Brown gamely tried to plead her case but made the critical mistake of interrupting the judge.
"I want you to stop talking, Ms. Brown," the judge warned.
Sheindlin was just as harsh with London, admonishing him as having "some nerve" to ask for $75 per hour when he had little accounting experience. She even yelled at London for putting his hands in his pockets.
Sheindlin suggested it was more appropriate to pay London at an hourly rate similar to what he earns in two jobs, as a suburban newspaper sportswriter and as a lot attendant for the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
Tune in - the show airs in Philly on Fox 29 at 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. - to see the verdict.
Brown told us in mid-December, right after the episode was taped in Los Angeles, that London was awarded less than $200.
Not that she had to cut London a check. The show pays the winner's judgment, gives guests a small appearance fee and pays for their travel and expenses. Brown said that that meant a nice trip out to California for free.
A mystery in a mystery
The name
Severino "Sevy" Verna jumped out at us while watching local filmmaker
John Foy's "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles."
Verna, who does not appear in the film, is a South Philly recluse who may be behind the odd tiles that have been embedded in asphalt in streets around Philadelphia, the country and the world.
He shares a name with the late husband of former City Council President Anna Verna.
"I wonder if it's his nephew, who I haven't seen in I don't know how long," the former Councilwoman told us when we asked about the film and the name.
She was right. Foy filmed one of three Toynbee tile enthusiasts calling the mother of the man suspected of placing the tiles, which often have this message:
