Catfish: The TV Show (2012–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Dorion & Jeszica - full transcript
Dorion is torn between two women - his current girlfriend, Raffinee, and his online love of over two years, Jeszica. He's willing to give up everything for Jeszica, including his relationship. But is Jeszica really the girl in the pictures?
>> LET'S DO THIS.
>> [groans]
>> ANY FINAL WORDS FOR...
>> JESUS, BE WITH ME.
>> FOR A GUY WHO'S GOT LOTS TO
SAY?
>> LET'S DO IT.
[knocking]
[hinges creak]
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> 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...
>> PROBABLY A 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?
>> [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.
KEEP YOUR BODY TIGHT.
YOU READY?
>> YEAH.
WHOA.
>> THAT'S HARD.
>> ALL RIGHT, I DON'T FEEL GOOD.
>> [laughs]
ARE YOU READY, MAX?
WE GOT WORK TO DO.
LOOK AT THIS EMAIL.
"TORN BETWEEN TWO WOMEN.
HELP.
DEAR NEV AND MAX,
HI, MY NAME IS DORION.
I HAVE BEEN IN A RELATIONSHIP
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS WITH A
GIRL NAMED RAFFINEE.
HOWEVER, I CAN'T LET GO OF THE
GIRL WHO TRULY HAS MY HEART.
I HAVE KNOWN THIS SPECIAL GIRL,
JESZICA, FOR ALMOST 2 1/2
YEARS."
SHE'S A MODEL AND A COLLEGE
STUDENT.
>> SHE'S A MODEL?
>> AND A COLLEGE STUDENT.
ALL RIGHT, SO HOLD ON.
LET'S JUST--YOU KNOW, JUST HOLD
ON.
"SHE'S GOING TO SCHOOL TO BECOME
A REGISTERED NURSE.
SHE'S A MOTHER.
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL BEYOND MEASURE.
SHE HAS BEEN BY MY SIDE THROUGH
EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN
THROUGH IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS.
I'VE BEEN HOMELESS TWICE."
WOW, THIS GUY DORION'S BEEN
HAVING A ROUGH COUPLE OF YEARS.
"SHE KNOWS MY DARKEST SECRETS.
I TRUST HER COMPLETELY.
I FIRST SPOKE TO HER ON
FACEBOOK.
EVER SINCE THEN, JESZICA HAS
BEEN A BIG PART OF MY LIFE.
WE TALK ON THE PHONE AND TEXT
OFTEN.
WE HAVE NEVER VIDEO CHATTED.
I HAVE ASKED BEFORE, BUT SHE
ALWAYS HAS A REASON WHY.
MY HEAD IS SPINNING IN CIRCLES
AND MY HEART FEELS SUPER HEAVY.
MY GIRLFRIEND IS LETTING ME DO
THIS FOR MY CHANCE OF BEING
HAPPY.
I'M WILLING TO GIVE UP
EVERYTHING FOR JESZICA.
IT'S TIME TO MEET CINDERELLA AND
SEE IF THE GLASS SLIPPER FITS."
WOW.
SO HE'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND NOW--
>> WHO KNOWS THAT HE'S...
>> IN LOVE WITH THIS OTHER GIRL.
>> IN LOVE WITH--YEAH.
>> WELL, LET'S FIND THIS GUY
ONLINE AND SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A
QUICK CALL.
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU ALL?
>> GOOD. HOW YOU DOING?
>> UH, I'M GREAT.
>> WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?
>> I'M IN CARNESVILLE, GEORGIA.
>> OKAY.
WE'RE--WE'RE SUPER INTERESTED IN
YOUR STORY.
TELL US MORE ABOUT IT.
>> OH, YES.
JESZICA, JESZICA, JESZICA.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO
START.
SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
>> * WE COULD BUILD AN ISLAND
* YOU AND I COULD
* SWIM BESIDE IT
>> SHE ALWAYS KEPT ME GOING.
EVEN WHEN I WANTED TO BE DOWN,
SHE WOULDN'T LET ME STAY DOWN
TOO LONG.
AND, UH, SHE ALWAYS PRAYED FOR
ME, TOLD ME THING IS GONNA
GET BETTER, SO SHE COULD
POTENTIALLY BE THE ONE I MARRY.
>> YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH JESZICA
AND HAVE BEEN FOR A FEW YEARS...
>> MM-HMM.
>> BUT FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS,
YOU'VE HAD A GIRLFRIEND?
>> [chuckles]
RAFFINEE.
>> * IF THE SUN IS TO SET
* TO LEAVE US DARK
* WITH REGRET
>> SHE'S A GREAT GIRLFRIEND.
SHE IS ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE
WHO KNOWS THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN
GOING ON IN MY LIFE AND, UH,
SHE'S HELPED ME DOWN THROUGH IT
ALL.
>> HONESTLY, IF I WERE RAFFINEE,
I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD WANNA
KEEP DATING YOU.
>> SHE DOESN'T WANNA LOSE ME,
BUT SHE'S WILLING TO IF THAT
MEANS I'M GONNA BE HAPPY.
>> HAVE YOU EVER ASKED JESZICA
IF SHE'S LYING TO YOU?
>> THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS
THAT THROW RED FLAGS AT ME.
IT'S BEEN, LIKE, TWO TIMES
WHEN I TRIED TO SEE EACH OTHER.
SHE CAME TO ATLANTA, SUPPOSEDLY,
BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN SHE WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, SHE
WOULDN'T PICK UP HER PHONE.
>> THAT'S [bleep].
>> EXACTLY.
I NEED TO KNOW IF JESZICA IS
REAL.
>> WE WANNA HELP.
>> PLEASE, PLEASE.
>> WE'RE GONNA GET ON A PLANE
AND COME MEET YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT EASY.
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> SEE YOU SOON.
>> HE'S LITERALLY CAUGHT BETWEEN
TWO WOMEN, WHICH...
>> WELL--RIGHT.
>> CAN BE A GOOD PLACE AND A BAD
PLACE.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
>> THIS--THIS GUY'S GOT...
>> GOING BACK TO GEORGIA.
>> A LOT RIDING ON THIS.
>> * WE CAN MAKE IT ALL MINE
* EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT
* ALL NIGHT ALL RIGHT
* ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT
>> VERY IMPORTANT.
WE'RE HERE IN CARTERSVILLE.
>> BETWEEN DORION, RAFFINEE, AND
JESZICA, WE'VE GOT A PRETTY
CRAZY LOVE TRIANGLE THING GOING
ON RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS IT.
>> * ALL NIGHT, ALL RIGHT
* ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT
>> WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
DID THAT WORK?
>> YEP.
>> DID YOU HEAR IT?
>> UH-HUH.
>> OH.
>> HELLO.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> IT WORKS.
>> YES, IT WORKS.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> WHAT'S UP, DORION?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
>> GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WHAT ARE THESE?
>> YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE WITHOUT
THE OTHER.
>> GOSH, IT'S LIKE ROMEO.
>> YOU CAN'T HAVE A RIGHT SHOE
WITHOUT THE LEFT SHOE.
YOU CAN'T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND
WITHOUT A BOYFRIEND.
YOU BOTH HAVE TO BE TOGETHER AND
IT MAKES A COMPLETE PAIR.
>> WHY DON'T YOU HAVE THOSE
SHOES WITH JESZICA?
>> JESZICA WASN'T THERE TO
CREATE IT WITH ME.
>> YEAH.
>> 2 1/2 YEARS AGO, YOU
MEET JESZICA, AND WHAT'S GOING
ON IN YOUR LIFE?
>> THE BIGGEST THING THAT
HAPPENED THE SAME YEAR WAS AT
THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN I TOLD
YOU WE BECAME HOMELESS.
>> HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
>> MY MOM, SHE HAS BAD ASTHMA
SO SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL, BUT
SHE COULDN'T PAY THE BILLS.
AND SO WE GOT EVICTED.
SO I'M TALKING TO JESZICA.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S JUST LIKE, YOU
KNOW, YOU CAN TALK TO ME.
I WAS LIKE, "I UNDERSTAND I CAN
TALK TO YOU, BUT IT'S JUST
HARD FOR ME TO OPEN UP."
IT WAS WEIRD THAT A FEMALE WOULD
WANNA KNOW HOW I'M DOING.
ONLY OTHER WOMAN I HAD DO THAT
WAS MY MOTHER.
SO THAT WAS ONE THING, AND THEN
SHE HAS A DAUGHTER, JANELLE.
FOR HER TO BE GOING TO SCHOOL,
WORKING, BEING A MOTHER, AND
PAYING THE BILLS, I WAS JUST
LIKE, "YOU KNOW, YOU REMIND ME
OF MY MOTHER."
WITH JESZICA, WHEN SOMEONE
THAT'S AS GENUINE AS SHE IS--SHE
WANTS TO BE LOVED, SHE WANTS
TO LOVE SOMEONE 110%--
I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO WOULD
WANNA PASS UP ON SOMEONE LIKE
THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO, RAFFINEE.
>> SHE'S BEAUTIFUL, RESPONSIBLE,
INDEPENDENT, DETERMINED.
SHE JUST CARES.
THAT'S WHY SHE'S SO SPECIAL.
I'VE BEEN WITH HER EVERY DAY FOR
SEVEN MONTHS.
>> YOU MOVED IN WITH RAFFINEE?
>> YEAH.
>> I MEAN, 'CAUSE--IT'S JUST,
LIKE--IT'S WILD THAT YOU'RE IN
THIS--YOU'RE--
I MEAN, YOU'RE KIND--YOU'RE
HAVING TWO--YOU HAVE TWO
GIRLFRIENDS.
DO YOU FEEL BAD OR GUILTY?
>> OF COURSE.
I HAVE A GIRL RIGHT HERE.
OF COURSE IT MAKES ME FEEL
GUILTY.
>> AND SHE'S--
>> SHE TELL ME SHE OKAY.
I DON'T THINK SHE'S OKAY.
BUT...I CAN'T MAKE HER SAY
NOTHING OR OPEN UP TO ME UNLESS
SHE WANTS TO, SO...
>> HMM.
>> A KINDA HARD SITUATION TO BE
IN.
I DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE HAVING
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO.
I NEED TO KNOW.
>> OKAY.
[overlapping chatter]
>> I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE--
>> LET'S SEE HER.
LET'S SEE HER.
>> SHE'S GOT A LOT OF PROFILE
PICTURES.
>> FOR A GIRL THAT'S SUPPOSED TO
HAVE A BABY, YOU'D THINK THAT
THERE WOULD BE MORE PICTURES OF
HER AND THE BABY.
>> WHEN I ASKED HER WHY CAN'T
SHE SEND ME A PICTURE WITH
JANELLE, SHE JUST MADE EXCUSES.
UH, THERE USED TO BE, LIKE, SIX
DIFFERENT PAGES THAT HAD THE
SAME NAME, BUT ONLY FOUR OF 'EM
HAD, LIKE, THE SAME PICTURES.
>> SO THERE WERE MULTIPLE
JESZICA PROFILES.
I'M SURE IF WE DO A SEARCH THEY
ALL COME UP.
JUST DO, LIKE--
>> JESZICA MONIQUE.
>> YEAH, THERE'S A COUPLE.
>> JESZICA MONIQUE, JESZICA
MONIQUE--BARCELONA, SPAIN?
>> WOW.
WHAT DOES SHE SAY ABOUT ALL THE
DIFFERENT PROFILES?
>> SHE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS
OTHER PEOPLE TRYING TO BE HER,
BUT SHE GAVE ME THE "REAL" PAGE
THAT WAS HER.
>> WHAT'S AMAZING TO ME IS THAT
YOU ARE STILL UNSURE THAT THIS
IS THE GIRL THAT YOU'RE TALKING
TO.
>> YEAH.
>> AND DESPITE THAT, YOU'RE
STILL WILLING TO PUT YOUR
CURRENT RELATIONSHIP ON THE
LINE.
>> IN JEOPARDY.
>> BUT WHY DO YOU TRUST HER AT
ALL RIGHT NOW?
>> HONESTLY, WHATEVER THE THINGS
THAT SHE'S LIED ABOUT, LIKE YOU
SAID, HER TIME AND ALL OF
THAT, THAT STILL MEANS SOMETHING
TO ME, WHOEVER SHE IS.
