1 00:00:05,639 --> 00:00:10,895 These two title MTV cartoon guys thought the band KISS was pretty cool… 2 00:00:10,978 --> 00:00:13,230 Who is Beavis and Butt-Head? 3 00:00:13,314 --> 00:00:14,982 - Ben? - Who are Beavis and Butt-Head? 4 00:00:15,065 --> 00:00:16,859 - Yup! - TV character for 400. 5 00:00:17,860 --> 00:00:20,613 I'm not good at meeting people for the first time. 6 00:00:20,696 --> 00:00:24,241 - Hey. Nice to meet you. Nathan. - Pleased to meet you. How are you? Kor. 7 00:00:27,036 --> 00:00:28,829 - Door city over here. - Yes. 8 00:00:28,913 --> 00:00:33,042 So, this is basically, it's like a portal, I guess, on some levels. 9 00:00:34,168 --> 00:00:35,211 Yeah. 10 00:00:35,294 --> 00:00:38,422 I have been told my personality can make people uncomfortable, 11 00:00:38,506 --> 00:00:40,341 so I have to work to offset that. 12 00:00:41,342 --> 00:00:45,137 Humor is my go-to instinct, but every joke is a gamble. 13 00:00:45,721 --> 00:00:48,516 - Shoes off or… - Please walk as is. 14 00:00:48,599 --> 00:00:51,268 - And… - Okay. Shirt off? Or? Just kidding. 15 00:00:51,352 --> 00:00:52,686 - I'll leave my shirt on. - It's not that… 16 00:00:53,062 --> 00:00:55,898 - No, it's not that kind of place. - No, it's not, I'm just kidding. 17 00:00:55,981 --> 00:00:58,984 So far it was going well, and it had to, 18 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:03,280 because I was about to ask this man to trust me with his life. 19 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,535 Kor Skeet is a 50-year-old teacher from Brooklyn, New York, 20 00:01:07,993 --> 00:01:10,621 and there is nothing he loves more than trivia. 21 00:01:10,704 --> 00:01:12,915 I'm very good at television trivia. 22 00:01:13,290 --> 00:01:15,709 Who is the youngest person to ever be inducted 23 00:01:15,793 --> 00:01:18,045 into the Television Hall of Fame? 24 00:01:18,504 --> 00:01:19,547 It's a female. 25 00:01:19,630 --> 00:01:21,048 - Who? - Oprah Winfrey. 26 00:01:22,007 --> 00:01:23,050 A few months ago, 27 00:01:23,133 --> 00:01:27,054 Kor responded to a vague Craigslist post I put on the internet, 28 00:01:27,137 --> 00:01:31,976 sharing a story about a lie he told his bar trivia team over 12 years ago. 29 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:36,230 I told my friends that I had an advanced degree, 30 00:01:36,313 --> 00:01:39,858 and I didn't. I play trivia with them often, 31 00:01:39,942 --> 00:01:41,777 and the problem was that I… 32 00:01:41,860 --> 00:01:43,821 wanted to seem like I was smarter than I was. 33 00:01:44,154 --> 00:01:46,615 My teammates all had advanced degrees. 34 00:01:47,157 --> 00:01:49,576 I decided to let them think I had a master's degree 35 00:01:50,035 --> 00:01:52,454 when I was just getting my bachelor's. 36 00:01:53,497 --> 00:01:57,418 - You've quite a collection. - Yeah, I'm a bibliophile. 37 00:01:58,043 --> 00:02:01,255 How to Make Love All Night and Drive a Woman Wild? 38 00:02:02,172 --> 00:02:03,340 Well, you know? 39 00:02:03,424 --> 00:02:05,968 I think we're gonna get along pretty well. 40 00:02:06,427 --> 00:02:08,512 - I don't know about that. I… - Yeah. 41 00:02:09,138 --> 00:02:12,975 And now it's gotten to the point where he's lying to them every day. 42 00:02:13,058 --> 00:02:15,436 I have a friend on the team that keeps sending me, 43 00:02:16,353 --> 00:02:18,772 jobs that require a master's degree. 44 00:02:19,189 --> 00:02:21,317 So now, it's being shoved back in my face again, 45 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,402 and I'm running out of excuses. 46 00:02:23,986 --> 00:02:27,656 I understand his dilemma. This trivia team is his life. 47 00:02:28,407 --> 00:02:32,411 And when you reveal your true self, people don't always like what they see. 48 00:02:33,287 --> 00:02:36,498 But I wanted to show him that if you plan for every variable, 49 00:02:36,582 --> 00:02:39,835 a happy outcome doesn't have to be left to chance. 50 00:02:43,213 --> 00:02:46,008 I assume you've seen some of my previous work? Or… 51 00:02:46,091 --> 00:02:47,926 - I'm afraid I haven't. - Okay. 52 00:02:49,595 --> 00:02:51,555 It's… I made a show called Nathan For You. 53 00:02:52,014 --> 00:02:53,057 Okay. 54 00:02:54,141 --> 00:02:57,311 Didn't you say your trivia specialty is television shows? 55 00:02:57,394 --> 00:02:59,354 It is, but there's even a limitation on that. 56 00:02:59,772 --> 00:03:02,775 - Okay. - Yeah. 57 00:03:03,734 --> 00:03:06,612 - I mean, you should check it out. - I mean, definitely. 58 00:03:06,695 --> 00:03:10,074 But a lot of it involved working with real people… 59 00:03:10,157 --> 00:03:11,742 …so I'd have to put myself in all these 60 00:03:12,201 --> 00:03:16,330 uncertain environments and I became really good at 61 00:03:16,872 --> 00:03:19,833 predicting how people would act in a future situation. 62 00:03:20,334 --> 00:03:22,669 - Okay, okay. - For example. 63 00:03:23,253 --> 00:03:26,632 Like this conversation's going pretty well, right? 64 00:03:26,715 --> 00:03:29,593 - Okay, I'd like to continue it. - I mean, do you think so? I don't know. 65 00:03:29,676 --> 00:03:32,012 - Yeah. I'm… So far, so good. - I mean, we've been having fun. 66 00:03:32,095 --> 00:03:34,890 I assume we have been sharing some laughs so far. 67 00:03:34,973 --> 00:03:37,100 Yeah. I hope to continue that way. 68 00:03:37,559 --> 00:03:39,102 So, that's no accident. 69 00:03:41,396 --> 00:03:46,235 Everything that's happened so far today, I have rehearsed it dozens of times. 70 00:03:47,569 --> 00:03:52,783 These exact words, in a replica of your home, with an actor playing you. 71 00:03:53,951 --> 00:03:54,993 Okay. 72 00:03:55,077 --> 00:03:58,163 Remember a couple of weeks ago, when the gas company came by 73 00:03:58,247 --> 00:03:59,665 because of a leak in your building? 74 00:04:00,666 --> 00:04:02,876 Yes… 75 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,463 Well, there wasn't a leak in your building, that was my team. 76 00:04:06,547 --> 00:04:08,048 Gotta check the stove… 77 00:04:08,423 --> 00:04:09,925 Ehen you gave them access, 78 00:04:10,008 --> 00:04:13,178 they secretly made a digital map of your entire home. 79 00:04:14,304 --> 00:04:16,265 We then recreated every detail of this space 80 00:04:16,348 --> 00:04:19,810 as a physical set in a warehouse a few miles from here. 81 00:04:20,394 --> 00:04:22,020 And with the help of a fake you, 82 00:04:22,104 --> 00:04:25,440 I could practice every single permutation of this interaction 83 00:04:25,774 --> 00:04:27,109 and have a plan for it. 84 00:04:27,192 --> 00:04:29,736 I mean, do you think I should say something about the doors? 85 00:04:30,237 --> 00:04:33,657 The actor I hired analyzed your submission video 86 00:04:33,740 --> 00:04:36,410 to mimic your speech patterns and psychology. 87 00:04:36,493 --> 00:04:38,745 Well, it's me with my… my parents, I was… 88 00:04:38,829 --> 00:04:41,623 I can't remember, maybe I was about ten? 89 00:04:42,124 --> 00:04:44,793 How to Make Love All Night and Drive a Woman Wild? 90 00:04:45,168 --> 00:04:46,378 Yeah, that was a… 91 00:04:46,461 --> 00:04:48,964 I feel like we're going to get along pretty well. 92 00:04:49,047 --> 00:04:50,882 And we tried over and over. 93 00:04:51,216 --> 00:04:52,384 - Hi. Nathan. - Hey. 94 00:04:52,467 --> 00:04:54,052 - Hi. Nathan. - Hi. Hey, hi. 95 00:04:54,136 --> 00:04:56,138 - Hi. Nathan. - Hi. Hi. 96 00:04:57,264 --> 00:04:58,599 Door city over here. 97 00:04:58,932 --> 00:05:01,935 And I'd adjust each time until I perfected it. 98 00:05:02,394 --> 00:05:05,230 - Or shoes off? - No, you can leave them on, it's fine. 99 00:05:05,314 --> 00:05:07,399 All right. What about shirt off? 100 00:05:07,983 --> 00:05:09,026 Leave it on, please. 