02x56 - Roommate Crosses the Line and Podcast Me Out

[bunniefuu]

She gave the guy that I was seeing
a lap dance.

It was a very heated argument.
During the argument,

her dog is, woof-woof, going crazy.

- So, the dog bit you on the arm.
- Yes, ma'am. Twice.

Two people with hot tempers.
It's a very, very good thing

that they no longer live together.

[narrator]
This is Judy Justice.

[theme music playing]

[narrator] Brooke Battiste
is suing her ex-roommate,

Adrianne Carter, for property damage,
breaking a lease, and a dog attack.

[bailiff]
Court, come to order. All rise.

Be seated, everyone.

Hello, Judge. Case 2080,
Battiste versus Carter.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Miss Battiste, you and Miss Carter
were roommates.

Yes, ma'am.

From when to when?

From October seventh to April first.

Actually, May, May, May.

And it is your claim that Miss Carter
vandalized certain property of yours.

Yes, Your Honor.

[Judy]
Most specifically, a very expensive couch.

Yes, Your Honor.

Because you had an argument.
And during the course of this argument,

- her dog bit you.
- Yes, Your Honor.

And for breaching the lease,
'cause she left.

[Brooke]
Yes, ma'am.

[Judy] But it was a good thing
that she left.

- Yes, ma'am.
- You were happy that she left.

Her dog bit you, she vandalized your sofa.

I was very happy she left, yes.

[Judy] So, we're going to
eliminate that breach of the lease part.

No... No.

Oh, yes, we're going to eliminate
the breach of lease part

because you were happy that she left.

I didn't want her... to live in
the same situation as her,

but being that the rent was so expensive,
it wouldn't have been in my best interest

for her to leave.

To stay with her dog that bit you?

- Right.
- I don't want you

- to sound ridiculous to me. Okay?
- Right.

[Judy] All right, let's not
sound ridiculous to me.

A normal person, if they
were bitten by their roommate's dog,

and if their roommate
vandalized their property,

that roommate would be
happy to see them go.

But I'm not happy with the expensive rent
by myself.

Well, of course, but your choice would be
staying with her and her dog that bit you.

But if her name's on the lease...

Just a second.
That's between her and the landlord.

I just told you, I'm sticking with
vandalizing and dog bite.

So, tell me when this dog bite took place.

On March 29th.

What kind of dog was it, by the way?

It was a Belgian Mal-Malinois?

What do they look like?

[Brooke]
It looks like a German Shepherd.

Is that what you have, Miss Carter,
a Belgian Malinois?

Yes, Your Honor, a Belgian Malinois.
Like a police dog.

So, it looks like a German Shepherd?

- Yes, ma'am.
- [Judy] So, it's a large dog.

Yes, ma'am.

[Judy] And when you moved in together,
you moved in with the dog.

Yes, Your Honor.

Okay. So, tell me what happened
March 29th.

Okay, so, before March 29th,
Adrianne and I got in a petty argument.

It was dumb, we made up.

In the argument,
she confessed to me that...

Just a minute. You engaged in
a petty argument, and then you made up.

[Brooke] Yes.

[Judy]
And the petty argument was on what date?

It was on March 27th.

- And you made up.
- [Brooke] Yes.

Okay. On the 27th,
what were you arguing about?

My dog tore up the carpet and
she sent this long paragraph

and we were just going back and forth.
And we realized it was dumb,

so, we decided to drop it.
And that's when she confessed to...

- [Judy] On the 27th?
- Yes, ma'am.

So, you were arguing about the dog.
And then, on the 27th,

after you were over the argument
about the dog...

Is that what you're telling me?
Be very careful.

- Yes, ma'am.
- [Judy] Go ahead.

She confessed that she gave the guy
that I was seeing a lap dance.

[Judy] And?

And I immediately cut all ties with her.

So, you cut all ties with her how?

I stopped speaking to her.

- Even though you were roommates.
- Yes. Um, after I stopped talking to her,

social media posts were made.

- By whom?
- [Brooke] Adrianne.

Okay. Social media posts were made.
Do you have those?

