

346
00:13:25,438 --> 00:13:29,308
The court is
going to award you...

347
00:13:29,308 --> 00:13:31,411
$18,000.

348
00:13:31,411 --> 00:13:33,946
[ Cheers and applause ]

349
00:13:36,482 --> 00:13:41,320
I am paying off your car note

350
00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:42,622
because you in a rough spot.

351
00:13:42,622 --> 00:13:44,390
You've been a single mother.

352
00:13:44,390 --> 00:13:47,026
You've been fighting,
and you done done your job.

353
00:13:47,026 --> 00:13:48,127
Congratulations.

354
00:13:48,127 --> 00:13:49,195
Thank you.

355
00:13:49,195 --> 00:13:51,330
Hell, I'm-a give you $20,000.

356
00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:55,134
Pay the car off
and take $2,000

357
00:13:55,134 --> 00:13:56,502
and go do what you want to do,

358
00:13:56,502 --> 00:13:59,672
with the stipulation
this is
not
his car.

359
00:13:59,672 --> 00:14:02,575
He is not allowed
to drive this car.

360
00:14:02,575 --> 00:14:05,278
But you drive yourself
to work.

361
00:14:05,278 --> 00:14:07,613
On your days off,
you keep your keys.

362
00:14:07,613 --> 00:14:11,617
This young man now,
because he is working full-time,

363
00:14:11,617 --> 00:14:16,189
has to go get himself to work
however he can get there

364
00:14:16,189 --> 00:14:18,791
because...
[ Applause ]

365
00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:21,461
...he tired of driving
the grandmom around,

366
00:14:21,461 --> 00:14:23,763
he tired of driving
the daughter around,

367
00:14:23,763 --> 00:14:25,598
he tired of running
all these errands,

368
00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:27,500
he tired of taking
his brothers and sisters

369
00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:29,268
to extracurricular activities.

370
00:14:29,268 --> 00:14:31,270
He don't need a car.

371
00:14:31,270 --> 00:14:33,673
He is no longer
to drive this car.

372
00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:36,342
Now, if you give me your word,
that's what --

373
00:14:36,342 --> 00:14:38,277
I'm-a give you $20,000.
You got my word!

374
00:14:38,277 --> 00:14:40,446
$20,000!

375
00:14:40,446 --> 00:14:43,316
My verdict is for the plaintiff

376
00:14:43,316 --> 00:14:45,752
for the sum of $20,000.

377
00:14:45,752 --> 00:14:49,188
That's my verdict,
and that's the way I see it.

378
00:14:49,188 --> 00:14:51,324
[ Cheers and applause ]

379
00:14:51,324 --> 00:14:57,330
♪♪

380
00:14:57,330 --> 00:14:58,731
Who was Miss America?

381
00:14:58,731 --> 00:15:00,666
I don't know
who Miss America was

382
00:15:00,666 --> 00:15:04,337
'cause it was at
the Miss Universe pageant.

383
00:15:04,337 --> 00:15:07,440
This the second time
you done lost your mind.

384
00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,042
[ Applause ]

385
00:15:14,313 --> 00:15:17,283
♪♪

386
00:15:17,283 --> 00:15:19,252
So, what's up next?

387
00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:20,353
This is the case of

388
00:15:20,353 --> 00:15:22,422
Sonia Alonzo
and Benjamin Marinelli

389
00:15:22,422 --> 00:15:25,258
vs. Reverend Elizabeth Burgert.

390
00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:26,392
Couple Sonia and Benjamin

391
00:15:26,392 --> 00:15:28,694
are suing Reverend Elizabeth
for $10,000

392
00:15:28,694 --> 00:15:31,597
because she was a no-show
on their wedding day.

393
00:15:31,597 --> 00:15:32,732
Reverend Elizabeth claims

394
00:15:32,732 --> 00:15:34,600
they've gotten
a full refund already,

395
00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,502
so she doesn't owe them
a cent more.

396
00:15:36,502 --> 00:15:38,471
Let's start with you,
Ben and Sonia.

397
00:15:38,471 --> 00:15:40,373
You've got 30 seconds
to state your case.

398
00:15:40,373 --> 00:15:41,541
Hi, Your Honor.

399
00:15:41,541 --> 00:15:44,811
We are here suing
Reverend Elizabeth for $10,000,

400
00:15:44,811 --> 00:15:48,614
as she failed to show up
to our wedding ceremony.

401
00:15:48,614 --> 00:15:50,683
We hired her
about 11 months prior,

402
00:15:50,683 --> 00:15:53,753
ensuring that she was able
to translate in Spanish

403
00:15:53,753 --> 00:15:57,356
and incorporate the cultural
and the religious aspects to it.

404
00:15:57,356 --> 00:15:58,624
And she didn't show.

405
00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:00,860
And we feel we deserve
to be compensated.

406
00:16:00,860 --> 00:16:02,728
And with that,
we were gonna renew our vows

407
00:16:02,728 --> 00:16:05,498
so my sweetheart can have
the wedding she deserves.

408
00:16:05,498 --> 00:16:06,566
Steve: Okay.

409
00:16:06,566 --> 00:16:07,767
[ Applause ]

410
00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:09,635
Reverend Elizabeth,
it's your turn.

411
00:16:09,635 --> 00:16:11,571
You have 30 seconds
to respond.

412
00:16:11,571 --> 00:16:12,572
Thank you.

413
00:16:12,572 --> 00:16:14,440
Sonia and Benjamin hired me

414
00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,677
to perform a very customized,
beautiful wedding.

415
00:16:17,677 --> 00:16:20,313
And the worst possible thing
that could have happened

416
00:16:20,313 --> 00:16:21,447
happened.

417
00:16:21,447 --> 00:16:22,882
And I refunded
all of their money.

418
00:16:22,882 --> 00:16:25,484
If we can reach
some reconciliation today,

419
00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:26,519
that would be great.

420
00:16:26,519 --> 00:16:28,454
But I don't owe them
another cent.

421
00:16:28,454 --> 00:16:30,756
Okay, let's find out
how this all started.

422
00:16:30,756 --> 00:16:32,859
What was the arrangement
between you

423
00:16:32,859 --> 00:16:35,628
and the defendant,
Reverend Elizabeth?

424
00:16:35,628 --> 00:16:38,764
We got together
about 11 months prior.

425
00:16:38,764 --> 00:16:42,368
We set everything up from
the outline to the ceremony.

426
00:16:42,368 --> 00:16:44,704
And a lot of my family
is Mexican.

427
00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:47,473
So they speak Spanish
solely.

428
00:16:47,473 --> 00:16:49,642
And how did you find
Reverend Elizabeth?

429
00:16:49,642 --> 00:16:53,346
I found her, actually,
while searching online.

430
00:16:53,346 --> 00:16:55,481
She have a great review?
Yes.

431
00:16:55,481 --> 00:16:56,482
-Five stars.
-Perfect.

432
00:16:56,482 --> 00:16:57,717
You submit that
to the court?

433
00:16:57,717 --> 00:17:00,419
Yes. Yes.
Okay.
Let's take a look at it.

434
00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:01,520
So, you got five --

435
00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,356
So this is what you do,
Reverend?

436
00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:04,690
Elizabeth: Yes.
Okay.

