Ms. Graham, you are here
to prove to your on again off again fiance,
Mr. Scott <i> that your four-year-old
daughter Taylor
is his biological child.</i> You say his paternity denial
is destroying your relationship and you need today's results
to save your family. Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Scott, you state
that the timeline
for conception does not add up
so you can't be
Taylor's father. You say your engagement
is on the line
and you want the truth. Is that correct? That's correct, Your Honor. So, Ms. Graham, you say
you need today's results
to save your relationship? Tell the court why. Um, basically
we're planning the wedding and we're getting
into arguments every day
about the paternity. He knows he's the father. He has no sense, I've told him several times
that he is the father He still tries to deny it, and I just want this
resolved today. Mr. Scott. Your Honor, I'm not the father. Look at her nose,
look at her eyes,
look at her ears. <i> I'm not the father.</i> Your Honor,
I asked her for a test
over and over again. I keep getting... JUDGE LAKE:
Okay, take me back... How did we get to the point
where,"Okay, will you
marry me?" "Yes I will,
but we need a DNA test." I mean how did we get...
How did we get from
being engaged and being happy,
planning a wedding, to all of a sudden
this DNA thing
looming over our heads? Because I want to
move on with it but not if Taylor Rose
is not my daughter,
I don't want to move on... So, if Taylor's
not your biological child,
you're not getting married. Hell, no! Excuse... GRAHAM: Oh! JUDGE LAKE: That's news to you? That's definitely news to me. So, Ms. Graham, you admit
that this is an on again
off again relationship. Yes. When you're off, were there other men
you were sleeping with... SCOTT: Yes. Yes. JUDGE LAKE: Dating. Yes. No. Me and him have had sex
constantly unprotected through these times
when we were not together. Your Honor, that's a lie. So even if you're on
or if you're off,
you're still having sex. We had a very active sex life.
Very active. What happened during this
on off thing that... Produced this
paternity question? It was him.
I know the night
that I conceived. I definitely know
the night I conceived. We went down to Orlando,
we got a room, we had sex for about a week,
non stop. He knows exactly which weekend
I'm talking about... Your Honor that's a lie. It's like... After I got pregnant,
like I said he just flipped the script. That's not true, Your Honor. Were you engaged during then? No. We got...
We were engaged before then. JUDGE LAKE: All right.
So you were engaged
before then. Yes. Once I told him
I was pregnant, that's when the issues came up. But why, if you gonna
marry her anyway? GRAHAM: Right. Your Honor, I found out
that she was pregnant
prior to her telling me. The reason how I found out
was when I went back
into the house, I was searching through
paper work, cleaning up and when I cleaned up
I saw something from
the doctor's office and it said that
she was like
six weeks pregnant... GRAHAM: Uh-huh. And we've only been
back together
for like two weeks, so how is it possible that
Taylor Rose is my daughter? JUDGE LAKE: Okay! Okay. So now I understand
what's happening. You all were on this
on and off again thing. SCOTT: Yes. When you got back together,
you're at home, some mail comes you see it on the table,
you read it and you see, "Oh, she's pregnant." SCOTT: Right. JUDGE LAKE:<i> But six to seven
weeks pregnant.</i> SCOTT:<i> Right.</i> JUDGE LAKE:<i> When you
count back, you're saying,
"We were off then,</i> <i> "and not having sex then."</i> (EMPHASIZES)
We were way off then,
Your Honor. Way off! So when you saw it,
what did you do
with the information? I didn't say anything to her
about the paper work until she approached me
about being pregnant. So what happened
when you approached him,
Ms. Graham? What did you say? I approached him because
this was like my first time
being pregnant. I never... This is my first child. So, of course
I was a little scared, I didn't know
what my options were. So after I told him
I'm expecting him to be excited and he just,
"Oh, that's not my child..." It was just like a big mess. The one person in the world
who I was expecting to
embrace this turned into my enemy. I had to do this
completely alone. And I mean like... No mother, no woman
should have to do that. He completely left me, no support at all. <i> He added so much stress
to my pregnancy.</i> <i> So much unnecessary stress.</i> That's not true, Your Honor. Did you break up
during the pregnancy? We just separated
before the pregnancy,
we got back together... We were always on and off again
so the timeline
is a little sketchy. But we did break up
several times. But the bottom line is
we never stopped having sex
throughout this entire thing. Your Honor, ask her this... If I'm the father
of Taylor Rose, why did I find that paperwork
that says six weeks? Well, that is an issue
that he's having and I'd like to give you
a chance to explain that,
Ms. Graham. He says, when he found
the paper work, he found it
before you even said
anything to him. So, you obviously
waited some time before you even told him
you were pregnant. MS. GRAHAM: I did. And his point is,
if the hospital has
informed you you're pregnant and we are engaged
and going to be married, what reason would you have
not to tell me, if it is
undoubtedly my child? MS. GRAHAM:<i>
I just wanted to have time.</i> I had just graduated,
I just wanted to have time
for myself, to see what my options were
before I had him... You know, down my throat...
