All language subtitles for Joe.vs.Carole.S01E04.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG_English

- Hey, you got
any sirloin in there?

- Uh, hot dogs,
kielbasa--oh, bingo.

Sirloin.
It's only five days expired.

- Pick your poison.
- Yeah, I'm okay.

Ha, I'm kiddin'!

This is the same shit
people pay good money for.

As long as you cook it,

it won't send you
to the hospital.

- The hell's going on
around here?

- Relax, Joe.
I saved you the flank.

Put that shit back.

You know
we're tightening our belts.

All this meat goes to the cats.

- C'mon, dude.
What about us, man?

- You wanna bitch about it,
call HR.

Ask for
Mr. I-Don't-Give-A-Fuck.

- Damn, Joe, a little harsh,
don't you think?

I will ease up

once Carole Baskin gets off
my goddamn ass.

The longer I gotta pay
my lawyers to fend her off,

the longer we go hungry.

You heard the man.

Meat's for the cats.

- I gave this place a facelift,
and I'm not gonna screw it up

by showin' off
a bunch of skinny-ass tigers.

Nobody wants to see that.

You know, zoo looks great,

but when are people
gonna show up?

It's like we pulled up
our skirt,

but nobody wants to sniff
our pussy.

- Well, I got a plan to get
the word out about our pussy.

- Wait, did you buy the
billboards on the interstate?

- I can't afford billboards,
but you know what's free?

The internet.

- You already posted
on the internet.

- No shit, Crystal.
- This is Amber.

The hell happened to Crystal?

- She's gone back to rehab.
- For what?

- You know Crystal ain't
her real name, right?

- Well, we're done
posting amateur shit online.

It's time to go pro.

How?

- I'm gonna put an ad
on Craigslist.

Who's this?

Rick Kirkham?

Yeah?

It's Joe Exotic.

Did you really work
on "Inside Edition"?

Sure did.

Hell of a show.

Great memories.

Who is this again?

Joe Exotic from the GW Zoo.

You answered my Craigslist ad
lookin' for a producer.

I was hoping you could come
down to the park this week.

I got a great opportunity
for ya.

- I'll have to check
my schedule.

Good news, I'm free.

Good afternoon.

I am so excited
to be taking you

on a tour of this
very special sanctuary.

We call it that
because that's what we endeavor

to create here for our cats,

who come from troubled homes.

- Now, I know
what you're thinking.

"Who the heck
is this insane cat lady?

She doesn't know
anything about me."

Well, in fact, I do.

I know that
you all come from homes

that didn't feel
like a sanctuary,

and there is a reason
that the Tampa Youth Center

brought you here,

and it ain't just the cats,
spoiler alert,

because guess who else

happened to leave home
as a teenager?

It was me.

I guess I was what you would
call an "at-risk teen"

until my life changed
and I met a man who...

Is capable of love.

And he taught me
about healthy intimacy.

Healthy emotional intimacy.
Healthy sexual intimacy.

Take my word for it,

when you feel like the world
doesn't love you,

find something to love.

That's what I did.

I found the animals
at this sanctuary.

I went on a tangent.
Who wants to see some cats?

Yeah? Okay.

Finally.

- That got heavy.
Let's go.

How was the tour?

- I think
I really inspired them.

I'm sure you did.

I'm sure you did.

Is that Chanel No.5?

- Wow, someone's got
a good sniffer.

- Well, you are not
the first maiden

I have courted, milady.

- You are not the first knight
I have ridden

to the holy land, my friend.

Yeah, Sasha goes into heat
when this little guy shows up

covered in Eau de Parfum.

- Well, Sasha has
expensive tastes.

- There's nothing too good
for my cats.

Speaking of, will you get me

the Estée Lauder Pleasures,
please?

- Yes, with pleasure, my dear.
- For Tony.

And, um,

the Yves Saint Laurent
Black Opium while you're at it.

- Uh, I got a call from
Representative Hughes' office.

I'm afraid the meeting
has been put on hold.

Oh. Why?

- They didn't go into the why,
but I have a feeling

it has to do with the garbage
that Joe's been putting online.

You're effing kidding me.