437
00:17:04,690 --> 00:17:07,860
Yes, I started
my business in 2014,

438
00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:11,397
and I've performed
over 60 weddings,

439
00:17:11,397 --> 00:17:12,899
averaging about 10 a year.

440
00:17:12,899 --> 00:17:16,002
And we exchanged
over 100 e-mails.

441
00:17:16,002 --> 00:17:21,340
And then we were in constant
communication up until the day.

442
00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:22,975
So, do you speak Spanish?

443
00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:27,480
I speak Spanish, yes,
but I don't
know
Spanish.

444
00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,548
I know what
the sound is like.
What?

445
00:17:29,548 --> 00:17:31,717
So I can do
a Google translate.

446
00:17:31,717 --> 00:17:33,653
Wait a minute.
You know what it
sounds
like?

447
00:17:33,653 --> 00:17:35,721
Elizabeth: Yeah.

448
00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:37,623
Now, let me ask you
a question.
Yes.

449
00:17:37,623 --> 00:17:39,759
When it was time
to speak Spanish,

450
00:17:39,759 --> 00:17:41,861
what was you
planning on doing

451
00:17:41,861 --> 00:17:43,863
at the Spanish part?
I was planning on

452
00:17:43,863 --> 00:17:46,599
going off of
the 23-page ceremony

453
00:17:46,599 --> 00:17:48,568
that I created
with Sonia and Benjamin.

454
00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:51,504
Wait a minute.
The ceremony's 23 pages?

455
00:17:51,504 --> 00:17:52,705
Yes, sir. Mm-hmm.

456
00:17:52,705 --> 00:17:55,708
Yep.
So, help me --

457
00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:58,711
A traditional wedding that you
want for you and your family,

458
00:17:58,711 --> 00:18:00,713
how does this go?

459
00:18:00,713 --> 00:18:02,815
Explain the components
of it.

460
00:18:02,815 --> 00:18:04,617
Along, you know,
the service,

461
00:18:04,617 --> 00:18:07,620
we also have our traditions
like the lasso.

462
00:18:07,620 --> 00:18:10,690
The lasso is placed
over Benjamin and I

463
00:18:10,690 --> 00:18:12,024
by either our parents,
family member,

464
00:18:12,024 --> 00:18:15,628
somebody that cares about us,
and it represents unity.

465
00:18:15,628 --> 00:18:16,762
So that's that ceremony.

466
00:18:16,762 --> 00:18:19,832
And then the arras,
which are little coins.

467
00:18:19,832 --> 00:18:21,000
There are about 13 coins.

468
00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,770
Those are to represent
prosperity in our unity.

469
00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:26,839
So, you know, those elements
are kind of combined,

470
00:18:26,839 --> 00:18:28,541
and they're
in addition to her

471
00:18:28,541 --> 00:18:30,610
having to translate things
into Spanish.

472
00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:32,578
So this is why
it's kind of lengthy.

473
00:18:32,578 --> 00:18:33,913
You know, you incorporate
these things.

474
00:18:33,913 --> 00:18:38,551
Oh. Okay. Okay. You wrote
the ceremony. 23 pages.

475
00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:39,618
Yes, sir.

476
00:18:39,618 --> 00:18:41,854
Everybody flew in
from Mexico.

477
00:18:41,854 --> 00:18:45,691
Now, it is time for them
to understand what's happening.

478
00:18:45,691 --> 00:18:47,693
What are you gonna do?

479
00:18:47,693 --> 00:18:51,530
I'm going to read the translated
version of English,

480
00:18:51,530 --> 00:18:53,599
which Sonia approved.

481
00:18:53,599 --> 00:18:55,601
Okay.
Can you
read
in Spanish?

482
00:18:55,601 --> 00:18:57,903
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Okay.

483
00:18:57,903 --> 00:19:01,474
So you was okay with this
so far?

484
00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:02,742
Yes. That part.

485
00:19:02,742 --> 00:19:04,944
Before I knew that
she was only able to

486
00:19:04,944 --> 00:19:06,946
sound like she could
speak Spanish.

487
00:19:06,946 --> 00:19:10,449
Okay, do we rehearse this
at any point?

488
00:19:10,449 --> 00:19:12,752
Yes.
The very night before.

489
00:19:12,752 --> 00:19:14,587
Probably 12 hours
before the ceremony.

490
00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:16,722
So we all at the rehearsal?
Yeah.

491
00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:18,691
What time was the wedding
supposed to start?

492
00:19:18,691 --> 00:19:20,426
Wedding was supposed
to be at 12:00 noon.

493
00:19:20,426 --> 00:19:21,527
12:00 noon.
Yeah.

494
00:19:21,527 --> 00:19:22,728
So, I received --

495
00:19:22,728 --> 00:19:24,830
Someone just actually
handed me a cellphone

496
00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:26,799
at five minutes to noon,

497
00:19:26,799 --> 00:19:29,802
and Ms. Elizabeth was on
the other end, and she said,

498
00:19:29,802 --> 00:19:32,838
"Ben, I'm sorry. I won't be able
to perform your wedding today."

499
00:19:32,838 --> 00:19:35,408
[ Audience groans ]

500
00:19:35,408 --> 00:19:36,208
I-I was speechless.

501
00:19:36,208 --> 00:19:39,712
And then she proceeded to tell
me that I would need to find

502
00:19:39,712 --> 00:19:42,415
one of Sonia's family members
that's bilingual

503
00:19:42,415 --> 00:19:43,649
to perform the wedding.

504
00:19:43,649 --> 00:19:45,684
And, also,
I needed to find a printer

505
00:19:45,684 --> 00:19:48,621
to print out
the 23 pages

506
00:19:48,621 --> 00:19:50,523
that were not available
at that time.

507
00:19:50,523 --> 00:19:51,690
This is five minutes
before?

508
00:19:51,690 --> 00:19:53,692
Five minutes before
the ceremony, sir.

509
00:19:53,692 --> 00:19:56,796
Did the reverend
give you a reason why?

510
00:19:56,796 --> 00:19:58,731
She just said she wouldn't be
able to perform the wedding,

511
00:19:58,731 --> 00:20:00,800
she's very sorry.

512
00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,636
And that's all I really
remember at that time.

513
00:20:03,636 --> 00:20:06,539
Sonia, when did you --
Sonia: [ Chuckles ]

514
00:20:07,740 --> 00:20:09,742
I'm scared to ask you.

515
00:20:09,742 --> 00:20:12,078
When did you find out
about this?

516
00:20:12,078 --> 00:20:14,613
I'm not sure how long
after he found out,

517
00:20:14,613 --> 00:20:16,582
but I know
it was soon after

518
00:20:16,582 --> 00:20:18,551
because it was my sister
who told me.

519
00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:19,852
She said,
"Sonia, sit down."

520
00:20:19,852 --> 00:20:21,821
And I didn't want to
'cause I'm like,

521
00:20:21,821 --> 00:20:23,289
"No, tell me. What is it?"

522
00:20:23,289 --> 00:20:27,893
And she said, "Your officiant
is not gonna come today."

523
00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:30,930
Naturally, so many things
come to mind from that.

524
00:20:30,930 --> 00:20:32,765
Most importantly,
"I'm not gonna get married

525
00:20:32,765 --> 00:20:35,801
to the love of my life
today," on that day.

526
00:20:35,801 --> 00:20:39,672
So, initially, that's just
the breaker, you know?

