‐ Aaliyah has been talking to Jaquan
for a year and a half.
She's saving herself for him.
‐ That way that he treats me,
I get this feeling and it's like butterflies
and it's, like, this could be it.
‐ We're trying to connect
with someone that I think you know named Jaquan,
but‐‐ [disconnection chime]
‐ He just hung up.
‐ What the hell is going on here?
‐ All of the signs are pointing to the fact that he's lying.
‐ Why hasn't he texted you back?
‐ Don't just ghost. ‐ This is messed up.
‐ "I need your help." "Help."
For almost a decade,
"Catfish" has brought desperate hopefuls
the answers they deserve.
‐ Thank you guys so much for bringing us together.
‐ This time around, though, we flipped the script.
Now, I'm heading out with my co‐host, Kamie.
‐ Who's ready to go fishing?
‐ We're helping people who need us the most.
Let's do it!
Only they have no idea.
‐ She doesn't know I reached out to you guys.
‐ Oh, my goodness.
‐ This season, we're being tipped off by friends...
‐ I care about him a lot.
‐ Family...
‐ My brother's really in love with her.
‐ And even anonymous sources.
Whoa! ‐ What?
‐ This is from the whistleblower.
Ride‐or‐dies who will not sit back
while their love ones get played.
‐ ♪♪ Come on and catch me now ♪♪
‐ Why can't we meet?
‐ Homey is getting played.
‐ So many layers.
‐ 'Cause even when you don't know it...
‐ Chill, chill, chill, chill. ‐ [bleep] him, man.
‐ Take a second. ‐ [exhales]
‐ "Catfish" has your back.
[dramatic musical sting]
[text notification chime]
This is from our producer.
‐ "We just got an interesting new story.
"A girl named Pialeah reached out for your help.
"She lives here in LA and is eager to talk to you.
Could you and Kamie come in today and meet her?"
Sure.
Well, I gotta go. I gotta get dressed.
Look at me, I'm still in my house slippers.
[laughs]
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Hello.
‐ You made it.
‐ I am late, but I am here and that is what counts.
‐ When you get a weird text from your producer
that someone needs help?
‐ You come running. ‐ You gotta just show up.
There she is. What's going on?
‐ So we have this new story. Her name is Pialeah.
She thinks her cousin is being catfished.
Pialeah lives here in LA,
so we figured we can just talk to her in person.
She's literally in the office waiting for you guys.
both: Oh.
‐ Well, let's go talk to this gal.
‐ Pialeah.
Pialeah, please.
‐ Hello. ‐ Hello!
‐ Hi, I'm Pialeah.
‐ Nice to meet you. ‐ Nice to meet you, too.
‐ Nice to meet you. ‐ Hi.
‐ You live in LA. ‐ Yes, I do.
‐ So who is your cousin? ‐ My cousin's Aaliyah.
‐ Pialeah and Aaliyah? ‐ Yeah.
‐ Where does she live? ‐ Vegas.
‐ How old is she? ‐ 20.
‐ She's 20. And what's going on with her?
‐ She's definitely getting catfished.
[laughter] ‐ Straight upping it.
‐ I'm positive she's getting catfished.
‐ Have you talked to her about it?
‐ Yeah. ‐ Yes.
She's like, "No, he's probably just shy or‐‐"
No, he's a catfish. That's what it is.
‐ Who is he?
‐ His name is Jaquan. He lives in Baltimore.
‐ How long has she been talking to this person?
‐ About a year and a half.
‐ What makes you so certain he's a catfish?
‐ He was supposed to fly out to see her.
Like, the day of, he just ghosted her.
Didn't call, didn't text, anything.
‐ Ugh.
‐ She's like, "Okay, I'll forgive you."
Like, "I'll come see you."
She buys a ticket, she tries to fly and see him,
he calls her like, "No, don't come,"
like, the day before.
‐ Oh, God. ‐ What does he do?
‐ He claims he's a model, but he never FaceTimes with her.
‐ Has your cousin seen our show?
[laughter] ‐ Yes, yeah.
‐ These are, like, the basic telltale signs.
‐ That's what I'm saying.
‐ Yeah, this is by the book.
‐ I don't want her to get her heart broken.
‐ Does she know... ‐ That I'm here?
I told her, but she doesn't think I'm serious.
‐ Right.
‐ Okay, well, you can be the one to dial.
I think you should get on first.
‐ Yeah, I think you should start it.
‐ And then we'll slide in. ‐ Okay.
[computer chimes]
‐ Hello? ‐ Hi, cuzzo.
‐ What's up? ‐ What are you doing?
‐ I'm just chilling. What are you doing?
‐ I'm here right now with Neve and Kamie with "Catfish."
‐ What? ‐ [laughs]
‐ Hi. ‐ Hey.
‐ Your cousin filled us in a little bit on your situation.
‐ My cousin is crazy overprotective.
[laughter]
‐ Is this something
that you'd want to even have us help you out with?
‐ Yeah. I'm really in love with him,
but I don't wanna end up hurt.
‐ All right, well, tell us about this guy.
‐ Jaquan, he's, like, a cute Puerto Rican guy.
‐ How did you meet Jaquan? He slid into your DMs?
