I didn't know Andy personally, but we shared a lot of mutual friends, lived on the same block, were both in sororities, etc (so when I say it could've been me, it really could have). But I would have never done the episode if her family wasn't in support of getting her story out, and I personally called her mother and sister to explain why I wanted to do this and what I thought we could accomplish. I feel incredibly lucky they trusted me with the story and honored that I was able to get to know Andy better through the process. Money-wise, I think most subjects understand that everyone needs to be paid for their work and there was a lot of work that went into the show (this is, after all, my job). However, anyone that works in unscripted will tell you these productions don't come with high budgets, and we are often making a lot work on very little.