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MY NAME IS STEVE SCHIRRIPA,

AND I WANNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT REVENGE.

SHE'S YOUR DAUGHTER, JOSH! IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

I WAS SO FED UP. I'D HAD IT.

Schirripa: IMAGINE YOU'VE BEEN CHEATED ON OR LIED TO.

YOU'VE BEEN FLAT-OUT PLAYED.

I WAS STILL MISSING HOURS OFF MY PAYCHECK

YOU OWE ME OVER $300.

Schirripa: NATURALLY, YOU WANNA GET EVEN.

I STARTED CALLING BOUNTY HUNTERS.

HI, JOSH. IT'S BETH ANN.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I QUIT.OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO NOT LET PEOPLE WALK ALL OVER YOU.

BUT WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

THAT'S CALLED "KARMA," AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY...

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SOME PEOPLE WILL DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING

TO BE IN THE MOVIES, AND FOR ONE WOMAN,

THE SILVER SCREEN WAS THE PERFECT TRAP

TO SETTLE A 20-YEAR-OLD SCORE WITH HER KID'S DEADBEAT DAD.

BETH ANN HOLDERMAN'S HOLLYWOOD ROMANCE BEGINS IN 1991

WHEN SHE FALLS FOR JOSHUA GARLATHY.

WE MET AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

WE WERE BOTH PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS,

AND WE WERE BOTH INVOLVED IN MUSIC AND THE ARTS

AND PSYCHOLOGY AND A LOT OF METAPHYSICAL PHILOSOPHY.

I FOUND JOSHUA SEXY BECAUSE HE PLAYED A MEAN GUITAR.

WE HAD A VERY STRONG BOND.

HE WAS AN ASPIRING MUSICIAN AS WELL AS ATTENDING COLLEGE.

I FOUND THAT TO BE QUITE A NICE MIXTURE.

Schirripa: AND 18 MONTHS LATER,

JOSH AND BETH ANN GIVE BIRTH TO A GORGEOUS BABY GIRL

THEY NAMED SAHRIN.

SAHRIN THETA WAS BORN ON MARCH 3, 1993.

SHE'S MAGNIFICENT.

Schirripa: BUT ALMOST OVERNIGHT,

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RAISING A BABY PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE

ON THIS BRAND-NEW FAMILY.[ BABY CRYING ]

Beth Ann: AFTER SAHRIN WAS BORN,

THINGS BECAME VERY DIFFICULT FINANCIALLY.

WE HAD BOTH MOVED INTO A TOWNHOUSE.

JOSH, I COULD REALLY USE SOME HELP HERE.

I'M TRYING TO WRITE A SONG.

YEAH, AND I'M TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BABY!

I DROPPED OUT OF ATTENDING CLASSES DUE TO MY PREGNANCY.

SHE WON'T STOP CRYING, JOSHUA.

I STAYED AT HOME FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR

TO RAISE SAHRIN.

JOSHUA DECIDED HE DID NOT WANNA WORK.

HE HAD NOT RETURNED TO SCHOOL,

AND SO I WENT ON WELFARE.

JOSHUA WAS LIVING OFF OF MY WELFARE.

Schirripa: JOSH WASN'T EXACTLY IN LINE TO WIN

"DADDY OF THE YEAR" AWARD, AND IT ONLY GETS WORSE.

HIS BEHAVIOR HAD BECOME ERRATIC.

HE WAS MENTALLY, BORDERLINE PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE.

Schirripa: SCARED FOR HERSELF AND FOR SAHRIN,

BETH ANN BUNDLES UP HER BABY GIRL AND LEAVES JOSHUA.

Beth Ann: I BROUGHT SAHRIN THETA BACK TO LEHIGH COUNTY,

WHICH IS WHERE BOTH OF MY PARENTS RESIDE

TO BE A SINGLE MOM.

Schirripa: WELL, BETH ANN'S PARENTS

GIVE HER TONS OF SUPPORT, BUT FINANCIALLY,

SHE'S GOT PROBLEMS.

