Web of Lies (2014–…): Season 3, Episode 5 - False Hope - full transcript

A GIRL
OBSESSED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA...

HONESTLY,
SHE TOOK THE MOST

SELFIES OUT OF ANYONE
I'VE EVER KNOWN.

MEETS
HER DREAM GUY ONLINE.

HE WAS HOT.

HE WAS HOT.

BUT IN
A WORLD OF DECEPTION...

YEAH, HE'S REALLY CUTE.

THAT WHOLE THING
WHERE YOUR PARENTS SAY,

"STRANGER DANGER,"

IT'S REAL.



WE DO HAVE TO WORRY.

THAT'S WHY I KNEW
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG.

WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?

IDENTITIES COLLIDE...

SHE WAS
A JEALOUS YOUNG GIRL.

AND THE PAST
CRASHES INTO THE PRESENT.

NICHOLE?

I SAID, "WHAT DO I DO,

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?"

HELLO?

MY STOMACH JUST TURNED.

NO!

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD
NICHOLE CABLE

IS A HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE
IN OLD TOWN, MAINE.



I'M SO
GLAD SCHOOL'S OVER.

HEY, TY.

AFTER SCHOOL
SHE SPENDS MOST OF HER TIME

HANGING OUT
WITH BEST FRIENDS HALEIGH

AND TYLER-ANN.

NICHOLE
WAS MY BEST FRIEND.

SHE WAS ONE OF
THE FUNNIEST PEOPLE I EVER MET.

SHE JUST MADE ME CRACK UP
ALL THE TIME.

SHE WAS FRIENDS
WITH EVERYBODY.

KIDS THAT NOBODY
WAS REALLY FRIENDS WITH,

SHE WOULD GO OUT OF HER WAY
TO BE NICE TO THEM.

LIKE MOST TEENS
IN TOWN, NICHOLE

IS ADDICTED TO FACEBOOK.

SHE KEEPS UP
WITH THE GOSSIP AND SHARES

SELFIES WITH HER FRIENDS.

HONESTLY, SHE
TOOK THE MOST

SELFIES OUT OF ANYONE
I'VE EVER KNOWN.

AND, I MEAN, I DID YELL AT HER
A COUPLE OF TIMES.

I WAS LIKE,
"PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY!"

SCHOOL'S OVER,
OH MY GOODNESS.

NICHOLE'S PUBLIC POSTS

AND PRETTY PROFILE PICTURE
ATTRACT LOTS OF FRIEND REQUESTS.

EVERY DAY
SHE HAD SOMEONE

NEW ADDING HER ON FACEBOOK.

A LOCAL GUY
NAMED KYLE DUBE

ASKS TO FRIEND NICHOLE.

SHE'S NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
BUT HE LOOKS COOL.

HE'S GOT A JOB
AND HIS OWN TRUCK.

HE MUST BE A COUPLE
OF YEARS OLDER.

NO, NO.

I THINK I'LL
ACCEPT THAT FRIEND REQUEST.

HE'S NOT MY TYPE.
DEFINITELY ALL FOR YOU.

OH, HE MESSAGED ME.

EXCUSE ME.

NICHOLE'S MOM KRISTINE

PICKS HER UP FROM SCHOOL
EVERY DAY...

- HI, MOM.
- HEY.

I'M GOING
TO RIDE IN THE BACK TODAY.

FOR THE 15-MINUTE
DRIVE HOME TO GLENBURN,

WHERE SHE LIVES WITH
HER SISTERS AND STEP-DAD.

SO HOW'S SCHOOL?

IT WAS ALL RIGHT.

SITTING IN
THE BACK SEAT,

SHE'D BE GIGGLING, LAUGHING.

WE'D -- TALKING BACK AND FORTH.

ARE ANY OF THE SUBJECTS
EASIER THAN OTHERS?

UH, YEAH, MATH IS
ACTUALLY GOING REALLY WELL.

GOOD.

AND OF COURSE SHE'S,
YOU KNOW, ON HER PHONE

AND TEXTING AT THE SAME TIME.

IT WAS LIKE
YOU COULDN'T EVEN TELL

SHE WAS TEXTING
BECAUSE SHE WAS

CARRYING A CONVERSATION RIGHT
ALONG WITH YOU.

ARE YOU GETTING READY FOR EXAMS?

YEAH,
THEY'RE COMING UP.

IT'S BEEN 2 WEEKS
SINCE NICHOLE

STARTED TALKING
TO KYLE DUBE ONLINE.

AND NOW HE WANTS TO MEET UP.

BUT NICHOLE'S MOM HAS STRICT
RULES ABOUT INTERNET FRIENDS.

HEY.

HEY,
JUST SEEING WHAT'S UP.

OH,
JUST DOING SOME HOMEWORK.

GOT SOME JUICE,
YOU WANT SOME?

COOL.

OKAY.

NICHOLE ISN'T ALLOWED
TO GO OUT WITH SOMEONE

SHE ONLY KNOWS
FROM THE INTERNET.

I THINK SHE JUST
THOUGHT I WAS BEING MEAN.

AND I COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD
WHERE SHE WAS COMING FROM.

I REMEMBER BEING A KID,
BUT SHE'S MY KID.

BUT NICHOLE
IS DETERMINED TO MEET KYLE,

EVEN IF IT MEANS
LYING TO HER MOM.

MOM!

SHE WOULD GET
VERY DEFENSIVE

IF I TRIED TO LOOK
OVER HER SHOULDER.

I'M JUST CHECKING THE TIME.

THAT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING.

I'M GOING TO MEET
HALEIGH TOMORROW AFTER SCHOOL.

OKAY.

JUST LET ME KNOW
IF YOU NEED A RIDE HOME.

- COOL.
- OKAY.

