All right. Miss Douglas. You are suing the father
of your five children
for a paternity test. You claim at times
the defendant,
Mr. Jones, doesn't treat your daughter,
Cheyanne, as his own, and that he has always
been suspicious that he's
not her biological father. You admit that you kept
a secret from him and you cheated on him
with his cousin... (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) But say when that
secret finally came out, he immediately denied
fathering your daughter. You've also
petitioned the court to order Mr. Jones
to take parenting classes. Now, Mr. Jones.
You say you wanted
to be a family man, and worked two jobs
to support your kids,
but now you are fed up with Ms. Douglas'
lies and infidelity. You claim you have
every reason to doubt
you are Cheyanne's father. You are seeking
a definitive answer when today's DNA results
are revealed. Now, Ms. Douglas.
You admit to cheating. Do you believe the defendant
has reason to doubt
the paternity of Cheyanne? Yes, Your Honor, I do,
because I did made a mistake,
I slept with his cousin, and the condom had broke,
but before that, Tyrone was downstairs
sleeping with my cousin. And he was still having sex
with his baby's mom. He was doin' him,
basically, but yeah,
I did. That was a mouthful! You made a mistake
and slept with his cousin... Yeah. But he was downstairs
sleeping with your cousin? Yes, and more. I don't cheat,
I don't believe
in cheating, I'm very faithful. But yes, he does, him,
all the time. Yeah. Wow! I want to find out how
this relationship began, before it got to sleeping
with all the cousins...
How did you meet? DOUGLAS: I met Tyrone... Was this relationship
ever good? It got good.
I met Tyrone,
actually, at a party that happened downstairs
in my building. I met him and his cousin,
almost the same night. Me and Tyrone got together
the first night,
we watched movies. The next night
we did have sex, but we weren't "together."
We were just... We just had sex
and after that
he went back to his... To his other baby's mom. And then I met his cousin,
and I did, yes,
I slept with his cousin, but we weren't "together,"
so yeah, I slept with
his cousin, but... After that I found out
I was pregnant, I called him
and I told him
I was pregnant. He was basically like,
"Okay," so I'm like, "Okay." I just never brought
it back to his attention, 'cause I had three other
kids I took care of
by myself anyway, so I'm practically
mom and dad, so I didn't pay
no attention that
he really didn't care. But a week before
I had my daughter,
he was actually there. He signed the birth
certificate, and after that,
he was a good dad. JUDGE LAKE:
All right, now,
Mr. Jones... Is that a good account
of what your
relationship was? JONES: I mean, sort of. We actually was in
a relationship at the time
she slept with my cousin. But she basically
just denied doing it
up until the point... That's the reason
we here now. Okay. What did you feel,
Mr. Jones, when you heard
Ms. Douglas say, "I'm pregnant
and it's yours." I wasn't too sure about it
when she told me. But I'm like, "Okay,"
when she did tell me. I'm like, "Okay, I'll,
basically, I'm gonna step up
and do what I gotta do." So you did try
to support her
through this? Yeah, I actually did. I'm looking at you,
Ms. Douglas, you're saying,
"I didn't feel supported." No, not at all,
and let's go back
to the cousin part, like, when I did
sleep with his cousin. I was gonna deny
the whole thing, but he actually
went in my room and actually
smelled the bed, and actually said
it smelled like
his cousin. His cousin's cologne,
I hope! DOUGLAS: Yes, but... I was gonna deny it,
I was actually telling
the truth. Yeah, his cousin
was there, and he was just
watching TV. So at first I was just
gonna deny it, but... I ended up telling him
the truth, though. After my daughter
was two, I ended up
telling him the truth. So you go in, you smell,
you know the cologne,
your cousin... You say, "Okay, I know
my cousin was here,"
but she denied everything. Everything, everything.
How long did it take
you to tell the truth? Two years.
After my daughter
was two years old. Okay, so, you are in this...
Are you in a committed
relationship? No. No. JUDGE LAKE:
You're just going along
for the baby's sake. Mmm-hmm. But when I was
pregnant, he didn't care. He did not care at all. JUDGE LAKE: Did you care? I mean, I cared,
but it was just
to the point to where, when I met her,
she was pregnant
by another guy, who was actually
incarcerated at the time, but she was also messing
around with another guy who wasn't the father
of the child she was
pregnant with. Was there any part
of you that was excited?
