Catfish: The TV Show (2012–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - Cassie & Steve - full transcript
[dramatic music]
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>> [rings doorbell]
*
>> DID YOU KNOCK?
>> I RANG THE DOORBELL.
>> HI, I'M NEV, AND THIS IS MY
FILMMAKER BUDDY MAX.
LAST YEAR, WE TRAVELED ACROSS
THE COUNTRY FIGURING OUT THE
TRUTH BEHIND ONLINE ROMANCES.
I'M READY TO COME MEET YOU IF
YOU THINK YOU'RE REALLY READY.
>> I'M DEFINITELY READY.
>> ALONG THE WAY, WE OPENED
DOORS TO SOME BIG SURPRISES.
>> WAIT, GUYS, GUYS, GUYS, GUYS.
>> WE MADE A FEW LOVE
CONNECTIONS...
>> FEELS AMAZING.
>> AND EVEN DID OUR FAIR SHARE
OF MENDING BROKEN HEARTS.
>> I'M SO HAPPY EVERY DAY WHEN I
WAKE UP NOW. [sniffles]
>> SUDDENLY, THE IDEA OF
CATFISHING--HIDING WHO YOU
REALLY ARE TO HOOK SOMEONE INTO
AN ONLINE RELATIONSHIP...
>> A BEAUTY PAGEANT WINNER, A
MODEL.
>> WAS BEING TALKED ABOUT BY A
LOT OF YOU.
GOT AN EMAIL HERE.
"WHO DID I REALLY FALL IN LOVE
WITH?"
SO MAX AND I ARE HEADED BACK OUT
ON THE ROAD.
MAX, WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO.
>> TO INVESTIGATE STORIES THAT
SEEM TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE...
>> I AM IN DEREK'S DRIVEWAY.
>> OR TOO WILD TO MAKE UP.
>> HE WAS CARJACKED, AND HE WAS
RAN OVER BY THE CAR.
>> JESUS, MAN.
WILL HOPE BECOME LOVE?
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> OR IS LOVE IN FOR A GIANT
SHOCK?
>> [sobbing] I DON'T KNOW.
>> YOU CAN BE SURE THAT MAX AND
I WILL FIND OUT ALL THE ANSWERS,
BECAUSE SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT
OF FICTION...
>> WOW, CATFISH CURVEBALL.
>> LEADS TO A WHOLE LOT OF
REALITY.
THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
>> [laughs]
>> ARE WE READY?
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> CATFISH THE MOVIE WAS MY
STORY.
CATFISH: THE TV SHOW IS YOURS.
>> ALL RIGHT. SEASON TWO.
>> GRAY HAIR, CHECK.
>> THERE'S MORE.
THERE'S MORE THAN THERE WAS LAST
SEASON.
>> IT'S TIME TO START.
>> OPEN UP THAT LAPTOP.
LET'S BREAK IT OPEN.
>> ANOTHER JOURNEY.
>> PANDORA'S BOX.
LET'S OPEN IT.
>> SINCE THE END OF SEASON ONE,
I'VE PROBABLY RECEIVED CLOSE TO
10,000 EMAILS.
I THINK YOU SHOULD CHECK THIS
OUT.
PRETTY SERIOUS EMAIL FROM
CASSIE.
"HI, NEV.
I NEED HELP IN MEETING MY FIANCE
STEVEN."
>> WAIT, "I NEED HELP IN MEETING
MY FIANCE."
>> YEAH.
SO SHE'S ENGAGED TO SOMEONE, AND
ACCORDING TO THIS, THEY'VE NEVER
MET.
THAT'S CRAZY.
"HERE'S A LITTLE BACKGROUND
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MY
RELATIONSHIP STARTED.
IN 2010, MY FATHER PASSED AWAY.
IT WAS A TOUGH TIME FOR ME
BECAUSE IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND
I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HIM.
MY WORLD BEGAN TO CRASH.
I WAS DRINKING EVERY NIGHT.
I ALSO BEGAN ENGAGING IN A LOT
OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY.
THEN ONE DAY I WAS GOING THROUGH
MY FRIEND REQUESTS ON FACEBOOK,
AND THERE WAS STEVEN.
I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT
BECAUSE I NOTICED HE WAS AN
ASPIRING RAPPER.
I GET A LOT OF MESSAGES FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE INTO MUSIC
INDUSTRY BECAUSE THEY SEE I WORK
AT POWER 96, ONE OF MIAMI'S TOP
RADIO STATIONS.
WHAT REALLY GOT ME TO START
TALKING TO HIM WAS THE FACT THAT
IT SEEMED LIKE HE GENUINELY
CARED.
EVERY DAY HE REMINDS ME THAT I
AM IMPORTANT.
HE HAS BEEN MY ROCK.
NOW 2 1/2 YEARS LATER, I AM
DESPERATE TO MEET HIM.
BY THE WAY, HE'S FROM ATLANTA.
HE TRAVELS A LOT BECAUSE HE DOES
SHOWS TO PROMOTE HIMSELF."
>> THAT SOUNDS REALLY FISHY.
>> "WE'VE NEVER MET, AND I'M
FEARFUL THAT THERE'S A REASON
WHY.
I'VE TRIED TO VIDEO CHAT WITH
HIM ONCE, BUT HIS WEBCAM WASN'T
WORKING, AND NEITHER WAS HIS
MICROPHONE."
>> [scoffs]
>> "PLEASE HELP ME FINALLY GET
TO HOLD STEVE.
THANK YOU.
CASSANDRA ."
>> OKAY, THEY BARELY TALK ON THE
PHONE.
>> HE TRAVELS A LOT.
I UNDERSTAND.
>> RIGHT, HE TRAVELS A LOT FOR
HIS--FOR HIS--
>> LOOK, WE'VE SEEN THIS STUFF
BEFORE.
>> HIS BIG HIP-HOP CAREER.
>> RIGHT.
LET'S JUST GET HER ON THE HORN.
[phone line ringing]
HELLO.
>> HI, NEV! HI, MAX!
>> both: HEY.
>> WE JUST READ YOUR EMAIL.
ARGUABLY ONE OF THE BEST FIRST
LINES OF AN EMAIL EVER.
>> [laughs]
>> "I NEED HELP MEETING MY
FIANCE."
>> [laughs]
I PROPOSED TO HIM AND HE
ACCEPTED, SO TECHNICALLY, HE IS
MY FIANCE.
>> CASSIE, I THINK IT'S CRAZY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ASKED
SOMEONE TO MARRY YOU THAT YOU'VE
NEVER MET OVER THE INTERNET.
>> I DISAGREE.
AS A HOPELESS ROMANTIC, YEAH,
I'LL THROW THE HEART UP.
THERE YOU GO.
I THINK IT'S AMAZING.
IT'S A FIRST FOR US.
>> WHAT DO YOU LOVE SO MUCH
ABOUT HIM?
>> HE'S THE ONLY PERSON THAT I
CAN TALK TO AND CONFIDE IN AND
TELL HIM EVERYTHING.
>> * HOME AGAIN
* BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
>> AND YOU TELL HIM THAT YOU
LOVE HIM.
>> YES.
WE TELL EACH OTHER THAT WE LOVE
EACH OTHER.
>> * LOVE IS A FIRE
* LOVE IS A FIRE
>> YOU GUYS HAVE TRIED TO VIDEO
CHAT, BUT IT'S PRETTY EASY TO
FIGURE IT OUT, EVEN IF YOU HAVE
TO BORROW A FRIEND'S COMPUTER OR
SOMETHING.
>> I DON'T KNOW, I JUST FELT
LIKE HIS ATTEMPT WAS ENOUGH.
I'VE NEVER ASKED HIM AGAIN AFTER
THAT.
HONESTLY, I THINK I WOULD BET MY
LIFE ON THIS THAT STEVEN GOMEZ
IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS.
HE'S JUST HIDING SOMETHING.
>> WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO GET TO
THE BOTTOM OF IT, AND MORE THAN
ANYTHING, I'D LOVE TO PUT YOU
AND STEVE IN A ROOM TOGETHER.
I'M GONNA COME DOWN TO MIAMI.
MAX, YOU GONNA COME WITH ME?
>> I'M ALSO GONNA COME DOWN.
>> MAX IS GONNA COME WITH ME.
WE'RE GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT.
>> AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU
GUYS BOTH.
>> OKAY, BYE, CASSIE.
>> BYE.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> WOW, CASSIE.
>> WHO--WHO GETS ENGAGED OVER
THE INTERNET?
>> I GOTTA TELL YA, I'VE SEEN
PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE GET ENGAGED
AND MARRIED IN VEGAS IN 24
HOURS.
AT LEAST SHE'S BEEN TALKING TO
THE GUY FOR A LONG TIME.
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS...
>> AGREED.
>> IS A GOOD THING FOR HER.
>> LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
[upbeat pop music]
*
>> * IT'S TIME TO RUN *
* THEY'LL STRING ME UP *
* FOR ALL THAT I'VE DONE *
* I'M GOING SOON *
* I'M GONNA LEAVE TONIGHT *
* GONNA RUN
>> HUMID, HOT MIAMI.
THERE'S A PIGEON IN THE AIRPORT.
>> THAT'S WHAT I CALL A FREQUENT
FLYER.
*
>> * I WANTED EVERYBODY ELSE
*IN THE WORLD TO KNOW *
>> I MEAN, NOTHING ABOUT HIS
SITUATION MAKES SENSE THAT HE
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO VIDEO CHAT
OR COME VISIT HER.
>> I MEAN, DON'T YOU WANNA HAVE
SEX?
>> I CERTAINLY WOULD WANT TO
MAKE LOVE TO THE LADY THAT I WAS
TALKING TO AND IN LOVE WITH.
*
YOU GOOD?
>> YEAH, YOU READY?
>> YEAH.
[knocks]
>> HEY.
>> CASSIE.
>> HI, NEV.
>> HI.
[chuckles] GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> HEY, CASSIE.
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU TOO.
HI, MAX.
>> MAX, OF COURSE.
>> THIS IS OUR CREW.
>> OUR GUYS HERE.
>> HEY, GUYS.
>> THE WHOLE SQUAD.
>> OKAY, COME IN.
>> MAKING A TV SHOW.
>> [chuckles]
>> AND WHO IS THIS BEAUTIFUL
LADY?
>> THIS IS MY GRANDMOTHER...
>> WOW.
>> WHO JUST PASSED.
>> WHAT WAS SHE LIKE?
>> SHE WAS A VERY GODLY WOMAN,
'CAUSE SHE WAS RAISED BY NUNS IN
HAITI.
>> SO A LOT OF YOUR FAMILY'S
FROM HAITI.
>> UM, YEAH.
>> AND FAMILY IS OBVIOUSLY
SOMETHING YOU CARE ABOUT A LOT.
>> YES.
>> I MEAN, I CAN SEE JUST FROM
THE PICTURES AROUND THE LIVING
ROOM HERE.
RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GET SOME
FRESH AIR, HUH?
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT DO YOU SAY?
>> YEAH, LET'S GO OUTSIDE.
>> I GUESS THERE'S REALLY--
THERE'S NO, LIKE, SMOOTH
TRANSITION.
BUT I DID WANT TO ASK AND FIND
OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR
DAD AND WHAT HAPPENED.
>> OKAY.
SO, UM, IN 2010, HE WENT TO
HAITI TO VISIT SOME FAMILY
MEMBERS.
I THINK HIS SECOND DAY THERE, HE
WAS OUTSIDE TALKING ON THE
PHONE.
THREE MEN CAME TO KIDNAP MY
COUSIN--'CAUSE THEY DO THAT,
THEY'LL HOLD YOU FOR RANSOM FOR
MONEY.
AND WHEN HE SAW THEM COMING HE
TRIED TO INTERVENE, AND THEY
TOLD HIM, "GET DOWN," AND HE
SAID, "NO, 'CAUSE IF I GET DOWN
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THE GIRL," SO
THEN THEY SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD.
>> WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST ABOUT
YOUR DAD?
>> THE LONG HUGS.
HE WAS SUCH A SOFT-SPOKEN GUY,
AND ALWAYS WAS, SO...
[clears throat]
FOR THAT MONTH--A LITTLE OVER A
MONTH, I WAS, EVERY SINGLE DAY,
DRINKING.
IT WAS BAD.
I ALMOST LOST MY SCHOLARSHIP.
ROCK BOTTOM.
>> ROCK BOTTOM.
>> IT WAS BAD.
>> WOW.
SO IT WAS RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME
ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING THAT YOU
MET STEVE.
>> YES.
>> WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET
THROUGH THAT TIME WITHOUT HIM?
>> AT THE RATE THAT I WAS GOING,
NO.