TO FIND MYSELF A SINGLE MOM ON WELFARE WAS HARD,

BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE EXPENSIVE.

I WAS LEARNING ABOUT SURVIVAL.

I MADE SACRIFICES.

Schirripa: SO SHE ASKED JOSHUA TO MAN UP AND PITCH IN.

WHEN SHE HEARS NOTHING BACK FROM THIS DEADBEAT DAD,

SHE GOES TO THE LAW.

WHAT I HAD TO DO WAS FILE FOR CHILD SUPPORT.

THE MATTER'S SETTLED.

YOU KNOW I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY, BETH ANN.

Beth Ann: BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE AN OCCUPATION,

THEY WERE BASING THE ORDER ON WHAT HE WOULD MAKE

ON MINIMUM WAGE, WHICH WAS A GRAND TOTAL OF $100 A MONTH.

SHE'S YOUR DAUGHTER, JOSH. GO OUT AND GET A JOB.

IT WAS NOT EVEN ENOUGH TO BUY BABY FOOD FOR THE MONTH.

UGH!Schirripa: BUT INSTEAD OF

PAYING THAT PUNY AMOUNT TO HELP RAISE HIS OWN DAUGHTER,

HE TAKES OFF AND LEAVES HIS FAMILY HIGH AND DRY.

FOR SEVERAL YEARS, I HAD HAD NO CONTACT WITH JOSHUA,

NO CLOTHING, NO MONEY SENT IN THE MAIL.

NO BIRTHDAY CARD, NO NOTHING.

THROUGHOUT ALL OF THIS TIME, YOU KNOW, SAHRIN IS GROWING.

SHE IS SAYING, YOU KNOW, "WHERE'S MY FATHER?"

I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHERE HE WAS.

FIVE YEARS GO BY, AND THEN THIS SCUMBAG RESURFACES.

FINALLY, JOSHUA DECIDED TO CONTACT A MUTUAL FRIEND OF OURS

VIA E-MAIL, REQUESTING THAT

I ALLOW SAHRIN TO COME UP TO CANADA

AND THAT I ALLOW HER TO STAY FOR THE SUMMER.

HE MUST BE JOKING.[ TYPING ]

Schirripa: NOT SO MUCH AS A RED CENT ALL THESE YEARS,

AND NOW THIS LOWLIFE WANTS SAHRIN PUT ON A PLANE

FOR A VISIT WITH POPS?

WELL, GUESS WHAT BETH ANN SAID?

I SAID NO.

THERE WAS JUST NO WAY...

[ LAUGHS ] THAT WAS GOING TO COME ABOUT.

Schirripa: JOSH HAS MADE A BIG MISTAKE.

HE'S NOW ON BETH ANN'S RADAR.

USING HIS E-MAIL, SHE HELPS THE LAW TRACK HIM

TO BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Beth Ann: THE CANADIAN COURTS

ATTEMPTED TO ENFORCE HIS PAYMENTS.

HE MADE ONE PAYMENT,

SO HE FELL INTO THE CATEGORY OF "ATTEMPTING TO PAY,"

SO THEREFORE IT BOUGHT HIM SOME TIME.

Schirripa: AND FOR THREE YEARS,

BETH ANN'S CASE IS STUCK IN LIMBO.

IN 2005,

THERE WAS A COURT HEARING WHERE HE NEEDED TO SHOW UP

OR THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE HIM ARRESTED.

WHEN THAT HEARING TOOK PLACE, HE DID NOT SHOW.

THEY SENT THE MOUNTIES OUT TO BRING HIM IN.

THEY WERE GOING TO INCARCERATE HIM,

AND HE WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]

HE HAD VANISHED AGAIN.

Schirripa: INCREDIBLE. THE LEGAL SYSTEM HAS DONE SQUAT

TO MAKE JOSHUA PAY UP.