Did you... I mean, it was,
'cause I actually
was there... Numerous of times
during her pregnancy. It was just in the mix
that I had kids already. So, I wasn't there
like I should've been, knowing that she was
pregnant with my child, 'cause I wasn't really
sure at the time. All right.
So the baby's born. DOUGLAS: The baby's born,
and when the baby was two, he went to Chicago with
his other baby's momma. We were together then,
and I'm pregnant
with his son. He went to Chicago,
we didn't hear from him
for about four months. Didn't call and check up
on his daughter, didn't call and check up
on the pregnancy or nothing. How I knew he was in Chicago
was, his baby momma was,
she texted my phone, like, "Oh, you looking for
your man? He's with me. "You wonder why he's not
calling your daughter?
'Cause he's with me." That's how I knew he
was in Chicago. Were you with another
one of your children's
mother when you... ...went to Chicago
like she's saying? Yeah, I actually was. 'Cause I was actually
with my other baby's mom, before I was actually
with Alexandra. Okay... DOUGLAS: It's confusing.
It's very confusing. But now we're supposed
to be together, he still talks
to other people and his baby's mom,
and I'm not doing nothing. Okay. As I read
the statement this morning... I recall saying you
had five children? Yes, Your Honor. Yeah. JUDGE LAKE: It's as if you
speaking about this thing
like it's, "Oh, yeah, 'cause I was
with my other child's mother, "and I just went on
to Chicago, and then
he went there..." I mean, what?
You have five children,
potentially, together! Was your relationship
ever committed? Was it ever an important
thing to either one of you? Are we just making babies?
Is it a baby factory? What is it? After I had my daughter... It's like, he was
basically playing me. We weren't together,
so I'm like, "Anything you
can do, I can do better." So, but after I had my son,
that's when we actually
started getting together. Like, I was being faithful
to him. I thought he was
being faithful to me, but it was nothing like that.
I would get played. I would sit at home with
the kids, he'd be
in Chicago doing him. I want to be with him to
death, but he can't stop
talking to other people. He can't. Even after child number two,
you think he's cheating. Yeah. I just had my twins
seven months ago. He's still talking
to women. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) I don't never talk
to anybody first. After I find out
he cheats on me,
that's when I do it. But I really do
want to be with him, and I want to make a family
for my five kids. Now, Ms. Douglas,
you just keep saying, "Okay, now, I do not
believe in cheating. "I do not believe
in cheating. "But when he does this,
then I go do that." Now, at some point,
the tit for tat, it just turns
into a catastrophe! I mean, are you two
supposed to be trying to be
in a relationship right now? We was, but yesterday
he was texting a girl
on Facebook, writing a girl
on Facebook. We supposed to be together,
we working on us for our kids, and you're writing
somebody on Facebook? And now he's trying to say,
well, now he said, "Um, I don't even know
if I should get
a DNA test for the twins, "'cause you had sex
with somebody when you
were pregnant with my twins." When I was pregnant
with your twins. So how is that,
how is that their baby? She actually slept with
that person last month. My twins is only six months,
or seven months... And he had sex with
my cousin before I had sex
with his cousin last month. It's always him that starts. So, wait a minute, now.
You had sex with his
cousin again last month? And he had sex with my cousin
again, three months ago.
Before I did it. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) Okay. You said you don't
believe in cheating... DOUGLAS: No, I don't. Why are you doing it, then? When I cheat on him,
it's with the same person. Because I wanna get back.
I'm not gonna sit around
and be played, like I said. When I cheat on him,
it's with one person. What I'm trying
to understand is,
and this is in no way, this is in no way
condoning Mr. Jones' actions, I'll deal with him
in a minute... But how in the world
can you have five children that you believe
are by a man, and every time he does
something that betrays
your trust, you sleep with his cousin,
or do something to get
back at him, and yet you say
you want to be in
a relationship with him. It doesn't make sense! (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) That's what
I'm thinking. Now don't you
go co-signing! JONES: I mean... Don't you go co-signing,
because you're next! Yeah? How in the world can you
potentially have five
children with this woman? And be so irresponsible
and disrespectful, that you continue to sleep
with her family member... JONES: No... DOUGLAS:
My favorite cousin.
