Vault: Will she confront her ex's married girlfriend?

Summary

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The Bert Show: "Vault: Will she confront her ex's married girlfriend?"

Date: July 13, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode dives into the infamous "Stepping Into Psycho" segment, where listeners share about acting on wild impulses many only fantasize about. The spotlight is on Maggie, who, after being dumped for another woman, discovers her ex's new girlfriend is married. She concocts a plan to confront the woman and her husband at a restaurant, exposing the affair. The show features her call-in update on whether she followed through, the emotional fallout, and spirited commentary from The Bert Show crew.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. What is "Stepping Into Psycho"?

• Host 2 (01:49): Explains that "Stepping Into Psycho" is about “planning to do something a little bit nuts,” like stalking an ex or intervening in someone else’s relationship. Typically, the listener only shares the plan with one best friend and the show.
• Host 1 (02:18): Emphasizes that most people fantasize about acting out, but “99.9% of us have that filter that will never execute the plans in our head.” The 0.1% who act become the focus of the segment.

2. Maggie’s Friday Plan

• Maggie (02:42): Reveals she was dumped for another woman, began obsessively following the new woman online, and discovered the girlfriend is married.
• Maggie’s plan: She will confront the married woman and her husband at a restaurant, bringing evidence of the affair.

3. The Weekend Confrontation (04:00–06:00)

• Maggie (04:19): “I executed it.” She attended the restaurant with a friend, had a couple of drinks for courage, and waited until the couple was halfway through dinner.
• Maggie (04:47): She printed out incriminating social media exchanges, placed them in an envelope with her phone number, and approached the table. She introduced herself as the ex-girlfriend, handed the envelope to the husband, and advised he might want to read the contents.
• Host 4 (04:46): Asks if she was recognized, but it’s clear she was unknown to the table.
• Maggie left before witnessing their real-time reactions.

4. The Fallout and Immediate Aftermath (05:40–09:00)

• Maggie received a call from her ex-boyfriend soon after, telling her to “call me right away.” She didn’t respond.
• She also received a call from an unknown number (possibly the husband or the woman), but no voicemail was left.
• Host 2 (07:12): Teases Maggie: “Well, you started it.”
• The hosts urge Maggie to call back the unknown number or the ex to get closure and find out the real impact of her actions.

5. Motivations and Morality

• Host 1 (08:08): “What was your intent? Was your intent just to hurt your ex boyfriend, or was your intent to really tell the husband exactly what... his wife [was doing]?”
• Maggie (08:18): Candidly responds, “Both. Both.”
• The hosts discuss the ambiguity and gray area of Maggie’s motivation, encouraging her to seek closure since she initiated the fallout.

6. Show’s Reflections on the Drama

• Host 1 (09:29): Admits they should have given Maggie more guidance on Friday, noting the plan lacked follow-through (having the friend observe the aftermath, etc.).
• Host 2 (09:55): “You lay out the scenario in your mind, it never quite turns out exactly the same.”
• Host 3 (10:00): Points out Maggie did exactly what she planned—but didn’t account for the fallout.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Host 2 (01:49): “This is when you’re like planning to do something a little bit nuts… So it has something to do with stalking an ex or intervening in somebody else’s relationship.”
• Maggie (03:47): “I executed it.”
• Maggie (04:28): “I put it in an envelope, and I put my number in there and said, if you want more information, call.”
• Maggie (05:39): After leaving the envelope: “She came out [after me]. She said they looked… they just sort of sat there and looked at each other.”
• Host 1 (08:08): “What was your intent? Was your intent just to hurt your ex boyfriend, or was your intent to really tell the husband exactly what he’s got his hands in with his wife?”
• Maggie (08:18): “Both. Both.”
• Host 2 (09:36): “Yeah, I think she should call the ex boy to find out exactly what happened.”
• Host 1 (09:48): “But you’re right. It never quite feels 100%.”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:49 – Stepping Into Psycho Explained
• 02:42 – Maggie Reveals Her Plan
• 04:19 – Maggie Executes Confrontation
• 05:40 – Aftermath: Phone Calls and Mixed Feelings
• 07:04 – Should Maggie Call Back? Hosts Weigh In
• 08:08 – Why Did She Do It? Motives Examined
• 09:29 – Hosts Reflect on the Outcome and Advice
• 10:00 – What Would They Do Differently?

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Tone & Style

• Lighthearted, humorous, but with genuine curiosity and empathy for listener drama.
• The show features rapid-fire back-and-forth, with supportive encouragement from all hosts for Maggie’s bravery/impulsiveness.
• Moments of real talk about consequences and closure, acknowledging the emotional complexities.