>> DOES JESZICA KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT YOUR CURRENT RELATIONSHIP?
>> WHEN I POSTED A PICTURE ON MY
PROFILE OF ME AND RAFFINEE,
JESZICA CALLED ME ALMOST
INSTANTLY.
SO SHE AIN'T TALK TO ME FOR A
COUPLE OF DAYS OR UNTIL I TOOK
THE PICTURE OFF AND THE--
>> AND YOU TOOK--YOU TOOK THE
PICTURE OFF?
>> YES, THAT'S WHY MY PROFILE
PICTURE IS DIFFERENT.
>> IF I WERE RAFFINEE, I'D BREAK
UP WITH YOU IN TWO SECONDS.
'CAUSE THAT'S JUST SAD, MAN.
>> YEAH.
>> SHE'S JUST, LIKE--IS, LIKE,
IN LOVE WITH YOU AND, LIKE--I
DON'T KNOW.
>> UH--
>> I THINK THE WORST CASE
SCENARIO IS THAT YOU COME OUT OF
THIS AND BOTH OF THEM ARE OUT OF
YOUR LIFE.
>> YEAH, IT'S A BIG POSSIBILITY.
>> ARE YOU READY FOR THAT?
>> YES.
IT'S NECESSARY.
THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE.
>> WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.
>> TAKE IT EASY.
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU, MAN.
I MEAN, THE SITUATION'S CRAZY.
HE'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND WHO LOVES
HIM.
HE'S IN LOVE WITH A GIRL THAT
MIGHT NOT EXIST.
>> I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T CAVE
IN ON BOTH SIDES.
[phone rings]
>> HELLO?
>> I MEAN, WHAT THE--
[phone rings]
>> HELLO?
>> MAX, I GOTTA KNOW THAT WHEN I
CALL YOU'RE GONNA ANSWER.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW
[bleep].
GET OVER HERE AND LET'S
INVESTIGATE.
>> ALL RIGHT, MAX.
FIRST, WE NEED TO IDENTIFY IF
JESZICA, THE GIRL THAT DORION'S
TALKING TO, IS REAL OR FAKE.
IF SHE'S REAL, GREAT.
IF SHE'S FAKE, THEN WE NEED TO
FIGURE OUT WHO SHE REALLY IS.
NOW, ON DORION'S SIDE OF THINGS
WE'VE GOT RAFFINEE.
HIS VERY SERIOUS GIRLFRIEND OF
SEVEN MONTHS WHO'S SUPER IN LOVE
WITH HIM--THEY HAVE MATCHING
SNEAKERS.
HE'S GETTING THE AFFECTION AND
COMPANIONSHIP THAT MOST
PEOPLE WANT.
>> EXCEPT THAT HE'S TOTALLY HUNG
UP ON JESZICA.
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS, DORION,
HE'S DONE SOME INVESTIGATING ON
HIS OWN.
>> HE'S AWARE THAT HE DOESN'T
KNOW WHO HE'S TALKING TO.
>> OH, TOTALLY.
SO THIS IS, AS FAR AS DORION'S
CONCERNED, JESZICA'S REAL
FACEBOOK PAGE.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO RIGHT NOW IS
FIND SOME PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY
KNOW HER.
>> RIGHT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF GUYS WHO ARE LIKE, "HEY..."
>> "LOVE YOU."
>> "WHERE YOU AT?"
>> WAIT A SECOND.
LOOK AT THIS.
FROM A GUY NAMED SAMMIE.
"I MISS MY EX BOO."
AND THEN TAGGED JESZICA.
>> OH, WE GOTTA REACH OUT TO
THIS GUY.
>> LET'S SEND HIM A MESSAGE.
"WE ARE MAKING AN EPISODE RIGHT
NOW THAT INVOLVES YOUR FRIEND,
JESZICA."
>> SEND IT.
WE HAVEN'T DONE AN IMAGE SEARCH
YET.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES.
LET'S DO A QUICK SEARCH.
OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> SO THIS BRINGS UP A BUNCH OF
RESULTS.
SO JESSIE MORRISON.
HERE'S A NEW GLANCE AT ONE OF
MYSPACE'S MOST FAKED GIRLS.
>> WHAT?
THIS GIRL'S PICTURE AND PROFILE
IS LIKE A CATFISH FEEDING
GROUND.
LIKE, OTHER CATFISH, THEY COME,
THEY FIND IT, THEY TAKE THE
IMAGES AND PRETEND TO BE HER.
>> WAIT A SECOND, WHAT IS THIS?
"IF Y'ALL FIND MORE,
LET ME KNOE."
AND SHE LISTS WHAT APPEAR TO BE
A BUNCH OF--
>> FAKERS.
OSTENSIBLY, THESE ARE ALL FAKE
PAGES OF HER IDENTITY.
>> IF DORION WAS TALKING TO THE
REAL JESSIE MORRISON, AT THIS
POINT YOU THINK SHE WOULD HAVE
DONE SOMETHING TO PROVE THAT IT
WAS HER IF IT WAS HER.
>> RIGHT.
>> IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.
THE FACT THAT, NOW KNOWING WHAT
WE KNOW, TO THINK THAT DORION'S
ACTUALLY WITH THIS GIRL IS,
LIKE, NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO.
[phone rings]
ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON A SECOND.
HELLO?
HEY, SAMMIE.
BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THIS GUY
OUT WHO IS FRIENDS WITH JESZICA
MORRISON ON FACEBOOK.
AND WE SAW THAT YOU GUYS SEEMED
TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU GUYS TALK?
ON THE PHONE?
THE BAD NEWS IS IT LOOKS LIKE
SHE--SHE MIGHT BE TALKING TO
ANOTHER GUY...
WHO'S SORT OF GETTING THE SAME
STORY AS YOU.
WELL, LISTEN, SAMMIE, I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANKS FOR HELPING US OUT.
>> OH, NO PROBLEM.
>> ALL RIGHT, LATER, SAMMIE.
>> ALL RIGHT, BYE.
>> BYE.
JEEZ.
>> WE'VE GOT A MAN-EATER ON OUR
HANDS.
>> THIS GIRL IS...
>> SHE'S A BIG--
>> OUT OF CONTROL.
>> SHE'S A BIG CATFISH.
>> THE GIRL IN THE PICTURES HAS
BEEN, FOR YEARS, IMITATED.
AND NOT ONLY THAT.
WE DO KNOW THAT THE GIRL
DORION'S TALKING TO IS HAVING
VERY REAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH
OTHER PEOPLE AND KEEPING SOME
THINGS FROM DORION.
MUCH IN THE SAME WAY THAT
DORION'S SORT OF KEEPING THINGS
FROM HER.
SHE PROBABLY THINKS HE'S SINGLE.
CERTAINLY NOT IN A SERIOUS
RELATIONSHIP.
>> I FEEL KINDA BAD FOR
RAFFINEE.
>> RIGHT.
WE KNOW DORION'S SERIOUS ABOUT
JESZICA.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NO CLOSER
TO FINDING OUT WHO THE REAL GIRL
IS THAN WE WERE WHEN WE STARTED.
ALL WE KNOW IS THAT THE GIRL
DORION'S TALKING TO
I ALMOST DEFINITELY NOT THE GIRL
IN THE PICTURES.
>> DORION HAS SOME REALLY HARD
DECISIONS TO MAKE ABOUT
RAFFINEE, BUT HE'S NOT READY TO
PULL THE TRIGGER.
>> YEAH.
WE GOTTA TALK TO HER.
SO RAFFINEE'S HERE?
>> YEAH.
>> HEY.
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
DO YOU GUYS WANNA HAVE A SEAT
OVER THERE?
WE'LL--WE'LL PULL UP SOME
CHAIRS?
>> ARE YOU GOOD?
>> I DON'T KNOW, ARE YOU?
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. GOOD.
>> I'M GOOD.
>> SO YOU KNEW THAT DORION HAD
THIS FRIEND ONLINE AND YOU KNEW
THAT HE HAD FEELINGS FOR HER?
>> I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE AS
DEEP AS THEY ARE, BUT YEAH.
I KNEW HE HAD SOME FEELINGS FOR
HER, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
LIKE THAT.
SO--IF I KNEW IT WAS LIKE THAT
THEN NO, NO.
>> I FEEL LIKE MOST GIRLS WOULD
BE...
>> UGH.
>> PRETTY UPSET.
>> I...I'M NOT HAPPY.
'CAUSE WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT
OUR FUTURE TOGETHER AND THEN
THIS GIRL COMES OUT OF NOWHERE.
>> IS DORION SORT OF YOUR FIRST
LOVE?
>> YEAH.
>> IS HE YOUR BEST FRIEND?
>> YEAH.
>> THIS MUST BE DRIVING YOU
CRAZY.
>> I DON'T WANT DORION TO BE
WITH ME IF HE'S JUST GONNA KEEP
THINKING ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE.
THIS IS MOSTLY THE REASON WHY
I'M LETTING HIM DO THIS.
SO HE CAN FIND OUT IF HE REALLY
WANTS TO BE WITH HER OR IF HE
WANTS TO BE WITH ME.
>> DO YOU THINK THAT IF SHE
TURNS OUT TO BE REAL, DORION
WILL BE WITH HER?
>> THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN ON MY MIND
A LOT.
THAT I THINK THAT HE WOULD GO TO
HER.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING SO HARD
THAT SHE'S NOT REAL 'CAUSE
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING
THE WHOLE TIME.
I DON'T WANNA BREAK UP WITH HIM.
I DON'T WANNA LEAVE HIM.
I LOVE HIM TOO MUCH.
>> I DON'T WANNA SIT HERE AND
NOT GO AND WE CONTINUE TO DO
THIS...AND STILL HAVE THAT WHAT
IF I WOULD HAVE DID THIS AND--
HOWEVER THIS GOES, I'LL ALWAYS
BE HERE FOR YOU.
>> [sniffles]
>> I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU THOUGH.
>> I THOUGHT I'D BE OKAY WITH
IT.
I'M NOT.
I'M NOT OKAY WITH THIS, DORI.
I JUST WANNA GO.
>> JUST WANNA WHAT?
>> I JUST WANNA GO.
>> GO WHERE?
>> SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>> DO YOU WANNA JUST GO OUTSIDE
FOR A MINUTE?
CAN I--CAN I JOIN YOU?
>> I'M SCARED OF WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN.
I DON'T WANNA LOSE HIM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE IT COULD ALL
CHANGE.
I FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT NOW.
>> * HANGING ON BY A STRING
* UNTIL I COULD THINK
* AND ALL FEELS LOST
>> THIS IS A BIG THING FOR HIM
IN HIS LIFE.
IT'S JUST AS BIG OF A THING FOR
YOU.
>> I WAS NEVER THE ONE TO PUT
MY FEELINGS BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE.
THIS IS BREAKING MY HEART.
>> I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO BE A MAN AND DO IT THE RIGHT
WAY.
>> [sighs]
2 1/2 YEARS ON THE LINE.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF HOPES FOR
HOW THIS IS GONNA GO.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO NOW IS
BASICALLY SHOW YOU EVERYTHING
THAT WE FOUND.
>> I'M READY.
>> ALL RIGHT, THIS IS THE
PROFILE THAT YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING
AT.
YOU HAD TOLD US THERE WERE
MULTIPLE JESSICA PROFILES.
I MEAN, THERE'S LOTS.
SHE POSSIBLY HOLDS THE TITLE OF
"MOST FAKED" AND HERE'S A CRAZY
LONG LIST OF OTHER WEBSITE LINKS
FOR FAKE PROFILES.
>> [grumbles]
>> I MEAN--
>> THIS BLEW MY MIND.
>> I ALSO THINK IT'S WORTH
NOTING THAT ON EVERY PROFILE, NO
PICTURE OF A DAUGHTER.
>> HMM.
IF SHE DONE LIED ABOUT THE
DAUGHTER, THEN WHAT ELSE ARE YOU
GONNA LIE TO ME ABOUT?
I DON'T LIKE BEING LIED TO,
SO...
