1 00:00:02,936 --> 00:00:05,239 - Adam is talking to Mercy. 2 00:00:05,305 --> 00:00:07,407 - Honestly, I think she could be the one. 3 00:00:07,474 --> 00:00:09,243 I even went to get a ring. 4 00:00:09,309 --> 00:00:11,812 - A ring? - Wow. 5 00:00:11,879 --> 00:00:12,913 - [gasps] - Oh, who's that? 6 00:00:12,980 --> 00:00:14,481 - Oh! 7 00:00:14,548 --> 00:00:17,017 - Oh, [bleep]. - We have an address. 8 00:00:17,084 --> 00:00:19,019 We wanted to pull a pull-up fishing? 9 00:00:19,086 --> 00:00:20,921 - It's scary. But I'm ready. 10 00:00:20,988 --> 00:00:23,991 - But I won't knock on the door because whoever this is 11 00:00:24,057 --> 00:00:25,292 will know that we're on to them. 12 00:00:25,359 --> 00:00:28,428 - I'll knock on the door. - That's it right there. 13 00:00:28,495 --> 00:00:30,197 Somebody's home. My God. 14 00:00:30,264 --> 00:00:33,600 Go, John. - Hey, is Mercy here? 15 00:00:33,667 --> 00:00:36,436 [dramatic music] 16 00:00:36,503 --> 00:00:39,806 - We're back. Nev's in New York. 17 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:41,408 Him and Laura just had a baby. 18 00:00:41,475 --> 00:00:43,377 Baby Cy is here. Baby cute-cute. 19 00:00:43,443 --> 00:00:45,112 Yes! Oh, my God. 20 00:00:45,179 --> 00:00:46,313 He said, "Do you want to see the angel?" 21 00:00:46,380 --> 00:00:50,884 Yes! Show me the baby. 22 00:00:50,951 --> 00:00:52,853 [upbeat music] 23 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,988 [bell chiming] 24 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:57,257 Hi, Cy. 25 00:00:57,324 --> 00:00:58,692 - Hey, Cy. - Hello. 26 00:00:58,759 --> 00:01:00,627 - Out here making your first "Catfish" appearance. 27 00:01:00,694 --> 00:01:02,496 - Oh, my God. 28 00:01:02,563 --> 00:01:05,933 Hello, handsome. Oh, my God. 29 00:01:06,066 --> 00:01:08,569 Oh, my goodness. - Hi... 30 00:01:08,635 --> 00:01:12,072 - Bloop-bloop, bloop-bloop. Aw. 31 00:01:12,105 --> 00:01:13,173 - All right. Shush. 32 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:14,675 - Oh, buddy. Here. 33 00:01:14,741 --> 00:01:16,343 - Oh, I guess he doesn't like you. 34 00:01:16,410 --> 00:01:18,378 Max saw him the other day, and he loved him. 35 00:01:18,445 --> 00:01:20,080 He was giggling and laughing-- 36 00:01:20,147 --> 00:01:21,381 - You know what? He was confused. 37 00:01:21,448 --> 00:01:23,717 - All smiles. But now, it's weird. 38 00:01:23,784 --> 00:01:25,786 - He's crying because he can't be with me in person. 39 00:01:25,853 --> 00:01:27,421 - I didn't want him to meet you in-person 40 00:01:27,487 --> 00:01:31,124 because then anybody he meets after would just-- 41 00:01:31,191 --> 00:01:34,361 would be such a letdown. - [laughs] 42 00:01:34,428 --> 00:01:36,363 - Anyway I can head to the office. 43 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:38,198 I think Laura's ready to get rid of me, right? 44 00:01:38,265 --> 00:01:39,600 - Please take him. [laughs] 45 00:01:39,666 --> 00:01:42,603 [upbeat music] 46 00:01:42,669 --> 00:01:47,407 ♪ ♪ 47 00:01:47,474 --> 00:01:49,643 - All right, it's good to get out of the house. 48 00:01:49,710 --> 00:01:52,713 - Three kids. It's a party. 49 00:01:52,779 --> 00:01:55,516 - It's a party. Let's get to work. 50 00:01:55,582 --> 00:01:57,184 - Okay. 51 00:01:57,251 --> 00:01:58,819 - So this is an e-mail from Adam. 52 00:01:58,886 --> 00:02:02,256 And the subject is "Guarded but Optimistic." 53 00:02:02,322 --> 00:02:05,659 "Hi, Nev and Kamie, my name is Adam. 54 00:02:05,726 --> 00:02:08,061 "I live out in Lansing, Michigan. 55 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:10,731 "And I don't have much experience with online dating. 56 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:14,067 "But six months ago, I'd been feeling pretty lonely. 57 00:02:14,067 --> 00:02:19,139 I went on MeetMe and found an amazing woman named Mercy." 58 00:02:19,206 --> 00:02:20,240 - ♪ Stay with me ♪ 59 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:21,875 - Have Mercy please. 60 00:02:21,942 --> 00:02:23,877 - She's from Torrance, California. 61 00:02:23,944 --> 00:02:26,847 "And, depending on the outcome of your investigation, 62 00:02:26,914 --> 00:02:30,417 she could be the love of my life." 63 00:02:30,484 --> 00:02:32,219 Wow. - ♪ Loyal to love ♪ 64 00:02:32,286 --> 00:02:35,355 - "Mercy is beautiful and kind, 65 00:02:35,422 --> 00:02:38,992 "and she seemed to be really into me. 66 00:02:39,092 --> 00:02:41,728 I have to admit that I'm not really used to that." 67 00:02:42,996 --> 00:02:44,298 "I'm a big guy. 68 00:02:44,364 --> 00:02:45,799 "And from what I've experienced, 69 00:02:45,866 --> 00:02:48,635 most people are only into looks." 70 00:02:49,469 --> 00:02:53,340 "But Mercy told me I was exactly her type. 71 00:02:53,407 --> 00:02:56,877 "We texted for hours every day. 72 00:02:56,944 --> 00:02:59,213 "By the end of the summer, we were talking kids 73 00:02:59,279 --> 00:03:01,448 "and marriage. 74 00:03:01,515 --> 00:03:05,352 I love Mercy, and I want to be with her." 75 00:03:05,419 --> 00:03:06,954 ♪ ♪ 76 00:03:07,054 --> 00:03:10,824 "But there's some things that have been giving me doubts. 77 00:03:10,891 --> 00:03:13,293 "In August, Mercy said we could video chat. 78 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,463 "But when we did, there was a weird glare, 79 00:03:16,530 --> 00:03:18,966 like someone was filming a screen." 80 00:03:19,066 --> 00:03:20,634 - Oh, no. 81 00:03:20,701 --> 00:03:24,304 - "If she's not the woman in the photos, 82 00:03:24,371 --> 00:03:25,906 "I can get past that. 83 00:03:25,973 --> 00:03:28,876 "I understand not being confident about your looks. 84 00:03:28,942 --> 00:03:32,112 "But I need to know who I'm really talking to. 85 00:03:32,179 --> 00:03:35,616 "Is she like me, looking for love but afraid to trust 86 00:03:35,682 --> 00:03:37,317 "that someone's going to love them back, 87 00:03:37,384 --> 00:03:39,419 or is this some sort of trick?" 88 00:03:39,486 --> 00:03:41,088 ♪ ♪ 89 00:03:41,154 --> 00:03:44,191 "I could really use your help getting through it. 90 00:03:44,258 --> 00:03:45,993 Sincerely, Adam." 91 00:03:46,093 --> 00:03:48,328 ♪ ♪ 92 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:50,664 Seems like a sweet guy. - Yeah. 93 00:03:50,731 --> 00:03:52,533 - Let's get Adam on the horn here. 94 00:03:52,599 --> 00:03:58,305 - Let me text him. Adam, it's Kamie and Nev. 95 00:03:58,372 --> 00:04:01,475 Can you Zoom? 96 00:04:01,542 --> 00:04:03,777 If you finally FaceTime someone 97 00:04:03,844 --> 00:04:07,147 and it looks like a bootleg movie, red flag. 98 00:04:07,214 --> 00:04:08,815 [bell chimes] both: Hey! 99 00:04:08,882 --> 00:04:10,050 - What is up? 100 00:04:10,117 --> 00:04:13,787 I can't believe you guys are talking to me. 101 00:04:13,854 --> 00:04:16,423 - Welcome. - So you live in Michigan? 102 00:04:16,490 --> 00:04:18,458 - Yep, Lansing, Michigan. - Got it. 103 00:04:18,525 --> 00:04:20,661 - And how old are you? - I am 38 years old. 104 00:04:20,727 --> 00:04:24,198 I used to be a youth advocate at a community center 105 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:25,532 to keep kids off the streets. 106 00:04:25,599 --> 00:04:28,135 You know, I've just always been a people person. 107 00:04:28,202 --> 00:04:30,804 But I'm currently on disability. 108 00:04:30,871 --> 00:04:34,308 - Did something happen physically to make it that way? 109 00:04:34,374 --> 00:04:35,909 - I, uh-- 110 00:04:35,976 --> 00:04:39,980 I was leaving from lunch one day, 111 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:44,117 and a truck just completely ran the red light. 