02x04 - Drunk Driving Collision

[bunniefuu]

Two drunks, nobody knows who was
driving the car when it got totaled.

He called me and said, "Yo, man,
I just crashed your car."

[Judy]
He says that you don't remember

'cause you were so blotto
that you were driving.

Everybody's sober today?

[Narrator]
This is Judy Justice.

[theme music playing]

[Narrator] Daniel Gray is suing
his former friend, Tony Woods,

for car damages after a night
of drinking and driving.

[Bailiff]
Court come to order.

Have a seat, please.

- Hello, Judge.
- Hi.

Case #2018, Gray versus Woods.

- Thanks, Kevin.
- You're welcome.

Everybody's sober today?

(chuckling)

- Yes?
- Ma'am, yes, ma'am.

- Yes?
- Yeah.

- You?
- Yes, I'm sober.

Yes?

Ah, yeah. Most definitely.

- Everybody. Okay, good.
- [laughs]

You two gentlemen know each other.
You went out for an evening.

I assume there was some drinking,
and your car got totaled.

Yes, ma'am.

It is your claim that the Defendant
was driving your car when it got totaled.

Yes.

The Defendant says, well,
he was drinking a little bit, but he says

that you don't remember 'cause you were
so blotto, that you were driving.

- [Daniel chuckles]
- Right?

Yes.

[Judy]
So, that's what the case is about. Simple.

Two drunks, nobody knows who
was driving the car when it got totaled.

[audience laughs]

Let's see if we can decipher it.
If we can't, I may not care.

'Cause you're not supposed to be in a car
when you're drunk,

otherwise you can k*ll a lot of people,
as we all know. Right?

Yes, ma'am.

[Judy] You want to drive drunk
and k*ll yourself, that's one thing.

But you take a lot of other people down
and sometimes, you make it out.

So, you have to be understanding
to the fact that the judicial system

really doesn't give a rat's behind
if the two of you were drunk and in a car.

And neither one of you
was together enough to know

[laughing] who was driving the car.
When did this incident happen?

It was November 27th, 2021.

[Judy] How long have you known
Mister Woods, Mister Gray?

I've known Mister Woods
about twenty years, I would say.

[Judy]
So, you've known him since you were kids.

Yes, since high school.

- And you have gone out frequently?
- Yes.

- [Judy] Does he come to your house?
- [Daniel] Yes.

- [Judy] You go to his house?
- Occasionally, yes.

Occasionally. And where were you
going on the 27th of November?

We were going downtown Ann Arbor
to attend some festivities

from the Michigan versus Ohio State
football game.

- [Judy] To a football event.
- Yeah.

[Judy]
How did Mister Woods get downtown?

- - - Well, I got dropped off.
- [Judy] By whom?

Um, my friend.

Friend's name?

Um, Lauren.

[Judy]
And where did she drop you off?

Um, she dropped me off
in front of the Starbucks downtown

where they were waitin'. 'Cause
they were drunk, I didn't drink. They...

Just a second.
Lauren dropped you off at Starbucks.

Where were you supposed to go
from Starbucks?

We were supposed to go, um, to a club
and hang out after the game.

[Judy]
So, you first went to the game?

No, they went downtown
right after the game,

and I came to meet up to hang out.

So, it was all after the game?

Yes, yes, yes.

What time did Lauren
drop Mister Woods off at Starbucks?

I would say it was around...
like three, four o'clock.

- [Judy] In the afternoon?
- I believe so.

What time did Lauren drop you off?

It had to be about five-thirty,
six o'clock.

[Judy] When you say it had to be
five-thirty or six o'clock,

- how do you know that?
- Because the game was over.

I don't know. I don't watch football,
so I don't know when it starts

and when it's finished. Do you remember
what time the game finished?

No, I don't remember exactly what time...

[Judy] Okay, so, let's say Lauren
dropped you off at five-thirty.

How did you set the time
for Mister Woods to meet you

so that he could join your party?
The game is over at different times.

