mr. speelman stole the truck! >> announcer: ...for one wild ride. >> judge tanya: you pick him up, and then he takes off with the van. >> judge patricia: is that true? >> sweetheart... >> judge patricia: don't ever call me "sweetheart." >> announcer: "hot bench." judge tanya acker. judge larry bakman. judge patricia dimango. three judges. three opinions. one verdict. >> judge patricia: we've reached our decision. >> announcer: in a court of law, it's called a "hot bench." leah gill is suing her former co-worker, michael speelman, for stealing her truck and her children's clothes. >> judge tanya: thank you. please be seated. >> sonia: your honor, this is case number 29, gill vs. speelman. >> judge tanya: thank you, sonia. ms. gill, you allege in your complaint that you were in what you describe was a close relationship with the defendant. you helped him out, you pick him up from jail, and then he co-signs on a car, and then he takes off with your stuff. so you're now suing him for $2,000. now, mr. speelman says tha