Catfish: The TV Show (2012–…): Season 4, Episode 20 - Brittany & Bryon - full transcript

>> What are you thinking about?

>> I just want to know

who it is.

>> Keep your eyes open

for a dark alleyway.

Oh, boy.

Whoever comes out of that house,

just keep your cool.

Hello?

Hello.

I'm not sure if anything that



Bryon's told Brittany is true.

Okay, here we are,

the last episode.

It's been quite a run,

and we've loved every minute--

>> No, but I think

it's important--

>> Ow.

Why did you do that?

You just karate

chopped my finger.

>> I was just gonna get the end

of it.

>> You got just the end,



and it hurt a lot.

>> [laughs]

I'm sorry.

>> It's been a great season.

And you guys have been awesome,

and we love our "Catfish" fans.

You ready to do this?

>> Yeah.

>> Here we go.

We got a live one.

"I know when I'm in love."

>> "Please help..."

>> Wow, "Dear Nev and Max,

My name is Brittany,

and I'm a 24-year-old

stay-at-home mom of three."

Wow.

>> Three?

>> "I live in Phoenix, Arizona,

and I'm writing you guys

because I think I may have met

the perfect guy for me.

His name is Bryon.

He's a 27-year-old Marine

from Indiana.

I love him,

but he has never agreed

to meet me or even video chat.

I had to beg

just to get him on the phone."

>> I always make girls

beg to get me on the phone.

It's a good move.

>> "This all makes me concerned

he is hiding something.

I'm also worried that he

will get deployed back to Iraq

at any moment,

and I might never get

to meet him.

I try to be patient with Bryon,

because he has PTSD

from being in the marines.

I respect him and try

not to push too much.

>> *I'm just a stranger *

*In love *

But not being able to see

the man I have grown to love

kills me inside.

I want to start a life with him,

and we've talked about a future

together.

But I have this doubt feeling

in my heart

that makes me wonder if he's

been lying to me the whole time.

Please, Nev and Max, help me.

I love this guy

and really feel like I've found

not only a boyfriend,

but also a best friend."

>> * I'm just a stranger *

*in love *

>> "Sincerely, Brittany."

I'm not feeling very good about

this.

>> He might not be a marine.

I mean, it's kind of a great--

it's a great lie.

>> It's a perfect excuse.

>> "I got to be gone

for a few months.

I'm getting deployed."

>> Well, why don't we give her a

call, find out a little bit

more about the story,

and see if we can help?

>> Yeah.

>> All right.

[line trilling]

Hello!

>> Hey.

>> Hi.

>> both: Hey, Brittany.

How you doing?

>> Nervous.

>> Don't worry.

We're very nice, and--

>> Well, I watch the show,

so, you know,

I'm, like, your biggest fan.

>> How long have you been

watching?

>> Since season one.

>> How have you watched

four seasons of this show

and still are dating a guy

who won't video chat?

>> I don't know.

I fell in love.

>> Let's just take a step back.

So you're 24,

and you have three kids.

Were you married, or--

>> I had my daughter

when I was 16.

After that,

I ended up meeting my ex-husband

and got married three months

later.

And then I got pregnant

with our daughter and my son.

And, like, our relationship

got really rocky,

so I decided to get a divorce.

>> Okay, wow, so that's intense

and--and difficult.

>> I was in a really bad

depression,

and it hurt me a lot.

And then when I met Bryon,

he friend requested me,

and I asked him, you know,

"Why did you add me?"

And he was like,

"You're really pretty,

and I want to get to know you."

And we just started talking

about our life.

And he was accepting

of me having three kids.

Everything was perfect.

I felt like I'd found

my true love.

>> Wow.

How much do you talk on the

phone?

>> I have to talk to him

every day.

But he doesn't want

to video chat with me.

And his voice

does not match his pictures.

>> What do you mean?

>> Because it's more

of a country voice.

>> Does he talk about being

in the marines?

>> Yeah.

His PTSD is really hard for him.

