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- Michael has been talking
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to this guy, Dustin,
for three years.
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He's been stood up
by Dustin five times.
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- Michael.
- If you have been lying,
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I am onto you.
- He's married.
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- What's uglier
than infidelity
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and a possible divorce?
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- We have an address.
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That's right in, like,
part of downtown.
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- Say no more.
I'll go check it out.
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- Turn right on Hope,
which is coming up any moment.
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Ooh, that is a warehouse.
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What?
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- Uh-oh.
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[upbeat music]
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- Kamie.
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Wassup?
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- Hello.
- Hey.
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- I need to get my lip liner.
- You don't need it.
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- Yes, I do. How are the kids?
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- Beau is fully potty trained.
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- [gasps]
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- We didn't even need
to train him.
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- Yay!
- We just took the diapers away
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and then just magically,
uses the toilet now.
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- He's a grown-ass man.
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[laughs]
- It's crazy.
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- All right.
- She's ready.
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Let's check out what we got.
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Oh, we got an email.
The sender is Just Michael.
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- And the subject is:
Love of my life or a stalker?
- Well, th
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- If you have to ask,
probably the latter.
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- [laughs]
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Hello, King Nev
and Queen Kamie.
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- This is how I want
to be addressed.
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- Finally.
- [laughs]
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- My name is Michael.
I'm originally from Texas,
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but I currently reside
in Las Vegas.
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Back in 2017, I was contacted
by a guy named Dustin,
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who randomly messaged me
from a number I didn't know.
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He claims that we had
spoken previously,
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but I have no recollection
of ever having spoken to him.
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Either way, he was super sexy
and a zaddy.
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We hit it off
and we planned a date,
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but Dustin went ghost.
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- ♪ 'Cause we are
modern lovers ♪
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♪ Hanging on each other ♪
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- Since then I've been
stood up by Dustin...
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- What?
- Five times.
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- So why are we even still
talking about this?
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- I've tried to ghost him,
but he keeps popping back up.
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I still really like him a lot
and I want him to be the one,
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but I am worried
this guy is a catfish.
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He told me
he doesn't have social media,
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but I did some digging
and I found a page.
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He might be hiding something.
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♪ ♪
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I want to finally meet Dustin
and date him for real,
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but I'm afraid something
really weird might be going on.
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Dustin could be the love
of my life or a total stalker.
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Help!
- ♪ This is modern love ♪
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- Thanks,
Texas Prince, Michael.
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Wow. They met three years ago.
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- But he's ghosted him
five times
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so that cancels out
the three years.
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- We gotta talk to Michael.
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Hey, Michael,
it's King Nev and Queen Kamie.
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He wrote back.
Hello, king and queen.
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Oh, my God, seriously?
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- Yaas.
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- Come Zoom with us
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and spill all the tea.
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- [gasps]
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- Hello.
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- Oh!
- Michael.
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- Hey.
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- I have something special
I would love to show you.
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- Oh.
- Yes.
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- Oh, yeah.
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- So this is for you both,
my king and queen.
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- I'm putting it on.
- Perfect.
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- I'm modeling it over my bun.
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- Yes, you're doing great.
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- How are things in Las Vegas?
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- People are trying to be
as safe as possible.
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The strip does not look like
the strip you both might know.
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- And what do you do
in Las Vegas?
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- So I'm a special
events manager.
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- I know for you to be
an event planner
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means that
you get [bleep] done.
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So for you to not be able
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to sort of make that first date
happen, is crazy.
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- Mm-hmm.
- It was odd because
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when we first met,
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he messages me from a number
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that
I did not recognize at all.
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- So you just randomly
get a text message.
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- Yes.
Someone had my phone number.
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- If someone was looking up an
event coordinator in Las Vegas,
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would they find your website
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and would it have
your phone number on it?
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- For sure. My number
has been listed publicly.
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So initially getting
that message, I was like,
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"I am not too sure
who you are."
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And he was like,
"We talked a while back
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"and I was going through
my phone
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"and I came across your number
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and I remembered
how cute you were."
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So for me, I'm thinking,
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"Okay, well,
he remembers what I look like."
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- You mean
because you are cute.
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So for him to say
"you're so cute," you're like,
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"Oh, he must know
what I look like."
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- He's talking about me.
He's talking about me.
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- Maybe he's got
the right Michael.
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- So the first text message
you got, this was back in 2017.
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- Correct.
I'm single, and at that point,
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Dustin messages me
the photos of him.
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- You said he was fine.
- He is. He is.
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And he was pretty charming.
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He also told me he was a lawyer
in Los Angeles.
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He's professional,
seems like he has his own,
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and he wants a family,
so we bonded over that.
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I thought the conversation
was just so easy,
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and he spoke to me about
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how his ex cheated on him
in their own home.
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And so we kind of bonded
over that as well
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because I've been
in relationships in the past
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where I personally
as well was cheated on.
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And so things like that,
we bonded over.
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Like, there was just so many
things I felt were compatible.
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Great person,
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funny, good-looking,
all these things--
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things that I'm looking for
in a life partner.
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I didn't get any red flags
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based off
of what he was saying to me.
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- So what was
the first red flag?
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- [sighs]
So the first red flag for me...
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I was in Los Angeles,
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but Dustin decided that
he would like to go on a date.
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He wanted to meet up.
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He says, "My roommate
is out for the night.
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"So I wanted to know
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"if maybe you wanted
to come over to my house.
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Here's my address."
But when he gave me the address
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there wasn't
an apartment number listed.
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It was just here's the address.
I then said to him,
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"Let me know
when you're ready."
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No response.
And then I messaged him again.
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"What's going on?"
No response.
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After, like, two hours,
I just was like, I'm good.
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Early the next afternoon,
he responds back and he says
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that he was in the shower
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and when he got out
of the shower,
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he dropped his phone
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and, like,
his phone had broke in
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and he wasn't able
to respond.
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He was like, "I thought
you were gonna come over.
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I don't know what happened."
And I'm thinking,
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"How was I gonna come over
when you weren't responding?
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and I don't know
your apartment?" Like--
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- Throw pebbles
at every window.
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- Right, because of everything
else prior,
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and I felt that
he had been genuine,
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I let that go,
but after this incident,
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he would communicate
with me
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from other phone numbers.
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- Michael.
- Here's the thing.
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I would go back to that initial
number of messaging him,
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and then he would respond
on that too.
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- Hm.
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- I'm thinking if he's a lawyer
and if he does business,
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maybe he has work phones.
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- Obviously, this is all
via text message initially.
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How if in any way
did the relationship evolve?
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- I've only ever texted
with Dustin.
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- In three years?
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- I know.
- Wow.
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- I know I should know better.
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- Well--
- Yes.
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- Give it to me. I deserve it.
- [laughs]
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- I have to take
responsibility.
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When I did attempt
to push for a video chat,
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or getting on a phone,
he wouldn't respond.
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Like, it was just always
something odd.
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- Do you even know
his last name?
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- The last name
that he gave me was Shaker.
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- So where are you guys
at now?
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You say you've ghosted him.
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- Yeah, but recently
he reaches out again
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to see if we can rekindle
and restart.
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- Ugh!
- And it's a new number.
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- In your email to us you said,
"Is he a stalker?"
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- This has been years of you
continuously reaching out
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after
I've stopped responding to you.
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You're hitting me up
from different numbers.
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That's why I say stalker
'cause this is a little crazy.
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- Right.
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- He then told me
he was going to Hawaii
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because he needed
to get out of LA.
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That's where he's supposed
to be at right now,
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but I did some more sleuthing.
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When we first
had spoken years ago,
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he told me
he did not have social media
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but I did reverse
Google image search...
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- Thatta boy.
- Finally.
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- I found him on Instagram
with his name spelled
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instead of D-U-S-T-I-N,
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it was like, D-U...
[bleep]
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The number ten.
His profile is private,
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but he says he's the father
to three cats.
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Each of the cats
have an Instagram page.
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- All right, hold on. Hold on.
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I'm about to bring it up.
I found it.
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- That's him.
- Oh, this is him?
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Okay.
- Very cute.
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- He owns all of these cats.
- These are his cats?
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Whoa, wait. These are like,
famous cat accounts.
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- What?
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- They have hundreds of
thousands of followers.
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- This cat is cute.
- Very cute cat.
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- Cute cat.
- Oh, wait, here, look.
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- That's him.
Is he tagged?
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- Yes.
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- Yeah.
- Can we go to Winona the cat?
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This is crazy.
Scrolling below.
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- That's a different gentleman
who's in many other photos.
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You click on that gentleman's
name, third photo--
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- Wait a minute.
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- Wait a second.
- [gasps]
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- So they're married.
- They are married.
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- Dustin is fully wed.
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- Dustin is married.
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- And this was like, this year.
- This year.
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- Whoa.
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- And I found this
after I reached out to you.
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- I'm gagged.
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- I'm embarrassed to even
think about the fact
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that I've been involving myself
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with an engaged
or married person.
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- Did you confront him?
- I added him
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and I'm waiting to see
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if he actually accepts me
as a friend.
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- Ooh!
- So at this point,
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if you have been lying,
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you now will see
that I am on to you.
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- Ooh!
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- This is just
way too much at this point.
