1 00:00:02,336 --> 00:00:04,436 - Honestly, I think she could be the one. 2 00:00:04,505 --> 00:00:06,305 I even went to get a ring. 3 00:00:06,374 --> 00:00:08,874 - A ring? - Wow. 4 00:00:08,943 --> 00:00:09,975 - [gasps] - Oh, who's that? 5 00:00:10,044 --> 00:00:11,510 - Oh! 6 00:00:11,579 --> 00:00:14,079 - Oh, [bleep]. - We have an address. 7 00:00:14,148 --> 00:00:16,048 We wanted to pull a pull-up fishing? 8 00:00:16,117 --> 00:00:17,983 - It's scary. But I'm ready. 9 00:00:18,052 --> 00:00:21,020 - But I won't knock on the door because whoever this is 10 00:00:21,088 --> 00:00:22,254 will know that we're on to them. 11 00:00:22,323 --> 00:00:25,491 - I'll knock on the door. - That's it right there. 12 00:00:25,559 --> 00:00:27,226 Somebody's home. My God. 13 00:00:27,294 --> 00:00:30,662 Go, John. - Hey, is Mercy here? 14 00:00:30,731 --> 00:00:33,465 [dramatic music] 15 00:00:33,534 --> 00:00:36,869 - We're back. Nev's in New York. 16 00:00:36,937 --> 00:00:38,470 Him and Laura just had a baby. 17 00:00:38,539 --> 00:00:40,439 Baby Cy is here. Baby cute-cute. 18 00:00:40,508 --> 00:00:42,174 Yes! Oh, my God. 19 00:00:42,243 --> 00:00:43,375 He said, "Do you want to see the angel?" 20 00:00:43,444 --> 00:00:47,913 Yes! Show me the baby. 21 00:00:47,982 --> 00:00:49,915 [upbeat music] 22 00:00:49,984 --> 00:00:52,051 [bell chiming] 23 00:00:52,119 --> 00:00:54,319 Hi, Cy. 24 00:00:54,388 --> 00:00:55,721 - Hey, Cy. - Hello. 25 00:00:55,790 --> 00:00:57,689 - Out here making your first "Catfish" appearance. 26 00:00:57,758 --> 00:00:59,525 - Oh, my God. 27 00:00:59,593 --> 00:01:02,995 Hello, handsome. Oh, my God. 28 00:01:03,064 --> 00:01:05,631 Oh, my goodness. - Hi... 29 00:01:05,699 --> 00:01:09,068 - Bloop-bloop, bloop-bloop. Aw. 30 00:01:09,136 --> 00:01:10,235 - All right. Shush. 31 00:01:10,304 --> 00:01:11,703 - Oh, buddy. Here. 32 00:01:11,772 --> 00:01:13,405 - Oh, I guess he doesn't like you. 33 00:01:13,474 --> 00:01:15,441 Max saw him the other day, and he loved him. 34 00:01:15,509 --> 00:01:17,142 He was giggling and laughing-- 35 00:01:17,211 --> 00:01:18,444 - You know what? He was confused. 36 00:01:18,512 --> 00:01:20,779 - All smiles. But now, it's weird. 37 00:01:20,848 --> 00:01:22,848 - He's crying because he can't be with me in person. 38 00:01:22,917 --> 00:01:24,450 - I didn't want him to meet you in-person 39 00:01:24,518 --> 00:01:28,153 because then anybody he meets after would just-- 40 00:01:28,222 --> 00:01:31,390 would be such a letdown. - [laughs] 41 00:01:31,459 --> 00:01:33,425 - Anyway I can head to the office. 42 00:01:33,494 --> 00:01:35,260 I think Laura's ready to get rid of me, right? 43 00:01:35,329 --> 00:01:36,628 - Please take him. [laughs] 44 00:01:36,697 --> 00:01:39,665 [upbeat music] 45 00:01:39,733 --> 00:01:44,470 ♪ ♪ 46 00:01:44,538 --> 00:01:46,705 - All right, it's good to get out of the house. 47 00:01:46,774 --> 00:01:49,741 - Three kids. It's a party. 48 00:01:49,810 --> 00:01:52,578 - It's a party. Let's get to work. 49 00:01:52,646 --> 00:01:54,246 - Okay. 50 00:01:54,315 --> 00:01:55,848 - So this is an e-mail from Adam. 51 00:01:55,916 --> 00:01:59,318 And the subject is "Guarded but Optimistic." 52 00:01:59,386 --> 00:02:02,688 "Hi, Nev and Kamie, my name is Adam. 53 00:02:02,756 --> 00:02:05,124 "I live out in Lansing, Michigan. 54 00:02:05,192 --> 00:02:07,793 "And I don't have much experience with online dating. 55 00:02:07,862 --> 00:02:11,063 "But six months ago, I'd been feeling pretty lonely. 56 00:02:11,132 --> 00:02:16,168 I went on MeetMe and found an amazing woman named Mercy." 57 00:02:16,237 --> 00:02:17,302 - ♪ Stay with me ♪ 58 00:02:17,371 --> 00:02:18,904 - Have Mercy please. 59 00:02:18,973 --> 00:02:20,906 - She's from Torrance, California. 60 00:02:20,975 --> 00:02:23,876 "And, depending on the outcome of your investigation, 61 00:02:23,944 --> 00:02:27,446 she could be the love of my life." 62 00:02:27,515 --> 00:02:29,281 Wow. - ♪ Loyal to love ♪ 63 00:02:29,350 --> 00:02:32,384 - "Mercy is beautiful and kind, 64 00:02:32,453 --> 00:02:36,021 "and she seemed to be really into me. 65 00:02:36,090 --> 00:02:38,790 I have to admit that I'm not really used to that." 66 00:02:40,060 --> 00:02:41,326 "I'm a big guy. 67 00:02:41,395 --> 00:02:42,861 "And from what I've experienced, 68 00:02:42,930 --> 00:02:45,697 most people are only into looks." 69 00:02:46,534 --> 00:02:50,369 "But Mercy told me I was exactly her type. 70 00:02:50,437 --> 00:02:53,939 "We texted for hours every day. 71 00:02:54,008 --> 00:02:56,241 "By the end of the summer, we were talking kids 72 00:02:56,310 --> 00:02:58,510 "and marriage. 73 00:02:58,579 --> 00:03:02,414 I love Mercy, and I want to be with her." 74 00:03:02,483 --> 00:03:04,016 ♪ ♪ 75 00:03:04,084 --> 00:03:07,886 "But there's some things that have been giving me doubts. 76 00:03:07,955 --> 00:03:10,322 "In August, Mercy said we could video chat. 77 00:03:10,391 --> 00:03:13,492 "But when we did, there was a weird glare, 78 00:03:13,561 --> 00:03:16,028 like someone was filming a screen." 79 00:03:16,096 --> 00:03:17,696 - Oh, no. 80 00:03:17,765 --> 00:03:21,366 - "If she's not the woman in the photos, 81 00:03:21,435 --> 00:03:22,935 "I can get past that. 82 00:03:23,003 --> 00:03:25,938 "I understand not being confident about your looks. 83 00:03:26,006 --> 00:03:29,174 "But I need to know who I'm really talking to. 84 00:03:29,243 --> 00:03:32,678 "Is she like me, looking for love but afraid to trust 85 00:03:32,746 --> 00:03:34,346 "that someone's going to love them back, 86 00:03:34,415 --> 00:03:36,481 or is this some sort of trick?" 87 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:38,150 ♪ ♪ 88 00:03:38,219 --> 00:03:41,253 "I could really use your help getting through it. 89 00:03:41,322 --> 00:03:43,021 Sincerely, Adam." 90 00:03:43,090 --> 00:03:45,390 ♪ ♪ 91 00:03:45,459 --> 00:03:47,693 Seems like a sweet guy. - Yeah. 92 00:03:47,761 --> 00:03:49,595 - Let's get Adam on the horn here. 93 00:03:49,663 --> 00:03:55,367 - Let me text him. Adam, it's Kamie and Nev. 94 00:03:55,436 --> 00:03:58,503 Can you Zoom? 95 00:03:58,572 --> 00:04:00,806 If you finally FaceTime someone 96 00:04:00,874 --> 00:04:04,176 and it looks like a bootleg movie, red flag. 97 00:04:04,245 --> 00:04:05,877 [bell chimes] both: Hey! 98 00:04:05,946 --> 00:04:06,945 - What is up? 99 00:04:07,014 --> 00:04:10,849 I can't believe you guys are talking to me. 100 00:04:10,918 --> 00:04:13,485 - Welcome. - So you live in Michigan? 101 00:04:13,554 --> 00:04:15,487 - Yep, Lansing, Michigan. - Got it. 102 00:04:15,556 --> 00:04:17,689 - And how old are you? - I am 38 years old. 103 00:04:17,758 --> 00:04:21,260 I used to be a youth advocate at a community center 104 00:04:21,328 --> 00:04:22,527 to keep kids off the streets. 105 00:04:22,596 --> 00:04:25,197 You know, I've just always been a people person. 106 00:04:25,266 --> 00:04:27,866 But I'm currently on disability. 107 00:04:27,935 --> 00:04:31,370 - Did something happen physically to make it that way? 108 00:04:31,438 --> 00:04:32,971 - I, uh-- 109 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,042 I was leaving from lunch one day, 110 00:04:37,111 --> 00:04:41,179 and a truck just completely ran the red light. 111 00:04:41,248 --> 00:04:43,348 I had four fractured discs 112 00:04:43,417 --> 00:04:45,684 and had to wear a turtle shell for a year, 113 00:04:45,753 --> 00:04:50,055 have to rehabilitate so I could walk properly. 114 00:04:50,124 --> 00:04:53,091 Trying to progress to the point where I don't need assistance. 