He says that he goes

and sees a counselor.

I'm afraid that he can get

deployed at any moment,

and I'll never

be able to meet him.

I love him

and care for him so much.

I don't want to lose him.

But I feel like I need answers

from him, 'cause

there's some things that I feel

like he's hiding from me.

>> There's a lot at stake here.

You've got your family,

you've got your kids,

and you've got your heart,

which has

already been broken before.

>> Yeah.

>> So we need to figure out

what this guy's deal is.

>> I need your help big time.

>> All right, well, look,

we are not far from Tempe,

Arizona, so we

could be there pretty soon.

If you're ready to do this,

we can meet you and dive in and

hopefully figure out

who this Bryon guy is

and see if he's--

>> Dad material.

>> Okay.

>> both: All right.

>> Nice to meet you, Brittany.

>> Yeah.

>> Nice to meet you.

I can't wait to see you.

>> See you soon.

He's being very evasive.

Why hasn't he explained himself?

Why hasn't he video chatted?

Like--

>> He might be leading on this--

this mother of three.

She definitely

has a lot more on the line

than most anyone who's

ever written into the show.

>> Yeah, all right, let's head

to Arizona.

>> So Brittany, recently

divorced with three kids.

She's been burned twice.

And she finally sort

of recognizes

what she's looking for,

and feels like she's found

it in Bryon.

>> But who is Bryon?

Like, it could be anybody.

>> That's true.

Here we are.

All right, let's do this.

>> Hi!

>> Hey, look at this.

>> Hi.

>> Hi.

>> Ahh, hello.

>> Whoo.

>> This is nice.

Where are your kids?

We're not gonna meet them?

>> I don't want them

on the show.

They're dads

aren't okay with it.

>> Got it.

>> Let's sit down and chat.

You've done

more in the last five years--

relationships and children--

than I've done

in my entire life.

>> Well, I--

I was really young,

so I didn't get to,

like, experience things

the way that I wanted to.

>> Were your parents, like,

strict or not strict?

>> My mom wasn't in my life

for a while.

My mom went to prison.

And my dad lives in Minnesota,

and we don't really get along.

>> So you've had a sort

of complicated family history.

>> Yeah, maybe that's

why I open up to people so fast,

and I've--

I fall for someone so fast.

Because I've never had that love

and affection

from anyone in my family.

So when I met Bryon,

I felt so comfortable.

He accepted that I have kids.

I opened up to this person,

and I love him.

When I brought my kids

in the situation,

that made it even bigger,

because my kids are my world.

>> You brought them

into this too.

>> I would be on the phone

with him.

My kids would come over.

"Who are you talking to?"

And they would look at the

phone, and there's a picture

of him.

And they're like, "Who's that?

Who's that?"

And I would--

I'm not gonna lie to my kids.

From there it went to--

when we would talk all the time,

my daughter's like, "Hi, Bryon.

How are you doing?"

After talking for hours

at a time on the phone,

that's when I felt

like I met my best friend.

And then he started talking

about his PTSD.

He's called me in the middle

of the night, 'cause

he feels like he hears

people, bombs going off.

>> Wow.

>> Things like that go to my

heart.

I opened up to this person.

I just pray to God that he

hasn't lied about anything.

>> Well, we know he's probably

lying about something, right?

>> But if it's something

so small,

then it's just--

I'll brush it over.

"Don't ever lie to me again.

You can tell me anything.

If you can tell me

about your mom killing herself

at two years old and telling me

something that--that's so

deep..."

>> But what if that's not true?

>> Oh, I would be mad.

'Cause you don't lie

about something like that.

>> Let's see what he looks like.

>> All right,

why don't you walk us through

everything from the beginning.

So here's Bryon's Facebook page.

That's a handsome guy.

>> He was a sniper

in the Marine Corps.

>> Yeah.

>> Whoa, that's intense.

>> He looks like the Terminator.

I'm just gonna ask it.

This guy is very concerned

with his appearance.