249
00:09:51,992 --> 00:09:53,792
I'm tired of waiting.
250
00:09:53,860 --> 00:09:55,827
Why would you reach out
to me to say,
251
00:09:55,896 --> 00:09:57,128
"Oh, I'm going to Hawaii"?
252
00:09:57,197 --> 00:10:00,599
- He's on his honeymoon.
- On my "honeymoon."
253
00:10:00,667 --> 00:10:04,436
- Yeah, so like,
this is just so much.
254
00:10:04,504 --> 00:10:09,307
- We could message the page
you found and ask him?
255
00:10:09,376 --> 00:10:10,842
- Will that even confirm it?
256
00:10:10,911 --> 00:10:13,912
Because if the real Dustin
is the guy in the profiles
257
00:10:13,981 --> 00:10:16,247
and he's potentially cheating,
is he gonna be like,
258
00:10:16,316 --> 00:10:18,817
"Yep, that was me,
caught red-handed,"
259
00:10:18,885 --> 00:10:20,785
or is he gonna [bleep]
lie about it?
260
00:10:20,854 --> 00:10:21,886
- Whew.
261
00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:24,889
- If your two options are
that it is Dustin,
262
00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:26,825
he's just been
hiding his relationship
263
00:10:26,893 --> 00:10:28,393
and now husband from you,
264
00:10:28,462 --> 00:10:32,330
or it's someone else
who actually might be single,
265
00:10:32,399 --> 00:10:34,132
which would you rather it be?
266
00:10:34,201 --> 00:10:36,835
- I think that I would--
- You want it to be him.
267
00:10:36,903 --> 00:10:39,204
- I want it to be Dustin.
- All right.
268
00:10:39,272 --> 00:10:41,406
- I thought that he was really
trying to develop
269
00:10:41,475 --> 00:10:43,708
something serious with me--
270
00:10:43,777 --> 00:10:45,043
you know,
hopefully being married,
271
00:10:45,112 --> 00:10:46,945
having a little family one day.
272
00:10:47,014 --> 00:10:50,982
Just thought there was possibly
an option of exploring that.
273
00:10:51,051 --> 00:10:52,584
- Yeah.
274
00:10:52,653 --> 00:10:56,788
- But at this point, I have
questions and I want answers.
275
00:10:56,857 --> 00:10:59,991
- Let us--let us see
what we can find out.
276
00:11:00,060 --> 00:11:02,427
I appreciate it and hope
to talk with you again soon.
277
00:11:02,496 --> 00:11:04,863
- Later.
- Bye.
278
00:11:04,931 --> 00:11:06,665
- What do you think?
279
00:11:06,733 --> 00:11:10,301
- I think we're in
some [bleep].
280
00:11:10,370 --> 00:11:12,237
Michael has feelings
for Dustin.
281
00:11:12,305 --> 00:11:14,606
It's not good to find out
any information,
282
00:11:14,675 --> 00:11:16,541
let alone the fact
that this person is married
283
00:11:16,610 --> 00:11:18,576
and probably on
a romantic vacation.
284
00:11:18,645 --> 00:11:20,245
- Ugh.
- Either way,
285
00:11:20,313 --> 00:11:22,547
this does not end positively,
period.
286
00:11:22,616 --> 00:11:24,949
There's no way
that this is going to end well
287
00:11:25,018 --> 00:11:26,184
for both parties.
288
00:11:26,253 --> 00:11:27,886
Somebody is getting [bleep].
289
00:11:31,491 --> 00:11:34,092
- ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
290
00:11:34,161 --> 00:11:37,696
♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
291
00:11:37,764 --> 00:11:41,266
- I see you've got your
investigation goggles on.
292
00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:42,634
- They're my blue light
glasses.
293
00:11:42,703 --> 00:11:44,436
If we're gonna keep doing
this [bleep],
294
00:11:44,504 --> 00:11:47,605
I gotta protect my corneas
or the iris or whatever it is.
295
00:11:47,674 --> 00:11:49,074
- They look good though,
I have to say.
296
00:11:49,142 --> 00:11:50,608
- Thanks.
297
00:11:50,677 --> 00:11:52,577
- All right, let's see.
Where do we start with this?
298
00:11:52,646 --> 00:11:54,879
So okay, so Michael's been
talking to this guy Dustin.
299
00:11:54,948 --> 00:11:58,717
It's been over three years.
It looks very catfishy.
300
00:11:58,785 --> 00:12:00,351
Michael got sent a photo
of Dustin
301
00:12:00,420 --> 00:12:01,720
that he image searched,
302
00:12:01,788 --> 00:12:05,323
which actually came back
with a hit to a profile.
303
00:12:05,392 --> 00:12:07,726
The guy is the same
in the picture on the page
304
00:12:07,794 --> 00:12:09,794
as he is in the picture
that he sent.
305
00:12:09,863 --> 00:12:12,430
So two very distinct
possibilities.
306
00:12:12,499 --> 00:12:16,401
One, that Michael
is talking to a guy
307
00:12:16,470 --> 00:12:18,436
who is in a relationship
and now married,
308
00:12:18,505 --> 00:12:21,239
or that it's not that guy
309
00:12:21,308 --> 00:12:23,308
and that
someone's catfishing Michael
310
00:12:23,376 --> 00:12:26,277
with a real guy and name
311
00:12:26,346 --> 00:12:27,946
and it's just someone
entirely different.
312
00:12:28,014 --> 00:12:30,815
- Which sucks because then that
could be someone's new marriage
313
00:12:30,884 --> 00:12:32,717
that could get broken up
314
00:12:32,786 --> 00:12:35,954
because of some bull[bleep]
somebody else is concocting.
315
00:12:36,022 --> 00:12:37,422
- Right.
316
00:12:37,491 --> 00:12:39,791
Okay, so let's--let's see
what we got here.
317
00:12:39,860 --> 00:12:43,094
- Thanks for your help, guys.
You truly are royalty.
318
00:12:43,163 --> 00:12:44,496
Here's everything
I know on Dustin.
319
00:12:44,564 --> 00:12:45,730
His name is Dustin Shaker,
320
00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:48,399
and he's a lawyer
in Los Angeles.
321
00:12:48,468 --> 00:12:50,201
He's got two of
his phone numbers,
322
00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:52,470
Both are 424,
which is Los Angeles
323
00:12:52,539 --> 00:12:58,176
and then an address
which is 414 West 12th street.
324
00:12:58,245 --> 00:12:59,778
- That's downtown.
- And then he said,
325
00:12:59,846 --> 00:13:01,446
"I've attached the pictures
here that he has sent me.
326
00:13:01,515 --> 00:13:04,048
Good luck.
I hope you have good news."
327
00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:06,351
What should we start with?
328
00:13:06,419 --> 00:13:07,585
- I mean, he ran the picture.
329
00:13:07,654 --> 00:13:09,587
That's how he found
the Instagram.
330
00:13:09,656 --> 00:13:12,223
- Yeah. I think we should run
the phone numbers.
331
00:13:12,292 --> 00:13:15,827
Let's do a phone look-up here.
332
00:13:15,896 --> 00:13:16,828
Nothing.
333
00:13:16,897 --> 00:13:18,129
- How many other ones
did he send?
334
00:13:18,198 --> 00:13:19,330
- Just one other one,
335
00:13:19,399 --> 00:13:21,432
which is the most
recent number.
336
00:13:21,501 --> 00:13:23,501
So let's try that.
Okay, again, nothing.
337
00:13:23,570 --> 00:13:24,536
- Damn.
338
00:13:24,604 --> 00:13:26,671
- Yeah, I guess
it's interesting
339
00:13:26,740 --> 00:13:29,874
Dustin gave Michael
an actual address...
340
00:13:31,178 --> 00:13:32,944
So I feel like
let's just see where that is
341
00:13:33,013 --> 00:13:35,280
because
we don't often have an address.
342
00:13:35,348 --> 00:13:37,415
Usually doesn't happen
that it's in Los Angeles.
343
00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:39,818
- Right, and downtown's
not far from me.
344
00:13:39,886 --> 00:13:41,586
[pensive music]
345
00:13:41,655 --> 00:13:43,388
- Wow, I can't tell anything
346
00:13:43,456 --> 00:13:45,290
from the street view though,
so--
347
00:13:45,358 --> 00:13:47,125
- I'm basically there.
I can pop up.
348
00:13:47,194 --> 00:13:48,026
- You might as well
pop over there.
349
00:13:48,094 --> 00:13:49,360
- I'm down.
350
00:13:49,429 --> 00:13:50,895
- Whether or not
that is an actual address
351
00:13:50,964 --> 00:13:53,198
where someone could live
is important.
352
00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:54,966
- Mm-hmm.
- Since you're so close,
353
00:13:55,035 --> 00:13:57,335
we might as well
just sort of check that box.
354
00:13:57,404 --> 00:14:00,271
- Say no more.
I'll go check it out.
355
00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:02,907
Biggie, let's roll.
356
00:14:02,976 --> 00:14:07,378
- All right, let me know
once you're settled.
357
00:14:07,447 --> 00:14:08,880
- It's sunny out here.
358
00:14:08,949 --> 00:14:11,482
I haven't been outside in--
359
00:14:11,551 --> 00:14:14,619
God, 48 hours at least.