115 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,828 I don't want to spend my whole life stuck in bed, you know? 116 00:04:56,897 --> 00:04:59,231 It's something I'm working on. It's a work in progress. 117 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:00,932 - That's rough. - Yeah. 118 00:05:01,001 --> 00:05:03,935 - Yeah, that's tough. - Oh, man. 119 00:05:04,004 --> 00:05:07,939 Okay, so Mercy, how did that happen? 120 00:05:08,008 --> 00:05:11,710 - You know, I felt lonely there for a while. 121 00:05:11,779 --> 00:05:13,011 I wanted to find somebody. 122 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,947 I wanted to find my forever person. 123 00:05:16,016 --> 00:05:18,050 And I had pretty much given up on the dating scene 124 00:05:18,118 --> 00:05:19,351 because, you know, 125 00:05:19,420 --> 00:05:21,486 I'm a big guy and the world's shallow. 126 00:05:21,555 --> 00:05:25,490 But then my cousin met her husband online. 127 00:05:25,559 --> 00:05:27,859 So I was like, you know, what do you have to lose? 128 00:05:27,928 --> 00:05:30,329 Next thing you know, I'm talking to 129 00:05:30,397 --> 00:05:34,499 the most amazing beautiful woman I've ever met in my life. 130 00:05:34,568 --> 00:05:37,135 - Okay. So did you swipe on her? 131 00:05:37,204 --> 00:05:38,603 - Yeah. 132 00:05:38,672 --> 00:05:40,639 And she responded, like, immediately. 133 00:05:40,708 --> 00:05:43,208 And we got to talking, 134 00:05:43,277 --> 00:05:45,577 and been talking every day since. 135 00:05:45,646 --> 00:05:48,513 - And is that, like, on the phone or via text? 136 00:05:48,582 --> 00:05:50,115 - Via text. 137 00:05:50,184 --> 00:05:53,618 - What's Mercy's deal? She lives in California. 138 00:05:53,687 --> 00:05:56,488 - She's from Torrance, California. 139 00:05:56,557 --> 00:06:01,093 She moved here from Italy when she was 19. 140 00:06:01,161 --> 00:06:03,295 - What parts of her story do you believe 141 00:06:03,364 --> 00:06:05,430 and what parts of her story do you not believe? 142 00:06:05,499 --> 00:06:10,936 - I mean, I believe she is the person in the photographs. 143 00:06:11,004 --> 00:06:14,005 Every morning she sends me a picture blowing me a kiss. 144 00:06:14,074 --> 00:06:16,875 I literally have, like, 50, 60 photos of her. 145 00:06:16,944 --> 00:06:20,379 - And are they pictures, like regular, everyday pictures 146 00:06:20,447 --> 00:06:21,880 or are they like-- - Yeah. 147 00:06:21,949 --> 00:06:24,783 They look like, you know, oh, lounging in the house. 148 00:06:24,852 --> 00:06:27,819 - How serious is your relationship at this point? 149 00:06:27,888 --> 00:06:30,655 - Honestly, I think she could be the one. 150 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:34,426 I even went to so much as to get a ring. 151 00:06:34,495 --> 00:06:36,928 - A ring? - Wow. 152 00:06:36,997 --> 00:06:39,231 - A ring. - Do you have the receipt? 153 00:06:39,299 --> 00:06:42,100 - I do. I was that smart. 154 00:06:42,169 --> 00:06:45,637 - Do you have it with you? - I do have it with me. 155 00:06:45,706 --> 00:06:47,038 - We want to see. 156 00:06:47,107 --> 00:06:49,341 - I don't know if you can see that. 157 00:06:49,410 --> 00:06:50,809 - Aw. 158 00:06:50,878 --> 00:06:53,111 - That's nice. - That's a hefty size. 159 00:06:53,180 --> 00:06:55,947 - Yeah, I just hope it goes to good use. 160 00:06:56,016 --> 00:06:57,182 - Wow. 161 00:06:57,251 --> 00:07:01,219 - That's why I am extremely nervous. 162 00:07:01,288 --> 00:07:04,656 I am barely holding on here. 163 00:07:04,725 --> 00:07:06,558 She's the first thing I think about when I wake up 164 00:07:06,627 --> 00:07:07,959 in the morning, she's the last person 165 00:07:08,028 --> 00:07:09,861 I think about when I go to bed at night. 166 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:11,797 When I dream, I dream of her. 167 00:07:11,865 --> 00:07:15,333 You know, I dream of our life together, what it'll be like. 168 00:07:15,402 --> 00:07:19,104 I am just--I'm stuck. 169 00:07:19,173 --> 00:07:20,872 - Oh, my God. 170 00:07:20,941 --> 00:07:23,241 - So, Adam, tell us about this video call you had. 171 00:07:23,310 --> 00:07:25,110 - You said that there's been a glare, 172 00:07:25,179 --> 00:07:28,780 almost as if she's holding another video up to the camera. 173 00:07:28,849 --> 00:07:31,116 - Yeah, like, first time-- - Hold on, I'm sorry. 174 00:07:31,185 --> 00:07:33,418 I have to just go over here for a second. 175 00:07:33,487 --> 00:07:35,954 My son is here. Oh, there he is. 176 00:07:36,023 --> 00:07:38,123 - That's exactly what it looked like. 177 00:07:38,192 --> 00:07:41,326 So immediately I was like, what's going on? 178 00:07:41,395 --> 00:07:44,729 Where is it? I knew it! 179 00:07:44,798 --> 00:07:47,399 I knew she was coming with those red flags. 180 00:07:47,468 --> 00:07:49,267 - Have you guys tried to make plans to meet up? 181 00:07:49,336 --> 00:07:52,604 - We had discussed going on a cruise. 182 00:07:52,673 --> 00:07:55,707 It came around to time for us to go 183 00:07:55,776 --> 00:07:58,009 and she said her mom ended up getting sick, 184 00:07:58,078 --> 00:08:00,979 and she needed money for medicine. 185 00:08:01,048 --> 00:08:04,649 - Oh, boy. - She was like, "It's $460." 186 00:08:04,718 --> 00:08:05,984 - What did you say? 187 00:08:06,053 --> 00:08:08,587 - I told her I don't feel comfortable 188 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:11,056 sending money and we've never met. 189 00:08:11,124 --> 00:08:13,191 - Ding, ding, ding. Right answer. 190 00:08:13,260 --> 00:08:15,660 - But I could come bring you the money. 191 00:08:15,729 --> 00:08:17,162 She said okay. 192 00:08:17,231 --> 00:08:20,599 She gave me her address and told me to come through. 193 00:08:20,667 --> 00:08:22,033 - So you never sent the money 194 00:08:22,102 --> 00:08:23,034 and obviously you never went to California, right? 195 00:08:23,103 --> 00:08:24,169 - No. 196 00:08:24,238 --> 00:08:25,570 - But you guys continued talking? 197 00:08:25,639 --> 00:08:27,439 - Yeah. We talk every day. 198 00:08:27,508 --> 00:08:33,545 - So if she were building you up as part of just a scam 199 00:08:33,614 --> 00:08:35,080 to get money from you, 200 00:08:35,148 --> 00:08:37,115 presumably after you didn't send it, 201 00:08:37,184 --> 00:08:39,084 she would've likely stopped talking to you. 202 00:08:39,152 --> 00:08:41,553 - That's--that's where I'm lagging at, 203 00:08:41,622 --> 00:08:44,189 because we talk every day. So I'm like, man. 204 00:08:44,258 --> 00:08:46,057 Like, literally, if I went through my texts, 205 00:08:46,126 --> 00:08:47,993 you'd see, like, a million texts. 206 00:08:48,061 --> 00:08:48,960 - Why don't you show us the messages? 207 00:08:49,029 --> 00:08:50,962 - All right. Here we go. 208 00:08:51,031 --> 00:08:54,099 - Uh-huh. These are the daily selfies. 209 00:08:54,167 --> 00:08:56,868 Different times and different places. 210 00:08:56,937 --> 00:08:58,904 But my question is, why WhatsApp? 211 00:08:58,972 --> 00:09:01,873 - When we first started talking she said I have 212 00:09:01,942 --> 00:09:04,309 WhatsApp, Facebook or an Instagram. 213 00:09:04,378 --> 00:09:06,745 I don't have Instagram, so I decided on WhatsApp. 214 00:09:06,813 --> 00:09:09,247 A couple weeks after that, I went back 215 00:09:09,316 --> 00:09:13,418 to add her Facebook profile and the profile was gone. 216 00:09:13,487 --> 00:09:14,953 - Interesting. - I don't know. 217 00:09:15,022 --> 00:09:19,157 The way love makes you feel, you tend to look past things 218 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:22,527 that you would normally become skeptical to. 219 00:09:22,596 --> 00:09:25,630 It's just because that person makes you feel so comfortable. 