Did you text him? Did he call you?

So, on the way, we had
left from my barbershop,

me and my witness here.

[Judy] So, you weren't at the game.
You were in a barbershop?

Yeah, we were at the barbershop at first.
We watched the game...

Oh, you watched...
So, you didn't go to the game.

- We didn't attend the actual game, no.
- [Judy] Okay.

We watched the game at...

How many people?
You, Muhammed, and who else

watched the game at the barbershop?

I mean, the barbershop was full of...
We were still working at the time.

We had left work after the game was over,
to go downtown to...

Were you watching the game
or were you working?

Uh, we were doing both.

Mm, I would have hated
to be your last haircut.

[laughs] No, actually, it wasn't
a lot of people there

'cause that was the biggest game
of Michigan's season. The last game,

Ohio State, it's a big rivalry, so
nobody was in our barbershop, really.

So, it was just party.

Mm...

It was j...

It was just party.

- [Judy] You know, I'm old. So, you know...
- Yeah. [Chuckles]

- It was just party. You said... Muhammed?
- It was a party.

It was just party. Okay.
So, you left the barbershop,

but how did you find out
to meet them at the Starbucks?

Uh, we had been communicating
through texts.

So, you knew what time
they were leaving the barbershop

and then you got dropped off. Now,
what were you doing with Lauren?

I was waitin' to get to them.

[Judy]
Where were you bef...

I was at home. I watched the game at home.

With Lauren?

[Tony]
No, with myself.

Well, how'd you get Lauren
to take you to Starbucks?

Oh, I just asked her
and gave her some gas money.

Okay. So, now you're at Starbucks.
You've linked up, and who's driving?

I was driving.

[Judy] Okay.
And that would've been a mistake.

- 'Scuse me?
- [Judy] That would've been a mistake.

I wouldn't get behind the wheel of a car,
sir, if I was at a party all afternoon

watching a big football game.

Uh, ma'am, I wasn't at a party.
I was at my barbershop.

[Judy] I know you were at your barbershop.
(chuckles) Look at Muhammed.

I know you were at your barbershop, sir.

There hadn't been any drinking going on
at that time.

There was no drinking at the barbershop,
Muhammed? Ah. (Chuckles)

There was... There was people participating
and some people weren't, some people were.

- [Muhammed] I wasn't participating.
- Right...

All righty. Okay, so now, you go
from this party in the barbershop

all afternoon from this very big game
and you pick him up.

And where were you going?

At that point, we decided to go to a bar.

[Judy]
Where was the bar?

I'm not familiar with downtown
Ann Arbor area,

but like, it was a bar
that was suggested by...

Stand up next to him. He's not
familiar with a whole lot of things.

You suggested a particular bar, Muhammed?

Yeah, uh, The Blue Lepp.

How far is that from the Starbucks
where he was dropped off?

[Muhammed]
About a couple blocks over.

- [Judy] Okay. And you were in the car?
- I was in the car.

[Judy] Were you sitting in the front or
the back when you picked up Mister Woods?

I was in the passenger seat at this point.

- [Judy] So, Mister Woods got in the back.
- Yes, he did.

And you were going a couple of blocks to
the bar. Step by step, what happened next?

So, traffic is jam-packed down there,
so we really just inching to the bar.

We get to the bar, we go inside,
we have a couple drinks, um...

[Judy] Okay. So now, it's maybe
six o'clock? Six-thirty?

Yeah. Yeah. Dark outside.

[Judy] And you have a couple of drinks
at the bar.

Couple drinks, yeah.

What were you drinking?

I was drinking water.

That's not a drink
that they like to serve at a bar.

[Muhammed]
I was the designated driver, so.

A lot after we left the bar.

[Judy]
Okay. So, you were the designated driver.

- - - Yeah.
- [Judy] And Mister Gray was drinking.

Yes.

What was he drinking?

I don't remember what his drink is.

You remember what you were drinking?

