1 00:00:05,678 --> 00:00:10,934 These two title MTV cartoon guys thought the band KISS was pretty cool... 2 00:00:11,018 --> 00:00:13,269 Who is Beavis and Butt-Head? 3 00:00:13,352 --> 00:00:15,022 -Ben? -Who are Beavis and Butt-Head? 4 00:00:15,105 --> 00:00:16,898 -Yup! - TV character for 400. 5 00:00:17,898 --> 00:00:20,651 I'm not good at meeting people for the first time. 6 00:00:20,736 --> 00:00:24,280 -Hey. Nice to meet you. Nathan. -Pleased to meet you. How are you? Kor. 7 00:00:27,074 --> 00:00:28,868 - Door city over here. - Yes. 8 00:00:28,952 --> 00:00:33,080 So, this is basically, it's like a portal, I guess, on some levels. 9 00:00:34,207 --> 00:00:35,250 Yeah. 10 00:00:35,334 --> 00:00:38,462 I have been told my personality can make people uncomfortable, 11 00:00:38,544 --> 00:00:40,379 so I have to work to offset that. 12 00:00:41,380 --> 00:00:45,176 Humor is my go-to instinct, but every joke is a gamble. 13 00:00:45,761 --> 00:00:48,555 - Shoes off or... - Please walk as is. 14 00:00:48,638 --> 00:00:51,308 - And-- - Okay. Shirt off? Or? Just kidding. 15 00:00:51,390 --> 00:00:52,726 - I'll leave my shirt on. - It's not that... 16 00:00:53,101 --> 00:00:55,936 - No, it's not that kind of place. - No, it's not, I'm just kidding. 17 00:00:56,020 --> 00:00:59,024 So far it was going well, and it had to, 18 00:00:59,398 --> 00:01:03,319 because I was about to ask this man to trust me with his life. 19 00:01:04,278 --> 00:01:07,574 Kor Skeet is a 50-year-old teacher from Brooklyn, New York, 20 00:01:08,033 --> 00:01:10,660 and there is nothing he loves more than trivia. 21 00:01:10,743 --> 00:01:12,953 I'm very good at television trivia. 22 00:01:13,329 --> 00:01:15,749 Who is the youngest person to ever be inducted 23 00:01:15,832 --> 00:01:18,085 into the Television Hall of Fame? 24 00:01:18,542 --> 00:01:19,585 It's a female. 25 00:01:19,669 --> 00:01:21,087 - Who? - Oprah Winfrey. 26 00:01:22,046 --> 00:01:23,089 A few months ago, 27 00:01:23,172 --> 00:01:27,094 Kor responded to a vague Craigslist post I put on the internet, 28 00:01:27,177 --> 00:01:32,015 sharing a story about a lie he told his bar trivia team over 12 years ago. 29 00:01:32,599 --> 00:01:36,268 I told my friends that I had an advanced degree, 30 00:01:36,352 --> 00:01:39,898 and I didn't. I play trivia with them often, 31 00:01:39,982 --> 00:01:41,817 and the problem was that I... 32 00:01:41,900 --> 00:01:43,860 wanted to seem like I was smarter than I was. 33 00:01:44,193 --> 00:01:46,655 My teammates all had advanced degrees. 34 00:01:47,197 --> 00:01:49,615 I decided to let them think I had a master's degree 35 00:01:50,074 --> 00:01:52,494 when I was just getting my bachelor's. 36 00:01:53,537 --> 00:01:57,457 - You've quite a collection. - Yeah, I'm a bibliophile. 37 00:01:58,083 --> 00:02:01,293 How to Make Love All Night and Drive a Woman Wild? 38 00:02:02,211 --> 00:02:03,379 Well, you know? 39 00:02:03,462 --> 00:02:06,007 I think we're gonna get along pretty well. 40 00:02:06,466 --> 00:02:08,552 - I don't know about that. I... - Yeah. 41 00:02:09,177 --> 00:02:13,014 And now it's gotten to the point where he's lying to them every day. 42 00:02:13,097 --> 00:02:15,474 I have a friend on the team that keeps sending me, 43 00:02:16,392 --> 00:02:18,812 jobs that require a master's degree. 44 00:02:19,228 --> 00:02:21,356 So now, it's being shoved back in my face again, 45 00:02:21,439 --> 00:02:23,442 and I'm running out of excuses. 46 00:02:24,026 --> 00:02:27,695 I understand his dilemma. This trivia team is his life. 47 00:02:28,446 --> 00:02:32,450 And when you reveal your true self, people don't always like what they see. 48 00:02:33,326 --> 00:02:36,538 But I wanted to show him that if you plan for every variable, 49 00:02:36,620 --> 00:02:39,874 a happy outcome doesn't have to be left to chance. 50 00:02:43,253 --> 00:02:46,047 I assume you've seen some of my previous work? Or... 51 00:02:46,130 --> 00:02:47,965 - I'm afraid I haven't. - Okay. 52 00:02:49,635 --> 00:02:51,595 It's... I made a show called Nathan For You. 53 00:02:52,054 --> 00:02:53,012 Okay. 54 00:02:54,180 --> 00:02:57,350 Didn't you say your trivia specialty is television shows? 55 00:02:57,434 --> 00:02:59,393 It is, but there's even a limitation on that. 56 00:02:59,811 --> 00:03:02,813 - Okay. - Yeah. 57 00:03:03,773 --> 00:03:06,652 - I mean, you should check it out. - I mean, definitely. 58 00:03:06,734 --> 00:03:10,112 But a lot of it involved working with real people... 59 00:03:10,197 --> 00:03:11,781 ...so I'd have to put myself in all these 60 00:03:12,239 --> 00:03:16,369 uncertain environments and I became really good at 61 00:03:16,912 --> 00:03:19,873 predicting how people would act in a future situation. 62 00:03:20,374 --> 00:03:22,709 - Okay, okay. - For example. 63 00:03:23,293 --> 00:03:26,671 Like this conversation's going pretty well, right? 64 00:03:26,755 --> 00:03:29,632 - Okay, I'd like to continue it. - I mean, do you think so? I don't know. 65 00:03:29,716 --> 00:03:32,051 - Yeah. I'm... So far, so good. - I mean, we've been having fun. 66 00:03:32,135 --> 00:03:34,930 I assume we have been sharing some laughs so far. 67 00:03:35,012 --> 00:03:37,139 Yeah. I hope to continue that way. 68 00:03:37,599 --> 00:03:39,142 So, that's no accident. 69 00:03:41,435 --> 00:03:46,275 Everything that's happened so far today, I have rehearsed it dozens of times. 70 00:03:47,609 --> 00:03:52,823 These exact words, in a replica of your home, with an actor playing you. 71 00:03:53,991 --> 00:03:55,033 Okay. 72 00:03:55,116 --> 00:03:58,203 Remember a couple of weeks ago, when the gas company came by 73 00:03:58,285 --> 00:03:59,705 because of a leak in your building? 74 00:04:00,706 --> 00:04:02,916 Yes... 75 00:04:02,999 --> 00:04:06,503 Well, there wasn't a leak in your building, that was my team. 76 00:04:06,585 --> 00:04:08,087 Gotta check the stove... 77 00:04:08,463 --> 00:04:09,965 Ehen you gave them access, 78 00:04:10,047 --> 00:04:13,218 they secretly made a digital map of your entire home. 79 00:04:14,343 --> 00:04:16,304 We then recreated every detail of this space 80 00:04:16,388 --> 00:04:19,849 as a physical set in a warehouse a few miles from here. 81 00:04:20,433 --> 00:04:22,059 And with the help of a fake you, 82 00:04:22,144 --> 00:04:25,480 I could practice every single permutation of this interaction 83 00:04:25,813 --> 00:04:27,149 and have a plan for it. 84 00:04:27,232 --> 00:04:29,776 I mean, do you think I should say something about the doors? 85 00:04:30,277 --> 00:04:33,696 The actor I hired analyzed your submission video 86 00:04:33,779 --> 00:04:36,449 to mimic your speech patterns and psychology. 87 00:04:36,533 --> 00:04:38,784 Well, it's me with my... my parents, I was... 88 00:04:38,868 --> 00:04:41,662 I can't remember, maybe I was about ten? 89 00:04:42,164 --> 00:04:44,833 How to Make Love All Night and Drive a Woman Wild? 90 00:04:45,208 --> 00:04:46,417 Yeah, that was a... 91 00:04:46,501 --> 00:04:49,004 I feel like we're going to get along pretty well. 92 00:04:49,086 --> 00:04:50,921 And we tried over and over. 93 00:04:51,256 --> 00:04:52,423 -Hi. Nathan. -Hey. 94 00:04:52,507 --> 00:04:54,091 -Hi. Nathan. -Hi. Hey, hi. 95 00:04:54,175 --> 00:04:56,177 -Hi. Nathan. -Hi. Hi. 96 00:04:57,303 --> 00:04:58,639 Door city over here. 97 00:04:58,972 --> 00:05:01,975 And I'd adjust each time until I perfected it. 98 00:05:02,433 --> 00:05:05,270 - Or shoes off? - No, you can leave them on, it's fine. 99 00:05:05,354 --> 00:05:07,439 All right. What about shirt off? 100 00:05:08,023 --> 00:05:09,066 Leave it on, please. 