Catfish: The TV Show (2012–…): Season 1, Episode 11 - Mike & Felicia - full transcript
When Mike met Felicia through an online dating site, he immediately felt sparks. After a few weeks of constant phone calls and web chats they made plans to meet in person, but Felicia stood him up, making him wonder if he can trust her.
>> HERE IT IS.
>> THAT'S IT?
>> YEAH, THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
[knocks]
>> [sighs]
>> HI, I'M NEV.
A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I FELL IN
LOVE ONLINE.
TURNS OUT MY CRUSH WASN'T WHO I
THOUGHT SHE WAS.
I THOUGHT I FELL IN LOVE WITH
MEGAN, BUT MEGAN WAS REALLY
ANGELA.
I WAS HEARTBROKEN.
BUT THE WEIRDEST PART OF IT
ALL?
ANGELA AND I ACTUALLY BECAME
FRIENDS.
NOT ONLY THAT, MY BROTHER AND
HIS FILMMAKING PARTNER SHOT THE
WHOLE THING AND TURNED IT INTO A
DOCUMENTARY THAT WAS A PRETTY
BIG HIT.
SUDDENLY, MY INBOX WAS EXPLODING
WITH EMAILS.
"WHEN I SAW YOUR MOVIE, CATFISH,
I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE
SIMILARITIES."
IT FELT LIKE EVERYONE ON THE
INTERNET WANTED TO TELL ME ABOUT
THEIR BIZARRE ONLINE ROMANCE.
I COULD JUST PURSUE EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF THESE LEADS, AND WE
SHOULD MAKE A SHOW OF IT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE DECIDED TO
DO.
I'M HITTING THE ROAD WITH MY
FILMMAKER BUDDY MAX AND A CREW
FROM MTV TO HELP PEOPLE MEET
THEIR ONLINE LOVES FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
OKAY, I THINK THIS IS IT.
IT'S GO TIME RIGHT NOW.
>> GO TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IS THE PERSON THEY'VE FALLEN FOR
TELLING THE TRUTH...
>> MAYBE SHE'S LIKE SOME SUPER
SEXY FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
>> OR HIDING BEHIND LIES?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD
SMILE OR CRY.
>> WILL THEY FIND LOVE...
>> GUYS, GUYS, GUYS, GUYS.
>> OR HEARTACHE?
DEFINITELY DID NOT SEE THIS
COMING.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
RIGHT NOW.
>> NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WE'RE
HERE TO HELP SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
>> I CANNOT BELIEVE IT'S YOU.
>> HOPEFULLY, FIND THE LIGHT AT
THE END OF THE TUNNEL, IF IT'S,
YOU KNOW, HAPPY OR NOT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU BLATHERING
ABOUT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> [laughs]
>> CATFISH THE MOVIE WAS MY
STORY.
CATFISH: THE TV SHOW IS YOURS.
>> MAX, WHY DON'T YOU SET UP
YOUR CAMERAS AND STUFF?
>> THE BANA--[laughs]
THE BANANA TRIPOD?
>> IT'S GOOD BECAUSE THE--
>> UNBELIEVABLE.
>> THE PEEL HAS A LOT OF
FRICTION, SO IT DOESN'T SLIP.
>> ALTHOUGH, ARGUABLY, BANANA
PEELS ARE THE SLIPPERIEST--
>> WELL, THAT'S THE INSIDE.
>> THAT'S THE INSIDE.
OKAY, EMAILS, AS ALWAYS,
FLOODING IN.
OKAY, HERE'S ONE.
"DEAR NEV, MY NAME IS MIKE AND
I'M FROM NEW JERSEY."
>> * IS THIS THE TIME
* FOR ONE MORE TRY?
>> "A FEW MONTHS AGO, I HAD TO
MOVE BACK IN WITH MY PARENTS
BECAUSE WORK HAS BEEN REALLY
SLOW.
LIVING WITH MY PARENTS IS BAD
ENOUGH, BUT THEN MY GIRLFRIEND
OF FIVE YEARS DUMPED ME SO SHE
COULD TRY DATING WOMEN.
I WAS STARTING TO THINK I'D
NEVER CATCH A BREAK UNTIL I MET
FELICIA ON A DATING WEBSITE.
*
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T MET, SHE
SEEMS LIKE THE PERFECT GIRL FOR
ME.
SHE'S SWEET, FUNNY, AND REALLY
HAS HER LIFE TOGETHER.
WE TALK ON THE PHONE EVERY DAY,
BUT I AM NOT GREAT WITH
TECHNOLOGY, SO WE HAVEN'T HAD A
CHANCE TO VIDEO CHAT.
I HAVE TRIED TO MEET FELICIA IN
THE PAST, BUT IT NEVER WORKED
OUT.
SHE USED TO LIVE IN HOBOKEN, NEW
JERSEY.
I LIVE IN CLIFTON, WHICH ISN'T
TOO FAR FROM THERE.
I DROVE TO HOBOKEN AND ARRIVED
AT HER PLACE AND GAVE HER A
CALL.
I GOT A PHONE CALL AROUND
MIDNIGHT FROM FELICIA SAYING
SHE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND
HER PHONE WAS SHUT OFF.
I WAS RELIEVED THAT SHE WAS
OKAY, BUT I THOUGHT I WAS BEING
STOOD UP AND WAS VERY
DISAPPOINTED.
SHE HAS JUST RECENTLY MOVED TO
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, BECAUSE SHE
HAS A BUSINESS THAT NEEDED HELP.
I'M REALLY STARTING TO CARE
ABOUT THIS GIRL, BUT I'M SCARED
ABOUT GETTING HURT AGAIN.
I AM REACHING OUT TO YOU, NEV,
TO HELP ME FIND OUT IF THIS GIRL
IS THE REAL DEAL.
BEST REGARDS, MICHAEL COOPER."
SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT HERE.
SOMETHING SMELLS A LITTLE...
SPOILED.
>> A LITTLE FISHY.
>> FISHY.
SO, I KINDA WANT TO FIND OUT A
LITTLE BIT MORE.
[phone line ringing]
HELLO, MIKE?
YEAH, HEY, MICHAEL, IT'S NEV AND
MAX HERE FROM CATFISH TV.
GOOD, MAN.
SO, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH
FELICIA.
THAT'S WEIRD.
AND SO NOW SHE FULL-TIME LIVES
IN FLORIDA?
IF YOU'RE 100% SURE YOU WANNA
KINDA FIND OUT WHO FELICIA IS
AND HOPEFULLY MEET HER, THEN
I'M--YOU KNOW, I'M READY TO HELP
YOU DO THAT.
THANKS FOR REACHING OUT, AND
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
HERE'S A GUY THAT SEEMS VERY
SINCERE.
HE'S LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
SERIOUS.
>> YEAH.
>> IF SHE'S MESSING WITH HIM,
THAT'S MESSED UP.
>> IT DOESN'T SOUND TO ME THAT
HE COULD WITHSTAND GETTING HURT
AGAIN.
>> I JUST WANNA HELP MIKE.
>> SO, RIGHT.
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> OFF TO NEW JERSEY.
LET'S DO IT.
*
>> * DIE TOMORROW, DIE TODAY
* EITHER WAY, WE COULD SAY
* NOTHING COULD GO WRONG
* WHEN YOU'RE WITH ME *
>> ALL RIGHT, MICHAEL COOPER.
HE GOT SERIOUSLY EMASCULATED IN
HIS LAST RELATIONSHIP.
SO, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS
EX-GIRLFRIEND, HE FELT LIKE HE'D
MET SOMEONE HE COULD BE INTO.
AND HE DOESN'T WANNA WASTE TIME
MESSING AROUND.
**
[knocks]
>> HEY, GUYS.
HOW YOU DOING?
>> HEY, MIKE, HOW YOU DOING?
FIRST QUESTION, WHO DID THIS
WONDERFUL ARTWORK?
>> OH, MY MOTHER, YEAH.
YEAH.
>> NICE.
>> YEAH, YEAH, WE HAVE A LOT OF
ARTWORK IN HERE, SO...
>> YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
>> I'LL SHOW YA.
>> LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
>> SO, YOU LIVE WITH YOUR FOLKS.
>> YEAH, YEAH, FOR NOW.
I WAS OUT LAST YEAR, BUT I HAD
TO COME BACK 'CAUSE OF JOB
SITUATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I COULD DEFINITELY SHOW YOU A
LOT OF MY ARTWORK.
I HAVE LOTS AND LOTS.
>> YEAH, YEAH, SHOW US.
WHOA.
>> MAN ROBOT.
A [bleep] LOT OF 'EM.
>> YOU'RE REALLY TALENTED, MAN.
>> THANKS.
I MAKE 'EM UP OUT OF MY HEAD.
[chuckles]
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT RIGHT
NOW?
YOU JUST SORT OF SAID LIKE, "HOW
SHOULD I MAKE THIS?"
YOU KNOW...
>> I--YOU DON'T KNOW.
YOU HAVE LIKE A SENSE OF THINGS
SOMETIMES, AND I'M JUST VERY
INTUITIVE.
>> ANY OTHER THINGS THAT YOU GET
THAT SORT OF FEELING ABOUT?
>> I CAN SENSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE
NOT TELLING ME THE TRUTH ABOUT
SOMETHING.
>> DO YOU EVER FEEL THAT WITH
FELICIA?
>> THERE WAS AN INTUITION.
IT'S JUST KINDA WEIRD HOW WE
NEVER MET AND SHE LIVED UP HERE.
I MEAN, RIGHT?
WE WERE ABOUT TO MEET, TOO, LIKE
A COUPLE TIMES.
I WENT TO HOBOKEN, AND I WAITED
OUT THERE FOR LIKE AN HOUR.
I WAS KINDA STILL A LITTLE,
LIKE, SAD THAT WE DIDN'T MEET
THAT DAY 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, I
WAS, LIKE, LOOKING FORWARD TO
IT, AND THEN NOTHING--IT DIDN'T
EVEN WORK OUT.
>> INTRODUCE ME TO FELICIA.
>> A FEW PICTURES.
THIS IS HER.
>> WOW.
>> SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE MORE.
>> A LITTLE MORE? [chuckles]
>> WOW, SHE'S, UH--
>> HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
>> FULL--FULL-BODIED.
>> [chuckles] "FULL-BODIED."
>> SHE COULD WIPE THE FLOOR WITH
YOU.
>> SHE'S A REAL WOMAN.
>> HOPEFULLY, RIGHT?
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
SHE COULD BE LYING TO ME, I
DON'T KNOW, BUT SHE'S--SHE SEEMS
PRETTY HONEST TO ME.
I DON'T KNOW.
[chuckles]
>> HAVE YOU BEEN TO HER PAGE?
>> ON FACEBOOK?
>> YEAH.
>> NO.
>> WHAT?
>> I NEVER SIGNED UP.
THAT'S JUST ME.
[chuckles]
>> BUT YOU SAID SHE HAS A STORE.
>> IT'S LIKE A HAIR SALON,
PRETTY MUCH.
>> WHERE IS THE SALON?
>> ORLANDO.
>> YOU TALK ON THE PHONE A LOT?
>> MM-HMM.
>> DO YOU GUYS LEAVE EACH OTHER
VOICEMAILS?
>> OH, YEAH, SHE LEFT ME A
VOICEMAIL.
YOU WANNA HEAR IT?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO.
>> SURE, OKAY.
JUST THE OTHER DAY.
HERE YOU GO.
[laughs]
[snickers]
WE REALLY DO HAVE A DEEP
CONNECTION.
I JUST WANT TO BE IN LOVE WITH
THAT PERSON.
I'M REALLY HOPING FOR--FOR THAT
TO HAPPEN.
I REALLY AM.
>> SO, ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN,
ONE BEING LIKE, "SHE'S MY
FRIEND," TEN BEING LIKE, "I'M IN
LOVE WITH HER," WHERE DO YOU
THINK YOU FALL?
>> PROBABLY LIKE AN EIGHT OR
NINE RANGE.
>> YOU REALLY HAVE STRONG
FEELINGS FOR HER.
>> YEAH, IT'S UP THERE.
>> AND YOU'RE READY TO BE IN A
RELATIONSHIP.
>> YEAH, YEAH, DEFINITELY.
I AM.
I MEAN, IT SUCKS GETTING DUMPED
ALL THE TIME, BUT--
[chuckles]
THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, I'M KINDA
CAUTIOUS SOMETIMES, BUT FELICIA,
YOU KNOW, MEETING HER AND THEN
ACTUALLY KNOWING THAT SHE'S REAL
OR WHATEVER ELSE, LIKE, IF SHE
HASN'T BEEN, YOU KNOW--SHE'S
BEEN TRUTHFUL, THEN THAT WOULD
BE GREAT.
>> THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT TO
FIND OUT.
HOPEFULLY IT'S ALL GOOD.
>> YEAH, GIMME GOOD NEWS.