Have you thought about his level

of interest in you?

>> Yeah, I--I even asked him.

I said, "If we met

on the street,

I don't think

that I'm your type.

I'm not thin."

And he's just like,

"No, you're very beautiful

and pretty."

>> I think

that there's a good chance

you are talking to a marine.

>> But not that person.

>> But it might not be this guy.

>> I mean, look, we'll dig in.

We'll see what we can find.

And we'll let you know.

Let's get to work, Max.

Oh, Brittany.

You're too nice.

>> I wish I wasn't sometimes.

Thank you.

>> Send us an email

with everything you have,

and we'll search.

>> Okay, thank you.

>> I don't know

what this guy's deal is.

>> The scary thing is

that she has involved her kids--

>> That's what I'm saying.

Brittany thinks with her heart,

which is great, but it can also

leave you heartbroken.

>> Stop flexing your guns.

>> I'm really just stretching.

>> Yeah, right.

That's a Zac Efron move.

>> Is it?

>> Oh, yeah.

That's what happens

when you have guns,

the right to bear arms.

[laughter]

>> Now that I have guns.

All right, so we've got

a situation here with Brittany.

She's got three kids.

>> Trying to find a guy who

will accept her

with her three kids

and be kind of a--a model father

and supportive husband.

And Bryon seems to fit the bill.

And he is a marine with PTSD.

>> Right now, I'm not sure

if anything that Bryon's

told Brittany is true.

So let's

start this investigation.

Let's go to Bryon's page.

He says he's single.

He says he lives in--

>> Indiana.

He's got 75 friends,

which is very few.

Let's go to photos.

>> Wow, okay,

there are a lot of photos.

Here's a picture

of him in uniform as a sniper.

Let's start with a little Google

image search-y.

>> Oh, we've got a hit.

>> It comes up on a bunch

of websites.

>> Someone just searched

for "sniper."

>> Yeah, okay.

It's certainly not a picture

of Bryon.

All right, let's look

at the rest of Bryon's pictures.

>> Where are they?

Look, it's tagged

Hauppauge, New York.

>> Isn't that Long Island?

>> Yeah, that is Long Island.

>> So this guy is in New York.

>> The plot thickens.

>> Here, look.

Thirsty E-N-T.

>> That's short for

Entertainment.

>> I know.

Well, let's look that up.

Yeah, look, there it is.

They have their Facebook page.

Look at friends.

Oh, there's the picture.

>> The photo we just [bleep].

Boom, you found him.

>> Look at this.

Last post six hours ago:

"I need to get out of Japan."

>> Wow.

We might have to go to Japan?

>> Let's just go

to his About really fast.

>> Marine Corps.

>> He's from Long Island.

This profile's

much more convincing.

He's got his family listed.

He's got friends.

He's got real places

and schools.

>> So case closed on--

on the mask.

>> I think so, yeah.

That's--it's pretty obvious

that this is the real guy

in the pictures.

So now the question is--

>> Who is Bryon?

>> Who the heck

is Bryon Johnson?

>> Who the heck?

>> All right,

so what else can we look for?

Let's search his phone number,

see what we get.

>> All right.

>> All right, here we go.

>> And what do we got?

What do we got?

>> What? Heather [bleep].

>> A girl.

>> We got an address

that's in Kentucky.

Mid-20s.

All right, let's look up Heather

on Facebook.

There's actually

only one profile.

There's nothing.

>> Zero.

>> Okay, so this could be her.

The big question is,

if it is Heather, is she gay?

>> I think the real question

is, how the hell

is Brittany gonna react to this?

And who is this guy

she's been talking to?

>> Let's head over there

and break the news.

>> Another investigation,

season four...gonzo.

>> Hello, Brittany.

>> We found some pretty

interesting things,

so we wanted to see

if we could meet up.

>> Okay, yeah, great.

We would like to talk to her.

>> All right, here we are.

>> Hi!

>> Hey! Hello.

>> This is my cousin Renee.

>> Renee.