HE SHOWED ME ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
AND SEX IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO
EVERYTHING.
IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME
BECAUSE HE'S MY ROCK.
>> IN YOUR SORT OF FANTASY, HOW
DO YOU SEE YOU AND STEVE
BUILDING A LIFE TOGETHER?
>> ME FINISHING COLLEGE, HIM
MOVING DOWN HERE, AND THE REAL
COMMITMENT BY LAW, YOU KNOW,
MARRIAGE.
>> PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT
YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH THIS GUY.
>> YES.
>> I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT
THIS GUY LOOKS LIKE.
LET'S CHECK HIM OUT.
>> OKAY, JUST DON'T FALL IN LOVE
WHEN YOU SEE HIM.
>> [laughs] YEAH, EXACTLY.
WOW.
>> DO YOU SEE THAT?
DO YOU SEE THAT?
>> WAIT A MINUTE.
>> THIS GUY IS, LIKE--
>> THE BEST!
OKAY, SO...
>> RIGHT, SO THIS IS ONE
PICTURE, BUT THIS IS IT.
THESE ARE ALL THE PICTURES YOU
HAVE OF HIM.
>> YEAH.
REALLY, AFTER THIS ONE, I WAS
DONE ASKING.
I'M JUST MESMERI--
LIKE, IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME
THAT, OH, I'VE ONLY GOT SIX
PICS.
>> SO YOU GUYS ACTUALLY DON'T DO
A LOT OF PICTURE MESSAGING.
>> NO.
>> JUST NOT, LIKE, PART OF YOUR
THING.
>> IT'S NOT PART OF IT.
>> OKAY.
>> THE PHONE SEX IS A GREAT
PART, THOUGH.
>> PSH, THAT HAPPENS.
>> IT'S GREAT, YEAH.
THAT HAPPENS. [laughs]
I LOVE IT.
[phone vibrating]
HE TEXTED ME.
>> SEE, YOU JUST GOT A TEXT.
>> [reads text]
>> HE IS RECORDING AN ALBUM?
>> HE'S ALSO A PRODUCER...
>> OH, GOT IT.
>> SO HE CAN BE IN THE STUDIO
MAKING BEATS FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
>> AND WHEN HE'S NOT IN THE
STUDIO, IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S
TRAVELING, PERFORMING, HE'S
PROMOTING, HE'S DOING SHOWS.
>> YEAH.
>> TELL ME HOW YOU JUSTIFY THAT
YOU HAVEN'T GOOGLED HIM IN 2 1/2
YEARS.
>> I DON'T NEED TO DO IT BECAUSE
I TRUST HIM.
SO I DON'T WANT TO BREAK THAT
TRUST BY GOING BEHIND HIS BACK
AND TRYING TO BE FBI.
>> RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, OUR JOB NOW IS
START DIGGING.
>> DIG DEEP.
>> I JUST WANT YOU TO BE
REALISTIC THAT HE MIGHT NOT BE
EVERYTHING HE SAYS HE IS.
>> YEAH, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE
FUTURE HOLDS.
>> WE'RE GONNA GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF THIS NO MATTER WHAT WE HAVE
TO DO.
INCREDIBLE TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US OVER.
>> SO YOU GUYS HAVE TO COME TOO.
>> YEAH, SORRY. COME ON.
>> BYE, CREW.
BYE.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY RED FLAGS.
HE HAS SIX PICTURES, THEY'RE ALL
WITH HIS--LIKE, SHOWING HIS ABS.
>> YES, THE PICTURES ARE A
LITTLE SUSPICIOUS.
BUT WHOEVER THIS GUY TURNS OUT
TO BE, HE DEFINITELY SEEMS TO
REALLY CARE ABOUT HER.
WHAT WOULD KEEP HIM FROM WANTING
TO MAKE THIS REAL?
>> WHAT ELSE COULD HE BE HIDING?
[pop music]
*
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED TO JUST
START DIGGING INTO STEVE.
WE KNOW THAT HE'S A HIP-HOP
ARTIST.
>> THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THAT IS
THAT THERE'S A HIGH LIKELIHOOD
THAT WHEN WE DO START
RESEARCHING HIM...
>> RIGHT.
>> WE'LL FIND A LOT OF STUFF,
IF HE IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS.
>> * DOES THIS CHANGE
* HOW YOU FEEL
>> ALL RIGHT, LET THE GAMES
BEGIN.
YES, IT'S WORKING.
>> OKAY. WE'RE LIVE.
ACCORDING TO CASSIE, HE'S A VERY
ACTIVE RECORDING ARTIST AND
PRODUCER.
>> HIS ALIAS IS S-KILLA.
>> CASSIE SENT US HIS MUSIC.
WHY DON'T WE DOWNLOAD HIS SONGS
FROM THE EMAIL THAT CASSIE SENT
ME AND SHAZAM THEM?
[hip-hop music playing]
*
>> NOTHING.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY ANOTHER
ONE, LET'S TRY ANOTHER ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> * SO HEY [bleep]
* I PULL THE [bleep] TRIGGER
* SHOOT THE [bleep]
* THEN TAKE HIS GIRLFRIEND
* OUT FOR DINNER
>> NOTHING.
IT FEELS VERY AMATEUR.
>> FOR SOMEONE WHO'S IN THE
STUDIO THAT MUCH...
>> RIGHT.
>> I MEAN, COME ON.
LET'S DO A SEARCH FOR "S-KILLA."
OKAY, HERE'S SOMETHING.
>> SKILLA, RIGHT THERE.
"NEW ALBUM OUT NOW."
>> MAYBE THAT'S HIM. OKAY.
>> WELL, PLAY THE SONG.
[upbeat pop music]
*
>> NOT HIP-HOP.
>> RIGHT.
OKAY, SO THAT'S NOT HIM.
SO, WHOEVER STEVEN GOMEZ IS, I'M
WILLING TO BET THAT HE'S NOT A
FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL RECORDING
ARTIST.
>> NO.
>> WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND
HIM OR MUSIC BY HIM ANYWHERE.
LET'S LOOK AT THIS GUY'S
FACEBOOK PAGE.
WHICH HAS SOME INFORMATION.
OKAY.
>> HE'S IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH
CASSANDRA.
>> WOW. 94 FRIENDS?
NOT GREAT.
OKAY, HERE, YESTERDAY IS MOST
RECENT POST:
"JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE
BAE."
I THINK WE KNOW WHO THAT IS.
ON MONDAY, HE POSTED, "MUSIC IS
MY LIFE, BUT I'M MISSING MY
QUEEN."
SO HE'S VERY OPEN ON THIS PAGE
ABOUT, LIKE, HAVING SOMEONE IN
HIS LIFE.
>> WHY DOES EVERY POST HAVE TO
DO WITH CASSIE, AND HE CAN'T
EVEN FIND THE TIME TO SEE HER?
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
>> MAX.
>> NEV.
>> WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
>> both: IMAGE SEARCH.
>> ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
I'M TAKING ALL OF HIS PICTURES.
>> DO IT.
>> THIS IS WHERE ALL CAN COME
CRUMBLING DOWN.
>> THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
BOOM.
DEONEE ARNEZ.
[exhales] IS THAT HIM?
>> THAT'S HIM, YEAH.
SAME TATTOO.
OKAY, HE'S A MODEL.
HE HAS ALMOST 7,000 LIKES.
>> RIGHT.
>> THAT SEEMS MORE APPROPRIATE.
LOTS OF PHOTOS.
>> A LOT MORE PHOTOS.
EVEN HIS URL IS "OFFICIALLY
DEONEE ARNEZ: THE MODEL."
SEE, THIS IS WHAT ALWAYS BLOWS
MY MIND, IS, LIKE, WE FOUND
THESE PICTURES SO EASILY.
>> YOU DON'T THINK SHE COULD'VE,
LIKE, DONE A LITTLE FISHING ON
HIS FACEBOOK PAGE?
>> I THINK SHE KIND OF KNEW IN
HER HEART OF HEARTS THAT
SOMETHING WAS UP, BUT SHE DIDN'T
REALLY WANNA DEAL WITH IT ON HER
OWN.
>> THERE'S ONE THING THAT'S FOR
CERTAIN.
WHOEVER STEVE GOMEZ IS, THIS IS
SOMEONE THAT CARES ABOUT CASSIE
AND DIDN'T WANT TO SEE HER THROW
HER LIFE AWAY, BUT THEY DON'T
WANT CASSIE TO KNOW WHO THEY
ARE.
THEY ALSO HAVE PHONE SEX WITH
HER.
>> YEAH, BUT--WELL, RIGHT.
>> WELL--WELL, I'M JUST SAYING.
>> NO, THAT'S INTERESTING
BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE
JUST IN IT TO MAKE HER FEEL
GOOD.
MAYBE THEY DIDN'T INTEND TO, BUT
THEY'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH HER
AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
NOW.
>> RIGHT.
>> THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF
THE PUZZLE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO
CASSIE AT THE END OF ALL THIS?
THE GUY IN THE PICTURES IS NOT
THE GUY SHE'S BEEN TALKING TO.
>> SHE'S PLANNED THIS WHOLE
FUTURE BUILT ON LIES.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS NOW
THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.
RIGHT NOW, I CAN TELL YOU I'M
NOT GOING TO SLEEP WELL TONIGHT.
[upbeat pop music]
*
>> * COOL
* I'M JUST TRYING TO BE COOL *
>> WHAT ARE WE DOING?
>> WE ARE OFF TO MEET CASSIE AND
HER BEST FRIEND GLADYS.
THEY'RE GETTING THEIR NAILS
DONE.
WE HAVE TO, AT SOME POINT, TALK
TO CASSIE ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT
WE FOUND.
>> * OPEN FOR BUSINESS
* SAYS IT ALL
*YOU CAN'T GO WRONG *
>> LET'S GO GET OUR NAILS DID.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
THIS IS MY BEST FRIEND GLADYS.
>> HEY, GLADYS.
IS IT ALL RIGHT IF I SIT OVER
HERE?
>> YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ONE TOO?
>> I DON'T KNOW, I'M THINKING
ABOUT IT.
OKAY.
>> HOW FAR BACK DO YOU GUYS GO?
>> WE STARTED SINCE PRE-K.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, FIRST
PERSON I MET.
>> WOW.
>> AND SHE CAME UP TO ME AND
SAID, "I LIKE PICKLES."
>> I WOULDN'T REALLY SAY SHE'S
MY BEST FRIEND.
I LOOK AT HER MORE LIKE MY
SISTER.
>> SISTER.
>> WHAT'S THE SORT OF MAGIC
INGREDIENT THAT MAKES YOUR
FRIENDSHIP SO AWESOME?
>> I MEAN, WE CAN NEVER STAY MAD
AT EACH OTHER.
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE, AFTER A WHILE WE JUST
LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND...
>> both: START LAUGHING.
>> [chuckles]
>> HOW MUCH HAS CASSIE TOLD YOU
ABOUT STEVEN?
>> HE GOT YOU OUT OF THE HOLE
YOU WERE IN, LIKE...
>> YEAH.
>> DUG YOURSELF.
SHE DIDN'T LISTEN TO ME, HER
MOTHER, OR HER SISTER.
SHE'D GO TO, LIKE--YOU KNOW,
LIKE, THE FRAT PARTIES AND STUFF
LIKE THAT.
>> I WOULDN'T TELL HER ABOUT IT
'CAUSE SHE'D TRY AND TALK ME OUT
OF IT.
>> YEAH, I'D TRY TO CALL HER.
LIKE, I BARELY REACHED HER.
AND THEN WHEN SHE STARTED
TALKING TO STEVE, I STARTED
SEEING MY CASSIE BACK.
BUT THE WHOLE PROPOSAL...
>> YEAH, THAT'S CRAZY.
>> WAS A LITTLE SKETCHY TO ME.
>> MARRIAGE WASN'T JUST, LIKE,
THIS WILD IDEA THAT JUST POPPED
IN MY HEAD.
I REALLY DID THINK ABOUT IT
BEFORE I ASKED.
>> HE COULD BE, YOU KNOW,
SOMEONE THAT HE'S NOT.
>> OR HE CAN BE HIM. [chuckles]
>> HE CAN BE HIM.
>> BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT TO TALK
ABOUT.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE BOTH OF YOU SIT
DOWN WITH US AND GO THROUGH ALL
THIS.
>> OKAY, LET'S GO.
>> ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
HOW ARE THE, UH, PEDICURES
FEELING?
>> GOOD. YOURS?
>> I FEEL FRESH AND SOFT.
>> [laughs]
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S, UH--
LET'S COZY UP.
YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
>> NOW MY HANDS ARE SWEATING.
>> YOU'RE NERVOUS.
>> YES.
>> A LITTLE NERVOUS.
THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
ALL RIGHT, SO, WE STARTED WITH
BASICALLY WHAT YOU GAVE US,
WHICH IS HIS MUSIC.
>> WE TRIED TO SEARCH FOR THE
SONGS THAT HE HAD SENT YOU.
WE COULDN'T FIND THOSE SONGS
ANYWHERE.
>> SO WE THOUGHT, OKAY, LET'S
JUST GOOGLE THIS GUY, S-KILLA.
IT'LL POP UP, WE'LL FIND HIS
STUFF.
WE LITERALLY FOUND NOTHING.
>> WOW.
>> WE FOUND NOTHING ON AN
S-KILLA FROM ATLANTA.
IT SOUNDS LIKE, FROM WHAT HE'S
TELLING YOU, THAT HE'S OUT THERE
WORKING SO HARD AT PROMOTING
HIMSELF THAT HE DOESN'T EVEN
HAVE TIME...
>> TO TALK.
>> TO COME VISIT YOU, AND IF HE
WAS DOING THAT, THEN THERE
SHOULD BE ONE TRACE OF HIM ON
THE INTERNET.
>> OKAY, I WANNA SEE, LIKE, THE
REST.
>> SURE.
THE NEXT THING THAT WE DID WAS
AN IMAGE SEARCH.
>> OKAY.
>> AND RIGHT AWAY, WE FOUND
THIS.
THIS IS A FAN PAGE FOR A GUY
NAMED DEONEE ARNEZ, WHO IS A
MODEL.
HERE ARE HIS PHOTOS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY STEVE.
>> THERE ARE CASUAL PHOTOS,
THERE'S WORK PHOTOS, THERE'S
PHOTOS WITH HIM AND HIS FRIENDS.
>> LOTS OF PICTURES.
>> MORE PICTURES THAT I'VE NEVER
SEEN.
>> RIGHT.
IT'S A MUCH MORE INTERACTIVE
PROFILE THAN THE ONE THAT YOU
HAVE.
>> MY HEART JUST, LIKE, FELL
INTO MY STOMACH RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS EMBARRASSING, YOU KNOW?
>> SHE'S EMBARRASSED.
>> I'M--I'M BLANK RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT THAT...
>> [sighs]
>> SOMEONE LIED TO YOU.
BEING AN OPEN AND TRUSTING
PERSON IS NOT A FLAW.
>> * LET THE WATER RISE
*
* LET THE GROUND CRACK
>> THERE'S SOMEONE REAL ON THE
OTHER END OF THE COMPUTER, AND
THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY AFRAID OF
TELLING YOU SOMETHING.
BUT YOU'VE BEEN HAVING A VERY
REAL RELATIONSHIP FOR THE LAST
THREE YEARS.
>> * LET ME FALL INSIDE
>> IT DEFINITELY RAISES A LOT OF
OTHER QUESTIONS.
[phone line rings]
>> HOW YOU DOING THIS MORNING?
FORWARD ME THAT EMAIL THAT HE
SENT YOU SO THAT I HAVE THE
SONG.
>> BYE.
>> BYE.
[sighs] SHE SOUNDS SO SAD.
>> YEAH.
SHE SAID SHE SENT US THE EMAIL,
RIGHT?
>> LET'S SEE.
>> WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THE SONG?
WE SHOULD SEE IF IT YIELDS
ANYTHING.
>> YUP, THERE IT IS.
A SONG TITLED EVERYTHING'S
ALRIGHT.
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? WATCH THIS.
>> WHAT DO WE GOT?
>> THIS IS THE, UM, I DON'T
KNOW, MORE INFO--WHAT DO YOU
CALL THIS, LIKE, THE--
>> IT'S JUST THE--
>> FILE INFO?
BUT, LIKE, THE SPECIFIC FILE
INFO.
AUTHOR, "YNOTPARTY."
>> WHY DON'T YOU DO A NEW
SEARCH?
YNOTPARTY.
>> OH--VIDEO.
>> FOR NEVER GONNA STOP.
>> WAIT, THAT'S THE SONG THAT
STEVEN HAD SENT CASSIE BEFORE.
>> PLAY IT.
[hip-hop song plays]
*
>> both: YEAH.
>> THAT'S IT. SAME TRACK.
>> YEAH.
WHOA, HERE'S A PICTURE.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
>> AND THIS ACCOUNT IS
APPARENTLY BY SOMEONE NAMED
TONY.
>> SO THIS IS WHERE HIS MUSIC
CAME FROM.
>> YEAH.
>> WOW.
>> NOW WE'VE GOT--
WE'VE GOT SOMETHING.
OUR FIRST PERSON WHO'S DIRECTLY
LINKED TO THE STEVE PERSONA.
>> RIGHT.
>> EITHER HE IS TONY PRETENDING
TO BE STEVE...
>> RIGHT.
>> OR HE'S JUST SOME RANDOM GUY
STEALING TONY'S MUSIC.
THE REAL QUESTION IS WHO IS THIS
GUY TONY?
I THINK WE SHOULD TALK TO CASSIE
ABOUT THIS.
FOR ALL WE KNOW, THEY COULD'VE
GONE TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER.
>> RIGHT.
>> THERE COULD BE A CONNECTION.
[knocks]
>> COME ON IN.
>> THIS MORNING YOU SENT US THAT
EMAIL.
>> MM-HMM.
>> WITH THAT SONG.
SO I OPENED UP MORE INFORMATION
ON THE SONG...
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND THE AUTHOR IS
"YNOTPARTY."
WE DID A SEARCH FOR "YNOTPARTY,"
AND THE FIRST THING THAT CAME UP
WAS THIS.
THIS PERSON'S NAME IS TONY.
>> MM-HMM.
>> SO MAYBE IT'S NOT STEVE.
A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
[YnotpartY's Never Gonna Stop
plays]
*
>> THAT'S GLADYS'S COUSIN.
>> STE--THIS GUY TONY?
AND THAT'S HIS NAME?
>> YEAH.
>> HE'S GLADYS'S COUSIN?
>> YEAH.
HE'S STAYING IN HER HOUSE.
HE'S BEEN STAYING IN HER HOUSE
FOR A WHILE.
>> ARE YOU GUYS FR--FRIENDS?
>> I MEAN, WE'RE NOT--WE'RE,
LIKE, ACQUAINTANCES.
WHY WOULD TONY DRAG THAT OUT SO
LONG?
WHY WOULD HE HAVE PHONE SEX WITH
ME?
WHY WOULD HE DO, LIKE--SAY YES
TO WHEN I PROPOSED?
WHY WOULD HE DO ALL THIS STUFF?
I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA THROW UP.
I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO THE
BATHROOM REAL QUICK.
[footsteps leaving]
[door closing]
[sobbing]
>> [knocks]
>> YES?
>> HEY, IT'S--IT'S JUST ME.
[door opens]
HEY.
>> HEY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU
WERE OKAY.
CAN I JUST SIT HERE WITH YOU?
>> OKAY.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD
RIGHT NOW?
>> I FEEL VIOLATED AND
EMBARRASSED.
I'M GONNA BE VERY MAD IF GLADYS
KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND DIDN'T TELL
ME.
AND LET THIS GO ON.
THAT'S THE ONE PERSON THAT I
TRUST WITH MY LIFE.
>> IT'S TOO SOON TO START
THINKING ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> I DON'T THINK GLADYS KNOWS,
'CAUSE SHE WOULD TELL ME.
I WANNA SEE WHAT'S UP.
IF IT IS HIM OR WHAT.
>> OKAY.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
>> I'M GONNA HAVE TO FILTER
MYSELF.
THIS IS NOT ADDING UP IN MY HEAD
AND NOW I FEEL CRAZY FOR REAL.
LIKE, WE HAD PHONE SEX.
WE'VE EXPERIENCED SOME INTIMATE
THINGS THAT--THAT'S WHAT'S
REALLY PISSING ME OFF, LIKE--
>> THIS--
>> THIS ONE.
>> WITH THE RED--
>> WITH THE RED.
I'M JUST MAD.
[rings doorbell]
>> DID YOU KNOCK?
>> I RANG THE DOORBELL.
>> HEY, GUYS.
>> HEY, GLADYS.
WHERE'S TONY?
IS HE HERE?
>> YEAH.
>> SO, LIKE, HIS MUSIC IS ADDING
UP TO STEVE'S MUSIC.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S UP WITH
THAT.
>> SO, LIKE...
YOU THINK IT'S TONY?
>> DID YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
>> [groans]
STEVE--I MADE UP STEVE.
STEVE IS ME.
BUT THE PERSON YOU'VE BEEN--
>> [bleep] THAT [bleep].
>> [sighs]
>> [screams]
THE [bleep]?
>> MOMMY.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GUESS WHO'S
STEVE.
GLADYS.
GLADYS AND HER COUSIN.
YES!
ALL THIS TIME.
[sobbing]
I DON'T KNOW.
>> LIKE, I JUST DID IT SO SHE
CAN CHANGE.
I JUST TRIED TO MAKE A PERFECT
GUY, MAYBE SHE CAN HAVE A SENSE
OF WHAT A GUY IS INSTEAD OF
TREATING HER LIKE CRAP LIKE ALL
THE OTHER ONES.
BUT TONY'S THE ONE SHE'S BEEN
TALKING TO.
[sighs]
OH, I SHOULD--I NEED TO SIT
DOWN.
>> IS TONY IN LOVE WITH HER?
>> HE JUST DID IT 'CAUSE I ASKED
HIM TO.
>> THIS IS [bleep], SO I'M A
JOKE.
I'M A JOKE?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL
YOU, BUT I MEAN, YOU HAVE EVERY
RIGHT TO BE FURIOUS AND FEEL
TOTALLY CONFUSED AND UPSET AND
MAYBE EVEN BETRAYED.
>> THE [bleep] IS UP WITH THAT?
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
I HAVE AND I'M SURE YOU HAVE.
I DO THINK IT'S IN YOUR BEST
INTEREST TO HEAR WHAT SHE HAS TO
SAY.
NOT TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT TOTALLY
[bleep] UP THAT SHE'S INVOLVED
IN THIS AND THAT SHE DIDN'T SAY
SOMETHING SOONER.
>> SHOW ME THE PHONE.
I NEED TO SEE--SEE THE PHONE.
I DON'T BELIEVE, LIKE...
YOU SAY IT'S JUST STEVE WITH A
HEART.
[phone rings]
>> SEE?
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT ME AND TONY
TALK ABOUT ON THE PHONE?
WE HAVE PHONE SEX, WE TALK ABOUT
INTIMATE [bleep].
>> I'M SORRY, BUT YOU KEPT
BRINGING IT UP AND YOU KEPT
GOING BACK DOWN THE HILL.
I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO BE LIKE
THAT.
I DID IT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU AND
BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO BE A
BETTER PERSON THAN WHAT YOU WERE
THEN.
>> SO THE STEVE FACEBOOK PROFILE
AND THE CELL PHONE NUMBER...
>> YES, SIR.
>> THAT'S YOU.
>> YES.
>> DO YOU HAVE TWO CELL PHONES?
>> YES, I DO.
AND THE REASON WHY YOU DIDN'T
SEE IT--BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH
WHITE iPHONES.
AND LIKE, EVERY TIME I SAID "I'M
IN THE STUDIO," I WAS WITH YOU.
OR AT WORK OR AT SCHOOL.
>> WHEN SHE ASKED YOU TO MARRY
HER, WHY DID YOU SAY YES?
>> I DIDN'T EVEN SAY YES, I SAID
"OKAY" 'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
TO SAY, LIKE, THAT REALLY
SURPRISED THE HELL OUT OF ME
BECAUSE I THINK SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH TONY'S VOICE.
>> WHERE'S TONY?
>> HE'S INSIDE.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO TONY?
>> YEAH.
>> [knocks]
HELLO? TONY?
HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> UH, NEV.
>> NEV.
>> CAN WE SIT DOWN FOR A SECOND?
>> I THINK JUST GIVE THEM A
SECOND.
>> HEY, TONY.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS, SO...
[sighs]
>> I FEEL EMBARRASSED AND DUMB
AS [bleep] RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU AND ME BOTH.
>> WHEN NEV SHOWED ME THE--THE
YOUTUBE CLIP OF YOU, I WAS
FEELING JUST, LIKE, YOU WERE
DOING IT TO GET A GOOD LAUGH.
>> UM, I'M REAL SORRY THAT YOU
FEEL THAT WAY, 'CAUSE THAT'S THE
EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT I WAS
TRYING TO DO.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I
DID IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I CARE
ABOUT YOU.
