Catfish: The TV Show (2012–…): Season 5, Episode 5 - Jaylin & Ja'la - full transcript
Jaylin is prepared to sacrifice a lifelong friendship and promising videogame career to be with a woman he's never even spoken to on the phone. Nev and Max help him discover that sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.
>> You want to look and see if
she'’s posted lately?
>> Yeah.
>> both: 17 minutes ago!
>> Where is it?
>> "I love cheat days.
Lunch with bae at TAP."
>> She posted a picture of food.
>> Wait, lunch with bae?
>> Look up TAP.
That'’s really close to here.
We should go.
>> Nothing adds up right now.
>> Nothing adds up right now. >> Hopefully we'’ll catch her.
>> Hopefully we'’ll catch her.
>> I like these.
Can I have them?
>> [laughs]
Somebody order a pizza?
>> Oh!
>> Hey!
>> Oh, my God. You got me really
excited for a second.
>> Give me the pizza box.
Let'’s try that again.
Let'’s try that again. I got your pizza deliver--
I got your pizza deliver--
>> Nev really commits to a joke.
All right.
Let'’s get down to it.
>> New email: "Have I been lied
to for three years?"
>> Dun-duuuh!
>> "Dear Nev and Max,
My name is Jaylin, and I'’m 20
years old, and my girlfriend
just asked me to move to another
state to be with her."
>> Oh, boy.
>> "I'’m about to make the most
important decision of my life,
but there'’s one problem:
we'’ve never met in person."
Heard this one before.
"I live in Ohio, and three years
ago, I met a girl named Ja'’la
online.
>> If we were in Latin America,
her name could be "Ha'’la."
>> Holla.
"After getting her number,
we really connected.
I'’ve shared feelings with her
that I'’ve never shared with
anyone else.
She'’s the first girl
I'’ve ever loved."
>> ♪ '’Cause I'’ve been looking ♪
♪ For a good girl
♪ Yeah, I'’m looking ♪
♪ For a good girl
♪ Tell me if you
♪ Think I found her
>> Do you remember
your first love?
>> I do.
>> Who was that?
>> I don'’t want to say her name
right now.
>> Why not?
>> I don'’t want to give her the
satisfaction of knowing.
>> Oh, it was not a mutual love.
>> It was not reciprocated.
>> Oh, Max.
>> But I don'’t know if that was
real love.
It was puppy love.
>> "As we grew closer, I started
pushing for her to talk
on the phone,
but she kept blowing me off."
>> ♪ I'’m broke and jaded here ♪
♪ Tonight
♪ But you send
♪ A message to my spine
>> "I couldn'’t get a FaceTime,
voice message, or even a quick
conversation to hear her voice."
>> Wait, so the plot thickens.
>> Yeah.
>> It'’s not that he'’s never met
her in person.
It'’s that he'’s never
heard her voice!
>> Right.
"I really want to meet her in
person, because three years is a
long time to not see
the one you love.
I'’m 20 years old,
and it'’s time for me to make
an important decision.
Ja'’la used to live in Ohio, and
just recently moved to Wyoming
for college.
She asked me to move to Wyoming
to be with her, but I can'’t make
a commitment like that when I'’ve
never even met her
in real life."
>> ♪ '’Cause I'’ve been looking ♪
♪ For a good girl
>> "I'’m ready for a
relationship, and I want
to be with Ja'’la, but I am
getting desperate.
I need to find out the truth.
Please help, Jaylin."
>> ♪ Can I get a sign
♪ Before you go?
>> I mean, you know...
Jaylin and Ja'’la.
>> They just belong together.
>> Yeah.
>> Just their names.
>> [laughs]
>> Let'’s reach out to Jaylin.
>> Here we go.
>> Ringin'’.
[computer rings]
>> both: Hey!
>> How are you, buddy?
>> I'’m doing great.
I'’m tired, though.
I'’m not gonna lie.
>> Why are you so tired?
>> I don'’t get sleep.
I'’m busy all the time.
>> Oh, like, busy with what?
Work or...
>> I'’m really focusing on this
game with my friend.
It'’s pretty cool.
>> Like, an app game or...
>> No, like a game, like, on a
PC, and then later on
we'’re gonna put it
on a couple consoles.
>> So you'’re developing
some software and some new
games; that'’s cool.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> So wait a second.
Take us back a little bit and
explain how you guys met.
>> Okay, I actually saw her on
suggested friends, and I
went ahead and added her and
then she actually messaged me,
and, like, a short conversation
later, she gave me her phone
number and said "text me."
That'’s how we started off.
>> So she was a suggested friend
because before she moved
to Wyoming, she lived
in Ohio, right?
>> She did.
She lived within 40
minutes or so from me.
>> Had you guys tried
to meet up?
>> Actually, yeah, I tried to
meet up with her on more than
one occasion, but she always
blew me off whenever I was,
like, right there.
And then she went off to college
to do track.
>> So at the time, you were 17.
You were finishing high school?
>> Yup.
>> Were you not dating
or having--
you had a girlfriend, or...
>> During that time,
I didn'’t necessarily
have a girlfriend.
I never really found
a connection, but then
when I started talking to
Ja'’la, she was able to break
that down without ever actually
speaking to me face-to-face,
and I felt that was
a strong moment.
Like, if you'’re able to do that,
then there must be
something there.
She'’s the first person I ever
said "I love you" to.
>> Wow.
>> She didn'’t force me
to say it.
It felt good when I said it.
People always want something
from you, and she didn'’t.
You know, there was times where
I was broke, and there was times
where I had plenty of money and
things like that.
She didn'’t care what my
situation was.
She only cared about me.
I felt like, that'’s somebody I
I felt like, that'’s somebody I truly care for.
truly care for.
>> I think you'’ve made
Nev misty.
>> Well, I--it'’s very--
that'’s a beautiful way to talk
about someone.
>> So what'’s going on in your
head right now?
Are you really considering
moving?
>> When she asked me to move out
there, I said, "Yeah, yeah, I'’ll
come right now.
I'’ll buy a ticket.
Let'’s go."
And then I set my phone down.
I thought about how it'’s gonna
be really hard because I'’m
really invested in the game
with my friend.
We really have a close bond when
it comes to the business.
Like, we need each other.
So it could ruin my friendship
and my business partnership with
him if I decide to up and leave
for a girl.
>> You got some big choices
to make.
>> Yeah. I do.
>> You obviously know
of the show.
You wrote into us.
You'’re clearly dating
a catfish, right?
>> That'’s what I need
to find out.
I'’m just lost.
>> In the history of our show,
this has never been a great
situation, where you'’ve never
heard their voice
or seen them on video chat,
but I think that your
story deserves an ending.
>> We want the case.
We'’ll take it.
>> We'’ll take it.
>> Well, thank you, guys.
I really do appreciate it.
>> The only issue is, with her
full-ride scholarship for
track-and-field, I don'’t know
that we'’re gonna be able
to catch her.
There'’s gonna be a lot
of hurdles.
>> She'’s really just been
running you in circles, for the
most part.
>> You know what? I can'’t.
I can'’t.
>> All right, look, buddy.
Sit tight.
We'’ll see you soon.
>> All right, see you soon.
>> Wow.
I guess it'’s off to Ohio.
>> Let'’s see what happens.
>> All right.
>> ♪ So-oh-oh-oh-oh
♪ Oh-oh-ohhh
♪ This is where we go
♪ This is where we go
♪ Don'’t you know? ♪
>> Wow, Dayton.
>> All right, it'’s nice here.
>> We got a date in Dayton.
>> Ow.
It'’s not as easy as it looks.
All right, this is his hood,
right here.
Look at this [bleep]
beautiful trees.
>> It'’s the fall.
>> It'’s the fall. >> Okay. Let'’s do this.
>> Okay. Let'’s do this.
[doorbell rings]
>> Ayo!
>> both: Hey!
>> How you guys doing?
>> What'’s up, dude?
This guy is stylin'’.
Stylin'’!
>> [laughs]
If you guys want, you guys can
have a seat if you want.
>> Yeah, let'’s have a seat,
>> Yeah, let'’s have a seat, find out what'’s going on.
find out what'’s going on.
How are you feeling right now?
>> I got a lot at stake.
You know, my feelings are really
deep into this girl.
So moving out there'’s
a big move.
>> You'’re prepared to, like,
pack your stuff up, get your own
apartment, and, like, set up a
life for you and her in Wyoming?
>> Yeah, I don'’t want to be 35,
40, 50, saying, "You know what?
I wish I tried this.
I wish I tried that."
I'’m just gonna do it,
and if I fail, well, at least
I got to try it.
>> All right, so tell us a
little more about how this all
kind of has played out that day.
>> So I believe I was--I just
turned 17, and she was in the
suggested section.
So I clicked on it,
I was like, "Okay, that'’s
a nice looking girl."
>> You clicked on her because
her profile--
>> Yeah, I'’m not gonna lie.
Her profile picture was looking
pretty nice.
When I added her, she actually
messaged me,
which I thought was pretty cool.
And she gave me her number,
and that'’s how we
kicked it off there.
>> What is it about Ja'’la that
you kind of connect to?
>> It'’s the fact that she got me
to open up, and I don'’t do that.
I don'’t like talking
about my feelings.
I feel very uncomfortable,
I feel very uncomfortable, because I feel vulnerable.
because I feel vulnerable.
>> How many pictures has she
sent you over the last
three years?
>> It wasn'’t really a lot, but
the ones I would get were the
same ones I could find
on the computer.
Like, the point of me
sending you a picture is so that
you can get something nobody
else sees.
So if I ask for a
picture, like...
I'’m a man. I--
>> You want to see her vagina?
>> No, I didn'’t ask for her
vagina, but I said, "Go ahead
and send me, you know,
a nice picture."
>> She never sent you a photo
that wasn'’t on
her Facebook page.
her Facebook page. >> Right.
>> Right.
>> Something'’s going on.
It'’s very difficult to justify
why she hasn'’t been able to get
on the phone with you.
Unless she'’s a mute, which I'’ve
been waiting for that episode.
There'’s no way she has a good
excuse for not being able to get
on the phone with you.
>> You lying about something.
>> I got to see her.
>> Yeah.
>> Because there'’s got to be a
really good reason...
>> It'’s got to make
a lot of sense.
>> This girl better be banging.
>> This girl better be banging. >> This is her profile.
>> This is her profile.
>> What do we got?
>> She'’s cute.
>> Got the iPhone.
She'’s taking mirror pics.
Well, so whoever this girl in
the pictures is,
she'’s clearly an athlete.
>> She'’s an athlete.
>> Her abs are, like, banging.
Is that who you'’re talking to?
I don'’t know.
Can you show us some of the
messages that you guys
have sent?
>> Yeah.
That was the time I tried to
meet her was right there.
>> She sent you an address,
and she said, "What time are you
gonna be here?"
>> You said, "I think I live,
like, 7 minutes away.
So give me ten."