360
00:14:14,688 --> 00:14:16,855
- But what else can we do
while you're driving?
361
00:14:16,923 --> 00:14:21,059
I'm just gonna do a Google
search for Dustin Shaker.
362
00:14:21,127 --> 00:14:22,594
Oh, that's weird.
363
00:14:22,662 --> 00:14:25,897
There's like no one named
Dustin Shaker at all.
364
00:14:25,966 --> 00:14:27,632
Isn't that wild?
365
00:14:27,701 --> 00:14:29,234
- It's weird.
- Yeah, right?
366
00:14:29,302 --> 00:14:31,469
- Kay, I'm passing Figueroa.
367
00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:35,373
- Oh, you're close now,
so just turn right on Hope,
368
00:14:35,442 --> 00:14:36,841
which is, like,
coming up any moment.
369
00:14:36,910 --> 00:14:39,010
- We're at a stop sign.
- Right now. Go slow.
370
00:14:39,079 --> 00:14:41,312
- There's a man outside
with a cute Frenchie.
371
00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:42,580
- [chuckles]
372
00:14:42,649 --> 00:14:44,482
- Is it 414?
That's what he said?
373
00:14:44,551 --> 00:14:46,251
- That's what he sent us. Yeah.
374
00:14:46,319 --> 00:14:48,253
- I'm gonna get out
and look around.
375
00:14:48,321 --> 00:14:50,488
- All right, so walk around.
376
00:14:50,557 --> 00:14:52,390
See if you can find whether
or not that's residential.
377
00:14:52,459 --> 00:14:53,591
- Pitched.
- All right.
378
00:14:53,660 --> 00:14:54,959
So while you're walking around,
379
00:14:55,028 --> 00:14:58,663
let me search
Dustin's Instagram handle
380
00:14:58,732 --> 00:15:02,467
and just see if it's connected
to any other social media.
381
00:15:03,536 --> 00:15:05,036
- Okay.
- Wait, what's this?
382
00:15:05,105 --> 00:15:08,973
I've got a hit here
on the dus10 handle.
383
00:15:09,042 --> 00:15:11,776
It says it found
some potential owners,
384
00:15:11,845 --> 00:15:16,581
one of which is named D [bleep]
or Dustin [bleep].
385
00:15:16,650 --> 00:15:17,715
- So that could be
his real last name.
386
00:15:17,784 --> 00:15:20,184
- That could be
his real last name.
387
00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:23,321
- You said 413?
- 414.
388
00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:26,724
- 414.
What?
389
00:15:26,793 --> 00:15:28,626
- Technically it would be on
the other side of the street
390
00:15:28,695 --> 00:15:30,929
'cause evens are on one side.
Odds are on the other.
391
00:15:30,997 --> 00:15:36,000
- Whoa, that is
a warehouse for lease.
392
00:15:36,069 --> 00:15:38,336
- Wow, that's crazy.
393
00:15:38,405 --> 00:15:40,972
So it feels like
that address was bogus.
394
00:15:46,012 --> 00:15:47,245
- Right.
395
00:15:47,314 --> 00:15:48,713
All right, so that answers
that question, I guess.
396
00:15:48,782 --> 00:15:49,914
- Right.
397
00:15:49,983 --> 00:15:52,850
- Now, we've got this new
Dustin [bleep].
398
00:15:53,687 --> 00:15:55,753
Whoa, wait a second.
399
00:15:55,822 --> 00:15:58,890
I just did a Facebook search
for Dustin [bleep]
400
00:15:58,959 --> 00:16:01,859
and what do you know?
Our guy.
401
00:16:01,928 --> 00:16:04,929
So that's his real name,
is Dustin [bleep].
402
00:16:04,998 --> 00:16:06,764
- Shut up.
- And it's a Facebook page
403
00:16:06,833 --> 00:16:08,599
and the background image
is a picture of him
404
00:16:08,668 --> 00:16:12,704
and some guy,
I assume his husband.
405
00:16:12,772 --> 00:16:14,973
It says he lives
in West Hollywood, California.
406
00:16:15,041 --> 00:16:16,240
- Ooh.
- I mean, this is him.
407
00:16:16,309 --> 00:16:17,608
This is his Facebook page.
408
00:16:17,677 --> 00:16:19,377
Wait, here's the picture
from his wedding.
409
00:16:19,446 --> 00:16:21,479
- Well, we just don't know
if that is
410
00:16:21,548 --> 00:16:22,981
who Michael
is actually talking to.
411
00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:26,451
All right, well, then I'm just
gonna send him a message.
412
00:16:26,519 --> 00:16:28,019
All right, hey, Dustin.
413
00:16:28,088 --> 00:16:29,454
- Make it easy.
414
00:16:29,522 --> 00:16:31,990
- This is a--yeah,
this is a touchy subject.
415
00:16:32,058 --> 00:16:35,560
'Cause if this isn't the guy,
and his husband sees this--
416
00:16:35,628 --> 00:16:36,861
- Well, yeah,
that's what I was gonna say.
417
00:16:36,930 --> 00:16:41,699
I feel like we have to have
a very delicate approach
418
00:16:41,768 --> 00:16:44,068
because we could be
blowing up his spot.
419
00:16:44,137 --> 00:16:47,405
- Right. Working on an episode
and would love to chat.
420
00:16:47,474 --> 00:16:50,308
Just keep it really simple.
- Yeah.
421
00:16:50,377 --> 00:16:53,611
- Give me a call when you can.
422
00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,446
All right, message sent.
423
00:16:55,515 --> 00:16:57,882
- I mean,
if it is that Dustin,
424
00:16:57,951 --> 00:16:59,584
he's probably not gonna respond
to us the same way
425
00:16:59,652 --> 00:17:02,720
he's probably not gonna respond
to Michael anymore.
426
00:17:02,789 --> 00:17:04,789
[phone dings]
- Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
427
00:17:04,858 --> 00:17:06,124
I just got a response.
428
00:17:06,192 --> 00:17:08,259
He said not sure
what you wanna talk about.
429
00:17:08,328 --> 00:17:10,695
I'm a happily married man.
430
00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:13,064
- We never said anything
about your marriage.
431
00:17:13,133 --> 00:17:15,600
- Yeah, right?
What's that about?
432
00:17:15,668 --> 00:17:17,402
- We did not bring that up.
You did.
433
00:17:17,470 --> 00:17:18,503
- Super shady.
434
00:17:18,571 --> 00:17:20,671
- You did.
Yeah, exactly.
435
00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:23,207
- I'm happily married too.
436
00:17:23,276 --> 00:17:28,613
I'll send you the Zoom link
and I can explain then.
437
00:17:28,681 --> 00:17:29,981
- [chuckles]
438
00:17:30,050 --> 00:17:31,883
- Dustin may have just
tipped his hand.
439
00:17:31,951 --> 00:17:34,285
Who texts that
unless they're a cheater?
440
00:17:34,354 --> 00:17:36,020
This has to be our guy.
441
00:17:38,725 --> 00:17:39,757
- She's back.
442
00:17:39,826 --> 00:17:41,492
- I have returned
from my journey.
443
00:17:41,561 --> 00:17:44,262
- Since we last spoke,
Dustin responded.
444
00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:47,465
He said sounds good,
smiley face, to let's talk.
445
00:17:47,534 --> 00:17:50,134
- Why would he immediately say
"I'm happily married"?
446
00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:51,402
That's so weird.
447
00:17:51,471 --> 00:17:53,071
- I'm very suspicious
right now.
448
00:17:53,139 --> 00:17:54,338
- What are we gonna ask him?
449
00:17:54,407 --> 00:17:56,174
- Maybe we should have
Michael there.
450
00:17:56,242 --> 00:17:57,875
I'm really thinking
this could be the guy.
451
00:17:57,944 --> 00:18:00,344
And if Michael's there,
he can ask whatever questions
452
00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:01,979
he needs to ask
to sort of
453
00:18:02,048 --> 00:18:04,115
get into the specifics
of their relationship.
454
00:18:04,184 --> 00:18:06,451
You know, based on what
the response he gets from--
455
00:18:06,519 --> 00:18:07,952
from Dustin is, it'll be
very clear to him like,
456
00:18:08,021 --> 00:18:11,789
"Oh, no, this is obviously not
who I've been talking to."
457
00:18:11,858 --> 00:18:14,358
- Right.
- So let me text Michael.
458
00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:18,196
Hey, Michael.
Come back in the Zoom.
459
00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:22,166
- We're back.
- Hey.
460
00:18:22,235 --> 00:18:23,334
- Ooh, hello.
461
00:18:23,403 --> 00:18:25,970
- You have missed
quite the afternoon.
462
00:18:26,039 --> 00:18:28,473
- [sighs]
- So we did some work.
463
00:18:28,541 --> 00:18:32,276
We have something
we definitely need you to see.
464
00:18:32,345 --> 00:18:34,112
- [sighs]
- I'll walk you through.
465
00:18:34,180 --> 00:18:36,948
I'll share my--my screen here.
466
00:18:37,016 --> 00:18:39,584
Okay, we ran his phone numbers,
467
00:18:39,652 --> 00:18:42,720
and both of them came back
with essentially nothing.