I'M JUST SORRY THAT I'M NOT
REALLY STEVE.
I WISH I WAS AT THIS POINT, YOU
KNOW.
>> WAS IT ALL FAKE?
WAS OUR ONE-ON-ONE TALKS REAL?
LIKE...
>> IT FELT REAL TO ME, YOU KNOW.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I'M KINDA READY TO GO HOME, BUT
I'M KINDA HAVING, LIKE, A HEAVY
HEART.
>> HEY, GUYS, SORRY.
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING LEFT FOR ME TO SAY.
>> OKAY, YEAH.
WE CAN--WE CAN GET OUTTA HERE IF
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
[acoustic guitar music]
*
>> I THINK YOU GOTTA JUST BE,
LIKE, REALLY PATIENT NOW.
>> YEAH, I HAVE SUCH A HEADACHE.
>> * GET OUT OF MY HEART
* GET OUT OF MY HEAD
>> I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE RIGHT
NOW.
>> * FACE THE DARK
>> [sobbing]
I JUST DON'T WANT MY BEST
FRIEND TO HATE ME.
I KNOW SHE'S GONNA HATE ME.
[sobbing]
>> * BURYING MY FACE
*IN A BOTTLE OF RYE *
* 'CAUSE HEARTS ARE MADE *
* TO BREAK SOMETIMES
>> CASSIE, YESTERDAY, WAS
TRAUMATIZED.
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE, NOT--SHE WASN'T HURT,
SHE WAS TRAUMATIZED.
>> SHE WAS JUST SHOCKED.
RIGHT NOW, SHE'S UPSET, SHE
NEEDS TO JUST SORT OF THINK AND
PROCESS IT AND TAKE IT ALL IN.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE, LIKE, TO
TALK TO GLADYS YESTERDAY, BUT
I'D LIKE TO GO SPEAK TO HER.
>> WHY DON'T WE CALL HER?
[phone line ringing]
>> GOOD MORNING.
IT'S NEV AND MAX.
HOW YOU DOING?
WE WERE WONDERING IF YOU WOULD
WANT TO SORT OF DISCUSS ALL OF
THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE'LL HEAD OVER AND BE THERE IN
A LITTLE BIT.
>> SHE DIDN'T SOUND LIKE SHE WAS
IN HIGH SPIRITS ON THE PHONE.
>> NO.
NOW GLADYS REALLY HAS TO DEAL
WITH THE REPERCUSSIONS OF LYING.
AND NOT JUST LYING TO SOMEONE
BUT TO YOUR BEST FRIEND.
[knocks]
>> GUYS WANT TO COME IN?
>> SURE.
>> HOW YOU FEELING?
>> UM, PRETTY CRAPPY.
>> I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT WAS IT
LIKE FOR YOU TO BE ORCHESTRATING
THIS LIE?
>> I WAS REALLY JUST TRYING TO
HELP HER.
WHEN THIS ALL WENT DOWN WITH HER
FAMILY AND EVERYTHING LIKE
THAT--
>> RIGHT, WITH HER DAD.
>> SHE STARTED SLEEPING AROUND,
SHE STARTED GETTING DRUNK AT
PARTIES, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE
HELL SHE WAS DOING.
I DON'T WANNA PUT HER OUT THERE
AND SAY SHE WAS BEING A WHORE,
BUT WITH HER WHOLE LITTLE--
'CAUSE SHE LIVED IN THE DORM,
THOSE KIDS WOULD HAVE GUYS OVER
THERE EVERY NIGHT.
>> EVERY TIME YOU TRIED TO PULL
BACK, SHE WOULD...
>> GO BACK TO DRINKING MORE OR
SMOKING MORE.
I TRIED TO TALK TO HER, I TRIED
TO MAKE HER MOM TALK TO HER, WE
SAT DOWN, LIKE, A LITTLE
INTERVENTION THING, AND NOTHING
WORKED.
I TRIED.
I DID FEEL LIKE I WAS LOSING MY
BEST FRIEND.
BUT I KNEW DEEP INSIDE, LIKE,
SHE WASN'T THAT TYPE OF PERSON
EITHER.
>> SO YOU'VE ALWAYS KIND OF
FOLLOWED THE RULES.
>> YES. AND SHE USED TO TOO.
>> I MIGHT LOOK AT THIS
SITUATION AND SAY YOU WERE
TRYING TO KEEP YOUR FRIEND FROM
HAVING AN EXPERIENCE THAT YOU
DIDN'T WANT TO SHARE.
SO YOU THINK YOU WERE AT ALL,
LIKE, JEALOUS?
>> NO, I DON'T WANT TO PUT IT
LIKE THAT.
LIKE, I DIDN'T DO THIS BECAUSE,
OH, SHE HAD A NEW GROUP OF
FRIENDS.
I DID THIS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT
TO SEE HER MESS UP REAL BAD.
IF YOU MESS UP REAL BAD, THEN
YOUR LIFE'S OVER.
LIKE, IMAGINE IF SHE WOULD'VE
HAD A BABY.
>> BUT YOU KNEW THAT, LIKE, YOU
WERE POTENTIALLY SACRIFICING
YOUR ENTIRE FRIENDSHIP BY DOING
THIS.
'CAUSE IF SHE FOUND OUT, SHE
WOULD PROBABLY NEVER TRUST YOU
AGAIN.
>> I KNOW.
>> YOU SEE CASSIE LIKE YOUR
SISTER.
>> YEAH.
>> AND THAT IF SHE FALLS DOWN,
IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PICK
HER UP, NO MATTER WHAT.
>> NO MATTER WHAT.
[acoustic guitar music]
*
I'M SORRY THE WAY I CAME ABOUT
IT.
FEEL LIKE I HURT HER REALLY
DEEP.
BUT I DO FEEL LIKE SHE HAS
STRAIGHTENED UP.
STEVE MADE HER OUTGROW THAT
LIFE.
>> * DON'T BE SCARED *
*YOU'LL MAKE IT THROUGH *
>> I WANT TO TALK TO CASSIE.
CAN YOU GUYS, LIKE, GO IN FIRST?
YOU KNOW, I COME BY--BEHIND.
>> WE'LL--WE CAN DO THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> LET'S HEAD OVER THERE.
>> * THERE'S NO TIME FOR LOVE *
>> * OH, NO, NO, NO
>> * THERE'S NO TIME FOR LOVE *
>> * OH, NO, NO, NO
>> * THERE'S NO TIME FOR *
>> * OH, NO, NO, NO
>> NOW, MORE CATFISH: THE TV
SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
[knocks]
HEY. HOW YOU DOIN'?
>> GOOD.
>> IS IT COOL IF WE, UH, COME
IN?
>> MM-HMM.
>> THANK YOU FOR INVITING US
OVER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING OPEN TO
BRINGING GLADYS OVER TOO.
WE WEREN'T SURE HOW YOU WOULD
FEEL ABOUT THAT.
BUT I THINK IT'S A NICE
OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND JUST HAVE
A CONVERSATION ABOUT EVERYTHING
THAT HAPPENED.
NOT TO SAY IT'S GONNA FIX
EVERYTHING, BUT IT COULD HELP.
IS IT COOL IF WE GIVE YOU A
MINUTE TO TALK OR SAY OR DO
WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO?
>> WITHOUT US HERE.
>> THAT--IS THAT COOL?
>> MM-HMM.
>> OKAY, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA BE
RIGHT OUTSIDE.
[door closes]
>> [sighs]
THIS IS AWKWARD.
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA GET HER IF
SHE TRIES TO GET ME, RIGHT?
>> I PROMISE YOU, I'M NOT GONNA,
LIKE...
>> I BELIEVE YOU.
>> PUT HANDS ON YOU.
>> ARE YOU GONNA TALK TO ME?
I DIDN'T DO IT TO HURT YOU OR
ANYTHING, I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO SCREW UP YOUR LIFE FOREVER,
LIKE...
I CAN'T SIT HERE AND LIE TO YOU
AND SAY I WISH I NEVER DONE IT.
BUT I CAN SIT HERE AND SAY I AM
SORRY THAT I DID IT THAT WAY,
AND I AM SORRY THAT I MADE YOU
FEEL VIOLATED BY TONY.
I KNOW THAT WAS WRONG AND STUPID
OF ME.
I KNOW IT WAS A [bleep] THING
FOR ME TO DO, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
HOW ELSE TO COME ABOUT IT.
AND I'M SORRY.
>> I DON'T KNOW, I THOUGHT ABOUT
IT, I DREAMT ABOUT IT, I WOKE UP
THINKING ABOUT IT, AND I
COULDN'T IGNORE THE FACT THAT I
AM A BETTER PERSON THAN WHO I
WAS BEFORE.
I DON'T HATE YOU.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
>> I DON'T HATE YOU.
I'M A LITTLE MAD, BUT I DON'T
HATE YOU.
WE'RE STILL GONNA BE FRIENDS.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE AS CLOSE AS
WE WERE THE OTHER DAY.
I DO HAVE MORE SELF-RESPECT NOW,
AND I DO LOVE MYSELF NOW.
I'M NOT GONNA GO BACK TO ROCK
BOTTOM.
STEVE MADE ME REALIZE, LIKE,
THAT'S NOT WHERE I WANNA BE.
>> CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG OR
SOMETHING?
[somber acoustic guitar music]
*
>> [sighs] HOW IS EVERYTHING?
>> I THINK IT'LL TAKE SOME WORK,
BUT...
I'M WILLING TO SHOW YOU YOU CAN
TRUST ME AS A FRIEND.
AND I'M NEVER GONNA TOUCH
FACEBOOK EVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE.
I STEP BACK FROM THAT.
>> I THINK WE'RE ALL
BETTER OFF...
>> YEAH. YEAH.
>> WITH YOU NOT ON FACEBOOK.
CASSIE...
>> * THERE'S A FIGHT TO BE WON *
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU TOO.
>> * FOR THE LOVE
* YOU FIND AT HOME
* THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE
>> I'M SORRY.
>> I ACCEPT.
BUT YOU GOTTA STOP SAYING SORRY.
OKAY? OKAY.
BYE, GUYS.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
>> BYE, CASSIE.
>> * SO I WILL LOVE
*IN THIS LIFE *
*TILL I FINALLY HAVE TO GO *
* GROWING UP, CHILD
* IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME
*FORGIVEN ALL YOU'VE GOT *
*SO WON'T YOU DANCE *
* UNDER THE SUN
>> I DID NOT SEE ANY OF THIS
COMING.
>> * GROWING UP, CHILD
* IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME
>> HEY.
>> HI, YOU GUYS.
>> HEY, CASSIE.
>> WHAT'S UP, CASSIE?
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> * GROWING OLD
* FEELS LIKE YOU'RE *
* GIVING UP YOUR SOUL
* I'D RATHER GIVE IT FREELY *
>> HOW HAVE THINGS REALLY BEEN
BETWEEN YOU AND GLADYS?
LIKE, HAVE YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT
ALL THIS?
>> WE'VE HUNG OUT WITH OTHER
PEOPLE.
WE HAVEN'T HAD, REALLY, THAT
ONE-ON-ONE SO MUCH.
NOW I DO THIS THING WHERE I
CHECK HER PHONE AND HER
COMPUTER.
EVERY NOW AND THEN, YOU KNOW.
>> THAT'S FAIR, THAT'S FAIR.
>> WOW.
*
HI, GLADYS.
>> HEY, GLADYS.
>> HI.
>> WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
NOW, AND WHERE DO YOU SEE YOUR
FRIENDSHIP GOING?
>> IT'S GOING.
>> I'M HAPPY TO HEAR YOU SAY
IT'S GOING AND NOT STOPPING.
>> DO YOU STILL FEEL THAT CASSIE
DOESN'T 100% TRUST YOU?
>> YEAH, I STILL FEEL THAT WAY,
AND I DON'T BLAME HER.
BUT I'M TRYING AS BEST AS I CAN.
RIGHT?
>> YEAH, SHE IS, SHE IS.
>> YOU'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
>> YEAH, YOU GOT PLENTY OF TIME.
>> EXACTLY.
BYE, GUYS.
>> BYE, GUYS.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> I AM 100% IN LOVE WITH HIM.
>> YOU CHOOSE TO KEEP BELIEVING
THAT IT'S--REALLY COULD BE MARK.
>> HE'S ALWAYS LYING TO ME.
I'M SO TIRED OF THIS.
>> both: WHOA.
>> IS THAT OUR GUY?
>> THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING
ELSE.
>> YOU READY?
>> I'M AS READY AS I'M GONNA BE.
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00:40:58.