My favorite cousin! No, let me correct
something, that's not
your favorite cousin. Now it ain't. JUDGE LAKE: The day she laid
down with the supposed
father of your children, she's no longer
your favorite cousin.
Let me give you that. Mmm-hmm. I know. The day you go do that, you have not
just disrespected
your would-be-girlfriend, the potential mother
of your five children, you're disrespecting
the kids, too. That's the family.
That's their family! They have to go
to holidays in that family. They have to play with
their other little cousins
in that family. Why you all traipsing
around in the family? Why you keep sleeping
with her cousin? JONES: It's like this... You say that
that's my child, and you say you going back
to the same cousin, who was there from
day one, that made me
have these doubts. How could you
continue to do that? You living your life
as a mare right now. Basically, every time
I do something,
you gotta go do it. Okay, yeah, so I slept
with his cousin
a month ago. After that, we both
made a vow to each other,
that we're done. That there's no more of it. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. I kept my promise.
I have not done nothing. He's doing everything,
just like I said, yesterday on Facebook,
he's talking to girls. I have not done nothing.
I really do want
to be with him. And it just doesn't look like
he want to be with me. He says it, but obviously
that's not what it is.
He don't wanna be with me. And he should be a man
and say that. What do you want? I do want to be
with her, but... JUDGE LAKE: Do you really? Yeah, I do.
I honestly do. Now, let's ask him why
he keeps cheating. Why? I have not done...
Why did you write somebody
on Facebook yesterday? We're together,
we're supposed to be
on a little trip to ourselves. And you're texting somebody
on Facebook? JUDGE LAKE: Why? Basically, she started
writing me, and I'm like,
"Okay, I'll just respond." I just responded to the texts. DOUGLAS: But on Facebook,
it says we're engaged, so no other woman want
to write him on Facebook. We're engaged on Facebook. I mean but, look at me.
You can't blame 'em. Oh, my goodness... DOUGLAS: I just play
detective too much.
That's my problem. Mr. Jones. Yes, Your Honor? JUDGE LAKE: That was
great comic relief,
but let's be very honest here. (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) Okay. JUDGE LAKE: Let's be
very honest here. It sounds like, to me,
you keep stringing
Ms. Douglas along, with the little carrot,
giving her this feeling
that one day, one day, you're just gonna go ahead
and commit to her. And every time it's all said
and done, and you all
are through with each other, and in the bed with each
other's cousins, next thing you know, you all
back together again,
and in the mess again. You got her thinking now,
she got engaged
on her Facebook! Yeah? And you sitting up here
talking about you don't know
what you wanna do. JONES: I mean, 'cause... JUDGE LAKE: How does one
person think they engaged, and the other person don't
know what they gonna do? JONES: I don't know, but
at the same time... I never heard of such! You don't question any
engagement, actually... So what do you wanna do? Do you wanna be with me? Actually... Actually, if you been sleeping
with one of my cousins
as of last month. JONES: And you talk
about engagement... Wow! You did the same exact thing! It really don't
make sense. How could you even be
in a committed relationship
with me, if I have doubts because
you say you going back
with the same cousin, which the whole reason
I'm here is for
the paternity! Oh, because you
switched up cousins,
it's okay, basically, right? All right. I admit... DOUGLAS: It's a different
cousin. I had two things
with two of her cousins...
Which, all right. But it's not like I'm here
to question the paternity
of their kids. I'm here to... Oh, well,
how big of you. JONES: It's different.
I mean... You didn't bring all
the family and make it
a family reunion! I mean, I'm just saying, it isn't like her cousins
is standing on the podium
right next to me and I'm here
to be questioned about
the paternity of their kids. 'Cause it's not,
that's not even
a question... When it comes back
that he is the father, I just wish he would
get some parenting classes, so he could be a good dad
to all his kids. Well, speaking of that,
let's find out the results. Jerome, can you hand me
the envelope, please? Certainly, Your Honor.