220 00:09:25,699 --> 00:09:27,832 I'm at the point where I'm like, 221 00:09:27,901 --> 00:09:30,302 if she's just not the girl who's in the picture, 222 00:09:30,370 --> 00:09:32,938 but is still the girl who's into me for me, 223 00:09:33,006 --> 00:09:35,540 I can get over that. I can get past that. 224 00:09:35,609 --> 00:09:39,444 It may take some time, but, I mean, love has no boundaries. 225 00:09:39,513 --> 00:09:42,681 - Well, we have work to do. 226 00:09:42,749 --> 00:09:44,516 - So that means you guys are going to help? 227 00:09:44,585 --> 00:09:47,886 - Yeah, just send $460... - Yep. 228 00:09:47,955 --> 00:09:52,223 - To P.O. Box 11775. - [laughs] 229 00:09:52,292 --> 00:09:55,460 - [laughs] - Send us everything you have, 230 00:09:55,529 --> 00:09:57,495 and hopefully we'll have something for you soon. 231 00:09:57,564 --> 00:09:58,964 - All right. 232 00:09:59,032 --> 00:10:01,232 Thanks a lot, you guys. - Thanks, Adam. 233 00:10:01,301 --> 00:10:02,934 - I don't think I've ever liked anyone 234 00:10:03,003 --> 00:10:04,402 on the show more than Adam. 235 00:10:04,471 --> 00:10:07,739 - Adam is so sweet. - He's such a great guy. 236 00:10:07,808 --> 00:10:09,874 And there's something very weird about this girl for sure. 237 00:10:09,943 --> 00:10:11,676 - Yeah, yeah. 238 00:10:11,745 --> 00:10:13,345 - I mean, it doesn't seem like she's only in it for money 239 00:10:13,413 --> 00:10:15,347 because she would've given up a long time ago. 240 00:10:15,415 --> 00:10:17,582 There's got to be some actual interest in him. 241 00:10:17,651 --> 00:10:21,019 But he's just really, really hoping 242 00:10:21,088 --> 00:10:23,355 somehow there's a version of this that could work. 243 00:10:23,423 --> 00:10:24,923 And maybe there is. 244 00:10:24,992 --> 00:10:29,594 This is about to get very interesting. 245 00:10:29,663 --> 00:10:30,762 This is my favorite part of the episode 246 00:10:30,831 --> 00:10:32,230 because when I'm in New York, 247 00:10:32,299 --> 00:10:35,166 I just have to sit back and watch you work. 248 00:10:35,235 --> 00:10:37,602 - Well, I will handle the research, 249 00:10:37,671 --> 00:10:38,970 but you have to do the recap. 250 00:10:39,039 --> 00:10:41,206 So I'm going to sit back and listen to you do that. 251 00:10:41,274 --> 00:10:43,208 - Oh, fine, fair, that's fair. All right. 252 00:10:43,276 --> 00:10:46,444 Adam, he goes on this dating app and finds Mercy. 253 00:10:46,513 --> 00:10:48,179 They match. 254 00:10:48,248 --> 00:10:50,382 And it's now been seven months he's been talking to Mercy. 255 00:10:50,450 --> 00:10:52,484 They're in love. They talk about their future. 256 00:10:52,552 --> 00:10:54,052 They talk about getting married, having kids. 257 00:10:54,121 --> 00:10:56,388 Adam even bought an engagement ring. 258 00:10:56,456 --> 00:10:59,391 But, of course, there are some red flags, big ones. 259 00:10:59,459 --> 00:11:00,759 They've tried to video chat. 260 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:02,227 And then, of course, she said her mom got sick 261 00:11:02,295 --> 00:11:05,230 and she needed money to help pay for the medicine. 262 00:11:05,298 --> 00:11:07,966 Adam's a big-hearted guy, who, for the first time in his life, 263 00:11:08,035 --> 00:11:11,002 feels what he believes to be true love 264 00:11:11,071 --> 00:11:13,338 and is open to look past 265 00:11:13,407 --> 00:11:16,908 whatever the reality of Mercy's life is, 266 00:11:16,977 --> 00:11:20,745 if she is genuine about her feelings for him. 267 00:11:20,814 --> 00:11:23,181 So it feels like we got a catfish here. 268 00:11:23,250 --> 00:11:24,783 But I also feel like we might have 269 00:11:24,851 --> 00:11:28,053 the makings of a happy ending, maybe. 270 00:11:28,121 --> 00:11:30,221 - All right, ready? - I'm ready. 271 00:11:30,290 --> 00:11:33,425 - Sharing my screen. Mercy information. 272 00:11:33,493 --> 00:11:36,127 "Hi, Nev and Kamie, here's what I can tell you about Mercy. 273 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:37,462 "She moved here with her family 274 00:11:37,531 --> 00:11:39,097 "from Italy when she was 19. 275 00:11:39,166 --> 00:11:41,232 "Her full name is Mercy [bleep]. 276 00:11:41,301 --> 00:11:44,035 "The number on WhatsApp is a 916 number, 277 00:11:44,104 --> 00:11:45,537 "and the address she gave me when we were talking about 278 00:11:45,605 --> 00:11:46,905 "meeting up in California 279 00:11:46,973 --> 00:11:49,240 "is this Torrance, California, address. 280 00:11:49,309 --> 00:11:51,276 "I have attached the pictures you've asked for. 281 00:11:51,344 --> 00:11:52,677 "Thanks for helping me with this. 282 00:11:52,746 --> 00:11:54,713 Sincerely, Adam." 283 00:11:54,781 --> 00:11:56,114 - Well, let's run some of these pictures. 284 00:11:56,183 --> 00:11:59,718 - Okay, let's start with regular old selfie. 285 00:11:59,786 --> 00:12:02,287 No, okay... 286 00:12:02,355 --> 00:12:04,322 Nope. 287 00:12:04,391 --> 00:12:06,424 - Nope. 288 00:12:06,493 --> 00:12:09,060 - Nope. Nothing. 289 00:12:09,129 --> 00:12:10,495 - So no hits on the photos. 290 00:12:10,564 --> 00:12:12,263 I guess we have a phone number. 291 00:12:12,332 --> 00:12:13,798 We can start with that. 292 00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:15,700 - Okay, phone number. 293 00:12:15,769 --> 00:12:17,802 [mimicking fanfare] 294 00:12:17,871 --> 00:12:20,405 Landline, Sacramento-- - Weird. 295 00:12:20,474 --> 00:12:22,941 - Which is nowhere near Torrance. 296 00:12:23,009 --> 00:12:25,143 - Right. - But we still have the address 297 00:12:25,212 --> 00:12:27,679 that Mercy said to show up at with the money. 298 00:12:27,748 --> 00:12:28,646 - Yeah, let's check that out. 299 00:12:28,715 --> 00:12:30,515 - Searching. 300 00:12:30,584 --> 00:12:32,951 Nothing. - Nada. 301 00:12:33,019 --> 00:12:36,488 - Okay, let's look up Mercy [bleep] on Insta. 302 00:12:36,556 --> 00:12:38,656 - Oh, right, I mean, there's going to be so many. 303 00:12:38,725 --> 00:12:41,092 - Yeah. 304 00:12:41,161 --> 00:12:42,927 Ah! Look. 305 00:12:42,996 --> 00:12:45,864 - Oh, my God, oh, my God. Is that her? 306 00:12:45,932 --> 00:12:48,366 - Yes. - Shut up. 307 00:12:48,435 --> 00:12:50,935 - One, two, three. These are all her. 308 00:12:51,004 --> 00:12:52,637 - Unbelievable. 309 00:12:52,706 --> 00:12:54,439 - Oh, [bleep]. 310 00:12:54,508 --> 00:12:56,708 - Oh, but these are, like, weird fake accounts. 311 00:12:56,777 --> 00:12:59,010 One pic, almost no followers. 312 00:12:59,079 --> 00:13:00,745 I can't believe it just comes up. 313 00:13:00,814 --> 00:13:02,080 But he's not on Instagram. 314 00:13:02,149 --> 00:13:03,581 He probably never thought to search. 315 00:13:03,650 --> 00:13:05,350 And she never said she was on here either. 316 00:13:05,418 --> 00:13:07,952 Oh, my God, why does she have these weird fake accounts? 317 00:13:08,021 --> 00:13:10,588 - I want to know who she's following. 318 00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:12,857 Following Gary--look! 319 00:13:12,926 --> 00:13:15,627 - Oh, who's that? - Oh! 320 00:13:15,695 --> 00:13:16,961 - Caroline Moore? 321 00:13:17,030 --> 00:13:20,098 Oh, [bleep] 322 00:13:20,167 --> 00:13:22,534 Wow, you just [bleep] nailed it, Kamie. 323 00:13:22,602 --> 00:13:24,402 I can't believe you went and looked through those. 324 00:13:24,471 --> 00:13:25,937 God, you're good. 325 00:13:26,006 --> 00:13:28,239 - This one has a ton of [bleep] followers. 326 00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:29,941 And, look, there are some of 327 00:13:30,010 --> 00:13:31,776 those kissy-face photos Adam was getting. 