r Ann Wigmore once said,
"Food can be either the most powerful form of medicine
or the slowest form of poison."
Hello and welcome to<i> Case Closed.</i>
We consume all sorts of things,
and we don't know if they're nutritious or not.
Some food can be good, but then turn out to be bad.
Coffee has been labeled good and bad.
Oh, well! That's life.
Let's see what our first case is all about.
Bring out the litigants.
My husband has become the most disgusting man in the world
now that he's convinced of an upcoming nuclear disaster.
The animals she labels dirty will save the human race,
and I'm going to milk them!
Hello.
-Hello, ma'am. -Hello.
Rosario, you're suing your husband Juan.
Why are you suing him
and what do you request in order to settle this case?
Ma'am, I'm suing my husband. I want a divorce.
I'd also like custody of our daughters.
I want to sell our business and receive all profits.
You want everything you make from the sale?
Yes, ma'am.
-How many children do you have? -Two daughters.
How old are they?
Four months.
Are they twins?
Four months old.
How long have you been married?
Five years.
Now, tell me what led you to file this suit.
Very well, ma'am.
We've had a troubled relationship
because he's very obsessive.
He's very into shows like<i> The Walking Dead,</i> etc.
He thinks the world is going to end,
that there'll be a nuclear explosion
and that we have to protect ourselves.
He's trying to protect us, but he's suffocating me.
He's doing some very strange things.
He's purchased sacks of rice, for instance.
We've received 20 sacks of rice or 20 sacks of sugar.
He's filled our garage with food.
He's storing a lot of food.
He's taking it too far.
I asked him about it. Maybe he needs help.
He could go see a doctor or a psychologist.
He's acting very strange.
He claims that everything he does is normal.
The problem is that now it's affecting our business.
What do you do for a living?
We have a company that sells organic juices.
We're doing great.
We have a gym across from us and we have a lot of clients.
There were complaints about too many roaches around our locale.
One of our patrons came to order a drink
and I saw a roach crawl by so I...
She killed it!
-I did! -Murderer!
It was innocent.
He knelt in front of the patron and licked the floor.
It's nutritious.
Well, the milk is, not the roach.
The roach's milk?
The white stuff that comes out of them when they're squished?
Yes.
-Not just any roach actually. -He licked the floor.
He spends a lot of time in a backroom.
I didn't think anything of it. I thought he was working.
A client ordered a drink with extra, extra protein.
He said it was something my husband was selling.
I wasn't aware of it.
My husband took care of the order,
but after he left work that day I went into the room.
It was full of roaches!
It was a breeding ground for thousands of roaches.
The roaches were breeding!
He also had freezers filled with milk.
I called an exterminator.
They're terminators, not exterminators!
-They were there to kill! -What happened next?
They came to kill the roaches,
and that's brought me nothing but trouble with him.
He calls me a murderer on a daily basis
and says that I killed his babies.
They were my babies! They were mine!
I saw them as my children.
The worst part is that he admitted
to giving our daughter that milk.
If she can't produce any milk...
She's four months old! You're going to kill her!
That's what you allege happened.
-Yes. -Understood.
How do you respond, Juan?
I think the world is about to end.
Why do you say that?
I was in Japan in 2011
during the earthquake that hit Fukushima.
There's a nuclear plant located there.
There was a tsunami as a result of the earthquake.
The tsunami didn't destroy the plant, but something broke.
Radiation is still leaking from there.
Life is not sustainable there.
After that happened, I did some research.
I researched what would happen...
-If the world ends? -Yes.
Cockroaches are the only ones that will survive.
Yes, that's what people say.
So I started to research roaches.
I found a species that produces milk.
This milk contains three times the protein
and more calories than buffalo milk.
During my research I learned the milk could be extracted
and fed to humans.
It's also healthy. It's nutritious.
How many roaches do you have to kill to get a glass of milk?
You don't kill them.
I keep them in a process of incubation for two months.
Then I impregnate them.
Once they're ready to give birth,
I extract the milk with a needle.
So you avoid killing the roach.
That's right. Of course.
Listen, you're experimenting with something
that hasn't been tested thoroughly.
If one of your patrons becomes sick, you'll be sued.
If you do your research online, ma'am,
you'll find that this is being done in China and India.
Understood. Any witnesses?
-Yes. -Bring out her witness.
Are you nervous? You're sweating a lot!
Are you anxious?
Well, she is suing me. I'm trying to...
You're sick. You're obsessed!
You're not well.
This really is something, huh?
Hello. Your name?
Hello, ma'am. Emanuel Aldrete.
-Manuel? -Emanuel.
You're here supporting the plaintiff.
That's right. I'm here as Rosario's witness.
I suffer from allergies.
I'm allergic to cat and dog hair, dust, insects...
I tried their juices.
I prefer that to conventional medicine.
At first, I started to improve,
juices.
By the end of the week, I noticed the changes.
I was very itchy, my eyes swelled up,
my face was red.
I ended up in the hospital.
My throat closed up.
I went online to try to figure out what was going on.
I came across a page where he advertised his product.
It was cockroach milk.
I couldn't believe it! He was having me drink that!
It almost killed me!
Did you bring me evidence of it?
Yes, I brought a video.
Let's take a look.
"The best milk. Community of consumers."
"Cockroach Milk: The food of the future."
