Hey Dr. Phil, hi Robin.
We have an update going on with Cassie.
The drama revolves around
a 28-year-old woman, Cassie, and she has a drug addiction
and she's an alcoholic.
And her family says she has
been very difficult to deal with,
they can't handle it anymore.
Christian!
Yes, hello.
Hi, how's it going?
Good.
I've been getting a lot of texts from my team
about one of the guests.
Yes, Cassie's been a little of trouble.
She said she wouldn't do the show without alcohol.
She's already looked up the closets liquor store,
but we're keeping a close eye on her.
(dramatic music)
Hi, this is Allie.
She said the alcohol she has, she somehow got yesterday,
is tainted, it's no good.
I think she just drank it.
Yes, and she did bring a little in,
but I think it might not be her flavor.
It's like she just wants
to be in control of the situation.
That's what I think it is.
It's all coming down to a control thing.
Just a master manipulator, like this is what she does.
I need my alcohol or I'm not gonna go on the show.
(knocking)
Hello, Dave.
I know she's on Suboxone and then she has Adderall patches.
She takes the patches and chews them.
If you chew 'em, you're gonna get the full strength.
And then you're drinking alcohol.
That's why I think she was outta control.
Possibly, yeah, that's something to bring
up with Dr. Phil.
(intense music)
Cassie, Cassie, this is Ellen.
She's a nurse. Nice to meet you.
I'm gonna leave you two to do this test.
I've been begging for this.
I wish I would have gotten one before I got here.
When I got here (mumbling) it's like (beep) okay.
I'll be back in a few minutes, okay, all right.
Hi, Astra, all right so I met with Cassie.
She is dressed and she took her drug test,
yeah but it was not a smooth ride getting there.
Where you going?
I'm gonna go have a cigarette.
She's been complaining and whining all morning,
she wants alcohol, and she wants this and that.
Cassie!
Where are you going?
To the store.
It started out bumpy this morning
but let me tell you, we worked out the case.
Okay, good.
Cassie, come on.
She ran off the lot, and ran down Melrose.
When she was here?
Yes, she ran 10 blocks down Melrose to a liquor store.
All right, I'm gonna come and meet you on Melrose.
We've got a long ass walk.
Are you really gonna do this?
Yes.
So was this your plan the whole time, to run?
Yeah.
Things have changed very quickly.
Cassie just took off and we're gonna go get her.
She wanted to go get some alcohol.
She lied and she said, "I'm gonna go smoke a cigarette",
and she ran for it.
So why are we doing this?
I have to do this, otherwise I'll start withdrawing
and I'm afraid I'll have a seizure.
Are you that lightheaded?
Dizzy. Dizzy?
Do you wanna pause for a minute,
if you're feeling dizzy? No.
Did she make it to the liquor store?
She made it to the liquor store.
Did she make a purchase?
She bought her liquor.
How much alcohol?
One bottle.
What's going on?
Breathe, breathe, breathe.
Hey, so here's what we're gonna do.
We got a van for you and me.
We're gonna go back. Yeah.
Come this way.
I know how to do this one.
I deeply apologize, thank you sir.
(dramatic music)
Today I woke up, I didn't want to drink the rest of this.
This is the alcohol that I feel is somehow tainted.
My intention for this entire event
that happened today with me leaving was to get alcohol.
I don't know what to do.
Say we need to change your shirt?
Hey Elizabeth, yes when she ran out,
she got a little dirty.
Right now I'm feeling insane, to be honest.
I didn't even, I'll probably drink it down before we go.
Where was her family?
They were here.
Well, I'm gonna talk
to the parents first, right,
'cause listen, if they don't stiffen their backs
and stand up to it here.
I mean, she's an adult, so she can tell us
to go pound sand.
There's no leverage here unless the parents
are willing to seriously put up a wall
and say, "We're not your soft place to fall".