What happens when a night of drinking turns violent with broken bottles? How does a domestic argument escalate to neck wounds and mutual claims of self-defense in seconds? >> Okay. >> What What started the argument? >> It was like we were having a good time drinking, you know. She just kept on and kept going. I'm like, >> "Okay, that's what happened." >> Okay. And there's there's another there's another gentleman here that that he's bleeding, too. >> What happened to him? I >> I have no idea. I >> mean, I'm here to help you. >> Well, damn it. >> I can hear you. >> I take this [ __ ] serious. >> Me, too. >> I don't want to go to the [ __ ] I don't want to go to prison for nothing, bro. >> Okay, tell me what happened. I'm listening. I'm listening. >> So, he comes up to me, whatever, and he's like choking me and this and that. I'm like, uh-uh. So, I'm Yeah. So, I just got the bottle. I went like that. Boom. Or whatever. And he's always trying to choke me. And I just got the bottle and just went like that. And I met it. >> Did you Did you Did you throw him Did you throw the bottle at him or did you break it and then hit him with it? >> No. I seen them bleeding. Okay. I seen them all bleeding. You seen one? >> Except for my mom. She has marks on her face. He's bleeding. He's bleeding. >> Okay. That's why I came in here. I was screaming at everybody. Just a stop. I understand, man. I I appreciate you, though. >> Yeah. >> So, she So, she's claiming she's claiming that um that she was just trying to defend herself because you were throwing bottles at her. >> No, I couldn't. No, >> she started breaking bottles. We had to go back. She started breaking the bottles. Her son was there. Her son was there. >> This is what's going to happen. Okay. So, um we talked we talked with everybody. Okay. and um you're going to be placed under arrest for for domestic violence. >> Okay. So, it's just this just the way the story goes and we'll figure it out in court. Okay. But right now, it just it just seems like you you instigated the back of my hand. Okay. >> Both sides claimed self-defense after heavy drinking. Police determined the female suspect instigated with the bottle strike. She was arrested for domestic violence and taken to the station. What role does alcohol play in these cases?