328 00:13:31,845 --> 00:13:34,345 - Oh, man. - This sucks. 329 00:13:34,414 --> 00:13:36,681 - Well, at this point, we already know the girl 330 00:13:36,750 --> 00:13:38,049 in the pictures is someone else. 331 00:13:38,118 --> 00:13:41,820 - And we do have an address that's not very far, 332 00:13:41,888 --> 00:13:44,689 if we wanted to pull a pull-up mission. 333 00:13:44,758 --> 00:13:46,524 I think, go down there. 334 00:13:46,593 --> 00:13:49,961 But I won't knock on the door because then whoever this is 335 00:13:50,030 --> 00:13:51,529 will know that we're on to them. 336 00:13:51,598 --> 00:13:55,099 But if I take somebody with me, somebody from the crew, 337 00:13:55,168 --> 00:13:57,669 to go and deliver this money. 338 00:13:57,737 --> 00:14:00,305 And be, like, hey, I am so-and-so. 339 00:14:00,373 --> 00:14:03,241 I was told by Mercy to come bring this money. 340 00:14:03,310 --> 00:14:04,843 If they're like, oh, she's not here. 341 00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:06,344 I'd be like, well, I brought all this-- 342 00:14:06,413 --> 00:14:07,545 this big wad of cash. 343 00:14:07,614 --> 00:14:08,813 - Right. 344 00:14:08,882 --> 00:14:10,215 - And then the person will be like, 345 00:14:10,283 --> 00:14:13,218 oh, you know what? She's right out back. 346 00:14:13,286 --> 00:14:15,653 Then I tackle her to the ground, 347 00:14:15,722 --> 00:14:17,856 pull a citizen's arrest, call the police. 348 00:14:17,924 --> 00:14:19,190 - Mm-hmm. All right, so good. 349 00:14:19,259 --> 00:14:21,759 So you hit the road, check out that address. 350 00:14:21,828 --> 00:14:24,429 And then, with whatever you find and what we already found, 351 00:14:24,497 --> 00:14:27,398 I think we should report back to Adam 352 00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:29,701 first thing in the morning and figure this mess out. 353 00:14:29,769 --> 00:14:31,703 - All right. - Godspeed. 354 00:14:31,771 --> 00:14:33,671 - Thanks. 355 00:14:33,740 --> 00:14:37,308 Hey. We're on the road. 356 00:14:37,377 --> 00:14:38,877 - All right. So we'll go down there. 357 00:14:38,945 --> 00:14:41,279 Kamie stay in, like we said, because they'll probably know 358 00:14:41,348 --> 00:14:42,747 it might be "Catfish" if they see you. 359 00:14:42,816 --> 00:14:44,549 I'll knock on the door. 360 00:14:44,618 --> 00:14:46,317 And then, did production give you some money? 361 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:49,754 - I've got it, yes. - Show us the cash. 362 00:14:49,823 --> 00:14:50,989 - This is the bait. - Yeah. 363 00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:53,191 - Here we go. This is nonrefundable. 364 00:14:53,260 --> 00:14:56,060 - Here we go. - All right, everyone ready? 365 00:14:56,129 --> 00:14:59,030 [upbeat music] 366 00:14:59,099 --> 00:15:01,566 ♪ ♪ 367 00:15:01,635 --> 00:15:05,570 - You know, it's easy when I just watch you guys do it. 368 00:15:05,639 --> 00:15:07,005 It's not so fun when I have to do it. 369 00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:08,506 - Are you getting cold feet? 370 00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:10,875 You just have to go in there 371 00:15:10,944 --> 00:15:14,913 and be like, hey, I'm here to see Mercy. 372 00:15:14,981 --> 00:15:18,182 And, like, be really excited, like, oh. 373 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:20,151 That's it right there. 374 00:15:20,220 --> 00:15:21,753 - It's that one, yeah. - Somebody's home. 375 00:15:21,821 --> 00:15:23,354 - All right. - I have faith. 376 00:15:23,423 --> 00:15:25,123 - I'll be watching from a safe distance. 377 00:15:25,191 --> 00:15:28,259 - Bobby, don't leave. - [laughs] 378 00:15:28,328 --> 00:15:30,228 My God, are we going to be able to hear you? 379 00:15:30,297 --> 00:15:32,630 - Yeah, we'll make it to where you--we can hear him. 380 00:15:32,699 --> 00:15:34,299 - Okay. 381 00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:37,702 Go, John. You got this. 382 00:15:37,771 --> 00:15:40,638 [tense music] 383 00:15:40,707 --> 00:15:45,109 ♪ ♪ 384 00:15:45,178 --> 00:15:47,612 [knock at door] 385 00:15:47,681 --> 00:15:49,714 Oh, my God. 386 00:15:49,783 --> 00:15:52,650 [door unlocking] 387 00:15:52,719 --> 00:15:54,018 Oh! 388 00:15:54,087 --> 00:15:55,820 Somebody's there, somebody's there. 389 00:15:55,889 --> 00:15:56,988 ♪ ♪ 390 00:15:57,057 --> 00:15:58,222 - Hey. 391 00:15:59,626 --> 00:16:00,792 [knock at door] 392 00:16:00,860 --> 00:16:03,161 - Oh, my God. 393 00:16:03,229 --> 00:16:05,096 [tense music] 394 00:16:05,165 --> 00:16:06,130 [door unlocking] 395 00:16:06,199 --> 00:16:07,432 [gasps] 396 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:10,401 Somebody's there, somebody's there. 397 00:16:10,470 --> 00:16:12,403 - Hey. 398 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:14,672 - Yeah, is Mercy here? 399 00:16:14,741 --> 00:16:16,207 - Yeah. 400 00:16:18,912 --> 00:16:21,312 - Oh, she doesn't live here? 401 00:16:22,449 --> 00:16:24,549 - Oh, this is weird. I literally just came from San Francisco. 402 00:16:24,617 --> 00:16:26,217 I've been talking to this girl, Mercy. 403 00:16:26,286 --> 00:16:28,353 And she's been telling me a lot about her sick mother. 404 00:16:28,421 --> 00:16:30,388 She couldn't afford some of the medications, 405 00:16:30,457 --> 00:16:32,256 so she said come here 406 00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:34,158 and I could give her the money for her mom. 407 00:16:34,227 --> 00:16:37,628 So is there anybody maybe that has a sick mother or relative? 408 00:16:37,697 --> 00:16:38,963 Like, do you have roommates? 409 00:16:39,032 --> 00:16:40,365 I know it's a really intrusive question. 410 00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:41,699 But, like, is there anybody, 411 00:16:41,768 --> 00:16:42,800 maybe not Mercy, maybe that was her nickname? 412 00:16:45,805 --> 00:16:47,405 - Weird. Look, I mean, it's legit. 413 00:16:47,474 --> 00:16:52,243 Like, I literally brought $500 because she said she needed it. 414 00:16:52,312 --> 00:16:53,244 So, like-- 415 00:16:57,017 --> 00:16:57,849 - Okay. Thanks for answering the door 416 00:16:57,917 --> 00:16:59,851 for a complete stranger. 417 00:16:59,919 --> 00:17:02,020 - Thank you. Bye. 418 00:17:03,289 --> 00:17:06,591 - Emmy Award [bleep] winner right there. 419 00:17:06,659 --> 00:17:08,192 [tense music] 420 00:17:08,261 --> 00:17:09,727 I can't believe she didn't take the bait. 421 00:17:09,796 --> 00:17:11,129 - She definitely changed a little bit 422 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:12,497 when I showed her the money. - Yeah. 423 00:17:12,565 --> 00:17:13,798 - But she seemed-- 424 00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:14,999 I mean, look, I knocked on her door 425 00:17:15,068 --> 00:17:16,801 and, like, I'm a stranger. - Yeah. 426 00:17:16,870 --> 00:17:18,870 - But, like, she seemed nervous. 427 00:17:18,938 --> 00:17:22,874 - She definitely-- She sounded innocent. 428 00:17:22,942 --> 00:17:25,977 - Yeah, so I don't know what to do with that. 429 00:17:26,046 --> 00:17:27,645 This is not good for Adam. 430 00:17:27,714 --> 00:17:29,547 - It's honestly worse than I expected. 431 00:17:29,616 --> 00:17:32,917 This just complicated things 432 00:17:32,986 --> 00:17:35,586 way more because where is this person? 433 00:17:35,655 --> 00:17:39,490 [dramatic music] 434 00:17:39,559 --> 00:17:41,192 Let me text Nev. 435 00:17:41,261 --> 00:17:45,630 "I have updates. Get in Zoom." 436 00:17:45,698 --> 00:17:46,731 [bell chimes] 437 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:48,099 - Hey. 438 00:17:48,168 --> 00:17:49,934 - Well, I have good news and bad news. 439 00:17:50,003 --> 00:17:51,335 - Let's go. What's the update? 