Beth Ann: I WAS SO FED UP.

I HAD HAD IT. I HAD HAD IT.

Schirripa: TO GET JUSTICE FOR HER DAUGHTER AND HERSELF,

BETH ANN IS ON HER OWN.

IF I DID NOT STAND UP FOR MY DAUGHTER AND HER RIGHTS,

NOBODY ELSE WOULD.

I WAS THE LAST RESORT.

Schirripa: SO THIS TIME,

SHE TRIES TO FLUSH JOSHUA OUT HERSELF,

AND WHEN IT COMES TO TRACKING 'EM DOWN,

MAMA'S GOT A BRAND-NEW BAG.

SAHRIN'S GROWN UP...HEY, SWEETIE.

AND SO HAS THE INTERNET.

THE GAME-CHANGER IS SOCIAL MEDIA.

Beth Ann: I ESTABLISHED A MySpace PAGE.

"PLEASE ASSIST ME IN LOCATING JOSHUA GARLATHY,"

AND IT HAD A SYNOPSIS OF THE CASE TO DATE.

I RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS TIP,

WHICH LED ME TO HIS MySpace PAGE,

AND READING THROUGH HIS BLOGS, I WAS ABLE TO GET

A TRACK OF WHAT HE HAD BEEN DOING.

THROUGH THE INTERNET TRAIL, I WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THAT HE WAS

AT HIS SISTER'S BAKERY IN VERMONT.

THAT'S WHEN I STARTED CALLING BOUNTY HUNTERS.

Schirripa: SMART MOVE.

YOU SEE, A SHERIFF CAN'T MAKE AN ARREST ACROSS STATE LINES,

BUT A BOUNTY HUNTER -- WELL, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

Beth Ann: THE BOUNTY HUNTER DID THE SURVEILLANCE PRO BONO.

SHE HAD ALSO BEEN A VICTIM OF A DEADBEAT.

SHE DID NOT CHARGE ME A DIME.

SHE EVEN LET ME STAY AT HER RESIDENCE.

Schirripa: THEIR NEXT MOVE IS TO TAKE THIS BIG-TIME LOSER DOWN.

AFTER WE I.D. HIM, GET OUT OF THE WAY, OKAY?

OKAY.

Schirripa: LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, YOU MESS WITH KARMA,

YOU'RE ASKING FOR TROUBLE -- IN THIS CASE, A CARLOAD.

BETH ANN'S READY TO THROW HER BOUNTY HUNT INTO HIGH GEAR.

Beth Ann: THE BOUNTY HUNTER AND I WALKED IN,

AND JOSHUA STUCK OUT HIS HAND AND HE SAID, "HI. I'M JOSHUA.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU."

HI, JOSH.

I SAID, "HI. I'M BETH ANN. IT'S SO NICE TO MEET YOU."

HE HADN'T SEEN ME IN MANY YEARS,

BUT HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE ME.

IT'S BETH ANN.

OH, MY GOD.

Beth Ann: THAT WAS QUITE A MOMENT.

IT WAS ALL IN THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT.

IT WAS VERY TASTY.

JUSTICE WAS FINALLY GOING TO BE SERVED.

STOP RIGHT THERE!

♪♪♪

HI, JOSH.

Schirripa: BETH ANN HOLDERMAN'S EX, JOSHUA,

LEFT HER AND THEIR DAUGHTER OUT IN THE COLD.

BUT WHEN HE DISAPPEARED

AND SKIPPED OUT ON CHILD SUPPORT,

HE MADE A BIG MISTAKE.

OF COURSE, NOW KARMA'S GOT HIM CORNERED,

AND SHE'S PISSED.

SO JOSH RUNS, BUT HE CAN'T HIDE.

YOU CAN GO TO JAIL, OR YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR DAUGHTER.

YOU CHOOSE.

OKAY, BETH ANN, YOU WIN.

I'LL PAY.

Schirripa: BUT HOW'S THIS FOR A HOLLYWOOD TWIST?

