>> Judge Judy: MISS NAPIER, YOU
ARE A SINGLE LADY?
>> YES, I AM.
>> Judge Judy: YOU HAVE ONE SON?
>> YES.
>> Judge Judy: HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> I'M 28.
>> Judge Judy: WHAT KIND OF WORK
DO YOU DO?
>> I DO HAIR, A HAIRDRESSER, AND
I'M A PREP COOK, SEASONAL.
>> Judge Judy: HOW DO YOU
SUPPORT YOURSELF?
>> I DO HAIR.
>> Judge Judy: FOR WHOM?
>> FOR WHO? I WORK FOR MYSELF.
>> Judge Judy: YOU HAVE YOUR OWN
STORE?
>> NO.
I JUST HAVE MY OWN CLIENTS.
I GO TO THEIR HOUSE, OR THEY
COME TO MINE.
>> Judge Judy: SO YOU'RE
SELF-EMPLOYED, BUT YOU DON'T
HAVE A PERMANENT PLACE OF
BUSINESS.
>> NO.
>> Judge Judy: AND YOU'RE A PREP
COOK, AND THAT'S SEASONAL.
>> YES.
>> Judge Judy: WHERE?
>> IN NEW YORK.
>> Judge Judy: WHERE?
>> CHURCH AVENUE.
>> Judge Judy: WHY IS THAT
SEASONAL ON CHURCH AVENUE?
I KNOW CHURCH AVENUE.
>> I DO IT DURING THE
SUMMERTIME.
I GO TO NEW YORK IN THE SUMMER.
>> Judge Judy: WHERE DO YOU LIVE
IN THE WINTERTIME?
>> I'M IN FLORIDA.
>> Judge Judy: WHERE IN FLORIDA?
>> ORLANDO.
>> Judge Judy: AND WHO DO YOU
LIVE WITH IN FLORIDA?
>> MY MOM.
>> Judge Judy: AND WHO DO YOU
LIVE WITH WHEN YOU COME TO
NEW YORK IN THE SUMMERTIME?
>> FAMILY.
>> Judge Judy: I JUST WANTED TO
TRY AND GET YOUR SITUATION.
SO, YOU LIVE WITH YOUR MOTHER IN
FLORIDA.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY REGULAR PLACE
OF BUSINESS IN FLORIDA.
PEOPLE EITHER COME TO YOUR HOME
OR YOU GO TO THEIR HOME TO DO
THEIR HAIR.
AND YOU HAVE SOME -- I ASSUME
WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME -- STEADY
CLIENTS.
THEN IN THE SUMMERTIME, SINCE
YOU DON'T LIKE TO STAY IN
FLORIDA, YOU GO TO BROOKLYN TO
CHURCH AVENUE WHERE YOU WORK AS
A PREP COOK, SEASONAL.
CHURCH AVENUE IS NOT A SEASONAL
LOCATION.
DO YOU KNOW CHURCH AVENUE?
>> Byrd: YES, I DO.
>> Judge Judy: ME, TOO.
I LIVED THERE.
PARKSIDE AND FLATBUSH --
CHURCH AVENUE WAS A BIG DEAL.
IT WAS THE MAIN SUBWAY STOP.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> Judge Judy: BUT IT'S NOT A
BEACH DESTINATION.
>> I USED TO LIVE IN NEW YORK.
>> Judge Judy: I WAS JUST
WONDERING WHERE YOU GOT ALL THIS
MONEY FROM THAT YOU ALLEGEDLY
LOANED TO THE DEFENDANT.
SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT.
NOW, YOU MET MR. DeGALE.
DID YOU MEET HIM IN FLORIDA OR
IN NEW YORK?
>> FLORIDA.
>> Judge Judy: WHERE DID YOU
MEET HIM IN FLORIDA?
>> FROM A MUTUAL FRIEND.
WE BOTH LIVE IN THE SAME COUNTY.
>> Judge Judy: FRIEND'S NAME?
>> KAHDIJA [BLEEP]
>> Judge Judy: WHY ARE YOU
LAUGHING, MR. DeGALE?