TEENAGERS -- OH MY GOODNESS --

THEY REBEL.

AND THE MORE YOU PUSH,
THE MORE THEY REBEL.

NICHOLE FILLS HALEIGH
IN ON THE PLAN

AND GETS READY TO MEET KYLE
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

NICHOLE AND I --
WE WERE LIKE SISTERS,

SO WE ALWAYS TOOK CARE
OF EACH OTHER.

SHE HAD MY BACK AND I HAD
HER BACK THROUGH EVERYTHING.

- YOU'RE SURE?
- YEAH,

AND HE SEEMS REALLY NICE.

SO WHEN SHE MET KYLE,
SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT.

BEAUTIFUL.
GO, I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

HAVE FUN, BYE.

IT WILL BE THE FIRST
TIME SHE'S MET UP

WITH SOMEONE
SHE'S ONLY MESSAGED ONLINE,

BUT KYLE SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE
SHE CAN TRUST.

THAT WHOLE THERE
WHERE, LIKE, YOUR PARENTS SAY,

"STRANGER DANGER," IT'S REAL.

BUT WE THOUGHT
WE WERE INVINCIBLE.

- HEY.
- HEY.

- NICHOLE?
- KYLE?

- HEY.
- NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU.

HEY, NICE
TO MEET YOU TOO.

- HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD.

- GOOD.
- NICE TRUCK.

THANKS, YEAH.

IT'S COOL.

YOU WANT TO GO FOR A WALK?

- YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT.

THIS WAY.

NICHOLE THINKS KYLE'S
EVEN BETTER LOOKING IN PERSON,

BUT OLDER
THAN SHE WAS EXPECTING.

SO HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I'M 19, ALMOST 20.

THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

YEAH...
I'M A DAD TOO.

I HAVE A FOUR-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER AT HOME.

WOW.

YEAH.

IS HER MOM THERE?

UH, NO,
WE, UH, WE BROKE UP.

UH, MY DAUGHTER
LIVES AT HOME WITH ME.

THE MOM HELPS TO BABYSIT

BECAUSE I'M OUT OF THE HOUSE
A LOT, I WORK MOST NIGHTS.

BUT, UH, I'M KIND OF

LIKE A CARE WORKER
FOR OLD PEOPLE.

- THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
- YEAH.

NICHOLE LOVES
THAT KYLE IS SO MATURE

AND IS TAKING
FATHERHOOD SERIOUSLY.

SHE WANTS TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT HIM,

BUT SHE'LL HAVE TO WAIT.

UH, MY MOM
WANTS TO KNOW WHAT TIME

SHE SHOULD PICK ME UP.

UM, I COULD PROBABLY
GIVE YOU A RIDE IF YOU LIKE?

- COOL.
- ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE THEN.

KYLE
MAKES THE SHORT DRIVE

TO NICHOLE'S HOUSE.

HE PARKS ON THE MAIN ROAD

SO THEY DON'T GET CAUGHT

AND WAITS UNTIL NICHOLE
IS SAFELY INSIDE.

HEY, TY.

NICHOLE HAS
A HUGE CRUSH ON KYLE ALREADY...

AND CAN'T WAIT
TO TELL HER FRIENDS.

HE LOOKS
LIKE A GROWN-UP.

NICHOLE TOLD ME THAT
SHE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS FUNNY.

HE WAS MATURE, LIKE, HE WASN'T
LIKE THOSE KIDS IN OUR CLASS.

AND HE HAS A TRUCK.

HE HAD A CAR,
HE HAD A JOB.

SO HE WAS ALMOST LIKE
A FULL-GROWN MAN AT THIS POINT

AND THAT'S
WHAT SHE REALLY WANTED.

OKAY,
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

BYE.

KYLE
SEEMS SERIOUS ABOUT NICHOLE.

MOM?

MEETING KYLE'S
DAUGHTER IS A HUGE DEAL

AND NICHOLE CAN'T KEEP HIM
A SECRET ANY LONGER.

CAN I GO
FOR A RIDE WITH A FRIEND,

HE'S GOING TO PICK ME UP.

NICHOLE HAD ASKED

IF SHE COULD GO
FOR A RIDE WITH THIS BOY.

- BOYFRIEND?
- NO.

HE'S JUST -- HE'S 17,
SO HE CAN DRIVE.

SHE HAD SAID
HE WAS 17 AND HIS NAME

WAS KYLE AND THEY
WERE JUST FRIENDS.

OKAY, BUT YOU KNOW
THE HOUSE RULES.

- YUP, YUP.
- HE'S GOT TO COME IN.

I KNOW.

AND WE SAID,
"WELL, HE'S GOT TO COME IN,

WE HAVE TO MEET HIM BEFORE,
YOU KNOW,

YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE WITH HIM."

AS NICHOLE
CONFIRMS THE DATE,

AN UNEXPECTED MESSAGE
COMES THROUGH.

SOMEONE WANTS TO KNOW
WHAT'S UP BETWEEN HER AND KYLE.

BUT IT ISN'T THE FIRST TIME
SOMEONE'S BEEN JEALOUS OF HER.

SORRY ABOUT THIS,

BUT DO YOU MIND COMING INSIDE
AND MEETING MY MOM?

NO, I DON'T MIND.

AWESOME.

NICHOLE THINKS HER MOM
WILL BUY HER STORY

ABOUT KYLE'S AGE,

BUT HER STEP-DAD
MIGHT BE HARDER TO CONVINCE.

NICHOLE'S MOM, KRISTINE,
MARRIED JASON WILEY FOUR YEARS

AFTER SPLITTING
FROM NICHOLE'S DAD IN 2002,

WHEN NICHOLE WAS JUST FIVE.