527
00:20:39,672 --> 00:20:41,640
And then I think,
"Oh, my God.

528
00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:42,975
The guests. The venue."

529
00:20:42,975 --> 00:20:45,811
How many?
We had planned for 500.

530
00:20:45,811 --> 00:20:47,913
[ Spectators gasp ]

531
00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:50,483
Over 400 showed up, so...

532
00:20:50,483 --> 00:20:52,551
It was a big wedding.

533
00:20:52,551 --> 00:20:53,819
You can imagine...

534
00:20:53,819 --> 00:20:55,087
Okay.
18 months.

535
00:20:55,087 --> 00:20:57,923
...how I was feeling
at that time.
Let me ask you a question.

536
00:20:57,923 --> 00:21:00,726
Do you all get married
on that day?
Yes.

537
00:21:00,726 --> 00:21:02,695
We ended up getting married,
thankfully.

538
00:21:02,695 --> 00:21:04,697
[ Cheers and applause ]

539
00:21:06,265 --> 00:21:10,503
Okay, so tell me how it all
went down. What happened?

540
00:21:10,503 --> 00:21:11,670
Yeah.
So, her, uh...

541
00:21:11,670 --> 00:21:14,840
Her good friend,
on a whim and for a joke,

542
00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:18,811
went online and got her
officiating...certificate.
Certificate.

543
00:21:18,811 --> 00:21:21,614
Just 'cause she just thought
it would be cool to have.

544
00:21:21,614 --> 00:21:23,749
And talk about timing.

545
00:21:23,749 --> 00:21:24,950
She kind of stepped up
and said,

546
00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:26,152
"I'll be able to
help you out."

547
00:21:26,152 --> 00:21:29,088
Now, she wasn't able to do
the Spanish side of things,

548
00:21:29,088 --> 00:21:31,624
but she was able to
get through the ceremony.

549
00:21:31,624 --> 00:21:34,426
[ Applause ]

550
00:21:36,796 --> 00:21:38,297
Uh, Miss Reverend,

551
00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:41,167
you called them five minutes
before the wedding?

552
00:21:41,167 --> 00:21:43,636
I thought their wedding
was at 2:00.

553
00:21:43,636 --> 00:21:46,105
I had planned everything
for 2:00.

554
00:21:46,105 --> 00:21:49,742
The rental car,
me getting ready.

555
00:21:49,742 --> 00:21:51,277
It was --

556
00:21:51,277 --> 00:21:53,812
It will always be one of
the worst days of my life.

557
00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:56,115
The one thing I know
about a wedding time --

558
00:21:56,115 --> 00:21:59,018
everybody got to get
that time right.
Right.

559
00:21:59,018 --> 00:22:00,753
'Cause we got groomsmen,

560
00:22:00,753 --> 00:22:02,988
we got bridesmaids,
we got mamas,

561
00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:05,891
we got mother-in-laws,
we got the groom.

562
00:22:05,891 --> 00:22:07,860
Hell, the groom is there.

563
00:22:07,860 --> 00:22:09,328
Mr. Harvey, may I?
Yeah.

564
00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:11,997
She gave us three different
excuses through this process...

565
00:22:11,997 --> 00:22:13,933
What?
...on why she missed
our ceremony.

566
00:22:13,933 --> 00:22:16,569
The first one was,
you know, missed time.

567
00:22:16,569 --> 00:22:18,804
The second excuse was...

568
00:22:18,804 --> 00:22:21,073
That she had
overbooked herself.

569
00:22:21,073 --> 00:22:23,008
Later on, that she
overbooked herself.

570
00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:25,711
And that's why
she confused the times.

571
00:22:25,711 --> 00:22:26,979
And she apologized
for that.

572
00:22:26,979 --> 00:22:30,049
And then she proceeded
to give another excuse.

573
00:22:30,049 --> 00:22:32,051
Saying she had
a medical issue.

574
00:22:32,051 --> 00:22:34,320
So which is it?

575
00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,223
So, let me ask.
Did you get sick that night?

576
00:22:37,223 --> 00:22:39,725
Elizabeth: I got sick
that year, sir.

577
00:22:39,725 --> 00:22:42,895
In February,
I had a mini stroke.

578
00:22:42,895 --> 00:22:44,964
February?
Yes.

579
00:22:44,964 --> 00:22:48,167
Shortly after
the mini stroke,

580
00:22:48,167 --> 00:22:51,170
I had a bike accident
and badly sprained my ankle

581
00:22:51,170 --> 00:22:53,939
and lost consciousness
and got a concussion.

582
00:22:53,939 --> 00:22:56,075
You fell on the bike
the night before?

583
00:22:56,075 --> 00:22:57,676
No.
This is in March.

584
00:22:57,676 --> 00:22:58,944
What?

585
00:22:58,944 --> 00:23:04,049
And then, about two weeks after
I have the bike accident,

586
00:23:04,049 --> 00:23:06,118
I come down
with pneumonia.

587
00:23:06,118 --> 00:23:09,088
Pneumonia wasn't
the night before either?

588
00:23:09,088 --> 00:23:11,757
The night before,

589
00:23:11,757 --> 00:23:14,860
I was clearly
out of my mind.

590
00:23:14,860 --> 00:23:16,862
Then you lost your mind?

591
00:23:16,862 --> 00:23:20,399
♪♪

592
00:23:23,469 --> 00:23:24,203
The night before,

593
00:23:24,203 --> 00:23:27,640
I was clearly
out of my mind.

594
00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,642
Then you lost your mind?

595
00:23:29,642 --> 00:23:31,644
[ Cheers and applause ]

596
00:23:33,579 --> 00:23:34,680
So, hold on.

597
00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,016
[ Chuckles ] Okay. Hm.

598
00:23:37,016 --> 00:23:38,150
Elizabeth: However...

599
00:23:38,150 --> 00:23:41,053
They weren't excuses,
is what I'm trying to say.

600
00:23:41,053 --> 00:23:42,454
I wouldn't do that to you.

601
00:23:42,454 --> 00:23:45,124
Sonia: It all sounds
like excuses, though.
We were talking
to each other --

602
00:23:45,124 --> 00:23:46,258
Steve: Well, hold --
Wait a minute, now.

603
00:23:46,258 --> 00:23:47,893
Hold on. Hold on.
Right here.

604
00:23:47,893 --> 00:23:48,928
Right here. Right here. See?

605
00:23:48,928 --> 00:23:50,162
Let's keep it all right here

606
00:23:50,162 --> 00:23:52,131
'cause I'm trying
to work through this.

607
00:23:52,131 --> 00:23:55,067
All I was trying to find out
was what happened.

608
00:23:55,067 --> 00:23:58,137
What I'd have did,
'cause I'm not a reverend --

609
00:23:58,137 --> 00:24:01,940
I'd have said
I had the mini stroke,

610
00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:04,777
fell off of my bike,
sprained my ankle,

611
00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:06,845
and lost my mind.

612
00:24:06,845 --> 00:24:08,948
All that by 3:00 a.m.

613
00:24:08,948 --> 00:24:12,084
All them e-mails, and I was
never told any of that.

614
00:24:12,084 --> 00:24:14,620
[ Applause ]
Yeah.

615
00:24:16,021 --> 00:24:18,090
So, now, as the judge,

616
00:24:18,090 --> 00:24:21,827
I got to figure out
how we fix this now.