>> THE NEXT THING THAT WE DID
WAS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROFILE
AND WE JUST MESSAGED RANDOM
PEOPLE OFF OF HER FACEBOOK PAGE
WHO SHE HAD BEEN INTERACTING
WITH.
WE HEARD BACK FROM A GUY NAMED
SAMMIE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> THEY MET ONLINE.
SHE TOLD HIM SHE LOVED HIM.
>> IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
>> AND THIS RELATIONSHIP HAS
BEEN GOING ON UP UNTIL, LIKE, A
WEEK AGO.
>> TALKING ABOUT GETTING
MARRIED, HAVING KIDS.
>> REAL OR NOT, YOU HAVE TO NOW
DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT A GIRL
YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT AND LOVE
MIGHT BE TWO-TIMING YOU.
>> BEFORE THE CONCERN WAS IS SHE
THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOS.
>> RIGHT.
>> BUT THERE WAS STILL HOPE THAT
THE GIRL THAT SHE WAS IS A GIRL
THAT--THAT YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
TO AND THAT'S AWESOME AND HAS A
DAUGHTER AND THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
>> BUT NOW THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE.
LIKE, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
THAT'S FINE.
BUT A WEEK AGO?
>> HE SAID THEY'RE--THAT HE
STILL FEELS THAT THEY'RE VERY
MUCH IN A RELATIONSHIP.
YOU WERE WILLING TO RISK IT ALL
TO BE WITH THIS GIRL.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT YOU ALWAYS HAD A
SUSPICION THAT--
>> THAT SHE WASN'T THIS GIRL,
YEAH.
>> AND YOU STILL--EVEN KNOWING
THAT, YOU STILL CHOSE TO
CONTINUE PURSUING HER AND TO LET
THIS CURIOSITY GET IN THE WAY
OF...YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
RAFFINEE.
>> I GUESS THIS IS THE FIRST
PERSON WHO I DIDN'T HAVE TO
LISTEN TO THEIR STUFF AS MUCH
AND WHO ACTUALLY WANTED TO HELP
ME THROUGH MINE.
THAT MEANT A LOT.
YOU WANTED TO HELP ME GET
THROUGH MY STUFF.
WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE?
>> SO SHE HELPED YOU.
>> EXACTLY.
>> SO NO MATTER WHO SHE IS--
>> I'M STILL GONNA CARE.
I'M STILL READY TO DO THIS.
THIS--IT HASN'T CHANGED MY MIND.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO THE MOVE NOW IS
WE GOTTA CALL THIS GIRL...
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND SAY, "LOOK, THIS IS YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO COME CLEAN."
YOU WANT TO MEET HER.
YOU'RE ALREADY NOT EXPECTING HER
TO BE THE GIRL IN THE PICTURES.
YOU KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN HAVING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU DON'T CARE.
YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WISH ME LUCK, GUYS.
[phone dials]
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO, JESZICA?
>> YES.
>> HI, THIS IS NEV SCHULMAN.
I MAKE A SHOW CALLED CATFISH ON
MTV.
AS I UNDERSTAND, YOU ARE IN A
SORT OF, YOU KNOW, LONG-TERM,
LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP WITH
A YOUNG MAN NAMED DORION.
>> YEAH.
>> DORION IS SERIOUS AND HIS
FEELINGS FOR YOU ARE STRONG
ENOUGH THAT HE'S WILLING TO MEET
YOU.
>> JUST, LIKE, MESSING WITH MY
HEART.
>> IT ALL COMES DOWN TO GETTING
THE TRUTH AND FINDING OUT WHO
YOU REALLY ARE.
AND OBVIOUSLY, IDEALLY MEETING
YOU IN PERSON.
YOU'VE SAID THAT BEFORE.
OBVIOUSLY IT'D BE REALLY HELPFUL
TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE SO WE CAN
FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN.
IS THAT WHERE YOU LIVE?
SEE YOU SOON.
>> DORION?
[knocks on door]
THERE YOU ARE.
I KNEW IT.
>> HEY, MAN.
>> HEY, MAN. HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
>> LET'S GO.
>> YEAH.
SO...
>> RAFFINEE NEEDS HER SPACE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY
EMOTIONS BACK RIGHT NOW AND LET
EVERYTHING PLAY OUT.
>> * OH, MY WANDERIN' EYES *
* NOTHING'S GONNA TAKE ME *
* BY SURPRISE
>> I THINK THE CLOSER WE GET TO
THIS FREAKIN' CITY, THE MORE MY
HEART IS STARTING TO POUND.
>> * I AM WATCHING YOU
* I'VE GOT MY EYE ON YOU *
>> WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT HEAD
OF YOURS?
>> SO I PUT EVERYTHING THAT WE
FOUND OUT YESTERDAY--KEEP THAT
OUT OF SIGHT AND WHATNOT.
>> YOU'RE IGNORING REALITY?
>> TRYING TO.
>> HOLDING ON TO HOPE.
>> OH, IT'S SHOW TIME, BABY.
>> YOU READY TO DO THIS?
>> WHOO!
[laughs nervously]
JUST PLAYING BACK
ALL--EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED
THESE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS.
>> WE ARE ABOUT TO MEET JESZICA.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THIS IS IT.
LET'S DO THIS.
>> [groans]
>> ANY, UH, FINAL WORDS FOR...
>> JESUS, BE WITH ME.
>> FOR A GUY WHO'S GOT LOTS TO
SAY?
>> [chuckles]
LET'S GO.
>> GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS HANG HERE?
>> GIVE HER SOME SPACE.
>> YEAH.
[doorbell rings]
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> ARE YOU WHO WE'RE LOOKING
FOR?
>> YES.
>> I'M NEV AND DORION YOU KNOW.
YOU PROBABLY WANNA MEET HIM.
>> YES.
>> UH, SO I'LL--I'LL INTRODUCE
YOU.
>> HI.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> SO...
>> WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> ALEXIS.
>> IT'S NOT JESZICA, OKAY.
>> IT'S NOT JESZICA.
>> UM...WHAT WAS REAL?
>> MY FEELINGS FOR YOU.
EVERYTHING WAS REAL.
UM...EVERYTHING.
JUST--I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO--I
JUST--I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO TELL
YOU.
YOU HONESTLY MEAN THE WORLD TO
ME.
I'M NOT GONNA EVEN LIE TO YOU.
I REALLY DO WANNA BE WITH YOU.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
MAN.
I'M SPEECHLESS RIGHT NOW.
IS JANELLE...
>> NO.
>> REAL?
>> SHE'S NOT.
AND I'M SORRY.
>> WHY DID YOU LIE ABOUT JANELLE
AND HAVING A DAUGHTER?
>> UM, MY NIECE WAS AROUND
A LOT.
NOW, I JUST FELT LIKE SHE
WAS...A DAUGHTER TO ME.
AND I GUESS THAT'S WHY I TOLD
YOU.
>> I MEAN--
>> I JUST--
>> MY MOM RAISED ME AND MY
BROTHER HERSELF SO, YOU KNOW,
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT ATTRACTED ME TO YOU.
I FEEL HORRIBLE THAT YOU LIED.
>> I'M SORRY.
I REALLY AM SORRY FOR LYING TO
YOU.
I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY AM.
>> WE TALKED TO SAMMIE AND
SAMMIE'S STORY IS COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT.
HE WAS IN AN INTIMATE
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU UP UNTIL A
WEEK AGO.
>> HONESTLY, SAMMIE IS A GOOD
FRIEND OF MINE.
WE WERE TALKING.
IT WAS NEVER ON A "I LOVE YOU,
I WANNA BE WITH YOU" TYPE OF
RELATIONSHIP.
MY FEELINGS FOR DORION WERE WAY
STRONGER THAN ANY OF THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS.
THIS IS WHAT I WANTED, HONESTLY.
>> I MEAN, YOU'RE--YOU'RE
PRETTY.
>> I UNDERSTAND. YEAH.
>> I MEAN, YOU'RE--YOU SEEM--
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW--WHY CHOOSE
PICTURES OF JESZICA AND PRETEND
TO BE SOMEONE COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT?
>> YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE,
I MEAN...
>> I WAS YOUNG WHEN I MADE THE
PAGE.
IT WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN
I MADE IT.
I WAS NEW TO THIS AREA, AND I
DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY.
THAT WAS JUST MY NEW WAY OF
MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND TALKING
TO PEOPLE.
>> LOOK, I WANNA TAKE YOU WORD.
>> MM-HMM.
>> BECAUSE YOU SEEM LIKE YOU'RE
TELLING THE TRUTH.
>> I'M--I'M--[laughs]
>> BUT, LIKE...
>> I DON'T--THERE'S NO--
>> YOU DON'T HAVE THE
CREDIBILITY RIGHT NOW FOR US TO
BELIEVE YOU.
>> YOU'VE LEFT A WAKE OF, YOU
KNOW, HURT FEELINGS AND CONFUSED
PEOPLE BEHIND YOU.
>> WE RAN INTO EACH OTHER AND I
JUST COULDN'T STOP THAT.
>> YEAH, BUT YOU COULD HAVE TOLD
ME.
>> I KNOW. I COULD HAVE TOLD
YOU, BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW.
YOU--I JUST--I REALLY DIDN'T.
>> IT'S THE REASON THIS IS
HURTING ME MORE THAN ANYTHING IS
ON FACEBOOK WHEN YOU HAD GOT MAD
BECAUSE OF THE PICTURE--THE
PROFILE PICTURE.
THAT WAS THE GIRL WHO I'VE BEEN
DATING.
THAT'S RAFFINEE.
AND, UH, SHE'S--SHE'S A GREAT
GIRLFRIEND, AND SHE MEANS A LOT
TO ME AS WELL.
AND I TOTALLY JUST TOLD HER..
THAT YOU WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
SHE WAS AND I BASICALLY PUT THAT
ALL TO THE SIDE FOR THIS MOMENT.
>> I'M HERE AND--I MEAN, THIS IS
ME AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW MY
FEELINGS FOR YOU ARE REALLY DEEP
AND EVERYTHING THAT I SAID WAS
THE HONEST 100% TRUTH ABOUT
HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU.
>> WHY DO YOU LOVE ME?
>> DORION, WE--WE BEEN TALKING
FOR TWO YEARS STRAIGHT, AND YOU
MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN TALK TO YOU
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
>> I HEAR YOU, BUT IT'S LIKE
IT'S GOING IN ONE EAR AND OUT
THE OTHER RIGHT NOW.
AND, UH...I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE
TO SAY.
>> FOR NOW, LET'S GO BACK TO THE
HOTEL AND SORT OF START TO THINK
ABOUT THINGS AND FIGURE STUFF
OUT.
THEN YOU GUYS CAN DECIDE WHAT
YOU WANNA DO AND WHEN YOU WANNA
SEE EACH OTHER NEXT.
SEE YOU, ALEXIS.
>> WHAT WAS GOING ON IN YOUR
HEAD?
WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT
RAFFINEE?
WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT HER?
WERE YOU TRYING TO, LIKE, WEIGH
THE DIFFERENCE--
>> WHEN I STARTED TALKING TO HER
ABOUT RAFFINEE, HECK YEAH, I WAS
THINKING ABOUT RAFFINEE.
MY HEAD IS HURTING.
AND MY HEART IS, LIKE, ONE
PLACE--OVER HERE AND IT'S OVER
HERE AND I DON'T LIKE BEING
SCATTERED AROUND.
I'M SCARED.
[sighs]
>> [sighs]
>> SO WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANNA
DO?
>> ALEXIS HAS HELPED ME THROUGH
THE THINGS TIME AND TIME AFTER
AGAIN.
RAFFINEE HAS HELPED ME THROUGH
THE THINGS THAT SHE'S BEEN ABLE
TO HELP ME WITH AS WELL.
>> YOU CAN'T DO THIS WITH A PRO
AND CON LIST.
>> BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF,
BECAUSE WHAT YOU'VE HAD WITH
RAFFINEE IS SOMETHING TOTALLY
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'VE HAD
WITH ALEXIS THAT YOU CAN'T
COMPARE THEM.
THEY'RE BOTH MEANINGFUL AND
IMPORTANT, AND THEY'VE BOTH BEEN
REALLY GREAT FOR YOU.