WHEN HE CAME IN,
I WAS ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE

OF CLEANING MY 9 MILLIMETER GUN.

AND I SAID, "HEY, KYLE.

COME HERE, I WANT
TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING."

YOU EVER SEEN
ONE OF THESE THINGS?

AND I SHOWED HIM THE GUN...

YEAH, IT'S A 9 MIL.

AND I SAID TO HIM,
"JUST SO YOU KNOW,

IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS

OF DOING ANYTHING
OTHER THAN FRIENDS

THAT THIS IS HERE ON THE TABLE."

UNDERSTOOD?

UNDERSTOOD.

JUST TO LET HIM KNOW
THAT I'M A CARING STEP-FATHER.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY, SO KYLE,
HOW OLD ARE YOU?

HE LOOKED AT ME
AND HE'S LIKE, "UM"...

UM, 18.

IT WAS MORE LIKE
A QUESTION, NOT A STATEMENT.

KRISTINE
ISN'T CONVINCED,

SHE KNOWS KYLE
IS HIDING SOMETHING...

- LET'S GO IN HERE.
- ALL RIGHT.

BUT DECIDES TO PUT
HER DAUGHTER'S HAPPINESS FIRST.

MY WIFE SAID, "WELL,
GEEZ, WE NEED TO TRUST HER,

WE NEED TO GIVE HER
A LITTLE BIT OF FREEDOM."

SO WE MADE THE DECISION
TO LET HER GO.

IT'S A 20-MINUTE DRIVE
TO KYLE'S HOUSE IN ORONO,

AND NICHOLE CANNOT WAIT TO MEET
HIS DAUGHTER.

SHE WENT AND HUNG OUT
WITH KYLE AT HIS HOUSE.

JUST, UH, CHILL OUT HERE,

UH, I'LL GO GET HER.

AND HE HAD
A DAUGHTER NAMED SAVANNAH

AND SHE WAS LIKE FOUR
AT THE TIME.

- AND THIS IS NICHOLE.
- HI THERE.

THIS IS MY FRIEND.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

THIS IS SAVANNAH.

SHE'S SO CUTE.

SHE ABSOLUTELY
ADORED SAVANNAH.

PRETTY HAIR.

AND SAVANNAH
WAS RIGHT IN LOVE WITH NICHOLE.

- LET'S GO ON THE SWING.
- THAT SOUNDS FUN.

NICHOLE IS HAVING
A WONDERFUL TIME

WITH KYLE AND HIS DAUGHTER,
WHEN SUDDENLY...

HEY, UH,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET GOING?

- WHY?
- UM, YOU'RE JUST GOING

TO GET --
UH, THAT'S MY GIRLFRIEND.

- WHO THE HELL IS SHE?
- WHAT?

IT'S COOL SARAH.
SARAH.

YEAH, THE HELL IT'S COOL.

I THOUGHT
KYLE DUBE WAS THE ONE

I HAD TO WORRY ABOUT HER SEEING,

HOW WRONG WAS I?

JUST A WEEK
AFTER MEETING 19-YEAR-OLD

KYLE DUBE ONLINE,

NICHOLE IS EXCITED
ABOUT BECOMING HIS GIRLFRIEND.

THIS IS SAVANNAH.

BUT SHE'S SHOCKED
TO DISCOVER HE ALREADY HAS ONE.

UM, NO, YOU'RE JUST GOING
TO GET -- THAT'S MY GIRLFRIEND.

- WHO THE HELL IS SHE?
- WHAT?

IT'S COOL, SARAH.
SARAH.

- YEAH, THE HELL IT'S COOL.
- I KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT,

DON'T -- DON'T SWEAR
IN FRONT OF SAVANNAH, OKAY,

I TOLD YOU A MILLION TIMES.

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD
SARAH MASON

HAS BEEN DATING KYLE
ON AND OFF FOR ALMOST A YEAR

AND SHE HAS A FIERCE REPUTATION.

NICHOLE IS DEVASTATED

THAT KYLE LED HER
ON AND IT GETS WORSE.

NEWS OF WHAT HAPPENED SPREADS
ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

NOTHING.

NICHOLE
WAS SITTING ON THE COUCH

AND SHE WAS TEXTING
ON HER CELL PHONE.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE NOTHING.

I JUST SAID, "WHAT -- YOU KNOW,
WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT'S WRONG?"

SHE LOOKED UPSET.

I'M JUST MAD AT KYLE.

AND I SAID, "WHY?"

HE JUST LIED TO ME,

HE TOLD ME HE DIDN'T
HAVE A GIRLFRIEND

AND THEN HE DOES.

KYLE'S GIRLFRIEND,
SARAH, IS SEETHING WITH ANGER

AND WANTS TO KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.

KYLE'S GIRLFRIEND
WAS MESSAGING NICHOLE

AND ASKING TO SEE TEXT MESSAGES

AND PRIVATE MESSAGES
BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

SARAH'S MAD
BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT

THAT KYLE WAS CHEATING ON HER.

AND NICHOLE WAS UPSET WITH KYLE

BECAUSE KYLE LIED TO HER.

NICHOLE
STOPS TEXTING KYLE

AND HOPES SARAH WILL CALM DOWN

WHEN SHE FIGURES
OUT NOTHING HAPPENED.

SHE NEEDS A DISTRACTION...

AND SOMEONE NEW TO TALK TO.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF OFFERS,

BUT ONE WHICH STANDS OUT.

BRYAN BUTTERFIELD
RECENTLY GRADUATED

FROM NICHOLE'S HIGH SCHOOL

AND THEY HAVE LOTS
OF FRIENDS IN COMMON.

HE IS ALSO SERIOUSLY CUTE.

IT IS EXACTLY WHAT NICHOLE
NEEDS AFTER EVERYTHING

THAT HAPPENED WITH KYLE.