‐ I slid in his. [laughs]
‐ Oh. ‐ Ooh.
‐ ♪♪ Class is in session ♪♪
♪♪ Subject: Temptation ♪♪
‐ I put, like, heart eye. Like, you know, "You're cute."
And he put, like, emoji, like, "You're cute."
‐ ♪♪ So many warnings ♪♪
‐ We start talking.
‐ ♪♪ Makes me wanna do it ♪♪
‐ Then how long have you guys been talking?
‐ For a year and a half.
Ever since I met him, he just been a change in my life.
‐ ♪♪ So what if I'm reckless? ♪♪
‐ But he lives in Baltimore. ‐ Yes.
He had said he was gonna come to meet me.
And next thing you know, his brother is in the hospital
and he didn't want to talk about it.
I'm not the type of person to just keep going at somebody
and I really love him, so I'm like,
"Okay, now, I'ma take your word."
‐ ♪♪ So what if I'm bad for a second? ♪♪
‐ I was just like, "I wanna see you."
‐ ♪♪ Get to undressing ♪♪
‐ You bought a ticket to Baltimore?
‐ Yeah, but when I was about to come,
he was like, "Oh, I have family issues."
‐ ♪♪ I am bad for a second ♪♪
‐ He just makes up, like, the dumbest excuses.
‐ Well, so you know it sounds dumb.
Why do you put up with it?
‐ Jaquan's different.
My last relationship‐‐ it was bad.
He cheated on me.
Being with Jaquan, it was, like,
someone to just, like, be there for me.
‐ ♪♪ Just once, just once ♪♪
‐ He values loyalty, and we kind of value the same thing.
He understands me, he's there with me,
he motivates me.
Together, we could really be a team.
‐ ♪♪ I'll be bad for a second ♪♪
‐ I would just say, like, I'm a virgin,
so the goal is for this to last,
for us to be together for a long time.
‐ So have you been saving yourself for marriage?
‐ No.
We just been together for so long,
so I feel like we could do this together.
‐ Oh, wow. ‐ [laughs]
‐ I just really love him.
‐ You have any plans for the future?
‐ Yeah.
We are into the same type of stuff, like,
he does modeling, I do choreography,
so we're both trying to move to Los Angeles.
It would be, like, a good move for us.
‐ You gotta meet this guy. Figure out who he is, at least.
‐ I feel like it probably is him.
I just don't know what he's hiding.
I just don't get the weird stuff that he does.
‐ And so, look, you gotta come to LA, then,
because your cousin's already here
and you and Jaquan talk about being in Los Angeles anyway.
It just makes the most sense. ‐ Okay.
‐ Pack your bags, sis. ‐ Come on, cuzzo.
‐ See you soon. [chuckles]
‐ All right. ‐ Well, well, well.
‐ She doesn't see the signs.
She's standing right in front of the big‐ass, red,
blinking sign that's like, "Catfish, catfish,"
and she's like, "What?"
‐ Yeah, she don't believe it. ‐ She's got her bird box on.
[laughter]
‐ All right, well, Aaliyah will come.
We'll meet her tomorrow.
We'll let you know, you know, if we need any help.
‐ Okay.
‐ Good to meet you.
‐ It was a pleasure meeting you guys.
‐ Thanks, Pialeah.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Okay. Going to meet Aaliyah.
‐ Something's up with Jaquan, and she knows it's ridiculous.
She knows something is wrong with this situation,
but she's really locked into this guy.
‐ Please tell her we're at her hotel now.
All right.
♪♪ ♪♪
Hello. ‐ Hey.
‐ Whoa, she's tall. ‐ Oh wow, she fly.
‐ Nice to meet you guys.
‐ Good to see you.
‐ So this is cool. So what do you do in Vegas?
‐ I work a lot. I do choreography.
Hip hop, jazz.
You gotta really learn all types of dance.
‐ Yeah. ‐ I just love it, you know?
‐ Yeah.
‐ It just, like, makes me express myself.
Love and dancing‐‐
those two things just take me somewhere else.
‐ All right, so, Jaquan.
In the year and a half that you guys have been talking,
did you guys make it official?
‐ Yeah. He was like, "I want to tell you something.
I just wanna say I love you."
I was like, "I love you, too," and I felt it.
‐ How long had you guys been talking, about?
‐ Three months.
‐ So over a year now.
Does that mean that you've been only talking to him?
‐ Yeah.
‐ And he's only been talking to you?
‐ I'm assuming.
‐ But he doesn't FaceTime? ‐ No.
‐ Have you ever asked him? ‐ No.
I'm not one of those people,
especially, if I, like, love you,
I'm not gonna pressure into doing nothing
that you don't wanna do, or‐‐ ‐ Right.
‐ I just feel like, you know,
a person that really cares about somebody,
they'll do it on their own.
It's just not something that's forced.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Has he sent you pictures individually?
‐ No, I literally, like, to get his profile picture
I had to take a picture from Instagram, crop it,
you know, and then put it on there.
‐ Wait, he's never texted you a photo of himself?
‐ No. I just go on Instagram.
‐ Or a video or anything?
‐ No, he'll, like, do stuff, like,
stories on Instagram, or, you know.
‐ Okay.
Have you ever sent him some money?
‐ Yeah, something little.