- Got that call
from the "Tribune" last week.

Jesus Christ.

- The accusations have
clearly been getting

more and more attention.

- They're gonna reschedule,
right?

- Well, my guess is,
not until the story dies down.

- Maybe I should call
the "Tribune"

and sit down with them.

What, an interview?

Yeah.

I mean, we can't get traction
on our Big Cat Bill

until we get a congressperson
to sponsor it,

so it could be an opportunity
to tell the reporter

what the real story is,
which is our bill

to save big cats.

- Are you sure
you want to engage them?

- What, you think
I can't be charming?

- Well you charmed
the pants off me...literally.

- Excuse me.
- Sup?

Looking for Joe.

- His office is at the back
of the gift shop.

Thank you.

Holy shit.

Rick.

I heard you got yourself
a zoo baptism.

Well...

guess I got a little too close
to the tiger.

- Well, you really get
too close,

they'll be doing more
than pissin' on you.

Now, I want you

to help yourself
to anything you want.

Everything's brand-new.

We got lotions,
we got bobbleheads,

we got rubbers.

Here, take this.

Though judging by your mug,

you ain't gonna need them
anytime soon.

I'm kiddin'.
We have a good time here!

Long as you don't mind
gettin' pissed on now and then.

- I've been in the TV business
for almost three decades.

It would take
a hell of a lot more

than tiger piss to spook me.

- Is it true
you interviewed Chuck Norris?

- Yeah, we landed him
on "Inside Edition."

- Tell me, is he
one of them actors that's--

that's midget-sized
when you see 'em up close?

- No, he's a regular-sized man.

What's Bill O'Reilly like?

- He's a piece of excrement
in human form.

So that's why you left?

- No, there was a problem
with a story I did

on a crack cocaine bust.

What kind of problem?

I smoked all the crack.

And then I got my hands on more
and I smoked that, too.

I'm pretty open about it.

Actually won an award.

- You won an award
for smoking crack?

- No, for a documentary
about it.

I haven't touched the stuff
in years.

I'm clean as a whistle

and excited
about helping you out.

Well, as you can see,

we run a very professional
operation here.

- I'll need an advance
of about six weeks up front.

- Sure, as long as you're
the best man for the job.

So you want to make a show?

Yeah, for my YouTube channel.

You know,
I got 100 subscribers.

But I really want 100,000.

You know, go viral.

Because when people know
how great it is here,

GW Zoo becomes
a go-to destination.

Then I can forget
about all the damage

Carole fuckin' Baskin's done.

Who?

- Some nasty bitch
who's got it in for me.

But don't worry,
I'm hittin' back at her.

- Uh, the ad said the job comes
with accommodations provided?

- Only the best.
- You have equipment?

We can get anything you need.

And the advance?

Sure, I can get that.

- Well, then,
I'm ready to roll, Joe.

One last thing.

I couldn't help but notice

it's been a while
since your last job.

Be honest, you still got it?

Let me ask you something.

You got a gorilla at this zoo?

No.

Well, congratulations.

'Cause you just got yourself
an 800-pound one.

Rick, I like your style.

Can you close that behind you?

- Oh, yeah.
- Thank you.

Hey, John.

Yeah?

Give me some of that sugar.

- You had a good day?
- Yeah, I'm good. You?

- Good, yeah.
Can you show Rick to his digs?

He's gonna be
working with us at the zoo.

Sure.

You ready?

- Uh, yeah, I'll get my stuff
from the car.

- Okay.
- Have a good night.

You must be a big deal

for Joe to give you
the best trailer.

I'll see you later.

Sweet dreams.

Jesus Christ.

Did you move Rick in?

Yep.

- Was he happy
with the trailer?

He didn't say he wasn't.

Damn, it's late.

I need some shut-eye.

Hey.

- Sup?
- Sup?

G'night, boys.

- Night.
- Night.

Oh, shit!

Hey. Shit. Sorry, dude.

I wasn't--I didn't feed em'.

I was just looking at em.

Whatever, man.

Hey, you wanna, uh,

you wanna smoke this joint?

I'm good.

Yeah.

Hey, I saved
some of the Lucky Charms

in case, like, you wanted any.

