Catfish: The TV Show (2012–…): Season 3, Episode 7 - Solana & Elijah - full transcript
Solana wants to take her relationship with her boyfriend Danny to the next level but she can't stop thinking about her online love Elijah. His photos were used in so many profiles that Solana has to know is this the real Elijah?
>> I CAN'T TELL IF I'M HAVING
A HEART ATTACK OR IF I'M DYING
ON THE INSIDE RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS THE STREET.
>> OH, MAN.
>> THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE HOUSE.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DOING IT.
WE'RE DOING IT.
IT'S HAPPENING.
[sighs]
ALL RIGHT.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD.
>> NO, NO, NO, JUST KNOCK.
>> JUST RING THE DOORBELL.
>> I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANYTHING.
>> RING THE KNOCKER.
>> DO YOU BUY HIS STORY?
THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE
THIS MORNING.
>> THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE.
>> THE WHOLE SHOWER IS SHAKING.
>> I HAD THAI FOOD LAST NIGHT
FOR DINNER, SO WHEN IT STARTED,
I SWEAR TO GOD, I LOOKED DOWN
AT MY STOMACH, AND I WAS LIKE...
>> [laughs]
>> MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD
THAT SECOND SERVING
PAD THAI.
WELL, THIS SHOW'S ABOUT THE
PEOPLE WE'RE TRYING TO HELP,
SO LET'S GET ONLINE.
CHECK THIS OUT.
"A NEVER-ENDING MYSTERY."
>> LIKE THE KENNEDY
ASSASSINATION.
>> DEAR NEV AND MAX,
MY NAME I SOLANA,
AND I'M 18 YEARS OLD,
CURRENTLY LIVING IN OCEAN
VIEW, DELAWARE.
>> * I'VE BEEN SEARCHING *
* FOR THE WRONG
* KIND OF LOVE, HONEY
>> I NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND
SOMEONE WHO HAS A BECOME A
VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
HIS NAME IS ELIJAH.
HE'S 20 YEARS OLD.
>> 20 YEARS OLD.
>> HE LIVES IN MINNESOTA.
>> * HEY
* CAN YOU HEAR
* WHAT I'M SAYING? *
* I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THROUGH *
>> I MET ELIJAH ON--GET THIS--
MYSPACE WHEN I WAS 14.
MY PARENTS HAD JUST GONE
THROUGH A DIVORCE, BUT ELIJAH
HELD MY HAND THROUGH EVERYTHING.
AND THEN WE FELL IN LOVE.
>> * HEY
* CAN YOU HEAR
* WHAT I'M SAYING? *
* I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THROUGH *
>> AS BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND,
WE WERE A DREAM.
THEN SUDDENLY, OUT OF THE BLUE,
HE DISAPPEARED.
HIS MYSPACE ACCOUNT WAS
DELETED.
HE NO LONGER CALLED,
AND I COULDN'T GET AHOLD OF
HIM IN ANY WAY.
I FELT ABANDONED.
HAD I DONE SOMETHING WRONG?
FOR TWO YEARS, I SAT THROUGH
MY MISTRUST WHEN, OUT OF
THE BLUE, I GOT A MESSAGE
FROM ELIJAH ON FACEBOOK.
HE WAS SEARCHING FOR ME.
WE STARTED UP COMMUNICATION
AGAIN, BUT I WASN'T OVER
HIS DISAPPEARANCE AND DIDN'T
REALLY TRUST HIM.
HOW DO I KNOW THAT THIS IS
THE REAL ELIJAH THAT I'M
TALKING TO?
OVER THE YEARS, ELIJAH AND I
HAVE NEVER VIDEO CHATTED.
HE DOESN'T HAVE A WEBCAM,
AND THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE ON
THE PHONE WAS SIX YEARS AGO
WHEN I WAS 14, BEFORE HIS
MYSPACE ACCOUNT WAS DELETED.
WE NOW ONLY MESSAGE ON A TEXT
APP AND ON FACEBOOK.
I HAVE RECENTLY MET A GUY HERE
IN DELAWARE.
HIS IS NAME IS DANNY.
HE REALLY WANTS TO MOVE OUR
RELATIONSHIP TO THE NEXT
LEVEL, BUT IN MY MIND,
I KEEP THINKING ABOUT ELIJAH
AND WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN.
I NEED TO KNOW WHETHER I SHOULD
MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE OR
POTENTIALLY MOVE FORWARD
WITH ELIJAH.
BEST REGARDS, SOLANA.
SHE CAN'T SHAKE THIS GUY,
THIS MYSTERY CRUSH.
>> ELUSIVE ELIJAH.
>> LET'S GET HER ON
THE OLD HORN.
SOLANA.
>> HELLO.
>> HI.
>> YOU HAVE THE BIG GAUGED
EARRINGS THERE, HUH?
>> I HAVE TWO.
LIKE, ONE ON EACH SIDE.
>> AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW
IN DELAWARE?
>> WELL, I WORK AT, LIKE,
A SALON SPA.
>> WE JUST READ YOUR EMAIL.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, HOW DID YOU
MEET ELIJAH?
>> WELL, WE TALKED A LOT ON
MYSPACE AND MESSAGED BACK
AND FORTH.
HE WAS ALWAYS GIVING ME
GOOD ADVICE AND REALLY, LIKE,
THERE FOR ME WHEN I DIDN'T
KNOW ANYBODY ELSE.
OUR RELATIONSHIP JUST KIND OF
GREW REALLY FAST, AND, LIKE,
I CONFIDED IN HIM AND TOLD HIM
ALL MY SECRETS.
>> AND THEN ONE DAY, JUST--
HE WENT OFFLINE?
>> ONE DAY, I SIGNED ON TO
MYSPACE TO, LIKE, MESSAGE HIM,
AND HIS PROFILE WAS JUST
COMPLETELY GONE.
>> WOW.
>> IT JUST SAID, "THE USER
DOES NOT EXIST."
AT FIRST, I WAS REALLY SAD,
AND, LIKE, I KIND OF THOUGHT,
LIKE, MAYBE I DID
SOMETHING WRONG.
>> BUT TWO YEARS AFTER ELIJAH
DISAPPEARS ON MYSPACE, ALL OF
A SUDDEN, HE POPS UP
ON FACEBOOK.
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
HE MESSAGED ME SAYING, "WELL,
I USED TO TALK TO A GIRL NAMED
SOLANA, AND, LIKE, I'M HOPING
IT'S YOU, AND IF IT'S YOU,
LIKE, REPLY TO ME."
I DIDN'T WANT TO LET SOMEONE
BACK INTO MY LIFE THAT WAS JUST
GONNA WALK OUT.
AND I TOLD HIM TO TEXT ME,
BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE A PHONE.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
HE DIDN'T HAVE A PHONE?
>> HE STILL DOESN'T.
>> DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?
>> NOT REALLY.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
>> I MEAN, EVERYBODY HAS
A PHONE.
>> HE HAS A TEXTING APP ON
AN IPOD.
>> YOU ARE STILL HOLDING ON
TO THIS.
>> YEAH.
THERE'S A BIG QUESTION
LINGERING FROM MY PAST.
>> BUT YOU'VE ALSO STARTED
DATING THIS DANNY GUY.
>> I REALLY LIKE DANNY,
AND HE'S GOOD TO ME,
WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME.
HE'S A GREAT GUY.
>> DOES HE KNOW THAT YOU
REACHED OUT TO US?
>> YEAH, I TOLD HIM, AND
HONESTLY, HE REALLY WANTS ME
TO BE HAPPY, SO HE'S BEEN
SUPPORTIVE, WHICH IS REALLY
AWESOME, BECAUSE MOST GUYS
WOULD BE LIKE, "SCREW YOU.
I'M OUT OF HERE."
>> INVITING US TO COME INTO YOUR
LIFE AND CONNECT YOU WITH
ELIJAH IS ONLY GONNA
CAUSE WAVES.
ARE YOU READY FOR THAT?
>> I JUST NEED TO SOLVE THIS
THING, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN
LINGERING, AND IT'S BEEN
BASICALLY HOLDING ME BACK FROM
COMMITTING FULLY TO DANNY,
AND THAT'S NOT FAIR TO HIM.
YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO WONDER,
"WHAT IF" ABOUT THIS PERSON
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
>> WE WANT TO HELP YOU,
AND I WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN
FIGURE THIS OUT.
>> THAT'S SUPER AWESOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THIS CYBER COURTSHIP NEEDS
TO END.
>> OR START.
>> PERHAPS.
>> [laughs]
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> OKAY.
>> WE'RE GONNA JUST--RIGHT NOW.
>> BYE, GUYS.
>> WE'RE GOING.
BYE.
>> ALL RIGHT, BYE.
>> BYE.
>> NOW WE'VE GOT
A LOVE TRIANGLE.
>> THE QUESTIONS LIE
IN DELAWARE.
>> RIGHT.
>> THE LIARS LIE SOMEWHERE ON
THE INTERNET.
>> SOLANA!
>> * SOUND AND VISION
* IN MY SLEEP
* GETS BETTER THAN IT
* EVER COULD BE
>> WE'RE HERE.
>> TO ME, THE WEIRDEST THING IS
THAT WHEN THEY MET, THEY USED
TO TALK ON THE PHONE
ALL THE TIME.
THEN HE DISAPPEARS.
HE POPS BACK UP.
>> RIGHT, AND THEN AFTER
HE RESURFACED, THEY HAVEN'T
TALKED ON THE PHONE SINCE.
WELL, WHAT'S HIS DEAL?
>> HERE IT IS.
>> ALL ABOUT U SALON.
>> HELLO.
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> HELLO.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GIVE ME A HUG.
>> both: NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NEV, IT'S YOUR TURN NOW.
>> YEAH.
>> HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO ELIJAH
RECENTLY?
>> WE USUALLY TEXT EVERY DAY.
YEAH.
>> THERE'S STILL THAT LEVEL OF
EXCITEMENT, LIKE, WHEN YOU GET
A TEXT FROM HIM.
>> OH, YEAH, DEFINITELY.
I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TO HAVE HIM
TEXT ME.
>> HOW DID IT START WITH ELIJAH?
>> I WAS GOING THROUGH SO MUCH.
I THINK THAT MY DAD AND MY MOM
HATED EACH OTHER.
AND I WAS, LIKE, DADDY'S GIRL
GROWING UP, SO I WANTED TO LIVE
WITH MY DAD.
I MOVED TO KING GEORGE,
VIRGINIA.
I WAS CULTURE SHOCKED AND,
LIKE, ALONE AND BORED,
SO ELIJAH POPPED INTO MY LIFE
AND KIND OF FIXED EVERYTHING,
BASICALLY.
JUST, LIKE, HE MADE ME
FEEL BETTER.
HE MADE ME FORGET ABOUT
EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON.
>> AND SO ELIJAH IS, LIKE,
YOUR BEST FRIEND?
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM.
>> EXACTLY.
>> AND YOUR BOYFRIEND.
>> EVENTUALLY, YEAH.
AFTER, LIKE, A MONTH OR SO OF US
TALKING AND FEELING IT OUT,
HE ASKED ME TO BE HIS
GIRLFRIEND, EVEN THOUGH--
>> VERY QUICKLY, YOU GUYS
STARTED TALKING ON THE PHONE.
>> WELL, HE HAD A HOUSE PHONE,
SO I COULD LET HIM CALL ME,
'CAUSE I HAD A CELL PHONE,
BUT I WASN'T ALLOWED TO CALL
HIM 'CAUSE HIS MOM WAS, LIKE,
SUPER STRICT IF, LIKE, SHE
CAUGHT ME CALLING OR WHATEVER.
>> AND YOU KIND OF GRIEVED FOR
HIM AFTER HE DISAPPEARED.
>> DEFINITELY, YEAH.
I WAS REALLY MESSED UP,
HONESTLY.
FOR HIM TO, LIKE, GIVE ME
ADVICE AND TELL ME EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE OKAY AND THEN ONE DAY,
JUST BE, LIKE, COMPLETELY GONE--
MAYBE I PUSHED HIM AWAY BY,
LIKE, TELLING HIM TOO MUCH ABOUT
MY LIFE.
>> YOU DON'T HEAR FROM HIM,
NOTHING.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> AND WHAT ARE YOU FEELING
DURING THAT TIME?
>> ONE DAY, I'D BE SUPER SAD
ABOUT IT, AND THE NEXT DAY,
I'D JUST BE, LIKE, TICKED OFF.
BUT THEN I WOULD ALWAYS JUST TRY
TO PUSH IT IN THE BACK OF
MY MIND.
>> SO A YEAR OR SO GOES BY
WHERE YOU GUYS DON'T TALK.
>> OUT OF THE BLUE ONE DAY,
I GET A MESSAGE ON FACEBOOK
FROM ELIJAH.
>> DO YOU HAVE MESSAGES?
>> YEAH, WE DO, AND YOU CAN READ
THEM AND SHOW HIM IF YOU WANT.
>> OH, WOW, SO THIS IS
THE MESSAGE HE SENT YOU...
>> YEAH.
>> RECONNECTING BACK IN 2012.
>> SLOWLY BUT SURELY,
OUR COMMUNICATION STARTED
PICKING BACK UP.
AND SO HE TEXTED ME FROM HIS
APP TEXT NUMBER OR WHATEVER,
AND BASICALLY, WE'VE JUST BEEN
TEXTING EVER SINCE.
>> DID YOU ASK HIM WHAT
HAPPENED?
>> HE TOLD ME HIS MOM HAD HIM
ON LOCKDOWN AND, LIKE,
TOOK HIS STUFF AWAY.
WOULDN'T LET HIM HAVE INTERNET
ACCESS OR PHONE ACCESS
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> HAVE YOU EVER ASKED ELIJAH
TO VIDEO CHAT?
>> I MEAN, I'VE ASKED HIM,
BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE A WEBCAM.
>> DO YOU BUY HIS STORY?