>> Nev and Max

>> Nice to meet you.

>> Nice to meet you.

>> Nev.

>> Hi.

>> Hi. Nice to meet you.

>> Max.

>> Hello.

So let's go over here and chat.

Are you guys pretty close?

>> both: Yeah.

>> Oh, okay.

>> I'm mostly close with her,

out of all my cousins.

>> Oh, nice, so the--

the nice thing about having

a chance to meet you

is that you can tell us a little

bit more about Brittany.

You've seen

her go through a lot, like--

>> She's lived with me

since she was 15,

like, off and on.

So I know about

all her relationships and stuff.

If something goes bad

within a relationship,

she'll come, like,

take a week off

and come stay at my house

with her kids.

>> How would you describe the

way that she's been with Bryon,

as compared to, sort of,

how she's been previously?

>> You can see the--like,

the brightness in her eyes.

She's more happy.

>> Would you say that she kind

of rushes into things?

>> She--she trusts real easily.

And it--it worries me.

I just don't want him to--

to not be who he says he is

and then her get hurt

in the long run.

But regardless, like, I'll--

I'll be there for her.

>> Well, that's good to know.

We've done some research.

We found some things

that are very interesting.

So let's sit down,

and we can kind of go

through everything.

>> Okay.

>> All right,

so the first thing we did

was a Google image search

for that photo.

And sure enough, it showed up

on a bunch of websites.

Basically, if you were

to do a Google search

for images of a sniper, like,

it would come up.

So it's certainly not a picture

of Bryon,

which it sort of felt like he

was positioning it to be,

which is kind of weird.

The next thing we wanted to do

was just sort of

check out Bryon's Facebook page.

The thing that we were most

interested in were the photos.

There were pictures of him,

like, out at some club.

We wanted to see,

since he's been

at a number of these events,

if maybe somebody

knows who he is, right?

I mean, like--

>> Right.

>> So we went to the Thirsty

Entertainment Facebook page.

We went to Friends.

>> And there he is.

>> And there he is.

Joseph [bleep].

>> Holy crap.

>> Here's profile pictures

with some friends and family.

>> Oh, that's a picture

I got sent.

>> There's a picture

you recognize with a lot

of likes and comments.

>> Posted in 2013.

>> Those are all the pictures.

>> All the pictures

that you've been sent.

>> And more.

If you go to the About, he

is currently stationed in Japan.

So he hasn't even been

in the U.S. during the time

that you've been

talking to Bryon.

>> Okay.

Damn.

>> Yeah,

which would then in turn

suggest that most

if not everything

that you've been told is...

>> A lie.

>> False.

>> I'm angry at myself.

[sobbing]

I'm stupid.

>> You're not stupid.

Why would you do

that to somebody?

How could you do

that to somebody?

>> How could you talk

to my daughter?

Can we take a break?

>> *Seems to slow me down *

* Living forever

* Pale light on all

* Do I care

* Do I care the thunder's *

*Rumbled sound *

>> [sobbing]

Sorry.

>> That's all right.

I mean, I understand.

It sucks.

>> Yeah, it's shocking.

>> No one wants to get lied

to or deserves to be tricked.

So the next thing we did was,

we searched the phone number

you've been using.

It came up registered

to someone named Heather

[bleep].

>> In Kentucky.

>> In Kentucky

in their mid-20s.

>> Now, cell phones sometimes

get registered to people--

friends, family.

>> Is it even her? It could---

>> We don't know. It could be.

>> Yeah, we don't know anything.

>> Yeah.

I mean, at--at this point, all

we know is that there's a chance

it could be this Heather.

But it could also be

Heather's brother.

It could be her boyfriend.

We have no idea.

Nothing is for sure yet.

>> You can say it.

Say "I told you so."

>> I'm not gonna

say "I told you so."

>> I know you want to say it.

But you want to.

>> I just--I always tell her,

like, "Learn how to just

be by yourself and, you know,

spend time

with just you and your kids."

>> Find myself.

