, Alonso de Ercilla, said,
"Neither the remedy nor the experience are good
if they're worse than the illness."
Hello and welcome to<i> Case Closed.</i>
That's great.
This man was a soldier and a poet.
You see?
You can be anything if you set your mind to it.
Let's see how this quote relates to today's first case.
Please bring out the litigants.
The cure was worse than the disease.
I can't do this anymore.
You got me cured and now that I'm happy,
you can't abandon me.
Good afternoon and welcome.
Hello.
Juan, you're the plaintiff.
I believe you're suing your husband Jose.
-That's right. -Go ahead.
I'm suing my husband.
We met 10 years ago.
Five years ago we got married in Massachusetts.
Our marriage has become unbearable.
I want a divorce
and a total separation of assets.
What happened? Don't you love each other?
Ever since I met him,
my husband's always suffered from depression.
Severe depression.
At the time, I was in love.
I tried to find a way to help him.
I got him to start trying different medications.
He took ---- and other sedatives,
but they didn't help him at all.
He'd stay in bed all day sleeping.
He'd be very depressed.
He was severely depressed, right?
Yes.
Things kept getting worse
until he tried killing himself a few times.
He tried in 2009, in 2013 and not long ago.
Last time it happened, I came home
and he was trying to hang himself with a sheet.
He was purple. I had to call 911.
We went to the hospital.
In the hospital, he was given ketamine.
It's a new medicine they're using to...
No, wait. It's not a new medicine.
It's an anesthetic.
It's an anesthetic that's even used by veterinarians.
It was given to him to get him out of his suicidal mindset.
Where was he given this treatment?
This sounds very...
He was given ketamine for the first time
when he arrived at the ER.
Afterwards, I started reading on this,
because one of the doctors told me
that there was an experimental treatment involving ketamine.
I started doing research on the Internet
and ended up going to New York.
We went to a clinic where they'd give him the medicine
once a week.
Since we're from Miami, I asked the doctors
if there was a way for us to return to Miami
and for me to give him the medication.
The doctors said it was okay.
They gave us a nasal spray.
I was in charge of giving him his medication.
They'd warned me that it was addictive.
So this is what happened.
I started giving him his medication.
It felt amazing. Sorry.
Sure, it felt amazing.
-It was very different. -He'd go out.
He wouldn't stay home.
Yes, it's true. He was completely different.
He was no longer depressed.
He's happy now. He just wants to go out.
He'll disappear.
He'll go out in the middle of the night.
If I call him, he won't answer.
Now he's saying he has amnesia. He says he blacks out.
You knew about the side effects.
You read about them online.
You're forgetting... look at you!
-So? -You're always high.
I'm happy!
He's happy.
I'd rather be high because I'm happy.
Alright, but tell me why you want a divorce.
Things are getting worse.
I called the clinic in New York and I spoke with the doctor.
I told her I was going to stop giving him the medication.
She said I had to do it slowly.
-It'll take a while. -Yes.
He broke the lock of the place where I was keeping the drug.
Of course.
He used all of it.
It's gone now.
I tried getting him on his old pills again,
but he says he doesn't want to sleep or stay in bed all day.
-Now look at him. -It's the same thing.
He's out and about.
Alright, but when you say he's out,
what is he doing?
He's out looking for more.
He's looking for the drug?
Yes.
Because it's sold on the black market as well, right?
-Yes. -Illegally.
Any other side effects besides his addiction?
Does it affect his sex drive?
Yes, he won't stop.
He goes out and...
I can't control it.
I got a call from a motel once.
He'd left all his belongings there and hadn't even paid.
So goes off with other men?
And he doesn't remember.
You knew about the drug's side effects.
You knew I'd start forgetting things.
In other words, you can't do this anymore.
I can't.
-You can't keep doing this. -No.
Do you think he's taking a higher dose
than the one he was prescribed?
Of course.
He doesn't remember anything and he's happy all the time.
Where's he getting the drug?
Out in the street. That's my guess.
I don't know.
Where's he getting the money to buy it?
Where's he getting the money?
Well, I found out something.
It's what's put me in this position.
What'd you find out?
A friend of mine told me he'd asked him for money.
He doesn't need money for food. I cook for him.
-So the money's for the drugs? -Yes.
Alright.
-My body needs it. -What's that on your podium?
This is evidence. We own a house.
No, I have it here!
Wait a second. It's not your turn yet.
Go back to your podium.
-He's high. -You come here.
This is the deed to the house and his medical record.
Can you believe he showed up to court high?
That makes no sense!
High? I need this medicine.
I understand, but it just doesn't make sense.
-This is insane. -It's for my depression.
Okay, so you own a house.
Alright, that's great.
This is the evidence of his psychological treatment.
Here's his primary physician.
Here's the diagnosis.
He's been diagnosed with severe depression.
Very severe.
"The patient came to ER after attempting suicide.
He tried to hang himself."
It's funny for you now that you tried to kill yourself?
I can't control it, ma'am. I'm sorry.
Really?
Look at him. Look!
Bring me a mirror and I will.
Or take my picture.
Very funny.
Alright, how do you respond?
I suffer from depression.
We looked into that medicine and it worked.
It's working because I feel really happy.
I've never felt better than I do now.
I even feel like having sex.
And you didn't feel that way before?
No, I didn't. I couldn't orgasm.
I couldn't do it.
Alright, we're going to take a short brNo, not real.
It's a medicine and I need it.
It doesn't matter whether I get it in the hospital
or on the street.