- Yes, ma'am.
- [Judy] What?

I had one beer.

[laughs] Okay.

[audience laughs]

Even he can't keep a straight face.
You know, it's... it's hard.

Just... Don't speak.

Now, you were the designated driver.

When were you designated
the designated driver?

Ssh... Think very care... Before you
answer my questions, you know.

- Okay.
- I'm already two steps ahead of this game.

- I watch...
- When were you... Yeah.

I've watched you on TV. [Laughs]

[Judy] When were you designated
the designated driver?

When we left the bar,
I was the designated driver...

- [Judy] No. It was when you left the bar?
- Yes.

And who designated you
the designated driver?

Well, I kinda designated myself. I'm
pretty familiar with the Ann Arbor area.

It was actually my idea
to go downtown, so.

So, you asked Mister Gray
if you could drive?

Yeah, I thought it would be
the best idea.

- [Judy] And Mister Gray said okay?
- Yes, he did.

So you drove.
And where were you going from the bar?

[Muhammed]
To another bar.

Better pickings at the other bar?

Uh, just barhopping, you know.
College, downtown, football.

[Judy]
Okay, and what's the name of that bar?

Uh, where did we go from there...

No-no-no!

Don't speak, unless I look at you.
The name of the other bar.

Cantina's.

[Judy]
Now he helped you with that, right?

Yeah, he jogged my memory a little bit.
I did forget.

[Judy]
So, if he knew the bar,

why did you have to be
the designated driver?

I don't understand your question.

[Judy] It's very easy. You said
you were the designated driver

because you know that area.

Right. I'm sayin' I didn't remember
what bar we went to.

I'm very familiar with the area,

I just didn't remember
what bar we were going to that night.

Okay. What happened when you
got to the second bar?

We had some more drinks and...

- [Judy] We had some more drinks?
- Yes.

[Judy]
What was Mister Gray drinking?

You know, I don't... I was talkin' to some
other friends that I met up with there.

He was off doin' his own thing.
I don't remember what he was drinkin'.

What were you drinking?

- Water, still, at this point.
- Water.

Yeah.

[giggles] I like to stay hydrated.

[audience laughs]

When I come out of the restroom,
my car is gone.

So, I call him,
and he... he's not answering the phone.

So, I'm sittin' at the shop, waitin'.
He called me and say,

"Yo, man, you gonna k*ll me, man.
I just... I just crashed your car.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, bro."

[audience laughs]

[theme music playing]

[narrator] Daniel Gray claims
his former friend, Tony Woods,

drove drunk and crashed his car.

Tony says Daniel was the one driving drunk
and wrecked his own car.

Okay, so now, you had a couple of drinks.

- You had another glass of water.
- Yes.

[Judy] Mister Gray and Mister Woods
both were drinking alcohol.

And what happened next?

We left there, went to get
something to eat. At this...

[Judy]
Where did you go to eat?

We went to... what's the name
of that place? Uh...

[Judy] I don't know the name of the place,
and he's not gonna tell you.

It's a hot dog place. It's right around
the corner from where we was drinkin'.

[Judy]
What happened there?

[Muhammed]
We got somethin' to eat...

[Judy]
Do you remember what time that was?

You know, I really don't.

Well, you'd been, already
to two bars and a place to eat.

So, and if you started out
at six o'clock,

it had to be closer
to nine or ten o'clock.

- Right, yeah.
- [Judy] Okay, and then what happened?

Came out of the restaurant...

- [Judy] And?
- And, um...

[Judy] You remember what you had
at the restaurant?

I had some waffle fries.

- And do you remember what Mister Gray ate?
- He had a hot dog.

And do you remember
what Mister Woods ate?

He also had a hot dog.

Good. So, you came out of the restaurant.
Do you remember who paid the bill?

I think we all paid separately.

Okay. So now, you
come out of the restaurant.

Yeah, we come out the restaurant.
We had eaten already.