Then she said, "I didn'’t
think you'’d come so fast.
I don'’t want to make you mad.
I'’ll see you another day."
And you said, "Just forget it.
When you'’re ready,
you know how to find me."
>> I'’m like, come on.
>> Oh, and then you said, "Can
we FaceTime," and she said,
"LOL. Why? I'’m in the dark.
It'’s midnight."
And you were like,
"Are you home?
Turn on the light."
>> [laughing]
>> See what I mean?
>> Have you tried any of the
things that we do on the show,
in terms of like,
searching for the photo?
>> Like Google se--
Oh, of course.
I'’ve taken pictures off her
profile and dragged it
onto the search,
and what will come up is a
profile that I'’m friends
with already.
That'’s all I can find
personally.
She says she doesn'’t
use Instagram.
>> One profile.
One phone number.
Okay, we got to take a stab at
this, '’cause...
>> You'’re thinking about moving
to Wyoming, and your life is
hanging on if this person is
who they say they are.
>> I need something.
I can'’t get that on my own.
>> All right, man.
We'’ll see what we can find.
>> Thanks again, you guys.
>> Good to meet you.
>> Thanks, man.
>> Thanks, man. Nice meeting you.
Nice meeting you.
>> I don'’t know.
>> I know.
>> Well...
>> It'’s a guy.
>> It'’s probably a guy.
>> It'’s a guy.
>> There'’s zero excuse why
she hasn'’t been able to get
on the phone.
Other than your voice not
matching your presented gender.
He'’s in love with her.
I mean...
>> Yeah, for better or worse,
>> Yeah, for better or worse, he can'’t--he can'’t quit her.
he can'’t--he can'’t quit her.
>> ♪ Whoo-oh-oh
♪ Whoo-oh-oh-ooh
♪ I feel like I could fly
>> Hello.
>> ♪ Tonight, so high
>> Wow, look.
You set up your room already.
>> It'’s all ready.
>> You made this into
"Catfish" central.
>> World headquarters.
Investigation central.
>> All right, so Jaylin,
20 years old, he'’s got a lot
going on.
Developing a video game.
He'’s been talking to this girl,
Ja'’la, for the last three years.
She'’s very cute.
>> She runs track.
>> Right.
She'’s a great athlete,
but never talked on the phone,
she used to live
really close by.
Then, at the beginning of the
year, she goes to college in
Wyoming and starts saying,
"It'’s lonely out here.
I want you here with me."
And he starts thinking about
moving to Wyoming, leaving
everything behind for this,
sort of, mystery girl.
We got to figure out who this
girl is and if she'’s real.
All right, well, we got an
email from Jaylin.
"Her name is Ja'’la [bleep]."
He knows her full name, so
that'’s good.
"She used to live in Ohio, but
now lives somewhere in Wyoming.
I know Ja'’la is on a scholarship
for track-and-field.
Here is he phone number, and
here is her Facebook page.
Thanks, Jaylin."
Let'’s just search this phone
number, and let'’s hit it up
on Spokeo.
Let'’s see what we get. Come on.
[intense music]
♪
All right, no.
This is a dead number.
Doesn'’t help us.
Why don'’t we check out her
Facebook page?
>> All right.
>> Here'’s Ja'’la'’s profile.
Look, she posted
as recently as--
>> both: Two days ago.
>> Oh, here we go.
Lots of photos.
Oh, she'’s got a track-and-field
sweater on.
You know what'’s weird is that
the pictures that she'’s been
posting alternate between her
having two tattoos, and her
having one tattoo.
So, like, they'’re not posted
chronologically.
>> Right, they'’re going
back and forth.
>> Right. So if someone--
It sort of feels like someone
downloaded a bunch of pictures
of her, and then randomly puts
them up, without really
thinking...
>> About the order.
>> Right.
>> This is a fake page.
>> I think it'’s a fake page.
>> But look, what'’s her
username?
>> Ja'’la [bleep].
So you want to look up her
username?
Ja'’la [bleep].
So here'’s Ja'’la'’s Facebook page.
Twitter.
Whoa, what is this?
>> Tweets: One.
Following: six.
>> The only post is,
"I forgot my password to
PuffThat[bleep]."
Whoa! This is her again.
"[bleep] lame bitches that
befriended me.
I say all y'’all
are my enemy."
Oh!
>> Ooh.
>> Whoa.
This doesn'’t seem like the
personality of the girl Jaylin'’s
talking to.
>> That'’s he'’s talking to.
No, this is a ratchet troll.
>> Right, so whoever was making
these fake profiles was trolling
and changing accounts
and messing around and using
this girl'’s pictures.
We just don'’t know who
this girl is.
I don'’t know, I don'’t think it'’s
the girl Jaylin'’s talking to.
>> Just do me a favor.
Just do a search:
"Wyoming track."
>> Here we go.
>> Here we go.
>> Track-and-field 2015 roster.
>> Great.
>> Here'’s the women'’s team.
>> All right.
And it says "hometown"!
>> Colorado, Colorado,
Colorado, Colorado...
>> Ohio!
>> both: Dayton, Ohio!
Ja'’la [bleep]!
>> Yes!
Wait, so that is her name.
>> That'’s her.
>> There she is!
As a senior, was Ohio state
champion in the long jump.
Is she tagged? No, she'’s not.
But 14 people liked it.
>> Does she like it?
>> How could she not have
liked this?
>> Maybe '’cause she'’s not on
Facebook, because some creeper
has been impersonating her
for a long time.
>> Maybe. Yeah, I'’ll look.
>> Take that picture,
just search for it.
>> Here we go.
>> both: Oh!
>> We got something.
Oh, okay, wait.
>> xSprinter?
Wait, is this her
Instagram page?
Did we find it? Did we find it?
[both gasp]
>> There she is. Ja'’la.
>> We got her. We got the real--
>> Oh, boy. 3,400 followers.
Wow, this is amazing.
This is it.
>> We got the real girl.
>> I think this is it.
I think this is her.
Oh, here'’s a picture
of her with someone.
>> That'’s her friend.
>> Is she tagged?
Yep. She tagged her friend.
>> Got her friend.
>> But look, these are the same
pictures that we'’ve been seeing
on the other account.
>> Yeah, yeah, this is where
they'’re stealing
the pictures from.
>> This has videos.
Way more stuff on here.
>> both: Whoa!
>> There'’s a guy in it.
>> Oh, boy.
>> They went to high school
together.
>> They have matching tattoos.
>> Matching tattoos.
>> Oh, boy.
>> "On the track field."
He'’s an athlete too.
>> These were posted in August,
recently.
>> Ooh, this is bad.
>> It looks like we found the
real girl'’s Instagram page,
and that her real name is Ja'’la.
>> This seems like
her real page.
>> All right, well, we know this
girl'’s real.
We found her Instagram account,
which shows a lot more
about her,
which pretty much indicates that
the real girl'’s got a boyfriend.
>> Okay, so we found the real
girl, but that doesn'’t mean that
that'’s the girl he'’s talking to.
Someone is creating fake
accounts for this girl.
>> Yeah, I mean, look, we have
had catfish use real people'’s
pictures and names in an effort
to make them seem
more believable.
No matter who this is, they'’re
messing with Jaylin,
messing with Jaylin, and he needs to know the truth.
and he needs to know the truth.
>> I really don'’t know what to
make of this.
I mean, our voice theory has
never failed us.
If someone won'’t show their
voice to someone, it'’s because
they'’re of the opposite sex.
I think that that rule
is unbreakable.
Someone is messing with Jaylin,
and it needs to come to an end.
[knock on door]
>> Hey!
>> Oh, what'’s up, you guys?
>> What'’s up?
>> Come on in, come on in.
All right, I'’m actually back
here working on the game with
J.P. for--
>> Oh!
>> Wow. really?
>> Oh, doing a little work on
the video game?
>> Hey, what'’s up?
How you doing?
>> There he is.
>> Max.
>> J.P., nice to meet you.
>> What'’s up, dude?
>> All right, what'’s up, man?
>> Good to meet you, man.
>> Nice to meet you too, man.
>> Cool; so you guys
built this whole thing?
>> Yeah.
>> It looks a little like
"Legend of Zelda,"
or "Sim City."
>> Play the game. Here.
>> Still kind of buggy,
but, you know.
>> Oh, they'’re naked?
>> Clothes are coming later.
>> You'’re faster than me,
that'’s not cool.
>> Oh, no. No!
No!
>> Yeah!
Dead. Dead.
>> That'’s basically it.
We'’re still working out
a lot of stuff.
>> All right.
Well, it'’s a real thing.
You guys really made something.
>> It'’s cool.
>> Yeah, you obviously know why
we'’re here.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> Right?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> '’Cause of this relationship
he'’s been having with Ja'’la.
>> Yeah.
>> Have you shown him pictures?
Have you seen...
>> Yeah, yeah.
>> What do you think?
>> Catfish.
>> Oh, you think
she'’s a catfish.
>> Yeah, it doesn'’t make sense.
If it was, like, an actual girl,
at least she'’d talk
on the phone.
The one thing that scares me is
that, like, we don'’t know who
this person is.
>> Right.
>> Like, he'’s never spoken to
this person.
Somebody could be out there
to hurt him.
You know, for like three years--
maybe it'’s, like, a dude playing
maybe it'’s, like, a dude playing a prank or something like that.
a prank or something like that.
>> Well, have you told J.P. that
you'’re prepared to, like, set up
you'’re prepared to, like, set up a life with Ja'’la in Wyoming?
a life with Ja'’la in Wyoming?
>> Oh, crap.
>> You want to go to Wyoming
with a random girl you'’ve never
spoken to on the phone or even
seen in person?
>> I mean, you know, after
three years, I actually have
strong feelings for this person.
I'’ve said love multiple times.
>> I'’ve never heard you say love
to anybody.
>> I really didn'’t want to tell
you or anything, just '’cause it
was, you know, kind of awkward.
>> We'’re kind of betting our
future on this game.
There'’s a lot of work left
to be done.
>> I could still do, like,
beta testing from where I'’m at.
>> I need more than
beta testing, though.
I need you to be here, man.
>> I didn'’t say yeah, 100%.
I'’m just, you know--I'’m
really considering it, though.
>> This is us, like, we'’ve know
each other for, like, what,
seven years now?
I would never do that
to you, man.
That'’s really screwed up you'’re
even thinking about that.
>> It'’s not like it'’s a
done deal, obviously.
This conversation might be
pointless, because this could
all be bull[bleep].
We don'’t know who
this person is yet.
We did do some research, and we
have some interesting
information that we need to go
over with you.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> And then we can take some
next steps together, cool?
All right, we'’ll talk to you
later, man.
All right, dude.
Why don'’t you have a seat?
So, look, we found some
interesting things we want to
go over with you.
,So for starters,
you gave us her Facebook page.
>> Yeah.
>> We go to, like, photos,
there are very few pictures of
her with anybody else,
and none of them are tagged.