>> PARTS OF IT, YES, BUT
THERE'S A LOT OF, LIKE, HOLES.
I DON'T WANT TO, LIKE, ACCUSE
SOMEONE WHO'S DONE SUCH NICE
THINGS FOR ME OF, LIKE,
DOING BAD STUFF.
>> YOU WERE PURSUING ELIJAH
THERE FOR A WHILE,
AND HE WAS PURSUING YOU.
WERE YOU THINKING IT WAS LEADING
TO KIND OF A REBOOT?
SORT OF RELATIONSHIP 2.0?
>> DEFINITELY OUR RELATIONSHIP
WAS, LIKE, EVOLVING.
>> A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER,
YOU MET DANNY.
>> [sighs]
YEAH, THAT WAS GREAT TIMING.
>> HE'S WILLING TO LET YOU
DISCOVER WHO ELIJAH IS.
>> HE JUST WANTS ME TO
BE HAPPY.
>> DO YOU THINK ELIJAH KIND OF
COULD ALWAYS BE COMING IN AND
OUT OF YOUR LIFE?
>> I WOULD PREFER IF HE WOULD
JUST STAY IN MY LIFE, 'CAUSE
IT'S JUST CONFUSING.
IT MESSES UP MY OTHER
RELATIONSHIPS.
I JUST WANT SOMETHING STABLE,
BECAUSE MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN
UP AND DOWN AND ROCKY AND ALL
OVER THE PLACE.
I JUST WANT, LIKE, A SAFE
PLACE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT
PERSON CAN BE ELIJAH OR NOT.
>> YOU'RE SORT OF HOLDING ON TO
AN IDEA THAT THIS GUY THAT YOU
KIND OF FELL IN LOVE WITH WHEN
YOU WERE 13 COULD BE THE ONE
FOR YOU.
>> YEAH, IT'S LIKE, TORN
BETWEEN THE TWO.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ELIJAH'S
MOTIVES ARE, WHAT HE WANTS,
WHAT HE'S BEEN THINKING, AND,
LIKE, WHO HE IS, AND, LIKE,
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.
>> WE'RE GONNA GO AND RESEARCH
THIS GUY.
>> I'M EXCITED.
I'M SCARED EXCITED.
>> WE GOT THIS.
>> I'M GLAD.
[laughs]
GO.
>> ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU LATER.
>> IF I WERE HAVING ANY KIND OF
LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP
WITH THIS GIRL, I WOULD FIGURE
OUT A WAY TO GET MY ASS
DOWN HERE.
>> OH, MY GOD.
SO WHAT DOES HE WANT?
AND IF IT'S JUST FRIENDSHIP,
THEN WHY NOT TALK?
AND THE REASON SHE'S FREAKING
OUT IS BECAUSE SHE SEES THAT
DANNY IS REALLY INTO HER AND
THAT HE WANTS TO MOVE
THINGS ALONG.
>> SHE DEFINITELY HAS SOME BIG
DECISIONS COMING UP.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S FIND
A COZY SPOT.
RIGHT HERE.
YOU KNOW, MY PARENTS ARE
COMING HERE.
MY MOM JUST TEXTED ME.
>> YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT
SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TALK
ABOUT HIMSELF.
YOU GOT CATFISHED.
OH, BOY.
>> #RELATABLE!
>> [laughs]
NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT ME.
>> LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.
IS THIS THING FOCUSED ON ME
WELL ENOUGH?
>> WHERE WE DO WE START
WITH ELIJAH PROK,
SOLANA'S ONLINE RELATIONSHIP?
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
>> both: WHO IS THE GUY IN
THE PICTURES?
>> LET'S JUST SEARCH THIS
PHONE NUMBER.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST NUMBER THAT
HE GAVE HER.
WE GOT SOMETHING.
>> WHAT?
>> SHE'S 33.
>> POSSIBLE SISTER.
OR MAYBE SHE COULD BE
CATFISHING SOLANA.
WHAT COULD HAVE REALLY
HAPPENED HERE IS THAT SOLANA
WAS TALKING TO, POTENTIALLY,
THE REAL GUY BACK IN
THE MYSPACE DAYS.
>> WHO COULD'VE BEEN A GIRL.
>> BUT THEY'VE BEEN ON
THE PHONE.
>> THEY WERE BOTH 13,
SO THEIR VOICES COULD'VE BOTH
BEEN HIGH.
A GIRL COULD'VE PASSED AS A GUY,
BUT NOW THAT IT'S FOUR YEARS
LATER AND THIS BOY, ELIJAH,
IS SUPPOSED TO BE 18 OR 19,
THAT HIGH VOICE WOULDN'T FLY.
>> YEAH.
>> SO HENCE WHY ELIJAH WON'T
AUDIO CHAT OR VIDEO CHAT.
>> SURE.
ELIJAH COULD BE A GIRL.
LET'S NOW GO TO
ELIJAH'S PROFILE.
>> HAIR IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART
OF THIS EPISODE.
I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT RIGHT NOW.
>> HERE WE GO.
ELIJAH'S PHOTOS.
A LOT OF PHOTOS.
>> IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT
NONE OF THESE PICTURES HAVE
ANYONE ELSE IN THEM.
>> WHERE ARE ALL OF HIS FRIENDS?
>> THERE'S ANOTHER FACEBOOK
PAGE FOR HIM.
>> both: PROK ELIJAH.
>> AND THERE'S ELIJAH_PROK.
ELIJAH [bleep] PROK.
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY
ELIJAH PROK'S?
GO TO MR. DEF D.
>> "I AM ELIJAH.
I SING AND SCREAM.
I SKATEBOARD."
>> OH, LOOK, HE WROTE
SOMETHING IN SPANISH.
IN FACT, IT'S ALL IN SPANISH.
>> [speaking Spanish]
>> "YES, I HAVE A FACEBOOK."
CLICK ON IT.
>> WHAT IS THIS?
WHOA, HERE WE GO.
[bleep], AKA ELIJAH PROK.
>> WHOEVER THIS GUY IS, THERE
ARE A LOT OF ELIJAH PROK
PROFILES.
>> IT'S JUST WEIRD THAT PEOPLE
HAVE THEIR OWN NAMES, AND THEN
THEY PUT IN PARENTHESIS
"ELIJAH PROK"?
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
IS ELIJAH PROK JUST SOME SORT
OF, LIKE, MADE UP EMBODIMENT
OF ALL EMO DUDES?
>> AND THERE'S JUST SO MUCH
INFORMATION.
WE COULD GO ON AN ENDLESS SEARCH
TO FIND WHO THIS GUY IS.
A LOT OF FAKES.
>> JESUS.
WE'RE JUST GETTING GOING.
[bleep].
>> THE HALL OF MIRRORS THING
IS GONNA TAKE US FOREVER.
LET'S DO A PICTURE SEARCH,
JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.
>> THE FIRST SHOT.
COME ON.
>> GOT SOMETHING.
>> GIVE IT TO ME.
>> OH, WE GOT SOMETHING.
WE GOT A YOUTUBE.
>> both: YEAH!
>> HE'S GOT LOTS OF VIEWS.
>> 55,000.
22,000.
LET'S GO HOW TO SCREAM.
>> STARTED A NEW CHANNEL 'CAUSE
MY FRIENDS SAY I'M PRETTY DOPE
AND [bleep] AT SCREAMING,
SO I GUESS I'M GONNA JUST MAKE
THAT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
[screaming lyrics]
SEE, THE TOP OF MY EYES SCREAM.
MY MOUTH IS OPEN.
>> [screams]
HOW'S THAT?
>> NOT BAD.
>> GO TO THE ELIJAH
PROK/CHRISTINA GRIMMIE.
THIS HAS GOT 22,000 VIEWS.
>> I'VE GOT A BRAND-NEW CAMERA,
SO I'M PRETTY [bleep] EXCITED.
>> BRAND-NEW CAMERA.
>> YEAH, SO IF YOU GUYS EVER
WANT TO, LIKE, TALK TO ME OR
SOMETHING, YOU GUYS CAN EMAIL
ME, AND SKYPE IS ALWAYS
COOL TOO.
JUST LOOK UP ELIJAH.
>> OKAY, SO WAIT.
THAT'S BIG.
>> THIS GUY IS FILMING HIMSELF
DOING STUFF.
WHY ISN'T HE TALKING TO SOLANA
VIA VIDEO CHAT?
>> HE POSTS VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE,
AND WE KNOW HE HAS AT LEAST
A VIDEO CAMERA.
WHY IS HE SO PRIVATE AND
UNAVAILABLE AND HARD TO REACH?
I THINK THAT WE CAN SAFELY SAY
THAT THE GUY IN THE PICTURES--
NOT 100% SURE YET, BUT I HAVE
A PRETTY GOOD FEELING THE GUY
IN THE PICTURES' REAL NAME
IS ELIJAH PROK.
HE DOESN'T SEEM SHY OR "I DON'T
HAVE A PHONE."
THAT SEEMS KIND OF BOGUS.
NOW, THE QUESTION IS,
"IS THIS THE GUY THAT SOLANA
IS TALKING TO?"
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF ACCOUNTS
FOR HIM ON FACEBOOK.
>> PEOPLE COPY HIM.
PEOPLE IMPERSONATE HIM.
>> AND WE DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE
IS REAL OR WHICH ONE'S NOT.
>> I'M SUSPICIOUS THAT SOLANA'S
TALKING TO SOMEONE ELSE,
NOT THE ACTUAL ELIJAH PROK.
>> FIRST, I HAVE TO TELL YOU
THAT MY COVERS WON'T HAVE, LIKE,
SUPER BAD QUALITY.
>> WHO IS THE PERSON SHE'S
BEEN TALKING TO IF IT'S NOT
THIS GUY?
>> RIGHT.
WEIRD.
[phone line trills]
>> HELLO?
>> HI, IT'S NEV AND MAX.
IF WE WANTED TO, WE COULD COME
OVER TO YOUR PLACE NOW AND
GO OVER EVERYTHING?
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, BYE.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> HELLO.
>> HEY.
>> WHOA.
>> THIS IS DOT.
>> HEY, DOT.
>> YOU GUYS CAN COME INSIDE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE CAN SORT OF WALK YOU
THROUGH EVERYTHING WE FOUND.
JUST TO START THINGS OFF,
FIRST WE SEARCHED
THE OLD NUMBER.
THAT GAVE US SOMEONE
NAMED DENISE.
DO YOU KNOW DENISE?
>> NO, I DON'T KNOW EVEN
SOMEONE NAMED DENISE.
>> OFTENTIMES WHEN ONE PERSON
DOESN'T WANT THE OTHER PERSON
TO HEAR THEIR VOICE, IT'S
GENERALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE
OF THE OPPOSITE SEX.
>> MOST YOUNG BOYS TEND TO
SOUND LIKE GIRLS.
IF YOU WERE TALKING TO SOMEONE
BACK THEN WHO WAS A WOMAN
PRETENDING TO BE A YOUNG BOY,
SHE WOULD OBVIOUSLY STILL
SOUND LIKE THAT NOW.
>> OKAY.
>> HAD YOU EVER CONSIDERED THAT?
>> NO.
NO, ELIJAH'S NOT A GIRL.
>> MAYBE YOU WERE ALWAYS
TALKING TO DENISE.
>> OR A WOMAN...
>> OR A WOMAN.
>> IMPERSONATING ELIJAH.
>> [sighs]
>> HERE'S WHERE IT GETS
INTERESTING.
IF YOU JUST DO A SEARCH FOR
ELIJAH PROK, HE'S GOT A LOT
OF COPYCATS.
THERE'S THIS ONE.
THERE'S THIS GUY, WHO'S
ANOTHER WEIRD ONE.
>> OKAY.
>> WHO'S THIS DUDE?
AND THEN PARENTHESIS
ELIJAH PROK.
>> THIS ONE'S REALLY WEIRD.
>> YEAH, MR. DEATH.
THERE ARE PEOPLE IMPERSONATING
ELIJAH, USING HIS PICTURES
OR HIS NAME OR BOTH.
>> HE REALLY HAS STRUCK A NERVE
WITH A LOT OF KIDS
AROUND THE WORLD.
>> SO BASICALLY JUST LIKE A TREE
WITH A BUNCH OF LITTLE BRANCHES.
SO WHICH ONE IT IS, IS GONNA BE,
LIKE, DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT.
>> NOW, WE DID A GOOGLE SEARCH
FOR A BUNCH OF THE PICTURES
OFF OF HIS FACEBOOK PAGE,
AND THE FIRST ONE THAT GOT US
A HIT SHOWED UP ON
A YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
>> UH...
>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS
YOUTUBE CHANNEL?
>> [groans]
NO.
THERE'S A LOT OF VIDEOS
ON HERE.
WHY WOULD HE NOT TELL ME THAT?
>> I WANT TO PLAY A VIDEO
FOR YOU.
PERHAPS YOU'LL RECOGNIZE
HIS VOICE.
>> OKAY.
>> SO, YOU GUYS, MY NAME
IS ELIJAH.
>> IT WAS SO LONG AGO,
I'M NOT, LIKE, 100% SURE ABOUT
THAT BEING HIS VOICE.
>> I GOT A BRAND-NEW CAMERA,
SO I'M [bleep] EXCITED.
>> SO HE HAS A CAMERA.
HE CAN WEB CHAT.
>> IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TALK TO
ME, THEN SKYPE.
>> OH.
OKAY.
THAT'S COOL.
>> YEAH.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
>> WHY IS THIS ELIJAH THAT
YOU'RE TALKING TO SO PRIVATE
AND HARD TO GET IN TOUCH WITH
WHEN HE'S GOT A SKYPE?
>> [gasps]
[groans]
OKAY.
[soft indie rock music]
*
HOW CAN I, LIKE, MISS THAT?
I GUESS I PUSHED IT OUT OF MY
MIND TO LOOK FOR HIM.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> THIS IS SORT OF WHERE WE
STOPPED, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
WE'RE GONNA FIGURE IT OUT ON
THE INTERNET.