Just to get something to eat or something.
‐ But he's asked for it?
‐ He'll just say he's hungry or something.
And the type of person I am,
I'm just gonna be like, "Okay, like‐‐"
‐ But when has he ever cash apped you?
‐ Never.
‐ Aaliyah, you cannot have sex with this man.
[laughter]
What makes you think that this is the person
that you want to give yourself to for the first time?
‐ Um, everything, you know?
Of course, I'm attracted to him and, um,
the way he's so goofy.
He makes me laugh, you know. The way that he treats me.
I get this feeling, and it's like butterflies,
and it's, like, this could be it, you know?
He said he told his mom about me
and he doesn't tell his mom about females,
so it's like something different.
He just always, like, uplifts me.
He, like, believes in me more than, like, a lot of people.
It's a great feeling.
‐ All of these qualities would be amazing if it was a guy
who could actually, like, show up for you.
‐ So yeah. So I'm gonna show you guys.
‐ What does that mean?
‐ I let him know, um, like, a heads‐up, you know?
On what is going on.
‐ You told him? ‐ Aaliyah.
‐ Wait, you told Jaquan? ‐ Yeah.
‐ That you're meeting up with us?
‐ I didn't want him just going blind to anything,
and I'm up front, you know?
Even though he might not be up front with me.
‐ [gasps]
‐ I was going to look at the response that I got.
‐ He wrote, "If you're trying to meet me,
"I don't want to be on a show.
I'll get a ticket and I'll fly out there tomorrow afternoon."
And then he sent a screenshot, not a book, though‐‐
‐ Yeah, that's what I'm saying. ‐ Of a flight, like?
‐ He sent a screenshot of, like, a flight option.
‐ Yeah. ‐ He just looked for a flight.
‐ Right, right.
‐ Tell him to send the confirmation.
He's not gonna come, but even if he did fly here tomorrow,
I would never advise you to go meet up with him by yourself.
‐ Can we see photos of this guy?
‐ Yeah.
‐ Can you show us his Instagram?
[suspenseful music]
Let's see.
‐ Okay, he's got a body. I mean, somebody does.
‐ He looks like a real guy. ‐ Okay.
‐ He's not a supermodel. ‐ No.
‐ Which is good.
‐ Right. ‐ Right.
‐ But I also wouldn't think that that guy
be afraid to FaceTime.
‐ Right, that's true. ‐ Me, either.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Wow.
‐ We got some research to do.
Send us an email with all the stuff you
have and then we'll start doing our research.
If he gets on a plane and flies out here, great.
‐ Right.
‐ Call us before you meet up with him.
Either way, by tomorrow
hopefully we've got some answers.
‐ Okay.
‐ We'll talk to you tomorrow morning.
‐ Okay. Thank you, guys.
‐ All right, Aaliyah. ‐ Thank you.
‐ Later.
‐ Oh, Aaliyah.
Aaliyah has made every excuse for this guy.
‐ Right.
‐ No video chatting, stands her up, I mean, come on.
‐ Right. One, she doesn't want to be pushy.
‐ Right.
She wants so badly to be in a relationship with this guy.
She's been, like, people‐ pleasing him this entire time.
‐ It's very hard to find an explanation.
‐ There are no good excuses.
Her heart's gonna be broken.
[upbeat music]
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ All right. ‐ Another day in the office.
♪♪ ♪♪
So we have Aaliyah.
She's been talking to Jaquan for the past year and a half.
He's an aspiring model, actor, gorgeous, beauty king.
She's saving herself for him.
She really, really wants this guy to be who he says he is.
‐ I have a feeling
we're gonna figure this one out pretty quick.
‐ Any time you say that, we never figure it out quickly.
‐ "Hey, Nev and Kamie. Thanks for looking into this.
"Here's what I know about Jaquan.
"His full name is Jaquan [bleep].
Here is his phone number."
But, "All the pictures I have for him are from his Instagram.
Can you believe that?
Not a single photo has been sent to her
in a year and a half that isn't on his Instagram.
‐ No.
‐ "Neither of us have Facebook.
I'm hoping he lands today. Aaliyah."
He's supposed to be on a flight to Los Angeles right now.
‐ Allegedly. ‐ Unlikely, but possible.
‐ What do we need to do to prove to her
that this guy is not who he says he is?
‐ Let's find out who the guy in the pictures is.
Let's do a couple image searches here.
Let's see what this brings up.
Nothing. All right.
♪♪ ♪♪
Second picture.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Nothing.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Last picture.
Not a hit.
All right, so the pictures are a dead end.
Let's run his phone number.
'Cause if the phone number comes back to him,
then it's him.
‐ But if it doesn't, then who is it?
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ No results, okay.
Let's go to his Instagram.
There he is. Jaquan.
Model, actor.
So here there are a bunch of comments.
‐ "Can't wait to work with u again."
‐ Oh, Park Heights. ‐ Park Heights.
Who else commented?
‐ "Thanks for hanging yesterday."
‐ Oh, whoa, he‐‐whoa, whoa.
That's the same guy. ‐ Yeah.
‐ So this guy's been writing a lot on his page
and really seems to suggest that they were together.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Park Heights. Who's this?
♪♪ ♪♪
Okay.