- No, I do not.
- [Judy] Do you have those?

- Yes, Your Honor.
- [Judy] Okay.

Why don't you have them
if this is your case?

They erased, but um, I have other things
that I think you will want to see.

I'm going in order. This is a case
so, don't try to creep into my mind.

You even say in your complaint,
a couple of days later

there were things posted on social media.

And is what you're telling me
that they were erased?

Right, I didn't save anything that she
posted.

Oh, never mind,
I don't have to see anything.

- Correct?
- Correct.

- So, you didn't save anything.
- [Brooke] No, ma'am.

Then you have no evidence
of anything that happened later.

So, I saw she had no remorse for what
she did, then I made social media posts.

Adrianne was mad that I made
social media posts, so the next morning,

she's yelling at the top of her lungs
at ten in the morning,

I wake up to see what she's yelling about.
And she's just saying how I'm a b...,

and I shouldn't have posted what I posted.

And we were just arguing
about the situation.

And I asked how she could
do this to me.

It was a very heated argument.
She was yelling at the top of her lungs,

I was yelling at the top of my lungs.
During the argument,

her dog is woof-woof, going crazy.
And while we were arguing,

we were pretty close, the dog bit me
and I said, you need to get your dog.

She said, no, your dog's good.
And we continued to argue,

the dog came to bite me again and that's
when I grabbed what was behind me,

which was a paper towel holder,
and I chucked it at the dog.

So, the dog bit you on the arm.

[Brooke]
Yes, ma'am. Twice.

[Judy] I would like to see
a medical report on that.

Okay. I have a photo of the bite,
the antibiotics. And then,

this is the report.

Would you show this to Miss Carter,
please?

Your Honor, I know she has a video
of the entire incident, if you'd rather.

It's not her obligation
to prove your case.

As my law clerk so aptly told me
of the last case.

Not her obligation, it's your obligation.
Okay.

So, go ahead.

After her dog bit me,
I immediately grabbed my dog

and I go to the hospital. I filled out...

What kind of dog do you have?

I have a doberman.

Where was your doberman
when this was going on?

He was in the cage.
He's still a baby as well.

So, I went to the hospital, got treated.
While I was at the hospital,

Adrianne called the police
and she said that I attacked her dog.

Don't tell me what she said to the police
unless you have a police report.

Yes, ma'am, I have a police report.

[Judy] Then I'd like to
see the police report.

That's an official business record.

So, this is the first police report
with the dog...

[Judy]
Okay. Go ahead.

All right. So, April 19th.
This day, Adrianne knocked on my door...

No... April 19th, what's April 19th?
I thought you moved out on April 1st.

No, she moved out on April 19th.

So, is what you're saying,
after all this altercation,

- she moved out?
- [Brooke] Yes, ma'am.

And stayed in the apartment with her dog
from the 29th to April 19th.

Yes, ma'am. And I went to a friend's house
the day the dog bit me,

and then I went home for a week.
And then, that's when I came back

and this second incident happened.

So, after the dog bit you, you did not
go home. You took your dog and left.

Yes, ma'am.

[Judy]
Stayed at who's house for a week?

I stayed at a friend that lives
an hour away from my current apartment.

On what date did you return?

So, I stayed one night at
a friend's house, and then I returned.

And then, I went home for a week. So...

When you went...
Stop playing with papers.

Yes, Your Honor.

When you went home for the day,
was the Defendant at home?

Yes, ma'am.

Did you have any conversations with her?

- [Brooke] No, ma'am.
- Just stayed out of her way

and packed a few things and left.
- Yes, ma'am.

And you went to stay...

At, uh, home, in Alabama.

With your family.

Yes, ma'am.
Until things cooled down, basically.

When did you go back?

I went back, I believe, April 17th.

[Judy] And what happened
when you went back on the 17th?

A few days later, April 19th, um,
Adrianne was knocking on my door

at 9 AM in the morning saying that
I needed to come to the leasing office

because there's a new roommate here.
I told her no.

And then, that's when
she started threatening me

and calling me all these kinds of names.
So, I take my dog again,

I go outside and I called an officer.
And that's also when I called my mom,

and she convinced me to go up there
to speak with the new roommate.