>> I'M JUST REALLY TORN,
HONESTLY.
I HAVE ELIJAH,
WHO I'VE NEVER EVEN MET,
BUT HE'S BEEN A HUGE IMPACT ON
ME OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS.
I WANT TO MEET HIM OR, LIKE,
WHOEVER HE IS, BUT AT THIS
POINT, I'M JUST SCARED OF,
LIKE, HOW HE'S GONNA REACT.
>> IF YOU ARE REALLY GENUINE
ABOUT THIS FRIENDSHIP AND
MAYBE MORE, NOW IS YOUR
BEST SHOT.
>> WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY
TO HIM, LIKE, TO GET HIM
TO REPLY?
LIKE...
[phone dings]
ELIJAH JUST TEXTED ME.
THAT'S WEIRD.
>> WHAT DID HE SAY?
>> HE SAID, "WHAT'S UP?"
>> WELL, THERE YOU GO.
>> WHAT SHOULD I SAY?
THAT WAS REALLY WEIRD.
>> THAT WAS WEIRD.
>> THAT WAS REALLY WEIRD.
[chuckles]
>> SPEAK FROM YOUR HEART.
>> "I'VE BEEN REALLY WANTING TO
MEET YOU FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS,
SO I EMAILED NEV AND MAX
FROM CATFISH.
THEY'RE HERE NOW AND ARE WILLING
TO HELP ME FINALLY MEET YOU.
I'M AT A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE
IT'S BASICALLY NOW OR NEVER.
AND I KNOW IT'S SHORT NOTICE,
BUT I REALLY THINK IT WOULD BE
WORTH IT."
THIS IS SO CRAZY.
WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW?
[phone dings]
>> OH, WHAT'D HE SAY?
>> HE SAID, "WHAT IF I'M NOT
WHAT YOU IMAGINED?"
>> WHOA.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WELL, I MEAN, THAT COULD
BE ANYTHING.
>> WELL, THAT'S--
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
>> I MEAN, IT OFFERS
SOME INSIGHT.
HE'S NERVOUS ABOUT REVEALING
WHO HE REALLY IS.
THAT'S PROBABLY WHY HE'S BEEN
AVOIDING IT.
YOU WANT ANSWERS, RIGHT?
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO THIS
PERSON IS, SO...
>> "REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU ARE
PHYSICALLY, YOU'RE STILL
THE SAME PERSON ON THE INSIDE,
AND THAT IS WHAT MATTERS TO ME."
>> WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS
PERSON IS HIDING OR WHY THEY
HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOU ON
THE PHONE, AND MAYBE THERE IS
A REALLY INTERESTING,
WEIRD REASON.
>> YEAH.
[phone dings]
>> WHAT'D HE SAY?
>> HE SAID HE'S NERVOUS.
>> "I GUESS WE CAN DO THIS.
GOD, I'M NERVOUS.
YOU'LL BE FLYING INTO
MINNEAPOLIS."
>> SO WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD AND
NOT GIVE HIM ANY OPPORTUNITY
TO BACK OUT OF THIS.
>> "I'M EXCITED TO MEET YOU."
NOW, I GUESS JUST TELL DANNY.
THAT SHOULD BE INTERESTING.
[computer pinging]
HI.
>> HEY, YOU.
>> I LIKE YOUR SHIRT.
>> YOU IS SO PRETTY.
>> STOP.
[giggles]
>> [laughs]
>> HI, DANNY.
>> THIS IS NEV, DANNY.
>> WHAT'S UP, DUDE?
>> THIS IS MAX.
>> HEY, DANNY.
>> SO ELIJAH AGREED TO MEET ME.
>> OKAY.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
ALL THIS?
>> KIND OF ALL OF A SUDDEN.
>> ARE YOU SCARED FOR ME?
>> IF YOU'RE GOING TO MEET
HIM, YEAH.
>> ARE YOU MAD AT ALL?
>> IT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO
DO, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> AS LONG AS YOU COME BACK.
>> I'M NOT JUST GONNA STAY
IN MINNESOTA.
>> GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA HANG UP ON YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> BYE.
>> BUT I THINK HE'S GIVING YOU
THE SLACK THAT YOU WANT.
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY.
>> YOU SHOULD PACK.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> WE'LL GO GET OUR STUFF READY.
>> WHETHER ELIJAH'S REAL OR
NOT, THERE'S STILL GONNA BE
SO MANY QUESTIONS AND THINGS
TO DEAL WITH BETWEEN DANNY AND
ME AND ME AND ELIJAH.
I'M JUST OPENING UP A CAN OF
WORMS THAT I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
OPEN UP, BUT I'VE BEEN AVOIDING
IT FOR, LIKE, SIX YEARS,
AND SO I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST
GET IT OVER WITH.
>> LAST NIGHT, I COULD
NOT SLEEP.
>> HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING
MORE FROM ELIJAH?
>> MM-MM.
>> RADIO SILENCE?
>> AND HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> [sighs]
A LITTLE STRESSED OUT.
I WAS, LIKE, HAVING SECOND
GUESSES LAST NIGHT, BUT I THINK
IT'S BETTER THAT I DO IT.
>> * YOUR EYES
* THEY DID FLUTTER AGAIN
>> LAST NIGHT, I WAS REALLY
THINKING ABOUT IF I'M GONNA
COMMIT TO DANNY OR ELIJAH.
THAT WOULD REALLY CHANGE MY
MY FUTURE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO MAKE
THAT KIND OF DECISION.
>> * BUT WE WERE YOUNGER THEN
* AND NOW WE'RE NOT *
* BUT IF THERE WAS A PLAN MADE
* THEN WE FORGOT ABOUT IT
* IF THERE WAS TIME
>> WE'RE GOING ON A JOURNEY.
YOU GOT TO WEAR JOURNEY PANTS.
>> * 'CAUSE YOU'RE ALL THAT *
* ALL THAT I WANT
>> WHOO, THAT'S BRISK.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING TOWARDS
DANNY RIGHT NOW?
>> I MISS HIM, BUT I'M NOT,
LIKE, REGRETTING THAT I'M HERE,
REGRETTING THIS DECISION.
I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA ACCOMPLISH
SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN
PUTTING OFF FOR, LIKE,
A REALLY LONG TIME.
>> * ALL THAT I WANT
>> OH, GOSH.
I CAN'T TELL IF I'M HAVING
A HEART ATTACK OR IF I'M DYING
ON THE INSIDE RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS THE STREET.
>> WE HAVE NO IDEA WHO ELIJAH
IS GONNA BE.
>> ANYONE CAN WALK OUT OF
THAT DOOR.
>> RIGHT.
>> OH, MAN.
>> THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE HOUSE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO
THIS RIGHT NOW.
I'M FREAKING OUT.
I'M JUST GONNA BREATHE.
[sighs]
>> ASSUMING ELIJAH'S IN THERE,
YOU'RE NOW 20 FEET FROM HIM.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DOING IT.
WE'RE DOING IT.
IT'S HAPPENING.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS NOT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
[sighs]
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
YOU HAVE TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
YOU GOT TO DO THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ARE WE REALLY DOING THIS?
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD.
ALL RIGHT.
[sighs]
OKAY.
>> I'M GONNA KNOCK.
>> OKAY.
ARE YOU SURE?
OKAY, GO.
DO IT.
>> SHOULD I--
>> DO IT AGAIN.
DO IT AGAIN.
>> NO, NO, NO, JUST KNOCK.
>> JUST RING THE DOORBELL
LIKE A MAN.
>> RING THE KNOCKER.
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> HEY, MAN.
ARE YOU ELIJAH?
>> UH...
NO.
I'M JOSHUA.
>> JOSHUA.
>> both: NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> SO YOU LIVE HERE?
>> YES.
THIS IS MY MOTHER'S HOUSE.
>> OKAY, COOL.
GOT IT.
>> YOU GUYS WANT TO COME IN AND
MEET HIM?
>> IS HE IN HERE?
>> YEAH.
>> WHY DIDN'T HE--WHY DOESN'T
HE COME OUT?
THIS IS--I DON'T KNOW.
>> I GUESS, WE--
>> YEAH, I GUESS WE--
YEAH, WE WANT TO MEET ELIJAH.
>> WELL, COME ON IN.
>> SO OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> AND I'LL GO GET HIM FOR
YOU GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> [whispering] WHAT IS
HAPPENING?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
[clattering]
>> SHH, SHH.
>> JOSH?
[suspenseful music]
*
[suspenseful music]
*
>> WOW.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> DANG, YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
>> HI.
>> HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M AWESOME.
>> WHEN YOU DIDN'T COME UP,
I WAS, LIKE, SCARED.
>> PSYCH.
>> THIS IS CRAZY.
OH, MY GOSH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M MEETING
YOU RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS INSANE.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE HERE
ACTUALLY?
[laughs]
YOU WEREN'T EXPECTING
THE BEARD, WERE YOU?
>> WE WEREN'T EXPECTING YOU.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M AWESOME.
I'M NERVOUS NOW.
>> YOU'RE REAL.
>> YEAH.
>> I'M REAL.
THEY'RE REAL.
>> IS THE HAIR REAL?
>> YEAH, MY HAIR IS REAL.
>> WOW.
>> I THINK WE'RE ALL IN A LITTLE
BIT OF SHOCK.
>> THAT WAS JOSHUA?
>> YEAH, MY OLDER BROTHER.
HE WAS TENDING TO MY HAIR.
I GOT TO MAKE THE MOP LOOK GOOD.
>> I'M NEV.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> I'M MAX.
>> HOW'S IT GOING?
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> YOUR NAME'S ELIJAH.
>> YUP.
>> THE WHOLE TIME, IT'S BEEN
YOU TALKING.
>> I'M THE ONE, YOU KNOW?
>> AND THIS IS YOUR
FAMILY'S HOUSE.
>> YUP.
>> AND HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> I'M 20.
>> WHY COULDN'T YOU AUDIO CHAT
OR VIDEO CHAT?
>> WELL, I HAVE SKYPED WITH
PEOPLE FOR A WHILE, BUT THEN
THAT COMPUTER BROKE, SO I DON'T
REALLY HAVE A WEBCAM FOR
THAT ANYMORE.
>> WELL, WE JUST SAW
THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS.
>> I DIDN'T USE, LIKE, A WEBCAM
OR ANYTHING FOR THAT.
I BOUGHT, LIKE, A REALLY NICE
CAMERA AFTER I GOT A JOB,
YOU KNOW?
>> BUT YOU STILL HAVE YOUR
VIDEO CAMERA, RIGHT?
>> NO, I SOLD THAT TO HELP PAY
FOR RENT.
IT SUCKS, BUT...
>> AND WHAT ABOUT NOT
HAVING A PHONE?
>> HAVE A PHONE?
YEAH, I JUST USE MY IPOD
RIGHT NOW, BUT OTHERWISE,
I DON'T HAVE MONEY--
>> REALLY?
YOU DON'T--
>> I KNOW.
YEAH, IT'S, LIKE, GENERATION 2.
>> THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE?
>> YEAH, A TEXTING APP.
YUP, TEXT PLUS.
>> WOW, AND THERE IS NO CAMERA.
>> NO.
>> SO FAR, EVERYTHING WE
THOUGHT YOU WERE YOU ARE.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST, LIKE, KIND OF
OVERWHELMED RIGHT NOW.
>> [chuckles]
>> FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW,
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> IT JUST STARTED WHEN I GOT
ON MYSPACE AND USED KIND OF,
LIKE, A SUGGESTED PERSON YOU
WOULD KNOW, AND SHE HAD MY
STYLE, SO IT WAS LIKE,
"YOU'RE CUTE.
YOU KNOW, I'LL TALK TO YOU."
>> [chuckles]
>> OVER TIME, SHE WAS SOMEONE
THAT MADE ME FEEL--YOU KNOW,
BEING MYSELF, [bleep],
YOU KNOW?
LIKE, AND IT'S NICE TO FEEL
THAT WAY.
>> WHEN SHE TEXTED YOU THE
OTHER DAY, WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
>> 'CAUSE I WAS NERVOUS.
I WAS LIKE, "WELL IS SHE
TALLER THAN ME?"
YOU KNOW, THAT TYPE OF THING,
'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE
LIKE, "YOUR VIDEOS--
YOU LOOK TALLER."
I'M NOT THAT TALL.
[laughter]
SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE
THE SAME HEIGHT.
[chuckles]
THAT WAS ONE THING I WAS
REALLY SUPER NERVOUS ABOUT.
>> YOU DISAPPEARED KIND OF
MYSTERIOUSLY.
>> MY MOM AND DAD, THEY DIDN'T
REALLY WANT ME TALKING TO
SOMEONE WHO I DON'T
KNOW WHO IT IS.
>> SO YOUR MOM REALLY DID PULL
YOU OFF OF MYSPACE.
>> YUP, AND BASICALLY MY NEXT
SOCIAL MEDIA WAS ON FACEBOOK.
>> WE DEFINITELY THOUGHT THAT
YOU WERE NOT GOING TO BE YOU,
'CAUSE YOU DO HAVE A LOT
OF FAKES.
>> YEAH, MY FAKES WILL HAVE,
LIKE, GIRLFRIENDS OR SOMETHING,
AND IT SUCKS THAT I HAVE TO GO
ON THERE AND BE LIKE,
"YOU'RE PROBABLY TALKING TO
EITHER A DUDE MAYBE OR
ANOTHER CHICK, YOU KNOW?
WHO KNOWS?"
>> AND WHY ARE YOU SO FAMOUS?
>> UH...
>> [laughs]
>> I GOT LUCKY.
I MADE THIS VIDEO TALKING
ABOUT THIS GIRL NAMED
CHRISTINA GRIMMIE.
>> SHE WAS ON THE VOICE.