IT'S NOT JUST, "WHO'S GONNA BE
MY VALENTINE COME FEBRUARY?"
>> ANY GUY ON THIS EARTH WOULD
BE HAPPY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH
EITHER ONE OF THEM TWO.
I JUST NEED TO DECIDE WHICH ONE
I'M GOING...
TO BE IN LOVE WITH.
>> YEAH, BUT YOU CAN'T DECIDE...
>> HUH?
>> WHO YOU'RE GONNA BE IN LOVE
WITH.
THERE'S SORT OF A POINT WHERE
YOU JUST KIND OF KNOW.
>> I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> AND THEN CHOOSING TO BE WITH
ONE OF THEM, IT'S NOT CHOOSING
TO BE IN LOVE, BECAUSE YOU DON'T
KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA WORK OUT.
>> IT'S CHOOSING TO BE COMMITTED
TO THAT PERSON.
>> RIGHT. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO
TAKE THAT LEAP OF FAITH TO
ACTUALLY KNOW, 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW,
TO BE PERFECTLY FAIR, YOU'VE
BEEN A GOOD BOYFRIEND, BUT YOU
HAVEN'T REALLY COMMITTED TO HER.
FOR SEVEN MONTHS THAT YOU'VE
BEEN DATING AND TWO YEARS BEFORE
THAT, YOU'VE HAD THIS OTHER GIRL
ON YOUR MIND.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
>> AND THE OTHER THING
THAT I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER IS
THAT THERE'S A THIRD CHOICE,
WHICH IS...
>> NO ONE.
>> NO ONE, WHICH IS ALSO A VERY
GOOD CHOICE.
>> SO I THINK WE SHOULD GO.
YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE'LL BE...
AROUND IF YOU WANNA TALK LATER.
>> THAT'S FINE.
>> IT'S TOUGH, MAN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SEE Y'ALL LATER.
>> SEE YOU LATER.
>> * SOME SAY LOVE
* IS A BURNING THING
* THAT MAKES A FIERY RING
* OH, BUT I KNOW LOVE...
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR PLAN
FOR THE DAY IS?
>> I'M JUST GONNA SIT DOWN WITH
ALEXIS, BE HONEST, AND LET HER
KNOW HOW I FEEL AND LET HER
KNOW WHERE I STAND.
>> AND WHERE DOES RAFFINEE
STAND?
>> YOU WANNA TRY TO CALL HER?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> READY?
>> YEAH.
[line trilling]
>> HEY.
HOW ARE YOU?
WELL, YOU KNOW I CAME DOWN HERE
TO--TO MEET--WELL, HER NAME IS
ALEXIS, NOT JESZICA.
EVERYTHING THAT I KNEW OF HER
WAS A LIE.
I HAVE BEEN THINKING, SINCE THE
WHOLE THING, I CHOOSE YOU ONLY
IF YOU ALLOW ME TO.
>> WOW.
WELL...
I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'M...
I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY THAT YOU
CHOSE ME OVER HER...
>> [chuckles]
>> BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE THE WAY
IT WAS WHEN YOU COME BACK.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A MINUTE FOR ME
TO GET BACK TO HOW IT WAS AT THE
BEGINNING OF OUR RELATIONSHIP.
>> I'M WILLING TO TAKE THE
NECESSARY STEPS TO FIX THAT.
IT'S THE SITUATION I PUT MYSELF
IN, SO...
>> YEAH.
>> I KNOW. YEAH.
>> LIKE...
>> I'M SORRY.
I KNOW YOU KNOW--
I DO APOLOGIZE FOR HURTING YOU,
AND I JUST ASK THAT YOU FORGIVE
ME.
>> I CAN'T REALLY GIVE YOU A
DECISION RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S FINE.
>> AND I NEED TIME.
>> THAT'S FINE.
I LOVE YOU.
BYE.
>> HOW'D THAT FEEL?
>> IF SHE ENDS UP JUST WANTING
TO BE MY FRIEND, I'LL BE SAD.
BUT I CAN'T BE UPSET OR HURT AT
ANYONE ELSE EXCEPT MYSELF FOR
THAT, SO...
I NEED TO TALK WITH ALEXIS.
I'M READY.
[line trilling]
HEY.
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
WELL, WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT
THAT.
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MY HEART IS BEATING FAST
ALREADY.
I'LL LET YOU GO FIRST.
>> I HAD A LOT OF TIME TO THINK
LAST NIGHT, AND...
THE GIRLFRIEND THING IS--IT
REALLY BOTHERED ME, A LOT...
A LOT, A LOT.
I'M THINKING THE WHOLE TIME THAT
WE'RE TOGETHER.
I BROKE UP, YOU KNOW, MY
RELATIONSHIP WAY BACK FOR YOU.
AND THE FACT THAT YOU DIDN'T
EVEN TELL ME ABOUT THIS GIRL OR
ANYTHING, AND IF THERE...
>> I MET HER SEPTEMBER--
>> WAS SUCH A SERIOUS
RELATIONSHIP WITH HER, WHY
DIDN'T YOU FEEL THE NEED TO TELL
ME, IF YOU LOVED ME OR ARE IN
LOVE WITH ME SO MUCH AS YOU SAY
YOU ARE?
>> UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO
APOLOGIZE FOR NOT SHARING HOW
SERIOUS ME AND RAFFINEE WERE.
>> AND DON'T YOU THINK I'D HAVE
DESERVED TO KNOW?
'CAUSE YOU'RE LIVING WITH THIS
GIRL.
YOU'RE HAVING SEX WITH THIS
GIRL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND NOW I CAN MAN UP AND SAY
WHAT I DID WRONG.
I LIED TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
>> AND I APOLOGIZED YESTERDAY
ABOUT THE DAUGHTER AND THE
FACEBOOK.
>> I MEAN, I FORGIVE YOU, BUT AS
FAR AS US, I DON'T WANNA PURSUE
A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
WE HAVEN'T GOT--I DON'T--ME.
>> AND THAT'S TOTALLY
UNDERSTANDABLE 'CAUSE
I HONESTLY FEEL THE SAME WAY.
WHAT WAS YOUR PURPOSE OF COMING
IF YOU STILL HAD HER?
LIKE, I JUST WANNA KNOW.
>> 'CAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE MY
HEART SHOULD BE WITH TWO PEOPLE,
AND I HAVE BOTH OF YOURS AND
KEEP TUGGING AT BOTH OF 'EM.
AND I HAVE A LOT OF GUILT INSIDE
ME THAT'S EATING AT ME RIGHT
NOW.
SO I NEED TO COME HERE, ONE,
BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT
HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
I WANTED TO KNOW WHO YOU WERE.
I WANTED TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
TWO, WHOEVER I WAS SUPPOSED TO
BE WITH, I WANTED TO LET THAT
PERSON KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER GIRL
ANYMORE.
>> YOU'RE TRYING TO LIVE TWO
DIFFERENT LIVES.
THAT'S NOT OKAY WITH ME AT ALL.
>> AND NOW, MORE
CATFISH: THE TV SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
HOW'D THAT GO?
>> I TOLD HER I DIDN'T WANNA
PURSUE ANYTHING.
SHE THINKS I'M WRONG FOR, UM,
BEING IN ANOTHER RELATIONSHIP
AND GETTING SERIOUS LIKE I DID.
>> IT'S KINDA HYPOCRITICAL.
>> IT IS WHAT IT IS.
I'M SAD, BUT I FEEL BETTER ABOUT
THE SITUATION.
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GONNA GO
IN THERE FOR A MINUTE, JUST SORT
OF SEE HOW SHE'S DOING AND HAVE
A QUICK CHAT.
I'M SURE THAT WAS KIND OF A
HEAVY TALK YOU GUYS HAD.
DO YOU WANNA SORT OF GIVE ME
YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON HOW THAT
WENT AND YOUR TAKE ON IT?
>> I'M SORRY FOR LYING.
I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GONNA MEET
DORION THROUGH THIS PAGE AND
HAVE SUCH A STRONG CONNECTION
WITH HIM AS I THOUGHT.
I HONESTLY WANTED TO TELL HIM.
I JUST--I DIDN'T KNOW HOW.
>> AS I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW,
WHEN WE GOT HERE, YOU DIDN'T
KNOW THAT DORION WAS IN A
SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, IT PISSED
ME OFF.
IT REALLY DID.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HER.
I DIDN'T.
IT WAS A BIG SHOCKER.
YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE THIS GIRL
AND THEN JUST HAVE ME.
LIKE, I-I DON'T--
I DON'T WANT THE TWO--
I DON'T--YOU CAN'T.
AND I FEEL LIKE HE DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> I MEAN, TO BE FAIR, IT
COULD HAVE SO EASILY BEEN...
>> DIFFERENT.
>> BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A
RELATIONSHIP WITH RAFFINEE SEVEN
MONTHS AGO IF YOU HAD TOLD HIM,
"THIS IS WHO I REALLY AM."
>> YEAH.
>> ANYTHING GOOD AND REAL IN
LIFE COMES FROM, YOU KNOW,
HONESTY AND...
>> OF COURSE, AND THAT'S WHY I'M
NOT DOING THE FACEBOOK THING.
NO MORE JESZICA.
>> WELL, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL,
YOUR REALITY ISN'T SO BAD.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, AND YOU'RE
SMART, AND I THINK YOU SHOULD
KNOW THAT YOU HAD A REALLY
PROFOUND EFFECT ON THAT MAN'S
LIFE.
>> AND, AS WELL, HE DID ON MINE.
>> AND YOU BOTH SUPPORTED EACH
OTHER FOR A LONG TIME.
YOU GOT A BEAUTIFUL SMILE.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
>> YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE SURE?
>> I WILL BE.
>> I'M GLAD I GOT TO MEET YOU.
>> I'M GLAD I GOT TO MEET YOU
TOO.
>> * I KNOW THAT
* COULD HAVE GONE MUCH BETTER
* WISH I'D ALWAYS BEEN AROUND *
* HOPE YOU'RE ABLE *
* TO FORGIVE ME LATER
* FOR ALL THE TIMES
* I LET YOU DOWN
>> READY TO SEE RAFFINEE?
>> YEAH.
I'M WILLING TO SHOW HER I CAN BE
THE MAN THAT SHE DESERVES.
WHEN YOU FIND THAT PERSON WHO
MAKES YOU HAPPY, KEEP THAT
PERSON.
>> HEY.
>> HEY, RAFFINEE.
DORION.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M BACK WITH RAFFINEE NOW.
>> IT'S VERY NICE TO SEE THAT
YOU GUYS ARE WORKING THIS OUT.
DO YOU THINK THAT MAYBE YOU
COULD GIVE HIM ONE KISS FOR US?
RAFFINEE, WHAT'S YOUR FEELING
AND TAKE ON EVERYTHING THAT WENT
DOWN?
>> IT GAVE ME A LOT OF STUFF TO
THINK ABOUT.
AND WHAT I REALLY WANT--
IT WAS THIS PERSON RIGHT HERE.
>> WOW.
YOU REALLY LOVE THIS GUY?
>> I DO.
I REALLY DO.
I DON'T SEE MYSELF WITH ANYONE
ELSE.
I'VE TRIED.
I REALLY HAVE.
>> YOU TRIED?
>> YEAH, I TRIED.
>> HI.
>> HEY, ALEXIS.
HOW IS EVERYTHING?
>> EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT DORION
NOW?
>> I'VE MOVED ON FROM IT.
FRIENDS IS WHAT--ALL IT'S GONNA
BE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS NEXT FOR
YOU?
>> I'M STILL LOOKING FOR THAT
ONE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO STAY WHERE
I AM NOW, SO...
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO ANYONE
ELSE WHO HAS FAKE PROFILES
ONLINE?
>> JUST STOP.
DON'T DO IT.
IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH
US.
BYE, ALEXIS.
>> SEE YOU.
>> LIKE, I LOVE HIS PERSONALITY,
AND I LOVE HOW HE TALKS TO ME.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MIGHT
LOVE HIM?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
[giggles]
>> WHOA.
THERE'S ONLY ONE SKYLAR HAZEN
ON THE ENTIRE INTERNET, AND HE'S
GOT A GIRLFRIEND.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK
NOW.
