Catfish: The TV Show (2012–…): Season 2, Episode 7 - Mike & Kristen - full transcript

Years ago, Mike met Kristen on Facebook. They quickly forged a deep connection, but Mike's frequent efforts to meet Kristen have been futile. He's convinced she could be the one. Will Mike finally get face-to-face with Kristen?

>> ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.

>> YEAH, NO KIDDING.

>> [knocks]

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.

>> LET ME JUST GET MY SHOT.

>> YOUR ROOM IS SURPRISINGLY

NEAT.

>> I'M LEARNING FROM YOU.

>> IS EVERYTHING--EVERYTHING

OKAY?

OH, WAIT A SECOND.

A GRAPE?

A GRAPE JUST FELL, SO THINGS ARE

NOT TOO FAR FROM DISORDERLY.

[both laugh]

EMAIL THAT JUST CAME IN.

SUBJECT--"SEPARATED BY LESS

THAN 40 MILES."

WOW. OKAY.

"HELLO, MY NAME IS MICHAEL.

I'M A 25-YEAR-OLD FROM STERLING

HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN."

UH-OH, MICHIGAN.

>> MICHIGAN IMPOSSIBLE.

>> "ABOUT THREE AND 1/2 YEARS

AGO, I STARTED TALKING TO A GIRL

NAMED KRISTEN.

SHE'S THE TYPE OF GIRL THAT YOU

INSTANTLY CONNECT WITH.

KRISTEN IS A 22-YEAR-OLD FROM

ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN, WHICH IS

ABOUT AN HOUR NORTH OF MY CITY.

KRISTEN IS GOING TO BEAUTY

SCHOOL AND HOPES TO PURSUE

A CAREER IN COSMETOLOGY.

WE STARTED TALKING ON FACEBOOK

AFTER SHE LIKED A COMMENT I

POSTED.

AFTER ONLY A MONTH OF TALKING,

WE'D ALREADY BEGUN SAYING,

'I LOVE YOU.'"

>> L-BOMBS.

>> "AND I CONSIDERED HER MY

GIRLFRIEND."

>> G-BOMB.

>> "WE'VE EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE

NUMBER OF KIDS WE WANT TO HAVE."

>> K-BOMB.

>> "MY ATTEMPTS TO MEET HER HAVE

BEEN FREQUENT, BUT FUTILE.

THE BIGGEST REASON I FEEL SHE

WON'T SEE ME IS BECAUSE OF HER

PHYSICAL HANDICAP.

UP TO THIS POINT, OUR

RELATIONSHIP HAS CONSISTED ONLY

OF TEXT MESSAGES AND PHONE

CALLS.

NO VIDEO CHAT.

I'M NOT MUCH OF A COMPUTER GUY.

I'M AFRAID THAT WITHOUT YOUR

HELP I'LL NEVER GET A CHANCE TO

KNOW IF SHE AND I HAVE A FUTURE

TOGETHER.

I AM HOPEFUL AND WILL BE FOREVER

GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN HELP ME MAKE

THIS HAPPEN."

WHAT'S CRAZY IS THAT THEY LIVE

SO CLOSE AND THAT THIS GUY HAS

CONTINUED TO ENTERTAIN THE FACT

THAT THERE'S A CHANCE THEY'LL

MEET UP WHEN THEY HAVEN'T YET.

>> I KNOW.

>> YEAH, WE JUST GOTTA FIND OUT

MORE FROM THIS GUY.

[Skype chimes]

HELLO.

>> WHAT'S UP, MAN?

HOW YOU GUYS DOING?

>> TELL US EVERYTHING, MAN.

>> KRISTEN, SHE'S JUST

EVERYTHING I FEEL LIKE I WANT.

WE HAVE GREAT CHEMISTRY.

>> * I HAVE BEEN TRYING

* TO FIND HER

* WANNA GIVE WHAT I'VE GOT *

* SHE LIT A FIRE AND NOW

* SHE'S IN MY EVERY THOUGHT *

>> SHE'S FUNNY.

OUR SENSE OF HUMORS, I THINK,

ARE VERY SIMILAR.

>> YOU GOTTA EXPLAIN THIS

HANDICAP THAT SHE HAS, BECAUSE

OTHERWISE, I REALLY CAN'T

UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'D BE PUTTING

UP WITH SOMEBODY WHO LIVES SO

CLOSE NOT SEEING YOU FOR

3-1/2 YEARS.

>> IT WAS PROBABLY AROUND THE

SAME TIME THAT I MET HER--WAS

CLOSE TO THE TIME WHERE SHE WAS

INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

THEY GOT INTO A HEAD-ON

COLLISION WITH A SEMI TRUCK,

ACTUALLY.

THE WINDSHIELD BROKE, GLASS

SHATTERED, AND IT GOT INTO HER

EYE.

THE DOCTORS COULDN'T FIX IT, SO

SHE HAS A FAKE EYE NOW.

SHE MIGHT BE APPREHENSIVE TO

ACTUALLY MEET ME BECAUSE MAYBE

SHE FEELS LIKE I'M GONNA REJECT

HER BECAUSE OF THAT, BUT I TELL

HER TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT'S

NOT THE CASE.

IT'S BEEN LONG ENOUGH.

THE DAY I MEET HER, I FEEL LIKE

WE'RE GONNA HIT A HOME RUN, MAN

AND I JUST--I WANT THAT TO

HAPPEN PRETTY BAD.

>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, LOOK.

I'M SO CURIOUS ABOUT THIS GIRL.

I'M IN.

I'M--I'M READY TO MAKE THIS

HAPPEN.

>> [claps] GOOD.

I LIKE TO HEAR THAT.

>> GREAT.

LATER, MAN.

>> PEACE.

>> THIS GUY, FOR THE LAST THREE

AND 1/2 YEARS, HE'S BEEN HOPING

THE WHOLE TIME THAT SOMETHING

WILL CHANGE AND HIM AND KRISTEN

WILL END UP TOGETHER.

>> HE'S IN--INVESTED IN THIS.

>> BIG TIME.

>> WELL, LET'S GO.

RIGHT? WE'RE GOING TO MICHIGAN.

>> YEAH, MAN.

>> * A WHITE LIGHT BURNED

* BY THE BURDEN OF PROOF

* AND LAST NIGHT YOU TOLD

* THE TERMINAL TRUTH

* OH I TOLD IT TO YOU

>> COOL.

IT WOULDN'T BE A SEASON OF

CATFISH IF WE DIDN'T END UP IN

MICHIGAN AT LEAST ONCE.

>> * IN THE BLACK LIGHT

* IN THE BLACK LIGHT

>> WEIRDEST THING ABOUT THIS

STORY IS NOT THAT SHE GOT INTO

AN ACCIDENT AND LOST AN EYE, AND

NOT THAT THEY'VE NEVER VIDEO

CHATTED IN THREE AND 1/2 YEARS.

IT'S THAT THEY LIVE LESS THAN AN

HOUR AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.

>> YEAH.

THE OLD KNOCK.

>> YO, MIKE.

>> JUST GO AHEAD?

>> HEY.

>> HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?

>> HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?

>> HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.