440 00:17:51,404 --> 00:17:52,570 - We found the house. 441 00:17:52,639 --> 00:17:54,505 Sent in our producer John. 442 00:17:54,574 --> 00:17:56,841 Somebody answers the door. It's, like, a young woman. 443 00:17:56,910 --> 00:17:59,944 And John basically acted like he was Adam. 444 00:18:00,013 --> 00:18:01,446 Gave the whole spiel. 445 00:18:01,514 --> 00:18:02,880 He says, I'm talking to this girl named Mercy. 446 00:18:02,949 --> 00:18:04,449 - Whoa. - And the girl was like, 447 00:18:04,517 --> 00:18:06,117 I don't know who Mercy is. 448 00:18:06,186 --> 00:18:10,054 So that was essentially a dead-end. 449 00:18:10,123 --> 00:18:12,156 Now I'm upset about a whole new thing, 450 00:18:12,225 --> 00:18:14,192 because now I'm like, in the event that 451 00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:18,262 this Mercy character is just giving out fake addresses... 452 00:18:18,331 --> 00:18:20,498 There is an actual young woman that lives in that house. 453 00:18:20,567 --> 00:18:22,900 - That's true. - And who knows how many people 454 00:18:22,969 --> 00:18:25,036 that Mercy has been giving this address out to. 455 00:18:25,105 --> 00:18:27,772 And, like, the same way we rolled up on her, 456 00:18:27,841 --> 00:18:30,508 anybody could do that with bad intentions. 457 00:18:30,577 --> 00:18:31,876 - Right. 458 00:18:31,945 --> 00:18:32,777 - I don't know who this person is, 459 00:18:32,846 --> 00:18:34,011 but they're playing 460 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:35,413 some kind of huge game. 461 00:18:35,482 --> 00:18:37,348 And I don't think that whoever lives in that house 462 00:18:37,417 --> 00:18:40,384 has anything to do with any of that. 463 00:18:40,453 --> 00:18:43,554 - Right. - That's the tea, Christine. 464 00:18:43,623 --> 00:18:45,289 - I guess we should text Adam. 465 00:18:45,358 --> 00:18:48,459 He's definitely not going to be psyched to hear any of this. 466 00:18:48,528 --> 00:18:49,994 - I think we can assume 467 00:18:50,063 --> 00:18:52,029 that everything that Mercy has told Adam is fake. 468 00:18:52,098 --> 00:18:55,233 - That's pretty brutal. 469 00:18:55,301 --> 00:18:57,435 - Hey, Adam. - Oh, hey. 470 00:18:57,504 --> 00:19:00,505 - Hey. - Hey. 471 00:19:00,573 --> 00:19:02,540 - Well, how are you feeling? 472 00:19:02,609 --> 00:19:07,078 - I am a big ol' ball of hurts right now. 473 00:19:07,147 --> 00:19:08,446 I just feel like you guys are gonna 474 00:19:08,515 --> 00:19:10,882 deliver me some bad news. 475 00:19:10,950 --> 00:19:13,417 - Um, we have news. We have info. 476 00:19:13,486 --> 00:19:17,388 I think it's information that gets us closer to the truth. 477 00:19:17,457 --> 00:19:19,624 So we'll walk you through what we found. 478 00:19:19,692 --> 00:19:22,593 - All righty. - All right. 479 00:19:22,662 --> 00:19:23,928 we took all the photos So tthat you had sent us, was 480 00:19:23,997 --> 00:19:26,898 which you can see on our desktop there. 481 00:19:26,966 --> 00:19:30,101 And we searched them. And we found no matches. 482 00:19:30,170 --> 00:19:32,503 So next, we ran the phone number, 483 00:19:32,572 --> 00:19:35,773 and there was no registered owner that popped up. 484 00:19:35,842 --> 00:19:37,942 - Right. - It does say Sacramento, 485 00:19:38,011 --> 00:19:40,545 which is nowhere near Torrance. 486 00:19:40,613 --> 00:19:44,248 - Has she mentioned Sacramento or northern California or-- 487 00:19:44,317 --> 00:19:46,951 - No. But people move around states. 488 00:19:47,020 --> 00:19:48,052 - Sure. - So, I mean, 489 00:19:48,121 --> 00:19:50,021 she could've lived in Sacramento 490 00:19:50,089 --> 00:19:52,123 and then moved to Torrance or, you know. 491 00:19:52,192 --> 00:19:53,624 - Yeah, that's true. 492 00:19:53,693 --> 00:19:58,062 - Well, we searched for Mercy on Instagram, 493 00:19:58,131 --> 00:20:03,401 and that was where things kind of get a little strange. 494 00:20:03,469 --> 00:20:07,138 [tense music] 495 00:20:07,207 --> 00:20:09,073 So when you search for Mercy [bleep] 496 00:20:09,142 --> 00:20:10,575 on Instagram, as you can see, 497 00:20:10,643 --> 00:20:13,644 there is three profiles immediately that come up. 498 00:20:13,713 --> 00:20:15,313 - It's weird that there are 499 00:20:15,381 --> 00:20:18,549 three very strange profiles for Mercy. 500 00:20:18,618 --> 00:20:20,685 They either have no posts or one post. 501 00:20:20,753 --> 00:20:22,253 They're following either no one or-- 502 00:20:22,322 --> 00:20:24,021 It's just, like, something feels 503 00:20:24,090 --> 00:20:25,623 a little off about them, right? 504 00:20:25,692 --> 00:20:27,959 - Yeah, to say the least. 505 00:20:28,027 --> 00:20:29,360 - So then Kamie got real smart 506 00:20:29,429 --> 00:20:32,296 and just started to see who these accounts follow. 507 00:20:32,365 --> 00:20:35,900 Kamie noticed this person. And we found this. 508 00:20:35,969 --> 00:20:40,204 Her name is Caroline, not Mercy. 509 00:20:40,273 --> 00:20:43,074 - As you can see, this account gets a lot of likes, 510 00:20:43,142 --> 00:20:45,977 has over 30,000 followers. 511 00:20:46,045 --> 00:20:49,580 So this girl is an influencer. 512 00:20:49,649 --> 00:20:53,284 [somber music] 513 00:20:53,353 --> 00:20:57,688 - I don't know why people feel the need to do stuff like this. 514 00:20:57,757 --> 00:21:01,692 Like, why tug at somebody's heart strings 515 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:05,029 and make them-- 516 00:21:05,098 --> 00:21:06,964 I just--I don't know. 517 00:21:07,033 --> 00:21:09,333 - ♪ Sit in isolation ♪ 518 00:21:09,402 --> 00:21:15,239 ♪ Moments just like this feel so unfair ♪ 519 00:21:15,308 --> 00:21:17,475 - I was ready to send her 520 00:21:17,543 --> 00:21:19,110 that money because I trusted her. 521 00:21:19,178 --> 00:21:23,481 I--I--you know, I thought I loved her. 522 00:21:23,549 --> 00:21:26,117 This is just--it's a lot. 523 00:21:26,185 --> 00:21:27,485 - ♪ Because we're all ♪ 524 00:21:27,553 --> 00:21:31,622 - The courage it takes for somebody like me, 525 00:21:31,691 --> 00:21:34,225 somebody who's obviously 526 00:21:34,294 --> 00:21:36,560 not the most attractive guy in the planet, 527 00:21:36,629 --> 00:21:40,097 you know, to come out, 528 00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:42,366 take a chance, 529 00:21:42,435 --> 00:21:44,568 put himself out there for everybody. 530 00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:45,936 ♪ ♪ 531 00:21:46,005 --> 00:21:48,005 You know, the fact that somebody could actually 532 00:21:48,074 --> 00:21:50,408 be sitting back behind a computer, 533 00:21:50,476 --> 00:21:52,310 preying on something like that... 534 00:21:52,378 --> 00:21:53,844 - ♪ Surrounds me ♪ 535 00:21:53,913 --> 00:21:57,248 ♪ Can someone save me from this prison ♪ 536 00:21:57,317 --> 00:21:59,617 - I just want to know why. 537 00:21:59,686 --> 00:22:02,219 Can I get a second please? - Yeah, of course. 