>> WE'LL JUST WAIT SORT OF OVER
HERE.
THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
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>> [groans]
>> ANY FINAL WORDS FOR...
>> JESUS, BE WITH ME.
>> FOR A GUY WHO'S GOT LOTS TO
SAY?
>> LET'S DO IT.
[knocking]
[hinges creak]
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> 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...
>> PROBABLY A 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?
>> [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.
KEEP YOUR BODY TIGHT.
YOU READY?
>> YEAH.
WHOA.
>> THAT'S HARD.
>> ALL RIGHT, I DON'T FEEL GOOD.
>> [laughs]
ARE YOU READY, MAX?
WE GOT WORK TO DO.
LOOK AT THIS EMAIL.
"TORN BETWEEN TWO WOMEN.
HELP.
DEAR NEV AND MAX,
HI, MY NAME IS DORION.
I HAVE BEEN IN A RELATIONSHIP
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS WITH A
GIRL NAMED RAFFINEE.
HOWEVER, I CAN'T LET GO OF THE
GIRL WHO TRULY HAS MY HEART.
I HAVE KNOWN THIS SPECIAL GIRL,
JESZICA, FOR ALMOST 2 1/2
YEARS."
SHE'S A MODEL AND A COLLEGE
STUDENT.
>> SHE'S A MODEL?
>> AND A COLLEGE STUDENT.
ALL RIGHT, SO HOLD ON.
LET'S JUST--YOU KNOW, JUST HOLD
ON.
"SHE'S GOING TO SCHOOL TO BECOME
A REGISTERED NURSE.
SHE'S A MOTHER.
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL BEYOND MEASURE.
SHE HAS BEEN BY MY SIDE THROUGH
EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN
THROUGH IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS.
I'VE BEEN HOMELESS TWICE."
WOW, THIS GUY DORION'S BEEN
HAVING A ROUGH COUPLE OF YEARS.
"SHE KNOWS MY DARKEST SECRETS.
I TRUST HER COMPLETELY.
I FIRST SPOKE TO HER ON
FACEBOOK.
EVER SINCE THEN, JESZICA HAS
BEEN A BIG PART OF MY LIFE.
WE TALK ON THE PHONE AND TEXT
OFTEN.
WE HAVE NEVER VIDEO CHATTED.
I HAVE ASKED BEFORE, BUT SHE
ALWAYS HAS A REASON WHY.
MY HEAD IS SPINNING IN CIRCLES
AND MY HEART FEELS SUPER HEAVY.
MY GIRLFRIEND IS LETTING ME DO
THIS FOR MY CHANCE OF BEING
HAPPY.
I'M WILLING TO GIVE UP
EVERYTHING FOR JESZICA.
IT'S TIME TO MEET CINDERELLA AND
SEE IF THE GLASS SLIPPER FITS."
WOW.
SO HE'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND NOW--
>> WHO KNOWS THAT HE'S...
>> IN LOVE WITH THIS OTHER GIRL.
>> IN LOVE WITH--YEAH.
>> WELL, LET'S FIND THIS GUY
ONLINE AND SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A
QUICK CALL.
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU ALL?
>> GOOD. HOW YOU DOING?
>> UH, I'M GREAT.
>> WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?
>> I'M IN CARNESVILLE, GEORGIA.
>> OKAY.
WE'RE--WE'RE SUPER INTERESTED IN
YOUR STORY.
TELL US MORE ABOUT IT.
>> OH, YES.
JESZICA, JESZICA, JESZICA.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO
START.
SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
>> * WE COULD BUILD AN ISLAND
* YOU AND I COULD
* SWIM BESIDE IT
>> SHE ALWAYS KEPT ME GOING.
EVEN WHEN I WANTED TO BE DOWN,
SHE WOULDN'T LET ME STAY DOWN
TOO LONG.
AND, UH, SHE ALWAYS PRAYED FOR
ME, TOLD ME THING IS GONNA
GET BETTER, SO SHE COULD
POTENTIALLY BE THE ONE I MARRY.
>> YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH JESZICA
AND HAVE BEEN FOR A FEW YEARS...
>> MM-HMM.
>> BUT FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS,
YOU'VE HAD A GIRLFRIEND?
>> [chuckles]
RAFFINEE.
>> * IF THE SUN IS TO SET
* TO LEAVE US DARK
* WITH REGRET
>> SHE'S A GREAT GIRLFRIEND.
SHE IS ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE
WHO KNOWS THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN
GOING ON IN MY LIFE AND, UH,
SHE'S HELPED ME DOWN THROUGH IT
ALL.
>> HONESTLY, IF I WERE RAFFINEE,
I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD WANNA
KEEP DATING YOU.
>> SHE DOESN'T WANNA LOSE ME,
BUT SHE'S WILLING TO IF THAT
MEANS I'M GONNA BE HAPPY.
>> HAVE YOU EVER ASKED JESZICA
IF SHE'S LYING TO YOU?
>> THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS
THAT THROW RED FLAGS AT ME.
IT'S BEEN, LIKE, TWO TIMES
WHEN I TRIED TO SEE EACH OTHER.
SHE CAME TO ATLANTA, SUPPOSEDLY,
BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN SHE WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, SHE
WOULDN'T PICK UP HER PHONE.
>> THAT'S [bleep].
>> EXACTLY.
I NEED TO KNOW IF JESZICA IS
REAL.
>> WE WANNA HELP.
>> PLEASE, PLEASE.
>> WE'RE GONNA GET ON A PLANE
AND COME MEET YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT EASY.
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> SEE YOU SOON.
>> HE'S LITERALLY CAUGHT BETWEEN
TWO WOMEN, WHICH...
>> WELL--RIGHT.
>> CAN BE A GOOD PLACE AND A BAD
PLACE.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
>> THIS--THIS GUY'S GOT...
>> GOING BACK TO GEORGIA.
>> A LOT RIDING ON THIS.
>> * WE CAN MAKE IT ALL MINE
* EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT
* ALL NIGHT ALL RIGHT
* ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT
>> VERY IMPORTANT.
WE'RE HERE IN CARTERSVILLE.
>> BETWEEN DORION, RAFFINEE, AND
JESZICA, WE'VE GOT A PRETTY
CRAZY LOVE TRIANGLE THING GOING
ON RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS IT.
>> * ALL NIGHT, ALL RIGHT
* ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT
>> WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
DID THAT WORK?
>> YEP.
>> DID YOU HEAR IT?
>> UH-HUH.
>> OH.
>> HELLO.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> IT WORKS.
>> YES, IT WORKS.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> WHAT'S UP, DORION?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
>> GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WHAT ARE THESE?
>> YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE WITHOUT
THE OTHER.
>> GOSH, IT'S LIKE ROMEO.
>> YOU CAN'T HAVE A RIGHT SHOE
WITHOUT THE LEFT SHOE.
YOU CAN'T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND
WITHOUT A BOYFRIEND.
YOU BOTH HAVE TO BE TOGETHER AND
IT MAKES A COMPLETE PAIR.
>> WHY DON'T YOU HAVE THOSE
SHOES WITH JESZICA?
>> JESZICA WASN'T THERE TO
CREATE IT WITH ME.
>> YEAH.
>> 2 1/2 YEARS AGO, YOU
MEET JESZICA, AND WHAT'S GOING
ON IN YOUR LIFE?
>> THE BIGGEST THING THAT
HAPPENED THE SAME YEAR WAS AT
THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN I TOLD
YOU WE BECAME HOMELESS.
>> HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
>> MY MOM, SHE HAS BAD ASTHMA
SO SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL, BUT
SHE COULDN'T PAY THE BILLS.
AND SO WE GOT EVICTED.
SO I'M TALKING TO JESZICA.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S JUST LIKE, YOU
KNOW, YOU CAN TALK TO ME.
I WAS LIKE, "I UNDERSTAND I CAN
TALK TO YOU, BUT IT'S JUST
HARD FOR ME TO OPEN UP."
IT WAS WEIRD THAT A FEMALE WOULD
WANNA KNOW HOW I'M DOING.
ONLY OTHER WOMAN I HAD DO THAT
WAS MY MOTHER.
SO THAT WAS ONE THING, AND THEN
SHE HAS A DAUGHTER, JANELLE.
FOR HER TO BE GOING TO SCHOOL,
WORKING, BEING A MOTHER, AND
PAYING THE BILLS, I WAS JUST
LIKE, "YOU KNOW, YOU REMIND ME
OF MY MOTHER."
WITH JESZICA, WHEN SOMEONE
THAT'S AS GENUINE AS SHE IS--SHE
WANTS TO BE LOVED, SHE WANTS
TO LOVE SOMEONE 110%--
I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO WOULD
WANNA PASS UP ON SOMEONE LIKE
THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO, RAFFINEE.
>> SHE'S BEAUTIFUL, RESPONSIBLE,
INDEPENDENT, DETERMINED.
SHE JUST CARES.
THAT'S WHY SHE'S SO SPECIAL.
I'VE BEEN WITH HER EVERY DAY FOR
SEVEN MONTHS.
>> YOU MOVED IN WITH RAFFINEE?
>> YEAH.
>> I MEAN, 'CAUSE--IT'S JUST,
LIKE--IT'S WILD THAT YOU'RE IN
THIS--YOU'RE--
I MEAN, YOU'RE KIND--YOU'RE
HAVING TWO--YOU HAVE TWO
GIRLFRIENDS.
DO YOU FEEL BAD OR GUILTY?
>> OF COURSE.
I HAVE A GIRL RIGHT HERE.
OF COURSE IT MAKES ME FEEL
GUILTY.
>> AND SHE'S--
>> SHE TELL ME SHE OKAY.
I DON'T THINK SHE'S OKAY.
BUT...I CAN'T MAKE HER SAY
NOTHING OR OPEN UP TO ME UNLESS
SHE WANTS TO, SO...
>> HMM.
>> A KINDA HARD SITUATION TO BE
IN.
I DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE HAVING
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO.
I NEED TO KNOW.
>> OKAY.
[overlapping chatter]
>> I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE--
>> LET'S SEE HER.
LET'S SEE HER.
>> SHE'S GOT A LOT OF PROFILE
PICTURES.
>> FOR A GIRL THAT'S SUPPOSED TO
HAVE A BABY, YOU'D THINK THAT
THERE WOULD BE MORE PICTURES OF
HER AND THE BABY.
>> WHEN I ASKED HER WHY CAN'T
SHE SEND ME A PICTURE WITH
JANELLE, SHE JUST MADE EXCUSES.
UH, THERE USED TO BE, LIKE, SIX
DIFFERENT PAGES THAT HAD THE
SAME NAME, BUT ONLY FOUR OF 'EM
HAD, LIKE, THE SAME PICTURES.
>> SO THERE WERE MULTIPLE
JESZICA PROFILES.
I'M SURE IF WE DO A SEARCH THEY
ALL COME UP.
JUST DO, LIKE--
>> JESZICA MONIQUE.
>> YEAH, THERE'S A COUPLE.
>> JESZICA MONIQUE, JESZICA
MONIQUE--BARCELONA, SPAIN?
>> WOW.
WHAT DOES SHE SAY ABOUT ALL THE
DIFFERENT PROFILES?
>> SHE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS
OTHER PEOPLE TRYING TO BE HER,
BUT SHE GAVE ME THE "REAL" PAGE
THAT WAS HER.
>> WHAT'S AMAZING TO ME IS THAT
YOU ARE STILL UNSURE THAT THIS
IS THE GIRL THAT YOU'RE TALKING
TO.
>> YEAH.
>> AND DESPITE THAT, YOU'RE
STILL WILLING TO PUT YOUR
CURRENT RELATIONSHIP ON THE
LINE.
>> IN JEOPARDY.
>> BUT WHY DO YOU TRUST HER AT
ALL RIGHT NOW?
>> HONESTLY, WHATEVER THE THINGS
THAT SHE'S LIED ABOUT, LIKE YOU
SAID, HER TIME AND ALL OF
THAT, THAT STILL MEANS SOMETHING
TO ME, WHOEVER SHE IS.
>> DOES JESZICA KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT YOUR CURRENT RELATIONSHIP?