Here you go. JUDGE LAKE:
On that issue
of parenting classes, I need to ask you
a few things. How often are you
involved with your children? Every day. JUDGE LAKE: Every day? Every day. DOUGLAS: Except when
he's out with the girls... Or except when I'm at work,
Your Honor. JUDGE LAKE: Okay. There are instances
when a court can order
parenting classes. But I haven't heard
testimony today that would substantiate
any reason why I need to order Mr. Jones
to parenting class. What I do feel is necessary,
is to advise and encourage
you both to attend family and
parenting classes together. The court is concerned
about your relationship, to the extent
that it affects the kids. Mmm-hmm. So, I am not quite certain
you two really need
to be together. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) It's just a lot going on,
and messy in the family. And I don't know
how you all are going
to be a couple, and then have to go to
Thanksgiving dinner,
and Christmas, and the cousins are there... I don't know how
that's going to work! However, it's not
for this court
to figure out. What I just need
to help you figure out,
is whether or not you can parent together, whether or not you're
in a relationship. Okay? You seem emotional,
Ms. Douglas.
What are you feeling? (SNIFFLING)
I tried so hard... And I really do wanna
be with him. We have five kids
that want us both
in the household, and it just doesn't seem
that it's gonna be like that. My daughter is everything...
He means everything
to my daughter. I just wanna know...
Can you just tell him
that he is the father? So, the results now
will determine whether you have
four children together, or five. In the case of<i>
Douglas v. Jones...</i> When it comes to
four-year-old Cheyanne... Mr. Jones... You are... Not the father. (AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING) (DOUGLAS SNIFFLING) She knew this from
the beginning. DOUGLAS: No, I didn't... Now I'm embarrassed
that I've faced
public humiliation because she didn't
want to be honest
before we came here. Your Honor. I didn't know.
I didn't even know
the condom busted! You knew, mare! You knew! I didn't even know
the condom busted! How would I know
if he's not the father when we're sleeping together
every day? How would I know? She told me, "No.
I have no doubts. "This is your daughter." 'Cause I didn't.
I didn't at all. My daughter acts
just like him. And looks just like him
to me. And now my daughter
ain't gonna have a dad. JONES: No, she gonna
have a dad. That's what's hurting
me the most... Now, Mr. Jones,
you are the biological
father to four, and I want you
to be man enough, if necessary, to be
the daddy to five. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) You walked into
this courtroom
loving this little girl. It is perfectly okay to walk out loving her
just the same. That's great,
because I do. I actually do.
It's like, to me... That won't really
even change the fact that I still want her
to be my kid. I still love her. I'm proud of you. No matter what happens
from this day forward,
you remember that. And you think
of that little girl. She thinks the world of you. Don't let her down. Okay? Yeah. Court is adjourned. Miss Hatcher, you confess
that at the time you conceived
your two-year-old son Josiah you had sexual relations
with three men. <i> Now, you don't want your son
to suffer for your mistakes,</i> so you've requested paternity
testing on all three men. Yes, Your Honor. All right, now, Mr. Scott, you claim Miss Hatcher
led you to believe you were the only potential father
of this child until she told you in anger
that she needed a DNA test. Yes, Your Honor,
that is true. Mr. Blake, you claim... Yes, ma'am. There's no way you're
the child's father, and you're
gonna prove that today. Yes, ma'am. All right, the third
possible father, Mr. Sneed, <i> says he wasn't even aware
of the possibility</i> <i> until Miss Hatcher's son
was almost two years old.</i> So, Miss Hatcher,
please explain to the Court how you got yourself in this situation. Yes, Your Honor. Um, at the time I had sex
with three different men around the same time
my son conceived. I did have a
five-and-a-half month fling with Mr. Scott,
and I also had... MR. SCOTT: No, Your Honor,
that is not true. I was just sex, period. That's what a fling is. Not to me, not to me. JUDGE LAKE: So, please,
keep going, Miss Hatcher. I also had a seven-and-a-half
year relationship with my ex, <i> and I had a one-night stand
with him around the time.</i> <i> And I also had a one-night
stand with Mr. Blake.</i> <i> Um, I have
a calendar right here.</i> Oh, that will help us.