101 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:10,819 Yeah, so that will probably make him laugh. 102 00:05:10,902 --> 00:05:13,155 So everything that's happened so far today, 103 00:05:13,613 --> 00:05:16,074 I have rehearsed it dozens of times. 104 00:05:16,158 --> 00:05:20,871 These exact words, in a replica of your home, with an actor playing you. 105 00:05:21,913 --> 00:05:22,956 Wow! 106 00:05:25,375 --> 00:05:26,585 Wow! 107 00:05:26,668 --> 00:05:30,547 This is what we can do for your lie with your friends. 108 00:05:30,630 --> 00:05:34,301 Your trivia, like, this is the potential is what I am saying. 109 00:05:34,384 --> 00:05:35,677 I see. Like a person, 110 00:05:35,761 --> 00:05:40,015 if I had the ability to know… if I knew what… how the other person 111 00:05:40,098 --> 00:05:42,184 or other people are going to react, or how the situation is going to go… 112 00:05:42,601 --> 00:05:43,935 - You'll know. - Yeah. 113 00:05:44,019 --> 00:05:46,146 You'll know what exactly to say for every possible way. 114 00:05:46,229 --> 00:05:48,315 Then that would be extremely appealing, yes. 115 00:05:48,899 --> 00:05:51,568 But as we kept talking, I began to understand 116 00:05:51,651 --> 00:05:54,529 the real reason he had been putting this off for so long. 117 00:05:56,073 --> 00:05:57,949 Well, it's good except for one thing. 118 00:05:58,033 --> 00:06:00,619 Suppose one of my friends might give a reaction 119 00:06:00,952 --> 00:06:03,121 that's very, very violent on some people, 120 00:06:03,497 --> 00:06:06,500 even beyond the several predictions you can make. 121 00:06:07,542 --> 00:06:08,877 What do you mean by violent? 122 00:06:09,419 --> 00:06:14,049 Like, you know, call me names and saying things that are so unforgivable 123 00:06:14,132 --> 00:06:16,760 that I couldn't be their friend after that. 124 00:06:18,178 --> 00:06:20,597 Who are you worried about specifically? 125 00:06:25,018 --> 00:06:28,480 I'd rather not reveal the name, not at this point, but… 126 00:06:29,648 --> 00:06:32,442 it's definitely someone that's on the team. 127 00:06:33,026 --> 00:06:35,403 I found myself in an odd situation. 128 00:06:36,154 --> 00:06:38,907 Kor was willing to point out his friend in a photo, 129 00:06:38,990 --> 00:06:41,618 but he wouldn't tell me anything else about her. 130 00:06:41,701 --> 00:06:43,245 She looks so nice, what is it about her? 131 00:06:43,328 --> 00:06:45,705 She's a nice person, very nice, but… 132 00:06:46,581 --> 00:06:47,791 How do I put it? 133 00:06:49,292 --> 00:06:53,421 If she… depending on her mood, you don't want to cross her too much. 134 00:06:54,422 --> 00:06:55,674 Oh, my God! Okay. 135 00:06:55,757 --> 00:06:58,468 It was frustrating. My rehearsal for today 136 00:06:58,552 --> 00:07:00,720 was designed to get him to open up about this stuff, 137 00:07:01,304 --> 00:07:03,807 but perhaps I had done something to put him off. 138 00:07:05,058 --> 00:07:08,728 Thinking back, there was a somewhat off-color joke I tried 139 00:07:08,812 --> 00:07:10,856 after a trip to the bathroom. 140 00:07:10,939 --> 00:07:14,442 Oh, my gosh, I should start traveling with a plunger. 141 00:07:16,653 --> 00:07:19,239 - You think he'd find that funny? Or… - Yeah. 142 00:07:19,322 --> 00:07:21,700 But when I did it with the real Kor, it didn't land. 143 00:07:22,158 --> 00:07:25,078 Oh my God, I should start traveling with a plunger. 144 00:07:26,121 --> 00:07:27,956 Well, well, well. 145 00:07:31,042 --> 00:07:32,460 I should invest in them. 146 00:07:33,295 --> 00:07:35,505 - Are they expensive? - No. No. 147 00:07:37,132 --> 00:07:38,383 Could that joke have been it? 148 00:07:39,926 --> 00:07:42,596 I'd intended the joke to be self-deprecating 149 00:07:42,679 --> 00:07:44,806 about my unpredictable bowel movements, 150 00:07:45,390 --> 00:07:46,891 but reflecting on it later, 151 00:07:46,975 --> 00:07:49,811 I realized he could have interpreted it as a criticism 152 00:07:49,894 --> 00:07:52,522 that his bathroom was under-equipped. 153 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:54,566 Whatever the reason, 154 00:07:54,649 --> 00:07:58,903 I couldn't stage a rehearsal for Kor with no details about his friend. 155 00:07:59,237 --> 00:08:01,698 So, I planned a day trip for us upstate, 156 00:08:01,781 --> 00:08:04,659 that was strategically designed to endear me to him 157 00:08:04,743 --> 00:08:06,620 and hopefully, get him to open up. 158 00:08:07,037 --> 00:08:08,580 - Have you ever been? - Never. 159 00:08:08,663 --> 00:08:10,248 - You've never? - Never in my entire life. 160 00:08:10,332 --> 00:08:13,126 So, your last name is Skeet and you've never been skeet shooting? 161 00:08:13,209 --> 00:08:14,419 No, no. 162 00:08:18,923 --> 00:08:20,008 Pull. 163 00:08:24,179 --> 00:08:25,221 Pull. 164 00:08:28,099 --> 00:08:29,267 I didn't tell Kor, 165 00:08:29,351 --> 00:08:32,771 but I had arranged ahead of time to have the guns loaded with blanks, 166 00:08:33,146 --> 00:08:35,732 in the hopes that it would create a moment of bonding, 167 00:08:35,815 --> 00:08:38,151 because we were both bad at this. 168 00:08:42,864 --> 00:08:45,241 - You fired too early, man. - I fired too early. 169 00:08:45,325 --> 00:08:46,993 Wow, we are not good at this. 170 00:08:48,453 --> 00:08:51,247 - But it's nice to have a new experience. - Yeah. 171 00:08:51,831 --> 00:08:55,001 But this was just laying the groundwork for the main event. 172 00:08:55,085 --> 00:08:59,130 The mutual disclosure of personal information in a heated pool. 173 00:09:00,215 --> 00:09:04,969 - You mentioned you were married. - Yes, I was married for five years. 174 00:09:11,184 --> 00:09:14,437 - I was married for three years. - Didn't know that. 175 00:09:16,481 --> 00:09:17,690 Is it sad for you? 176 00:09:20,652 --> 00:09:22,737 I consider it one of my… 177 00:09:23,947 --> 00:09:25,990 one of the bigger failures of my life. 178 00:09:26,533 --> 00:09:28,952 - One of the what? - Biggest failures of my life. 179 00:09:41,214 --> 00:09:43,591 I didn't want to go too deep into my private life, 180 00:09:43,967 --> 00:09:47,220 so I'd pre-planned for an elderly swimmer to interrupt us, 181 00:09:47,303 --> 00:09:49,055 in the hopes that it would convince Kor 182 00:09:49,139 --> 00:09:53,059 I was ready to share more had the moment not been ruined. 183 00:09:54,310 --> 00:09:57,814 I wasn't sure if my portrayal of vulnerability was convincing, 184 00:09:57,897 --> 00:10:02,569 but on the ride home, Kor finally told me the name of his trivia friend, Tricia, 185 00:10:02,652 --> 00:10:04,279 and what she did for a living. 186 00:10:04,362 --> 00:10:10,201 She's been mostly a freelance writer and she has a blog, 187 00:10:10,577 --> 00:10:14,581 gives information about things you could do to save money and have fun. 188 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,043 - What's the blog called? - Cheap Chick in the City. 189 00:10:19,836 --> 00:10:22,589 - Cheap Chick in the City? - Cheap Chick in the City. 190 00:10:26,217 --> 00:10:29,888 - Cheap Check in the City. - Cheap Chick in the City. 191 00:10:32,765 --> 00:10:37,145 - Cheap Check in the City. - Cheap Chick in the City. 192 00:10:38,855 --> 00:10:42,275 Cheap Chick in the City seemed to be a bare-bones website 193 00:10:42,358 --> 00:10:45,445 dedicated to low-cost activities in New York. 194 00:10:45,820 --> 00:10:48,740 I was hoping it would be a window into Tricia's psyche, 195 00:10:48,823 --> 00:10:51,868 but it seemed like the majority of posts were just apologies 196 00:10:51,951 --> 00:10:55,038 for not having anything to post that day. 197 00:10:55,413 --> 00:10:58,916 I understand that. Sometimes you don't want to say anything, 198 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,586 but you do want people to know you exist. 