617
00:24:21,827 --> 00:24:23,095
I gave them
a full refund.

618
00:24:23,095 --> 00:24:24,496
I gave them
every penny back.

619
00:24:24,496 --> 00:24:28,968
And I wasn't legally obligated
to, according to our contract.

620
00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:30,269
Do you have a copy
of the contract?

621
00:24:30,269 --> 00:24:32,871
I believe I submitted that
to the court.

622
00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:35,407
Let me see
what's happening here.
We have it, Your Honor.

623
00:24:35,407 --> 00:24:38,410
"The agreement of the officiant
to perform The ceremony

624
00:24:38,410 --> 00:24:44,049
is subject to proven detention
by accident, riots, strikes,

625
00:24:44,049 --> 00:24:46,185
epidemics, acts of God.

626
00:24:46,185 --> 00:24:50,155
Should the officiant be unable
to secure a replacement

627
00:24:50,155 --> 00:24:52,091
to perform the ceremony,

628
00:24:52,091 --> 00:24:56,261
client shall receive
a full refund.

629
00:24:56,261 --> 00:24:59,264
Officiant agrees to arrive
at the wedding location

630
00:24:59,264 --> 00:25:04,036
listed on the contract
at the agreed time."

631
00:25:04,036 --> 00:25:08,073
I misspoke.
Yeah. I did.

632
00:25:08,073 --> 00:25:13,212
It just says that I would
give them a full refund

633
00:25:13,212 --> 00:25:15,280
and I would do
everything I could

634
00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:18,016
to make sure that
the wedding happened.

635
00:25:18,016 --> 00:25:19,151
And I did.

636
00:25:19,151 --> 00:25:23,022
I talked with the manager
of the chapel.

637
00:25:23,022 --> 00:25:24,223
I told them what to do.

638
00:25:24,223 --> 00:25:28,694
You are an American icon.

639
00:25:29,261 --> 00:25:33,232
But who was
Miss America?

640
00:25:33,232 --> 00:25:35,701
[ Spectators murmuring ]

641
00:25:37,970 --> 00:25:40,072
What I'm trying
to say is...

642
00:25:40,072 --> 00:25:43,075
This is...
...mistakes happen.

643
00:25:43,075 --> 00:25:44,977
See, first of all,

644
00:25:44,977 --> 00:25:46,378
I don't know
who Miss America was

645
00:25:46,378 --> 00:25:49,815
'cause it was at
the Miss Universe pageant.

646
00:25:49,815 --> 00:25:51,817
[ Cheers and applause ]

647
00:25:54,887 --> 00:25:57,022
Secondly...

648
00:25:57,022 --> 00:25:59,925
this the second time
you done lost your mind.

649
00:25:59,925 --> 00:26:02,161
[ Laughter and applause ]

650
00:26:02,161 --> 00:26:04,229
And --

651
00:26:04,229 --> 00:26:06,198
But I'll tell you
what I
do
know.

652
00:26:06,198 --> 00:26:08,367
I know that if you did have --

653
00:26:08,367 --> 00:26:11,170
And God forbid. We don't want
nothing to happen to you.

654
00:26:11,170 --> 00:26:13,439
Praise God that you're
doing well and everything.

655
00:26:13,439 --> 00:26:17,443
But if your excuse for
not coming to this wedding

656
00:26:17,443 --> 00:26:21,146
is 'cause you had a stroke
in February,

657
00:26:21,146 --> 00:26:24,116
you fell off the bike,
you sprained your ankle,

658
00:26:24,116 --> 00:26:26,218
you lost your mind,
and you --

659
00:26:26,218 --> 00:26:28,086
something else happened to you.

660
00:26:28,086 --> 00:26:30,222
And I don't think
you're a malicious person.

661
00:26:30,222 --> 00:26:31,390
I think you made a mistake.

662
00:26:31,390 --> 00:26:35,127
But the reasoning
for not being there at 12:00,

663
00:26:35,127 --> 00:26:36,895
it ain't adding up.

664
00:26:36,895 --> 00:26:37,896
Ben: Yeah.

665
00:26:37,896 --> 00:26:39,164
Now...

666
00:26:39,164 --> 00:26:43,068
I believe her, in that
she was crushed about it.

667
00:26:43,068 --> 00:26:45,337
She's really a nice lady.

668
00:26:45,337 --> 00:26:48,207
The little comment
about the Miss America thing,

669
00:26:48,207 --> 00:26:50,242
She didn't mean it.

670
00:26:50,242 --> 00:26:52,244
She didn't mean it.

671
00:26:52,244 --> 00:26:54,947
If I wanted to,
I could turn the bazooka.

672
00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:57,049
I could cock it.

673
00:26:57,049 --> 00:27:00,018
I have that skill set.

674
00:27:00,018 --> 00:27:01,487
But I ain't that way.

675
00:27:01,487 --> 00:27:06,058
'Cause my mama just raised me
different. So I let it go.

676
00:27:06,058 --> 00:27:08,727
[ Applause ]

677
00:27:10,462 --> 00:27:14,299
So I'm gonna let you off
the hook, Ms. Reverend,

678
00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:17,603
because you shouldn't
have to pay for their wedding.

679
00:27:18,237 --> 00:27:24,076
So I'm going to dismiss your
charges for $1,000 for distress,

680
00:27:24,076 --> 00:27:29,081
$7,421 for the wedding,

681
00:27:29,081 --> 00:27:33,285
and $1,579

682
00:27:33,285 --> 00:27:35,154
for the plane ticket.

683
00:27:35,154 --> 00:27:37,656
I'm gonna erase that.
I'm throwing that out.

684
00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:42,294
But the court will give you
the wedding of your dreams.

685
00:27:42,294 --> 00:27:43,562
Congratulations.

686
00:27:43,562 --> 00:27:48,300
I'm sending you to Mexico
with $10,000 to get married.

687
00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:49,334
That's my verdict,

688
00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:51,336
and that's the way I see it.

689
00:27:51,336 --> 00:27:53,906
[ Cheers and applause ]

690
00:27:53,906 --> 00:28:00,212
♪♪

691
00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:02,114
I won't lob you, Vance.

692
00:28:02,114 --> 00:28:03,248
I'm gonna hammer you.

693
00:28:03,248 --> 00:28:04,983
[ Laughter ]

694
00:28:04,983 --> 00:28:06,184
It's coming.

695
00:28:06,184 --> 00:28:08,787
I'm ready for this now.

696
00:28:11,890 --> 00:28:14,493
♪♪

697
00:28:14,493 --> 00:28:16,728
Alright. I'm ready.
This is gonna be good.

698
00:28:16,728 --> 00:28:20,666
This is the case of
Vance Remick vs. Mesa Somer.

699
00:28:20,666 --> 00:28:24,269
Vance is suing his pickleball
competitor, Mesa, for $2,000

700
00:28:24,269 --> 00:28:26,438
for souring his reputation
on the court.

701
00:28:26,438 --> 00:28:28,340
Mesa claims
that's a load of baloney

702
00:28:28,340 --> 00:28:30,509
and is countersuing Vance
for $5,000

703
00:28:30,509 --> 00:28:33,946
for constantly targeting her
with the wiffle ball.

704
00:28:34,379 --> 00:28:35,614
Let's start with you, Vance.

705
00:28:35,614 --> 00:28:38,283
You have 30 seconds
to state your case.

