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MY NAME IS STEVE SCHIRRIPA,

AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT REVENGE.

I CAN'T FIND MY WALLET ANYWHERE.

YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING, BITCH.

IMAGINE YOU'VE BEEN CHEATED ON OR LIED TO.

I'M PRETTY MUCH SCREWED.

Schirripa: YOU'VE BEEN FLAT-OUT PLAYED.

Whitney: PEOPLE WOULD BE LIKE, "OH, YOU'RE DUMB."

I'VE HAD SOMEONE SAY, "KILL YOURSELF."

Schirripa: NATURALLY, YOU WANT TO GET EVEN.

MY APPROACH WAS, "YOU GUYS AREN'T GOING TO BRING ME DOWN.

I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU GUYS TORTURE ME."

BUT WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

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

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SAY HELLO TO WEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN, A TOWN

OF ABOUT 2,000 AND THE HOME OF OGEMAW HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL,

THE COMMUNITY'S PRIDE AND JOY,

BUT LIKE ANY HIGH SCHOOL,

IF YOU'RE NOT ONE OF THE COOL KIDS,

CAN ALSO BE A VICIOUS, NASTY PLACE.

THAT'S SOMETHING 16-YEAR-OLD SOPHOMORE

WHITNEY KROPP KNOWS ALL ABOUT.

EVER SINCE SHE WAS A LITTLE KID, SHE'S BEEN TEASED AND BULLIED.

Whitney: IT GOES BACK TO MY SECOND YEAR IN KINDERGARTEN.

I WAS VERY SMALL,

SO PEOPLE WOULD PICK ON ME FOR MY SIZE,

AND I COULDN'T SPEAK RIGHT.

THEY BULLIED ME FOR THAT.

MY BULLYING EXPERIENCE

HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 11 TO 12 YEARS.

THEY JUST BASICALLY BULLIED ME

BECAUSE I WAS DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE.

THE KIND OF BULLYING WAS BASICALLY PHYSICAL,

EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL.

THE PEOPLE WOULD BE LIKE, "OH, YOU'RE DUMB.

YOU'RE UGLY. NOBODY WANTS YOU."

I'VE HAD SOMEONE SAY, "KILL YOURSELF," ONCE.

Schirripa: WHITNEY'S MOM, BERNICE,

HAS ALSO BEEN LIVING WITH THE EFFECT

BULLIES HAVE HAD ON HER DAUGHTER.

I KNOW THERE'S TIMES WHERE THIS ONE CALLED HER STUPID

OR THIS ONE CALLED HER A RETARD.

CRUEL THINGS THAT KIDS DID.

THEY REALLY KNOCKED HER SELF-ESTEEM DOWN,

REALLY MADE HER THINK SHE WASN'T WORTH A LOT.

[ LAUGHTER ]

SHE WOULD COME HOME FROM SCHOOL, AND SHE WOULD BE UPSET.

I FEEL SO BAD FOR HER.

IT MAKES ME MAD AT THE OTHER KIDS.

THESE KIDS ARE JUST DESTROYING HER, AND IT'S FRUSTRATING.

SHE'S A VERY FORGIVING PERSON.

SHE CAN'T HOLD A GRUDGE.

I THINK THAT THAT MAKES HER A LITTLE BIT MORE VULNERABLE.

Schirripa: AND WHILE WHITNEY STRUGGLES

TO SURVIVE HIGH SCHOOL,

EVERYONE ELSE IN TOWN IS FOCUSED ON OGEMAW HEIGHTS' HOMECOMING

AND THE ANNUAL FOOTBALL GAME.

IT'S THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR.

SPORTS IS ACTUALLY THE MAIN THING AT OGEMAW HEIGHTS,

Schirripa: AND THE OTHER BIG DEAL

IS TO GET ELECTED TO THE HOMECOMING COURT.

THE PEOPLE WHO NORMALLY GET ELECTED TO IT

IS MAINLY YOUR REALLY PRETTY GIRLS, YOUR POPULAR GIRLS,

AND THEN YOU GOT YOUR ATHLETES,

AND THEN GO DOWN THE CHAIN FROM THERE.