>> And she finds love elsewhere.

And she just moves into stuff

too fast.

And I'm like, "You know,

you have your kids,

who will always love you

unconditionally.

So you're never alone, and

they're always there with you."

And I just....

>> So now we have to make

a decision.

If finding out who

this person really is--meeting

them and getting answers--is

what you want to do, then,

like, we do need to reach out..

>> I do.

>> To "Bryon."

>> I need to know answers.

And if I don't, it's gonna be

in the back of my head,

and it's gonna just bother me.

>> Eat at you.

>> Why don't I give them a call?

You guys sit tight.

>> Okay.

>> All right, Bryon Johnson.

[line trilling]

>> Your call has been forwarded

to an automatic voice message

system.

>> Hello, this is Nev

from MTV's "Catfish,"

and I'm sure

it comes as no surprise

that I'm calling in regards to

your relationship with Brittany.

I'm actually here

in Arizona with her,

and we were hoping

to speak with you,

to discuss the possibility

of meeting up.

Why don't you give me a call

back, and we can discuss it?

Okay, thanks.

>> What happened?

>> No answer.

>> That was--

>> I left a message,

so we just need to wait

for them to call us back.

I mean--

and at the very least, you know,

we have an address.

Is going to Kentucky something

that you would be able

and interested in doing?

>> Yeah, I want to know.

>> Let's wait to see

if they get back to me.

I'll talk to 'em.

And as soon as I hear something,

I'll let you know.

>> Okay.

>> And we'll just sort of take

it one step at a time.

>> Okay.

>> Okay.

>> Bye.

Thank you.

>> Feel better.

>> Good to meet you.

>> Nice meeting you.

>> Thank you.

>> Don't be too hard on

yourself.

>> Take care of her, okay?

>> Yeah.

>> All right, so we'll let you

know as soon as we hear

something.

>> Okay.

>> both: Bye.

>> Bye, guys.

>> So yeah, I guess now

we just have to figure out

who we're dealing with.

[phone chimes]

Oh.

>> Uh-oh, here it is.

>> Hi, this is Nev.

Who's this?

>> Oh, okay.

Hi, Bryon's sister.

What's your name?

>> My name's Heather.

>> Um, so I don't know

if you got the message,

but we were hoping

to speak to Bryon.

We're here in Tempe, Arizona,

with Brittany.

>> You sound like a nice person

and a concerned sister, and

I think that's great.

We know that the Bryon

Johnson Facebook page

that Brittany's

been communicating with is fake.

We even found you and your name

associated

with the cell phone number,

the one that she's been using,

and apparently been talking

to as Bryon for all this time.

>> Okay.

I mean, look, speak to Bryon.

Brittany is a good person,

and I think

deserves to know, you know,

what's been going on.

>> Thank you.

>> Bye-bye.

>> I mean,

maybe that is his sister.

I don't know.

>> It's her.

She could be a marine.

>> There's still a ton

that we don't know.

[line trilling]

>> Hi, Brittany, it's Nev.

I got a call from Heather.

Her story was,

"I'm Bryon's sister.

He's been through a lot.

I don't know if meeting

is necessarily a good thing,

but I'll talk to him."

So I don't really buy it

for the fact that Heather called

from Bryon's phone number.

They're figuring this out

and may or may not decide that

they want to meet up with us.

>> We now know

and we've confirmed

that Heather is a person,

and she lives in Kentucky.

And even whether they

necessarily agree to meet up

with us or not, I think

we should just plan on going.

>> So get ready.

Meet us over here

in the morning,

and we'll sort of figure

out what we want to do,

and see what happens.

>> Okay, bye, Brittany.

>> Travel day.

Hey, good morning.

>> Good morning.

>> Hey.

>> All right,

so how you feeling?

>> Pretty good.

>> I haven't heard anything back

from Heather or Bryon.

We can try 'em again,

but I think the plan

still stands.

>> Just go over there?

>> Just head to Kentucky

and figure it out.

>> All right.