You didn't have to do that.

I know. It's just, like...

It's your place, you know?

Well...

it's your place now too, sorta.

Yeah, but...

You were here first, so...

What?

- Don't get
all twisted about it.

I told Joe
if he wants to fuck you,

I'm okay with that.

Whatever makes Joe happy,
you know?

Yeah.

It's just, like--
it's a little weird, right?

Yeah, it's a little weird.

It's definitely a first for me.

With Joe...

You learn pretty quick
that what's weird out there

ain't so weird in here.

- Oh, my God.
Okay, so this is Cat Stevens.

He's got biceps tendinitis
pretty bad

but luckily, the laser therapy
is helping, you know?

- You give the tiger
laser therapy?

Well, yes.

When you have
a laser therapy machine,

you might as well use it.

And they deserve it

because they've been
through a lot.

Can you believe
there are people out there

who want to hurt
these majestic animals?

Ugh.

- Did you get the binder
from Valerie Davis

about big cat abuse in America?

I did, yeah. Thank you.

If you want, I can give you

the highlights
for your article.

- Or the lowlights.

That's okay.

I'd actually like to ask
about you.

- Well, I began my sanctuary
from nothing,

and now we have
a four-star rating

from Charity Navigator,
which is their highest rating.

I'll wait if you want
to write that down.

- Oh, it's okay.
I meant you personally.

Can you tell me a little
about your relationship

with your ex-husband,
Don Lewis?

- Well, he and I
were still married

when he disappeared,
so technically, I'm his widow.

- How do you feel
about the rumors that you had

something to do
with his disappearance?

- I think they are
bizarre and hilarious

and I don't understand them

because there were never
any charges filed, so.

Should we get in the car
and go down to the sanctuary?

'Cause I really wanna
introduce you to Cat in person.

Ms. Baskin,

why do you think this story has
generated so much interest?

- I don't pay attention
to what people say about me,

and it was
a very long time ago,

so that's suspect.

You know, why now?

- Well, we were
turned on to the story

by a citizen in Oklahoma.

Okay, Gigi, the only news here

is that you are being fed
unsubstantiated gossip

by a documented animal abuser
named Joe Exotic.

- Actually, I've learned
some new information.

You're familiar
with Anne McQueen?

I am, yes.

That's Don's
personal secretary.

- Well, she's prepared to share
a letter you wrote her.

She read me a portion of it.

Okay. Good.

- "Perhaps I asked
for too much,

"but I had to get out
of my marriage

and would have eventually
killed my husband to do it."

- Mm-hmm.

Would you care to comment?

Um...hmm.

- Why don't we kick this off
with you telling us

in your own words
what makes this zoo so special.

- Damn,
I feel like Johnny Carson

if he was a gay redneck.

And we're rollin'!

Whenever you're ready, Joe.

- Folks,
the all-new GW Zoo is great

for kids and grown-ups alike.

We got over 200 big cats.

We got bears. We got snakes.

You name it, we got it.

We're the number one
animal park in the region,

and that includes every zoo
or "sanctuary,"

which is really
just a fancy word for zoo,

even though
Carole Baskin thinks

she's better
than everybody else,

when she's really just
a fuckin' dragon lady--

you know, you can trust me
over that lyin' bitch any day

'cause I did not stash
my dead husband

under my septic tank.

- Let's stop there.
- You're doing great, Joe.

- How 'bout we focus more
on what makes this park

so much fun, yeah?

- You got it.
- Good, good.

And we're rolling.

- We got
the most beautiful animals

at the GW Zoo,

and here, you can just
come up and pet 'em.

We call that showin' them love,

not abuse like
Carole fuckin' Baskin says.

You wanna know about abuse?

Think about
Carole's poor husband

having to fuck
that ugly ass every night.

I think the dead husband
got a better deal, don't you?

Cut!

You're on fire, baby!

Whoo! Whoo!

- Let's try
to leave Carole out of it.

All right, we can try that.

- What about when
you first started the zoo?

I'd love to hear
what it was like

getting a park like this going
in the middle of nowhere.

What'd you bring home for me?

- Bengal tiger,
about three years old.

