A Man 'Drugs' His Date's Drink: What Do You Do?
Unknowing bar patrons are put to the test during a "What Would You Do?" episode.
Jan. 12, 2009— -- Imagine you're sitting at a picturesque bar on the New Jersey shore, enjoying a drink and an appetizer, when an attractive young couple sits down next to you. You soon learn that the couple is on their very first date. Everything appears to be normal until the woman excuses herself to use the restroom.
Suddenly the situation turns ugly and dangerous. The man pulls out a capsule filled with a white powder and begins pouring the substance into his unsuspecting date's drink. Customers sitting at the bar can't believe their eyes; could the seemingly charming guy be drugging his date?
What would you do? Is it your responsibility to step in or is it better to keep your distance? We went to Mcloone's Pier House to find out.
We rigged the ocean-side restaurant with hidden cameras and hired actors, Jeremy and Brigitte, to portray a couple on their first date.
"What Would You Do" anchor John Quinones watched alongside the producers and production team as the experiment unfolded on monitors in an upstairs control room. We had no idea how people would react to this shocking scenario.
The first couple immediately noticed Jeremy pour some white powder into his date's drink. Yet when Brigitte returned they said nothing, as the actors clinked glasses and took a sip. The couple seemed concerned but several minutes lapsed and they didn't say a word. We asked Jeremy to excuse himself to see if this would make the approach easier, but they still said nothing. Brigitte then began to act sick from the drug, fanning her face and repeatedly saying, "It's hot in here."
Four minutes went by and finally Angie, the woman who had watched the entire scene unfold, leaned over to Brigitte and asked, "Do you have a headache? Maybe it's the drink, don't drink that! Ask for another one and drink your water!"
Angie's husband Walter offered to buy Brigitte a new drink as Angie offered some motherly advice: "I always tell my kids, if you leave your drink, just get another one when you get back."
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