Do this, do this, do this! So, once I
did make the decision
to keep the child, I brought it to him. You know, I was very afraid. You know, like I said,
I had just graduated I'm just...
My life was just beginning
to take off. I did not know
if I wanted to take on
the stress or hardship of being
a parent at that time. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS) If you want more episodes
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the notification bell. Mr. Scott is saying,
that during the window of time when this baby
would have been conceived you all were on the out. Just because
you were still having
sex with him doesn't of course
change the fact that you could have been
having sex with somebody else. Was there someone else
that you were dating or seeing? Not before...
Not before I was pregnant. No. JUDGE LAKE: But after
you were pregnant there was. Yes. So who were you with
when you gave birth to Taylor? He came up to the hospital, he caused a dramatic scene... What happened at the hospital? MS. GRAHAM: He cursed me out. He said he was never
going to sign
that birth certificate because my daughter
wasn't a twin. He knows that the child
was not his, I'm a cheating... At the hospital
when you just had the baby? At the hospital when I just had my child. That's not 100% true. The security had to remove him. No... I left on my own,
Your Honor So wait a minute, Mr. Scott. You went up,
you looked at the baby and just got infuriated
and enraged? I did, Your Honor. GRAHAM: Basically. What I'm trying to understand
is that, were you there
for the actual birth? As like, this is my child... So you weren't?
You came up there after. After. And I honestly
feel like, even though
he tried to deny this, I really feel like
he came up there... She didn't even call me
and tell me that she was in the hospital
and had the baby. I didn't want that stress. I had to find out
from someone else. I did not want that stress, and I was right. Which stress? Which stress? I was right. He came up there
and he did every single thing
that I knew he was going to do. Which is why
I did not call him. I did not tell him at all... Your Honor, she did call me
and she said,
"You are not the father." That's her exact words. MS. GRAHAM: I did not... When was this? Did you call him and tell him
he's not the father? No. That's not... That's why
I came to the hospital angry. When did she call and tell you
you were not the father? It night have been...
It might have been a day
after she had Taylor, and that's the day
that I went there that security
supposedly escorted me off. Did you tell him, Ms. Graham,
he was not the father? No. Not at all, Your Honor. She did, Your Honor. So, when she told you
you are not the father,
you came up there anyway? SCOTT: Right. Why? She even told
the people at the desk
not to let me back if I was to come up there. Well, she's admitting to that.
'Cause you said what?
You didn't want the stress? Yes. So if that's my daughter why can't I
come to the hospital? Because... I'm not the father, Your Honor. It's your testimony, Mr. Scott,
that Ms. Graham has said to you
in your face "You are not the father." Yes. Plenty of times. JUDGE LAKE: Plenty of times? Yes. Plenty of times. Do you have any evidence
to show this? Any evidence of your doubt? SCOTT: Yes. MR. SCOTT:
I was paying daycare, there's one particular day
her mom could not
pick up Taylor, so she called and said,
"Hey, could you go get Taylor?" And I was like, "Sure." So, I go and get Taylor, and as I...
I went to pay daycare
that particular day and the daycare lady was like, "Hold up, her dad already paid
daycare for this week." (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS) Her dad? SCOTT: Her dad. Ms. Graham,
who paid the daycare? First of all,
he paid the daycare
just one time that he's referring to. SCOTT: That's not true. There was...
