norah: it was a great march madness. and now the masters with jim nantz. that is tonight s cbs evening news. i m norah o judge judy: you sold your step-daughter this adorable little puppy. you want it back because she hasn t paid for it. announcer: a tug of war over a vulnerable creature. judge judy: who takes care of the dog? the dog stays at home in a cage. judge judy: would you leave one of your children home in a cage all day? no. judge judy: no. announcer: .and an emotional conclusion. judge judy: the dog s never been to a vet? no. announcer: .that no one will see coming. judge judy: makes my job so much easier. announcer: judge judy. you are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution terror hughes is suing her step-daughter, 24-year-old talisa hughes for the return of her pomeranian. byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 247 on the
caldwell, lisa s father. in hindsight, i wish i wouldn t have done that. i wish i would why do you say that? well, because i saw a lot of things that morning and now because of me, because of asking him to, you know, come out there, he s going to have to live with some of those same images that i do now. todd caldwell was asleep, but his cell phone was plugged in next to the bed, always ready for a middle-of-the-night emergency call. we get a call from, you know, a dispatcher i ve known for 20 years and i can tell that his voice is different. and from what i remember, he just said, you know, you need to get out to lisa s house. she s been shot and isn t breathing. todd s wife amy bolted out of bed. her step-daughter, her best friend, needed her. i kind of left him behind. i didn t put shoes on, didn t have socks on. i went in my pajamas and drove 90 miles per hour, you know? i m an e. r. nurse. i m thinking you re sort of in nurse mode there too? yeah, i m think