OKAY, LET HIM GO.

[ SCOFFS ] WHY?

Schirripa: NOW WAIT A MINUTE.

AFTER YEARS OF TRACKING THIS DEADBEAT SCUMBAG DOWN,

SHE'S GONNA LET HIM GO. WHAT IS BETH ANN THINKING?

HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PAY HIS CHILD SUPPORT

OR EVEN BEGIN TO PAY HIS CHILD SUPPORT

IF HE HAD BEEN INCARCERATED.

HIS SISTER SAID, "WE'LL KEEP HIM EMPLOYED.

"WE'LL PUT HIM ON THE BOOKS.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT HE STARTS PAYING HIS SUPPORT."

SO THEREFORE, MY DECISION WAS DEADBEAT DAD WORKING

IS BETTER THAN DEADBEAT DAD IN JAIL.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

Schirripa: I'M WITH THE BOUNTY HUNTER.

ONCE A DEADBEAT, ALWAYS A DEADBEAT.

TURNS OUT, SURPRISE. JOSH TAKES OFF AGAIN.

HE NOW OWES ALMOST $25,000 IN CHILD SUPPORT,

SO THIS TIME HE MAKES SURE HE GOES ON THE LAM FOR GOOD.

5 MORE YEARS GO BY. IT'S NOW 2012,

ALMOST 19 YEARS SINCE JOSH WALKED OUT

ON SAHRIN AND BETH ANN, SO MAYBE IT'S TIME TO GIVE UP,

BUT IF KARMA HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, FAT CHANCE.

SAHRIN CAME TO ME WITH HER FACEBOOK PAGE OPEN

AND SAID, "MOM, YOU KNOW, WHO IS THIS GENTLEMAN?

I DON'T RECOGNIZE HIS NAME."

I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED HIM.

OH, MY GOD. THAT'S YOUR FATHER.

Schirripa: SAHRIN GIVES HER DAD THE BRUSH-OFF,

WHILE BETH ANN DECIDES TO GET VERY FRIENDLY.

I SET UP A FAKE FACEBOOK PAGE.

BEFRIENDED HIM SO I COULD ACCESS HIS PROFILE.

ONCE WE DID THAT, WE COULD SEE WHAT HE WAS DOING

AND WHERE HE WAS. SAID LOCATION -- PAIA, HAWAII.

Schirripa: BETH ANN COULD SEE THAT HE'S PLAYING GIGS

ALL OVER THE ISLANDS.

LOOKS LIKE JOSH STILL DREAMS OF BEING A ROCK STAR.

AND THAT GIVES BETH ANN ANOTHER HOLLYWOOD MOMENT --

A WAY TO NAIL THIS DEADBEAT TO THE WALL,

SO SHE CONTACTS ANOTHER BOUNTY HUNTER.

I FOUND HIM ON FACEBOOK IN HAWAII.

Beth Ann: THE FIRST TACTIC WAS TO LURE JOSHUA

OUT OF HAWAII.

I HAD THIS CRIMINAL WARRANT, AND I HAD NO WAY

OF FINANCIALLY BEING ABLE TO REMOVE HIM LEGALLY

OUT OF HAWAII AND BROUGHT BACK HERE TO PENNSYLVANIA.

HE'S ALWAYS WANTED TO BE IN A FAMOUS BAND

AND PLAY IN A MOVIE.

Beth Ann: SO THAT'S WHEN THE RUSE WAS DEVELOPED

BETWEEN THE BOUNTY HUNTER AND MYSELF.

Schirripa: THE BAIT -- WELL, GET THIS.

A FAKE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE.

THIS PLAN WAS BASED UPON JOSHUA'S EGO.

I HAD A REALLY GOOD FEELING IT WOULD WORK.

JENNIFER ANISTON.

HE LOVES JENNIFER ANISTON.

OH, BETH ANN KNEW THAT JOSHUA WOULD BE ALL OVER THIS.