We could message him and say, like,
"Have you worked with Jaquan?"
"Hey, man..."
♪♪ ♪♪
All right, so let's hope that we hear back from this guy.
What else do we have?
She says the only social media he has is Instagram,
but just to be sure, let's look him up on Facebook.
‐ 'Cause just because he says he doesn't have Facebook
doesn't mean he doesn't have Facebook.
‐ Right.
‐ Whoa. ‐ Ah!
Facebook profile. ‐ That's him.
@@ ‐ Is it‐‐right.
So there's a Facebook page for Jaquan [bleep].
Same picture. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Intro: Model and actor.
Lives in Baltimore, from Baltimore, okay.
And then look, new photos that are not on his Instagram.
This was from two months ago,
So not even that long ago.
He's got some friends.
Mostly girls.
‐ But why would he tell Aaliyah
that he doesn't have a Facebook if he does?
That he's been posting on.
‐ Whoa.
He wrote in December,
"Bae, I'm horny. Reply as my girl."
‐ And he has a lot of girls commenting.
‐ Oh, yeah.
"Come here and let me help you with that."
And then another girl said, "So let's fix that."
‐ He said, "Holll up" and she said, "I said what I said."
And he said, "[bleep], make that trip, then."
‐ This is a very... thirsty comment.
‐ Yeah.
‐ For a guy who's supposed to be in love with Aaliyah.
‐ Right. ‐ Last month.
‐ Right. These are all since November.
‐ Yeah, these are all‐‐ "Who single?"
I mean‐‐ ‐ Not you. Come on, now.
‐ Right.
Basically the Facebook page is just, like, a flirtbook page.
‐ [laughs] ‐ Right?
‐ Flirtbook. ‐ He's a flirtboy.
‐ He is.
But could this be a real guy
but just not the same guy Aaliyah's talking to?
‐ Right.
True, there is a chance
that someone who's made a fake Instagram of Jaquan [bleep].
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And that's why they've never sent a photo
and can't show up.
Do we think that it is this guy and he's just,
[phone chimes] uh‐‐oh, boy.
This is our guy, right? Park Heights?
Hello?
‐ Yeah, is this Park Heights?
On Instagram?
I don't know your name, I only know your Instagram handle.
‐ We're trying to connect
with someone that I think you know named Jaquan,
and we've been trying to get in touch with him.
[disconnection chime] But‐‐oh.
‐ He just hung up. ‐ Whoa.
What the hell is going on here?
‐ You said the name Jaquan and he hung up.
We should search his number.
♪♪ ♪♪
Kayon [bleep].
‐ All right, this phone number comes back
as Kayon [bleep] in Maryland.
‐ Uh.
‐ All right. Let's hold on, now.
Who is Kayon [bleep]? ‐ Wait a minute.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ All right, Kayon [bleep].
Interesting, most Kayons are women.
‐ Hmm.
‐ So, weird.
The second I said we're asking about Jaquan
he hung up and now he's unavailable.
‐ Should we text him?
‐ "I think we got disconnected.
Please call me back."
"Thanks."
♪♪ ♪♪
Let's take a closer look at Park Heights' Instagram.
Wait a second. ‐ [gasps]
‐ We were just looking at this Instagram earlier
and now it's not loading.
Park Heights just blocked me.
‐ Yes.
‐ 'cause now I can't see his posts.
‐ Yes.
‐ So wait, what about Jaquan [bleep]?
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ He blocked you.
So could the Jaquan page
that Aaliyah knows about on Instagram‐‐
could that be this Kayon [bleep]?
‐ Suspect. ‐ It's more than suspect.
If this doesn't convince her, I don't know what will.
I don't want to break any hearts tomorrow,
but it looks like Jaquan is Ja‐gone.
‐ All right. Well, this is gonna be fun.
‐ I think it's gonna be the opposite of fun.
[phone line trilling]
‐ We wanted to talk and wondering what you're doing.
‐ Yeah, text us and we'll head over there in a little bit.
[suspenseful music]
‐ Dance center.
‐ [whispers] Basement.
♪♪ ♪♪
[whispers] Let's spy.
[yelling] Drop it like it's hot!
‐ What's up, girls? ‐ Hey.
‐ Hi, great to see you.
‐ [smooches] You look so cute.
‐ Thank you. ‐ Wow.
‐ Go ahead, Nev. Get that choreo.
‐ [laughs]
‐ And one, two, three four.
both: Five, six, seven, eight.
‐ You gotta body roll, move.
[laughter] ‐ Hey!
‐ Snap‐‐what? [laughter]
‐ Oh, my gosh.
‐ Yes.
‐ All right, why don't we dance our way, uh, towards the truth?
All right, let's get down to business.
Have you heard from Jaquan? ‐ No.
‐ Is he on a flight to Los Angeles right now?
‐ I don't know, I don't want to just think bad.
I was thinking, like,
he would answer my phone call last night.
‐ Right. ‐ Yeah.
‐ So that's weird.
I don't know, I'm just thinking of, like‐‐
you know, open‐minded.
‐ That's very generous of you.
‐ Optimistic. ‐ Very optimistic.
‐ So what'd you guys figure out?
‐ Everyone, kind of get a little closer so you can see.