>> They'’re also not in
chronological order, either.
It'’s like, sometimes
she has two tattoos.
>> Right.
>> Sometimes she has one tattoo.
>> Hard to know if this
is real or not.
So then we just thought, "Okay.
We got to just do a Google
search, see if we can find
anything about this girl."
We used the username that she
uses on her Facebook page to see
what comes up.
It found the Facebook page.
Then it also found some Twitter
accounts, and what'’s weird
is that this one'’s
only got one tweet.
And there'’s even another one,
"Puffthat[bleep]."
Do any of these sound like her?
>> No.
>> '’Cause if these aren'’t her--
>> Yeah.
>> And someone'’s faking her
Twitter accounts, that means
that there'’s a very high
likelihood that someone'’s faking
her Facebook page too.
>> Oh, crap.
>> We figure, okay.
We need to find out if there'’s
actually a girl named Ja'’la
who does actually run track
in Wyoming.
>> Okay.
>> So we found their, like,
track-and-field page.
Turns out they have a list of
all their current students,
and bingo!
Ja'’la [bleep]!
And there'’s even, like, a page
for her.
And she'’s legit; she won
state championships--
It'’s like everything you
know about her.
>> That'’s it right there.
>> That'’s her.
So we did an image search
and found this.
There'’s an Instagram account,
xSprinter,
3,400 followers.
You never saw this?
>> No.
>> And this page goes back
pretty far.
>> Goes back, like, three years.
>> So this is where all the
pictures are coming from.
>> She'’s a good person to fake,
because she'’s got a lot of
pictures of herself.
>> A lot of selfies.
>> Right, and it brought us
to this.
[somber music]
♪
>> I was never told about
another dude...
at all.
>> It looks like the real Ja'’la
is in a serious relationship
with this guy.
They got matching tattoos.
>> Ah, sh...
[somber music]
♪
I don'’t even know what to think
anymore, to be honest.
>> I don'’t know, but 9.9 out of
10 times, when someone doesn'’t
want to get on the phone with
you, it'’s because you'’re
talking to a guy.
talking to a guy. >> Oh, my God.
>> Oh, my God.
>> The truth is, none of it'’s
gonna matter until we speak
to the person you'’ve been
talking to,
and see if they'’re willing to
actually meet up with you.
>> I mean, what other choice do
I have at this point?
You know?
>> Let'’s try it.
>> Go for it.
>> Okay.
[line ringing]
>> I'’m sorry, the person you are
trying to reach has a voice
mailbox that has not been
set up yet.
>> All right, so I think we
should text her.
>> "Hey, Ja'’la, this is Nev.
I'’m with Jaylin.
Get back to me ASAP."
[camera shutter clicks]
I'’m sending that.
Okay, what about sending
a message to the Facebook
account...
>> That you'’ve been talking to.
That'’s the best place
to send it.
>> Okay, great.
Let'’s send that.
If this person isn'’t the girl in
the pictures, maybe we should
also try sending a message to
the Instagram account that we
think is the real girl.
Okay, send it.
>> One of these will be a hit.
And one of them will hit the
real girl, and one of them will
hit the fake girl.
>> Now we just see if and who
gets back to us.
[mellow hip-hop music]
All right, dude.
>> All right, man.
>> Sorry to be the bearer of
potentially bad news,
but at least we'’re getting a
little bit closer to figuring
this out.
>> Take your mind off of it.
Do something else
for a little bit.
>> Ugh, I'’ll figure something
out, y'’all.
>> All right, later.
>> See ya.
>> ♪ Wrapped my thoughts
♪ Around your mind
>> That was pretty intense.
>> Yeah, I think it was the guy
that got him.
>> ♪ So what do I do now?
>> If someone has been messing
around with him, we need to
confront her, and they need to
confront her, and they need to have it out.
have it out.
[knock on door]
>> Hey, man.
>> It'’s after midnight, and we
haven'’t heard anything back yet.
We got to do something.
If you look at this in terms of,
like, well we can'’t get answers
to this, but can we at least
eliminate possibilities?
At the very least, we can go
find the real Ja'’la.
Going to Wyoming at least
eliminates, potentially, some
possibilities and may also give
us the answers we need.
Let'’s just call Jaylin.
Maybe he'’s heard from--
>> That'’s true.
>> Maybe he'’s heard from Ja'’la.
>> Maybe he has.
[line rings]
[line rings] >> Hey, Jaylin, what'’s up?
>> Hey, Jaylin, what'’s up?
>> Well, we were just calling
because we were curious to see
because we were curious to see if you heard anything.
if you heard anything.
>> Well, yeah, '’cause we didn'’t
get a message back either on any
of the accounts.
The only thing we can do, for
sure, in terms of getting closer
to the truth, is to go to
to the truth, is to go to Wyoming and meet Ja'’la.
Wyoming and meet Ja'’la.
>> I think the move, then, is to
pack up a little bag, and we'’ll
meet up with you in the morning
meet up with you in the morning and catch a flight to Wyoming.
and catch a flight to Wyoming.
>> both: All right, man.
>> Goodnight.
>> Bye.
>> I guess we'’re going to
Wyoming.
>> Why-oming. Why not?
>> Go pack.
I'’ll see you in the morning.
[upbeat music]
♪
I texted Jaylin this morning
and told him to meet us
at the airport.
And this is abnormal for us.
>> Unprecedented, yeah.
>> Right.
I mean, we don'’t have any real
information, aside from the fact
that there is a girl named
Ja'’la who goes to Wyoming,
does run track-and-field,
but we haven'’t spoken to her,
so she doesn'’t even know
we'’re coming.
She may or may not get
one of those messages we sent to
an account that may not be hers.
So essentially, we'’re flying
halfway across the country
on a hunch.
This could be a total dead-end,
but, at the very least, we will,
hopefully, meet the girl
in the pictures.
>> We'’re gonna "track" her down.
>> All right, Dayton
International Airport.
>> You ready to fly?
>> Yeah.
♪
>> ♪ Give up the ghost
♪ And talk about it
♪ So I'’m not hanging ♪
♪ In a moment of surrender
♪ So I'’m not hanging in this ♪
♪ Moment for forever
♪ Until I leave it too late
♪ Give up the ghost
♪ And talk about it
>> Am I too close?
[exhales forcefully]
>> All right, we made it.
>> ♪ Hanging in this moment
♪ For forever
♪ For forever ♪ Until I leave it too late
♪ Until I leave it too late
♪ Until I leave it too late >> ♪ My spirit'’s broken, bent ♪
>> ♪ My spirit'’s broken, bent ♪
>> ♪ My spirit'’s broken, bent ♪ [knock on door]
[knock on door]
>> How you doing?
>> Good.
Let'’s see if anyone
got back to me.
Nothing, really?
>> This is really weird.
>> No, nothing.
>> That we reached out to every
version of this person, and then
no one wrote us back.
>> Well, if all those profiles
are the fake person, maybe she
just thinks she can ignore it.
Let'’s check in with Jaylin, see
if he'’s heard anything.
>> All right.
>> Come on.
All right.
[knock on door]
>> Oh, what'’s up, you guys?
>> Hey!
>> Coming in, coming in.
>> Come on in.
>> Have you heard
anything new today?
>> I got nothing back yet.
So I'’m wondering if you guys
got anything.
>> Nothing.
We were just looking.
We checked all
the Instagram accounts and the
Facebook message.
>> I don'’t really--
I don'’t get it.
>> Well, look, we'’re in Wyoming.
It'’s track season, so the real
person is running.
>> Yup.
>> I mean, just go there.
>> You want to look and see if
she'’s posted lately?
Maybe? Something?
I don'’t know.
It'’s the weekend.
Maybe she went out last night.
Here'’s xSprinter, this is the
one that we think is really
hers, '’cause it'’s been around
the longest, it'’s got the most
followers--oh!
>> both: 17 minutes ago.
>> Where is it?
>> She posted a picture of food.
>> "I love cheat days.
Lunch with bae at TAP."
>> Wait, lunch with bae?
>> What'’s this TAP place?
>> Wait a minute,
what'’s the picture?
>> Picture of breakfast.
>> Okay, 17 minutes ago.
>> Yeah, look up TAP.
>> TAP house, Laramie?
>> Yeah.
That'’s really close
to here, guys.
It'’s, like, a mile
down the street.
>> Want to go?
>> We should go.
>> All right, let'’s go.
>> All right, come on.
This is crazy.
Hopefully we'’ll catch her.
>> She could be a fast eater.
>> I never thought I'’d see
myself in this position.
>> We'’re hot on the trail.
Here'’s campus.
>> Look, this is a field.
Is this the--
>> Yeah, that'’s the stadium.
>> We'’re right in the zone.
>> Tap, right?
>> Coal something TAP.
We'’re getting closer.
>> It'’s right up here.
>> Come on, come on.
>> I think it'’s the last one
there with the black awnings.
>> Is it?
Yup.
>> I think we'’re gonna know
pretty fast if you'’ve been
pretty fast if you'’ve been talking to this girl or not.
talking to this girl or not.
So if there'’s a lot of people
in there, it'’s gonna be really
hard for us to, like, hear
anything or film anything.
So I think the best version of
this is if I go in, find her.
>> If she'’s even in there.
>> If she'’s still there.
And then bring her out here.
>> Okay.
We'’ll wait here, I guess.
[intense music]
♪
Either she knows who you are, or
she has no clue who you are.
>> I'’ve got a lot to ask.
[intense music]
[intense music] ♪
♪
[intense music]
[intense music] ♪
♪
>> How you feeling?
>> Poom, poom, poom, poom.
Thumping.
>> Uh-oh.
We'’ve got some movement.
They could be coming out.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music] ♪
♪
♪ >> Do you know this guy?
>> Do you know this guy?
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> You do?
>> You do?
>> You really were
talking to me.
>> Okay...
Oh, my gosh.
>> Hi, I'’m Max.
>> Ja'’la.
>> Hi, Ja'’la.
Look, I think--we'’ve spent
a bunch of time with Jaylin.
He'’s literally just getting
shocked with the fact that you
are actually who you said you
were, which I was almost
positive wasn'’t the case.
I think it would help us all
just to know how this started
for you, and then how did we
end up here?
>> Three years ago, I was still
in high school.
I felt like I loved you, but my
parents wouldn'’t approve of it.
You'’re older than me.
I met you off the Internet.
My dad'’s a preacher.
It'’s just too much.
>> You know how long it'’s been?
I can see a year, maybe.
Maybe. That'’s pushing it.
But three?
If your parents are the reason
why I couldn'’t see you, you
could have bumped into me at a
Wal-Mart and said hey.
Like, not even a phone call.
>> I'’m busy.
I do track, and then I have
practice right after school.
And on top of that,
I had dance practice.
On top of that,
I played volleyball.
On top of that,
On top of that, I play other sports.
I play other sports.
>> I'’m sorry, what was your
excuse for not
getting on the phone?