Schirripa: SO, AS THIS MORNING'S ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE BEING READ,

WHITNEY HEARD SOMETHING THAT JUST FLOORED HER.

ELECTED TO THE HOMECOMING COURT, SOPHOMORE WHITNEY KROPP.

Schirripa: NOW, WHITNEY KNEW

SHE WASN'T EXACTLY THE HOMECOMING TYPE.

BUT HEY, WHO KNEW?

OUT OF THE BLUE, SHE'S ELECTED CLASS REP FOR HOMECOMING.

SO, NOW SHE'S THINKING WELL, MAYBE,

JUST MAYBE, ALL THIS BULLYING BUSINESS IS HISTORY.

AT FIRST, I WAS HAPPY.

LIKE, HEY, I GOT RECOGNIZED FOR SOMETHING.

I THOUGHT SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT.

Schirripa: I HATE TO SAY IT, WHITNEY,

BUT I'M WITH MOM ON THIS ONE.

AND LATER THAT NIGHT, SHE FINDS OUT FOR HERSELF.

I HAD IT AS A POST.

I WAS LIKE, "IN THE HOMECOMING COURT.

LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN."

ALL I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET WAS LIKE, "OH, CONGRATULATIONS,"

AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

THE FIRST COMMENT WAS LIKE, "WELL, THIS WAS A PRANK."

A PRANK?

Schirripa: IT WAS AN UGLY SLAP IN THE FACE.

ONCE AGAIN, SHE'S BEEN THE TARGET OF A CRUEL,

VICIOUS JOKE.

[ SIGHS ] GOD.

Schirripa: THE CLASS BULLIES THOUGHT IT WOULD BE

THE ULTIMATE HUMILIATION

TO GET EVERYONE TO VOTE FOR WHITNEY FOR HOMECOMING.

Man on P.A.: SOPHOMORE WHITNEY KROPP.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Whitney: THE NIGHT IT HAPPENED, I WAS CRYING.

I WAS HEARTBROKEN TO THINK MY PEERS ACTUALLY DID IT.

IT WAS THE WORST CASE OF BULLYING I'VE EVER HAD.

THIS WAS OVER THE LINE FOR ME, SOMETHING I COULDN'T HANDLE.

AND I HAD THOUGHTS ABOUT SUICIDE.

MY HEART SANK.

I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT YOU WERE HIDING IN A BEDROOM

HAVING THESE HORRIBLE THOUGHTS.

HOW DID I NOT CATCH THAT?

THIS IS AWFUL.

Schirripa: BUT AFTER A GOOD CRY,

SOMETHING CHANGES INSIDE WHITNEY.

THIS CRUEL PRANK WAS THE LAST STRAW.

SHE'S HAD IT WITH BEING BULLIED.

SO, WITH THE SUPPORT OF HER MOM AND HER OLDER SISTER,

WHITNEY DECIDES IT'S TIME TO FIGHT BACK.

MY APPROACH WAS, "YOU GUYS AREN'T GOING TO BRING ME DOWN.

I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU GUYS TORTURE ME."

I WANTED TO SHOW EVERYBODY

THAT I WASN'T DAMAGED BY WHAT THEY DID TO ME.

Schirripa: WHITNEY IS FIRED UP, AND ON HER COMPUTER,

SHE STARTS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST ALL HER ONLINE HATERS.

Bernice: GOOD FOR YOU, KID.

I WAS PRETTY PROUD OF HER RIGHT THEN.

Schirripa: GO FOR IT, WHITNEY.

TAKING A SHOT AT HER BULLIES HAS STRUCK A NERVE

WITH A FORMER STUDENT AT OGEMAW HEIGHTS

WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT BEING BULLIED

AND HAS STARTED A "SUPPORT WHITNEY KROPP" CAMPAIGN ONLINE.

SUPPORT WHITNEY KROPP --

THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME, KNOWING THAT ANOTHER PERSON

THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW AT THE TIME SUPPORTED ME, TOO.

"YOU GO, GIRL."

THE PAGE STARTED GROWING PRETTY QUICKLY

BECAUSE AROUND 5:30 THAT NIGHT, IT ALREADY HAD 500 LIKES ON IT.

IT WAS BOOMING.