UH, EVERYONE
CAN SLEEP OVER.

- SOME S'MORES.
- WORKING ON MY MOM

TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE
THAT I CAN INVITE.

OH, BY THE WAY,
DID I TELL YOU

THIS CUTIE ADDED ME ON FACEBOOK.

NICHOLE
SHOWED ME HIS PICTURE

AND WE WERE BOTH THINKING
ABOUT HOW IT WAS REALLY STRANGE

THAT IT WAS LIKE A SURFER
WITH A SURFBOARD,

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
WE LIVE IN MAINE.

BUT HE WAS PRETTY CUTE,
TO BE HONEST.

HE HAD, LIKE, LONG,
BLONDE, CURLY SURFER HAIR.

- HE'S HOT.
- YEAH, MORE YOUR TYPE?

HE WAS HOT.
HE WAS HOT.

HE'S VERY HOT.

ARE YOU GOING TO MESSAGE HIM?

YEAH,
WE'VE ALREADY BEEN CHATTING.

- I HAVE TO GO, LADIES.
- ALL RIGHT.

- HAVE A GOOD ONE.
- BYE. BYE.

WITH NEW GUY, BRYAN,
ON THE SCENE,

NICHOLE FORGETS ALL ABOUT KYLE.

BUT NOT EVERYONE
IS MOVING ON SO FAST.

SARAH'S HATE
FOR NICHOLE RUNS DEEP.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

IT'S
SATURDAY AFTERNOON

AND BRYAN BUTTERFIELD
SENDS AN INVITATION.

FINALLY, SHE'LL GET
TO MEET HER MYSTERY MAN.

MOM.

YEAH?

CAN I GO
TO A PARTY TONIGHT?

MY FRIEND CAN GIVE ME A RIDE.

NICHOLE HAD ASKED
IF SHE COULD GO TO A PARTY

WITH A FRIEND.

DO I KNOW THEM?

UM, NO,
DO YOU HAVE TO MEET HIM?

ABSOLUTELY.

YOU CAN KIND OF JUDGE PEOPLE
BETTER THAT WAY.

OKAY,
I'LL LET HIM KNOW.

NICHOLE IS DETERMINED
TO MAKE THIS DATE A SUCCESS --

A PARTY IN A FANCY PART
OF TOWN CALLS FOR EXTRA EFFORT.

SHE WAS
PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT GOING.

I THINK SHE CHANGED HER HAIR

LIKE THREE OR FOUR TIMES
THAT NIGHT.

SHE'S A KID, SHE'S A TEENAGER,

THEY WANT TO GO AND HAVE FUN.

BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM.

BRYAN'S LOST AND RUNNING LATE
FOR THE PARTY.

NICHOLE CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

IT'S TOO EMBARRASSING
FOR HER PARENTS

TO TAKE HER TO THE PARTY,

BUT THERE IS ONE ALTERNATIVE,

KYLE DUBE.

NOW THAT NICHOLE
IS MORE INTERESTED IN BRYAN,

SHE LETS KYLE
OFF THE HOOK

FOR LYING HER
ABOUT HAVING A GIRLFRIEND

IN RETURN FOR A SMALL FAVOR.

THINGS ARE FINALLY
FALLING INTO PLACE.

NICHOLE HAS A REALLY
GOOD FEELING ABOUT BRYAN.

KYLE PICKS NICHOLE UP AT 9 P.M.

THANKS
FOR PICKING ME UP.

YEAH, SURE.

BUT IT'S NOT LONG
BEFORE THEY RUN INTO TROUBLE.

AS THEY DROVE
DOWN THE ROAD, THIS LAKE ROAD,

THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND BRYAN.

AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE
TO FIND THE PARTY.

NICHOLE REACHED
OUT VIA TEXT MESSAGE

ASKING, "WHERE ARE YOU?"

AND HE DIDN'T RESPOND.

LET'S FORGET IT.

NO WAY.
JUST PULL OVER.

DETERMINED
TO FIND BRYAN,

NICHOLE HEADS TOWARDS THE LAKE
ALONE TO LOOK FOR THE PARTY.

MEANWHILE, KYLE'S GIRLFRIEND,
SARAH, SEEMS TO KNOW

THAT KYLE ISN'T JUST
OUT ON HIS OWN.

HEY, BABY.

NO, NOBODY.

HELLO?

HELLO?

NICHOLE CABLE
IS LOOKING FORWARD

TO MEETING HER NEW FACEBOOK
FRIEND, BRYAN BUTTERFIELD,

AT AN EXCLUSIVE PARTY
ON PUSHAW LAKE

IN OLD TOWN, MAINE.

BUT AFTER GETTING LOST
ALONG THE WAY,

SHE FINDS HERSELF IN THE DARK,

DEEP INTO THE WOODS.

HELLO?

AH!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME.

I JUST THOUGHT
YOU GOT LOST.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

WITH NO SIGN
OF THE PARTY,

THERE'S NO OPTION
BUT TO TURN BACK.

MEETING BRYAN BUTTERFIELD
WILL HAVE TO WAIT.

THE NEXT MORNING,
IT'S MOTHER'S DAY.

NICHOLE REFUSES TO LET
SARAH'S HOSTILITY

SPOIL THE OCCASION.

MOM?

I HAD WOKE UP TO
NICHOLE COMING INTO MY ROOM...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

AND SHE HAD MADE ME
A CARD WITH CONSTRUCTION PAPER

THAT SAID,

"HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY"

AND WITH A HEART
AND A FLOWER ON THE FRONT.

THIS IS SO SWEET.

I THINK THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME
NICHOLE MADE ME A CARD.

THANK YOU.