[laughs]
>> OH, I MEAN, I WANT TO BRING
YOU GOOD NEWS, BUT PREPARE
YOURSELF.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
WE NEVER KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA
FIND.
SO, IF IT'S COOL WITH YOU, I'D
LIKE TO GET GOING AND GET THE
WHEELS TURNING.
>> GREAT, I'M--I'M IN.
ALL RIGHT.
>> I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
WE'LL TALK SOON, YEAH.
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY.
>> HE SEEMS LIKE A REALLY
VULNERABLE GUY.
>> I DON'T WANT HIM TO GET USED,
TO HANG HIMSELF OUT THERE FOR
SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR WHILE HE'S
WAITING FOR THIS GIRL.
>> YEAH, HE DEFINITELY IS LIABLE
TO GET HURT.
[thunder rumbles]
>> HERE GOES NOTHIN'.
>> I HAVE NO THEORIES ON THIS.
LIKE, NOT ONE.
>> OKAY, READY, MAX?
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS: JUST,
LIKE, A BASIC SEARCH.
>> FOR FELICIA?
>> MM-HMM.
>> THERE'S ENOUGH FISHY THINGS
TO THINK THAT SHE'S NOT WHO SHE
SAYS SHE IS.
>> OH, HERE SHE IS.
SO, THAT'S HER FACEBOOK PAGE.
>> GO TO THE "ABOUT FELICIA."
>> "BORN IN BROOKLYN, RAISED AS
A JERSEY GIRL."
HIGH SCHOOL IN JERSEY CITY.
>> SHE TOLD HIM THAT SHE OPENED
HER STORE IN ORLANDO.
>> WHICH IS A LITTLE
INTERESTING, 'CAUSE YOU DON'T
JUST OPEN A STORE IN ORLANDO IF
IT'S NOT SOMEWHERE YOU'VE EVER
LIVED.
>> HOW MANY FRIENDS DOES SHE
HAVE?
>> WELL, LET'S SEE.
520.
>> SEEMS LIKE A REALISTIC
NUMBER.
>> YEAH.
OH--
>> YOU FOUND HER INSTAGRAM?
>> YUP.
THIS IS INTERESTING.
GOT A LOT OF COMMENTS AND LIKES.
WAY MORE LIKES THAN MAX USUALLY
GETS.
>> YEAH.
SHE SEEMS 100% REAL.
>> WHAT WE NEED IS ONE PERSON
WHO IS IN A PHOTO WITH HER TO
CONFIRM SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
HER LIFE.
HARD EVIDENCE.
RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF
THAT.
I'M JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHO THE
PEOPLE ARE WHO SHE SEEMS TO BE
THE CLOSEST WITH.
>> CHARMAINE IS DEFINITELY ONE
OF THEM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS GIRL.
>> AND WHERE IS SHE FROM?
>> SHE LIVES IN JERSEY CITY.
>> RIGHT.
>> LET'S JUST SEND HER A
MESSAGE.
"HEY, I'M MAKING A TV SHOW ON
MTV ABOUT ONLINE DATING.
THE CURRENT STORY WE'RE WORKING
ON INVOLVES YOUR FRIEND FELICIA.
I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT HER AND GET YOUR OPINION,
SINCE YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE ONE OF
HER BEST FRIENDS."
SENDING.
TO ME, THE WHOLE "OWNER OF A
HAIR SALON BOUTIQUE" THING
SOUNDED WEIRD FROM THE GET-GO.
I DON'T BUY THAT.
>> WELL, IT'S JUST WEIRD THAT IT
WASN'T LISTED ANYWHERE IN HER
INTERESTS OR--
>> YOU DON'T JUST OWN--YOU'RE
NOT A 24-YEAR-OLD WHO JUST
HAPPENS TO OWN A STORE AND
YOU'RE NOT EVEN IN THE STATE OF
THE STORE.
LIKE, YOU DON'T--
>> NOT TO MENTION THERE'S NOT
ONE PICTURE IN THE FACEBOOK PAGE
THAT WE SAW OF THE STORE, WHICH
WOULD BE HER PRIDE AND JOY IF
SHE REALLY HAD ONE.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> DID YOU TYPE IN HER NAME WITH
"HAIR SALON"?
>> NO, LET'S DO THAT.
FIFI B-O-U-T-I-Q-U-E.
YEAH, BAM, HERE IT IS.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO, THERE IS A
FIFI'S BEAUTY BOUTIQUE...
>> YEAH.
>> IN ORLANDO.
>> WHICH IS VERY GOOD NEWS.
>> IT IS GOOD NEWS.
IN 2007.
>> YEAH, IT'S FROM A WHILE AGO.
>> I MEAN, 2007, WE KNOW THAT
SHE WAS IN HER SENIOR YEAR OF
HIGH SCHOOL.
SO IT'S UNLIKELY THAT SHE
STARTED A BEAUTY BOUTIQUE HER
SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
>> YEAH.
>> THEY HAVE A PHONE NUMBER.
>> THAT'S TRUE, SHOULD WE JUST--
>> IT'S LIKE--IT'S 9:00.
>> WE'D GET A--WE'D PROBABLY GET
A MESSAGE.
>> YEAH.
>> WHICH COULD BE INTERESTING,
RIGHT?
>> YEAH, LET'S CALL.
[dialing]
[phone line ringing]
[melodic tone]
>> OOH...
>> WE'RE SORRY, YOU HAVE REACHED
A NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN
DISCONNECTED OR IS NO LONGER IN
SERVICE.
>> SUSPICIOUS.
>> NEVER GOOD TO REACH A
DISCONNECTED PHONE NUMBER.
>> CAN WE CALL MIKE FOR A
SECOND?
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT DAY THAT
WAS THAT SHE GOT INTO THAT CAR
ACCIDENT.
>> WHAT DAY HE WENT TO MEET HER.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
[phone line rings]
DO YOU REMEMBER THE DATE WHEN
YOU WENT TO HER APARTMENT
BUILDING AND SHE DIDN'T--SHE
WASN'T THERE?
THE 15th OR 16th WOULD HAVE BEEN
A WEEK BEFORE HER BIRTHDAY.
>> ONE MORE QUESTION, MIKE.
THE--THE CAR--THE CAR ACCIDENT
SHE GOT INTO--WAS IT LIKE--WAS
SHE HURT, WAS IT SERIOUS?
>> WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT SHE
WOULD'VE LIKELY BEEN WEARING A
SPLINT ON--ON HER INJURED FINGER
THAT WEEKEND, HER BIRTHDAY
WEEKEND.
OKAY, COOL, ALL RIGHT, SO, WE'RE
GONNA--WE'RE GONNA JUST KEEP
LOOKING.
BYE.
>> GO TO HER BIRTHDAY STUFF.
>> NO SPLINT ON HER RIGHT HAND.
>> WAIT, WOULD SHE HAVE--DOES
SHE HAVE A SPLINT IN THAT
PICTURE?
>> NO.
SHE LIED ABOUT THE PINKY SPLINT.
>> YEAH, BUT SHE COULD'VE TAKEN
IT OFF FOR HER BIRTHDAY.
>> NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S [bleep].
SHE--IF SHE'S NOT WEARING IT IN
ANY OF THE PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
AFTER HER ACCIDENT...
I DON'T SEE IT.
LIKE, SHE'S PAINTBALLING AND
STUFF.
BOTH PINKIES ARE IN THAT
PICTURE, THERE'S NO SPLINT.
>> OKAY, WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT
FELICIA IS A REAL PERSON, AND
ALL THE PROFILES ON PLENTY OF
FISH, ON INSTAGRAM, ON FACEBOOK,
ON TWITTER, ARE ALL CONNECTED,
AND THEY ALL RELATE BACK TO THIS
ONE PERSON.
>> I'M CONVINCED THIS IS HER.
>> IN THE "UNKNOWN" COLUMN,
WE'VE GOT DOES SHE OR DOES SHE
NOT LIVE IN NEW JERSEY?
DOES SHE OR DOES SHE NOT LIVE IN
ORLANDO?
DOES SHE HAVE A STORE OR DOES
SHE NOT HAVE A STORE?
NONE OF THESE THINGS ARE CLEAR
FROM THE FACEBOOK PAGE.
>> WHAT'S WEIRD IS THAT IF THIS
IS HER, WHAT WOULD BE HER REASON
FOR BLOWING HIM OFF?
>> SHE'S CLEARLY FABRICATING
STUFF.
[thunder crashes]
>> both: WHOA!
>> LIGHTS OUT.
LOOK HOW DARK IT IS OUTSIDE.
>> WHOA.
IT'S REALLY COMING DOWN.
>> WE COULD BE TRAPPED IN THIS
HOTEL.
>> COME ON IN, GENTLEMEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> "GEN-MEL-MEN."
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> ALL RIGHT, FELICIA...
LET'S GET HER BACK.
WE REACHED OUT TO CHARMAINE.
>> YEAH.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH.
WE'VE FOUND A LOT OF STUFF.
I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE WE
TOTALLY KNOW WHAT'S UP.
WHOA, CHARMAINE ACCEPTED MY
FRIEND REQUEST.
[cell phone rings]
HOLD ON.
THIS IS A NEW JERSEY NUMBER.
>> OKAY.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO?
>> YEAH, HI, THIS IS NEV.
OH, COOL, WOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR, UH--FOR GETTING BACK TO ME.
ANYWAY, SO, YEAH, SO, I'M--I'M
MAKING THIS NEW TV SHOW AND
IT'S ALL ABOUT, LIKE, ONLINE
ROMANCE.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU
COULD JUST HELP US FIND OUT A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT FELICIA,
SINCE YOU PROBABLY ARE, YOU
KNOW, THE PERSON WHO KNOWS HER
BEST.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HER
CURRENT SORT OF, LIKE,
RELATIONSHIP STATUS?
COOL, OKAY, SO--'CAUSE
OBVIOUSLY, LIKE, A BIG REASON
THAT WE'RE DOING THIS IS 'CAUSE
YOU KNOW, MIKE REALLY LIKES HER.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, SHE
CURRENTLY LIVES IN NEW JERSEY.
SO, HOW--HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN
LIVING IN FLORIDA?
GOT IT.
WHAT--WHAT SORT OF THINGS HAS
SHE MADE UP BEFORE WITH OTHER
PEOPLE?
SO, SHE WAS HAVING, LIKE, A
REALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HER
SORT OF FALSE ONLINE ACTIVITY?
DO YOU THINK SHE'S TALKING TO
OTHER GUYS ONLINE RIGHT NOW IN
ADDITION TO MIKE?
THAT'S VERY HELPFUL, UH, GOOD
ADVICE.
BYE.
MY CONCERN IS--
>> WHAT IS YOUR CONCERN?
>> IS SHE A COMPULSIVE LIAR?
>> SHE MIGHT BE.
>> AND DOES MIKE WANNA BE IN A
RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE WITH A
HISTORY--A SERIOUS HISTORY OF--
OF LYING AND MAYBE POTENTIALLY--
AND VERY LIKELY--STILL HAVING A
HARD TIME TELLING THE TRUTH?
>> I WOULD ADD TO YOUR CONCERN
MY CONCERN, WHICH IS, IS SHE
SERIOUS ABOUT MIKE?
IS SHE SERIOUS ABOUT ACTUALLY
WANTING TO MEET HIM...
>> RIGHT.
>> OR IS HE JUST KIND OF ANOTHER
GUY WHO SHE'S USING...
>> RIGHT.
>> TO MAKE HERSELF FEEL BETTER
ABOUT HERSELF?
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS GIRL DOESN'T BREAK HIS
HEART.
>> WE ONLY HAVE ONE OPTION,
THEN.
JUST TO GO TELL MIKE, AND--AND
GET HIM TO GO MEET HER AND HOPE
THAT SHE WANTS TO MEET HIM.
>> HEY, BROTHER, WHAT'S UP?
>> YO.
LET'S GET DOWN TO SORT OF WHAT
WE CAME HERE TO DO, WHICH IS...
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> OBVIOUSLY TO TALK ABOUT
FELICIA.
WE DID A LOT OF SEARCHING.
THE FIRST GREAT NEWS IS THAT
SHE'S A REAL PERSON...
>> OKAY, THAT'S GOOD, THEN.
>> WHICH IS GREAT.
BUT WHAT--WHERE WE SORT OF HIT
OUR FIRST SPEED BUMP WAS THERE'S
NOTHING LISTED ON HER FACEBOOK
PAGE ABOUT WORKING AT OR OWNING
A STORE.
>> I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S KINDA
WEIRD.
>> RIGHT.
>> THERE ARE A FEW MORE THINGS.
>> A BIG PIECE OF THE STORY THAT
WE WERE REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT WAS
WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT YOU GUYS
WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET UP.
>> YEAH.
>> AND OF COURSE, HER STORY TO
YOU WAS THAT SHE GOT INTO A CAR
ACCIDENT.