468
00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:45,289
So the only other thing
we had was the address,
469
00:18:45,358 --> 00:18:47,558
and so Kamie hit the streets.
470
00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:49,894
- So basically
when I got down there,
471
00:18:49,963 --> 00:18:53,197
that address, it's for lease.
It's, like, a big warehouse
472
00:18:53,266 --> 00:18:56,534
and there's nothing
going on in there.
473
00:18:56,603 --> 00:18:57,869
- Wow. Okay.
474
00:18:57,937 --> 00:19:00,605
- But to give you
a bull[bleep] address
475
00:19:00,673 --> 00:19:05,910
is just more evidence
that he could be a bull[bleep].
476
00:19:05,979 --> 00:19:07,178
- [sighs]
477
00:19:07,247 --> 00:19:09,447
- How are you feeling
about all this?
478
00:19:09,516 --> 00:19:13,618
- Yeah, right off the bat,
I'm shocked.
479
00:19:13,686 --> 00:19:16,821
I'm anxious to kind of
figure out what else is there
480
00:19:16,890 --> 00:19:20,057
that obviously I don't know
and I've been lied to about.
481
00:19:20,126 --> 00:19:21,792
So it sucks.
482
00:19:21,861 --> 00:19:23,427
- Yeah.
483
00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:28,499
So we did a search
for the dus10 username...
484
00:19:28,568 --> 00:19:30,735
- Mm-hmm.
- And it came back with a hit.
485
00:19:30,803 --> 00:19:34,405
The owner of that handle
is someone named D [bleep].
486
00:19:34,474 --> 00:19:36,707
Potentially Dustin [bleep].
487
00:19:36,776 --> 00:19:38,843
Now, obviously he told you
his name was Dustin Shaker.
488
00:19:38,912 --> 00:19:40,545
- Correct.
489
00:19:40,613 --> 00:19:42,914
- I did a search for Dustin
[bleep] and look what I found:
490
00:19:42,982 --> 00:19:46,484
a Facebook page for someone
named Dustin [bleep].
491
00:19:46,553 --> 00:19:49,654
- Wow, that's definitely him.
492
00:19:49,722 --> 00:19:51,522
- But if we keep scrolling,
we actually see
493
00:19:51,591 --> 00:19:54,892
that the wedding photos--
and there are others.
494
00:19:54,961 --> 00:19:57,028
- Like, looking at this,
495
00:19:57,096 --> 00:19:59,830
I don't see anything
that you've shown me
496
00:19:59,899 --> 00:20:02,366
that matches with what
he's told me to be correct.
497
00:20:02,435 --> 00:20:04,569
- Right.
- If this is his life,
498
00:20:04,637 --> 00:20:09,106
this explains why he was
so up and down, off and on.
499
00:20:09,175 --> 00:20:11,576
This is embarrassing.
It's insulting.
500
00:20:11,644 --> 00:20:13,477
It's so wrong
on so many levels.
501
00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:14,745
- So we want to message him.
502
00:20:14,814 --> 00:20:16,514
We didn't wanna obviously
start any [bleep]
503
00:20:16,583 --> 00:20:18,649
'cause we don't know
what's going down here.
504
00:20:18,718 --> 00:20:19,850
So I just said, "Hey, Dustin."
- Right.
505
00:20:19,919 --> 00:20:21,219
- "Working on an episode
of 'Catfish,'
506
00:20:21,287 --> 00:20:22,687
and would love to chat.
Give me a call."
507
00:20:22,755 --> 00:20:24,455
And he said, "Not sure
what you want to talk about.
508
00:20:24,524 --> 00:20:26,924
I'm a happily married man,"
509
00:20:26,993 --> 00:20:29,393
which considering
what I said to him,
510
00:20:29,462 --> 00:20:31,395
sounds like
a sketchy-ass response.
511
00:20:31,464 --> 00:20:34,098
- So if he gets on here
and he acts funny,
512
00:20:34,167 --> 00:20:35,533
then we know it's him.
513
00:20:35,602 --> 00:20:37,401
[phone blips]
- Whoa, wait a second.
514
00:20:37,470 --> 00:20:38,936
He actually just wrote
and said, "I'm ready."
515
00:20:39,005 --> 00:20:40,338
- Whew.
- So we were gonna say,
516
00:20:40,406 --> 00:20:41,973
if you're okay with it,
517
00:20:42,041 --> 00:20:45,209
can we bring him into the Zoom,
and we can all talk to him.
518
00:20:45,278 --> 00:20:47,678
- Okay.
- I'm gonna send him the link.
519
00:20:48,881 --> 00:20:52,250
- And then let's just see
if he joins..
520
00:20:52,318 --> 00:20:54,585
- Are you nervous?
521
00:20:54,654 --> 00:20:56,721
- I'm a bit anxious honestly...
- Right.
522
00:20:56,789 --> 00:21:00,524
- Considering I haven't been
able to get this man
523
00:21:00,593 --> 00:21:04,595
on a call or video in years.
524
00:21:05,398 --> 00:21:07,632
[tense music]
525
00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:10,101
- Oh.
- Hey, what's up, man?
526
00:21:10,169 --> 00:21:11,435
- How's it going?
527
00:21:11,504 --> 00:21:13,170
- Hey.
- Good, how are you?
528
00:21:13,239 --> 00:21:16,440
- I'm good, I'm good.
How are you guys?
529
00:21:16,509 --> 00:21:17,608
- Good.
530
00:21:17,677 --> 00:21:22,280
- So as you know, I'm Nev,
this is Kamie,
531
00:21:22,348 --> 00:21:23,914
and we're here
with our friend Michael.
532
00:21:23,983 --> 00:21:25,483
- Hi.
533
00:21:25,551 --> 00:21:27,251
- And we're making an episode
of "Catfish" right now.
534
00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,853
You're familiar with the show?
535
00:21:28,921 --> 00:21:31,289
- Yeah, correct, I am.
- Okay, great.
536
00:21:31,357 --> 00:21:34,992
So basically Michael's
been talking to a guy now
537
00:21:35,061 --> 00:21:36,694
for three years
538
00:21:36,763 --> 00:21:39,697
who says his name is Dustin
and has sent pictures of you.
539
00:21:39,766 --> 00:21:41,065
- Okay.
540
00:21:41,134 --> 00:21:43,968
- And we're trying to figure
out if that is you.
541
00:21:44,037 --> 00:21:46,304
Obviously, we understand
this is a sensitive situation
542
00:21:46,372 --> 00:21:48,973
because you're married
and we don't--
543
00:21:49,042 --> 00:21:50,374
we don't wanna accuse you
544
00:21:50,443 --> 00:21:53,611
of being in an extramarital
affair with Michael.
545
00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:57,214
So we're just trying
to clear this up.
546
00:21:57,283 --> 00:21:58,849
- Well, it's definitely not me.
547
00:21:58,918 --> 00:22:01,752
I mean,
I've never met Michael before.
548
00:22:03,289 --> 00:22:05,956
- [sighs]
549
00:22:06,025 --> 00:22:10,094
- This Dustin person
said that they were 32.
550
00:22:10,163 --> 00:22:13,064
They were a lawyer,
lived in downtown Los Angeles.
551
00:22:13,132 --> 00:22:15,366
I mean,
I do live in Los Angeles.
552
00:22:15,435 --> 00:22:16,801
I'm not an attorney.
553
00:22:16,869 --> 00:22:20,171
I'm kind of curious
who's been using my pictures
554
00:22:20,239 --> 00:22:21,605
and talking to you
for three years.
555
00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:23,407
I mean, that's crazy to me.
556
00:22:23,476 --> 00:22:26,210
- Well, I mean,
we'd like to find out who it is
557
00:22:26,279 --> 00:22:29,313
so that we can get you
to block them.
558
00:22:29,382 --> 00:22:31,215
- I mean, yes.
- Right.
559
00:22:31,284 --> 00:22:33,184
- Yes, absolutely.
- Yeah, I mean,
560
00:22:33,252 --> 00:22:36,087
I'm really sorry
this happened to you,
561
00:22:36,155 --> 00:22:39,590
and I hope you find out
who's been doing this.
562
00:22:39,659 --> 00:22:42,693
I hope you get some answers
and some clarity out of this.
563
00:22:42,762 --> 00:22:44,228
- Thank you.
I appreciate that,
564
00:22:44,297 --> 00:22:47,898
and sorry about
the involvement.
565
00:22:47,967 --> 00:22:50,601
- All right, Dustin.
Thanks, man. Have a good night.
566
00:22:50,670 --> 00:22:51,969
Appreciate it.
- Thank you.
567
00:22:52,038 --> 00:22:53,137
- Thanks, Dustin.
- Thank you.
568
00:22:53,206 --> 00:22:55,473
- Bye.
both: Bye.
569
00:22:55,541 --> 00:22:58,042
- [sighs]
My gosh.
570
00:22:58,111 --> 00:23:02,012
To go out of your way
to do this to someone else
571
00:23:02,081 --> 00:23:04,782
who's happy in a relationship
is terrible.
572
00:23:04,851 --> 00:23:06,283
- Right.
- This is not okay.
573
00:23:06,352 --> 00:23:08,219
- You know,
this person targeted you.
