The Ultimate Letdown: This Man's Catfish Refused To Meet Face-To-Face

in the event you think a Catfish episode with nary a resolution could be a snoozefest, you’re dead wrong: On this week’s installment, a young man never came face-to-face with his online paramour --she was the opening no-show in the series’ history -- although there was still enough jaw-dropping drama to keep us glued to the screen.


Mathan, from Los Angeles, had met a girl named Leah way back whenever he was just 13. Their online chatting turned to texts, phone calls and, as Mathan put it, a “amazing connection” that had the two talking about marriage.


Nevertheless Leah was shady -- she’d only meet up if Mathan purchased her flight (he didn’t), and she’d never FaceTime. Even worse, she’d vanish for weeks or perhaps months at a time.


“She’s in jail,” mentioned Kamie Crawford, aka this week’s returning visitor sleuth. Turns out, Kamie wasn’t that far off base.


Any time if she and Nev sat down to investigate, they noticed earth-shattering intel, including a news article that mentioned Leah had once delivered a baby “without [the help of] doctors.” According to the article, the then-16-year-old “reportedly abandoned her house over per year ago, [and] police right now believe she could have given birth while on heroin.” Another article trumpeted the headline, “Baby still missing … teen mother booked into juvenile justice center.” And finally, a newscast videoclip focused on the “desperate search” to find Leah’s baby girl.


Kamie’s reaction: “My heart just dropped to my butt.”


But wait, Kamie, there was more: Mathan later checked Leah’s Facebook and saw that she’d just posted a special message to her boo (and no, we don’t mean Mathan). “I love my man so much & I’m so glad you’re finally out of jail!” It read.


Yes, really.


Meanwhile, the only person who could get a hold of Leah was her sister, Jasmine, who promised to convince Leah to meet Mathan at a local café. Nevertheless as soon as it came time for the face-to-face, Jasmine arrived alone.


“I couldn’t get her to come,” she mentioned. “She chose to stay there with her boyfriend.”


For his part, Mathan washed his hands of Leah, sending her one final text. “This will be the last message I’ll ever send you,” it started. “You’ve made promises, abandoned me hanging, and lied to me numerous times, and I still forgave you. Although this time, I’m fully done for good.”


And he meant it: Two months later, Mathan announced he’d never contacted Leah again and was even dating a new girl. Nevertheless do you know Leah will come out of the woodwork and contact him? Or does she know Mathan is totally through with her? Tell us your thoughts, then catch another Catfish Wednesday at 8/7c.