Gotta admit,

that's not the anniversary
present I was expecting.

I know.

The cops didn't know
what to do with it.

They found the owner
in the house.

Must've been dead
about two weeks.

Can you imagine?

Tiger chained up
in the backyard,

hungry, for two weeks?

- Is he okay?
- Yeah, he will be.

He's sedated now.

Just wanna move him
before he wakes up.

Do your thing.

We'll celebrate
when you're done.

Hey, baby.

Well, hey there.

Hi.

Here.

Wow.

You smell fantastic.

I'll take a shower.

- No, no, no
I'm into the whole...

musky sewer thing
you got goin' on.

Oh, champagne? Shit.

- I knew
what I was getting into

when I married you.

- Oh, man.
- You want dinner?

- Ah, fuck it.
Let's go straight to cake.

All right.

- It's all warm now.
- Oh, well.

- But it's good shit.
You got the brut.

"Happy birthday, Joe"?

- Yeah, the bakery said
they made a mistake.

- Would it kill them to just
write in "anniversary"?

- I was just happy
to get out of there

before they started
quoting the Bible at me.

I'll get plates.

Ah, shit.

You didn't just do that to me.

Get your ass over here.

Oh, okay. All right.

- See they passed
the law in Vermont?

It's not like they legalized
gay marriage, but...

some places
that are more hospitable.

- Yeah, but who the fuck
wants to live in Vermont?

Well...

we might be old and gray
before the state of Oklahoma

considers what we got real.

"Old and gray"?

This fine-ass face is gonna get
every nip and tuck on the menu.

I'm gonna keep it tight
for my man.

Happy anniversary, baby.

Hello, Anne McQueen.

Anne, why did you
talk about me to a reporter?

Because she asked.

- Anne, the letter
I sent you was personal.

That wasn't meant
for anyone but you.

- You wrote the words,
didn't you?

- Yes, I wrote them
about my first husband,

not about Don.

What's the difference?

You said
you wanted to kill him.

- I didn't say
I wanted to kill him.

I said I would kill him
if I had to.

In self-defense.

And now they're twisting it,

and they're making it seem
like I killed Don...

which I did not.

- I can't even believe
you're here right now.

Do you know how crazy this is?

- Look,
I know that you hate me,

for whatever reason,
but do you know

who is behind
this hit piece on me?

It's an animal abuser
named Joe Exotic.

And if you give
the newspaper ammunition,

you're just helping him

and you're hurting
the cats, Anne.

Who cares?

Oh, my God--

She doesn't even care
about the cats.

This lady doesn't even care
about the cats!

Enough with the cats, Carole.

Jesus.

I've got a roast in the oven.

Hey.

Retract what you said
about me to the reporter.

Are you serious right now?

Anne, I'm a good person.

I'm a nice person.

I try my best.

Why--why are you
doing this to me?

Because I think you know more

about Don's disappearance
than you're saying.

- Well, I already filed
a lawsuit against Joe Exotic,

and it's no skin off my back
to sue you, too.

So just know
what you're stepping into.

Move your foot.

Careful with that.

- I ain't gonna blow us up.
- Whoa.

- I can do this
with my eyes closed.

You want me to?

- No.

No, I do not.

It was cool to hear
about the early days.

Yeah?

- When you were
just starting out here.

I didn't--I didn't even know
that you had a husband.

- Oh, yeah.
Almost 12 years.

Wow. What happened to him?

Oh, he died.

- How?
- Oh, he was sick.

You know, a lot of my friends
back then got sick.

Did you get sick?

- No, I don't know why,
but I never did.

- That must've been
really, really, really hard.

Losing him.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

But you know, at the end,

I didn't want him
to die at the hospital, so I...

I loaded him up
on the truck and...

- He's so light.
- Yeah.

- I looked over at him,
and he looked back at me...

Like he wanted to make sure
I was gonna be okay.

And I guess
when he was sure, he, uh...

just kinda let go.

'Cause he...

He really loved me.

You know what I mean?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I mean...

no, not really.

What you mean?

You ain't never been loved?

I mean, like,

I've had people tell me

that they loved me before,

but if what they did to me
was out of love,

then, uh, I don't want that.