101 00:05:09,148 --> 00:05:10,858 Yeah, so that will probably make him laugh. 102 00:05:10,943 --> 00:05:13,194 So everything that's happened so far today, 103 00:05:13,653 --> 00:05:16,114 I have rehearsed it dozens of times. 104 00:05:16,197 --> 00:05:20,911 These exact words, in a replica of your home, with an actor playing you. 105 00:05:21,954 --> 00:05:22,912 Wow! 106 00:05:25,415 --> 00:05:26,624 Wow! 107 00:05:26,708 --> 00:05:30,586 This is what we can do for your lie with your friends. 108 00:05:30,670 --> 00:05:34,341 Your trivia, like, this is the potential is what I am saying. 109 00:05:34,424 --> 00:05:35,717 I see. Like a person, 110 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:40,054 if I had the ability to know... if I knew what... how the other person 111 00:05:40,138 --> 00:05:42,224 or other people are going to react, or how the situation is going to go... 112 00:05:42,641 --> 00:05:43,975 - You'll know. - Yeah. 113 00:05:44,059 --> 00:05:46,185 You'll know what exactly to say for every possible way. 114 00:05:46,270 --> 00:05:48,355 Then that would be extremely appealing, yes. 115 00:05:48,939 --> 00:05:51,608 But as we kept talking, I began to understand 116 00:05:51,692 --> 00:05:54,568 the real reason he had been putting this off for so long. 117 00:05:56,113 --> 00:05:57,990 Well, it's good except for one thing. 118 00:05:58,073 --> 00:06:00,658 Suppose one of my friends might give a reaction 119 00:06:00,993 --> 00:06:03,161 that's very, very violent on some people, 120 00:06:03,537 --> 00:06:06,540 even beyond the several predictions you can make. 121 00:06:07,582 --> 00:06:08,916 What do you mean by violent? 122 00:06:09,459 --> 00:06:14,089 Like, you know, call me names and saying things that are so unforgivable 123 00:06:14,172 --> 00:06:16,799 that I couldn't be their friend after that. 124 00:06:18,218 --> 00:06:20,636 Who are you worried about specifically? 125 00:06:25,058 --> 00:06:28,520 I'd rather not reveal the name, not at this point, but... 126 00:06:29,688 --> 00:06:32,482 it's definitely someone that's on the team. 127 00:06:33,066 --> 00:06:35,443 I found myself in an odd situation. 128 00:06:36,194 --> 00:06:38,947 Kor was willing to point out his friend in a photo, 129 00:06:39,030 --> 00:06:41,658 but he wouldn't tell me anything else about her. 130 00:06:41,742 --> 00:06:43,285 She looks so nice, what is it about her? 131 00:06:43,368 --> 00:06:45,745 She's a nice person, very nice, but... 132 00:06:46,622 --> 00:06:47,830 How do I put it? 133 00:06:49,332 --> 00:06:53,462 If she... depending on her mood, you don't want to cross her too much. 134 00:06:54,462 --> 00:06:55,713 Oh, my God! Okay. 135 00:06:55,797 --> 00:06:58,507 It was frustrating. My rehearsal for today 136 00:06:58,591 --> 00:07:00,761 was designed to get him to open up about this stuff, 137 00:07:01,345 --> 00:07:03,846 but perhaps I had done something to put him off. 138 00:07:05,097 --> 00:07:08,769 Thinking back, there was a somewhat off-color joke I tried 139 00:07:08,852 --> 00:07:10,895 after a trip to the bathroom. 140 00:07:10,979 --> 00:07:14,482 Oh, my gosh, I should start traveling with a plunger. 141 00:07:16,692 --> 00:07:19,279 - You think he'd find that funny? Or... - Yeah. 142 00:07:19,362 --> 00:07:21,740 But when I did it with the real Kor, it didn't land. 143 00:07:22,199 --> 00:07:25,117 Oh my God, I should start traveling with a plunger. 144 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:27,996 Well, well, well. 145 00:07:31,083 --> 00:07:32,501 I should invest in them. 146 00:07:33,335 --> 00:07:35,544 - Are they expensive? - No. No. 147 00:07:37,171 --> 00:07:38,423 Could that joke have been it? 148 00:07:39,966 --> 00:07:42,635 I'd intended the joke to be self-deprecating 149 00:07:42,719 --> 00:07:44,845 about my unpredictable bowel movements, 150 00:07:45,429 --> 00:07:46,931 but reflecting on it later, 151 00:07:47,014 --> 00:07:49,851 I realized he could have interpreted it as a criticism 152 00:07:49,934 --> 00:07:52,562 that his bathroom was under-equipped. 153 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:54,606 Whatever the reason, 154 00:07:54,689 --> 00:07:58,944 I couldn't stage a rehearsal for Kor with no details about his friend. 155 00:07:59,278 --> 00:08:01,737 So, I planned a day trip for us upstate, 156 00:08:01,822 --> 00:08:04,700 that was strategically designed to endear me to him 157 00:08:04,782 --> 00:08:06,660 and hopefully, get him to open up. 158 00:08:07,076 --> 00:08:08,620 - Have you ever been? - Never. 159 00:08:08,703 --> 00:08:10,289 - You've never? - Never in my entire life. 160 00:08:10,372 --> 00:08:13,166 So, your last name is Skeet and you've never been skeet shooting? 161 00:08:13,249 --> 00:08:14,459 No, no. 162 00:08:18,964 --> 00:08:20,047 Pull. 163 00:08:24,218 --> 00:08:25,261 Pull. 164 00:08:28,140 --> 00:08:29,307 I didn't tell Kor, 165 00:08:29,391 --> 00:08:32,810 but I had arranged ahead of time to have the guns loaded with blanks, 166 00:08:33,186 --> 00:08:35,772 in the hopes that it would create a moment of bonding, 167 00:08:35,856 --> 00:08:38,191 because we were both bad at this. 168 00:08:42,903 --> 00:08:45,282 - You fired too early, man. - I fired too early. 169 00:08:45,365 --> 00:08:47,033 Wow, we are not good at this. 170 00:08:48,493 --> 00:08:51,288 - But it's nice to have a new experience. - Yeah. 171 00:08:51,872 --> 00:08:55,041 But this was just laying the groundwork for the main event. 172 00:08:55,125 --> 00:08:59,171 The mutual disclosure of personal information in a heated pool. 173 00:09:00,254 --> 00:09:05,010 - You mentioned you were married. - Yes, I was married for five years. 174 00:09:11,223 --> 00:09:14,477 - I was married for three years. - Didn't know that. 175 00:09:16,521 --> 00:09:17,730 Is it sad for you? 176 00:09:20,692 --> 00:09:22,778 I consider it one of my... 177 00:09:23,986 --> 00:09:26,031 one of the bigger failures of my life. 178 00:09:26,572 --> 00:09:28,992 - One of the what? - Biggest failures of my life. 179 00:09:41,254 --> 00:09:43,632 I didn't want to go too deep into my private life, 180 00:09:44,007 --> 00:09:47,261 so I'd pre-planned for an elderly swimmer to interrupt us, 181 00:09:47,343 --> 00:09:49,096 in the hopes that it would convince Kor 182 00:09:49,179 --> 00:09:53,100 I was ready to share more had the moment not been ruined. 183 00:09:54,350 --> 00:09:57,853 I wasn't sure if my portrayal of vulnerability was convincing, 184 00:09:57,938 --> 00:10:02,609 but on the ride home, Kor finally told me the name of his trivia friend, Tricia, 185 00:10:02,692 --> 00:10:04,319 and what she did for a living. 186 00:10:04,402 --> 00:10:10,241 She's been mostly a freelance writer and she has a blog, 187 00:10:10,617 --> 00:10:14,621 gives information about things you could do to save money and have fun. 188 00:10:16,081 --> 00:10:19,084 - What's the blog called? - Cheap Chick in the City. 189 00:10:19,875 --> 00:10:22,628 - Cheap Chick in the City? - Cheap Chick in the City. 190 00:10:26,258 --> 00:10:29,927 - Cheap Check in the City. - Cheap Chick in the City. 191 00:10:32,805 --> 00:10:37,185 - Cheap Check in the City. - Cheap Chick in the City. 192 00:10:38,895 --> 00:10:42,315 Cheap Chick in the City seemed to be a bare-bones website 193 00:10:42,399 --> 00:10:45,485 dedicated to low-cost activities in New York. 194 00:10:45,860 --> 00:10:48,780 I was hoping it would be a window into Tricia's psyche, 195 00:10:48,863 --> 00:10:51,908 but it seemed like the majority of posts were just apologies 196 00:10:51,991 --> 00:10:55,077 for not having anything to post that day. 197 00:10:55,454 --> 00:10:58,957 I understand that. Sometimes you don't want to say anything, 198 00:10:59,041 --> 00:11:01,625 but you do want people to know you exist. 