112 00:04:44,184 --> 00:04:46,320 I had four fractured discs 113 00:04:46,386 --> 00:04:48,655 and had to wear a turtle shell for a year, 114 00:04:48,722 --> 00:04:53,093 have to rehabilitate so I could walk properly. 115 00:04:53,093 --> 00:04:56,096 Trying to progress to the point where I don't need assistance. 116 00:04:56,096 --> 00:04:59,800 I don't want to spend my whole life stuck in bed, you know? 117 00:04:59,867 --> 00:05:02,202 It's something I'm working on. It's a work in progress. 118 00:05:02,269 --> 00:05:03,871 - That's rough. - Yeah. 119 00:05:03,937 --> 00:05:06,874 - Yeah, that's tough. - Oh, man. 120 00:05:06,940 --> 00:05:10,911 Okay, so Mercy, how did that happen? 121 00:05:11,044 --> 00:05:14,681 - You know, I felt lonely there for a while. 122 00:05:14,748 --> 00:05:16,049 I wanted to find somebody. 123 00:05:16,049 --> 00:05:18,886 I wanted to find my forever person. 124 00:05:18,952 --> 00:05:21,054 And I had pretty much given up on the dating scene 125 00:05:21,088 --> 00:05:22,289 because, you know, 126 00:05:22,356 --> 00:05:24,424 I'm a big guy and the world's shallow. 127 00:05:24,491 --> 00:05:28,428 But then my cousin met her husband online. 128 00:05:28,495 --> 00:05:30,797 So I was like, you know, what do you have to lose? 129 00:05:30,864 --> 00:05:33,267 Next thing you know, I'm talking to 130 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:37,437 the most amazing beautiful woman I've ever met in my life. 131 00:05:37,504 --> 00:05:40,073 - Okay. So did you swipe on her? 132 00:05:40,140 --> 00:05:41,542 - Yeah. 133 00:05:41,608 --> 00:05:43,577 And she responded, like, immediately. 134 00:05:43,644 --> 00:05:46,146 And we got to talking, 135 00:05:46,213 --> 00:05:48,549 and been talking every day since. 136 00:05:48,615 --> 00:05:51,451 - And is that, like, on the phone or via text? 137 00:05:51,518 --> 00:05:53,086 - Via text. 138 00:05:53,153 --> 00:05:56,557 - What's Mercy's deal? She lives in California. 139 00:05:56,623 --> 00:05:59,459 - She's from Torrance, California. 140 00:05:59,526 --> 00:06:04,031 She moved here from Italy when she was 19. 141 00:06:04,097 --> 00:06:06,233 - What parts of her story do you believe 142 00:06:06,300 --> 00:06:08,368 and what parts of her story do you not believe? 143 00:06:08,435 --> 00:06:13,874 - I mean, I believe she is the person in the photographs. 144 00:06:13,941 --> 00:06:16,944 Every morning she sends me a picture blowing me a kiss. 145 00:06:17,044 --> 00:06:19,813 I literally have, like, 50, 60 photos of her. 146 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,350 - And are they pictures, like regular, everyday pictures 147 00:06:23,417 --> 00:06:24,852 or are they like-- - Yeah. 148 00:06:24,918 --> 00:06:27,754 They look like, you know, oh, lounging in the house. 149 00:06:27,821 --> 00:06:30,791 - How serious is your relationship at this point? 150 00:06:30,858 --> 00:06:33,594 - Honestly, I think she could be the one. 151 00:06:33,660 --> 00:06:37,364 I even went to so much as to get a ring. 152 00:06:37,431 --> 00:06:39,867 - A ring? - Wow. 153 00:06:39,933 --> 00:06:42,169 - A ring. - Do you have the receipt? 154 00:06:42,236 --> 00:06:45,072 - I do. I was that smart. 155 00:06:45,105 --> 00:06:48,575 - Do you have it with you? - I do have it with me. 156 00:06:48,642 --> 00:06:50,077 - We want to see. 157 00:06:50,077 --> 00:06:52,312 - I don't know if you can see that. 158 00:06:52,379 --> 00:06:53,747 - Aw. 159 00:06:53,814 --> 00:06:56,083 - That's nice. - That's a hefty size. 160 00:06:56,149 --> 00:06:58,919 - Yeah, I just hope it goes to good use. 161 00:06:58,986 --> 00:07:00,120 - Wow. 162 00:07:00,187 --> 00:07:04,157 - That's why I am extremely nervous. 163 00:07:04,224 --> 00:07:07,628 I am barely holding on here. 164 00:07:07,694 --> 00:07:09,496 She's the first thing I think about when I wake up 165 00:07:09,563 --> 00:07:10,898 in the morning, she's the last person 166 00:07:11,031 --> 00:07:12,833 I think about when I go to bed at night. 167 00:07:12,900 --> 00:07:14,768 When I dream, I dream of her. 168 00:07:14,835 --> 00:07:18,272 You know, I dream of our life together, what it'll be like. 169 00:07:18,338 --> 00:07:22,075 I am just--I'm stuck. 170 00:07:22,142 --> 00:07:23,844 - Oh, my God. 171 00:07:23,911 --> 00:07:26,180 - So, Adam, tell us about this video call you had. 172 00:07:26,246 --> 00:07:28,081 - You said that there's been a glare, 173 00:07:28,148 --> 00:07:31,752 almost as if she's holding another video up to the camera. 174 00:07:31,818 --> 00:07:34,054 - Yeah, like, first time-- - Hold on, I'm sorry. 175 00:07:34,121 --> 00:07:36,356 I have to just go over here for a second. 176 00:07:36,423 --> 00:07:38,892 My son is here. Oh, there he is. 177 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:41,061 - That's exactly what it looked like. 178 00:07:41,128 --> 00:07:44,264 So immediately I was like, what's going on? 179 00:07:44,331 --> 00:07:47,701 Where is it? I knew it! 180 00:07:47,768 --> 00:07:50,337 I knew she was coming with those red flags. 181 00:07:50,404 --> 00:07:52,239 - Have you guys tried to make plans to meet up? 182 00:07:52,306 --> 00:07:55,576 - We had discussed going on a cruise. 183 00:07:55,642 --> 00:07:58,679 It came around to time for us to go 184 00:07:58,745 --> 00:08:01,014 and she said her mom ended up getting sick, 185 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:03,917 and she needed money for medicine. 186 00:08:04,017 --> 00:08:07,588 - Oh, boy. - She was like, "It's $460." 187 00:08:07,654 --> 00:08:08,922 - What did you say? 188 00:08:09,022 --> 00:08:11,558 - I told her I don't feel comfortable 189 00:08:11,625 --> 00:08:14,027 sending money and we've never met. 190 00:08:14,061 --> 00:08:16,163 - Ding, ding, ding. Right answer. 191 00:08:16,230 --> 00:08:18,599 - But I could come bring you the money. 192 00:08:18,665 --> 00:08:20,133 She said okay. 193 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,570 She gave me her address and told me to come through. 194 00:08:23,637 --> 00:08:25,038 - So you never sent the money 195 00:08:25,072 --> 00:08:26,039 and obviously you never went to California, right? 196 00:08:26,073 --> 00:08:27,140 - No. 197 00:08:27,207 --> 00:08:28,509 - But you guys continued talking? 198 00:08:28,575 --> 00:08:30,410 - Yeah. We talk every day. 199 00:08:30,477 --> 00:08:36,483 - So if she were building you up as part of just a scam 200 00:08:36,550 --> 00:08:38,051 to get money from you, 201 00:08:38,118 --> 00:08:40,053 presumably after you didn't send it, 202 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,055 she would've likely stopped talking to you. 203 00:08:42,089 --> 00:08:44,491 - That's--that's where I'm lagging at, 204 00:08:44,558 --> 00:08:47,127 because we talk every day. So I'm like, man. 205 00:08:47,194 --> 00:08:49,062 Like, literally, if I went through my texts, 206 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:50,931 you'd see, like, a million texts. 207 00:08:51,064 --> 00:08:51,932 - Why don't you show us the messages? 208 00:08:52,065 --> 00:08:53,901 - All right. Here we go. 209 00:08:53,967 --> 00:08:57,070 - Uh-huh. These are the daily selfies. 210 00:08:57,137 --> 00:08:59,806 Different times and different places. 211 00:08:59,873 --> 00:09:01,875 But my question is, why WhatsApp? 212 00:09:02,009 --> 00:09:04,845 - When we first started talking she said I have 213 00:09:04,912 --> 00:09:07,247 WhatsApp, Facebook or an Instagram. 214 00:09:07,314 --> 00:09:09,716 I don't have Instagram, so I decided on WhatsApp. 