WELL, WE LOOKED AT ALL HER
PHOTOS FROM AROUND THAT TIME.
THERE WAS NO MENTION OF AN
ACCIDENT.
SHE'S NOT WEARING ANY KIND OF...
>> PINKY?
>> BRACE THING.
>> PINKY, PINKY, UH...
>> BRACE, SPLINT.
THAT SORT OF CAME AS A LITTLE
BIT OF A SURPRISE.
>> YEAH.
>> AND HERE'S WHERE IT STARTS TO
GET, LIKE, A LITTLE CURIOUS.
HER RESIDENCE HAS BEEN FLORIDA--
ORLANDO--FOR, LIKE, AT LEAST THE
LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
>> OH.
THAT'S KINDA WEIRD.
WHY WOULD SHE LIE ABOUT THAT?
>> SO, THE NEXT THING WE DID WAS
WE--WE REACHED OUT TO HER
FRIEND CHARMAINE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> SHE SAID TO US, IN HIGH
SCHOOL SHE HAD A REAL ISSUE WITH
FAKE INTERNET PROFILES.
>> OH, WOW.
>> * BUT JUST LIKE BOTTLES
*IN THE TIDE *
* EVERYBODY LEAVES SOMETIME
>> ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THAT
SHE SAID TO US WAS,
"BE CAREFUL."
>> MM-HMM.
>> BECAUSE SHE'S DEFINITELY BEEN
DOING THINGS LIKE THIS FOR A
WHILE WHERE SHE TALKS TO GUYS
ONLINE.
>> WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT IF SHE
ACTUALLY REALLY DID HAVE THAT,
YOU KNOW, DEEP CONNECTION WITH
ME?
SO...
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT...
THE FACT THAT SHE'S BEEN LYING
TO YOU?
>> * NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
>> SO, NOW THAT YOU KNOW FELICIA
HAS BEEN LYING TO YOU, MY
QUESTION IS WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
DO?
>> I MEAN, I DEFINITELY FEEL
LIKE, YOU KNOW, HURT ABOUT THAT,
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, I DON'T WANNA BE LIED
TO.
IT IS KINDA SAD HOW SOMEONE CAN,
LIKE, LIE TO YOU LIKE THAT.
>> DO YOU STILL WANT TO MEET HER
AND CONSIDER ANY POSSIBILITY OF
A FUTURE WITH HER, OR IS THIS
ENOUGH TO KIND OF TURN YOU OFF
AND NOT WANT TO EVER SEE HER
AGAIN?
>> I MEAN, I WOULD--I WOULD WANT
TO MEET HER.
I MEAN, JUST, I THINK, SEE WHERE
IT GOES, YOU KNOW?
SEE WHAT SHE WOULD SAY ABOUT
THOSE SITUATIONS THAT--THAT YOU
GUYS TOLD ME ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
ABOUT HER PAST.
>> BEFORE WE DO THAT, OBVIOUSLY,
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL HER.
>> YEAH.
>> AND YOU GUYS CAN HANG OUT
HERE AND I'LL BE BACK IN A
MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT.
[phone line rings]
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO, FELICIA?
>> YES, WHO IS THIS?
>> YEAH, IT'S, UH, NEV.
I'M A FRIEND OF MICHAEL'S.
YEAH, EXACTLY.
WE ARE MAKING A TV SHOW ABOUT
PEOPLE IN ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS
WHO HAVEN'T EVER MET.
>> DO YOU THINK IT COULD STILL
WORK?
>> I MEAN, I JUST WANNA GET TO
THE BOTTOM OF IT, I GUESS, YOU
KNOW?
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE--
WHAT ELSE TO SAY OR WHAT ELSE,
YOU KNOW, TO DO.
>> I WAS HOPING TO SEE IF MAYBE
THERE WAS ANY CHANCE WE COULD
TRY AND FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR YOU
GUYS TO MEET UP.
LIKE, MAYBE EVEN AS SOON AS
TOMORROW.
>> OH.
UM...
>> [exhales]
>> WELL, WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD
TIME?
>> UM...
>> UM...
I THINK, YOU KNOW, TO BE--JUST
TO BE HONEST AND REAL WITH YOU,
LIKE, I THINK IF YOU'RE--IF YOU
ARE SERIOUS ABOUT MEETING UP
WITH MIKE, UM, THIS IS--THIS IS
GONNA BE MAYBE YOUR BEST
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW HIM THAT AND
TO MAKE HIM A PRIORITY, BECAUSE
HE'S--HE'S CERTAINLY MADE YOU A
PRIORITY.
>> UM...
>> ALL RIGHT, AWESOME.
SO, I WILL BE IN TOUCH.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
SOON.
THERE YOU GO, RIGHT THERE.
>> ARE YOU HAVING ANY SECOND
THOUGHTS NOW THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY
ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT?
>> I MEAN, I DON'T HA--DON'T
HAVE ANY SECOND THOUGHTS.
WHEN I'M USUALLY MIND SET TO DO
SOMETHING, I DO IT, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, SEE WHAT THE REAL
FELICIA'S ABOUT, YOU KNOW?
SEEING HER FACE TO FACE, AND SHE
CAN TELL ME, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S
UP.
>> * SHE'LL TEAR A HOLE IN YOU *
* BUT ONE YOU CAN'T REPAIR *
* BUT I STILL LOVE HER
* I DON'T REALLY CARE *
>> THIS IS IT, DUDE.
WE ARE HERE.
>> * KEEP IT UP
* KEEP YOUR LOVE
* KEEP YOUR HEAD UP
* MY LOVE
*
>> "YAY, YAY, YAY."
>> "YAY, YAY, YAY."
>> ALL RIGHT, READY?
>> DO IT.
>> HERE WE GO.
ROCK AND ROLL.
>> WE ARE GETTING CLOSE, MAN.
>> MIKE, GETTING A LITTLE JUMPY,
THERE.
>> SO, HERE IT IS.
WE'RE--WE'RE ABOUT TO TURN, HUH?
>> THAT'S IT?
>> YEAH, THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.
>> [exhales]
>> MOMENT OF TRUTH.
>> YEAH.
ALL OUR QUESTIONS WILL BE
ANSWERED.
WHO KNOWS, RIGHT?
>> YOU BEEN WAITING FOR THIS,
SO...
>> [exhales]
>> HOWEVER IT GOES...
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
[knocks]
>> HEY.
>> HI.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
[chuckles]
>> OH, MY GOSH, YOU'RE FINALLY
HERE.
>> YEAH, I'M HERE...
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> IN FLORIDA. [chuckles]
>> YEAH, THAT'S CRAZY.
>> YEAH.
>> HEY, FELICIA.
>> OH, THIS--OH, YEAH, HERE'S
NEV.
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
>> YEAH, SO, I MEAN, I WAS
THINKING THAT MAYBE YOU COULD
SHOW US AROUND ORLANDO TODAY.
I MEAN, YOUR STORE AND STUFF.
>> YEAH, UM, WELL...
I ACTUALLY, LIKE, LIED...
ABOUT SOMETHING, LIKE, REALLY,
LIKE, IMPORTANT, I GUESS.
BUT I SHOULD'VE BEEN HONEST WITH
YOU, LIKE, IN THE BEGINNING.
>> HONESTY IS, YOU KNOW, A BIG
PART OF A RELATIONSHIP, YOU
KNOW?
>> YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> UM, BASICALLY, I...
DON'T LIVE IN NEW JERSEY.
I LIVE IN ORLANDO.
>> DID YOU EVER LIVE IN NEW
JERSEY?
>> YEAH, LIKE, ALL MY FAMILY AND
FRIENDS ARE THERE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> BUT I'M HERE FOR SCHOOL.
>> FOR SCHOOL?
>> YEAH.
>> BUT YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU
LIVED THERE THIS YEAR.
>> YEAH, BUT I DON'T.
>> BUT YOU DON'T, YEAH.
>> LIKE, I DIDN'T, YEAH.
>> OKAY.
>> SORRY.
>> YEAH.
>> SORRY.
>> SO, ANY OTHER SECRETS?
>> WELL, LIKE...
>> YOU KNOW, LIES...
>> [clears throat]
>> IN THE PAST?
>> UM...
WELL...
THERE'S NO STORE.
>> OH, THERE'S NO STORE EITHER?
>> THERE'S NO STORE.
THERE'S NO STORE BECAUSE, LIKE,
WHEN YOU KEPT ASKING ME TO HANG
OUT, I WAS LIKE, "[bleep], I
NEED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING
SO HE CAN STOP ASKING ME."
>> OKAY.
>> AND I'M SORRY, LIKE, YOU
KNOW, I DIDN'T, LIKE, PURPOSELY
DO IT.
>> WELL, IN A WAY--IN A WAY, YOU
DID, BECAUSE--[chuckles]
>> I DIDN'T PURPOSELY DO IT.
LIKE, IT WASN'T LIKE, "I'M GONNA
LIE TO MIKE.
I'M GONNA JUST, LIKE, MAKE UP
ALL THESE LIES."
LIKE, I FELT LIKE IF I WAS
STRAIGHT OUT AND WAS LIKE, "I
NEVER--I DON'T LIVE THERE,"
LIKE, YOU WOULD'VE BEEN LIKE,
"WELL, WHAT'S THE POINT IN
GETTING TO KNOW HER AND GOING ON
A DATE WITH HER IF SHE DOESN'T
EVEN LIVE HERE?
>> IT'S KINDA HARD FOR ME TO
TAKE WHEN SOMEONE LIES TO ME
LIKE THAT, 'CAUSE I HAVE BEEN
HURT IN THE PAST BY, YOU KNOW,
OTHER PEOPLE, AND...
>> YEAH.
>> I DON'T WANT TO BE HURT
AGAIN, YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH, AND I DID TELL YOU--
>> IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> I'M GONNA ASK THE QUESTION
THAT I THINK EVERYBODY'S
WONDERING IS, SINCE YOU ARE YOU,
FOR THE MOST PART, AND MIKE IS
MIKE, WHY YOU CHOSE THE LIES
THAT YOU DID CHOOSE.
>> IT'S JUST A HABIT.
IT'S A BAD FRICKIN' HABIT.
I LITERALLY WENT FROM LYING
ABOUT WHO I AM AND WHAT I LOOK
LIKE TO OTHER PEOPLE FROM SINCE
I WAS 14 YEARS OLD TILL THIS
PAST JANUARY.
YOU'RE HONESTLY, LIKE, THE FIRST
GUY WHO ACTUALLY WANTED TO GET
TO KNOW WHO I AM.
I JUST WAS SCARED THAT I WAS
GONNA LOSE THAT, SO I JUST TRIED
TO MAKE EVERY EXCUSE POSSIBLE SO
THAT I JUST DIDN'T LOSE THAT.
AND I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW?
I LIED ABOUT THE STUPIDEST
[bleep], BUT, LIKE, IT WAS A
MISTAKE, AND I'M--I WOULD NEVER
DO IT AGAIN.
>> I HOPE IT ENDS TODAY.
>> IT--IT'S ENDED, IT'S DONE.
>> IT WILL JUST--JUST STOP.
>> LIKE, LET'S JUST START ON A
CLEAN SLATE AND JUST MOVE
FORWARD, YOU KNOW?
>> JUST STOP, YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> NOW THAT ALL THIS MYSTERY...
>> OUT IN THE AIR...
>> AND DECEPTION IS SORT OF OUT
OF THE WAY, LET'S JUST CHILL OUT
FOR TWO SECONDS.
WE CAN HEAD OUT FOR NOW.
>> YEAH, WE'LL SEE WHERE IT
GOES.
>> OKAY.
>> [sighs]
KINDA TOUGH TO TAKE THIS ALL IN
ALL AT ONCE, YOU KNOW?
>> I GOT THE FEELING THAT, LIKE,
YOU THOUGHT AND HOPED ONCE YOU
DID MEET HER, IF SHE WAS WHO SHE
SAID SHE WAS...
>> MM-HMM.
>> IT COULD BE SOMETHING MORE.
>> I DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT
GOOD CONNECTION WITH HER, BUT
WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR SO LONG
ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS THAT
HAVEN'T BEEN TRUE.
WHY I'M LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW,
I'M BEING CAUTIOUS WITH YOU NOW,
YOU KNOW?
I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS CONFUSED
ABOUT A PERSON, REALLY, IN MY
LIFE.
>> I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S
GOING ON.
MAYBE IF YOU'RE UP FOR IT, YOU
WANNA GO OUT WITH HER TONIGHT?
>> STARTING OUT ON A LIE IS JUST
NOT GOOD.
IT'S JUST [bleep].
>> IT'S JUST [bleep] HOW SHE WAS
TALKING, YOU KNOW?
LIKE, HOW--HOW SHE WAS TAKING IT
SO LIGHTLY AFTER A WHILE, YOU
KNOW?
IT'S...
NOT FUN FOR ME.
I JUST WANT TO FIND THAT PERSON
WHO'S--I HAD THAT CONNECTION
WITH AND JUST--JUST RUN WITH IT,
AND...
STARTING OUT ON A LIE IS JUST
NOT GOOD.
>> YOU DID PURSUE HER AT FIRST
BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT, LIKE, THERE
WAS A REAL SHOT THERE.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> AND IF YOU WERE REALLY INTO
HER, TO SOME EXTENT, IT WOULDN'T
MATTER THAT SHE HAD LIED TO YOU
ABOUT SOME SMALLER DETAILS OF
HER LIFE THAT DON'T REALLY
DEFINE WHO SHE IS.
>> I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR
A WHILE.
I KNOW THAT WE HAD THAT
CONNECTION.
BUT TELLING THE TRUTH IS, LIKE,
A BIG PART OF, YOU KNOW, A
RELATIONSHIP, AND I DO WANT TO
HAVE HER CHANGE.
>> LOOK, I WANT TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT SHE'S
FEELING.
I KNOW YOU DO TOO.
SEE IF WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY SHE
DOES WHAT SHE DOES.
SO, IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'RE
GONNA MEET UP WITH HER.
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND THEN MAYBE IF YOU'RE UP
FOR IT, YOU WANNA GO OUT WITH
HER TONIGHT?
>> IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO TALK
AND, YOU KNOW, BE FRIENDS, TELL
ME THE TRUTH, WHAT DO I REALLY
HAVE TO LOSE, RIGHT?
>> WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES
TONIGHT.
>> * YOU'RE NOT THE ONE *
*WITH A LAYOVER *
* I'M JUST THE ONE *
* WHO LOST THE WAY
*
>> I WAS HOPING WE COULD GET A
CHANCE TO CHAT A LITTLE BIT.
>> SURE.
>> MIKE--HE'S GOT A LOT GOING
ON, AND SO I'M NOT SO SURE HOW
CLEAR HE IS HIMSELF ON WHAT'S
GOING ON, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS,
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS, LIKE, THE
ORIGINAL REASON FOR LYING TO
PEOPLE?
>> I JUST WANTED ATTENTION.
I FELT LIKE I WASN'T GETTING
ATTENTION FROM ANYONE.
EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT
I WAS UGLY.
I'VE EVEN HEARD IT FROM FAMILY
MEMBERS THAT I WAS UGLY AND THAT
I WAS FAT.
I NEEDED AN OUTLET, AND I FOUND
THAT OUTLET THROUGH ONLINE
DATING BECAUSE I COULD PRETEND
TO BE SOMEBODY THAT I WASN'T,
AND I GOT THE ATTENTION THAT I
NEEDED BECAUSE THEY SAW WHAT
THEY LIKED ON THE OUTSIDE.
THEY WANTED TO GET TO KNOW WHO I
WAS.
LIKE, I LITERALLY HAD, LIKE,
5,000 FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK.
I FEEL LIKE IF MY FATHER RAISED
ME, EVERYTHING THAT I EVER DID
WOULD'VE NEVER HAPPENED.
>> BUT YOU GREW UP WITH YOUR
MOM?
>> AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING I
DO IS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH.
'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS JUDGED BY HER.
MY DAD EVEN TOLD ME, HE'S LIKE,
"YOU WOULDN'T BE OVERWEIGHT."
MY SIBLINGS, THEY'RE SKINNY.
THEY'RE LIKE THIS.
I HAD FOOD TO EAT.
I HAD EVERY TOY I WANTED.
I WAS SPOILED.
BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAD
LOVE.
AND I FEEL LIKE THE ONLY TIME I
EVER HAD LOVE WAS WHEN I WAS
WITH PEOPLE THAT I MET ONLINE,
AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I DID
WHAT I DID.
I'M JUST GONNA TAKE IT ONE DAY
AT A TIME.
THIS IS MY LIFE, AND, LIKE, I
DON'T WANNA MESS IT UP.
I WANNA ACTUALLY BE MYSELF.
LIKE, I WANT TO SHOW WHO I AM TO
PEOPLE.
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FROM THE
PAST TO HINDER MY FUTURE.
I'VE ALREADY CANCELED ACCOUNTS.
LIKE, I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO
MAKE ME RELAPSE.
>> IF THERE'S A BRIGHT SIDE TO
ALL THIS, YOU KNOW, IT'S--YOU--
WHEN YOU DID FINALLY START A
PROFILE AS YOURSELF, YOU MET
MIKE, WHO IS--
>> AND I'M GLAD THAT I MET HIM
BECAUSE HE'S JUST GENUINE.
IT REALLY HURT TO SEE HIM HURT,
AND I DON'T THINK I WANNA EVER
DO THAT AGAIN.
I ALREADY OWE IT TO HIM TO--TO
BE HONEST WITH HIM.
>> SO, YOU LIKE MIKE?
>> YEAH.
HE'S COOL.
[laughs]
>> YOU WANNA GO BACK AND HANG
OUT WITH MIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE,
AND...
>> YES.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
THANK YOU.
I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE AT
LEAST MONOGAMOUS TOWARDS EACH
OTHER, 'CAUSE--
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT THE
SAME EXACT THING AS YOU.
WHAT--WHY ARE YOU SO MAD?
>> WHY AM I MAD?
WHY AM I MAD?
>> AND NOW, MORE CATFISH:
THE TV SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
[soft indie rock music]
**
>> HEY.
>> HEY.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> SO, WHAT'S UP?
>> OH, NOT MUCH.
>> I LIKE YOUR SHIRT.
>> THANKS.
I'M ROLLING UP MY SLEEVES.
SORRY, I'M, LIKE, HOT.
>> YOU'RE SO NERVOUS.
>> [chuckles] NERVOUS?
>> YEAH.
>> I DON'T WANNA SPILL THE BEANS
OR ANYTHING TONIGHT.
I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS, YOU KNOW?
WE'RE ACTUALLY OUT, WHICH IS
GOOD.
>> IT FEELS WEIRD, RIGHT?
LIKE, BEING OUT.
LIKE, TALKING SO LONG ONLINE.
LIKE, IT JUST FEELS, LIKE, "WOW,
THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING."
LIKE, YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH.
NO, YEAH, IT'S--IT'S FUN.
>> BUT I'M GLAD--LIKE, I'M GLAD
WE'RE HERE.
>> AND I'M DOWN HERE.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE JUST SO CUTE.
>> [chuckles]
>> I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE
HERE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
ARE YOU HAPPY?
>> NO, I'M HAPPY TOO.
>> YEAH?
>> BESIDES THE FACT OF CERTAIN
THINGS, BUT I AM EXCITED.
>> LIKE WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> LIKE WHAT, THE FACT THAT I
LIED?
>> YEAH.
>> I KINDA [bleep] UP, AND
PEOPLE [bleep] UP, YOU KNOW?
BUT IT WASN'T SOMETHING, LIKE,
REALLY BAD.
>> I'M KINDA, LIKE, MAD ABOUT IT
A LITTLE BIT.
>> YEAH.
YEAH--
>> I MEAN, YOU NEED TO PUT
YOURSELF IN MY SHOES.
LIKE, WHAT IF I DID THIS--IF I
TOLD THAT TO YOU, LIKE, YOU'D
BE KIND OF PISSED.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, I EXPECT YOU TO
BE UPSET, YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH.
>> I REALLY DO.
>> THINGS HAVE HAPPENED.
LIKE, IT'S BEEN, LIKE, A
TUG-OF-WAR KIND OF THING IN MY--
>> YEAH?
>> IN MY MIND, YOU KNOW, LIKE
BACK AND FORTH, LIKE, UH...
>> YEAH.
I FEEL LIKE I DON'T WANNA
INVEST, UM--
>> TIME AND YOUR EMOTIONS?
>> TIME AND ALL OF MY FEELINGS
AND MY EMOTIONS, AND THEN,
POTENTIALLY, YOU DON'T FEEL THE
SAME WAY.
LIKE, I KINDA NEED TO KNOW
SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU
LIKE ME, IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU
SEE, LIKE...
>> [chuckles]
>> YOU KNOW, I WANNA KNOW.
>> YEAH.
>> SO, NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME
TO TELL ME...
>> [chuckles] TO TELL YOU.
>> IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, AND
IF YOU LIKE ME FOR ME, AND IF
YOU CAN POSSIBLY SEE US
DEVELOPING INTO SOMETHING MORE.
YES...
>> UM...
>> YOU KNOW, I'M SAYING I FEEL
LIKE WE SHOULD BE AT LEAST
MONOGAMOUS TOWARDS EACH OTHER
AND JUST SEE WHERE IT GOES.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT OUT OF IT,
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU WANT THE SAME THING
TOO.
>> [sighs]
>> BECAUSE--
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT THE
SAME EXACT THING AS YOU.
>> YEAH?
>> I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
>> YEAH.
SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
YOU JUST WANT TO BE--BE PEN PALS
TILL I COME BACK?
>> [chuckles] PEN PALS.
>> YOU WANT ME TO GO DATE OTHER
GUYS AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHERE
WE ARE NEXT SUMMER?
>> IF SOMEONE NEEDS THEIR TIME,
I WOULDN'T GET, LIKE, PISSED OFF
AT 'EM, YOU KNOW?
>> I'M NOT UPSET THAT YOU NEED
TIME.
I'M JUST UPSET THAT YOU--
>> YEAH.
>> YOU JUST--YOU'RE NOT
UNDERSTANDING WHERE I'M COMING
FROM AT ALL.
I JUST WANT A STRAIGHTFORWARD
ANSWER.
DO YOU LIKE ME?
"NO."
OKAY, FINE.
>> NO, I DO, AS, LIKE, A PERSON,
YES.
YOU'RE NICE, AND WE HAD THAT
GOOD CONVERSATION AND STUFF,
BUT--
>> BUT THAT'S IT.
RIGHT?
>> FOR NOW, YES.
>> OKAY.
THAT'S ALL YOU HAD TO SAY.
>> [chuckles]
>> THAT'S ALL THIS CONVERSATION
HAS BEEN ABOUT.
OKAY.
>> I MEAN, I STILL WANT TO TALK
TO YOU AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> OKAY.
END OF DISCUSSION.
>> YES.
>> YOU--UGH...
>> WHAT?
>> [groans]
>> UH...
YOU KNOW...
>> WELL...
I NEED TO GO.
>> WHAT--WHY ARE YOU SO MAD FOR?
>> OH, WHY AM I MAD?
WHY AM I MAD?
>> YEAH, I KINDA THOUGHT--
>> WHY AM I MAD?
REALLY?
>> YEAH.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
WHY AM I MAD?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> HEY, I'M JUST TRYING TO TAKE
TIME FOR MYSELF AND SEE WHERE
THIS WILL GO.
YOU KNOW?
AND YOU WON'T LET ME.
I WOULD LET YOU FULLY.
FULLY.
>> REALLY?
>> YES, I WOULD.
THAT'S JUST THE KIND OF PERSON I
AM.
>> LIKE I TOLD YOU, IF TIME IS
WHAT YOU NEED, TIME IS WHAT YOU
WILL RECEIVE.
>> YES.
I'M SAYING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE,
LIKE, A FRIENDSHIP RIGHT NOW,
AND BUILD FROM THERE.
IS--IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU FEEL BETTER NOW, OR
NO?
>> YES, YES.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
YO.
>> both: HEY.
>> WAIT...
>> OH!
[laughter]
>> WHAT'S UP, HANDSOME?
>> [laughs]
>> * OOH, BELLE
* IT'S NOT LIKE *
* I COULDN'T TELL *
>> WE CALLED BECAUSE WE WANTED
TO JUST SORT OF CATCH UP.
SO, I'M VERY CURIOUS TO KNOW IF
YOU AND FELICIA HAVE BEEN
TALKING.
>> UH, YEAH, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN
TALKING HERE AND THERE, YOU
KNOW?
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO COME HERE IN
OCTOBER, SO, I MEAN, WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO MEET UP THEN AND
SEE WHAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW?
JUST GO OUT.
>> * SUN SET ONLY
* BRINGS THE COLORS OUT
>> SO, WHAT'S GOING ON, FELICIA?
HOW YOU DOING?
>> I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE STILL
TALKING AND HE DIDN'T TURN OUT
TO BE A DOUCHE BAG.
>> [laughs]
>> * BY THE SAND IN YOUR EYE
*BY THE SHINE IN YOUR LIP *
*BY THE CRACK IN YOUR VOICE *
*IT'S A FEEL, NOT A CHOICE *
>> I HONESTLY LIKE THIS NEW ME,
BEING HONEST WITH MYSELF,
AND THEN IT JUST MAKES ME ABLE
TO BE HONEST WITH OTHERS.
>> THAT'S A GOOD ATTITUDE TO
HAVE, I THINK.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> HAVE A GOOD--
>> BYE.
>> BYE. MIKE, WAVE.
>> BYE.