>> WHEN I POSTED A PICTURE ON MY
PROFILE OF ME AND RAFFINEE,
JESZICA CALLED ME ALMOST
INSTANTLY.
SO SHE AIN'T TALK TO ME FOR A
COUPLE OF DAYS OR UNTIL I TOOK
THE PICTURE OFF AND THE--
>> AND YOU TOOK--YOU TOOK THE
PICTURE OFF?
>> YES, THAT'S WHY MY PROFILE
PICTURE IS DIFFERENT.
>> IF I WERE RAFFINEE, I'D BREAK
UP WITH YOU IN TWO SECONDS.
'CAUSE THAT'S JUST SAD, MAN.
>> YEAH.
>> SHE'S JUST, LIKE--IS, LIKE,
IN LOVE WITH YOU AND, LIKE--I
DON'T KNOW.
>> UH--
>> I THINK THE WORST CASE
SCENARIO IS THAT YOU COME OUT OF
THIS AND BOTH OF THEM ARE OUT OF
YOUR LIFE.
>> YEAH, IT'S A BIG POSSIBILITY.
>> ARE YOU READY FOR THAT?
>> YES.
IT'S NECESSARY.
THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE.
>> WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.
>> TAKE IT EASY.
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU, MAN.
I MEAN, THE SITUATION'S CRAZY.
HE'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND WHO LOVES
HIM.
HE'S IN LOVE WITH A GIRL THAT
MIGHT NOT EXIST.
>> I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T CAVE
IN ON BOTH SIDES.
[phone rings]
>> HELLO?
>> I MEAN, WHAT THE--
[phone rings]
>> HELLO?
>> MAX, I GOTTA KNOW THAT WHEN I
CALL YOU'RE GONNA ANSWER.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW
[bleep].
GET OVER HERE AND LET'S
INVESTIGATE.
>> ALL RIGHT, MAX.
FIRST, WE NEED TO IDENTIFY IF
JESZICA, THE GIRL THAT DORION'S
TALKING TO, IS REAL OR FAKE.
IF SHE'S REAL, GREAT.
IF SHE'S FAKE, THEN WE NEED TO
FIGURE OUT WHO SHE REALLY IS.
NOW, ON DORION'S SIDE OF THINGS
WE'VE GOT RAFFINEE.
HIS VERY SERIOUS GIRLFRIEND OF
SEVEN MONTHS WHO'S SUPER IN LOVE
WITH HIM--THEY HAVE MATCHING
SNEAKERS.
HE'S GETTING THE AFFECTION AND
COMPANIONSHIP THAT MOST
PEOPLE WANT.
>> EXCEPT THAT HE'S TOTALLY HUNG
UP ON JESZICA.
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS, DORION,
HE'S DONE SOME INVESTIGATING ON
HIS OWN.
>> HE'S AWARE THAT HE DOESN'T
KNOW WHO HE'S TALKING TO.
>> OH, TOTALLY.
SO THIS IS, AS FAR AS DORION'S
CONCERNED, JESZICA'S REAL
FACEBOOK PAGE.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO RIGHT NOW IS
FIND SOME PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY
KNOW HER.
>> RIGHT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF GUYS WHO ARE LIKE, "HEY..."
>> "LOVE YOU."
>> "WHERE YOU AT?"
>> WAIT A SECOND.
LOOK AT THIS.
FROM A GUY NAMED SAMMIE.
"I MISS MY EX BOO."
AND THEN TAGGED JESZICA.
>> OH, WE GOTTA REACH OUT TO
THIS GUY.
>> LET'S SEND HIM A MESSAGE.
"WE ARE MAKING AN EPISODE RIGHT
NOW THAT INVOLVES YOUR FRIEND,
JESZICA."
>> SEND IT.
WE HAVEN'T DONE AN IMAGE SEARCH
YET.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES.
LET'S DO A QUICK SEARCH.
OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> SO THIS BRINGS UP A BUNCH OF
RESULTS.
SO JESSIE MORRISON.
HERE'S A NEW GLANCE AT ONE OF
MYSPACE'S MOST FAKED GIRLS.
>> WHAT?
THIS GIRL'S PICTURE AND PROFILE
IS LIKE A CATFISH FEEDING
GROUND.
LIKE, OTHER CATFISH, THEY COME,
THEY FIND IT, THEY TAKE THE
IMAGES AND PRETEND TO BE HER.
>> WAIT A SECOND, WHAT IS THIS?
"IF Y'ALL FIND MORE,
LET ME KNOE."
AND SHE LISTS WHAT APPEAR TO BE
A BUNCH OF--
>> FAKERS.
OSTENSIBLY, THESE ARE ALL FAKE
PAGES OF HER IDENTITY.
>> IF DORION WAS TALKING TO THE
REAL JESSIE MORRISON, AT THIS
POINT YOU THINK SHE WOULD HAVE
DONE SOMETHING TO PROVE THAT IT
WAS HER IF IT WAS HER.
>> RIGHT.
>> IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.
THE FACT THAT, NOW KNOWING WHAT
WE KNOW, TO THINK THAT DORION'S
ACTUALLY WITH THIS GIRL IS,
LIKE, NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO.
[phone rings]
ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON A SECOND.
HELLO?
HEY, SAMMIE.
BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THIS GUY
OUT WHO IS FRIENDS WITH JESZICA
MORRISON ON FACEBOOK.
AND WE SAW THAT YOU GUYS SEEMED
TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU GUYS TALK?
ON THE PHONE?
THE BAD NEWS IS IT LOOKS LIKE
SHE--SHE MIGHT BE TALKING TO
ANOTHER GUY...
WHO'S SORT OF GETTING THE SAME
STORY AS YOU.
WELL, LISTEN, SAMMIE, I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANKS FOR HELPING US OUT.
>> OH, NO PROBLEM.
>> ALL RIGHT, LATER, SAMMIE.
>> ALL RIGHT, BYE.
>> BYE.
JEEZ.
>> WE'VE GOT A MAN-EATER ON OUR
HANDS.
>> THIS GIRL IS...
>> SHE'S A BIG--
>> OUT OF CONTROL.
>> SHE'S A BIG CATFISH.
>> THE GIRL IN THE PICTURES HAS
BEEN, FOR YEARS, IMITATED.
AND NOT ONLY THAT.
WE DO KNOW THAT THE GIRL
DORION'S TALKING TO IS HAVING
VERY REAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH
OTHER PEOPLE AND KEEPING SOME
THINGS FROM DORION.
MUCH IN THE SAME WAY THAT
DORION'S SORT OF KEEPING THINGS
FROM HER.
SHE PROBABLY THINKS HE'S SINGLE.
CERTAINLY NOT IN A SERIOUS
RELATIONSHIP.
>> I FEEL KINDA BAD FOR
RAFFINEE.
>> RIGHT.
WE KNOW DORION'S SERIOUS ABOUT
JESZICA.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NO CLOSER
TO FINDING OUT WHO THE REAL GIRL
IS THAN WE WERE WHEN WE STARTED.
ALL WE KNOW IS THAT THE GIRL
DORION'S TALKING TO
I ALMOST DEFINITELY NOT THE GIRL
IN THE PICTURES.
>> DORION HAS SOME REALLY HARD
DECISIONS TO MAKE ABOUT
RAFFINEE, BUT HE'S NOT READY TO
PULL THE TRIGGER.
>> YEAH.
WE GOTTA TALK TO HER.
SO RAFFINEE'S HERE?
>> YEAH.
>> HEY.
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
DO YOU GUYS WANNA HAVE A SEAT
OVER THERE?
WE'LL--WE'LL PULL UP SOME
CHAIRS?
>> ARE YOU GOOD?
>> I DON'T KNOW, ARE YOU?
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. GOOD.
>> I'M GOOD.
>> SO YOU KNEW THAT DORION HAD
THIS FRIEND ONLINE AND YOU KNEW
THAT HE HAD FEELINGS FOR HER?
>> I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE AS
DEEP AS THEY ARE, BUT YEAH.
I KNEW HE HAD SOME FEELINGS FOR
HER, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
LIKE THAT.
SO--IF I KNEW IT WAS LIKE THAT
THEN NO, NO.
>> I FEEL LIKE MOST GIRLS WOULD
BE...
>> UGH.
>> PRETTY UPSET.
>> I...I'M NOT HAPPY.
'CAUSE WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT
OUR FUTURE TOGETHER AND THEN
THIS GIRL COMES OUT OF NOWHERE.
>> IS DORION SORT OF YOUR FIRST
LOVE?
>> YEAH.
>> IS HE YOUR BEST FRIEND?
>> YEAH.
>> THIS MUST BE DRIVING YOU
CRAZY.
>> I DON'T WANT DORION TO BE
WITH ME IF HE'S JUST GONNA KEEP
THINKING ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE.
THIS IS MOSTLY THE REASON WHY
I'M LETTING HIM DO THIS.
SO HE CAN FIND OUT IF HE REALLY
WANTS TO BE WITH HER OR IF HE
WANTS TO BE WITH ME.
>> DO YOU THINK THAT IF SHE
TURNS OUT TO BE REAL, DORION
WILL BE WITH HER?
>> THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN ON MY MIND
A LOT.
THAT I THINK THAT HE WOULD GO TO
HER.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING SO HARD
THAT SHE'S NOT REAL 'CAUSE
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING
THE WHOLE TIME.
I DON'T WANNA BREAK UP WITH HIM.
I DON'T WANNA LEAVE HIM.
I LOVE HIM TOO MUCH.
>> I DON'T WANNA SIT HERE AND
NOT GO AND WE CONTINUE TO DO
THIS...AND STILL HAVE THAT WHAT
IF I WOULD HAVE DID THIS AND--
HOWEVER THIS GOES, I'LL ALWAYS
BE HERE FOR YOU.
>> [sniffles]
>> I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU THOUGH.
>> I THOUGHT I'D BE OKAY WITH
IT.
I'M NOT.
I'M NOT OKAY WITH THIS, DORI.
I JUST WANNA GO.
>> JUST WANNA WHAT?
>> I JUST WANNA GO.
>> GO WHERE?
>> SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>> DO YOU WANNA JUST GO OUTSIDE
FOR A MINUTE?
CAN I--CAN I JOIN YOU?
>> I'M SCARED OF WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN.
I DON'T WANNA LOSE HIM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE IT COULD ALL
CHANGE.
I FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT NOW.
>> * HANGING ON BY A STRING
* UNTIL I COULD THINK
* AND ALL FEELS LOST
>> THIS IS A BIG THING FOR HIM
IN HIS LIFE.
IT'S JUST AS BIG OF A THING FOR
YOU.
>> I WAS NEVER THE ONE TO PUT
MY FEELINGS BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE.
THIS IS BREAKING MY HEART.
>> I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO BE A MAN AND DO IT THE RIGHT
WAY.
>> [sighs]
2 1/2 YEARS ON THE LINE.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF HOPES FOR
HOW THIS IS GONNA GO.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO NOW IS
BASICALLY SHOW YOU EVERYTHING
THAT WE FOUND.
>> I'M READY.
>> ALL RIGHT, THIS IS THE
PROFILE THAT YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING
AT.
YOU HAD TOLD US THERE WERE
MULTIPLE JESSICA PROFILES.
I MEAN, THERE'S LOTS.
SHE POSSIBLY HOLDS THE TITLE OF
"MOST FAKED" AND HERE'S A CRAZY
LONG LIST OF OTHER WEBSITE LINKS
FOR FAKE PROFILES.
>> [grumbles]
>> I MEAN--
>> THIS BLEW MY MIND.
>> I ALSO THINK IT'S WORTH
NOTING THAT ON EVERY PROFILE, NO
PICTURE OF A DAUGHTER.
>> HMM.
IF SHE DONE LIED ABOUT THE
DAUGHTER, THEN WHAT ELSE ARE YOU
GONNA LIE TO ME ABOUT?
I DON'T LIKE BEING LIED TO,
SO...
>> THE NEXT THING THAT WE DID
WAS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROFILE
AND WE JUST MESSAGED RANDOM
PEOPLE OFF OF HER FACEBOOK PAGE
WHO SHE HAD BEEN INTERACTING
WITH.