215 00:09:09,783 --> 00:09:12,186 A couple weeks after that, I went back 216 00:09:12,252 --> 00:09:16,390 to add her Facebook profile and the profile was gone. 217 00:09:16,456 --> 00:09:17,925 - Interesting. - I don't know. 218 00:09:18,025 --> 00:09:22,129 The way love makes you feel, you tend to look past things 219 00:09:22,196 --> 00:09:25,465 that you would normally become skeptical to. 220 00:09:25,532 --> 00:09:28,602 It's just because that person makes you feel so comfortable. 221 00:09:28,669 --> 00:09:30,771 I'm at the point where I'm like, 222 00:09:30,838 --> 00:09:33,240 if she's just not the girl who's in the picture, 223 00:09:33,307 --> 00:09:35,909 but is still the girl who's into me for me, 224 00:09:36,043 --> 00:09:38,478 I can get over that. I can get past that. 225 00:09:38,545 --> 00:09:42,416 It may take some time, but, I mean, love has no boundaries. 226 00:09:42,482 --> 00:09:45,619 - Well, we have work to do. 227 00:09:45,686 --> 00:09:47,454 - So that means you guys are going to help? 228 00:09:47,521 --> 00:09:50,824 - Yeah, just send $460... - Yep. 229 00:09:50,891 --> 00:09:55,162 - To P.O. Box 11775. - [laughs] 230 00:09:55,229 --> 00:09:58,398 - [laughs] - Send us everything you have, 231 00:09:58,465 --> 00:10:00,434 and hopefully we'll have something for you soon. 232 00:10:00,501 --> 00:10:01,935 - All right. 233 00:10:02,002 --> 00:10:04,204 Thanks a lot, you guys. - Thanks, Adam. 234 00:10:04,271 --> 00:10:05,873 - I don't think I've ever liked anyone 235 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:07,341 on the show more than Adam. 236 00:10:07,407 --> 00:10:10,677 - Adam is so sweet. - He's such a great guy. 237 00:10:10,744 --> 00:10:12,813 And there's something very weird about this girl for sure. 238 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:14,615 - Yeah, yeah. 239 00:10:14,681 --> 00:10:16,283 - I mean, it doesn't seem like she's only in it for money 240 00:10:16,350 --> 00:10:18,285 because she would've given up a long time ago. 241 00:10:18,352 --> 00:10:20,554 There's got to be some actual interest in him. 242 00:10:20,621 --> 00:10:23,991 But he's just really, really hoping 243 00:10:24,057 --> 00:10:26,326 somehow there's a version of this that could work. 244 00:10:26,393 --> 00:10:27,861 And maybe there is. 245 00:10:27,928 --> 00:10:29,162 This is about to get very interesting. 246 00:10:33,775 --> 00:10:35,177 because when I'm in New York, 247 00:10:35,243 --> 00:10:38,146 I just have to sit back and watch you work. 248 00:10:38,213 --> 00:10:40,582 - Well, I will handle the research, 249 00:10:40,649 --> 00:10:41,950 but you have to do the recap. 250 00:10:42,017 --> 00:10:44,152 So I'm going to sit back and listen to you do that. 251 00:10:44,219 --> 00:10:46,188 - Oh, fine, fair, that's fair. All right. 252 00:10:46,254 --> 00:10:49,391 Adam, he goes on this dating app and finds Mercy. 253 00:10:49,457 --> 00:10:51,126 They match. 254 00:10:51,193 --> 00:10:53,328 And it's now been seven months he's been talking to Mercy. 255 00:10:53,395 --> 00:10:55,430 They're in love. They talk about their future. 256 00:10:55,497 --> 00:10:56,998 They talk about getting married, having kids. 257 00:10:57,065 --> 00:10:59,334 Adam even bought an engagement ring. 258 00:10:59,401 --> 00:11:02,337 But, of course, there are some red flags, big ones. 259 00:11:02,404 --> 00:11:03,772 They've tried to video chat. 260 00:11:03,838 --> 00:11:05,340 And then, of course, she said her mom got sick 261 00:11:05,407 --> 00:11:08,176 and she needed money to help pay for the medicine. 262 00:11:08,243 --> 00:11:10,912 Adam's a big-hearted guy, who, for the first time in his life, 263 00:11:10,979 --> 00:11:13,949 feels what he believes to be true love 264 00:11:14,015 --> 00:11:16,284 and is open to look past 265 00:11:16,351 --> 00:11:19,855 whatever the reality of Mercy's life is, 266 00:11:19,921 --> 00:11:23,692 if she is genuine about her feelings for him. 267 00:11:23,758 --> 00:11:26,127 So it feels like we got a catfish here. 268 00:11:26,194 --> 00:11:27,729 But I also feel like we might have 269 00:11:27,796 --> 00:11:30,999 the makings of a happy ending, maybe. 270 00:11:31,066 --> 00:11:33,201 - All right, ready? - I'm ready. 271 00:11:33,268 --> 00:11:36,371 - Sharing my screen. Mercy information. 272 00:11:36,438 --> 00:11:39,074 "Hi, Nev and Kamie, here's what I can tell you about Mercy. 273 00:11:39,140 --> 00:11:40,408 "She moved here with her family 274 00:11:40,475 --> 00:11:42,043 "from Italy when she was 19. 275 00:11:42,110 --> 00:11:44,212 "Her full name is Mercy [bleep]. 276 00:11:44,279 --> 00:11:46,982 "The number on WhatsApp is a 916 number, 277 00:11:47,048 --> 00:11:48,483 "and the address she gave me when we were talking about 278 00:11:48,550 --> 00:11:49,851 "meeting up in California 279 00:11:49,918 --> 00:11:52,187 "is this Torrance, California, address. 280 00:11:52,254 --> 00:11:54,222 "I have attached the pictures you've asked for. 281 00:11:54,289 --> 00:11:55,624 "Thanks for helping me with this. 282 00:11:55,757 --> 00:11:57,659 Sincerely, Adam." 283 00:11:57,759 --> 00:11:59,060 - Well, let's run some of these pictures. 284 00:11:59,127 --> 00:12:02,664 - Okay, let's start with regular old selfie. 285 00:12:02,764 --> 00:12:05,233 No, okay... 286 00:12:05,300 --> 00:12:07,302 Nope. 287 00:12:07,369 --> 00:12:09,371 - Nope. 288 00:12:09,437 --> 00:12:12,040 - Nope. Nothing. 289 00:12:12,107 --> 00:12:13,441 - So no hits on the photos. 290 00:12:13,508 --> 00:12:15,243 I guess we have a phone number. 291 00:12:15,310 --> 00:12:16,778 We can start with that. 292 00:12:16,811 --> 00:12:18,647 - Okay, phone number. 293 00:12:18,780 --> 00:12:20,782 [mimicking fanfare] 294 00:12:20,815 --> 00:12:23,351 Landline, Sacramento-- - Weird. 295 00:12:23,418 --> 00:12:25,921 - Which is nowhere near Torrance. 296 00:12:25,987 --> 00:12:28,089 - Right. - But we still have the address 297 00:12:28,156 --> 00:12:30,625 that Mercy said to show up at with the money. 298 00:12:30,692 --> 00:12:31,593 - Yeah, let's check that out. 299 00:12:31,726 --> 00:12:33,461 - Searching. 300 00:12:33,528 --> 00:12:35,897 Nothing. - Nada. 301 00:12:35,964 --> 00:12:39,434 - Okay, let's look up Mercy [bleep] on Insta. 302 00:12:39,501 --> 00:12:41,603 - Oh, right, I mean, there's going to be so many. 303 00:12:41,736 --> 00:12:44,039 - Yeah. 304 00:12:44,105 --> 00:12:45,907 Ah! Look. 305 00:12:45,974 --> 00:12:48,810 - Oh, my God, oh, my God. Is that her? 306 00:12:48,877 --> 00:12:51,313 - Yes. - Shut up. 307 00:12:51,379 --> 00:12:53,882 - One, two, three. These are all her. 308 00:12:53,949 --> 00:12:55,617 - Unbelievable. 309 00:12:55,750 --> 00:12:57,385 - Oh, [bleep]. 310 00:12:57,452 --> 00:12:59,654 - Oh, but these are, like, weird fake accounts. 311 00:12:59,754 --> 00:13:01,957 One pic, almost no followers. 312 00:13:02,023 --> 00:13:03,758 I can't believe it just comes up. 313 00:13:03,758 --> 00:13:05,060 But he's not on Instagram. 314 00:13:05,126 --> 00:13:06,528 He probably never thought to search. 315 00:13:06,595 --> 00:13:08,296 And she never said she was on here either. 316 00:13:08,363 --> 00:13:10,899 Oh, my God, why does she have these weird fake accounts? 317 00:13:10,966 --> 00:13:13,535 - I want to know who she's following. 318 00:13:13,602 --> 00:13:15,804 Following Gary--look! 319 00:13:15,871 --> 00:13:18,607 - Oh, who's that? - Oh! 320 00:13:18,673 --> 00:13:19,908 - Caroline Moore? 321 00:13:19,975 --> 00:13:23,044 Oh, [bleep] 322 00:13:23,111 --> 00:13:25,480 Wow, you just [bleep] nailed it, Kamie. 323 00:13:25,547 --> 00:13:27,349 I can't believe you went and looked through those. 