Schirripa: BUT THERE'S MORE --

THE WHITNEY CAMPAIGN IS INSPIRING OTHERS

WHO'D BEEN BULLIED TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES IN SUPPORT.

I WENT TO OGEMAW HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL IN WEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN.

FOUR YEARS OF BEING BULLIED, ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS.

I WAS INFURIATED WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT WHITNEY

WAS BEING BULLIED OVER THIS

BECAUSE I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE HUMILIATED.

Whitney: DONNY IS A FRIEND OF MY FAMILY.

HE'S, LIKE, BIG BROTHER TO ME.

I HAVE MORE TRUST IN HIM THAN I DO ANYBODY ELSE, AND, YEAH.

TO THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS FUNNY, HOW DARE YOU?

I TITLED IT, "LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT WHITNEY KROPP"

BECAUSE ACCORDING TO EVERYONE ELSE,

SHE WAS JUST THIS LOSER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL,

AND SHE'S NOT AT ALL.

SHE'S A GREAT PERSON.

THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE POWERLESS,

BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW YOU FOR WHO YOU REALLY ARE.

DONNY'S VIDEO WENT VIRAL.

THAT STORY TOOK OFF AMAZINGLY FAST.

WHITNEY'S STORY OF BEING PUSHED TO THE EDGE BY BULLIES

REALLY HIT HOME.

AND IN THE SPIRIT OF KARMA,

EVEN THE NATIONAL MEDIA STARTED TAKING NOTICE.

Winter: THE VIDEO WAS UP FOR A DAY.

IT WAS MENTIONED ON "USA TODAY."

BEFORE I KNEW IT, IT HAD OVER 50,000 VIEWS,

AND I WAS GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK

FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Schirripa: BUT COULD ALL THIS ATTENTION

BACKFIRE ON WHITNEY AND MAKE THE ABUSE WORSE THAN EVER?

I MEAN, IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?

Schirripa: HIGH-SCHOOL SOPHOMORE WHITNEY KROPP

IS THE VICTIM OF A CRUEL JOKE...

ELECTED TO THE HOMECOMING COURT...

WHITNEY KROPP.

Schirripa: ...ELECTED TO THE HOMECOMING COURT

AS A WAY TO BULLY AND HUMILIATE HER.

A PRANK?

Schirripa: BUT THE JOKE'S BLOWN UP IN THE BULLIES' FACES.

HER STORY HAS GONE VIRAL, AND WITHIN TWO WEEKS,

THE WHITNEY KROPP CAMPAIGN HAS ALMOST 100,000 LIKES.

Bernice: SHE REALLY TOUCHED A LOT OF PEOPLE.

THAT MANY PEOPLE PAID ATTENTION TO WHAT WAS GOING ON.

I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST AMAZING PART ABOUT IT.

Schirripa: WITH ALL THAT SUPPORT AND ATTENTION,

WHITNEY FEELS EVEN BETTER ABOUT HER DECISION

TO STAND UP AND TAKE HER PLACE AT HOMECOMING WITH PRIDE.

I DON'T WANT TO PROVE 'EM THAT WHAT THEY DID TO ME

WAS DAMAGING.

I THINK IT'S AWFUL WHAT HAPPENED TO HER

AND WE JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT THERE --

WE WANT TO LET HER KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE FOR HER.

Schirripa: BUT IT'S NOT JUST

ONLINE STRANGERS WHO ARE CHEERING HER ON.

LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE PITCHED IN

TO MAKE HER BIG NIGHT EVEN BIGGER.

A GORGEOUS FORMAL GOWN FITS HER LIKE A DREAM,

AND HER ROYAL MAKEOVER AIN'T DONE YET.

Woman: WE'RE GONNA DO HER HAIR,

AND THEN WE WILL DO HER NAILS AND HER MAKEUP.

Bernice: WE SAW SO MUCH POSITIVE COMING OUT OF IT FOR HER.

I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT SHE NEEDED.

YOU SAW ONE BAD SIDE OF PEOPLE.

I'M GONNA LET THESE PEOPLE COME FORWARD AND SUPPORT YOU.