I missed that.
I understand how it can be tough
to tell someone the truth, but,
to tell someone the truth, but, like, I don'’t get it.
like, I don'’t get it.
>> I was kind of trying
to hold off, '’cause I want
to hold off, '’cause I want to apologize to you.
to apologize to you.
I was in a relationship, so...
and I was still talking to you,
and telling you I love you
and all that, and I had
a boyfriend, and I'’m sorry.
>> Are you still with
your boyfriend?
>> No, we broke up.
>> They helped me find
the Instagram.
I saw pictures of you and
another person.
Why didn'’t you put it on
your Facebook?
You know, at least let me know.
Were you trying to hide that
from me?
>> Kind of.
>> Kind of. >> Oh, my gosh.
>> Oh, my gosh.
When I tried to see you,
I went over there,
didn'’t hear nothing from you.
>> I was actually at my
ex-boyfriend'’s house.
I wasn'’t even sure if you were
you, and then I was scared
to meet you.
So is that wrong for me to be
scared to meet somebody I have
never met?
I feel it'’s not.
>> You could send a voice memo.
You could have called me.
Your phone work.
You a girl.
You talk on the phone.
>> That'’s disrespectful
to my boyfriend.
>> You don'’t think that'’s
disrespectful to me?
>> I don'’t know you.
I know you through texts.
>> You know how long it'’s been?
>> I don'’t know you.
>> That was the whole point of
talking through texts, so you
could be comfortable enough to
see me in person.
>> Okay, I'’m not trying
to see you.
I'’m seeing you right now.
I'’m seeing you right now. I apologized.
I apologized.
>> You had said things to him
like asking him to come
live here...
>> Yeah, and I really
meant that.
I'’m older now.
I'’m out the house.
I'’m out the house. I'’m not with my parents.
I'’m not with my parents.
At the end of the day, like, my
relationship wasn'’t working out.
I want you to be a part of my
life, and I want you to at least
accept my apology.
>> You could have at least told
me, like, what was going on so I
could choose my position.
If you wanted me to be, like,
some side dude, then say, "Hey,
you know, I got a boyfriend,
but I want you to be around."
Then let me choose what I want
to do.
>> You were never a side person
to me.
>> I'’ve missed out on so much
the past three years because you
want to play games.
What'’s it gonna be now?
'’Cause you'’ve seen me in person.
>> I mean, I care about you.
>> You know, I can'’t--I can'’t--
>> I do.
You listened to me when nobody
else would.
You'’re nice. You'’re smart.
You'’re funny.
You make me laugh even when I
You make me laugh even when I don'’t want to.
don'’t want to.
And I didn'’t want
And I didn'’t want to give up on that.
to give up on that.
>> Okay.
>> Okay. >> I'’m sorry.
>> I'’m sorry.
[dramatic music]
♪
>> I really want to believe you,
but I need to walk away.
>> All right, I think...
I think we better...
just break for today.
>> Okay.
>> ♪ Maybe if I can'’t explain ♪
♪ The in between
♪ This or that
>> This is stupid.
>> All right, let'’s go.
>> ♪ Maybe on another plane
>> ♪ Maybe on another plane ♪ We never really met
♪ We never really met
>> How do you feel?
>> I'’m at a loss for words
right now.
I just feel stupid.
I just feel stupid. It'’s been three years.
It'’s been three years.
>> You at least have some time
right now to process it
a little bit.
These things take a second,
you know?
>> I don'’t know
>> I don'’t know what I'’m gonna do.
what I'’m gonna do.
>> This episode of "Catfish:
>> This episode of "Catfish: The TV Show" continues now.
The TV Show" continues now.
[knock on door]
>> Hey, man, what'’s up?
>> Yo.
>> How you doing?
>> Pretty good, man.
>> How you feeling?
>> I feel like I didn'’t get to
really express the way I was
feeling the way I wanted to.
>> Do you even know how you
want it to turn out?
>> I'’m just gonna have to see,
honestly.
>> Right.
>> I don'’t know.
It depends on how I feel in the
moment of talking.
>> We want to try and meet up
with her.
Give you guys a chance to see
where you'’re at with each other.
where you'’re at with each other. >> Why don'’t you call her?
>> Why don'’t you call her?
[line ringing]
>> Ja'’la.
>> I'’m actually with the guys
right now, and I was trying to
see if you were free to,
you know, kind of clear the air
you know, kind of clear the air about everything.
about everything.
>> both: Perfect.
>> Bye.
[foreboding music]
♪
>> Here'’s the park.
>> Yeah.
All right.
So this is what
you came here for.
Tell her what you feel,
what you want, see what happens.
[foreboding music]
♪
Hello.
>> Hi.
>> Hi, I'’m Max.
>> Hi, I'’m Logan.
>> both: Nice to meet you.
>> Thank you for agreeing to
meet up with us.
>> Jaylin had a lot
of questions.
There'’s a lot about you that was
a mystery, and I think he'’s...
spent some time thinking
about everything.
>> If there was something
that you felt you wanted to
explain, you'’re welcome
explain, you'’re welcome to do that.
to do that.
>> Well, like, I like you.
I care about you, but I was with
my boyfriend, and I was just,
my boyfriend, and I was just, like, stuck in it.
like, stuck in it.
I already knew what I was doing
was wrong, like, with texting
you "I love you" and all that.
And, like, I didn'’t want to take
it the extra extent,
'’cause if I was seeing you,
that'’s beyond wrong.
>> I think at the end of the
day, it just comes down to you
feeling guilty for being in a
relationship and wanting
somebody else.
>> Yeah.
>> I want to let you guys have
this conversation.
I feel like it might be more
appropriate to have it without
us all sitting here.
>> Okay, yeah.
>> We'’re gonna get out of your
hair, and you guys can take
as long as you want.
as long as you want. See you guys later.
See you guys later.
>> I don'’t know what went on
yesterday.
I got kind of mad and whatnot,
and I didn'’t really get to...
>> No, that'’s not really you.
>> No, I'’m not the type to,
like, get angry easily.
That'’s why I wanted to kind of
just walk away,
'’cause I didn'’t want it to get
out of control and I say some
stuff I didn'’t mean.
What you thinking?
>> Right now, like, I feel like
I like you.
I care about you.
I want to be in a relationship
with you, but I feel like
you'’re not on that page
right now with me.
[soft piano music]
♪
>> I kind of want to have, like,
a clean slate, but for me to
trust you, I'’d like for you to
be a little bit more open.
>> I feel like you'’re judging me
off my past actions.
I'’m older now and mature.
I'’m trying to show you, like,
that I am trying to be serious
with you, but at this point,
it'’s on you.
Like, '’cause you'’re the one
Like, '’cause you'’re the one that don'’t trust me.
that don'’t trust me.
>> I can'’t promise that it'’s
gonna be, like, overnight, to be
completely honest with you.
>> Yeah.
>> I can'’t just, like, take it
out of my head like that,
but I'’m willing to see
where things go.
I care about you a lot,
and the love I have for you is
completely real, 100%.
But if you want to--
>> So make it official.
>> What do you mean--how am I--
>> Move out here.
>> Moving out here is so big.
>> Look, I'’m cute!
Look!
>> I mean, that'’s cool, but--
I just got to think about the
stuff I'’m able to do out here.
>> We got, like, three movies
showing at the theater--
>> I am not talking about no
movie theater, having fun.
It'’s, like, making sure
I'’m cool, '’cause I don'’t want
to bum off of you.
>> We can take time,
see how it works.
If distance doesn'’t work,
then we'’ll figure
everything out.
>> We'’ll see what happens.
>> It'’s something
you got to get used to.
>> I'’ma hug you standing up.
Come here!
>> [laughing]
[upbeat music]
♪
No, don'’t go.
>> I gots to go.
>> No.
>> What'’s up, guys?
>> I'’m excited now, like,
we cleared everything up.
He accept my apology,
and we can just see where things
go for now.
>> We'’re good.
We'’re really gonna work on
trying to build trust.
>> Good-bye.
>> Good-bye.
>> I might see you soon.
Okay?
>> Promise.
>> I promise.
>> ♪ I'’m in your face ♪
>> Now you guys can start
talking and video chatting
and really getting to know
each other.
>> ♪ Go ahead now
♪ Go for it
♪ Inches away
>> I'’m happy for you guys.
>> Yeah.
>> I think it'’s great.
>> This never happens
on our show.
>> ♪ Go ahead now
♪ Go for it
>> You coming to Ohio next week?
>> No.
>> Why not?
We gonna have a long-distance
relationship.
>> We'’ll see what happens.
Come here.
Come here!
Come here! >> Whoa, you stupid.
>> Whoa, you stupid.
>> Whoa, you stupid. Whoa.
Whoa.
[computer ringing]
>> both: Oh!
>> There he is.
>> So what'’s going on
with you, man?
>> I'’m pretty much
just really busy.
>> What'’s going on with J.P.
and the game?
>> Yeah, it should be done
pretty soon.
He'’s just working on the
graphics part, to really amp it
up, so that should be
pretty cool.
>> Wow.
So you guys are still good?
>> Oh, yeah. 100%.
>> And what about
the little lady?
>> Ja'’la.
>> Okay, so, everything
went perfectly fine,
until she added me on Snapchat.
And I looked at her story,
and it'’s multiple pictures of
her and this dude.
One of them caught my eye,
she was sitting on this dude'’s
lap, and it looked like they
were a couple.
So I call her up
and call her out.
First she tried to deflect it,
said, "Oh, it'’s nothing."
Pretty much the same excuses.
I'’m like, "Look, you know what
you do is--that'’s just what you
do, and I'’m not with that."
Now, some people just like
talking to a bunch of people and
getting attention, which,
I like that too, but not in that
type of way.
So, as far as, like, dating her
right now, I'’m probably not
gonna do that.
>> I'’m sorry that it worked out
that way.
>> I hope everything works out
with the game, and you find
love, and hopefully we'’ll
see you soon.
>> All right.
See you guys later.
>> All right, later.
[computer ringing]
>> Hi.
>> both: Hey.
>> How are things
with you and Jaylin?
>> We were on good terms, like,
when you guys left.
All of a sudden, I guess he
got mad again.
>> I think he thought you were
maybe seeing someone at school.
>> No.
>> You'’re not.
>> No. I'’m trying to talk with
him about it, like,
I guess he'’s still mad.
>> Long-distance relationships
like that are really hard.
>> Yeah.
>> Well, it'’s good
to see you again.
>> We'’ll hear from you soon,
and hopefully everything
will be going well.
>> Okay. Bye.
>> Okay. Bye. >> Bye, Ja'’la.
>> Bye, Ja'’la.
>> "About a month ago, she
stopped answering my calls.
It's been radio silence ever
since."
You're worried about your
friend.
>> Something could really be
wrong.
>> Michelle disappeared a month
ago.
>> It's a fatal attraction
psycho move.