>> Let's do it.

>> Should we let the catfish

know?

>> You want to send a text?

>> "We're on our way to Kentucky

and eagerly waiting

to hear back."

[phone chimes]

>> What'd you get?

>> They said, "Wow,

this is super fast,

and I'm kind of scared."

>> Well, write this:

"Meeting up and being honest

will be the best thing

you can do.

Let us know

when and where we can meet you."

[pulsating electronic music]

>> All right, here we are.

>> *You're gonna win *

* These odd days

>> On to Kentucky.

>> *And it's dangerous *

* To go

* And listen what they say

*Ohh, ohh *

>> All right, we made it.

**

>> Nev! Nev! Nev! Nev!

>> [laughs]

*

[phone chimes]

>> He texted me.

>> He said, "Babe, I don't know

if I can go through with this.

I don't know if I'm ready.

If you love me,

don't make me go through this."

"I just flew almost 7 hours

to Kentucky to see you.

The least you can do is meet

me."

I want to yell at him.

'Cause I wasn't ready for this.

I'm pissed.

>> Hello.

>> I have some things

to tell you.

I got text messages.

>> Oh, boy.

You got messages.

>> Um, Bryon or Heather.

>> When did you get

these messages?

>> Last night.

It says, "Babe, I don't know

if I can go through with this.

I don't know if I'm ready.

I'm having a panic attack, and

if you love me, don't make

me go through with this."

I said, "Why?

Explain, please.

I need to understand."

He said, "I am super nervous,

and the cameras--

I don't know if I can handle

everything right now."

He said, "I promise I'll let you

know in the morning, and I know

you flew so far to see me."

>> Then you haven't heard

anything.

>> Nothing.

>> Wow.

Why don't we send Bryon a text?

>> What if he doesn't text back?

>> Then we'll just go

to his or her house.

>> "Good morning.

We're here and ready to meet.

Are you?"

>> What are you feeling

in terms of what we talked

a little bit about with Renee,

like, how you wear your heart

on your sleeve and sort of get

into things a little too fast?

>> I'm gonna

have--be guarded now.

Like, I'm gonna

not move into things so fast,

because I do have

to think about my kids.

I just--

when you've been with somebody,

you get lonely, I would say.

>> But then because you're used

to being with someone,

you might let the wrong person

in too quickly.

>> True.

[phone chimes]

I just got a message.

>> What did they say?

>> "I'm really nervous

for you to come here.

I live with my parents,

and I do not want

them getting involved.

You can meet me at my aunt

and uncle's house.

There is a back alleyway

that leads you to the back

of the house.

Take that road

so no one sees you."

>> Nothing like meeting

in a back alleyway.

>> Yeah, how are you feeling?

>> I'm just as nervous

as he is--

or she.

>> Or they.

>> Yeah.

>> All right,

let's get out of here.

>> [sighs]

>> What are you thinking about?

>> Everything--if it's Heather

or if it's really Bryon or--

I know it's not the guy

in the picture.

>> Right.

>> I just want to know

who it is.

>> Keep your eyes open

for a dark alleyway.

Is this the alley

he's talking about?

Oh, boy.

Oh, yeah, there--that house

right there with the porch.

Whoever comes out of that house

definitely deserves to know

how you feel.

And you have every right

to let them hear it.

Let's do it.

>> Hello?

>> Hello?

Hello.

Oh, hi.

>> Hi.

>> How you doing?

Sorry, I didn't mean to barge

in on you, but--

>> No, it's cool.

>> Had me waiting out here

for a while.

>> I know.

>> Nev.

>> Heather.

>> Heather, good to meet you.

>> You want to come out and--

>> Yeah, I'm cool.

That's cool.

>> Okay, well,

this is Heather.

Heather, Brittany.

Is there anybody

else we should expect...

>> To come the [bleep] outside.

>> No.

>> Well, we--we weren't sure.

You talked about your brother--

if that was a person,

or was somehow involved.

>> I made it up.

