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Yes, the Bagley/smith wedding, this

Is madison bagley.

Bagley/smith?

I'm sorry I'm checking my Files and I don't see a

Wedding under that name.

What?

I have no Record of the event.

What do you mean You have no record of the

Event?

The wedding planner said That everything was all

Set.

Honestly I've never Even heard of wedded bliss

Planning.

You've Never heard of them?

No, None of us have.

Just check Your records again.

I gave the deposit to Wedded bliss planning and

Then they gave it to you.

I'm really Sorry ms. Bagley.

Please, what Am I supposed to do?

I can't get Them on the phone.

I've tried calling Like two dozen times.

And you've Contacted wedded bliss

After you received this Brochure in the mail?

Yes.

They seemed Completely legitimate.

When I met with janice, The owner, she had a

And florists and bands and

Venues.

I even spoke to someone Whose wedding they did

Before.

My gosh, that was Probably fake too.

And how Much was the deposit?

We wrote a Check for $9,000 dollars.

Unfortunately this Isn't the first time we've

Seen a scam like this.

No, it's called “failure to render.” they

Make promises, they take Your money and then they

Just never deliver.

If we don't get That money back I'm gonna

Have to call off The whole wedding.

Unfortunately Madison I can't guarantee

That we can get Your money back.

But I can promise you that We'll do our best to find

Whoever did this and Prevent them from doing it

To someone else.

Hopefully along the way we Can recover some of your

Losses.

Well, looks like She's still leaving people

At the alter.

That's her, That's wedded bliss

Planning.

Wedded bliss Did a good job on these

Brochures, I'll give Them credit for that.

Oh yeah, they Pulled pictures of local

Florists, restaurants, Caterers, country clubs

Off the internet.

Yeah, that's How they run their scam.

They tailor them to each City before they strike

And then get out of town Once they reach their cash

Goal.

Yeah, well I'll Get this flyer processed

For prints but It's a longshot.

Oh, and speaking of things That are unlikely to

Happen, are you Gonna call dalton back?

Oh yeah, yeah, I Was planning to do that

Next weekend.

Maybe next year.

I really think You two would hit it off.

Yes, You've said that.

'cause you would.

No really, come On, come here.

I pulled a few Pictures for you.

Look at him, he's Handsome, debonair,

Gainfully employed, he Has no visible scars.

Oh well you had Me until that last one.

Okay but listen, He's gotten even better

Looking since grad school.

And he's a professor at Jamestown university.

Okay right There, what if he's one of

Preston's professors?

I don't want worlds To collide, you know?

Listen, preston Is a bright young man and

I think he can handle Something like this.

Come on.

I don't Know, I really...

What's not to know?

It feels...

Hey guys.

Hey.

What Can I handle?

Do you know Professor price at

Jamestown?

No.

Why, is he in trouble?

Mmm...He just might be.

But I'm gonna let your mom Tell you about that and

I'm gonna take this to Go and get those prints

Processed.

Thank you.

Welcome.

Bye georgia.

Bye bye.

Um...She just Wants me to meet him,

Maybe go on a Date, I don't know.

Really?

Look, if that Makes you uncomfortable I

Can tell her...

No, no, no, no, It's...It's kind of weird.

I know.

I've never really Thought about it.

Well if you're Talking about you've

Probably thought...

No, georgia Is talking about it.

I don't know what I think.

What do you think?

I just can't Imagine you with anybody

Other than dad.

Neither can I.

Seriously man, dr. Price is a great guy, one

Of my favorite professors.

He actually makes Chemistry interesting.

I hardly ever fall Asleep in his class.

Yeah, but he Can be a totally different

Person outside of class.

I mean what if he has a Ton of cats or collects

Aluminum foil.

So far no Cats or aluminum.

Or maybe He's a philatelist.

A whatist?

Stamp collector.

Maybe he's only in It for the stamps.

It's possible, she Works for the post office.

Looks like he's Won a lot of awards, lots

Of pictures of him holding Plaques, and he's never

Been married.

See, That's weird.

Wait, Look at this.

He builds home for Low-income families.

What a miscreant.

Alright, I still Think that somebody, and

By somebody I mean we, Should check him out.

So let's go.

Did I Say that word right?

Miscreant?

Hey boss lady, Check out these brochures

Returned from a local post Office undeliverable as

Addressed.

Lavender butterfly Weddings, creative.

These are the exact same Photos that were in the

Brochure madison Got for wedded bliss.

Yep.

And the text is Verbatim as well.

Definitely The same outfit, just a

Different name, phone Number and website.

It would appear so.