324 00:13:27,415 --> 00:13:28,884 God, you're good. 325 00:13:28,950 --> 00:13:31,186 - This one has a ton of [bleep] followers. 326 00:13:31,253 --> 00:13:32,888 And, look, there are some of 327 00:13:32,954 --> 00:13:34,723 those kissy-face photos Adam was getting. 328 00:13:34,789 --> 00:13:37,292 - Oh, man. - This sucks. 329 00:13:37,359 --> 00:13:39,628 - Well, at this point, we already know the girl 330 00:13:39,728 --> 00:13:41,029 in the pictures is someone else. 331 00:13:41,096 --> 00:13:44,766 - And we do have an address that's not very far, 332 00:13:44,833 --> 00:13:47,736 if we wanted to pull a pull-up mission. 333 00:13:47,736 --> 00:13:49,471 I think, go down there. 334 00:13:49,538 --> 00:13:52,908 But I won't knock on the door because then whoever this is 335 00:13:52,974 --> 00:13:54,509 will know that we're on to them. 336 00:13:54,576 --> 00:13:58,046 But if I take somebody with me, somebody from the crew, 337 00:13:58,113 --> 00:14:00,649 to go and deliver this money. 338 00:14:00,749 --> 00:14:03,251 And be, like, hey, I am so-and-so. 339 00:14:03,318 --> 00:14:06,188 I was told by Mercy to come bring this money. 340 00:14:06,254 --> 00:14:07,789 If they're like, oh, she's not here. 341 00:14:07,856 --> 00:14:09,324 I'd be like, well, I brought all this-- 342 00:14:09,391 --> 00:14:10,492 this big wad of cash. 343 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:11,760 - Right. 344 00:14:11,826 --> 00:14:13,161 - And then the person will be like, 345 00:14:13,228 --> 00:14:16,164 oh, you know what? She's right out back. 346 00:14:16,231 --> 00:14:18,633 Then I tackle her to the ground, 347 00:14:18,767 --> 00:14:20,802 pull a citizen's arrest, call the police. 348 00:14:20,869 --> 00:14:22,137 - Mm-hmm. All right, so good. 349 00:14:22,204 --> 00:14:24,773 So you hit the road, check out that address. 350 00:14:24,773 --> 00:14:27,375 And then, with whatever you find and what we already found, 351 00:14:27,442 --> 00:14:30,345 I think we should report back to Adam 352 00:14:30,412 --> 00:14:32,714 first thing in the morning and figure this mess out. 353 00:14:32,714 --> 00:14:34,716 - All right. - Godspeed. 354 00:14:34,716 --> 00:14:36,618 - Thanks. 355 00:14:36,718 --> 00:14:40,255 Hey. We're on the road. 356 00:14:40,322 --> 00:14:41,823 - All right. So we'll go down there. 357 00:14:41,890 --> 00:14:44,226 Kamie stay in, like we said, because they'll probably know 358 00:14:44,292 --> 00:14:45,727 it might be "Catfish" if they see you. 359 00:14:45,794 --> 00:14:47,495 I'll knock on the door. 360 00:14:47,562 --> 00:14:49,264 And then, did production give you some money? 361 00:14:49,331 --> 00:14:52,734 - I've got it, yes. - Show us the cash. 362 00:14:52,767 --> 00:14:53,935 - This is the bait. - Yeah. 363 00:14:54,002 --> 00:14:56,171 - Here we go. This is nonrefundable. 364 00:14:56,238 --> 00:14:59,007 - Here we go. - All right, everyone ready? 365 00:14:59,074 --> 00:15:01,977 [upbeat music] 366 00:15:02,043 --> 00:15:04,546 ♪ ♪ 367 00:15:04,613 --> 00:15:08,517 - You know, it's easy when I just watch you guys do it. 368 00:15:08,583 --> 00:15:09,951 It's not so fun when I have to do it. 369 00:15:10,018 --> 00:15:11,486 - Are you getting cold feet? 370 00:15:11,553 --> 00:15:13,822 You just have to go in there 371 00:15:13,889 --> 00:15:17,859 and be like, hey, I'm here to see Mercy. 372 00:15:17,926 --> 00:15:21,129 And, like, be really excited, like, oh. 373 00:15:21,196 --> 00:15:23,098 That's it right there. 374 00:15:23,164 --> 00:15:24,766 - It's that one, yeah. - Somebody's home. 375 00:15:24,766 --> 00:15:26,301 - All right. - I have faith. 376 00:15:26,368 --> 00:15:28,069 - I'll be watching from a safe distance. 377 00:15:28,136 --> 00:15:31,239 - Bobby, don't leave. - [laughs] 378 00:15:31,306 --> 00:15:33,175 My God, are we going to be able to hear you? 379 00:15:33,241 --> 00:15:35,577 - Yeah, we'll make it to where you--we can hear him. 380 00:15:35,710 --> 00:15:37,245 - Okay. 381 00:15:37,312 --> 00:15:40,715 Go, John. You got this. 382 00:15:40,715 --> 00:15:43,618 [tense music] 383 00:15:43,718 --> 00:15:48,056 ♪ ♪ 384 00:15:48,123 --> 00:15:50,559 [knock at door] 385 00:15:50,625 --> 00:15:52,727 Oh, my God. 386 00:15:52,727 --> 00:15:55,597 [door unlocking] 387 00:15:55,730 --> 00:15:56,998 Oh! 388 00:15:57,065 --> 00:15:58,800 Somebody's there, somebody's there. 389 00:15:58,867 --> 00:15:59,935 ♪ ♪ 390 00:16:00,001 --> 00:16:01,203 - Hey. 391 00:16:02,541 --> 00:16:03,541 [knock at door] 392 00:16:03,541 --> 00:16:05,838 - Oh, my God. 393 00:16:05,838 --> 00:16:07,871 [tense music] 394 00:16:07,871 --> 00:16:08,970 [door unlocking] 395 00:16:08,970 --> 00:16:09,805 [gasps] 396 00:16:09,805 --> 00:16:13,277 Somebody’s there, somebody’s there. 397 00:16:13,277 --> 00:16:15,003 - Hey. 398 00:16:15,003 --> 00:16:17,508 - Yeah, is Mercy here? 399 00:16:17,508 --> 00:16:19,376 - Yeah. 400 00:16:21,343 --> 00:16:23,904 - Oh, she doesn’t live here? 401 00:16:23,904 --> 00:16:24,706 - Oh, this is weird. 402 00:16:24,706 --> 00:16:26,805 I literally just came from San Francisco. 403 00:16:26,805 --> 00:16:28,211 I’ve been talking to this girl, Mercy. 404 00:16:28,211 --> 00:16:30,508 And she’s been telling me a lot about her sick mother. 405 00:16:30,508 --> 00:16:32,970 She couldn’t afford some of the medications, 406 00:16:32,970 --> 00:16:34,376 so she said come here 407 00:16:34,376 --> 00:16:35,970 and I could give her the money for her mom. 408 00:16:35,970 --> 00:16:40,102 So is there anybody maybe that has a sick mother or relative? 409 00:16:40,102 --> 00:16:41,102 Like, do you have roommates? 410 00:16:41,102 --> 00:16:42,838 I know it’s a really intrusive question. 411 00:16:42,838 --> 00:16:43,838 But, like, is there anybody, 412 00:16:43,838 --> 00:16:45,937 maybe not Mercy, maybe that was her nickname? 413 00:16:48,102 --> 00:16:49,168 - Weird. Look, I mean, it’s legit. 414 00:16:49,168 --> 00:16:55,003 Like, I literally brought $500 because she said she needed it. 415 00:16:55,003 --> 00:16:56,376 So, like-- 416 00:16:59,069 --> 00:17:00,442 - Okay. Thanks for answering the door 417 00:17:00,442 --> 00:17:02,442 for a complete stranger. 418 00:17:02,442 --> 00:17:05,211 - Thank you. Bye. 419 00:17:05,409 --> 00:17:09,277 - Emmy Award [bleep] winner right there. 420 00:17:09,277 --> 00:17:10,310 [tense music] 421 00:17:10,310 --> 00:17:12,036 I can’t believe she didn’t take the bait. 422 00:17:12,036 --> 00:17:13,376 - She definitely changed a little bit 423 00:17:13,376 --> 00:17:15,168 when I showed her the money. - Yeah. 424 00:17:15,168 --> 00:17:16,036 - But she seemed-- 425 00:17:16,036 --> 00:17:17,277 I mean, look, I knocked on her door 426 00:17:17,277 --> 00:17:19,102 and, like, I’m a stranger. - Yeah. 427 00:17:19,102 --> 00:17:21,036 - But, like, she seemed nervous. 428 00:17:21,036 --> 00:17:24,937 - She definitely-- She sounded innocent. 429 00:17:24,937 --> 00:17:28,475 - Yeah, so I don’t know what to do with that. 430 00:17:28,475 --> 00:17:29,904 This is not good for Adam. 431 00:17:29,904 --> 00:17:32,036 - It’s honestly worse than I expected. 432 00:17:32,036 --> 00:17:35,168 This just complicated things 433 00:17:35,168 --> 00:17:38,277 way more because where is this person? 434 00:17:38,277 --> 00:17:42,168 [dramatic music] 435 00:17:42,168 --> 00:17:43,574 Let me text Nev. 436 00:17:43,574 --> 00:17:48,310 "I have updates. Get in Zoom." 437 00:17:48,310 --> 00:17:49,574 [bell chimes] 438 00:17:49,574 --> 00:17:50,310 - Hey. 439 00:17:50,310 --> 00:17:52,244 - Well, I have good news and bad news. 440 00:17:52,244 --> 00:17:53,904 - Let’s go. What’s the update? 