>> WAVE, MIKE.
>> [chuckles]
>> * LA LA, LA LA LA, LA LA
*
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00:40:33.
>> THAT'S IT?
>> YEAH, THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
[knocks]
>> [sighs]
>> HI, I'M NEV.
A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I FELL IN
LOVE ONLINE.
TURNS OUT MY CRUSH WASN'T WHO I
THOUGHT SHE WAS.
I THOUGHT I FELL IN LOVE WITH
MEGAN, BUT MEGAN WAS REALLY
ANGELA.
I WAS HEARTBROKEN.
BUT THE WEIRDEST PART OF IT
ALL?
ANGELA AND I ACTUALLY BECAME
FRIENDS.
NOT ONLY THAT, MY BROTHER AND
HIS FILMMAKING PARTNER SHOT THE
WHOLE THING AND TURNED IT INTO A
DOCUMENTARY THAT WAS A PRETTY
BIG HIT.
SUDDENLY, MY INBOX WAS EXPLODING
WITH EMAILS.
"WHEN I SAW YOUR MOVIE, CATFISH,
I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE
SIMILARITIES."
IT FELT LIKE EVERYONE ON THE
INTERNET WANTED TO TELL ME ABOUT
THEIR BIZARRE ONLINE ROMANCE.
I COULD JUST PURSUE EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF THESE LEADS, AND WE
SHOULD MAKE A SHOW OF IT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE DECIDED TO
DO.
I'M HITTING THE ROAD WITH MY
FILMMAKER BUDDY MAX AND A CREW
FROM MTV TO HELP PEOPLE MEET
THEIR ONLINE LOVES FOR THE FIRST
TIME.
OKAY, I THINK THIS IS IT.
IT'S GO TIME RIGHT NOW.
>> GO TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IS THE PERSON THEY'VE FALLEN FOR
TELLING THE TRUTH...
>> MAYBE SHE'S LIKE SOME SUPER
SEXY FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
>> OR HIDING BEHIND LIES?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD
SMILE OR CRY.
>> WILL THEY FIND LOVE...
>> GUYS, GUYS, GUYS, GUYS.
>> OR HEARTACHE?
DEFINITELY DID NOT SEE THIS
COMING.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
RIGHT NOW.
>> NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WE'RE
HERE TO HELP SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
>> I CANNOT BELIEVE IT'S YOU.
>> HOPEFULLY, FIND THE LIGHT AT
THE END OF THE TUNNEL, IF IT'S,
YOU KNOW, HAPPY OR NOT.
>> WHAT ARE YOU BLATHERING
ABOUT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> [laughs]
>> CATFISH THE MOVIE WAS MY
STORY.
CATFISH: THE TV SHOW IS YOURS.
>> MAX, WHY DON'T YOU SET UP
YOUR CAMERAS AND STUFF?
>> THE BANA--[laughs]
THE BANANA TRIPOD?
>> IT'S GOOD BECAUSE THE--
>> UNBELIEVABLE.
>> THE PEEL HAS A LOT OF
FRICTION, SO IT DOESN'T SLIP.
>> ALTHOUGH, ARGUABLY, BANANA
PEELS ARE THE SLIPPERIEST--
>> WELL, THAT'S THE INSIDE.
>> THAT'S THE INSIDE.
OKAY, EMAILS, AS ALWAYS,
FLOODING IN.
OKAY, HERE'S ONE.
"DEAR NEV, MY NAME IS MIKE AND
I'M FROM NEW JERSEY."
>> * IS THIS THE TIME
* FOR ONE MORE TRY?
>> "A FEW MONTHS AGO, I HAD TO
MOVE BACK IN WITH MY PARENTS
BECAUSE WORK HAS BEEN REALLY
SLOW.
LIVING WITH MY PARENTS IS BAD
ENOUGH, BUT THEN MY GIRLFRIEND
OF FIVE YEARS DUMPED ME SO SHE
COULD TRY DATING WOMEN.
I WAS STARTING TO THINK I'D
NEVER CATCH A BREAK UNTIL I MET
FELICIA ON A DATING WEBSITE.
*
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T MET, SHE
SEEMS LIKE THE PERFECT GIRL FOR
ME.
SHE'S SWEET, FUNNY, AND REALLY
HAS HER LIFE TOGETHER.
WE TALK ON THE PHONE EVERY DAY,
BUT I AM NOT GREAT WITH
TECHNOLOGY, SO WE HAVEN'T HAD A
CHANCE TO VIDEO CHAT.
I HAVE TRIED TO MEET FELICIA IN
THE PAST, BUT IT NEVER WORKED
OUT.
SHE USED TO LIVE IN HOBOKEN, NEW
JERSEY.
I LIVE IN CLIFTON, WHICH ISN'T
TOO FAR FROM THERE.
I DROVE TO HOBOKEN AND ARRIVED
AT HER PLACE AND GAVE HER A
CALL.
I GOT A PHONE CALL AROUND
MIDNIGHT FROM FELICIA SAYING
SHE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND
HER PHONE WAS SHUT OFF.
I WAS RELIEVED THAT SHE WAS
OKAY, BUT I THOUGHT I WAS BEING
STOOD UP AND WAS VERY
DISAPPOINTED.
SHE HAS JUST RECENTLY MOVED TO
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, BECAUSE SHE
HAS A BUSINESS THAT NEEDED HELP.
I'M REALLY STARTING TO CARE
ABOUT THIS GIRL, BUT I'M SCARED
ABOUT GETTING HURT AGAIN.
I AM REACHING OUT TO YOU, NEV,
TO HELP ME FIND OUT IF THIS GIRL
IS THE REAL DEAL.
BEST REGARDS, MICHAEL COOPER."
SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT HERE.
SOMETHING SMELLS A LITTLE...
SPOILED.
>> A LITTLE FISHY.
>> FISHY.
SO, I KINDA WANT TO FIND OUT A
LITTLE BIT MORE.
[phone line ringing]
HELLO, MIKE?
YEAH, HEY, MICHAEL, IT'S NEV AND
MAX HERE FROM CATFISH TV.
GOOD, MAN.
SO, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH
FELICIA.
THAT'S WEIRD.
AND SO NOW SHE FULL-TIME LIVES
IN FLORIDA?
IF YOU'RE 100% SURE YOU WANNA
KINDA FIND OUT WHO FELICIA IS
AND HOPEFULLY MEET HER, THEN
I'M--YOU KNOW, I'M READY TO HELP
YOU DO THAT.
THANKS FOR REACHING OUT, AND
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
HERE'S A GUY THAT SEEMS VERY
SINCERE.
HE'S LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
SERIOUS.
>> YEAH.
>> IF SHE'S MESSING WITH HIM,
THAT'S MESSED UP.
>> IT DOESN'T SOUND TO ME THAT
HE COULD WITHSTAND GETTING HURT
AGAIN.
>> I JUST WANNA HELP MIKE.
>> SO, RIGHT.
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> OFF TO NEW JERSEY.
LET'S DO IT.
*
>> * DIE TOMORROW, DIE TODAY
* EITHER WAY, WE COULD SAY
* NOTHING COULD GO WRONG
* WHEN YOU'RE WITH ME *
>> ALL RIGHT, MICHAEL COOPER.
HE GOT SERIOUSLY EMASCULATED IN
HIS LAST RELATIONSHIP.
SO, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS
EX-GIRLFRIEND, HE FELT LIKE HE'D
MET SOMEONE HE COULD BE INTO.
AND HE DOESN'T WANNA WASTE TIME
MESSING AROUND.
**
[knocks]
>> HEY, GUYS.
HOW YOU DOING?
>> HEY, MIKE, HOW YOU DOING?
FIRST QUESTION, WHO DID THIS
WONDERFUL ARTWORK?
>> OH, MY MOTHER, YEAH.
YEAH.
>> NICE.
>> YEAH, YEAH, WE HAVE A LOT OF
ARTWORK IN HERE, SO...
>> YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
>> I'LL SHOW YA.
>> LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
>> SO, YOU LIVE WITH YOUR FOLKS.
>> YEAH, YEAH, FOR NOW.
I WAS OUT LAST YEAR, BUT I HAD
TO COME BACK 'CAUSE OF JOB
SITUATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I COULD DEFINITELY SHOW YOU A
LOT OF MY ARTWORK.
I HAVE LOTS AND LOTS.
>> YEAH, YEAH, SHOW US.
WHOA.
>> MAN ROBOT.
A [bleep] LOT OF 'EM.
>> YOU'RE REALLY TALENTED, MAN.
>> THANKS.
I MAKE 'EM UP OUT OF MY HEAD.
[chuckles]
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT RIGHT
NOW?
YOU JUST SORT OF SAID LIKE, "HOW
SHOULD I MAKE THIS?"
YOU KNOW...
>> I--YOU DON'T KNOW.
YOU HAVE LIKE A SENSE OF THINGS
SOMETIMES, AND I'M JUST VERY
INTUITIVE.
>> ANY OTHER THINGS THAT YOU GET
THAT SORT OF FEELING ABOUT?
>> I CAN SENSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE
NOT TELLING ME THE TRUTH ABOUT
SOMETHING.
>> DO YOU EVER FEEL THAT WITH
FELICIA?
>> THERE WAS AN INTUITION.
IT'S JUST KINDA WEIRD HOW WE
NEVER MET AND SHE LIVED UP HERE.
I MEAN, RIGHT?
WE WERE ABOUT TO MEET, TOO, LIKE
A COUPLE TIMES.
I WENT TO HOBOKEN, AND I WAITED
OUT THERE FOR LIKE AN HOUR.
I WAS KINDA STILL A LITTLE,
LIKE, SAD THAT WE DIDN'T MEET
THAT DAY 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, I
WAS, LIKE, LOOKING FORWARD TO
IT, AND THEN NOTHING--IT DIDN'T
EVEN WORK OUT.
>> INTRODUCE ME TO FELICIA.
>> A FEW PICTURES.
THIS IS HER.
>> WOW.
>> SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE MORE.
>> A LITTLE MORE? [chuckles]
>> WOW, SHE'S, UH--
>> HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
>> FULL--FULL-BODIED.
>> [chuckles] "FULL-BODIED."
>> SHE COULD WIPE THE FLOOR WITH
YOU.
>> SHE'S A REAL WOMAN.
>> HOPEFULLY, RIGHT?
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
SHE COULD BE LYING TO ME, I
DON'T KNOW, BUT SHE'S--SHE SEEMS
PRETTY HONEST TO ME.
I DON'T KNOW.
[chuckles]
>> HAVE YOU BEEN TO HER PAGE?
>> ON FACEBOOK?
>> YEAH.
>> NO.
>> WHAT?
>> I NEVER SIGNED UP.
THAT'S JUST ME.
[chuckles]
>> BUT YOU SAID SHE HAS A STORE.
>> IT'S LIKE A HAIR SALON,
PRETTY MUCH.
>> WHERE IS THE SALON?
>> ORLANDO.
>> YOU TALK ON THE PHONE A LOT?
>> MM-HMM.
>> DO YOU GUYS LEAVE EACH OTHER
VOICEMAILS?
>> OH, YEAH, SHE LEFT ME A
VOICEMAIL.
YOU WANNA HEAR IT?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO.
>> SURE, OKAY.
JUST THE OTHER DAY.
HERE YOU GO.
[laughs]
[snickers]
WE REALLY DO HAVE A DEEP
CONNECTION.
I JUST WANT TO BE IN LOVE WITH
THAT PERSON.
I'M REALLY HOPING FOR--FOR THAT
TO HAPPEN.
I REALLY AM.
>> SO, ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN,
ONE BEING LIKE, "SHE'S MY
FRIEND," TEN BEING LIKE, "I'M IN
LOVE WITH HER," WHERE DO YOU
THINK YOU FALL?
>> PROBABLY LIKE AN EIGHT OR
NINE RANGE.
>> YOU REALLY HAVE STRONG
FEELINGS FOR HER.
>> YEAH, IT'S UP THERE.
>> AND YOU'RE READY TO BE IN A
RELATIONSHIP.
>> YEAH, YEAH, DEFINITELY.
I AM.
I MEAN, IT SUCKS GETTING DUMPED
ALL THE TIME, BUT--
[chuckles]
THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, I'M KINDA
CAUTIOUS SOMETIMES, BUT FELICIA,
YOU KNOW, MEETING HER AND THEN
ACTUALLY KNOWING THAT SHE'S REAL
OR WHATEVER ELSE, LIKE, IF SHE
HASN'T BEEN, YOU KNOW--SHE'S
BEEN TRUTHFUL, THEN THAT WOULD
BE GREAT.
>> THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT TO
FIND OUT.
HOPEFULLY IT'S ALL GOOD.
>> YEAH, GIMME GOOD NEWS.
[laughs]
>> OH, I MEAN, I WANT TO BRING
YOU GOOD NEWS, BUT PREPARE
YOURSELF.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
WE NEVER KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA
FIND.