199 00:11:04,378 --> 00:11:07,132 Regardless, I was hopeful this blog would be enough 200 00:11:07,214 --> 00:11:10,760 for the rehearsal actress we'd hire to base her performance on, 201 00:11:10,843 --> 00:11:12,888 in addition to Kor's insights. 202 00:11:13,430 --> 00:11:19,977 She has an appeal for an actor named Vincent... Karth... Karthreiser. 203 00:11:20,645 --> 00:11:22,855 But unfortunately, it wasn't enough. 204 00:11:23,230 --> 00:11:27,943 I think it's really useful to get a sense of what their reactions might be, 205 00:11:28,028 --> 00:11:30,404 and the kinds of words that they might use. 206 00:11:30,864 --> 00:11:32,490 So, to get her better access, 207 00:11:32,574 --> 00:11:35,785 I decided to create a blog of my own called Thrifty Boy, 208 00:11:35,868 --> 00:11:39,830 and offered Tricia the opportunity to write an article for us. 209 00:11:39,914 --> 00:11:41,874 And luckily, she took the gig. 210 00:11:43,669 --> 00:11:47,798 Her article would entail interviewing a professional bird watcher for our site, 211 00:11:48,130 --> 00:11:50,842 because bird watching is a thrifty thing to do. 212 00:11:52,219 --> 00:11:53,511 But what Tricia didn't know 213 00:11:53,594 --> 00:11:56,347 is that she'd be interviewing her own doppelgänger, 214 00:11:56,431 --> 00:11:58,808 who would be studying her every move. 215 00:12:06,399 --> 00:12:09,319 -Nice to meet you. -You look all dressed up for birdwatching. 216 00:12:09,695 --> 00:12:11,487 Tricia? That's my daughter's name. 217 00:12:11,571 --> 00:12:13,782 Funny. There's not very many other Tricias or Patricia's ever. 218 00:12:14,198 --> 00:12:16,618 So, do you have any favorite birds? 219 00:12:16,701 --> 00:12:18,203 I do love hummingbirds. 220 00:12:18,704 --> 00:12:22,124 At first glance, this woman didn't seem frightening at all, 221 00:12:22,207 --> 00:12:24,000 but she did like to talk. 222 00:12:24,084 --> 00:12:25,460 But you know my dad is really into birds. 223 00:12:25,543 --> 00:12:26,711 - Oh, yeah? - He seriously has like-- 224 00:12:26,795 --> 00:12:28,045 He lives in North Carolina, which I guess, 225 00:12:28,129 --> 00:12:29,714 apparently, there's a very big bird show there. 226 00:12:29,798 --> 00:12:33,259 A really good book called The Huntress, and I do recommend it. It's World War II. 227 00:12:33,342 --> 00:12:35,262 But otherwise, I mean, aside from my roommates, 228 00:12:35,344 --> 00:12:38,723 I'm pretty happy with the way things are, but my roommate's definitely... 229 00:12:38,807 --> 00:12:40,391 You know, like, "Hey, I'm running late," 230 00:12:40,475 --> 00:12:42,893 like, but maybe he found a payphone, maybe, but like... 231 00:12:42,978 --> 00:12:46,231 One time, like, the plane started plunging, so after that, like... 232 00:12:46,315 --> 00:12:48,232 I still get kind of nervous when I'm in a plane and... 233 00:12:48,317 --> 00:12:50,735 Over the course of the 30-minute encounter, 234 00:12:50,818 --> 00:12:53,530 our actress had trouble getting a single word in, 235 00:12:53,614 --> 00:12:56,324 even though she was the one being interviewed. 236 00:12:56,408 --> 00:12:58,242 So, I have all the apps, you know, for the different, 237 00:12:58,327 --> 00:13:02,372 airlines, on my phone, ready to go, whenever I need to fly. 238 00:13:02,455 --> 00:13:05,125 American Airlines, Delta, Gogo inflight entertainment. 239 00:13:05,208 --> 00:13:06,500 But before it was over, 240 00:13:06,584 --> 00:13:10,629 I wanted to get a sense of how Tricia would respond to being lied to. 241 00:13:10,714 --> 00:13:13,132 Data that would be crucial for our rehearsal. 242 00:13:13,507 --> 00:13:16,093 There's actually something I need to come clean about. 243 00:13:16,178 --> 00:13:17,220 Okay. 244 00:13:17,303 --> 00:13:21,974 I said early on that my daughter's name is Tricia but that was actually a lie. 245 00:13:22,059 --> 00:13:23,977 - Okay. - I don't have a daughter. 246 00:13:24,060 --> 00:13:25,394 Okay. 247 00:13:26,312 --> 00:13:27,980 I guess I should have guessed when you said you were 39, 248 00:13:28,065 --> 00:13:29,940 because it's a little young to have a daughter these days. 249 00:13:30,358 --> 00:13:33,486 That's okay, that's funny, because I was like, I mean, like I said, 250 00:13:33,569 --> 00:13:36,490 you don't meet too many other Tricias, so I was a little surprised, but you know, 251 00:13:36,572 --> 00:13:39,242 that's... yeah, that's interesting, but I understand. 252 00:13:39,325 --> 00:13:41,952 - I'm sorry that I... - It's fine, don't worry. 253 00:13:42,036 --> 00:13:43,956 Do you have any funny moments that you had with a bird? 254 00:13:44,038 --> 00:13:46,541 With birds? Or any fun stories about birds? 255 00:13:47,209 --> 00:13:50,087 I was surprised by how not mad Tricia was. 256 00:13:51,380 --> 00:13:53,173 Was Kor worried for nothing, 257 00:13:53,255 --> 00:13:57,176 or was Tricia just able to bottle up her rage because it was a stranger? 258 00:13:58,428 --> 00:14:01,431 Kor was so convinced she would have an extreme reaction 259 00:14:01,515 --> 00:14:05,435 that he insisted the confession could only go down one-on-one, 260 00:14:05,518 --> 00:14:06,936 in a public place. 261 00:14:07,020 --> 00:14:10,565 Trivia would be, I think, the only place that would not arouse suspicion, 262 00:14:10,649 --> 00:14:13,819 because that's something we do out of habit already. 263 00:14:13,902 --> 00:14:18,115 I can probably get her in a trivia event, by ourselves, just between she and I. 264 00:14:18,907 --> 00:14:21,743 But when I saw the trivia bar Kor frequents, 265 00:14:21,826 --> 00:14:24,997 I was overwhelmed by the chaos of the environment. 266 00:14:25,579 --> 00:14:28,874 This is footage I collected from the Alligator Lounge in Brooklyn, 267 00:14:29,209 --> 00:14:31,503 and it seemed like any aspect of this space 268 00:14:31,961 --> 00:14:35,089 could radically transform the tone of his big moment. 269 00:14:36,341 --> 00:14:38,759 I had learned this firsthand when I met Kor. 270 00:14:39,469 --> 00:14:40,887 I thought I would look cool, 271 00:14:41,387 --> 00:14:45,433 but due to just a slight difference in chairs, I looked like a fool. 272 00:14:47,269 --> 00:14:51,106 It's hard to say what about this place could affect Kor's confession, 273 00:14:51,732 --> 00:14:54,525 but I did notice there were a lot of chairs, 274 00:14:54,942 --> 00:14:58,113 and I didn't want to leave anything to chance. 275 00:14:59,071 --> 00:15:01,157 Kor had messaged Tricia to play trivia with him 276 00:15:01,491 --> 00:15:05,412 in just under two weeks' time. This is where it would happen. 277 00:15:06,204 --> 00:15:08,957 The place where he would finally come clean. 278 00:15:10,250 --> 00:15:11,793 So with the clock now ticking, 279 00:15:11,876 --> 00:15:16,005 I invited Kor into my secret warehouse to begin his rehearsal. 280 00:15:21,218 --> 00:15:25,014 Wow, this is... the perfect replica. 281 00:15:26,182 --> 00:15:31,437 That's not even a funhouse version of it. It has... It looks... Wow! 282 00:15:35,691 --> 00:15:39,404 Every detail was meticulously replicated this time. 283 00:15:39,487 --> 00:15:40,739 Oh, my gosh! 284 00:15:42,407 --> 00:15:43,450 Oh, my gosh! 285 00:15:43,824 --> 00:15:48,496 This spice rack, it's the exact spices they have, the garlic, the basil. 286 00:15:48,580 --> 00:15:51,917 This chair is an exact... This... These rips... 287 00:15:51,999 --> 00:15:56,712 Yeah, and that, even that's exactly the way it is. The portrait kind of tilts. 