There was as I told you, when I was pregnant
I did start seeing someone
shortly and he did pay the daycare
several times. He came just one time when... SCOTT:
This guy was introduced as
Taylor's father to the daycare lady. The daycare provider
didn't know who the father was. No. The whole point is,
is who's the daddy
that paid the daycare? SCOTT: Thank you,
Your Honor. That's what I'm trying to understand.
Who is this person? It was... It was my ex. JUDGE LAKE: So, it is your ex? Yeah. When he does not step up,
he does come in
and do things that I need. But wait,
is there any possibility
that this ex could be Taylor's
biological father? (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS) Yes. No. See. She's questioning herself.
Look. Why you contradicting yourself? I'm not contradicting...
Do you know
what contradiction means? But you hesitated
to answer the question. I'm not contradicting myself,
at all. Ms. Graham,
is there any possibility? I mean, the fact
that you're pregnant you all of a sudden
hook back up with an ex,
right after you get pregnant. I mean,
it's very easy to believe that you could have
hooked up with that ex before you got pregnant. That small lapse in time,
could make a
paternity question. <i> I mean, if a woman is pregnant
with your child,
and it's his child,</i> you all get into an argument,
you break up and
the next thing you know, you already off with an ex. I mean, that doesn't even... That doesn't seem like
what a pregnant woman would do. How did this ex just reappear
all of a sudden? He was always there. He was not always there. We met,
I was very stressed out, He reached out to me
and I did, you know,
vent to him about a lot of stuff
I was going on... JUDGE LAKE: Going through... Stuff that was going on. Going on with Mr. Scott? MS. GRAHAM: Right. So he was kind of
your shoulder to cry on,
which lead to... Right. He was there,
and he did stay there
after the child was born. And, you know, he continued to
help me with her when my fiance did not. That's not true. So Taylor's four now... Do you want to know why
this has been four years? Because he knows
that this child is his, and he knows after today
he will not have an excuse to just run out of the house
whenever he wants to. Your Honor, twins run in my family, Taylor Rose is not a twin. (HESITATES) Well... (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) Every child born in a family
that has twins won't be a twin. Well, I know
my sister didn't have any twins I know I will be the one
to have twins. Taylor Rose is not my child. Where you getting
this information from
Mr. Scott? SCOTT: This is what I know. How do you know it? From my family history.
I know. (GRAHAM CHUCKLES) JUDGE LAKE: Oh! You have a family history
that, what, every generation has a twin? MR. SCOTT: Yes. Have you checked that against
biology? (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) To be honest, I haven't. JUDGE LAKE: That would be a no. But I'm... (HESITATES) JUDGE LAKE: Okay,
it's all right. The fact that Taylor
is not a twin
does not preclude her from being
your biological child. Well, Your Honor, Ms. Lake,
you are not going to make
Taylor my child my fiance is not gonna make
Taylor my child. I want the test results. (LAUGHS MANIACALLY) Bless your heart. Um... (ALL LAUGHING AND APPLAUDING) I love how you try to get
a little back bone. But let me tell you something, Um... The truth is... You made this mess, So I'm not trying to make
Taylor be yours, that serves me no purpose. What I'm trying to make sure
is that you understand
how you got here. Because that mess
you all made. Her mess. JUDGE LAKE: I'm just here
to help you all sort it out. Because I'm gonna be
honest with you Ms. Graham, the timeline
that you talk about
with this one ex, it does concern me. The fact that this man
so whole heartedly steps up,
pays day care stands in the gaps
whenever Mr. Scott
isn't around. Up at the place,
her daddy already paid this. I mean, I've known
some nice men in my life, I see nice men
in this courtroom all the time. But that looks like a man
that's trying to do something for a baby that he might think
might be his. No, that's the man
waiting for him to mess up so I could leave
and get with him. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. And that could be true too. Well, he can have you. Don't do that. 'Cause I'm not the father. At the end of the day,
this is about Taylor. I have the results for you,
and I want to give them
to you, because I want to figure out
in a healthy way,
in a positive way, where we go from here. Jerome, may I have
the envelopes please? SCOTT: Could I say... (AUDIENCE CLAPPING) No. These results were prepared by
DNA diagnostics and they read as follows... MR. SCOTT:
You are not the father. In the case of... Graham v Scott... When it comes to
four-year-old, Taylor Graham, It has been determined by
this court, (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS) Mr. Scott... You... Are not the father. Thank you Your Honor. MR. SCOTT:
I already knew I wasn't. Jerome, can you go see
if you can try to get
Ms. Graham? MR. SCOTT:<i> Could I
speak with her for a moment?</i> JUDGE LAKE: No.
