Gary Watson was a colleague of Spike, who testified against Kurt Benson in 1997. In March 1997, Kurt's girlfriend Ruth Osborne was sexually harassed by Spike on a construction site. An ensuing fight between Kurt and Spike saw Spike fall from a scaffold and claim Kurt had intentionally pushed him. Gary backed up Spike and the case went to trial. Gary testified against Kurt but the jury returned a verdict of 'not guilty'.