288 00:15:57,213 --> 00:16:01,176 You see that balloon there? That's in the real bar. 289 00:16:01,258 --> 00:16:05,138 It'll be like walking in, in a normal level, 290 00:16:05,222 --> 00:16:08,140 and then being able to know my bearings. 291 00:16:08,642 --> 00:16:11,811 When you show up on the actual night, it'll feel just like this. 292 00:16:12,271 --> 00:16:13,981 - Yes. - No surprises. 293 00:16:14,397 --> 00:16:15,439 No. 294 00:16:15,524 --> 00:16:18,110 You know everything that's gonna happen. 295 00:16:20,737 --> 00:16:23,155 There's something strange about entering a space 296 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,325 that's indistinguishable from another. 297 00:16:26,368 --> 00:16:29,161 In moments, you can forget where you are. 298 00:16:29,997 --> 00:16:33,708 To me, it's like... It's a little surreal at times because... 299 00:16:33,792 --> 00:16:36,420 I mean it's like... You're the... 300 00:16:37,045 --> 00:16:39,381 you're Willy Wonka in the Chocolate Factory 301 00:16:39,463 --> 00:16:42,926 and I'm Charlie Bucket, trying to get the... 302 00:16:43,509 --> 00:16:46,138 I don't remember the plot fully, what did Willy Wonka do? 303 00:16:46,220 --> 00:16:47,598 - Was he good? - Well, he created-- 304 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:50,808 - Wasn't he a bad guy? - He had some questionable things. 305 00:16:50,891 --> 00:16:56,647 He was this mysterious... factory full of candy, basically. 306 00:16:56,732 --> 00:16:57,774 But I'm Willy... 307 00:16:57,857 --> 00:16:59,985 -I'm the bad guy in the story? -Well, but he's a dream maker. 308 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,404 And you're doing... you're making some dreams happen for me. 309 00:17:03,488 --> 00:17:04,823 But kids died in the factory. 310 00:17:04,906 --> 00:17:09,535 Well, they supposedly died, I don't know for sure if they actually-- 311 00:17:09,620 --> 00:17:11,620 But they didn't get some good fate out of it. 312 00:17:12,247 --> 00:17:15,916 I'll read the book again just to... to look into it. 313 00:17:16,001 --> 00:17:17,044 Yeah. 314 00:17:27,471 --> 00:17:28,471 It's good. 315 00:17:29,681 --> 00:17:31,934 We started with basic blocking, 316 00:17:32,017 --> 00:17:35,227 and the first choice Kor would have to make is where to sit. 317 00:17:35,812 --> 00:17:37,272 - What's yours? This one? - Yep. Yes. 318 00:17:39,273 --> 00:17:40,776 - Yeah. - Good? 319 00:17:41,233 --> 00:17:44,111 Kor proposed that on the night, he would arrive early, 320 00:17:44,196 --> 00:17:46,907 and secure his favorite table using his hat 321 00:17:46,989 --> 00:17:48,867 while he went to grab their trivia sheet 322 00:17:48,949 --> 00:17:51,370 and drinks for the two of them from the bar. 323 00:17:51,453 --> 00:17:52,496 Hi, can I help you? 324 00:17:52,578 --> 00:17:56,540 Can I have an orange juice, no pulp, and a margarita, please? 325 00:17:56,625 --> 00:17:57,833 Coming right up. 326 00:18:00,253 --> 00:18:01,797 Is that a margarita? What is it? 327 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:03,756 - What did you put in it? - I don't know... Just make... 328 00:18:03,839 --> 00:18:05,091 I don't know how to make a margarita. 329 00:18:05,174 --> 00:18:07,176 He thought that greeting Tricia with a drink 330 00:18:07,259 --> 00:18:08,929 would help put her in a good mood, 331 00:18:09,261 --> 00:18:12,349 since she normally shows up at trivia complaining about something. 332 00:18:12,932 --> 00:18:14,517 My roommates are driving me crazy, 333 00:18:14,601 --> 00:18:17,437 and just, it's one of those days where you're like, "You don't need to be rude." 334 00:18:17,521 --> 00:18:19,356 I think it's just, like, we're all human beings here. 335 00:18:19,438 --> 00:18:22,943 And he suggested trying to joke with her to lighten her spirits. 336 00:18:23,026 --> 00:18:24,778 I would guess I would say... 337 00:18:27,321 --> 00:18:29,115 I'm going to probably give you a little buzz tonight 338 00:18:29,199 --> 00:18:32,077 because I'm sure someone's plucking your nerves today. 339 00:18:32,493 --> 00:18:34,204 Okay, is that a joke? Or just a line-- 340 00:18:34,286 --> 00:18:36,414 - It'll be more of a joke. - Okay. 341 00:18:36,872 --> 00:18:40,793 For every way Tricia could react, I would input a planned response 342 00:18:40,876 --> 00:18:43,839 from Kor into specialized flowchart software. 343 00:18:44,255 --> 00:18:45,464 - Hey. - Hi, Trish the dish. 344 00:18:45,882 --> 00:18:46,967 How you doing? 345 00:18:47,049 --> 00:18:50,177 This would allow us to chart the optimal path through the evening. 346 00:18:50,637 --> 00:18:53,806 - Are you starting with presidents? - No, I'm starting with twins. 347 00:18:53,889 --> 00:18:56,059 You went twins and then go to presidents? 348 00:18:56,143 --> 00:18:57,644 I started with twins and I connected to-- 349 00:18:57,727 --> 00:18:58,937 - And then go to the presidents? - Yeah. 350 00:18:59,688 --> 00:19:03,150 A decision tree that would guide us towards key milestones 351 00:19:03,232 --> 00:19:04,817 and help us avoid pitfalls. 352 00:19:05,152 --> 00:19:06,445 - Hey. Hi, man. - Hi. Trish the dish. 353 00:19:07,029 --> 00:19:10,823 Kor had told me there was a chance Tricia could misinterpret his invitation 354 00:19:10,907 --> 00:19:12,826 as a sign of romantic interest. 355 00:19:13,159 --> 00:19:15,286 She's a single person and I guess... 356 00:19:16,705 --> 00:19:19,957 that after all these years, I'm inviting her by myself. 357 00:19:20,416 --> 00:19:21,585 Right. 358 00:19:21,668 --> 00:19:24,713 You know I don't drink very much, you trying to get me drunk? 359 00:19:24,796 --> 00:19:28,425 But when we ran that simulation, he gave confusing signals. 360 00:19:28,799 --> 00:19:31,053 You're leaving your hand touching hers right there. 361 00:19:31,135 --> 00:19:34,263 Well, if I move it then it's going to bring more suspicion to it. 362 00:19:34,348 --> 00:19:36,475 How as a woman, how would you take that? 363 00:19:36,557 --> 00:19:38,434 If you touched a guy's hand and he just left it there. 364 00:19:39,226 --> 00:19:41,562 -She could read that as you flirting back. -Right. 365 00:19:42,104 --> 00:19:44,899 So, I had Kor practice some standard defenses 366 00:19:44,982 --> 00:19:46,734 to any advance she might make. 367 00:19:47,110 --> 00:19:49,029 I think it's really nice of you to get me a drink. 368 00:19:49,111 --> 00:19:52,908 I feel like it's... just, yeah, it's nice to go like, come and... 369 00:19:52,990 --> 00:19:55,202 But, of course, all this was designed 370 00:19:55,285 --> 00:19:58,705 to lay the perfect foundation for him to confess his lie. 371 00:19:58,788 --> 00:20:00,373 Did I tell you what happened with my laptop? 372 00:20:00,457 --> 00:20:01,541 No, no idea. 373 00:20:01,624 --> 00:20:02,958 The other day I went to switch it on 374 00:20:03,043 --> 00:20:06,213 and it just didn't switch on, and like, it was, you know that thing of-- 375 00:20:06,295 --> 00:20:08,048 I was in the middle of writing something, 376 00:20:08,130 --> 00:20:10,676 so I'm thinking I'm going to lose the pictures that are in there-- 377 00:20:10,758 --> 00:20:13,303 Well, it's funny that you think about losing, I wanted. 378 00:20:13,386 --> 00:20:16,431 It sounds heavy, but actually, don't worry because I... 379 00:20:16,514 --> 00:20:18,141 This story turned around, 380 00:20:18,225 --> 00:20:20,726 like, I didn't actually end up losing the photos and the stuff, 381 00:20:20,811 --> 00:20:22,269 but I did have to take it to get it fixed. 