*
>> [rings doorbell]
*
>> DID YOU KNOCK?
>> I RANG THE DOORBELL.
>> HI, I'M NEV, AND THIS IS MY
FILMMAKER BUDDY MAX.
LAST YEAR, WE TRAVELED ACROSS
THE COUNTRY FIGURING OUT THE
TRUTH BEHIND ONLINE ROMANCES.
I'M READY TO COME MEET YOU IF
YOU THINK YOU'RE REALLY READY.
>> I'M DEFINITELY READY.
>> ALONG THE WAY, WE OPENED
DOORS TO SOME BIG SURPRISES.
>> WAIT, GUYS, GUYS, GUYS, GUYS.
>> WE MADE A FEW LOVE
CONNECTIONS...
>> FEELS AMAZING.
>> AND EVEN DID OUR FAIR SHARE
OF MENDING BROKEN HEARTS.
>> I'M SO HAPPY EVERY DAY WHEN I
WAKE UP NOW. [sniffles]
>> SUDDENLY, THE IDEA OF
CATFISHING--HIDING WHO YOU
REALLY ARE TO HOOK SOMEONE INTO
AN ONLINE RELATIONSHIP...
>> A BEAUTY PAGEANT WINNER, A
MODEL.
>> WAS BEING TALKED ABOUT BY A
LOT OF YOU.
GOT AN EMAIL HERE.
"WHO DID I REALLY FALL IN LOVE
WITH?"
SO MAX AND I ARE HEADED BACK OUT
ON THE ROAD.
MAX, WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO.
>> TO INVESTIGATE STORIES THAT
SEEM TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE...
>> I AM IN DEREK'S DRIVEWAY.
>> OR TOO WILD TO MAKE UP.
>> HE WAS CARJACKED, AND HE WAS
RAN OVER BY THE CAR.
>> JESUS, MAN.
WILL HOPE BECOME LOVE?
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> OR IS LOVE IN FOR A GIANT
SHOCK?
>> [sobbing] I DON'T KNOW.
>> YOU CAN BE SURE THAT MAX AND
I WILL FIND OUT ALL THE ANSWERS,
BECAUSE SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT
OF FICTION...
>> WOW, CATFISH CURVEBALL.
>> LEADS TO A WHOLE LOT OF
REALITY.
THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
>> [laughs]
>> ARE WE READY?
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> CATFISH THE MOVIE WAS MY
STORY.
CATFISH: THE TV SHOW IS YOURS.
>> ALL RIGHT. SEASON TWO.
>> GRAY HAIR, CHECK.
>> THERE'S MORE.
THERE'S MORE THAN THERE WAS LAST
SEASON.
>> IT'S TIME TO START.
>> OPEN UP THAT LAPTOP.
LET'S BREAK IT OPEN.
>> ANOTHER JOURNEY.
>> PANDORA'S BOX.
LET'S OPEN IT.
>> SINCE THE END OF SEASON ONE,
I'VE PROBABLY RECEIVED CLOSE TO
10,000 EMAILS.
I THINK YOU SHOULD CHECK THIS
OUT.
PRETTY SERIOUS EMAIL FROM
CASSIE.
"HI, NEV.
I NEED HELP IN MEETING MY FIANCE
STEVEN."
>> WAIT, "I NEED HELP IN MEETING
MY FIANCE."
>> YEAH.
SO SHE'S ENGAGED TO SOMEONE, AND
ACCORDING TO THIS, THEY'VE NEVER
MET.
THAT'S CRAZY.
"HERE'S A LITTLE BACKGROUND
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MY
RELATIONSHIP STARTED.
IN 2010, MY FATHER PASSED AWAY.
IT WAS A TOUGH TIME FOR ME
BECAUSE IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND
I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HIM.
MY WORLD BEGAN TO CRASH.
I WAS DRINKING EVERY NIGHT.
I ALSO BEGAN ENGAGING IN A LOT
OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY.
THEN ONE DAY I WAS GOING THROUGH
MY FRIEND REQUESTS ON FACEBOOK,
AND THERE WAS STEVEN.
I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT
BECAUSE I NOTICED HE WAS AN
ASPIRING RAPPER.
I GET A LOT OF MESSAGES FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE INTO MUSIC
INDUSTRY BECAUSE THEY SEE I WORK
AT POWER 96, ONE OF MIAMI'S TOP
RADIO STATIONS.
WHAT REALLY GOT ME TO START
TALKING TO HIM WAS THE FACT THAT
IT SEEMED LIKE HE GENUINELY
CARED.
EVERY DAY HE REMINDS ME THAT I
AM IMPORTANT.
HE HAS BEEN MY ROCK.
NOW 2 1/2 YEARS LATER, I AM
DESPERATE TO MEET HIM.
BY THE WAY, HE'S FROM ATLANTA.
HE TRAVELS A LOT BECAUSE HE DOES
SHOWS TO PROMOTE HIMSELF."
>> THAT SOUNDS REALLY FISHY.
>> "WE'VE NEVER MET, AND I'M
FEARFUL THAT THERE'S A REASON
WHY.
I'VE TRIED TO VIDEO CHAT WITH
HIM ONCE, BUT HIS WEBCAM WASN'T
WORKING, AND NEITHER WAS HIS
MICROPHONE."
>> [scoffs]
>> "PLEASE HELP ME FINALLY GET
TO HOLD STEVE.
THANK YOU.
CASSANDRA ."
>> OKAY, THEY BARELY TALK ON THE
PHONE.
>> HE TRAVELS A LOT.
I UNDERSTAND.
>> RIGHT, HE TRAVELS A LOT FOR
HIS--FOR HIS--
>> LOOK, WE'VE SEEN THIS STUFF
BEFORE.
>> HIS BIG HIP-HOP CAREER.
>> RIGHT.
LET'S JUST GET HER ON THE HORN.
[phone line ringing]
HELLO.
>> HI, NEV! HI, MAX!
>> both: HEY.
>> WE JUST READ YOUR EMAIL.
ARGUABLY ONE OF THE BEST FIRST
LINES OF AN EMAIL EVER.
>> [laughs]
>> "I NEED HELP MEETING MY
FIANCE."
>> [laughs]
I PROPOSED TO HIM AND HE
ACCEPTED, SO TECHNICALLY, HE IS
MY FIANCE.
>> CASSIE, I THINK IT'S CRAZY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ASKED
SOMEONE TO MARRY YOU THAT YOU'VE
NEVER MET OVER THE INTERNET.
>> I DISAGREE.
AS A HOPELESS ROMANTIC, YEAH,
I'LL THROW THE HEART UP.
THERE YOU GO.
I THINK IT'S AMAZING.
IT'S A FIRST FOR US.
>> WHAT DO YOU LOVE SO MUCH
ABOUT HIM?
>> HE'S THE ONLY PERSON THAT I
CAN TALK TO AND CONFIDE IN AND
TELL HIM EVERYTHING.
>> * HOME AGAIN
* BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
>> AND YOU TELL HIM THAT YOU
LOVE HIM.
>> YES.
WE TELL EACH OTHER THAT WE LOVE
EACH OTHER.
>> * LOVE IS A FIRE
* LOVE IS A FIRE
>> YOU GUYS HAVE TRIED TO VIDEO
CHAT, BUT IT'S PRETTY EASY TO
FIGURE IT OUT, EVEN IF YOU HAVE
TO BORROW A FRIEND'S COMPUTER OR
SOMETHING.
>> I DON'T KNOW, I JUST FELT
LIKE HIS ATTEMPT WAS ENOUGH.
I'VE NEVER ASKED HIM AGAIN AFTER
THAT.
HONESTLY, I THINK I WOULD BET MY
LIFE ON THIS THAT STEVEN GOMEZ
IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS.
HE'S JUST HIDING SOMETHING.
>> WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO GET TO
THE BOTTOM OF IT, AND MORE THAN
ANYTHING, I'D LOVE TO PUT YOU
AND STEVE IN A ROOM TOGETHER.
I'M GONNA COME DOWN TO MIAMI.
MAX, YOU GONNA COME WITH ME?
>> I'M ALSO GONNA COME DOWN.
>> MAX IS GONNA COME WITH ME.
WE'RE GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT.
>> AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU
GUYS BOTH.
>> OKAY, BYE, CASSIE.
>> BYE.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> WOW, CASSIE.
>> WHO--WHO GETS ENGAGED OVER
THE INTERNET?
>> I GOTTA TELL YA, I'VE SEEN
PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE GET ENGAGED
AND MARRIED IN VEGAS IN 24
HOURS.
AT LEAST SHE'S BEEN TALKING TO
THE GUY FOR A LONG TIME.
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS...
>> AGREED.
>> IS A GOOD THING FOR HER.
>> LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
[upbeat pop music]
*
>> * IT'S TIME TO RUN *
* THEY'LL STRING ME UP *
* FOR ALL THAT I'VE DONE *
* I'M GOING SOON *
* I'M GONNA LEAVE TONIGHT *
* GONNA RUN
>> HUMID, HOT MIAMI.
THERE'S A PIGEON IN THE AIRPORT.
>> THAT'S WHAT I CALL A FREQUENT
FLYER.
*
>> * I WANTED EVERYBODY ELSE
*IN THE WORLD TO KNOW *
>> I MEAN, NOTHING ABOUT HIS
SITUATION MAKES SENSE THAT HE
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO VIDEO CHAT
OR COME VISIT HER.
>> I MEAN, DON'T YOU WANNA HAVE
SEX?
>> I CERTAINLY WOULD WANT TO
MAKE LOVE TO THE LADY THAT I WAS
TALKING TO AND IN LOVE WITH.
*
YOU GOOD?
>> YEAH, YOU READY?
>> YEAH.
[knocks]
>> HEY.
>> CASSIE.
>> HI, NEV.
>> HI.
[chuckles] GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> HEY, CASSIE.
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU TOO.
HI, MAX.
>> MAX, OF COURSE.
>> THIS IS OUR CREW.
>> OUR GUYS HERE.
>> HEY, GUYS.
>> THE WHOLE SQUAD.
>> OKAY, COME IN.
>> MAKING A TV SHOW.
>> [chuckles]
>> AND WHO IS THIS BEAUTIFUL
LADY?
>> THIS IS MY GRANDMOTHER...
>> WOW.
>> WHO JUST PASSED.
>> WHAT WAS SHE LIKE?
>> SHE WAS A VERY GODLY WOMAN,
'CAUSE SHE WAS RAISED BY NUNS IN
HAITI.
>> SO A LOT OF YOUR FAMILY'S
FROM HAITI.
>> UM, YEAH.
>> AND FAMILY IS OBVIOUSLY
SOMETHING YOU CARE ABOUT A LOT.
>> YES.
>> I MEAN, I CAN SEE JUST FROM
THE PICTURES AROUND THE LIVING
ROOM HERE.
RIGHT, WELL, LET'S GET SOME
FRESH AIR, HUH?
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT DO YOU SAY?
>> YEAH, LET'S GO OUTSIDE.
>> I GUESS THERE'S REALLY--
THERE'S NO, LIKE, SMOOTH
TRANSITION.
BUT I DID WANT TO ASK AND FIND
OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR
DAD AND WHAT HAPPENED.
>> OKAY.
SO, UM, IN 2010, HE WENT TO
HAITI TO VISIT SOME FAMILY
MEMBERS.
I THINK HIS SECOND DAY THERE, HE
WAS OUTSIDE TALKING ON THE
PHONE.
THREE MEN CAME TO KIDNAP MY
COUSIN--'CAUSE THEY DO THAT,
THEY'LL HOLD YOU FOR RANSOM FOR
MONEY.
AND WHEN HE SAW THEM COMING HE
TRIED TO INTERVENE, AND THEY
TOLD HIM, "GET DOWN," AND HE
SAID, "NO, 'CAUSE IF I GET DOWN
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THE GIRL," SO
THEN THEY SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD.
>> WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST ABOUT
YOUR DAD?
>> THE LONG HUGS.
HE WAS SUCH A SOFT-SPOKEN GUY,
AND ALWAYS WAS, SO...
[clears throat]
FOR THAT MONTH--A LITTLE OVER A
MONTH, I WAS, EVERY SINGLE DAY,
DRINKING.
IT WAS BAD.
I ALMOST LOST MY SCHOLARSHIP.
ROCK BOTTOM.
>> ROCK BOTTOM.
>> IT WAS BAD.
>> WOW.
SO IT WAS RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME
ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING THAT YOU
MET STEVE.
>> YES.
>> WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET
THROUGH THAT TIME WITHOUT HIM?
>> AT THE RATE THAT I WAS GOING,
NO.
HE SHOWED ME ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
AND SEX IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO
EVERYTHING.
IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME
BECAUSE HE'S MY ROCK.
>> IN YOUR SORT OF FANTASY, HOW
DO YOU SEE YOU AND STEVE
BUILDING A LIFE TOGETHER?
>> ME FINISHING COLLEGE, HIM
MOVING DOWN HERE, AND THE REAL
COMMITMENT BY LAW, YOU KNOW,
MARRIAGE.
>> PRETTY CLEAR TO ME THAT
YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH THIS GUY.
>> YES.
>> I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT
THIS GUY LOOKS LIKE.
LET'S CHECK HIM OUT.
>> OKAY, JUST DON'T FALL IN LOVE
WHEN YOU SEE HIM.
>> [laughs] YEAH, EXACTLY.
WOW.
>> DO YOU SEE THAT?
DO YOU SEE THAT?
>> WAIT A MINUTE.
>> THIS GUY IS, LIKE--
>> THE BEST!
OKAY, SO...
>> RIGHT, SO THIS IS ONE
PICTURE, BUT THIS IS IT.
THESE ARE ALL THE PICTURES YOU
HAVE OF HIM.
>> YEAH.
REALLY, AFTER THIS ONE, I WAS
DONE ASKING.
I'M JUST MESMERI--
LIKE, IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME
THAT, OH, I'VE ONLY GOT SIX
PICS.
>> SO YOU GUYS ACTUALLY DON'T DO
A LOT OF PICTURE MESSAGING.
>> NO.
>> JUST NOT, LIKE, PART OF YOUR
THING.
>> IT'S NOT PART OF IT.
>> OKAY.
>> THE PHONE SEX IS A GREAT
PART, THOUGH.
>> PSH, THAT HAPPENS.
>> IT'S GREAT, YEAH.
THAT HAPPENS. [laughs]
I LOVE IT.
[phone vibrating]
HE TEXTED ME.
>> SEE, YOU JUST GOT A TEXT.
>> [reads text]
>> HE IS RECORDING AN ALBUM?
>> HE'S ALSO A PRODUCER...
>> OH, GOT IT.
>> SO HE CAN BE IN THE STUDIO
MAKING BEATS FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
>> AND WHEN HE'S NOT IN THE
STUDIO, IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S
TRAVELING, PERFORMING, HE'S
PROMOTING, HE'S DOING SHOWS.
>> YEAH.
>> TELL ME HOW YOU JUSTIFY THAT
YOU HAVEN'T GOOGLED HIM IN 2 1/2
YEARS.
>> I DON'T NEED TO DO IT BECAUSE
I TRUST HIM.
SO I DON'T WANT TO BREAK THAT
TRUST BY GOING BEHIND HIS BACK
AND TRYING TO BE FBI.
>> RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, OUR JOB NOW IS
START DIGGING.
>> DIG DEEP.
>> I JUST WANT YOU TO BE
REALISTIC THAT HE MIGHT NOT BE
EVERYTHING HE SAYS HE IS.
>> YEAH, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE
FUTURE HOLDS.
>> WE'RE GONNA GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF THIS NO MATTER WHAT WE HAVE
TO DO.
INCREDIBLE TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US OVER.
>> SO YOU GUYS HAVE TO COME TOO.
>> YEAH, SORRY. COME ON.
>> BYE, CREW.
BYE.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY RED FLAGS.
HE HAS SIX PICTURES, THEY'RE ALL
WITH HIS--LIKE, SHOWING HIS ABS.
>> YES, THE PICTURES ARE A
LITTLE SUSPICIOUS.
BUT WHOEVER THIS GUY TURNS OUT
TO BE, HE DEFINITELY SEEMS TO
REALLY CARE ABOUT HER.
WHAT WOULD KEEP HIM FROM WANTING
TO MAKE THIS REAL?
>> WHAT ELSE COULD HE BE HIDING?
[pop music]
*
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED TO JUST
START DIGGING INTO STEVE.
WE KNOW THAT HE'S A HIP-HOP
ARTIST.
>> THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THAT IS
THAT THERE'S A HIGH LIKELIHOOD
THAT WHEN WE DO START
RESEARCHING HIM...
>> RIGHT.
>> WE'LL FIND A LOT OF STUFF,
IF HE IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS.
>> * DOES THIS CHANGE
* HOW YOU FEEL
>> ALL RIGHT, LET THE GAMES
BEGIN.
YES, IT'S WORKING.
>> OKAY. WE'RE LIVE.
ACCORDING TO CASSIE, HE'S A VERY
ACTIVE RECORDING ARTIST AND
PRODUCER.
>> HIS ALIAS IS S-KILLA.
>> CASSIE SENT US HIS MUSIC.
WHY DON'T WE DOWNLOAD HIS SONGS
FROM THE EMAIL THAT CASSIE SENT
ME AND SHAZAM THEM?
[hip-hop music playing]
*
>> NOTHING.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY ANOTHER
ONE, LET'S TRY ANOTHER ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> * SO HEY [bleep]
* I PULL THE [bleep] TRIGGER
* SHOOT THE [bleep]
* THEN TAKE HIS GIRLFRIEND
* OUT FOR DINNER
>> NOTHING.
IT FEELS VERY AMATEUR.
>> FOR SOMEONE WHO'S IN THE
STUDIO THAT MUCH...
>> RIGHT.
>> I MEAN, COME ON.
LET'S DO A SEARCH FOR "S-KILLA."
OKAY, HERE'S SOMETHING.
>> SKILLA, RIGHT THERE.
"NEW ALBUM OUT NOW."
>> MAYBE THAT'S HIM. OKAY.
>> WELL, PLAY THE SONG.
[upbeat pop music]
*
>> NOT HIP-HOP.
>> RIGHT.
OKAY, SO THAT'S NOT HIM.
SO, WHOEVER STEVEN GOMEZ IS, I'M
WILLING TO BET THAT HE'S NOT A
FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL RECORDING
ARTIST.
>> NO.
>> WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND
HIM OR MUSIC BY HIM ANYWHERE.
LET'S LOOK AT THIS GUY'S
FACEBOOK PAGE.
WHICH HAS SOME INFORMATION.
OKAY.
>> HE'S IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH
CASSANDRA.
>> WOW. 94 FRIENDS?
NOT GREAT.
OKAY, HERE, YESTERDAY IS MOST
RECENT POST:
"JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE
BAE."
I THINK WE KNOW WHO THAT IS.
ON MONDAY, HE POSTED, "MUSIC IS
MY LIFE, BUT I'M MISSING MY
QUEEN."
SO HE'S VERY OPEN ON THIS PAGE
ABOUT, LIKE, HAVING SOMEONE IN
HIS LIFE.
>> WHY DOES EVERY POST HAVE TO
DO WITH CASSIE, AND HE CAN'T
EVEN FIND THE TIME TO SEE HER?
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
>> MAX.
>> NEV.
>> WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
>> both: IMAGE SEARCH.
>> ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
I'M TAKING ALL OF HIS PICTURES.
>> DO IT.
>> THIS IS WHERE ALL CAN COME
CRUMBLING DOWN.
>> THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
BOOM.
DEONEE ARNEZ.
[exhales] IS THAT HIM?
>> THAT'S HIM, YEAH.
SAME TATTOO.
OKAY, HE'S A MODEL.
HE HAS ALMOST 7,000 LIKES.
>> RIGHT.
>> THAT SEEMS MORE APPROPRIATE.
LOTS OF PHOTOS.
>> A LOT MORE PHOTOS.
EVEN HIS URL IS "OFFICIALLY
DEONEE ARNEZ: THE MODEL."
SEE, THIS IS WHAT ALWAYS BLOWS
MY MIND, IS, LIKE, WE FOUND
THESE PICTURES SO EASILY.
>> YOU DON'T THINK SHE COULD'VE,
LIKE, DONE A LITTLE FISHING ON
HIS FACEBOOK PAGE?
>> I THINK SHE KIND OF KNEW IN
HER HEART OF HEARTS THAT
SOMETHING WAS UP, BUT SHE DIDN'T
REALLY WANNA DEAL WITH IT ON HER
OWN.
>> THERE'S ONE THING THAT'S FOR
CERTAIN.
WHOEVER STEVE GOMEZ IS, THIS IS
SOMEONE THAT CARES ABOUT CASSIE
AND DIDN'T WANT TO SEE HER THROW
HER LIFE AWAY, BUT THEY DON'T
WANT CASSIE TO KNOW WHO THEY
ARE.
THEY ALSO HAVE PHONE SEX WITH
HER.
>> YEAH, BUT--WELL, RIGHT.
>> WELL--WELL, I'M JUST SAYING.
>> NO, THAT'S INTERESTING
BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE
JUST IN IT TO MAKE HER FEEL
GOOD.
MAYBE THEY DIDN'T INTEND TO, BUT
THEY'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH HER
AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
NOW.
>> RIGHT.
>> THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF
THE PUZZLE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO
CASSIE AT THE END OF ALL THIS?
THE GUY IN THE PICTURES IS NOT
THE GUY SHE'S BEEN TALKING TO.
>> SHE'S PLANNED THIS WHOLE
FUTURE BUILT ON LIES.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS NOW
THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.
RIGHT NOW, I CAN TELL YOU I'M
NOT GOING TO SLEEP WELL TONIGHT.
[upbeat pop music]
*
>> * COOL
* I'M JUST TRYING TO BE COOL *
>> WHAT ARE WE DOING?
>> WE ARE OFF TO MEET CASSIE AND
HER BEST FRIEND GLADYS.
THEY'RE GETTING THEIR NAILS
DONE.
WE HAVE TO, AT SOME POINT, TALK
TO CASSIE ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT
WE FOUND.
>> * OPEN FOR BUSINESS
* SAYS IT ALL
*YOU CAN'T GO WRONG *
>> LET'S GO GET OUR NAILS DID.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
THIS IS MY BEST FRIEND GLADYS.
>> HEY, GLADYS.
IS IT ALL RIGHT IF I SIT OVER
HERE?
>> YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ONE TOO?
>> I DON'T KNOW, I'M THINKING
ABOUT IT.
OKAY.
>> HOW FAR BACK DO YOU GUYS GO?
>> WE STARTED SINCE PRE-K.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, FIRST
PERSON I MET.
>> WOW.
>> AND SHE CAME UP TO ME AND
SAID, "I LIKE PICKLES."
>> I WOULDN'T REALLY SAY SHE'S
MY BEST FRIEND.
I LOOK AT HER MORE LIKE MY
SISTER.
>> SISTER.
>> WHAT'S THE SORT OF MAGIC
INGREDIENT THAT MAKES YOUR
FRIENDSHIP SO AWESOME?
>> I MEAN, WE CAN NEVER STAY MAD
AT EACH OTHER.
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE, AFTER A WHILE WE JUST
LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND...
>> both: START LAUGHING.
>> [chuckles]
>> HOW MUCH HAS CASSIE TOLD YOU
ABOUT STEVEN?
>> HE GOT YOU OUT OF THE HOLE
YOU WERE IN, LIKE...
>> YEAH.
>> DUG YOURSELF.
SHE DIDN'T LISTEN TO ME, HER
MOTHER, OR HER SISTER.
SHE'D GO TO, LIKE--YOU KNOW,
LIKE, THE FRAT PARTIES AND STUFF
LIKE THAT.
>> I WOULDN'T TELL HER ABOUT IT
'CAUSE SHE'D TRY AND TALK ME OUT
OF IT.
>> YEAH, I'D TRY TO CALL HER.
LIKE, I BARELY REACHED HER.
AND THEN WHEN SHE STARTED
TALKING TO STEVE, I STARTED
SEEING MY CASSIE BACK.
BUT THE WHOLE PROPOSAL...
>> YEAH, THAT'S CRAZY.
>> WAS A LITTLE SKETCHY TO ME.
>> MARRIAGE WASN'T JUST, LIKE,
THIS WILD IDEA THAT JUST POPPED
IN MY HEAD.
I REALLY DID THINK ABOUT IT
BEFORE I ASKED.
>> HE COULD BE, YOU KNOW,
SOMEONE THAT HE'S NOT.
>> OR HE CAN BE HIM. [chuckles]
>> HE CAN BE HIM.
>> BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT TO TALK
ABOUT.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE BOTH OF YOU SIT
DOWN WITH US AND GO THROUGH ALL
THIS.
>> OKAY, LET'S GO.
>> ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
HOW ARE THE, UH, PEDICURES
FEELING?
>> GOOD. YOURS?
>> I FEEL FRESH AND SOFT.
>> [laughs]
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S, UH--
LET'S COZY UP.
YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
>> NOW MY HANDS ARE SWEATING.
