-[audience] Good day.
-Ms. Woodbury, you claim you are 110 percent certain that you fiancé, Mr. Cage,
is the father of your one-year old son,
Lexington. You say your reality TV persona
has put you in the position of having to prove paternity
to Mr. Cage, but also to all of the naysayers
on social media -and the world, is that correct?
-Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Cage, you say
your paternity doubt began when the plaintiff was pregnant
because of the many rumors that came from friends
and others on social media. You are hoping today's results
will prove you are the father, -is that correct?
-Yes, Your Honor. All right,
so, Ms. Woodbury, you say you need everyone to know
he's the dad. -[Woodbury] Yes, Your Honor.
-Explain. I mean, I know a 110 percent that D'Quan is the father
of my child. I don't sleep with no one,
I don't look at nobody. I don't have feelings
for no one else, but this man. You know, there's always
gonna be people in his ear no matter where we go, just because I do have
that reality star TV persona. And it could be, not even
denying our son or anything. <i> No matter what I do
with my life,</i> <i> someone has an opinion.</i> And so,
let's be completely honest, your public persona,
often you're portrayed as a girl -that's fun...
-[Woodbury] Mm-hmm. [Judge Lake]
...carefree, living life. -[Woodbury]<i> Yeah.</i>
-[Judge Lake]<i> Sexy, fun.</i> So this entire image,
you believe has now almost kind of backfired
and that these people expect you to be something
you're saying you're not. -Yes, Your Honor.
-[Judge Lake] So, Mr. Cage, can you take me back
to how you met, and tell the court how you feel
about this public persona? I didn't get with her
because of her persona, I got with her
because of the person she was. When I first met her,
she hit me up on Instagram through a Snapchat
from a friend that she saw. And, she was just like,
"Hey, I have an event... you know,
I want you to come out, I want you to hang out with me
and some of my friends." "But you can't bring
your friend." "But you can't bring
your friend." [chuckles] [audience laughing] So, I got in the Uber,
I pulled up to the event, and she just pulled up. So, we walk into the club,
do the walk through and then... after that, it was history.
[laughs] [Judge Lake]
Oh, wait, you say, "History"? -[Cage] Yeah.
-[Woodbury] Mm-hmm. Oh, so, what does that mean? So, you do the walk through. -Yeah.
-[Woodbury] I invited him back home. -And then...
-[Cage laughing] ...he didn't leave after that,
he stayed. -[audience laughing]
-[Woodbury] Yeah. -Well, this was the thing--
-So, what you're saying is -you went back...
-[Woodbury laughing] -...to your place...
-[Woodbury] Yeah. ...and you all were intimate
on the first night? -Yes.
-Yes. -[audience] Wow.
-[man hooting] Did you use protection? [both] No. -Oh, y'all are doing the most.
-[Woodbury laughing] [Judge Lake] So,
we start off irresponsible. [Woodbury] Yup, yes. Have you decided
you're boyfriend and girlfriend now?
I mean, what is this? -[Cage] No.
-[Woodbury] Not right away. -No, not right away.
-We were still just like, hanging out, I mean, like, people are always telling me,
they're just like, even some of her co-stars,
they're just like, "Hey, listen, don't trust
Caylea, she's out there." And then-- I say, birds of a feather
flock together. So, it was just like, "Oh, if you're hanging out
with them... you must be doing
the same thing--" So, were you out there,
Ms. Woodbury? Tell the truth. -What was going on?
-Back then, I mean, I wasn't sleeping around,
I was having fun, I'm 21, I'm having fun,
I'm going out dancing, I'm partying.
Yeah, I'm partying. Okay. But if we're being honest,
you did bring him to your event, then bring him to your house, then sleep with him unprotected
on the first day. Now the way this court room
usually goes, most people say, "Well, if you did that once..." -[chuckles]
-[audience] Yeah. [Judge Lake]
"...you probably did it before." I mean, I'm not saying
I haven't done it, but not multiple, multiple times,
I mean, you know-- I know around one or two
that she's done that with, -so...
-[audience exclaiming] [Woodbury] But it wasn't
right after the other. So, you're very much aware
of the situation. -[Cage] Oh, yeah.
