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00:00Ms. Rogers, the plaintiff was married to your aunt.
00:04Yes, ma'am.
00:05For how long?
00:06Approximately 20 years.
00:07And your wife passed away when, sir?
00:09September of 2016.
00:11And did you buy this house together,
00:14or was it your former wife's house,
00:16or was it your house?
00:17It was purchased together.
00:19Ms. Rogers, at some point,
00:21you entered into an agreement to lease to own this house
00:26that had belonged to your aunt and her husband.
00:30In what month and year?
00:31Discussions began October of 2018.
00:34Prior to that, Mr. Harrison, were you living in the house?
00:37No, ma'am, not at the time.
00:38I'd moved in with my girlfriend.
00:40Anyway, you moved in to the house to lease to own it.
00:43It didn't work out.
00:44You left, and your uncle says that when you left,
00:48you took all the furniture.
00:50And in addition to taking the furniture,
00:52you didn't pay an electric bill while you were there.
00:55And he says some damage to the property.
00:57I read your answer, Ms. Rogers,
01:00and your answer doesn't seem to deny
01:02that you took the furniture.
01:04But your answer says,
01:05I took what was rightfully mine.
01:07There was several items in the home
01:10that were not a part of the agreement when...
01:13Just, just, just, just.
01:14What items did you take from the house?
01:17There were pictures, blankets...
01:20No, just a second.
01:21Did you take any...
01:22Look at me.
01:23Don't speak to her.
01:24Otherwise, I'll put you out.
01:25Do you understand?
01:26Yes, ma'am.
01:27Did you take any furniture?
01:28No, ma'am.
01:29What furniture do you allege she took?
01:31Two bedroom suits.
01:32One's a seven.
01:33Two bedroom sets.
01:34In which two bedrooms?
01:36The master bedroom,
01:37which was a seven-piece bedroom set.
01:39Who took the master bedroom set?
01:41Ma'am, I think there was a lot of stuff that was...
01:43There's a police report made.
01:44He entered the property when I was still there.
01:46A lot of stuff came up missing.
01:48I found his keys.
01:49No, just a second.
01:50Master bedroom set?
01:52Mm-hmm.
01:53That's not, you know,
01:54a couple of things that came up missing.
01:56That's a seven-piece master bedroom set.
01:58I understand.
01:59Your Honor, I have photos.
02:00Who was living in the house with you?
02:02Me, my two children, and my brother.
02:04How many bedrooms are there in the house?
02:06Four.
02:07Who slept in the master bedroom?
02:08I did.
02:09Show me where you bought master bedroom furniture.
02:11I had an entire household bought and paid for
02:13before I bought this property.
02:15Did you move your master bedroom furniture
02:17into the master bedroom?
02:19Yes, ma'am.
02:20What did you do with the master bedroom furniture
02:22that was in the master bedroom?
02:24Everything was stored in the storage building
02:26that's on the property.
02:27So what you're telling me is
02:29that the seven-piece master bedroom set,
02:32you moved out of the master bedroom
02:35in order to put in your furniture,
02:37and you stored the master bedroom furniture
02:40in the storage facility that's on the property.
02:43Is that what you're telling me?
02:45Yes, ma'am, minus two nightstands
02:47that I used beside my bed.
02:48Did you leave them there?
02:50Yes, ma'am.
02:51The only reason to access the storage building
02:54was your master bedroom set in there.
02:56No, ma'am.
02:57Which means that Miss Rogers used it.
02:59Yes.
03:00Was it gone when she left?
03:02Yes, it was.
03:03All the furniture was gone.
03:05So we have two bedroom sets gone.
03:08The master bedroom, what other bedroom?
03:10I had a living room, couches.
03:13I had dining areas.
03:14Just a second.
03:15So when she moved in,
03:16she moved into a furnished house?
03:18Yes, she did.
03:19Is that in the contract?
03:20Yes, it is.
03:21I'd like to see it.
03:24And, Your Honor, I have pictures
03:26of when I got ready for the estate sale
03:28of all the furnishings in the house
03:30when I got rid of it.
03:31When was the estate sale?
03:32Into 2017, early 20...
03:34That was before she moved in?
03:36Yes.
03:37I'd like to see the photographs of that.
03:46Yeah, it says, in your lease to purchase.
03:48It said the premises is furnished
03:50with the following furniture.
03:51Seven-piece master bedroom set,
03:53one king bed, two dining room sets,
03:55one antique stool.
03:56There's a whole list of things that are here.
03:58Yes, ma'am, there are.
03:59Yeah.
04:00I did not take any of those items from the house.
04:02I have a police report
04:03where Mr. Harrison entered the property
04:05while I was still living there.
04:06He trespassed.
04:07He was criminally trespassed.
04:08What does that have to do with this property
04:10that he went into the house?
04:11What does that have to do with the stuff that you...
04:13Several things were missing
04:15after he came into the property.
04:16We're not talking about several things.
04:17We're talking about a seven-piece bedroom set.
04:19We're talking about coffee tables.
04:21We're talking about dining room sets.
04:23Are you playing with me?
04:24Not at all.
04:25And I know it sounds...
04:26I know it sounds ridiculous.
04:27It sounds absolutely ridiculous.
04:29Yes, ma'am.
04:30It does.
04:31Especially since you can't show me
04:32any receipts from any furniture
04:33that you purchased.
04:34Because otherwise,
04:35you wouldn't have signed this lease to purchase
04:37that said the house is furnished
04:39with the following.
04:40Yes, ma'am.
04:41I did not take anything that was...
04:42Maybe blankets.
04:43I did take blankets
04:44and, like, family memorabilia when I left.
04:46But when I moved in,
04:47he had contacted my aunts.
04:49They came and picked up items
04:50that he had told other family members
04:52that they could have.