i'm going to have to give old pickering a call and tell him you know what, you're fun to play with. >> pickering has spotted villucci and our cameras and pulls over at a gas station, refusing to drive off. so villucci approaches the vehicle. >> just wondering what you have been up to, man. >> i've been hustling like everybody else. >> who do you have with you? >> a friend of mine. >> pickering denies being a bad contractor and tells us all of his customers have been happy with his work. >> i've never taken money from nobody -- in fact, when i do a job, legit job, when i do contracting, i never took no down -- you're allowed to take a down payment. i did the whole job. they trusted me. i've never been burned ever getting paid because i do the job and make sure they're happy. that's when i collect. if they're not happy, they tell me why. i've got to fix it to collect, you know. >> pickering's victims are outraged by his claims. >> i mean, i know $5,000 is not a lot of money, but to me it's a very -- i mean, it's a big deal. i don't take it lightly because