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Summary Takeaways

This episode encapsulates the thrills, unpredictability, and aftermath of acting on wild emotional impulses in relationships. Maggie boldly exposes her ex’s affair with a married woman to the unsuspecting husband, igniting a chain of events with unknown consequences. The Bert Show team provides spirited commentary, thoughtfully considers motivation and closure, and leaves listeners eager for the next update—proving why "Stepping Into Psycho" remains a fan favorite.

Transcript

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[Host 1]

The Bird Show Chen Hobby Define what stepping into Psycho is all about.

[Host 2]

Well, this is when you're like planning to do something a little bit nuts and you won't tell everybody you know that you're about to do it. Probably only like one best friend knows you're gonna do it. So it has something to do with stalking an ex or intervening in somebody else's relationship. You know, it's a little bit psychotic to do it, and it sounds maybe like a television show, but you wanna execute it in your life anyway. And so you call us, you tell us what the plan is on Friday, and then after the weekend we follow up with you and find out if you really did step into Psycho.

[Host 1]

Everybody has a crazy person inside of them. Everybody. 100%.

[Host 2]

You can fantasize about going crazy, but

[Host 1]

there's 99.9% of us have that filter that will never execute the plans in our head, right? So we rely on you 0.1% to call us during stepping into Psycho to See what happens over the weekend. And. And this was Maggie and her plan on Friday.

[Maggie (Caller)]

I just was recently dumped by my boyfriend because he was with another woman. So now I've kind of become a little obsessed with her and, like, checking her out online and Googling her and Facebooking her and all that. I followed her on Twitter, and she is actually married and is going to be at a restaurant with her husband tonight, and I'm going to confront her.

[Host 3]

I love the gasp.

[Host 2]

Oh, my God, he's married.

[Host 1]

All right, so her ex boyfriend is now dating a married woman.

[Host 3]

Correct.

[Host 1]

Correct. And Maggie's plan was to walk into the restaurant and confront both and go. I just want to let you know you got a little marriage thing, a little issue here that you might not know about. That was at least the plan. Hey, Maggie.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Hey.

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[Host 1]

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[Maggie (Caller)]

All right, thanks.

[Host 1]

All right, plan executed or did you chicken out?

[Maggie (Caller)]

I executed it.

[Host 3]

You did.

[Maggie (Caller)]

No way.

[Host 1]

Okay, Give us every glorious step of the way.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Well, I took a friend with me, and we sat at the bar at the restaurant that they were at and had some drinks and watched them while they were eating. And when they were about halfway through dinner, what I decided to do was I printed out, like, all the sort of exchanges that they had on Facebook on the wall. And when you put them together, it was, like, so obvious what was going on.

[Host 2]

And wait one second. How many drinks into it were you by the time you approached the table?

[Maggie (Caller)]

Two.

[Host 2]

Okay.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Okay.

[Host 3]

Ice and water, liquid courage.

[Host 1]

All right. On her way. But not slurring.

[Host 2]

Right.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Anyway, so I put it in an envelope, and I put my number in there and said, if you want more information, call. And like I said, halfway through their meal, I went up to them and I was like, hey, I'm so and so. I don't want to say his name, but my ex boyfriend. I'm his ex girlfriend.

[Host 4]

And did she recognize you?

[Maggie (Caller)]

What?

[Host 4]

Did she recognize you?

[Maggie (Caller)]

She just sat there, like, she totally froze as soon as I said his name. She, like, froze. And she had never met. He was like. He just was like, duh, you know, I don't know what's going on. And I was like, well, here. I think this is something. I think there's something here you might want to read. And if you want more information, my number's in there, and call me.

[Host 3]

Mm.

[Host 1]

What were you gonna say, Jen?

[Host 2]

I was gonna say she wouldn't have been able to recognize you. She never met you.

[Host 3]

Right, Right.

[Host 4]

Okay.

[Host 1]

So she's sitting there with her husband and you drop this folder off?

[Maggie (Caller)]

Yeah.

[Host 1]

Okay. And then you just turn around and you take off?

[Maggie (Caller)]

Yeah, pretty much.

[Host 3]

Did the friend stay behind to watch?

[Maggie (Caller)]

No, she didn't. She came out. She said they looked. They just sort of sat there and looked at each other, and then she, like, came out right after me.

[Host 1]

So you have no. You have no closure. You don't know if she opened the folder in front of her husband. You don't know if they just dismissed it. You have no idea.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Well, I got a phone call from my ex.

[Host 1]

Okay.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Last night. I didn't call him back. He was like, you need to call me right away. And then. And then another, like, random phone number came up last night after I'd already gone to bed. They didn't leave a message. It could be the husband, I suppose, or her. I'm not sure, but.

[Host 2]

So when you gave them the folder, you gave it to her and not to him?