And this is when Mister Woods over here
started horse-playin' a little bit.

Charged at me from across the street.
You know, I tried to get him...

- [Judy] But just a second.
- Okay.

How did he get across the street?

The restaurant was across the street.

- We parked across the street...
- [Judy] Okay, I got it.

- So, I had already got back to the car.
- Okay.

Mister Woods over here started
horse-playin' and he ran across the street

and tried tacklin' me.
And he got me around my waist.

I tried to put him in a headlock,
but you see the size of his head.

(chuckles) Um, and... That just continued
throughout the night, this horse-play...

No-no-no. So, he's
horse-playing with you...

[Muhammed]
Right.

But you get into the car? You said
it continued all during the night.

What I want to know is

from the place where they got hot dogs
and you got waffle fries...

did you get back into the car?

We did get back into the car.
We went one more place...

Okay. Now, when you got back into the car
after the two dogs and the fries...

- [Muhammed] Mm-hmm.
- Who was driving?

At that point,
I think I was still driving.

Not think. I don't want a "think."

I believe I was driving.
I dropped myself off

to my next destination,
'cause I separated from them two.

- You went to one other place?
- [Muhammed] Uh, yeah.

- With them?
- With the three of them, yes.

And when you got to the other place,
you went in, or you did not go in?

I went inside, yeah.

[Judy]
Okay. Did you stay there?

I did stay there.

[Judy]
And what about the two of them?

They went wherever they went, I don't...
Back to the barbershop, I believe.

- And you were the designated driver...
- Up until...

- [Judy] So you were drinking the water.
- Yes.

And they were both drinking alcohol... yes.

- Yes.
- Yes.

- [Muhammed] Uh, uh...
- What do you mean, uh, uh...?

[laughs]

[Judy]
You go to at least two bars, maybe three.

You have a whole afternoon
of drinking at a barbershop.

- Not you, you were drinking water.
- Water, yeah. I don't know what...

[Judy] Then, you get dropped off.
You, as the designated driver.

Now, they're nowhere near home.

So, you knew one of them
was going to be driving.

Right.

And as far as your testimony
is concerned,

you were left in the last place
that you visited.

They went out to go someplace else
or go back to the barbershop.

[Muhammed]
Right.

[Judy]
Did you see them again that evening?

Umm...

"Uh" is not an answer. I mean,
you're coming to court today, you know.

It's not a photo sh**t.
You came here for testimony.

I don't believe I seen them
that night again.

[Judy] I'm just talking about that night.
That's what we're talking about.

This is the night of the accident,
the 27th of November, 2021.

- I didn't see them again...
- [Judy] You were in a club,

you don't know what happened.

Now, when they dropped you off,
did you go outside with them,

or did you just stay in the club?

- I stayed inside.
- [Judy] So, you don't know anything else?

- What happened after that...
- Yeah, now you can sit.

[Muhammed]
Thank you.

Okay, now, your witness,
the designated water-drinking driver,

has dropped himself off,
and the two of you go outside.

What happened?

After he get dropped off,
we are parked at a bar and...

[Judy]
Just a second. He stays there,

you get into the car
'cause you're going to another bar?

- No, not at this point.
- [Judy] Where were you going?

I was gettin' ready
to go to my barbershop.

[Judy]
He's not with you. Who was driving?

I was driving at that point.

Okay. And you were driving
to take yourself back,

according to you, to the barbershop.

- Yes.
- [Judy] And then what happened?

Okay, so we get to the barbershop,
and I leave the car running.

He's in the car with me.

Just a sec... Got to the barbershop,
and you left the car running,

- for what reason?
- Because it was cold outside.

It was snow. It was November.

Well, what were you
going to the barbershop for?

I went to the barbershop because
I needed to use the restroom.

And the barbershop is close by
to this last bar you were at?

- [Daniel] Yes.
- [Judy] How close?

Maybe like two miles.

Okay. So, you went to the barbershop.
You left the car running and...