199 00:11:04,339 --> 00:11:07,091 Regardless, I was hopeful this blog would be enough 200 00:11:07,175 --> 00:11:10,720 for the rehearsal actress we'd hire to base her performance on, 201 00:11:10,803 --> 00:11:12,847 in addition to Kor's insights. 202 00:11:13,389 --> 00:11:19,937 She has an appeal for an actor named Vincent… Karth… Karthreiser. 203 00:11:20,605 --> 00:11:22,815 But unfortunately, it wasn't enough. 204 00:11:23,191 --> 00:11:27,904 I think it's really useful to get a sense of what their reactions might be, 205 00:11:27,987 --> 00:11:30,365 and the kinds of words that they might use. 206 00:11:30,823 --> 00:11:32,450 So, to get her better access, 207 00:11:32,533 --> 00:11:35,745 I decided to create a blog of my own called Thrifty Boy, 208 00:11:35,828 --> 00:11:39,791 and offered Tricia the opportunity to write an article for us. 209 00:11:39,874 --> 00:11:41,834 And luckily, she took the gig. 210 00:11:43,628 --> 00:11:47,757 Her article would entail interviewing a professional bird watcher for our site, 211 00:11:48,091 --> 00:11:50,802 because bird watching is a thrifty thing to do. 212 00:11:52,178 --> 00:11:53,471 But what Tricia didn't know 213 00:11:53,554 --> 00:11:56,307 is that she'd be interviewing her own doppelgänger, 214 00:11:56,391 --> 00:11:58,768 who would be studying her every move. 215 00:12:06,359 --> 00:12:09,278 - Nice to meet you. - You look all dressed up for birdwatching. 216 00:12:09,654 --> 00:12:11,447 Tricia? That's my daughter's name. 217 00:12:11,531 --> 00:12:13,741 Funny. There's not very many other Tricias or Patricia's ever. 218 00:12:14,158 --> 00:12:16,577 So, do you have any favorite birds? 219 00:12:16,661 --> 00:12:18,162 I do love hummingbirds. 220 00:12:18,663 --> 00:12:22,083 At first glance, this woman didn't seem frightening at all, 221 00:12:22,166 --> 00:12:23,960 but she did like to talk. 222 00:12:24,043 --> 00:12:25,420 But you know my dad is really into birds. 223 00:12:25,503 --> 00:12:26,671 - Oh, yeah? - He seriously has like… 224 00:12:26,754 --> 00:12:28,005 He lives in North Carolina, which I guess, 225 00:12:28,089 --> 00:12:29,674 apparently, there's a very big bird show there. 226 00:12:29,757 --> 00:12:33,219 A really good book called The Huntress, and I do recommend it. It's World War II. 227 00:12:33,302 --> 00:12:35,221 But otherwise, I mean, aside from my roommates, 228 00:12:35,304 --> 00:12:38,683 I'm pretty happy with the way things are, but my roommate's definitely… 229 00:12:38,766 --> 00:12:40,351 You know, like, "Hey, I'm running late," 230 00:12:40,434 --> 00:12:42,854 like, but maybe he found a payphone, maybe, but like… 231 00:12:42,937 --> 00:12:46,190 One time, like, the plane started plunging, so after that, like… 232 00:12:46,274 --> 00:12:48,192 I still get kind of nervous when I'm in a plane and… 233 00:12:48,276 --> 00:12:50,695 Over the course of the 30-minute encounter, 234 00:12:50,778 --> 00:12:53,489 our actress had trouble getting a single word in, 235 00:12:53,573 --> 00:12:56,284 even though she was the one being interviewed. 236 00:12:56,367 --> 00:12:58,202 So, I have all the apps, you know, for the different, 237 00:12:58,286 --> 00:13:02,331 airlines, on my phone, ready to go, whenever I need to fly. 238 00:13:02,415 --> 00:13:05,084 American Airlines, Delta, Gogo inflight entertainment. 239 00:13:05,168 --> 00:13:06,460 But before it was over, 240 00:13:06,544 --> 00:13:10,590 I wanted to get a sense of how Tricia would respond to being lied to. 241 00:13:10,673 --> 00:13:13,092 Data that would be crucial for our rehearsal. 242 00:13:13,467 --> 00:13:16,053 There's actually something I need to come clean about. 243 00:13:16,137 --> 00:13:17,180 Okay. 244 00:13:17,263 --> 00:13:21,934 I said early on that my daughter's name is Tricia but that was actually a lie. 245 00:13:22,018 --> 00:13:23,936 - Okay. - I don't have a daughter. 246 00:13:24,020 --> 00:13:25,354 Okay. 247 00:13:26,272 --> 00:13:27,940 I guess I should have guessed when you said you were 39, 248 00:13:28,024 --> 00:13:29,901 because it's a little young to have a daughter these days. 249 00:13:30,318 --> 00:13:33,446 That's okay, that's funny, because I was like, I mean, like I said, 250 00:13:33,529 --> 00:13:36,449 you don't meet too many other Tricias, so I was a little surprised, but you know, 251 00:13:36,532 --> 00:13:39,201 that's… yeah, that's interesting, but I understand. 252 00:13:39,285 --> 00:13:41,913 - I'm sorry that I… - It's fine, don't worry. 253 00:13:41,996 --> 00:13:43,915 Do you have any funny moments that you had with a bird? 254 00:13:43,998 --> 00:13:46,500 With birds? Or any fun stories about birds? 255 00:13:47,168 --> 00:13:50,046 I was surprised by how not mad Tricia was. 256 00:13:51,339 --> 00:13:53,132 Was Kor worried for nothing, 257 00:13:53,215 --> 00:13:57,136 or was Tricia just able to bottle up her rage because it was a stranger? 258 00:13:58,387 --> 00:14:01,390 Kor was so convinced she would have an extreme reaction 259 00:14:01,474 --> 00:14:05,394 that he insisted the confession could only go down one-on-one, 260 00:14:05,478 --> 00:14:06,896 in a public place. 261 00:14:06,979 --> 00:14:10,524 Trivia would be, I think, the only place that would not arouse suspicion, 262 00:14:10,608 --> 00:14:13,778 because that's something we do out of habit already. 263 00:14:13,861 --> 00:14:18,074 I can probably get her in a trivia event, by ourselves, just between she and I. 264 00:14:18,866 --> 00:14:21,702 But when I saw the trivia bar Kor frequents, 265 00:14:21,786 --> 00:14:24,955 I was overwhelmed by the chaos of the environment. 266 00:14:25,539 --> 00:14:28,834 This is footage I collected from the Alligator Lounge in Brooklyn, 267 00:14:29,168 --> 00:14:31,462 and it seemed like any aspect of this space 268 00:14:31,921 --> 00:14:35,049 could radically transform the tone of his big moment. 269 00:14:36,300 --> 00:14:38,719 I had learned this firsthand when I met Kor. 270 00:14:39,428 --> 00:14:40,846 I thought I would look cool, 271 00:14:41,347 --> 00:14:45,393 but due to just a slight difference in chairs, I looked like a fool. 272 00:14:47,228 --> 00:14:51,065 It's hard to say what about this place could affect Kor's confession, 273 00:14:51,691 --> 00:14:54,485 but I did notice there were a lot of chairs, 274 00:14:54,902 --> 00:14:58,072 and I didn't want to leave anything to chance. 275 00:14:59,031 --> 00:15:01,117 Kor had messaged Tricia to play trivia with him 276 00:15:01,450 --> 00:15:05,371 in just under two weeks' time. This is where it would happen. 277 00:15:06,163 --> 00:15:08,916 The place where he would finally come clean. 278 00:15:10,209 --> 00:15:11,752 So with the clock now ticking, 279 00:15:11,836 --> 00:15:15,965 I invited Kor into my secret warehouse to begin his rehearsal. 280 00:15:21,178 --> 00:15:24,974 Wow, this is… the perfect replica. 281 00:15:26,142 --> 00:15:31,397 That's not even a funhouse version of it. It has… It looks… Wow! 282 00:15:35,651 --> 00:15:39,363 Every detail was meticulously replicated this time. 283 00:15:39,447 --> 00:15:40,698 Oh, my gosh! 284 00:15:42,366 --> 00:15:43,409 Oh, my gosh! 285 00:15:43,784 --> 00:15:48,456 This spice rack, it's the exact spices they have, the garlic, the basil. 