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- Adam is talking to Mercy.
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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,
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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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WhatsApp, Facebook
or an Instagram.
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I don't have Instagram,
so I decided on WhatsApp.
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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.
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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.
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It may take some time, but,
I mean, love has no boundaries.
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- Well, we have work to do.
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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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- I don't think I've ever
liked anyone
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on the show more than Adam.
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- Adam is so sweet.
- He's such a great guy.
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And there's something very
weird about this girl for sure.
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- Yeah, yeah.
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- I mean, it doesn't seem like
she's only in it for money
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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.
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But he's just
really, really hoping
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somehow there's a version of
this that could work.
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And maybe there is.
245
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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
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- 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
♪ ♪