All right, so we Google image searched
all the pictures off his Instagram.
We didn't find any. ‐ Which is good.
‐ Which is good, right. ‐ Yeah.
‐ So then we searched the phone number
that you have for Jaquan. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Didn't come back with any registered name.
‐ Okay.
You guys usually see that, just?
‐ Sometimes.
‐ So then we went to Facebook.
So this is where things got a little interesting.
We found this.
Jaquan [bleep]'s Facebook page.
‐ Oh, wow.
‐ And he told you that he doesn't‐‐
together: Have Facebook.
‐ Look, he just updated his profile picture,
like, a couple days ago, so this is, like, an active page.
Now check this out. We'll scroll down.
‐ December 2nd.
‐ "Bae I'm horny. Reply as my girl."
[downbeat music]
‐ Oh, so he's, uh‐‐
he's, uh, ratchet.
‐ Well, and then some girl wrote,
"Come here and let me help you with that."
And he said, "Down for the cause."
‐ Wow. ‐ Then she said what?
‐ And then look, someone else says, "So let's fix that."
And he said‐‐ ‐ He said, "Holll up."
And she said, "I said what I said."
‐ What?
‐ Why would he‐‐ oh, my gosh.
‐ That's crazy.
I'm really‐‐like, I wish I could just beat him up.
Like, I'm really mad.
‐ Well‐‐
‐ 'Cause it look like he single, like, I don't know.
‐ Yeah, right? That's what we thought.
‐ That's just that type of relationship
that I have with Jaquan, that's our type of relationship.
‐ Well not only does it look like he's single,
but he's doing it on a Facebook page
that he specifically did not tell you he had.
‐ Right.
Obviously for a reason,
'cause he's been thirst trapping from this page
for months.
‐ The person I'm talking to, they don't act like that.
♪♪ ♪♪
This is all recent.
‐ Yeah. ‐ This is all recent.
‐ It's something weird going on.
‐ So then we started thinking, I mean, there is a chance
that the Facebook page we found is the real guy
and that somebody else‐‐ ‐ Imposter, like?
‐ Made a fake Instagram of Jaquan.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Using his pictures and his name
and that's who you're talking to.
‐ This could be a completely different person
that we haven't even seen photos of yet.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ We don't know what's going on.
‐ Yeah.
‐ When we went back to his Instagram,
there was one account that kept popping up
as someone who was commenting.
This Park Heights?
[suspenseful music]
Do you‐‐you don't know this guy, do you?
‐ No.
‐ So I sent him a DM.
And he called me. "Hey, what's this about?"
So it's like, "Okay, well,
"basically we're trying to help your friend Jaquan
meet this girl," and he hung up.
‐ Are you serious? ‐ Yeah.
‐ That is crazy.
‐ And then I noticed he had blocked me on Instagram
and then we went to Jaquan's Instagram page
and that was blocked.
Will you check?
'Cause last we checked, it looks like he blocked me.
‐ What? ‐ Oh, wow.
‐ So she's blocked.
‐ Are you serious?
‐ So he blocked us.
It shows no posts.
‐ This is weird.
‐ So maybe it's not really the guy in the pics.
He knows we're onto him
and he's trying to disappear so he doesn't have to get busted.
‐ I don't know. I'm confused.
‐ This is terrible.
‐ And he's not talking to me.
‐ So whoever this Park Heights guy is...
well, we looked up that number.
The number came back registered to Kayon [bleep].
Does that sound familiar?
‐ Um, I mean, maybe that could be his brother.
Like, they call him Kayo.
[dramatic music]
‐ I mean, Kayo is close to Kayon.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ And that's‐‐that's how‐‐
‐ Yeah, Kayo.
‐ So when he found out
that we were looking into Jaquan, he freaked out.
It's starting to feel like the guy you've been talking to
could be Jaquan's brother, Kayon [bleep].
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ It just don't make sense. None of this.
I've never though this, like‐‐ I guess you did, but, like,
I just never thought this. This is blowing‐‐
for me to be putting my all in
and wanting to give myself to a guy‐‐I don't know.
It's, like, a lot.
‐ ♪♪ Sick of being broken by the faithless ♪♪
‐ I just wanna see‐‐ I need to know.
‐ ♪♪ Nothing hurts as much as losing hope ♪♪
‐ Well, here's the thing.
If he isn't who he says he is, then he's been lying to you.
If he is who he says he is‐‐ ‐ He's been lying to me.
‐ And those accounts are his, he's been lying to you.
‐ That's just what I've been saying, so I was like‐‐
‐ Right, he's lying either way.
‐ ♪♪ My body runs cold ♪♪
‐ So if you do find him, like,
are you gonna be with him still?
‐ It just, like, all depends on what he has to say.
‐ But what could he possibly say
that we can't see with our two eyes?
‐ ♪♪ Ooo‐ooo‐ooo, nothing can save me ♪♪
♪♪ Ooo‐ooo‐ooo, I drown in my daydreams ♪♪
‐ I didn't expect this. ‐ Terrible.
‐ I just didn't see it coming, you know?
‐ ♪♪ Lay down next to me ♪♪
‐ Oh, I don't even know.
‐ If he isn't who he says he is,
then he's been lying to you.