She's definitely got a flair
for the dramatic.
>> I have no idea what we're in
store for.
>> We've got a walker.
>> We've got a walker. >> What is going on?
she'’s posted lately?
>> Yeah.
>> both: 17 minutes ago!
>> Where is it?
>> "I love cheat days.
Lunch with bae at TAP."
>> She posted a picture of food.
>> Wait, lunch with bae?
>> Look up TAP.
That'’s really close to here.
We should go.
>> Nothing adds up right now.
>> Nothing adds up right now. >> Hopefully we'’ll catch her.
>> Hopefully we'’ll catch her.
>> I like these.
Can I have them?
>> [laughs]
Somebody order a pizza?
>> Oh!
>> Hey!
>> Oh, my God. You got me really
excited for a second.
>> Give me the pizza box.
Let'’s try that again.
Let'’s try that again. I got your pizza deliver--
I got your pizza deliver--
>> Nev really commits to a joke.
All right.
Let'’s get down to it.
>> New email: "Have I been lied
to for three years?"
>> Dun-duuuh!
>> "Dear Nev and Max,
My name is Jaylin, and I'’m 20
years old, and my girlfriend
just asked me to move to another
state to be with her."
>> Oh, boy.
>> "I'’m about to make the most
important decision of my life,
but there'’s one problem:
we'’ve never met in person."
Heard this one before.
"I live in Ohio, and three years
ago, I met a girl named Ja'’la
online.
>> If we were in Latin America,
her name could be "Ha'’la."
>> Holla.
"After getting her number,
we really connected.
I'’ve shared feelings with her
that I'’ve never shared with
anyone else.
She'’s the first girl
I'’ve ever loved."
>> ♪ '’Cause I'’ve been looking ♪
♪ For a good girl
♪ Yeah, I'’m looking ♪
♪ For a good girl
♪ Tell me if you
♪ Think I found her
>> Do you remember
your first love?
>> I do.
>> Who was that?
>> I don'’t want to say her name
right now.
>> Why not?
>> I don'’t want to give her the
satisfaction of knowing.
>> Oh, it was not a mutual love.
>> It was not reciprocated.
>> Oh, Max.
>> But I don'’t know if that was
real love.
It was puppy love.
>> "As we grew closer, I started
pushing for her to talk
on the phone,
but she kept blowing me off."
>> ♪ I'’m broke and jaded here ♪
♪ Tonight
♪ But you send
♪ A message to my spine
>> "I couldn'’t get a FaceTime,
voice message, or even a quick
conversation to hear her voice."
>> Wait, so the plot thickens.
>> Yeah.
>> It'’s not that he'’s never met
her in person.
It'’s that he'’s never
heard her voice!
>> Right.
"I really want to meet her in
person, because three years is a
long time to not see
the one you love.
I'’m 20 years old,
and it'’s time for me to make
an important decision.
Ja'’la used to live in Ohio, and
just recently moved to Wyoming
for college.
She asked me to move to Wyoming
to be with her, but I can'’t make
a commitment like that when I'’ve
never even met her
in real life."
>> ♪ '’Cause I'’ve been looking ♪
♪ For a good girl
>> "I'’m ready for a
relationship, and I want
to be with Ja'’la, but I am
getting desperate.
I need to find out the truth.
Please help, Jaylin."
>> ♪ Can I get a sign
♪ Before you go?
>> I mean, you know...
Jaylin and Ja'’la.
>> They just belong together.
>> Yeah.
>> Just their names.
>> [laughs]
>> Let'’s reach out to Jaylin.
>> Here we go.
>> Ringin'’.
[computer rings]
>> both: Hey!
>> How are you, buddy?
>> I'’m doing great.
I'’m tired, though.
I'’m not gonna lie.
>> Why are you so tired?
>> I don'’t get sleep.
I'’m busy all the time.
>> Oh, like, busy with what?
Work or...
>> I'’m really focusing on this
game with my friend.
It'’s pretty cool.
>> Like, an app game or...
>> No, like a game, like, on a
PC, and then later on
we'’re gonna put it
on a couple consoles.
>> So you'’re developing
some software and some new
games; that'’s cool.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> So wait a second.
Take us back a little bit and
explain how you guys met.
>> Okay, I actually saw her on
suggested friends, and I
went ahead and added her and
then she actually messaged me,
and, like, a short conversation
later, she gave me her phone
number and said "text me."
That'’s how we started off.
>> So she was a suggested friend
because before she moved
to Wyoming, she lived
in Ohio, right?
>> She did.
She lived within 40
minutes or so from me.
>> Had you guys tried
to meet up?
>> Actually, yeah, I tried to
meet up with her on more than
one occasion, but she always
blew me off whenever I was,
like, right there.
And then she went off to college
to do track.
>> So at the time, you were 17.
You were finishing high school?
>> Yup.
>> Were you not dating
or having--
you had a girlfriend, or...
>> During that time,
I didn'’t necessarily
have a girlfriend.
I never really found
a connection, but then
when I started talking to
Ja'’la, she was able to break
that down without ever actually
speaking to me face-to-face,
and I felt that was
a strong moment.
Like, if you'’re able to do that,
then there must be
something there.
She'’s the first person I ever
said "I love you" to.
>> Wow.
>> She didn'’t force me
to say it.
It felt good when I said it.
People always want something
from you, and she didn'’t.
You know, there was times where
I was broke, and there was times
where I had plenty of money and
things like that.
She didn'’t care what my
situation was.
She only cared about me.
I felt like, that'’s somebody I
I felt like, that'’s somebody I truly care for.
truly care for.
>> I think you'’ve made
Nev misty.
>> Well, I--it'’s very--
that'’s a beautiful way to talk
about someone.
>> So what'’s going on in your
head right now?
Are you really considering
moving?
>> When she asked me to move out
there, I said, "Yeah, yeah, I'’ll
come right now.
I'’ll buy a ticket.
Let'’s go."
And then I set my phone down.
I thought about how it'’s gonna
be really hard because I'’m
really invested in the game
with my friend.
We really have a close bond when
it comes to the business.
Like, we need each other.
So it could ruin my friendship
and my business partnership with
him if I decide to up and leave
for a girl.
>> You got some big choices
to make.
>> Yeah. I do.
>> You obviously know
of the show.
You wrote into us.
You'’re clearly dating
a catfish, right?
>> That'’s what I need
to find out.
I'’m just lost.
>> In the history of our show,
this has never been a great
situation, where you'’ve never
heard their voice
or seen them on video chat,
but I think that your
story deserves an ending.
>> We want the case.
We'’ll take it.
>> We'’ll take it.
>> Well, thank you, guys.
I really do appreciate it.
>> The only issue is, with her
full-ride scholarship for
track-and-field, I don'’t know
that we'’re gonna be able
to catch her.
There'’s gonna be a lot
of hurdles.
>> She'’s really just been
running you in circles, for the
most part.
>> You know what? I can'’t.
I can'’t.
>> All right, look, buddy.
Sit tight.
We'’ll see you soon.
>> All right, see you soon.
>> Wow.
I guess it'’s off to Ohio.
>> Let'’s see what happens.
>> All right.
>> ♪ So-oh-oh-oh-oh
♪ Oh-oh-ohhh
♪ This is where we go
♪ This is where we go
♪ Don'’t you know? ♪
>> Wow, Dayton.
>> All right, it'’s nice here.
>> We got a date in Dayton.
>> Ow.
It'’s not as easy as it looks.
All right, this is his hood,
right here.
Look at this [bleep]
beautiful trees.
>> It'’s the fall.
>> It'’s the fall. >> Okay. Let'’s do this.
>> Okay. Let'’s do this.
[doorbell rings]
>> Ayo!
>> both: Hey!
>> How you guys doing?
>> What'’s up, dude?
This guy is stylin'’.
Stylin'’!
>> [laughs]
If you guys want, you guys can
have a seat if you want.
>> Yeah, let'’s have a seat,
>> Yeah, let'’s have a seat, find out what'’s going on.
find out what'’s going on.
How are you feeling right now?
>> I got a lot at stake.
You know, my feelings are really
deep into this girl.
So moving out there'’s
a big move.
>> You'’re prepared to, like,
pack your stuff up, get your own
apartment, and, like, set up a
life for you and her in Wyoming?
>> Yeah, I don'’t want to be 35,
40, 50, saying, "You know what?
I wish I tried this.
I wish I tried that."
I'’m just gonna do it,
and if I fail, well, at least
I got to try it.
>> All right, so tell us a
little more about how this all
kind of has played out that day.
>> So I believe I was--I just
turned 17, and she was in the
suggested section.
So I clicked on it,
I was like, "Okay, that'’s
a nice looking girl."
>> You clicked on her because
her profile--
>> Yeah, I'’m not gonna lie.
Her profile picture was looking
pretty nice.
When I added her, she actually
messaged me,
which I thought was pretty cool.
And she gave me her number,
and that'’s how we
kicked it off there.
>> What is it about Ja'’la that
you kind of connect to?
>> It'’s the fact that she got me
to open up, and I don'’t do that.
I don'’t like talking
about my feelings.
I feel very uncomfortable,
I feel very uncomfortable, because I feel vulnerable.
because I feel vulnerable.
>> How many pictures has she
sent you over the last
three years?
>> It wasn'’t really a lot, but
the ones I would get were the
same ones I could find
on the computer.
Like, the point of me
sending you a picture is so that
you can get something nobody
else sees.
So if I ask for a
picture, like...
I'’m a man. I--
>> You want to see her vagina?
>> No, I didn'’t ask for her
vagina, but I said, "Go ahead
and send me, you know,
a nice picture."
>> She never sent you a photo
that wasn'’t on
her Facebook page.
her Facebook page. >> Right.
>> Right.
>> Something'’s going on.
It'’s very difficult to justify
why she hasn'’t been able to get
on the phone with you.
Unless she'’s a mute, which I'’ve
been waiting for that episode.
There'’s no way she has a good
excuse for not being able to get
on the phone with you.
>> You lying about something.
>> I got to see her.
>> Yeah.
>> Because there'’s got to be a
really good reason...
>> It'’s got to make
a lot of sense.
>> This girl better be banging.
>> This girl better be banging. >> This is her profile.
>> This is her profile.
>> What do we got?
>> She'’s cute.
>> Got the iPhone.
She'’s taking mirror pics.
Well, so whoever this girl in
the pictures is,
she'’s clearly an athlete.
>> She'’s an athlete.
>> Her abs are, like, banging.
Is that who you'’re talking to?
I don'’t know.
Can you show us some of the
messages that you guys
have sent?
>> Yeah.
That was the time I tried to
meet her was right there.
>> She sent you an address,
and she said, "What time are you
gonna be here?"
>> You said, "I think I live,
like, 7 minutes away.
So give me ten."
Then she said, "I didn'’t
think you'’d come so fast.
I don'’t want to make you mad.
I'’ll see you another day."
And you said, "Just forget it.