441 00:17:53,904 --> 00:17:55,003 - We found the house. 442 00:17:55,003 --> 00:17:56,442 Sent in our producer John. 443 00:17:56,442 --> 00:17:58,937 Somebody answers the door. It’s, like, a young woman. 444 00:17:58,937 --> 00:18:02,508 And John basically acted like he was Adam. 445 00:18:02,508 --> 00:18:03,409 Gave the whole spiel. 446 00:18:03,409 --> 00:18:05,277 He says, I’m talking to this girl named Mercy. 447 00:18:05,277 --> 00:18:07,003 - Whoa. - And the girl was like, 448 00:18:07,003 --> 00:18:08,310 I don’t know who Mercy is. 449 00:18:08,310 --> 00:18:12,277 So that was essentially a dead-end. 450 00:18:12,277 --> 00:18:14,376 Now I’m upset about a whole new thing, 451 00:18:14,376 --> 00:18:16,102 because now I’m like, in the event that 452 00:18:16,102 --> 00:18:20,211 this Mercy character is just giving out fake addresses... 453 00:18:20,211 --> 00:18:22,541 There is an actual young woman that lives in that house. 454 00:18:22,541 --> 00:18:24,937 - That’s true. - And who knows how many people 455 00:18:24,937 --> 00:18:27,135 that Mercy has been giving this address out to. 456 00:18:27,135 --> 00:18:29,904 And, like, the same way we rolled up on her, 457 00:18:29,904 --> 00:18:33,409 anybody could do that with bad intentions. 458 00:18:33,409 --> 00:18:34,003 - Right. 459 00:18:34,003 --> 00:18:35,409 - I don’t know who this person is, 460 00:18:35,409 --> 00:18:36,541 but they’re playing 461 00:18:36,541 --> 00:18:37,409 some kind of huge game. 462 00:18:37,409 --> 00:18:39,640 And I don’t think that whoever lives in that house 463 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,673 has anything to do with any of that. 464 00:18:42,673 --> 00:18:46,003 - Right. - That’s the tea, Christine. 465 00:18:46,003 --> 00:18:47,102 - I guess we should text Adam. 466 00:18:47,102 --> 00:18:51,003 He’s definitely not going to be psyched to hear any of this. 467 00:18:51,003 --> 00:18:52,003 - I think we can assume 468 00:18:52,003 --> 00:18:54,541 that everything that Mercy has told Adam is fake. 469 00:18:54,541 --> 00:18:57,673 - That’s pretty brutal. 470 00:18:57,673 --> 00:18:59,970 - Hey, Adam. - Oh, hey. 471 00:18:59,970 --> 00:19:03,036 - Hey. - Hey. 472 00:19:03,036 --> 00:19:04,706 - Well, how are you feeling? 473 00:19:04,706 --> 00:19:09,442 - I am a big ol’ ball of hurts right now. 474 00:19:09,442 --> 00:19:11,069 I just feel like you guys are gonna 475 00:19:11,069 --> 00:19:13,036 deliver me some bad news. 476 00:19:13,036 --> 00:19:15,277 - Um, we have news. We have info. 477 00:19:15,277 --> 00:19:19,640 I think it’s information that gets us closer to the truth. 478 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:21,970 So we’ll walk you through what we found. 479 00:19:21,970 --> 00:19:24,003 - All righty. - All right. 480 00:19:24,003 --> 00:19:24,970 So the first thing we did was 481 00:19:24,970 --> 00:19:26,310 we took all the photos that you had sent us, 482 00:19:26,310 --> 00:19:29,036 which you can see on our desktop there. 483 00:19:29,036 --> 00:19:32,541 And we searched them. And we found no matches. 484 00:19:32,541 --> 00:19:34,508 So next, we ran the phone number, 485 00:19:34,508 --> 00:19:38,168 and there was no registered owner that popped up. 486 00:19:38,168 --> 00:19:40,376 - Right. - It does say Sacramento, 487 00:19:40,376 --> 00:19:42,409 which is nowhere near Torrance. 488 00:19:42,409 --> 00:19:46,475 - Has she mentioned Sacramento or northern California or-- 489 00:19:46,475 --> 00:19:49,409 - No. But people move around states. 490 00:19:49,409 --> 00:19:50,376 - Sure. - So, I mean, 491 00:19:50,376 --> 00:19:52,168 she could’ve lived in Sacramento 492 00:19:52,168 --> 00:19:54,739 and then moved to Torrance or, you know. 493 00:19:54,739 --> 00:19:55,706 - Yeah, that’s true. 494 00:19:55,706 --> 00:20:00,003 - Well, we searched for Mercy on Instagram, 495 00:20:00,003 --> 00:20:06,102 and that was where things kind of get a little strange. 496 00:20:06,102 --> 00:20:09,277 [tense music] 497 00:20:09,277 --> 00:20:11,343 So when you search for Mercy [bleep] 498 00:20:11,343 --> 00:20:12,508 on Instagram, as you can see, 499 00:20:12,508 --> 00:20:16,102 there is three profiles immediately that come up. 500 00:20:16,102 --> 00:20:17,508 - It’s weird that there are 501 00:20:17,508 --> 00:20:20,640 three very strange profiles for Mercy. 502 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,805 They either have no posts or one post. 503 00:20:22,805 --> 00:20:24,640 They’re following either no one or-- 504 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:26,376 It’s just, like, something feels 505 00:20:26,376 --> 00:20:28,244 a little off about them, right? 506 00:20:28,244 --> 00:20:30,442 - Yeah, to say the least. 507 00:20:30,442 --> 00:20:31,409 - So then Kamie got real smart 508 00:20:31,409 --> 00:20:34,277 and just started to see who these accounts follow. 509 00:20:34,277 --> 00:20:38,069 Kamie noticed this person. And we found this. 510 00:20:38,069 --> 00:20:42,211 Her name is Caroline, not Mercy. 511 00:20:42,211 --> 00:20:45,607 - As you can see, this account gets a lot of likes, 512 00:20:45,607 --> 00:20:48,442 has over 30,000 followers. 513 00:20:48,442 --> 00:20:52,244 So this girl is an influencer. 514 00:20:52,244 --> 00:20:55,069 [somber music] 515 00:20:55,069 --> 00:20:59,805 - I don’t know why people feel the need to do stuff like this. 516 00:20:59,805 --> 00:21:04,442 Like, why tug at somebody’s heart strings 517 00:21:04,442 --> 00:21:07,673 and make them-- 518 00:21:07,673 --> 00:21:09,409 I just--I don’t know. 519 00:21:09,409 --> 00:21:11,310 - ♪ Sit in isolation ♪ 520 00:21:11,310 --> 00:21:17,871 ♪ Moments just like this feel so unfair ♪ 521 00:21:17,871 --> 00:21:19,805 - I was ready to send her 522 00:21:19,805 --> 00:21:21,343 that money because I trusted her. 523 00:21:21,343 --> 00:21:26,102 I--I--you know, I thought I loved her. 524 00:21:26,102 --> 00:21:28,574 This is just--it’s a lot. 525 00:21:28,574 --> 00:21:29,574 - ♪ Because we’re all ♪ 526 00:21:29,574 --> 00:21:34,244 - The courage it takes for somebody like me, 527 00:21:34,244 --> 00:21:36,376 somebody who’s obviously 528 00:21:36,376 --> 00:21:39,168 not the most attractive guy in the planet, 529 00:21:39,168 --> 00:21:42,838 you know, to come out, 530 00:21:42,838 --> 00:21:44,607 take a chance, 531 00:21:44,607 --> 00:21:47,310 put himself out there for everybody. 532 00:21:47,310 --> 00:21:48,003 ♪ ♪ 533 00:21:48,003 --> 00:21:50,277 You know, the fact that somebody could actually 534 00:21:50,277 --> 00:21:52,706 be sitting back behind a computer, 535 00:21:52,706 --> 00:21:54,805 preying on something like that... 536 00:21:54,805 --> 00:21:55,739 - ♪ Surrounds me ♪ 537 00:21:55,739 --> 00:21:59,739 ♪ Can someone save me from this prison ♪ 538 00:21:59,739 --> 00:22:01,706 - I just want to know why. 539 00:22:01,706 --> 00:22:04,772 Can I get a second please? - Yeah, of course. 540 00:22:04,772 --> 00:22:05,805 - ♪ Save me now ♪ 541 00:22:05,805 --> 00:22:10,838 ♪ I’m drowning in the ocean of this hell ♪ 542 00:22:10,838 --> 00:22:13,508 ♪ Save me now ♪ 543 00:22:13,508 --> 00:22:19,772 ♪ It’s harder every day ♪ 544 00:22:19,772 --> 00:22:21,409 - I feel bad. - Yeah. 545 00:22:21,409 --> 00:22:25,805 - ♪ Because I keep losing faith ♪ 546 00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:32,184 [somber music] 547 00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:34,687 - Hey, buddy. - Hey. 548 00:22:34,753 --> 00:22:37,523 ♪ ♪ 549 00:22:37,589 --> 00:22:40,359 - Before we continue, Adam, I just want you to know 550 00:22:40,426 --> 00:22:44,229 that if you are not happy with your appearance 551 00:22:44,296 --> 00:22:46,899 and how you are physically, that's one thing, 552 00:22:46,965 --> 00:22:50,769 and you have the ability 553 00:22:50,836 --> 00:22:54,073 to control that and change that if you decide to. 554 00:22:54,139 --> 00:22:57,009 But that doesn't mean that 555 00:22:57,076 --> 00:23:00,145 you're not gonna find somebody who loves you as you are, 556 00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:02,981 and it also doesn't mean that you deserve 557 00:23:03,048 --> 00:23:05,718 less than or whatever you can get 558 00:23:05,784 --> 00:23:08,954 because of how you feel that you look to other people. 