574
00:23:08,287 --> 00:23:09,587
You didn't just accidentally
575
00:23:09,655 --> 00:23:11,222
both swipe right
on a dating app.
576
00:23:11,290 --> 00:23:15,526
Someone wanted to lie to you.
577
00:23:15,595 --> 00:23:18,529
- It feels malicious.
It feels wrong.
578
00:23:18,598 --> 00:23:20,731
The biggest question
lingering for me--
579
00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:21,899
why me?
580
00:23:23,669 --> 00:23:25,836
- How did "Dustin" get
Michael's number?
581
00:23:27,373 --> 00:23:30,674
- It feels like it has to be
someone from Michael's past.
582
00:23:30,743 --> 00:23:33,644
I think we're all
on the same page
583
00:23:33,713 --> 00:23:36,080
that we'd like to try
and talk to this person.
584
00:23:36,149 --> 00:23:38,282
- Yes.
- So I'm gonna suggest
585
00:23:38,351 --> 00:23:41,352
that we just send
a text message.
586
00:23:41,421 --> 00:23:43,220
Would you say
his newest number?
587
00:23:43,289 --> 00:23:45,089
- I would say the newest one.
588
00:23:45,158 --> 00:23:47,391
- Hey, "Dustin."
589
00:23:47,460 --> 00:23:49,126
- In quotes.
590
00:23:49,195 --> 00:23:50,728
- This is Nev from "Catfish,"
and we're helping Michael
591
00:23:50,797 --> 00:23:52,530
find out the truth
about who you are.
592
00:23:52,598 --> 00:23:54,031
We already know that you're
not the guy in the pictures.
593
00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:55,533
As you can imagine,
594
00:23:55,601 --> 00:23:56,967
Michael was shocked
and upset to learn all this,
595
00:23:57,036 --> 00:23:58,202
but still open to hearing
your side of the story
596
00:23:58,271 --> 00:23:59,603
and letting you
explain yourself.
597
00:23:59,672 --> 00:24:01,705
Thanks. Nev.
598
00:24:01,774 --> 00:24:03,774
Okay. Send it.
599
00:24:03,843 --> 00:24:05,543
All right, well,
600
00:24:05,611 --> 00:24:06,911
ball's in his court, so--
601
00:24:06,979 --> 00:24:09,246
[phone dings]
I--whoa, wait a second.
602
00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:13,484
He said, "How does this work?
603
00:24:13,553 --> 00:24:16,353
Would we meet in person?"
604
00:24:16,422 --> 00:24:20,357
No, we would meet on Zoom.
605
00:24:20,426 --> 00:24:23,761
Are you available now?
606
00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:27,965
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I want--I want to meet him,
607
00:24:28,034 --> 00:24:30,768
but I'm not sure
it's worth it right now.
608
00:24:30,837 --> 00:24:33,571
After all this time,
I wanna meet Michael in person
609
00:24:33,639 --> 00:24:35,773
and somewhere public.
- What?
610
00:24:35,842 --> 00:24:38,976
I'm not meeting--no.
611
00:24:39,045 --> 00:24:42,813
I'm good meeting
whomever this is in person.
612
00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:49,253
- Mm-hmm.
- This is so weird.
613
00:24:49,322 --> 00:24:50,654
- Oh.
- He said, "Um, okay.
614
00:24:50,723 --> 00:24:52,022
I'll think about it."
615
00:24:52,091 --> 00:24:53,991
- Okay, great.
616
00:24:54,060 --> 00:24:56,360
- Mull that over, sweetheart.
617
00:24:56,429 --> 00:24:58,395
- Let's let "Dustin"
figure this out
618
00:24:58,464 --> 00:24:59,997
and hopefully
come to the decision
619
00:25:00,066 --> 00:25:01,732
that he does wanna talk to us.
620
00:25:01,801 --> 00:25:03,734
- Okay, sounds good.
Thank you both.
621
00:25:03,803 --> 00:25:05,769
- Sorry, I know this was
a rough day.
622
00:25:05,838 --> 00:25:07,872
- Of course. Yeah.
623
00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:09,139
- We'll talk to you
in the morning.
624
00:25:09,208 --> 00:25:10,508
- Yeah, see you in the morning.
Bye. Thank you.
625
00:25:10,576 --> 00:25:13,177
- All right, Michael.
Good night.
626
00:25:13,246 --> 00:25:15,379
- I half expected it
to obviously
627
00:25:15,448 --> 00:25:16,947
not be the real Dustin,
628
00:25:17,016 --> 00:25:20,851
but to now have absolutely
no idea who he's talking to
629
00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,287
is not a situation
I like to be in,
630
00:25:23,356 --> 00:25:24,955
but we don't have a choice.
631
00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:28,559
We just got to wait and see
who pops up on that Zoom.
632
00:25:28,628 --> 00:25:31,695
- I'm scared.
Terrified, actually.
633
00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:37,201
[upbeat music]
634
00:25:37,270 --> 00:25:41,839
- Ready to figure out
who this "Dustin" really is.
635
00:25:41,908 --> 00:25:45,476
Oh, wow,
I have a text from Michael.
636
00:25:45,545 --> 00:25:47,678
Checking in with Kamie.
[line trilling]
637
00:25:47,747 --> 00:25:49,380
- What is happening?
638
00:25:49,448 --> 00:25:50,948
- I got a text from Michael
this morning
639
00:25:51,017 --> 00:25:54,485
just that recently saying,
"Need to talk, stat."
640
00:25:54,554 --> 00:25:55,753
- I'm ready.
641
00:25:55,821 --> 00:25:56,921
I'm grabbing my coffee.
- All right.
642
00:25:56,989 --> 00:25:59,156
I'll meet you over in the Zoom
in a minute.
643
00:25:59,225 --> 00:26:00,758
- All right.
- All right, bye.
644
00:26:00,826 --> 00:26:04,562
♪ ♪
645
00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:06,297
- I'm here.
- All right.
646
00:26:06,365 --> 00:26:08,198
Are we ready
to bring in Michael?
647
00:26:08,267 --> 00:26:12,403
- Yes.
- Okay, we are ready.
648
00:26:12,471 --> 00:26:14,438
Oh, there he is.
649
00:26:15,474 --> 00:26:17,975
- Michael.
- Hello!
650
00:26:18,044 --> 00:26:19,376
- Hey, what's up?
651
00:26:19,445 --> 00:26:20,678
What's going on?
- You're scaring me.
652
00:26:20,746 --> 00:26:25,316
- I just received a weird
text message from a number
653
00:26:25,384 --> 00:26:27,384
that
I don't recognize of course.
654
00:26:27,453 --> 00:26:31,255
"Please don't meet Dustin.
It's not good."
655
00:26:31,324 --> 00:26:33,324
[dramatic music]
656
00:26:33,392 --> 00:26:35,326
- Well, we figured that.
- It feels, like,
657
00:26:35,394 --> 00:26:39,697
he thought about it
and he's trying to chicken out.
658
00:26:39,765 --> 00:26:41,732
- Yeah. No, for sure that
actually could be an option.
659
00:26:41,801 --> 00:26:43,667
If he's trying to back
out of now meeting.
660
00:26:43,736 --> 00:26:45,569
- It would either have to be
someone very, very close
661
00:26:45,638 --> 00:26:48,439
to Dustin or him.
662
00:26:48,507 --> 00:26:52,810
- Do we feel like
we can completely 1,000%
663
00:26:52,878 --> 00:26:57,348
without a shadow of a doubt
eliminate the real Dustin?
664
00:26:57,416 --> 00:26:58,882
- [sighs]
665
00:26:58,951 --> 00:27:00,618
- I mean, no. Of course not.
- Okay.
666
00:27:00,686 --> 00:27:03,554
- I think you should respond,
"Would love to know more.
667
00:27:03,623 --> 00:27:06,156
"Can you chat?
668
00:27:06,225 --> 00:27:07,791
- Okay, send.
669
00:27:07,860 --> 00:27:09,693
- I guess, meanwhile,
I could text Dustin--
670
00:27:09,762 --> 00:27:11,595
the Dustin
you've been talking to.
671
00:27:11,664 --> 00:27:13,631
- Sure.
- Just check in, right?
672
00:27:13,699 --> 00:27:15,599
Hey, Dustin.
673
00:27:15,668 --> 00:27:19,169
We are ready
to speak with you now.
674
00:27:19,238 --> 00:27:21,672
Here is our Zoom.
675
00:27:21,741 --> 00:27:23,874
- Okay, I got a response back.
- Oh, oh.
676
00:27:23,943 --> 00:27:26,810
- They say,
"Please don't try to meet him
677
00:27:26,879 --> 00:27:29,279
"when he reaches back to you.
678
00:27:29,348 --> 00:27:30,948
"It will be really ugly.
679
00:27:31,017 --> 00:27:33,017
"I can't get into
the middle of it,
680
00:27:33,085 --> 00:27:36,353
but it's not going to be
good for anyone,"
681
00:27:36,422 --> 00:27:38,455
dot, dot, dot.
682
00:27:38,524 --> 00:27:40,724
- What do they mean
it can get ugly?
683
00:27:40,793 --> 00:27:43,861
Maybe he is the guy
in the pictures,
684
00:27:43,929 --> 00:27:47,031
and maybe that's
what could get ugly.