I mean, it was me.

>> Oh, that's the voice

on the phone.

>> This is the voice

you've been talking to?

>> Yep.

>> Well, that makes sense.

Are you a marine?

>> No, it is something

that I've always wanted to do.

I guess I kind of made

the Facebook page as something

to escape what I have to deal

with at home.

>> I told you from

the beginning, "Don't lie to me.

Just be honest."

I put my kids involved in this

[bleep].

>> I know.

I know that, and I'm sorry.

>> So who are you

now that we're meeting you?

I mean, your--your name

is Heather.

>> Yeah, my name is Heather.

>> And that's about all we know.

>> Um, I'm a security officer.

I--I am going to college

for law enforcement.

>> How old are you?

>> 25.

>> Are both your parents alive?

>> My real mom's not.

She's passed.

>> So that's the real thing

all about it.

That--that's the only real thing

that you've told me.

>> No, my feelings are real.

>> Did you think telling me now

and me finding out now--you

think that I want to be friends?

You think that I'm gonna

put myself in that situation

to be friends and just forget

about everything?

I won't. I can't

>> I mean, that's completely

understandable.

I did something wrong.

I know that.

I'm owning up to that.

>> Is this the first

fake account you've made?

>> Yeah.

I've never made one before.

That's the first.

>> If you were honest and real

and you'd wanted a friend,

it--I would've been your friend.

I'm okay with everybody.

You went too far,

like, way too [bleep] far

with my kids.

Like, that's bull[bleep].

I don't--that's what--

I told you personal things

about my life,

[bleep] that I've been through

that not even my mother knows.

>> I know that.

And I understand--

>> [sobbing]

>> *Deep down I never did *

*Feel right *

*You wasted my time *

*

* I don't need your love *

*

* I don't need your love *

* Ooh, ooh, ooh

* Oh, oh, oh

*Ooh *

>> Just the way that she's just

talking like it doesn't mean

anything,

the [bleep] that she's done,

that she said, and my kids,

and...

she went too--

she went too far.

>> You have every right

to be upset with her.

I think you're also

pretty pissed at yourself.

>> I am.

I'm just so mad

at myself right now.

>> I've spent years

bottling all this up.

I know.

'Cause I had nobody to talk to.

>> Well, I'm here

to talk to you.

>> I know. I'm trying.

>> Why don't you come down?

So what--what's up?

What are you punishing

yourself for?

>> Honestly, the guilt

ate me every day.

Like, I'm not gonna lie.

It did.

>> Why put yourself in a--

in a relationship like this?

>> I come from a small town.

Everybody knows everybody.

I've never been accepted.

Like, all through school,

I was made fun of

for being a--a lesbian--

before I even knew

I was a lesbian.

I live in a home

where I'm not accepted.

I have tried

online dating sites,

but I don't get the reaction

that I did--like, I guess

when I made the Facebook page,

I made it as somebody in my own

image, if I wanted to be--

not necessarily saying I want

to be a guy, 'cause I don't.

But I felt like I was

more accepted that way.

>> Were you really thinking

at any point that, like,

there was some way

that maybe this could work out

or end with you guys--

>> Being together?

>> Yeah.

>> I know that we'll--

there's nothing there

that would ever possibly

in any way whatsoever

have worked out for us

to be together.

I knew that.

>> Hang out for a minute.

I'll go get Brittany.

>> All right.

>> And we'll talk.

>> All right.

[sighs]

>> I can't believe

that I did this to myself.

I trusted somebody so much.

>> This episode of "Catfish: The

TV Show" continues now.

>> I think what she needs

and what you need is to both

really have an open,

honest conversation and

see if we can learn something.

All right?

>> Yeah.

>> All right, let's go in.

>> Hey.

Brittany, I know you're upset,

but you've done a good job

of collecting yourself.

>> Heather,

we had a little chat,

and I think you're

in a pretty good place

now to have a conversation.

What we have here is sort

of a classic case of two people

who desperately needed something

and kind of just went looking

in the wrong place for it.