Jerome, please... Hand me Miss Hatcher's
evidence. Thank you. You're welcome. JUDGE LAKE: <i> As we see here
on the calendar,</i> the yellow represents you,
Mr. Scott. For Mr. Blake, that's represented
in the blue. We're looking at
the window of conception. Mr. Sneed is in green. <i> And then outlined in red,
as you can see,</i> <i> is the window of conception,</i> <i> so green we have
Mr. Sneed, your ex.</i> You say you had sex with him
on the 23rd of December. Yes, Your Honor,
one time. Did you use protection? No, we did not. Um... How much did he pay? Excuse me, Mr. Scott? You gonna be respectful
in this courtroom. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) Your Honor, this is not...
This is him. He is a disrespectful man. He is very ignorant. He's...
He's all that to me and my son. Just recently he knows
that we don't have a working refrigerator
and a stove, and he comes over to my house, and he still has
the same attitude, nasty attitude that he has...
That he has now. You admitted in court today that you had a five-and-a-half
month fling with a gentleman that can look across
the aisle at you and ask you
how much does someone pay for your sexual services. That's the reason why
I wasn't with him, Your Honor. That's the reason why, I... After the five-and-a-half
months, I see... Five-and-a-half months
is too long. Well, you know...
Yeah, you're right. So, you know,
in this courtroom, we just keep it real. Now, Mr. Scott,
I want to understand from your perspective
why you are doubtful. Okay, I'm doubtful because
she said out of her own mouth, DNA test. I didn't know nothing
about her situation. When she came and told me
she was pregnant, I believed her. Okay. 'Cause she's a woman
who knows her body, who's supposed to know her
body, knows what she done,
Your Honor. So, when the baby was born,
were you in the hospital? Yes, ma'am. I was there for...
I was there... And did you sign
the birth certificate? Yes, ma'am, I did. I have it right here.
I signed the
birth certificate. Jerome, hand me that
birth certificate. I've been buying diapers,
I've been buying playpens, I've been taking care
of this side. Letting him come to my house
on football Sundays. I watched...
I spent the whole... Your Honor, this man
is not doing... Your Honor, that man is not doing
any of that, okay? I'm not doing it anymore. Ever since I found out that
I don't think he's mine, I have stopped. That young man
has my last name, Your Honor, and it could be
not supposed to be... It's supposed to be...
It might be his... It might be Mr. Sneed's. It is not fair to him. Okay. So, you're listed here
as father. Yes, ma'am. At what point did you
begin to doubt whether or not you were
Josiah's biological father? Had a situation where
we had to go to court. She said in open court
we need to get DNA test because she was in fear
that I was gonna try to take Josiah from her. JUDGE LAKE: And in your mind,
that was the first... Hold on. I wasn't in fear of that... That was the first time
you ever questioned paternity? I had a question
when she mentioned DNA. Okay, stop, hold on. Hold on, hold on. That's a lie. I added up the dates
and everything. I thought I conceived
in January, then find out I didn't
conceive in January, I conceived in December. So then I was like, "Oh, man." You know, I came
to him like a woman, and I said, "You know what,
Josiah might not be yours." So why didn't
you just... When? Josiah might not...
He's... When? Josiah might not be yours. When did you do that? And he was like,
"Oh, I could've figured that." Because Josiah...
The way Josiah was looking. He came to the hospital, he looked at Josiah
up and down. I'm talking about he was
checking Josiah's ears, he was checking Josiah's legs,
his feet and everything. He searched Josiah
from head to toe before he signed that
birth certificate, Your Honor. And then after
I brought my son home, after having a C-section, I sat there...
He came in the house... After he done
got him a girlfriend, he came in the house,
and he said, "My girlfriend said that
Josiah might not be mine." And Josiah wasn't home
two days yet. Your Honor... That's what he did. MR. SCOTT: Your Honor,
do you know that this
is the second lady, Your Honor,
that has come to me, told me that I am the father
of her child, signed the birth certificate, 99% wasn't mine. It is clear why there's
doubt in this situation. Now, that is a fact. You have to understand why
all these men are doubtful. Mr. Blake. Yes, Your Honor? Did you sleep with
Miss Hatcher on the
26th of December? That's the day after
Christmas, you should
remember that. (AUDIENCE LAUGHS) We got a hotel room
that night. There's a possibility
it could be mine. If it's mine, I don't have
a problem taking care of mine. Was it protected sex
on that day? Uh, we had a little alcohol,
but I think so, Your Honor. All right,
so Miss Hatcher, do you remember whether or not you two used
protection when you... Yes, I do. The first time
we did use protection, and then the second time,
we didn't. Your Honor,
there wasn't no second time. MISS HATCHER: We had
sex twice. I only remember one time. I know I wasn't that drunk,
Your Honor. Now, why are you doubtful? It was a one-night stand. So you feel like
just because it was a
one-night stand, your odds... Are very slim. And he also told me that
he made his first child off a one-night stand. JUDGE LAKE:
I was about to say there's plenty of people
in this world... Yeah, I understand that but, Your Honor, um,
if the child's mine, I don't have a problem
taking care of mine. That's good to know. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) Miss Hatcher, now, you say you have
reason to believe that Mr. Blake
is the child's father. Could be.