286 00:15:48,539 --> 00:15:51,876 This chair is an exact… This… These rips… 287 00:15:51,959 --> 00:15:56,672 Yeah, and that, even that's exactly the way it is. The portrait kind of tilts. 288 00:15:57,173 --> 00:16:01,135 You see that balloon there? That's in the real bar. 289 00:16:01,218 --> 00:16:05,097 It'll be like walking in, in a normal level, 290 00:16:05,181 --> 00:16:08,100 and then being able to know my bearings. 291 00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:11,770 When you show up on the actual night, it'll feel just like this. 292 00:16:12,229 --> 00:16:13,939 - Yes. - No surprises. 293 00:16:14,356 --> 00:16:15,399 No. 294 00:16:15,482 --> 00:16:18,068 You know everything that's gonna happen. 295 00:16:20,696 --> 00:16:23,115 There's something strange about entering a space 296 00:16:23,199 --> 00:16:25,284 that's indistinguishable from another. 297 00:16:26,327 --> 00:16:29,121 In moments, you can forget where you are. 298 00:16:29,955 --> 00:16:33,667 To me, it's like… It's a little surreal at times because… 299 00:16:33,751 --> 00:16:36,378 I mean it's like… You're the… 300 00:16:37,004 --> 00:16:39,340 you're Willy Wonka in the Chocolate Factory 301 00:16:39,423 --> 00:16:42,885 and I'm Charlie Bucket, trying to get the… 302 00:16:43,469 --> 00:16:46,096 I don't remember the plot fully, what did Willy Wonka do? 303 00:16:46,180 --> 00:16:47,556 - Was he good? - Well, he created… 304 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,768 - Wasn't he a bad guy? - He had some questionable things. 305 00:16:50,851 --> 00:16:56,607 He was this mysterious… factory full of candy, basically. 306 00:16:56,690 --> 00:16:57,733 But I'm Willy… 307 00:16:57,816 --> 00:16:59,944 - I'm the bad guy in the story? - Well, but he's a dream maker. 308 00:17:00,319 --> 00:17:03,364 And you're doing… you're making some dreams happen for me. 309 00:17:03,447 --> 00:17:04,782 But kids died in the factory. 310 00:17:04,865 --> 00:17:09,495 Well, they supposedly died, I don't know for sure if they actually… 311 00:17:09,578 --> 00:17:11,580 But they didn't get some good fate out of it. 312 00:17:12,206 --> 00:17:15,876 I'll read the book again just to… to look into it. 313 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,002 Yeah. 314 00:17:27,429 --> 00:17:28,472 It's good. 315 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,892 We started with basic blocking, 316 00:17:31,976 --> 00:17:35,187 and the first choice Kor would have to make is where to sit. 317 00:17:35,771 --> 00:17:37,231 - What's yours? This one? - Yep. Yes. 318 00:17:39,233 --> 00:17:40,734 - Yeah. - Good? 319 00:17:41,193 --> 00:17:44,071 Kor proposed that on the night, he would arrive early, 320 00:17:44,154 --> 00:17:46,865 and secure his favorite table using his hat 321 00:17:46,949 --> 00:17:48,826 while he went to grab their trivia sheet 322 00:17:48,909 --> 00:17:51,328 and drinks for the two of them from the bar. 323 00:17:51,412 --> 00:17:52,454 Hi, can I help you? 324 00:17:52,538 --> 00:17:56,500 Can I have an orange juice, no pulp, and a margarita, please? 325 00:17:56,583 --> 00:17:57,793 Coming right up. 326 00:18:00,212 --> 00:18:01,755 Is that a margarita? What is it? 327 00:18:01,839 --> 00:18:03,716 - What did you put in it? - I don't know… Just make… 328 00:18:03,799 --> 00:18:05,050 I don't know how to make a margarita. 329 00:18:05,134 --> 00:18:07,136 He thought that greeting Tricia with a drink 330 00:18:07,219 --> 00:18:08,887 would help put her in a good mood, 331 00:18:09,221 --> 00:18:12,307 since she normally shows up at trivia complaining about something. 332 00:18:12,891 --> 00:18:14,476 My roommates are driving me crazy, 333 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,396 and just, it's one of those days where you're like, "You don't need to be rude." 334 00:18:17,479 --> 00:18:19,314 I think it's just, like, we're all human beings here. 335 00:18:19,398 --> 00:18:22,901 And he suggested trying to joke with her to lighten her spirits. 336 00:18:22,985 --> 00:18:24,737 I would guess I would say… 337 00:18:27,281 --> 00:18:29,074 I'm going to probably give you a little buzz tonight 338 00:18:29,158 --> 00:18:32,035 because I'm sure someone's plucking your nerves today. 339 00:18:32,453 --> 00:18:34,163 Okay, is that a joke? Or just a line… 340 00:18:34,246 --> 00:18:36,373 - It'll be more of a joke. - Okay. 341 00:18:36,832 --> 00:18:40,752 For every way Tricia could react, I would input a planned response 342 00:18:40,836 --> 00:18:43,797 from Kor into specialized flowchart software. 343 00:18:44,214 --> 00:18:45,424 - Hey. - Hi, Trish the dish. 344 00:18:45,841 --> 00:18:46,925 How you doing? 345 00:18:47,009 --> 00:18:50,137 This would allow us to chart the optimal path through the evening. 346 00:18:50,596 --> 00:18:53,765 - Are you starting with presidents? - No, I'm starting with twins. 347 00:18:53,849 --> 00:18:56,018 You went twins and then go to presidents? 348 00:18:56,101 --> 00:18:57,603 I started with twins and I connected to… 349 00:18:57,686 --> 00:18:58,896 - And then go to the presidents? - Yeah. 350 00:18:59,646 --> 00:19:03,108 A decision tree that would guide us towards key milestones 351 00:19:03,192 --> 00:19:04,776 and help us avoid pitfalls. 352 00:19:05,110 --> 00:19:06,403 - Hey. Hi, man. - Hi. Trish the dish. 353 00:19:06,987 --> 00:19:10,782 Kor had told me there was a chance Tricia could misinterpret his invitation 354 00:19:10,866 --> 00:19:12,784 as a sign of romantic interest. 355 00:19:13,118 --> 00:19:15,245 She's a single person and I guess… 356 00:19:16,663 --> 00:19:19,917 that after all these years, I'm inviting her by myself. 357 00:19:20,375 --> 00:19:21,543 Right. 358 00:19:21,627 --> 00:19:24,671 You know I don't drink very much, you trying to get me drunk? 359 00:19:24,755 --> 00:19:28,383 But when we ran that simulation, he gave confusing signals. 360 00:19:28,759 --> 00:19:31,011 You're leaving your hand touching hers right there. 361 00:19:31,094 --> 00:19:34,223 Well, if I move it then it's going to bring more suspicion to it. 362 00:19:34,306 --> 00:19:36,433 How as a woman, how would you take that? 363 00:19:36,516 --> 00:19:38,393 If you touched a guy's hand and he just left it there. 364 00:19:39,186 --> 00:19:41,521 - She could read that as you flirting back. - Right. 365 00:19:42,064 --> 00:19:44,858 So, I had Kor practice some standard defenses 366 00:19:44,942 --> 00:19:46,693 to any advance she might make. 367 00:19:47,069 --> 00:19:48,987 I think it's really nice of you to get me a drink. 368 00:19:49,071 --> 00:19:52,866 I feel like it's… just, yeah, it's nice to go like, come and… 369 00:19:52,950 --> 00:19:55,160 But, of course, all this was designed 370 00:19:55,244 --> 00:19:58,664 to lay the perfect foundation for him to confess his lie. 371 00:19:58,747 --> 00:20:00,332 Did I tell you what happened with my laptop? 372 00:20:00,415 --> 00:20:01,500 No, no idea. 373 00:20:01,583 --> 00:20:02,918 The other day I went to switch it on 374 00:20:03,001 --> 00:20:06,171 and it just didn't switch on, and like, it was, you know that thing of… 375 00:20:06,255 --> 00:20:08,006 I was in the middle of writing something, 376 00:20:08,090 --> 00:20:10,634 so I'm thinking I'm going to lose the pictures that are in there… 377 00:20:10,717 --> 00:20:13,262 Well, it's funny that you think about losing, I wanted. 378 00:20:13,345 --> 00:20:16,390 It sounds heavy, but actually, don't worry because I… 379 00:20:16,473 --> 00:20:18,100 This story turned around, 380 00:20:18,183 --> 00:20:20,686 like, I didn't actually end up losing the photos and the stuff, 381 00:20:20,769 --> 00:20:22,229 but I did have to take it to get it fixed. 