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- Honestly, I think
she could be the one.
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I even went to get a ring.
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- A ring?
- Wow.
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- [gasps]
- Oh, who's that?
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- Oh!
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- Oh, [bleep].
- We have an address.
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We wanted to pull
a pull-up fishing?
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- It's scary.
But I'm ready.
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- But I won't knock on the door
because whoever this is
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will know
that we're on to them.
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- I'll knock on the door.
- That's it right there.
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Somebody's home.
My God.
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Go, John.
- Hey, is Mercy here?
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[dramatic music]
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- We're back.
Nev's in New York.
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Him and Laura just had a baby.
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Baby Cy is here.
Baby cute-cute.
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Yes!
Oh, my God.
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He said, "Do you want
to see the angel?"
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Yes!
Show me the baby.
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[upbeat music]
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[bell chiming]
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Hi, Cy.
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- Hey, Cy.
- Hello.
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- Out here making your first
"Catfish" appearance.
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- Oh, my God.
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Hello, handsome.
Oh, my God.
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Oh, my goodness.
- Hi...
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- Bloop-bloop, bloop-bloop.
Aw.
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- All right.
Shush.
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- Oh, buddy.
Here.
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- Oh, I guess
he doesn't like you.
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Max saw him the other day,
and he loved him.
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He was giggling and laughing--
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- You know what?
He was confused.
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- All smiles.
But now, it's weird.
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- He's crying because
he can't be with me in person.
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- I didn't want him to meet you
in-person
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because then anybody
he meets after would just--
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would be such a letdown.
- [laughs]
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- Anyway I can head
to the office.
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I think Laura's ready
to get rid of me, right?
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- Please take him.
[laughs]
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[upbeat music]
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♪ ♪
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- All right, it's good
to get out of the house.
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- Three kids.
It's a party.
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- It's a party.
Let's get to work.
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- Okay.
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- So this is an e-mail
from Adam.
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And the subject is
"Guarded but Optimistic."
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"Hi, Nev and Kamie,
my name is Adam.
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"I live out in
Lansing, Michigan.
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"And I don't have much
experience with online dating.
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"But six months ago, I'd been
feeling pretty lonely.
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I went on MeetMe and found
an amazing woman named Mercy."
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- ♪ Stay with me ♪
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- Have Mercy please.
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- She's from Torrance,
California.
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"And, depending on the outcome
of your investigation,
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she could be the love
of my life."
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Wow.
- ♪ Loyal to love ♪
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- "Mercy is beautiful
and kind,
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"and she seemed to be
really into me.
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I have to admit that
I'm not really used to that."
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"I'm a big guy.
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"And from
what I've experienced,
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most people
are only into looks."
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"But Mercy told me
I was exactly her type.
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"We texted for hours
every day.
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"By the end of the summer,
we were talking kids
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"and marriage.
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I love Mercy,
and I want to be with her."
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♪ ♪
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"But there's some things that
have been giving me doubts.
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"In August, Mercy said
we could video chat.
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"But when we did,
there was a weird glare,
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like someone
was filming a screen."
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- Oh, no.
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- "If she's not the woman
in the photos,
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"I can get past that.
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"I understand not being
confident about your looks.
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"But I need to know
who I'm really talking to.
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"Is she like me, looking
for love but afraid to trust
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"that someone's
going to love them back,
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or is this some sort of trick?"
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♪ ♪
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"I could really use your help
getting through it.
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Sincerely, Adam."
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♪ ♪
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Seems like a sweet guy.
- Yeah.
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- Let's get Adam
on the horn here.
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- Let me text him.
Adam, it's Kamie and Nev.
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Can you Zoom?
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If you finally FaceTime someone
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and it looks like
a bootleg movie, red flag.
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[bell chimes]
both: Hey!
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- What is up?
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I can't believe you guys
are talking to me.
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- Welcome.
- So you live in Michigan?
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- Yep, Lansing, Michigan.
- Got it.
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- And how old are you?
- I am 38 years old.
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I used to be a youth advocate
at a community center
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to keep kids off the streets.
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You know, I've just always been
a people person.
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But I'm currently
on disability.
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- Did something happen
physically to make it that way?
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- I, uh--
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I was leaving
from lunch one day,
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and a truck just completely
ran the red light.
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I had four fractured discs
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and had to wear
a turtle shell for a year,
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have to rehabilitate
so I could walk properly.
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Trying to progress to the point
where I don't need assistance.
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I don't want to spend my whole
life stuck in bed, you know?
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It's something I'm working on.
It's a work in progress.
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- That's rough.
- Yeah.
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- Yeah, that's tough.
- Oh, man.
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Okay, so Mercy,
how did that happen?
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- You know, I felt lonely there
for a while.
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I wanted to find somebody.
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I wanted to find
my forever person.
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And I had pretty much given up
on the dating scene
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because, you know,
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I'm a big guy
and the world's shallow.
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But then my cousin
met her husband online.