I MEAN, THE GUY HAS AN EGO THE SIZE OF HOLLYWOOD.

TOO BAD FOR HIM THAT THE SCRIPT FOR THIS LITTLE BLOCKBUSTER

WAS WRITTEN BY KARMA.

ACTION.

[ PHONE RINGS ]

[ RING ]

YEAH, THIS IS JOSH.

WE TELL HIM, "YOU LOOK A LOT LIKE,

YOU KNOW, A ROUGH BOB DYLAN."

WE WANTED HIM TO PLAY A GUITAR-STRUMMING BANK ROBBER

NAMED "DIRTY NICK."OH, MAN, I'D LOVE THAT.

IT WAS A MOVIE CALLED "BANISHED IN BROOKLYN,"

AND IT WAS GOING TO BE ALONGSIDE JENNIFER ANISTON.

"WE'RE WILLING TO SEND YOU A FIRST CLASS PLANE TICKET."

OH, THAT'S GREAT. I'LL BE THERE.

THE CARROT HAD BEEN DANGLED.

Schirripa: JOSH ATE IT UP

LIKE IT WAS AN ALL-YOU-COULD EAT BUFFET.

I'M NOT KIDDING.

THE GUY WAS ON THE NEXT PLANE TO PHILLY.

JOSH, I'M THINKING IT'S TIME FOR YOUR CLOSE-UP,

YOU FOOL, YOU.

Beth Ann: THEY ACTUALLY ARRESTED HIM ON THE PLANE

BEFORE THEY ALLOWED ANYBODY TO DEPART OFF OF THE PLANE.

YOU COULD ONLY GIVE SO MUCH ROPE TO ONE PERSON

WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT THEY'RE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE

TO HANG THEMSELVES WITH IT. [ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S IT. JUSTICE. JUSTICE AT LAST.

Schirripa: FOR LEAVING HIS DAUGHTER HIGH AND DRY

FOR 20 YEARS, JOSH DID 42 DAYS IN JAIL AND 90 DAYS PROBATION.

HE ALSO COUGHED UP 10 G's WITH MORE TO COME.

BUT THE WAY I SEE THIS MOVIE ENDING,

HE'S LOST EVERYTHING,

BY NOT PAYING RESPECT TO HIS DAUGHTER

AND THE MOTHER OF HIS CHILD.

KARMA. THIS GUY -- OH. HE ASKED FOR IT.

♪♪♪

WHY IS IT THAT SOMEONE SOMEWHERE

IS ALWAYS TRYING TO STEAL THE FOOD FROM YOUR PLATE?

THE GOOD THING IS THERE'S ALWAYS KARMA,

AND WHEN SHE DISHES IT OUT, THEY'RE DONE.

LIKE DINNER.

MEET TRACEY WALSH,

17, PREGNANT, AND ALONG WITH HER BOYFRIEND,

LOOKING FOR HER FIRST BIG CITY JOB.

WE MOVED TO CALGARY APRIL 2006,

UM, WHEN I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT.

WE WANTED TO MOVE OUT, GET BETTER JOBS.

THERE'S LOTS OF JOBS IN CALGARY.

IT WAS DEFINITELY AN EXCITING TIME. BRIGHT FUTURE.

Schirripa: CALGARY -- THE TEXAS OF CANADA.

OIL WELLS HERE ARE PUMPING UP BLACK GOLD

LIKE IT'S GOING OUT OF STYLE.

THE CITY'S FLUSH WITH MONEY AND JOBS.

Tracey; WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF GETTING THERE,

I HAVE FIVE OR SIX JOB OFFERS,

AND I SETTLED ON THE BURGER PLACE BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE.

HI. UH, WELCOME TO J & K BURGER.

IT WAS MY FIRST REAL JOB.

I LIKED THE PEOPLE. IT WAS GREAT.