Sure as hell don't want that.

They hurt you?

- We moved around a lot
when I was a kid.

And, uh, you know, we'd, like,

crash at shelters

and friends' places and shit.

And...

Shit happens, you know?

I don't really--I, like,
hate thinking about it

because it would make...

You wanna blow some shit up?

What?

You wanna blow some shit up?

You wanna blow some--

some of those fuckers up?

Yeah.

- All right.

Yeah. Yeah?

Fuck 'em up.

- You ready?
- Yeah.

Okay, let's do it.

- Squeeze it.
- There we go.

And breathe as you squeeze.

Hey, counselor.

If you came to eat pussy,

sorry to say we only let you
feed 'em here.

What's got your panties
in a pucker?

- Your countersuit against
the Baskins was dismissed.

What?

Why?

- Well, might have
something to do

with the fact that
your lawsuit was baseless

and had no legal merit
whatsoever,

but that's just a guess.

- Sounds like the judge just
declared you a shitty lawyer.

- I'm shitty
at many things, Joe.

Dancing, parenting,
not smoking.

But the law?

It's the one thing
I'm very good at.

And I got news for you.

Next thing
that's gonna happen is,

the Baskins are gonna win
this suit against you

because they've got
a great fucking case.

Now, if you wanna fight it,
I will take your money.

But no matter how you play it,

it's gonna end with you
owing them a million dollars.

Joke's on them.
I ain't got it.

- Well, they'll come
for your assets.

That means the zoo.

Carole Baskin will take
everything that belongs to you.

- What if the zoo
don't belong to me?

Hey, Ma, been too long.

How about dinner tonight?

Just you and me.

I gave that lady
a two hour tour

of the sanctuary,
and there's not

one quote in there
about the cats!

It's all about Don.

- "No comment"
is not an evasion.

You didn't dodge her question.

You simply chose not
to dignify it with an answer.

That's what I'm saying.

I mean,
with journalism like that,

they might as well rename
themselves "The Enquirer."

What's next, Ellen and Portia

are having threesomes
with aliens?

- Ha.
You know what we're doing?

I'm going to cancel
our subscription.

- Howard, no, you love
their arts and leisure section.

That's not fair.

God, I am so angry.

You know what I'm gonna do?

What?

- I'm gonna write
a letter to the ed--

I'm gonna write
a strongly-worded

letter to the editor.

- I love when you get
all riled up on my behalf.

Want me to call Sidney?

Uh, no.

No lawyers.

Except maybe for Anne McQueen.

No, scratch that.

That's exactly what Joe wants.

He wants this story
to go on and on

so people keep talking
about it.

'Cause he knows we're winning.

That's the only way
he can get to us.

All right, all right.

What should we do?

- We will do what you do
to a child

who is having a tantrum.

You ignore him.

We will put this article
out of our minds.

That's what I'm gonna do.

All right.

That would've been one hell
of a letter to the editor.

And...

Hey, Rick!

We're ready to roll!

The hell is that?

It's Carole Baskin!

We're gonna have
some fun today.

Code red!

Code red, Tiger Alley!

Christ.

- Saff just put his fucking arm
in the feeding cage, man.

Raja got a hold of it.

- You'll be okay. Okay?

It's okay, Saff. You--you okay?

Yeah, we gotta
stop the bleeding.

Okay, you call--call 911.

Okay, okay.

Get in there.

Clean shot,
but whatever you do,

don't turn off
the fucking camera.

Okay. Saff, look at me. Okay?

All right, it's gonna hurt.

Okay, just look at me.

Ready? Okay. One, two...

- Three.

- How long
you gonna stand there?

What am I supposed to say?

Hmm?

"Maybe the docs
will save your arm"?

Shit, I can't even
look Saff in the eye.

All right.

I got this.

Look, I've been there.

I know
what Saff's going through

and I know
what he needs right now.

What?

The truth.

Fuck.

Hey.

You okay?

No, I'm not fuckin' okay,

- I want some fuckin' Funyuns!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey.

I don't wanna talk right now.

How's Saff?

Not good.

How are you doing?

Hey.