When you'’re ready,
you know how to find me."
>> I'’m like, come on.
>> Oh, and then you said, "Can
we FaceTime," and she said,
"LOL. Why? I'’m in the dark.
It'’s midnight."
And you were like,
"Are you home?
Turn on the light."
>> [laughing]
>> See what I mean?
>> Have you tried any of the
things that we do on the show,
in terms of like,
searching for the photo?
>> Like Google se--
Oh, of course.
I'’ve taken pictures off her
profile and dragged it
onto the search,
and what will come up is a
profile that I'’m friends
with already.
That'’s all I can find
personally.
She says she doesn'’t
use Instagram.
>> One profile.
One phone number.
Okay, we got to take a stab at
this, '’cause...
>> You'’re thinking about moving
to Wyoming, and your life is
hanging on if this person is
who they say they are.
>> I need something.
I can'’t get that on my own.
>> All right, man.
We'’ll see what we can find.
>> Thanks again, you guys.
>> Good to meet you.
>> Thanks, man.
>> Thanks, man. Nice meeting you.
Nice meeting you.
>> I don'’t know.
>> I know.
>> Well...
>> It'’s a guy.
>> It'’s probably a guy.
>> It'’s a guy.
>> There'’s zero excuse why
she hasn'’t been able to get
on the phone.
Other than your voice not
matching your presented gender.
He'’s in love with her.
I mean...
>> Yeah, for better or worse,
>> Yeah, for better or worse, he can'’t--he can'’t quit her.
he can'’t--he can'’t quit her.
>> ♪ Whoo-oh-oh
♪ Whoo-oh-oh-ooh
♪ I feel like I could fly
>> Hello.
>> ♪ Tonight, so high
>> Wow, look.
You set up your room already.
>> It'’s all ready.
>> You made this into
"Catfish" central.
>> World headquarters.
Investigation central.
>> All right, so Jaylin,
20 years old, he'’s got a lot
going on.
Developing a video game.
He'’s been talking to this girl,
Ja'’la, for the last three years.
She'’s very cute.
>> She runs track.
>> Right.
She'’s a great athlete,
but never talked on the phone,
she used to live
really close by.
Then, at the beginning of the
year, she goes to college in
Wyoming and starts saying,
"It'’s lonely out here.
I want you here with me."
And he starts thinking about
moving to Wyoming, leaving
everything behind for this,
sort of, mystery girl.
We got to figure out who this
girl is and if she'’s real.
All right, well, we got an
email from Jaylin.
"Her name is Ja'’la [bleep]."
He knows her full name, so
that'’s good.
"She used to live in Ohio, but
now lives somewhere in Wyoming.
I know Ja'’la is on a scholarship
for track-and-field.
Here is he phone number, and
here is her Facebook page.
Thanks, Jaylin."
Let'’s just search this phone
number, and let'’s hit it up
on Spokeo.
Let'’s see what we get. Come on.
[intense music]
♪
All right, no.
This is a dead number.
Doesn'’t help us.
Why don'’t we check out her
Facebook page?
>> All right.
>> Here'’s Ja'’la'’s profile.
Look, she posted
as recently as--
>> both: Two days ago.
>> Oh, here we go.
Lots of photos.
Oh, she'’s got a track-and-field
sweater on.
You know what'’s weird is that
the pictures that she'’s been
posting alternate between her
having two tattoos, and her
having one tattoo.
So, like, they'’re not posted
chronologically.
>> Right, they'’re going
back and forth.
>> Right. So if someone--
It sort of feels like someone
downloaded a bunch of pictures
of her, and then randomly puts
them up, without really
thinking...
>> About the order.
>> Right.
>> This is a fake page.
>> I think it'’s a fake page.
>> But look, what'’s her
username?
>> Ja'’la [bleep].
So you want to look up her
username?
Ja'’la [bleep].
So here'’s Ja'’la'’s Facebook page.
Twitter.
Whoa, what is this?
>> Tweets: One.
Following: six.
>> The only post is,
"I forgot my password to
PuffThat[bleep]."
Whoa! This is her again.
"[bleep] lame bitches that
befriended me.
I say all y'’all
are my enemy."
Oh!
>> Ooh.
>> Whoa.
This doesn'’t seem like the
personality of the girl Jaylin'’s
talking to.
>> That'’s he'’s talking to.
No, this is a ratchet troll.
>> Right, so whoever was making
these fake profiles was trolling
and changing accounts
and messing around and using
this girl'’s pictures.
We just don'’t know who
this girl is.
I don'’t know, I don'’t think it'’s
the girl Jaylin'’s talking to.
>> Just do me a favor.
Just do a search:
"Wyoming track."
>> Here we go.
>> Here we go.
>> Track-and-field 2015 roster.
>> Great.
>> Here'’s the women'’s team.
>> All right.
And it says "hometown"!
>> Colorado, Colorado,
Colorado, Colorado...
>> Ohio!
>> both: Dayton, Ohio!
Ja'’la [bleep]!
>> Yes!
Wait, so that is her name.
>> That'’s her.
>> There she is!
As a senior, was Ohio state
champion in the long jump.
Is she tagged? No, she'’s not.
But 14 people liked it.
>> Does she like it?
>> How could she not have
liked this?
>> Maybe '’cause she'’s not on
Facebook, because some creeper
has been impersonating her
for a long time.
>> Maybe. Yeah, I'’ll look.
>> Take that picture,
just search for it.
>> Here we go.
>> both: Oh!
>> We got something.
Oh, okay, wait.
>> xSprinter?
Wait, is this her
Instagram page?
Did we find it? Did we find it?
[both gasp]
>> There she is. Ja'’la.
>> We got her. We got the real--
>> Oh, boy. 3,400 followers.
Wow, this is amazing.
This is it.
>> We got the real girl.
>> I think this is it.
I think this is her.
Oh, here'’s a picture
of her with someone.
>> That'’s her friend.
>> Is she tagged?
Yep. She tagged her friend.
>> Got her friend.
>> But look, these are the same
pictures that we'’ve been seeing
on the other account.
>> Yeah, yeah, this is where
they'’re stealing
the pictures from.
>> This has videos.
Way more stuff on here.
>> both: Whoa!
>> There'’s a guy in it.
>> Oh, boy.
>> They went to high school
together.
>> They have matching tattoos.
>> Matching tattoos.
>> Oh, boy.
>> "On the track field."
He'’s an athlete too.
>> These were posted in August,
recently.
>> Ooh, this is bad.
>> It looks like we found the
real girl'’s Instagram page,
and that her real name is Ja'’la.
>> This seems like
her real page.
>> All right, well, we know this
girl'’s real.
We found her Instagram account,
which shows a lot more
about her,
which pretty much indicates that
the real girl'’s got a boyfriend.
>> Okay, so we found the real
girl, but that doesn'’t mean that
that'’s the girl he'’s talking to.
Someone is creating fake
accounts for this girl.
>> Yeah, I mean, look, we have
had catfish use real people'’s
pictures and names in an effort
to make them seem
more believable.
No matter who this is, they'’re
messing with Jaylin,
messing with Jaylin, and he needs to know the truth.
and he needs to know the truth.
>> I really don'’t know what to
make of this.
I mean, our voice theory has
never failed us.
If someone won'’t show their
voice to someone, it'’s because
they'’re of the opposite sex.
I think that that rule
is unbreakable.
Someone is messing with Jaylin,
and it needs to come to an end.
[knock on door]
>> Hey!
>> Oh, what'’s up, you guys?
>> What'’s up?
>> Come on in, come on in.
All right, I'’m actually back
here working on the game with
J.P. for--
>> Oh!
>> Wow. really?
>> Oh, doing a little work on
the video game?
>> Hey, what'’s up?
How you doing?
>> There he is.
>> Max.
>> J.P., nice to meet you.
>> What'’s up, dude?
>> All right, what'’s up, man?
>> Good to meet you, man.
>> Nice to meet you too, man.
>> Cool; so you guys
built this whole thing?
>> Yeah.
>> It looks a little like
"Legend of Zelda,"
or "Sim City."
>> Play the game. Here.
>> Still kind of buggy,
but, you know.
>> Oh, they'’re naked?
>> Clothes are coming later.
>> You'’re faster than me,
that'’s not cool.
>> Oh, no. No!
No!
>> Yeah!
Dead. Dead.
>> That'’s basically it.
We'’re still working out
a lot of stuff.
>> All right.
Well, it'’s a real thing.
You guys really made something.
>> It'’s cool.
>> Yeah, you obviously know why
we'’re here.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> Right?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> '’Cause of this relationship
he'’s been having with Ja'’la.
>> Yeah.
>> Have you shown him pictures?
Have you seen...
>> Yeah, yeah.
>> What do you think?
>> Catfish.
>> Oh, you think
she'’s a catfish.
>> Yeah, it doesn'’t make sense.
If it was, like, an actual girl,
at least she'’d talk
on the phone.
The one thing that scares me is
that, like, we don'’t know who
this person is.
>> Right.
>> Like, he'’s never spoken to
this person.
Somebody could be out there
to hurt him.
You know, for like three years--
maybe it'’s, like, a dude playing
maybe it'’s, like, a dude playing a prank or something like that.
a prank or something like that.
>> Well, have you told J.P. that
you'’re prepared to, like, set up
you'’re prepared to, like, set up a life with Ja'’la in Wyoming?
a life with Ja'’la in Wyoming?
>> Oh, crap.
>> You want to go to Wyoming
with a random girl you'’ve never
spoken to on the phone or even
seen in person?
>> I mean, you know, after
three years, I actually have
strong feelings for this person.
I'’ve said love multiple times.
>> I'’ve never heard you say love
to anybody.
>> I really didn'’t want to tell
you or anything, just '’cause it
was, you know, kind of awkward.
>> We'’re kind of betting our
future on this game.
There'’s a lot of work left
to be done.
>> I could still do, like,
beta testing from where I'’m at.
>> I need more than
beta testing, though.
I need you to be here, man.
>> I didn'’t say yeah, 100%.
I'’m just, you know--I'’m
really considering it, though.
>> This is us, like, we'’ve know
each other for, like, what,
seven years now?
I would never do that
to you, man.
That'’s really screwed up you'’re
even thinking about that.
>> It'’s not like it'’s a
done deal, obviously.
This conversation might be
pointless, because this could
all be bull[bleep].
We don'’t know who
this person is yet.
We did do some research, and we
have some interesting
information that we need to go
over with you.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> And then we can take some
next steps together, cool?
All right, we'’ll talk to you
later, man.
All right, dude.
Why don'’t you have a seat?
So, look, we found some
interesting things we want to
go over with you.
,So for starters,
you gave us her Facebook page.
>> Yeah.
>> We go to, like, photos,
there are very few pictures of
her with anybody else,
and none of them are tagged.
>> They'’re also not in
chronological order, either.
It'’s like, sometimes
she has two tattoos.
>> Right.