>> AND SHE HAPPENED TO SEE IT,
AND IT WAS ACTUALLY HER PROFILE
THAT COMMENTED ON MY YOUTUBE
VIDEO, SO ALL HER FOLLOWERS
SAW THAT.
THEY'RE, LIKE, "OH, CHRISTINA
GRIMMIE'S LOOKING AT THIS.
MAYBE WE SHOULD GO LOOK AT
THAT," AND THAT'S HOW IT
BLEW UP.
SO IT'S EASY ACCESS.
PEOPLE JUST COPY AND TAKE
WHATEVER, WHICH WHY THEY DO
THAT, I DON'T KNOW.
>> 'CAUSE HE HAS AWESOME HAIR.
>> YEAH, I DEFINITELY THINK
IT'S THE IMAGE.
>> I KIND OF FEEL, LIKE, YOU
GUYS SHOULD JUST, LIKE, TALK.
>> UH, I GUESS.
>> OR, LIKE, HANG OUT FOR
A SECOND, LIKE, WITHOUT US.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING.
>> MAN.
>> OKAY.
[chuckling]
I FEEL LIKE IT'S WEIRD NOW.
I'M, LIKE, NERVOUS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M TALKING TO
YOU RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS TRIPPING ME OUT.
[both chuckle]
>> SO, LIKE, HOW WOULD--LIKE,
IS IT, LIKE--IS IT HOW
YOU PICTURED IT?
LIKE, HOW DID YOU IMAGINE,
LIKE, MEETING?
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
LIKE, THEY WERE ASKING ME THAT
ON THE WAY HERE, AND I WAS JUST
LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST WINGING IT, OKAY?"
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
JUST WINGING IT.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE WING IT AND RAMBLE.
>> MY MOM WAS LIKE, "WHAT
DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?"
I WAS LIKE, "OH, SHE REMINDS
OF ME LIKE A MARILYN MONROE,
NEW AGE.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW."
>> NEW AGE?
>> IT'S A GOOD THING.
YOU'RE SUPER CUTE.
>> THANKS.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THE FACIAL HAIR,
IS IT WORKING?
>> [chuckles]
>> I MEAN, HE KNOWS THAT SHE'S
GOT SOMEONE ELSE.
AND WHERE ARE THEY?
WELL, NOW SHE'S GOT SOME
THINKING TO DO.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S WEIRD, 'CAUSE, LIKE,
I TOTALLY DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN
A RELATIONSHIP, BUT, LIKE,
NOW I AM, SO IT'S, LIKE,
KIND OF WEIRD FOR ME.
>> OOH, I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT.
[chuckles]
>> WHAT?
>> NOTHING.
SO THIS DUDE IS JUST FINE WITH
YOU COMING HERE TO MEET SOME
DUDE THAT YOU STILL LIKE?
>> DANNY'S, LIKE, WEIRDED OUT
ABOUT IT, BUT, I MEAN, LIKE,
WHO WOULDN'T BE?
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE, IF IT WAS ME, I'D BE,
LIKE, YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING, BUT YOU'RE NOT.
LIKE, YOU'RE NOT.
WE SHOULD GO BACK WITH MAX
AND NEV.
>> * HOME
* HOME ALL ALONE
* LYING IN MY BED
>> HOW'S IT GOING?
I KNOW MY NERVES HAVEN'T, LIKE,
CALMED YET, SO I'M STILL, LIKE,
ALL, LIKE, SHAKY AND,
LIKE, NERVOUS.
LIKE--
[chuckles]
>> WE HAVE, LIKE, A STRONGER
CHEMISTRY NOW THAT WE'RE,
LIKE, FACE TO FACE.
I'M TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD
AROUND THIS WHOLE THING, 'CAUSE
I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN.
I'M HAPPY I DID THIS, BUT I'M
JUST REALLY CONFUSED RIGHT NOW,
I GUESS.
I DON'T KNOW.
WELCOME.
[both chuckle]
>> THIS IS WHERE THE SKATE
PARK IS?
THERE HE IS, 3RD LAIR.
LET'S DO IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TO THE RIGHT.
>> GOING TO THE RIGHT.
HI.
>> HELLO.
>> I BROUGHT MY FRIENDS.
>> YOU BROUGHT YOUR FRIENDS.
>> YEAH.
>> WHOO!
HEY, ALL RIGHT.
>> WHOO!
>> [laughs]
>> [laughing]
>> * WE WERE YOUNG
* WE WERE
* AH, AH, AH
>> OH, BOY.
>> LET'S SEE IT.
>> * WE WERE YOUNG
* WE WERE
>> YEAH.
>> * WE WERE YOUNG
* WE WERE
* AH, AH, AH
>> I ATE IT ON CAMERA.
>> IT'S OKAY.
>> SEE, THESE ARE THE KIND OF
PEOPLE THAT MAKE ME NOT WANT
TO SKATE, BECAUSE THEY JUST
KILL IT AND IT JUST MAKES ME
LOOK [bleep].
I HAVE THIS IDEA.
>> LIKE, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH AS, LIKE,
A MATCHING TATTOO, 'CAUSE
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT YOUR
THING WITH, LIKE--
GOING ON, YOU KNOW, WITH HIM.
AND SO IT'S NOT, LIKE--
I'M NOT GONNA GET YOUR NAME,
OR YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET MY
NAME TATTED ON YOU.
BUT, LIKE, IF WE PUT MY SHOULDER
BLADE COMING UP TO HERE AND
YOUR SHOULDER BLADE COMING UP
TO HERE, AND THEN IF I STOOD
NEXT TO YOU, IT WOULD MAKE
A HUGE PICTURE.
>> OF WHAT?
>> BASICALLY YOURS IS A LIONESS,
LIKE, A FEMALE LION,
'CAUSE YOU MOVED OUT.
YOU'VE BEEN OUT ON YOUR OWN
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
YOU'VE GROWN UP INDEPENDENT.
AND I'M GONNA HAVE A MALE LION,
AND THE EXPRESSION IS, HE'S
REALLY ATTENTIVE, BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU TELL ME,
DAY OR NIGHT, YOU KNOW,
I'M HERE.
I'M LISTENING, YOU KNOW?
I'LL TALK TO ABOUT [bleep].
>> I'M DOWN.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH, NO, I DO.
YEAH, I'M A LITTLE SCARED.
OH, GOSH.
TATTOOS.
>> BUT I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO,
LIKE, NOT REGRET IT.
>> I'M DOWN.
>> DO YOU HAVE TO GO CHILL
BACK AT THE HOTEL?
>> YEAH.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
>> I THINK WE GO OUT THIS WAY.
>> THIS WAY?
THAT WAY?
>> * DON'T KNOW WHERE *
* I'M GOING *
>> BYE.
>> BYE.
>> * BUT I AM
* FLYING ALONE
* CLOSER, COME CLOSER
>> SO IT FEELS LIKE SIX YEARS
OF SUPPRESSED EMOTIONS ARE ALL
COMING TO A HEAD, LIKE,
RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST TRYING TO--
EITHER I'LL CLOSE A CHAPTER OF
MY LIFE THAT I'VE LEFT OPEN
FOR TOO LONG OR CONTINUE
A CHAPTER THAT I SHOULD HAVE
BEEN WRITING ALL ALONG.
WE'LL SEE.
>> THIS EPISODE OF CATFISH:
THE TV SHOW CONTINUES NOW.
>> both: WHOA!
>> GOLDILOCKS.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS JUST KIND OF JUST TRYING
NOT TO, LIKE, THINK ABOUT
EVERYTHING, KIND OF JUST LETTING
EVERYTHING, LIKE, SOAK ALL IN,
BUT I ALSO, LIKE, WANT TO MAKE
SURE I'M HONEST WITH MYSELF,
SO I WROTE SOMETHING
INTERESTING IN MY JOURNAL.
OR MAYBE I CAN READ IT TO YOU,
IF YOU WANT?
>> SURE.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO READ IT?
>> YEAH, READ IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
"THIS WHOLE THING HAS REALLY
PUT ALL OF THE ANSWERS I WAS
SEARCHING FOR IN MY HAND."
>> SO DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE
THE IMAGES AND EVERYTHING?
>> both: YEAH.
>> "I REALIZE NOW WHAT I WISH
I WOULD'VE REALIZED ON MY OWN."
I LOVE IT.
I THINK IT'S AWESOME.
"BUT HONESTLY, I WAS TOO
SCARED TO ADMIT IT
EVEN TO MYSELF."
>> ONE IS GONNA BE HERE...
>> RIGHT THERE AND RIGHT THERE.
>> AND ONE IS GONNA BE HERE.
>> "I, FOR THE FIRST TIME,
AM FALLING IN LOVE.
IF SOMEONE WERE TO ASK ME TO
DEFINE LOVE, I'D SAY IT'S WHEN
ONE PERSON CARES ABOUT ANOTHER
TO THE POINT AT WHICH THEY
WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR
THE OTHER."
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> YOU'RE DONE?
>> YUP.
>> [sighs]
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
"WHEN YOU CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT
THEIR HAPPINESS IS MORE
IMPORTANT TO YOU..."
[giggles]
"THAN JUST YOUR HAPPINESS.
AND NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT
PERSON'S LIFE BETTER.
I HAVE PERSONALLY NEVER FELT
THAT WAY ABOUT SOMEONE UNTIL
I MET DANNY.
DANNY'S THE FIRST PERSON
I EVER MET THAT I KNOW IS
PERFECT TO ME."
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> "I DON'T REGRET COMING OUT
HERE TO MEET ELIJAH BECAUSE THIS
EXPERIENCE HAS GREATLY BENEFITED
ME ON A PERSONAL AND
EMOTIONAL LEVEL."
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> YEAH, MAN, IT WAS AWESOME TO
MEET YOU, MAN.
>> DUDE...
>> YOU GUYS WERE AWESOME.
>> THIS WAS CRAZY.
>> WELL, WE'RE GONNA LEAVE YOU
GUYS TO HAVE A MOMENT
TO YOURSELVES.
>> TO LET US TALK.
[sighs]
IS THIS REALLY GOOD-BYE?
THIS IS WEIRD.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE LEAVING ALREADY.
>> [sighs]
I DON'T WANT TO GO.
I DON'T WANT TO CRY.
ALL RIGHT.
>> KEEP IN CONTACT.
>> AWW.
>> * WE WERE SO, SO, SO
* SO, SO
* IN LOVE
* IT'S LIKE WE WERE SO *
>> BYE.
>> * WE WERE
* AND WE WERE
*SO IN LOVE *
* AND WE WERE
>> HOW WAS THAT?
>> [bleep].
REALLY [bleep].
IT JUST WENT BY REALLY FAST.
>> HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY.
>> YEAH, HE IS.
[sniffles]
I DON'T REALLY WANT TO LEAVE,
BUT I AM HAPPY TO GO HOME AND
SEE DANNY AND TALK TO HIM
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I'M CONFIDENT IN THE FACT THAT,
NO MATTER WHAT, ELIJAH WILL BE
THERE FOR ME AND I'LL BE
THERE FOR HIM, NO MATTER WHAT
HAPPENS IN OUR LIVES.
DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT
THAT TO HAPPEN.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE
THINGS GO FROM HERE.
[computer pings]
>> both: YO!
>> LOOK AT YOU ON VIDEO CHAT.
>> YEAH, HOW DID THIS
EVEN HAPPEN?
>> I WENT IN, AND I JUST
GRABBED A NEW PHONE.
I WAS SICK AND TIRED OF
THE IPOD.
>> SO YOU'RE VIDEO CHATTING
WITH US NOW ON A NEW IPHONE?
>> YEAH.
>> LOOK AT YOU, MAN.
YOU'RE ALL UPDATED.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE HE SUPPORTS
THE DECISIONS THAT SHE MAKES,
WHICH IS WHAT YOU NEED TO, YOU
KNOW, IN A RELATIONSHIP.
YOU WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE.
BUT, LIKE, I HOPE THAT IT WORKS
OUT, LIKE, REALLY WELL FOR THEM,
YOU KNOW?
I HOPE IT'S A POSITIVE THING.
>> THAT'S NICE.
I HOPE IT ALL DOES WORK OUT
FOR THE BEST.
GOOD TO TALK TO YOU.
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT, MAN, LATER.
>> PEACE.
>> [laughs]
[computer pings]
>> both: HEY!
>> WOW, LOOK AT THE NEW HAIRDO.
>> IT'S PURPLE.
IT'S PRETTY FUN.
[chuckles]
>> WAIT, CAN YOU HOLD UP YOUR
HAND AGAIN?
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT IS THAT?
>> IT'S A WEDDING RING.
>> WHAT?
>> I'LL TRY TO GET IT CLOSE.
>> WHAT?
>> YOU GOT MARRIED?
>> YES.
ME AND DANNY WENT TO THE
COURTHOUSE AND GOT MARRIED.
>> OH, MY GOD.
HE PUT A RING ON IT.
IS HE THERE?
>> WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
>> YO!
>> HEY.
>> DANNY, WHAT DID YOU THINK
OF HER TATTOO WHEN SHE
CAME HOME?
>> IT'S GOOD ARTWORK.
I LIKED IT.
NOW, THEY HAVE, LIKE,
A LITTLE TIGHT BOND.
>> DOES THAT BOTHER YOU?
>> NO.
>> WELL, YOU GUYS SEEM
PRETTY HAPPY.
>> IT'S BEEN GOOD.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN.
>> CONGRATS.
I MEAN, JUST ENJOY
THE HONEYMOON.
>> WE ARE ENJOYING IT,
DEFINITELY.
>> SEE YOU LATER, SOLANA.
>> BYE.
>> I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH TWO
GUYS, BUT IT'S THE SAME GUY.
>> WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT
MARRYING THIS GUY?
>> YEAH, AND I DON'T KNOW
WHO IT IS.
>> HE IS CONFINED TO A STATE OR
FEDERAL PENITENTIARY.
WE'RE CLOSE, SO HE'S DEFINITELY
FEELING THE HEAT.