- to see who they were.
- What new roommate? Just a second.

She tried to get two young girls
to replace her on the lease.

- And it was unsatisfactory.
- Yes, ma'am. Correct.

[Judy] So far,
I have a dog bite and couch.

Yes, ma'am. So, after I said no
to the two roommates...

One didn't have a job,
they looked young, I said no.

I went back home.
Ten minutes later, Adrianne...

[Judy] Home?
You mean to your folks' house?

- To our apartment.
- Oh, to your apartment. Okay.

So, ten minutes later, Adrianne comes in.
I was in the room with my door locked.

I hear Adrianne yelling,
I hear her throwing things.

She's saying, "I can't believe
you did that! You really just did that!

I don't care, I'm still moving out,
I'm still leaving!"

I'm not paying rent, blah, blah, blah."

I didn't come out of the room
because last time, it got crazy.

So, I just said I would let her
do what she does,

and I will let the authorities handle it.

- She did come out the room, Your Honor.
- Ssh.

When I finally came out the room,
which I have a video,

and came out, she had moved the couch
in front of the door

so I couldn't get out of my room. And...

Well, how did you get out?

I jumped over it. And the trash can
was flipped upside down.

I have pictures of all the damage
that she did to the house, and videos.

Well, I'd like to see them, please.

And I would like to see the damage to
the couch, which was your major complaint.

Okay. So, this is the damages.

And then, I have a video
of the entire incident.

Right here.

Want to tell me how that happened?

I did put chips and items that wasn't wet
on the couch out of anger.

I shouldn't have did it, but I did do it.
And I didn't put liquid on it or anything.

That's not true, Your Honor.

Don't speak. You had no right
to even attempt to destroy it.

- At all.
- [narrator] Later...

So, at that moment, I was like,
you know what,

I'll just do it myself so we can
stop the confrontation.

So then, that's when the argument started
and he thought I was kicking him out.

Which I never told him
he couldn't come over,

never told him he couldn't be
a part of anything.

It was a failed business venture
where you both expected...

It's not a business venture...

Hey! This is not a tea dance!

[theme music playing]

[narrator] Brooke Battiste
claims her ex-roommate,

Adrianne Carter, owes for couch damage
and a dog attack.

By the way, did you have
any unreimbursed medical bills

as a result of this dog bite?
That's either a yes or a no.

No, ma'am.

[Judy]
When did you purchase this couch?

I purchased it the day we moved in,
so it was October 7th.

[Judy]
How much did you pay for it?

I paid, $2,200, in total.

And Adrianne and I were paying on it
a little bit, in the beginning.

But there came a time where we had to make
the final payment on it, which is $1,200.

When we had the argument,
she didn't pay anything,

so I had to pay it all by myself.
And the couch is in my name.

Did the couch remain?

Yes, ma'am. The couch is at the house.

What does it look like now?

It's black, but there's a, um, it's a odor
coming from the couch.

and there's some stains on it.

Do you have a picture of it,
what it looks like now?

No, I just have the pictures
I gave you.

Okay, but you're still using the sofa.

I... It's a smell. No, ma'am. I don't sit
on it anymore because there's a smell.

Why don't you get rid of it
out of the apartment?

I'm moving,
that's when I plan to get rid of it.

But you've been using it since April.

It's been sitting there.
I haven't had time...

[Judy] It's sitting in your apartment
since April.

I just haven't made the time
to get rid of it.

because I know I'm moving soon and
that's when I plan to get rid of it.

I wouldn't keep something in my house
that smelled.

I work a lot and I...

Would you please show this
to the Defendant?

Want to tell me how that happened?

I did put chips and like items that
wasn't wet on the couch out of anger.

I shouldn't have did it, but I did do it.
And I didn't put liquid on it or anything.

That's not true, Your Honor.

Don't speak.

You can get a napkin and wipe it off.
But that's my couch, too.

Maybe I didn't pay the whole thing on it,
but I made payments on that couch.