So it's not necessarily

anybody's fault.

Yes, you lied,

but you're both equally

responsible for yourselves.

>> For our actions.

>> This is a relationship

that has been between you guys.

I think it would be healthy

to end this with just you guys,

the way it started.

>> Yeah, end this--

or end this chapter.

>> Okay.

>> Okay, we'll say good-bye

after.

>> I'm [bleep] pissed off

at you.

This is [bleep] up.

Sorry, but...

I'm not trying to be mean

or anything,

but what you did was [bleep] up.

>> I mean, the only thing

I can say is "sorry."

I mean, I've told you the truth

now, and it's out.

And it's not easy.

For me it's not easy

to open up to just anybody.

I'm not used to having someone

to open up to.

I've just grown up

in a small town

where being gay is not accepted.

It's--it's just not.

It never has been.

Bullying at school is no joke.

I had to actually home-school,

'cause

it got so bad that I didn't want

to go to school.

And I get anxiety a lot,

and I get very nervous very

easy, I guess you could say.

>> You need to learn

how to be yourself.

>> I need to learn how to be

more social and be myself.

I do know that.

I do.

>> And don't be ashamed

to be gay.

>> I'm not necessarily ashamed

of being gay.

It's just--

>> [bleep]

what your family thinks.

People talk crap about me

being a single mother.

And I could care less,

because my kids

are taken care of.

They're loved,

and I'm there for them.

When I did get a divorce,

I was heartbroken.

But you did help

me get through my depression.

And thank you for that.

And I will never forget that,

because you did help me go

through a hard time in my life.

But I don't know if I could ever

be friends with you.

>> I understand.

I don't blame you.

>> *Nowhere to go *

>> I'm done.

*With a broken crown *

* Under starlight chandeliers

>> Hey, guys.

How was that?

>> It was good.

>> I hope both of you feel

like you've come away from this

with a better understanding

of yourselves and what you want

and what you don't want.

Heather, bring it in.

Good to meet you.

>> Good to meet you briefly.

>> Good to meet you.

>> Bye.

>> Bye.

>> All right, well, then

I guess that's it.

>> See ya.

>> Bye.

>> Well, I'm proud of you.

And that was not an easy thing

to do.

I've been doing it

for a few years.

I'm used to it.

But, like, it's tough.

>> She's not a bad person.

Just meeting her,

I understand that.

I just hate the fact

that--that it happened to me.

But it's an experience

that I'm gonna take

in a good way, not a bad way.

I do need to find myself.

[line trilling]

Hi!

>> both: Hey!

>> How you doing?

>> I'm good! I got a job.

I'm doing much better.

>> Congratulations.

What's the job?

>> Yeah, what's up?

>> It's working

with people going through detox.

>> Have you had any contact

with Heather at all?

>> No, I've been focused

on me and my kids.

>> Have you talked

to them at all about Bryon,

and have they asked about him?

>> They don't talk about him

anymore.

They don't ask about him--

maybe because I

don't bring him up.

>> Okay.

Great chatting with you.

Happy to see

everything is going well.

Say hi to the kids for us.

>> Thank you.

>> Bye, Brittany.

>> Bye, Brittany.

>> Bye.

[line trilling]

>> Hey, hi.

How are ya?

>> What up, Heather?

>> Good. How are you?

>> Wow,

you're in your security uniform.

>> Yeah, I'm working.

>> So how is everything?

What's going on?

>> Going pretty good.

Just working a lot.

>> Have you found anybody else

that you can talk to?

>> I actually started dating

someone.

>> Wow.

>> Whoa.

>> And I applied

for a police officer job.

I'm just waiting

to hear back from them.

>> All right, well, that's

exciting.

So it sounds like you've got

sort of a bunch of good things

going for you.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah,

things are going pretty good.

>> Good luck with everything.

Congrats on the new babe.

Good talking to you.

>> It was good talking

to you guys too.

>> Bye.

>> Bye.

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