GLAD YOU GUYS MADE IT.

HEY, GOOD TO MEET YOU, MAN.

>> AND THIS IS YOUR HOUSE?

>> THIS IS MY HOUSE, YES.

>> YOU OWN THIS HOUSE?

>> I OWN THIS HOUSE.

>> YOU OWN IT?

>> YES.

>> THIS IS GREAT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> SO THE BEDROOMS ARE OVER

HERE?

>> YEP, THAT'S WHERE THE MAGIC

HAPPENS.

>> DO YOU BELIEVE IN SEX BEFORE

MARRIAGE?

>> YES, I DO PRACTICE SEX BEFORE

MARRIAGE.

>> [laughs]

IT'S PRACTICE THOUGH?

>> YES.

>> JUST PRACTICE.

>> PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.

>> LET'S HAVE A SEAT.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS, UH,

DIFFERENT ABOUT KRISTEN THAN

OTHER GIRLS THAT YOU'VE BEEN

DATING?

>> SHE'S SHOWING YOU THE LOVE

AND THE COMPASSION AND THE

RESPECT THAT YOU'RE SHOWING HER.

IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD.

>> HAVE YOU GIVEN YOUR WORD IN

ANY WAY TO KRISTEN?

>> WE WERE EXCLUSIVE AT SOME

POINTS.

SHORT PERIODS OF TIME AND THEN,

FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT WOULD

STOP.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT IF I WAS

DATING SOMEBODY, KRISTEN ALWAYS

TOLD ME THAT SHE WANTS ME TO

STOP TALKING TO THIS GIRL

BECAUSE HER AND I ARE GONNA BE

TOGETHER.

AND THEN EVENTUALLY I WOULD

ALWAYS BREAK DOWN AND STOP

TALKING TO GIRLS I WAS TALKING

TO IN HOPES THAT HER AND I WOULD

FINALLY GET THE CHANCE TO MEET

EACH OTHER.

I DIDN'T WANNA JUST THROW

EVERYTHING AWAY THAT I FELT THAT

WE HAD ALREADY BUILT UP.

>> WOULD YOU SAY THAT--THAT YOU

LOVE HER?

>> YEAH.

YEAH, I'LL SAY THAT.

I HAVE SAID IT TO HER ON MANY

OCCASIONS.

THE WHOLE MYSTERY OF THE

SITUATION IS REALLY DRAWING ME

INTO IT.

SHE'S ELUDED ME THUS FAR.

>> YOU WANNA TRUST HER?

>> YES, I DEF--ABSOLUTELY DO.

I BELIEVE WHAT SHE'S TELLING ME,

AND I JUST REALLY, REALLY HOPE

THAT IT'S ALL TRUE.

>> SO MOST OF YOUR

COMMUNICATION'S WITH YOUR PHONE.

>> MOSTLY THE PHONE, YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT DO YOU

HAVE ON THERE?

>> I'VE GOT A FEW PICTURES OF

HER.

>> SO THESE ARE PICTURES SHE

TEXTED YOU?

>> YES.

>> THIS ONE'S FROM APRIL?

>> MM-HMM.

>> THIS IS INTERESTING.

SO I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT

GLASS EYES, BUT OBVIOUSLY I KNOW

THAT IF YOU HAVE TWO FUNCTIONING

EYES, YOUR PUPILS OPEN AND CLOSE

TOGETHER.

AND IN THIS PICTURE, BOTH OF HER

EYES, THE PUPIL'S THE EXACT

SAME SIZE.

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT--AND I'M SURE

YOU'VE CONSIDERED THIS--THAT

MAYBE SHE DOES IN FACT HAVE TWO

WORKING EYEBALLS.

>> SHE MADE IT UP.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WOULD YOU MAKE

SOMETHING LIKE THAT UP.

>> ARE YOU SEXUALLY ATTRACTED TO

HER?

>> YES, I AM SEXUALLY ATTRACTED

TO HER.

SHE'S GOT SOME NICE CURVES TO

HER FROM OTHER PICTURES I'VE

SEEN THAT I WILL NOT DISCLOSE

TO YOU GUYS, BUT--

>> REALLY?

>> WHAT?

>> EVERYTHING IS--IT'S GOOD.

>> WHAT PICTURES ARE THOSE?

>> THEY'RE JUST PROVOCATIVE

PHOTOS TO GET THE IMAGINATION

GOING.

>> SUGGESTED NUDITY.

>> WOW.

>> AND HAVE YOU, UH,

RECIPROCATED?

>> YEAH, I HAVE.

YEAH.

>> IN A SIMILAR FASHION?

>> A SIMILAR FASHION.

FULL FRONTAL NUDITY WITH MY FACE

INCLUDED ALSO.

YEAH.

>> UH, I'M--I'M A LITTLE--

>> [laughs]

>> I'M--I MEAN, NOT A LOT OF

PEOPLE--

>> THAT'S--

>> WELL, I GUESS PEOPLE DO THAT,

BUT--

>> THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE

TR--THAT YOU TRUST HER.

>> YEAH.

WE GOT WORK TO DO.

>> YEAH.

>> I HOPE THAT, UH, WE GET TO

THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

>> ALL RIGHT, MAN, LATER.

>> LATER, MIKE.

>> SEE YA.

>> HE'S PUT SO MUCH MORE INTO

THIS THAN HE EVEN REALLY WANTS

TO ADMIT.

WHAT HE'S GOT ON THE LINE HERE

ARE TWO THINGS.

ONE IS THIS LONG RELATIONSHIP

WITH THIS GIRL THAT HE'S PRETTY

CRAZY ABOUT.

AND TWO IS JUST HIS PRIDE.

THIS GUY REALLY WOULD BE CRUSHED

TO FIND THAT HE'D BEEN TAKEN

ADVANTAGE OF.

>> ALL RIGHT.

SO, HERE'S WHAT'S UP.

WE'VE GOT MIKE'S RELATIONSHIP

WITH KRISTEN.

THEY'VE BEEN TALKING FOR OVER

THREE YEARS.

WHAT IS KIND OF HARD TO BELIEVE

IS THAT THEY LIVE UNDER AN HOUR

AWAY, BUT SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE

TO FIND AN AFTERNOON.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE SHE'S

GOTTA GIVE UP A WEEKEND.

LIKE, THEY COULD MEET FOR

DINNER.

>> THIS ACCIDENT THING, HUGE RED

FLAG.

>> WHY WOULD SHE PICK AN EXCUSE

THAT WOULD BE SO HARD TO FAKE

AND SEND PHOTOS?

>> WE NEED TO DO A FEW THINGS.

PROVE OR DISPROVE THAT SHE IS

THE GIRL IN THE PICTURES.

WE NEED TO SEE IF SHE IS LYING

TO HIM ABOUT WHO SHE IS.

NUMBER TWO IS TO FIND OUT WHO

SHE REALLY IS.

>> RIGHT.

>> BUT THE LEAST WE COULD DO

IS FIND OUT IF WHAT SHE'S TOLD

HIM IS TRUE.

>> HERE'S AN EMAIL FROM MIKE

WITH ALL OF THE NECESSARY INFO.