And I decided not to do that full payment
that she did which was $600,

because she was irresponsible and
decided to rent a couch

and found out that that couch
was whatever amount.

I made payments on that couch and
I have proof for it.

That's okay. You had no right
to even attempt to destroy it.

- At all.
- [Judy] At all.

- You had no right to do that.
- Right.

Because that devalued the sofa.

- I agree.
- [Judy] Okay, good. Okay.

I'm actually finished with you.

Your Honor, can we please go back over
the lease portion?

- [Judy] No.
- Can my mom speak about what happened?

[Judy]
No, I said no.

When there's that kind of acrimony,
I actually think

that before somebody
gets seriously injured,

when you have two large dogs and
two people with hot tempers

that can do this,
it's a very, very good thing

that they no longer live together.

Being stuck with the rent and
her knowing...

Just a second. I've just answered you.
This is not a back and forth.

Yes, ma'am.

On the dog bite, I am awarding you $1,000.
It looks as if part of it

was a black and blue mark.

Certainly, I can't blame the dog
for trying to protect its owner,

but she's supposed to have control
of her dog all the time.

And she shouldn't start a argument.

This is not a tea dance.
I'm not asking you anything.

And I'm awarding you $1,200
for the sofa.

That's $2,200. Judgment for the Plaintiff.
We're finished, thank you very much.

[bailiff]
This court is adjourned.

She just did something messed up and
I cut her off and she didn't like it.

I literally cut her off.
She's just mad that she's cut off.

She's delusional, she's delusional.

She's childish, she's irresponsible

and I'm just sick of dealing with
someone draining.

Just don't get roommates with
your friends, just move in by yourself.

I'm happy!

You had a question about the lease.

I did. So, I agree that it was best
for the acrimonious situation

for them to separate and
not to live there.

So, I understand your judgment
saying it was better for you,

you got the good end of the stick on that,
that she left.

However, the law, if you breach a lease,

she did get stuck with a higher portion
of rent because her roommate,

although a negative situation
that should've probably ended

right when it did,
she was stuck paying her half as well.

So, I thought you should've at least
heard her claim on the breach of a lease

because then, anyone could just say,
oh, well, I don't like the situation

and I feel like leaving
would be a better thing

and stick their roommate
with their portion of the rent.

And that's not what the law says.

Well, that's true, except that this
wasn't just a situation

- where parties weren't getting along.
- Mm-hmm.

There's no question that she was nipped
by the Defendant's dog.

I wouldn't want to stay in that situation
anyway.

Well, that would give her the right
to maybe leave

without paying her half of the rent,
but that's not what happened.

It's also sort of acknowledged that
the Defendant brought two other people

to take over her piece of rent. And it was
in the papers and the Plaintiff did not...

She did say that she was the one
that said no.

She said, I don't want those two people.
Well, then,

the onus really falls on her
to mitigate her damages.

And she had no proof that she went forward
to try to get another roommate.

Between the two of them,
they may have had an agreement

but the dispute over rent really is
the Defendant's and the landlord's.

She doesn't pay her rent and if the
Plaintiff pays her half of the rent

the landlord is free to go against
either or both of them.

Sure. 'Cause both their names were on...

- Were on the lease.
- Understood.

Case #2083, David versus Borroum.
All parties, please, step forward.

[narrator] Joseph David
is suing his former friend,

Jonathan Borroum, for podcast equipment.

Mr. David, your claim that the Defendant
has acoustical equipment

that you purchased for, what looks to be,
a joint venture

in Mr. Borroum's music podcast.

Yes, ma'am.

You were making this music podcast
in the basement of your house?

Yes, Your Honor.

[Judy]
Starting in what year?

This year of March.

Mr. David, you were friends,
you knew each other

and you knew he was in this business.
I don't know. What is your business?

I deliver bread. I'm a bread vendor.

What kind of interest do you have in
music? 'Cause that's what he was doing.

Well, me and Jonathan
have known each other for 20 years.

Jonathan and I have known each other.

Jonathan and I have known each other
for 20 years.

He's always been in the music scene.
He's a artist himself...

Well, that's what I gather.
What about you?