Schirripa: WELL, TRACEY'S PUMPED, TOO,

ABOUT A REGULAR PAYCHECK,

BUT WHEN SHE BRINGS HOME THE BACON,

IT DON'T TASTE SO GOOD.

IN MY FIRST PAYCHECK, I WAS MISSING ABOUT EIGHT HOURS.

SO I SPOKE TO THE OWNER.

I'M SHORT ALMOST 50 BUCKS.

HE ASSURED ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.

IT'S BECAUSE THE COMPUTERS WERE BROKEN,

AND HE WOULD FIX IT RIGHT AWAY,

AND ALL THOSE HOURS WOULD BE ON MY NEXT CHECK,

AND IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

Schirripa: A COUPLE OF WEEKS GO BY,

AND TRACEY'S BOSS KEEPS HIS PROMISE.

WELL...SORT OF.

MY HOURS WERE ON MY NEXT CHECK,

BUT MY NEXT CHECK WAS ALSO MISSING HOURS

FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK, WHICH HAPPENED EVERY CHECK.

Schirripa: UH-OH. IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S SKIMMING TIME AND MONEY.

Tracey: I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

I JUST FIGURED IT WAS LIKE, OH, NO BIG DEAL.

HE'LL JUST GET ME. IT HAPPENS.

Schirripa: SO TRACEY JUST KEEPS ON WORKING.

SHE'S A TOTAL SPARK PLUG,

AND PRETTY SOON, THAT PAYS OFF IN SPADES.

Tracey: I GOT A PROMOTION TO MANAGER,

WHICH WAS A LOT MORE RESPONSIBILITY.

MY WAGES WERE SUPPOSED TO GO UP TO $14 AN HOUR,

WHICH IS A HUGE RAISE. IT'S DOUBLE MY SALARY, ALMOST.

AFTER I GOT THE PROMOTION,

I REALLY STARTED, UM, TO GET CONCERNED.

I NEVER GOT MY RAISE.

UM, I WAS STILL MISSING HOURS OFF MY PAYCHECK.

YOU OWE ME OVER $300.

EVERY TIME I BROUGHT IT UP WITH MY BOSS,

IT WAS KIND OF THE SAME REACTION AS IT WAS THE FIRST TIME.

YOU KNOW, "I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME.

IT WAS JUST A MISTAKE. IT HAPPENS."

Schirripa: TO ME, IT'S OBVIOUS. TRACEY'S BEING PLAYED,

BUT SHE CAN'T BELIEVE HER BOSS IS A CROOK.

BUT WITH A BABY ON THE WAY, THE STRESS OF THIS JOB

IS STARTING TO GET WAY TOO MUCH TO HANDLE.

HI...

I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING MOST OF THE SCHEDULING,

AND THEN IF AN EMPLOYEE DIDN'T SHOW UP,

I WOULD HAVE TO COME IN AND COVER THEM,

WHICH HAPPENED A LOT. I'M WORKING ALL THESE HOURS.

I'M GETTING MORE AND MORE PREGNANT.

I WAS TIRED. I DIDN'T WANNA QUIT BECAUSE WE NEED THE MONEY.

Schirripa: TRACEY'S BURNT OUT

AND ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AWAY FROM GIVING BIRTH.

BETWEEN OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID,

IT'S NOT HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

Tracey: SO I HAVE THIS BAG, AND I DROPPED IT.

FRIES FLEW ALL OVER THE FLOOR,

AND I JUST STOOD THERE AND STARTED CRYING,

JUST BAWLING, AND EVERYBODY'S STARING AT ME.

IT WAS TERRIBLE.

Mike: I TOLD TRACEY COUNTLESS TIMES JUST TO QUIT.

IT'S JUST, THINGS NEVER SEEMED TO GET BETTER.

IT WAS JUST A LOT OF EMPTY PROMISES.

BUT SHE WANTED TO BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE HOUSEHOLD.

HEY, TRACEY, I GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU.

IT'S ABOUT TO GET WORSE.