559 00:23:09,021 --> 00:23:11,156 And I don't want for you to be like, look at me, 560 00:23:11,223 --> 00:23:12,691 I'm just gonna take what I can get. 561 00:23:12,758 --> 00:23:16,228 No, [bleep] that. You deserve the best, too. 562 00:23:16,295 --> 00:23:17,963 And you deserve somebody to be honest with you, 563 00:23:18,030 --> 00:23:20,265 because, yes, you're doing a courageous thing, 564 00:23:20,332 --> 00:23:22,334 not because of how you think that you look 565 00:23:22,401 --> 00:23:25,371 but because you're being a real honest person, 566 00:23:25,437 --> 00:23:27,239 and that's more than we can say 567 00:23:27,306 --> 00:23:28,774 for whoever this Mercy person is. 568 00:23:28,841 --> 00:23:31,643 You don't just have to take scraps. 569 00:23:31,710 --> 00:23:36,248 So, no more self-deprecation, okay? 570 00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:38,117 We're not doing that. - Yes, ma'am. 571 00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:41,253 [chuckles] - But there is more. 572 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,489 So if you are ready. - All righty. 573 00:23:43,555 --> 00:23:45,891 - So we didn't contact this girl. 574 00:23:45,958 --> 00:23:48,427 It's just pretty clear that whoever you're talking to 575 00:23:48,494 --> 00:23:51,163 has been using pictures of this girl. 576 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:54,700 - It's funny because she sends me those pictures right there, 577 00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:56,101 all the kissy-face ones, 578 00:23:56,168 --> 00:23:59,271 every morning and tells me it's my morning kiss. 579 00:23:59,271 --> 00:24:01,607 And it felt so sincere. 580 00:24:01,673 --> 00:24:04,309 I wanted to believe it so much. 581 00:24:04,376 --> 00:24:06,011 - There's one more piece. 582 00:24:06,078 --> 00:24:08,781 The last thing that you gave us was the address 583 00:24:08,847 --> 00:24:12,184 that "Mercy" said to show up at with the money for her mom. 584 00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:13,686 - Yeah. 585 00:24:13,752 --> 00:24:17,356 - Because Kamie's in California and in Los Angeles, 586 00:24:17,423 --> 00:24:20,859 and Torrance is essentially a suburb of Los Angeles-- 587 00:24:20,926 --> 00:24:24,596 - Did she show up at her door? - Well, yeah. 588 00:24:24,663 --> 00:24:26,699 Kamie drove down there yesterday afternoon. 589 00:24:26,765 --> 00:24:28,300 - Are you serious? - Yes. 590 00:24:28,367 --> 00:24:29,568 So this is what happened. 591 00:24:29,635 --> 00:24:31,503 We had one of our producers 592 00:24:31,570 --> 00:24:32,671 go and knock on the door, 593 00:24:32,738 --> 00:24:34,773 and basically acted like he was you. 594 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,242 He said, I've been talking to this girl Mercy. 595 00:24:37,242 --> 00:24:38,677 Does she live here? 596 00:24:38,744 --> 00:24:43,082 And a young woman answered, had no idea who Mercy was. 597 00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:47,686 He even brought cash to kind of bait the person, 598 00:24:47,753 --> 00:24:49,888 to see if the person might change their story. 599 00:24:49,955 --> 00:24:51,357 They did not budge. 600 00:24:51,423 --> 00:24:52,691 They were like, I don't know who that is. 601 00:24:52,758 --> 00:24:54,460 Like, I'm sorry that you drove all this way, 602 00:24:54,526 --> 00:24:56,328 but I don't know who you're talking about. 603 00:24:56,395 --> 00:24:57,930 - So it's official. 604 00:24:57,996 --> 00:25:01,266 - I mean, nothing points to it being her 605 00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:02,501 and her telling you the truth. 606 00:25:02,568 --> 00:25:04,403 Everything indicates that much, 607 00:25:04,470 --> 00:25:07,973 if not all, of what she's told you is a lie. 608 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:11,910 - I mean, she was good. She was good at it. 609 00:25:11,977 --> 00:25:13,545 I believed it. 610 00:25:13,612 --> 00:25:15,814 - Like, now, I don't know if you're questioning it, 611 00:25:15,881 --> 00:25:18,917 but I was wondering, like, is she even in love with you? 612 00:25:18,984 --> 00:25:23,122 Like, is that real? Is anything about it real? 613 00:25:23,188 --> 00:25:25,624 - I mean, I guess we should find out. 614 00:25:25,691 --> 00:25:28,761 - Well, we know who Mercy isn't. 615 00:25:28,827 --> 00:25:32,064 But we haven't found any clues or information 616 00:25:32,131 --> 00:25:33,665 about who she is. 617 00:25:33,732 --> 00:25:36,235 The only real option is just to reach out directly to her 618 00:25:36,301 --> 00:25:39,938 via the phone number that you have and just confront her. 619 00:25:40,005 --> 00:25:41,540 - Let's do it. 620 00:25:41,607 --> 00:25:43,575 - And, look, if she does care about you, 621 00:25:43,642 --> 00:25:44,743 this will be a great opportunity for her 622 00:25:44,810 --> 00:25:47,279 to show you that. And if she doesn't, 623 00:25:47,346 --> 00:25:51,250 are you prepared to never get that good morning text again? 624 00:25:51,250 --> 00:25:53,952 - It's scary. But I think I'm ready. 625 00:25:54,019 --> 00:25:55,120 - All right. 626 00:25:55,254 --> 00:25:58,891 - Let's message her. Hey, Mercy. 627 00:25:58,957 --> 00:26:00,893 This is Nev and Kamie from the TV show "Catfish." 628 00:26:00,959 --> 00:26:03,629 - We're helping Adam because he reached out... 629 00:26:03,696 --> 00:26:06,465 - Because he really cares about you 630 00:26:06,532 --> 00:26:09,935 and wants to finally meet you 631 00:26:10,002 --> 00:26:13,172 after all this time. 632 00:26:13,272 --> 00:26:16,842 - We already know you're not the girl in the pictures, 633 00:26:16,909 --> 00:26:19,044 you don't live in Torrance at the address you gave him, 634 00:26:19,111 --> 00:26:20,546 but we wanted to give you a chance 635 00:26:20,612 --> 00:26:22,881 to explain things for yourself. 636 00:26:22,948 --> 00:26:28,687 - Adam's still really interested in meeting you. 637 00:26:28,754 --> 00:26:31,290 Sent. I have to rip the band-aid. 638 00:26:31,357 --> 00:26:33,559 - You gotta fire it off. - It's delivered--she read it. 639 00:26:33,625 --> 00:26:34,827 - She's seen it. - Whoa. 640 00:26:34,893 --> 00:26:36,662 So she's reading it right now? - Yeah. 641 00:26:36,729 --> 00:26:38,263 - Yeah. - Typing! 642 00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:39,865 - Oh, okay. 643 00:26:39,932 --> 00:26:42,401 "I don't wanna be on TV," she says. 644 00:26:42,468 --> 00:26:44,336 - That I can work with. - That makes sense. 645 00:26:44,403 --> 00:26:45,738 - We gotta butter her up. - Yeah. 646 00:26:45,804 --> 00:26:48,540 - It is a bit of a vulnerable experience. 647 00:26:48,607 --> 00:26:51,410 How do you feel about him? 648 00:26:51,477 --> 00:26:54,279 [tense music] 649 00:26:54,346 --> 00:26:56,749 - [exhales sharply] 650 00:26:56,815 --> 00:26:59,018 - Oh, she says "Adam is a very good person and caring, 651 00:26:59,084 --> 00:27:01,653 but I can't do this." All right. 