Schirripa: WITH HER SASSY NEW LOOK,

THE TRANSFORMATION FROM ORDINARY WHITNEY TO HOMECOMING PRINCESS

IS COMPLETE.

WHITNEY STOPPED BEING A VICTIM,

AND HER CONFIDENCE HAS SKYROCKETED.

AND NOW THE MOMENT OF TRUTH IS HERE -- HOMECOMING.

JUST LIKE EVERY SMALL TOWN IN AMERICA,

HOMECOMING IN WEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN

IS A SACRED COMMUNITY EVENT THAT BRINGS EVERYONE TOGETHER.

THE WHOLE TOWN --

HELL, THE WHOLE COUNTRY -- WAS NOW BACKING WHITNEY.

HOMECOMING 2012

WAS GOING FROM BEING THE WORST TO MAYBE THE BEST EVER.

THE WHOLE FIRST HALF OF THE GAME,

I SAT THERE LOOKING AROUND,

NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

IT WAS VERY SCARY.

[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]

Schirripa: FINALLY, IT'S HALF-TIME,

AND TIME FOR WHITNEY TO MAKE HER GRAND ENTRANCE

WITH A RISING STAR ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

IT'S THE MOMENT HER BULLIES

HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SINCE THEY PULLED THEIR NASTY PRANK.

I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO GET BOOED AT.

All: WE LOVE YOU, WHITNEY!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

THE EXPERIENCE WAS JUST AMAZING.

JUST, LIKE, SEEING ALL THE PEOPLE THERE,

CHEERING ME.

WOW, THAT'S OVERWHELMING.

I -- SERIOUSLY, I HAVE NO WORDS FOR THIS RIGHT NOW.

I WAS VERY PROUD OF HER.

THAT WAS A HARD THING FOR HER TO DO.

Schirripa: WHITNEY'S GONE FROM HUMILIATION TO JUBILATION,

AND ALONG THE WAY, SHE BECAME A REAL-LIFE CINDERELLA.

KIDS THAT ARE BULLYING YOU, DO NOT LET THEM BRING YOU DOWN.

STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN,

AND GO WITH YOUR HEART AND GO WITH YOUR GUT.

THAT'S WHAT I DID, AND LOOK AT ME NOW.

I'M JUST AS HAPPY AS CAN BE.

I THINK THAT SHE GREW FROM IT.

SHE MIGHT NOT TELL YOU THAT SHE GREW,

BUT I THINK SHE DID.

AND IT REALLY SHOWED HER WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE,

SHE'S PRETTY STRONG.

Whitney: EVEN WITH BULLYING AND HARASSMENT,

I STILL WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL.

I WANT TO GET AN EDUCATION, GET A GOOD JOB.

Schirripa: NOW WHITNEY'S USING HER STRENGTH

TO HELP OTHER BULLIED TEENS.

SHE'S EVEN BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE SENATE

FOR PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON THE PROBLEM.

I'M AN ANTI-BULLYING ACTIVIST ON MY FREE TIME.

I'VE HAD MESSAGES FROM KIDS

WHO SAID THAT I INSPIRED THEM WITH MY WHOLE EXPERIENCE.

"DON'T LET THEM GET TO YOU.

I DIDN'T."

I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN KARMA,

AND I THINK THAT KARMA BASICALLY BIT THOSE BULLIES IN THE BUTT,

REALLY HARD.

SO, WHAT DID HAPPEN TO THE BULLIES WHO SET WHITNEY UP?

IF I KNOW KARMA, SHE'S GOT A BIG GRIN ON HER FACE

AFTER OUTING THEM ON PRIMETIME TV.

NOW, FOR OUR NEXT LESSON,

WE'RE GONNA LEARN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR IDENTITY

INSTEAD OF BEING MESSED WITH IS ACTUALLY RIPPED OFF

AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT...

LOOK, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE WALLET.

I JUST WANT MY I.D. BACK.

LISTEN, YOU'RE CRAZY.

[ Dial tone ] I'M PRETTY MUCH SCREWED.

...OR IS THERE?

SAY YOU'RE OUT FOR THE NIGHT. YOU'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME.

YOU TRUST THE PEOPLE YOU'RE WITH.