If he is who he says he is and those accounts are his,
he's been lying to you.
‐ He's lying either way.
‐ I'm trying to, like, I just wanna see‐‐I need to know.
‐ Okay, you should probably reach out to him.
It's up to you.
If you want, you can call him, if you want us to call him.
‐ But today is time for the ultimatum.
‐ Okay.
Ugh, I just feel like
I'm just about to scare him by calling him.
[phone line trilling]
‐ Hello?
‐ Um, so, like, I'm actually with Nev right now
and I'm trying to see if you're gonna, like, meet me?
What's going on?
‐ No, I'm not.
It's, like, now or never, so, if, like,
if you're not gonna come,
that means we've been wasting a long time.
If you really do love me‐‐
‐ Okay, so show me.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Why?
‐ Okay, so, are you gonna come?
‐ I'll text you, okay?
‐ He's annoying, like‐‐ ‐ He's, like, shy.
‐ But does that seem like
the Facebook account of a guy who's shy?
And why on the phone did he say,
"I hope you're not disappointed?"
‐ Lotta questions,
but we'll have someone from production
coordinate a flight for him. ‐ Okay.
‐ And he'll have his chance. ‐ Yeah.
‐ All right, well, hopefully tomorrow is the day.
‐ Bye, Pialeah.
‐ We'll talk to you in the morning.
♪♪ ♪♪
I honestly don't know what to expect tomorrow.
‐ Hello, Aaliyah. Have you heard anything?
‐ Great, we'll come scoop ya.
‐ Will today be the beginning of a beautiful relationship
or will it be a train wreck that ends in heartbreak?
‐ There's no way it's the guy in the pics.
If it is, he's got a lot of explaining to do,
and my biggest fear is we get there
and Aaliyah does not ask him anything.
She's just happy with the fact that he showed up
and she's like, "Okay, great. You are who you say you are.
Let's move in."
‐ Right. ‐ No.
‐ There she is.
‐ Hey. ‐ What's up?
‐ Hi.
‐ You look super cute. ‐ Thank you. You, too.
‐ Yeah, I like the tracksuit.
It is, right? ‐ Yeah, yeah.
[dramatic music]
‐ All right, so we found a good spot,
so just text him and tell him to meet us at Griffith Park.
‐ Okay.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Is his Instagram still down?
‐ I tried to look for it yesterday
and I still didn't see it.
‐ Huh.
‐ Lot of explaining that needs to be done today.
‐ It just looks like I'm getting played.
That's how I feel.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ All right, I think this is our spot up here.
Do you ever just, like, send him, like, a location pin?
An address? ‐ Yeah.
‐ So maybe send him a pin
once we get up into this parking lot here.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ What's gonna happen?
I think you gotta, like, calm me down.
I'm tryna slow my beats down.
‐ Just breathe.
‐ Well, we'll wait for him out there, then, huh?
‐ My gosh.
[suspenseful music]
Make sure that my lips stay glossy.
‐ It's glossy, girl.
‐ Oh, my gosh.
‐ [sighs] A year and a half in the making.
‐ Yes.
You know how your heart just start beating?
‐ You can do it, girl.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Who's that guy walking by?
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ There goes that heartbeat again.
♪♪ ♪♪
Oh my gosh. I just know, like, it's gonna get real.
It's gonna get real in a second.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Why hasn't he texted you back?
‐ Right. ‐ I know.
It's weird.
♪♪ ♪♪
I'll just say, "What's going on?
Where are you?"
‐ I mean, he hold you he landed, so.
‐ Right.
‐ I guess we should just take his word for it?
Nev, call him. ‐ Yeah, I better call him.
[phone line trilling]
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Please leave your message‐‐ [voicemail chimes]
‐ Hey, Jaquan. It's Nev.
I'm here with Kamie and Aaliyah
and we're at the park and we've been here a little while.
Let us know. Hoping you'll show up soon.
Okay. Thanks, bye.
[sighs]
‐ It's weird.
‐ I don't know, Aaliyah.
Did he just get, like, cold feet or what?
‐ How long should we wait? It's already been 30 minutes.
‐ Don't just, like, ghost.
‐ This is messed up. [groans]
I'm feeling dumb.
♪♪ ♪♪
[dramatic music]
‐ This is messed up.
I wouldn't keep somebody waiting this long.
‐ He's kept you waiting a year and a half.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ This just burns.
‐ I think that you have done enough
with trying to accommodate him.
‐ Yeah.
‐ So instead of us sitting out here all [bleep] day,
he can meet us somewhere where we're more comfortable.
‐ All right, why don't we get back in the car?
‐ [sighs] This is crazy.
‐ Sorry. ‐ I know.
‐ ♪♪ You're always talking, but you're not playing ♪♪
♪♪ It doesn't match your face ♪♪
‐ Why don't we go‐‐ there's a spot we can hang out.
We can have a snack.
‐ I can't believe this.
‐ ♪♪ Are you afraid of me now? ♪♪
♪♪ Do you feel that I can see your soul? ♪♪
‐ No matter what happens,
I think that you have learned a valuable lesson
in never stalling your life or your dreams for anybody.
‐ Yeah.
‐ ♪♪ Run away with me now ♪♪
‐ So let's hang out here for a bit,
see if we hear back from Jaquan.
