We're back and ready for our next case of the day.
Let's welcome it with this quote
by American poet and philosopher,
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
It reads,
"Belief entails accepting the soul's affirmations.
Incredulity doubts these affirmations."
Bring out the litigants.
I thought reincarnation existed.
You know, life after death.
Right now, given all the things I'm facing,
I think it's purely coincidental.
I'm not crazy.
My daughter died and has since reincarnated.
I'm here to fight for her.
Hello and welcome.
Hello.
Alexander.
You're suing Mayra. She's your wife, correct?
No. She's my ex-wife.
Ex-wife?
He wants to divorce me.
If you're filing for divorce, then she's still your wife.
Well, yes.
So you're currently married, but you'd like a divorce.
I demand a divorce.
The main reason I'm here, besides the divorce,
is to file a restraining order against her
to keep her away from my daughter.
To keep her away from your daughter...
And me, as well. She's driving me nuts.
This situation has become very stressful.
She's driving me and my daughter crazy.
Okay, tell me the facts surrounding this case.
I'll explain briefly.
Here's the situation.
I have a six-year-old daughter.
I love her like crazy. She's all I have in life.
It was just another day for me and my daughter.
She suddenly...
What about your daughter's mother?
I have another ex-wife.
She's your daughter's mother.
That's right.
-Okay, understood. -Her mother is my ex-wife.
I have full custody of her, while she has visiting rights.
I was home one day, relaxing.
You know how kids are.
They like to play around, draw, and use tablets.
One day, she came up to me and said,
"Dad, I want to see my brother.
I want to see my mother and brother.
My mother's name is Mom and my brother's name is Santiago."
I said, "Santiago?
You don't have a brother named Santiago.
Your mother's off traveling. You don't have a brother."
I thought nothing of it,
because it's typical kid behavior.
The following day, and every day after that,
she'd say the same thing.
"Dad, I have a brother named Santiago.
We like to play together."
She'd go on to describe a house.
A house with a chest.
A chest where they kept the toys they played with.
I'd tell her to stop lying.
"You don't have a chest full of toys!"
We don't have one of those at our house.
She said she'd sleep in a bunk bed.
She'd sleep on the bottom bunk and he'd sleep on the top bunk.
I reminded her that she didn't have a bunk bed.
The next day, she said the same thing.
One day, we were passing by a certain house
and she begged me to stop the car
I told her to calm down and then stopped the car.
I went to up to the door and knocked on the door.
That's when this woman showed up.
She opened the door?
Yes.
I asked her whether a boy named Santiago lived there.
She said yes.
I asked her if his mother was named Maria.
She said, "No, my name is Mayra."
"Oh, well my daughter keeps telling me
that her "brother" Santiago lives here,
but that's impossible."
When I turned around to head back to the car,
my daughter ran up to her.
The first time I saw that girl, she ran up to me and hugged me.
I started crying.
She reminded me so much of my late daughter,
who had died at just five years old.
So then what happened?
I asked her if I could check something out,
because my daughter had mentioned...
The chest with the toys.
Right, and the room with the bunk bed.
I asked her if I could come inside
and check if these things existed.
At that point,
all the coincidences started to seem uncanny.
-That girl... -Wait.
I went inside
and found the room just as my daughter had described it.
The bunk bed, the toy chest...
Everything.
At that point, I was shocked.
I didn't even know how to react. I was blown away.
We got to meet her son and they really hit it off.
I also hit it off with her.
We dated for two years and ended up getting married.
You even got married.
Of course we got married!
Worst decision I've made in my life.
That's what I want to know. Why do you want to get divorced?
Because she's crazy!
This bitch is crazy.
Why are you calling her crazy?
Because she is!
He can't take his five-year-old to the psychologist!
Who does that?
-So this woman... -Right.
Her daughter died already.
Her daughter's dead!
She likes to dress my daughter in her late daughter's clothes!
She's gone!
She even calls her by her late daughter's name.
Her name is Alejandra.
So she's been imposing her late daughter's identity
onto your daughter.
Yes.
Her real your daughter?
Who was she?
My daughter was one of my twins.
So Santiago had a twin sister.
Yes.
She and Santiago were twins.
We were outside one day playing ball
and I left them alone in order to go answer the phone.
There you have it.
She doesn't take care of her children.
I went inside to answer the phone
and after about five minutes of having left the kids outside,
I heard a scream.
My neighbor ran outside, as did I.
My daughter was lying on the street.
She'd been run over.
She was run over by a car. How old was she when she died?
She was five years old.