KRISTEN NICOLE PARKERS.

22-YEAR-OLD.

BIRTHDAY: MARCH.

LIVES IN ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN

WITH HORSES.

>> SHE GOES TO BEAUTY SCHOOL IN

PORT HURON.

WE SHOULD CALL THE BEAUTY SCHOOL

AND SEE IF KRISTEN ACTUALLY DOES

ATTEND.

>> I WILL CALL KRISTEN'S

SUPPOSED BEAUTY SCHOOL.

HI, BRIANNA, MY NAME IS DEV AND

I MAKE A SHOW ONMTV CALLED

CATFISH.

>> YEAH, YEAH, I THINK I'VE

HEARD OF IT.

>> BASICALLY WHAT I'M TRYING TO

FIND OUT IS IF THERE IS

A STUDENT THERE BY THE NAME

KRISTEN PARKERS.

OH.

OKAY.

>> AND--AND SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO

HAVE A GLASS EYE?

>> YOU'VE MADE MY JOB MUCH

HARDER.

>> [laughs]

>> INTERESTING.

>> SO THERE'S A KRISTEN THAT

GOES THERE.

KRISTEN WITH A "K."

>> RIGHT.

>> NO GLASS EYE.

>> IF IT'S A GOOD GLASS EYE YOU

COULD NOT KNOW.

>> YES YOU KNOW.

>> NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

IT'S NOT A GUARANTEE THAT SHE

WOULD KNOW.

>> I WANNA DO A SPOKEO SEARCH

FOR--

>> I KNOW, WE CAN DO THAT.

>> FOR THE PHONE NUMBER THOUGH.

>> WELL, YEAH, 'CAUSE THAT COULD

GIVE US A LAST NAME.

AND THEN WE COULD ACTUALLY CALL

BACK AND ASK HER IF IT IS THAT

LAST NAME, RIGHT?

>> RIGHT.

>> OKAY, LET'S SEE IF WE GET

A HIT.

AND WHAT HAVE WE GOT?

HILLOCK.

>> THAT COULD BE HER FATHER.

>> SO MAYBE HER NAME IS KRISTEN

HILLOCK.

>> TRY THE WHITE PAGES.

ST. CLAIR.

THERE IS A HILLOCK IN ST. CLAIR.

THIS IS THE ADDRESS THAT

CAME UP AND IT SHOWS A FARM OF

SORTS IN A VERY RURAL

NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE

A HORSE CORRAL--

>> A BARN.

>> A BARN WITH A HORSE PEN.

>> YEAH.

>> AND SEEMINGLY LARGE ANIMAL.

>> [laughs]

>> I MEAN, YOU KNOW.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE A HORSE.

>> I THINK IT'S WORTH RUNNING

THE ADDRESS.

>> OKAY.

KRISTYN HILLOCK, BOOM.

>> BUT SHE'S FEMALE, 57.

>> 57.

>> SO SHE COULD BE 57?

>> SO THE PICTURE SHE'S SENDING

COULD BE HER DAUGHTER.

>> SPELLED DIFFERENTLY THAN--

>> SPELLED "Y-N," KRISTYN WITH

A "Y."

SO NOW I'M JUST SEARCHING

KRISTYN WITH THE--WITH THE NEW

SPELLING, "HILLOCK," ON

FACEBOOK.

>> AND WHAT DID YOU GET?

>> NOTHING.

HERE'S A MYLIFE PAGE.

>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

>> IT SAYS SHE'S 22 HERE.

KRISTYN HILLOCK, 22, ST. CLAIR,

MICHIGAN.

THAT'S HER.

WE FOUND HER.

WHEN'S HER BIRTHDAY?

MARCH 27!

>> ST. CLAIR.

>> ST. CLAIR.

>> 22.

>> 22.

BORN IN MARCH.

CALL THE BEAUTY SCHOOL AND ASK

IF IT'S KRISTYN HILLOCK.

>> HEY, BRIANNA, IT'S NEV AGAIN.

HEY.

SO, DO YOU HAVE A STUDENT

CURRENTLY ENROLLED BY THE NAME

KRISTYN HILLOCK?

WOW.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY, BYE.

WE'RE OUT--WE'RE OUT.

WE'RE DONE.

>> NO, WE'RE NOT.

>> RECORD INVESTIGATION TIME.

>> NO--WELL, SO WHAT DO WE KNOW?

>> WE'RE DONE.

WE'RE DONE.

>> THAT IT IS HER?

>> IT'S KRISTYN HILLOCK.

>> BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW IF

IT'S REALLY HER IN THE PICTURES.

>> AND WE DON'T KNOW IF SHE GOT

INTO AN ACCIDENT.

>> OKAY, SO JUST SEARCHING

KRISTYN HILLOCK.

LET'S LOOK AT THIS PIPL THING.

>> KRISTYN NICOLE HILLOCK.

>> OOH.

>> SHE'S GOT SOME TATS.

>> WITH SCISSORS BECAUSE SHE'S

INTO BEAUTY SCHOOL.

HERE'S HER FACEBOOK PAGE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> OH, COME ON.

BE THE FACEBOOK PAGE.

YES!

>> A HORSE!

>> SHE GOES BY KRISTYN NICOLE

WITH THEN AN "H" IN PARENTHESES.

>> "H" IN PARENTHESES.

>> BECAUSE HER LAST NAME IS

HILLOCK.

THERE'S A PICTURE OF A HORSE.

LOOKS LIKE THE SAME HORSE IN THE

PHOTO.

>> YOU CAN'T TELL.

>> [laughs] I'M JUST KIDDING.

>> SHE'S GOT PHOTOS.

>> YEAH, BUT EVERYTHING IS

PRIVATE.

>> [bleep].

>> SO, IT'S ALMOST CERTAIN THAT

THE GIRL THAT MIKE'S TALKING

TO'S NAME IS KRISTYN NICOLE

HILLOCK AND THAT MOST, IF NOT

ALL OF THE DETAILS THAT SHE'S

GIVEN HIM ABOUT HER LIFE ARE

TOTALLY ACCURATE.

>> HE'LL BE RELIEVED.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE

GLASS EYE.

>> YES.

>> AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE

LOOKS LIKE.

>> TOTALLY.

IT'S A LITTLE CONCERNING THAT

SHE LIED ABOUT HER LAST NAME.

>> BUT EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO

BE TRUE.

>> THE ONLY THING WE HAVEN'T

BEEN ABLE TO FIND IS ANY KIND OF

CONCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC

EVIDENCE.

WHAT IS SHE HIDING?

WHO KNOWS.

>> WE DO HAVE SOME REALLY

INTERESTING INFORMATION.

IT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

IT'S TOO MUCH TO GET INTO OVER

THE PHONE.

WE WANTED TO MEET UP WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE LPGA TOUR.

>> YOU'RE GOING TO

THE WRONG SPOT.

[all laugh]

HOW YOU GUYS DOING, MAN?

>> GOOD, MAN.

LOOK AT YOU.

YOU'RE ALL COLOR COORDINATED

TODAY.

>> HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA--

YOU GOTTA LOOK THE PART.