LET'S DO THIS.
DID YOU SEE THAT?
>> WHOA.
1607
00:41:04.
A HEART ATTACK OR IF I'M DYING
ON THE INSIDE RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS THE STREET.
>> OH, MAN.
>> THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE HOUSE.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DOING IT.
WE'RE DOING IT.
IT'S HAPPENING.
[sighs]
ALL RIGHT.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD.
>> NO, NO, NO, JUST KNOCK.
>> JUST RING THE DOORBELL.
>> I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANYTHING.
>> RING THE KNOCKER.
>> DO YOU BUY HIS STORY?
THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE
THIS MORNING.
>> THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE.
>> THE WHOLE SHOWER IS SHAKING.
>> I HAD THAI FOOD LAST NIGHT
FOR DINNER, SO WHEN IT STARTED,
I SWEAR TO GOD, I LOOKED DOWN
AT MY STOMACH, AND I WAS LIKE...
>> [laughs]
>> MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD
THAT SECOND SERVING
PAD THAI.
WELL, THIS SHOW'S ABOUT THE
PEOPLE WE'RE TRYING TO HELP,
SO LET'S GET ONLINE.
CHECK THIS OUT.
"A NEVER-ENDING MYSTERY."
>> LIKE THE KENNEDY
ASSASSINATION.
>> DEAR NEV AND MAX,
MY NAME I SOLANA,
AND I'M 18 YEARS OLD,
CURRENTLY LIVING IN OCEAN
VIEW, DELAWARE.
>> * I'VE BEEN SEARCHING *
* FOR THE WRONG
* KIND OF LOVE, HONEY
>> I NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND
SOMEONE WHO HAS A BECOME A
VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
HIS NAME IS ELIJAH.
HE'S 20 YEARS OLD.
>> 20 YEARS OLD.
>> HE LIVES IN MINNESOTA.
>> * HEY
* CAN YOU HEAR
* WHAT I'M SAYING? *
* I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THROUGH *
>> I MET ELIJAH ON--GET THIS--
MYSPACE WHEN I WAS 14.
MY PARENTS HAD JUST GONE
THROUGH A DIVORCE, BUT ELIJAH
HELD MY HAND THROUGH EVERYTHING.
AND THEN WE FELL IN LOVE.
>> * HEY
* CAN YOU HEAR
* WHAT I'M SAYING? *
* I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THROUGH *
>> AS BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND,
WE WERE A DREAM.
THEN SUDDENLY, OUT OF THE BLUE,
HE DISAPPEARED.
HIS MYSPACE ACCOUNT WAS
DELETED.
HE NO LONGER CALLED,
AND I COULDN'T GET AHOLD OF
HIM IN ANY WAY.
I FELT ABANDONED.
HAD I DONE SOMETHING WRONG?
FOR TWO YEARS, I SAT THROUGH
MY MISTRUST WHEN, OUT OF
THE BLUE, I GOT A MESSAGE
FROM ELIJAH ON FACEBOOK.
HE WAS SEARCHING FOR ME.
WE STARTED UP COMMUNICATION
AGAIN, BUT I WASN'T OVER
HIS DISAPPEARANCE AND DIDN'T
REALLY TRUST HIM.
HOW DO I KNOW THAT THIS IS
THE REAL ELIJAH THAT I'M
TALKING TO?
OVER THE YEARS, ELIJAH AND I
HAVE NEVER VIDEO CHATTED.
HE DOESN'T HAVE A WEBCAM,
AND THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE ON
THE PHONE WAS SIX YEARS AGO
WHEN I WAS 14, BEFORE HIS
MYSPACE ACCOUNT WAS DELETED.
WE NOW ONLY MESSAGE ON A TEXT
APP AND ON FACEBOOK.
I HAVE RECENTLY MET A GUY HERE
IN DELAWARE.
HIS IS NAME IS DANNY.
HE REALLY WANTS TO MOVE OUR
RELATIONSHIP TO THE NEXT
LEVEL, BUT IN MY MIND,
I KEEP THINKING ABOUT ELIJAH
AND WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN.
I NEED TO KNOW WHETHER I SHOULD
MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE OR
POTENTIALLY MOVE FORWARD
WITH ELIJAH.
BEST REGARDS, SOLANA.
SHE CAN'T SHAKE THIS GUY,
THIS MYSTERY CRUSH.
>> ELUSIVE ELIJAH.
>> LET'S GET HER ON
THE OLD HORN.
SOLANA.
>> HELLO.
>> HI.
>> YOU HAVE THE BIG GAUGED
EARRINGS THERE, HUH?
>> I HAVE TWO.
LIKE, ONE ON EACH SIDE.
>> AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW
IN DELAWARE?
>> WELL, I WORK AT, LIKE,
A SALON SPA.
>> WE JUST READ YOUR EMAIL.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, HOW DID YOU
MEET ELIJAH?
>> WELL, WE TALKED A LOT ON
MYSPACE AND MESSAGED BACK
AND FORTH.
HE WAS ALWAYS GIVING ME
GOOD ADVICE AND REALLY, LIKE,
THERE FOR ME WHEN I DIDN'T
KNOW ANYBODY ELSE.
OUR RELATIONSHIP JUST KIND OF
GREW REALLY FAST, AND, LIKE,
I CONFIDED IN HIM AND TOLD HIM
ALL MY SECRETS.
>> AND THEN ONE DAY, JUST--
HE WENT OFFLINE?
>> ONE DAY, I SIGNED ON TO
MYSPACE TO, LIKE, MESSAGE HIM,
AND HIS PROFILE WAS JUST
COMPLETELY GONE.
>> WOW.
>> IT JUST SAID, "THE USER
DOES NOT EXIST."
AT FIRST, I WAS REALLY SAD,
AND, LIKE, I KIND OF THOUGHT,
LIKE, MAYBE I DID
SOMETHING WRONG.
>> BUT TWO YEARS AFTER ELIJAH
DISAPPEARS ON MYSPACE, ALL OF
A SUDDEN, HE POPS UP
ON FACEBOOK.
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
HE MESSAGED ME SAYING, "WELL,
I USED TO TALK TO A GIRL NAMED
SOLANA, AND, LIKE, I'M HOPING
IT'S YOU, AND IF IT'S YOU,
LIKE, REPLY TO ME."
I DIDN'T WANT TO LET SOMEONE
BACK INTO MY LIFE THAT WAS JUST
GONNA WALK OUT.
AND I TOLD HIM TO TEXT ME,
BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE A PHONE.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
HE DIDN'T HAVE A PHONE?
>> HE STILL DOESN'T.
>> DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?
>> NOT REALLY.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.
>> I MEAN, EVERYBODY HAS
A PHONE.
>> HE HAS A TEXTING APP ON
AN IPOD.
>> YOU ARE STILL HOLDING ON
TO THIS.
>> YEAH.
THERE'S A BIG QUESTION
LINGERING FROM MY PAST.
>> BUT YOU'VE ALSO STARTED
DATING THIS DANNY GUY.
>> I REALLY LIKE DANNY,
AND HE'S GOOD TO ME,
WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME.
HE'S A GREAT GUY.
>> DOES HE KNOW THAT YOU
REACHED OUT TO US?
>> YEAH, I TOLD HIM, AND
HONESTLY, HE REALLY WANTS ME
TO BE HAPPY, SO HE'S BEEN
SUPPORTIVE, WHICH IS REALLY
AWESOME, BECAUSE MOST GUYS
WOULD BE LIKE, "SCREW YOU.
I'M OUT OF HERE."
>> INVITING US TO COME INTO YOUR
LIFE AND CONNECT YOU WITH
ELIJAH IS ONLY GONNA
CAUSE WAVES.
ARE YOU READY FOR THAT?
>> I JUST NEED TO SOLVE THIS
THING, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN
LINGERING, AND IT'S BEEN
BASICALLY HOLDING ME BACK FROM
COMMITTING FULLY TO DANNY,
AND THAT'S NOT FAIR TO HIM.
YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO WONDER,
"WHAT IF" ABOUT THIS PERSON
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
>> WE WANT TO HELP YOU,
AND I WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN
FIGURE THIS OUT.
>> THAT'S SUPER AWESOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THIS CYBER COURTSHIP NEEDS
TO END.
>> OR START.
>> PERHAPS.
>> [laughs]
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> OKAY.
>> WE'RE GONNA JUST--RIGHT NOW.
>> BYE, GUYS.
>> WE'RE GOING.
BYE.
>> ALL RIGHT, BYE.
>> BYE.
>> NOW WE'VE GOT
A LOVE TRIANGLE.
>> THE QUESTIONS LIE
IN DELAWARE.
>> RIGHT.
>> THE LIARS LIE SOMEWHERE ON
THE INTERNET.
>> SOLANA!
>> * SOUND AND VISION
* IN MY SLEEP
* GETS BETTER THAN IT
* EVER COULD BE
>> WE'RE HERE.
>> TO ME, THE WEIRDEST THING IS
THAT WHEN THEY MET, THEY USED
TO TALK ON THE PHONE
ALL THE TIME.
THEN HE DISAPPEARS.
HE POPS BACK UP.
>> RIGHT, AND THEN AFTER
HE RESURFACED, THEY HAVEN'T
TALKED ON THE PHONE SINCE.
WELL, WHAT'S HIS DEAL?
>> HERE IT IS.
>> ALL ABOUT U SALON.
>> HELLO.
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> HELLO.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GIVE ME A HUG.
>> both: NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NEV, IT'S YOUR TURN NOW.
>> YEAH.
>> HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO ELIJAH
RECENTLY?
>> WE USUALLY TEXT EVERY DAY.
YEAH.
>> THERE'S STILL THAT LEVEL OF
EXCITEMENT, LIKE, WHEN YOU GET
A TEXT FROM HIM.
>> OH, YEAH, DEFINITELY.
I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TO HAVE HIM
TEXT ME.
>> HOW DID IT START WITH ELIJAH?
>> I WAS GOING THROUGH SO MUCH.
I THINK THAT MY DAD AND MY MOM
HATED EACH OTHER.
AND I WAS, LIKE, DADDY'S GIRL
GROWING UP, SO I WANTED TO LIVE
WITH MY DAD.
I MOVED TO KING GEORGE,
VIRGINIA.
I WAS CULTURE SHOCKED AND,
LIKE, ALONE AND BORED,
SO ELIJAH POPPED INTO MY LIFE
AND KIND OF FIXED EVERYTHING,
BASICALLY.
JUST, LIKE, HE MADE ME
FEEL BETTER.
HE MADE ME FORGET ABOUT
EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON.
>> AND SO ELIJAH IS, LIKE,
YOUR BEST FRIEND?
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM.
>> EXACTLY.
>> AND YOUR BOYFRIEND.
>> EVENTUALLY, YEAH.
AFTER, LIKE, A MONTH OR SO OF US
TALKING AND FEELING IT OUT,
HE ASKED ME TO BE HIS
GIRLFRIEND, EVEN THOUGH--
>> VERY QUICKLY, YOU GUYS
STARTED TALKING ON THE PHONE.
>> WELL, HE HAD A HOUSE PHONE,
SO I COULD LET HIM CALL ME,
'CAUSE I HAD A CELL PHONE,
BUT I WASN'T ALLOWED TO CALL
HIM 'CAUSE HIS MOM WAS, LIKE,
SUPER STRICT IF, LIKE, SHE
CAUGHT ME CALLING OR WHATEVER.
>> AND YOU KIND OF GRIEVED FOR
HIM AFTER HE DISAPPEARED.
>> DEFINITELY, YEAH.
I WAS REALLY MESSED UP,
HONESTLY.
FOR HIM TO, LIKE, GIVE ME
ADVICE AND TELL ME EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE OKAY AND THEN ONE DAY,
JUST BE, LIKE, COMPLETELY GONE--
MAYBE I PUSHED HIM AWAY BY,
LIKE, TELLING HIM TOO MUCH ABOUT
MY LIFE.
>> YOU DON'T HEAR FROM HIM,
NOTHING.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> AND WHAT ARE YOU FEELING
DURING THAT TIME?
>> ONE DAY, I'D BE SUPER SAD
ABOUT IT, AND THE NEXT DAY,
I'D JUST BE, LIKE, TICKED OFF.
BUT THEN I WOULD ALWAYS JUST TRY
TO PUSH IT IN THE BACK OF
MY MIND.
>> SO A YEAR OR SO GOES BY
WHERE YOU GUYS DON'T TALK.
>> OUT OF THE BLUE ONE DAY,
I GET A MESSAGE ON FACEBOOK
FROM ELIJAH.
>> DO YOU HAVE MESSAGES?
>> YEAH, WE DO, AND YOU CAN READ
THEM AND SHOW HIM IF YOU WANT.
>> OH, WOW, SO THIS IS
THE MESSAGE HE SENT YOU...
>> YEAH.
>> RECONNECTING BACK IN 2012.
>> SLOWLY BUT SURELY,
OUR COMMUNICATION STARTED
PICKING BACK UP.
AND SO HE TEXTED ME FROM HIS
APP TEXT NUMBER OR WHATEVER,
AND BASICALLY, WE'VE JUST BEEN
TEXTING EVER SINCE.
>> DID YOU ASK HIM WHAT
HAPPENED?
>> HE TOLD ME HIS MOM HAD HIM
ON LOCKDOWN AND, LIKE,
TOOK HIS STUFF AWAY.
WOULDN'T LET HIM HAVE INTERNET
ACCESS OR PHONE ACCESS
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> HAVE YOU EVER ASKED ELIJAH
TO VIDEO CHAT?
>> I MEAN, I'VE ASKED HIM,
BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE A WEBCAM.
>> DO YOU BUY HIS STORY?
>> PARTS OF IT, YES, BUT
THERE'S A LOT OF, LIKE, HOLES.
I DON'T WANT TO, LIKE, ACCUSE
SOMEONE WHO'S DONE SUCH NICE
THINGS FOR ME OF, LIKE,
DOING BAD STUFF.