When I opened the door and saw his daughter there,
I saw my daughter.
She is my daughter.
Her name is Alejandra.
After my daughter died,
I became depressed and couldn't work.
I didn't even want to talk to anyone.
I suffered for four long years.
This girl brought happiness back into my life.
She's made my life so much better!
So you think she is your daughter,
or rather, the reincarnation of your daughter.
Yes.
My daughter died and has returned in his daughter's body.
She is my daughter.
You think she's the reincarnation
of your late daughter.
The first time I saw her, she hugged me and called me Mom.
I have some drawings she gave me.
Okay, bring them here.
So these are drawings...
She's brainwashing her!
Hold on.
There's no denying
that your daughter spoke to you about this woman
prior to you meeting her.
That's all a coincidence, ma'am.
She's been brainwashing my daughter
ever since we got married.
It's like she ran my daughter's brain
through a washing machine.
Okay.
What does this mean for you?
That's my daughter Alejandra.
Who drew this?
His daughter Barbara drew that.
His daughter drew this...
but it seems to be a portrait of your daughter Alejandra.
Okay...
-And this is Santiago. -Yes.
Okay, I see.
That's me, her mother.
So that's you.
She included the tattoo and everything.
Of course it's me! That's no coincidence!
And she drew this before she met you?
She couldn't have drawn that before she met you!
She's a girl who's never seen me before.
Okay, so tell me something.
How long have you two been married for?
Two years.
Who's been taking care of Barbara this whole time?
Her mom works on a cruise ship.
Okay, so she's never around.
She's never around.
She does visit her regularly, though.
She takes good care of her.
In these past two years,
that woman has visited her just four times!
Okay.
She never sent a letter or called...
Okay, so there isn't much contact with her.
When you left, I had to take care of your daughter.
That's why she's my daughter Alejandra.
I took care of Alejandra for four months after you left.
So he was absent for four months.
You took care of his daughter.
I dressed, fed, and put her to bed every night.
You dressed her with a dead girl's clothes!
My daughter isn't dead. She's still alive.
Your daughter's name is Alejandra.
Mayra. Did you bring a witness?
Yes.
Okay, go back to your podium. Let's bring out Mayra's witness.
These situations are quite fascinating...
but sadly enough, they can rarely be proven.
Who's this madman?
There's rarely any concrete evidence.
He's Alejandra's father.
-Hello. -Hello, ma'am.
-What's your name? -Enrique.
I heard her say that you are Alejandra's father.
You're also Santiago's father.
Yes.
Okay.
What's your statement, Enrique?
It all started after the death of my daughter.
Mayra fell into a deep depression
and became very aggressive.
We lived together for many years,
but I couldn't handle it anymore.
I ended up filing for divorce.
Okay.
That's exactly what happened to me.
After Barbara came into her life, she changed completely.
She did a total 180.
She seems happy again.
She got her job back.
She's so happy,
we're working on getting back together again.
I'm here to ask that you not take her daughter away.
Santiago is very fond of that girl.
She's my daughter!
You mean to say you want to adopt this girl?
Yes!
They're both crazy! Mayra and her madman!
We want to start a family.
Oh, that's nice.
Just a big, happy family! How about that?
Okere was a connec.
She doesn't look like Alejandra,
but she does have her same charisma.
Mayra's much happier lately as well.
We'd like to try and form a family...
I think you're just happy to have your wife back
now that her "daughter" has come back.
He doesn't give a s--- about Barbara.
Bring out the plaintiff's witness.
Is your daughter here?
Yes, of course I brought her.
Yes.
She said "your daughter." She meant my daughter.
-Hello. -Hello, ma'am.
-What's your name? -Minerva.
Who are you, Minerva?
I'm here in support of Alex.
This crazy bitch is obsessed with my daughter Barbara.
So you're Barbara's mother.
Yes, I am.
So she's your ex-wife.
She's visited her daughter four times in these past two years!
Alright, let's talk.
Whenever I try paying my daughter a visit,
she refuses to let me see her.
She always picks fights with me.
She refuses to let me see Barbara.
Why would you do that?
Her daughter's traumatized!
She's never taken good care of her.
You traumatized my daughter!
Okay, okay.
Is your daughter here?
-Yes, of course. -Great.
Bring out my daughter.
Production tells me that Santiago,
who was afraid of coming out originally,
has agreed to come out with his sister.
I want them both to come out alongside Dr. Madeline Hernandez
and Mr. David Devapriya, a psychic astrologist.
Hey, kids!
Hi!
