Catfish: The TV Show (2012–…): Season 2, Episode 11 - Aaliyah & Alicia - full transcript
Alicia refuses to meet Aaliyah because she has not come out to her friends and family.
>> SHE'S THE CLOSEST PERSON IN
MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.
>> WHATEVER HAPPENS, WE'RE HERE
FOR YOU.
>> LET'S GO.
OH, MY GOSH.
I'M SO SCARED.
>> I'LL GO UP AND KNOCK.
[knocking]
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...
>> IT 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...
>> [laughing] OH, MY GOD.
>> OR IS LOVE IN FOR A GIANT
SHOCK?
>> [cries] 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 CURVE BALL.
>> 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.
LET'S...TOAST.
>> AH.
>> ALL RIGHT, MAX.
READY?
>> IT BURNS.
>> THIS IS INTERESTING.
"MY GIRLFRIEND LIVES 70 BLOCKS
AWAY AND WE'VE NEVER MET."
>> WHOA.
>> "DEAR NEV AND MAX, MY NAME IS
AALIYAH.
I AM 18 YEARS OLD, AND I'M FROM
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.
I'VE KNOWN MY GIRLFRIEND,
ALICIA, FOR A YEAR OR SO, AND
HAVE BEEN DATING FOR ALMOST 10
MONTHS.
SHE IS THE FIRST PERSON I HAVE
EVER REALLY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH,
AND HOPE WE CAN HAVE A SERIOUS
FUTURE TOGETHER."
>> WOW.
>> "I MET HER ON FACEBOOK, BUT
SHE LIVES IN OAKLAND AS WELL AND
WORKS AS A CAREGIVER FOR OLD
PEOPLE AT A REST HOME.
ALICIA IS THE ONE PERSON I CAN
TURN TO WHEN I'M HAVING A BAD
DAY.
SHE MAKES ME LAUGH AND SMILE
AND FORGET ABOUT MY RECENT
HARDSHIPS.
MY MOM RECENTLY GOT EVICTED FROM
HER HOME, SO I'VE BEEN COUCH
HOPPING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF
MONTHS.
MY DREAM WOULD BE THAT ALICIA
AND I CAN LIVE TOGETHER ONE DAY,
BUT ALICIA IS CONSTANTLY MAKING
UP EXCUSES AS TO WHY SHE CAN'T
MEET UP WITH ME.
SHE'LL SAY, 'OH, I HAVE TO GO TO
WORK TODAY,' BUT SHE CAN NEVER
GIVE ME A SCHEDULE FOR HER WORK.
SHE SAYS SHE'S AFRAID TO BE SEEN
IN PUBLIC BECAUSE SHE IS NOT
OUT.
I FEEL LIKE OUR LOVE IS TRUE,
BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE
WON'T SEE ME BECAUSE SHE LIVES
WITHIN 70 BLOCKS OF ME.
I'M FRUSTRATED, AND IT HAS MADE
ME SUSPICIOUS.
I'M STARTING TO WONDER IF SHE'S
HIDING SOMETHING FROM ME.
I'D REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP
MEETING MY ONE TRUE LOVE."
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN THIS
EMAIL THAT, IF I'M JUST GONNA BE
HONEST, ARE DISCOURAGING.
>> IF THIS IS HER FIRST LOVE,
SHE'S GOT A LOT RIDING ON THIS.
WHY DON'T WE JUST CALL HER?
>> ALL RIGHT, HERE SHE IS.
HEY, AALIYAH.
>> HI.
[laughs] OH, MY GOSH.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M FINE.
>> SO YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL
STILL?
>> YEAH.
I GRADUATE, LIKE, THE BEGINNING
OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
>> WHEN YOU'RE NOT DOING
SCHOOLING, LIKE, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?
>> I WORK FOR A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION CALLED HOPE
COLLABORATIVE.
IT'S FOR YOUTH IN LOW-INCOME
COMMUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO GET
FOOD AT AFFORDABLE PRICES.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> SO WE JUST READ YOUR EMAIL.
YOU WANT TO JUST KIND OF TELL US
THE STORY?
>> YEAH.
A YEAR AGO, I MET ALICIA ON
FACEBOOK.
THE FIRST TIME I SPOKE TO HER
OVER THE PHONE, WE, LIKE,
CLICKED LIKE THIS.
>> * I FEEL IT COURSING
* THROUGH MY VEINS
>> THE MORE AND MORE WE TALKED,
THE MORE AND MORE COMFORTABLE I
FELT WITH HER.
LIKE, WE'LL FALL ASLEEP ON THE
PHONE WITH EACH OTHER.
>> * I FEEL IT WHEN
* MY HEART BEATS
>> THIS IS MY FIRST LOVE.
>> * EVERY TIME MY HEART BEATS
* I FEEL IT WHEN
* MY HEART BEATS
* EVERY TIME MY HEART BEATS
>> IT'S KIND OF CRAZY THAT YOU
LIVE IN THE SAME CITY AND SHE
WASN'T LIKE, "HEY, WE SHOULD
MEET UP FOR LUNCH."
>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT MADE ME
KIND OF, LIKE, SKEPTICAL, 'CAUSE
I'M, LIKE, "CAN I COME GET YOU?"
AND SHE WAS LIKE, "OH, I HAVE
TO WORK."
OR SHE'S, LIKE, HANGING OUT WITH
HER SISTERS.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER EXCUSE SHE
GIVES ME, THAT I CAN'T COME OVER
TO HER HOUSE BECAUSE HER FAMILY
DOESN'T KNOW THAT SHE'S GAY.
>> HAVE YOU TRIED TO VIDEO CHAT
WITH HER?
>> I DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER,
SO...
>> WHAT COMPUTER ARE YOU USING
NOW?
>> I'M USING MY FRIEND'S
COMPUTER.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> I JUST NEED TO MOVE ON WITH
MY LIFE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I
REALLY LOVE HER, SO...
I WANT MY LIFE TO, LIKE, GO
FORWARD, BUT I WANT HER IN IT.
WHEN I GET OUT OF SCHOOL, I WANT
TO, LIKE, MOVE IN TOGETHER, BUT
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA
MOVE IN TOGETHER, AND SHE WON'T
EVEN, LIKE, LET ME TAKE HER OUT.
AND I'M, LIKE, DONE PLAYING
AROUND.
>> YOU'RE SUCH A NICE GIRL.
YOU'RE REALLY BRIGHT.
YOU'RE DOING AWESOME THINGS WITH
THIS ORGANIZATION, AND I WANT TO
FIGURE IT OUT AND I WANT TO
HELP YOU.
>> I THINK WE'VE GOT TO COME TO
OAKLAND.
>> [squeals] I'M SO EXCITED.
OH, MY GOSH, I'M SO EXCITED.
* CATFISH COMING OUT HERE *
* CATFISH COMING OUT HERE *
OKAY, I'M BACK.
>> PEACE.
>> [laughs]
>> [laughs]
>> AALIYAH.
>> THE THING THAT JUST DRIVES ME
NUTS IS, LIKE, ALICIA'S EXCUSES
ARE SO PATHETIC.
"I'M BUSY.
OH, I HAVE WORK."
>> THE OTHER THING IS THAT
ALICIA COULD JUST BE AFRAID TO
CONFRONT HER OWN SEXUALITY IN
PERSON.
>> WELL, I THINK IT'S PRETTY
CLEAR THAT ALICIA IS HIDING
SOMETHING.
WE NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> LET'S DO THIS.
>> YOU GO FIRST.
>> WEST COAST, HERE WE COME.
AAH!
>> WE HAVE JUST GONE UNDER THE
WATER.
>> * YOU COME HERE
* YOU DON'T NEED AN OCCASION *
* JUST AN ILL-ADVISED ITCHIN' *
* FOR THE CONVERSATION
* WITH THE MIDDAY BREAKFAST
* WHERE I'M KEEPING IT UP *
>> I'M HEALED!
>> * NOW I'M TURNING IT OFF *
* NOW THE SUN GOD'S RISING *
* AS WE'RE SLEEPING IT OFF *
>> AALIYAH IS VERY SMART, AND
SHE'S AMBITIOUS, AND SHE'S COOL,
AND IT'S HER FIRST REAL, SERIOUS
RELATIONSHIP.
IT'S CRAZY TO THINK THAT THEY
LIVE SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND
HAVE NEVER MET.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE ARE.
>> * I GOT ALL THE TIME
* THE TIME, THE TIME
[knocking]
>> HELLO?
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> IN PERSON, OH, MY GOSH.
>> WHERE ARE WE?
>> WE'RE AT MY FRIEND'S, KEITH,
HOUSE, AND THIS IS WHERE I'VE
BEEN FOR, LIKE, MAYBE A WEEK.
>> SO YOU'VE BEEN JUMPING AROUND
A BUNCH?
>> UM, YEAH.
PROBABLY FOR, LIKE, THE LAST...
SIX MONTHS?
>> OKAY, SO THINGS ARE A LITTLE
WEIRD RIGHT NOW FOR YOU BECAUSE
YOU WERE LIVING WITH YOUR MOM...
>> I WAS.
>> BUT YOU GUYS GOT EVICTED.
>> MM-HMM.
>> ANY REASON IN PARTICULAR OR--
>> WELL, SHE GOT DIAGNOSED WITH
M.S.
>> THAT'S AWFUL.
>> YEAH, SO SHE BECAME DISABLED
ON A FIXED INCOME.
AND I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A.D.D.,
AND MY MOM FINALLY FOUND A
SCHOOL THAT REALLY WORKS FOR ME,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE TO
PAY FOR IT.
HER FIXED INCOME DIDN'T ALLOW
HER TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR MY
SCHOOL AND PAY FOR RENT.
SHE'D RATHER LOSE HER HOUSE THAN
ME NOT GET A GOOD EDUCATION.
>> WE'RE HERE...
>> MM-HMM.
>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE...
>> ALICIA.
>> A GIRLFRIEND.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT HER THAT YOU
LIKE SO MUCH?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN MY
LIFE RIGHT NOW WHO MAKES ME FEEL
THE WAY SHE MAKES ME FEEL.
AND SHE'S REALLY HOT.
[laughs]
I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH HER.
I'M NOT A VERY OPEN PERSON, AND
I FEEL LIKE, WITH ALICIA, I CAN
SHOW MY REAL PERSONALITY.
>> WELL, HAS SHE EVER EXPLAINED
WHY SHE WON'T MEET YOU?
>> NO ONE REALLY KNOWS THAT
SHE'S GAY, SO...
>> THAT'S A REASON.
>> YEAH.
SHE'S BEEN WITH GIRLS BEFORE,
BUT HER FAMILY'S NEVER KNOWN OF
HER HAVING A GIRLFRIEND.
>> HAVE YOU AND ALICIA EVER HAD
AN ARGUMENT?
>> YEAH.
SHE WANTED ME TO BUY HER A PHONE
'CAUSE HER PHONE HAD BROKE, AND
AT FIRST, I WASN'T REALLY INTO
THAT.
LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT."
SO SHE GOT MAD AT ME, AND
SHE WAS LIKE, "HOW AM I
SUPPOSED TO TALK TO YOU IF I
HAVE NO PHONE?"
SO I BOUGHT HER A PHONE.
>> REALLY?
>> YOU DID?
>> YEAH.
>> WAIT, TIME OUT.
>> YEAH, WAIT A SECOND.
>> YOU BOUGHT HER, LIKE, A NICE,
NEW...
>> I BOUGHT HER AN iPHONE.
>> YOU BOUGHT HER AN iPHONE?
>> HOW DID YOU BUY HER THE
PHONE?
>> SHE'S, LIKE, "YOU CAN WESTERN
UNION IT TO ME."
I'M, LIKE, "OH, OKAY."
>> 'CAUSE SHE WOULDN'T TELL YOU
HER ADDRESS.
>> MM-HMM.
>> HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER
GIFTS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN HER OR
THINGS THAT SHE'S ASKED FOR?
>> SINCE WE'VE BEEN DATING, I'VE
PROBABLY SENT HER A TOTAL OF
$600.
>> WOW.
AND THAT'S A LOT, I MEAN, FOR
SOMEONE IN YOUR SITUATION.
>> JUST FROM EVERYTHING YOU'VE
TOLD US, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT
THIS PERSON IS LYING TO YOU.
>> IT IS, AND THAT'S WHY I CAN'T
TAKE IT ANYMORE.
I LOVE HER TO DEATH, BUT I CAN'T
CONTINUE HAVING A RELATIONSHIP
THROUGH A MOBILE PHONE.
>> I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT SHE
LOOKS LIKE.
LET'S SEE WHAT THIS IS REALLY
ALL ABOUT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> SHE'S PRETTY.
>> YEAH.
>> SHE IS.
>> SHE DEFINITELY POSTS A LOT OF
PHOTOS.
>> YEAH.
>> LET'S SEE SOME OF THE
MESSAGES YOU GUYS HAVE SENT BACK
AND FORTH.
SHE SAID, "I LOVE YOU."
>> "I LOVE YOU TOO."
>> SHE SAID, "YOU BETTER."
>> "LOL.
I DO, BUT EVEN IF ONE DAY WE NOT
WITH EACH OTHER, I'M GONNA
ALWAYS LOVE YOU."
>> YOU GUYS DEFINITELY TALK A
LOT.
>> MM-HMM.
I'M TO MY BREAKING POINT.
I HAVE TO MEET HER ASAP, OR I'M
DONE.
>> WHETHER SHE HAS A LEGITIMATE
REASON OR NOT FOR NOT BEING
AVAILABLE TO MEET UP WITH YOU,
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT
IS.
>> LET'S DO IT.
THANK YOU.
I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
>> BYE.
>> GOOD-BYE!
>> I DIDN'T SEE THE MONEY THING
COMING.
>> SHE DOESN'T HAVE $600 TO BE
SENDING THIS WOMAN WHO HAS A
JOB.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> I MEAN, I HOPE THAT SHE'S NOT
JUST IN THIS RELATIONSHIP TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AALIYAH.
THAT WOULD BE BAD, AND THAT
WOULD REALLY CRUSH AALIYAH'S
HEART.
>> * ONE DAY, IT WILL IT COME
>> IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT AALIYAH
IS HEAD OVER HEELS FOR THIS
WOMAN.
>> THE FACT THAT SHE'S ASKING
HER FOR MONEY IS NOT A GOOD
SIGN.
IT SEEMS THAT SHE COULD BE
MANIPULATING HER AND TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF HER FOR FINANCIAL
REASONS.
IT COULD BE AN EMOTIONAL
DISASTER FOR AALIYAH.
>> * I AIN'T GIVING UP MY MIND *
* BODY, SOUL
* I AIN'T GIVING UP MIND *
* BODY, SOUL
* I AIN'T GIVING UP MY... *
>> LET'S GO TO ALICIA'S
FACEBOOK PAGE.
SHE SAYS SHE'S INTERESTED IN
MEN, BUT SHE'S TOLD AALIYAH THAT
SHE'S NOT OUT, SO THAT WOULD
MAKE SENSE.
SHE'S IN A RELATIONSHIP.
>> YEAH.
>> DOES IT SAY WHO?
>> NOPE.
>> LET'S GO TO HER PHOTOS.
SHE DEFINITELY POSTS A LOT OF,
LIKE, SELFIES.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO AN IMAGE
SEARCH, SHALL WE?
SEARCHING SOME IMAGES THAT WE
PULLED OFF HER PAGE.
FIRST ONE, NOTHING.
SECOND ONE...
>> NOTHING THERE.
>> SO THAT'S GOOD, I GUESS.
>> SHE'S GOT MORE THAN 100
FRIENDS.
>> GOT A BUNCH OF FRIENDS.
>> THIS PROFILE LOOKS MORE OR
LESS LEGIT TO ME.
>> BUT THAT STILL DOESN'T
EXPLAIN WHY ALICIA HASN'T BEEN
ABLE TO MEET UP AT ANY POINT
OVER THE LAST TEN MONTHS.
THE BEST WAY TO GET ANY KIND OF
A PERSPECTIVE ON THESE PEOPLE IS
TO REACH OUT TO THEIR FRIENDS.
>> HOW ABOUT THIS GIRL?
>> ALLYI.
>> SHE'S FROM OAKLAND.
>> OKAY.
>> THEY HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS IN
COMMON.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S MESSAGE HER.
SO HERE'S A DUDE, WHICH I THINK
IS IMPORTANT, WHO COMMENTED.
>> HE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO FLIRT WITH HER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MESSAGE THIS PERSON.
>> OKAY.
KENNETTE SEEMS TO BE FLIRTING
WITH HER.
>> KENNETTE. "HOTT!"
"THANKS, SIS"?
CALL ME SOMETIME,"
FROM KENNETTE.
ALL RIGHT, I'M SENDING A MESSAGE
TO KENNETTE.
LET'S SEE IF SHE GETS BACK TO
US.
SEE IF ANYBODY REACHES OUT AND
HAS ANYTHING TO SAY.
HELLO, WE'VE GOT A CALL COMING
IN.
HELLO?
YEAH, IT'S NEV. WHO IS THIS?
OH, HEY, KENNETTE.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
SO I'M SITTING HERE WITH MAX.
HAVE YOU SEEN OUR SHOW BEFORE?
OH, WELL, COOL.
WE WERE CURIOUS IF YOU COULD
GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND ABOUT YOUR FRIENDSHIP
WITH ALICIA.
OKAY.
HOW LONG DID ALICIA DATE YOUR
BROTHER?
WOW.
>> THAT'S A LONG RELATIONSHIP.
>> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE HER?
ALL RIGHT, WELL, GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OKAY.
>> BYE-BYE.
>> BYE.
SHE DATED THIS KENNETTE'S
BROTHER.
>> EXACTLY--OH, PHONE CALL.
PHONE CALL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HELLO?
HEY, CORTEZ, IT'S NEV HERE
FROM CATFISH.
WE SAW THAT YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH
THIS GIRL, ALICIA.
>> YEAH.
>> AND WE WERE WONDERING WHAT
YOU COULD TELL US ABOUT HER AND
HOW YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER.
WAS IT AN ONLINE RELATIONSHIP,
OR WAS IT IN PERSON?
>> AND SHE WAS EXACTLY WHO SHE
SAID SHE WAS?
NO LIES? NO NOTHING?
DOES SHE HAVE MONEY PROBLEMS?
>> OKAY, COOL.
EVERYTHING YOU TOLD US IS SUPER
HELPFUL.
BYE.
>> BYE-BYE.
>> both: SO CORTEZ DATED HER.
>> SHE'S BEEN IN AT LEAST ONE OR
TWO SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS WITH
MEN, SO NOW THE ISSUE IS, WHAT
IS THIS RELATIONSHIP FOR ALICIA?
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT FOR AALIYAH
IT'S, LIKE, A MAJOR, FIRST LOVE.
>> I THINK THAT ALICIA IS
TOTALLY BEING GENUINE WITH
AALIYAH.
I DON'T THINK SHE'S AT ALL
MANIPULATING HER OR USING HER.
>> THIS MIGHT BE HER FIRST
REAL, INTIMATE HOMOSEXUAL
RELATIONSHIP, AND SHE JUST
DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND
SHE'S FREAKED OUT.
>> I THINK THAT THIS IS A LOVE
STORY THAT WANTS TO HAPPEN.
>> FIRST THINGS FIRST, CHECK THE
OLD FACEBOOK.
>> MAYBE SOME OF ALICIA'S
FACEBOOK FRIENDS HAD A CHANCE TO
WRITE BACK.
>> OH! WOULDN'T YOU KNOW.
>> YES.
YOU GOT A MESSAGE FROM ALLYI.
>> "GIVE ME A CALL."
LET'S SEE WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY.
[phone line ringing]
HELLO, ALLYI?
HI, IT'S NEV AND MAX HERE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
GREAT.
SO PART OF THE EPISODE THAT
WE'RE FILMING NOW INVOLVES YOUR
FRIEND, ALICIA.
THAT'S YOUR SISTER?
OH, WE WEREN'T SURE.
WELL, SHE--SOMEONE'S IN LOVE
WITH YOUR SISTER.
IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'M JUST
CURIOUS, CAN YOU TELL ME A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT ALICIA?
AND ALICIA WORKS AT, LIKE, A
NURSING HOME?
OKAY.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY WITH HER,
OR...
IS SHE IN A RELATIONSHIP
RIGHT NOW?
HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN
TOGETHER?
HOLD ON, MY FRIEND MAX HAS A
COUPLE QUESTIONS.
HERE, I'M GONNA PUT HIM ON.
>> HI, ALLYI.
>> HI.
>> SO WE MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY--
A GIRL MIGHT BE IN LOVE WITH
ALICIA.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU THINK
ALICIA MIGHT BE INTO?
WELL, ALLYI, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR
TALKING TO US.
TAKE CARE, ALLYI.
>> YOU TOO.
BYE.
>> BOYFRIEND.
>> SERIOUS BOYFRIEND.
>> NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT
HER BEING BISEXUAL OR GAY.
>> RIGHT.
>> WHAT AALIYAH WAS SORT OF MOST
CONCERNED ABOUT FROM THE
BEGINNING WAS THAT ALICIA IS
VERY MUCH IN THE CLOSET, AND IT
LOOKS LIKE THAT IS THE CASE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S NOT WASTE
ANY TIME.
LET'S CALL AALIYAH.
[phone line ringing]
>> HELLO.
>> GOOD MORNING, AALIYAH.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> LOOK, WE FIGURED OUT A BUNCH
OF STUFF.
MAYBE WE CAN COME AND PICK YOU
UP.
YEAH, WE'LL BE THERE PRETTY
SOON.
LET'S DO THIS.