It's the same thing.
It makes me happy whether it's in powdered or liquid form
or whether I take it through the nose.
I won't go back to being depressed.
So you're saying that you're willing to break the law
and do whatever you have to do
in order to not be depressed again?
He doesn't understand.
Is that what you're telling me?
I don't see it that way.
You're throwing away your marriage.
I'm looking for the drug because he took it from me.
My body needs it.
I'd been taking it for a while and my body needed it.
It's only natural.
He's not thinking about the risks or anything.
I felt worse.
I'd start crying and I'd hit myself.
-But now he's happy. -What's on your podium?
These are the drug's side effects.
I brought them so you could see them.
He saw them as well.
Let's see.
Here you go.
Alright, go back, sweetie.
Go back.
Look at him.
-I can't see myself. -Let's see.
I still love you, though.
Really?
"Patients who have been diagnosed
with treatment resistant depression...
... are candidates for ketamine infusion therapy."
Ketamine infusion therapy.
"This includes patients with major depressive disorders,
from postpartum depression to bipolar depression
and severe anxiety states.
When a patient does not respond to other types of treatment,
ketamine infusions can be considered as the next step."
Alright, let's bring out the witnesses.
What is that?
"It can help reduce suicidal thoughts..."
I love you.
"I love you."
Oh, sure he does.
Yeah.
He doesn't love me. He took it away from me.
Well, yeah.
Listen to me.
Are you willing to sacrifice your marriage for this drug?
Ma'am, without the pills I was like a corpse.
You're saying you were wasting your life away?
I want to live. I want to go to the beach.
I want to go shopping at the mall.
I want to look good.
Do you have a job?
-No. -No!
How will you do your shopping at the mall?
Because it makes me feel good.
What money will you buy things with?
Who gives you money?
I thought shopping could fix things and I'd go with him.
I have some money saved up.
Where'd you get the money...
I won't even ask you.
He's neither capable nor competent enough
to answer my questions.
Ma'am, you need to understand...
Good afternoon.
Who's here on behalf of the plaintiff?
I am.
What's your name?
Hello, my name is Mauricio.
What have you come to testify?
I'm friends with both of them.
I've known them both from before they got married.
Jose showed up to my house one day asking me for money.
We have other friends in common
and they said he's also asked them for money.
So he's asking everyone for money.
He actually stole money from one of our friends.
He did?
-Yes, and then he left. -He loaned it to me.
That's how he's getting the money to buy his drug.
Sadly, this drug is very popular,
especially in the gay community.
He knew this.
For some reason, it's very popular.
It's known in the street as Liquid K.
Good afternoon. Your name?
Good afternoon. My name is Karen.
And you're Jose's witness?
-Yes. -She's my best friend.
I've known Jose since he was five years old.
We basically grew up together.
-Bring in the experts. -I'm always there for him.
Yes, he suffers from depression and I've been there for him
since before he married Juan.
She knows everything.
However, he's always had my support and Juan's.
Juan's a wonderful husband,
but I don't think he should turn his back on him now.
No, I'm a young man. I need to keep living my life.
-You need to be supportive. -I have.
You've always been there. You did this to him.
Are you giving him money so he can buy the ketamine illegally?
Yes, I've given him money so he can feel better
and so he can buy his things.
I know that what I'm doing isn't right,
but he needs to live his life.
He needs to buy his things so he can live comfortably.
I want him to be happy.
Mental disorders are terrible things.
They can destroy families
because sometimes people don't know how to handle this.
Doctor, let's talk about this treatment.
Ketamine isn't normally used to treat depression.
It's only used in case of an emergency
when someone's life is in danger.
Even then, the treatment is supposed to last no more
than three or four days.
After that, it should stop.
I really don't understand
how he was treated with the drug for so much time.
What about these experimental treatments?
They went to a clinic in New York.
Do these treatments exist?
Yes, these experimental treatments exist,
but first of all, you need to take a look at the literature.
During these experimental treatments,
the patients need to be monitored closely.
And once the treatment is over,
the patient isn't just simply discharged and that's it.
This sort of treatment is used
when a patient suffering from severe depression arrives
at a hospital ER and he's at risk of committing suicide.
The treatment is given just that one time
and the effects of the drug last about three hours.
However, this drug has not been approved by the FDA
to treat depression.
We don't even know the long-term side effects of the drug.
We don't know if it might cause neurological damage.
Therefore, it's normally not prescribed.
In my opinion, I think electro-compulsive therapy...
Is a better option for him than ketamine.
That scares me.
Really?
It's electrical.
What you're doing now doesn't scare you?
No, because I feel good.
I'm sorry, but you might think you feel good,
but I don't think that's the case.
That drug might be killing you and you don't know it.
Maybe electro-shock therapy could help you.
-I have a question for you. -He needs to help me.
Do you insist on divorcing him
even if he undergoes electro-shock therapy?
I'd rather we put an end to this
and be there for him as a friend,
because I need to live my life.
I can't keep doing this anymore.
-I've done everything I can. -I can't say I blame you.
I think I've done enough.
A lot of people will think you're a bad person
for not being there for your husband,
but I understand that you've tried your best.
I grant you the divorce
because your marriage is irreparably broken.
As for the house, you'll assess the value, you'll sell it,
you'll split the profits in half,
and then you'll each go your separate ways.
You can be there for him as a friend.
Get it together or you'll...
-How can I get it together? -By just doing it.
It's final. Case closed!
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