>> THE BOY IN BLUE.

>> SO HOW MUCH DOES EVERYONE

KNOW?

>> I DIDN'T REALLY TELL 'EM

ABOUT A LOT OF THE DETAILS ABOUT

IT.

IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT MY

OWN, I FEE LIKE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

AND IF I WANNA MAKE IT YOUR

BUSINESS, I WILL MAKE IT YOUR

BUSINESS.

AND THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW THAT I

WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

>> YOU JUST MADE IT MY BUSINESS.

>> I DID MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS.

SO YOU'RE COOL.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT WITH

THE QUESTIONS.

YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD.

>> OH, THAT'S GOT A SHOT.

HAS MIKE EVER SAID THAT HE MET

HER?

>> HE TOLD ME LAST SUMMER HE WAS

LEAVING MY HOUSE TO GO MEET HER.

HE SAID IT A COUPLE OF TIMES SO

I BELIEVED HIM.

>> REALLY?

>> I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, MAYBE SHE

IS REAL."

>> AND?

>> AND I JUST WAS RECENTLY TOLD

THAT HE HAS NEVER.

HE TOLD ME THAT HE LIED TO ME

ABOUT IT.

>> DID THAT BOTHER YOU THAT--TO

FIND OUT THAT HE--

>> I WAS LIKE--I KINDA WAS LIKE,

WHY ARE YOU LYING TO ME?

>> RIGHT.

>> WHY'D YOU LIE?

>> VERY NICE.

WOULD YOU SAY HE'S, LIKE,

A PLAYER OR, LIKE, A...

>> NOT REALLY.

>> LIKE A ONE--KIND OF LIKE A

ROMANTIC?

LIKE A--

>> YEAH, I'D SAY HE'S

PROBABLY--PROBABLY A ROMANTIC.

BUT HE'S--HE'S A GOOD GUY.

HE'S A GOOD GUY.

HE'S GOT ALL THESE FEELINGS FOR

THIS GIRL HE NEVER EVEN MET YET.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

>> ARE YOU KIND OF, LIKE,

EMBARRASSED ABOUT IT?

>> YEAH, DEFINITELY.

>> WHY?

>> 'CAUSE IF PEOPLE CAN'T SEE

THE PERSON WHO I'M SAYING I'M

HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH, TO

THEM IT'S NOT REAL.

I COULD JUST BE MAKING IT UP.

I REALLY DON'T WANT THEM TO BE

LIKE, "OH, BRO.

YOU'RE [bleep] STUPID, YOU KNOW?

YOU'RE--YOU'RE DUMB.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU KNOW?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING TO SOMEBODY

YOU NEVER MET BEFORE?

>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA TAKE

THIS GUY, TALK TO HIM A LITTLE

BIT.

>> DON'T BE TOO ROUGH ON HIM.

>> I'M VERY FRAGILE.

I HAVE A HARD EXTERIOR, BUT ON

THE INSIDE--

>> VERY SOFT.

[all laugh]

>> ALL RIGHT, HERE'S WHAT'S UP.

SO WE LOOKED AT THE INFO THAT

YOU GAVE US.

WE THOUGHT WHY NOT CALL THE

BEAUTY SCHOOL THAT SHE GOES TO

AND ASK?

"YOU GUYS HAVE A KRISTEN PARKERS

REGISTERED?"

WE SPOKE TO A GIRL WHO WORKS

THE SORT OF FRONT DESK.

WE ASKED HER IF THERE WAS

A KRISTEN PARKERS.

SHE SAID NO.

>> WELL, THAT'S--THAT'S NICE.

>> BUT--BUT THERE IS A KRISTYN.

OKAY, SO, THE ONLY OTHER REAL

SORT OF HARD INFO THAT WE HAD

FOR HER WAS HER PHONE NUMBER.

SO WE RAN THAT AND IT CAME UP,

FIRST OF ALL, REGISTERED TO THE

NAME HILLOCK.

>> YEAH.

>> DOES THAT NAME MEAN ANYTHING

TO YOU?

>> NO. NOT AT ALL.

>> SO WE TOOK THE NAME HILLOCK

AND WE DID A SEARCH FOR IT IN

THE WHITE PAGES.

>> YEAH.

>> AND IT CAME UP WITH AN

ADDRESS.

AND AMAZINGLY, IT IS EXACTLY AS

SHE DESCRIBED.

RURAL AREA.

WE'VE GOT A BARN.

>> YEAH, THAT APPEARS TO BE A

BARN IN, LIKE, SOME PASTURE OR

WHATEVER.

>> LIKE, A HORSE PADDOCK.

WE SEARCHED THE ADDRESS.

BROUGHT US TO THIS.

NOW HERE WE GOT KRISTYN NICOLE

AND THEN IN PARENTHESES "H,"

WHICH WE PRESUME IS...

>> HILLOCK.

>> HILLOCK.

AND A HORSE.

THAT'S ALL WE CAN SEE 'CAUSE

IT'S PRIVATE.

WE ENDED UP CALLING THE BEAUTY

SCHOOL BACK.

>> YEAH.

>> AND NOW WE HAD SORT OF A LAST

NAME.

>> TRUE. YEAH. HILLOCK.

>> AND SO WE SAID TO THE

GIRL--WE SAID, "LOOK--"

>> "HOW ABOUT HILLOCK?"

HOW'S THAT, SON?

>> CAN YOU CONFIRM IF THERE'S A

GIRL NAMED HILLOCK?

>> AND THEY PROBABLY SAID NO.

THEY PROBABLY TOLD YOU NO,

RIGHT?

>> NO, THE ANSWER WAS YES.

SHE JUST HAS A DIFFERENT LAST

NAME.

>> WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE REALLY

LOOKS LIKE, IF SHE'S THE GIRL

FROM THE PICTURES.

>> YEAH.

>> AND WE DON'T KNOW IF SHE

REALLY HAD AN ACCIDENT OR NOT.

MAYBE SHE DID.

>> YEP. MAYBE SHE DIDN'T.

>> MAYBE SHE DIDN'T.

>> YEP.

>> TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, MOST

OF WHAT WE FOUND CONFIRMS

EVERYTHING SHE TOLD YOU.

>> THIS IS DIFFERENT ABOUT HER.

THE WHOLE SITUATION BEHIND IT.

DON'T GET ME WRONG.

I'VE--I'VE--I'VE TURNED DOWN

OTHER GIRLS.

I'VE SAID "NO, I CAN'T."

I'VE TOLD THEM I HAVE A

GIRLFRIEND.

I'M SORRY.

CAN'T DO IT.

YOU COME UP TO ME AT THE BAR,

"HEY, WHAT'S UP?"

"SORRY, I-I'M NOT INTO YOU.

GO AWAY."

>> BUT DESPITE--

>> THAT HAPPENS.

>> DESPITE WHO SHE IS, YOUR

FEELINGS ABOUT HER, THAT'S REAL.

>> I'M SORT OF SURPRISED THAT

YOU'RE HAVING SUCH A STRONG

REACTION JUST TO THE FACT THAT

HER NAME ISN'T HER NAME.

SHE WAS, FOR THE MOST PART,

TELLING THE TRUTH.