652 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,889 "How does he know I don't live at that address?" 653 00:27:03,956 --> 00:27:07,126 Because we went there and asked for you. 654 00:27:07,259 --> 00:27:08,927 - Oh. - Whoa. 655 00:27:08,994 --> 00:27:11,363 - I want you to leave that house alone. 656 00:27:11,430 --> 00:27:13,265 - Whoa. Hold on. 657 00:27:13,265 --> 00:27:15,267 - Look, "it's not good for you to go there." 658 00:27:15,334 --> 00:27:16,702 Why? Why not? 659 00:27:16,769 --> 00:27:20,272 - This is getting super weird. 660 00:27:20,272 --> 00:27:22,574 both: "They have nothing to do with Adam." 661 00:27:22,641 --> 00:27:24,410 - Please don't talk to them again. 662 00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:27,279 - No problem. We'd love to talk to you. 663 00:27:27,312 --> 00:27:30,215 - Right, so we understand. We don't want to upset anybody. 664 00:27:30,282 --> 00:27:32,751 The only person we really want to talk to is you. 665 00:27:32,818 --> 00:27:35,087 - "It's not good for you to go there." 666 00:27:35,220 --> 00:27:37,456 "I want you to leave that house alone"? 667 00:27:37,523 --> 00:27:39,525 You're the one putting them at risk. 668 00:27:39,591 --> 00:27:41,427 Oh! - "If I talk to you, 669 00:27:41,493 --> 00:27:43,362 that means you won't go back there again?" 670 00:27:43,429 --> 00:27:45,531 We weirdly found her button. 671 00:27:45,597 --> 00:27:47,566 She really doesn't want us to talk to those people. 672 00:27:47,633 --> 00:27:50,602 - If you... - Agree to come in our Zoom, 673 00:27:50,669 --> 00:27:53,605 I think we can do that. 674 00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:56,975 - If she's ready, I'm going to send that link. 675 00:27:57,042 --> 00:27:59,244 - Wow. Say it sounds good. 676 00:27:59,311 --> 00:28:02,314 - Here's the Zoom ID. 677 00:28:02,381 --> 00:28:03,849 - Well, what do you think, Adam? 678 00:28:03,916 --> 00:28:06,518 I mean, how are you feeling towards this mystery Mercy? 679 00:28:06,585 --> 00:28:08,787 - I mean, heartbroken. 680 00:28:08,854 --> 00:28:11,256 But see where it goes from here. 681 00:28:11,256 --> 00:28:13,859 - Well, let's not discount the possibility 682 00:28:13,926 --> 00:28:16,395 that there could still be a real person 683 00:28:16,462 --> 00:28:19,598 with a real connection and love for you. 684 00:28:19,665 --> 00:28:22,568 [tense music] 685 00:28:22,634 --> 00:28:24,536 ♪ ♪ 686 00:28:24,603 --> 00:28:27,406 [sighs] The waiting. 687 00:28:27,473 --> 00:28:29,341 - Did she flake out or what? 688 00:28:29,408 --> 00:28:30,776 [bell chiming] - Oh. 689 00:28:30,843 --> 00:28:31,977 - Oh! 690 00:28:33,517 --> 00:28:35,517 - [sighs] The waiting. 691 00:28:35,517 --> 00:28:37,583 - Did she flake out or what? 692 00:28:37,583 --> 00:28:39,484 [bell chiming] 693 00:28:39,484 --> 00:28:40,979 - Oh. - Oh! 694 00:28:40,979 --> 00:28:44,045 [tense music] 695 00:28:44,045 --> 00:28:48,418 ♪ ♪ 696 00:28:51,946 --> 00:28:54,319 - Hi. 697 00:28:54,319 --> 00:28:55,484 - Hello. 698 00:28:55,484 --> 00:28:58,517 - [bleep]. 699 00:28:59,550 --> 00:29:02,583 - What-- uh, what’s your name? 700 00:29:04,517 --> 00:29:06,748 - Frank? 701 00:29:06,748 --> 00:29:07,583 - Hello, Frank. 702 00:29:07,583 --> 00:29:10,517 - The connection’s a little weird. 703 00:29:10,517 --> 00:29:14,385 - Are you...Mercy? 704 00:29:15,352 --> 00:29:17,880 - Yep. 705 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,418 - Okay. 706 00:29:20,418 --> 00:29:23,352 And where do you live? 707 00:29:26,517 --> 00:29:27,649 - Wow. 708 00:29:27,649 --> 00:29:29,045 - Oh, man. 709 00:29:29,045 --> 00:29:32,550 - Where? Africa’s a big place. 710 00:29:32,550 --> 00:29:36,451 - I live in [bleep]. - Okay. 711 00:29:36,451 --> 00:29:38,583 - Was anything you told me true? 712 00:29:38,583 --> 00:29:41,748 Was there any part of the story 713 00:29:41,748 --> 00:29:45,550 that you told me that was true? 714 00:29:50,979 --> 00:29:56,451 - I mean, is this something you just do there for fun or-- 715 00:29:56,451 --> 00:30:00,847 Like, why do you do this? Why do you catfish people? 716 00:30:10,484 --> 00:30:12,144 - What makes you think that it’s any different 717 00:30:12,144 --> 00:30:13,144 anywhere else though? 718 00:30:13,144 --> 00:30:16,715 What makes you think that I don’t have problems? 719 00:30:16,715 --> 00:30:21,913 I get $800, $900 a month. That’s all I have to live on. 720 00:30:21,913 --> 00:30:24,913 That barely pays for living here, 721 00:30:24,913 --> 00:30:26,616 but you want some of that money. 722 00:30:26,616 --> 00:30:29,616 And me, being the person that I am, 723 00:30:29,616 --> 00:30:34,781 trusting you, even loving you, 724 00:30:34,781 --> 00:30:38,649 was willing to do that. 725 00:30:38,649 --> 00:30:41,078 - Do you have a family? 726 00:30:49,649 --> 00:30:52,715 - Does your girlfriend know that you are a catfish, 727 00:30:52,715 --> 00:30:54,913 that you lie to people? 728 00:30:57,111 --> 00:30:59,012 - How many men have you talked to 729 00:30:59,012 --> 00:31:01,880 since you started doing this? 730 00:31:05,045 --> 00:31:12,144 - How much money do you think you make doing this? 731 00:31:17,484 --> 00:31:20,880 - Do you only talk to Americans? 732 00:31:43,253 --> 00:31:47,286 - But if this is your way to make money, 733 00:31:47,286 --> 00:31:51,111 you haven’t made any money off of Adam? 734 00:31:53,253 --> 00:31:56,649 - So why do you keep talking to him? 735 00:32:14,715 --> 00:32:16,979 - I’m at a loss of words, I think. 736 00:32:16,979 --> 00:32:20,649 In eight seasons of making this show, this is, like, 737 00:32:20,649 --> 00:32:23,847 the absolute worst version of getting catfished 738 00:32:23,847 --> 00:32:26,847 because it’s just textbook scammer in Africa 739 00:32:26,847 --> 00:32:30,111 who has absolutely no feelings for you. 740 00:32:30,111 --> 00:32:33,616 - You don’t feel the least bit sorry? 741 00:32:41,781 --> 00:32:44,583 - You have to stop calling this a job 742 00:32:44,583 --> 00:32:47,286 because this is not a job that you’re doing. 743 00:32:47,286 --> 00:32:47,979 It’s wrong. 744 00:32:47,979 --> 00:32:52,352 Who lives at that house that you gave the address to? 745 00:32:52,352 --> 00:32:54,682 Why Torrance, California? 746 00:32:58,781 --> 00:33:02,946 - Is that the only address you knew in America? 747 00:33:02,946 --> 00:33:04,045 - You wanted us to stay away 748 00:33:04,045 --> 00:33:06,979 because it would ruin the scam you are running. 749 00:33:09,111 --> 00:33:11,177 - So another guy that you’re catfishing 750 00:33:11,177 --> 00:33:14,682 as Mercy lives at that address... 751 00:33:14,682 --> 00:33:15,319 - Yes. 752 00:33:15,319 --> 00:33:16,847 - With the woman who answered the door, 753 00:33:16,847 --> 00:33:20,111 who doesn’t know that she’s being cheated on. 754 00:33:20,111 --> 00:33:21,144 - Does that bother you, 755 00:33:21,144 --> 00:33:24,045 the fact that he’s married and talking to you? 756 00:33:24,045 --> 00:33:28,781 That doesn’t make you feel, like, the least bit guilty? 757 00:33:28,781 --> 00:33:31,045 - Just a little bit? 758 00:33:32,583 --> 00:33:34,682 - Yes, I think that’s a little bad. 759 00:33:34,682 --> 00:33:37,682 - Well, now I feel like I do need to go back there 760 00:33:37,682 --> 00:33:38,517 and knock on the door 761 00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:40,979 and deliver some information to my homegirl. 762 00:33:40,979 --> 00:33:45,352 - All I can say is I’m very sorry and I apologize. 763 00:33:45,352 --> 00:33:47,847 [tense music] 764 00:33:47,847 --> 00:33:51,715 - Like, I see you sitting there, and you’re smiling. 