>> * I THANK YOU
* FOR HELPING ME
* THROUGH THE STORM
**
>> MAKE A LEFT.
>> * IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME *
* COMING
>> FIND A LITTLE PLACE TO SIT.
>> * AND THE WORLD KEEPS
* TURNING 'ROUND *
>> YESTERDAY, WE WENT ON
FACEBOOK.
>> MM-HMM.
WE WENT THROUGH HER PROFILE...
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND WE FOUND PEOPLE WHO SHE
HAD COMMUNICATED WITH.
>> OKAY.
>> WE REACHED OUT TO THIS GIRL
ALLYI.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF HER?
WE CALLED HER THIS MORNING
BEFORE WE MET YOU.
>> MM-HMM.
>> WE SAID, "HOW DO YOU KNOW
YOUR FRIEND ALICIA?"
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND ALMOST LAUGHED FOR A
SECOND AND WAS LIKE, "WELL,
THAT'S MY SISTER."
ALLYI IS HER ROOMMATE.
>> MAYBE THAT'S WHY SHE WON'T
LET ME COME OVER?
>> THE OTHER THING THAT ALLYI
TOLD US IS THAT ALICIA IS
UNEMPLOYED AND HAS BEEN FOR A
WHILE.
>> NO, SHE WORKS AT A--SHE WORKS
AT AN OLD PEOPLE HOME.
>> I THINK ALMOST MAYBE A YEAR
AND A HALF OR LONGER SHE HAS
BEEN UNEMPLOYED.
>> NO JOB.
>> AND WE WERE LIKE, "OKAY.
CAN YOU TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT
ALICIA'S RELATIONSHIP HISTORY?"
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND THAT'S WHEN ALLYI SAID,
"WELL, YEAH.
SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND."
>> THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT ALICIA
TOLD HER TALKING ABOUT ME,
'CAUSE I KNOW...
ALLYI DOESN'T KNOW.
>> ALLYI TOLD US THAT ALICIA,
FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF,
HAS HAD THIS BOYFRIEND, AND
THAT--
>> SO YEAH, A YEAR AND A HALF.
THAT'S ME.
>> NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
>> HE'S COME OVER.
>> HE'S, LIKE, A REAL GUY THAT
ALLYI KNOWS.
HE COMES OVER.
SHE GOES OUT WITH HIM.
>> MM-HMM.
[sighs]
AND HOW DO YOU GUYS KNOW THAT
SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH?
>> WE DON'T.
>> WE DON'T.
>> I DON'T BELIEVE SHE HAS A
BOYFRIEND.
LIKE, SHE'S TALKING TO ME ALL
THE TIME, ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.
>> IT WOULD SEEM THAT SHE IS
VERY MUCH IN THE CLOSET.
>> MM-HMM.
WELL, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW THAT SHE'S GAY.
WELL, MAYBE YOU GUYS COULD TALK
TO HER AND TRY TO GET HER TO
MEET ME.
I WANT ANSWERS.
>> ALL WE KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT
WE'RE DEALING WITH A WOMAN WHO
IS HAVING A SECRET RELATIONSHIP,
SO THE IDEA OF MEETING UP WITH
US WILL BE VERY SCARY.
>> WE'VE GOT TO BE REALLY
SENSITIVE HERE.
JUST CALL AND FEEL IT OUT.
>> HERE GOES NOTHING.
[phone line ringing]
YES, GOOD MORNING.
IS THIS ALICIA?
MY NAME IS NEV SCHULMAN, AND
I'M HERE WITH MY FRIEND MAX.
WE MAKE A...
TV SHOW CALLED CATFISH.
YOU KNOW THE SHOW?
>> I KNOW ABOUT IT.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
WE'RE HERE BECAUSE A YOUNG LADY
NAMED AALIYAH WANTS TO MEET YOU.
WELL, AALIYAH REALLY HAS VERY
STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT YOU.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE WERE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY,
OVER THE LAST TEN MONTHS, YOU
GUYS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MEET.
IS THIS RELATIONSHIP SOMETHING
THAT YOU TAKE SERIOUSLY, OR ARE
YOU TOTALLY STRAIGHT?
THAT'S FAIR.
YEAH.
>> [sighs]
>> SO I THINK WHAT WOULD BE
GREAT FOR AALIYAH IS TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FINALLY MEET YOU.
IT'D BE GOOD FOR YOU AS WELL TO
TELL HER WHATEVER IT IS YOU NEED
TO AND WANT TO TELL HER ABOUT
HOW YOU FEEL, AND BOTH OF YOU
CAN MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIVES.
I'M SURE THERE ARE.
OKAY, SEE YOU.
>> DOESN'T SOUND TOO GOOD.
>> NO.
I'M NOT FEELING ALICIA RIGHT
NOW, EXCEPT THAT SHE MAKES
AALIYAH HAPPY.
BUT THE BALL IS ROLLING, SO
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE AND...
[sighs]
GO PICK UP AALIYAH.
[knocking]
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> MORNING.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> WE SPOKE TO ALICIA.
>> OKAY.
>> SHE WAS, OBVIOUSLY, VERY
CURIOUS AND SORT OF SURPRISED...
>> MM-HMM.
>> THAT WE WERE CALLING.
>> THE BAD NEWS IS?
>> SHE DID NOT SEEM SO INTO THE
IDEA OF MEETING UP.
>> IT WASN'T LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
I'VE BEEN DYING TO MEET AALIYAH
FOR SO LONG."
IT WASN'T LIKE THAT.
>> BUT YOU GUYS GOT HER WHERE
SHE'S WILLING TO?
>> YES.
SHE DID SAY SHE FEELS LIKE SHE
OWES IT TO YOU.
>> MM-HMM.
I'M SCARED.
I'M NERVOUS.
I DON'T WANT TO GET MY HOPES UP
TOO HIGH.
>> WHATEVER'S BEEN KEEPING HER
FROM TAKING YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO
THE NEXT LEVEL...
>> MM-HMM.
>> IS SOMETHING THAT SHE'S
DEALING WITH AND MAYBE
STRUGGLING WITH.
>> IF SHE LOVES ME HOW SHE'S
BEEN CLAIMING TO, NOTHING ELSE
SHOULD REALLY MATTER.
SO LET'S GO.
I'LL GO GET MY STUFF.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> * TAKE ME DOWN
* WAY UNDERGROUND
* BURY ME, BURY ME
* DEEP DOWN THERE
* THERE ONCE WAS A TIME
* WHEN I NEARLY
* TOUCHED THE DIVIDE
>> ALL RIGHT.
*
>> * BURY ME
* BURY ME, DEEP
>> SO THIS IS IT.
A YEAR LATER.
>> I'M NERVOUS, LIKE, WHAT SHE'S
GONNA SAY.
I'M JUST SCARED.
I KNOW WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY MET
YET, BUT IT'S HARD TO THINK OF
HER NOT BEING MY GIRLFRIEND.
>> HAVE YOU EVER BEEN NERVOUS
LIKE THIS BEFORE?
>> NO.
I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS NERVOUS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS HER STREET RIGHT HERE.
>> SHE'S THE CLOSEST PERSON IN
MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.
>> WHATEVER HAPPENS, WE'RE HERE
FOR YOU.
>> LET'S GO.
>> YOU READY?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY.
READY?
>> I'M READY.
>> I'LL GO UP AND KNOCK.
[knocking]
HELLO.
>> HI.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> ALICIA?
>> YEAH.
>> WE CAME HERE, OBVIOUSLY, TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO AALIYAH.
YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER,
CLEARLY.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
SAY?
>> ALL I HAVE TO SAY, GIRL, IF I
WANTED TO MEET YOU...
WE STAY IN THE SAME CITY.
I WOULD HAVE MADE THAT HAPPEN.
>> SO YOU DON'T WANT TO--
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO MEET ME?
>> NO, I DON'T!
>> WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT YOU
HAVE A BOYFRIEND?
>> YEAH.
>> IS IT TRUE?
>> AND WHAT?
YEAH, IT'S TRUE.
AND WHAT?
[laughs]
>> SO WHAT ABOUT US?
>> IT'S NOTHING WITH YOU.
>> WHAT YOU MEAN IT'S NOTHING?
>> OH, MY GOD. [laughs]
>> I DONE SENT YOU MONEY.
I DONE--I DONE BOUGHT YOU A
PHONE.
>> AND?
IT WAS A LIE. WHAT?
>> LIKE, YOU EMBARRASSED ME.
>> YOU EMBARRASSED YOURSELF BY
DOING ALL THIS.
[laughs]
>> YOU COULD HAVE BEEN TOLD ME
THIS.
LIKE, I TALK TO YOU EVERY DAY.
YOU COULDN'T TELL ME?
SO--BUT NOW YOU DO?
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT YOUR
FEELINGS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT YOUR
FEELINGS.
>> BUT IT'S OKAY TO HURT 'EM
NOW?
>> YOU WANTED THIS, SO YOU GOT
IT.
>> WHAT DID YOU WANT?
>> I GUESS I GOT WHAT I WANTED.
>> AND WHAT WAS THAT?
>> WHATEVER YOU GAVE ME.
>> I NEED ALL THAT BACK.
>> [laughs]
>> WHAT ABOUT YOUR JOB?
>> YOU WAS MY JOB.
>> IT'S NOT THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE
FEELINGS--
>> DO YOU KNOW YOU RUINED--
>> NO, I DON'T. NO, I DON'T.
>> DO YOU KNOW YOU RUINED MY
LIFE?
>> GIRL, WHATEVER.
>> YOU AIN'T EVEN GOT A JOB.
LIKE, YOU'RE NOT EVEN WORTH MY
TIME, LIKE--
>> WHATEVER.
OKAY, THEN, SO WHY ARE YOU HERE?
IF I'M NOT WORTH YOUR TIME, WHY
ARE YOU HERE?
WHY ARE Y'ALL HERE THEN?
>> OBVIOUSLY, I THOUGHT YOU
LOVED ME.
>> WELL, YOU THOUGHT WRONG.
>> BUT YOU TOLD HER YOU LOVED
HER.
>> SO?
>> TOO BAD YOUR LOOKS DON'T
MATCH YOUR PERSONALITY.
>> YOU DONE?
[giggling]
>> I'M SO MAD RIGHT NOW.
>> I KNOW.
I KNOW YOU'RE [bleep] FURIOUS.
SHH...
>> [crying]
>> SHH.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU'VE GOT EVERY REASON TO BE
REALLY UPSET RIGHT NOW.
>> I DON'T CARE.
>> YOU DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT
ANYTHING.
>> [laughs]
MM-HMM, YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> LIKE, SHE JUST LAUGHED IN MY
[bleep] FACE.
OH, I'M SO MAD.
I FEEL LIKE--OOH!
[exhales]
>> SO IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO MEET
AALIYAH, WHICH YOU SAY YOU
DIDN'T, WHY DID YOU AGREE TO
MEET US TODAY?
>> 'CAUSE I GUESS I JUST KIND OF
WANTED IT TO BE OVER.