706
00:28:38,283 --> 00:28:42,454
I am suing my pickleball
competitor over there, Mesa,

707
00:28:42,454 --> 00:28:47,359
for $2,000 for defamation
of character and for fraud.

708
00:28:47,359 --> 00:28:51,129
And I would like to have
a written apology

709
00:28:51,129 --> 00:28:53,131
along with a public apology.

710
00:28:53,131 --> 00:28:54,499
Okay.
Mesa, it's your turn.

711
00:28:54,499 --> 00:28:56,335
You've got 30 seconds
to respond.

712
00:28:56,335 --> 00:28:59,671
Alright, well, Vance says
that I ruined his reputation,

713
00:28:59,671 --> 00:29:04,242
but I'm gonna say he ruined
his
own
reputation.

714
00:29:04,242 --> 00:29:07,412
Vance's style of play
is so vicious.

715
00:29:07,412 --> 00:29:10,282
He breaks the
unwritten rules of

716
00:29:10,282 --> 00:29:13,252
pickleball open-court
rec play.

717
00:29:13,252 --> 00:29:17,122
So I am countersuing him
for $5,000.

718
00:29:17,122 --> 00:29:18,423
Not just for me,

719
00:29:18,423 --> 00:29:22,160
but I am also representing
players like me

720
00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:23,462
across the country

721
00:29:23,462 --> 00:29:27,332
who have to play with bangers
like Vance.

722
00:29:27,332 --> 00:29:29,167
And if you rule
in my favor,

723
00:29:29,167 --> 00:29:31,403
it will be telling
bangers everywhere,

724
00:29:31,403 --> 00:29:33,205
"Check yourself."

725
00:29:33,205 --> 00:29:36,174
[ Applause ]

726
00:29:36,174 --> 00:29:38,410
So let's start
with you, sir.

727
00:29:38,410 --> 00:29:41,580
How long have you been
playing pickleball?

728
00:29:41,580 --> 00:29:44,483
I've been playing pickleball
for about 10 years.

729
00:29:44,483 --> 00:29:47,619
I've been playing against Mesa
maybe for the last four years.

730
00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:50,155
Off and on.
Are you good at this game?

731
00:29:50,155 --> 00:29:52,190
Uh, I think I am.

732
00:29:52,190 --> 00:29:53,425
I had submitted it
to the court

733
00:29:53,425 --> 00:29:55,227
that I have a lot of
medals and things.

734
00:29:55,227 --> 00:29:56,495
Yes, 'cause I play
all over the nation.

735
00:29:56,495 --> 00:29:59,031
Well, let's see
a photo of these.

736
00:30:00,165 --> 00:30:02,834
[ Applause ]

737
00:30:04,236 --> 00:30:08,173
Uh, Ms. Mesa, I think
he's pretty good, huh?

738
00:30:08,173 --> 00:30:09,341
Oh, he's very good.
Oh.

739
00:30:09,341 --> 00:30:10,742
He's very good,
but the thing is,

740
00:30:10,742 --> 00:30:14,212
is there's two kinds of places
to play pickleball.

741
00:30:14,212 --> 00:30:15,580
There's tournaments
where you bring it,

742
00:30:15,580 --> 00:30:18,450
and they have
everybody by levels.

743
00:30:18,450 --> 00:30:20,585
And you're trying --
Your Honor, she, too,
is a national champion.

744
00:30:20,585 --> 00:30:23,255
So did you have four --
I'm good for a woman...

745
00:30:23,255 --> 00:30:24,389
What?
...my age.

746
00:30:24,389 --> 00:30:25,724
You take away a woman
at my age...

747
00:30:25,724 --> 00:30:29,161
I can't do that 'cause
I've been to HR a lot of times.

748
00:30:29,161 --> 00:30:30,362
[ Laughter ]

749
00:30:30,362 --> 00:30:32,164
So --
But let me ask you something.

750
00:30:32,164 --> 00:30:33,398
Are you a good player?

751
00:30:33,398 --> 00:30:34,399
I'm a good player.

752
00:30:34,399 --> 00:30:37,069
My nickname is
"The Lobster."

753
00:30:37,069 --> 00:30:38,170
"The Lobster"?

754
00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:39,638
I lob a lot.

755
00:30:39,638 --> 00:30:43,608
I gotta do something because,
you know,

756
00:30:43,608 --> 00:30:45,544
that's --
that's all I got.

757
00:30:45,544 --> 00:30:48,080
Vance, you playing against
"The Lobster."

758
00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:49,414
Do you have a nickname?

759
00:30:49,414 --> 00:30:51,249
Well, she gave me
the nickname.

760
00:30:51,249 --> 00:30:53,085
What's the nickname?

761
00:30:53,085 --> 00:30:54,219
"The Mobster."

762
00:30:54,219 --> 00:30:55,420
Now, what does that
say to you?

763
00:30:55,420 --> 00:30:56,855
You a gangsta.
Yeah, exactly.

764
00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:59,624
She wants to name --
And that's the whole thing is --

765
00:30:59,624 --> 00:31:01,693
Hey, gangsta,
you got mobster

766
00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:04,496
wrote all on your medal
right there.

767
00:31:04,496 --> 00:31:07,132
He got that nickname because
his pickleball shot.

768
00:31:07,132 --> 00:31:07,666
Overhead shots.

769
00:31:07,666 --> 00:31:09,468
When he hits a shot,
it is so vicious...

770
00:31:09,468 --> 00:31:11,303
You're right.
...it should be criminalized.

771
00:31:11,303 --> 00:31:12,370
You're right.
I'm guilty.

772
00:31:12,370 --> 00:31:14,506
I do hit the ball hard.
But not with everybody.

773
00:31:14,506 --> 00:31:16,274
Just somebody
that I'm playing

774
00:31:16,274 --> 00:31:17,509
that's on the same level
from there.

775
00:31:17,509 --> 00:31:18,643
It's a shot you gotta hit.

776
00:31:18,643 --> 00:31:21,446
Because if I let up on her
'cause she's whining,

777
00:31:21,446 --> 00:31:23,582
because,
"Oh, I'm too old."
[ Chuckles ]

778
00:31:23,582 --> 00:31:25,417
"Don't hit me so hard.
I'm a woman."

779
00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:27,419
"I'm only four foot tall."

780
00:31:27,419 --> 00:31:29,321
You know, the whole thing
that goes on there.

781
00:31:29,321 --> 00:31:31,490
Of course, I'm gonna
have to ease up on her.

782
00:31:31,490 --> 00:31:34,326
Next thing you know,
she's lobbed it over my head.

783
00:31:34,326 --> 00:31:35,494
And that's what happens.

784
00:31:35,494 --> 00:31:37,462
And that's why
I'm suing her for fraud.

785
00:31:37,462 --> 00:31:40,298
That's a fraudulent act
out there.

786
00:31:41,433 --> 00:31:45,537
Then I'm known as a banger
and I'm -- I'm a brute.

787
00:31:45,537 --> 00:31:48,573
And people -- My social life
is going all to hell.

788
00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:51,176
Your social life
is going to hell?

789
00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:52,511
Yes!
What?!

790
00:31:52,511 --> 00:31:54,579
I-I don't think he had much
to begin with.

791
00:31:54,579 --> 00:31:55,781
How is she --
How is she doing this?