- I LOVE YOU, MOM.
- I LOVE YOU, TOO.

THAT WAS DEFINITELY A --
A SPECIAL GIFT.

NICHOLE
CAN'T GET BRYAN

OUT OF HER MIND.

SHE HOPES HE DIDN'T
DITCH HER ON PURPOSE.

NICHOLE'S RELIEVED THAT
BRYAN STILL WANTS TO MET UP.

AND SINCE BRYAN'S COMING TO HER,

THERE'S NO CHANCE OF THINGS
GOING WRONG THIS TIME.

ANOTHER MESSAGE COMES THROUGH.

IT'S KYLE.

AS NICHOLE IS MEETING
BRYAN ALONE,

THERE IS NO NEED TO WORRY
ABOUT ANY RETRIBUTION

FROM KYLE'S GIRLFRIEND, SARAH.

ALL SHE NEEDS TO DO NOW...

- HEY, HON.
- IS GET PAST HER MOM.

I'M EXHAUSTED,
I'LL BE IN MY ROOM, OKAY?

- OKAY, GOOD NIGHT.
- GOOD NIGHT.

WITH HER MOM IN BED,

IT'S EASY FOR NICHOLE
TO SNEAK OUT.

EVERYTHING IS READY,

SHE IS FINALLY GOING
TO MEET BRYAN FACE TO FACE.

THE DRIVEWAY IS PITCH BLACK,

SO NICHOLE MAKES SURE TO STAND
WHERE SHE CAN BE SEEN.

NO!

WE WOKE UP
AT LIKE QUARTER AFTER SEVEN,

WHICH IS REALLY LATE,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT TIME NICHOLE

AND I NEED TO BE
LEAVING THE HOUSE.

I WENT OUT INTO THE LIVING ROOM,

NO TV ON.

NICHOLE?

IT WAS SO QUIET.

NICHOLE?

NICHOLE?

AND I SAID, "JASON,
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG,

NICHOLE'S NOT HERE,
NICHOLE'S GONE."

MAYBE SHE'S OUT FRONT.
DID YOU EVEN LOOK OUTSIDE?

NO.

WHILE HE'S LOOKING OUTSIDE,
I'M CALLING HER CELL PHONE.

AND IT'S JUST
GOING RIGHT TO VOICEMAIL.

I CALLED
HER BEST FRIEND, HALEIGH.

HALEIGH! HALEIGH, DID YOU TALK
TO NICHOLE LAST NIGHT?

NICHOLE WOULD TEXT ME
WHETHER SHE WAS STAYING

AT SOMEONE'S HOUSE
OR IF SHE GOT HOME.

BUT THAT'S WHY I KNEW
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG,

BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T CALL ME
AND TELL ME TO COVER FOR HER.

AND THAT WAS THE FIRST
I KNEW OF BRYAN BUTTERFIELD.

HALEIGH WANTS TO KNOW
IF THE MEETING

BETWEEN BRYAN AND NICHOLE
FINALLY HAPPENED.

I WENT ON FACEBOOK
TO ASK HIM WHERE NICHOLE WAS...

AND IT WAS JUST DELETED, LIKE --

LIKE IT WAS NEVER EVER
EVEN THERE.

THE CUTE SURFER GUY
DIDN'T EXIST.

I CALLED HALEIGH BACK

AND I SAID, "HAVE
YOU GOTTEN AHOLD OF HIM?

NO,
HIS FACEBOOK IS GONE.

AND I SAID,
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S GONE?"

SHE GOES, "HIS FACEBOOK
IS GONE."

WE DO HAVE TO WORRY.

MY STOMACH JUST TURNED.

KRISTINE
HAS HEARD ENOUGH.

SHE PICKS UP THE PHONE
AND DIALS 911.

MY DAUGHTER
WENT OUT LAST NIGHT

AND SHE MET SOMEBODY
AND SHE DIDN'T COME HOME.

WHEN WE FIRST
REPORTED THIS, THE POLICE

SAID, "THIS KIND OF STUFF
DOESN'T HAPPEN IN MAINE.

UH, JUST WAIT
AND SHE'LL BE HOME."

NO,
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

AND WE ARGUED
WITH THE OFFICER SAYING,

"LISTEN, THIS IS NOT LIKE HER.

THIS KID DOES NOT TURN
HER PHONE OFF.

SHE WOULD ANSWER US EVEN IF IT
WAS TO TELL US TO GO TO HELL."

I SAID, "WHAT DO I DO?

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?"

OFFICERS TELL KRISTINE
TO SIT TIGHT

AND WAIT FOR NICHOLE TO SHOW UP.

BUT KRISTINE KNOWS
THERE'S NO WAY

HER DAUGHTER WOULD BE
OFF HER CELL PHONE

FOR ALMOST 12 HOURS.

I GOT OFF THE PHONE
AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK

SOME PHOTOS OF PHOTOS

THAT I HAD OF NICHOLE
AND I MADE A POSTER.

WE TRIED GETTING THEM
OUT THERE EVERYWHERE WE COULD.

WE WANTED NICHOLE TO COME HOME.

IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG
FOR KRISTINE'S POSTERS

TO SPREAD ACROSS TOWN,

INSPIRING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
TO JOIN THE SEARCH.

EVERYWHERE YOU WENT
YOU COULD SEE

WHERE THEIR FLYERS WERE.

THEY WERE JUST --
FLOODED THE TOWN.

WITH NICHOLE NOW
MISSING FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS

AND THE TOWN UP IN ARMS,
THE POLICE TAKE ACTION.

WE HAD THE POLICE
COME OUT AND SPEAK WITH US.

AND THEY SAID,
"THIS IS SERIOUS."

HI, HALEIGH.