382 00:20:22,354 --> 00:20:25,774 Kor, I think you need to take control of the conversation, 383 00:20:25,856 --> 00:20:27,567 she's not going to give you an opening. 384 00:20:27,650 --> 00:20:30,153 If you just let her talk she's just gonna keep talking, right? 385 00:20:30,237 --> 00:20:31,280 I'll try just one more time. 386 00:20:31,362 --> 00:20:34,532 To see if I can find another pattern into breaking into the conversation. 387 00:20:34,616 --> 00:20:36,033 Okay. Try it. 388 00:20:36,118 --> 00:20:38,537 Like, he just couldn't make any kind of conversation 389 00:20:38,619 --> 00:20:40,414 and like, he suddenly said like, something about, like, 390 00:20:40,997 --> 00:20:43,417 pineapple being a member of the citrus family, and like-- 391 00:20:43,500 --> 00:20:45,877 My educational situation is a fraud. 392 00:20:48,838 --> 00:20:49,965 What? 393 00:20:50,923 --> 00:20:54,343 But just starting his confession wasn't the only challenge. 394 00:20:54,428 --> 00:20:56,805 Kor was most worried about the aftermath. 395 00:20:56,887 --> 00:20:58,222 So, our entire approach 396 00:20:58,307 --> 00:21:02,059 had to be planned around the format of this particular trivia night. 397 00:21:02,143 --> 00:21:06,148 There's usually six questions per round, it's about four rounds. 398 00:21:06,230 --> 00:21:09,400 After round two, they usually have a ten to 15-minute break. 399 00:21:09,484 --> 00:21:12,486 We're going to take a ten-minute break, and I'm going to add up all your scores. 400 00:21:12,570 --> 00:21:16,074 And then during that time, sometimes we would order some pizza. 401 00:21:16,157 --> 00:21:18,326 Here are your two tickets for pizza. 402 00:21:18,743 --> 00:21:20,996 The ideal thing would be to talk about it for five minutes 403 00:21:21,079 --> 00:21:22,789 and then, yeah, move on. 404 00:21:22,873 --> 00:21:27,544 I don't want to linger, I just want to say it and then pretty much have it dropped. 405 00:21:27,626 --> 00:21:29,296 So, you don't have a master's degree? 406 00:21:29,379 --> 00:21:32,215 No. I just don't want you to send me any more information 407 00:21:32,298 --> 00:21:35,217 about jobs that have a master's degree-- 408 00:21:35,302 --> 00:21:38,387 I really want to understand like, why... how did we end up here? 409 00:21:38,472 --> 00:21:39,765 So, you just want to shut it down. 410 00:21:39,848 --> 00:21:42,184 I want to shut it down. So, at least if I do it toward the end, 411 00:21:42,266 --> 00:21:45,102 then the benefit is I can leave if I think, "Okay, too hairy," 412 00:21:45,186 --> 00:21:48,190 and say, "Oops, I have an appointment to go to, sorry, I have to go." 413 00:21:48,272 --> 00:21:50,442 I don't owe you an explanation for that, I really don't. 414 00:21:50,525 --> 00:21:52,443 I owe you an apology for putting you through that, 415 00:21:52,527 --> 00:21:54,363 but I don't feel I owe you an explanation. 416 00:21:54,446 --> 00:21:56,322 All right, well, can we like, discuss it after the trivia? 417 00:21:56,406 --> 00:21:59,576 I don't want to discuss it any longer about the situation. 418 00:21:59,910 --> 00:22:04,289 So, I'd rather say it at least after the last round, but before the scores. 419 00:22:04,622 --> 00:22:07,041 All right, start finishing up your ballots 420 00:22:07,125 --> 00:22:09,461 and bring them up to score when you're ready, all right? 421 00:22:09,544 --> 00:22:14,048 But as soon as we started incorporating full rounds of trivia into our rehearsal, 422 00:22:14,132 --> 00:22:16,133 it revealed a problem. 423 00:22:16,218 --> 00:22:20,973 What is the number on the roof of the bus in Speed? 424 00:22:21,889 --> 00:22:26,519 What is the number on the roof of the bus in Speed? 425 00:22:26,894 --> 00:22:30,899 Kor became entranced by the game, and when he didn't know an answer, 426 00:22:30,982 --> 00:22:33,026 he couldn't focus on anything else. 427 00:22:33,109 --> 00:22:35,112 That's right, I'm gonna lose some points on this one. 428 00:22:35,194 --> 00:22:36,822 I thought I would have known, 429 00:22:36,905 --> 00:22:40,033 who hosted Wheel of Fortune before Pat Sajak. 430 00:22:40,116 --> 00:22:42,451 And I had 10,000 names in my head but I couldn't pinpoint anybody. 431 00:22:42,535 --> 00:22:46,956 Sure. Okay, well, do you want to go into the confession? 432 00:22:47,373 --> 00:22:49,250 Or do you want to try that or... 433 00:22:51,003 --> 00:22:52,086 It's the option... 434 00:22:52,169 --> 00:22:55,674 And he grew frustrated that the stress of having to confess this lie 435 00:22:55,756 --> 00:22:57,842 was affecting his trivia game. 436 00:22:57,926 --> 00:23:01,597 I'm not gonna take the chance to miss good questions 437 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,724 because I'm having this burden, 438 00:23:03,806 --> 00:23:06,852 because we can actually just lose points because the concentration is off-- 439 00:23:06,934 --> 00:23:08,979 Right, but who cares if you lose the game? 440 00:23:09,312 --> 00:23:12,398 You got this off your chest, It's just one night of bar trivia. 441 00:23:12,481 --> 00:23:16,652 No. One night of bar trivia is sacrosanct to us. 442 00:23:16,737 --> 00:23:17,821 And that's when he told me 443 00:23:17,903 --> 00:23:20,907 that if it wasn't going well on the actual trivia night, 444 00:23:20,991 --> 00:23:23,493 he might bail on the confession entirely. 445 00:23:23,577 --> 00:23:25,871 No, I would not... I'm not sacrificing trivia night. 446 00:23:25,953 --> 00:23:27,998 - Not for that, no. - Isn't it just for fun? 447 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:29,957 - Like everyone's drunk, right? - No. 448 00:23:30,042 --> 00:23:32,085 Then, I'm going to have two things against me, 449 00:23:32,169 --> 00:23:35,464 I mess up a good trivia night and I lied to her. 450 00:23:36,714 --> 00:23:39,842 So, to me, I got to take one of them out of the equation. 451 00:23:41,470 --> 00:23:42,804 Okay. 452 00:23:43,721 --> 00:23:49,019 I had gone to incredible lengths to eliminate all uncertainty from the night. 453 00:23:49,102 --> 00:23:51,897 But the only way to know the actual trivia questions 454 00:23:51,980 --> 00:23:55,775 that the real host would be asking would involve some sort of cheating, 455 00:23:56,275 --> 00:23:58,277 and that would be unethical. 456 00:23:59,988 --> 00:24:03,450 But maybe it's more unethical to leave things to chance 457 00:24:03,532 --> 00:24:06,286 when there's something you could have done. 458 00:24:09,538 --> 00:24:13,085 So, posing as the founder of the popular blog Thrifty Boy, 459 00:24:13,167 --> 00:24:15,836 I arranged an interview with the real trivia host 460 00:24:15,921 --> 00:24:18,172 at one of the other bars he hosts at 461 00:24:18,257 --> 00:24:22,009 under the pretense of doing a Thrifty Boy trivia night feature. 462 00:24:22,093 --> 00:24:24,221 Now, is it mandatory to buy drinks? 463 00:24:24,304 --> 00:24:26,514 Because our readers really don't like to spend money. 464 00:24:26,598 --> 00:24:33,146 We have not had a problem with having people forced to buy drinks or food. 465 00:24:33,479 --> 00:24:36,316 And does the bar charge for seltzer water, or is that free? 466 00:24:36,399 --> 00:24:38,110 That's up to each individual establishment. 467 00:24:38,192 --> 00:24:39,611 - And to-- I think... - Very cool, okay. 468 00:24:39,695 --> 00:24:43,656 I told him we wanted the profile to include an interactive video component 469 00:24:43,739 --> 00:24:45,282 in which he would read the questions 470 00:24:45,367 --> 00:24:48,829 for the Alligator Lounge's upcoming trivia night to camera, 471 00:24:48,911 --> 00:24:51,539 so our readers could play along at home for free. 472 00:24:51,623 --> 00:24:58,504 What conflict began in 1789 and led to the beheading of Louis XVI? 473 00:24:59,506 --> 00:25:02,967 It was one thing to get the trivia questions for the big night, 474 00:25:03,051 --> 00:25:06,679 but making sure Kor knew the answers would be its own challenge. 