792
00:31:55,781 --> 00:31:57,616
Tell me about this.
Well, let me tell you.

793
00:31:57,616 --> 00:31:59,484
Ruining your social life.
I get -- I got --

794
00:31:59,484 --> 00:32:02,387
I don't get people asking me
to play as much anymore,

795
00:32:02,387 --> 00:32:04,289
especially when it comes
to the ladies.

796
00:32:04,289 --> 00:32:05,490
I get lots of e-mails
saying,

797
00:32:05,490 --> 00:32:08,627
"Listen. I'm cutting you off
from the social club."

798
00:32:08,627 --> 00:32:11,396
You know, I can barely get
my dog to like me anymore.

799
00:32:11,396 --> 00:32:13,365
[ Spectators "aww" ]

800
00:32:13,365 --> 00:32:15,534
Mesa, are you
bad-mouthing him?

801
00:32:15,534 --> 00:32:16,735
I have said to people...

802
00:32:16,735 --> 00:32:19,538
Thank you. Thank you.
...I won't play
with him anymore.

803
00:32:19,538 --> 00:32:23,341
One of my eyes kind of lost
a lot of its vision.

804
00:32:23,341 --> 00:32:24,776
So I have to be
pretty careful.

805
00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:27,546
And when his shots come,
I don't get hit,

806
00:32:27,546 --> 00:32:30,348
but it's like --
it goes by, and I'm like,

807
00:32:30,348 --> 00:32:32,617
"Wow. That could have
just hit me."

808
00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:34,719
And that's when I say, "No, I
don't want to play him anymore."

809
00:32:34,719 --> 00:32:39,224
We don't want a game in which
one team is totally demolished.

810
00:32:39,224 --> 00:32:40,425
The unwritten rules are

811
00:32:40,425 --> 00:32:43,495
pretty much to keep people
in a community.

812
00:32:43,495 --> 00:32:44,563
Oh, okay.

813
00:32:44,563 --> 00:32:46,531
Now, let me ask you
something, Mobster.

814
00:32:46,531 --> 00:32:48,600
Does she ever break
the unwritten rules?

815
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:49,768
Oh, yeah.

816
00:32:49,768 --> 00:32:51,703
There's plenty of times
that she's done that.

817
00:32:51,703 --> 00:32:53,572
Even when she's
calling out the score,

818
00:32:53,572 --> 00:32:56,708
she does that totally wrong
just to hassle you from there.

819
00:32:56,708 --> 00:32:59,811
She got this whiny little --
Give me --
Give me an example.

820
00:32:59,811 --> 00:33:03,782
She's going, "Wah, wah, wah wah,
wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah."

821
00:33:03,782 --> 00:33:05,750
It drives you nuts before
you even serve the thing.

822
00:33:05,750 --> 00:33:09,421
No wonder I get angry sometimes.
I want to hit her hard.

823
00:33:09,421 --> 00:33:10,689
What are you doing here?

824
00:33:10,689 --> 00:33:13,558
Is this intimidation?
Are you trying to grind on him?

825
00:33:13,558 --> 00:33:15,560
I-It just suddenly
started to happen,

826
00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:16,928
and I kinda sang the score.

827
00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:19,631
Oh, geez. Yeah.
And it became a way
for me to focus.

828
00:33:19,631 --> 00:33:21,967
The serve is a really
tricksy little thing.

829
00:33:21,967 --> 00:33:25,403
And if I do this
little sing --
So give me an example
of what you're doing, Ms. Mesa.

830
00:33:25,403 --> 00:33:29,407
I go, um,
"Zero-zeroooooo-two."

831
00:33:29,407 --> 00:33:30,709
[ Laughter ]

832
00:33:30,709 --> 00:33:32,777
Yeah, you want to pull
your damn hair out right there.
Yeah, I do.

833
00:33:32,777 --> 00:33:35,380
Yeah. Thank --
Thank you.

834
00:33:35,380 --> 00:33:38,450
Thank you.
"Zero-zeroooooo-two!"

835
00:33:38,450 --> 00:33:41,786
Yeah. Exactly.
Exactly.

836
00:33:41,786 --> 00:33:44,689
Do you use your lob
on the serve?
No.

837
00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:46,591
I have a very
straightforward serve.

838
00:33:46,591 --> 00:33:47,993
Just uses it when
you're up at the net

839
00:33:47,993 --> 00:33:51,596
trying to dink back and forth
with her across the net,

840
00:33:51,596 --> 00:33:53,765
and then all of a sudden
she'll throw one over your head.

841
00:33:53,765 --> 00:33:55,634
And that's
when you go...

842
00:33:55,634 --> 00:33:57,602
[ Laughter ]

843
00:33:57,602 --> 00:34:00,138
[ Applause ]

844
00:34:00,505 --> 00:34:02,407
Now...

845
00:34:02,407 --> 00:34:03,775
Hey, let me
ask you something.

846
00:34:03,775 --> 00:34:06,611
That should be illegal, too,
as far as I'm concerned.

847
00:34:06,611 --> 00:34:08,380
Vance, how old
are you, sir?

848
00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:09,648
Uh, I'm 73.

849
00:34:09,648 --> 00:34:11,449
Really?
Yeah.

850
00:34:11,449 --> 00:34:13,685
You look good, man.
[ Applause ]

851
00:34:13,685 --> 00:34:16,721
And we have you a -- You --
Have you submitted a video?

852
00:34:16,721 --> 00:34:18,723
We have.
Alright.
Let me see this video.

853
00:34:18,723 --> 00:34:20,492
Let's take a look
at the video.

854
00:34:30,802 --> 00:34:33,672
Vance: Oh! Look at her --
Look at her hobbling around.

855
00:34:33,672 --> 00:34:35,440
Oh, my gosh!

856
00:34:36,942 --> 00:34:40,211
She's a much better actor
than I am, Steve.

857
00:34:45,584 --> 00:34:47,319
[ Laughter ]

858
00:34:47,319 --> 00:34:49,287
[ Applause ]

859
00:34:50,722 --> 00:34:52,624
A couple things
I noticed in the video.

860
00:34:52,624 --> 00:34:53,992
Just put the pictures up.

861
00:34:53,992 --> 00:34:56,895
Now, Vance, this is you
on the far right.

862
00:34:56,895 --> 00:34:58,863
Vance: In the blue, yes.
In the blue.

863
00:34:58,863 --> 00:35:01,533
Now, in the far --
That's Stu on the other side

864
00:35:01,533 --> 00:35:02,701
playing with Mesa.
Stu --

865
00:35:02,701 --> 00:35:04,736
Who is Stu?
Stu is her husband there.

866
00:35:04,736 --> 00:35:06,638
Oh, hey, Stu.
I'll get to you in a second.

867
00:35:06,638 --> 00:35:09,574
Then we know that's Mesa
down there with the hat.

868
00:35:09,574 --> 00:35:11,309
And the other guy.

869
00:35:11,309 --> 00:35:12,477
Okay, so, now...

870
00:35:12,477 --> 00:35:14,679
Now, I did see the lob
that you made.

871
00:35:14,679 --> 00:35:16,815
And then "Mobster"
just went at ya.

872
00:35:16,815 --> 00:35:17,983
Like, I mean,
he can bring it.

873
00:35:17,983 --> 00:35:20,051
Yeah, and that one almost
ended your career, damn near.