>> I KINDA ALREADY FEEL LIKE I

HAVE MY CLOSURE TO TELL YOU

THE TRUTH RIGHT NOW.

AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW.

I KINDA FEEL LIKE I HAVE IT

ALREADY.

>> WH--

>> IN ENOUGH OF A WAY FOR ME TO

MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE.

I'M JUST GONNA WALK AWAY.

STRAIGHT UP, THAT'S HOW IT'S

GONNA BE.

I'M GONNA WALK AWAY.

>> IT'S NOT BREAKING NEWS TO YOU

THAT THERE WAS A CHANCE THIS

GIRL COULD HAVE BEEN LYING TO

YOU.

>> WELL, IT KIND OF IS, MAN,

'CAUSE I-I TRUSTED HER.

LIKE, COMPLETELY.

FULL-FLEDGED, I BELIEVED WHAT

SHE WAS TELLING ME.

ALL OF IT.

SO YEAH.

AND TO FIND OUT THAT SHE WAS

LYING EVEN ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS

IS--IT'S NOT--NOT COOL, YOU

KNOW?

>> YOU'RE IN A SITUATION RIGHT

NOW WHERE YOU'VE SHARED

FEELINGS, YOU'VE INVESTED TIME.

I DO THINK IT'S WORTH SORT OF

CONSIDERING IN THE BIG PICTURE

OF THINGS.

>> I'D LOVE TO SIT DOWN AND SEE

HER AND TALK TO HER AND ASK HER

WHY.

I'M NOT GONNA QUIT UNTIL I GET

THAT.

>> I KNOW THIS WAS INTENSE AND

NOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE

HOPING FOR.

HANG IN THERE.

WE ARE GONNA SEE THIS THING

THROUGH.

>> YOU GUYS, TAKE CARE.

SAFE--SAFE TRAVELS.

ALL THAT STUFF.

>> HE HAS KINDA BEEN IN DENIAL.

AND I THINK THAT, LIKE, THIS WAS

THE FIRST MOMENT WHERE HE HAD TO

FACE THE FACTS.

>> THE PERSON HE SEEMS TO BE THE

CLOSEST WITH IS THIS GIRL.

>> RIGHT.

>> WHO HE JUST FOUND OUT HASN'T

BEEN TELLING HIM THE WHOLE

TRUTH.

LIKE, NO WONDER HE'S SO PISSED.

>> HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING NEW

TODAY?

>> NO.

>> THERE IS A MIKE FACTOR HERE.

WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THAT.

HE'S INTENSE.

>> WHICH IS WHY I THINK IT'S

PROBABLY BEST TO GET HIM AS

PREPARED AS WE CAN SO THAT

THERE'S NO SURPRISES.

>> SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?

I MEAN, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE

EVER HAD A SPECIFIC ADDRESS AND

EXACT NAME.

>> RIGHT.

>> BUT WE STILL NEED TO FIND OUT

WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE.

I DON'T IMAGINE THERE'S TOO MANY

HIGH SCHOOLS AND THERE'S

PROBABLY A YEARBOOK SOMEWHERE.

>> SO A YEARBOOK?

>> I'M JUST TRYING TO--

>> THAT'S--THAT'S YOUR BIG IDEA?

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WOULD

HAVE, LIKE, A PUBLISHED PHOTO OF

SOMEONE'S FACE.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

ST. CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL.

OKAY.

>> I DON'T THINK THEY DIGITIZE

THE YEARBOOK.

>> WAIT A SECOND.

LOOK AT THIS.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MICHIGAN.

YEAH, LOOK.

ST. CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS.

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE WE CAN

OUR HANDS ON A YEARBOOK THAT'LL

HAVE HER IN IT.

AND WE'LL KNOW WHO SHE IS AND

WE CAN CALL HER.

AND JUST SAY, LIKE, "LOOK, JIG

IS UP."

>> SO LET'S PICK UP MIKE.

>> RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

>> HER STORY ABOUT WHERE SHE

LIVES AND WHERE SHE GREW UP

SEEMS TO BE TRUE.

WE'RE NOT SURE IF SHE'S THE GIRL

IN THE PICTURES THAT SHE SENT

YOU.

>> YEP.

>> AND THAT'S KIND OF A BIG

PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.

>> THERE'S THE ST. CLAIR

HISTORICAL MUSEUM.

>> IT'S OPEN.

THE FLAG IS OUT.

THIS IS HOW REAL DETECTIVES

USED TO DO IT BEFORE THE

INTERNET.

THEY HAD TO--HAD TO GO PLACES.

AFTERNOON.

WE'RE TRYING TO LOCATE SOME

YEARBOOKS...

>> OKAY.

>> FROM ST. CLAIR HIGH

SCHOOL.

>> ON THE SECOND SHELF THERE

OVER TO THE RIGHT.

>> OH, LOOK AT THAT.

HERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT, 2007 ST. CLAIR HIGH

SCHOOL YEARBOOK.

>> SO THIS IS KINDA THE MOMENT

OF TRUTH.

HILLOCK. BOOM.

>> IS THAT HER?

>> CAN YOU GET OUT THE PICTURE

OF HER ON YOUR PHONE?

>> YEAH.

>> IT DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE

THE SAME PERSON.

>> I-IT LOOKS LIKE A COMPLETELY

DIFFERENT PERSON TO ME.

IN MY OPINION.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK, MIKE?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

EVERYTHING YOU GUYS COME UP WITH

SO FAR IS--KNOCKING ME DOWN

FARTHER AND FARTHER.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

>> WELL, WE ARE GETTING CLOSER

AND CLOSER.

WE KNOW EVERYTHING WE'RE GONNA

KNOW ABOUT THIS GIRL.

AND GUESS WE GOTTA CALL HER.

[phone rings]

>> YEAH, HI.

KRISTYN?

HEY, UH, MY NAME IS NEV AND I

HAVE--HAVE A SHOW ON MTV CALLED

CATFISH YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF.

OKAY, COOL.

UM, WELL, I'M HERE WITH YOUR

FRIEND, MIKE.

>> HEY, KRISTYN, THIS IS MIKE.

>> OKAY, SO YEAH, LET ME EXPLAIN

WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO BASICALLY MIKE GOT IN TOUCH

WITH ME.

WE'RE ACTUALLY NOW IN ST. CLAIR,

NOT TOO FAR FROM WHERE YOU LIVE

AND WE WERE HOPING THAT WE COULD

HELP YOU GUYS FINALLY MEET FOR

THE FIRST TIME AND HAVE A CHANCE

TO HANG OUT.

YEAH.

I MEAN, HERE.

I'LL LET YOU GUYS TALK FOR

A SECOND.

>> YEAH, I DO STILL WANNA MEET

YOU.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOU AND

JUST CHAT FOR A LITTLE BIT.

GOT A--GOT SOME QUESTIONS I'D

LIKE TO ASK YOU AND I'M LOOKING

FORWARD FOR YOU TO BE UP FRONT

AND HONEST WITH ME.

YEAH, YOU BEEN SAYING THAT TO

ME--

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING,

KRISTYN.