I was just a supportive friend in it.

Okay, well, clearly. You spent some money
on music equipment.

So, it was more than being
a supportive friend.

If you were just being
a supportive friend,

then you made a gift to him

- of this music equipment.
- [Joseph] No, ma'am.

You decided you wanted to be part of
this music podcast, that's what you said.

- Correct.
- When did you make that decision?

Sometime, mid-June, after I had...

June of this year?

This year, correct. I had received a
small amount of money and I was able to...

- [Judy] From where?
- A settlement.

- [Judy] From what?
- From an injury, a car accident.

How much did you receive?

A little under $50,000.

And I seen an opportunity for me
to invest and help out and help a friend.

and be able to invest into something that,
if we blew up one day,

I could receive, you know, royalties
from and money back in return...

Well, did you have a written agreement
with him?

We did not have a written agreement...

[Judy] I'd like to know
what the agreement was.

So, he was also in the car accident
with me, as well.

And so, he's got a settlement coming.
He told me, this was all verbal,

that once he received that money,
he would pay me back

at least half of the equipment.

So, you would have a joint venture

and he would pay you
for half the equipment you purchased.

This was at the beginning, correct.

Do you remember, Mr. Borroum,
that conversation?

Uh, no, ma'am, Your Honor.

[Judy] Were you
in the automobile accident with him?

Yes, ma'am, Your Honor.

[Judy] You did not receive a settlement.
Is there any reason...

We're still going through
the court process.

Okay. So, you're going to trial.

Actually, they were set to go to trial
because I didn't get the offer

that my lawyer put in. So, it's going
to trial on my side, but on his behalf.

No, he's already settled his case.

Yeah, mine's not settled yet.

[Judy] Okay. You indicate what you want
is your equipment back.

No, I'd like the money back.

[Judy] No, well, you get
your equipment back. If it's yours.

I want the money. I don't trust

that he will give me the equipment back
in good condition...

Let me explain this to you, Mr. David.
If that's what you want,

That's not...

Then I'm going to let you withdraw this
case and go back to small claims court.

Do you understand what I'm saying to you?

I'm going to dismiss your case
without prejudice,

which will allow you to go back
to your small claims court,

or do you wish to proceed with it today?

I wish to proceed.

Great.

Why did you say,
I'll do the editing myself?

Because he was yelling at me,
and I told him...

[Judy]
What was he yelling at you?

Because he said the product
wasn't up to par. He said...

Just a second. Mr. Borroum,
this is your business.

Well, you tell me. Did you think
the product was up to par?

[theme music playing]

[narrator] Joseph David
claims his former friend,

Jonathan Borroum, is wrongfully keeping
his podcast equipment.

When you decided to enter this,
according to you, agreement,

that you would be in a joint venture.
When he got his money,

he would pay in his half
of what the equipment cost,

which you indicate, I think,
is about $4,400.

Correct.

What I gather, is there was
a session set up

that was supposed to take place
in your basement.

- Yes, ma'am.
- [Judy] And when was that?

I believe it was around, like,
early-early June, June-ish.

Okay. And you have proof of
the value of the equipment,

I assume, and exactly what equipment
there is.

Is there, Mr. Borroum, a dispute
about what equipment he purchased?

Is there a dispute? Yes, ma'am.

'Cause he has a receipt. I just wanna know
if I have to go into this.

Well, on the receipt, we purch...
He purchased it on his card.

But we're friends,
we were going in together,

so he bought it on his card
'cause he had the money.

Just a second. I understand that,
Mr. Borroum. I'm asking you

whether there is an agreement as to
what the pieces he purchased on his card.

Yes, ma'am. As far as the agreement...
I'm not understanding the question.

What pieces of equipment did he buy
that's in your basement?

- Cameras.
- [Judy] Camera.

- Chords.
- [Judy] Chord.

And probably the Black Magic.

Black Magic?

Black Magic, yes, ma'am.
It's a device that works, uh...

Do you know what he's talking about?

I do.

Anything else that's down there that you
purchased, other than those three items?

Yes, ma'am. In total...

Ssh. Look at me. Tell me what else.