>> SO YOU DO HAVE A BOYFRIEND?
>> YEAH.
>> AND YOU CARE ABOUT HIM?
>> YES, I DO.
>> DOES HE KNOW ABOUT YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH AALIYAH?
>> NO, NOT REALLY.
>> OKAY.
DOES ANYBODY IN YOUR FAMILY?
>> NOPE, SO IT'S NOT THAT
IMPORTANT TO ME.
>> WAS THE REASON YOU WERE IN
THIS RELATIONSHIP JUST 'CAUSE--
>> YEAH, YEAH.
TO GET STUFF FROM HER.
>> AND YOUR BOYFRIEND DOESN'T DO
THOSE THINGS FOR YOU?
>> HE DO, BUT MORE THE MERRIER.
>> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT
YOU TALK TO?
>> YEAH, THIS IS MY JOB.
SO I DO HAVE A JOB.
>> DO YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT
YOURSELF?
>> YES, I ABSOLUTELY DO.
>> IT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> SO YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THAT
SIDE OF HER BEFORE?
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THAT
PERSON WAS.
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> OH, SHE TALKS TO OTHER PEOPLE
ONLINE TOO AND GETS MONEY FROM
THEM.
BASICALLY, SHE'S A CON ARTIST.
SHE JUST GETS MONEY FROM PEOPLE
ON THE INTERNET.
I TRIED TO GET HER TO ACTUALLY
COMMUNICATE WITH ME.
SHE JUST SORT OF SHUT DOWN.
>> I'M GONNA GO AND SEE IF I CAN
GET SOME OF OUR QUESTIONS
ANSWERED.
MAYBE THERE'S MORE TO IT.
[sighs]
>> I'M GONNA JUMP IN THE FRONT.
>> I'M A REAL PERSON.
I HAVE REAL FEELINGS.
I FEEL LIKE SHE'S NOT EVEN
[bleep] HUMAN.
>> YOU REACHED OUT TO HER.
YOU KEPT IT GOING.
>> BUT SHE WAS TALKING TO ME
TOO.
>> SURE, BUT SHE LOVES YOU.
>> HOW COULD SHE REALLY LOVE ME?
SHE NEVER EVEN MET ME IN PERSON.
>> YOU KNOW THAT PEOPLE CAN FALL
IN LOVE OVER THE PHONE.
>> I WOULDN'T.
>> I THINK YOU HAVE.
I FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO BE IN
THIS RELATIONSHIP, AND THAT YOU
JUST CAN'T ADMIT IT.
>> I'M DONE TALKING TO YOU.
>> ALICIA?
HEY.
I JUST REALLY WANT TO HEAR YOUR
SIDE OF THE STORY, AND IF YOU
CARED AT ALL ABOUT AALIYAH AT
ANY POINT, YOU'D AT LEAST JUST
GIVE YOUR SIDE OF THINGS.
IF THE CAMERAS WEREN'T HERE,
ARE YOU NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN
AALIYAH?
I DON'T KNOW, I THINK THAT YOU
LIKE HER.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LIKE HER
SEXUALLY OR NOT--THAT'S YOUR
BUSINESS--BUT I DEFINITELY THINK
THAT YOU MUST HAVE SOME SORT OF
REAL FRIENDSHIP, 'CAUSE IT
WOULDN'T HAVE GONE ON 10 MONTHS.
SO IT WASN'T ABOUT THE
iPHONE?
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN
MAYBE TALKING TO HER TOMORROW?
ALL RIGHT.
MAYBE WE'LL COME BY TOMORROW
WITH HER, IF SHE WANTS TO.
>> YEAH.
SEE YOU TOMORROW MAYBE.
>> PEACE.
>> LATER.
OKAY, SHE ADMITTED TO CARING
ABOUT YOU AS A FRIEND AND NOT--
NOT AS A ROMANTIC--
>> HOW COULD SHE CARE ABOUT ME
AS A FRIEND IF SHE WAS WILLING
TO LEAD ME ON THINKING THAT SHE
CARED ABOUT ME AS A GIRLFRIEND,
KNOWING THAT WOULD HURT ME?
WHAT TYPE OF FRIEND
INTENTIONALLY HURTS SOMEONE?
>> * MY HEART IS MADE OUT
* OF MANY PIECES
* EACH ONE OF THEM
* IS PART OF ONE LOVE
>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO?
>> PRAY FOR HER.
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
[chuckles]
>> YOU WOULD PRAY FOR HER?
>> YEAH, PRAY THAT GOD HELP HER.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE IT ALL.
WHAT KIND OF PERSON COULD DO
THIS?
>> AND NOW, MORE CATFISH: THE
TV SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
>> both: HEY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M SO-SO...
I FEEL DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, NOT
TALKING TO ALICIA ANYMORE.
SHE WAS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE, SO
I KIND OF FEEL, LIKE, ALONE NOW.
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
READY TO DO THIS?
>> YEAH.
[knocking]
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> IS IT ALL RIGHT IF WE COME
IN?
>> YEAH.
>> GREAT.
COME ON IN, GUYS.
AALIYAH, DO YOU WANT TO SIT WITH
ME OVER HERE?
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
FOR INVITING US OVER.
I CAN JUST GIVE YOU THE FLOOR,
IF YOU'D LIKE?
>> OKAY.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M SORRY IF
I LED YOU ON TO THINK THAT I WAS
IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, BUT
I'M NOT A LESBIAN.
AND I HAD, LIKE, NO REAL
INTENTIONS OF BEING IN A
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
>> I WAS REALLY IN LOVE WITH
YOU, SO I CAN'T JUST GET RID OF
THOSE FEELINGS, 'CAUSE I TRULY
DID CARE.
NOTHING.
SO ALL OF IT WAS FAKE?
>> LOOK, MY FRIENDSHIP WITH YOU,
THAT WAS REAL, BUT AS FAR AS ME,
LIKE, BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU, THAT PART WAS FAKE.
>> [sighs]
>> YESTERDAY, YOU KIND OF SAID
THAT THE REASON WHY YOU WERE
DOING ALL THIS WAS TO GET STUFF.
>> SHE WAS, LIKE, OFFERING ME
STUFF.
WASN'T LIKE I WAS SAYING,
"GIVE ME THIS.
GIVE ME THIS."
>> I FELT LIKE WE WERE A COUPLE,
AND WHATEVER YOU NEEDED, IF I
HAD IT, YOU WERE WELCOME.
>> [sighs]
I'M SORRY.
>> HAS ANYONE EVER DONE THIS TO
YOU?
>> YES.
SOMEBODY, LIKE, I TRUSTED USED
ME AND HURT ME REAL BAD, SO,
LIKE, I NEVER HAVE, LIKE, REAL
CONNECTIONS WITH PEOPLE.
LIKE, I JUST WANT STUFF FROM
PEOPLE.
THAT'S NOT HOW I WANT PEOPLE
TO LOOK AT ME, LIKE I JUST GO
AROUND DOING STUFF LIKE THAT TO
PEOPLE.
>> I FEEL LIKE I CAN STOP THE
ANGER I HAVE TOWARDS YOU, 'CAUSE
YOU DID APOLOGIZE.
YOU ADMITTED THAT YOU DID
SOMETHING WRONG.
I HOPE THAT YOU NEVER DO THIS TO
ANYONE ELSE, BECAUSE THE WAY I
FEEL, LIKE, IS ONE OF THE WORST
FEELINGS IN THE WORLD.
I FEEL LIKE I LOST MY BEST
FRIEND.
>> I'M SORRY.
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
I DON'T KNOW, LIKE, WHY I DO
STUFF LIKE THAT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO,
LIKE, FIGURE OUT FOR MYSELF.
LIKE, WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.
>> WELL, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLY
BRAVE THING TO SAY.
YOU CAN TOTALLY CHANGE WHO YOU
ARE.
I MEAN, IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD
WORK, BUT YOU MAKE THE DECISION,
AND THINGS START CHANGING RIGHT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MAYBE, DOWN THE LINE, WE CAN
BE FRIENDS.
>> I HAPPEN TO THINK YOU SHOULD
GIVE HER THE iPHONE BACK.
>> [laughs]
YOU WANT IT BACK?
>> YOU CAN KEEP IT.
I'M NOT GONNA PAY ANY MORE OF
YOUR BILLS, BUT YOU COULD
DEFINITELY KEEP IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WELL, THAT'S AN UNBELIEVABLY
GENEROUS AND INCREDIBLY MATURE
MOVE ON YOUR PART.
OKAY.
WE'LL GET OUT OF HERE.
>> WHICH WAY?
>> THIS WAY.
>> [giggles]
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THIS IS GOOD-BYE FOR US.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
>> I GUESS IT WAS NICE MEETING
YOU FOR ME TOO.
>> BYE.
>> BYE.
>> * I'VE GOT YOU *
* FOR THE NIGHT
* GHOST OR NOT
>> THANK YOU.
>> * BUT YOU DISAPPEAR
* IN THE LIGHT
* WHEN YOUR SHADOW'S CAUGHT *
* YOU DISAPPEAR IN THE LIGHT
>> I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS
ALL FAKE TO HER.
I JUST REALLY DON'T.
EITHER WAY, YOU DESERVE SOMEONE
WHO'S--
>> TRULY LOVES ME.
>> YES.
[phone line ringing]
>> HEY, ALICIA.
>> HI.
>> HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN WE
LEFT?
WE HAD A PRETTY INTENSE TWO DAYS
TOGETHER.
>> I LEARNED FROM IT.
I DO TRY TO USE PEOPLE, AND I
SHOULDN'T DO THAT.
THAT'S WRONG.
>> I THINK YOU'RE GONNA DO SOME
COOL THINGS, ALICIA.
>> AND GOOD LUCK WITH
EVERYTHING.
>> YOU TOO.
>> BYE.
>> BYE, ALICIA.
>> BYE.
>> HEY!
>> AALIYAH!
>> I MISS YOU GUYS A LOT.
>> WE MISS YOU TOO.
>> HOW IS EVERYTHING?
>> EVERYTHING IS FINE.
I'VE JUST BEEN TRYING TO GET
OVER ALICIA, SLOWLY BUT SURELY.
>> I PROMISE YOU, BASED ON HOW
FUN AND SMART AND BEAUTIFUL
YOU ARE YOU WILL MEET SOMEONE
AMAZING, AND I'M SURE IT WILL
HAPPEN SOONER THAN LATER.
>> THANKS, SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
>> OKAY, BYE.
GET MARRIED.
>> HEY, SAM, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN YOU GET A
STRAIGHT RAZOR SHAVE?
>> THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY.
>> THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELD
KNIVES TO MY THROAT HAVE BEEN
EX-GIRLFRIENDS.
>> WELL, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
>> IS IT NORMAL FOR HIM TO BE
BLEEDING SO MUCH.
>> [laughs]
>> OOH.
>> LIKE A BABY'S BOTTOM.
>> READY TO HIT THE TOWN, MY
FRIEND?