>> YOU'RE NERVOUS.
>> YES.
>> A LITTLE NERVOUS.
THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
ALL RIGHT, SO, WE STARTED WITH
BASICALLY WHAT YOU GAVE US,
WHICH IS HIS MUSIC.
>> WE TRIED TO SEARCH FOR THE
SONGS THAT HE HAD SENT YOU.
WE COULDN'T FIND THOSE SONGS
ANYWHERE.
>> SO WE THOUGHT, OKAY, LET'S
JUST GOOGLE THIS GUY, S-KILLA.
IT'LL POP UP, WE'LL FIND HIS
STUFF.
WE LITERALLY FOUND NOTHING.
>> WOW.
>> WE FOUND NOTHING ON AN
S-KILLA FROM ATLANTA.
IT SOUNDS LIKE, FROM WHAT HE'S
TELLING YOU, THAT HE'S OUT THERE
WORKING SO HARD AT PROMOTING
HIMSELF THAT HE DOESN'T EVEN
HAVE TIME...
>> TO TALK.
>> TO COME VISIT YOU, AND IF HE
WAS DOING THAT, THEN THERE
SHOULD BE ONE TRACE OF HIM ON
THE INTERNET.
>> OKAY, I WANNA SEE, LIKE, THE
REST.
>> SURE.
THE NEXT THING THAT WE DID WAS
AN IMAGE SEARCH.
>> OKAY.
>> AND RIGHT AWAY, WE FOUND
THIS.
THIS IS A FAN PAGE FOR A GUY
NAMED DEONEE ARNEZ, WHO IS A
MODEL.
HERE ARE HIS PHOTOS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY STEVE.
>> THERE ARE CASUAL PHOTOS,
THERE'S WORK PHOTOS, THERE'S
PHOTOS WITH HIM AND HIS FRIENDS.
>> LOTS OF PICTURES.
>> MORE PICTURES THAT I'VE NEVER
SEEN.
>> RIGHT.
IT'S A MUCH MORE INTERACTIVE
PROFILE THAN THE ONE THAT YOU
HAVE.
>> MY HEART JUST, LIKE, FELL
INTO MY STOMACH RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS EMBARRASSING, YOU KNOW?
>> SHE'S EMBARRASSED.
>> I'M--I'M BLANK RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT THAT...
>> [sighs]
>> SOMEONE LIED TO YOU.
BEING AN OPEN AND TRUSTING
PERSON IS NOT A FLAW.
>> * LET THE WATER RISE
*
* LET THE GROUND CRACK
>> THERE'S SOMEONE REAL ON THE
OTHER END OF THE COMPUTER, AND
THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY AFRAID OF
TELLING YOU SOMETHING.
BUT YOU'VE BEEN HAVING A VERY
REAL RELATIONSHIP FOR THE LAST
THREE YEARS.
>> * LET ME FALL INSIDE
>> IT DEFINITELY RAISES A LOT OF
OTHER QUESTIONS.
[phone line rings]
>> HOW YOU DOING THIS MORNING?
FORWARD ME THAT EMAIL THAT HE
SENT YOU SO THAT I HAVE THE
SONG.
>> BYE.
>> BYE.
[sighs] SHE SOUNDS SO SAD.
>> YEAH.
SHE SAID SHE SENT US THE EMAIL,
RIGHT?
>> LET'S SEE.
>> WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THE SONG?
WE SHOULD SEE IF IT YIELDS
ANYTHING.
>> YUP, THERE IT IS.
A SONG TITLED EVERYTHING'S
ALRIGHT.
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? WATCH THIS.
>> WHAT DO WE GOT?
>> THIS IS THE, UM, I DON'T
KNOW, MORE INFO--WHAT DO YOU
CALL THIS, LIKE, THE--
>> IT'S JUST THE--
>> FILE INFO?
BUT, LIKE, THE SPECIFIC FILE
INFO.
AUTHOR, "YNOTPARTY."
>> WHY DON'T YOU DO A NEW
SEARCH?
YNOTPARTY.
>> OH--VIDEO.
>> FOR NEVER GONNA STOP.
>> WAIT, THAT'S THE SONG THAT
STEVEN HAD SENT CASSIE BEFORE.
>> PLAY IT.
[hip-hop song plays]
*
>> both: YEAH.
>> THAT'S IT. SAME TRACK.
>> YEAH.
WHOA, HERE'S A PICTURE.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
>> AND THIS ACCOUNT IS
APPARENTLY BY SOMEONE NAMED
TONY.
>> SO THIS IS WHERE HIS MUSIC
CAME FROM.
>> YEAH.
>> WOW.
>> NOW WE'VE GOT--
WE'VE GOT SOMETHING.
OUR FIRST PERSON WHO'S DIRECTLY
LINKED TO THE STEVE PERSONA.
>> RIGHT.
>> EITHER HE IS TONY PRETENDING
TO BE STEVE...
>> RIGHT.
>> OR HE'S JUST SOME RANDOM GUY
STEALING TONY'S MUSIC.
THE REAL QUESTION IS WHO IS THIS
GUY TONY?
I THINK WE SHOULD TALK TO CASSIE
ABOUT THIS.
FOR ALL WE KNOW, THEY COULD'VE
GONE TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER.
>> RIGHT.
>> THERE COULD BE A CONNECTION.
[knocks]
>> COME ON IN.
>> THIS MORNING YOU SENT US THAT
EMAIL.
>> MM-HMM.
>> WITH THAT SONG.
SO I OPENED UP MORE INFORMATION
ON THE SONG...
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND THE AUTHOR IS
"YNOTPARTY."
WE DID A SEARCH FOR "YNOTPARTY,"
AND THE FIRST THING THAT CAME UP
WAS THIS.
THIS PERSON'S NAME IS TONY.
>> MM-HMM.
>> SO MAYBE IT'S NOT STEVE.
A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
[YnotpartY's Never Gonna Stop
plays]
*
>> THAT'S GLADYS'S COUSIN.
>> STE--THIS GUY TONY?
AND THAT'S HIS NAME?
>> YEAH.
>> HE'S GLADYS'S COUSIN?
>> YEAH.
HE'S STAYING IN HER HOUSE.
HE'S BEEN STAYING IN HER HOUSE
FOR A WHILE.
>> ARE YOU GUYS FR--FRIENDS?
>> I MEAN, WE'RE NOT--WE'RE,
LIKE, ACQUAINTANCES.
WHY WOULD TONY DRAG THAT OUT SO
LONG?
WHY WOULD HE HAVE PHONE SEX WITH
ME?
WHY WOULD HE DO, LIKE--SAY YES
TO WHEN I PROPOSED?
WHY WOULD HE DO ALL THIS STUFF?
I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA THROW UP.
I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO THE
BATHROOM REAL QUICK.
[footsteps leaving]
[door closing]
[sobbing]
>> [knocks]
>> YES?
>> HEY, IT'S--IT'S JUST ME.
[door opens]
HEY.
>> HEY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU
WERE OKAY.
CAN I JUST SIT HERE WITH YOU?
>> OKAY.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD
RIGHT NOW?
>> I FEEL VIOLATED AND
EMBARRASSED.
I'M GONNA BE VERY MAD IF GLADYS
KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND DIDN'T TELL
ME.
AND LET THIS GO ON.
THAT'S THE ONE PERSON THAT I
TRUST WITH MY LIFE.
>> IT'S TOO SOON TO START
THINKING ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> I DON'T THINK GLADYS KNOWS,
'CAUSE SHE WOULD TELL ME.
I WANNA SEE WHAT'S UP.
IF IT IS HIM OR WHAT.
>> OKAY.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
>> I'M GONNA HAVE TO FILTER
MYSELF.
THIS IS NOT ADDING UP IN MY HEAD
AND NOW I FEEL CRAZY FOR REAL.
LIKE, WE HAD PHONE SEX.
WE'VE EXPERIENCED SOME INTIMATE
THINGS THAT--THAT'S WHAT'S
REALLY PISSING ME OFF, LIKE--
>> THIS--
>> THIS ONE.
>> WITH THE RED--
>> WITH THE RED.
I'M JUST MAD.
[rings doorbell]
>> DID YOU KNOCK?
>> I RANG THE DOORBELL.
>> HEY, GUYS.
>> HEY, GLADYS.
WHERE'S TONY?
IS HE HERE?
>> YEAH.
>> SO, LIKE, HIS MUSIC IS ADDING
UP TO STEVE'S MUSIC.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S UP WITH
THAT.
>> SO, LIKE...
YOU THINK IT'S TONY?
>> DID YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
>> [groans]
STEVE--I MADE UP STEVE.
STEVE IS ME.
BUT THE PERSON YOU'VE BEEN--
>> [bleep] THAT [bleep].
>> [sighs]
>> [screams]
THE [bleep]?
>> MOMMY.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GUESS WHO'S
STEVE.
GLADYS.
GLADYS AND HER COUSIN.
YES!
ALL THIS TIME.
[sobbing]
I DON'T KNOW.
>> LIKE, I JUST DID IT SO SHE
CAN CHANGE.
I JUST TRIED TO MAKE A PERFECT
GUY, MAYBE SHE CAN HAVE A SENSE
OF WHAT A GUY IS INSTEAD OF
TREATING HER LIKE CRAP LIKE ALL
THE OTHER ONES.
BUT TONY'S THE ONE SHE'S BEEN
TALKING TO.
[sighs]
OH, I SHOULD--I NEED TO SIT
DOWN.
>> IS TONY IN LOVE WITH HER?
>> HE JUST DID IT 'CAUSE I ASKED
HIM TO.
>> THIS IS [bleep], SO I'M A
JOKE.
I'M A JOKE?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL
YOU, BUT I MEAN, YOU HAVE EVERY
RIGHT TO BE FURIOUS AND FEEL
TOTALLY CONFUSED AND UPSET AND
MAYBE EVEN BETRAYED.
>> THE [bleep] IS UP WITH THAT?
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
I HAVE AND I'M SURE YOU HAVE.
I DO THINK IT'S IN YOUR BEST
INTEREST TO HEAR WHAT SHE HAS TO
SAY.
NOT TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT TOTALLY
[bleep] UP THAT SHE'S INVOLVED
IN THIS AND THAT SHE DIDN'T SAY
SOMETHING SOONER.
>> SHOW ME THE PHONE.
I NEED TO SEE--SEE THE PHONE.
I DON'T BELIEVE, LIKE...
YOU SAY IT'S JUST STEVE WITH A
HEART.
[phone rings]
>> SEE?
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT ME AND TONY
TALK ABOUT ON THE PHONE?
WE HAVE PHONE SEX, WE TALK ABOUT
INTIMATE [bleep].
>> I'M SORRY, BUT YOU KEPT
BRINGING IT UP AND YOU KEPT
GOING BACK DOWN THE HILL.
I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO BE LIKE
THAT.
I DID IT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU AND
BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO BE A
BETTER PERSON THAN WHAT YOU WERE
THEN.
>> SO THE STEVE FACEBOOK PROFILE
AND THE CELL PHONE NUMBER...
>> YES, SIR.
>> THAT'S YOU.
>> YES.
>> DO YOU HAVE TWO CELL PHONES?
>> YES, I DO.
AND THE REASON WHY YOU DIDN'T
SEE IT--BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH
WHITE iPHONES.
AND LIKE, EVERY TIME I SAID "I'M
IN THE STUDIO," I WAS WITH YOU.
OR AT WORK OR AT SCHOOL.
>> WHEN SHE ASKED YOU TO MARRY
HER, WHY DID YOU SAY YES?
>> I DIDN'T EVEN SAY YES, I SAID
"OKAY" 'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
TO SAY, LIKE, THAT REALLY
SURPRISED THE HELL OUT OF ME
BECAUSE I THINK SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH TONY'S VOICE.
>> WHERE'S TONY?
>> HE'S INSIDE.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO TONY?
>> YEAH.
>> [knocks]
HELLO? TONY?
HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> UH, NEV.
>> NEV.
>> CAN WE SIT DOWN FOR A SECOND?
>> I THINK JUST GIVE THEM A
SECOND.
>> HEY, TONY.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS, SO...
[sighs]
>> I FEEL EMBARRASSED AND DUMB
AS [bleep] RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU AND ME BOTH.
>> WHEN NEV SHOWED ME THE--THE
YOUTUBE CLIP OF YOU, I WAS
FEELING JUST, LIKE, YOU WERE
DOING IT TO GET A GOOD LAUGH.
>> UM, I'M REAL SORRY THAT YOU
FEEL THAT WAY, 'CAUSE THAT'S THE
EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT I WAS
TRYING TO DO.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I
DID IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I CARE
ABOUT YOU.
