>> I was a little bit afraid at
that point.
I've never seen anyone do that
before.
>> Announcer: A witness to
random vandalism?
>> As he got toward the front of
the car, I heard a loud scratch.
>> There is a over six-foot
scratch.
>> Announcer: Or was it a
targeted attack?
>> Judge Judy: So, there had to
be something that triggered that
kind of response, unless he's
out of his mind.
Do you have any stickers on your
car?
>> I have a Hillary Clinton
sticker.
>> Announcer: "Judge Judy."
>> Judge Judy: Can you tell me
your name, please?
>> Sharon Smith.
>> Judge Judy: Are you the lady
who was with Mr. Harral on the
day of this incident?
I'd like you to wait outside,
please.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Byrd, would you
have her wait outside?
She's gonna be called later as a
witness.
Maybe.
Okay.
Ms. Becker, it is your claim
that the defendant vandalized
your car with a key.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You don't know
him.
You've never had any interaction
with him before the date of this
incident, which was on
December 29th of last year.
>> I've never had any
interaction with him, period.
>> Judge Judy: Period?
That's what I thought.
Your car was parked in a parking
lot?
>> Yes, ma'am, at a theater.
>> Judge Judy: Is the theater
the only thing that that parking
lot serves?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: So it must be a
multiplex.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How many theaters
are in it?
>> Approximately 12.
>> Judge Judy: What time on the
29th of December did you go to
the theater?
>> The movie started at 3:25,
and my daughter and I arrived
about five minutes prior to the
movie.
>> Judge Judy: Do you recall
what movie you saw?
>> It was with
Christopher Plummer and -- I
don't recall the name of it.
It was about his grandson who
got kidnapped.
>> Judge Judy: It was about
Jake Paul Getty.
>> Yeah, thank you.
Couldn't remember his name.
>> Judge Judy: I, too, don't
remember the name of the movie,
but I remember the movie and
having seen it.
And you parked your car about
maybe 3:15 or 3:20?
>> Yes, ma'am, that's correct.
>> Judge Judy: What time did the
movie exit?
>> Approximately -- It's a
two-hour movie, so 15 minutes of
previews, and so it'd be around
6:00, a little before 6:00,
perhaps.
>> Judge Judy: And when you
parked your car, I assume there
was no damage on your car.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: What kind of car
do you have?
>> A Toyota Highlander, 2010.
>> Judge Judy: What color?
>> White.
>> Judge Judy: Do you remember
whether, when you got to the
theater, the parking lot was
full, partially full?
>> It was very full.
>> Judge Judy: Do you recall how
long you and your daughter drove
around before you could find a
parking space?
>> I could identify that the
parking lot was full, so we went
to the far aisle to look for a
spot because we knew we were
only five minutes from the
commencement of the movie
starting, so I didn't want to
drive around for a long time.
>> Judge Judy: So you went to
the end, so you walked a little
further, but you were assured of
a spot.
>> That's right.
>> Judge Judy: And you took the
first available spot at the far
end -- I assume this.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Would be the
smart thing to do.
And your car, when you came out,
was vandalized with a key.
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: Or some sharp
object.
>> That's correct.
I assume it was a key.
>> Judge Judy: How much of the
car was vandalized?
>> On the side of the driver's,
there is a over six-foot
scratch.
>> Judge Judy: On the driver's
side?
>> And across the hood is almost
two feet.
>> Judge Judy: So, somebody who
was parking next to you -- Was
there a car next to your car
when you parked there?
>> I was parked on the curb, and
there was a car in front of me
and there were cars on the side.
Because Austin is so
congested --
>> Judge Judy: No, no, I'm
trying to visualize.
The parking lot is full, you
found an empty space.
Were there any cars on either
side of you?
>> No. There was a curb with a
tree on the right, and on the
driver's side, it was open to
the parking lot.
>> Judge Judy: Another car
could've parked there?
>> No, ma'am, it was on the
aisle.
>> Judge Judy: There was no way
another car was going to be next
to you?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: It was a
legitimate parking space?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: You were in the
theater with your daughter.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: I assume this is
your witness?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: I don't know her
name yet, but have you ever seen
her before that day?
>> No, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: Would you step
up, please?
Would you tell me your name?
>> I'm Renee Kaplowitz.
>> Judge Judy: Were you going to
the theater that day?
>> I was going to the theater
that day.
>> Judge Judy: What were you
going to see?
>> I was going to see
"Orient Express."
>> Judge Judy: What time did it
start?
>> My movie started at 3:45.
>> Judge Judy: So, a little bit
later than the plaintiff's.
And you were driving.
Were you alone or were you with
someone else?
>> I was alone.
>> Judge Judy: Looking for a
parking space?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: At some point, I
assume, you came across the area
where Ms. Arnett was parked.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: All right, tell
me what happened.
>> I had to park way back,
'cause as she said, the parking
lot was full, and when I was
crossing the parking lot, I saw
a man, a bald man, at the tail
end of a car, and I assumed --
he was looking in the car.
I said, "Oh, this guy has locked
his keys in the car.
I got there really, really
early, so I'm gonna help this
guy.
I've got a hanger in my trunk,
I've got AAA.
I'm gonna help him.
And so he's walking forward --
>> Judge Judy: He was looking in
the car?
>> He was looking in the car.
He was very, very close to the