538 00:22:02,288 --> 00:22:03,888 - ♪ Save me now ♪ 539 00:22:03,956 --> 00:22:08,192 ♪ I'm drowning in the ocean of this hell ♪ 540 00:22:08,261 --> 00:22:11,095 ♪ Save me now ♪ 541 00:22:11,164 --> 00:22:17,268 ♪ It's harder every day ♪ 542 00:22:17,337 --> 00:22:19,337 - I feel bad. - Yeah. 543 00:22:19,405 --> 00:22:22,640 - ♪ Because I keep losing faith ♪ 544 00:22:24,444 --> 00:22:27,278 [somber music] 545 00:22:27,347 --> 00:22:29,780 - Hey, buddy. - Hey. 546 00:22:29,849 --> 00:22:32,616 ♪ ♪ 547 00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:35,453 - Before we continue, Adam, I just want you to know 548 00:22:35,521 --> 00:22:39,323 that if you are not happy with your appearance 549 00:22:39,392 --> 00:22:41,992 and how you are physically, that's one thing, 550 00:22:42,061 --> 00:22:45,863 and you have the ability 551 00:22:45,932 --> 00:22:49,166 to control that and change that if you decide to. 552 00:22:49,235 --> 00:22:52,103 But that doesn't mean that 553 00:22:52,171 --> 00:22:55,239 you're not gonna find somebody who loves you as you are, 554 00:22:55,308 --> 00:22:58,075 and it also doesn't mean that you deserve 555 00:22:58,144 --> 00:23:00,811 less than or whatever you can get 556 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:04,048 because of how you feel that you look to other people. 557 00:23:04,117 --> 00:23:06,250 And I don't want for you to be like, look at me, 558 00:23:06,319 --> 00:23:07,785 I'm just gonna take what I can get. 559 00:23:07,854 --> 00:23:11,322 No, [bleep] that. You deserve the best, too. 560 00:23:11,391 --> 00:23:13,057 And you deserve somebody to be honest with you, 561 00:23:13,126 --> 00:23:15,359 because, yes, you're doing a courageous thing, 562 00:23:15,428 --> 00:23:17,428 not because of how you think that you look 563 00:23:17,497 --> 00:23:20,464 but because you're being a real honest person, 564 00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:22,333 and that's more than we can say 565 00:23:22,402 --> 00:23:23,834 for whoever this Mercy person is. 566 00:23:23,903 --> 00:23:26,737 You don't just have to take scraps. 567 00:23:26,806 --> 00:23:31,275 So, no more self-deprecation, okay? 568 00:23:31,344 --> 00:23:33,177 We're not doing that. - Yes, ma'am. 569 00:23:33,246 --> 00:23:36,347 [chuckles] - But there is more. 570 00:23:36,416 --> 00:23:38,549 So if you are ready. - All righty. 571 00:23:38,618 --> 00:23:40,985 - So we didn't contact this girl. 572 00:23:41,053 --> 00:23:43,487 It's just pretty clear that whoever you're talking to 573 00:23:43,556 --> 00:23:46,257 has been using pictures of this girl. 574 00:23:46,325 --> 00:23:49,794 - It's funny because she sends me those pictures right there, 575 00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:54,298 every morning and tells me alit's my morning kiss., 576 00:23:54,367 --> 00:23:56,700 And it felt so sincere. 577 00:23:56,769 --> 00:23:59,403 I wanted to believe it so much. 578 00:23:59,472 --> 00:24:01,105 - There's one more piece. 579 00:24:01,174 --> 00:24:03,841 The last thing that you gave us was the address 580 00:24:03,910 --> 00:24:07,278 that "Mercy" said to show up at with the money for her mom. 581 00:24:07,346 --> 00:24:08,746 - Yeah. 582 00:24:08,815 --> 00:24:12,450 - Because Kamie's in California and in Los Angeles, 583 00:24:12,518 --> 00:24:15,953 and Torrance is essentially a suburb of Los Angeles-- 584 00:24:16,022 --> 00:24:19,690 - Did she show up at her door? - Well, yeah. 585 00:24:19,759 --> 00:24:21,792 Kamie drove down there yesterday afternoon. 586 00:24:21,861 --> 00:24:23,394 - Are you serious? - Yes. 587 00:24:23,463 --> 00:24:24,662 So this is what happened. 588 00:24:24,730 --> 00:24:26,597 We had one of our producers 589 00:24:26,666 --> 00:24:27,765 go and knock on the door, 590 00:24:27,834 --> 00:24:29,867 and basically acted like he was you. 591 00:24:29,936 --> 00:24:32,269 He said, I've been talking to this girl Mercy. 592 00:24:32,338 --> 00:24:33,771 Does she live here? 593 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:38,175 And a young woman answered, had no idea who Mercy was. 594 00:24:38,244 --> 00:24:42,780 He even brought cash to kind of bait the person, 595 00:24:42,849 --> 00:24:44,949 to see if the person might change their story. 596 00:24:45,017 --> 00:24:46,450 They did not budge. 597 00:24:46,519 --> 00:24:47,651 They were like, I don't know who that is. 598 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,553 Like, I'm sorry that you drove all this way, 599 00:24:49,622 --> 00:24:51,422 but I don't know who you're talking about. 600 00:24:51,491 --> 00:24:53,023 - So it's official. 601 00:24:53,092 --> 00:24:56,360 - I mean, nothing points to it being her 602 00:24:56,429 --> 00:24:57,595 and her telling you the truth. 603 00:24:57,663 --> 00:24:59,497 Everything indicates that much, 604 00:24:59,565 --> 00:25:03,067 if not all, of what she's told you is a lie. 605 00:25:03,135 --> 00:25:07,004 - I mean, she was good. She was good at it. 606 00:25:07,073 --> 00:25:08,639 I believed it. 607 00:25:08,708 --> 00:25:10,875 - Like, now, I don't know if you're questioning it, 608 00:25:10,943 --> 00:25:14,011 but I was wondering, like, is she even in love with you? 609 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:18,182 Like, is that real? Is anything about it real? 610 00:25:18,251 --> 00:25:20,718 - I mean, I guess we should find out. 611 00:25:20,786 --> 00:25:23,854 - Well, we know who Mercy isn't. 612 00:25:23,923 --> 00:25:27,157 But we haven't found any clues or information 613 00:25:27,226 --> 00:25:28,759 about who she is. 614 00:25:28,828 --> 00:25:31,328 The only real option is just to reach out directly to her 615 00:25:31,397 --> 00:25:35,032 via the phone number that you have and just confront her. 616 00:25:35,101 --> 00:25:36,634 - Let's do it. 617 00:25:36,702 --> 00:25:38,636 - And, look, if she does care about you, 618 00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:39,770 this will be a great opportunity for her 619 00:25:39,839 --> 00:25:42,373 to show you that. And if she doesn't, 620 00:25:42,441 --> 00:25:46,243 are you prepared to never get that good morning text again? 621 00:25:46,312 --> 00:25:49,046 - It's scary. But I think I'm ready. 622 00:25:49,115 --> 00:25:50,180 - All right. 623 00:25:50,249 --> 00:25:53,984 - Let's message her. Hey, Mercy. 624 00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:55,986 This is Nev and Kamie from the TV show "Catfish." 625 00:25:56,055 --> 00:25:58,722 - We're helping Adam because he reached out... 626 00:25:58,791 --> 00:26:01,525 - Because he really cares about you 627 00:26:01,594 --> 00:26:05,029 and wants to finally meet you 628 00:26:05,097 --> 00:26:08,265 after all this time. 629 00:26:08,334 --> 00:26:11,936 - We already know you're not the girl in the pictures, 630 00:26:12,004 --> 00:26:14,138 you don't live in Torrance at the address you gave him, 631 00:26:14,206 --> 00:26:15,639 but we wanted to give you a chance 632 00:26:15,708 --> 00:26:17,975 to explain things for yourself. 633 00:26:18,044 --> 00:26:23,747 - Adam's still really interested in meeting you. 634 00:26:23,816 --> 00:26:26,383 Sent. I have to rip the band-aid. 635 00:26:26,452 --> 00:26:28,652 - You gotta fire it off. - It's delivered--she read it. 636 00:26:28,721 --> 00:26:29,920 - She's seen it. - Whoa. 637 00:26:29,989 --> 00:26:31,722 So she's reading it right now? - Yeah. 638 00:26:31,791 --> 00:26:33,324 - Yeah. - Typing! 639 00:26:33,392 --> 00:26:34,925 - Oh, okay. 640 00:26:34,994 --> 00:26:37,494 "I don't wanna be on TV," she says. 641 00:26:37,563 --> 00:26:39,430 - That I can work with. - That makes sense. 642 00:26:39,498 --> 00:26:40,831 - We gotta butter her up. - Yeah. 643 00:26:40,900 --> 00:26:43,634 - It is a bit of a vulnerable experience. 644 00:26:43,703 --> 00:26:46,503 How do you feel about him? 645 00:26:46,572 --> 00:26:49,373 [tense music] 646 00:26:49,442 --> 00:26:51,842 - [exhales sharply] 647 00:26:51,911 --> 00:26:54,111 - Oh, she says "Adam is a very good person and caring, 648 00:26:54,180 --> 00:26:56,747 but I can't do this." All right. 