<i> Welcome to my home. </i>
<i> I'd like to show you</i> <i> the process.</i>
<i> Trust me, this is</i> <i> the food of the future.</i>
<i> These roaches are dead.</i>
<i> I've already retrieved</i> <i> some of their milk.</i>
<i> I'm going to retrieve</i> <i> a bit more.</i>
<i> In order to show you</i> <i> that this is real,</i>
<i> I'm going to feed it to my</i> <i> four-month-old daughters.</i>
<i> Trust me,</i> <i>this is the food of the future.</i>
You're disgusting!
It's healthy.
Just like that? You don't pasteurize it?
Just like that?
Yes, that's right.
I don't know how he can feed our girls that.
It's very healthy.
<i> This is what's going</i> <i> to keep our species going.</i>
No. You're sick.
Yes, ma'am. That's right.
But...
Have you considered that this could kill your girls?
This is being researched right now,
but you've already concluded it's good.
Why can't you breastfeed them? Is there a problem?
Yes, I can't breastfeed them.
But I buy formula.
Our babies are lactose intolerant.
They can't drink milk or soy milk.
-There's lactose-free milk. -It's not the same.
This milk contains the nutrients babies need.
He's sick. That hasn't been proven yet.
Did you bring any witnesses?
Yes, I brought a witness.
Bring out the defendant's witness, please.
I'd like to address the viewers now.
For starters, don't drink cockroach milk
because we don't know what it does.
Secondly, we need to be open-minded
when it comes to this research.
We don't know what they'll lead to.
Hello. Your name?
Hello, ma'am. My name is Anastasia.
-Anastasia. -Yes.
What are you here to say?
I'm here to support Juan's claims.
He's doing something stupendous.
Why do you say that?
Ma'am, I'm anemic...
Are you drinking cockroach milk?
-Yes, ma'am. -You are?
Yes.
Do you know what you're drinking?
-Yes. -Do you feel better?
A lot.
At first, I was a little disgusted by it,
but then I realized how beneficial it was.
You've continued to consume the milk.
-Yes, ma'am. -Understood.
It almost killed him.
Let's bring out Dr. Faride Ramos,
attorney Angel Leal, and Dr. Geysha Menendez please.
I'd like to share something I read about this topic.
I want you to know what's going on with the roaches.
"The experts on this delicious piece of news
is a group of biologists of the Institute of Stem Cell Biology
and Regenerative Medicine in India.
They're investigating whether the crystals..."
They call them crystals, not milk.
"...found in the roaches' entrails
were similar to any of the substances
found in human or cow milk.
They've discovered a substance that's high on protein.
It contains three times the protein
and calories of buffalo milk."
Doctor, you're pregnant. Aren't you grossed out by this?
Yes.
What can you tell me about this topic?
This has not been vetted scientifically.
I've read several studies
and they all conclude more research needs to be done
in order to determine if this is safe for human consumption.
Cockroaches carry a lot of bacteria, viruses
and parasites that could be contracted
through any of its secretions.
Yes.
Direct consumption of it is very dangerous.
Extremely dangerous.
Doctor, he's very worried about the end of the world.
I think he's taking premature, illogical
and dangerous actions as a result of his anxiety.
That's right, ma'am.
He's anxious. He's neurotic.
That is the definition of anxiety.
It is the fear of what can't be controlled, what will happen.
The fear of the future.
He's limiting himself and he's living bound by fear.
And doing some outrageous things.
How could he feed cockroach milk to his daughters?
That milk wasn't processed.
I think it's absurd!
Those girls are fortunate to not have gotten ill.
Let's discuss the foolishness he's doing with his business
and the consequences he could face.
His shop could be shut down at any moment
because he's violating health codes.
The Health Department,
the Department of Business and Professional Regulations,
and the Department of Agriculture Consumer Services
have jurisdiction to make sure the place is up to code,
that the food that's served is healthy and not harmful.
This milk hasn't been approved for human consumption.
Also, other food could become contaminated
because of the presence of roaches.
It seems the roaches are roaming all over their locale.
We know this because their neighbors have complained.
I think his business is about to be shut down.
It's a miracle it hasn't happened yet.
When I think about this, I'm dumbstruck.
How can people create these sites?
They proclaim how helpful these products are
when they are illegal or they might be wrong.
It gets worse, though.
There are people who follow them.
Don't you realize the nonsense you're doing?
We haven't done anything wrong.
I'm trying to save the human race!
We're going to be shut down!
You and your roaches share the same IQ.
-How can you say that? -I truly believe in this.
Juan, don't let your obsession, fear, and anxiety fool you.
-You know what? -Yes?
The world could end tomorrow...
But my family and I will survive.
No, you won't.
Listen, we don't know if you'll survive or not.
That's the crux of the matter.
You seem like a good guy and I like you,
but your screws are a little loose,
and you need help.
Do you love your husband?
No, I don't.
I grant the divorce
because the marriage is irretrievably broken.
I grant you sole custody of the girls for the time being
because I think their father's behavior
goes against their best interest.
Once he attends therapy
and receives a certificate stating he's well
and he won't feed them cockroach milk anymore,
then I'll allow him to visit his daughters
so he can watch them grow.
When it comes to the business,
it was established while you were married.
You need to sell it and split the profits.
You can start over, but I can't leave him on the street.
That would be cruel. I can't do that.
He ruined our business!
I know, which is why you should sell it.
Take that site down ASAP, like yesterday.
Take it down or you'll wind up in jail.
Sell the business
and use your half to start a new juice bar.
It's final. Case closed!
We'll take a short break and be back with<i> Case Closed.</i>
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