Just let her have a minute. Let her have a minute. Yes, ma'am. JUDGE LAKE: You gotta
get all silly, MR. SCOTT: Yes, ma'am. If you know
something in your heart, and that's what you truly feel you stand respectfully as a man
and you just get the results. JUDGE LAKE: Ms. Graham... Yes, Your Honor. So, obviously,
the part of this story
wasn't true... There were some details
that were not... But in a way, Your Honor,
I'm from the bottom of my heart happy that I really
don't have to put up
with this foolishness. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) Your Honor, I still look at
Taylor as my child and I still want to be
in her life, but not in Renada's life. You don't have to be,
'cause you're not
her biological father. And so, at this point, you need to
reach out to the person
you believe is... Is that your ex? That is... Oh, please don't do that. JUDGE LAKE: Ms. Graham,
is that your ex? It is. Okay, so we can see that coming
a mile away, and you need to
reach out to him, if he needs confirmation
this court is here for you. But at this point
you need to figure out how you gonna be
the kind of woman
you want Taylor... To look up to. Right. Mr. Williams, you say
you knew Ms. Smith 24 years ago, when she was
a promiscuous party girl. You are furious that,
after a chance meeting
20 years later, she is now claiming
that you fathered
her adult daughter, Alexis. Ms. Smith, you say there is
no doubt Mr. Williams is the father
of your daughter and you told him as much
24 years ago when he chose to ignore you. You say the plaintiff
is claiming ignorance in order to make himself
look better, but you intend to
prove him wrong today. Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Williams, why do you
say it's impossible you are the father
of Ms. Smith's daughter? Your Honor,
it is highly impossible that I'm the father
of Ms. Smith's daughter for the simple fact
that... She was a party girl
back in the day. Ms. Smith was
very promiscuous. But at that time
we were just partying we were having fun,
enjoying life, you know,
we were young... How are you
enjoying yourself? We was never
in a relationship
or anything, we would just hook up
after a few drinks and stuff, you know, we'd probably
go back to my place whatever was presentable. And, uh, we'd have sex,
and stuff, but, you know,
other than that, yeah... There was nothing...
We were never in
a relationship. That's the bottom line. Well, you say
it's impossible you can be
her daughter's father, but from what you
just described... No... It sounds like
it is possible you could be
her daughter's father. No, hold on. Let me show you
something here. You brought
some evidence? Oh, I got some evidence. Okay. You know why? Because I practice
safe sex. Oh! That's why
it's impossible. Oh, you're saying
that you used protection... Yes, I used protection. When you slept
with her? Yes, I did.
Yes, I did. All right,
so that's good. So, now, Ms. Smith, when you were having
that sexual relationship and having a good time, did you use protection
every time? No, we didn't. No, we did not. That's a lie. That's a lie. Your Honor,
no, we didn't. This girl lies a lot. This young lady lies a lot. He did not use protection. He knew I was
in another relationship. I never... And I did call him
and told him there's a possibility
Lexy could be his. I did tell him. No, you didn't. And then, a couple
of years later, I didn't see him no more. I didn't see him no more
till Lexy turned, what, 24? You knew, you knew
where I stayed at... No, I didn't... Yes, you did.
Yes, you did. No, I didn't... Yes, you did... JUDGE LAKE:
So, what happened
three years ago? She was with some friends
of mine, partying, she... Like I said,
party girl... And, um... Three years ago,
still partying? Three years ago...
I was not partying
three years ago. Three years ago,
I was in a church. Changed my life
and everything. So, I don't know he...