I'M SORT OF ENJOYING WATCHING
YOU LAUGHING BECAUSE YOUR
LAUGHING'S SAYING TO ME THAT
WHAT SHE'S TELLING ME IS A WHOLE
LOT OF "WHO SHOT JOHN?"
>> NO, IT'S TRUE.
BUT SHE'S JUST SAYING THE MUTUAL
FRIEND'S NAME, AND WE'RE NOT
FRIENDS WITH HER ANYMORE.
>> Judge Judy: NO. YOU WERE
LAUGHING EVEN BEFORE THAT, SIR.
>> OH, JUST USUAL.
>> Judge Judy: NO. IT'S NOT
USUAL.
NO, YOU COULD HARDLY KEEP A
STRAIGHT FACE.
>> WELL, YOU JUST ASK, LIKE, A
LOT OF QUESTIONS, SO IT'S JUST
LIKE --
>> Judge Judy: I ASK A LOT OF
QUESTIONS?
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
IF I DIDN'T ASK A LOT OF
QUESTIONS, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
I'D HAVE A TELEVISION PROGRAM?
>> I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW.
I'M GONNA MAKE SURE WHEN IT'S
TIME, WHEN YOU ASK ME QUESTIONS,
I'M GONNA BE AS THOROUGH AS
POSSIBLE.
>> Judge Judy: YOU'RE GONNA BE
THOROUGH AND HONEST BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW, I CAN TELL WHEN SOMEBODY
IS PULLING MY LEG.
>> I'M NOT GONNA PULL YOUR LEG.
>> Judge Judy: NO.
YOU THINK SHE'S PULLING MY LEG?
>> I CAN'T TELL.
>> Judge Judy: NO. YOU THINK
SHE'S PULLING MY LEG WITH HER
ANSWERS SO FAR?
>> NO, NOT THUS FAR.
>> Judge Judy: NOT THUS FAR.
SHE'S TELLING ME EVERYTHING
TRUTHFULLY SO FAR.
RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> Judge Judy: [ SIGHS ]
NOW -- ARE YOU THIRSTY?
I DIDN'T EVEN START WITH YOU
YET.
ACCORDING TO YOUR COMPLAINT,
MISS NAPIER, WHAT HAPPENED WAS
THE DEFENDANT WAS SORT OF A
BOYFRIEND, NOT EXCLUSIVE, YOUR
SON LIKED HIM A LOT, WOULD COME
OVER, HE WOULD PLAY GAMES WITH
YOUR ONE, AND THEN HE FELL ON
SOME HARD FINANCIAL TIMES, AND
HE NEEDED SOME MONEY.
AND YOU MADE AN INITIAL LOAN TO
HIM FOR WHAT?
>> FOR $1,200.
>> Judge Judy: GOOD. $1,200.
AND WHAT WAS THAT FOR?
>> FOR BILLS.
>> Judge Judy: AND I WANT YOU TO
TELL ME HOW THAT CAME ABOUT,
MR. DeGALE.
>> WELL, AFTER VACATION --
>> Judge Judy: AFTER WHAT
VACATION?
>> WENT ON A CRUISE.
>> Judge Judy: WHO DID?
>> THE PLAINTIFF AND HER SON AND
HER MOTHER.
>> Judge Judy: SPEAK LOUDER!
"WE WENT ON A CRUISE!"
>> WE WENT ON A CRUISE.
>> Judge Judy: NO, NO.
LISTEN TO ME.
"WE WENT" -- LISTEN.
"WE WENT ON A CRUISE."
WHO WENT ON THE CRUISE?
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
>> OKAY.
KRYSTAL, HER MOTHER, AND HER
SON -- WE ALL WENT ON A CRUISE.
>> Judge Judy: THE FOUR OF YOU
WENT ON A CRUISE.
>> CORRECT.
>> Judge Judy: NOW DID YOU SHARE
A ROOM WITH HER MOTHER?
>> I DID SHARE A ROOM WITH HER
MOTHER.
>> Judge Judy: AND HER SON?
>> CORRECT.
>> Judge Judy: AND HER?
>> CORRECT.
>> Judge Judy: YOU ALL STAYED IN
ONE ROOM.
>> MM-HMM.
>> Judge Judy: OKAY.
LITTLE TIGHT FOR ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]