I THINK YOU OWE IT TO ME.

AT LEAST A LITTLE TINY BIT.

AND NOT EVEN JUST TO ME.

YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TOO.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S

UNDERSTANDABLE.

I'M SCARED TOO.

WE CAN BE SCARED TOGETHER.

WELL, CAN WE TALK ABOUT IT IN

PERSON?

CAN WE MEET UP AND TALK ABOUT

IT?

ME TOO.

ME TOO.

I GUESS THEN, SEE YOU SOON.

>> OKAY.

>> GOOD JOB.

I THINK YOU HANDLED THAT

INCREDIBLY WELL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> YOU GOOD?

>> I THINK SO.

>> ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.

>> YEAH, NO KIDDING.

>> * I SPENT MY TIME WATCHING

* THE SPACES THAT

* HAD GROWN BETWEEN US

* AND I CUT MY MIND

* ON SECOND BEST

* OR THE SCARS THAT COME

* WITH THE GREENNESS

* AND I GIVE MY EYES

* TO THE BOREDOM

* STILL THE SEABED

* WOULDN'T LET ME IN *

* AND I TRIED MY BEST

* TO EMBRACE THE DARKNESS

* IN WHICH I SWIM

>> THAT'S THE ONE.

LET'S GO.

>> JUST HANG HERE FOR A MINUTE.

>> RIGHT HERE?

>> YEAH, YES.

[knocks]

HI.

>> HI.

>> KRISTYN?

>> I'M KRISTYN, YEP.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU. NEV.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.

>> UH, COME--COME ON DOWNSTAIRS.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> THIS IS MIKE.

>> I'M REALLY SORRY.

I DON'T KNOW.

>> I DON'T KNOW EITHER.

>> I KNOW YOU'RE UPSET.

LIKE, I LIED.

>> YEAH, YOU DID.

>> BUT THERE'S A LOT I DIDN'T

LIE ABOUT.

>> OKAY, WELL, YOU LIED ABOUT

SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT THINGS.

>> ABOUT WHAT I LOOK LIKE AND MY

NAME.

>> YEAH.

THOSE ARE BOTH VERY IMPORTANT

THINGS.

>> YES, I UNDERSTAND,

I UNDERSTAND.

>> THAT WAS COMPLETELY BASED ON

A LIE, WHICH WAS WHY I WAS IN

THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I ENDED RELATIONSHIPS IN THE

HOPES I WAS GONNA MEET YOU

AND YOU WERE GONNA BE WHO YOU

SAID YOU WERE.

I ENDED REAL RELATIONSHIPS, REAL

CONNECTIONS WITH REAL PEOPLE

OVER YOU.

THE THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE WHO

YOU WERE.

I FEEL STUPID JUST FOR BEING

STANDING HERE RIGHT NOW TO TELL

YOU THE TRUTH.

>> I WASN'T TRYING TO PLAY YOU.

THAT WASN'T MY INTENTION.

>> WHAT--WHAT WAS YOUR

INTENTION?

>> TO GET THROUGH EVERYTHING

I'VE BEEN THROUGH, BASICALLY.

>> SO YOU WERE JUST USING ME...

>> I WASN'T USING YOU. NO.

>> TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT

YOURSELF?

>> IT WASN'T EVEN THAT.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

AND YOU'VE HELPED ME THROUGH

A LOT.

I DON'T WANNA CRY.

>> IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, I HAVE

A COUPLE SORT OF QUESTIONS.

>> GO AHEAD, YEAH.

YEAH, SURE.

>> I MEAN, UM...

>> THAT'S FINE WITH ME.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE

WERE VERY CURIOUS ABOUT WAS YOUR

ACCIDENT WHICH YOU ORIGINALLY

SAID, YOU KNOW, WAS A BIG PART

OF YOUR LIFE AND...

>> MM-HMM.

>> IS THAT SOMETHING THAT

HAPPENED OR?

>> THAT IS ALL TRUE.

I HAVE A FAKE LEFT EYE.

UM, AND HE TALKED ME THROUGH,

LIKE THE WHOLE THING.

>> AND WHEN DID YOU START

THE FAKE PROFILE?

>> LIKE, RIGHT AFTER.

SO RIGHT AFTER JULY 31, 2009.

I WAS AT A REALLY LOW POINT.

YOU KNOW, I WAS REALLY AT A LOW

POINT, AND I NEEDED A MASK.

AND THAT WAS MY MASK.

>> I GUESS I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT

YOUR FEELINGS TOWARDS MIKE ARE.

>> I MEAN, ALL MY FEELINGS WERE

REAL.

HE THINKS IT ALL WAS A LIE AND

IT WASN'T ALL A LIE.

LIKE, YEAH, WHAT I LOOK LIKE WAS

A LIE AND THAT IS COMPLETELY

WRONG.

AND MY NAME WAS A LIE AND THAT

WAS COMPLETELY WRONG.

BUT THOSE, LIKE, WERE THE ONLY

THING I LIED ABOUT.

LIKE, EVERYTHING ELSE,

EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN THROUGH,

EVERYTHING WAS TRUE.

THE FEELINGS WERE TRUE.

AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU

DID.

I MEAN...

I WAS THAT GIRL SITTING THERE,

LIKE, ABOUT TO TAKE HER LIFE.

AND YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE THAT

STOPPED THAT.

THE ONLY ONE.

I WOULD CALL YOU AND I WAS

BAWLING MY EYES OUT AND YOU

TOLD ME I'D BE OKAY.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT MY EYE

A LOT.

>> YEAH.

>> AND YOU SAID IF SOMEBODY

JUDGED ME ON IT, IT WASN'T

RIGHT.

THE NIGHTS I COULDN'T SLEEP

BECAUSE I HAD NIGHTMARES OF ME

DYING IN CAR ACCIDENTS, YOU WERE

THE ONLY ONE THERE.

FRIENDS THAT I THOUGHT I HAD

WEREN'T.

>> I UNDERSTAND.

>> I NEVER USED TO BE THE FAT

GIRL.

I WAS THIS LITTLE SKINNY CHICK

THAT GOT WHAT SHE WANTED.

AND THEN I GOT IN MY ACCIDENT

AND EVERYTHING CHANGED.

EVERYTHING.

I WOULDN'T STILL BE HERE IF IT

WASN'T FOR YOU.

JUST BY TALKING TO ME.

>> I'M REALLY GLAD THAT I COULD

HELP YOU.

THAT DOES MEAN SOMETHING TO ME,

THAT I COULD HELP YOU.

I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT.

I DON'T--I DON'T HATE YOU, FOR

WHAT IT'S WORTH.

EVEN IF I DID, WHAT WOULD IT

MATTER ANYWAY?

BUT--

>> IT WOULD STILL MATTER.

>> YOU DIDN'T RUIN MY LIFE.

YOU KNOW, GOOD LUCK IN

EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

I-I REALLY MEAN THAT.

>> THANK YOU. YOU TOO.

>> I HOPE EVERYTHING--

I HOPE--HOPE STUFF TURNS AROUND

FOR YOU.