HALEIGH TELLS THE
DETECTIVES EVERYTHING SHE KNOWS.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT THE GUY THAT SHE ARRANGED

TO MEET LAST NIGHT.

UM, I KNOW THAT
HIS NAME IS BRYAN BUTTERFIELD

AND THAT THEY MET ON--
ONLINE ON FACEBOOK.

THE DEPUTY
AT THAT TIME ALSO

SPOKE AT LENGTH WITH HALEIGH

TO DETERMINE
WHO BRYAN BUTTERFIELD WAS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE,
WHERE HE MIGHT LIVE?

UM,
SHE SENT ME HIS PHOTO.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

TO POLICE, EVERYTHING

SUGGESTS THE BRYAN BUTTERFIELD
FACEBOOK ACCOUNT IS A FAKE.

BUT THEY NEED TO BE SURE.

SO THEY RUN A SEARCH
FOR ANYONE BY THAT NAME.

WE'RE GOING TO CHECK OUT
THESE RECORDS HERE, OKAY?

THE DEPUTY THEN
CHECKS SOME RECORDS

AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS
SOMEONE NAMED BRYAN BUTTERFIELD.

CAN YOU GET ME AN
ADDRESS FOR BRYAN BUTTERFIELD?

AND HE LIVES
15 MINUTES AWAY,

JUST OUTSIDE BANGOR, MAINE.

DETECTIVES HEAD
TO BRYAN BUTTERFIELD'S HOUSE.

THEY HOPE THEY'RE NOT TOO LATE.

I'M LOOKING
FOR BRYAN BUTTERFIELD.

NO ONE
HAS SEEN NICHOLE CABLE

SINCE SHE LEFT HER HOUSE
ON MOTHER'S DAY

TO MEET HER ONLINE SURFER
BOYFRIEND, BRYAN BUTTERFIELD.

DETECTIVES RACE TO BUTTERFIELD'S
DOORSTEP IN DOWNTOWN BANGOR.

I'M LOOKING
FOR BRYAN BUTTERFIELD.

THAT'S ME,
CAN I HELP?

THE BRYAN BUTTERFIELD
THAT THE DEPUTY

WAS SPEAKING
TO LOOKED ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

LIKE THE BRYAN BUTTERFIELD

THAT NICHOLE HAD BEEN
COMMUNICATING WITH.

MIND IF I ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS?

NO, COME IN.

THERE WAS
NO RESEMBLANCE WHATSOEVER.

YOU MIND IF
I TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR COMPUTER?

NO, GO AHEAD.

YOU CAN TELL SOMETIMES

WHEN SOMEONE HAS NO IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

BRYAN BUTTERFIELD
KNEW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

ABOUT WHAT HE WAS REFERRING TO

AND ABOUT HIS COMMUNICATION
WITH NICHOLE.

BUT DESPITE
LOOKING DIFFERENT,

A LOT OF HIS DETAILS
MATCHED THE ONLINE PROFILE

THAT NICHOLE HAD SHOWN
HER FRIEND HALEIGH.

BOTH LIVE IN BANGOR, BOTH WENT
TO OLD TOWN HIGH SCHOOL

AND BOTH ARE 18.

WHOEVER SET UP THE FAKE PROFILE
MUST HAVE KNOWN THE REAL BRYAN.

CAN YOU THINK OF ANYBODY

THAT WOULD WANT
TO GET YOU IN TROUBLE?

YEAH, ACTUALLY.
THERE'S AN EX-GIRLFRIEND.

SHE'S BEEN MAKING
LIFE HELL RECENTLY.

YEAH?
WHAT'S HER NAME?

SARAH.
SARAH MASON.

BRYAN TOLD THE DEPUTY

THAT HE AND SARAH
HAD DATED FOR A WHILE.

DO YOU KNOW
WHERE WE CAN FIND HER?

SHE LIVES IN ORONO
WITH HER NEW BOYFRIEND,

SOME GUY NAMED KYLE DUBE.

DETECTIVES HEAD
STRAIGHT

OVER TO KYLE DUBE'S HOUSE
IN NEARBY ORONO.

THEY WANT TO KNOW IF SARAH
IS BEHIND

THE FAKE FACEBOOK
ACCOUNT.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

LOOKING TO SPEAK
TO SARAH MASON, IS SHE IN?

UH, NO.

I'M NOT EXPECTING HER BACK
UNTIL THIS EVENING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO TALK TO HER FOR?

HERE'S MY CARD.
CAN YOU ASK HER

TO CALL ME
WHEN SHE GETS BACK?

YEAH, SURE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.
TAKE CARE.

AS INVESTIGATORS
WAIT FOR SARAH,

NICHOLE'S COMPUTER
IS ANALYZED TO SEE

IF HER ONLINE ACTIVITY
CAN HELP EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED.

IF
YOU HAVE COMPUTER ISSUES

IN PART OF YOUR INVESTIGATION,

BRENT BOLEO
AT COMPUTER CRIMES TASK FORCE,

HE'S THE ONE
YOU WANT TO TALK TO.

DETECTIVE BOLEO CONTACTED
FACEBOOK AND U.S. CELLULAR.

AND THROUGH SUBPOENAS
AND SEARCH WARRANTS

WE'RE ABLE TO TRACK DOWN
THE TEXT MESSAGES

THAT HAD BEEN EXCHANGED BETWEEN
NICHOLE AND BRYAN BUTTERFIELD.

AND REALIZED THAT NICHOLE
HAD NOT SENT ANY MESSAGES

OR MADE ANY CALLS
SINCE THE 12th.

IT'S BEEN THREE DAYS

SINCE NICHOLE HAS USED
HER CELL PHONE.

FEARING FOUL PLAY,

POLICE LAUNCH A GROUND SEARCH
FOR THE 15 YEAR OLD.