[Maggie (Caller)]

No, I gave it to him. I gave it to him.

[Host 2]

Okay, so you handed it to the husband. So he had the folder in his possession of all the printed things. And did he look at it at all in front of you or start going through it or just. They just kind of stood there and stared at you or sat there?

[Maggie (Caller)]

They didn't stare at me. I just sort of bounced out before I gave them the chance to really do anything.

[Host 3]

See, in hindsight, I would have had the friend stay at the bar and just watch the whole thing go down.

[Host 1]

Well, something, obviously. They obviously opened the folder, because if you get a call from the X and then there's this number that's unlisted.

[Host 3]

Right.

[Host 1]

They're having. Someone's having conversation with each other, so damage done. You just don't know what the aftermath is really all about.

[Host 4]

I need closure.

[Host 1]

I do, too.

[Host 4]

I need a closure.

[Host 1]

Are you gonna call. Are you gonna call the ex back later on today? Do you plan on doing that?

[Maggie (Caller)]

Well, I did think I might call that number back. I wasn't sure if I should. Yeah. If I want to open that can of worms, but. Yeah.

[Host 3]

Well, you started it.

[Maggie (Caller)]

I mean, call and see if it was even them, you know, Because, I mean.

[Host 4]

Yeah.

[Host 3]

I mean, you're stepping in a cycle, and it is sometimes a very spontaneous thing. But, you know, you kind of. You kind of offer. Look, if you want more information, call me. So I think you need to call that number back.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Yeah.

[Host 1]

And I think if this is really what you want to do, if your intent is really to inform, then there's no reason to call the ex boyfriend.

[Host 3]

Right?

[Maggie (Caller)]

Yeah, no, I'm not calling him.

[Host 1]

But it was an unlisted numbers. But did they leave on voicemail, did they leave the phone number?

[Maggie (Caller)]

They didn't leave a message. No, it wasn't an unlisted number on my phone.

[Host 2]

A number came up. They didn't leave a message.

[Host 1]

I got you. I got you.

[Maggie (Caller)]

I got you. They just didn't leave a message.

[Host 2]

Yeah, I think she should call the ex boy to find out exactly what happened.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Why?

[Host 2]

Because then she gets closure on, did she really wreck it up or not? Like he's gonna be mad at her and be like, why did you do that? You know, blah, zyblah. Now she's in the middle of whatever.

[Host 1]

What was your intent? Was your intent just to hurt your ex boyfriend, or was your intent to really tell the husband exactly what he's got his hands, you know, in with his wife?

[Maggie (Caller)]

Both. Both.

[Host 2]

Yeah. I think you gotta follow up to find out.

[Host 4]

Yeah, I'd say call the. Yeah, I say call the number that you didn't recognize first, and then if you don't get closure on that one, then call the ex boyfriend.

[Host 1]

Because they. If they don't get a call back from you, they'll just dismiss it like it was made up somehow, some way that you're crazy. That you're crazy and you dismissed it and you somehow manipulated the messages. So you're gonna have to talk to him now.

[Host 3]

And I am confused why she would have this interchange with your boyfriend on her Facebook page. This is public to her husband.

[Host 1]

Was it just like an innuendo type deal, but when you put them all together, you could sort of feel a chemistry.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Exactly. Exactly.

[Host 3]

Yeah.

[Host 1]

We're gonna have to check back with you. Are you making that call today?

[Maggie (Caller)]

Probably, yeah.

[Host 1]

Okay, let's check back with you tomorrow.

[Host 2]

See, these things never quite get executed like you think they will. Like, I mean, I guess. I mean, she executed, but there's. There wasn't like the follow through thought pattern, you know what I mean? The plan on, like Melissa said, like having the friend at the bar to

[Host 3]

watch sit there and watch them open

[Host 2]

the follow to find out the end of the story. You know, you just started the dominoes in motion, but you don't know where they all fell.

[Host 1]

I feel like we should have covered all this with her on Friday to make it execute properly.

[Host 2]

We need to get better at this. Stepping in a second.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Yeah.

[Host 1]

We've been doing this for a while. We should know better.

[Host 2]

Yeah.

[Host 1]

All right, Maggie, I'm gonna put you on hold, and I would like to talk to you again tomorrow if you call them today so we can get closure on your closure. Okay, okay, hold on one second.

[Maggie (Caller)]

Huh?

[Host 2]

She went for it.

[Host 1]

But you're right. It never quite feels 100%. It might today though. By the end of today, because you

[Host 2]

lay out the scenario in your mind, it never quite turns out exactly the same.

[Host 3]

Well, she did exactly what she had planned to do. She just didn't plan on having anybody sit there and see the aftermath.

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