‐ ♪♪ Are you afraid when I look your way? ♪♪
‐ All right, have a seat.
‐ Has he texted you? ‐ No.
‐ It's been two hours since you texted him
that we were going to a park.
We waited there half an hour.
‐ Yeah.
‐ Send him a link to this place and just say,
"We're here, this is your last chance."
‐ ♪♪ Some days I'm built of metal ♪♪
♪♪ I can't be broken ♪♪
♪♪ But not when I'm with you ♪♪
‐ What are you thinking?
‐ That I'm super given him the benefit of the doubt
time, and time, and time, and time.
But nobody never thinks they would get, like, catfished
or, you know?
They wouldn't really think this would happen to them.
I don't know.
‐ I guess now we just wait.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ ♪♪ Don't leave me ♪♪
♪♪ ♪♪
♪♪ Never leave me out ♪♪
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ This is crazy. Just send a [bleep] text.
‐ This is, like, too immature.
[dramatic music]
‐ Uh‐oh.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ Is that him?
‐ I can't believe it.
Oh, my gosh. ‐ It's him! Wow.
[soft dramatic music]
♪♪ ♪♪
I'm shocked. ‐ Oh, my gosh.
‐ What happened, what‐‐
we hadn't heard from you for a couple hours.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Oh, my gosh.
‐ I'm a little nervous, for real.
I'm not even‐‐ yeah, something new.
New experience for me. ‐ Okay.
‐ This is just crazy.
‐ Jaquan. That's your name?
‐ Yes.
‐ Aaliyah, you want to join us?
‐ Yeah. [groans]
‐ We're confused, I mean, you did get her texts.
‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ What's been going on?
What took you so long today?
‐ I kind of didn't want to do the show, to be honest.
I didn't want to meet like this, honestly.
That's kind of, like, embarrassing for me.
‐ Okay, fine.
But it would've never come to this
if you had just even, like, FaceTimed with her.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Right?
‐ Yeah.
‐ See, like‐‐ it took me a big chance
to even get on the phone with her in the first place,
'cause I don't even talk on the phone.
‐ You haven't sent her any pictures?
‐ Right.
At first, I didn't take it serious.
And then she was telling me that she's a virgin.
To me, I'm, like, a good guy.
Like, I wouldn't want to take no girl's virginity
and not be with the girl.
‐ So you felt like she got serious
and you guys obviously live on other sides of the country.
You weren't sure how, where it was gonna go.
But from what she told us,
it seemed like you guys were in a relationship.
You said you loved her, she said she loved you.
‐ Right, right.
‐ She was willing to get on a flight.
I don't get it.
‐ I wanted to meet her, but that was a big step for me.
I was kinda just nervous.
I'm insecure in person.
She wanted to see me so bad, I would just say, "Yeah."
But when it came down to it, I was making, like, excuses
and I'm like, "I gotta work" or something.
Or I ain't got the money.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ I hear what you're saying.
There's just been so much mystery around you.
‐ Why'd you delete your Instagram?
‐ Oh, well, my brother did that.
‐ So is Park Heights‐‐
‐ Oh, that's‐‐ again, that's my brother.
‐ That's your brother. ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And he blocked us because you didn't want to do the show?
‐ Yeah.
He was kinda putting stuff in my head, too,
'cause he was more skeptical at first.
‐ Skeptical of her? ‐ Yeah, pretty much.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ We found a Facebook page that you use, I guess.
And she didn't know you had a Facebook page.
But on the Facebook page, you're very flirtatious.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ You were definitely talking to girls on Facebook.
‐ I was just doing it for fun, basically.
‐ It was, like, sexual.
And then what we seen was, like recent, you know?
[dramatic music]
‐ Jaquan in real life
is supposed to be in a relationship with Aaliyah.
When you're out and about
and somebody were to ask you, "Do you have a girlfriend?"
Do you say yes?
‐ Um, would I say yes
if somebody were to ask me if I had a girlfriend?
Um...
‐ In real life, when you're out and about,
and somebody were to ask you, "Do you have a girlfriend?"
Do you say yes?
‐ Um, would I say yes
if somebody were to ask me if I had a girlfriend?
Um...
‐ If you gotta think about it, it's fine.
‐ Yes.
Like, I really do love the girl.
Don't get me wrong.
Like, I really don't show my feelings
until I know, like, it's genuine.
Like, I'm scared to get my heart broke,
if that makes sense.
[soft dramatic music]
Like, I can't, like, when I wanted to meet her,
I can't do that on my own, like,
that was a big step for me.
I was kinda just nervous.
And, like, I'm insecure in person, like,
I don't‐‐I like‐‐ I can't do that.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ [chuckles] He's, like, shy. It's cute.
‐ But‐‐okay. Aaliyah, talk to me.
‐ Okay. ‐ Come on, girlfriend.
‐ It's hard, like,
when you see his smile for the first time, you know?
It's, like, hard not to, like, give in.
‐ So you're into it? ‐ Yeah, I am.
‐ Just from knowing you for the past few days,
you do a lot to make other people feel loved and wanted.
‐ Do they do that to me?
‐ You want to give, give, give, give, give,
but, like, how much love are you getting?