No, I don't. Still partying...
She may not, now, but that's how I found out
about the baby. About this young lady
who's supposed to be
my daughter, from some friends of mine. So, wait a minute.
Back in the... VIRGINIA: No, I told you. Back in the day, you were never informed
that she was pregnant... I was never told about
she was pregnant. She never told me
anything until, like I said, friends
of mine came and told me. They said, "You know
somebody named
Gin and Juice?" I'm saying,
"Gin and Juice?" Gin and Juice? Yeah, who in the hell
is Gin and Juice? And some other guy
said, "Virginia." I said, "Virginia? Yeah,
I know a girl named Virginia, "you know, that I dated
back in the day." Well, she said
she got a baby from you. I said,
"Well, Virginia lying. "I don't have
no child from Virginia." Ms. Smith, was that you,
"Gin and Juice?" Yes, Your Honor.
That's the name they used
to call me, yes. Okay. I won't ask no questions, that way you don't
have to tell me no lies. I'm not gonna tell you no lie. All right. So, I won't ask
why they called you that. But, anyway,
Mr. Williams, three years ago,
you start hearing rumors. Rumors about
I had a child, yeah. Then, we saw each other
on the bus. At that time, this was...
Around about that time, too. And, she was telling me that, uh, "Your daughter
wanna talk to you."
Something like that, there. I said, "What do
you mean, my daughter
wanna talk to me? "Who is you talkin' about?"
I'm still trying to figure out
who is she talkin' about. I still didn't know
no name, or nothing. And so she gave me
a number saying, "Call me." So, okay, I called her. Ms. Smith, did you
run into him on the bus? I met him on the bus,
and he asked me,
"How my daughter doin'?" I said, "She's doin' fine." When Lexy got back here
in Orlando, to move back, he came to my house
to see Alexis
a couple of times, to my house. No. One time. More than one time, twice. And then, me and Derika
came out this past December.
That's twice. And how did the visit go? DERRICK:
Um, we, um, talked. <i> I said, "Well, your mama
say I'm your father.</i> <i> "But your mama lie a lot."
And that's what I told her.</i> But she stood there saying,
"Well, you the daddy." No, I'm not the dad.
I'm not your daddy, baby. So, you came all the way
over there to tell her that you were not
her biological father? I had to look at the child.
They always say... You came there, sat there,
ate with us and everything, and jiggled with us
and talked. Yeah... And you asked me
could you stay over there for that night,
and I told you, "No." Get it right. I was gonna be close with you
because I'm not
that kind of a person. Hold on. Hold on.
Alexis, I wanna hear
from you. Was this the first time
you were ever told that Mr. Williams was
your biological father? Uh, besides, well, the day
that they seen each other
on the bus. Until then, you had
never known Mr. Williams was your biological father? Only heard his name
one time. In your life? Yes, ma'am. Who did you think
your father was? I called my granddaddy
and my uncle, "Daddy." Okay. So how did you feel
when you finally heard you were gonna meet
your biological father? Happy. You did? And you felt happy? I was excited. I'm sorry we had
to go through them, but... Ain't no...
There's no possible way
you'd be my child. So, wait a minute,
Mr. Williams, before you get
to that conclusion, I want to hear from Alexis. I mean, you're...
At this point, you've never had
an opportunity
to meet your father. How did that visit
go for you, when he came to visit? I was excited. I enjoyed the time. Um... (SNIFFS) Um... (SNIFFS)
We talked... Take me back to that day
and tell me what happened. Um, I was coming home
from work, and my mama told me
that my daddy wanted
to see me and talk to me. I said, "Okay." When I got there,
he was already there. Um, we hugged, we talked,
laughed a little bit. Um, we had dinner. Not one time did he say
he wasn't my father. So, you felt like,
in that moment, your daddy
had come to visit you. Yes, ma'am. Did you feel a connection
like he was your dad? Yes, ma'am. DERRICK: I didn't want
to hurt the child's feelings. We all have feelings,
and I just couldn't hurt
her feelings. I couldn't hurt my child,
her child,
anybody's child's feelings. Just saying,
"Oh, well, I'm not
your Daddy," you know... But since it got
to this point, I'm telling her now
that I'm not your father. The bottom line,
I'm not your father. From one parent to another,
um, I don't think <i> that this is my child,
and I'm adamant
about that doubt.</i> JUDGE LAKE:<i>
So, Ms. Smith,
I wanna know from you.</i> Why did it take you 21 years
to tell your daughter who her father was? DERRICK:
That's what I wanna know. Me and her talked,
and I told her, I say, "It's possible this person
might be your daddy,
or this one..." It must be that one. JUDGE LAKE: When did
you tell her this? I told Lexy...