BUT THEN, OUT OF THE BLUE, YOU REALIZE SOMEONE'S BURNED YOU.

AT SOME POINT, ALMOST ALL OF US GET PLAYED,

BUT WHEN SOMEONE HIT ON 24-YEAR-OLD WAITRESS

BRYANNA PRIDDY OF LAKEWOOD, COLORADO,

BRYANNA PRIDDY HIT BACK.

MY ROOMMATE AND I DECIDED THAT WE WERE GOING TO GO OUT

AND HAVE SOME DRINKS.

SO, WE TOOK A CAB OVER TO A BAR.

HERE WE ARE. OH, THANKS.

MET A FEW PEOPLE.

AT THE END OF THE NIGHT, THE GUYS THAT WE HAD MET

HAD A DESIGNATED DRIVER.

ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN OFFERED US A RIDE HOME.

OKAY, LET'S -- LET'S DO IT. OKAY.

MY ROOMMATE WAS SO THANKFUL,

SHE INVITED THEM IN TO HAVE A BEER AS A THANK YOU.

SO, WHO WANTS A BEER?

Schirripa: A NIGHT CAP WITH NEW FRIENDS

SEEMS LIKE THE PERFECT END TO A FUN NIGHT.

BUT THEN AGAIN, MAYBE NOT.

I NOTICED MY WALLET WAS GONE.

CREDIT CARDS, CHECKS, DRIVER'S LICENSE.

MY HEALTH-INSURANCE CARD.

EVERYTHING IN MY WALLET.

Schirripa: LOOKING BACK, BRYANNA KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

Priddy: MY PURSE WAS IN THE KITCHEN.

ALL OF US WERE IN THE KITCHEN.

AND THEY LEFT, AND MY WALLET WAS GONE.

DOUBLE CHECKED MY ROOMMATE AND SEE IF SHE HAS IT,

AND SHE DIDN'T.

STARTED THINKING OF OTHER POSSIBILITIES.

I KNEW THAT ONE OF THOSE GUYS HAD TAKEN IT.

WHO WANTS A BEER?

I FELT EXTREMELY USED.

I FELT REALLY UPSET THAT ANYTHING HAD EVEN HAPPENED.

Schirripa: BUT IT'S NOT JUST HER WALLET.

BRYANNA'S WORRIED SHE MIGHT BE THE VICTIM

OF FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT.

I JUST WANTED TO GET IT BACK.

Schirripa: AND THEN IT HITS HER.

THERE MIGHT BE A WAY TO TRACK THE CROOK DOWN.

Priddy: WHEN WE WENT OUT,

GOT A PHONE NUMBER OF ONE OF THE GUYS.

HE SEEMED PRETTY DANG NORMAL.

[ Ringing ]

HELLO? PRIDDY: Yeah, hi.

THIS IS BRYANNA.

YOU WERE AT MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT.

I WAS REALLY NICE WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED HIM.

I CAN'T FIND MY WALLET ANYWHERE.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT?

I ASKED IF HE THOUGHT THAT ANY OF THEM HAD TAKEN IT,

AND HE SAID, "NO, I DON'T THINK ANY OF MY FRIENDS

"WOULD'VE DONE THAT.

THEY'RE ALL PRETTY COOL."

AND THEN, I SAID,

"WELL, ACTUALLY, YOU WERE THE LAST PEOPLE IN THAT KITCHEN."

LOOK, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE WALLET.

I JUST WANT MY I.D. BACK.

"I KNOW THAT EITHER YOU OR ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS TOOK MY WALLET.

I NEED YOU TO GIVE IT BACK TO ME."

DO YOU WANT ME TO CALL THE POLICE?

LISTEN, YOU'RE CRAZY,

AND YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING, BITCH.

[ Dial tone ]

THEN I KNEW I WASN'T GONNA GET IT.

I'M PRETTY MUCH SCREWED.

Schirripa: NOW, BRYANNA'S A HARDWORKING WAITRESS

AND NO QUITTER.

ONE NASTY CALL WITH SOME SCHMUCK ISN'T GONNA SCARE HER OFF.

SHE WANTS HER STUFF BACK.

SO, SHE GOES TO THE COPS.