685
00:27:47,099 --> 00:27:50,267
- Oh, my God.
- What's uglier than infidelity
686
00:27:50,336 --> 00:27:52,002
and a possible divorce?
687
00:27:52,071 --> 00:27:54,071
[phone dings]
- Oh, wait a second.
688
00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:55,606
Whoa.
- Is there a message?
689
00:27:55,675 --> 00:27:58,308
- Whoa, Dustin just texted
"Okay, I'll do it."
690
00:27:58,377 --> 00:28:01,345
I mean, so I guess
we're just standing by now.
691
00:28:01,414 --> 00:28:04,615
- What if it's the real guy?
What if it's the real guy?
692
00:28:05,785 --> 00:28:07,985
- [sighs]
- Then what?
693
00:28:08,054 --> 00:28:09,820
I have anxiety.
694
00:28:09,889 --> 00:28:13,524
- I'm getting so anxious
right now.
695
00:28:13,592 --> 00:28:14,558
- All right,
I'm just saying, great.
696
00:28:14,627 --> 00:28:15,893
We're ready for you.
697
00:28:15,961 --> 00:28:17,227
- Oh, my God, oh, my God,
oh, my God.
698
00:28:17,296 --> 00:28:23,567
♪ ♪
699
00:28:25,304 --> 00:28:26,170
- Dustin just texted,
700
00:28:26,238 --> 00:28:27,271
"Okay, I'll do it."
701
00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:29,106
- I'm getting so anxious
right now.
702
00:28:29,175 --> 00:28:32,409
[dramatic music]
703
00:28:32,478 --> 00:28:34,178
- Boom.
704
00:28:34,246 --> 00:28:35,279
- Uh-oh.
705
00:28:35,347 --> 00:28:36,647
- Feels like you guys
know each other.
706
00:28:36,716 --> 00:28:40,017
- Are you serious?
Yeah, I know who this is.
707
00:28:40,086 --> 00:28:42,052
- I'm Michael's ex-boyfriend.
708
00:28:42,121 --> 00:28:44,755
- [laughs]
Wow.
709
00:28:44,824 --> 00:28:47,324
- We were dating
the whole time
710
00:28:47,393 --> 00:28:49,660
that he was talking to Dustin.
711
00:28:49,729 --> 00:28:53,063
- We were not exclusive
the whole time, Bradley.
712
00:28:53,132 --> 00:28:56,867
- That's why I created Dustin,
Michael,
713
00:28:56,936 --> 00:28:59,236
is to test you.
714
00:28:59,305 --> 00:29:01,638
We had just signed
a lease in our apartment
715
00:29:01,707 --> 00:29:05,809
just a month before.
You were never around.
716
00:29:05,878 --> 00:29:07,945
You weren't talking to me.
You won't answer calls.
717
00:29:08,013 --> 00:29:10,114
I had a gut feeling
the whole time,
718
00:29:10,182 --> 00:29:14,618
so I created Dustin
to test you.
719
00:29:14,687 --> 00:29:17,321
- Bradley, you and I, yes,
720
00:29:17,389 --> 00:29:19,957
did sign a lease
to move in together.
721
00:29:20,025 --> 00:29:22,192
We moved in as roommates.
722
00:29:22,261 --> 00:29:24,361
- Who cheated? You did.
- I found out--I found out--
723
00:29:24,430 --> 00:29:26,864
I did not cheat.
- Oh, okay.
724
00:29:26,932 --> 00:29:30,601
You didn't cheat on me
with Dustin.
725
00:29:30,669 --> 00:29:32,136
- No, no, no, no, no.
726
00:29:32,204 --> 00:29:34,271
- After we officially
ended things,
727
00:29:34,340 --> 00:29:36,974
you agreed as well that
you wanted to be friends
728
00:29:37,042 --> 00:29:38,509
and see how that worked out.
729
00:29:38,577 --> 00:29:40,444
- No, I never said that.
- You wanted to be--you said--
730
00:29:40,513 --> 00:29:41,979
- Don't put words in my mouth.
- You also said--
731
00:29:42,047 --> 00:29:44,948
- Don't put words in my mouth.
I'm not the bad guy here.
732
00:29:45,017 --> 00:29:46,884
- Yes, you are.
733
00:29:46,952 --> 00:29:49,353
You created a profile
734
00:29:49,421 --> 00:29:52,956
lying to continue
to keep tabs on me
735
00:29:53,025 --> 00:29:54,491
after you and I
were not involved.
736
00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,093
- Yeah.
- We were not exclusive.
737
00:29:56,162 --> 00:29:59,496
- Michael, I loved you.
738
00:29:59,565 --> 00:30:01,632
♪ ♪
739
00:30:01,700 --> 00:30:04,234
Why do you think
I got an apartment with you?
740
00:30:04,303 --> 00:30:07,204
I thought you were the one.
741
00:30:07,273 --> 00:30:09,840
- Oh, my gosh.
- I had already picked out
742
00:30:09,909 --> 00:30:12,509
a ring for you and everything.
743
00:30:12,578 --> 00:30:14,711
♪ ♪
744
00:30:14,780 --> 00:30:18,615
- You did not love me.
You're such a liar.
745
00:30:18,684 --> 00:30:21,251
- Hold on.
Let's take a quick time-out.
746
00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:25,289
Obviously, you guys
have a lot of feelings.
747
00:30:25,357 --> 00:30:27,424
Let me just understand this.
748
00:30:27,493 --> 00:30:33,197
So, Bradley, when--when did you
and Michael start dating?
749
00:30:33,265 --> 00:30:35,499
- July of 2016.
750
00:30:35,568 --> 00:30:38,235
- How did you guys meet?
- How did we meet, Bradley?
751
00:30:38,304 --> 00:30:40,604
- We met online in San Diego.
- We met on Grindr.
752
00:30:40,673 --> 00:30:43,006
We met on Grindr.
Be specific.
753
00:30:43,075 --> 00:30:44,775
- I saw him on Grindr,
I messaged,
754
00:30:44,844 --> 00:30:47,678
and two weeks later he came
to LA to see me in person.
755
00:30:47,746 --> 00:30:50,514
- Got it. Then you guys decided
to share an apartment.
756
00:30:50,583 --> 00:30:52,049
Was that in Los Angeles
or in Las Vegas?
757
00:30:52,117 --> 00:30:53,283
- Los Angeles.
- Los Angeles.
758
00:30:53,352 --> 00:30:55,352
I built my life in Vegas,
759
00:30:55,421 --> 00:30:57,654
but I was willing
to split my time in LA.
760
00:30:57,723 --> 00:31:00,457
- Got it. So you'd been dating
for few months.
761
00:31:00,526 --> 00:31:03,627
- Not exclusively,
and not on the entire time,
762
00:31:03,696 --> 00:31:04,795
even at that point.
763
00:31:04,864 --> 00:31:06,563
- That's lies, but okay.
764
00:31:06,632 --> 00:31:10,667
- I had no intention
to be in LA the entire time.
765
00:31:10,736 --> 00:31:13,737
- It sounds like for Bradley,
this was, like,
766
00:31:13,806 --> 00:31:15,806
the next step
in your relationship,
767
00:31:17,042 --> 00:31:20,177
it sounds like
it was more out of convenience.
768
00:31:20,246 --> 00:31:21,511
- It was convenient.
769
00:31:21,580 --> 00:31:24,214
I wasn't in love with him.
- That's not true.
770
00:31:24,283 --> 00:31:27,951
You asked me for a ring
every other day.
771
00:31:28,020 --> 00:31:29,453
- For fun!
772
00:31:29,521 --> 00:31:31,221
There's nothing wrong
with talking about the future.
773
00:31:31,290 --> 00:31:32,923
- It's just fun to get engaged.
774
00:31:32,992 --> 00:31:35,158
Got you.
Okay.
775
00:31:35,227 --> 00:31:37,794
- Did I have the ring?
776
00:31:37,863 --> 00:31:40,464
- Obviously, there's room
for interpretation
777
00:31:40,532 --> 00:31:41,932
as to where things are going,
778
00:31:42,001 --> 00:31:44,968
but at some point, Bradley,
you became suspicious
779
00:31:45,037 --> 00:31:49,373
that Michael wasn't
exclusively dating you.
780
00:31:49,441 --> 00:31:51,375
- It was about
a month and a half
781
00:31:51,443 --> 00:31:53,677
into us living together.
782
00:31:53,746 --> 00:31:56,980
- Bradley, when you and Michael
signed this lease,
783
00:31:57,049 --> 00:31:58,615
were you under the impression
784
00:31:58,684 --> 00:32:02,152
that you guys were going to
be together in a relationship?
785
00:32:02,221 --> 00:32:04,788
- A billion percent.
786
00:32:04,857 --> 00:32:06,390
Boom, all of a sudden,
787
00:32:06,458 --> 00:32:08,525
he's just not coming
as much anymore.
788
00:32:08,594 --> 00:32:09,893
He always has
something to do.
789
00:32:09,962 --> 00:32:13,130
Something--so I decided,
you know, to create Dustin.
790
00:32:13,198 --> 00:32:14,798
- Right.
