Tickled Page #7

heard that name before?

In relation to all this stuff?

I am literally, like,

trembling right now.

Are you actually shaking?

Yeah, I'm actually, like,

shaking. Like, I'm not, like...

Like I said, like, from being

from here, I don't take sh*t.

Like, if I met up with that guy,

I'd punch him right out.

And when he woke up, he'd be

strapped to a chair with a...

Like, I'd be like,

"dude, you're telling me

everything right now."

David:
The tickling's still

happening in this town.

Jordan:
The money is endless.

I've never seen it stop coming

and just flowing in.

And it's not just through

Michigan and la,

it's everywhere.

Like, england,

Australia, Italy.

I mean, the money's

still coming and going.

David:
This tickling empire

is way bigger

than we ever imagined.

We're going to New York

to find David d'amato.

I can feel the rich/bad aura.

David d'amato's address is

listed in garden city,

an affluent suburb

of long island.

He lives on the top floor

of this building.

Lance:

Lance Roberts speaking.

David:

Oh, hi. It's David speaking.

I just wanted to talk to

David d'amato.

Lance:
Um, okay. I can't

give you his phone number.

I really can't even

give you any

personal information on him.

David:
Okay.

Lance:
Do you know him?

- Yes, I do. Yes.

- You're a friend of his?

Um, I'm not a friend, no,

but I've, um...

I've been trying to get

in touch with him

but have been struggling.

Lance:
Okay, what I do is,

I have a way of leaving him

a message.

I can't guarantee that

he's gonna call you back

if he doesn't know you.

- Okay, thank you so much. Bye.

- You're welcome.

David:

D'amato never calls us back,

and we've got no other way to

contact him directly.

So annoying.

It's all right.

There's still tomorrow.

David:
But that night we get a

frustrating phone call.

My concern is that we can't

do more or less anything

we have planned for

the rest of the trip.

I know. It's, like,

it's f***in' insane.

Okay. Bye-bye.

David:
All the threats are

worrying our film's producer.

He doesn't want us

to risk provoking

any further legal action

from d'amato.

So he's saying,

"well, what if you do everything

that you were gonna do,

except don't go and

chase d'amato down?"

And I'm like,

"well, anything we do

that lets d'amato know we're

looking into him again."

- Well, from now on in is that.

- Yeah, literally.

So he says, "well, maybe we cut

the thing short, then.

Just go home."

I know it's like...

It's f***in' insane.

David:
The next day we put

chasing d'amato on hold.

I want to know how on earth

a former deputy principal

pays for all this.

We can't find any sign he's

earning money from the videos,

but he's spending lots

of money making them.

He's flying up to ten people

into la almost every month

from all

over the world,

putting them up

in a nice hotel,

paying them thousands in cash.

And that's not even taking

into account

the cost of running

tickle cells,

like the one in muskegon.

Both David's parents

are now deceased,

but his father's law firm is

one of wall street's biggest.

Maybe David is

reaping the benefits

of his father's empire.

Woman:

D'amato & lynch.

Oh, hi.

I just had an inquiry, um,

about the relationship with,

uh, um,

David d'amato with the company,

the son of George d'amato.

Is there someone I could

talk to about this?

No, I'm sorry. And Mr. d'amato

has been gone for a long time.

Yeah, yeah. I'm looking into the

background to his son, David.

And I'm just trying to figure

out whether he's got

any financial relationship

with the company still.

No, I... I really don't know.

I'm sorry, I can't help you.

Is there someone I could talk to

at d'amato & lynch to find out?

Mm. Not that I believe, no.

I'm sorry.

Okay, but there must be a

way to find out, surely?

- Um, not here. Thank you.

Woman:
I haven't seen David

in quite a few years.

I have no knowledge of him now.

Not in many years have I

had any contact with him,

so I really couldn't give

you any information.

David:
Yeah, he's been

pretty aggressive towards me,

so I'm just trying to figure

out what his motivations are--

woman:
Get away from him,

that's all I can tell you.

- David:
Really?

- Yeah. Stay away from him.

David:
This was every

conversation I had

with anyone even remotely

related to David d'amato.

"I can't tell you anything,

but stay away."

But all I want to

do is the opposite.

Someone has to confront this

bully, lawsuits or not.

Dylan:
Okay. So, this is the car

we're looking for.

It's a Mercedes benz ml430.

David:
David d'amato has gone

out of his way to avoid us.

We figure if we wait outside

his apartment long enough,

eventually he'll have to leave.

Dylan:
So, that's a Chevrolet.

Oh, hang on a second,

what's this?

What's this? What's this?

Okay, there's a car there.

I can see it.

Now, just in the edge. Hang on.

David:
A grand cherokee.

Well, maybe just a cherokee.

But it's certainly

not a Mercedes.

- David:
What's the time?

- Dylan:
2:44.

So we've been here for,

like, four hours?

David:
We've been waiting

like this for days.

Dylan:
Come on.

David:
And it seems like

he'll never come out.

Dylan:
Okay. Let me just check.

It's also...

It is the right type of car.

It's got white plates.

Hang on. Hang on. Okay.

It's him. It's him.

It's him. It's him.

He's coming out. Just wait here.

Just sit here.

All right, stay cool.

Okay, I'm gonna...

Okay, he's up here.

He's in the right-hand...

Is he in the left-hand Lane?

David:
Yeah.

He hasn't turned right.

He's in...

Whoa! You're one car behind him.

You're right in his...

In his mirror now.

- I'm breathing heavily.

- Yeah, same.

Dylan:
Okay. Okay. It's cool.

We're right behind him now,

so back off a bit,

so we're not gonna be too close.

Okay.

Just stay... stay back.

Stay back, David.

We're gonna have to

stop right behind him now.

You might have to take the

camera off the tripod, dom.

David:
Yeah, camera

off tripod, please.

Dylan:
Starbucks?

Okay, this is perfect.

David:
Okay. He'll be a while.

Okay. I'm just gonna go and have

conversation when he comes out.

You've... I've got my

phone if you need me.

Okay.

David:
I'm about to meet

this man who's been

such a threatening figure

in so many lives,

including my own,

and I have simply no idea

what to expect.

- Dylan:
He's coming out.

- David:
Mr. d'amato.

- Hi, it's Dave farrier.

- D'amato:

David:
Hey, how are you?

D'amato:

David:
I just wanted

to talk to you briefly.

If I could.

Because I was just...

I'm just worried about...

The legal letters

you've sent me,

and I just wanted to know

if we could

just talk about it face-to-face.

D'amato:

David:
Is there?

D'amato:

I'm on a journalism visa,

so I'm, I'm okay to be here.

I'm okay to be here.

But I just...

Could we just talk a

little bit about--

I just wanted to find

out what's going on.

D'amato:

Because the last heard I was

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