-[Judge Lake] All right. So, at some point, Ms. Woodbury,
you find out you're pregnant. -[Woodbury] Mm-hmm.
-Take me to that day. I think it was a year
after we finally settled down, and I haven't been
feeling right, I just feel weird.
So, I just got up and went to the store.
The store was right next to our house at the time. So, I went out, got a test,
and shortly after that, it said,
"Positive, you're pregnant." So, I just yelled out to him
and I was like, -"Hey, you're gonna be a dad."
-[Cage] Mm-hmm. And then, it-- Yeah. So, what was the response?
Were you happy? I told her she was lying.
I was like... [chuckles] ...I was like, "You're lying."
She was like, "No, I'm not. I'll go get another one."
And I was like, -"Go get another one."
-[Woodbury] I'll take... She got another one,
it was positive, and I mean, like, I was happy
but scared at the same time. -[audience exclaiming]
-When does the doubt... -[Woodbury] Four months in.
-...just setting in, and you go, -"Is this my baby?"
-So the doubt started -kicking in--
-Three months in. Yeah, around three months in. There was a artist... and he scarily resembles me. -Like, it's kind of weird.
-No, he does not. [Cage] We resemble each other,
and everyone thinks so, as well. And pretty much,
they talked all the time. -She says, oh...
-[Woodbury] About what? -...we don't talk all the time.
-[Woodbury] About what? -Music.
-[Cage] No, I don't know, -'cause I never checked.
-Music. But the things
that he was saying in front of me
and some of my family members were very disrespectful,
and you just... -[Judge Lake] So...
-...brush it right off. ...tell the court
what kinds of things was he saying specifically. Like, we were in the car,
and before we got out there, we were just letting him know
that she was pregnant. And he was like,
"Oh, yeah, I already know the baby gonna be good,
her and the baby gonna be good, -that's my girl." You know--
-That's my girl-- Yeah, other people say that
to our friends all the time, and you don't think anything
of it. But when it's turned to me... it's like-- -To me it's my girl--
-[Judge Lake] Well,
the correct response -would've been
"congratulations," right?
-[Cage] Yeah. If you want more episodes
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the notification bell. Do you believe, at some point,
she was intimate with this guy? I feel so. But I've never ever hung out
with him outside of,
like, without him there. Never, ever hung out
with the guy. You've hung out with him
prior. One time,
and everyone was around, -and you saw--
-These were multiple times. -All our other friends...
-I remember you were telling me -that you're always with him.
-...were there. Whatever. So, the point is
this relationship with this guy, Mr. Cage, you've not always been
very comfortable with, but you're trying to lean
into your trust and believe that Ms. Woodbury's saying
there's no physical, emotional, -sexual...
-[Cage] Yeah. -...connection.
-I believed her a 100 percent. Because at the end of the day, it's like, I have to trust her,
because we're in a relationship. And I have to make sure
that she knows that I have her back. But you didn't have my back,
'cause you believed it. I didn't have your back
after you and me started going back and forth
every single day about-- Okay. How did it start going
back and forth? -[Woodbury] He went...
-It started with people. People around her,
who knew both of us, they are very close
to both of us. They were like, "You need to get a DNA test,
'cause we don't even trust it." I didn't know that part though. When we were filming,
and I told you specifically that me and this person sat down
because she couldn't film. -Yeah.
-And-- Yeah, you remember that now,
don't you? -And she told me...
-I didn't know
about the DNA thing. She told me everything,
she told me not to trust you. She told me about the guy, how not to trust you
and the guy. She told me all of that.
And she told me to watch out. -[audience exclaiming]
-All right. So, pretty much we now see
how we arrived at very substantial
paternity doubt. And what I'm also clear
about now, is Mr. Cage... you were saying all
the right things, but you were feeling
something different. [Cage] Of course. [Judge Lake] You really weren't
living your best life, you was living your best lie. -[Cage] Yeah.
-Right? And Ms. Woodbury,
what it seems like to me is... this public persona
was affecting your relationship. Very much so. And then especially
when it's my child, like, our child, and you're gonna deny,
like, him? It hurts, because there
are fathers out there that are the father of a child,
and they still deny it. And I don't--
Obviously, I don't-- You can 110 percent look...