>> YOU WERE PURSUING ELIJAH
THERE FOR A WHILE,
AND HE WAS PURSUING YOU.
WERE YOU THINKING IT WAS LEADING
TO KIND OF A REBOOT?
SORT OF RELATIONSHIP 2.0?
>> DEFINITELY OUR RELATIONSHIP
WAS, LIKE, EVOLVING.
>> A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER,
YOU MET DANNY.
>> [sighs]
YEAH, THAT WAS GREAT TIMING.
>> HE'S WILLING TO LET YOU
DISCOVER WHO ELIJAH IS.
>> HE JUST WANTS ME TO
BE HAPPY.
>> DO YOU THINK ELIJAH KIND OF
COULD ALWAYS BE COMING IN AND
OUT OF YOUR LIFE?
>> I WOULD PREFER IF HE WOULD
JUST STAY IN MY LIFE, 'CAUSE
IT'S JUST CONFUSING.
IT MESSES UP MY OTHER
RELATIONSHIPS.
I JUST WANT SOMETHING STABLE,
BECAUSE MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN
UP AND DOWN AND ROCKY AND ALL
OVER THE PLACE.
I JUST WANT, LIKE, A SAFE
PLACE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT
PERSON CAN BE ELIJAH OR NOT.
>> YOU'RE SORT OF HOLDING ON TO
AN IDEA THAT THIS GUY THAT YOU
KIND OF FELL IN LOVE WITH WHEN
YOU WERE 13 COULD BE THE ONE
FOR YOU.
>> YEAH, IT'S LIKE, TORN
BETWEEN THE TWO.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ELIJAH'S
MOTIVES ARE, WHAT HE WANTS,
WHAT HE'S BEEN THINKING, AND,
LIKE, WHO HE IS, AND, LIKE,
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.
>> WE'RE GONNA GO AND RESEARCH
THIS GUY.
>> I'M EXCITED.
I'M SCARED EXCITED.
>> WE GOT THIS.
>> I'M GLAD.
[laughs]
GO.
>> ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU LATER.
>> IF I WERE HAVING ANY KIND OF
LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP
WITH THIS GIRL, I WOULD FIGURE
OUT A WAY TO GET MY ASS
DOWN HERE.
>> OH, MY GOD.
SO WHAT DOES HE WANT?
AND IF IT'S JUST FRIENDSHIP,
THEN WHY NOT TALK?
AND THE REASON SHE'S FREAKING
OUT IS BECAUSE SHE SEES THAT
DANNY IS REALLY INTO HER AND
THAT HE WANTS TO MOVE
THINGS ALONG.
>> SHE DEFINITELY HAS SOME BIG
DECISIONS COMING UP.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S FIND
A COZY SPOT.
RIGHT HERE.
YOU KNOW, MY PARENTS ARE
COMING HERE.
MY MOM JUST TEXTED ME.
>> YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT
SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TALK
ABOUT HIMSELF.
YOU GOT CATFISHED.
OH, BOY.
>> #RELATABLE!
>> [laughs]
NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT ME.
>> LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.
IS THIS THING FOCUSED ON ME
WELL ENOUGH?
>> WHERE WE DO WE START
WITH ELIJAH PROK,
SOLANA'S ONLINE RELATIONSHIP?
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
>> both: WHO IS THE GUY IN
THE PICTURES?
>> LET'S JUST SEARCH THIS
PHONE NUMBER.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST NUMBER THAT
HE GAVE HER.
WE GOT SOMETHING.
>> WHAT?
>> SHE'S 33.
>> POSSIBLE SISTER.
OR MAYBE SHE COULD BE
CATFISHING SOLANA.
WHAT COULD HAVE REALLY
HAPPENED HERE IS THAT SOLANA
WAS TALKING TO, POTENTIALLY,
THE REAL GUY BACK IN
THE MYSPACE DAYS.
>> WHO COULD'VE BEEN A GIRL.
>> BUT THEY'VE BEEN ON
THE PHONE.
>> THEY WERE BOTH 13,
SO THEIR VOICES COULD'VE BOTH
BEEN HIGH.
A GIRL COULD'VE PASSED AS A GUY,
BUT NOW THAT IT'S FOUR YEARS
LATER AND THIS BOY, ELIJAH,
IS SUPPOSED TO BE 18 OR 19,
THAT HIGH VOICE WOULDN'T FLY.
>> YEAH.
>> SO HENCE WHY ELIJAH WON'T
AUDIO CHAT OR VIDEO CHAT.
>> SURE.
ELIJAH COULD BE A GIRL.
LET'S NOW GO TO
ELIJAH'S PROFILE.
>> HAIR IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART
OF THIS EPISODE.
I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT RIGHT NOW.
>> HERE WE GO.
ELIJAH'S PHOTOS.
A LOT OF PHOTOS.
>> IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT
NONE OF THESE PICTURES HAVE
ANYONE ELSE IN THEM.
>> WHERE ARE ALL OF HIS FRIENDS?
>> THERE'S ANOTHER FACEBOOK
PAGE FOR HIM.
>> both: PROK ELIJAH.
>> AND THERE'S ELIJAH_PROK.
ELIJAH [bleep] PROK.
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY
ELIJAH PROK'S?
GO TO MR. DEF D.
>> "I AM ELIJAH.
I SING AND SCREAM.
I SKATEBOARD."
>> OH, LOOK, HE WROTE
SOMETHING IN SPANISH.
IN FACT, IT'S ALL IN SPANISH.
>> [speaking Spanish]
>> "YES, I HAVE A FACEBOOK."
CLICK ON IT.
>> WHAT IS THIS?
WHOA, HERE WE GO.
[bleep], AKA ELIJAH PROK.
>> WHOEVER THIS GUY IS, THERE
ARE A LOT OF ELIJAH PROK
PROFILES.
>> IT'S JUST WEIRD THAT PEOPLE
HAVE THEIR OWN NAMES, AND THEN
THEY PUT IN PARENTHESIS
"ELIJAH PROK"?
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
IS ELIJAH PROK JUST SOME SORT
OF, LIKE, MADE UP EMBODIMENT
OF ALL EMO DUDES?
>> AND THERE'S JUST SO MUCH
INFORMATION.
WE COULD GO ON AN ENDLESS SEARCH
TO FIND WHO THIS GUY IS.
A LOT OF FAKES.
>> JESUS.
WE'RE JUST GETTING GOING.
[bleep].
>> THE HALL OF MIRRORS THING
IS GONNA TAKE US FOREVER.
LET'S DO A PICTURE SEARCH,
JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.
>> THE FIRST SHOT.
COME ON.
>> GOT SOMETHING.
>> GIVE IT TO ME.
>> OH, WE GOT SOMETHING.
WE GOT A YOUTUBE.
>> both: YEAH!
>> HE'S GOT LOTS OF VIEWS.
>> 55,000.
22,000.
LET'S GO HOW TO SCREAM.
>> STARTED A NEW CHANNEL 'CAUSE
MY FRIENDS SAY I'M PRETTY DOPE
AND [bleep] AT SCREAMING,
SO I GUESS I'M GONNA JUST MAKE
THAT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
[screaming lyrics]
SEE, THE TOP OF MY EYES SCREAM.
MY MOUTH IS OPEN.
>> [screams]
HOW'S THAT?
>> NOT BAD.
>> GO TO THE ELIJAH
PROK/CHRISTINA GRIMMIE.
THIS HAS GOT 22,000 VIEWS.
>> I'VE GOT A BRAND-NEW CAMERA,
SO I'M PRETTY [bleep] EXCITED.
>> BRAND-NEW CAMERA.
>> YEAH, SO IF YOU GUYS EVER
WANT TO, LIKE, TALK TO ME OR
SOMETHING, YOU GUYS CAN EMAIL
ME, AND SKYPE IS ALWAYS
COOL TOO.
JUST LOOK UP ELIJAH.
>> OKAY, SO WAIT.
THAT'S BIG.
>> THIS GUY IS FILMING HIMSELF
DOING STUFF.
WHY ISN'T HE TALKING TO SOLANA
VIA VIDEO CHAT?
>> HE POSTS VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE,
AND WE KNOW HE HAS AT LEAST
A VIDEO CAMERA.
WHY IS HE SO PRIVATE AND
UNAVAILABLE AND HARD TO REACH?
I THINK THAT WE CAN SAFELY SAY
THAT THE GUY IN THE PICTURES--
NOT 100% SURE YET, BUT I HAVE
A PRETTY GOOD FEELING THE GUY
IN THE PICTURES' REAL NAME
IS ELIJAH PROK.
HE DOESN'T SEEM SHY OR "I DON'T
HAVE A PHONE."
THAT SEEMS KIND OF BOGUS.
NOW, THE QUESTION IS,
"IS THIS THE GUY THAT SOLANA
IS TALKING TO?"
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF ACCOUNTS
FOR HIM ON FACEBOOK.
>> PEOPLE COPY HIM.
PEOPLE IMPERSONATE HIM.
>> AND WE DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE
IS REAL OR WHICH ONE'S NOT.
>> I'M SUSPICIOUS THAT SOLANA'S
TALKING TO SOMEONE ELSE,
NOT THE ACTUAL ELIJAH PROK.
>> FIRST, I HAVE TO TELL YOU
THAT MY COVERS WON'T HAVE, LIKE,
SUPER BAD QUALITY.
>> WHO IS THE PERSON SHE'S
BEEN TALKING TO IF IT'S NOT
THIS GUY?
>> RIGHT.
WEIRD.
[phone line trills]
>> HELLO?
>> HI, IT'S NEV AND MAX.
IF WE WANTED TO, WE COULD COME
OVER TO YOUR PLACE NOW AND
GO OVER EVERYTHING?
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, BYE.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> HELLO.
>> HEY.
>> WHOA.
>> THIS IS DOT.
>> HEY, DOT.
>> YOU GUYS CAN COME INSIDE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE CAN SORT OF WALK YOU
THROUGH EVERYTHING WE FOUND.
JUST TO START THINGS OFF,
FIRST WE SEARCHED
THE OLD NUMBER.
THAT GAVE US SOMEONE
NAMED DENISE.
DO YOU KNOW DENISE?
>> NO, I DON'T KNOW EVEN
SOMEONE NAMED DENISE.
>> OFTENTIMES WHEN ONE PERSON
DOESN'T WANT THE OTHER PERSON
TO HEAR THEIR VOICE, IT'S
GENERALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE
OF THE OPPOSITE SEX.
>> MOST YOUNG BOYS TEND TO
SOUND LIKE GIRLS.
IF YOU WERE TALKING TO SOMEONE
BACK THEN WHO WAS A WOMAN
PRETENDING TO BE A YOUNG BOY,
SHE WOULD OBVIOUSLY STILL
SOUND LIKE THAT NOW.
>> OKAY.
>> HAD YOU EVER CONSIDERED THAT?
>> NO.
NO, ELIJAH'S NOT A GIRL.
>> MAYBE YOU WERE ALWAYS
TALKING TO DENISE.
>> OR A WOMAN...
>> OR A WOMAN.
>> IMPERSONATING ELIJAH.
>> [sighs]
>> HERE'S WHERE IT GETS
INTERESTING.
IF YOU JUST DO A SEARCH FOR
ELIJAH PROK, HE'S GOT A LOT
OF COPYCATS.
THERE'S THIS ONE.
THERE'S THIS GUY, WHO'S
ANOTHER WEIRD ONE.
>> OKAY.
>> WHO'S THIS DUDE?
AND THEN PARENTHESIS
ELIJAH PROK.
>> THIS ONE'S REALLY WEIRD.
>> YEAH, MR. DEATH.
THERE ARE PEOPLE IMPERSONATING
ELIJAH, USING HIS PICTURES
OR HIS NAME OR BOTH.
>> HE REALLY HAS STRUCK A NERVE
WITH A LOT OF KIDS
AROUND THE WORLD.
>> SO BASICALLY JUST LIKE A TREE
WITH A BUNCH OF LITTLE BRANCHES.
SO WHICH ONE IT IS, IS GONNA BE,
LIKE, DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT.
>> NOW, WE DID A GOOGLE SEARCH
FOR A BUNCH OF THE PICTURES
OFF OF HIS FACEBOOK PAGE,
AND THE FIRST ONE THAT GOT US
A HIT SHOWED UP ON
A YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
>> UH...
>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS
YOUTUBE CHANNEL?
>> [groans]
NO.
THERE'S A LOT OF VIDEOS
ON HERE.
WHY WOULD HE NOT TELL ME THAT?
>> I WANT TO PLAY A VIDEO
FOR YOU.
PERHAPS YOU'LL RECOGNIZE
HIS VOICE.
>> OKAY.
>> SO, YOU GUYS, MY NAME
IS ELIJAH.
>> IT WAS SO LONG AGO,
I'M NOT, LIKE, 100% SURE ABOUT
THAT BEING HIS VOICE.
>> I GOT A BRAND-NEW CAMERA,
SO I'M [bleep] EXCITED.
>> SO HE HAS A CAMERA.
HE CAN WEB CHAT.
>> IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TALK TO
ME, THEN SKYPE.
>> OH.
OKAY.
THAT'S COOL.
>> YEAH.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
>> WHY IS THIS ELIJAH THAT
YOU'RE TALKING TO SO PRIVATE
AND HARD TO GET IN TOUCH WITH
WHEN HE'S GOT A SKYPE?
>> [gasps]
[groans]
OKAY.
[soft indie rock music]
*
HOW CAN I, LIKE, MISS THAT?
I GUESS I PUSHED IT OUT OF MY
MIND TO LOOK FOR HIM.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> THIS IS SORT OF WHERE WE
STOPPED, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
WE'RE GONNA FIGURE IT OUT ON
THE INTERNET.
>> I'M JUST REALLY TORN,
HONESTLY.