765 00:33:51,715 --> 00:33:54,979 Like, what--what makes you smile about this? 766 00:33:54,979 --> 00:33:58,012 I mean, you’re tugging at people’s heart strings, 767 00:33:58,012 --> 00:34:01,286 expecting them to feel sorry for you, 768 00:34:01,286 --> 00:34:04,748 but you don’t feel sorry for anybody else. 769 00:34:04,748 --> 00:34:06,045 - I’m so sorry. 770 00:34:06,045 --> 00:34:08,111 ♪ ♪ 771 00:34:08,111 --> 00:34:10,880 - You say you’re sorry, but I see you’re smiling. 772 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:14,715 Like, that’s not really empathetic to me. 773 00:34:14,715 --> 00:34:17,144 - I’m very sorry, Adam. I’m very sorry. 774 00:34:17,144 --> 00:34:21,880 - Come on. I was serious about Mercy. 775 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:23,045 So serious that I went out 776 00:34:23,045 --> 00:34:27,946 and I spent money I didn’t have on a wedding ring. 777 00:34:28,418 --> 00:34:29,946 - No. 778 00:34:32,496 --> 00:34:34,398 - I was serious about Mercy, 779 00:34:34,464 --> 00:34:36,400 so serious that I went out 780 00:34:36,466 --> 00:34:40,337 and I spent money I didn't have on a wedding ring. 781 00:34:40,404 --> 00:34:42,339 - No. 782 00:34:47,477 --> 00:34:48,979 [somber music] 783 00:34:57,554 --> 00:35:01,124 - So, why can't you stop? When are you going to stop? 784 00:35:05,696 --> 00:35:06,830 - Okay. 785 00:35:45,269 --> 00:35:47,871 - How much money do you make at that job? 786 00:35:50,774 --> 00:35:53,944 - 50 [bleep] every two weeks? - Yes. 787 00:35:54,011 --> 00:35:55,979 - That's only, like, $8. 788 00:35:58,348 --> 00:35:59,883 - Wow. 789 00:36:06,823 --> 00:36:08,992 - Can you tell us what's wrong? 790 00:36:41,758 --> 00:36:47,397 - Well, Frank, obviously it's easy for us to pass judgement 791 00:36:47,464 --> 00:36:49,433 or say, you know, 792 00:36:49,499 --> 00:36:51,568 that what you did is wrong, because it is wrong. 793 00:36:51,635 --> 00:36:54,338 We can understand your position. 794 00:36:54,404 --> 00:36:57,875 But at the same time, you have to also understand 795 00:36:57,941 --> 00:37:00,777 that Adam also struggles. 796 00:37:00,777 --> 00:37:03,914 And now he has to deal with a heartbreak on top of that. 797 00:37:03,981 --> 00:37:06,316 And I just hope that you can really understand that 798 00:37:06,383 --> 00:37:09,019 and hopefully stop what you are doing 799 00:37:09,086 --> 00:37:11,788 because, like you said, it hurts a lot of people. 800 00:37:16,793 --> 00:37:20,364 - Honestly, I just-- I don't know. 801 00:37:22,165 --> 00:37:24,635 You said you're going out with somebody right now, right? 802 00:37:24,701 --> 00:37:27,237 Are you planning on marrying her? 803 00:37:27,304 --> 00:37:29,072 - Yes. Yes. 804 00:37:32,142 --> 00:37:35,178 - Well, now she's got a wedding ring. 805 00:37:35,245 --> 00:37:38,549 This ring was meant for love. 806 00:37:38,615 --> 00:37:43,020 I'm going to mail you the ring. You can have it. 807 00:37:51,962 --> 00:37:54,064 - I do, Frank, I do. 808 00:38:03,540 --> 00:38:07,411 - I'm definitely upset, even a little mad at you. 809 00:38:07,477 --> 00:38:09,913 But I'm not mad that you tried to feed your family. 810 00:38:09,980 --> 00:38:12,082 I forgive you for it. 811 00:38:17,521 --> 00:38:20,991 - God bless you. - You got lucky, Frank, 812 00:38:21,058 --> 00:38:23,860 because I don't know if the other guys would be 813 00:38:23,927 --> 00:38:28,498 as insanely generous and kind as Adam is. 814 00:38:31,635 --> 00:38:34,271 - All right, Frank, good luck. 815 00:38:34,338 --> 00:38:36,874 Thank you for speaking with us. 816 00:38:36,940 --> 00:38:39,042 You and Adam might stay in touch. 817 00:38:39,109 --> 00:38:41,912 But no more Mercy. Okay? 818 00:38:58,462 --> 00:38:59,830 - Good luck. - Take it easy, Frank. 819 00:38:59,897 --> 00:39:02,132 Have a good one. - Bye. 820 00:39:02,199 --> 00:39:04,167 - How could you be mad at the guy? 821 00:39:04,234 --> 00:39:05,936 He gave us blessings and everything. 822 00:39:06,003 --> 00:39:07,237 We're all blessed now. 823 00:39:07,304 --> 00:39:09,439 - I was thinking about the ring. 824 00:39:09,506 --> 00:39:10,908 And I was like, man, 825 00:39:10,974 --> 00:39:14,278 wouldn't it be great if Frank could buy it from you, 826 00:39:14,344 --> 00:39:16,780 paying you back from the money you spent. 827 00:39:16,813 --> 00:39:20,417 But you one-upped me and offered to send it to him. 828 00:39:20,484 --> 00:39:22,553 - It was meant for the purpose of love. 829 00:39:22,619 --> 00:39:26,223 And I figured if he loves his girlfriend, you know, 830 00:39:26,290 --> 00:39:28,592 it'd be something that she wouldn't normally get 831 00:39:28,659 --> 00:39:31,595 or he couldn't afford, you know? 832 00:39:31,728 --> 00:39:33,130 - Adam, you are... - It's the right thing to do. 833 00:39:33,197 --> 00:39:36,567 -- Certainly, certainly going to heaven. 834 00:39:36,633 --> 00:39:40,837 You are going to heaven. Please send me a postcard. 835 00:39:40,904 --> 00:39:42,272 - I mean, he's obviously struggling. 836 00:39:42,339 --> 00:39:44,942 - Adam, you're a great guy. 837 00:39:45,008 --> 00:39:48,245 You're a bit of a sucker, okay? - [laughs] 838 00:39:48,312 --> 00:39:50,647 - But do not ever lose that. 839 00:39:50,747 --> 00:39:53,283 Because while it's the thing that makes you vulnerable, 840 00:39:53,350 --> 00:39:54,851 it's also the thing that makes you 841 00:39:54,918 --> 00:39:56,920 so goddamn special and beautiful. 842 00:39:56,987 --> 00:39:59,756 - Aw. - So keep being you. 843 00:39:59,823 --> 00:40:02,192 Obviously be a little bit more careful. 844 00:40:02,259 --> 00:40:04,061 - I think you're going to make me cry. 845 00:40:04,127 --> 00:40:06,663 - He's an asshole. You're an asshole, Nev. 846 00:40:06,763 --> 00:40:08,298 - You're an asshole. 847 00:40:08,365 --> 00:40:12,102 - Don't change because someone will be super, super lucky 848 00:40:12,169 --> 00:40:15,772 to get that love and that generosity. 849 00:40:15,806 --> 00:40:19,276 And you'll get what you deserve. 850 00:40:19,343 --> 00:40:22,179 - Yeah, hopefully. - I'm sorry it didn't work out. 851 00:40:22,246 --> 00:40:24,448 But I'm not sorry that we got to meet you. 852 00:40:24,514 --> 00:40:26,984 - Thank you so much. Bye, you guys, thank you. 853 00:40:27,050 --> 00:40:30,020 - Thanks, Adam. Take care of yourself. 854 00:40:30,087 --> 00:40:31,521 That was the nicest thing 855 00:40:31,588 --> 00:40:33,523 I've ever heard you say to anybody on the show. 856 00:40:33,590 --> 00:40:36,860 You do have it in you, you old softy. 857 00:40:36,927 --> 00:40:38,328 [WARM music] 858 00:40:38,395 --> 00:40:39,730 [laughter] 859 00:40:39,796 --> 00:40:42,266 - ♪ Your story's going to change ♪ 860 00:40:42,332 --> 00:40:44,568 ♪ Just wait for better days ♪ 861 00:40:44,635 --> 00:40:46,837 ♪ You've seen too much of pain ♪ 862 00:40:46,904 --> 00:40:49,139 ♪ Now you don't even know ♪ 863 00:40:49,206 --> 00:40:51,909 ♪ That your story's going to change ♪ 864 00:40:51,975 --> 00:40:54,211 ♪ Just wait for better days ♪ 865 00:40:54,278 --> 00:40:58,549 ♪ I promise you I won't let go ♪ 866 00:41:00,156 --> 00:41:03,420 He claims he’s part of this group of college athletes, 867 00:41:03,420 --> 00:41:04,991 sharing this fake social media. 868 00:41:04,991 --> 00:41:07,958 - He would text me from multiple different numbers. 869 00:41:07,958 --> 00:41:09,123 It’s out of control, at this point. 870 00:41:09,123 --> 00:41:13,882 - E.J. sent me multiple pictures of Emma naked. 871 00:41:13,882 --> 00:41:16,816 - Is there something he seems to want? 872 00:41:16,816 --> 00:41:18,222 - To be with me. 873 00:41:22,747 --> 00:41:29,888 ♪ ♪