[voice breaking] ...that's his-- Oh, my gosh. That's his child. Okay. So... -eventually Lexington is born?
-Yes. He signed the birth certificate,
and everything. [Judge Lake]
Signed the birth certificate. -[Cage]<i> I had to be there.</i>
-[Judge Lake]<i> And now, Lexington</i> -is a year old.
-[Cage] Mm-hmm. -[Woodbury] Yes.
-You're his daddy. -[Woodbury] Mm-hmm.
-[Cage] Yup. [Judge Lake] You have
a relationship and bond -with this beautiful baby.
-[Cage] Mm-hmm. And yet,
somewhere deep inside you there's just that question mark
that won't go away. I just want closure. But there's no denying him. -There's a picture.
-At the end of the day... -I did provide a picture...
-...I just want closure. ...and it looks
a spitting image of him. <i> D'Quan has big eyes,
he says he don't, he do.</i> <i> And I got small little eyes,
I got colored eyes,</i> he got brown eyes.
Lexington has brown eyes. [Cage]
The artist has brown eyes. Naturally, I have blonde hair,
I dye it all the time. He has dark hair, curly hair.
I have pin straight hair but-- [Judge Lake] So, Ms. Woodbury,
I don't wanna interrupt you, but I want to say,
there are certain lyrics... -[Woodbury] Yeah.
-...in this court room that are familiar. When you start singin'
a song about-- "And see since he's got dimples,
and he's got dimples. He's got an eye,
and he's got an eye." -[audience laughing]
-[Judge Lake] I mean, right? -Right.
-[Judge Lake] He likes eggs, and he likes eggs. When that song starts to play, what it tells me is,
there is doubt... -[Woodbury] Yeah.
-...and you are trying to give him facts
to convince him. When you got to convince,
there's doubt. And that doesn't mean that the doubt
is substantiated, it just means
that the doubt is real. -Mm-hmm. Yeah.
-[Judge Lake] Am I lying? You're--
You're being 100 percent. -I don't sit here to lie.
-[audience laughing] So, do you ever feel like
he looks like this other guy? And I don't mean
to bring him up, 'cause we're doing well,
but I got to ask, because when there
is paternity doubt, there's usually another guy. I feel like
there's certain features. [scoffs] Where? -I feel like
there's some features.
-Where? He looks-- Okay, one,
he's so much darker than you. -And, no.
-It don't matter, you're-- -No, no. Just, no. He looks...
-I don't have to say it. ...a 110 percent
nothing like the other men-- The other man. -Looks nothing like him.
-Well, Ms. Woodbury, I gotta say, in this court room, -that's defunct testimony.
-[all laughing] Because it doesn't mean
anything. So, the truth is,
the stakes are really high, because you're pregnant again,
Ms. Woodbury. -[Woodbury] I am.
-[audience exclaiming] With the same man that laid
with me the first time. -[chuckles]
-[Judge Lake] So we're having another baby.
Have you thought about... "What if Lexington
is not my child?" Well, we'd have a long talk
resulting in me going somewhere else, yes. -[woman] Wow.
-[chuckles] [Judge Lake] See, but this is
what I'm talking about. And, you know,
babies are blessings. -[Cage] Mm-hmm.
-But what concerns me is that if you would have
that response here... why are we making more babies? 'Cause I can tell that knocked
the wind out of you, Ms. Woodbury. You didn't see
that one coming, did you? No, 'cause he's been
in his life for a whole year. [Cage]<i> I never said
I was leaving his life.</i> [Woodbury]<i>
Why would you walkout?</i> [Cage]<i> I never said
I was leaving Lexington's life,</i> <i> never, ever, ever, ever
will that happen.</i> I'll make sure of that.
But with me and you, it's a whole different-- it's a whole different thing.
I wanna make sure that they're
in a healthy family, not a broken, hurtful family. So, Ms. Woodbury,
I see the tears in your eyes, how did that make you feel? It was like the wind
got knocked out of you. It sucks--
I mean, it hurts. And now his feelings
about the relationship is that the relationship
is contingent... upon what's in that envelope
Jerome has. -And that was news to you.