WE HEARD BACK FROM A GUY NAMED
SAMMIE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> THEY MET ONLINE.
SHE TOLD HIM SHE LOVED HIM.
>> IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
>> AND THIS RELATIONSHIP HAS
BEEN GOING ON UP UNTIL, LIKE, A
WEEK AGO.
>> TALKING ABOUT GETTING
MARRIED, HAVING KIDS.
>> REAL OR NOT, YOU HAVE TO NOW
DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT A GIRL
YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT AND LOVE
MIGHT BE TWO-TIMING YOU.
>> BEFORE THE CONCERN WAS IS SHE
THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOS.
>> RIGHT.
>> BUT THERE WAS STILL HOPE THAT
THE GIRL THAT SHE WAS IS A GIRL
THAT--THAT YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
TO AND THAT'S AWESOME AND HAS A
DAUGHTER AND THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
>> BUT NOW THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE.
LIKE, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
THAT'S FINE.
BUT A WEEK AGO?
>> HE SAID THEY'RE--THAT HE
STILL FEELS THAT THEY'RE VERY
MUCH IN A RELATIONSHIP.
YOU WERE WILLING TO RISK IT ALL
TO BE WITH THIS GIRL.
>> YEAH.
>> BUT YOU ALWAYS HAD A
SUSPICION THAT--
>> THAT SHE WASN'T THIS GIRL,
YEAH.
>> AND YOU STILL--EVEN KNOWING
THAT, YOU STILL CHOSE TO
CONTINUE PURSUING HER AND TO LET
THIS CURIOSITY GET IN THE WAY
OF...YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
RAFFINEE.
>> I GUESS THIS IS THE FIRST
PERSON WHO I DIDN'T HAVE TO
LISTEN TO THEIR STUFF AS MUCH
AND WHO ACTUALLY WANTED TO HELP
ME THROUGH MINE.
THAT MEANT A LOT.
YOU WANTED TO HELP ME GET
THROUGH MY STUFF.
WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE?
>> SO SHE HELPED YOU.
>> EXACTLY.
>> SO NO MATTER WHO SHE IS--
>> I'M STILL GONNA CARE.
I'M STILL READY TO DO THIS.
THIS--IT HASN'T CHANGED MY MIND.
>> ALL RIGHT, SO THE MOVE NOW IS
WE GOTTA CALL THIS GIRL...
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND SAY, "LOOK, THIS IS YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO COME CLEAN."
YOU WANT TO MEET HER.
YOU'RE ALREADY NOT EXPECTING HER
TO BE THE GIRL IN THE PICTURES.
YOU KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN HAVING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU DON'T CARE.
YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WISH ME LUCK, GUYS.
[phone dials]
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO, JESZICA?
>> YES.
>> HI, THIS IS NEV SCHULMAN.
I MAKE A SHOW CALLED CATFISH ON
MTV.
AS I UNDERSTAND, YOU ARE IN A
SORT OF, YOU KNOW, LONG-TERM,
LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP WITH
A YOUNG MAN NAMED DORION.
>> YEAH.
>> DORION IS SERIOUS AND HIS
FEELINGS FOR YOU ARE STRONG
ENOUGH THAT HE'S WILLING TO MEET
YOU.
>> JUST, LIKE, MESSING WITH MY
HEART.
>> IT ALL COMES DOWN TO GETTING
THE TRUTH AND FINDING OUT WHO
YOU REALLY ARE.
AND OBVIOUSLY, IDEALLY MEETING
YOU IN PERSON.
YOU'VE SAID THAT BEFORE.
OBVIOUSLY IT'D BE REALLY HELPFUL
TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE SO WE CAN
FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN.
IS THAT WHERE YOU LIVE?
SEE YOU SOON.
>> DORION?
[knocks on door]
THERE YOU ARE.
I KNEW IT.
>> HEY, MAN.
>> HEY, MAN. HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
>> LET'S GO.
>> YEAH.
SO...
>> RAFFINEE NEEDS HER SPACE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY
EMOTIONS BACK RIGHT NOW AND LET
EVERYTHING PLAY OUT.
>> * OH, MY WANDERIN' EYES *
* NOTHING'S GONNA TAKE ME *
* BY SURPRISE
>> I THINK THE CLOSER WE GET TO
THIS FREAKIN' CITY, THE MORE MY
HEART IS STARTING TO POUND.
>> * I AM WATCHING YOU
* I'VE GOT MY EYE ON YOU *
>> WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT HEAD
OF YOURS?
>> SO I PUT EVERYTHING THAT WE
FOUND OUT YESTERDAY--KEEP THAT
OUT OF SIGHT AND WHATNOT.
>> YOU'RE IGNORING REALITY?
>> TRYING TO.
>> HOLDING ON TO HOPE.
>> OH, IT'S SHOW TIME, BABY.
>> YOU READY TO DO THIS?
>> WHOO!
[laughs nervously]
JUST PLAYING BACK
ALL--EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED
THESE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS.
>> WE ARE ABOUT TO MEET JESZICA.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THIS IS IT.
LET'S DO THIS.
>> [groans]
>> ANY, UH, FINAL WORDS FOR...
>> JESUS, BE WITH ME.
>> FOR A GUY WHO'S GOT LOTS TO
SAY?
>> [chuckles]
LET'S GO.
>> GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS HANG HERE?
>> GIVE HER SOME SPACE.
>> YEAH.
[doorbell rings]
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> ARE YOU WHO WE'RE LOOKING
FOR?
>> YES.
>> I'M NEV AND DORION YOU KNOW.
YOU PROBABLY WANNA MEET HIM.
>> YES.
>> UH, SO I'LL--I'LL INTRODUCE
YOU.
>> HI.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> SO...
>> WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> ALEXIS.
>> IT'S NOT JESZICA, OKAY.
>> IT'S NOT JESZICA.
>> UM...WHAT WAS REAL?
>> MY FEELINGS FOR YOU.
EVERYTHING WAS REAL.
UM...EVERYTHING.
JUST--I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO--I
JUST--I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO TELL
YOU.
YOU HONESTLY MEAN THE WORLD TO
ME.
I'M NOT GONNA EVEN LIE TO YOU.
I REALLY DO WANNA BE WITH YOU.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
MAN.
I'M SPEECHLESS RIGHT NOW.
IS JANELLE...
>> NO.
>> REAL?
>> SHE'S NOT.
AND I'M SORRY.
>> WHY DID YOU LIE ABOUT JANELLE
AND HAVING A DAUGHTER?
>> UM, MY NIECE WAS AROUND
A LOT.
NOW, I JUST FELT LIKE SHE
WAS...A DAUGHTER TO ME.
AND I GUESS THAT'S WHY I TOLD
YOU.
>> I MEAN--
>> I JUST--
>> MY MOM RAISED ME AND MY
BROTHER HERSELF SO, YOU KNOW,
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT ATTRACTED ME TO YOU.
I FEEL HORRIBLE THAT YOU LIED.
>> I'M SORRY.
I REALLY AM SORRY FOR LYING TO
YOU.
I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY AM.
>> WE TALKED TO SAMMIE AND
SAMMIE'S STORY IS COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT.
HE WAS IN AN INTIMATE
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU UP UNTIL A
WEEK AGO.
>> HONESTLY, SAMMIE IS A GOOD
FRIEND OF MINE.
WE WERE TALKING.
IT WAS NEVER ON A "I LOVE YOU,
I WANNA BE WITH YOU" TYPE OF
RELATIONSHIP.
MY FEELINGS FOR DORION WERE WAY
STRONGER THAN ANY OF THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS.
THIS IS WHAT I WANTED, HONESTLY.
>> I MEAN, YOU'RE--YOU'RE
PRETTY.
>> I UNDERSTAND. YEAH.
>> I MEAN, YOU'RE--YOU SEEM--
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW--WHY CHOOSE
PICTURES OF JESZICA AND PRETEND
TO BE SOMEONE COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT?
>> YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE,
I MEAN...
>> I WAS YOUNG WHEN I MADE THE
PAGE.
IT WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN
I MADE IT.
I WAS NEW TO THIS AREA, AND I
DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY.
THAT WAS JUST MY NEW WAY OF
MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND TALKING
TO PEOPLE.
>> LOOK, I WANNA TAKE YOU WORD.
>> MM-HMM.
>> BECAUSE YOU SEEM LIKE YOU'RE
TELLING THE TRUTH.
>> I'M--I'M--[laughs]
>> BUT, LIKE...
>> I DON'T--THERE'S NO--
>> YOU DON'T HAVE THE
CREDIBILITY RIGHT NOW FOR US TO
BELIEVE YOU.
>> YOU'VE LEFT A WAKE OF, YOU
KNOW, HURT FEELINGS AND CONFUSED
PEOPLE BEHIND YOU.
>> WE RAN INTO EACH OTHER AND I
JUST COULDN'T STOP THAT.
>> YEAH, BUT YOU COULD HAVE TOLD
ME.
>> I KNOW. I COULD HAVE TOLD
YOU, BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW.
YOU--I JUST--I REALLY DIDN'T.
>> IT'S THE REASON THIS IS
HURTING ME MORE THAN ANYTHING IS
ON FACEBOOK WHEN YOU HAD GOT MAD
BECAUSE OF THE PICTURE--THE
PROFILE PICTURE.
THAT WAS THE GIRL WHO I'VE BEEN
DATING.
THAT'S RAFFINEE.
AND, UH, SHE'S--SHE'S A GREAT
GIRLFRIEND, AND SHE MEANS A LOT
TO ME AS WELL.
AND I TOTALLY JUST TOLD HER..
THAT YOU WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
SHE WAS AND I BASICALLY PUT THAT
ALL TO THE SIDE FOR THIS MOMENT.
>> I'M HERE AND--I MEAN, THIS IS
ME AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW MY
FEELINGS FOR YOU ARE REALLY DEEP
AND EVERYTHING THAT I SAID WAS
THE HONEST 100% TRUTH ABOUT
HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU.
>> WHY DO YOU LOVE ME?
>> DORION, WE--WE BEEN TALKING
FOR TWO YEARS STRAIGHT, AND YOU
MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN TALK TO YOU
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
>> I HEAR YOU, BUT IT'S LIKE
IT'S GOING IN ONE EAR AND OUT
THE OTHER RIGHT NOW.
AND, UH...I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE
TO SAY.
>> FOR NOW, LET'S GO BACK TO THE
HOTEL AND SORT OF START TO THINK
ABOUT THINGS AND FIGURE STUFF
OUT.
THEN YOU GUYS CAN DECIDE WHAT
YOU WANNA DO AND WHEN YOU WANNA
SEE EACH OTHER NEXT.
SEE YOU, ALEXIS.
>> WHAT WAS GOING ON IN YOUR
HEAD?
WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT
RAFFINEE?
WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT HER?
WERE YOU TRYING TO, LIKE, WEIGH
THE DIFFERENCE--
>> WHEN I STARTED TALKING TO HER
ABOUT RAFFINEE, HECK YEAH, I WAS
THINKING ABOUT RAFFINEE.
MY HEAD IS HURTING.
AND MY HEART IS, LIKE, ONE
PLACE--OVER HERE AND IT'S OVER
HERE AND I DON'T LIKE BEING
SCATTERED AROUND.
I'M SCARED.
[sighs]
>> [sighs]
>> SO WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANNA
DO?
>> ALEXIS HAS HELPED ME THROUGH
THE THINGS TIME AND TIME AFTER
AGAIN.
RAFFINEE HAS HELPED ME THROUGH
THE THINGS THAT SHE'S BEEN ABLE
TO HELP ME WITH AS WELL.
>> YOU CAN'T DO THIS WITH A PRO
AND CON LIST.
>> BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF,
BECAUSE WHAT YOU'VE HAD WITH
RAFFINEE IS SOMETHING TOTALLY
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'VE HAD
WITH ALEXIS THAT YOU CAN'T
COMPARE THEM.
THEY'RE BOTH MEANINGFUL AND
IMPORTANT, AND THEY'VE BOTH BEEN
REALLY GREAT FOR YOU.
IT'S NOT JUST, "WHO'S GONNA BE
MY VALENTINE COME FEBRUARY?"