SO, IF IT'S COOL WITH YOU, I'D
LIKE TO GET GOING AND GET THE
WHEELS TURNING.
>> GREAT, I'M--I'M IN.
ALL RIGHT.
>> I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
WE'LL TALK SOON, YEAH.
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY.
>> HE SEEMS LIKE A REALLY
VULNERABLE GUY.
>> I DON'T WANT HIM TO GET USED,
TO HANG HIMSELF OUT THERE FOR
SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR WHILE HE'S
WAITING FOR THIS GIRL.
>> YEAH, HE DEFINITELY IS LIABLE
TO GET HURT.
[thunder rumbles]
>> HERE GOES NOTHIN'.
>> I HAVE NO THEORIES ON THIS.
LIKE, NOT ONE.
>> OKAY, READY, MAX?
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS: JUST,
LIKE, A BASIC SEARCH.
>> FOR FELICIA?
>> MM-HMM.
>> THERE'S ENOUGH FISHY THINGS
TO THINK THAT SHE'S NOT WHO SHE
SAYS SHE IS.
>> OH, HERE SHE IS.
SO, THAT'S HER FACEBOOK PAGE.
>> GO TO THE "ABOUT FELICIA."
>> "BORN IN BROOKLYN, RAISED AS
A JERSEY GIRL."
HIGH SCHOOL IN JERSEY CITY.
>> SHE TOLD HIM THAT SHE OPENED
HER STORE IN ORLANDO.
>> WHICH IS A LITTLE
INTERESTING, 'CAUSE YOU DON'T
JUST OPEN A STORE IN ORLANDO IF
IT'S NOT SOMEWHERE YOU'VE EVER
LIVED.
>> HOW MANY FRIENDS DOES SHE
HAVE?
>> WELL, LET'S SEE.
520.
>> SEEMS LIKE A REALISTIC
NUMBER.
>> YEAH.
OH--
>> YOU FOUND HER INSTAGRAM?
>> YUP.
THIS IS INTERESTING.
GOT A LOT OF COMMENTS AND LIKES.
WAY MORE LIKES THAN MAX USUALLY
GETS.
>> YEAH.
SHE SEEMS 100% REAL.
>> WHAT WE NEED IS ONE PERSON
WHO IS IN A PHOTO WITH HER TO
CONFIRM SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
HER LIFE.
HARD EVIDENCE.
RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF
THAT.
I'M JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHO THE
PEOPLE ARE WHO SHE SEEMS TO BE
THE CLOSEST WITH.
>> CHARMAINE IS DEFINITELY ONE
OF THEM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS GIRL.
>> AND WHERE IS SHE FROM?
>> SHE LIVES IN JERSEY CITY.
>> RIGHT.
>> LET'S JUST SEND HER A
MESSAGE.
"HEY, I'M MAKING A TV SHOW ON
MTV ABOUT ONLINE DATING.
THE CURRENT STORY WE'RE WORKING
ON INVOLVES YOUR FRIEND FELICIA.
I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT HER AND GET YOUR OPINION,
SINCE YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE ONE OF
HER BEST FRIENDS."
SENDING.
TO ME, THE WHOLE "OWNER OF A
HAIR SALON BOUTIQUE" THING
SOUNDED WEIRD FROM THE GET-GO.
I DON'T BUY THAT.
>> WELL, IT'S JUST WEIRD THAT IT
WASN'T LISTED ANYWHERE IN HER
INTERESTS OR--
>> YOU DON'T JUST OWN--YOU'RE
NOT A 24-YEAR-OLD WHO JUST
HAPPENS TO OWN A STORE AND
YOU'RE NOT EVEN IN THE STATE OF
THE STORE.
LIKE, YOU DON'T--
>> NOT TO MENTION THERE'S NOT
ONE PICTURE IN THE FACEBOOK PAGE
THAT WE SAW OF THE STORE, WHICH
WOULD BE HER PRIDE AND JOY IF
SHE REALLY HAD ONE.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> DID YOU TYPE IN HER NAME WITH
"HAIR SALON"?
>> NO, LET'S DO THAT.
FIFI B-O-U-T-I-Q-U-E.
YEAH, BAM, HERE IT IS.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO, THERE IS A
FIFI'S BEAUTY BOUTIQUE...
>> YEAH.
>> IN ORLANDO.
>> WHICH IS VERY GOOD NEWS.
>> IT IS GOOD NEWS.
IN 2007.
>> YEAH, IT'S FROM A WHILE AGO.
>> I MEAN, 2007, WE KNOW THAT
SHE WAS IN HER SENIOR YEAR OF
HIGH SCHOOL.
SO IT'S UNLIKELY THAT SHE
STARTED A BEAUTY BOUTIQUE HER
SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
>> YEAH.
>> THEY HAVE A PHONE NUMBER.
>> THAT'S TRUE, SHOULD WE JUST--
>> IT'S LIKE--IT'S 9:00.
>> WE'D GET A--WE'D PROBABLY GET
A MESSAGE.
>> YEAH.
>> WHICH COULD BE INTERESTING,
RIGHT?
>> YEAH, LET'S CALL.
[dialing]
[phone line ringing]
[melodic tone]
>> OOH...
>> WE'RE SORRY, YOU HAVE REACHED
A NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN
DISCONNECTED OR IS NO LONGER IN
SERVICE.
>> SUSPICIOUS.
>> NEVER GOOD TO REACH A
DISCONNECTED PHONE NUMBER.
>> CAN WE CALL MIKE FOR A
SECOND?
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT DAY THAT
WAS THAT SHE GOT INTO THAT CAR
ACCIDENT.
>> WHAT DAY HE WENT TO MEET HER.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
[phone line rings]
DO YOU REMEMBER THE DATE WHEN
YOU WENT TO HER APARTMENT
BUILDING AND SHE DIDN'T--SHE
WASN'T THERE?
THE 15th OR 16th WOULD HAVE BEEN
A WEEK BEFORE HER BIRTHDAY.
>> ONE MORE QUESTION, MIKE.
THE--THE CAR--THE CAR ACCIDENT
SHE GOT INTO--WAS IT LIKE--WAS
SHE HURT, WAS IT SERIOUS?
>> WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT SHE
WOULD'VE LIKELY BEEN WEARING A
SPLINT ON--ON HER INJURED FINGER
THAT WEEKEND, HER BIRTHDAY
WEEKEND.
OKAY, COOL, ALL RIGHT, SO, WE'RE
GONNA--WE'RE GONNA JUST KEEP
LOOKING.
BYE.
>> GO TO HER BIRTHDAY STUFF.
>> NO SPLINT ON HER RIGHT HAND.
>> WAIT, WOULD SHE HAVE--DOES
SHE HAVE A SPLINT IN THAT
PICTURE?
>> NO.
SHE LIED ABOUT THE PINKY SPLINT.
>> YEAH, BUT SHE COULD'VE TAKEN
IT OFF FOR HER BIRTHDAY.
>> NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S [bleep].
SHE--IF SHE'S NOT WEARING IT IN
ANY OF THE PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
AFTER HER ACCIDENT...
I DON'T SEE IT.
LIKE, SHE'S PAINTBALLING AND
STUFF.
BOTH PINKIES ARE IN THAT
PICTURE, THERE'S NO SPLINT.
>> OKAY, WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT
FELICIA IS A REAL PERSON, AND
ALL THE PROFILES ON PLENTY OF
FISH, ON INSTAGRAM, ON FACEBOOK,
ON TWITTER, ARE ALL CONNECTED,
AND THEY ALL RELATE BACK TO THIS
ONE PERSON.
>> I'M CONVINCED THIS IS HER.
>> IN THE "UNKNOWN" COLUMN,
WE'VE GOT DOES SHE OR DOES SHE
NOT LIVE IN NEW JERSEY?
DOES SHE OR DOES SHE NOT LIVE IN
ORLANDO?
DOES SHE HAVE A STORE OR DOES
SHE NOT HAVE A STORE?
NONE OF THESE THINGS ARE CLEAR
FROM THE FACEBOOK PAGE.
>> WHAT'S WEIRD IS THAT IF THIS
IS HER, WHAT WOULD BE HER REASON
FOR BLOWING HIM OFF?
>> SHE'S CLEARLY FABRICATING
STUFF.
[thunder crashes]
>> both: WHOA!
>> LIGHTS OUT.
LOOK HOW DARK IT IS OUTSIDE.
>> WHOA.
IT'S REALLY COMING DOWN.
>> WE COULD BE TRAPPED IN THIS
HOTEL.
>> COME ON IN, GENTLEMEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> "GEN-MEL-MEN."
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> ALL RIGHT, FELICIA...
LET'S GET HER BACK.
WE REACHED OUT TO CHARMAINE.
>> YEAH.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH.
WE'VE FOUND A LOT OF STUFF.
I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE WE
TOTALLY KNOW WHAT'S UP.
WHOA, CHARMAINE ACCEPTED MY
FRIEND REQUEST.
[cell phone rings]
HOLD ON.
THIS IS A NEW JERSEY NUMBER.
>> OKAY.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO?
>> YEAH, HI, THIS IS NEV.
OH, COOL, WOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR, UH--FOR GETTING BACK TO ME.
ANYWAY, SO, YEAH, SO, I'M--I'M
MAKING THIS NEW TV SHOW AND
IT'S ALL ABOUT, LIKE, ONLINE
ROMANCE.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU
COULD JUST HELP US FIND OUT A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT FELICIA,
SINCE YOU PROBABLY ARE, YOU
KNOW, THE PERSON WHO KNOWS HER
BEST.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HER
CURRENT SORT OF, LIKE,
RELATIONSHIP STATUS?
COOL, OKAY, SO--'CAUSE
OBVIOUSLY, LIKE, A BIG REASON
THAT WE'RE DOING THIS IS 'CAUSE
YOU KNOW, MIKE REALLY LIKES HER.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, SHE
CURRENTLY LIVES IN NEW JERSEY.
SO, HOW--HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN
LIVING IN FLORIDA?
GOT IT.
WHAT--WHAT SORT OF THINGS HAS
SHE MADE UP BEFORE WITH OTHER
PEOPLE?
SO, SHE WAS HAVING, LIKE, A
REALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HER
SORT OF FALSE ONLINE ACTIVITY?
DO YOU THINK SHE'S TALKING TO
OTHER GUYS ONLINE RIGHT NOW IN
ADDITION TO MIKE?
THAT'S VERY HELPFUL, UH, GOOD
ADVICE.
BYE.
MY CONCERN IS--
>> WHAT IS YOUR CONCERN?
>> IS SHE A COMPULSIVE LIAR?
>> SHE MIGHT BE.
>> AND DOES MIKE WANNA BE IN A
RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE WITH A
HISTORY--A SERIOUS HISTORY OF--
OF LYING AND MAYBE POTENTIALLY--
AND VERY LIKELY--STILL HAVING A
HARD TIME TELLING THE TRUTH?
>> I WOULD ADD TO YOUR CONCERN
MY CONCERN, WHICH IS, IS SHE
SERIOUS ABOUT MIKE?
IS SHE SERIOUS ABOUT ACTUALLY
WANTING TO MEET HIM...
>> RIGHT.
>> OR IS HE JUST KIND OF ANOTHER
GUY WHO SHE'S USING...
>> RIGHT.
>> TO MAKE HERSELF FEEL BETTER
ABOUT HERSELF?
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS GIRL DOESN'T BREAK HIS
HEART.
>> WE ONLY HAVE ONE OPTION,
THEN.
JUST TO GO TELL MIKE, AND--AND
GET HIM TO GO MEET HER AND HOPE
THAT SHE WANTS TO MEET HIM.
>> HEY, BROTHER, WHAT'S UP?
>> YO.
LET'S GET DOWN TO SORT OF WHAT
WE CAME HERE TO DO, WHICH IS...
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> OBVIOUSLY TO TALK ABOUT
FELICIA.
WE DID A LOT OF SEARCHING.
THE FIRST GREAT NEWS IS THAT
SHE'S A REAL PERSON...
>> OKAY, THAT'S GOOD, THEN.
>> WHICH IS GREAT.
BUT WHAT--WHERE WE SORT OF HIT
OUR FIRST SPEED BUMP WAS THERE'S
NOTHING LISTED ON HER FACEBOOK
PAGE ABOUT WORKING AT OR OWNING
A STORE.
>> I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S KINDA
WEIRD.
>> RIGHT.
>> THERE ARE A FEW MORE THINGS.
>> A BIG PIECE OF THE STORY THAT
WE WERE REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT WAS
WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT YOU GUYS
WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET UP.
>> YEAH.
>> AND OF COURSE, HER STORY TO
YOU WAS THAT SHE GOT INTO A CAR
ACCIDENT.
WELL, WE LOOKED AT ALL HER
PHOTOS FROM AROUND THAT TIME.
THERE WAS NO MENTION OF AN
ACCIDENT.