You're giving all of it, but what are you getting back?
I personally don't think that
he would've ever actually met up with you
if it wasn't for this. ‐ Me either.
‐ For this, mm‐hmm.
But I don't know.
I could see, like, the more he was talking
it was, like, this was hard for him.
♪♪ ♪♪
I don't know, like, I love him, so it's, like, more than that.
I don't know, it's crazy.
‐ From the conversations you guys have had,
you've talked about wanting to move to California
and to, you know, be with her.
‐ Yeah, I talked about moving to LA.
‐ Right, but you didn't imagine
moving to LA to, like, be in a relationship with her?
‐ No. ‐ Fair.
‐ But it's, like, 50/50.
‐ How serious are you?
‐ I'm serious, right? I mean, I love that girl.
[mumbles] I've got feelings for her, like, um...
I could see myself moving out here with her.
‐ So you want to try to make this work?
‐ I just wanna make sure. Basically, exactly.
‐ All right.
All right, let me just check in with them, see if‐‐
‐ Okay, thank you.
‐ And then I'll bring her over. ‐ All right.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ I've been talking to him
and it sounds to me like he has things he wants to say to you.
So why don't we just let them talk
and we'll just kind of leave you guys for a minute.
Hey, what you wanna do for real, though?
‐ What you mean?
‐ Like, do you want to be with me?
I mean, I want to be with you, obviously.
‐ I do, I just don't want to look dumb.
I don't know, it's just, like, trust is kinda [bleep] up.
So what are you willing to do for this relationship?
‐ I'm tryna be with you.
‐ But, like, what are you willing to do?
‐ Whatever you ask me to do.
That's what I'm‐‐ hey, that's what I asked you.
Like, what do you want me to do?
I can show my actions. ‐ I like it.
‐ So you don't get hurt, you know?
‐ I like it.
‐ Um, I feel like I'd be okay with doing it.
‐ Yeah, we can live together.
‐ So do you love me?
‐ I want a hug‐‐ yes, I love you.
Come here, give me a hug.
[upbeat music]
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ You're so cute.
‐ Think I am?
‐ All right, you two.
‐ No, you're cute. No, you're cute. [laughs]
‐ Let's sit over here for a second
so we can all sit together.
♪♪ ♪♪
You understand, like, like, she is serious?
‐ Right.
‐ And she doesn't [bleep] around.
‐ Right.
‐ And when she's with someone,
she's really with them and it means a lot.
From what you're saying, you feel very much the same way.
So, like,
there's definitely grounds here for some sort of future thing.
‐ Right.
‐ But you're gonna have to prove it, you know.
‐ I think that you guys, because you are so young,
you can both come here and makes moves
and do exactly what it is that you want to do
and be in a relationship with each other,
but still have your own path.
‐ Yeah. ‐ Okay.
‐ Don't move in together.
For Christ's sake, please.
I have to say that before I leave.
‐ So that's it. All right.
In an un‐‐you know. ‐ Come here.
‐ [gasps] ‐ Wow.
‐ Can't wait till y'all, like‐‐
[laughter]
‐ Why don't we let you guys have some time?
Nice to meet you, man. Good luck.
‐ All right. Peace.
‐ Good luck to you.
‐ ♪♪ Is this what they call real love? ♪♪
I gotta keep my eyes on him at all times.
‐ Are you serious? ‐ [laughs] Yes.
‐ Still?
It's just me and you.
♪♪ ♪♪
‐ ♪♪ Is this what they call real love? ♪♪
‐ So you think that they're gonna make this work?
‐ I mean, I think they're gonna try.
I'm just happy it was him.
‐ Yeah.
I don't know.
It'll be interesting to see where they go from where.
‐ Yeah.
‐ But they are cute. ‐ Yeah, they're cute.
‐ ♪♪ Real love, real love, real love ♪♪
♪♪ ♪♪
[computer chimes]
[upbeat music]
‐ Oh, told you! ‐ Oh, wow.
‐ Look at them. Together? Where are you?
‐ Baltimore. ‐ Baltimore.
‐ Wow.
‐ Did you move to Baltimore, Aaliyah?
‐ No.
‐ Well, actually, the same day that everything was done,
I went with him to Baltimore.
‐ Wait. ‐ What?
So you did move in.
‐ Yeah.
‐ Are you gonna just stay there till you both move to LA?
‐ Well, basically, yeah, till we move to LA.
‐ That's so nice. This never happens.
Whoo!
[laughter]
‐ Listen, I hope it works out. I want it to work out.
I want for you guys to work together
but also work separately.
‐ We're rooting for you. Take it slow.
‐ [laughs] ‐ [laughs]
We're working on, like, you know, being better,
like, bettering ourselves together.
‐ I'm glad. ‐ All right.
‐ I like this plan. ‐ We're happy for you guys.
‐ Take care of each other. ‐ Bye, cuties.
‐ Nice meeting you guys again. ‐ Bye!
‐ Gemini has been talking to Miranda
for the past seven years.
Oh, my God, it's her.
‐ This is what I've been saying!
I'm not doing this. ‐ You gotta be kidding me.
We can't let her back on the show.
Is there a chance
that we could somehow have like an intervention?
She's here. Hello again.