382 00:20:22,312 --> 00:20:25,732 Kor, I think you need to take control of the conversation, 383 00:20:25,816 --> 00:20:27,526 she's not going to give you an opening. 384 00:20:27,609 --> 00:20:30,112 If you just let her talk she's just gonna keep talking, right? 385 00:20:30,195 --> 00:20:31,238 I'll try just one more time. 386 00:20:31,321 --> 00:20:34,491 To see if I can find another pattern into breaking into the conversation. 387 00:20:34,574 --> 00:20:35,993 Okay. Try it. 388 00:20:36,076 --> 00:20:38,495 Like, he just couldn't make any kind of conversation 389 00:20:38,578 --> 00:20:40,372 and like, he suddenly said like, something about, like, 390 00:20:40,956 --> 00:20:43,375 pineapple being a member of the citrus family, and like… 391 00:20:43,458 --> 00:20:45,836 My educational situation is a fraud. 392 00:20:48,797 --> 00:20:49,923 What? 393 00:20:50,882 --> 00:20:54,302 But just starting his confession wasn't the only challenge. 394 00:20:54,386 --> 00:20:56,763 Kor was most worried about the aftermath. 395 00:20:56,847 --> 00:20:58,181 So, our entire approach 396 00:20:58,265 --> 00:21:02,019 had to be planned around the format of this particular trivia night. 397 00:21:02,102 --> 00:21:06,106 There's usually six questions per round, it's about four rounds. 398 00:21:06,189 --> 00:21:09,359 After round two, they usually have a ten to 15-minute break. 399 00:21:09,443 --> 00:21:12,446 We're going to take a ten-minute break, and I'm going to add up all your scores. 400 00:21:12,529 --> 00:21:16,032 And then during that time, sometimes we would order some pizza. 401 00:21:16,116 --> 00:21:18,285 Here are your two tickets for pizza. 402 00:21:18,702 --> 00:21:20,954 The ideal thing would be to talk about it for five minutes 403 00:21:21,037 --> 00:21:22,748 and then, yeah, move on. 404 00:21:22,831 --> 00:21:27,502 I don't want to linger, I just want to say it and then pretty much have it dropped. 405 00:21:27,586 --> 00:21:29,254 So, you don't have a master's degree? 406 00:21:29,337 --> 00:21:32,174 No. I just don't want you to send me any more information 407 00:21:32,257 --> 00:21:35,177 about jobs that have a master's degree… 408 00:21:35,260 --> 00:21:38,346 I really want to understand like, why… how did we end up here? 409 00:21:38,430 --> 00:21:39,723 So, you just want to shut it down. 410 00:21:39,806 --> 00:21:42,142 I want to shut it down. So, at least if I do it toward the end, 411 00:21:42,225 --> 00:21:45,061 then the benefit is I can leave if I think, "Okay, too hairy," 412 00:21:45,145 --> 00:21:48,148 and say, "Oops, I have an appointment to go to, sorry, I have to go." 413 00:21:48,231 --> 00:21:50,400 I don't owe you an explanation for that, I really don't. 414 00:21:50,484 --> 00:21:52,402 I owe you an apology for putting you through that, 415 00:21:52,486 --> 00:21:54,321 but I don't feel I owe you an explanation. 416 00:21:54,404 --> 00:21:56,281 All right, well, can we like, discuss it after the trivia? 417 00:21:56,364 --> 00:21:59,534 I don't want to discuss it any longer about the situation. 418 00:21:59,868 --> 00:22:04,247 So, I'd rather say it at least after the last round, but before the scores. 419 00:22:04,581 --> 00:22:07,000 All right, start finishing up your ballots 420 00:22:07,083 --> 00:22:09,419 and bring them up to score when you're ready, all right? 421 00:22:09,503 --> 00:22:14,007 But as soon as we started incorporating full rounds of trivia into our rehearsal, 422 00:22:14,090 --> 00:22:16,092 it revealed a problem. 423 00:22:16,176 --> 00:22:20,931 What is the number on the roof of the bus in Speed? 424 00:22:21,848 --> 00:22:26,478 What is the number on the roof of the bus in Speed? 425 00:22:26,853 --> 00:22:30,857 Kor became entranced by the game, and when he didn't know an answer, 426 00:22:30,941 --> 00:22:32,984 he couldn't focus on anything else. 427 00:22:33,068 --> 00:22:35,070 That's right, I'm gonna lose some points on this one. 428 00:22:35,153 --> 00:22:36,780 I thought I would have known, 429 00:22:36,863 --> 00:22:39,991 who hosted Wheel of Fortune before Pat Sajak. 430 00:22:40,075 --> 00:22:42,410 And I had 10,000 names in my head but I couldn't pinpoint anybody. 431 00:22:42,494 --> 00:22:46,915 Sure. Okay, well, do you want to go into the confession? 432 00:22:47,332 --> 00:22:49,209 Or do you want to try that or… 433 00:22:50,961 --> 00:22:52,045 It's the option… 434 00:22:52,128 --> 00:22:55,632 And he grew frustrated that the stress of having to confess this lie 435 00:22:55,715 --> 00:22:57,801 was affecting his trivia game. 436 00:22:57,884 --> 00:23:01,554 I'm not gonna take the chance to miss good questions 437 00:23:01,638 --> 00:23:03,682 because I'm having this burden, 438 00:23:03,765 --> 00:23:06,810 because we can actually just lose points because the concentration is off… 439 00:23:06,893 --> 00:23:08,937 Right, but who cares if you lose the game? 440 00:23:09,271 --> 00:23:12,357 You got this off your chest, It's just one night of bar trivia. 441 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:16,611 No. One night of bar trivia is sacrosanct to us. 442 00:23:16,695 --> 00:23:17,779 And that's when he told me 443 00:23:17,862 --> 00:23:20,865 that if it wasn't going well on the actual trivia night, 444 00:23:20,949 --> 00:23:23,451 he might bail on the confession entirely. 445 00:23:23,535 --> 00:23:25,829 No, I would not… I'm not sacrificing trivia night. 446 00:23:25,912 --> 00:23:27,956 - Not for that, no. - Isn't it just for fun? 447 00:23:28,039 --> 00:23:29,916 - Like everyone's drunk, right? - No. 448 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,043 Then, I'm going to have two things against me, 449 00:23:32,127 --> 00:23:35,422 I mess up a good trivia night and I lied to her. 450 00:23:36,673 --> 00:23:39,801 So, to me, I got to take one of them out of the equation. 451 00:23:41,428 --> 00:23:42,762 Okay. 452 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:48,977 I had gone to incredible lengths to eliminate all uncertainty from the night. 453 00:23:49,060 --> 00:23:51,855 But the only way to know the actual trivia questions 454 00:23:51,938 --> 00:23:55,734 that the real host would be asking would involve some sort of cheating, 455 00:23:56,234 --> 00:23:58,236 and that would be unethical. 456 00:23:59,946 --> 00:24:03,408 But maybe it's more unethical to leave things to chance 457 00:24:03,491 --> 00:24:06,244 when there's something you could have done. 458 00:24:09,497 --> 00:24:13,043 So, posing as the founder of the popular blog Thrifty Boy, 459 00:24:13,126 --> 00:24:15,795 I arranged an interview with the real trivia host 460 00:24:15,879 --> 00:24:18,131 at one of the other bars he hosts at 461 00:24:18,214 --> 00:24:21,968 under the pretense of doing a Thrifty Boy trivia night feature. 462 00:24:22,052 --> 00:24:24,179 Now, is it mandatory to buy drinks? 463 00:24:24,262 --> 00:24:26,473 Because our readers really don't like to spend money. 464 00:24:26,556 --> 00:24:33,104 We have not had a problem with having people forced to buy drinks or food. 465 00:24:33,438 --> 00:24:36,274 And does the bar charge for seltzer water, or is that free? 466 00:24:36,357 --> 00:24:38,067 That's up to each individual establishment. 