He could be a possibility because the way
my son is built, the way he's growing up. How many people you gotta
test before you find out? JUDGE LAKE: As many as
it takes in this courtroom. As many as it takes. You say your son,
you feel like he's built
like Mr. Blake? MISS HATCHER: Well, he's...
He got broad shoulders
like Mr. Blake, and he has, you know...
His hand are big, his feet are flat. I really don't know
Mr. Blake that well. Okay. So, you also say
you have good reason
to believe that Mr. Sneed
is the father. You see similarities there. MISS HATCHER:
Yes, I do, in his feet. JUDGE LAKE: <i> Explain.</i> MISS HATCHER: <i> In his feet.
Um, he has flat feet
like Mr. Sneed.</i> I thought he had
the flat feet. MISS HATCHER:
I know how this may look. Only thing I'm trying to do
is just try to find out who my baby's father is,
because I know that it's hard. who my baby's father is. I had moved from a house,
to having a car, to an apartment with no stove,
no working refrigerator, you know what I'm saying? And this man, you know,
he's homeless, and I let him stay
at my house at night. I don't want him to be my...
My baby's father because he's 43 years old,
he don't wanna work. But you slept with him without protection! Your Honor. Yeah, I did. So, at this point... I did. The insults are irrelevant! MISS HATCHER: Yeah, it is. MR. SCOTT:
Can I... Can I... Can I defend myself
in a small way? I've already defended you. If you would listen
and stop talking, you would already see. You're not on trial, you don't
need to defend yourself. No, ma'am. I have children,
I have three kids. Listen, you don't need
to defend yourself, sir. That's not
the point, ma'am. I have three kids
that are watching me. And that woman just said
something about my character, and I have a right to say something myself
towards my character. What about your character? She just said that I...
This and that, I'm this and that.
I don't take care of my kids. Ask him what he does
for a living. If I don't take care
of my kids, call 'em. You don't take care
of your kids, and you know you don't. Call them. You don't pay child support. Call them and ask them what they dad...
Call them and ask them
what kind of father I am. And I'm gonna tell you
something else, Your Honor... It's not about that. It's about him being a man
and stepping up to the plate. I'm not demeaning her. I'm gonna let you all
run your own case and see what kind
of results you get after this, 'cause I got the real one,
so go ahead. But I'm not... I'm not...
I'm not demean... No, go ahead. You said you want
to defend yourself. Run your case, run your case. What I want
to say is that I'm not demeaning her
in any way. She made some mistakes, and she needs to
own up to them because I'm the victim.
I'm the one... MISS HATCHER:
That's why I'm here. No, you're not.
You're here... You're over here
bashing the man. You've done it to me. I don't do nothing. You've done it to me! You've done it to me. Stop coming to my house. I'm the one who signed
the birth certificate that might not be mine, there's two other dudes
you slept with. Be honest with me. JEROME: Guys,
calm down, please. Truth be told, when this man stepped up and
signed the birth certificate, then really
that should've been... That's it, because that's
what babies deserve. Their mother and their father
in the hospital
when they're born, signing the birth certificate
and living their life, not two years later still
standing up here arguing. With eeny, meeny,
miny, and no. I'm sorry,
Your Honor. Talking about
we don't know this, and she did this,
and he did this... Talking about nonsense. I'm sorry, Your Honor,
I really am. What I'm trying to get to is why you have doubt. I understand why he has doubt. I understand why
he has doubt. Mr. Sneed couldn't
be with us today. But, given this calendar,
I know why he'll have doubt. This is what
I really wanna do, just find out
who his father is. JUDGE LAKE:
And what are your hopes? I'm hoping that Eddie
is not the father. I'm hoping that it's
the other two men, which one of the
other two men, and the only reason... So, that's your hope? Yes, that is my hope. Why are you emotional?