So, I go in to use the restroom
and I leave the car running,

and Mister Woods was sitting in the car,
still. So, as I'm in the restroom,

he comes in and
started knockin' on the door

and says that he had lost his phone
when he had got out the car

- where we were parked at.
- [Judy] Where?

The last bar that we were at.
I didn't actually go into the last bar.

We was parked there. We were
about to go in to meet up with him.

[Judy] What do you mean to meet up
with him? He was with you.

As he said, he got...
He met up with another friend.

He didn't tell me that. He said
you just dropped him off at the other bar.

And you weren't going in,
just he was going in.

You dropped him off. That's what he said.

- [Daniel] No, he went in...
- [Judy] I understand he went in.

I never went in the last bar.

- Okay, you didn't go in, neither did he.
- [Daniel] Yeah.

[Judy] I'm asking. You said,
"I lost my phone someplace."

No, where we were parked at,
he got out the car for a second.

I never got out the car. He got out
the car for a second, and at that...

What was he doing when
he got out of the car for a second?

He thought we were about to go in.
But I said...

I told him that I needed to use
the restroom, so he got back in the car.

But at some point when he got out the car,
he dropped his phone.

So, I told him I needed
to use the restroom,

so I go to my shop to use the restroom.
I park the car.

Got it.

I get out, I leave the car running,
I go in, use the restroom.

He comes in, knocks on the door
telling me that,

"Hey, yo, I lost my phone.
Can I drive the car,

let me go pick it up real quick?"
And I tell him no, like, just wait,

I'll be out in a second. So he leaves.
I hear the door open and close.

I'm thinkin' that he's just goin'
to sit back in the car.

So, when I come out of the restroom,
my car is gone.

I call him, and he's not
answering the phone.

So I keep callin', I keep callin'
and then, like ten minutes later,

he answers the phone.
So, I knew he went to go get his phone.

[Judy]
He found his phone.

Yes, and I'm... I'm furious at this point
'cause he just left me in my shop...

At the barbershop.

Yeah, and my car. So, I tell him,
you know, bring my car back right now.

He said, "I'm on my way,
I'll be there in a minute."

About fifteen minutes later, he called me
and say, "Yo, man, you gonna k*ll me, man.

I just... I just crashed your car.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, bro."

And I had to walk all the way
to the accident scene

to the car,
where he crashed my car at.

Now, you have an accident report?

- No, I don't have a accident report...
- [Judy] Why?

Because we never called the police.

That's probably a good idea.

Because it wasn't involved
with another car. He just hit a pole.

I understand that.
That's still an accident report.

The only reason you don't call the police
is because both of you were drinking.

Well, I wasn't driving the car
at that time.

Well, you were driving the car
to the barbershop. Right?

Yes.

From the last bar where you dropped
Muhammed off, you were driving.

[Daniel] Yes, but I was not drunk,
though, Your Honor.

If you're not drinking... You know,
it's sort of an interesting thing.

Everybody's definition of drunk
is different.

Your friend Muhammed said
that he was the designated driver,

so he was just drinking water.
That's what he said.

[Daniel]
That's what Muhammed...

Which suggests to me, that we had
a full day of drinking,

starting at the barbershop,
watching the game.

From the game to two or three bars.
Then for a bite to eat.

No, ma'am, I wasn't drinking
at the barbershop.

I didn't start drinking
until we got to the first bar.

Okay, so now, you started to drink
at six o'clock. Now it's ten o'clock,

and you've been drinking
from one place to another.

I'm just saying you got behind
the wheel of a car

and you had been drinking.
Now, did you hit a pole?

No, Your Honor.

Okay. Now you tell me
your version of the events.

[theme music playing]

How long was he in the restroom

before you realized that
you had dropped your phone?

About five minutes.

So now, he's gone in to use the restroom.
You go and look for your phone.

You see how easy this is,
like [laughing] fishing in a fish tank.