>> Sometimes she has one tattoo.
>> Hard to know if this
is real or not.
So then we just thought, "Okay.
We got to just do a Google
search, see if we can find
anything about this girl."
We used the username that she
uses on her Facebook page to see
what comes up.
It found the Facebook page.
Then it also found some Twitter
accounts, and what'’s weird
is that this one'’s
only got one tweet.
And there'’s even another one,
"Puffthat[bleep]."
Do any of these sound like her?
>> No.
>> '’Cause if these aren'’t her--
>> Yeah.
>> And someone'’s faking her
Twitter accounts, that means
that there'’s a very high
likelihood that someone'’s faking
her Facebook page too.
>> Oh, crap.
>> We figure, okay.
We need to find out if there'’s
actually a girl named Ja'’la
who does actually run track
in Wyoming.
>> Okay.
>> So we found their, like,
track-and-field page.
Turns out they have a list of
all their current students,
and bingo!
Ja'’la [bleep]!
And there'’s even, like, a page
for her.
And she'’s legit; she won
state championships--
It'’s like everything you
know about her.
>> That'’s it right there.
>> That'’s her.
So we did an image search
and found this.
There'’s an Instagram account,
xSprinter,
3,400 followers.
You never saw this?
>> No.
>> And this page goes back
pretty far.
>> Goes back, like, three years.
>> So this is where all the
pictures are coming from.
>> She'’s a good person to fake,
because she'’s got a lot of
pictures of herself.
>> A lot of selfies.
>> Right, and it brought us
to this.
[somber music]
♪
>> I was never told about
another dude...
at all.
>> It looks like the real Ja'’la
is in a serious relationship
with this guy.
They got matching tattoos.
>> Ah, sh...
[somber music]
♪
I don'’t even know what to think
anymore, to be honest.
>> I don'’t know, but 9.9 out of
10 times, when someone doesn'’t
want to get on the phone with
you, it'’s because you'’re
talking to a guy.
talking to a guy. >> Oh, my God.
>> Oh, my God.
>> The truth is, none of it'’s
gonna matter until we speak
to the person you'’ve been
talking to,
and see if they'’re willing to
actually meet up with you.
>> I mean, what other choice do
I have at this point?
You know?
>> Let'’s try it.
>> Go for it.
>> Okay.
[line ringing]
>> I'’m sorry, the person you are
trying to reach has a voice
mailbox that has not been
set up yet.
>> All right, so I think we
should text her.
>> "Hey, Ja'’la, this is Nev.
I'’m with Jaylin.
Get back to me ASAP."
[camera shutter clicks]
I'’m sending that.
Okay, what about sending
a message to the Facebook
account...
>> That you'’ve been talking to.
That'’s the best place
to send it.
>> Okay, great.
Let'’s send that.
If this person isn'’t the girl in
the pictures, maybe we should
also try sending a message to
the Instagram account that we
think is the real girl.
Okay, send it.
>> One of these will be a hit.
And one of them will hit the
real girl, and one of them will
hit the fake girl.
>> Now we just see if and who
gets back to us.
[mellow hip-hop music]
All right, dude.
>> All right, man.
>> Sorry to be the bearer of
potentially bad news,
but at least we'’re getting a
little bit closer to figuring
this out.
>> Take your mind off of it.
Do something else
for a little bit.
>> Ugh, I'’ll figure something
out, y'’all.
>> All right, later.
>> See ya.
>> ♪ Wrapped my thoughts
♪ Around your mind
>> That was pretty intense.
>> Yeah, I think it was the guy
that got him.
>> ♪ So what do I do now?
>> If someone has been messing
around with him, we need to
confront her, and they need to
confront her, and they need to have it out.
have it out.
[knock on door]
>> Hey, man.
>> It'’s after midnight, and we
haven'’t heard anything back yet.
We got to do something.
If you look at this in terms of,
like, well we can'’t get answers
to this, but can we at least
eliminate possibilities?
At the very least, we can go
find the real Ja'’la.
Going to Wyoming at least
eliminates, potentially, some
possibilities and may also give
us the answers we need.
Let'’s just call Jaylin.
Maybe he'’s heard from--
>> That'’s true.
>> Maybe he'’s heard from Ja'’la.
>> Maybe he has.
[line rings]
[line rings] >> Hey, Jaylin, what'’s up?
>> Hey, Jaylin, what'’s up?
>> Well, we were just calling
because we were curious to see
because we were curious to see if you heard anything.
if you heard anything.
>> Well, yeah, '’cause we didn'’t
get a message back either on any
of the accounts.
The only thing we can do, for
sure, in terms of getting closer
to the truth, is to go to
to the truth, is to go to Wyoming and meet Ja'’la.
Wyoming and meet Ja'’la.
>> I think the move, then, is to
pack up a little bag, and we'’ll
meet up with you in the morning
meet up with you in the morning and catch a flight to Wyoming.
and catch a flight to Wyoming.
>> both: All right, man.
>> Goodnight.
>> Bye.
>> I guess we'’re going to
Wyoming.
>> Why-oming. Why not?
>> Go pack.
I'’ll see you in the morning.
[upbeat music]
♪
I texted Jaylin this morning
and told him to meet us
at the airport.
And this is abnormal for us.
>> Unprecedented, yeah.
>> Right.
I mean, we don'’t have any real
information, aside from the fact
that there is a girl named
Ja'’la who goes to Wyoming,
does run track-and-field,
but we haven'’t spoken to her,
so she doesn'’t even know
we'’re coming.
She may or may not get
one of those messages we sent to
an account that may not be hers.
So essentially, we'’re flying
halfway across the country
on a hunch.
This could be a total dead-end,
but, at the very least, we will,
hopefully, meet the girl
in the pictures.
>> We'’re gonna "track" her down.
>> All right, Dayton
International Airport.
>> You ready to fly?
>> Yeah.
♪
>> ♪ Give up the ghost
♪ And talk about it
♪ So I'’m not hanging ♪
♪ In a moment of surrender
♪ So I'’m not hanging in this ♪
♪ Moment for forever
♪ Until I leave it too late
♪ Give up the ghost
♪ And talk about it
>> Am I too close?
[exhales forcefully]
>> All right, we made it.
>> ♪ Hanging in this moment
♪ For forever
♪ For forever ♪ Until I leave it too late
♪ Until I leave it too late
♪ Until I leave it too late >> ♪ My spirit'’s broken, bent ♪
>> ♪ My spirit'’s broken, bent ♪
>> ♪ My spirit'’s broken, bent ♪ [knock on door]
[knock on door]
>> How you doing?
>> Good.
Let'’s see if anyone
got back to me.
Nothing, really?
>> This is really weird.
>> No, nothing.
>> That we reached out to every
version of this person, and then
no one wrote us back.
>> Well, if all those profiles
are the fake person, maybe she
just thinks she can ignore it.
Let'’s check in with Jaylin, see
if he'’s heard anything.
>> All right.
>> Come on.
All right.
[knock on door]
>> Oh, what'’s up, you guys?
>> Hey!
>> Coming in, coming in.
>> Come on in.
>> Have you heard
anything new today?
>> I got nothing back yet.
So I'’m wondering if you guys
got anything.
>> Nothing.
We were just looking.
We checked all
the Instagram accounts and the
Facebook message.
>> I don'’t really--
I don'’t get it.
>> Well, look, we'’re in Wyoming.
It'’s track season, so the real
person is running.
>> Yup.
>> I mean, just go there.
>> You want to look and see if
she'’s posted lately?
Maybe? Something?
I don'’t know.
It'’s the weekend.
Maybe she went out last night.
Here'’s xSprinter, this is the
one that we think is really
hers, '’cause it'’s been around
the longest, it'’s got the most
followers--oh!
>> both: 17 minutes ago.
>> Where is it?
>> She posted a picture of food.
>> "I love cheat days.
Lunch with bae at TAP."
>> Wait, lunch with bae?
>> What'’s this TAP place?
>> Wait a minute,
what'’s the picture?
>> Picture of breakfast.
>> Okay, 17 minutes ago.
>> Yeah, look up TAP.
>> TAP house, Laramie?
>> Yeah.
That'’s really close
to here, guys.
It'’s, like, a mile
down the street.
>> Want to go?
>> We should go.
>> All right, let'’s go.
>> All right, come on.
This is crazy.
Hopefully we'’ll catch her.
>> She could be a fast eater.
>> I never thought I'’d see
myself in this position.
>> We'’re hot on the trail.
Here'’s campus.
>> Look, this is a field.
Is this the--
>> Yeah, that'’s the stadium.
>> We'’re right in the zone.
>> Tap, right?
>> Coal something TAP.
We'’re getting closer.
>> It'’s right up here.
>> Come on, come on.
>> I think it'’s the last one
there with the black awnings.
>> Is it?
Yup.
>> I think we'’re gonna know
pretty fast if you'’ve been
pretty fast if you'’ve been talking to this girl or not.
talking to this girl or not.
So if there'’s a lot of people
in there, it'’s gonna be really
hard for us to, like, hear
anything or film anything.
So I think the best version of
this is if I go in, find her.
>> If she'’s even in there.
>> If she'’s still there.
And then bring her out here.
>> Okay.
We'’ll wait here, I guess.
[intense music]
♪
Either she knows who you are, or
she has no clue who you are.
>> I'’ve got a lot to ask.
[intense music]
[intense music] ♪
♪
[intense music]
[intense music] ♪
♪
>> How you feeling?
>> Poom, poom, poom, poom.
Thumping.
>> Uh-oh.
We'’ve got some movement.
They could be coming out.
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music] ♪
♪
♪ >> Do you know this guy?
>> Do you know this guy?
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> You do?
>> You do?
>> You really were
talking to me.
>> Okay...
Oh, my gosh.
>> Hi, I'’m Max.
>> Ja'’la.
>> Hi, Ja'’la.
Look, I think--we'’ve spent
a bunch of time with Jaylin.
He'’s literally just getting
shocked with the fact that you
are actually who you said you
were, which I was almost
positive wasn'’t the case.
I think it would help us all
just to know how this started
for you, and then how did we
end up here?
>> Three years ago, I was still
in high school.
I felt like I loved you, but my
parents wouldn'’t approve of it.
You'’re older than me.
I met you off the Internet.
My dad'’s a preacher.
It'’s just too much.
>> You know how long it'’s been?
I can see a year, maybe.
Maybe. That'’s pushing it.
But three?
If your parents are the reason
why I couldn'’t see you, you
could have bumped into me at a
Wal-Mart and said hey.
Like, not even a phone call.
>> I'’m busy.
I do track, and then I have
practice right after school.
And on top of that,
I had dance practice.
On top of that,
I played volleyball.
On top of that,
On top of that, I play other sports.
I play other sports.
>> I'’m sorry, what was your
excuse for not
getting on the phone?
I missed that.
I understand how it can be tough
to tell someone the truth, but,
to tell someone the truth, but, like, I don'’t get it.
like, I don'’t get it.
