dede: saps buffeteria is owned by max. we pay for a line of credit that he took out.is: and so why do you pay its bills? dede: i don't know. lemonis: and max owes you money for rent. dede: right. lemonis: so almost $70,000 has left this business, and the company owes $18,000 for taxes. that $80,000 profit is deceiving, because it doesn't take into account the fact that they're paying max's bills, they're servicing max's debt. that $80,000 is really more like zero. that seems crazy. ♪ i can see the pros and cons of getting involved in this business. on the one hand, alexa's a fantastic chef and she's got great ideas and fantastic recipes. but on the other hand, her father -- he's screwing it all up. you have a nice business. it's small, but its nice. the challenge is is that you're being taken advantage of by a family member, and so i know that's not an easy solution. alexa: right. lemonis: and so i think the challenge that i'm having is why are you spending your money to pay for debt that belongs to somebody else, who happens to be in this building, not paying his fai