467 00:24:38,151 --> 00:24:39,569 - And to… I think… - Very cool, okay. 468 00:24:39,652 --> 00:24:43,615 I told him we wanted the profile to include an interactive video component 469 00:24:43,698 --> 00:24:45,241 in which he would read the questions 470 00:24:45,325 --> 00:24:48,787 for the Alligator Lounge's upcoming trivia night to camera, 471 00:24:48,870 --> 00:24:51,498 so our readers could play along at home for free. 472 00:24:51,581 --> 00:24:58,463 What conflict began in 1789 and led to the beheading of Louis XVI? 473 00:24:59,464 --> 00:25:02,926 It was one thing to get the trivia questions for the big night, 474 00:25:03,009 --> 00:25:06,638 but making sure Kor knew the answers would be its own challenge. 475 00:25:06,721 --> 00:25:08,681 So, I don't know why Archie had trouble choosing them 476 00:25:08,765 --> 00:25:11,684 except for the personality cause they look physically the same. 477 00:25:11,768 --> 00:25:15,605 I knew that cheating at trivia was something Kor doesn't tangle with. 478 00:25:15,939 --> 00:25:18,900 - Have you ever cheated at trivia? - No. 479 00:25:20,026 --> 00:25:23,738 So we started going on daily walks just to chat about life, 480 00:25:24,239 --> 00:25:26,991 but I was actually using these casual strolls 481 00:25:27,075 --> 00:25:30,286 to covertly implant every single trivia answer 482 00:25:30,370 --> 00:25:32,580 into Kor's brain without him knowing. 483 00:25:32,664 --> 00:25:35,333 If you ever need to get in, the code is 1789. 484 00:25:35,416 --> 00:25:36,459 Okay. 485 00:25:36,543 --> 00:25:39,462 Like the year the French Revolution started in 1789. 486 00:25:39,837 --> 00:25:41,214 I'm not a big summer person. 487 00:25:42,006 --> 00:25:43,341 - And I'm not a big… - Oh, shit! 488 00:25:43,424 --> 00:25:45,969 - …spring person. - It's all over my DKNY pants. 489 00:25:47,011 --> 00:25:50,640 - Donna Karan New York, DKNY. - Only in New York. 490 00:25:51,766 --> 00:25:53,768 Building's looking pretty tall. 491 00:25:55,019 --> 00:25:57,564 It is tall but it's not the tallest building in the world. 492 00:25:57,647 --> 00:26:00,066 That'll be the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. 493 00:26:00,149 --> 00:26:06,197 - The Burj Khalifa? - Yup. The Burj Khalifa. Tallest building. 494 00:26:07,574 --> 00:26:08,616 What's going on here? 495 00:26:08,700 --> 00:26:12,412 It's a hostage situation, guy has four people at gunpoint. 496 00:26:13,329 --> 00:26:15,164 Shot someone in the head on his way in. 497 00:26:15,623 --> 00:26:17,875 - Oh, my God! That's nuts. - Oh, my gosh. 498 00:26:17,959 --> 00:26:21,838 It's days like these that I curse the Chinese for inventing gunpowder. 499 00:26:22,297 --> 00:26:23,965 That's crazy. Oh, my God. 500 00:26:24,424 --> 00:26:26,676 Good luck to you, sir. Good luck with the whole process. 501 00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:28,594 - Oh, my God. - Prayers for the family. 502 00:26:36,060 --> 00:26:37,520 With just three days to go 503 00:26:37,603 --> 00:26:40,982 until Kor would meet up with Tricia at the real Alligator Lounge, 504 00:26:41,065 --> 00:26:46,112 I had over 30 actors occupy the space, playing customers, servers. 505 00:26:46,696 --> 00:26:51,743 We had real beer on tap and even a working simulation of their pizza oven. 506 00:27:00,793 --> 00:27:02,503 Each time we ran through the night, 507 00:27:02,587 --> 00:27:06,716 new variables were introduced that he would have to adapt to. 508 00:27:07,592 --> 00:27:10,803 With a special focus on the moment when he'd be confessing. 509 00:27:11,304 --> 00:27:14,766 I got to tell you something, and it's been eating at me for years. 510 00:27:14,849 --> 00:27:16,392 - Oh, yeah? - Hey guys, how we doing over here? 511 00:27:16,476 --> 00:27:17,518 - Good. - I'm fine, thank you. 512 00:27:17,602 --> 00:27:19,187 Can we get you another drink? Can I get you a drink? 513 00:27:19,270 --> 00:27:20,313 I think we're good. 514 00:27:20,396 --> 00:27:24,233 Kor, you don't want the interruption happening during the confession, 515 00:27:24,317 --> 00:27:27,195 so maybe you make sure your drink isn't empty at this point in the night. 516 00:27:27,278 --> 00:27:29,322 - Right? So, maybe tiny sips. - Right. 517 00:27:29,405 --> 00:27:31,532 - Can you just take tinier sips? - I got it, take tiny sips. 518 00:27:32,116 --> 00:27:35,203 We ran through the entire night 13 times. 519 00:27:36,079 --> 00:27:37,538 But unlike real life, 520 00:27:37,622 --> 00:27:41,375 in here, you can always hit the reset button and start over. 521 00:27:42,085 --> 00:27:44,962 It was the one place on earth you couldn't fail. 522 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:47,173 Orange juice, no pulp. 523 00:27:47,548 --> 00:27:51,427 Hope you don't mind? I decided to give you a little buzz. 524 00:27:52,345 --> 00:27:54,806 I decided to give you a little buzz. 525 00:27:56,849 --> 00:27:58,726 It's something that's been eating at me for a long time. 526 00:27:58,810 --> 00:27:59,936 Oh, yeah? 527 00:28:01,395 --> 00:28:04,232 It's been eating at me for this… forever, and I want to… 528 00:28:05,191 --> 00:28:06,484 I just want to tell you. 529 00:28:07,652 --> 00:28:09,111 - No pulp. - Okay. 530 00:28:09,195 --> 00:28:11,906 I got to tell you something. This has been eating at me for years. 531 00:28:13,449 --> 00:28:16,118 My whole educational status has been a scam. 532 00:28:18,704 --> 00:28:21,916 Just based after my childhood, I guess there's some issues there. 533 00:28:21,999 --> 00:28:24,502 Some insecurities I haven't been able to face until now. 534 00:28:25,211 --> 00:28:29,215 As we neared the end, Kor seemed to be testing new approaches, 535 00:28:30,007 --> 00:28:32,510 but that didn't mean Tricia always took it well. 536 00:28:32,593 --> 00:28:35,596 I don't understand why you felt the need to lie about your education. 537 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,557 I mean, it's really messed up. 538 00:28:38,474 --> 00:28:40,893 For years, we were trying to help you get a job 539 00:28:40,977 --> 00:28:44,522 because you said you had a master's degree, and that was all bullshit! 540 00:28:44,605 --> 00:28:47,567 Is this what you think a friendship is? 541 00:28:47,650 --> 00:28:50,778 Like, you have no respect for me, no respect for my time. 542 00:28:50,861 --> 00:28:53,823 I don't give a crap about your education. 543 00:28:54,782 --> 00:28:59,161 But… but 12 years of deception, that's… 12 years! 544 00:29:00,121 --> 00:29:04,166 It's unforgivable. I don't want to talk to you again. 545 00:29:04,709 --> 00:29:06,085 Please don't go. 546 00:29:10,089 --> 00:29:13,926 He lied about having a master's degree. I just heard their conversation. 547 00:29:14,302 --> 00:29:17,388 - No master's degree? - This guy is such a fraud. 548 00:29:17,471 --> 00:29:22,101 - Who doesn't have a master's degree? - And the loser of tonight's trivia is… 549 00:29:23,311 --> 00:29:24,604 Kor Skeet. 550 00:29:33,279 --> 00:29:36,490 Are you sure you want to do this? For sure? 551 00:29:39,285 --> 00:29:41,329 Well, it still felt good that I got it off my chest, 552 00:29:42,455 --> 00:29:46,042 even if it means I might lose a friendship in the process. 553 00:29:48,669 --> 00:29:51,672 Like… I don't think it'll go that bad. 554 00:29:53,007 --> 00:29:54,050 But… 555 00:29:55,676 --> 00:30:00,890 I'm literally going into the unknown, the pit of the alligator, and… 556 00:30:01,766 --> 00:30:04,518 he's going to swallow me up or let me go free. 557 00:30:27,041 --> 00:30:30,920 We had planned for Kor to get there early to secure his chosen table. 558 00:30:31,462 --> 00:30:35,174 But when he arrived, there was a problem. The table was taken. 559 00:30:36,634 --> 00:30:39,929 Fortunately, we had rehearsed for this exact scenario. 560 00:30:40,387 --> 00:30:45,893 Sorry to bother you, my grandmother died of like, brain cancer recently… 561 00:30:45,976 --> 00:30:47,728 …and this, terrible thing. 