In total, there's two Panasonic cameras.

- Are there two cameras that he purchased?
- Yes, ma'am.

- Two cameras.
- Can I look down for...

I can't hear you if you're mumbling.

There's, uh, lighting, three lights.

Three lights.
Did he purchase three lights?

- Yes, ma'am.
- [Judy] Okay.

- Wireless mics.
- [Judy] How many?

- It's a set of two.
- [Judy] Did he purchase those?

Yes, ma'am. And not to correct you,
but we purchased those.

You didn't pay for it.

I gave him the money.
I gave him cash.

Oh, you did. Well, you're gonna show me
proof of that in a moment.

Well, I don't have proof that I gave him
cash. No, no, ma'am.

But 'cause we were friends, so...

- [Judy] Just a second.
- Okay.

You have no proof?
Did he give you cash?

No, ma'am, he never gave me a dollar.

- Not a penny, not a dime.
- Okay, let's go. We have three lights.

Two mics. What else?

A HDMI chord.

[Judy]
He has a chord.

- Black Magic ATEM.
- [Judy] He has that.

Two hundred and fifty-six gigabyte
SD card.

- [Judy] What is that.
- Memory card.

It's a $50 memory card. So, it adds up.

- Let's go.
- [Joseph] A card reader.

Twenty foot cables.
A stencil and a table.

Just a second. A stencil and a table.
Describe that.

It's for the logo
that we made for the podcast.

I purchased the stencil for the logo...

How much did you pay for that?

Between that and the table, it was $80.

Let's stay with the big ticket items,
sir, can we? Great.

[Joseph]
Adding up everything.

- [Judy] Are we finished with the list?
- Yep.

Very good. How much did you pay
for these things, minus the $50 card,

- in total? Show me. Yeah.
- Minus the $50?

Forty-three fifty.

Okay. And all of that
is in your basement now?

Yes, ma'am.

And what happened,
according to what I read,

there was a music session scheduled.

And at the time there was
a music session scheduled,

- your daughter had COVID.
- Yes, ma'am.

[Judy]
She lives on top of the house.

Okay. And how old is she?

That was in July. She's ten months now,
so probably about eight months.

Okay. And she's cared for by
both you and your wife.

- Is that correct?
- Yes, ma'am.

And I gather, Mr. David, that when you
found out that there was COVID

in the house,
you didn't want to go into the basement.

- Correct.
- And that was some time in June.

Correct.

[Judy]
Can you tell me about that conversation?

Well, he told me that she had COVID,
and then, he said that

his fiancée may possibly have it
and he may possibly have it.

He even took off work and I filled in
for him at work for three days

because he may have had COVID or not and
he said he wasn't feeling well.

- [Judy] He didn't want to risk it.
- Correct. So, I told him,

I do not want to continue
with this interview.

He said he would continue on...

[Judy] The interview that was supposed to
take place in the basement?

Correct.

How much after, Mr. David,
did you find out that the infant had COVID

and that Mr. Borroum and his wife
were both exposed,

was the video podcast supposed to be
made in the basement?

Two or three days.

Is that correct, Mr. Borroum?

From anywhere between two to five days,
ma'am.

And when Mr. David told you he didn't
feel comfortable coming into the house,

what did you say to him?

I said, okay, I will have someone else
fill in his position.

'Cause I understood why
he didn't want to come over.

[Judy] And did you have someone
fill in his position?

- Yes, ma'am.
- And then, what happened?

The episode got done and it wasn't
up to par with Joseph's standards.

So, that's when the argument begun.

Okay. And the argument was what?

The argument was,
the guy didn't do it right.

So, it was a lot of bickering,
so I told Joe, you know,

I'll just do the editing myself.
And he took that as I was cutting him out.

Okay. So, he was supposed to
do the editing.

Yes, ma'am.

Okay. And why did you say
I'll do the editing myself?

Because he was yelling at me,
and I told him...

[Judy]
What was he yelling at you...

Because he said that the product
wasn't up to par. He said...

Just a second. Mr. Borroum,
this is your business.

Well, you tell me, did you
think the product was up to par?