She was young. I talked to her,
then I just let it went by 'cause at the end of the day,
I took care of 'em, anyway. I got four kids.
I took care
of all four of 'em. Four kids which she claims... I'm not dependent
on no man. Don't know their daddy. No, sir. There you go lying again. I'm not lying. I figured that it was
Mr. Williams or...
Yes, I did. Figured, and knew? Figured if it was
Mr. Williams or somebody else. Are there any
other options, ma'am? Besides Mr. Williams. There's one more. DERRICK: There you go. JUDGE LAKE: All right. Just one more. There you go. We need to get
to the bottom of this and find out if
it's my child or not, which I don't think,
I know it's not my child. It's not my child
for the simple fact... What woman,
in their right mind, waits 21 years, then bring
someone like this, lady. That's foolish,
that's ludicrous. I wasn't gonna run around
trying to find you! You knew
where I was... It don't matter. She got her...
She had her mama.
She had her mama. She's my concern. This is what
I'm worried about
right here. Right, but, Mom, listen. You cannot deny
the part you've had
to play in this. Let's not just put it off
on Mr. Williams. You're right... What you did for 21 years... I ain't puttin' nothin'
off him. Mmm-hmm. You basically got off
with just saying, "Your father's
one of two men." And, I mean,
she's standing here now, God bless her, and
she's saying, you know, "My uncle and my grandfather
gave me the love I need. "My mother loved me,
so I didn't grow up..." Because I hear a different
story more often than that. I hear, "I grew up
my whole life wishing
I knew who my father was." And, "Everybody else
in school had a father "but I didn't have a father,
and that bothered me." The fact that she's saying,
"I got the love
that I need," is a beautiful thing, but at the same time, Mom,
you had this information. And it still was hard, but... DERRICK: I think... Mr. Williams, after you reconnected
with Ms. Smith and Alexis, Alexis met your daughter. DERRICK: Mmm-hmm. And your daughter's
name is Derika. My daughter's name
is Derika. JUDGE LAKE:
She's actually
in court today. I'd like to hear from her. Jerome, will you please
escort Derika Williams... JEROME: Yes, ma'am. Into the courtroom. JEROME: I'm gonna
have you go up
to the witness stand... Right next
to the Judge. Hi, Ms. Williams. Good morning, Judge. Thank you so much
for joining us today. As you know, we are
talking about the paternity as it relates to Alexis. DERIKA: Right. And we understand that you
are Mr. Williams' daughter. Yes. And I would like
to hear from you personally what you feel as it relates
to the paternity of Alexis. Do you believe Alexis is
your biological sister, that you share a father? DERIKA:<i> I do.</i> DERRICK:<i> No. Look at
the two of them.</i> <i> Just look at the two
of them. They don't
even look alike.</i> So, I do believe
that Alexis is my sister. We look just alike.
We act alike. We have the same
personalities, like... Just... She's all sad
and stuff. Just look at us. It's just a connection
we have, it's... I really do believe
she is my sister. I know that there is
some doubt, or, you know, maybe some things
didn't go right back
24 years ago, and, you know, her mom
didn't tell her everything.
But when I called her, I let her know
who I was, that I was Derrick's
daughter, and that I wanted
to get to know them, and see if it was,
if they were my family. And ever since the beginning
they've been there. Well, since we,
I found them.
Or we found... When did you find them? After they met
on the bus, my dad was calling
Ms. Smith, and she wasn't
really responding. I think that she had,
maybe, gone to hospital
or something. Um, but,
when I called her, she actually answered,
and I told her who I was, and, um, that I wanted
to get to know Alexis. And we exchanged numbers,
and ever since then... DERRICK: I gave you
the number to call her, 'cause she gave me... Her...