>> YEAH. LET'S DO IT.
>> LET'S GET YOU MARRIED.
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MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.
>> WHATEVER HAPPENS, WE'RE HERE
FOR YOU.
>> LET'S GO.
OH, MY GOSH.
I'M SO SCARED.
>> I'LL GO UP AND KNOCK.
[knocking]
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...
>> IT 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...
>> [laughing] OH, MY GOD.
>> OR IS LOVE IN FOR A GIANT
SHOCK?
>> [cries] 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 CURVE BALL.
>> 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.
LET'S...TOAST.
>> AH.
>> ALL RIGHT, MAX.
READY?
>> IT BURNS.
>> THIS IS INTERESTING.
"MY GIRLFRIEND LIVES 70 BLOCKS
AWAY AND WE'VE NEVER MET."
>> WHOA.
>> "DEAR NEV AND MAX, MY NAME IS
AALIYAH.
I AM 18 YEARS OLD, AND I'M FROM
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.
I'VE KNOWN MY GIRLFRIEND,
ALICIA, FOR A YEAR OR SO, AND
HAVE BEEN DATING FOR ALMOST 10
MONTHS.
SHE IS THE FIRST PERSON I HAVE
EVER REALLY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH,
AND HOPE WE CAN HAVE A SERIOUS
FUTURE TOGETHER."
>> WOW.
>> "I MET HER ON FACEBOOK, BUT
SHE LIVES IN OAKLAND AS WELL AND
WORKS AS A CAREGIVER FOR OLD
PEOPLE AT A REST HOME.
ALICIA IS THE ONE PERSON I CAN
TURN TO WHEN I'M HAVING A BAD
DAY.
SHE MAKES ME LAUGH AND SMILE
AND FORGET ABOUT MY RECENT
HARDSHIPS.
MY MOM RECENTLY GOT EVICTED FROM
HER HOME, SO I'VE BEEN COUCH
HOPPING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF
MONTHS.
MY DREAM WOULD BE THAT ALICIA
AND I CAN LIVE TOGETHER ONE DAY,
BUT ALICIA IS CONSTANTLY MAKING
UP EXCUSES AS TO WHY SHE CAN'T
MEET UP WITH ME.
SHE'LL SAY, 'OH, I HAVE TO GO TO
WORK TODAY,' BUT SHE CAN NEVER
GIVE ME A SCHEDULE FOR HER WORK.
SHE SAYS SHE'S AFRAID TO BE SEEN
IN PUBLIC BECAUSE SHE IS NOT
OUT.
I FEEL LIKE OUR LOVE IS TRUE,
BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE
WON'T SEE ME BECAUSE SHE LIVES
WITHIN 70 BLOCKS OF ME.
I'M FRUSTRATED, AND IT HAS MADE
ME SUSPICIOUS.
I'M STARTING TO WONDER IF SHE'S
HIDING SOMETHING FROM ME.
I'D REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP
MEETING MY ONE TRUE LOVE."
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN THIS
EMAIL THAT, IF I'M JUST GONNA BE
HONEST, ARE DISCOURAGING.
>> IF THIS IS HER FIRST LOVE,
SHE'S GOT A LOT RIDING ON THIS.
WHY DON'T WE JUST CALL HER?
>> ALL RIGHT, HERE SHE IS.
HEY, AALIYAH.
>> HI.
[laughs] OH, MY GOSH.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M FINE.
>> SO YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL
STILL?
>> YEAH.
I GRADUATE, LIKE, THE BEGINNING
OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
>> WHEN YOU'RE NOT DOING
SCHOOLING, LIKE, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?
>> I WORK FOR A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION CALLED HOPE
COLLABORATIVE.
IT'S FOR YOUTH IN LOW-INCOME
COMMUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO GET
FOOD AT AFFORDABLE PRICES.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> SO WE JUST READ YOUR EMAIL.
YOU WANT TO JUST KIND OF TELL US
THE STORY?
>> YEAH.
A YEAR AGO, I MET ALICIA ON
FACEBOOK.
THE FIRST TIME I SPOKE TO HER
OVER THE PHONE, WE, LIKE,
CLICKED LIKE THIS.
>> * I FEEL IT COURSING
* THROUGH MY VEINS
>> THE MORE AND MORE WE TALKED,
THE MORE AND MORE COMFORTABLE I
FELT WITH HER.
LIKE, WE'LL FALL ASLEEP ON THE
PHONE WITH EACH OTHER.
>> * I FEEL IT WHEN
* MY HEART BEATS
>> THIS IS MY FIRST LOVE.
>> * EVERY TIME MY HEART BEATS
* I FEEL IT WHEN
* MY HEART BEATS
* EVERY TIME MY HEART BEATS
>> IT'S KIND OF CRAZY THAT YOU
LIVE IN THE SAME CITY AND SHE
WASN'T LIKE, "HEY, WE SHOULD
MEET UP FOR LUNCH."
>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT MADE ME
KIND OF, LIKE, SKEPTICAL, 'CAUSE
I'M, LIKE, "CAN I COME GET YOU?"
AND SHE WAS LIKE, "OH, I HAVE
TO WORK."
OR SHE'S, LIKE, HANGING OUT WITH
HER SISTERS.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER EXCUSE SHE
GIVES ME, THAT I CAN'T COME OVER
TO HER HOUSE BECAUSE HER FAMILY
DOESN'T KNOW THAT SHE'S GAY.
>> HAVE YOU TRIED TO VIDEO CHAT
WITH HER?
>> I DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER,
SO...
>> WHAT COMPUTER ARE YOU USING
NOW?
>> I'M USING MY FRIEND'S
COMPUTER.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> I JUST NEED TO MOVE ON WITH
MY LIFE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I
REALLY LOVE HER, SO...
I WANT MY LIFE TO, LIKE, GO
FORWARD, BUT I WANT HER IN IT.
WHEN I GET OUT OF SCHOOL, I WANT
TO, LIKE, MOVE IN TOGETHER, BUT
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA
MOVE IN TOGETHER, AND SHE WON'T
EVEN, LIKE, LET ME TAKE HER OUT.
AND I'M, LIKE, DONE PLAYING
AROUND.
>> YOU'RE SUCH A NICE GIRL.
YOU'RE REALLY BRIGHT.
YOU'RE DOING AWESOME THINGS WITH
THIS ORGANIZATION, AND I WANT TO
FIGURE IT OUT AND I WANT TO
HELP YOU.
>> I THINK WE'VE GOT TO COME TO
OAKLAND.
>> [squeals] I'M SO EXCITED.
OH, MY GOSH, I'M SO EXCITED.
* CATFISH COMING OUT HERE *
* CATFISH COMING OUT HERE *
OKAY, I'M BACK.
>> PEACE.
>> [laughs]
>> [laughs]
>> AALIYAH.
>> THE THING THAT JUST DRIVES ME
NUTS IS, LIKE, ALICIA'S EXCUSES
ARE SO PATHETIC.
"I'M BUSY.
OH, I HAVE WORK."
>> THE OTHER THING IS THAT
ALICIA COULD JUST BE AFRAID TO
CONFRONT HER OWN SEXUALITY IN
PERSON.
>> WELL, I THINK IT'S PRETTY
CLEAR THAT ALICIA IS HIDING
SOMETHING.
WE NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> LET'S DO THIS.
>> YOU GO FIRST.
>> WEST COAST, HERE WE COME.
AAH!
>> WE HAVE JUST GONE UNDER THE
WATER.
>> * YOU COME HERE
* YOU DON'T NEED AN OCCASION *
* JUST AN ILL-ADVISED ITCHIN' *
* FOR THE CONVERSATION
* WITH THE MIDDAY BREAKFAST
* WHERE I'M KEEPING IT UP *
>> I'M HEALED!
>> * NOW I'M TURNING IT OFF *
* NOW THE SUN GOD'S RISING *
* AS WE'RE SLEEPING IT OFF *
>> AALIYAH IS VERY SMART, AND
SHE'S AMBITIOUS, AND SHE'S COOL,
AND IT'S HER FIRST REAL, SERIOUS
RELATIONSHIP.
IT'S CRAZY TO THINK THAT THEY
LIVE SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND
HAVE NEVER MET.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE ARE.
>> * I GOT ALL THE TIME
* THE TIME, THE TIME
[knocking]
>> HELLO?
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> IN PERSON, OH, MY GOSH.
>> WHERE ARE WE?
>> WE'RE AT MY FRIEND'S, KEITH,
HOUSE, AND THIS IS WHERE I'VE
BEEN FOR, LIKE, MAYBE A WEEK.
>> SO YOU'VE BEEN JUMPING AROUND
A BUNCH?
>> UM, YEAH.
PROBABLY FOR, LIKE, THE LAST...
SIX MONTHS?
>> OKAY, SO THINGS ARE A LITTLE
WEIRD RIGHT NOW FOR YOU BECAUSE
YOU WERE LIVING WITH YOUR MOM...
>> I WAS.
>> BUT YOU GUYS GOT EVICTED.
>> MM-HMM.
>> ANY REASON IN PARTICULAR OR--
>> WELL, SHE GOT DIAGNOSED WITH
M.S.
>> THAT'S AWFUL.
>> YEAH, SO SHE BECAME DISABLED
ON A FIXED INCOME.
AND I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A.D.D.,
AND MY MOM FINALLY FOUND A
SCHOOL THAT REALLY WORKS FOR ME,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE TO
PAY FOR IT.
HER FIXED INCOME DIDN'T ALLOW
HER TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR MY
SCHOOL AND PAY FOR RENT.
SHE'D RATHER LOSE HER HOUSE THAN
ME NOT GET A GOOD EDUCATION.
>> WE'RE HERE...
>> MM-HMM.
>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE...
>> ALICIA.
>> A GIRLFRIEND.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT HER THAT YOU
LIKE SO MUCH?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN MY
LIFE RIGHT NOW WHO MAKES ME FEEL
THE WAY SHE MAKES ME FEEL.
AND SHE'S REALLY HOT.
[laughs]
I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH HER.
I'M NOT A VERY OPEN PERSON, AND
I FEEL LIKE, WITH ALICIA, I CAN
SHOW MY REAL PERSONALITY.
>> WELL, HAS SHE EVER EXPLAINED
WHY SHE WON'T MEET YOU?
>> NO ONE REALLY KNOWS THAT
SHE'S GAY, SO...
>> THAT'S A REASON.
>> YEAH.
SHE'S BEEN WITH GIRLS BEFORE,
BUT HER FAMILY'S NEVER KNOWN OF
HER HAVING A GIRLFRIEND.
>> HAVE YOU AND ALICIA EVER HAD
AN ARGUMENT?
>> YEAH.
SHE WANTED ME TO BUY HER A PHONE
'CAUSE HER PHONE HAD BROKE, AND
AT FIRST, I WASN'T REALLY INTO
THAT.
LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT."