874
00:35:20,051 --> 00:35:22,787
'Cause you was
holding your leg.
Mm-hmm.

875
00:35:22,787 --> 00:35:26,624
[Mocking Mesa] Ooow! Ahh!
Vance: Exactly.

876
00:35:26,624 --> 00:35:28,727
That whole time
you're doing that,

877
00:35:28,727 --> 00:35:31,596
ol' Mobster's over here --
"I'm coming after you!"

878
00:35:31,596 --> 00:35:32,664
I'm like...

879
00:35:32,664 --> 00:35:35,367
[ Laughter ]

880
00:35:39,371 --> 00:35:41,072
Steve: That one almost
ended your career, damn near.

881
00:35:41,072 --> 00:35:42,874
'Cause you was
holding your leg.
Mesa: Mm-hmm.

882
00:35:42,874 --> 00:35:46,077
[Mocking Mesa] Ooow! Ahh!
Vance: Exactly.

883
00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:49,814
That whole time you doing that,
ol' Mobster's over here --

884
00:35:49,814 --> 00:35:51,416
"I'm coming after you!"

885
00:35:51,416 --> 00:35:52,684
I'm like...

886
00:35:52,684 --> 00:35:54,719
[ Laughter ]

887
00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:57,722
Your Honor, Your Excellency,
she's -- she's a --

888
00:35:57,722 --> 00:35:58,890
She's an amba--

889
00:35:58,890 --> 00:36:01,593
[ Laughter and applause ]

890
00:36:03,895 --> 00:36:05,864
She's an ambassador
for the sport,

891
00:36:05,864 --> 00:36:07,599
so she knows all about this.

892
00:36:07,599 --> 00:36:08,833
I agree on the statement.

893
00:36:08,833 --> 00:36:10,668
You're playing
a nice, social game.

894
00:36:10,668 --> 00:36:12,837
You shouldn't hammer away
at little old ladies

895
00:36:12,837 --> 00:36:14,806
that can't hardly
have any --
Right.

896
00:36:14,806 --> 00:36:16,708
But she's a medal winner.

897
00:36:16,708 --> 00:36:18,810
Yeah! Exactly!
Exactly.

898
00:36:18,810 --> 00:36:21,546
If I'm back on her,
I get mobbed!

899
00:36:21,546 --> 00:36:23,348
U.S. champion.

900
00:36:23,348 --> 00:36:24,516
Yes, exactly.

901
00:36:24,516 --> 00:36:25,717
Exactly.
Why?

902
00:36:25,717 --> 00:36:28,119
I am the weaker player
on the court.

903
00:36:28,119 --> 00:36:32,557
And when Vance is attacking
the weaker player,

904
00:36:32,557 --> 00:36:34,059
he's targeting
the weaker player,

905
00:36:34,059 --> 00:36:36,861
that is breaking the unwritten
etiquette of the rec play.

906
00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:38,863
Okay.
Let me hear your witness.

907
00:36:38,863 --> 00:36:39,964
Stu?
Yeah.

908
00:36:39,964 --> 00:36:41,833
Come on up, sir.
Right there.

909
00:36:41,833 --> 00:36:43,768
Your name is Stu,
and you're --
Yep.

910
00:36:43,768 --> 00:36:45,737
I am her husband.
Okay.

911
00:36:45,737 --> 00:36:47,472
And you all play
pickleball together?

912
00:36:47,472 --> 00:36:48,006
All the time.

913
00:36:48,006 --> 00:36:49,607
Okay. What have you
witnessed here?

914
00:36:49,607 --> 00:36:50,642
'Cause you were there.

915
00:36:50,642 --> 00:36:51,843
Alright. Well, I went --

916
00:36:51,843 --> 00:36:54,846
I was there. And because her
wrist is weak, she'll --

917
00:36:54,846 --> 00:36:57,549
She'll hit shots that are --
that are --
Oh, now it's her wrist, too.

918
00:36:57,549 --> 00:36:59,584
Her wrist is weak?
Yep.

919
00:36:59,584 --> 00:37:00,952
She'll hit a soft shot,

920
00:37:00,952 --> 00:37:04,022
Vance can come in
and just pound on her.

921
00:37:04,022 --> 00:37:07,025
And, you know, it's just
not how rec play goes.

922
00:37:07,025 --> 00:37:09,928
Both of us can hit it hard,
but I choose not to do it.

923
00:37:09,928 --> 00:37:12,864
Your Honor, I been body-bagged
by him many times.

924
00:37:12,864 --> 00:37:14,999
[ Laughter ]

925
00:37:14,999 --> 00:37:16,768
He's a mobster. Come on, now.
I know!

926
00:37:16,768 --> 00:37:18,636
"Body bag."
I know.

927
00:37:18,636 --> 00:37:20,772
"Swimmin'
with the fishes."

928
00:37:20,772 --> 00:37:23,608
You've got him!
That's right!

929
00:37:23,608 --> 00:37:25,076
How long have you
known Vance, sir?

930
00:37:25,076 --> 00:37:28,246
I've known Vance
probably 15 years.

931
00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:30,181
I don't know.
We played racketball.
Probably longer than that.

932
00:37:30,181 --> 00:37:32,784
This is your friend, this is
your wife, you in the middle.

933
00:37:32,784 --> 00:37:34,018
Wha-- How you feeling?

934
00:37:34,018 --> 00:37:36,955
Well, I have to put up
with
both
of these people.

935
00:37:36,955 --> 00:37:41,760
Their shenanigans, it's a --
it's a circus act out there.

936
00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,729
And as you're considering
your verdict

937
00:37:44,729 --> 00:37:46,865
and who you're gonna
award money to,

938
00:37:46,865 --> 00:37:48,867
I think it should
all come to me.

939
00:37:48,867 --> 00:37:51,603
Because...
[ Laughter ]

940
00:37:53,772 --> 00:37:54,873
Vance: Oh, man.

941
00:37:54,873 --> 00:37:57,008
Stu.
These people
choose to be this way.

942
00:37:57,008 --> 00:37:58,943
I choose
to play the game.

943
00:37:58,943 --> 00:38:01,546
Stu, thank you, man.
Alright.

944
00:38:01,546 --> 00:38:04,749
[ Applause ]

945
00:38:04,749 --> 00:38:07,585
So we're gonna
bring out a net.

946
00:38:07,585 --> 00:38:09,587
[ Cheers and applause ]

947
00:38:10,889 --> 00:38:13,858
Gonna bring out a net and
bring out the pickleballs,

948
00:38:13,858 --> 00:38:16,628
and we're gonna
see how this looks.
Oh.

949
00:38:17,061 --> 00:38:18,863
Maybe you better let me
on that side

950
00:38:18,863 --> 00:38:20,031
because when she lobs me,

951
00:38:20,031 --> 00:38:22,066
I'm not gonna run
into anything over here.

952
00:38:22,066 --> 00:38:23,968
I won't lob her.
I wont lob you, Vance.

953
00:38:23,968 --> 00:38:26,604
I'm gonna hammer you.

954
00:38:26,604 --> 00:38:29,340
[ Cheers and applause ]

955
00:38:30,875 --> 00:38:32,177
It's comin'!

956
00:38:32,177 --> 00:38:35,213
And if you want --
Y'all, I'm ready for this now.

957
00:38:35,213 --> 00:38:37,682
A minute ago, I said,
"What the hell is this?"