How are you?
Good.
That's great!
How about a kiss?
Hello.
How are you, Santiago?
Good.
Hello, Barbara.
Pleasure meeting you.
Likewise.
It's great to meet you.
Come sit down with me a moment.
Okay.
So how's school going?
-Good. -Are you doing well in school?
Yes.
That's good.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I'm not sure yet.
That's fine.
There's plenty of time to think it over and options to consider.
How about you?
What do you want to be as an adult?
I don't know.
You don't know? That's fine.
You still have plenty of time.
So, tell me.
Who's Mommy?
She is.
She's Mommy?
So you don't see her as your mother?
Of course I am.
Who's he?
My brother.
Santiago's your brother?
Do you love your brother and family?
You do.
How about Daddy?
-I love him. -You do?
She's my princess.
How about you, Santiago? How are you feeling?
How are things with your sister?
Good.
Do you like her?
Do you both play and have fun together?
Yes.
Do you remember your other sister?
You do?
Do you think she's like your other sister?
Kind of, yeah.
Kind of. Okay.
Alright, kiddos.
Thank you. You can go now.
Roberto will see you out.
Come here, sweetie.
I'm your mommy!
Alexander, don't.
I asked you not to do this.
Don't do this to her.
Hey.
No.
Stop.
You can't do this.
This isn't the right way to do it.
No!
Mayra.
Mayra, please!
Mayra's just feeling emotional, sweetie.
Don't worry.
That kind of obsessive behavior is no good.
She doesn't know this woman!
Listen to me.
There's a reason for that.
This woman works in the travel industry.
Her daughter shouldn't have to suffer because of that!
Yes, but you keep confusing her. You aren't her real mother.
You keep treating her as if she's your late daughter.
She isn't your daughter!
Yes, she is! She's my daughter!
She's mine. I gave birth to her.
Okay. Enough.
You'll never take her!
Shut up.
What's your take on this situation?
This is serious, ma'am.
Reincarnation does exist.
It's been proven in many ways.
There are certain psychologists,
including one in particular that I've studied extensively.
His name is Brian Weiss
and he's a famous psychologist that used to be a skeptic.
One day, during a session with a client,
his patient inadvertently entered a past-life regression
and began telling him about his previous lives.
I'm familiar with the work of Brian Weiss and Ian Stevenson.
There are a myriad of people who've studied this.
I lean towards the belief of reincarnation,
but it's hard for me to say that it's been proven to exist.
There isn't concrete, irrefutable evidence
of the phenomenon.
This could all well be a coincidence.
What worries me most
is this woman's behavior towards his daughter.
She's very possessive.
What we witnessed today
is a clear example of unhealthy behavior.
This woman is that girl's biological mother.
I think there should be some kind of union
within the frame of therapy so that she can understand.
In any case, what matters is that she's able to function.
We want his daughter to feel comfortable and at ease
instead of being torn between this situation.
Yes. I agree.
She refuses to be with her own mother.
She refuses to be with her...
Your attitude towards her is so possessive...
She's my daughter! Don't take her away from me!
She's not your daughter!
If you want a divorce, fine!
Her behavior worries me a great deal.
You're going to experience twice the loss.
If you take her from me, yeah.
It's going to feel like losing two daughters.
There's no legal basis at all for you to adopt her.
Unless they relinquish their daughter...
"Let them adopt her! We don't want her anyway."
They don't want to give up their daughter.
My ruling.
I grant your divorce.
This marriage is irretrievably broken ab initio.
You two got married for the most ridiculous reasons!
Secondly, you're to retain custody of your daughter.
From here on out, I declare a restraining order against her
for the span of one year.
I want her to keep her distance
and seek out any psychological assistance necessary.
She needs psychiatric help!
Here's what I would prefer, if possible...
although no one seems willing to cooperate.
I think...
By the way, you're both incredibly immature.
Based off the behavior I've seen here today,
you're both as immature as they come.
I think it'd be nice if you allowed your daughter
to meet with Santiago occasionally.
Do some research.
Perhaps they can attend the same school and remain as friends.
I reiterate, as friends.
Tell them that they're friends, not siblings.
She needs to hear the truth.
If she calls me Mom, I won't correct her.
That's my ruling.
If you allow her to do that,
you'll never be allowed to see her.
You're living a lie.
You're imposing a lie onto a young child
that doesn't deserve to live in a state of delirium like you.
It's final. Case closed.
Be kind, be careful, and get educated,
give respect to earn respect, and may God help us all!
See you next time! Thank you for joining us!
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