475 00:25:06,763 --> 00:25:08,723 So, I don't know why Archie had trouble choosing them 476 00:25:08,807 --> 00:25:11,727 except for the personality cause they look physically the same. 477 00:25:11,809 --> 00:25:15,647 I knew that cheating at trivia was something Kor doesn't tangle with. 478 00:25:15,980 --> 00:25:18,941 - Have you ever cheated at trivia? - No. 479 00:25:20,068 --> 00:25:23,779 So we started going on daily walks just to chat about life, 480 00:25:24,281 --> 00:25:27,034 but I was actually using these casual strolls 481 00:25:27,117 --> 00:25:30,328 to covertly implant every single trivia answer 482 00:25:30,411 --> 00:25:32,623 into Kor's brain without him knowing. 483 00:25:32,705 --> 00:25:35,375 If you ever need to get in, the code is 1789. 484 00:25:35,459 --> 00:25:36,501 Okay. 485 00:25:36,584 --> 00:25:39,503 Like the year the French Revolution started in 1789. 486 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:41,255 I'm not a big summer person. 487 00:25:42,048 --> 00:25:43,382 - And I'm not a big... - Oh, shit! 488 00:25:43,467 --> 00:25:46,010 - ...spring person. - It's all over my DKNY pants. 489 00:25:47,053 --> 00:25:50,681 - Donna Karan New York, DKNY. - Only in New York. 490 00:25:51,808 --> 00:25:53,809 Building's looking pretty tall. 491 00:25:55,061 --> 00:25:57,606 It is tall but it's not the tallest building in the world. 492 00:25:57,688 --> 00:26:00,107 That'll be the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. 493 00:26:00,192 --> 00:26:06,239 - The Burj Khalifa? - Yup. The Burj Khalifa. Tallest building. 494 00:26:07,615 --> 00:26:08,658 What's going on here? 495 00:26:08,742 --> 00:26:12,454 It's a hostage situation, guy has four people at gunpoint. 496 00:26:13,371 --> 00:26:15,206 Shot someone in the head on his way in. 497 00:26:15,665 --> 00:26:17,918 - Oh, my God! That's nuts. - Oh, my gosh. 498 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,880 It's days like these that I curse the Chinese for inventing gunpowder. 499 00:26:22,339 --> 00:26:24,006 That's crazy. Oh, my God. 500 00:26:24,466 --> 00:26:26,717 Good luck to you, sir. Good luck with the whole process. 501 00:26:26,802 --> 00:26:28,637 - Oh, my God. - Prayers for the family. 502 00:26:36,102 --> 00:26:37,561 With just three days to go 503 00:26:37,645 --> 00:26:41,023 until Kor would meet up with Tricia at the real Alligator Lounge, 504 00:26:41,108 --> 00:26:46,153 I had over 30 actors occupy the space, playing customers, servers. 505 00:26:46,737 --> 00:26:51,785 We had real beer on tap and even a working simulation of their pizza oven. 506 00:27:00,835 --> 00:27:02,546 Each time we ran through the night, 507 00:27:02,628 --> 00:27:06,757 new variables were introduced that he would have to adapt to. 508 00:27:07,633 --> 00:27:10,846 With a special focus on the moment when he'd be confessing. 509 00:27:11,346 --> 00:27:14,808 I got to tell you something, and it's been eating at me for years. 510 00:27:14,890 --> 00:27:16,434 - Oh, yeah? - Hey guys, how we doing over here? 511 00:27:16,518 --> 00:27:17,561 - Good. - I'm fine, thank you. 512 00:27:17,644 --> 00:27:19,229 Can we get you another drink? Can I get you a drink? 513 00:27:19,312 --> 00:27:20,354 I think we're good. 514 00:27:20,439 --> 00:27:24,275 Kor, you don't want the interruption happening during the confession, 515 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:27,237 so maybe you make sure your drink isn't empty at this point in the night. 516 00:27:27,321 --> 00:27:29,364 - Right? So, maybe tiny sips. - Right. 517 00:27:29,447 --> 00:27:31,574 - Can you just take tinier sips? - I got it, take tiny sips. 518 00:27:32,159 --> 00:27:35,244 We ran through the entire night 13 times. 519 00:27:36,121 --> 00:27:37,580 But unlike real life, 520 00:27:37,664 --> 00:27:41,417 in here, you can always hit the reset button and start over. 521 00:27:42,127 --> 00:27:45,005 It was the one place on earth you couldn't fail. 522 00:27:45,921 --> 00:27:47,214 Orange juice, no pulp. 523 00:27:47,591 --> 00:27:51,470 Hope you don't mind? I decided to give you a little buzz. 524 00:27:52,386 --> 00:27:54,848 I decided to give you a little buzz. 525 00:27:56,891 --> 00:27:58,769 It's something that's been eating at me for a long time. 526 00:27:58,852 --> 00:27:59,977 Oh, yeah? 527 00:28:01,438 --> 00:28:04,274 It's been eating at me for this... forever, and I want to... 528 00:28:05,232 --> 00:28:06,525 I just want to tell you. 529 00:28:07,694 --> 00:28:09,153 - No pulp. - Okay. 530 00:28:09,237 --> 00:28:11,947 I got to tell you something. This has been eating at me for years. 531 00:28:13,491 --> 00:28:16,160 My whole educational status has been a scam. 532 00:28:18,746 --> 00:28:21,959 Just based after my childhood, I guess there's some issues there. 533 00:28:22,042 --> 00:28:24,543 Some insecurities I haven't been able to face until now. 534 00:28:25,252 --> 00:28:29,258 As we neared the end, Kor seemed to be testing new approaches, 535 00:28:30,050 --> 00:28:32,551 but that didn't mean Tricia always took it well. 536 00:28:32,636 --> 00:28:35,638 I don't understand why you felt the need to lie about your education. 537 00:28:35,721 --> 00:28:37,599 I mean, it's really messed up. 538 00:28:38,516 --> 00:28:40,935 For years, we were trying to help you get a job 539 00:28:41,019 --> 00:28:44,563 because you said you had a master's degree, and that was all bullshit! 540 00:28:44,648 --> 00:28:47,609 Is this what you think a friendship is? 541 00:28:47,692 --> 00:28:50,820 Like, you have no respect for me, no respect for my time. 542 00:28:50,904 --> 00:28:53,865 I don't give a crap about your education. 543 00:28:54,825 --> 00:28:59,203 But... but 12 years of deception, that's... 12 years! 544 00:29:00,162 --> 00:29:04,209 It's unforgivable. I don't want to talk to you again. 545 00:29:04,751 --> 00:29:06,128 Please don't go. 546 00:29:10,131 --> 00:29:13,968 He lied about having a master's degree. I just heard their conversation. 547 00:29:14,344 --> 00:29:17,430 - No master's degree? - This guy is such a fraud. 548 00:29:17,514 --> 00:29:22,143 - Who doesn't have a master's degree? - And the loser of tonight's trivia is... 549 00:29:23,352 --> 00:29:24,645 Kor Skeet. 550 00:29:33,321 --> 00:29:36,533 Are you sure you want to do this? For sure? 551 00:29:39,327 --> 00:29:41,370 Well, it still felt good that I got it off my chest, 552 00:29:42,497 --> 00:29:46,083 even if it means I might lose a friendship in the process. 553 00:29:48,711 --> 00:29:51,715 Like... I don't think it'll go that bad. 554 00:29:53,050 --> 00:29:54,092 But... 555 00:29:55,718 --> 00:30:00,931 I'm literally going into the unknown, the pit of the alligator, and... 556 00:30:01,808 --> 00:30:04,560 he's going to swallow me up or let me go free. 557 00:30:27,084 --> 00:30:30,961 We had planned for Kor to get there early to secure his chosen table. 558 00:30:31,505 --> 00:30:35,217 But when he arrived, there was a problem. The table was taken. 559 00:30:36,676 --> 00:30:39,972 Fortunately, we had rehearsed for this exact scenario. 560 00:30:40,430 --> 00:30:45,936 Sorry to bother you, my grandmother died of like, brain cancer recently... 561 00:30:46,018 --> 00:30:47,771 ...and this, terrible thing. 562 00:30:47,853 --> 00:30:50,816 This table here is like a sentimental thing. 