958
00:38:37,682 --> 00:38:39,951
Now I'm going, "Yeah!"

959
00:38:39,951 --> 00:38:41,686
Vance: Go ahead
and serve me.

960
00:38:41,686 --> 00:38:44,455
Alright.
Zero-zerooooo-one.

961
00:38:47,492 --> 00:38:48,927
Oh!

962
00:38:48,927 --> 00:38:51,729
Yeah! That's a point.

963
00:38:51,729 --> 00:38:52,931
That is a point.

964
00:38:52,931 --> 00:38:54,933
Do y'all talk trash
when you do it?

965
00:38:54,933 --> 00:38:57,702
Absolutely. Yes.
Okay. Kick his ass!

966
00:38:57,702 --> 00:38:59,737
[ Laughter ]

967
00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:04,742
Mesa: Alright.
One-zeroooo!

968
00:39:04,742 --> 00:39:06,911
[ Stu laughing ]

969
00:39:06,911 --> 00:39:08,580
Mesa: Out!

970
00:39:08,580 --> 00:39:09,781
Ohh!
Was it "oooout"?

971
00:39:09,781 --> 00:39:10,915
[ Laughter ]

972
00:39:10,915 --> 00:39:13,818
What is that -
"Two-- Two-zeroooo"?

973
00:39:13,818 --> 00:39:16,454
That's two, now.
Mesa: ♪ Zeroooo

974
00:39:16,454 --> 00:39:17,555
Two!

975
00:39:18,923 --> 00:39:21,492
Whoa!
Oh!

976
00:39:21,492 --> 00:39:22,660
Yeah.

977
00:39:22,660 --> 00:39:23,962
What are the scores now?

978
00:39:23,962 --> 00:39:26,431
Vance: Okay. It's --
Mesa: Now it's zero-two.

979
00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:29,767
Oh!
Oh, yes!

980
00:39:29,767 --> 00:39:31,669
♪ Zero-zero-oo-ooo

981
00:39:31,669 --> 00:39:33,171
[ Laughter ]

982
00:39:33,171 --> 00:39:36,007
See how catchy it is?
Don't you want to hear that?

983
00:39:36,007 --> 00:39:37,075
Man. Hell yeah.

984
00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:39,677
This is the most fun
I've ever had.

985
00:39:39,677 --> 00:39:41,613
[ Laughter ]

986
00:39:41,613 --> 00:39:42,747
Last one.

987
00:39:42,747 --> 00:39:44,415
Alright.

988
00:39:45,583 --> 00:39:47,652
Uh-oh!

989
00:39:47,652 --> 00:39:49,988
[ Cheers and applause ]

990
00:39:49,988 --> 00:39:54,092
Ohh! That was it!
We gonna stop at a tie.

991
00:39:54,092 --> 00:39:56,794
Yeah, let's go back
to your podiums.

992
00:39:56,794 --> 00:39:57,896
Oh, Lord.

993
00:39:57,896 --> 00:40:01,699
Now, when he made
that last point,

994
00:40:01,699 --> 00:40:02,934
where he -- Whack!

995
00:40:02,934 --> 00:40:04,168
That's what
you're talking about?

996
00:40:04,168 --> 00:40:06,004
That was a fast,
hard, good one,

997
00:40:06,004 --> 00:40:07,138
but I, you know --

998
00:40:07,138 --> 00:40:08,940
If I was a little more
on top of it,

999
00:40:08,940 --> 00:40:10,275
I could have got that.

1000
00:40:10,275 --> 00:40:13,778
That wasn't -- He wasn't being
really, really too bad there.

1001
00:40:13,778 --> 00:40:15,079
You know,
it goes to intent.

1002
00:40:15,079 --> 00:40:17,015
And it's not my intent
for that.

1003
00:40:17,015 --> 00:40:18,983
Yeah.
I've reached a verdict.

1004
00:40:18,983 --> 00:40:21,552
[ Cheers and applause ]

1005
00:40:24,722 --> 00:40:25,957
We got here --

1006
00:40:25,957 --> 00:40:28,526
Well, we're talking
about competition.

1007
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:31,296
Lesser players
have to be mindful

1008
00:40:31,296 --> 00:40:33,965
that you're playing
against a better player --

1009
00:40:33,965 --> 00:40:35,967
there's an ass whupping
about to go down.

1010
00:40:35,967 --> 00:40:38,469
[ Laughter and applause ]

1011
00:40:41,906 --> 00:40:44,008
But I want to
tell you something.

1012
00:40:44,008 --> 00:40:47,812
To see people who are my age

1013
00:40:47,812 --> 00:40:50,948
playing sports outside...

1014
00:40:50,948 --> 00:40:53,718
Man. God bless you.

1015
00:40:53,718 --> 00:40:55,386
Man!
[ Applause ]

1016
00:40:55,386 --> 00:40:58,823
More people ought to take a page
from these people

1017
00:40:58,823 --> 00:41:01,926
and get out and be active.

1018
00:41:01,926 --> 00:41:03,361
So, this is what
I'm gonna do.

1019
00:41:03,361 --> 00:41:07,098
The suit for $5,000
for breaking unwritten rules

1020
00:41:07,098 --> 00:41:09,300
and for playing
too aggressively, Ms. Mesa,

1021
00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:12,036
I'm throwing that out.
[ Whimpers ]

1022
00:41:12,036 --> 00:41:15,006
I know you want to fight
for the underdog.

1023
00:41:15,006 --> 00:41:18,009
But you can't get money
for other people.
[ Chuckles ]

1024
00:41:18,009 --> 00:41:19,277
They can't play.

1025
00:41:19,277 --> 00:41:21,112
You're supposed to --
If you can't play,

1026
00:41:21,112 --> 00:41:22,914
you're supposed to
get your ass whupped.

1027
00:41:22,914 --> 00:41:24,716
It's the American way.

1028
00:41:24,716 --> 00:41:25,416
[ Laughter ]

1029
00:41:25,416 --> 00:41:28,353
And then, your suit
for defamation of character --

1030
00:41:28,353 --> 00:41:31,122
People been talking about you
your whole damn life.

1031
00:41:31,122 --> 00:41:33,858
[ Laughter ]

1032
00:41:33,858 --> 00:41:35,126
Man, get over it.

1033
00:41:35,126 --> 00:41:36,294
They call you "The Mobster."

1034
00:41:36,294 --> 00:41:38,930
That's 'cause you a gangsta
on the court.

1035
00:41:38,930 --> 00:41:40,932
Keep on being a gangsta.
Don't stop.

1036
00:41:40,932 --> 00:41:42,166
You're "The Lobster."

1037
00:41:42,166 --> 00:41:45,136
Keep lobbing 'em, throwing they
ass to the back of the line.

1038
00:41:45,136 --> 00:41:47,004
I'm dismissing all these suits.

1039
00:41:47,004 --> 00:41:48,039
That's my verdict,

1040
00:41:48,039 --> 00:41:50,008
and that's the way I see it.

1041
00:41:50,008 --> 00:41:52,710
[ Cheers and applause ]

1042
00:41:52,710 --> 00:41:59,884
♪♪

1043
00:41:59,884 --> 00:42:06,924
♪♪

1044
00:42:06,924 --> 00:42:13,898
♪♪

1045
00:42:13,898 --> 00:42:20,772
♪♪