Hey, get out of the rain.

You're gonna catch a cold, Joe.

Hey, it's okay.

Travis, it was horrible.

All that blood and...

I could see
the bone sticking out.

- Let's get you home, okay?
- No.

- C'mon, let's get you home.
- No.

- There's nothing you can do.
- No, I hate hospitals.

I hate hospitals, Travis,

but I hate comin' home
from a hospital more.

Mr. Schreibvogel?

Mr. Schreibvogel?

I've been trying
to get in touch with you.

I'm doing
a magic show next month.

I want to add an exotic animal.

Would you consider
performing with me?

That's a lot of people.

- Ah, don't worry.
They'll love you.

So what's your name gonna be?

Schreibvogel's a real mouthful.

Mine was too.

That's why I changed it

to Johnny Magic.

Wait, you're not gonna
wear that, are you?

Hi, folks.

My name is Joe Exotic.

Who wants to see me make
a tiger appear out of thin air?

My love, I'm at the store.

I can only get
the protein bars with the nuts.

Is that okay?

Yeah, that's great.

- Okay.
- Listen.

I got some news
about the lawsuit.

Okay.

Joe gave up
for the whole million dollars.

Howard!

- I know, I know,
it sounds great,

but before you get excited,
there's a catch.

Okay.

- He transferred the zoo
to his mother's name.

What does that mean?

Well, it's clearly fraud.

I don't think it'll stand up,
but it's gonna take a while

for the court
to investigate it.

A while?

- Mm-hmm.
- Oh, my God.

This man is like a cockroach.

You think
you've stomped him out,

but he just keeps on breeding.

I'm so sorry.

I wish I had better news.

- I love you, honey.
I gotta go.

Bye.

Oh.

Sorry. Sorry.
I was gonna get that.

That's my husband's favorite.

You took the last one.

Sorry.

I was here first.

- I think I was here first,
so I just was gonna--

- Then why am I holding
the vegan ravioli

and you're not?

Can I please have it?

Okay. Okay.

You won.

- Are you--

Are you crazy?

Here, take my husband's
protein bars

while you're at it.

Steal a man's pasta.

Steal a good man's pasta!

Hey, where are you goin'?

- I gotta tell you
everywhere I go?

The hell's that mean?

Hey. Hey!

Come on, I just wanna
crawl in bed

and forget this fuckin' day
ever happened.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

- You sure you want me
in that bed?

John.

Saff's about to lose his arm.

The zoo's on life support.

I've had enough drama
for one day, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

You don't give a fuck
about how I feel.

Got it.

What are you talkin' about?

- This ain't about you!
- No.

It's not fuckin' about me,
is it?

Everything is about
what you want!

- We all had a long day--
- Hey!

- Shut the fuck up!
- Hey!

He did not fuck with you!

Hey!

John.

What're you doin'?

You did this.

Hey, Joe.

I know today was rough.

Press is all over me.

Phone won't stop ringin'.

They all wanna talk
about what happened,

how the zoo is unsafe.

This is one
of the worst days of my life.

And believe me,

I've had some doozies.

- Well,
I'm about to cheer you up.

The footage from today

is incredible.

I mean,
like nothing I've ever seen.

Look at this.

- I don't wanna see
anything about today.

Joe.

Just watch.

You'll see.

Look at that shot!

Networks spend months
in war zones

lookin' for footage like that.

What's your point?

Joe, I can sell this.

This is a show.

- Are you back
on the crack pipe?

Your life is a show.

Not just today,

everything that happens
at this park.

Everyone.

You, John, and Travis.

We gotta film that!

There's drama there. It's gold!

- Rick,
there ain't no more park.

Nobody wants
to come here anymore.

You don't get it.

Once I get this on national TV,

you won't be able
to sell tickets fast enough.

You're gonna have
to turn people away!

Are you shitting me?

I'm telling you!

I have the connections,
you have the story.

America is gonna love you.

Joe, I'm gonna make you
a gun-toting, animal-loving,

mullet-wearing,
motherfuckin' star.

Well, I gotta say,

that's the first time
I've ever heard

of anyone being banned
from the supermarket.

It's not banned.