I HAVE ELIJAH,
WHO I'VE NEVER EVEN MET,
BUT HE'S BEEN A HUGE IMPACT ON
ME OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS.
I WANT TO MEET HIM OR, LIKE,
WHOEVER HE IS, BUT AT THIS
POINT, I'M JUST SCARED OF,
LIKE, HOW HE'S GONNA REACT.
>> IF YOU ARE REALLY GENUINE
ABOUT THIS FRIENDSHIP AND
MAYBE MORE, NOW IS YOUR
BEST SHOT.
>> WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY
TO HIM, LIKE, TO GET HIM
TO REPLY?
LIKE...
[phone dings]
ELIJAH JUST TEXTED ME.
THAT'S WEIRD.
>> WHAT DID HE SAY?
>> HE SAID, "WHAT'S UP?"
>> WELL, THERE YOU GO.
>> WHAT SHOULD I SAY?
THAT WAS REALLY WEIRD.
>> THAT WAS WEIRD.
>> THAT WAS REALLY WEIRD.
[chuckles]
>> SPEAK FROM YOUR HEART.
>> "I'VE BEEN REALLY WANTING TO
MEET YOU FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS,
SO I EMAILED NEV AND MAX
FROM CATFISH.
THEY'RE HERE NOW AND ARE WILLING
TO HELP ME FINALLY MEET YOU.
I'M AT A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE
IT'S BASICALLY NOW OR NEVER.
AND I KNOW IT'S SHORT NOTICE,
BUT I REALLY THINK IT WOULD BE
WORTH IT."
THIS IS SO CRAZY.
WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW?
[phone dings]
>> OH, WHAT'D HE SAY?
>> HE SAID, "WHAT IF I'M NOT
WHAT YOU IMAGINED?"
>> WHOA.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WELL, I MEAN, THAT COULD
BE ANYTHING.
>> WELL, THAT'S--
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
>> I MEAN, IT OFFERS
SOME INSIGHT.
HE'S NERVOUS ABOUT REVEALING
WHO HE REALLY IS.
THAT'S PROBABLY WHY HE'S BEEN
AVOIDING IT.
YOU WANT ANSWERS, RIGHT?
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO THIS
PERSON IS, SO...
>> "REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU ARE
PHYSICALLY, YOU'RE STILL
THE SAME PERSON ON THE INSIDE,
AND THAT IS WHAT MATTERS TO ME."
>> WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS
PERSON IS HIDING OR WHY THEY
HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOU ON
THE PHONE, AND MAYBE THERE IS
A REALLY INTERESTING,
WEIRD REASON.
>> YEAH.
[phone dings]
>> WHAT'D HE SAY?
>> HE SAID HE'S NERVOUS.
>> "I GUESS WE CAN DO THIS.
GOD, I'M NERVOUS.
YOU'LL BE FLYING INTO
MINNEAPOLIS."
>> SO WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD AND
NOT GIVE HIM ANY OPPORTUNITY
TO BACK OUT OF THIS.
>> "I'M EXCITED TO MEET YOU."
NOW, I GUESS JUST TELL DANNY.
THAT SHOULD BE INTERESTING.
[computer pinging]
HI.
>> HEY, YOU.
>> I LIKE YOUR SHIRT.
>> YOU IS SO PRETTY.
>> STOP.
[giggles]
>> [laughs]
>> HI, DANNY.
>> THIS IS NEV, DANNY.
>> WHAT'S UP, DUDE?
>> THIS IS MAX.
>> HEY, DANNY.
>> SO ELIJAH AGREED TO MEET ME.
>> OKAY.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
ALL THIS?
>> KIND OF ALL OF A SUDDEN.
>> ARE YOU SCARED FOR ME?
>> IF YOU'RE GOING TO MEET
HIM, YEAH.
>> ARE YOU MAD AT ALL?
>> IT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO
DO, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> AS LONG AS YOU COME BACK.
>> I'M NOT JUST GONNA STAY
IN MINNESOTA.
>> GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA HANG UP ON YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> BYE.
>> BUT I THINK HE'S GIVING YOU
THE SLACK THAT YOU WANT.
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY.
>> YOU SHOULD PACK.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> WE'LL GO GET OUR STUFF READY.
>> WHETHER ELIJAH'S REAL OR
NOT, THERE'S STILL GONNA BE
SO MANY QUESTIONS AND THINGS
TO DEAL WITH BETWEEN DANNY AND
ME AND ME AND ELIJAH.
I'M JUST OPENING UP A CAN OF
WORMS THAT I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
OPEN UP, BUT I'VE BEEN AVOIDING
IT FOR, LIKE, SIX YEARS,
AND SO I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST
GET IT OVER WITH.
>> LAST NIGHT, I COULD
NOT SLEEP.
>> HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING
MORE FROM ELIJAH?
>> MM-MM.
>> RADIO SILENCE?
>> AND HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> [sighs]
A LITTLE STRESSED OUT.
I WAS, LIKE, HAVING SECOND
GUESSES LAST NIGHT, BUT I THINK
IT'S BETTER THAT I DO IT.
>> * YOUR EYES
* THEY DID FLUTTER AGAIN
>> LAST NIGHT, I WAS REALLY
THINKING ABOUT IF I'M GONNA
COMMIT TO DANNY OR ELIJAH.
THAT WOULD REALLY CHANGE MY
MY FUTURE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO MAKE
THAT KIND OF DECISION.
>> * BUT WE WERE YOUNGER THEN
* AND NOW WE'RE NOT *
* BUT IF THERE WAS A PLAN MADE
* THEN WE FORGOT ABOUT IT
* IF THERE WAS TIME
>> WE'RE GOING ON A JOURNEY.
YOU GOT TO WEAR JOURNEY PANTS.
>> * 'CAUSE YOU'RE ALL THAT *
* ALL THAT I WANT
>> WHOO, THAT'S BRISK.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING TOWARDS
DANNY RIGHT NOW?
>> I MISS HIM, BUT I'M NOT,
LIKE, REGRETTING THAT I'M HERE,
REGRETTING THIS DECISION.
I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA ACCOMPLISH
SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN
PUTTING OFF FOR, LIKE,
A REALLY LONG TIME.
>> * ALL THAT I WANT
>> OH, GOSH.
I CAN'T TELL IF I'M HAVING
A HEART ATTACK OR IF I'M DYING
ON THE INSIDE RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS THE STREET.
>> WE HAVE NO IDEA WHO ELIJAH
IS GONNA BE.
>> ANYONE CAN WALK OUT OF
THAT DOOR.
>> RIGHT.
>> OH, MAN.
>> THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE HOUSE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO
THIS RIGHT NOW.
I'M FREAKING OUT.
I'M JUST GONNA BREATHE.
[sighs]
>> ASSUMING ELIJAH'S IN THERE,
YOU'RE NOW 20 FEET FROM HIM.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DOING IT.
WE'RE DOING IT.
IT'S HAPPENING.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS NOT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
[sighs]
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
YOU HAVE TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
YOU GOT TO DO THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ARE WE REALLY DOING THIS?
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD.
ALL RIGHT.
[sighs]
OKAY.
>> I'M GONNA KNOCK.
>> OKAY.
ARE YOU SURE?
OKAY, GO.
DO IT.
>> SHOULD I--
>> DO IT AGAIN.
DO IT AGAIN.
>> NO, NO, NO, JUST KNOCK.
>> JUST RING THE DOORBELL
LIKE A MAN.
>> RING THE KNOCKER.
>> HI.
>> HI.
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> HEY, MAN.
ARE YOU ELIJAH?
>> UH...
NO.
I'M JOSHUA.
>> JOSHUA.
>> both: NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> SO YOU LIVE HERE?
>> YES.
THIS IS MY MOTHER'S HOUSE.
>> OKAY, COOL.
GOT IT.
>> YOU GUYS WANT TO COME IN AND
MEET HIM?
>> IS HE IN HERE?
>> YEAH.
>> WHY DIDN'T HE--WHY DOESN'T
HE COME OUT?
THIS IS--I DON'T KNOW.
>> I GUESS, WE--
>> YEAH, I GUESS WE--
YEAH, WE WANT TO MEET ELIJAH.
>> WELL, COME ON IN.
>> SO OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> AND I'LL GO GET HIM FOR
YOU GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> [whispering] WHAT IS
HAPPENING?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
[clattering]
>> SHH, SHH.
>> JOSH?
[suspenseful music]
*
[suspenseful music]
*
>> WOW.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> DANG, YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
>> HI.
>> HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M AWESOME.
>> WHEN YOU DIDN'T COME UP,
I WAS, LIKE, SCARED.
>> PSYCH.
>> THIS IS CRAZY.
OH, MY GOSH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M MEETING
YOU RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS INSANE.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE HERE
ACTUALLY?
[laughs]
YOU WEREN'T EXPECTING
THE BEARD, WERE YOU?
>> WE WEREN'T EXPECTING YOU.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M AWESOME.
I'M NERVOUS NOW.
>> YOU'RE REAL.
>> YEAH.
>> I'M REAL.
THEY'RE REAL.
>> IS THE HAIR REAL?
>> YEAH, MY HAIR IS REAL.
>> WOW.
>> I THINK WE'RE ALL IN A LITTLE
BIT OF SHOCK.
>> THAT WAS JOSHUA?
>> YEAH, MY OLDER BROTHER.
HE WAS TENDING TO MY HAIR.
I GOT TO MAKE THE MOP LOOK GOOD.
>> I'M NEV.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> I'M MAX.
>> HOW'S IT GOING?
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> YOUR NAME'S ELIJAH.
>> YUP.
>> THE WHOLE TIME, IT'S BEEN
YOU TALKING.
>> I'M THE ONE, YOU KNOW?
>> AND THIS IS YOUR
FAMILY'S HOUSE.
>> YUP.
>> AND HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> I'M 20.
>> WHY COULDN'T YOU AUDIO CHAT
OR VIDEO CHAT?
>> WELL, I HAVE SKYPED WITH
PEOPLE FOR A WHILE, BUT THEN
THAT COMPUTER BROKE, SO I DON'T
REALLY HAVE A WEBCAM FOR
THAT ANYMORE.
>> WELL, WE JUST SAW
THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS.
>> I DIDN'T USE, LIKE, A WEBCAM
OR ANYTHING FOR THAT.
I BOUGHT, LIKE, A REALLY NICE
CAMERA AFTER I GOT A JOB,
YOU KNOW?
>> BUT YOU STILL HAVE YOUR
VIDEO CAMERA, RIGHT?
>> NO, I SOLD THAT TO HELP PAY
FOR RENT.
IT SUCKS, BUT...
>> AND WHAT ABOUT NOT
HAVING A PHONE?
>> HAVE A PHONE?
YEAH, I JUST USE MY IPOD
RIGHT NOW, BUT OTHERWISE,
I DON'T HAVE MONEY--
>> REALLY?
YOU DON'T--
>> I KNOW.
YEAH, IT'S, LIKE, GENERATION 2.
>> THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE?
>> YEAH, A TEXTING APP.
YUP, TEXT PLUS.
>> WOW, AND THERE IS NO CAMERA.
>> NO.
>> SO FAR, EVERYTHING WE
THOUGHT YOU WERE YOU ARE.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST, LIKE, KIND OF
OVERWHELMED RIGHT NOW.
>> [chuckles]
>> FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW,
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> IT JUST STARTED WHEN I GOT
ON MYSPACE AND USED KIND OF,
LIKE, A SUGGESTED PERSON YOU
WOULD KNOW, AND SHE HAD MY
STYLE, SO IT WAS LIKE,
"YOU'RE CUTE.
YOU KNOW, I'LL TALK TO YOU."
>> [chuckles]
>> OVER TIME, SHE WAS SOMEONE
THAT MADE ME FEEL--YOU KNOW,
BEING MYSELF, [bleep],
YOU KNOW?
LIKE, AND IT'S NICE TO FEEL
THAT WAY.
>> WHEN SHE TEXTED YOU THE
OTHER DAY, WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
>> 'CAUSE I WAS NERVOUS.
I WAS LIKE, "WELL IS SHE
TALLER THAN ME?"
YOU KNOW, THAT TYPE OF THING,
'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE
LIKE, "YOUR VIDEOS--
YOU LOOK TALLER."
I'M NOT THAT TALL.
[laughter]
SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE
THE SAME HEIGHT.
[chuckles]
THAT WAS ONE THING I WAS
REALLY SUPER NERVOUS ABOUT.
>> YOU DISAPPEARED KIND OF
MYSTERIOUSLY.
>> MY MOM AND DAD, THEY DIDN'T
REALLY WANT ME TALKING TO
SOMEONE WHO I DON'T
KNOW WHO IT IS.
>> SO YOUR MOM REALLY DID PULL
YOU OFF OF MYSPACE.
>> YUP, AND BASICALLY MY NEXT
SOCIAL MEDIA WAS ON FACEBOOK.
>> WE DEFINITELY THOUGHT THAT
YOU WERE NOT GOING TO BE YOU,
'CAUSE YOU DO HAVE A LOT
OF FAKES.
>> YEAH, MY FAKES WILL HAVE,
LIKE, GIRLFRIENDS OR SOMETHING,
AND IT SUCKS THAT I HAVE TO GO
ON THERE AND BE LIKE,
"YOU'RE PROBABLY TALKING TO
EITHER A DUDE MAYBE OR
ANOTHER CHICK, YOU KNOW?
WHO KNOWS?"
>> AND WHY ARE YOU SO FAMOUS?
>> UH...
>> [laughs]
>> I GOT LUCKY.
I MADE THIS VIDEO TALKING
ABOUT THIS GIRL NAMED
CHRISTINA GRIMMIE.
>> SHE WAS ON THE VOICE.
>> AND SHE HAPPENED TO SEE IT,
AND IT WAS ACTUALLY HER PROFILE
THAT COMMENTED ON MY YOUTUBE
VIDEO, SO ALL HER FOLLOWERS
SAW THAT.