Alexis wanted...
Gave her number, and I gave it to you and told you to call
and talk to her 'cause like I said
she's not my child, and that's the bottom line. Your Honor, you can look
at the photos and tell there's something there.
Something. DERIKA: Yeah. ALEXIS:<i> You see
the cheekbones,</i> <i> the eyes...</i> JUDGE LAKE:
And so, why do you think
your dad does not believe... Your momma got
those cheekbones. Alexis is his
biological daughter? Well... Due to... Apparently, Ms. Smith
was promiscuous. And also, when we did
go to her house, um, because Alexis
did do my hair one day. I came down to Florida. Had some family... DERRICK:
Christmas Eve, last year. This past year. DERIKA: And, um... She did my hair,
and we were talking
with her mom, and she did say
that she didn't let
any of her kids know, let the dads know
that she was pregnant, when she actually
got pregnant. So, you know,
who does that? I don't know... I... So, Alexis, you and Derika have formed
a real sister bond. Does that feel good? Yes, ma'am. Does that make you
even more nervous to find out whether or not
he's your biological father because it places at stake whether or not
you truly are sisters? Yes, ma'am. It makes me nervous.
Got butterflies, but... What have you learned
about Mr. Williams
through your sister? He loves her a lot. He cherishes her. That's my baby. JUDGE LAKE: And you
say that with tears. That's my baby... And why does that make
you feel like that, honey? (SNIFFS) 'Cause I never had that. (SNIFFS) And that's something
you want as well. Yes, ma'am. And you deserve. Yeah, well, I ain't gonna deny
she deserves to know
who her daddy is, but... Hey... It's... Need to find
who the daddy is, then. Well, one thing
about this courtroom, if you find the courage
to walk through those doors, you gonna leave out
with the truth. That's what we do here. That's why we're here. I think they look alike
in the face a lot. He tries to deny it. We don't look
nothing alike. This whole area right here. Especially when they smile,
like... (LAUGHS) They look like twins.
Look at her momma cheeks.
She's got big cheeks. I don't know... I guess
he's viewing out of... JUDGE LAKE: Listen. Listen. Mr. Williams, you have been
adamant that you are not Alexis' biological father. But you have also said
that you participated in the type of activity that leads to making babies. Well, yeah, yeah. (DERIKA LAUGHS) And therefore, I believe,
we have heard enough. And I'm ready
for the results. Jerome. These results were prepared
by DNA Diagnostics and they read as follows. In the case of<i>
Williams v. Smith,</i> when it comes to
24-year-old Alexis Smith... It has been determined
by this court... Mr. Williams... Yes, ma'am. You... Are not the father. There you go.
I rest my case, Your Honor. Look, oh... You are not the father. Can I give her a hug? If she will allow you. Look here.
I'm sorry... But, hey... It's out of my hands now.
Only God can help you. Your Honor,
I know who her father is. I know who he is. Well, what the? Everytime I said it,
she says this isn't him. I know who the other guy is. You do? VIRGINIA: And I do. Do you know
where he is? Yes, ma'am. Alexis, do you know
who this man is? You don't have to say
who he is, but do
you know who he is? You do? I... I don't... I don't believe it. But you don't believe
he's your biological
father either? Why, honey? We don't got no bond.
(SNIFFS) We've got nothing in common.
We barely talk. This other man? Your mother was honest
with you and told you
this could be your father too? She told me about him, but I don't see it. You don't see it? Alexis, I know you
were hoping, and I know,
I'm sorry, Derika, I know you all
had formed a bond, and you still have
that bond. DERIKA: I know. ALEXIS: Okay. JUDGE LAKE:
So, now, where do we
go from here, family? I think, Mr. Williams,
Ms. Smith, they've gone on
to live better lives. And now, they're able
to better help you find the missing puzzles
of your life. You are worth it.
It is not your fault. And you deserve
to have answers
to these questions. You understand me?
Okay. Yes, ma'am.