-Yes, yes, Your Honor, it was. [Cage]
If it was the other way around, she would've done
the same thing, -and I know that a 100 percent.
-I've been here. I haven't left. -I went home.
-You've told me before... -I did go home.
-...if I've ever done anything, if I've ever done anything, you are out the door,
there's no talking about it. You've said this to me.
If we were switched roles, you would be out the door. And I know that for a fact,
I know you. But I've stayed for all the BS
you put me through. Okay, and I stayed
through all the BS you put me through. I don't think
I need to say much. Except... these conversations,
these real conversations, these uncomfortable
conversations... are the ones we have to have.
But there is one question that we really have
to get answered. So we can truly have
a conversation that is based upon the truth, and all
of the information needed to determine where you all
are gonna go from here. -And I have that truth.
-[Cage] Mm-hmm. [Judge Lake] Jerome,
may I have the envelope, please? -[Jerome] Yes, you may.
-[audience applauding] These results were prepared
by DNA Diagnostics, and they read as follows. In the case
of Woodbury versus Cage... When it comes to one-year-old
Lexington Cage, it has been determined
by this court... Mr. Cage... you... are the father. [Woodbury] Thank you. I can see how relieved you are. Yeah. [chuckles] How does it feel
to just finally know? [Cage] I can just... I can marry her
and finish where we left off, 'cause that was my goal
when I met her. Why are you shaking
your head "no," Ms. Woodbury? [Woodbury] 'Cause it's like... it honestly is like,
why does it take going to<i> Paternity Court...</i>
[sniffles] ...taking a DNA test
just to, like, get it. Like, you should believe me
when I tell you, not somebody else that's not
in our picture. Like... [Judge Lake]
I want you to just know that before we get
to what somebody should do, he should just believe me. You've got to acknowledge
that there were countless forces telling him and validating
the doubt he felt, once that happened, it was done. So, everything
that he should've been, you're only walking him
back down to the road that backfired on you. You're telling him
what he should've done. He's been trying to do
what he should do. But he hasn't been successful, because that's not
what he really feels. -Right?
-[Woodbury] Yes. You all have, what I call,
a resume relationship. I've been in one of those. He does that, she does that,
check, check. He loves her, she loves him, -check, check.
-[Cage chuckles] His mama like her, his mother--
Check, check. You check all the boxes, right? And at the end of the day, you still don't necessarily
have... what it really takes to make
a long-lasting relationship. Mr. McCormick, you say you thought you found
the perfect woman, until you discovered
the love of your life was just a serial cheater
on a rampage. You say Ms. Ball
is a shameless adulteress and there is no way
you are her son Gavin's father. -Is that correct?
-Yes, Your Honor. Ms. Ball, you admit
to having stepped out on your relationship
in the past, but you are positive Mr. McCormick
is the father of your son and you intend to prove
paternity today. -Is that correct?
-Yes, your Honor. So, Mr. McCormick, what do you mean
she's a serial cheater? Well, your Honor,
I found text messages, I've seen her
getting into strange vehicles. -[Ball] That's not true.
-I've seen videos. Um, what haven't I found? Like, there's no way
that I could be
this child's father I'm starting to become numb
to all this. It's getting old. [Ball] Your Honor, um, there've been several times
I have cheated and I've been honest with him. And told him
about the times I've cheated. But he's become crazy
and, like, obsessed with making up things,
seeing things. There's no way I've done
all the things he said. He is the father of my son. You look at Gavin
and see he's your son. [Judge Lake] All right,
so, take me back. I wanna know
how this all started. The nature
of your relationship, how did it begin? Um, we saw
each other at a party. And, when I first saw him, I was physically
attracted to him And, so, uh... I started talking to him. I asked him
if he wanted to hang out. And, um, I said,
"Where can we hang out?" And he said, "You can go
to my house with me." And we've been together
ever since. -Several years.
-[Judge Lake] All right. [crowd laughs] And so, the relationship
seemed like
it started off pretty good. [McCormick]<i> I thought
I'd found the one, Your Honor,
you know?</i> <i> I was in love, you know?</i> <i>She was good with my daughter.</i> Uh, my family liked her We, you know, we liked sports.