SHE'S NOT WEARING ANY KIND OF...
>> PINKY?
>> BRACE THING.
>> PINKY, PINKY, UH...
>> BRACE, SPLINT.
THAT SORT OF CAME AS A LITTLE
BIT OF A SURPRISE.
>> YEAH.
>> AND HERE'S WHERE IT STARTS TO
GET, LIKE, A LITTLE CURIOUS.
HER RESIDENCE HAS BEEN FLORIDA--
ORLANDO--FOR, LIKE, AT LEAST THE
LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
>> OH.
THAT'S KINDA WEIRD.
WHY WOULD SHE LIE ABOUT THAT?
>> SO, THE NEXT THING WE DID WAS
WE--WE REACHED OUT TO HER
FRIEND CHARMAINE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> SHE SAID TO US, IN HIGH
SCHOOL SHE HAD A REAL ISSUE WITH
FAKE INTERNET PROFILES.
>> OH, WOW.
>> * BUT JUST LIKE BOTTLES
*IN THE TIDE *
* EVERYBODY LEAVES SOMETIME
>> ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THAT
SHE SAID TO US WAS,
"BE CAREFUL."
>> MM-HMM.
>> BECAUSE SHE'S DEFINITELY BEEN
DOING THINGS LIKE THIS FOR A
WHILE WHERE SHE TALKS TO GUYS
ONLINE.
>> WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT IF SHE
ACTUALLY REALLY DID HAVE THAT,
YOU KNOW, DEEP CONNECTION WITH
ME?
SO...
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT...
THE FACT THAT SHE'S BEEN LYING
TO YOU?
>> * NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
>> SO, NOW THAT YOU KNOW FELICIA
HAS BEEN LYING TO YOU, MY
QUESTION IS WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
DO?
>> I MEAN, I DEFINITELY FEEL
LIKE, YOU KNOW, HURT ABOUT THAT,
YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, I DON'T WANNA BE LIED
TO.
IT IS KINDA SAD HOW SOMEONE CAN,
LIKE, LIE TO YOU LIKE THAT.
>> DO YOU STILL WANT TO MEET HER
AND CONSIDER ANY POSSIBILITY OF
A FUTURE WITH HER, OR IS THIS
ENOUGH TO KIND OF TURN YOU OFF
AND NOT WANT TO EVER SEE HER
AGAIN?
>> I MEAN, I WOULD--I WOULD WANT
TO MEET HER.
I MEAN, JUST, I THINK, SEE WHERE
IT GOES, YOU KNOW?
SEE WHAT SHE WOULD SAY ABOUT
THOSE SITUATIONS THAT--THAT YOU
GUYS TOLD ME ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
ABOUT HER PAST.
>> BEFORE WE DO THAT, OBVIOUSLY,
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL HER.
>> YEAH.
>> AND YOU GUYS CAN HANG OUT
HERE AND I'LL BE BACK IN A
MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT.
[phone line rings]
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO, FELICIA?
>> YES, WHO IS THIS?
>> YEAH, IT'S, UH, NEV.
I'M A FRIEND OF MICHAEL'S.
YEAH, EXACTLY.
WE ARE MAKING A TV SHOW ABOUT
PEOPLE IN ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS
WHO HAVEN'T EVER MET.
>> DO YOU THINK IT COULD STILL
WORK?
>> I MEAN, I JUST WANNA GET TO
THE BOTTOM OF IT, I GUESS, YOU
KNOW?
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE--
WHAT ELSE TO SAY OR WHAT ELSE,
YOU KNOW, TO DO.
>> I WAS HOPING TO SEE IF MAYBE
THERE WAS ANY CHANCE WE COULD
TRY AND FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR YOU
GUYS TO MEET UP.
LIKE, MAYBE EVEN AS SOON AS
TOMORROW.
>> OH.
UM...
>> [exhales]
>> WELL, WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD
TIME?
>> UM...
>> UM...
I THINK, YOU KNOW, TO BE--JUST
TO BE HONEST AND REAL WITH YOU,
LIKE, I THINK IF YOU'RE--IF YOU
ARE SERIOUS ABOUT MEETING UP
WITH MIKE, UM, THIS IS--THIS IS
GONNA BE MAYBE YOUR BEST
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW HIM THAT AND
TO MAKE HIM A PRIORITY, BECAUSE
HE'S--HE'S CERTAINLY MADE YOU A
PRIORITY.
>> UM...
>> ALL RIGHT, AWESOME.
SO, I WILL BE IN TOUCH.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
SOON.
THERE YOU GO, RIGHT THERE.
>> ARE YOU HAVING ANY SECOND
THOUGHTS NOW THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY
ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT?
>> I MEAN, I DON'T HA--DON'T
HAVE ANY SECOND THOUGHTS.
WHEN I'M USUALLY MIND SET TO DO
SOMETHING, I DO IT, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, SEE WHAT THE REAL
FELICIA'S ABOUT, YOU KNOW?
SEEING HER FACE TO FACE, AND SHE
CAN TELL ME, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S
UP.
>> * SHE'LL TEAR A HOLE IN YOU *
* BUT ONE YOU CAN'T REPAIR *
* BUT I STILL LOVE HER
* I DON'T REALLY CARE *
>> THIS IS IT, DUDE.
WE ARE HERE.
>> * KEEP IT UP
* KEEP YOUR LOVE
* KEEP YOUR HEAD UP
* MY LOVE
*
>> "YAY, YAY, YAY."
>> "YAY, YAY, YAY."
>> ALL RIGHT, READY?
>> DO IT.
>> HERE WE GO.
ROCK AND ROLL.
>> WE ARE GETTING CLOSE, MAN.
>> MIKE, GETTING A LITTLE JUMPY,
THERE.
>> SO, HERE IT IS.
WE'RE--WE'RE ABOUT TO TURN, HUH?
>> THAT'S IT?
>> YEAH, THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.
>> [exhales]
>> MOMENT OF TRUTH.
>> YEAH.
ALL OUR QUESTIONS WILL BE
ANSWERED.
WHO KNOWS, RIGHT?
>> YOU BEEN WAITING FOR THIS,
SO...
>> [exhales]
>> HOWEVER IT GOES...
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
[knocks]
>> HEY.
>> HI.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
[chuckles]
>> OH, MY GOSH, YOU'RE FINALLY
HERE.
>> YEAH, I'M HERE...
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> IN FLORIDA. [chuckles]
>> YEAH, THAT'S CRAZY.
>> YEAH.
>> HEY, FELICIA.
>> OH, THIS--OH, YEAH, HERE'S
NEV.
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
>> YEAH, SO, I MEAN, I WAS
THINKING THAT MAYBE YOU COULD
SHOW US AROUND ORLANDO TODAY.
I MEAN, YOUR STORE AND STUFF.
>> YEAH, UM, WELL...
I ACTUALLY, LIKE, LIED...
ABOUT SOMETHING, LIKE, REALLY,
LIKE, IMPORTANT, I GUESS.
BUT I SHOULD'VE BEEN HONEST WITH
YOU, LIKE, IN THE BEGINNING.
>> HONESTY IS, YOU KNOW, A BIG
PART OF A RELATIONSHIP, YOU
KNOW?
>> YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> UM, BASICALLY, I...
DON'T LIVE IN NEW JERSEY.
I LIVE IN ORLANDO.
>> DID YOU EVER LIVE IN NEW
JERSEY?
>> YEAH, LIKE, ALL MY FAMILY AND
FRIENDS ARE THERE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> BUT I'M HERE FOR SCHOOL.
>> FOR SCHOOL?
>> YEAH.
>> BUT YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU
LIVED THERE THIS YEAR.
>> YEAH, BUT I DON'T.
>> BUT YOU DON'T, YEAH.
>> LIKE, I DIDN'T, YEAH.
>> OKAY.
>> SORRY.
>> YEAH.
>> SORRY.
>> SO, ANY OTHER SECRETS?
>> WELL, LIKE...
>> YOU KNOW, LIES...
>> [clears throat]
>> IN THE PAST?
>> UM...
WELL...
THERE'S NO STORE.
>> OH, THERE'S NO STORE EITHER?
>> THERE'S NO STORE.
THERE'S NO STORE BECAUSE, LIKE,
WHEN YOU KEPT ASKING ME TO HANG
OUT, I WAS LIKE, "[bleep], I
NEED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING
SO HE CAN STOP ASKING ME."
>> OKAY.
>> AND I'M SORRY, LIKE, YOU
KNOW, I DIDN'T, LIKE, PURPOSELY
DO IT.
>> WELL, IN A WAY--IN A WAY, YOU
DID, BECAUSE--[chuckles]
>> I DIDN'T PURPOSELY DO IT.
LIKE, IT WASN'T LIKE, "I'M GONNA
LIE TO MIKE.
I'M GONNA JUST, LIKE, MAKE UP
ALL THESE LIES."
LIKE, I FELT LIKE IF I WAS
STRAIGHT OUT AND WAS LIKE, "I
NEVER--I DON'T LIVE THERE,"
LIKE, YOU WOULD'VE BEEN LIKE,
"WELL, WHAT'S THE POINT IN
GETTING TO KNOW HER AND GOING ON
A DATE WITH HER IF SHE DOESN'T
EVEN LIVE HERE?
>> IT'S KINDA HARD FOR ME TO
TAKE WHEN SOMEONE LIES TO ME
LIKE THAT, 'CAUSE I HAVE BEEN
HURT IN THE PAST BY, YOU KNOW,
OTHER PEOPLE, AND...
>> YEAH.
>> I DON'T WANT TO BE HURT
AGAIN, YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH, AND I DID TELL YOU--
>> IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> I'M GONNA ASK THE QUESTION
THAT I THINK EVERYBODY'S
WONDERING IS, SINCE YOU ARE YOU,
FOR THE MOST PART, AND MIKE IS
MIKE, WHY YOU CHOSE THE LIES
THAT YOU DID CHOOSE.
>> IT'S JUST A HABIT.
IT'S A BAD FRICKIN' HABIT.
I LITERALLY WENT FROM LYING
ABOUT WHO I AM AND WHAT I LOOK
LIKE TO OTHER PEOPLE FROM SINCE
I WAS 14 YEARS OLD TILL THIS
PAST JANUARY.
YOU'RE HONESTLY, LIKE, THE FIRST
GUY WHO ACTUALLY WANTED TO GET
TO KNOW WHO I AM.
I JUST WAS SCARED THAT I WAS
GONNA LOSE THAT, SO I JUST TRIED
TO MAKE EVERY EXCUSE POSSIBLE SO
THAT I JUST DIDN'T LOSE THAT.
AND I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW?
I LIED ABOUT THE STUPIDEST
[bleep], BUT, LIKE, IT WAS A
MISTAKE, AND I'M--I WOULD NEVER
DO IT AGAIN.
>> I HOPE IT ENDS TODAY.
>> IT--IT'S ENDED, IT'S DONE.
>> IT WILL JUST--JUST STOP.
>> LIKE, LET'S JUST START ON A
CLEAN SLATE AND JUST MOVE
FORWARD, YOU KNOW?
>> JUST STOP, YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> NOW THAT ALL THIS MYSTERY...
>> OUT IN THE AIR...
>> AND DECEPTION IS SORT OF OUT
OF THE WAY, LET'S JUST CHILL OUT
FOR TWO SECONDS.
WE CAN HEAD OUT FOR NOW.
>> YEAH, WE'LL SEE WHERE IT
GOES.
>> OKAY.
>> [sighs]
KINDA TOUGH TO TAKE THIS ALL IN
ALL AT ONCE, YOU KNOW?
>> I GOT THE FEELING THAT, LIKE,
YOU THOUGHT AND HOPED ONCE YOU
DID MEET HER, IF SHE WAS WHO SHE
SAID SHE WAS...
>> MM-HMM.
>> IT COULD BE SOMETHING MORE.
>> I DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT
GOOD CONNECTION WITH HER, BUT
WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR SO LONG
ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS THAT
HAVEN'T BEEN TRUE.
WHY I'M LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW,
I'M BEING CAUTIOUS WITH YOU NOW,
YOU KNOW?
I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS CONFUSED
ABOUT A PERSON, REALLY, IN MY
LIFE.
>> I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S
GOING ON.
MAYBE IF YOU'RE UP FOR IT, YOU
WANNA GO OUT WITH HER TONIGHT?
>> STARTING OUT ON A LIE IS JUST
NOT GOOD.
IT'S JUST [bleep].
>> IT'S JUST [bleep] HOW SHE WAS
TALKING, YOU KNOW?
LIKE, HOW--HOW SHE WAS TAKING IT
SO LIGHTLY AFTER A WHILE, YOU
KNOW?
IT'S...
NOT FUN FOR ME.
I JUST WANT TO FIND THAT PERSON
WHO'S--I HAD THAT CONNECTION
WITH AND JUST--JUST RUN WITH IT,
AND...