[all laugh]

[theme music playing]

[Narrator] Daniel Gray has accused
his former friend, Tony Woods,

of driving drunk and wrecking his car.

Okay, now you tell me
your version of the events.

Okay, first off, I didn't eat no hot dog.
So, I never...

- [Judy] You didn't what?
- I never had a hot dog.

- Okay, strike the hot dog.
- [Tony] No hot dog.

- Whitney... he... denies the hot dog.
- It's stricken.

[Judy]
Yeah, okay. He denies the hot dog.

Okay, so, so, for... for what
happened after they got in the car...

first, they were very drunk.

Just a second. You don't have to tell me.
All three of you were drunk.

I wasn't drunk yet.

[laughs] Okay. By the time the car
got trashed, you were drunk.

- - - Let me tell you what I believe.
- Okay.

[Judy]
So you can pick it up from there.

Okay.

I believe that Muhammed was
dropped off at the last bar.

So, there came a time
at the end of the evening

when it was just the two of you.
I don't know who's driving.

I don't know who's the passenger.
But I believe that they dropped him off.

Because otherwise, Muhammed,
who appears here as a witness today,

would've had a better story.
'Cause he says,

"I don't know what happened afterwards."
You know.

[Tony]
Mm-hmm.

"Because I wasn't there." So,
there was a time at the end of the evening

- that just the two of you were in the car.
- [Tony] Okay.

That's what I believe.

Okay, can I tell you
before that part, though?

Because he was driving
down the wrong way of the street.

[Judy]
There's no question in my mind,

he shouldn't have been
behind the wheel of a car.

And that's when I lost my phone
and my wallet

and we were wrestling in the street.
He actually attacked me in the street...

- [Judy] Let's move forward.
- [Tony] Okay.

There came a time when just
the two of you were in the car.

- Okay.
- [Judy] When was that?

Well, we were sitting in front of a bar
that we were about to go to.

I got out the car and I dropped my phone.

At that time, I asked him to
take me back to get my ph...

No-no-no. You dropped your phone.
And you didn't know you dropped your phone

because if you knew you dropped
your phone, you would've picked it up.

Right. Correct.

Right. So then, you got back into the car.
Driver's seat or passenger's seat?

- I was in the passenger's seat.
- [Judy] And Mister Gray was driving.

- [Tony] Yes.
- [Judy] Mister Muhammed was at the bar.

Yes, he was with a friend and...

He had gone to the bar,
so it was the two of you.

You're in the passenger seat.
He's driving and he's drunk.

Yes.

And you went back to the barbershop
for him to use the restroom.

Just follow. Because there was a time
when you wanted to go back

to look for your dropped phone.
Do you understand?

Correct.

[Judy] Now, he goes back
to the barbershop.

How long was he in the restroom
before you realized

that you had dropped your phone?

About five minutes.

And you realized that you had
dropped your phone

because you tried to make a call
while you were waiting for him.

Correct. And there was
snow on the ground, correct.

It was... And it was snowing,
and he didn't have a frankfurter.

Yes, yes, yes.

So now, he's gone in to use the restroom.
You go and look for your phone.

You see how easy this is, like...
[laughs] It's like fishing in a fish tank.

[all laugh]

You went inside... and what did you do
when you went inside

when you realized
that you had lost your phone?

I told him let's go get my phone, and
he drove us and went and got the phone.

[Judy]
Okay, so, he came out of the restroom.

You got back into the passenger seat
of the car...

Correct.

And he got into the driver's
seat of the car.

- Correct.
- [Judy] And what happened?

Then we, uh, called Muhammed
to try to meet back up with him

after we got my phone. And then...

No-no-no, no-no-no-no. Step...

slowly he turned... step by step...

inch by inch. Now you're in the car,
on your way back to the bar

where Muhammed is,
to look for your phone.

I got drunk. I... I think I blacked out
after that point.

[laughs] Not according to your answer.

According to your answer,
you knew exactly what happened, sir.