GET READY FOR A WILD STAMPEDE,

AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE KIND

THAT COMES WITH HORSESHOES.

THE WORLD-FAMOUS CALGARY STAMPEDE

IS THE BIGGEST EVENT IN THE CITY.

FOR 10 DAYS, EVERY SUMMER,

A MILLION PEOPLE GO COMPLETELY HOG-WILD.

TRACEY'S BURGER JOINT WAS DIRECTLY DOWNTOWN

OUTSIDE OF THE BAR DISTRICT,

WHERE EVERYBODY GOES FOR EVERY PARTY.

Schirripa: THAT MUCH PARTYING CAN MAKE YOU REALLY HUNGRY,

SO TRACEY'S BURGER JOINT IS PACKED 24/7.

PROBLEM IS, THEY'RE SHORT STAFF.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, FAST FOOD GETS REAL SLOW.

Tracey: THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE RESTAURANT.

I MEAN, THERE ISN'T EVEN ROOM TO SIT.

EVERYBODY'S STANDING,

AND WE'RE GETTING ONE BREAKFAST EVERY EIGHT MINUTES.

I'VE BEEN WAITING 30 MINUTES FOR MY ORDER!

IT'S GONNA BE ONE MORE MINUTE. I'M SO SORRY FOR THE WAIT.

Tracey: IT'S LIKE A RODEO IN THE BURGER PLACE.

THERE'S A SEA OF COWBOY HATS.

PEOPLE ARE CLIMBING OVER EACH OTHER TO YELL AT US.

"WHERE'S MY BREAKFAST? WHERE'S MY FOOD?

I'M HUNGRY. I ALREADY PAID YOU. GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK."

SO AM I GONNA GET MY FOOD?!I'M SORRY, SIR.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A SITUATION I CAN'T CONTROL.

IT'S VERY EVIDENT THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE SITUATION.

Tracey: I'M PREGNANT, IT'S HOT, AND WE'RE SO STRESSED.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

[ CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

[ DIALS TELEPHONE ]Tracey: I CALL MY OWNER.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

AND TELL HIM WHAT'S GOING ON --

THAT WE'RE TOTALLY BACKED UP AND WE NEED HIM IN.

AND HE SAYS --

HIS FAMOUS LINE IS, "OH, I'LL BE THERE RIGHT AWAY."

[ DIALS TELEPHONE ]ABOUT HALF AN HOUR GOES BY.

HE'S STILL NOT HERE. WE CALL HIM AGAIN.

HE'S NOT ANSWERING HIS PHONE.

Schirripa: SO WHERE IS THIS SLUG?

STILL IN BED AND LETTING HIS STAFF TAKE THE HEAT.

WE HAD CALLED HIM PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, 15, 20 TIMES

IN THE FIRST TWO HOURS.

BY ABOUT 11:00, WE ARE PRETTY SURE HE'S NOT COMING.

NO BOSS, NO PAYCHECK, NO BREAKS, AND THEN BOOM.

IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS CHAOS, TRACEY GETS AN IDEA,

A WAY TO MAKE THIS ALL GO AWAY.

A LITTLE BLUE PLATE SPECIAL THAT'LL TEACH HER LAME-ASS BOSS

THAT THIS AIN'T KARMA'S FIRST RODEO.

TO FIND OUT MORE OF WHAT I THINK ABOUT THESE STORIES,

GO TO investigationdiscovery.com.

♪♪♪

SO A DOUCHEBAG BOSS HAS BEEN GOUGING POOR TRACEY WALSH

FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN UNPAID WAGES,

AND NOW HE'S GONE A.W.O.L. DURING THE CALGARY STAMPEDE,

WHICH IS THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR.

[ DIALS TELEPHONE ]

Tracey: I PHONE MY BOSS AGAIN.

[ RING ]

OF COURSE. NO ANSWER.

AND I'M STILL NOT GETTING ANY ANSWER FROM HIM.

SO WHEN AM I GONNA GET MY FOOD?