I WENT IN TO THE COURTHOUSE AND REPORTED MY WALLET STOLEN.

THE ODDS OF GETTING YOUR WALLET BACK

AFTER IT'S STOLEN'S REALLY SLIM

BECAUSE THEY DON'T JUST GO OUT AND DO AN INVESTIGATION.

Schirripa: THERE WAS NOTHING THE COPS COULD DO.

BRYANNA FELT HELPLESS.

BUT THIS STORY'S JUST GETTING STARTED.

AFTER HER WALLET WAS STOLEN, SHE GETS A CALL FROM THE BANK.

HELLO, THIS IS BRYANNA.

THAT SAME DAY I REPORTED MY WALLET STOLEN,

THERE HAD BEEN A BOUNCED CHECK FOR $470.

AND THE CHECK

WASN'T IN MY HANDWRITING, NOT MY SIGNATURE.

WELL, WE HAVE TO CLOSE THE ACCOUNT.

Schirripa: SO, NOT ONLY DID THIS SCUMBAG STEAL BRYANNA'S WALLET,

ALONG WITH HER CASH AND CREDIT CARDS...

THANKS FOR TELLING ME. BYE.

Schirripa: ...BUT HER FEAR OF IDENTITY THEFT IS COMING TRUE.

THIS PERP IS TRYING TO DRAIN HER BANK ACCOUNT.

THAT SCARED ME.

WHEN SOMETHING'S BEEN STOLEN FROM YOU,

YOU FEEL VIOLATED, RIGHT?

WELL, BRYANNA SURE FELT THAT WAY.

WHAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW IS THAT KARMA'S ON HER SIDE,

AND PRETTY SOON,

SHE'S GONNA FIND OUT THAT KARMA CAN BE A REAL BITCH.

ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER MY WALLET WAS STOLEN,

I'M WORKING A SHIFT AT THE RESTAURANT,

AND THREE PEOPLE COME IN,

AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY OF THEM BEFORE.

HI, THERE.

HERE'S SOME MENUS FOR YOU GUYS.

CAN I START ANYONE OFF WITH A DRINK?

WE'RE ALL TRAINED TO CHECK FOR FAKE I.D.s.

THE GUYS ORDER BEERS AND SHE ORDERS A MARGARITA,

AND THEY HAND ME I.D.s.

AND WHEN I GRAB HER I.D., I LOOKED AT THE NAME FIRST.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I LOOKED AT THE NAME AND NOT THE PICTURE,

BUT I SAW MY LAST NAME.

AND THEN I SAW THE PICTURE.

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

GO TO...

BRYANNA PRIDDY HAS A PROBLEM.

SOMEONE'S STOLEN HER WALLET, AND WITH IT, HER IDENTITY.

BUT WHEN A CUSTOMER HANDS BRYANNA

HER STOLEN DRIVER'S LICENSE AS I.D. TO BUY A DRINK,

SHE CAN'T BELIEVE HER EYES.

Priddy: WEIRD.

THAT'S ME.

THAT'S NOT YOU.

THAT'S ME.

Schirripa: KARMA'S WALKED RIGHT INTO THE RESTAURANT

AND DELIVERED BRYANNA'S I.D. TO HER ON A SILVER PLATTER.

SO, NOW WHAT?

Priddy: I WAS ABSOLUTELY NERVOUS.

I WAS SO AFRAID THAT SHE WAS GONNA NOTICE THAT I KNEW.

I'M SHAKING, THINKING OF HOW I'M GONNA KEEP HER THERE.

Schirripa: STAY COOL, BRYANNA.

IF YOU WANT JUSTICE...

SURE. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

...YOU GOT TO PLAY YOUR CARDS JUST RIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS.

THAT WOMAN JUST HANDED ME MY STOLEN I.D.

Priddy: MY COWORKER THINKS THAT I'M CRAZY OR SOMETHING.

AND I'M LIKE, "THIS GIRL, SHE GAVE ME MY I.D. AS A FAKE I.D."

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

SHE'S SITTING RIGHT THERE.

I'M GONNA CALL THE COPS RIGHT NOW.

I WANT THEM TO COME IN AND GET HER BEFORE SHE LEAVES.