What do you mean you blacked out?
You signed a sworn statement.

I know I got the phone back.

[Judy]
Well, I know you go the phone.

So, you had to have driven back there,
successfully, to get the phone.

Yes.

And is it at that point that you get back
into the car and you blacked out?

No, it was just... I got really drunk
after gettin' my phone. Like after that...

You don't remember what happened?

I remember getting my phone and
being drunk. Like, yeah, I got my phone...

Okie dokie, there we go.
Okay, you were all drunk.

As a matter of fact, I have
zero sympathy for any of you

getting behind the wheel of a car.
Okay, the car was damaged.

Yes, I have...

And so, what you want me to believe...
That you blame him.

And I could understand that, 'cause
I don't know how drunk you actually were.

Whether or not you blame him
for your wrecked car

because you were driving the car
back to find his phone,

and you wouldn't have been
in that problem,

had he not dropped his phone
out of the car,

or whether he was actually
driving the car drunk.

It's actually irrelevant to me.
You were both driving drunk.

You have a bill to fix the car?

Yes, I do.

[Judy]
I'd like to see it.

I have pictures of the accident...

Okay, so, yeah. So, the bill was $5,500.

- And you had insurance?
- Yes.

And the insurance paid for how much?

- I had "no-fault" insurance.
- [Judy] So, you didn't have...

I didn't have collision.

[Judy] Okay. You didn't have collision
so you had to pay $5,500, which you paid.

Yeah.

Divide that by two.

$2,750.

That's what I thought. So, Mister Gray,
there are some lessons that you learned,

and I don't know whether
other courts would agree.

I have to make a determination
as to credibility, and quite frankly,

I can't determine between two drunks
who's telling me the truth.

Because on the 27th of November,
both of you were in no condition

to drive a car. And I can't tell
who actually drove the car

at the time that it was wrecked.
But I do know that you drove the car

from a club to your barbershop
and that neither one of you

stayed at the scene, called the police,
because both of you were inebriated

and knew that either one or both of you
were going to get busted for a DUI

because you both drove the car
that evening. What?

Ma'am, I was not drunk
at the time that this happened.

I was... I did go to the bars but I wasn't
in the bars drinking. I had one beer.

$2,750. We're done.

[Bailiff]
This court is adjourned.

I feel like he kinda got the story wrong
'cause I wasn't drunk, but...

I think that was very fair. I feel like,
you know, the judge was very reasonable.

I had one beer that day, but I mean,

there's a limit to, like,
being drunk in the state of Michigan.

It was just one of those drunk things,
you know.

But... (kisses)
We got it taken care of.

I wanted to make him look like my vehicle.

It was very snowy outside and, you know,
somethin' happened. I don't remember.

I didn't do anything. I just called a...

I just called a tow truck
and tried to get the situation solved.

And I'm very happy to get this case
behind me.

I'm satisfied I got somethin'
out of the deal.

I don't know, I don't know.

Hopefully, we can get back to
bein' friends, you know. He's a good guy.

I'm surprised you gave them anything.

You know, unclean hands don't deserve
money from this court,

as we've seen time and again.
So, I'm surprised, really,

that you gave him even half
of what he was asking.

Because you couldn't tell
which one of them was credible,

if either of them were credible.
And so, what are you supposed to do?

I mean, I guess splitting it
down the middle was...

I understand why you made your judgment.

But you would've done...

I would've taught him a lesson.
Given him nothin'.

Interesting.

You know, driving is not... No...
Nothing to play around with.

- Yeah. Okay.
- Very serious.

It's... Okay. [Chuckles] I'm glad...

I'm glad in the DNA it's getting
tougher rather than softer.

- [laughs] Oh, yeah.
- Okay, good, yeah.

You may be right. You may be right.
I just felt that they were both at fault.

And either you leave the parties
where they are...

Or you say both of you have to
hurt a little.

Yep. I understand.

But I actually understand your position
and respect it.

Hm. Thank you.