>> ANY GUY ON THIS EARTH WOULD
BE HAPPY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH
EITHER ONE OF THEM TWO.
I JUST NEED TO DECIDE WHICH ONE
I'M GOING...
TO BE IN LOVE WITH.
>> YEAH, BUT YOU CAN'T DECIDE...
>> HUH?
>> WHO YOU'RE GONNA BE IN LOVE
WITH.
THERE'S SORT OF A POINT WHERE
YOU JUST KIND OF KNOW.
>> I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> AND THEN CHOOSING TO BE WITH
ONE OF THEM, IT'S NOT CHOOSING
TO BE IN LOVE, BECAUSE YOU DON'T
KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA WORK OUT.
>> IT'S CHOOSING TO BE COMMITTED
TO THAT PERSON.
>> RIGHT. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO
TAKE THAT LEAP OF FAITH TO
ACTUALLY KNOW, 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW,
TO BE PERFECTLY FAIR, YOU'VE
BEEN A GOOD BOYFRIEND, BUT YOU
HAVEN'T REALLY COMMITTED TO HER.
FOR SEVEN MONTHS THAT YOU'VE
BEEN DATING AND TWO YEARS BEFORE
THAT, YOU'VE HAD THIS OTHER GIRL
ON YOUR MIND.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
>> AND THE OTHER THING
THAT I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER IS
THAT THERE'S A THIRD CHOICE,
WHICH IS...
>> NO ONE.
>> NO ONE, WHICH IS ALSO A VERY
GOOD CHOICE.
>> SO I THINK WE SHOULD GO.
YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE'LL BE...
AROUND IF YOU WANNA TALK LATER.
>> THAT'S FINE.
>> IT'S TOUGH, MAN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SEE Y'ALL LATER.
>> SEE YOU LATER.
>> * SOME SAY LOVE
* IS A BURNING THING
* THAT MAKES A FIERY RING
* OH, BUT I KNOW LOVE...
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR PLAN
FOR THE DAY IS?
>> I'M JUST GONNA SIT DOWN WITH
ALEXIS, BE HONEST, AND LET HER
KNOW HOW I FEEL AND LET HER
KNOW WHERE I STAND.
>> AND WHERE DOES RAFFINEE
STAND?
>> YOU WANNA TRY TO CALL HER?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> READY?
>> YEAH.
[line trilling]
>> HEY.
HOW ARE YOU?
WELL, YOU KNOW I CAME DOWN HERE
TO--TO MEET--WELL, HER NAME IS
ALEXIS, NOT JESZICA.
EVERYTHING THAT I KNEW OF HER
WAS A LIE.
I HAVE BEEN THINKING, SINCE THE
WHOLE THING, I CHOOSE YOU ONLY
IF YOU ALLOW ME TO.
>> WOW.
WELL...
I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'M...
I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY THAT YOU
CHOSE ME OVER HER...
>> [chuckles]
>> BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE THE WAY
IT WAS WHEN YOU COME BACK.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A MINUTE FOR ME
TO GET BACK TO HOW IT WAS AT THE
BEGINNING OF OUR RELATIONSHIP.
>> I'M WILLING TO TAKE THE
NECESSARY STEPS TO FIX THAT.
IT'S THE SITUATION I PUT MYSELF
IN, SO...
>> YEAH.
>> I KNOW. YEAH.
>> LIKE...
>> I'M SORRY.
I KNOW YOU KNOW--
I DO APOLOGIZE FOR HURTING YOU,
AND I JUST ASK THAT YOU FORGIVE
ME.
>> I CAN'T REALLY GIVE YOU A
DECISION RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S FINE.
>> AND I NEED TIME.
>> THAT'S FINE.
I LOVE YOU.
BYE.
>> HOW'D THAT FEEL?
>> IF SHE ENDS UP JUST WANTING
TO BE MY FRIEND, I'LL BE SAD.
BUT I CAN'T BE UPSET OR HURT AT
ANYONE ELSE EXCEPT MYSELF FOR
THAT, SO...
I NEED TO TALK WITH ALEXIS.
I'M READY.
[line trilling]
HEY.
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
WELL, WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT
THAT.
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MY HEART IS BEATING FAST
ALREADY.
I'LL LET YOU GO FIRST.
>> I HAD A LOT OF TIME TO THINK
LAST NIGHT, AND...
THE GIRLFRIEND THING IS--IT
REALLY BOTHERED ME, A LOT...
A LOT, A LOT.
I'M THINKING THE WHOLE TIME THAT
WE'RE TOGETHER.
I BROKE UP, YOU KNOW, MY
RELATIONSHIP WAY BACK FOR YOU.
AND THE FACT THAT YOU DIDN'T
EVEN TELL ME ABOUT THIS GIRL OR
ANYTHING, AND IF THERE...
>> I MET HER SEPTEMBER--
>> WAS SUCH A SERIOUS
RELATIONSHIP WITH HER, WHY
DIDN'T YOU FEEL THE NEED TO TELL
ME, IF YOU LOVED ME OR ARE IN
LOVE WITH ME SO MUCH AS YOU SAY
YOU ARE?
>> UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO
APOLOGIZE FOR NOT SHARING HOW
SERIOUS ME AND RAFFINEE WERE.
>> AND DON'T YOU THINK I'D HAVE
DESERVED TO KNOW?
'CAUSE YOU'RE LIVING WITH THIS
GIRL.
YOU'RE HAVING SEX WITH THIS
GIRL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
AND NOW I CAN MAN UP AND SAY
WHAT I DID WRONG.
I LIED TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
>> AND I APOLOGIZED YESTERDAY
ABOUT THE DAUGHTER AND THE
FACEBOOK.
>> I MEAN, I FORGIVE YOU, BUT AS
FAR AS US, I DON'T WANNA PURSUE
A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
WE HAVEN'T GOT--I DON'T--ME.
>> AND THAT'S TOTALLY
UNDERSTANDABLE 'CAUSE
I HONESTLY FEEL THE SAME WAY.
WHAT WAS YOUR PURPOSE OF COMING
IF YOU STILL HAD HER?
LIKE, I JUST WANNA KNOW.
>> 'CAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE MY
HEART SHOULD BE WITH TWO PEOPLE,
AND I HAVE BOTH OF YOURS AND
KEEP TUGGING AT BOTH OF 'EM.
AND I HAVE A LOT OF GUILT INSIDE
ME THAT'S EATING AT ME RIGHT
NOW.
SO I NEED TO COME HERE, ONE,
BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT
HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
I WANTED TO KNOW WHO YOU WERE.
I WANTED TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
TWO, WHOEVER I WAS SUPPOSED TO
BE WITH, I WANTED TO LET THAT
PERSON KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER GIRL
ANYMORE.
>> YOU'RE TRYING TO LIVE TWO
DIFFERENT LIVES.
THAT'S NOT OKAY WITH ME AT ALL.
>> AND NOW, MORE
CATFISH: THE TV SHOW.
STICK AROUND.
HOW'D THAT GO?
>> I TOLD HER I DIDN'T WANNA
PURSUE ANYTHING.
SHE THINKS I'M WRONG FOR, UM,
BEING IN ANOTHER RELATIONSHIP
AND GETTING SERIOUS LIKE I DID.
>> IT'S KINDA HYPOCRITICAL.
>> IT IS WHAT IT IS.
I'M SAD, BUT I FEEL BETTER ABOUT
THE SITUATION.
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GONNA GO
IN THERE FOR A MINUTE, JUST SORT
OF SEE HOW SHE'S DOING AND HAVE
A QUICK CHAT.
I'M SURE THAT WAS KIND OF A
HEAVY TALK YOU GUYS HAD.
DO YOU WANNA SORT OF GIVE ME
YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON HOW THAT
WENT AND YOUR TAKE ON IT?
>> I'M SORRY FOR LYING.
I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GONNA MEET
DORION THROUGH THIS PAGE AND
HAVE SUCH A STRONG CONNECTION
WITH HIM AS I THOUGHT.
I HONESTLY WANTED TO TELL HIM.
I JUST--I DIDN'T KNOW HOW.
>> AS I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW,
WHEN WE GOT HERE, YOU DIDN'T
KNOW THAT DORION WAS IN A
SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, IT PISSED
ME OFF.
IT REALLY DID.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HER.
I DIDN'T.
IT WAS A BIG SHOCKER.
YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE THIS GIRL
AND THEN JUST HAVE ME.
LIKE, I-I DON'T--
I DON'T WANT THE TWO--
I DON'T--YOU CAN'T.
AND I FEEL LIKE HE DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND THAT.
>> I MEAN, TO BE FAIR, IT
COULD HAVE SO EASILY BEEN...
>> DIFFERENT.
>> BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A
RELATIONSHIP WITH RAFFINEE SEVEN
MONTHS AGO IF YOU HAD TOLD HIM,
"THIS IS WHO I REALLY AM."
>> YEAH.
>> ANYTHING GOOD AND REAL IN
LIFE COMES FROM, YOU KNOW,
HONESTY AND...
>> OF COURSE, AND THAT'S WHY I'M
NOT DOING THE FACEBOOK THING.
NO MORE JESZICA.
>> WELL, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL,
YOUR REALITY ISN'T SO BAD.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, AND YOU'RE
SMART, AND I THINK YOU SHOULD
KNOW THAT YOU HAD A REALLY
PROFOUND EFFECT ON THAT MAN'S
LIFE.
>> AND, AS WELL, HE DID ON MINE.
>> AND YOU BOTH SUPPORTED EACH
OTHER FOR A LONG TIME.
YOU GOT A BEAUTIFUL SMILE.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
>> YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE SURE?
>> I WILL BE.
>> I'M GLAD I GOT TO MEET YOU.
>> I'M GLAD I GOT TO MEET YOU
TOO.
>> * I KNOW THAT
* COULD HAVE GONE MUCH BETTER
* WISH I'D ALWAYS BEEN AROUND *
* HOPE YOU'RE ABLE *
* TO FORGIVE ME LATER
* FOR ALL THE TIMES
* I LET YOU DOWN
>> READY TO SEE RAFFINEE?
>> YEAH.
I'M WILLING TO SHOW HER I CAN BE
THE MAN THAT SHE DESERVES.
WHEN YOU FIND THAT PERSON WHO
MAKES YOU HAPPY, KEEP THAT
PERSON.
>> HEY.
>> HEY, RAFFINEE.
DORION.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M BACK WITH RAFFINEE NOW.
>> IT'S VERY NICE TO SEE THAT
YOU GUYS ARE WORKING THIS OUT.
DO YOU THINK THAT MAYBE YOU
COULD GIVE HIM ONE KISS FOR US?
RAFFINEE, WHAT'S YOUR FEELING
AND TAKE ON EVERYTHING THAT WENT
DOWN?
>> IT GAVE ME A LOT OF STUFF TO
THINK ABOUT.
AND WHAT I REALLY WANT--
IT WAS THIS PERSON RIGHT HERE.
>> WOW.
YOU REALLY LOVE THIS GUY?
>> I DO.
I REALLY DO.
I DON'T SEE MYSELF WITH ANYONE
ELSE.
I'VE TRIED.
I REALLY HAVE.
>> YOU TRIED?
>> YEAH, I TRIED.
>> HI.
>> HEY, ALEXIS.
HOW IS EVERYTHING?
>> EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT DORION
NOW?
>> I'VE MOVED ON FROM IT.
FRIENDS IS WHAT--ALL IT'S GONNA
BE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS NEXT FOR
YOU?
>> I'M STILL LOOKING FOR THAT
ONE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO STAY WHERE
I AM NOW, SO...
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO ANYONE
ELSE WHO HAS FAKE PROFILES
ONLINE?
>> JUST STOP.
DON'T DO IT.
IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH
US.
BYE, ALEXIS.
>> SEE YOU.
>> LIKE, I LOVE HIS PERSONALITY,
AND I LOVE HOW HE TALKS TO ME.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MIGHT
LOVE HIM?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
[giggles]
>> WHOA.
THERE'S ONLY ONE SKYLAR HAZEN
ON THE ENTIRE INTERNET, AND HE'S
GOT A GIRLFRIEND.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK
NOW.
>> WE'LL JUST WAIT SORT OF OVER
HERE.
THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
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