What do you feel? Because, you know, I'm...
I'm ashamed that I'm here for this for my son 'cause
I would've never thought I'd be the kind of woman
like this. It wasn't like I was
in a relationship
with none of these... But I feel that
I should know. And now you've gotten yourself
centered back in the place where you know this
is really not about you. It's about your son. It's not about me, it's not. And that's... That's the place where
we can make change, because this courtroom
is about children. Y'all wanna go out here today
and destroy your lives, there's nothing I can do. But I'm not gonna sit by
and watch you
destroy Josiah's. And it'll be better for us to get like our...
My GED because I... Once I find out
who his father is, I'll be able to go back
to school, I'll be able to get
financial help, you know? So you'd like to get your GED? Yes, ma'am,
I'd like to get my GED. Because, look,
I understand as a mother
how difficult it is, period, okay? I'm getting people's hopes,
and I wanna know what your hopes
are today, Mr. Scott,
as it relates to Josiah. My hopes, period, are that we find out
who his father is, whether it is me, him, or him,
I wanna know, because if he's mine,
I wanna be with him. I got three kids. I will give...
I will give my life for my... I will give my life
for my kids. <i> And if that boy is mine,
he gonna know he got love.</i> <i> When I'm around him,</i> you best believe there's
no negativity in his life. If I feel like
we got to yell, I will leave. I'm not fixing to do
anything around that boy. Good, and the passion you're
showing for this young man is exactly why
this courtroom exists, because we want people to understand how important
a child is, and... And that I will give you
a chance to speak on that... They're the future. How passionate you are
about a child. Now, Mr. Blake. Yes, Your Honor. What are your hopes today? If the child mine,
I'll take care of mine. But if it's not, I'm sorry. JUDGE LAKE:
Have you met Josiah? Never. Never, ever? Nope. I don't live in
the same town as them. Um, I've moved. So, let me ask you this. If he is, in fact,
your biological child, would you like the opportunity
to meet him today? Sure. Good. Well, Jerome, I think
it's time for the results. Okay. (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) Thank you. You're welcome. These results were prepared
by DNA Diagnostics, and they read as follows. <i> Mr. Sneed was unable
to join us today,</i> <i> but he has been tested.</i> "In the case of Hatcher
v. Scott/Blake/Sneed "pertaining to whether
Mr. Sneed is the
biological father "of two-year-old
Josiah Scott, <i> "Mr. Sneed is not</i> <i> "Josiah's father.</i> It was a one-night stand. "In the case of
Hatcher v. Scott/Blake/Sneed "pertaining to
whether Mr. Blake "or Mr. Scott
is the biological father "of two-year-old Josiah Scott. "When it comes
to Mr. Blake "you are not... "The father." I'm sorry. "When it comes to Mr. Scott... "You are the father." (AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) Thank you,
Your Honor. You're welcome. You happy? Thank you. That means he has my name,
and I don't have to change it. Right. Thank you. That's good. You lost a year
with him in doubt. Now he can meet
his brothers and sisters. Listen, now you two
have to help Josiah. You have to help one another
and help this child. Why is it you
can't be adult... I don't wanna
hear anything else. I want to tell you something. Oh, my God. You all have to love Josiah more than
you dislike one another. You have to figure out... What? I'm tired
of all this eye-rolling! I'm tired of all this like I don't know
what I'm talking about! This doesn't have
to happen again, and you don't
have to perpetuate this whole nightmare
onto your child! And as long as
you disrespect him and as you disrespect her, then Josiah
is gonna pay for it! Now you wanna roll your eyes, you wanna go home,
sit your butt down somewhere and think about what I said, 'cause I'm gonna tell you
right now, I am furious! Y'all sitting up here
acting like kids! That's not right. <i> Beautiful little boy.</i> <i> You're telling me
he ain't got no stove.</i> This little boy ain't
got no refrigerator, and you sitting up
talking this nonsense. Court is adjourned! I'll see you
in my chambers!