HEY!

♪♪♪

[ DIALS TELEPHONE ]

CALLED HIM AND SAID,

"IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE MONEY, YOU BETTER GET HERE."

Schirripa: TRACEY LAYS DOWN THE LAW.

SHE TELLS HER BOSS HE'S GOT 30 MINUTES

TO GET HIS BUTT TO THE RESTAURANT.

BUT SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

[ CLOCK TICKING ] THAT DEADLINE COMES AND GOES

WITH NO TRACE OF THE WEASEL.

MY MANAGER AND I JUST KIND OF LOOKED AT EACH OTHER,

AND WE DECIDE, YOU KNOW, SCREW THIS.

WE'RE DONE. WE'RE NOT DOING IT ANYMORE.

[ DIALING TELEPHONE ]

Schirripa: SO SHE CALLS HIM ONE LAST TIME.

[ RING ]

THIS IS TRACEY.

IT'S MY OFFICIAL NOTICE THAT I'M QUITTING,

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

WE TELL EVERYBODY, "YOU KNOW WHAT, GUYS?

"WE'RE QUITTING. IF YOU WANNA STAY,

"WE'LL GIVE YOU YOUR BREAKFAST FOR FREE.

"JUST DON'T YELL AT US ANYMORE

'CAUSE WE DON'T WORK HERE ANYMORE."

WE PROBABLY SERVED MAYBE 25 FREE BREAKFASTS.

Schirripa: AND THAT'S IT. TRACEY DOES EVERYTHING ELSE

BY THE BOOK.

SHE TELLS EVERYONE THE RESTAURANT

IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE DAY.

Tracey: WHEN WE GOT ALL THE CUSTOMERS OUT,

WE PUT OUR MONEY IN THE ENVELOPE, AND WE LEFT.

Schirripa: SO NOW I'M GUESSING

TRACEY'S FINALLY GOT HER BOSS' FULL ATTENTION.

[ PHONE DIALS, RING ]

Theresa: SO MY BOSS PHONES ME THE NEXT DAY,

AND HE WAS PISSED.

I LOST 15 GRAND BECAUSE OF YOU.

Tracey: AT THIS POINT, I DIDN'T CARE.

I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, AND MAYBE HE MIGHT THINK TWICE

BEFORE HE DOES IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

I REALLY COULD NOT HAVE ENVISIONED IT GOING ANY BETTER.

Schirripa: TRACEY'S NOT DONE YET.

SHE STILL WANTS THE MONEY HE OWES HER.

SO WHAT DOES THIS FEARLESS COWGIRL DO?

WELL, SHE HEADS BACK TO THE STAMPEDE.

Tracey: I HAD TO DROP OFF MY UNIFORM

AND GET MY FINAL PAYCHECK.

AND HE GIVES ME MY PAYCHECK,

AND I'M SHORT A WHOLE BUNCH OF HOURS, SO I TELL HIM,

"YOU KNOW, YOU OWE ME MONEY.

"YOU'RE GONNA PAY ME THE MONEY RIGHT NOW,

OR I'M GONNA GO TO THE LABOR BOARD."

SO HE WENT TO THE TILL AND TOOK OUT CASH

AND HANDED IT TO ME AND TOLD ME JUST NEVER BOTHER HIM AGAIN.

I DEFINITELY LEFT THAT JOB LEARNING A LOT.

THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I STOOD UP FOR MYSELF.

I GOT THE MONEY THAT WAS OWED ME.

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO NOT LET PEOPLE WALK ALL OVER YOU.

THE NEXT DAY, TRACEY FINDS ANOTHER JOB FOR DOUBLE THE MONEY

AND NEVER LOOKS BACK.

AND HER BABY -- HEALTHY AND HAPPY.

YOU KNOW, SOME SAY REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD,

BUT FOR TRACEY WALSH, THIS DISH WAS COOKED PERFECTLY --

KARMA STYLE.