We played sports together. Um, you know, I never thought
she would cheat. I mean, you know-- And I've admitted
when I've cheated on you. Yeah, I mean, but
there's also been other times. [Judge Lake] So, Mr. McCormick,
what does it feel like knowing Ms. Ball has a child
and it may not be yours? It really hurts, you know,
because I'm a softy. And, you know, she cheated
early in our relationship <i> and it just, kind of,
put doubt</i> <i> in my mind throughout.</i> The bond you have
with Gavin, there is no way
that could be a bond and not be father and son. Your Honor, I've even brought
some examples. I mean... You brought an exhibit? I brought an exhibit,
Your Honor. [Judge Lake] Please step up.
Let's review that exhibit. -[McCormick] May I cross?
-Yes. Well, Your Honor,
this is how you catch
a serial cheater. -[crowd laughs]
-[Judge Lake] All right. Okay. Well, the first time, she said she was gonna go
to the gas station, uh, to meet a family member. I kind of, stayed back
and I was following her I saw her get into a truck
of a strange guy. He was like 25 years-old. [Ball] Why would you
let me get in the-- Okay, is that you
or is that the strange guy? -That's the strange guy.
-[Judge Lake] Okay. -[Ball laughs]
-Yeah, I said... I saw her
getting into a truck.
I asked her who it was. She said it was
another family member which I know is like,
50-60 years old. He doesn't wear
his hat sideways and blare music like that. -[Judge Lake]
It was a young guy?
-A young guy. [Judge Lake] And you believe
she was cheating? [McCormick] She was, I mean,
what else would you be doing? Why else
would she lie about it? And she was acting fishy
before she took off That's the reason
I'd followed her. [Judge Lake] All right. And then,
what is next on this exhibit? Well, I saw her
getting into another truck. I guess she just likes trucks. -[Ball] I like trucks.
-She's a trucker. [Judge Lake] She says
she likes trucks. -[McCormick] I guess she does.
-[crowd laughs] [McCormick]
She's fond of trucks. Well, I went to our house, I was in the basement
talking to someone. She didn't even know
I was there. Next thing you know, she goes
out to get into this truck, <i> with a guy and another girl.</i> <i> I asked her,
"What she was doing?"</i> She said she was going hunting. Your Honor,
it was summer time,
she doesn't even hunt. If you saw your husband
get in a vehicle with someone won't you say, "What are
you doing with another female?" He wouldn't be
getting in no vehicle. [Ball] Thank you.
You could see him but you couldn't get there
and say something? Matter of fact,
you waved at me
as you drove by. Oh, I waved. [McCormick] She waved
as she went by. Right, but I'm gonna deny,
but I know you saw me. At this point,
how many times do you believe Ms. Ball cheated on you
up to this point? I mean,
I'd say a couple of times. -She's admitted
the first time.
-[Judge Lake] Okay. Cheating on me
the first time. [Judge Lake] All right.
So, is there anything else? There's a time
I came home from work and there was a text message
on the phone. I picked up the phone, pretended to be Ms. Ball
and texted some sexual stuff. They texted back. I texted, "Can we do
the same thing that we did, uh, the last time we hung out?" <i> And, you know,
he said some things</i> <i> and that's when the pictures
of junk came through.</i> [crowd exclaims] [McCormick] And, you know,
that's when I knew
something was going on. [Judge Lake] Oh, yes,
something was going on. I found some,
you know, pictures as well. There's some nudes
she sent. [Ball]<i> I have
never taken nude pictures.</i> [McCormick]<i> Did, too.</i> If I've send them to anyone
I've send them to you. I'm a bigger girl, I don't take naked pictures
just for anybody. [Ball] Ryan, you know that. [Judge Lake] So, you saw
the nude pictures? I saw the nude pictures
when she said it was for me but I never got them. [Judge Lake] What's next
on this exhibit? [McCormick] Well, I found
a strange video
or audio of her. She said that it was me. It was her and like,
there was another, <i> I heard her
say to a girl and a guy.</i> You could know
something shady was going on. Your Honor,
when you butt dial-- It was a sex video? Something shady
was going on. He heard a butt-dial. You know, this...