563 00:30:50,899 --> 00:30:55,194 I know you're all settled here but would you consider to moving to another area? 564 00:30:56,613 --> 00:30:58,657 - I know it sounds outrageous. - We can go one table over. 565 00:30:58,740 --> 00:31:00,242 - Yeah, if you want. - That'd be nice of you. 566 00:31:00,324 --> 00:31:01,450 - Thank you so much. - No worries. 567 00:31:01,535 --> 00:31:03,536 My grandmother very recently died of something very similar... 568 00:31:04,162 --> 00:31:05,956 I'm so sorry about that. 569 00:31:11,753 --> 00:31:14,171 - Do you have any orange juice? - Yes. 570 00:31:14,256 --> 00:31:16,549 Do you have it with no pulp? Thank you so much. 571 00:31:16,633 --> 00:31:18,468 You just take the tickets up there for your pizza. 572 00:31:18,552 --> 00:31:19,927 Thank you so much. 573 00:31:25,933 --> 00:31:27,394 Hello! 574 00:31:28,811 --> 00:31:30,313 - Hey! - Trish the dish. 575 00:31:30,813 --> 00:31:32,440 - Gosh! - Now what? 576 00:31:34,151 --> 00:31:36,861 I decided to get you a rum and coke, a little buzz. 577 00:31:37,361 --> 00:31:39,530 Because I'm sure everyone's been plucking on your nerves, 578 00:31:39,615 --> 00:31:40,657 or someone you know-- 579 00:31:40,740 --> 00:31:43,577 Oh my God! Yes, today has been pretty awful. 580 00:32:08,684 --> 00:32:12,313 As expected, Tricia showed up not in the best of spirits, 581 00:32:13,105 --> 00:32:16,484 but Kor knew exactly what to talk about to cheer her up. 582 00:32:16,818 --> 00:32:19,362 The Bush twins. Yeah, Jenna and Laura. 583 00:32:20,530 --> 00:32:24,825 They're the only two children of a president, that are twins. 584 00:32:26,077 --> 00:32:28,537 With all the presidents, sometimes having eight or nine kids. 585 00:32:29,038 --> 00:32:31,792 And none of them had twins within that range. 586 00:32:31,874 --> 00:32:34,752 Not even stillborn twins, not even like in that situation. 587 00:32:35,128 --> 00:32:37,588 - So he's the only one. - That's very... that is very interesting. 588 00:32:37,673 --> 00:32:40,050 Kor was sticking to the script, and it was working. 589 00:32:40,424 --> 00:32:42,301 He's the earliest president we have 590 00:32:42,386 --> 00:32:45,972 that had like... has grandchildren still living from that generation. 591 00:32:46,056 --> 00:32:47,099 That is so crazy. 592 00:32:47,182 --> 00:32:49,392 And before long, it was time for trivia. 593 00:32:49,892 --> 00:32:51,435 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, 594 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,481 the moment you all have been waiting for, we're going to start playing trivia. 595 00:32:55,272 --> 00:33:00,569 What mode of transportation places the rider in a laid-back, reclining position, 596 00:33:00,654 --> 00:33:04,908 distributing the rider's weight comfortably over a large area? 597 00:33:06,283 --> 00:33:08,661 These freaking recumbent bikes are everywhere. 598 00:33:09,620 --> 00:33:11,123 What mode of transportation 599 00:33:11,205 --> 00:33:15,210 places the rider in a laid-back reclining position, 600 00:33:15,294 --> 00:33:20,424 distributing the rider's weight comfortably over a large area? 601 00:33:20,507 --> 00:33:23,844 Probably a train. I think Amtrak did that but I'm not sure. 602 00:33:23,927 --> 00:33:26,763 Or it could be a bike, or something like that, one of those reclining bikes? 603 00:33:26,846 --> 00:33:28,807 But you don't really, recline the seat of a bike. 604 00:33:28,890 --> 00:33:29,933 Yeah. 605 00:33:30,016 --> 00:33:31,935 Kor was slightly off on the first question, 606 00:33:32,519 --> 00:33:36,148 and I was worried these answers weren't fully absorbed into his brain. 607 00:33:36,564 --> 00:33:39,776 The correct answer to that is a recumbent bike. 608 00:33:39,859 --> 00:33:41,653 - This is like, really-- - Yeah, I knew it was a bike. 609 00:33:41,736 --> 00:33:44,489 But I... I know... I've seen it, but I couldn't imagine the name. 610 00:33:44,572 --> 00:33:47,158 - I've heard the name. - I wouldn't know the name. 611 00:33:47,241 --> 00:33:49,620 But then, things started to turn around. 612 00:33:49,703 --> 00:33:52,371 The correct answer is the French Revolution. 613 00:33:53,915 --> 00:33:54,999 Look at you! 614 00:33:55,709 --> 00:33:57,626 The correct answer, gunpowder. 615 00:33:59,004 --> 00:34:02,089 And the correct answer to that is called Burj Khalifa. 616 00:34:02,174 --> 00:34:03,216 Good! 617 00:34:04,717 --> 00:34:08,972 It was an amazing streak that continued until the end of round four, 618 00:34:09,055 --> 00:34:11,099 and he seemed to be brimming with confidence 619 00:34:11,182 --> 00:34:14,186 by the time he got up to hand in his score sheet, 620 00:34:14,268 --> 00:34:17,396 marking the start of his window to come clean. 621 00:34:18,230 --> 00:34:20,066 Thank you. I'll be right back. 622 00:34:21,067 --> 00:34:23,736 In our fake bar, we had practiced an option 623 00:34:23,820 --> 00:34:27,323 where he would get pizza for both of them right after the fourth round, 624 00:34:27,406 --> 00:34:31,370 so it would be easier for him to initiate the confession while her mouth was full, 625 00:34:32,244 --> 00:34:36,667 and since she was in a chatty mood, it seemed like he had decided to go for it. 626 00:34:37,376 --> 00:34:41,629 - Two cheese pizzas, please. - Two cheese? Okay, ten minutes. 627 00:34:41,712 --> 00:34:43,674 - Okay. - But then, something happened. 628 00:34:49,179 --> 00:34:54,225 When he returned to the table to wait for his pizzas, Tricia wasn't talking. 629 00:34:55,102 --> 00:34:59,273 It was the perfect opportunity to begin his confession, but for some reason, 630 00:34:59,939 --> 00:35:01,316 he wasn't doing it. 631 00:35:04,402 --> 00:35:05,821 - Yeah. Yeah. - Okay. 632 00:35:06,487 --> 00:35:09,281 The pizza tastes better after a certain period of time, 633 00:35:09,365 --> 00:35:13,953 the pizza's good but then, after a couple of rounds, it really hits it in... 634 00:35:15,371 --> 00:35:18,749 Hits it to the last spot. Especially after a couple rums and cokes. 635 00:35:43,649 --> 00:35:46,777 And as the clock kept ticking, he just sat there. 636 00:36:15,599 --> 00:36:20,102 In this case, ask over the lady who'd take the pizza, the faster it comes. 637 00:36:23,023 --> 00:36:24,524 Oh, my gosh. 638 00:36:33,825 --> 00:36:38,913 There's been, something on my mind I've had to deal with and... 639 00:36:39,955 --> 00:36:41,708 you know, maybe it's there? 640 00:36:41,792 --> 00:36:43,251 Is it this one? 641 00:36:44,043 --> 00:36:45,379 Hang on a second. 642 00:36:46,421 --> 00:36:47,965 Okay. Okay. 643 00:36:48,548 --> 00:36:50,675 Almost around the corner. 644 00:36:56,306 --> 00:36:57,349 What's up? 645 00:36:57,766 --> 00:37:00,101 They ring the bell, they're getting closer to making the pizza. 646 00:37:00,184 --> 00:37:02,311 Well, I guess so. Now what were you saying before? 647 00:37:02,728 --> 00:37:08,860 I feel bad that... this has been bothering me a long time to tell you this. 648 00:37:08,943 --> 00:37:09,986 What's that? 649 00:37:10,069 --> 00:37:13,907 My whole educational life has been, kind of a fraud. 650 00:37:13,991 --> 00:37:15,783 - Really? - Yeah. 651 00:37:16,660 --> 00:37:20,330 Remember when I was showing pictures of my graduation a couple years ago? 652 00:37:20,747 --> 00:37:21,790 In front of the gang and everything like that? 653 00:37:21,873 --> 00:37:22,916 Yeah. 654 00:37:22,999 --> 00:37:26,962 And then you asked at the time, said that I got a master's degree. 655 00:37:27,837 --> 00:37:31,758 - And I kind of went along with it. - Really? 