>> THIS WAS THE FIRST STEP,

I THINK.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> GOOD NIGHT, KRISTYN.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT, BY THE WAY?

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS SAY GOOD NIGHT

INSTEAD OF GOOD-BYE?

>> GOOD-BYE MEANS FOREVER, AND I

CAN'T SAY IT TO ANYBODY.

>> OKAY.

>> EVER SINCE MY CAR ACCIDENT,

I DO NOT SAY GOOD-BYE.

IT MEANS FOREVER.

SEE YOU, KRISTYN.

>> SEE YA.

>> * SOON WE'LL BE *

* HERE ALONE

>> DOES THIS FEEL LIKE A BREAK

UP?

>> KIND OF.

I'M DISAPPOINTED.

LET DOWN.

>> YOU THINK YOU'D EVER BE OPEN

TO TALKING TO HER AGAIN?

>> WHY WOULD I--I'VE GOT NOTHING

ELSE TO SAY TO HER.

>> * OUT OF TIME

>> ARE YOU GUYS GONNA GO BACK

AND TALK TO HER?

>> WE MIGHT.

>> YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ME TO GO

WITH YOU THOUGH, ARE YOU?

IF YOU WERE TO ASK ME, I

WOULD--I WOULD RESPECTFULLY

DECLINE THAT INVITATION.

>> ARE YOU DOING SOMETHING ON

CONTACTS?

>> YEAH, I'M DELETING HER.

>> * OH, THERE YOU WERE

>> ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.

WOW.

>> THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE.

>> IF ANYONE REALLY NEEDS SOME

KIND OF SUPPORT, IT'S KRISTYN.

>> SHE FEELS REALLY BAD AND

GUILTY.

>> THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS,

LIKE, OFFER HER A REALLY SAFE

PLATFORM.

>> HI.

>> HEY.

>> YOU GUYS CAN COME IN.

>> COOL.

>> REALLY NICE, WOW.

>> SO YOU HAD THE ACCIDENT.

>> HOW DID YOUR LIFE CHANGE?

>> WELL, I GOT KICKED OUT OF

HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE I WAS HAVING

TOO MANY SURGERIES.

I WAS MISSING TOO MUCH SCHOOL.

>> AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO ALL DAY

LONG?

>> SLEEP.

THEY HAD ME PRETTY DRUGGED UP,

THE DOCTORS DID.

>> SO YOU WERE ON A LOT OF MEDS?

>> YEAH, THOSE STEROIDS ARE NOT

YOUR FRIEND.

>> NO.

>> [laughs] THEY ARE NOT.

I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHY I GAINED

ALL THE WEIGHT.

I GAINED ABOUT 130 POUNDS.

I HAD A BOYFRIEND WHO LEFT ME

THAT I HAD, LIKE, THOUGHT I HAD

A FUTURE WITH.

HE WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING THE CAR

WE WERE IN.

HE WAS FINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT

AND IT TOOK HIM TWO WEEKS TO

COME SEE ME.

AND HE TOLD ME TO HAVE FUN

LOOKING LIKE A PIRATE FOR THE

NEXT SIX MONTHS.

THAT WAS, LIKE, IT.

I WAS AT ROCK BOTTOM AND I

DIDN'T WANNA BE ON THIS WORLD

ANYMORE.

AND I FOUND MIKE AND...

ON ACCIDENT, REALLY.

HE HAD TALKED ME OUT OF IT, NOT

KNOWING HE TALKED ME OUT OF IT.

>> MIKE IS NOT KIND OF, UH, THE

WARMEST, CUDDLIEST GUY IN THE

WORLD.

>> BUT HE WAS...TOWARDS ME.

>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SORT OF

REALIZING.

>> HE USED TO TELL ME PRINCESS

STORIES TO GO TO BED.

ABOUT, LIKE, PRINCE MIKE--

[laughs]

AND PRINCESS KRISTYN IN A

CASTLE, YOU KNOW.

>> I THINK YOU'RE HEADING IN A

NEW, MUCH BETTER DIRECTION NOW.

AND I REALLY DON'T SEE ANY

REASON WHY ANYBODY WOULDN'T

ACCEPT YOU.

>> I'M REALLY TRYING TO MOVE

FORWARD AND GET BETTER.

EVEN, LIKE, I'M STARTING TO

BECOME MY GOOFY SELF AGAIN.

LIKE, BEING WACKY.

TAKING MY EYE OUT.

BEFORE I WOULD NEVER.

I WAS...SCARED.

BUT NOW I'M JUST LIKE, "HEY,

WANNA HOLD MY EYE?"

>> WHAT'S INVOLVED IN TAKING IT

OUT?

>> MY FINGER.

>> YOU JUST--YOU CAN JUST POP IT

OUT?

WAIT--

>> [laughs]

YEAH.

>> YOU DON'T NEED TO, LIKE,

RINSE OR SANITIZE?

>> NO, NO.

>> THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE THING

LEFT TO DO.

>> ARE YOU READY.

DON'T SCREAM.

>> [chuckles]

UH, YES.

>> OKAY.

>> OH, MY GOD.

CAN I TOUCH IT?

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH.

>> BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE

BEHOLDER.

>> [laughs]

>> YOU ARE [indistinct].

>> WOW. HERE YOU GO.

>> ABOUT, UH--

>> AND THEN YOU JUST POP IT BACK

IN.

>> WELL, THANKS FOR LETTING US

HELP YOU TELL THE TRUTH, GIVING

MIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ON

IN HIS LIFE.

I THINK VERY CLEARLY FOR YOU TO

NOW MOVE ON IN YOUR OWN.

>> THANK YOU.

I GOT THIS.

LIKE, I CAN DO IT.

>> * HEARTACHE IS A COLD PLACE

>> THANK YOU FOR KIND OF

SHARING WITH US.

>> IT WAS A CRAZY STORY.

REAL LIFE STORY.

>> SORROW IS A FREEING SPACE *

* WHERE TEARS

* HAVE A GOOD TASTE

>> GOOD NIGHT.

>> TALK SOON.

>> [laughs]

>> AND NOW MORE

CATFISH: THE TV SHOW.

STICK AROUND.

>> HEY, MIKE.

>> I WOULDN'T MIND IF WE COULD

JUST COME OVER TO YOUR PLACE

AND CHAT FOR A MINUTE.

YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE

PERFECT.

HOW YOU DOING?

>> HOW YOU DOING?

>> HOW YOU DOING?

>> MIKE.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU, MAX.

>> SO HOW WAS IT?

TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED, BRO?

I WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

>> GIVE US SOME DETAILS, MAN.

>> YEAH, WELL, EVERYTHING BUT

HER, YEAH.

>> BUT YOU LIKED HER

PERSONALITY.

>> YEAH, YEAH.

BUT I ALSO THOUGHT THERE WAS A

DIFFERENT--THERE WAS A DIFFERENT

PERSON BEHIND THE PERSONALITY.

SHE CAME OUT, SHE LOOKED AT ME,

I LOOKED AT HER, AND SHE SAID

"I'M SORRY."

THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT

CAME OUT OF HER MOUTH.

SHE SHOWED REGRET AND REMORSE

FOR HER ACTIONS, AND I BELIEVED

HER.