[imitating static] That's me having sex. Yes, he's crazy.
Actually crazy. I heard a girl say,
"You can have him girl." You all know
when you but-dial someone. So, when the call connected,
what did you hear or see? I heard another female say,
"You can have him now girl." And she denied that.
She said it wasn't her voice. Oh, so you think
they're having a threesome? A threesome.<i>
Menage a trois.</i> [Ball] So, you're gonna say,
you're gonna be disrespectful
and say that [Judge Lake] And all of this,
all of this cheating leads you to believe
that Gavin is not
your biological son. -Yeah.
-All right. [Ball] Gavin is your son. With all this going on,
I'm thinking
how could this kid be mine. [Judge Lake]<i> All right,
thank you so much
for your exhibit.</i> <i> You can step back over
to the podium.</i> Ms. Ball... [Ball] He's crazy. ...that was a lot
of information. He knows Gavin is his son. [Judge Lake] But you have
admitted to cheating. I have. You said that.
"I've admitted it." [Ball] I've admitted
the times when I was wrong. And, I think that because
of the insecurities
that I've created that anything that he can't
absolutely find an answer for, it creates doubt. The point is, once you cheat,
now that opens the door where we don't believe
nothing you have to say. -[Ball] You're right.
-That's just human nature. When I see him with Gavin,
and you look at them together, you see a picture
of them together, they're twins.
They look so much alike. <i> Uh, when they added up
the dates,</i> when the doctor
added up the dates,
the dates came to June 20th. I have not messed around,
since May. -I mean, honestly...
-[crowd] Oh! I mean,
[stammering] June 20th, I haven't messed around
since like May 2nd. And we moved in
together. And-- [McCormick] Now,
she's a mathematician. [crowd laughs] So, what kind of relationship
have you built with Gavin, Mr. McCormick? Tell me
about your relationship
with this beautiful baby. We've been together
since 2012, Your Honor. Uh, and the relationship
I've built with Gavin-- You've stepped out,
too. So... [McCormick]
I'm not a saint. Ain't no babies. That you know of. [McCormick] Gavin and I are,
you know, close. I was there with her
throughout her pregnancy. You know, I went
to all the appointments. <i> I was just trying to do
the right thing, you know.
So I hope he is mine.</i> [Judge Lake]<i>
And what if he's not?</i> -[McCormick]<i> I don't--</i>
-[Ball]<i> He is.</i> -[McCormick] I don't know.
-[Ball] I do. [McCormick] Sixteen months
is a long time to bond. [Ball] It is. I got a soft heart, so... I don't know,
I guess we'll see. -You know...
-You're not going anywhere. You're a good father,
Gavin loves you.
He's your son. Your very convincing Ms. Ball. I'm confident,
I'm confident that is his son. But the problem is,
it really isn't definitive because you admit
to having sex with... someone else
in the month of May. [Ball] I do. Gavin was born in January. So, if you count back,
hold-up. [crowd laughs] May to June, July,
August, September, October, November,
December, January. [Ball] Mmm-hmm. That's eight months from May. The doctor, when the doctor
did the sonograms he estimated that I became
pregnant around June 20th. And as far as advancement
of the baby, it adds up. And he was early, I mean,
he came 32 weeks. [Judge Lake]
So, did you ever tell
any of the guys you... had the affairs with? Did you say to them, "I'm pregnant
and Gavin could be your child." I had said I'm pregnant
but I wasn't gonna leave Ryan. So you did say
to some of the other-- There's only two, but, yeah,
I said to the guy that I... Not too possible,
but I cheated twice. But there was one guy
that it could have been-- I'm the only roundhead
that will stick around. -[Ball] Really?
-[Judge Lake] Okay! So, the real truth is, you had two other guys
you'd slept with and one of them you said,
"I'm pregnant." Yeah, I'm pregnant. [Judge Lake] And that was
with the understanding that "This could be
your child." [Ball] Uh, yeah, he knew
we'd messed around. And around May-- And how often did you
have sex with this guy? It was for about six months.