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So I was like, you know,
what do you have to lose?
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Next thing you know,
I'm talking to
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the most amazing beautiful
woman I've ever met in my life.
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- Okay.
So did you swipe on her?
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- Yeah.
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And she responded,
like, immediately.
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And we got to talking,
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and been talking
every day since.
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- And is that, like,
on the phone or via text?
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- Via text.
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- What's Mercy's deal?
She lives in California.
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- She's from Torrance,
California.
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She moved here from Italy
when she was 19.
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- What parts of her story
do you believe
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and what parts of her story
do you not believe?
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- I mean, I believe she is
the person in the photographs.
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Every morning she sends me
a picture blowing me a kiss.
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I literally have, like,
50, 60 photos of her.
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- And are they pictures,
like regular, everyday pictures
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or are they like--
- Yeah.
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They look like, you know,
oh, lounging in the house.
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- How serious is your
relationship at this point?
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- Honestly, I think
she could be the one.
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I even went to so much
as to get a ring.
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- A ring?
- Wow.
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- A ring.
- Do you have the receipt?
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- I do.
I was that smart.
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- Do you have it with you?
- I do have it with me.
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- We want to see.
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- I don't know
if you can see that.
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- Aw.
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- That's nice.
- That's a hefty size.
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- Yeah, I just hope
it goes to good use.
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- Wow.
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- That's why
I am extremely nervous.
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I am barely holding on here.
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She's the first thing
I think about when I wake up
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in the morning,
she's the last person
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I think about
when I go to bed at night.
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When I dream, I dream of her.
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You know, I dream of our life
together, what it'll be like.
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I am just--I'm stuck.
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- Oh, my God.
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- So, Adam, tell us about
this video call you had.
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- You said that
there's been a glare,
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almost as if she's holding
another video up to the camera.
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- Yeah, like, first time--
- Hold on, I'm sorry.
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I have to just go over here
for a second.
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My son is here.
Oh, there he is.
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- That's exactly
what it looked like.
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So immediately I was like,
what's going on?
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Where is it?
I knew it!
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I knew she was coming
with those red flags.
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- Have you guys tried
to make plans to meet up?
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- We had discussed
going on a cruise.
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It came around to time
for us to go
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and she said her mom
ended up getting sick,
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and she needed money
for medicine.
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- Oh, boy.
- She was like, "It's $460."
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- What did you say?
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- I told her I don't
feel comfortable
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sending money
and we've never met.
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- Ding, ding, ding.
Right answer.
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- But I could come
bring you the money.
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She said okay.
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She gave me her address
and told me to come through.
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- So you never sent the money
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and obviously you never
went to California, right?
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- No.
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- But you guys
continued talking?
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- Yeah. We
talk every day.
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- So if she were building you
up as part of just a scam
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to get money from you,
200
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presumably after
you didn't send it,
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she would've likely stopped
talking to you.
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- That's--that's
where I'm lagging at,
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because we talk every day.
So I'm like, man.
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Like, literally,
if I went through my texts,
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you'd see, like,
a million texts.
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- Why don't you show us
the messages?
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- All right.
Here we go.
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- Uh-huh.
These are the daily selfies.
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Different times
and different places.
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But my question is,
why WhatsApp?
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- When we first started talking
she said I have
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00:09:01,942 --> 00:09:04,309
WhatsApp, Facebook
or an Instagram.
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I don't have Instagram,
so I decided on WhatsApp.
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00:09:06,813 --> 00:09:09,247
A couple weeks after that,
I went back
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to add her Facebook profile
and the profile was gone.
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- Interesting.
- I don't know.
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The way love makes you feel,
you tend to look past things
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that you would normally
become skeptical to.
219
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It's just because that person
makes you feel so comfortable.
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I'm at the point
where I'm like,
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if she's just not the girl
who's in the picture,
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but is still the girl
who's into me for me,
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I can get over that.
I can get past that.
224
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It may take some time, but,
I mean, love has no boundaries.
225
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- Well, we have work to do.
226
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- So that means you guys
are going to help?
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- Yeah, just send $460...
- Yep.
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- To P.O. Box 11775.
- [laughs]
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- [laughs]
- Send us everything you have,
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and hopefully we'll have
something for you soon.
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- All right.
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Thanks a lot, you guys.
- Thanks, Adam.
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00:10:01,301 --> 00:10:02,934
- I don't think I've ever
liked anyone
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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
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because she would've given up
a long time ago.
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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
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somehow there's a version of
this that could work.
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And maybe there is.
244
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This is about to get
very interesting.
245
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This is my favorite part
of the episode
246
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because when I'm in New York,
247
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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
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Adam, he goes on this
dating app and finds Mercy.
253
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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
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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
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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
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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
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- All right, ready?
- I'm ready.
271
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- 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
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"The number on WhatsApp
is a 916 number,
277
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"and the address she gave me
when we were talking about
278
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"meeting up in California
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"is this Torrance,
California, address.
280
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"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.