562 00:30:47,812 --> 00:30:50,773 This table here is like a sentimental thing. 563 00:30:50,856 --> 00:30:55,152 I know you're all settled here but would you consider to moving to another area? 564 00:30:56,570 --> 00:30:58,614 - I know it sounds outrageous. - We can go one table over. 565 00:30:58,697 --> 00:31:00,199 - Yeah, if you want. - That'd be nice of you. 566 00:31:00,282 --> 00:31:01,408 - Thank you so much. - No worries. 567 00:31:01,492 --> 00:31:03,494 My grandmother very recently died of something very similar… 568 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:05,913 I'm so sorry about that. 569 00:31:11,710 --> 00:31:14,129 - Do you have any orange juice? - Yes. 570 00:31:14,213 --> 00:31:16,507 Do you have it with no pulp? Thank you so much. 571 00:31:16,590 --> 00:31:18,425 You just take the tickets up there for your pizza. 572 00:31:18,509 --> 00:31:19,885 Thank you so much. 573 00:31:25,891 --> 00:31:27,351 Hello! 574 00:31:28,769 --> 00:31:30,271 - Hey! - Trish the dish. 575 00:31:30,771 --> 00:31:32,398 - Gosh! - Now what? 576 00:31:34,108 --> 00:31:36,819 I decided to get you a rum and coke, a little buzz. 577 00:31:37,319 --> 00:31:39,488 Because I'm sure everyone's been plucking on your nerves, 578 00:31:39,572 --> 00:31:40,614 or someone you know… 579 00:31:40,698 --> 00:31:43,534 Oh my God! Yes, today has been pretty awful. 580 00:32:08,642 --> 00:32:12,271 As expected, Tricia showed up not in the best of spirits, 581 00:32:13,063 --> 00:32:16,442 but Kor knew exactly what to talk about to cheer her up. 582 00:32:16,775 --> 00:32:19,320 The Bush twins. Yeah, Jenna and Laura. 583 00:32:20,487 --> 00:32:24,783 They're the only two children of a president, that are twins. 584 00:32:26,035 --> 00:32:28,495 With all the presidents, sometimes having eight or nine kids. 585 00:32:28,996 --> 00:32:31,749 And none of them had twins within that range. 586 00:32:31,832 --> 00:32:34,710 Not even stillborn twins, not even like in that situation. 587 00:32:35,085 --> 00:32:37,546 - So he's the only one. - That's very… that is very interesting. 588 00:32:37,630 --> 00:32:40,007 Kor was sticking to the script, and it was working. 589 00:32:40,382 --> 00:32:42,259 He's the earliest president we have 590 00:32:42,343 --> 00:32:45,929 that had like… has grandchildren still living from that generation. 591 00:32:46,013 --> 00:32:47,056 That is so crazy. 592 00:32:47,139 --> 00:32:49,350 And before long, it was time for trivia. 593 00:32:49,850 --> 00:32:51,393 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, 594 00:32:51,477 --> 00:32:54,438 the moment you all have been waiting for, we're going to start playing trivia. 595 00:32:55,230 --> 00:33:00,527 What mode of transportation places the rider in a laid-back, reclining position, 596 00:33:00,611 --> 00:33:04,865 distributing the rider's weight comfortably over a large area? 597 00:33:06,241 --> 00:33:08,619 These freaking recumbent bikes are everywhere. 598 00:33:09,578 --> 00:33:11,080 What mode of transportation 599 00:33:11,163 --> 00:33:15,167 places the rider in a laid-back reclining position, 600 00:33:15,250 --> 00:33:20,381 distributing the rider's weight comfortably over a large area? 601 00:33:20,464 --> 00:33:23,801 Probably a train. I think Amtrak did that but I'm not sure. 602 00:33:23,884 --> 00:33:26,720 Or it could be a bike, or something like that, one of those reclining bikes? 603 00:33:26,804 --> 00:33:28,764 But you don't really, recline the seat of a bike. 604 00:33:28,847 --> 00:33:29,890 Yeah. 605 00:33:29,973 --> 00:33:31,892 Kor was slightly off on the first question, 606 00:33:32,476 --> 00:33:36,105 and I was worried these answers weren't fully absorbed into his brain. 607 00:33:36,522 --> 00:33:39,733 The correct answer to that is a recumbent bike. 608 00:33:39,817 --> 00:33:41,610 - This is like, really… - Yeah, I knew it was a bike. 609 00:33:41,693 --> 00:33:44,446 But I… I know… I've seen it, but I couldn't imagine the name. 610 00:33:44,530 --> 00:33:47,116 - I've heard the name. - I wouldn't know the name. 611 00:33:47,199 --> 00:33:49,576 But then, things started to turn around. 612 00:33:49,660 --> 00:33:52,329 The correct answer is the French Revolution. 613 00:33:53,872 --> 00:33:54,957 Look at you! 614 00:33:55,666 --> 00:33:57,584 The correct answer, gunpowder. 615 00:33:58,961 --> 00:34:02,047 And the correct answer to that is called Burj Khalifa. 616 00:34:02,131 --> 00:34:03,173 Good! 617 00:34:04,675 --> 00:34:08,929 It was an amazing streak that continued until the end of round four, 618 00:34:09,012 --> 00:34:11,056 and he seemed to be brimming with confidence 619 00:34:11,140 --> 00:34:14,143 by the time he got up to hand in his score sheet, 620 00:34:14,226 --> 00:34:17,354 marking the start of his window to come clean. 621 00:34:18,188 --> 00:34:20,023 Thank you. I'll be right back. 622 00:34:21,024 --> 00:34:23,694 In our fake bar, we had practiced an option 623 00:34:23,777 --> 00:34:27,281 where he would get pizza for both of them right after the fourth round, 624 00:34:27,364 --> 00:34:31,326 so it would be easier for him to initiate the confession while her mouth was full, 625 00:34:32,202 --> 00:34:36,623 and since she was in a chatty mood, it seemed like he had decided to go for it. 626 00:34:37,332 --> 00:34:41,587 - Two cheese pizzas, please. - Two cheese? Okay, ten minutes. 627 00:34:41,670 --> 00:34:43,630 - Okay. - But then, something happened. 628 00:34:49,136 --> 00:34:54,182 When he returned to the table to wait for his pizzas, Tricia wasn't talking. 629 00:34:55,058 --> 00:34:59,229 It was the perfect opportunity to begin his confession, but for some reason, 630 00:34:59,897 --> 00:35:01,273 he wasn't doing it. 631 00:35:04,359 --> 00:35:05,777 - Yeah. Yeah. - Okay. 632 00:35:06,445 --> 00:35:09,239 The pizza tastes better after a certain period of time, 633 00:35:09,323 --> 00:35:13,911 the pizza's good but then, after a couple of rounds, it really hits it in… 634 00:35:15,329 --> 00:35:18,707 Hits it to the last spot. Especially after a couple rums and cokes. 635 00:35:43,607 --> 00:35:46,735 And as the clock kept ticking, he just sat there. 636 00:36:15,555 --> 00:36:20,060 In this case, ask over the lady who'd take the pizza, the faster it comes. 637 00:36:22,979 --> 00:36:24,481 Oh, my gosh. 638 00:36:33,782 --> 00:36:38,870 There's been, something on my mind I've had to deal with and… 639 00:36:39,913 --> 00:36:41,665 you know, maybe it's there? 640 00:36:41,748 --> 00:36:43,208 Is it this one? 641 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:45,335 Hang on a second. 642 00:36:46,378 --> 00:36:47,921 Okay. Okay. 643 00:36:48,505 --> 00:36:50,632 Almost around the corner. 644 00:36:56,263 --> 00:36:57,305 What's up? 645 00:36:57,722 --> 00:37:00,058 They ring the bell, they're getting closer to making the pizza. 646 00:37:00,142 --> 00:37:02,269 Well, I guess so. Now what were you saying before? 647 00:37:02,686 --> 00:37:08,817 I feel bad that… this has been bothering me a long time to tell you this. 648 00:37:08,900 --> 00:37:09,943 What's that? 649 00:37:10,026 --> 00:37:13,864 My whole educational life has been, kind of a fraud. 650 00:37:13,947 --> 00:37:15,740 - Really? - Yeah. 651 00:37:16,616 --> 00:37:20,287 Remember when I was showing pictures of my graduation a couple years ago? 652 00:37:20,704 --> 00:37:21,746 In front of the gang and everything like that? 653 00:37:21,830 --> 00:37:22,873 Yeah. 654 00:37:22,956 --> 00:37:26,918 And then you asked at the time, said that I got a master's degree. 