OUR ROAD
WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED OFF.

THE POLICE HAD CRIME SCENE TAPE

ON THE ROAD
THAT ADJOINS TO OURS.

THEY HAD CAMERAS,
THEY WERE TAKING PICTURES.

THERE WAS A WOOD LINE
THAT RAN ALONG THE DRIVEWAY

AND THEY FIND ARTICLES
THAT SEEMED OUT OF PLACE.

I LOOK UP AND I SEE
ONE OF NICHOLE'S SOCKS.

AND HER SHOES.

MY HUSBAND'S TRYING
TO TELL ME,

"WELL, WE JUST THREW A BUNCH
OF CLOTHES OUT LAST WEEK,

IT COULD'VE BEEN
BIRDS TAKING IT AWAY."

THEN OFFICERS
FIND SOMETHING HALF-HIDDEN

IN THE UNDERGROWTH.

THERE WAS A SKI MASK

THAT WAS FOUND
IN THAT WOODED AREA.

UNLIKE
THE OTHER ITEMS,

THE SKI MASK
DOESN'T BELONG TO NICHOLE.

IN THE WARM MONTH OF MAY,
THERE'S ONLY ONE REASON

TO WEAR A MASK,

TO HIDE HIS OR HER IDENTITY.

THEY BAG IT FOR DNA ANALYSIS.

DETECTIVES NOW FEAR
NICHOLE'S BEEN ABDUCTED.

IF THERE'S ANY CHANCE
THAT THEY'RE GOING

TO FIND HER ALIVE,

THEY HAVE TO FIND HER QUICKLY.

LAW ENFORCEMENT
THROWS EVERYTHING

THEY'VE GOT INTO A SEARCH
AND RESCUE OPERATION.

THERE WERE
MULTIPLE AGENCIES INVOLVED.

DOGS FROM
THE MAINE STATE POLICE.

AND A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS
WHO WILL ASSIST WITH THE SEARCH.

THEY DO IT GRID BY GRID.

THEY HAD PLANES

UP TRYING TO LOOK
THROUGH THE WOODS.

EVERYONE IN THE STATE
WAS TOGETHER LOOKING FOR HER.

THOUSANDS
OF VOLUNTEERS

SCOUR THE VAST WOODLAND AREA

FOR ANY SIGN OF NICHOLE...

WE WERE JUST
WAITING, WAITING

FOR SOMEONE TO FIND
SOMETHING TO TELL US,

LIKE, SHE'S OKAY.

UNTIL FINALLY
THEY MAKE A DISCOVERY.

THEY WENT UP SO FAR
AS ABOUT 10 MILES...

AND FOUND NICHOLE'S SWEATSHIRT.

TATTERED,
RIPPED DOWN THE CENTER,

AND WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS
QUITE A STRUGGLE.

I WAS --

I WAS SCARED
OUT OF MY MIND.

AS HOPES OF FINDING
NICHOLE ALIVE START TO FADE,

SARAH MASON COMES FORWARD.

THANKS
FOR COMING IN, SARAH.

I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS
FOR YOU, OKAY?

WORD HAS SPREAD ABOUT
HOW MUCH SARAH DISLIKES NICHOLE.

SHE'S DISGUSTING.

SHE HAS BEEN HEARD
MAKING THREATS AGAINST HER.

IF I SEE HER AROUND,
SHE'S DEAD.

BUT DID SHE EVER
ACT ON THEM?

WHERE WERE YOU
ON SUNDAY NIGHT?

I WAS AT MY MOM'S HOUSE,
YOU CAN CHECK.

DO YOU OFTEN
USE THE COMPUTER AT KYLE'S?

YEAH, SOMETIMES.

SARAH IS ICE COLD,

BUT CAN SHE KEEP HER COMPOSURE?

KYLE LIKES NICHOLE,
DOESN'T HE?

I MEAN, IT'S OBVIOUS
BY THE WAY HE BEHAVES,

THAT THEY'RE AN ITEM.

IT'S NOT TRUE,
IF IT WAS, I WOULD KILL HIM.

THE OUTBURST
EXPOSES SARAH'S SINISTER SIDE.

BUT INVESTIGATORS
NEED HARD EVIDENCE

BEFORE THEY CAN MAKE THEIR MOVE.

AS THEY CHECK OUT HER ALIBI,

ANALYSIS OF THE FAKE
BRYAN PROFILE HITS THEIR DESK.

THEY WERE ABLE
TO TRACE THE IP ADDRESS.

IS THIS THE ADDRESS
THE BRYAN BUTTERFIELD ACCOUNT

TRACES BACK TO?

GOOD WORK MAN, GOOD WORK.

THE ACCOUNT ORIGINATES
FROM KYLE DUBE'S HOUSE,

WHERE SARAH HAS ACCESS
TO THE COMPUTER.

DETECTIVES ARE CLOSING IN UNTIL
NEWS OF HER ALIBI COMES THROUGH.

SARAH WAS ABLE
TO BE RULED OUT

BECAUSE SHE WAS WITH
HER MOTHER ON MOTHER'S DAY.

BUT THE RESULTS
ARE CLEAR --

THE BRYAN BUTTERFIELD ACCOUNT
WAS CREATED AT KYLE'S HOUSE.

AND AT THAT POINT
THE INVESTIGATION TOOK

A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TURN.

ALMOST A WEEK
AFTER NICHOLE CABLE

DISAPPEARED FROM HER HOME
IN GLENBURN, MAINE.

INVESTIGATORS
DISCOVER THE CREATOR

OF THE FAKE FACEBOOK PROFILE

SHE WAS COMMUNICATING
WITH JUST BEFORE SHE VANISHED.

DETECTIVE BOLEO TRACED
THE BRYAN BUTTERFIELD ACCOUNT

TO KYLE DUBE.