- It was just a test to see
791
00:32:14,867 --> 00:32:17,801
because I wanted to know
where it was going
792
00:32:17,870 --> 00:32:20,404
because what Michael was saying
and what Michael's actions,
793
00:32:20,472 --> 00:32:21,939
they didn't meet up.
794
00:32:22,007 --> 00:32:24,574
When I asked you where
you were going, obviously,
795
00:32:24,643 --> 00:32:26,510
I knew you were going
to meet Dustin
796
00:32:26,578 --> 00:32:28,745
when I set up the date
as Dustin.
797
00:32:28,814 --> 00:32:30,414
But you lied up and down
and said,
798
00:32:30,482 --> 00:32:32,015
"Oh, you're just going
to meet your lawyer.
799
00:32:32,084 --> 00:32:34,184
You're just going out
for a dinner and everything."
800
00:32:34,253 --> 00:32:36,353
You lied constantly
about everything--
801
00:32:36,422 --> 00:32:38,221
about who you were meeting,
what you were doing,
802
00:32:38,290 --> 00:32:39,623
who you were hanging out with.
803
00:32:39,692 --> 00:32:42,292
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.
804
00:32:42,361 --> 00:32:46,596
Michael, is this all true?
805
00:32:46,665 --> 00:32:48,865
- Yes.
806
00:32:48,934 --> 00:32:52,502
I'm not denying that you and I
had a relationship.
807
00:32:52,571 --> 00:32:55,472
We were on at one point,
and after when we were off,
808
00:32:55,541 --> 00:32:58,241
we also were off
for long periods of time...
809
00:32:58,310 --> 00:33:00,344
- While you were
living together?
810
00:33:00,412 --> 00:33:01,845
- Even while
we were living together.
811
00:33:01,914 --> 00:33:05,816
- We became off and on
from this situation.
812
00:33:05,884 --> 00:33:09,286
Mentally, after I learned
that he was just available
813
00:33:09,355 --> 00:33:10,754
to talk to other guys,
814
00:33:10,823 --> 00:33:13,590
exchange nude photos,
meet out on dates.
815
00:33:13,659 --> 00:33:15,892
- I didn't send him photos.
816
00:33:15,961 --> 00:33:18,996
I didn't send him photos.
- After I learned all of that,
817
00:33:19,064 --> 00:33:20,530
I was gone. I was done.
818
00:33:20,599 --> 00:33:23,400
- Shortly after you sent
that text as Dustin,
819
00:33:23,469 --> 00:33:25,268
how come you didn't just
bring that up
820
00:33:25,337 --> 00:33:26,770
and confront him
about it and say,
821
00:33:26,839 --> 00:33:29,639
"Look, clearly, we're not
on the same page here.
822
00:33:29,708 --> 00:33:32,542
"I texted you as Dustin.
You were willing to talk to me.
823
00:33:32,611 --> 00:33:35,379
Let's figure this out."
Why didn't it all end there?
824
00:33:35,447 --> 00:33:37,414
Why keep talking to him
as Dustin
825
00:33:37,483 --> 00:33:38,815
'cause I understand
you--you would stop,
826
00:33:38,884 --> 00:33:41,418
but then he would come back
with a new number.
827
00:33:41,487 --> 00:33:43,987
Why continue to engage with him
828
00:33:44,056 --> 00:33:47,557
when the relationship appears
to have been over?
829
00:33:47,626 --> 00:33:49,693
Earlier today,
Michael got a text message
830
00:33:49,762 --> 00:33:53,430
from an unknown number,
telling him not to meet you.
831
00:33:53,499 --> 00:33:55,632
Was that you
looking for an easy out,
832
00:33:55,701 --> 00:33:57,801
trying to avoid meeting up?
833
00:33:57,870 --> 00:34:01,505
- Yes, but at the end
of the day,
834
00:34:01,573 --> 00:34:05,409
continuing on as Dustin
with him was just--
835
00:34:05,477 --> 00:34:07,811
- Terrible.
- Oh, terrible?
836
00:34:08,947 --> 00:34:10,714
married and has a--
has a relationship.
837
00:34:10,783 --> 00:34:12,949
- I don't know this guy.
- That's not okay.
838
00:34:13,018 --> 00:34:14,785
That's not okay!
That's the point I'm making.
839
00:34:14,853 --> 00:34:17,320
- What's not okay is we were
in a relationship
840
00:34:17,389 --> 00:34:18,722
and you cheated on me.
841
00:34:18,791 --> 00:34:21,725
- We were not.
I did not cheat on you.
842
00:34:23,829 --> 00:34:29,099
- When was the last time that
Michael and Bradley hooked up?
843
00:34:29,168 --> 00:34:33,570
♪ ♪
844
00:34:35,574 --> 00:34:41,144
- When was the last time that
Michael and Bradley hooked up?
845
00:34:41,213 --> 00:34:43,113
- A few weeks ago.
846
00:34:43,182 --> 00:34:45,182
- What?
- Hoo.
847
00:34:45,250 --> 00:34:48,552
- Wow, are you gonna call
the "Maury Show" or should I?
848
00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:50,654
- I didn't know he was Dustin.
849
00:34:50,722 --> 00:34:53,590
- If there's all this
animosity going on,
850
00:34:53,659 --> 00:34:55,125
how are we hooking up?
851
00:34:56,562 --> 00:34:59,062
- If I'm such a bad person,
why are you still pursuing me
852
00:34:59,131 --> 00:35:01,164
and why in some weird twisted
way do you still love me?
853
00:35:01,233 --> 00:35:02,699
- I'm not pursuing you
at this point.
854
00:35:02,768 --> 00:35:03,834
- I said, "were" you.
855
00:35:03,902 --> 00:35:05,902
- I haven't been
for quite some time.
856
00:35:05,971 --> 00:35:07,404
- Okay.
857
00:35:07,473 --> 00:35:11,007
- You reached out to him as
Dustin just a few weeks ago.
858
00:35:11,076 --> 00:35:12,843
- I've seen you recently where
you're saying you wanted
859
00:35:12,911 --> 00:35:14,444
to have
a sexual relationship,
860
00:35:14,513 --> 00:35:17,013
and that you're not opposed
to dating me in the future.
861
00:35:17,082 --> 00:35:18,915
- I never--
- Yes, you did, Bradley.
862
00:35:18,984 --> 00:35:20,250
- No.
- You are a liar.
863
00:35:20,319 --> 00:35:22,719
Clearly this shows
you are a--yes, you did.
864
00:35:22,788 --> 00:35:23,987
Yes, you did.
- These times that you're--
865
00:35:24,056 --> 00:35:25,355
we have not talked
about this now.
866
00:35:25,424 --> 00:35:26,823
We did talk about this
previously.
867
00:35:26,892 --> 00:35:28,391
- Oh, my God.
- I have an idea.
868
00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:30,360
Why don't we take
a quick break?
869
00:35:30,429 --> 00:35:32,863
Everyone just sort of
collect themselves.
870
00:35:32,931 --> 00:35:34,264
Michael, are you okay
871
00:35:34,333 --> 00:35:36,500
if we talk to Bradley
alone for a minute?
872
00:35:36,568 --> 00:35:37,501
- Cool.
873
00:35:37,569 --> 00:35:39,336
- Thank you.
874
00:35:39,404 --> 00:35:40,604
- Hello, Bradley.
- Hey.
875
00:35:40,672 --> 00:35:42,038
- Hello.
876
00:35:42,107 --> 00:35:43,173
- How's it going?
877
00:35:43,242 --> 00:35:45,308
- I'm slightly frustrated
878
00:35:45,377 --> 00:35:47,210
apparently that Michael thought
that we weren't
879
00:35:47,279 --> 00:35:49,379
in this committed
relationship together.
880
00:35:49,448 --> 00:35:51,681
So caught me off guard
to learn.
881
00:35:51,750 --> 00:35:54,017
- Yeah.
- There's just a part of me
882
00:35:54,086 --> 00:35:58,288
that feels like you're still
in love with Michael
883
00:35:58,357 --> 00:36:02,325
and wanted to be connected
in some kind of way.
884
00:36:02,394 --> 00:36:03,960
Even though you feel
like he's been a dick,
885
00:36:04,029 --> 00:36:06,029
he's lied to you,
and whatever else,
886
00:36:06,098 --> 00:36:09,232
you're still actively
catfishing him years later.
887
00:36:09,301 --> 00:36:12,702
Is there a part of you that is
still in love with Michael?
888
00:36:12,771 --> 00:36:14,771
- In a twisted kind of way,
889
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:19,509
I can kind of say...
890
00:36:19,578 --> 00:36:21,578
yes.
891
00:36:21,647 --> 00:36:22,646
When your heart's
still involved,
892
00:36:22,714 --> 00:36:24,948
you can't just
drop feelings like that.
893
00:36:25,017 --> 00:36:27,017
You know, I did love Michael.
894
00:36:27,085 --> 00:36:29,519
Like I said, we were moving
into the next step
895
00:36:29,588 --> 00:36:31,388
of our relationship,
the next phase,
896
00:36:31,456 --> 00:36:34,991
and then all of a sudden,
that got broken to me,
897
00:36:35,060 --> 00:36:37,594
but it wasn't broken
to me by Michael.