SO SHE GOT MAD AT ME, AND
SHE WAS LIKE, "HOW AM I
SUPPOSED TO TALK TO YOU IF I
HAVE NO PHONE?"
SO I BOUGHT HER A PHONE.
>> REALLY?
>> YOU DID?
>> YEAH.
>> WAIT, TIME OUT.
>> YEAH, WAIT A SECOND.
>> YOU BOUGHT HER, LIKE, A NICE,
NEW...
>> I BOUGHT HER AN iPHONE.
>> YOU BOUGHT HER AN iPHONE?
>> HOW DID YOU BUY HER THE
PHONE?
>> SHE'S, LIKE, "YOU CAN WESTERN
UNION IT TO ME."
I'M, LIKE, "OH, OKAY."
>> 'CAUSE SHE WOULDN'T TELL YOU
HER ADDRESS.
>> MM-HMM.
>> HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER
GIFTS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN HER OR
THINGS THAT SHE'S ASKED FOR?
>> SINCE WE'VE BEEN DATING, I'VE
PROBABLY SENT HER A TOTAL OF
$600.
>> WOW.
AND THAT'S A LOT, I MEAN, FOR
SOMEONE IN YOUR SITUATION.
>> JUST FROM EVERYTHING YOU'VE
TOLD US, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT
THIS PERSON IS LYING TO YOU.
>> IT IS, AND THAT'S WHY I CAN'T
TAKE IT ANYMORE.
I LOVE HER TO DEATH, BUT I CAN'T
CONTINUE HAVING A RELATIONSHIP
THROUGH A MOBILE PHONE.
>> I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT SHE
LOOKS LIKE.
LET'S SEE WHAT THIS IS REALLY
ALL ABOUT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> SHE'S PRETTY.
>> YEAH.
>> SHE IS.
>> SHE DEFINITELY POSTS A LOT OF
PHOTOS.
>> YEAH.
>> LET'S SEE SOME OF THE
MESSAGES YOU GUYS HAVE SENT BACK
AND FORTH.
SHE SAID, "I LOVE YOU."
>> "I LOVE YOU TOO."
>> SHE SAID, "YOU BETTER."
>> "LOL.
I DO, BUT EVEN IF ONE DAY WE NOT
WITH EACH OTHER, I'M GONNA
ALWAYS LOVE YOU."
>> YOU GUYS DEFINITELY TALK A
LOT.
>> MM-HMM.
I'M TO MY BREAKING POINT.
I HAVE TO MEET HER ASAP, OR I'M
DONE.
>> WHETHER SHE HAS A LEGITIMATE
REASON OR NOT FOR NOT BEING
AVAILABLE TO MEET UP WITH YOU,
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT
IS.
>> LET'S DO IT.
THANK YOU.
I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
>> BYE.
>> GOOD-BYE!
>> I DIDN'T SEE THE MONEY THING
COMING.
>> SHE DOESN'T HAVE $600 TO BE
SENDING THIS WOMAN WHO HAS A
JOB.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> I MEAN, I HOPE THAT SHE'S NOT
JUST IN THIS RELATIONSHIP TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AALIYAH.
THAT WOULD BE BAD, AND THAT
WOULD REALLY CRUSH AALIYAH'S
HEART.
>> * ONE DAY, IT WILL IT COME
>> IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT AALIYAH
IS HEAD OVER HEELS FOR THIS
WOMAN.
>> THE FACT THAT SHE'S ASKING
HER FOR MONEY IS NOT A GOOD
SIGN.
IT SEEMS THAT SHE COULD BE
MANIPULATING HER AND TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF HER FOR FINANCIAL
REASONS.
IT COULD BE AN EMOTIONAL
DISASTER FOR AALIYAH.
>> * I AIN'T GIVING UP MY MIND *
* BODY, SOUL
* I AIN'T GIVING UP MIND *
* BODY, SOUL
* I AIN'T GIVING UP MY... *
>> LET'S GO TO ALICIA'S
FACEBOOK PAGE.
SHE SAYS SHE'S INTERESTED IN
MEN, BUT SHE'S TOLD AALIYAH THAT
SHE'S NOT OUT, SO THAT WOULD
MAKE SENSE.
SHE'S IN A RELATIONSHIP.
>> YEAH.
>> DOES IT SAY WHO?
>> NOPE.
>> LET'S GO TO HER PHOTOS.
SHE DEFINITELY POSTS A LOT OF,
LIKE, SELFIES.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO AN IMAGE
SEARCH, SHALL WE?
SEARCHING SOME IMAGES THAT WE
PULLED OFF HER PAGE.
FIRST ONE, NOTHING.
SECOND ONE...
>> NOTHING THERE.
>> SO THAT'S GOOD, I GUESS.
>> SHE'S GOT MORE THAN 100
FRIENDS.
>> GOT A BUNCH OF FRIENDS.
>> THIS PROFILE LOOKS MORE OR
LESS LEGIT TO ME.
>> BUT THAT STILL DOESN'T
EXPLAIN WHY ALICIA HASN'T BEEN
ABLE TO MEET UP AT ANY POINT
OVER THE LAST TEN MONTHS.
THE BEST WAY TO GET ANY KIND OF
A PERSPECTIVE ON THESE PEOPLE IS
TO REACH OUT TO THEIR FRIENDS.
>> HOW ABOUT THIS GIRL?
>> ALLYI.
>> SHE'S FROM OAKLAND.
>> OKAY.
>> THEY HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS IN
COMMON.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S MESSAGE HER.
SO HERE'S A DUDE, WHICH I THINK
IS IMPORTANT, WHO COMMENTED.
>> HE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO FLIRT WITH HER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MESSAGE THIS PERSON.
>> OKAY.
KENNETTE SEEMS TO BE FLIRTING
WITH HER.
>> KENNETTE. "HOTT!"
"THANKS, SIS"?
CALL ME SOMETIME,"
FROM KENNETTE.
ALL RIGHT, I'M SENDING A MESSAGE
TO KENNETTE.
LET'S SEE IF SHE GETS BACK TO
US.
SEE IF ANYBODY REACHES OUT AND
HAS ANYTHING TO SAY.
HELLO, WE'VE GOT A CALL COMING
IN.
HELLO?
YEAH, IT'S NEV. WHO IS THIS?
OH, HEY, KENNETTE.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
SO I'M SITTING HERE WITH MAX.
HAVE YOU SEEN OUR SHOW BEFORE?
OH, WELL, COOL.
WE WERE CURIOUS IF YOU COULD
GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND ABOUT YOUR FRIENDSHIP
WITH ALICIA.
OKAY.
HOW LONG DID ALICIA DATE YOUR
BROTHER?
WOW.
>> THAT'S A LONG RELATIONSHIP.
>> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE HER?
ALL RIGHT, WELL, GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OKAY.
>> BYE-BYE.
>> BYE.
SHE DATED THIS KENNETTE'S
BROTHER.
>> EXACTLY--OH, PHONE CALL.
PHONE CALL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HELLO?
HEY, CORTEZ, IT'S NEV HERE
FROM CATFISH.
WE SAW THAT YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH
THIS GIRL, ALICIA.
>> YEAH.
>> AND WE WERE WONDERING WHAT
YOU COULD TELL US ABOUT HER AND
HOW YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER.
WAS IT AN ONLINE RELATIONSHIP,
OR WAS IT IN PERSON?
>> AND SHE WAS EXACTLY WHO SHE
SAID SHE WAS?
NO LIES? NO NOTHING?
DOES SHE HAVE MONEY PROBLEMS?
>> OKAY, COOL.
EVERYTHING YOU TOLD US IS SUPER
HELPFUL.
BYE.
>> BYE-BYE.
>> both: SO CORTEZ DATED HER.
>> SHE'S BEEN IN AT LEAST ONE OR
TWO SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS WITH
MEN, SO NOW THE ISSUE IS, WHAT
IS THIS RELATIONSHIP FOR ALICIA?
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT FOR AALIYAH
IT'S, LIKE, A MAJOR, FIRST LOVE.
>> I THINK THAT ALICIA IS
TOTALLY BEING GENUINE WITH
AALIYAH.
I DON'T THINK SHE'S AT ALL
MANIPULATING HER OR USING HER.
>> THIS MIGHT BE HER FIRST
REAL, INTIMATE HOMOSEXUAL
RELATIONSHIP, AND SHE JUST
DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND
SHE'S FREAKED OUT.
>> I THINK THAT THIS IS A LOVE
STORY THAT WANTS TO HAPPEN.
>> FIRST THINGS FIRST, CHECK THE
OLD FACEBOOK.
>> MAYBE SOME OF ALICIA'S
FACEBOOK FRIENDS HAD A CHANCE TO
WRITE BACK.
>> OH! WOULDN'T YOU KNOW.
>> YES.
YOU GOT A MESSAGE FROM ALLYI.
>> "GIVE ME A CALL."
LET'S SEE WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY.
[phone line ringing]
HELLO, ALLYI?
HI, IT'S NEV AND MAX HERE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
GREAT.
SO PART OF THE EPISODE THAT
WE'RE FILMING NOW INVOLVES YOUR
FRIEND, ALICIA.
THAT'S YOUR SISTER?
OH, WE WEREN'T SURE.
WELL, SHE--SOMEONE'S IN LOVE
WITH YOUR SISTER.
IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'M JUST
CURIOUS, CAN YOU TELL ME A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT ALICIA?
AND ALICIA WORKS AT, LIKE, A
NURSING HOME?
OKAY.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY WITH HER,
OR...
IS SHE IN A RELATIONSHIP
RIGHT NOW?
HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN
TOGETHER?
HOLD ON, MY FRIEND MAX HAS A
COUPLE QUESTIONS.
HERE, I'M GONNA PUT HIM ON.
>> HI, ALLYI.
>> HI.
>> SO WE MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY--
A GIRL MIGHT BE IN LOVE WITH
ALICIA.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU THINK
ALICIA MIGHT BE INTO?
WELL, ALLYI, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR
TALKING TO US.
TAKE CARE, ALLYI.
>> YOU TOO.
BYE.
>> BOYFRIEND.
>> SERIOUS BOYFRIEND.
>> NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT
HER BEING BISEXUAL OR GAY.
>> RIGHT.
>> WHAT AALIYAH WAS SORT OF MOST
CONCERNED ABOUT FROM THE
BEGINNING WAS THAT ALICIA IS
VERY MUCH IN THE CLOSET, AND IT
LOOKS LIKE THAT IS THE CASE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S NOT WASTE
ANY TIME.
LET'S CALL AALIYAH.
[phone line ringing]
>> HELLO.
>> GOOD MORNING, AALIYAH.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> LOOK, WE FIGURED OUT A BUNCH
OF STUFF.
MAYBE WE CAN COME AND PICK YOU
UP.
YEAH, WE'LL BE THERE PRETTY
SOON.
LET'S DO THIS.
>> * I THANK YOU
* FOR HELPING ME
* THROUGH THE STORM
**
>> MAKE A LEFT.
>> * IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME *
* COMING
>> FIND A LITTLE PLACE TO SIT.
>> * AND THE WORLD KEEPS
* TURNING 'ROUND *
>> YESTERDAY, WE WENT ON
FACEBOOK.
>> MM-HMM.
WE WENT THROUGH HER PROFILE...
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND WE FOUND PEOPLE WHO SHE
HAD COMMUNICATED WITH.
>> OKAY.
>> WE REACHED OUT TO THIS GIRL
ALLYI.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF HER?
WE CALLED HER THIS MORNING
BEFORE WE MET YOU.
>> MM-HMM.
>> WE SAID, "HOW DO YOU KNOW
YOUR FRIEND ALICIA?"
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND ALMOST LAUGHED FOR A
SECOND AND WAS LIKE, "WELL,
THAT'S MY SISTER."
ALLYI IS HER ROOMMATE.
>> MAYBE THAT'S WHY SHE WON'T
LET ME COME OVER?
>> THE OTHER THING THAT ALLYI
TOLD US IS THAT ALICIA IS
UNEMPLOYED AND HAS BEEN FOR A
WHILE.
>> NO, SHE WORKS AT A--SHE WORKS
AT AN OLD PEOPLE HOME.
>> I THINK ALMOST MAYBE A YEAR
AND A HALF OR LONGER SHE HAS
BEEN UNEMPLOYED.
>> NO JOB.
>> AND WE WERE LIKE, "OKAY.
CAN YOU TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT
ALICIA'S RELATIONSHIP HISTORY?"
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND THAT'S WHEN ALLYI SAID,
"WELL, YEAH.
SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND."
>> THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT ALICIA
TOLD HER TALKING ABOUT ME,
'CAUSE I KNOW...
ALLYI DOESN'T KNOW.
>> ALLYI TOLD US THAT ALICIA,
FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF,
HAS HAD THIS BOYFRIEND, AND
THAT--
>> SO YEAH, A YEAR AND A HALF.
THAT'S ME.
>> NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
>> HE'S COME OVER.
>> HE'S, LIKE, A REAL GUY THAT
ALLYI KNOWS.
HE COMES OVER.
SHE GOES OUT WITH HIM.
>> MM-HMM.
[sighs]
AND HOW DO YOU GUYS KNOW THAT
SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH?
>> WE DON'T.
>> WE DON'T.
>> I DON'T BELIEVE SHE HAS A
BOYFRIEND.
LIKE, SHE'S TALKING TO ME ALL
THE TIME, ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.
>> IT WOULD SEEM THAT SHE IS
VERY MUCH IN THE CLOSET.
>> MM-HMM.
WELL, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW THAT SHE'S GAY.
WELL, MAYBE YOU GUYS COULD TALK
TO HER AND TRY TO GET HER TO
MEET ME.
I WANT ANSWERS.
>> ALL WE KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT
WE'RE DEALING WITH A WOMAN WHO
IS HAVING A SECRET RELATIONSHIP,
SO THE IDEA OF MEETING UP WITH
US WILL BE VERY SCARY.
>> WE'VE GOT TO BE REALLY
SENSITIVE HERE.
JUST CALL AND FEEL IT OUT.
>> HERE GOES NOTHING.
[phone line ringing]
YES, GOOD MORNING.
IS THIS ALICIA?
MY NAME IS NEV SCHULMAN, AND
I'M HERE WITH MY FRIEND MAX.
WE MAKE A...
TV SHOW CALLED CATFISH.
YOU KNOW THE SHOW?
>> I KNOW ABOUT IT.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
WE'RE HERE BECAUSE A YOUNG LADY
NAMED AALIYAH WANTS TO MEET YOU.
WELL, AALIYAH REALLY HAS VERY
STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT YOU.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE WERE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY,
OVER THE LAST TEN MONTHS, YOU
GUYS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MEET.
IS THIS RELATIONSHIP SOMETHING
THAT YOU TAKE SERIOUSLY, OR ARE
YOU TOTALLY STRAIGHT?
THAT'S FAIR.
YEAH.
>> [sighs]
>> SO I THINK WHAT WOULD BE
GREAT FOR AALIYAH IS TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FINALLY MEET YOU.
IT'D BE GOOD FOR YOU AS WELL TO
TELL HER WHATEVER IT IS YOU NEED
TO AND WANT TO TELL HER ABOUT
HOW YOU FEEL, AND BOTH OF YOU
CAN MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIVES.
I'M SURE THERE ARE.
OKAY, SEE YOU.
>> DOESN'T SOUND TOO GOOD.
>> NO.
I'M NOT FEELING ALICIA RIGHT
NOW, EXCEPT THAT SHE MAKES
AALIYAH HAPPY.
BUT THE BALL IS ROLLING, SO
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE AND...
[sighs]
GO PICK UP AALIYAH.
[knocking]
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> MORNING.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> WE SPOKE TO ALICIA.
>> OKAY.
>> SHE WAS, OBVIOUSLY, VERY
CURIOUS AND SORT OF SURPRISED...
>> MM-HMM.
>> THAT WE WERE CALLING.
>> THE BAD NEWS IS?
>> SHE DID NOT SEEM SO INTO THE
IDEA OF MEETING UP.
>> IT WASN'T LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
I'VE BEEN DYING TO MEET AALIYAH
FOR SO LONG."
IT WASN'T LIKE THAT.
>> BUT YOU GUYS GOT HER WHERE
SHE'S WILLING TO?
>> YES.
SHE DID SAY SHE FEELS LIKE SHE
OWES IT TO YOU.
>> MM-HMM.
I'M SCARED.
I'M NERVOUS.
I DON'T WANT TO GET MY HOPES UP
TOO HIGH.
>> WHATEVER'S BEEN KEEPING HER
FROM TAKING YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO
THE NEXT LEVEL...
>> MM-HMM.
>> IS SOMETHING THAT SHE'S
DEALING WITH AND MAYBE
STRUGGLING WITH.
>> IF SHE LOVES ME HOW SHE'S
BEEN CLAIMING TO, NOTHING ELSE
SHOULD REALLY MATTER.
SO LET'S GO.
I'LL GO GET MY STUFF.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> * TAKE ME DOWN
* WAY UNDERGROUND
* BURY ME, BURY ME
* DEEP DOWN THERE
* THERE ONCE WAS A TIME
* WHEN I NEARLY
* TOUCHED THE DIVIDE
>> ALL RIGHT.
*
>> * BURY ME
* BURY ME, DEEP
>> SO THIS IS IT.
A YEAR LATER.
>> I'M NERVOUS, LIKE, WHAT SHE'S
GONNA SAY.
I'M JUST SCARED.
I KNOW WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY MET
YET, BUT IT'S HARD TO THINK OF
HER NOT BEING MY GIRLFRIEND.
>> HAVE YOU EVER BEEN NERVOUS
LIKE THIS BEFORE?
>> NO.
I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS NERVOUS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS HER STREET RIGHT HERE.
>> SHE'S THE CLOSEST PERSON IN
MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.
>> WHATEVER HAPPENS, WE'RE HERE
FOR YOU.
>> LET'S GO.
>> YOU READY?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY.
READY?
>> I'M READY.
>> I'LL GO UP AND KNOCK.
[knocking]
HELLO.
>> HI.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> ALICIA?
>> YEAH.
>> WE CAME HERE, OBVIOUSLY, TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO AALIYAH.
YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER,
CLEARLY.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
SAY?
>> ALL I HAVE TO SAY, GIRL, IF I
WANTED TO MEET YOU...
WE STAY IN THE SAME CITY.
I WOULD HAVE MADE THAT HAPPEN.
>> SO YOU DON'T WANT TO--
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO MEET ME?
>> NO, I DON'T!
>> WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT YOU
HAVE A BOYFRIEND?
>> YEAH.
>> IS IT TRUE?
>> AND WHAT?
YEAH, IT'S TRUE.
AND WHAT?
[laughs]
>> SO WHAT ABOUT US?
>> IT'S NOTHING WITH YOU.
>> WHAT YOU MEAN IT'S NOTHING?
>> OH, MY GOD. [laughs]
>> I DONE SENT YOU MONEY.
I DONE--I DONE BOUGHT YOU A
PHONE.
>> AND?
IT WAS A LIE. WHAT?
>> LIKE, YOU EMBARRASSED ME.
>> YOU EMBARRASSED YOURSELF BY
DOING ALL THIS.
[laughs]
>> YOU COULD HAVE BEEN TOLD ME
THIS.
LIKE, I TALK TO YOU EVERY DAY.
YOU COULDN'T TELL ME?
SO--BUT NOW YOU DO?
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT YOUR
FEELINGS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT YOUR
FEELINGS.
>> BUT IT'S OKAY TO HURT 'EM
NOW?
>> YOU WANTED THIS, SO YOU GOT
IT.
>> WHAT DID YOU WANT?
>> I GUESS I GOT WHAT I WANTED.
>> AND WHAT WAS THAT?
>> WHATEVER YOU GAVE ME.
>> I NEED ALL THAT BACK.
>> [laughs]
>> WHAT ABOUT YOUR JOB?
>> YOU WAS MY JOB.
>> IT'S NOT THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE
FEELINGS--
>> DO YOU KNOW YOU RUINED--
>> NO, I DON'T. NO, I DON'T.
>> DO YOU KNOW YOU RUINED MY
LIFE?
>> GIRL, WHATEVER.
>> YOU AIN'T EVEN GOT A JOB.
LIKE, YOU'RE NOT EVEN WORTH MY
TIME, LIKE--
>> WHATEVER.
OKAY, THEN, SO WHY ARE YOU HERE?
IF I'M NOT WORTH YOUR TIME, WHY
ARE YOU HERE?
WHY ARE Y'ALL HERE THEN?
>> OBVIOUSLY, I THOUGHT YOU
LOVED ME.
>> WELL, YOU THOUGHT WRONG.
>> BUT YOU TOLD HER YOU LOVED
HER.
>> SO?
>> TOO BAD YOUR LOOKS DON'T
MATCH YOUR PERSONALITY.
>> YOU DONE?
[giggling]
>> I'M SO MAD RIGHT NOW.
>> I KNOW.
I KNOW YOU'RE [bleep] FURIOUS.
SHH...
>> [crying]
>> SHH.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU'VE GOT EVERY REASON TO BE
REALLY UPSET RIGHT NOW.
>> I DON'T CARE.
>> YOU DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT
ANYTHING.
>> [laughs]
MM-HMM, YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> LIKE, SHE JUST LAUGHED IN MY
[bleep] FACE.
OH, I'M SO MAD.
I FEEL LIKE--OOH!
[exhales]
>> SO IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO MEET
AALIYAH, WHICH YOU SAY YOU
DIDN'T, WHY DID YOU AGREE TO
MEET US TODAY?
>> 'CAUSE I GUESS I JUST KIND OF
WANTED IT TO BE OVER.
>> SO YOU DO HAVE A BOYFRIEND?
>> YEAH.