I'M JUST SORRY THAT I'M NOT
REALLY STEVE.
I WISH I WAS AT THIS POINT, YOU
KNOW.
>> WAS IT ALL FAKE?
WAS OUR ONE-ON-ONE TALKS REAL?
LIKE...
>> IT FELT REAL TO ME, YOU KNOW.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I'M KINDA READY TO GO HOME, BUT
I'M KINDA HAVING, LIKE, A HEAVY
HEART.
>> HEY, GUYS, SORRY.
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING LEFT FOR ME TO SAY.
>> OKAY, YEAH.
WE CAN--WE CAN GET OUTTA HERE IF
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
[acoustic guitar music]
*
>> I THINK YOU GOTTA JUST BE,
LIKE, REALLY PATIENT NOW.
>> YEAH, I HAVE SUCH A HEADACHE.
>> * GET OUT OF MY HEART
* GET OUT OF MY HEAD
>> I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE RIGHT
NOW.
>> * FACE THE DARK
>> [sobbing]
I JUST DON'T WANT MY BEST
FRIEND TO HATE ME.
I KNOW SHE'S GONNA HATE ME.
[sobbing]
>> * BURYING MY FACE
*IN A BOTTLE OF RYE *
* 'CAUSE HEARTS ARE MADE *
* TO BREAK SOMETIMES
>> CASSIE, YESTERDAY, WAS
TRAUMATIZED.
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE, NOT--SHE WASN'T HURT,
SHE WAS TRAUMATIZED.
>> SHE WAS JUST SHOCKED.
RIGHT NOW, SHE'S UPSET, SHE
NEEDS TO JUST SORT OF THINK AND
PROCESS IT AND TAKE IT ALL IN.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE, LIKE, TO
TALK TO GLADYS YESTERDAY, BUT
I'D LIKE TO GO SPEAK TO HER.
>> WHY DON'T WE CALL HER?
[phone line ringing]
>> GOOD MORNING.
IT'S NEV AND MAX.
HOW YOU DOING?
WE WERE WONDERING IF YOU WOULD
WANT TO SORT OF DISCUSS ALL OF
THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE'LL HEAD OVER AND BE THERE IN
A LITTLE BIT.
>> SHE DIDN'T SOUND LIKE SHE WAS
IN HIGH SPIRITS ON THE PHONE.
>> NO.
NOW GLADYS REALLY HAS TO DEAL
WITH THE REPERCUSSIONS OF LYING.
AND NOT JUST LYING TO SOMEONE
BUT TO YOUR BEST FRIEND.
[knocks]
>> GUYS WANT TO COME IN?
>> SURE.
>> HOW YOU FEELING?
>> UM, PRETTY CRAPPY.
>> I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT WAS IT
LIKE FOR YOU TO BE ORCHESTRATING
THIS LIE?
>> I WAS REALLY JUST TRYING TO
HELP HER.
WHEN THIS ALL WENT DOWN WITH HER
FAMILY AND EVERYTHING LIKE
THAT--
>> RIGHT, WITH HER DAD.
>> SHE STARTED SLEEPING AROUND,
SHE STARTED GETTING DRUNK AT
PARTIES, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE
HELL SHE WAS DOING.
I DON'T WANNA PUT HER OUT THERE
AND SAY SHE WAS BEING A WHORE,
BUT WITH HER WHOLE LITTLE--
'CAUSE SHE LIVED IN THE DORM,
THOSE KIDS WOULD HAVE GUYS OVER
THERE EVERY NIGHT.
>> EVERY TIME YOU TRIED TO PULL
BACK, SHE WOULD...
>> GO BACK TO DRINKING MORE OR
SMOKING MORE.
I TRIED TO TALK TO HER, I TRIED
TO MAKE HER MOM TALK TO HER, WE
SAT DOWN, LIKE, A LITTLE
INTERVENTION THING, AND NOTHING
WORKED.
I TRIED.
I DID FEEL LIKE I WAS LOSING MY
BEST FRIEND.
BUT I KNEW DEEP INSIDE, LIKE,
SHE WASN'T THAT TYPE OF PERSON
EITHER.
>> SO YOU'VE ALWAYS KIND OF
FOLLOWED THE RULES.
>> YES. AND SHE USED TO TOO.
>> I MIGHT LOOK AT THIS
SITUATION AND SAY YOU WERE
TRYING TO KEEP YOUR FRIEND FROM
HAVING AN EXPERIENCE THAT YOU
DIDN'T WANT TO SHARE.
SO YOU THINK YOU WERE AT ALL,
LIKE, JEALOUS?
>> NO, I DON'T WANT TO PUT IT
LIKE THAT.
LIKE, I DIDN'T DO THIS BECAUSE,
OH, SHE HAD A NEW GROUP OF
FRIENDS.
I DID THIS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT
TO SEE HER MESS UP REAL BAD.
IF YOU MESS UP REAL BAD, THEN
YOUR LIFE'S OVER.
LIKE, IMAGINE IF SHE WOULD'VE
HAD A BABY.
>> BUT YOU KNEW THAT, LIKE, YOU
WERE POTENTIALLY SACRIFICING
YOUR ENTIRE FRIENDSHIP BY DOING
THIS.
'CAUSE IF SHE FOUND OUT, SHE
WOULD PROBABLY NEVER TRUST YOU
AGAIN.
>> I KNOW.
>> YOU SEE CASSIE LIKE YOUR
SISTER.
>> YEAH.
>> AND THAT IF SHE FALLS DOWN,
IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PICK
HER UP, NO MATTER WHAT.
>> NO MATTER WHAT.
[acoustic guitar music]
*
I'M SORRY THE WAY I CAME ABOUT
IT.
FEEL LIKE I HURT HER REALLY
DEEP.
BUT I DO FEEL LIKE SHE HAS
STRAIGHTENED UP.
STEVE MADE HER OUTGROW THAT
LIFE.
>> * DON'T BE SCARED *
*YOU'LL MAKE IT THROUGH *
>> I WANT TO TALK TO CASSIE.
CAN YOU GUYS, LIKE, GO IN FIRST?
YOU KNOW, I COME BY--BEHIND.
>> WE'LL--WE CAN DO THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> LET'S HEAD OVER THERE.
>> * THERE'S NO TIME FOR LOVE *
>> * OH, NO, NO, NO
>> * THERE'S NO TIME FOR LOVE *
>> * OH, NO, NO, NO
>> * THERE'S NO TIME FOR *
>> * OH, NO, NO, NO
>> NOW, MORE CATFISH: THE TV
SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
[knocks]
HEY. HOW YOU DOIN'?
>> GOOD.
>> IS IT COOL IF WE, UH, COME
IN?
>> MM-HMM.
>> THANK YOU FOR INVITING US
OVER.
THANK YOU FOR BEING OPEN TO
BRINGING GLADYS OVER TOO.
WE WEREN'T SURE HOW YOU WOULD
FEEL ABOUT THAT.
BUT I THINK IT'S A NICE
OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND JUST HAVE
A CONVERSATION ABOUT EVERYTHING
THAT HAPPENED.
NOT TO SAY IT'S GONNA FIX
EVERYTHING, BUT IT COULD HELP.
IS IT COOL IF WE GIVE YOU A
MINUTE TO TALK OR SAY OR DO
WHATEVER YOU WANNA DO?
>> WITHOUT US HERE.
>> THAT--IS THAT COOL?
>> MM-HMM.
>> OKAY, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA BE
RIGHT OUTSIDE.
[door closes]
>> [sighs]
THIS IS AWKWARD.
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA GET HER IF
SHE TRIES TO GET ME, RIGHT?
>> I PROMISE YOU, I'M NOT GONNA,
LIKE...
>> I BELIEVE YOU.
>> PUT HANDS ON YOU.
>> ARE YOU GONNA TALK TO ME?
I DIDN'T DO IT TO HURT YOU OR
ANYTHING, I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO SCREW UP YOUR LIFE FOREVER,
LIKE...
I CAN'T SIT HERE AND LIE TO YOU
AND SAY I WISH I NEVER DONE IT.
BUT I CAN SIT HERE AND SAY I AM
SORRY THAT I DID IT THAT WAY,
AND I AM SORRY THAT I MADE YOU
FEEL VIOLATED BY TONY.
I KNOW THAT WAS WRONG AND STUPID
OF ME.
I KNOW IT WAS A [bleep] THING
FOR ME TO DO, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
HOW ELSE TO COME ABOUT IT.
AND I'M SORRY.
>> I DON'T KNOW, I THOUGHT ABOUT
IT, I DREAMT ABOUT IT, I WOKE UP
THINKING ABOUT IT, AND I
COULDN'T IGNORE THE FACT THAT I
AM A BETTER PERSON THAN WHO I
WAS BEFORE.
I DON'T HATE YOU.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
>> I DON'T HATE YOU.
I'M A LITTLE MAD, BUT I DON'T
HATE YOU.
WE'RE STILL GONNA BE FRIENDS.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE AS CLOSE AS
WE WERE THE OTHER DAY.
I DO HAVE MORE SELF-RESPECT NOW,
AND I DO LOVE MYSELF NOW.
I'M NOT GONNA GO BACK TO ROCK
BOTTOM.
STEVE MADE ME REALIZE, LIKE,
THAT'S NOT WHERE I WANNA BE.
>> CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG OR
SOMETHING?
[somber acoustic guitar music]
*
>> [sighs] HOW IS EVERYTHING?
>> I THINK IT'LL TAKE SOME WORK,
BUT...
I'M WILLING TO SHOW YOU YOU CAN
TRUST ME AS A FRIEND.
AND I'M NEVER GONNA TOUCH
FACEBOOK EVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE.
I STEP BACK FROM THAT.
>> I THINK WE'RE ALL
BETTER OFF...
>> YEAH. YEAH.
>> WITH YOU NOT ON FACEBOOK.
CASSIE...
>> * THERE'S A FIGHT TO BE WON *
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU TOO.
>> * FOR THE LOVE
* YOU FIND AT HOME
* THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE
>> I'M SORRY.
>> I ACCEPT.
BUT YOU GOTTA STOP SAYING SORRY.
OKAY? OKAY.
BYE, GUYS.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
>> BYE, CASSIE.
>> * SO I WILL LOVE
*IN THIS LIFE *
*TILL I FINALLY HAVE TO GO *
* GROWING UP, CHILD
* IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME
*FORGIVEN ALL YOU'VE GOT *
*SO WON'T YOU DANCE *
* UNDER THE SUN
>> I DID NOT SEE ANY OF THIS
COMING.
>> * GROWING UP, CHILD
* IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME
>> HEY.
>> HI, YOU GUYS.
>> HEY, CASSIE.
>> WHAT'S UP, CASSIE?
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> * GROWING OLD
* FEELS LIKE YOU'RE *
* GIVING UP YOUR SOUL
* I'D RATHER GIVE IT FREELY *
>> HOW HAVE THINGS REALLY BEEN
BETWEEN YOU AND GLADYS?
LIKE, HAVE YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT
ALL THIS?
>> WE'VE HUNG OUT WITH OTHER
PEOPLE.
WE HAVEN'T HAD, REALLY, THAT
ONE-ON-ONE SO MUCH.
NOW I DO THIS THING WHERE I
CHECK HER PHONE AND HER
COMPUTER.
EVERY NOW AND THEN, YOU KNOW.
>> THAT'S FAIR, THAT'S FAIR.
>> WOW.
*
HI, GLADYS.
>> HEY, GLADYS.
>> HI.
>> WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
NOW, AND WHERE DO YOU SEE YOUR
FRIENDSHIP GOING?
>> IT'S GOING.
>> I'M HAPPY TO HEAR YOU SAY
IT'S GOING AND NOT STOPPING.
>> DO YOU STILL FEEL THAT CASSIE
DOESN'T 100% TRUST YOU?
>> YEAH, I STILL FEEL THAT WAY,
AND I DON'T BLAME HER.
BUT I'M TRYING AS BEST AS I CAN.
RIGHT?
>> YEAH, SHE IS, SHE IS.
>> YOU'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
>> YEAH, YOU GOT PLENTY OF TIME.
>> EXACTLY.
BYE, GUYS.
>> BYE, GUYS.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> I AM 100% IN LOVE WITH HIM.
>> YOU CHOOSE TO KEEP BELIEVING
THAT IT'S--REALLY COULD BE MARK.
>> HE'S ALWAYS LYING TO ME.
I'M SO TIRED OF THIS.
>> both: WHOA.
>> IS THAT OUR GUY?
>> THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING
ELSE.
>> YOU READY?
>> I'M AS READY AS I'M GONNA BE.
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