649 00:26:56,816 --> 00:26:58,983 "How does he know I don't live at that address?" 650 00:26:59,051 --> 00:27:02,186 Because we went there and asked for you. 651 00:27:02,254 --> 00:27:03,988 - Oh. - Whoa. 652 00:27:04,056 --> 00:27:06,423 - I want you to leave that house alone. 653 00:27:06,492 --> 00:27:08,258 - Whoa. Hold on. 654 00:27:08,327 --> 00:27:10,361 - Look, "it's not good for you to go there." 655 00:27:10,429 --> 00:27:11,762 Why? Why not? 656 00:27:11,831 --> 00:27:15,299 - This is getting super weird. 657 00:27:15,368 --> 00:27:17,668 both: "They have nothing to do with Adam." 658 00:27:17,737 --> 00:27:19,503 - Please don't talk to them again. 659 00:27:19,572 --> 00:27:22,339 - No problem. We'd love to talk to you. 660 00:27:22,408 --> 00:27:25,309 - Right, so we understand. We don't want to upset anybody. 661 00:27:25,378 --> 00:27:27,811 The only person we really want to talk to is you. 662 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,180 - "It's not good for you to go there." 663 00:27:30,249 --> 00:27:32,549 "I want you to leave that house alone"? 664 00:27:32,618 --> 00:27:34,618 You're the one putting them at risk. 665 00:27:34,687 --> 00:27:36,520 Oh! - "If I talk to you, 666 00:27:36,589 --> 00:27:38,422 that means you won't go back there again?" 667 00:27:38,491 --> 00:27:40,624 We weirdly found her button. 668 00:27:40,693 --> 00:27:42,660 She really doesn't want us to talk to those people. 669 00:27:42,728 --> 00:27:45,696 - If you... - Agree to come in our Zoom, 670 00:27:45,765 --> 00:27:48,699 I think we can do that. 671 00:27:48,768 --> 00:27:52,069 - If she's ready, I'm going to send that link. 672 00:27:52,138 --> 00:27:54,338 - Wow. Say it sounds good. 673 00:27:54,407 --> 00:27:57,408 - Here's the Zoom ID. 674 00:27:57,476 --> 00:27:58,942 - Well, what do you think, Adam? 675 00:27:59,011 --> 00:28:01,612 I mean, how are you feeling towards this mystery Mercy? 676 00:28:01,681 --> 00:28:03,881 - I mean, heartbroken. 677 00:28:03,949 --> 00:28:06,283 But see where it goes from here. 678 00:28:06,352 --> 00:28:08,952 - Well, let's not discount the possibility 679 00:28:09,021 --> 00:28:11,488 that there could still be a real person 680 00:28:11,557 --> 00:28:14,692 with a real connection and love for you. 681 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,661 [tense music] 682 00:28:17,730 --> 00:28:19,630 ♪ ♪ 683 00:28:19,699 --> 00:28:22,466 [sighs] The waiting. 684 00:28:22,535 --> 00:28:24,435 - Did she flake out or what? 685 00:28:24,503 --> 00:28:25,869 [bell chiming] - Oh. 686 00:28:25,938 --> 00:28:27,071 - Oh! 687 00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:30,674 - [sighs] The waiting. 688 00:28:30,743 --> 00:28:32,576 - Did she flake out or what? 689 00:28:32,645 --> 00:28:34,511 [bell chiming] 690 00:28:34,580 --> 00:28:35,979 - Oh. - Oh! 691 00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:38,982 [tense music] 692 00:28:39,051 --> 00:28:42,920 ♪ ♪ 693 00:28:46,859 --> 00:28:49,093 - Hi. 694 00:28:49,161 --> 00:28:50,360 - Hello. 695 00:28:50,429 --> 00:28:53,030 - [bleep]. 696 00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:57,101 - What-- uh, what's your name? 697 00:28:59,371 --> 00:29:01,739 - Frank? 698 00:29:01,807 --> 00:29:03,006 - Hello, Frank. 699 00:29:03,075 --> 00:29:05,542 - The connection's a little weird. 700 00:29:05,611 --> 00:29:08,912 - Are you...Mercy? 701 00:29:10,249 --> 00:29:12,750 - Yep. 702 00:29:12,818 --> 00:29:15,519 - Okay. 703 00:29:15,588 --> 00:29:17,888 And where do you live? 704 00:29:21,427 --> 00:29:22,559 - Wow. 705 00:29:22,628 --> 00:29:24,361 - Oh, man. 706 00:29:24,430 --> 00:29:27,898 - Where? Africa's a big place. 707 00:29:27,967 --> 00:29:31,735 - I live in [bleep]. - Okay. 708 00:29:31,804 --> 00:29:33,804 - Was anything you told me true? 709 00:29:33,873 --> 00:29:36,974 Was there any part of the story 710 00:29:37,042 --> 00:29:40,043 that you told me that was true? 711 00:29:46,852 --> 00:29:52,089 - I mean, is this something you just do there for fun or-- 712 00:29:52,158 --> 00:29:55,392 Like, why do you do this? Why do you catfish people? 713 00:30:06,172 --> 00:30:07,237 - What makes you think that it's any different 714 00:30:07,306 --> 00:30:08,806 anywhere else though? 715 00:30:08,874 --> 00:30:12,442 What makes you think that I don't have problems? 716 00:30:12,511 --> 00:30:17,181 I get $800, $900 a month. That's all I have to live on. 717 00:30:17,249 --> 00:30:20,450 That barely pays for living here, 718 00:30:20,519 --> 00:30:22,119 but you want some of that money. 719 00:30:22,188 --> 00:30:24,855 And me, being the person that I am, 720 00:30:24,924 --> 00:30:29,860 trusting you, even loving you, 721 00:30:29,929 --> 00:30:33,730 was willing to do that. 722 00:30:33,799 --> 00:30:35,599 - Do you have a family? 723 00:30:45,411 --> 00:30:47,811 - Does your girlfriend know that you are a catfish, 724 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:49,446 that you lie to people? 725 00:30:52,551 --> 00:30:54,218 - How many men have you talked to 726 00:30:54,286 --> 00:30:56,386 since you started doing this? 727 00:31:00,793 --> 00:31:06,663 - How much money do you think you make doing this? 728 00:31:12,938 --> 00:31:15,405 - Do you only talk to Americans? 729 00:31:38,731 --> 00:31:42,666 - But if this is your way to make money, 730 00:31:42,735 --> 00:31:45,602 you haven't made any money off of Adam? 731 00:31:48,741 --> 00:31:51,174 - So why do you keep talking to him? 732 00:32:10,062 --> 00:32:12,863 - I'm at a loss of words, I think. 733 00:32:12,932 --> 00:32:16,300 In eight seasons of making this show, this is, like, 734 00:32:16,368 --> 00:32:19,369 the absolute worst version of getting catfished 735 00:32:19,438 --> 00:32:22,472 because it's just textbook scammer in Africa 736 00:32:22,541 --> 00:32:25,509 who has absolutely no feelings for you. 737 00:32:25,577 --> 00:32:28,078 - You don't feel the least bit sorry? 738 00:32:37,256 --> 00:32:40,057 - You have to stop calling this a job 739 00:32:40,125 --> 00:32:42,159 because this is not a job that you're doing. 740 00:32:42,227 --> 00:32:43,694 It's wrong. 741 00:32:43,762 --> 00:32:47,531 Who lives at that house that you gave the address to? 742 00:32:47,599 --> 00:32:49,166 Why Torrance, California? 743 00:32:54,573 --> 00:32:57,741 - Is that the only address you knew in America? 744 00:32:58,243 --> 00:32:59,843 - You wanted us to stay away 745 00:32:59,912 --> 00:33:01,478 because it would ruin the scam you are running. 746 00:33:04,717 --> 00:33:06,550 - So another guy that you're catfishing 747 00:33:06,618 --> 00:33:09,486 as Mercy lives at that address... 748 00:33:09,555 --> 00:33:10,721 - Yes. 749 00:33:10,789 --> 00:33:12,456 - With the woman who answered the door, 750 00:33:12,524 --> 00:33:15,225 who doesn't know that she's being cheated on. 751 00:33:15,294 --> 00:33:16,893 - Does that bother you, 752 00:33:16,962 --> 00:33:19,863 the fact that he's married and talking to you? 753 00:33:19,932 --> 00:33:23,834 That doesn't make you feel, like, the least bit guilty? 754 00:33:23,902 --> 00:33:25,602 - Just a little bit? 755 00:33:28,073 --> 00:33:30,307 - Yes, I think that's a little bad. 756 00:33:30,376 --> 00:33:32,709 - Well, now I feel like I do need to go back there 757 00:33:33,912 --> 00:33:36,613 and deliver some information andto my homegirl.oor 758 00:33:36,682 --> 00:33:40,317 - All I can say is I'm very sorry and I apologize. 759 00:33:40,386 --> 00:33:43,453 [tense music] 760 00:33:43,522 --> 00:33:47,190 - Like, I see you sitting there, and you're smiling. 