655 00:37:27,794 --> 00:37:31,715 - And I kind of went along with it. - Really? 656 00:37:31,798 --> 00:37:32,883 Yeah. 657 00:37:33,466 --> 00:37:36,887 I felt kind of bad because I didn't want to level with you about that. 658 00:37:36,970 --> 00:37:38,180 Okay. Well… 659 00:37:38,263 --> 00:37:41,433 I was only going for my bachelor's degree at the time. 660 00:37:43,059 --> 00:37:44,144 It's still pretty impressive. 661 00:37:44,227 --> 00:37:46,605 I mean, you know, lots of people don't have master's degrees. 662 00:37:46,688 --> 00:37:50,025 It's cool, I'm not surprised, because I thought you had a master's but… 663 00:37:50,650 --> 00:37:52,903 Hang on a second, one second. 664 00:37:54,237 --> 00:37:55,322 Yeah, thank you. 665 00:37:55,405 --> 00:37:56,573 - Two cheese? - Yes. Thank you. 666 00:38:12,339 --> 00:38:15,550 I didn't realize you didn't have your master's degree, cause I thought you did. 667 00:38:15,634 --> 00:38:17,177 That's what you said before. 668 00:38:17,260 --> 00:38:20,263 Yeah, yeah, I've… see the thing is that, what made it worse was 669 00:38:20,347 --> 00:38:22,265 I came into the group, the trivia group, 670 00:38:22,349 --> 00:38:25,101 I was, like, the last person that even had a college degree. 671 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:27,646 And I kind of felt like inferior about that. 672 00:38:27,729 --> 00:38:29,397 That's so silly, don't you feel upset about that. 673 00:38:29,481 --> 00:38:30,732 Lots of people barely even finish high school. 674 00:38:30,815 --> 00:38:34,319 My sister only got her GED like two years ago. You know? 675 00:38:34,402 --> 00:38:38,782 Well, I just, you know, and I kept that lie going on all that time. 676 00:38:38,865 --> 00:38:42,786 And it kind of ate at me and then, you helped me, you know, apply for jobs, 677 00:38:42,869 --> 00:38:46,498 so it actually went that far to even send my résumé just to appease you. 678 00:38:46,581 --> 00:38:48,875 I appreciate that so much, I had no idea. 679 00:38:49,584 --> 00:38:51,419 And I feel you know? I just… 680 00:38:53,380 --> 00:38:54,839 My friendship with you means a great deal. 681 00:38:54,923 --> 00:38:55,965 Me too. 682 00:38:56,049 --> 00:38:59,386 And I don't want you to think that I would even continue lying to you. 683 00:38:59,469 --> 00:39:02,430 But I've been living this lie all this time and I kind of felt bad about that. 684 00:39:02,514 --> 00:39:04,265 Well, it's so sweet to finally tell me about it. I had no idea. 685 00:39:04,349 --> 00:39:07,310 Iyt's very brave of you to tell me this, and I really had no clue. 686 00:39:07,394 --> 00:39:09,813 Instead of trying to move on to another topic, 687 00:39:09,896 --> 00:39:12,816 Kor sat with her for the next hour-and-a-half 688 00:39:12,899 --> 00:39:16,111 and began sharing things that he had never told Tricia 689 00:39:16,194 --> 00:39:18,488 in their nearly 20 years of friendship. 690 00:39:18,822 --> 00:39:22,826 And my father used the situation where he sent the child support, 691 00:39:22,909 --> 00:39:26,329 which could be for my college education, for me and my sister. 692 00:39:26,788 --> 00:39:30,041 And by the time we came of age, he doesn't want to pay for it. 693 00:39:30,125 --> 00:39:32,627 That's rough. I'm sorry to hear that. I really am. 694 00:39:33,044 --> 00:39:36,172 And what made it worse was when I was graduating… 695 00:39:42,429 --> 00:39:43,847 While we were practicing, 696 00:39:43,930 --> 00:39:49,060 I also had Kor rehearse the aftermath of his confession beyond the actual night. 697 00:39:51,104 --> 00:39:53,481 Whether it be the torment of a friendship lost… 698 00:39:56,192 --> 00:39:59,237 or the joy of a friendship strengthened. 699 00:39:59,737 --> 00:40:01,948 Where his confession opens the floodgates 700 00:40:02,282 --> 00:40:04,909 to actually talking for the first time. 701 00:40:04,993 --> 00:40:07,871 This is so nice, it's like, like such a difference from just normally 702 00:40:07,954 --> 00:40:11,374 when we're hanging out in the city in a bar, just playing trivia and… 703 00:40:11,833 --> 00:40:15,962 Maybe it's easiest to choose a path when you can live the future first. 704 00:40:17,755 --> 00:40:20,425 To free yourself from doubt and regret, 705 00:40:21,759 --> 00:40:23,678 to always know the answers. 706 00:40:23,761 --> 00:40:26,764 As a symbol of support for those living with AIDS and HIV. 707 00:40:26,848 --> 00:40:28,141 So, what is a ribbon? 708 00:40:28,475 --> 00:40:30,518 - Oh, yeah. - Red ribbons. 709 00:40:30,602 --> 00:40:33,229 I would have lost a point on the color. 710 00:40:36,941 --> 00:40:39,694 - So, how are you feeling? - Fantastic. 711 00:40:40,236 --> 00:40:44,991 We actually did better than expected, when we actually won. 712 00:40:45,617 --> 00:40:46,868 Well, congrats. 713 00:40:46,951 --> 00:40:49,412 Yeah. There were questions that were in my wheelhouse. 714 00:40:49,495 --> 00:40:50,872 The questions that were in my wheelhouse, 715 00:40:50,955 --> 00:40:54,792 I was able to answer those particular questions correctly. 716 00:40:55,501 --> 00:40:58,630 You got everything off your chest, and it must feel good. 717 00:40:59,172 --> 00:41:03,176 I got it off my chest, and I still won that night. 718 00:41:03,843 --> 00:41:04,928 - Trivia… - Which is an ex… 719 00:41:05,011 --> 00:41:08,890 I won a trivia night, and that's the extra cherry on the sundae, I guess. 720 00:41:11,976 --> 00:41:14,145 There's something I need to… 721 00:41:14,854 --> 00:41:16,105 come clean about. 722 00:41:19,192 --> 00:41:22,654 So, I knew what the trivia answers were going to be tonight 723 00:41:22,737 --> 00:41:25,615 and I taught you them in advance without you knowing, 724 00:41:26,157 --> 00:41:28,576 and I know you're against cheating 725 00:41:28,660 --> 00:41:32,580 and this isn't cheating because you actually didn't know I was doing it, 726 00:41:32,664 --> 00:41:36,542 but I was just… wanted you to focus on the confession, 727 00:41:36,626 --> 00:41:41,005 and I wanted your confidence to be up, but I feel terrible about it, and I just.. 728 00:41:41,089 --> 00:41:43,466 I'm sorry. I want to say I'm sorry. 729 00:41:48,137 --> 00:41:49,180 Yeah. 730 00:41:51,307 --> 00:41:54,352 Okay, I understand what you're saying and… 731 00:41:55,353 --> 00:41:57,939 I appreciate your motivation, but… 732 00:41:58,648 --> 00:42:01,901 you've tainted, you've ruined the whole thing for me, 733 00:42:02,276 --> 00:42:06,990 because I knew the answers, I knew the answers and I'm on TV now, 734 00:42:07,073 --> 00:42:09,492 and everybody now is going to think that I didn't know them, 735 00:42:09,575 --> 00:42:11,327 that I'm a fake and you… 736 00:42:11,411 --> 00:42:13,121 You know how important this was for me? 737 00:42:13,746 --> 00:42:18,584 This is a mistake. It was a huge mistake, and you fucked this all up. 738 00:42:20,503 --> 00:42:22,255 You're an awful… 739 00:42:23,756 --> 00:42:24,841 awful person. 740 00:42:42,775 --> 00:42:45,486 I think you're… a great guy. 741 00:42:46,612 --> 00:42:48,197 Like you're a great person. 742 00:42:49,240 --> 00:42:53,035 - Well, thank you for the compliment. - Yeah, just… 743 00:42:54,495 --> 00:42:56,289 I don't give compliments a lot, 744 00:42:56,372 --> 00:43:00,209 so I wanted to come clean about just kind of saying the compliment. 745 00:43:00,293 --> 00:43:03,546 I don't affirm people enough. Yeah, so… 746 00:43:04,839 --> 00:43:07,717 - It's just kind of like… Yeah. - That's nice of you to say. 747 00:43:08,551 --> 00:43:10,219 - Thank you, - You are, you are. 748 00:43:10,928 --> 00:43:13,181 - That's very touching. - Of course.