I did. But I took...
I thought it was up to par,

but I took his recommendation because
I brought him in for production.

I was like, okay, if you don't
feel like it's up to par,

let's figure it out. But then,
we kept going back and forth,

so, I was like,
you know what, I'll just do it myself

so we could stop the confrontation.

Because you didn't want to tell the guy
what he did wrong.

So then, that's when the argument started
and he thought that I was kicking him out.

Which I never told him
he couldn't come over,

never told him he couldn't be a part
of anything.

I just told him I wasn't going back and
forth because that's why I brought you in.

Okay. May I see the credit card statement
from the purchase of this equipment?

And Mr. Borroum, I want to see

where you took out $2,200 from in cash.

I want to see where you took...
You said you paid him half.

- [Jonathan] I didn't pay half...
- [Judy] What'd you pay?

I never stated that I would pay half.

Ssh. If you're partners,
that's what you have to pay.

How much did you give him?

Uh, I gave him money here and there,
like...

That doesn't help me, sir.
That doesn't help me.

I didn't think I had to keep a record
if we was best friends for 15 years,

- that's just... We...
- [Judy] I can't help you, sir.

I can't help you if you say
you paid a little bit, here and there.

I can't help you with that.

He never gave me a dime.

So when you state that if you're a friend,
you're doing this to help me out

- as a gift for what I got going on.
- It was never a gift.

Ssh. Mr. Borroum, how many podcasts
have you made since June?

- Since June?
- [Judy] Yeah.

I believe we only episode,


Fifteen, sixteen. Successfully?
- Yes, ma'am.

[Judy]
And you intend to do this for profit?

Yes, ma'am.

Have you so far seen any profit?

Uh, not as now, 'cause, you know,
you gotta build up.

[Judy] Just a second.
Not as of yet.

- Yes, ma'am.
- [Judy] Do you work?

- Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.
- [Judy] Does your wife work?

Okay. So, you have two incomes
in the house.

- Right, right.
- [Judy] And this is a side job for you?

Correct.

You have to buy your own equipment because
he's coming to get his equipment.

That's going to be the court's order.

So, if I already had...

It's his equipment.
The equipment that he...

He can't gift it to me? That's what he
told me he was doing

because we was friends and
he appreciated what I was doing.

This is why we're here.
And now, I heard you,

and I heard him, and now I'm ruling.
I am making an order

that he, within five days of today,
with a marshal,

or a sheriff, will come and
pick up his equipment.

So, you're giving him my equipment back...

No, I'm giving him his equipment back.

But he never used it though.

I don't care whether he used it or not.
It was a failed business venture,

- where you both... Hey!
- It's not a business venture...

This is not a tea dance!
He's getting back his equipment.

You and your wife have a side business
going, go buy equipment.

- Do you understand?
- Yes, ma'am.

Five days. Wait outside,
you'll get a copy of my order.

You can go get your equipment.
Thank you very much.

This court is adjourned.

If they take your friendship, obviously,
it don't matter, you know.

Eventually, you see the real person
in somebody. That's all I can say.

You could be friends with somebody
a hundred years, ain't gonna change.

Yeah, I mean, I thought I'd had a good
friend for awhile, but really...

Man, the show's gonna go on, man.
Make sure you all watch, tune in.

I was just tolerating a really bad person.

I've had understandings with my friends,

similar to what the Plaintiff and
Defendant has.

One of my friends will stay
in my apartment from time to time

for a few nights, and I always make sure,
'cause you never want a hold-over tenant

or a friend staying longer than
you had anticipated.

And I'll text and I'll say, okay,
you're good to stay there

Thursday and Friday night,
let me know if there's any problems.

But you gotta be gone by 9:00 AM
on Saturday.

Just to memorialize the understanding
that I think I have.

Even with friends, it's just always smart
to have some sort of record

of a business, an understanding,
a trade-off.

I just think that it's good practice.
Even if it's just a text.

Something to memorialize what you believe
the understanding to be.

I agree with you.
And that would make my job easy.

But would eliminate this TV program.
[laughs]

Potentially. [laughs]

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