761 00:33:47,259 --> 00:33:50,594 Like, what--what makes you smile about this? 762 00:33:50,662 --> 00:33:53,563 I mean, you're tugging at people's heart strings, 763 00:33:53,632 --> 00:33:56,700 expecting them to feel sorry for you, 764 00:33:56,769 --> 00:33:59,703 but you don't feel sorry for anybody else. 765 00:33:59,772 --> 00:34:00,971 - I'm so sorry. 766 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:03,740 ♪ ♪ 767 00:34:03,809 --> 00:34:06,343 - You say you're sorry, but I see you're smiling. 768 00:34:06,412 --> 00:34:10,213 Like, that's not really empathetic to me. 769 00:34:10,282 --> 00:34:12,716 - I'm very sorry, Adam. I'm very sorry. 770 00:34:12,785 --> 00:34:17,020 - Come on. I was serious about Mercy. 771 00:34:17,089 --> 00:34:18,722 So serious that I went out 772 00:34:18,791 --> 00:34:22,492 and I spent money I didn't have on a wedding ring. 773 00:34:23,295 --> 00:34:24,494 - No. 774 00:34:25,864 --> 00:34:27,764 - I was serious about Mercy, 775 00:34:27,833 --> 00:34:29,733 so serious that I went out 776 00:34:29,802 --> 00:34:33,703 and I spent money I didn't have on a wedding ring. 777 00:34:33,772 --> 00:34:35,705 - No. 778 00:34:40,813 --> 00:34:42,345 [somber music] 779 00:34:50,923 --> 00:34:54,491 - So, why can't you stop? When are you going to stop? 780 00:34:59,064 --> 00:35:00,197 - Okay. 781 00:35:38,637 --> 00:35:41,238 - How much money do you make at that job? 782 00:35:44,109 --> 00:35:47,310 - 50 [bleep] every two weeks? - Yes. 783 00:35:47,379 --> 00:35:49,312 - That's only, like, $8. 784 00:35:51,717 --> 00:35:53,250 - Wow. 785 00:36:00,192 --> 00:36:02,325 - Can you tell us what's wrong? 786 00:36:35,060 --> 00:36:40,764 - Well, Frank, obviously it's easy for us to pass judgement 787 00:36:40,832 --> 00:36:42,799 or say, you know, 788 00:36:42,868 --> 00:36:44,935 that what you did is wrong, because it is wrong. 789 00:36:45,003 --> 00:36:47,704 We can understand your position. 790 00:36:47,773 --> 00:36:51,241 But at the same time, you have to also understand 791 00:36:51,310 --> 00:36:54,077 that Adam also struggles. 792 00:36:54,146 --> 00:36:57,280 And now he has to deal with a heartbreak on top of that. 793 00:36:57,349 --> 00:36:59,649 And I just hope that you can really understand that 794 00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:02,385 and hopefully stop what you are doing 795 00:37:02,454 --> 00:37:05,055 because, like you said, it hurts a lot of people. 796 00:37:10,128 --> 00:37:13,730 - Honestly, I just-- I don't know. 797 00:37:15,534 --> 00:37:17,968 You said you're going out with somebody right now, right? 798 00:37:18,036 --> 00:37:20,570 Are you planning on marrying her? 799 00:37:20,639 --> 00:37:22,405 - Yes. Yes. 800 00:37:25,510 --> 00:37:28,511 - Well, now she's got a wedding ring. 801 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:31,915 This ring was meant for love. 802 00:37:31,984 --> 00:37:36,386 I'm going to mail you the ring. You can have it. 803 00:37:45,330 --> 00:37:47,430 - I do, Frank, I do. 804 00:37:56,908 --> 00:38:00,777 - I'm definitely upset, even a little mad at you. 805 00:38:00,846 --> 00:38:03,280 But I'm not mad that you tried to feed your family. 806 00:38:03,348 --> 00:38:05,448 I forgive you for it. 807 00:38:10,889 --> 00:38:14,357 - God bless you. - You got lucky, Frank, 808 00:38:14,426 --> 00:38:17,227 because I don't know if the other guys would be 809 00:38:17,296 --> 00:38:21,865 as insanely generous and kind as Adam is. 810 00:38:25,003 --> 00:38:27,637 - All right, Frank, good luck. 811 00:38:27,706 --> 00:38:30,240 Thank you for speaking with us. 812 00:38:30,309 --> 00:38:32,375 You and Adam might stay in touch. 813 00:38:32,444 --> 00:38:35,278 But no more Mercy. Okay? 814 00:38:51,797 --> 00:38:53,196 - Good luck. - Take it easy, Frank. 815 00:38:53,265 --> 00:38:55,498 Have a good one. - Bye. 816 00:38:55,567 --> 00:38:57,534 - How could you be mad at the guy? 817 00:38:57,602 --> 00:38:59,302 He gave us blessings and everything. 818 00:38:59,371 --> 00:39:00,603 We're all blessed now. 819 00:39:00,672 --> 00:39:02,806 - I was thinking about the ring. 820 00:39:02,874 --> 00:39:04,140 And I was like, man, 821 00:39:04,209 --> 00:39:07,644 wouldn't it be great if Frank could buy it from you, 822 00:39:07,713 --> 00:39:10,113 paying you back from the money you spent. 823 00:39:10,182 --> 00:39:13,750 But you one-upped me and offered to send it to him. 824 00:39:13,819 --> 00:39:15,919 - It was meant for the purpose of love. 825 00:39:15,987 --> 00:39:19,589 And I figured if he loves his girlfriend, you know, 826 00:39:19,658 --> 00:39:21,958 it'd be something that she wouldn't normally get 827 00:39:22,027 --> 00:39:24,961 or he couldn't afford, you know? 828 00:39:25,030 --> 00:39:26,463 - Adam, you are... - It's the right thing to do. 829 00:39:26,531 --> 00:39:29,933 -- Certainly, certainly going to heaven. 830 00:39:30,001 --> 00:39:34,204 You are going to heaven. Please send me a postcard. 831 00:39:34,272 --> 00:39:35,638 - I mean, he's obviously struggling. 832 00:39:35,707 --> 00:39:38,308 - Adam, you're a great guy. 833 00:39:38,377 --> 00:39:41,611 You're a bit of a sucker, okay? - [laughs] 834 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:44,013 - But do not ever lose that. 835 00:39:44,082 --> 00:39:46,616 Because while it's the thing that makes you vulnerable, 836 00:39:46,685 --> 00:39:48,218 it's also the thing that makes you 837 00:39:48,286 --> 00:39:50,286 so goddamn special and beautiful. 838 00:39:50,355 --> 00:39:53,123 - Aw. - So keep being you. 839 00:39:53,191 --> 00:39:55,525 Obviously be a little bit more careful. 840 00:39:55,594 --> 00:39:57,427 - I think you're going to make me cry. 841 00:39:57,496 --> 00:40:00,029 - He's an asshole. You're an asshole, Nev. 842 00:40:00,098 --> 00:40:01,664 - You're an asshole. 843 00:40:01,733 --> 00:40:05,435 - Don't change because someone will be super, super lucky 844 00:40:05,504 --> 00:40:09,105 to get that love and that generosity. 845 00:40:09,174 --> 00:40:12,642 And you'll get what you deserve. 846 00:40:12,711 --> 00:40:15,545 - Yeah, hopefully. - I'm sorry it didn't work out. 847 00:40:15,614 --> 00:40:17,781 But I'm not sorry that we got to meet you. 848 00:40:17,849 --> 00:40:20,350 - Thank you so much. Bye, you guys, thank you. 849 00:40:20,419 --> 00:40:23,386 - Thanks, Adam. Take care of yourself. 850 00:40:23,455 --> 00:40:24,888 That was the nicest thing 851 00:40:24,956 --> 00:40:26,856 I've ever heard you say to anybody on the show. 852 00:40:26,925 --> 00:40:30,226 You do have it in you, you old softy. 853 00:40:30,295 --> 00:40:31,694 [WARM music] 854 00:40:31,763 --> 00:40:33,096 [laughter] 855 00:40:33,165 --> 00:40:35,632 - ♪ Your story's going to change ♪ 856 00:40:35,700 --> 00:40:37,934 ♪ Just wait for better days ♪ 857 00:40:38,003 --> 00:40:40,203 ♪ You've seen too much of pain ♪ 858 00:40:40,272 --> 00:40:42,505 ♪ Now you don't even know ♪ 859 00:40:42,574 --> 00:40:45,275 ♪ That your story's going to change ♪ 860 00:40:45,343 --> 00:40:47,577 ♪ Just wait for better days ♪ 861 00:40:47,646 --> 00:40:51,915 ♪ I promise you I won't let go ♪ 862 00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:57,787 He claims he's part of this group of college athletes, [tense music] 863 00:40:57,856 --> 00:40:59,656 sharing this fake social media. 864 00:40:59,724 --> 00:41:02,325 - He would text me from multiple different numbers. 865 00:41:02,394 --> 00:41:03,726 It's out of control, at this point. 866 00:41:03,795 --> 00:41:08,298 - E.J. sent me multiple pictures of Emma naked. 867 00:41:08,366 --> 00:41:10,700 - Is there something he seems to want? 868 00:41:10,769 --> 00:41:11,734 - To be with me.