DETECTIVES HAVE PROOF
THAT IT WAS KYLE'S SMART PHONE

THAT COMMUNICATED WITH NICHOLE
ON THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED.

EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT KYLE
HAS ABDUCTED NICHOLE,

BUT DETECTIVES
NEED A CONFESSION.

THE FOLLOWING MORNING, HE IS
BROUGHT IN FOR QUESTIONING.

DETECTIVES START BY SCRUTINIZING
HIS MOVEMENTS

THE NIGHT NICHOLE WENT MISSING.

KYLE SAID
THAT HE PICKED UP

HIS GIRLFRIEND SARAH
AT HER HOUSE

APPROXIMATELY 11:00
ON THE NIGHT OF THE 12th.

BUT CELL PHONE RECORDS
INDICATED THAT HE HAD LEFT WORK

SOMETIME BETWEEN 8:00 AND 9:00

AND WERE IN THE OLD TOWN AREA
BETWEEN 9:00 AND 11:00.

WHAT KYLE WAS TELLING THEM
WASN'T TRUE.

BUT KYLE
IS STEADFAST IN HIS DENIAL.

ONLY THEN DO THE DETECTIVES
PLAY THEIR TRUMP CARD.

AT THE VERY END
OF THE INTERVIEW

THEY SHOWED HIM THE MASK.

THE DNA ON THE MASK

MATCHES A SAMPLE POLICE ALREADY
HAVE ON RECORD FOR KYLE.

NOW DETECTIVES
DESPERATELY NEED HIM

TO LEAD THEM TO NICHOLE,
DEAD OR ALIVE.

THEY GET NOTHING FROM KYLE.

BUT AFTER HE IS RELEASED
TO HIS FAMILY,

HE MAKES A SHOCKING ADMISSION.

KYLE ADMITTED TO SARAH

THAT HE HAD KILLED NICHOLE.

AND HE TOLD HER WHAT HE HAD DONE

WITH NICHOLE'S BODY
AND WHERE THE BODY WAS LOCATED.

STUNNED
BY THE INFORMATION,

SARAH GIVES KYLE UP,

AND A SEARCH TEAM IS IMMEDIATELY
DISPATCHED TO FIND NICHOLE.

GAME WARDENS
AND DETECTIVES

WENT TO THAT LOCATION.

THEY FOUND
AN UNUSUAL-LOOKING MOUND

COVERED WITH LEAVES,
TWIGS AND BRANCHES.

AND THAT'S WHEN THEY KNEW THAT
THEY HAD FOUND NICHOLE CABLE

AT LAST.

NICHOLE'S BODY IS UNCOVERED

10 MILES FROM HER HOME,
BY THE RIVER IN OLD TOWN,

8 DAYS
AFTER SHE WENT MISSING.

NOW ALL THAT'S LEFT IS FOR
INVESTIGATORS TO BREAK THE NEWS

TO HER FAMILY.

JASON HAD GOT
A PHONE CALL FROM THE POLICE...

THE POLICE
ARE OUTSIDE, OKAY?

HE WENT OUT
AND TALKED WITH THEM.

THEY HAD COME UP

AND JASON HAD PUT
HIS ARM AROUND ME.

AND I LOOKED AT THEM.

AND I SAID, "DID YOU FIND HER?"

AND THEY JUST NODDED.

BUT THE WAY --

THE WAY THEY NODDED, I KNEW.

HE DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.

KYLE DUBE IS CHARGED

WITH KIDNAPPING
AND FIRST-DEGREE MURDER,

TO WHICH HE PLEADS NOT GUILTY.

DURING HIS TRIAL,
THE FULL STORY IS REVEALED.

AFTER NICHOLE
FOUND OUT ABOUT SARAH,

SHE ENDED ANY HOPE
OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH KYLE.

BUT KYLE COULDN'T LET NICHOLE GO

AND BECAME OBSESSED
WITH HAVING HER.

POSING AS BRYAN, HE LURES HER
OUT OF HER HOME.

HE WAS GOING
TO HIDE HER

AND THEN JOIN
THE SEARCH PARTY AS HIMSELF.

HE WAS GOING TO BE THE ONE

TO FIND HER
SO HE COULD BE THE HERO.

BUT HIS PLAN
GOES WRONG.

STOP! STOP!

HE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE

THAT NICHOLE WAS GOING
TO FIGHT FOR HER LIFE

AS MUCH AS SHE DID.

ONCE SHE RIPPED THE MASK OFF
AND SHE KNEW IT WAS HIM,

HE HAD TO ELIMINATE THE THREAT.

AND HE ENDED UP KILLING HER

WHEN HE PROBABLY JUST HAD
THE INTENT TO RAPE HER.

KYLE DUBE IS FOUND
GUILTY OF BOTH CHARGES

AND IS SENTENCED
TO 60 YEARS IN PRISON.

IT'S JUSTICE
FOR NICHOLE'S FAMILY.

BUT NOTHING WILL BRING HER BACK.

NICHOLE'S BEDROOM
IS A TYPICAL GIRL'S ROOM.

HER LITTLE SISTERS
WANT TO GO IN THERE.

I THINK IT MAKES
THEM FEEL CLOSE TO HER.

BUT I COULDN'T HAVE
THEM TOUCHING ALL HER STUFF

AND RUINING HER THINGS.

SO I ASKED MY HUSBAND
TO SCREW HER BEDROOM DOOR SHUT.

I BASICALLY LOST
EVERYTHING THE DAY SHE DIED.

I LAID IN BED IN CRIED.
I DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO HARD.

SHE WAS ON THE VERGE
OF A WONDERFUL LIFE

AND SHE HAD IT SNATCHED AWAY.