HEY, WHERE'RE OUR DRINKS?

OH, SORRY! JUST ONE SECOND.

THEY'RE COMING RIGHT UP.

I WAS NERVOUS.

[ Ringing ]

DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

WOMAN: Lakewood Police Department.

HI, UM, I'M SERVING SOMEBODY,

AND THEY JUST HANDED ME MY STOLEN I.D.

OKAY. JUST GET HERE QUICK.

SO, I REALIZE IT'S UP TO ME

TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTHLY

UNTIL THE COPS GET THERE

'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE COPS ARE GONNA BE.

Schirripa: BUT UNTIL THE BOYS IN BLUE ARRIVE,

BRYANNA HAS TO KEEP HER CUSTOMERS AT THE TABLE.

I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T GET THEIR DRINKS,

THEY'RE GONNA WORRY.

I'M SORRY, THE BAR IS TOTALLY BACKED UP.

YOUR DRINKS WILL BE RIGHT OUT.

BUT CAN I START SOMEBODY OFF WITH AN APPETIZER?

SOUNDS GOOD.

Priddy: I'M STILL SHAKING.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M LOOKING EVERYBODY IN THE FACE

AND SEEMING COMPOSED.

I'LL TAKE THESE FROM YOU,

AND I'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THOSE DRINKS,

AND THE APPETIZERS WILL COME RIGHT OUT.

THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I WAS GONNA LET HER GO.

I WANTED HER TO BE CAUGHT.

SHE CAUSED ME A BUNCH OF TROUBLE.

SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG, GUYS.

HERE YOU GO.

BRYANNA REALLY REMAINED COOL DURING THE WHOLE THING,

AND I THINK IT WOULD'VE BEEN EASY TO GET RATTLED,

BUT SHE DIDN'T.

Priddy: IT TOOK LESS THAN 10 MINUTES

FOR THE LAKEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT

TO SHOW UP, BUT IT FELT LIKE TWO HOURS.

SHE'S SITTING RIGHT AT THE FRONT OF THE DINING ROOM.

THERE'S THREE OF THEM.OKAY.

AND YOU'RE SURE IT'S YOUR I.D.?

I'M POSITIVE IT'S MINE.

RIGHT IN THERE.

HELLO, MA'AM.

PLEASE HAVE A QUICK WORD WITH YOU?

LET ME SEE YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE, PLEASE.

WHEN SHE FINALLY DID GET TAKEN AWAY, I FELT LIKE I SUCCEEDED.

I WAS HAPPY.

SHE WAS TRYING TO SAY THAT IT WAS HER I.D.,

AND THE COP WAS TELLING HER, "NO, HONEY, YOU'RE --

YOU'RE AN IDIOT."

THIS PHOTO LOOKS NOTHING LIKE YOU.

Davis: THE FEMALE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED

ON CHARGES OF IDENTITY THEFT AND CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A PRETTY SERIOUS CRIME.

CERTAINLY COULD FACE SOME JAIL TIME ON A FELONY.

Schirripa: AND THE GUY WHO STOLE BRYANNA'S I.D.

IN THE FIRST PLACE, WELL, THE COPS NEVER DID CATCH HIM.

SO, THAT DIRTBAG IS PROBABLY STILL OUT THERE,

RIPPING OFF MORE INNOCENT FOLKS.

Priddy: WE ARE RIGHT OUTSIDE OF DENVER.

THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THIS AREA.

THE ODDS OF SOMEBODY COMING IN TO MY JOB ON MY SHIFT,

SITTING IN MY SECTION, AND HANDING ME MY I.D. --

IT'S UNHEARD OF.

IT'S LIKE WINNING THE KARMA LOTTERY.

[ LAUGHS ]

NOW, THAT'S WHAT I CALL SERVICE WITH A SMILE.

OH, AND BY THE WAY, WHEN BRYANNA'S IDENTITY THIEF

WAS LATER SEARCHED, IT TURNS OUT SHE WAS CARRYING DRUGS.

OUCH.

MAKE THAT MORE GOOD KARMA FOR LAKEWOOD'S BOYS IN BLUE.

AND FOR BRYANNA PRIDDY, JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED, KARMA STYLE.