>> I was kind of trying
to hold off, '’cause I want
to hold off, '’cause I want to apologize to you.
to apologize to you.
I was in a relationship, so...
and I was still talking to you,
and telling you I love you
and all that, and I had
a boyfriend, and I'’m sorry.
>> Are you still with
your boyfriend?
>> No, we broke up.
>> They helped me find
the Instagram.
I saw pictures of you and
another person.
Why didn'’t you put it on
your Facebook?
You know, at least let me know.
Were you trying to hide that
from me?
>> Kind of.
>> Kind of. >> Oh, my gosh.
>> Oh, my gosh.
When I tried to see you,
I went over there,
didn'’t hear nothing from you.
>> I was actually at my
ex-boyfriend'’s house.
I wasn'’t even sure if you were
you, and then I was scared
to meet you.
So is that wrong for me to be
scared to meet somebody I have
never met?
I feel it'’s not.
>> You could send a voice memo.
You could have called me.
Your phone work.
You a girl.
You talk on the phone.
>> That'’s disrespectful
to my boyfriend.
>> You don'’t think that'’s
disrespectful to me?
>> I don'’t know you.
I know you through texts.
>> You know how long it'’s been?
>> I don'’t know you.
>> That was the whole point of
talking through texts, so you
could be comfortable enough to
see me in person.
>> Okay, I'’m not trying
to see you.
I'’m seeing you right now.
I'’m seeing you right now. I apologized.
I apologized.
>> You had said things to him
like asking him to come
live here...
>> Yeah, and I really
meant that.
I'’m older now.
I'’m out the house.
I'’m out the house. I'’m not with my parents.
I'’m not with my parents.
At the end of the day, like, my
relationship wasn'’t working out.
I want you to be a part of my
life, and I want you to at least
accept my apology.
>> You could have at least told
me, like, what was going on so I
could choose my position.
If you wanted me to be, like,
some side dude, then say, "Hey,
you know, I got a boyfriend,
but I want you to be around."
Then let me choose what I want
to do.
>> You were never a side person
to me.
>> I'’ve missed out on so much
the past three years because you
want to play games.
What'’s it gonna be now?
'’Cause you'’ve seen me in person.
>> I mean, I care about you.
>> You know, I can'’t--I can'’t--
>> I do.
You listened to me when nobody
else would.
You'’re nice. You'’re smart.
You'’re funny.
You make me laugh even when I
You make me laugh even when I don'’t want to.
don'’t want to.
And I didn'’t want
And I didn'’t want to give up on that.
to give up on that.
>> Okay.
>> Okay. >> I'’m sorry.
>> I'’m sorry.
[dramatic music]
♪
>> I really want to believe you,
but I need to walk away.
>> All right, I think...
I think we better...
just break for today.
>> Okay.
>> ♪ Maybe if I can'’t explain ♪
♪ The in between
♪ This or that
>> This is stupid.
>> All right, let'’s go.
>> ♪ Maybe on another plane
>> ♪ Maybe on another plane ♪ We never really met
♪ We never really met
>> How do you feel?
>> I'’m at a loss for words
right now.
I just feel stupid.
I just feel stupid. It'’s been three years.
It'’s been three years.
>> You at least have some time
right now to process it
a little bit.
These things take a second,
you know?
>> I don'’t know
>> I don'’t know what I'’m gonna do.
what I'’m gonna do.
>> This episode of "Catfish:
>> This episode of "Catfish: The TV Show" continues now.
The TV Show" continues now.
[knock on door]
>> Hey, man, what'’s up?
>> Yo.
>> How you doing?
>> Pretty good, man.
>> How you feeling?
>> I feel like I didn'’t get to
really express the way I was
feeling the way I wanted to.
>> Do you even know how you
want it to turn out?
>> I'’m just gonna have to see,
honestly.
>> Right.
>> I don'’t know.
It depends on how I feel in the
moment of talking.
>> We want to try and meet up
with her.
Give you guys a chance to see
where you'’re at with each other.
where you'’re at with each other. >> Why don'’t you call her?
>> Why don'’t you call her?
[line ringing]
>> Ja'’la.
>> I'’m actually with the guys
right now, and I was trying to
see if you were free to,
you know, kind of clear the air
you know, kind of clear the air about everything.
about everything.
>> both: Perfect.
>> Bye.
[foreboding music]
♪
>> Here'’s the park.
>> Yeah.
All right.
So this is what
you came here for.
Tell her what you feel,
what you want, see what happens.
[foreboding music]
♪
Hello.
>> Hi.
>> Hi, I'’m Max.
>> Hi, I'’m Logan.
>> both: Nice to meet you.
>> Thank you for agreeing to
meet up with us.
>> Jaylin had a lot
of questions.
There'’s a lot about you that was
a mystery, and I think he'’s...
spent some time thinking
about everything.
>> If there was something
that you felt you wanted to
explain, you'’re welcome
explain, you'’re welcome to do that.
to do that.
>> Well, like, I like you.
I care about you, but I was with
my boyfriend, and I was just,
my boyfriend, and I was just, like, stuck in it.
like, stuck in it.
I already knew what I was doing
was wrong, like, with texting
you "I love you" and all that.
And, like, I didn'’t want to take
it the extra extent,
'’cause if I was seeing you,
that'’s beyond wrong.
>> I think at the end of the
day, it just comes down to you
feeling guilty for being in a
relationship and wanting
somebody else.
>> Yeah.
>> I want to let you guys have
this conversation.
I feel like it might be more
appropriate to have it without
us all sitting here.
>> Okay, yeah.
>> We'’re gonna get out of your
hair, and you guys can take
as long as you want.
as long as you want. See you guys later.
See you guys later.
>> I don'’t know what went on
yesterday.
I got kind of mad and whatnot,
and I didn'’t really get to...
>> No, that'’s not really you.
>> No, I'’m not the type to,
like, get angry easily.
That'’s why I wanted to kind of
just walk away,
'’cause I didn'’t want it to get
out of control and I say some
stuff I didn'’t mean.
What you thinking?
>> Right now, like, I feel like
I like you.
I care about you.
I want to be in a relationship
with you, but I feel like
you'’re not on that page
right now with me.
[soft piano music]
♪
>> I kind of want to have, like,
a clean slate, but for me to
trust you, I'’d like for you to
be a little bit more open.
>> I feel like you'’re judging me
off my past actions.
I'’m older now and mature.
I'’m trying to show you, like,
that I am trying to be serious
with you, but at this point,
it'’s on you.
Like, '’cause you'’re the one
Like, '’cause you'’re the one that don'’t trust me.
that don'’t trust me.
>> I can'’t promise that it'’s
gonna be, like, overnight, to be
completely honest with you.
>> Yeah.
>> I can'’t just, like, take it
out of my head like that,
but I'’m willing to see
where things go.
I care about you a lot,
and the love I have for you is
completely real, 100%.
But if you want to--
>> So make it official.
>> What do you mean--how am I--
>> Move out here.
>> Moving out here is so big.
>> Look, I'’m cute!
Look!
>> I mean, that'’s cool, but--
I just got to think about the
stuff I'’m able to do out here.
>> We got, like, three movies
showing at the theater--
>> I am not talking about no
movie theater, having fun.
It'’s, like, making sure
I'’m cool, '’cause I don'’t want
to bum off of you.
>> We can take time,
see how it works.
If distance doesn'’t work,
then we'’ll figure
everything out.
>> We'’ll see what happens.
>> It'’s something
you got to get used to.
>> I'’ma hug you standing up.
Come here!
>> [laughing]
[upbeat music]
♪
No, don'’t go.
>> I gots to go.
>> No.
>> What'’s up, guys?
>> I'’m excited now, like,
we cleared everything up.
He accept my apology,
and we can just see where things
go for now.
>> We'’re good.
We'’re really gonna work on
trying to build trust.
>> Good-bye.
>> Good-bye.
>> I might see you soon.
Okay?
>> Promise.
>> I promise.
>> ♪ I'’m in your face ♪
>> Now you guys can start
talking and video chatting
and really getting to know
each other.
>> ♪ Go ahead now
♪ Go for it
♪ Inches away
>> I'’m happy for you guys.
>> Yeah.
>> I think it'’s great.
>> This never happens
on our show.
>> ♪ Go ahead now
♪ Go for it
>> You coming to Ohio next week?
>> No.
>> Why not?
We gonna have a long-distance
relationship.
>> We'’ll see what happens.
Come here.
Come here!
Come here! >> Whoa, you stupid.
>> Whoa, you stupid.
>> Whoa, you stupid. Whoa.
Whoa.
[computer ringing]
>> both: Oh!
>> There he is.
>> So what'’s going on
with you, man?
>> I'’m pretty much
just really busy.
>> What'’s going on with J.P.
and the game?
>> Yeah, it should be done
pretty soon.
He'’s just working on the
graphics part, to really amp it
up, so that should be
pretty cool.
>> Wow.
So you guys are still good?
>> Oh, yeah. 100%.
>> And what about
the little lady?
>> Ja'’la.
>> Okay, so, everything
went perfectly fine,
until she added me on Snapchat.
And I looked at her story,
and it'’s multiple pictures of
her and this dude.
One of them caught my eye,
she was sitting on this dude'’s
lap, and it looked like they
were a couple.
So I call her up
and call her out.
First she tried to deflect it,
said, "Oh, it'’s nothing."
Pretty much the same excuses.
I'’m like, "Look, you know what
you do is--that'’s just what you
do, and I'’m not with that."
Now, some people just like
talking to a bunch of people and
getting attention, which,
I like that too, but not in that
type of way.
So, as far as, like, dating her
right now, I'’m probably not
gonna do that.
>> I'’m sorry that it worked out
that way.
>> I hope everything works out
with the game, and you find
love, and hopefully we'’ll
see you soon.
>> All right.
See you guys later.
>> All right, later.
[computer ringing]
>> Hi.
>> both: Hey.
>> How are things
with you and Jaylin?
>> We were on good terms, like,
when you guys left.
All of a sudden, I guess he
got mad again.
>> I think he thought you were
maybe seeing someone at school.
>> No.
>> You'’re not.
>> No. I'’m trying to talk with
him about it, like,
I guess he'’s still mad.
>> Long-distance relationships
like that are really hard.
>> Yeah.
>> Well, it'’s good
to see you again.
>> We'’ll hear from you soon,
and hopefully everything
will be going well.
>> Okay. Bye.
>> Okay. Bye. >> Bye, Ja'’la.
>> Bye, Ja'’la.
>> "About a month ago, she
stopped answering my calls.
It's been radio silence ever
since."
You're worried about your
friend.
>> Something could really be
wrong.
>> Michelle disappeared a month
ago.
>> It's a fatal attraction
psycho move.
She's definitely got a flair
for the dramatic.
>> I have no idea what we're in
store for.
>> We've got a walker.
>> We've got a walker. >> What is going on?