ms. berube. please, let the witness speak. i'll give you a chance to respond. we stayed in the same place. my address has not changed in 30 years. judge lake: ms. myers and mr. audiss. are you, stating to the court that because no one ever called you, or because you were told not to come. judge lake: you assumed, "well, he's not the father then, "or they would want us there"? i didn't assume he wasn't the father, but... judge lake: why did you think you weren't allowed to come? she told me we weren't allowed to be at the... (crowd gasps) valerie: no, 'cause i didn't talk to nobody. greg: she didn't want us there because her ex was there. you can ask my parents, they're not here as witnesses. her boyfriend was there at the hospital. my parents were at the hospital. this is not true. was your ex at the hospital? no, he wasn't. the man that she put the name on the birth certificate. he's on the birth certificate though, that's funny. the guy she lived with when she got pregnant, was at the hospital. we weren't allowed in. valerie: he wasn't living with me anymore.