Oh my, there's so much in here! I don't even know where to start!
(Narrator) Nothing gets Katherine going quite like... shopping.
Hmm. This is really nice, I could use this!
(Narrator) For her, money is no object.
Katherine: How much is this? Employee: Oh, that's $300.
Employee: Isn't it gorgeous? Katherine: It sure is!
(Narrator) But, not because she's rich...
It sure is...
That's right! This sweet and innocent granny is really a... Shoplifter!
If you saw an elderly woman shoplifting to her heart's content...
"What Would You Do?"
We based our uncommon criminal on Dorris Payne.
(Narrator) A 85 year old jewelry thief so notorious, there's even a documentary about her.
I've been a jewelry thief for many, many years.
(Narrator) But, at The Image Gallery in Wayne, New Jersey, will our thief get away free?
What kind of batteries does this take?
Okay, the young lady's gonna help me.
Oh, it already comes with a battery. -Oh good, okay.
(Narrator) He sees Katherine place the clock in her bag... but doesn't say a word.
You like that? It's good.
(Narrator) He's all smiles. -This is beautiful.
(Narrator) That is until Katherine strikes again.
(Narrator) And with that, he warns the store employee, who's one of our actors.
You sure she did that?
Okay. So hard to believe! She's so nice looking.
Yeah.
(Narrator) But when she heads for the door, he's out of the chair and in hot pursuit.
Yes? Yes, yes.
I beg your pardon? Who are you talking to?
I'm talking to you. -No.
You put 4 things into your bag which you forgot to pay for. -What 4 things?
-That's not your business. -No, I have to say something. It is my business. -No, it's not your business.
-Well let's discuss it with the girl. -No, I'm not gonna discuss it with nobody.
-Excuse me? Can you come over here, please? -I'll just... I'll just discuss it later.
(Narrator) We should break it, right?
Hi sir, I'm John Quinones. And this is part of a TV show called 'What Would You Do?'
-Oh! (chuckles) -She's an actress.
Tell us what was going through your mind.
I grew up in the retail business, my father's store. And I learned to watch people.
Why not let her get away with it?
It's not the thing to do. It's what I thought was right.
-I deserve this. I can treat myself sometimes. -I'm sure you do.
(Narrator) back in the store, this volunteer firefighter is about to sign up to fight crime.
Just gonna take it.
(Narrator) After seeing Katherine bag that necklace, he's on the case.
Keeping close watch on the suspect, he moves in.
And when the moment is right...
-Have a nice day. -Oh, no no no! (locks door)
(Narrator) He locks the door. -She just filled her bag with 3 things.
-With what things? -You just put stuff from on the shelf, and that necklace, in your bag.
I didn't take anything from this store. Why would you treat an old lady like this? I'm an elderly person.
-I'm a young person. -Do you treat your grandmother like this?
Hell no because my grandmother wouldn't do what you just did.
(Narrator) Time to tell one of New Jersey's bravest, that he can stand down.
What's going on here? I'm John Quinones.
(laughter) come over here.
-You're amazing. -Man, I just said-
You weren't gonna let her go out.
No, I would not. When you put things in your bag and didn't pay for it, you know, you can't leave the store.
(Narrator) And this next woman agrees.
When Katherine puts those sticky fingers to work, she immediately blows the whistle.
(whispers) Oh my god. What should I do?
(Narrator) Making sure Katherine doesn't make a run for it, she heads to the front door and stands guard.
-I don't think you should go. -I'm gonna go baby, I have to go.
-Sir! She's stealing things. -It's time for me to go.
She just took something off of there, she took something off of there.
-Would you be quiet, please? -That's not right.
Doesn't matter how old, what she looks like, who she is, female or male. It just isn't right.
This is nice.
(Narrator) We roll one last time.
And that's when we meet, Lexi.
(Whispers) This is nice.
(Narrator) When Katherine does the deed, she looks stunned.
Do you know what kind of batteries this takes?
(Narrator) She tries some whispered counselling.
I'm sorry, I can't hear too good.
Don't tell me how to... (incoherent mumbling)
It's cheap so don't...
It's not, it's not...
This is really nice.
(Narrator) Katherine considers her advice, but only for a moment.
Finally, Lexi tries to at least minimize the damage.
No, no.
Let me give you one then. And I'm gonna keep the other one.
That's the cheapest thing, they ain't gonna miss that.
No. Okay, here. Take that back.
Thank you darling, you're an angel.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
Oh my god! No freakin' way! (laughs)
No way! Holy s***!
-Alright, uh, yeah. -Are you like a private investigator or something?
No! I just didn't want to see her get in trouble.
But she seemed so kind of out of sorts, and you know, she didn't seem like a thief.
I thought seeing her like arrested and taken away in handcuffs would've been difficult so...
This is Katherine. Come over, Katherine.
Alright, ask her if she's got another clock. -Do you have another clock in there Katherine?
-I don't know. (laughs)