STARTING OUT ON A LIE IS JUST
NOT GOOD.
>> YOU DID PURSUE HER AT FIRST
BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT, LIKE, THERE
WAS A REAL SHOT THERE.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> AND IF YOU WERE REALLY INTO
HER, TO SOME EXTENT, IT WOULDN'T
MATTER THAT SHE HAD LIED TO YOU
ABOUT SOME SMALLER DETAILS OF
HER LIFE THAT DON'T REALLY
DEFINE WHO SHE IS.
>> I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR
A WHILE.
I KNOW THAT WE HAD THAT
CONNECTION.
BUT TELLING THE TRUTH IS, LIKE,
A BIG PART OF, YOU KNOW, A
RELATIONSHIP, AND I DO WANT TO
HAVE HER CHANGE.
>> LOOK, I WANT TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT SHE'S
FEELING.
I KNOW YOU DO TOO.
SEE IF WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY SHE
DOES WHAT SHE DOES.
SO, IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'RE
GONNA MEET UP WITH HER.
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND THEN MAYBE IF YOU'RE UP
FOR IT, YOU WANNA GO OUT WITH
HER TONIGHT?
>> IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO TALK
AND, YOU KNOW, BE FRIENDS, TELL
ME THE TRUTH, WHAT DO I REALLY
HAVE TO LOSE, RIGHT?
>> WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES
TONIGHT.
>> * YOU'RE NOT THE ONE *
*WITH A LAYOVER *
* I'M JUST THE ONE *
* WHO LOST THE WAY
*
>> I WAS HOPING WE COULD GET A
CHANCE TO CHAT A LITTLE BIT.
>> SURE.
>> MIKE--HE'S GOT A LOT GOING
ON, AND SO I'M NOT SO SURE HOW
CLEAR HE IS HIMSELF ON WHAT'S
GOING ON, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS,
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS, LIKE, THE
ORIGINAL REASON FOR LYING TO
PEOPLE?
>> I JUST WANTED ATTENTION.
I FELT LIKE I WASN'T GETTING
ATTENTION FROM ANYONE.
EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT
I WAS UGLY.
I'VE EVEN HEARD IT FROM FAMILY
MEMBERS THAT I WAS UGLY AND THAT
I WAS FAT.
I NEEDED AN OUTLET, AND I FOUND
THAT OUTLET THROUGH ONLINE
DATING BECAUSE I COULD PRETEND
TO BE SOMEBODY THAT I WASN'T,
AND I GOT THE ATTENTION THAT I
NEEDED BECAUSE THEY SAW WHAT
THEY LIKED ON THE OUTSIDE.
THEY WANTED TO GET TO KNOW WHO I
WAS.
LIKE, I LITERALLY HAD, LIKE,
5,000 FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK.
I FEEL LIKE IF MY FATHER RAISED
ME, EVERYTHING THAT I EVER DID
WOULD'VE NEVER HAPPENED.
>> BUT YOU GREW UP WITH YOUR
MOM?
>> AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING I
DO IS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH.
'CAUSE I'M ALWAYS JUDGED BY HER.
MY DAD EVEN TOLD ME, HE'S LIKE,
"YOU WOULDN'T BE OVERWEIGHT."
MY SIBLINGS, THEY'RE SKINNY.
THEY'RE LIKE THIS.
I HAD FOOD TO EAT.
I HAD EVERY TOY I WANTED.
I WAS SPOILED.
BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAD
LOVE.
AND I FEEL LIKE THE ONLY TIME I
EVER HAD LOVE WAS WHEN I WAS
WITH PEOPLE THAT I MET ONLINE,
AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I DID
WHAT I DID.
I'M JUST GONNA TAKE IT ONE DAY
AT A TIME.
THIS IS MY LIFE, AND, LIKE, I
DON'T WANNA MESS IT UP.
I WANNA ACTUALLY BE MYSELF.
LIKE, I WANT TO SHOW WHO I AM TO
PEOPLE.
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FROM THE
PAST TO HINDER MY FUTURE.
I'VE ALREADY CANCELED ACCOUNTS.
LIKE, I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO
MAKE ME RELAPSE.
>> IF THERE'S A BRIGHT SIDE TO
ALL THIS, YOU KNOW, IT'S--YOU--
WHEN YOU DID FINALLY START A
PROFILE AS YOURSELF, YOU MET
MIKE, WHO IS--
>> AND I'M GLAD THAT I MET HIM
BECAUSE HE'S JUST GENUINE.
IT REALLY HURT TO SEE HIM HURT,
AND I DON'T THINK I WANNA EVER
DO THAT AGAIN.
I ALREADY OWE IT TO HIM TO--TO
BE HONEST WITH HIM.
>> SO, YOU LIKE MIKE?
>> YEAH.
HE'S COOL.
[laughs]
>> YOU WANNA GO BACK AND HANG
OUT WITH MIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE,
AND...
>> YES.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
THANK YOU.
I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE AT
LEAST MONOGAMOUS TOWARDS EACH
OTHER, 'CAUSE--
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT THE
SAME EXACT THING AS YOU.
WHAT--WHY ARE YOU SO MAD?
>> WHY AM I MAD?
WHY AM I MAD?
>> AND NOW, MORE CATFISH:
THE TV SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
[soft indie rock music]
**
>> HEY.
>> HEY.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> SO, WHAT'S UP?
>> OH, NOT MUCH.
>> I LIKE YOUR SHIRT.
>> THANKS.
I'M ROLLING UP MY SLEEVES.
SORRY, I'M, LIKE, HOT.
>> YOU'RE SO NERVOUS.
>> [chuckles] NERVOUS?
>> YEAH.
>> I DON'T WANNA SPILL THE BEANS
OR ANYTHING TONIGHT.
I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS, YOU KNOW?
WE'RE ACTUALLY OUT, WHICH IS
GOOD.
>> IT FEELS WEIRD, RIGHT?
LIKE, BEING OUT.
LIKE, TALKING SO LONG ONLINE.
LIKE, IT JUST FEELS, LIKE, "WOW,
THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING."
LIKE, YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH.
NO, YEAH, IT'S--IT'S FUN.
>> BUT I'M GLAD--LIKE, I'M GLAD
WE'RE HERE.
>> AND I'M DOWN HERE.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE JUST SO CUTE.
>> [chuckles]
>> I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE
HERE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
ARE YOU HAPPY?
>> NO, I'M HAPPY TOO.
>> YEAH?
>> BESIDES THE FACT OF CERTAIN
THINGS, BUT I AM EXCITED.
>> LIKE WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> LIKE WHAT, THE FACT THAT I
LIED?
>> YEAH.
>> I KINDA [bleep] UP, AND
PEOPLE [bleep] UP, YOU KNOW?
BUT IT WASN'T SOMETHING, LIKE,
REALLY BAD.
>> I'M KINDA, LIKE, MAD ABOUT IT
A LITTLE BIT.
>> YEAH.
YEAH--
>> I MEAN, YOU NEED TO PUT
YOURSELF IN MY SHOES.
LIKE, WHAT IF I DID THIS--IF I
TOLD THAT TO YOU, LIKE, YOU'D
BE KIND OF PISSED.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, I EXPECT YOU TO
BE UPSET, YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH.
>> I REALLY DO.
>> THINGS HAVE HAPPENED.
LIKE, IT'S BEEN, LIKE, A
TUG-OF-WAR KIND OF THING IN MY--
>> YEAH?
>> IN MY MIND, YOU KNOW, LIKE
BACK AND FORTH, LIKE, UH...
>> YEAH.
I FEEL LIKE I DON'T WANNA
INVEST, UM--
>> TIME AND YOUR EMOTIONS?
>> TIME AND ALL OF MY FEELINGS
AND MY EMOTIONS, AND THEN,
POTENTIALLY, YOU DON'T FEEL THE
SAME WAY.
LIKE, I KINDA NEED TO KNOW
SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU
LIKE ME, IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU
SEE, LIKE...
>> [chuckles]
>> YOU KNOW, I WANNA KNOW.
>> YEAH.
>> SO, NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME
TO TELL ME...
>> [chuckles] TO TELL YOU.
>> IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, AND
IF YOU LIKE ME FOR ME, AND IF
YOU CAN POSSIBLY SEE US
DEVELOPING INTO SOMETHING MORE.
YES...
>> UM...
>> YOU KNOW, I'M SAYING I FEEL
LIKE WE SHOULD BE AT LEAST
MONOGAMOUS TOWARDS EACH OTHER
AND JUST SEE WHERE IT GOES.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT OUT OF IT,
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU WANT THE SAME THING
TOO.
>> [sighs]
>> BECAUSE--
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT THE
SAME EXACT THING AS YOU.
>> YEAH?
>> I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
>> YEAH.
SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
YOU JUST WANT TO BE--BE PEN PALS
TILL I COME BACK?
>> [chuckles] PEN PALS.
>> YOU WANT ME TO GO DATE OTHER
GUYS AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHERE
WE ARE NEXT SUMMER?
>> IF SOMEONE NEEDS THEIR TIME,
I WOULDN'T GET, LIKE, PISSED OFF
AT 'EM, YOU KNOW?
>> I'M NOT UPSET THAT YOU NEED
TIME.
I'M JUST UPSET THAT YOU--
>> YEAH.
>> YOU JUST--YOU'RE NOT
UNDERSTANDING WHERE I'M COMING
FROM AT ALL.
I JUST WANT A STRAIGHTFORWARD
ANSWER.
DO YOU LIKE ME?
"NO."
OKAY, FINE.
>> NO, I DO, AS, LIKE, A PERSON,
YES.
YOU'RE NICE, AND WE HAD THAT
GOOD CONVERSATION AND STUFF,
BUT--
>> BUT THAT'S IT.
RIGHT?
>> FOR NOW, YES.
>> OKAY.
THAT'S ALL YOU HAD TO SAY.
>> [chuckles]
>> THAT'S ALL THIS CONVERSATION
HAS BEEN ABOUT.
OKAY.
>> I MEAN, I STILL WANT TO TALK
TO YOU AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> OKAY.
END OF DISCUSSION.
>> YES.
>> YOU--UGH...
>> WHAT?
>> [groans]
>> UH...
YOU KNOW...
>> WELL...
I NEED TO GO.
>> WHAT--WHY ARE YOU SO MAD FOR?
>> OH, WHY AM I MAD?
WHY AM I MAD?
>> YEAH, I KINDA THOUGHT--
>> WHY AM I MAD?
REALLY?
>> YEAH.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
WHY AM I MAD?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> HEY, I'M JUST TRYING TO TAKE
TIME FOR MYSELF AND SEE WHERE
THIS WILL GO.
YOU KNOW?
AND YOU WON'T LET ME.
I WOULD LET YOU FULLY.
FULLY.
>> REALLY?
>> YES, I WOULD.
THAT'S JUST THE KIND OF PERSON I
AM.
>> LIKE I TOLD YOU, IF TIME IS
WHAT YOU NEED, TIME IS WHAT YOU
WILL RECEIVE.
>> YES.
I'M SAYING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE,
LIKE, A FRIENDSHIP RIGHT NOW,
AND BUILD FROM THERE.
IS--IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU FEEL BETTER NOW, OR
NO?
>> YES, YES.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
YO.
>> both: HEY.
>> WAIT...
>> OH!
[laughter]
>> WHAT'S UP, HANDSOME?
>> [laughs]
>> * OOH, BELLE
* IT'S NOT LIKE *
* I COULDN'T TELL *
>> WE CALLED BECAUSE WE WANTED
TO JUST SORT OF CATCH UP.
SO, I'M VERY CURIOUS TO KNOW IF
YOU AND FELICIA HAVE BEEN
TALKING.
>> UH, YEAH, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN
TALKING HERE AND THERE, YOU
KNOW?
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO COME HERE IN
OCTOBER, SO, I MEAN, WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO MEET UP THEN AND
SEE WHAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW?
JUST GO OUT.
>> * SUN SET ONLY
* BRINGS THE COLORS OUT
>> SO, WHAT'S GOING ON, FELICIA?
HOW YOU DOING?
>> I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE STILL
TALKING AND HE DIDN'T TURN OUT
TO BE A DOUCHE BAG.
>> [laughs]
>> * BY THE SAND IN YOUR EYE
*BY THE SHINE IN YOUR LIP *
*BY THE CRACK IN YOUR VOICE *
*IT'S A FEEL, NOT A CHOICE *
>> I HONESTLY LIKE THIS NEW ME,
BEING HONEST WITH MYSELF,
AND THEN IT JUST MAKES ME ABLE
TO BE HONEST WITH OTHERS.
>> THAT'S A GOOD ATTITUDE TO
HAVE, I THINK.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> HAVE A GOOD--
>> BYE.
>> BYE. MIKE, WAVE.
>> BYE.
>> WAVE, MIKE.
>> [chuckles]
>> * LA LA, LA LA LA, LA LA
*
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