656 00:37:31,842 --> 00:37:32,925 Yeah. 657 00:37:33,509 --> 00:37:36,930 I felt kind of bad because I didn't want to level with you about that. 658 00:37:37,014 --> 00:37:38,222 Okay. Well... 659 00:37:38,306 --> 00:37:41,475 I was only going for my bachelor's degree at the time. 660 00:37:43,103 --> 00:37:44,187 It's still pretty impressive. 661 00:37:44,271 --> 00:37:46,647 I mean, you know, lots of people don't have master's degrees. 662 00:37:46,732 --> 00:37:50,068 It's cool, I'm not surprised, because I thought you had a master's but... 663 00:37:50,693 --> 00:37:52,945 Hang on a second, one second. 664 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:55,364 Yeah, thank you. 665 00:37:55,448 --> 00:37:56,617 - Two cheese? - Yes. Thank you. 666 00:38:12,382 --> 00:38:15,594 I didn't realize you didn't have your master's degree, cause I thought you did. 667 00:38:15,676 --> 00:38:17,219 That's what you said before. 668 00:38:17,303 --> 00:38:20,307 Yeah, yeah, I've... see the thing is that, what made it worse was 669 00:38:20,389 --> 00:38:22,309 I came into the group, the trivia group, 670 00:38:22,392 --> 00:38:25,144 I was, like, the last person that even had a college degree. 671 00:38:25,603 --> 00:38:27,688 And I kind of felt like inferior about that. 672 00:38:27,772 --> 00:38:29,440 That's so silly, don't you feel upset about that. 673 00:38:29,524 --> 00:38:30,775 Lots of people barely even finish high school. 674 00:38:30,858 --> 00:38:34,363 My sister only got her GED like two years ago. You know? 675 00:38:34,445 --> 00:38:38,824 Well, I just, you know, and I kept that lie going on all that time. 676 00:38:38,909 --> 00:38:42,828 And it kind of ate at me and then, you helped me, you know, apply for jobs, 677 00:38:42,912 --> 00:38:46,540 so it actually went that far to even send my résumé just to appease you. 678 00:38:46,624 --> 00:38:48,919 I appreciate that so much, I had no idea. 679 00:38:49,627 --> 00:38:51,463 And I feel you know? I just... 680 00:38:53,422 --> 00:38:54,882 My friendship with you means a great deal. 681 00:38:54,966 --> 00:38:56,008 Me too. 682 00:38:56,093 --> 00:38:59,429 And I don't want you to think that I would even continue lying to you. 683 00:38:59,512 --> 00:39:02,474 But I've been living this lie all this time and I kind of felt bad about that. 684 00:39:02,557 --> 00:39:04,308 Well, it's so sweet to finally tell me about it. I had no idea. 685 00:39:04,393 --> 00:39:07,353 Iyt's very brave of you to tell me this, and I really had no clue. 686 00:39:07,436 --> 00:39:09,856 Instead of trying to move on to another topic, 687 00:39:09,939 --> 00:39:12,859 Kor sat with her for the next hour-and-a-half 688 00:39:12,943 --> 00:39:16,153 and began sharing things that he had never told Tricia 689 00:39:16,237 --> 00:39:18,532 in their nearly 20 years of friendship. 690 00:39:18,864 --> 00:39:22,869 And my father used the situation where he sent the child support, 691 00:39:22,952 --> 00:39:26,373 which could be for my college education, for me and my sister. 692 00:39:26,832 --> 00:39:30,085 And by the time we came of age, he doesn't want to pay for it. 693 00:39:30,168 --> 00:39:32,671 That's rough. I'm sorry to hear that. I really am. 694 00:39:33,088 --> 00:39:36,216 And what made it worse was when I was graduating... 695 00:39:42,472 --> 00:39:43,889 While we were practicing, 696 00:39:43,973 --> 00:39:49,103 I also had Kor rehearse the aftermath of his confession beyond the actual night. 697 00:39:51,147 --> 00:39:53,525 Whether it be the torment of a friendship lost... 698 00:39:56,236 --> 00:39:59,281 or the joy of a friendship strengthened. 699 00:39:59,781 --> 00:40:01,992 Where his confession opens the floodgates 700 00:40:02,326 --> 00:40:04,953 to actually talking for the first time. 701 00:40:05,037 --> 00:40:07,913 This is so nice, it's like, like such a difference from just normally 702 00:40:07,998 --> 00:40:11,417 when we're hanging out in the city in a bar, just playing trivia and... 703 00:40:11,877 --> 00:40:16,006 Maybe it's easiest to choose a path when you can live the future first. 704 00:40:17,798 --> 00:40:20,468 To free yourself from doubt and regret, 705 00:40:21,803 --> 00:40:23,722 to always know the answers. 706 00:40:23,805 --> 00:40:26,808 As a symbol of support for those living with AIDS and HIV. 707 00:40:26,892 --> 00:40:28,184 So, what is a ribbon? 708 00:40:28,518 --> 00:40:30,562 - Oh, yeah. - Red ribbons. 709 00:40:30,646 --> 00:40:33,273 I would have lost a point on the color. 710 00:40:36,984 --> 00:40:39,737 - So, how are you feeling? - Fantastic. 711 00:40:40,279 --> 00:40:45,035 We actually did better than expected, when we actually won. 712 00:40:45,661 --> 00:40:46,911 Well, congrats. 713 00:40:46,994 --> 00:40:49,455 Yeah. There were questions that were in my wheelhouse. 714 00:40:49,538 --> 00:40:50,916 The questions that were in my wheelhouse, 715 00:40:50,999 --> 00:40:54,835 I was able to answer those particular questions correctly. 716 00:40:55,545 --> 00:40:58,674 You got everything off your chest, and it must feel good. 717 00:40:59,216 --> 00:41:03,219 I got it off my chest, and I still won that night. 718 00:41:03,887 --> 00:41:04,972 - Trivia-- - Which is an ex-- 719 00:41:05,055 --> 00:41:08,933 I won a trivia night, and that's the extra cherry on the sundae, I guess. 720 00:41:12,019 --> 00:41:14,188 There's something I need to... 721 00:41:14,898 --> 00:41:16,148 come clean about. 722 00:41:19,235 --> 00:41:22,698 So, I knew what the trivia answers were going to be tonight 723 00:41:22,781 --> 00:41:25,658 and I taught you them in advance without you knowing, 724 00:41:26,201 --> 00:41:28,619 and I know you're against cheating 725 00:41:28,703 --> 00:41:32,624 and this isn't cheating because you actually didn't know I was doing it, 726 00:41:32,708 --> 00:41:36,585 but I was just... wanted you to focus on the confession, 727 00:41:36,670 --> 00:41:41,049 and I wanted your confidence to be up, but I feel terrible about it, and I just.. 728 00:41:41,132 --> 00:41:43,510 I'm sorry. I want to say I'm sorry. 729 00:41:48,181 --> 00:41:49,182 Yeah. 730 00:41:51,351 --> 00:41:54,396 Okay, I understand what you're saying and... 731 00:41:55,397 --> 00:41:57,982 I appreciate your motivation, but... 732 00:41:58,692 --> 00:42:01,944 you've tainted, you've ruined the whole thing for me, 733 00:42:02,321 --> 00:42:07,034 because I knew the answers, I knew the answers and I'm on TV now, 734 00:42:07,117 --> 00:42:09,536 and everybody now is going to think that I didn't know them, 735 00:42:09,620 --> 00:42:11,370 that I'm a fake and you... 736 00:42:11,454 --> 00:42:13,165 You know how important this was for me? 737 00:42:13,790 --> 00:42:18,627 This is a mistake. It was a huge mistake, and you fucked this all up. 738 00:42:20,547 --> 00:42:22,298 You're an awful... 739 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:24,884 awful person. 740 00:42:42,818 --> 00:42:45,530 I think you're... a great guy. 741 00:42:46,657 --> 00:42:48,241 Like you're a great person. 742 00:42:49,284 --> 00:42:53,079 - Well, thank you for the compliment. - Yeah, just... 743 00:42:54,539 --> 00:42:56,332 I don't give compliments a lot, 744 00:42:56,416 --> 00:43:00,253 so I wanted to come clean about just kind of saying the compliment. 745 00:43:00,336 --> 00:43:03,589 I don't affirm people enough. Yeah, so... 746 00:43:04,883 --> 00:43:07,760 - It's just kind of like-- Yeah. - That's nice of you to say. 747 00:43:08,595 --> 00:43:10,262 - Thank you, - You are, you are. 748 00:43:10,972 --> 00:43:13,225 - That's very touching. - Of course. 749 00:43:43,046 --> 00:43:48,176 Revised and Synchronized by FAST TITLES MEDIA