Well then I have a Proposal for you mitchell

Meyer.

Will you make me the Happiest inspector in this

Domicile and help me Catch these criminals?

Yes I will.

Your wedding is Going to be wonderful.

You have lovely taste.

But if your heart is set On the country club we

Have to act fast, they Book up months in advance.

Lucky for you as a member Of the club I have access

To weekends that They keep just for us.

So I am gonna get started On this right away and I

Can't tell you how much of A pleasure it's going to

Be to prepare Your big day.

And now a little History lesson, yay, in

Addition to our usual Chemistry mumbo-jumbo.

When last we spoke Of elements we were

Discussing copper which Many of you may know from

This little guy Right here, huh?

But what you might not Realize is that this penny

Is worth more Than the nickel.

I know what you're Thinking “but the nickel

Is worth 5 cents and The penny is only worth 1

Cent.” that is technically Correct but before 1982

The penny was made from Copper, ha ha, which is a

More precious and valuable Metal than nickel.

Why is that?

Because copper is A better conductor than

Nickel?

What?

Told you he's good.

Correct mr. Waldman, and I see that

You brought visitors.

Welcome.

Yes I did.

These are my friends and They're here to check out

Your chemistry.

Excellent.

Oh, do not forget the Mid-term this friday on

The periodic table.

Have a lovely day.

He actually Seems really funny.

I told you.

Oh come on, Nobody can be that nice.

I mean his jokes clearly Fall flat to everybody but

You.

He's assigning random Tests and he's got no

Fashion sense, I mean look At...Look at his pants,

They got pleats on Them, who does that?

Okay, he's pretty Cool, whatever.

Okay, we need to Get our stories straight.

We've been together for...

5 years.

Wow, way To string me along.

What, it's how long I waited before I proposed

To my ex-wife.

Let's Just say 2 years.

Hey, do you ever Miss being married?

Well, you know, I Miss having somebody to

Wake up to in the morning.

I mean sarg is great and Everything but it's really

Hard to get very Comfortable about somebody

Who drinks out Of the toilet.

Did he Learn that from you?

Yeah, what is This our first fight?

Okay, Come on, focus.

Where did we meet?

They're gonna ask that.

Well, my ex-wife And I met at a county

Fair.

We were contestants In an amateur rodeo.

Yeah, I don't Think I can sell that.

Let's go with the Old blind date thing.

Alright, fair enough.

Chicken or steak at The rehearsal dinner?

Fish, Keep it classy.

You're assuming Everyone's gonna eat fish.

Mitch, There is no everyone.

Not if You serve fish.

I just don't Really know how to feel

About her dating.

I mean she still Wears her wedding ring.

Well I know that She loved your dad and

Always will, but it's okay For her to start dating

Again.

She will know when the Time is right for her.

Yeah, what if the Time is not right for me?

Don't take this The wrong way but that's

Not your decision.

Yeah.

Listen, they'll Probably just go out a

Couple times, have fun And then end up just being

Friends.

Yeah, that seems To be the trend these

Days, huh?

Trends have a Way of changing over time.

Oh yeah?

What do you mean, like Parachute pants or dub

Step?

Amanda?

Huh?

Call him Back, he called you.

Yeah, and What is with that?

No one leaves Voicemail anymore.

Okay, I need You to stop coming up with

Excuses not to go.

Call him back.

What do you got to lose?

The Message said dinner.

It's like dinner.

Okay, and You can handle that.

Call him.

I...

Call.

7:00 is great.

Yeah, I'm...I'm Looking forward to it too.

Okay then, see You there dalton.

Oh!

See you There dalton, huh?

We haven't even planned Our fake wedding and

Already you're Talking to another man.

Mitch, come on, Please, don't say anything

To anyone.

You and georgia are The only ones who know.

Come on, Everyone knows.

Nothing like Living in a fishbowl.

Oh, don't let it Bother you, I mean we're

All family, right?

Oh, speaking of family, I have some bad news.

What?

My fake uncle Is allergic to the fake

Seafood we ordered.

Well tell it to The fake wedding planner.

Are you ready?

Yeah, go for it.

Okay.

Wedded bliss.

Hello, hi, yes, I Saw your flier and I was

Hoping that you could Plan our wedding for early

Spring.

Oh, well I am so Sorry but that is a very

Busy time for us.

Let me check the calendar...

...You know what, we are so Booked up unfortunately.

But I wish you the best.

Would you please Call if you have any

Openings?

Okay, I will put You on the wait list.

All the best.

Looks like our Wedding is off, I think we

Lost them.

Oh, that's too bad.

Can I have the ring back?