Security asked me to leave.

- Forever.
- Mm.

Was it like
a scene from "Cops"?

We all lose our cool sometimes.

- There was a couple
staring at me and whispering.

Like I didn't already know
what they were saying.

- You've been
recognized before.

- Mm-hmm, for being
an animal activist.

Not some sort
of female Jeffrey Dahmer.

- Nobody thinks of you
like that.

- This Don story
is not going away,

no matter how much
I pray it will.

- It might if you weren't
a public figure.

Maybe it's time
we face the reality

that as long as you're the face
of big cat activism,

you're gonna be a target.

But if I stop, Joe wins.

All of--they all win.

Well, if you stay the course,

people will keep digging
and digging

into your personal life.

They'll never stop.

Is that what you want?

You have to ask yourself,
is it worth it?

- Hey, all you cool cats
and kittens.

It's Carole Baskin
at Big Cat Rescue.

I have gotten
some attention recently,

not of my choosing.

You may have noticed that
there are some people out there

who are attacking me

and dragging my name
through the mud

in an attempt to stop the work
that I've been doing.

And if you're wondering
whether these attacks

will cause me to pull back,
the answer is simple.

I will never stop.

I will never stop.

But I would like to set
the record straight

so that we can focus
on what's really important,

which is getting Congress
to pass legislation

to end big cat abuse
in the United States

for once and for all.

So to that end, I say,

I have never hurt anyone,

including my former husband.

Even though he did hurt me.

I have had some very painful
experiences in my life.

And throughout it all,

I have actually kept a journal,

which has been very helpful

and which I would like to share

portions of with you now.

If you want to know about me,

buckle up and get comfortable,

because I have nothing to hide.

Okay.

I was born on June 6, 1961.

My parents had met
a year or two before.

My mother had invited my dad
out on a Sadie Hawkins Day,

since he was too shy
to make the first move.

Believe it or not,
my first cat was a tabby

called Tiger.

I forget if it was me
who gave her the name

or if it was one of my parents,
but either way,

this was an extraordinary
bit of foreshadowing.

Why'd you bring me here, Joe?

To tell you the news.

Things are gonna change
around here.

Our problems are going away.

Yeah?

How's that?

- A little something
called the magic of television.

But here's the thing.

None of it matters

if you're unhappy.

I know a lot's been going on,

and maybe I haven't
focused on you

the way I should've.

So I wanna show you
how much I care about you.

What do you think?

Of this room?

It ain't just a room.

Well, looks like a room.

- Well, you gotta use
your imagination.

Picture a huge-ass tank

with everything
your gators need.

And plenty of space,
so you can get more.

A gator house.

Look, I know you got
something against Travis.

- No, I ain't got
nothin' against him.

You said
you was just fuckin' him.

That's all it was.

- Whatever is
between me and him

has nothing to do
with me and you.

That's bullshit.

What do you want, John?

I want us.

Like it was.

- But it is the way it was,
only better.

- You're trying to talk
your way out of it,

but I don't buy it.

I ain't a kid anymore.

- Well, I'm not gettin' rid
of Travis,

if that's what you're after,

and I don't wanna lose you.

You're my world, John.

And this park
is your whole world.

You work here, you live here,
your friends are here.

I just want you to be happy.
You tell me what you want.

You want a new truck,
you want video games,

whatever it is, you got it.

'Cause nothing's more important
to me than your happiness.

Yeah.

Okay.

So we good?

Yeah.

We're good.

That's my guy.

There's one more question
I wanna ask you.

What do you say?

You wanna marry me?

Bet your ass I do.

You and John.

Yo, what, dude?

You wanna marry me and John?

Hell yeah!

It's gonna be
a three-way wedding.

It's gonna be awesome.

Did you run that by John?

- Sure, he knows I want him
to be happy,

just like I feel about you.

- Is it even legal for
three people to get married?

Of course not!

But who cares?
Fuck 'em.

Yeah.

I know you've been hurt

by people who were
supposed to take care of you.

Well, that's fuckin' over.

We're gonna make a family
in this park.

And no one can say
a damn thing about it.

So you want this ring or what?

Yeah.

Yeah, I do.