>> AND YOU CARE ABOUT HIM?
>> YES, I DO.
>> DOES HE KNOW ABOUT YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH AALIYAH?
>> NO, NOT REALLY.
>> OKAY.
DOES ANYBODY IN YOUR FAMILY?
>> NOPE, SO IT'S NOT THAT
IMPORTANT TO ME.
>> WAS THE REASON YOU WERE IN
THIS RELATIONSHIP JUST 'CAUSE--
>> YEAH, YEAH.
TO GET STUFF FROM HER.
>> AND YOUR BOYFRIEND DOESN'T DO
THOSE THINGS FOR YOU?
>> HE DO, BUT MORE THE MERRIER.
>> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT
YOU TALK TO?
>> YEAH, THIS IS MY JOB.
SO I DO HAVE A JOB.
>> DO YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT
YOURSELF?
>> YES, I ABSOLUTELY DO.
>> IT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> SO YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THAT
SIDE OF HER BEFORE?
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THAT
PERSON WAS.
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> OH, SHE TALKS TO OTHER PEOPLE
ONLINE TOO AND GETS MONEY FROM
THEM.
BASICALLY, SHE'S A CON ARTIST.
SHE JUST GETS MONEY FROM PEOPLE
ON THE INTERNET.
I TRIED TO GET HER TO ACTUALLY
COMMUNICATE WITH ME.
SHE JUST SORT OF SHUT DOWN.
>> I'M GONNA GO AND SEE IF I CAN
GET SOME OF OUR QUESTIONS
ANSWERED.
MAYBE THERE'S MORE TO IT.
[sighs]
>> I'M GONNA JUMP IN THE FRONT.
>> I'M A REAL PERSON.
I HAVE REAL FEELINGS.
I FEEL LIKE SHE'S NOT EVEN
[bleep] HUMAN.
>> YOU REACHED OUT TO HER.
YOU KEPT IT GOING.
>> BUT SHE WAS TALKING TO ME
TOO.
>> SURE, BUT SHE LOVES YOU.
>> HOW COULD SHE REALLY LOVE ME?
SHE NEVER EVEN MET ME IN PERSON.
>> YOU KNOW THAT PEOPLE CAN FALL
IN LOVE OVER THE PHONE.
>> I WOULDN'T.
>> I THINK YOU HAVE.
I FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO BE IN
THIS RELATIONSHIP, AND THAT YOU
JUST CAN'T ADMIT IT.
>> I'M DONE TALKING TO YOU.
>> ALICIA?
HEY.
I JUST REALLY WANT TO HEAR YOUR
SIDE OF THE STORY, AND IF YOU
CARED AT ALL ABOUT AALIYAH AT
ANY POINT, YOU'D AT LEAST JUST
GIVE YOUR SIDE OF THINGS.
IF THE CAMERAS WEREN'T HERE,
ARE YOU NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN
AALIYAH?
I DON'T KNOW, I THINK THAT YOU
LIKE HER.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LIKE HER
SEXUALLY OR NOT--THAT'S YOUR
BUSINESS--BUT I DEFINITELY THINK
THAT YOU MUST HAVE SOME SORT OF
REAL FRIENDSHIP, 'CAUSE IT
WOULDN'T HAVE GONE ON 10 MONTHS.
SO IT WASN'T ABOUT THE
iPHONE?
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN
MAYBE TALKING TO HER TOMORROW?
ALL RIGHT.
MAYBE WE'LL COME BY TOMORROW
WITH HER, IF SHE WANTS TO.
>> YEAH.
SEE YOU TOMORROW MAYBE.
>> PEACE.
>> LATER.
OKAY, SHE ADMITTED TO CARING
ABOUT YOU AS A FRIEND AND NOT--
NOT AS A ROMANTIC--
>> HOW COULD SHE CARE ABOUT ME
AS A FRIEND IF SHE WAS WILLING
TO LEAD ME ON THINKING THAT SHE
CARED ABOUT ME AS A GIRLFRIEND,
KNOWING THAT WOULD HURT ME?
WHAT TYPE OF FRIEND
INTENTIONALLY HURTS SOMEONE?
>> * MY HEART IS MADE OUT
* OF MANY PIECES
* EACH ONE OF THEM
* IS PART OF ONE LOVE
>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO?
>> PRAY FOR HER.
THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
[chuckles]
>> YOU WOULD PRAY FOR HER?
>> YEAH, PRAY THAT GOD HELP HER.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE IT ALL.
WHAT KIND OF PERSON COULD DO
THIS?
>> AND NOW, MORE CATFISH: THE
TV SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
>> both: HEY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M SO-SO...
I FEEL DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, NOT
TALKING TO ALICIA ANYMORE.
SHE WAS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE, SO
I KIND OF FEEL, LIKE, ALONE NOW.
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
READY TO DO THIS?
>> YEAH.
[knocking]
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> IS IT ALL RIGHT IF WE COME
IN?
>> YEAH.
>> GREAT.
COME ON IN, GUYS.
AALIYAH, DO YOU WANT TO SIT WITH
ME OVER HERE?
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
FOR INVITING US OVER.
I CAN JUST GIVE YOU THE FLOOR,
IF YOU'D LIKE?
>> OKAY.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M SORRY IF
I LED YOU ON TO THINK THAT I WAS
IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, BUT
I'M NOT A LESBIAN.
AND I HAD, LIKE, NO REAL
INTENTIONS OF BEING IN A
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
>> I WAS REALLY IN LOVE WITH
YOU, SO I CAN'T JUST GET RID OF
THOSE FEELINGS, 'CAUSE I TRULY
DID CARE.
NOTHING.
SO ALL OF IT WAS FAKE?
>> LOOK, MY FRIENDSHIP WITH YOU,
THAT WAS REAL, BUT AS FAR AS ME,
LIKE, BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU, THAT PART WAS FAKE.
>> [sighs]
>> YESTERDAY, YOU KIND OF SAID
THAT THE REASON WHY YOU WERE
DOING ALL THIS WAS TO GET STUFF.
>> SHE WAS, LIKE, OFFERING ME
STUFF.
WASN'T LIKE I WAS SAYING,
"GIVE ME THIS.
GIVE ME THIS."
>> I FELT LIKE WE WERE A COUPLE,
AND WHATEVER YOU NEEDED, IF I
HAD IT, YOU WERE WELCOME.
>> [sighs]
I'M SORRY.
>> HAS ANYONE EVER DONE THIS TO
YOU?
>> YES.
SOMEBODY, LIKE, I TRUSTED USED
ME AND HURT ME REAL BAD, SO,
LIKE, I NEVER HAVE, LIKE, REAL
CONNECTIONS WITH PEOPLE.
LIKE, I JUST WANT STUFF FROM
PEOPLE.
THAT'S NOT HOW I WANT PEOPLE
TO LOOK AT ME, LIKE I JUST GO
AROUND DOING STUFF LIKE THAT TO
PEOPLE.
>> I FEEL LIKE I CAN STOP THE
ANGER I HAVE TOWARDS YOU, 'CAUSE
YOU DID APOLOGIZE.
YOU ADMITTED THAT YOU DID
SOMETHING WRONG.
I HOPE THAT YOU NEVER DO THIS TO
ANYONE ELSE, BECAUSE THE WAY I
FEEL, LIKE, IS ONE OF THE WORST
FEELINGS IN THE WORLD.
I FEEL LIKE I LOST MY BEST
FRIEND.
>> I'M SORRY.
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
I DON'T KNOW, LIKE, WHY I DO
STUFF LIKE THAT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO,
LIKE, FIGURE OUT FOR MYSELF.
LIKE, WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.
>> WELL, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLY
BRAVE THING TO SAY.
YOU CAN TOTALLY CHANGE WHO YOU
ARE.
I MEAN, IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD
WORK, BUT YOU MAKE THE DECISION,
AND THINGS START CHANGING RIGHT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MAYBE, DOWN THE LINE, WE CAN
BE FRIENDS.
>> I HAPPEN TO THINK YOU SHOULD
GIVE HER THE iPHONE BACK.
>> [laughs]
YOU WANT IT BACK?
>> YOU CAN KEEP IT.
I'M NOT GONNA PAY ANY MORE OF
YOUR BILLS, BUT YOU COULD
DEFINITELY KEEP IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WELL, THAT'S AN UNBELIEVABLY
GENEROUS AND INCREDIBLY MATURE
MOVE ON YOUR PART.
OKAY.
WE'LL GET OUT OF HERE.
>> WHICH WAY?
>> THIS WAY.
>> [giggles]
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THIS IS GOOD-BYE FOR US.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
>> I GUESS IT WAS NICE MEETING
YOU FOR ME TOO.
>> BYE.
>> BYE.
>> * I'VE GOT YOU *
* FOR THE NIGHT
* GHOST OR NOT
>> THANK YOU.
>> * BUT YOU DISAPPEAR
* IN THE LIGHT
* WHEN YOUR SHADOW'S CAUGHT *
* YOU DISAPPEAR IN THE LIGHT
>> I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS
ALL FAKE TO HER.
I JUST REALLY DON'T.
EITHER WAY, YOU DESERVE SOMEONE
WHO'S--
>> TRULY LOVES ME.
>> YES.
[phone line ringing]
>> HEY, ALICIA.
>> HI.
>> HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN WE
LEFT?
WE HAD A PRETTY INTENSE TWO DAYS
TOGETHER.
>> I LEARNED FROM IT.
I DO TRY TO USE PEOPLE, AND I
SHOULDN'T DO THAT.
THAT'S WRONG.
>> I THINK YOU'RE GONNA DO SOME
COOL THINGS, ALICIA.
>> AND GOOD LUCK WITH
EVERYTHING.
>> YOU TOO.
>> BYE.
>> BYE, ALICIA.
>> BYE.
>> HEY!
>> AALIYAH!
>> I MISS YOU GUYS A LOT.
>> WE MISS YOU TOO.
>> HOW IS EVERYTHING?
>> EVERYTHING IS FINE.
I'VE JUST BEEN TRYING TO GET
OVER ALICIA, SLOWLY BUT SURELY.
>> I PROMISE YOU, BASED ON HOW
FUN AND SMART AND BEAUTIFUL
YOU ARE YOU WILL MEET SOMEONE
AMAZING, AND I'M SURE IT WILL
HAPPEN SOONER THAN LATER.
>> THANKS, SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
>> OKAY, BYE.
GET MARRIED.
>> HEY, SAM, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN YOU GET A
STRAIGHT RAZOR SHAVE?
>> THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY.
>> THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELD
KNIVES TO MY THROAT HAVE BEEN
EX-GIRLFRIENDS.
>> WELL, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
>> IS IT NORMAL FOR HIM TO BE
BLEEDING SO MUCH.
>> [laughs]
>> OOH.
>> LIKE A BABY'S BOTTOM.
>> READY TO HIT THE TOWN, MY
FRIEND?
>> YEAH. LET'S DO IT.
>> LET'S GET YOU MARRIED.
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