We only had sex a few times. Couple of times. I mean,
I was in a relationship
with Ryan I was always with Ryan. But you had a six month affair
with the other guy? We were like friends.
It was more of a friendship. The sex came later. And I did not plan
on having sex. I mean, I saw this guy,
a family member sometimes. The bottom line is
it's a relationship
you carried on six months. And whether you had sex
three times or 30 times, you told this guy,
"I'm pregnant... -Mmm-hmm.
-"..and you may be
the father." But I get what you're saying.
You, immediately, 'cause you good at that,
you just, kind of,
spin your way out of it. So, you're like I'm pregnant but I'm staying
with Mr. McCormick. -Mmm-hmm.
-So, in other words, -don't press me on it
-[Ball] Mmm-hmm. 'cause I'm staying with him
and we just gonna
make this baby be his. No, I'm not gonna
make it be his. Well, that's what
you really are saying. [Ball] He chose,
I gave him an option. No, no, no, no. What I'm saying is,
as you create
and spin the story, you create what you want
from the story. And that is that Mr. McCormick
is the father. But the real truth is
you were honest
with the other guy. [Ball] Yeah, I was. [Judge Lake] And, now
Mr. McCormick
has one foot out the door, he's completely unsure, -He's not going anywhere.
-He has paternity doubts. [Judge Lake] He says
he doesn't know what to-- You cheated. It was like we had
unprotected sex for years you know,
at least a couple of years. And when I found out
she'd cheated then she ends up pregnant,
just doesn't make sense. That's paternity doubt
right there, right, Jerome? [Jerome] Yes, ma'am. That's what we do here. So, where do we go from here? If Gavin is not
your biological child... If he's not
my biological, uh, child, you know, I might just,
I might have to leave. <i> I don't know. I'm pretty
attached to him, Your Honor.</i> If you don't quit doubting me,
you are gonna leave. Because my son's
not gonna grow up like that. You have a great
relationship with him. You know he's your son. -Yeah, I feel that.
-I mean, just stop. [McCormick] I really,
I love him. If you love him
you're not going anywhere. And he loves you. What's making
you emotional now? My little boy loves him
and I know he loves Gavin. There's all this doubt
and hurt and stress. <i> Babies feel, you know.</i> <i> They can feel the tension,</i> <i> they can feel
when there's something wrong.</i> And I don't want my child
to ever grow up
with that kind of, you know, environment. I don't want him feeling
insecure, feeling doubtful, <i> of Ryan being his father.</i> [Judge Lake]<i>
Let's just be honest
for a moment, Ms. Ball.</i> You know you've made a mess. [Ball] Mmm-hmm.
Yes, I have. And now
you're just so desperately
trying to clean it up. And you just want it
to go away. I want to cut that old part
and move forward. I don't want there
to be cheating, I don't want there
to be the arguing. I want it to be my son, Ryan
and I having a good time, playing, enjoying,
being a mother
and father together. <i> And I don't want Gavin
to have that doubt.</i> <i> That doubt will create
an insecurity in my son</i> that will defect his character
for the rest of his life. And I do not want
my child to ever have
any kind of defect or issue because of something
I've done in my past. There we go. -There we go.
-[Ball] Yes. I hope I'm his father,
Your Honor. [Judge Lake] All right. There's only one way
to find out. And that's to get
the results. Jerome. [crowd applauding] These results were prepared
by DNA Diagnostics and
they read as follows. [Judge Lake]
In the case of<i>
McCormick v. Ball...</i> When it comes
to 15-month-old Gavin McCormick, it has been determined
by this Court... Mr. McCormick... Yes, Your Honor. [Judge Lake] you... are the father. [crowd applauding] Thank you. [McCormick] I'm glad,
Your Honor. I'm glad,
now we can move forward. Stop the accusations. Let's move forward
and raise this little boy. [crowd applauding] I've made mistakes.
I've grown from them. And I'm not gonna create
the same mess that I just got done
cleaning up. Ready to focus
completely on him. And I hope you are, too.
If not, you can go
somewhere else. I'm not really concerned
just because I see