THEY'RE, LIKE, "OH, CHRISTINA
GRIMMIE'S LOOKING AT THIS.
MAYBE WE SHOULD GO LOOK AT
THAT," AND THAT'S HOW IT
BLEW UP.
SO IT'S EASY ACCESS.
PEOPLE JUST COPY AND TAKE
WHATEVER, WHICH WHY THEY DO
THAT, I DON'T KNOW.
>> 'CAUSE HE HAS AWESOME HAIR.
>> YEAH, I DEFINITELY THINK
IT'S THE IMAGE.
>> I KIND OF FEEL, LIKE, YOU
GUYS SHOULD JUST, LIKE, TALK.
>> UH, I GUESS.
>> OR, LIKE, HANG OUT FOR
A SECOND, LIKE, WITHOUT US.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING.
>> MAN.
>> OKAY.
[chuckling]
I FEEL LIKE IT'S WEIRD NOW.
I'M, LIKE, NERVOUS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M TALKING TO
YOU RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS TRIPPING ME OUT.
[both chuckle]
>> SO, LIKE, HOW WOULD--LIKE,
IS IT, LIKE--IS IT HOW
YOU PICTURED IT?
LIKE, HOW DID YOU IMAGINE,
LIKE, MEETING?
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
LIKE, THEY WERE ASKING ME THAT
ON THE WAY HERE, AND I WAS JUST
LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST WINGING IT, OKAY?"
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
JUST WINGING IT.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE WING IT AND RAMBLE.
>> MY MOM WAS LIKE, "WHAT
DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?"
I WAS LIKE, "OH, SHE REMINDS
OF ME LIKE A MARILYN MONROE,
NEW AGE.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW."
>> NEW AGE?
>> IT'S A GOOD THING.
YOU'RE SUPER CUTE.
>> THANKS.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THE FACIAL HAIR,
IS IT WORKING?
>> [chuckles]
>> I MEAN, HE KNOWS THAT SHE'S
GOT SOMEONE ELSE.
AND WHERE ARE THEY?
WELL, NOW SHE'S GOT SOME
THINKING TO DO.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S WEIRD, 'CAUSE, LIKE,
I TOTALLY DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN
A RELATIONSHIP, BUT, LIKE,
NOW I AM, SO IT'S, LIKE,
KIND OF WEIRD FOR ME.
>> OOH, I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT.
[chuckles]
>> WHAT?
>> NOTHING.
SO THIS DUDE IS JUST FINE WITH
YOU COMING HERE TO MEET SOME
DUDE THAT YOU STILL LIKE?
>> DANNY'S, LIKE, WEIRDED OUT
ABOUT IT, BUT, I MEAN, LIKE,
WHO WOULDN'T BE?
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE, IF IT WAS ME, I'D BE,
LIKE, YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING, BUT YOU'RE NOT.
LIKE, YOU'RE NOT.
WE SHOULD GO BACK WITH MAX
AND NEV.
>> * HOME
* HOME ALL ALONE
* LYING IN MY BED
>> HOW'S IT GOING?
I KNOW MY NERVES HAVEN'T, LIKE,
CALMED YET, SO I'M STILL, LIKE,
ALL, LIKE, SHAKY AND,
LIKE, NERVOUS.
LIKE--
[chuckles]
>> WE HAVE, LIKE, A STRONGER
CHEMISTRY NOW THAT WE'RE,
LIKE, FACE TO FACE.
I'M TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD
AROUND THIS WHOLE THING, 'CAUSE
I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN.
I'M HAPPY I DID THIS, BUT I'M
JUST REALLY CONFUSED RIGHT NOW,
I GUESS.
I DON'T KNOW.
WELCOME.
[both chuckle]
>> THIS IS WHERE THE SKATE
PARK IS?
THERE HE IS, 3RD LAIR.
LET'S DO IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TO THE RIGHT.
>> GOING TO THE RIGHT.
HI.
>> HELLO.
>> I BROUGHT MY FRIENDS.
>> YOU BROUGHT YOUR FRIENDS.
>> YEAH.
>> WHOO!
HEY, ALL RIGHT.
>> WHOO!
>> [laughs]
>> [laughing]
>> * WE WERE YOUNG
* WE WERE
* AH, AH, AH
>> OH, BOY.
>> LET'S SEE IT.
>> * WE WERE YOUNG
* WE WERE
>> YEAH.
>> * WE WERE YOUNG
* WE WERE
* AH, AH, AH
>> I ATE IT ON CAMERA.
>> IT'S OKAY.
>> SEE, THESE ARE THE KIND OF
PEOPLE THAT MAKE ME NOT WANT
TO SKATE, BECAUSE THEY JUST
KILL IT AND IT JUST MAKES ME
LOOK [bleep].
I HAVE THIS IDEA.
>> LIKE, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH AS, LIKE,
A MATCHING TATTOO, 'CAUSE
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT YOUR
THING WITH, LIKE--
GOING ON, YOU KNOW, WITH HIM.
AND SO IT'S NOT, LIKE--
I'M NOT GONNA GET YOUR NAME,
OR YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET MY
NAME TATTED ON YOU.
BUT, LIKE, IF WE PUT MY SHOULDER
BLADE COMING UP TO HERE AND
YOUR SHOULDER BLADE COMING UP
TO HERE, AND THEN IF I STOOD
NEXT TO YOU, IT WOULD MAKE
A HUGE PICTURE.
>> OF WHAT?
>> BASICALLY YOURS IS A LIONESS,
LIKE, A FEMALE LION,
'CAUSE YOU MOVED OUT.
YOU'VE BEEN OUT ON YOUR OWN
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
YOU'VE GROWN UP INDEPENDENT.
AND I'M GONNA HAVE A MALE LION,
AND THE EXPRESSION IS, HE'S
REALLY ATTENTIVE, BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU TELL ME,
DAY OR NIGHT, YOU KNOW,
I'M HERE.
I'M LISTENING, YOU KNOW?
I'LL TALK TO ABOUT [bleep].
>> I'M DOWN.
>> REALLY?
>> YEAH, NO, I DO.
YEAH, I'M A LITTLE SCARED.
OH, GOSH.
TATTOOS.
>> BUT I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO,
LIKE, NOT REGRET IT.
>> I'M DOWN.
>> DO YOU HAVE TO GO CHILL
BACK AT THE HOTEL?
>> YEAH.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
>> I THINK WE GO OUT THIS WAY.
>> THIS WAY?
THAT WAY?
>> * DON'T KNOW WHERE *
* I'M GOING *
>> BYE.
>> BYE.
>> * BUT I AM
* FLYING ALONE
* CLOSER, COME CLOSER
>> SO IT FEELS LIKE SIX YEARS
OF SUPPRESSED EMOTIONS ARE ALL
COMING TO A HEAD, LIKE,
RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST TRYING TO--
EITHER I'LL CLOSE A CHAPTER OF
MY LIFE THAT I'VE LEFT OPEN
FOR TOO LONG OR CONTINUE
A CHAPTER THAT I SHOULD HAVE
BEEN WRITING ALL ALONG.
WE'LL SEE.
>> THIS EPISODE OF CATFISH:
THE TV SHOW CONTINUES NOW.
>> both: WHOA!
>> GOLDILOCKS.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS JUST KIND OF JUST TRYING
NOT TO, LIKE, THINK ABOUT
EVERYTHING, KIND OF JUST LETTING
EVERYTHING, LIKE, SOAK ALL IN,
BUT I ALSO, LIKE, WANT TO MAKE
SURE I'M HONEST WITH MYSELF,
SO I WROTE SOMETHING
INTERESTING IN MY JOURNAL.
OR MAYBE I CAN READ IT TO YOU,
IF YOU WANT?
>> SURE.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO READ IT?
>> YEAH, READ IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
"THIS WHOLE THING HAS REALLY
PUT ALL OF THE ANSWERS I WAS
SEARCHING FOR IN MY HAND."
>> SO DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE
THE IMAGES AND EVERYTHING?
>> both: YEAH.
>> "I REALIZE NOW WHAT I WISH
I WOULD'VE REALIZED ON MY OWN."
I LOVE IT.
I THINK IT'S AWESOME.
"BUT HONESTLY, I WAS TOO
SCARED TO ADMIT IT
EVEN TO MYSELF."
>> ONE IS GONNA BE HERE...
>> RIGHT THERE AND RIGHT THERE.
>> AND ONE IS GONNA BE HERE.
>> "I, FOR THE FIRST TIME,
AM FALLING IN LOVE.
IF SOMEONE WERE TO ASK ME TO
DEFINE LOVE, I'D SAY IT'S WHEN
ONE PERSON CARES ABOUT ANOTHER
TO THE POINT AT WHICH THEY
WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR
THE OTHER."
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> YOU'RE DONE?
>> YUP.
>> [sighs]
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
"WHEN YOU CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT
THEIR HAPPINESS IS MORE
IMPORTANT TO YOU..."
[giggles]
"THAN JUST YOUR HAPPINESS.
AND NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT
PERSON'S LIFE BETTER.
I HAVE PERSONALLY NEVER FELT
THAT WAY ABOUT SOMEONE UNTIL
I MET DANNY.
DANNY'S THE FIRST PERSON
I EVER MET THAT I KNOW IS
PERFECT TO ME."
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> "I DON'T REGRET COMING OUT
HERE TO MEET ELIJAH BECAUSE THIS
EXPERIENCE HAS GREATLY BENEFITED
ME ON A PERSONAL AND
EMOTIONAL LEVEL."
>> GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> YEAH, MAN, IT WAS AWESOME TO
MEET YOU, MAN.
>> DUDE...
>> YOU GUYS WERE AWESOME.
>> THIS WAS CRAZY.
>> WELL, WE'RE GONNA LEAVE YOU
GUYS TO HAVE A MOMENT
TO YOURSELVES.
>> TO LET US TALK.
[sighs]
IS THIS REALLY GOOD-BYE?
THIS IS WEIRD.
>> YEAH, YOU'RE LEAVING ALREADY.
>> [sighs]
I DON'T WANT TO GO.
I DON'T WANT TO CRY.
ALL RIGHT.
>> KEEP IN CONTACT.
>> AWW.
>> * WE WERE SO, SO, SO
* SO, SO
* IN LOVE
* IT'S LIKE WE WERE SO *
>> BYE.
>> * WE WERE
* AND WE WERE
*SO IN LOVE *
* AND WE WERE
>> HOW WAS THAT?
>> [bleep].
REALLY [bleep].
IT JUST WENT BY REALLY FAST.
>> HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY.
>> YEAH, HE IS.
[sniffles]
I DON'T REALLY WANT TO LEAVE,
BUT I AM HAPPY TO GO HOME AND
SEE DANNY AND TALK TO HIM
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I'M CONFIDENT IN THE FACT THAT,
NO MATTER WHAT, ELIJAH WILL BE
THERE FOR ME AND I'LL BE
THERE FOR HIM, NO MATTER WHAT
HAPPENS IN OUR LIVES.
DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT
THAT TO HAPPEN.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE
THINGS GO FROM HERE.
[computer pings]
>> both: YO!
>> LOOK AT YOU ON VIDEO CHAT.
>> YEAH, HOW DID THIS
EVEN HAPPEN?
>> I WENT IN, AND I JUST
GRABBED A NEW PHONE.
I WAS SICK AND TIRED OF
THE IPOD.
>> SO YOU'RE VIDEO CHATTING
WITH US NOW ON A NEW IPHONE?
>> YEAH.
>> LOOK AT YOU, MAN.
YOU'RE ALL UPDATED.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE HE SUPPORTS
THE DECISIONS THAT SHE MAKES,
WHICH IS WHAT YOU NEED TO, YOU
KNOW, IN A RELATIONSHIP.
YOU WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE.
BUT, LIKE, I HOPE THAT IT WORKS
OUT, LIKE, REALLY WELL FOR THEM,
YOU KNOW?
I HOPE IT'S A POSITIVE THING.
>> THAT'S NICE.
I HOPE IT ALL DOES WORK OUT
FOR THE BEST.
GOOD TO TALK TO YOU.
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT, MAN, LATER.
>> PEACE.
>> [laughs]
[computer pings]
>> both: HEY!
>> WOW, LOOK AT THE NEW HAIRDO.
>> IT'S PURPLE.
IT'S PRETTY FUN.
[chuckles]
>> WAIT, CAN YOU HOLD UP YOUR
HAND AGAIN?
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT IS THAT?
>> IT'S A WEDDING RING.
>> WHAT?
>> I'LL TRY TO GET IT CLOSE.
>> WHAT?
>> YOU GOT MARRIED?
>> YES.
ME AND DANNY WENT TO THE
COURTHOUSE AND GOT MARRIED.
>> OH, MY GOD.
HE PUT A RING ON IT.
IS HE THERE?
>> WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
>> YO!
>> HEY.
>> DANNY, WHAT DID YOU THINK
OF HER TATTOO WHEN SHE
CAME HOME?
>> IT'S GOOD ARTWORK.
I LIKED IT.
NOW, THEY HAVE, LIKE,
A LITTLE TIGHT BOND.
>> DOES THAT BOTHER YOU?
>> NO.
>> WELL, YOU GUYS SEEM
PRETTY HAPPY.
>> IT'S BEEN GOOD.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN.
>> CONGRATS.
I MEAN, JUST ENJOY
THE HONEYMOON.
>> WE ARE ENJOYING IT,
DEFINITELY.
>> SEE YOU LATER, SOLANA.
>> BYE.
>> I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH TWO
GUYS, BUT IT'S THE SAME GUY.
>> WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT
MARRYING THIS GUY?
>> YEAH, AND I DON'T KNOW
WHO IT IS.
>> HE IS CONFINED TO A STATE OR
FEDERAL PENITENTIARY.
WE'RE CLOSE, SO HE'S DEFINITELY
FEELING THE HEAT.
LET'S DO THIS.
DID YOU SEE THAT?
>> WHOA.
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