898
00:36:37,663 --> 00:36:41,198
It was broken to me via Dustin,
and I never ended up
899
00:36:41,266 --> 00:36:44,100
getting closure
from the whole situation
900
00:36:44,169 --> 00:36:46,236
because I never even got told
from Michael
901
00:36:46,305 --> 00:36:50,840
that we clearly weren't in
a committed relationship.
902
00:36:50,909 --> 00:36:53,043
I mean, we had
a really good time together.
903
00:36:53,111 --> 00:36:54,978
I always joke he wanted me
to buy him a truck.
904
00:36:55,047 --> 00:36:56,279
He wanted me to buy him a ring.
905
00:36:56,348 --> 00:37:01,218
So I seriously considered
getting a ring.
906
00:37:01,286 --> 00:37:03,153
He's like trying to slap me
in the face now
907
00:37:03,222 --> 00:37:06,556
and say this whatever I had
in my head was just in my head,
908
00:37:06,625 --> 00:37:08,959
that it didn't
even really exist.
909
00:37:09,027 --> 00:37:13,163
- It's hurtful to have someone
make it feel like they were
910
00:37:13,232 --> 00:37:16,333
never on the same page
with you the entire time.
911
00:37:16,401 --> 00:37:20,804
- I really felt like
Michael was the one.
912
00:37:20,872 --> 00:37:23,206
It really hurts
because I believe
913
00:37:23,275 --> 00:37:27,244
that Michael was gonna
be my--my other half.
914
00:37:27,312 --> 00:37:29,212
- Where do you want things
to go from here?
915
00:37:29,281 --> 00:37:31,281
- It's broken
and at this point,
916
00:37:31,350 --> 00:37:33,583
I just wanna--I just want
to separate fully.
917
00:37:33,652 --> 00:37:35,218
- Yeah.
- Well, then that means
918
00:37:35,287 --> 00:37:38,121
you can't keep reaching out
to him with fake phone numbers
919
00:37:38,190 --> 00:37:40,523
and you definitely
can't keep hooking up.
920
00:37:40,592 --> 00:37:42,459
- Right.
- Yes, 100%.
921
00:37:42,527 --> 00:37:45,962
In my defense, I prefer more,
you know, comfortability sex.
922
00:37:46,031 --> 00:37:48,665
So obviously,
I'm comfortable with him.
923
00:37:48,734 --> 00:37:50,033
- Well, the [bleep] you know
is always better
924
00:37:50,102 --> 00:37:51,234
than the [bleep]
you don't know.
925
00:37:51,303 --> 00:37:52,902
- Okay.
- That's much scarier.
926
00:37:52,971 --> 00:37:54,237
- All right, well, look,
927
00:37:54,306 --> 00:37:55,872
let us talk to Michael
for a minute,
928
00:37:55,941 --> 00:37:59,142
then we'll all come back
together and finish this up.
929
00:37:59,211 --> 00:38:02,045
- Okay, sounds good.
- I love Bradley.
930
00:38:02,114 --> 00:38:05,081
I feel bad 'cause I really feel
like they could have something
931
00:38:05,150 --> 00:38:07,751
if they didn't have
such a [bleep] history.
932
00:38:07,819 --> 00:38:11,888
- Some people are just better
off going their separate ways.
933
00:38:15,193 --> 00:38:16,593
- Hello.
934
00:38:16,662 --> 00:38:19,629
- All right, give us the scoop.
What are we missing here?
935
00:38:19,698 --> 00:38:23,400
- I have never denied having
had a relationship with him.
936
00:38:23,468 --> 00:38:27,437
Him and I were not exclusive
the entire time we knew
937
00:38:27,506 --> 00:38:29,572
each other and the entire time
we've known each other.
938
00:38:29,641 --> 00:38:32,909
- Well, that's--do you feel
like there is a version of this
939
00:38:32,978 --> 00:38:36,146
where you may have
given Bradley
940
00:38:36,214 --> 00:38:39,416
the impression that you were
in a relationship?
941
00:38:39,484 --> 00:38:42,719
- If it's not exclusive and you
don't say we're together
942
00:38:42,788 --> 00:38:44,120
and you don't make
that commitment,
943
00:38:44,189 --> 00:38:45,455
then you're free to do
what you want to do.
944
00:38:45,524 --> 00:38:47,624
- It just feels like
there's been a lot of distrust
945
00:38:47,693 --> 00:38:51,061
and a lot of mixed signals
and a lot of miscommunication.
946
00:38:51,129 --> 00:38:52,529
- Right, and for any number
of reasons,
947
00:38:52,597 --> 00:38:54,731
the relationship with you
and Bradley didn't work out.
948
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:56,966
- Correct.
949
00:38:57,035 --> 00:39:00,003
- Obviously, this is upsetting
for many reasons.
950
00:39:00,072 --> 00:39:02,539
So let's talk about moving on.
951
00:39:02,607 --> 00:39:05,175
- I personally don't see how
there could ever be a resolve
952
00:39:05,243 --> 00:39:06,776
or being able to move forward.
953
00:39:06,845 --> 00:39:08,345
I just want this
to be done and over.
954
00:39:08,413 --> 00:39:09,646
- Great.
955
00:39:09,715 --> 00:39:11,548
So I think we should all
get back in this room together
956
00:39:11,616 --> 00:39:15,251
and you guys can release each
other from this relationship.
957
00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,220
All right, I'm gonna
get him back in.
958
00:39:19,558 --> 00:39:21,257
All right. Hey, Bradley.
959
00:39:21,326 --> 00:39:23,226
- Hey.
- Can you both acknowledge
960
00:39:23,295 --> 00:39:26,529
that at any given point
in knowing each other,
961
00:39:26,598 --> 00:39:31,000
you shared love for one another
in some kind of capacity,
962
00:39:31,069 --> 00:39:33,937
but now that moment has passed?
963
00:39:34,005 --> 00:39:35,605
- 1 million percent.
- Correct.
964
00:39:35,674 --> 00:39:39,542
- But now--now it's just time
to be done with this [bleep].
965
00:39:39,611 --> 00:39:42,445
It's probably
not gonna get better, so...
966
00:39:43,582 --> 00:39:48,718
- The thing that we can do now
is just move on.
967
00:39:48,787 --> 00:39:50,086
- I completely agree
968
00:39:50,155 --> 00:39:52,422
with those--
those statements absolutely.
969
00:39:52,491 --> 00:39:56,993
- Is there's any--any final
thoughts or feelings
970
00:39:57,062 --> 00:39:58,962
that you want to express
to each other now...
971
00:39:59,030 --> 00:40:02,565
- I've said my piece.
I wish you the best.
972
00:40:02,634 --> 00:40:05,335
I hope you don't contact me
any forward.
973
00:40:05,404 --> 00:40:06,569
You broke my heart.
974
00:40:06,638 --> 00:40:09,272
I want nothing to do
with you ever again.
975
00:40:09,341 --> 00:40:11,374
- Are you done?
- Go ahead.
976
00:40:11,443 --> 00:40:14,577
- Bradley,
I don't wish you ill.
977
00:40:14,646 --> 00:40:17,213
I don't wish you well.
I don't wish you anything,
978
00:40:17,282 --> 00:40:20,483
and we won't be seeing
or speaking to each other
979
00:40:20,552 --> 00:40:22,085
ever again
from this point moving forward.
980
00:40:22,154 --> 00:40:24,587
- All right, well, very rarely
981
00:40:24,656 --> 00:40:27,023
if ever does anything good
come of catfishing,
982
00:40:27,092 --> 00:40:29,426
so I just want it
to sorta leave it at that.
983
00:40:29,494 --> 00:40:31,995
Be well and stay safe
and healthy.
984
00:40:32,063 --> 00:40:34,364
- Same to you both. Thank you.
- Good luck, guys.
985
00:40:34,433 --> 00:40:35,899
- Bye, Kamie Queen.
- Thank you.
986
00:40:35,967 --> 00:40:37,767
- Bye, guys.
987
00:40:37,836 --> 00:40:40,904
- ♪ Look what you've
put me through ♪
988
00:40:40,972 --> 00:40:43,673
♪ I'm walking on wires
lately ♪
989
00:40:43,742 --> 00:40:45,508
♪ I'm keeping my balance ♪
990
00:40:45,577 --> 00:40:49,245
♪ But I don't think
we can fix this ♪
991
00:40:49,314 --> 00:40:52,682
♪ I won't get to ambitious,
no ♪
992
00:40:52,751 --> 00:40:55,018
♪ ♪
993
00:40:56,822 --> 00:40:57,687
- My name is Jeremiah.
994
00:40:57,756 --> 00:40:59,823
I've been talking to Linda.
995
00:40:59,891 --> 00:41:02,058
Her charm was spellbinding.
996
00:41:02,127 --> 00:41:03,860
- Ooh!
- I think that she's a gift.
997
00:41:03,929 --> 00:41:05,328
I do.
- You know what we can search?
998
00:41:05,397 --> 00:41:08,031
Cash App.
Username is fakeheer.
999
00:41:08,099 --> 00:41:09,399
- Fakeheer?
1000
00:41:09,468 --> 00:41:12,335
We can look up the house
that she's at.
1001
00:41:13,271 --> 00:41:15,371
- What the hell?
- Oh, [bleep].