>> WAS THE EYE THING TRUE OR

WHAT?

>> YEAH.

>> IT WAS?

>> I WAS SURPRISE THAT THE WHOLE

ACCIDENT WAS REAL AND THAT SHE

DOES HAVE A FAKE EYE.

THAT WAS CRAZY.

SHE LOST A LOT OF HER FRIENDS.

IT WAS SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH

SCHOOL.

>> SHE WAS HAVING A SERIOUS

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GUY WHO

WAS DRIVING THE CAR.

THE GUY BROKE UP WITH HER.

>> YEAH.

>> SHE WAS NO LONGER POPULAR.

SHE'S HAD SOME REALLY BAD

BREAKS.

SHE MADE THIS FAKE PROFILE SO

SHE COULD KIND OF FEED HER

SELF ESTEEM A LITTLE BIT.

>> AND BASICALLY THAT'S WHAT I

DID, YEAH, FOR WHENEVER I WAS

TALKING TO HER.

I WAS JUST MAKING HER FEEL GOOD

ABOUT HERSELF AND THAT'S WHY SHE

KEPT, UH, YOU KNOW--SHE WANTED

ME AROUND.

YEAH, SHE WANTED ME AROUND

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN SHE HAD

A BAD DAY SHE'D CALL ME AND I'D

MAKE HER FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT.

SHE SAID IF IT WASN'T FOR ME

TALKING TO HER THAT IT WAS

LIKELY THAT SHE WOULD HAVE

KILLED HERSELF.

>> YOU MIGHT HONESTLY HAVE SAVED

HER LIFE, DUDE.

THINK OF IT LIKE THAT.

>> EXACTLY.

>> DON'T BE EMBARRASSED BY IT.

>> EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID WAS

THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

>> YOU WERE A GOOD GUY AND GAVE

HER THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

THERE'S NO REASON TO BE

EMBARRASSED ABOUT THAT.

>> THANKS, BRO.

>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TELLING HIM,

SEE?

>> YOU'RE RIGHT.

>> WHAT DO YOU FEEL?

>> I FEEL GOOD.

I FEEL--I FEEL GOOD, YEAH.

HONESTLY.

>> SOMETHING OFF YOUR SHOULDERS.

>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH. NO, FOR REAL. YEAH.

>> YOU'RE A YOUNG GUY, GOT

A GOOD JOB.

>> YOU GOT YOUR--YOU GOT YOUR

LIFE ON TRACK.

>> YOU GOT YOUR LIFE, YOU KNOW

WHAT I MEAN?

>> YOU GONNA TALK TO HER STILL?

>> NO.

>> ARE YOU DONE?

>> I ALREADY DELETED THE

CONTACT, YEAH.

DELETED HER NUMBER.

I MEAN, I STILL KNOW IT BY

HEART, BUT I'M NOT GONNA--

[all laugh]

IT'S GONE. IT'S GONE.

IT'S GONE.

>> I THINK YOU'LL STILL CALL HER

AND TALK TO HER.

>> I HONESTLY FEEL LIKE TOO.

>> I THINK YOU WILL.

>> I FEEL LIKE I WILL TOO.

>> YOU'RE NOT JUST GONNA GO COLD

TURKEY AND NOT TALK TO THIS

GIRL.

>> YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

YEAH.

>> WELL, LISTEN, FELLAS.

HE'S GONNA GO THROUGH SOME WEIRD

THINGS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF

DAYS.

IT'S GONNA SUCK FOR A LITTLE

BIT, YOU KNOW?

YEAH.

>> YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA GET

OUT OF HERE.

HEAD BACK.

>> ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS TAKE IT

EASY.

>> ENJOY YOURSELVES.

>> GENTLEMEN.

>> TAKE IT EASY.

>> ALL RIGHT, MAX.

>> DON'T GET UP, DON'T GET UP.

I'M PROUD OF YOU, MIKE.

YOU HANDLED YOUR BUSINESS LIKE

A GENTLEMAN.

SO THANKS FOR THAT.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> LATER, FELLAS.

>> TAKE IT EASY.

>> HEY.

>> OH.

>> HOW YOU DOING?

>> I'M DOING PRETTY WELL, MAN.

NO MORE MYSTERY ANYMORE SO IT'S

GOOD, MAN.

>> SO ARE YOU AND KRISTYN ON

PRETTY GOOD TERMS THEN, I GUESS?

>> YEAH, WE'RE ON--WE'RE ON GOOD

TERMS.

I MEAN WE'VE TALKED A FEW TIMES.

I TOLD HER, YOU KNOW, SHE

CAN--SHE STILL HAS MY NUMBER.

SHE, YOU KNOW--SHE CAN STILL

TEXT ME, CALL ME, WHENEVER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU TALK TO

SOMEBODY FOR THAT LONG YOU STILL

WANNA TIE UP A FEW LOOSE ENDS

OR WHATEVER AND THAT'S PRETTY

MUCH WHAT WE'VE DONE.

>> SO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU

ON THE GIRL FRONT?

>> I DON'T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND,

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M OUT THERE

STILL DANGLING MY, UH--DANGLING

MY BAIT OUT THERE SO TO SPEAK.

BUT, UH, I'VE HAD A FEW NIBBLES,

I'VE HAD A FEW NIBBLES.

BUT, UH, WE'LL SEE, WE'LL SEE.

I HAVEN'T FOUND THE ONE YET.

>> I'M SURE SOMETHING GOOD WILL

COME OUT OF THIS FOR YOU.

>> YEAH, I THINK SO TOO.

>> WELL, IT WAS GOOD TALKING TO

YOU.

>> ALWAYS, MAN.

GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN.

>> ALL RIGHT, DUDE.

TAKE IT EASY.

>> LATER.

>> LATER.

HEY, KRISTYN.

>> HOW YOU DOING?

>> HI.

>> HOW IS EVERYTHING?

>> EVERYTHING'S GOOD.

UM, I'M DATING NOW.

I HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

>> WHAT?

>> THAT WAS FAST.

>> YEAH.

HE'S GONNA MOVE WITH ME TOO.

>> WOW.

>> WOW.

>> YEAH.

>> MY FAMILY IS GONNA BE

BUYING A SALON.

>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

>> I KNOW.

IT'S EXCITING.

I'M READY TO START MY LIFE.

>> ALL RIGHT, KRISTYN.

AWESOME TALKING TO YOU,

AND, UH, YEAH, WE'LL TALK SOON.

>> OKAY.

>> BYE, KRISTYN.

>> BYE.

>> GOOD NIGHT.

>> WHY DO YOU LIKE THIS GUY SO

MUCH?

>> HE'S JUST SO SWEET AND

GENUINE.

>> BUT YOU'RE REALLY SUSPICIOUS

THERE'S SOMETHING BIG THAT YOU

DON'T KNOW.

>> YEAH AND IT SCARES ME.

>> WAIT, WHAT'S THIS.

>> THAT'S A MUG SHOT.

POSSESSION OF A WEAPON OF MASS

DESTRUCTION?

>> WHOA.

>> I'M SCARED.

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