You know, He's actually a pretty

Good guy.

And surprisingly funny For a chemistry professor.

How Would you know that?

Noah's In his class.

Oh.

And I might Have audited one or two of

Them.

And what Did you learn?

Copper pennies Are worth more than

Nickels.

And?

And I'm no longer Nervous about you going

Out with him.

You were nervous?

No, no, not Nervous, cautious.

But he is charismatic And well-liked and

Knowledgeable.

He's a pretty good guy.

Now you Sound like georgia.

Oh preston, I Don't know if I can go

Through with it.

What?

It's too soon.

I feel forced.

Mom, mom, mom, Mom, nobody's forcing you

To do anything.

But you also can't sit on The sidelines for the rest

Of your life.

Okay, so you Want a smokey eye, you

Will look amazing.

No smokey eye, Regular eye is just fine.

Just a Little smoke.

Okay.

So what time can I expect you home tonight

Mom?

Date's at 7:00, so What, 10:30, maybe 9:00.

Preston, relax.

You've Got work tomorrow.

And if you need a ride Tonight you call me, I'll

Come get you, okay?

The online reviews Say the bread salad is

Worth a try, then move On to the porterhouse for

Two.

Oh I Can't eat all that.

Oh the Rest is for me.

As a matter of fact, you Can put the rest in this.

I don't think It goes with my outfit.

Alright, you are done.

Wow I Am, thank you.

Well here I go.

You Look beautiful.

Have fun, okay?

Not too much fun though.

I will See you later.

So what Happened then?

Well after the Academy I was assigned to

The d.C. Division

And I've been there ever since.

I really love it.

D.C. Division, Dum, dum, dum.

Okay, what is the craziest Case you ever worked on?

Don't hold back, I can Take it, I'm a big boy.

Oh, well there was This one case where a guy

Shipped himself in A crate from l.A.

To d.C.

His plan was in mid-flight To get out of the crate,

Steal mail, get back in The crate and make his

Getaway once he landed.

Wow, and how did You catch this mastermind?

Well he was Wearing headphones and

Singing.

Everyone sings too loudly When they wear headphones.

And apparently he Was pretty awful.

There you Go, human nature,

Gets you every time.

No, I can't help That the check bounced.

Yes, I will get your $50,000 dollar quota, just

Give me a few days, I'll think of something.

Come on, pick up, Pick up.

Are you a Pecan or a pecan girl?

Oh, I don't care, As long as you smother it

In whipped cream I'm very happy.

This is...

Perfect answer.

I'm sorry, I have to get that.

Oh sure.

Hello?

Oh hi, that's great news.

Tonight?

How about the University grind?

I'm so happy This worked out.

Okay, let me just call my Fiancé and we'll see you

There soon.

Okay, bye bye.

Fiancé?

Oh no, no, No, fake fiancé.

Well he's not a phony, He's actually my...

I'll have explain Later but I have to go get

Wired.

Okay, that sounded weird.

Listen, thank you, this Has been so nice and I

Really didn't expect Much of any...Well...You

Know...

My pleasure.

Please...I had A great time.

Okay, thank you.

Be safe.

I got it, you're good.

Okay.

Have fun.

Bye.

Now last but most Importantly the flowers.

Now there are so many Options this time of year

But these are Just exquisite.

The pink peonies I was Telling you about...

Oh I love them, That's exactly what I

Wanted.

No, blue.

Gotta be blue.

Or periwinkle.

Oh honey, the Color of the flowers

Really doesn't matter.

Well Maybe not to you.

For better Or worse, right?

Just let me know When the better starts.

Periwinkle, please?

Okay.

Well all we have left is The matter of the deposit.

Now this is a very Ambitious portfolio so I

Am going to need a Deposit for $10,000.

Ooh...Oh.

Can we honey?

If that's What you want.

Oh you two!

A match made in heaven.

Oh, I've Ran out of checks.

Oh, you see What I have to deal with?

Would it be okay If I sent you a check?

Well, you would Need to pop it in the mail

First thing, I can't Hold the space forever.

Don't worry, You'll get what's coming

To you.

You're home late.

How was it?

It went Well, he's a good guy.

But we're just gonna Keep it as friends.

I'm glad You had a good time.

Goodnight.

Night.

You know, you led Us right to her. Your

Testimony and that of her Other victims, she's

Looking at a Minimum of 5 years.

Thanks for coming In madison, and thank you

Again for all of Your assistance.

I'm just glad I Could help you guys out.

There's just so much time Wasted and now I have to

Start all over.

Don't worry about The past, focus on your

Big day.

Yeah.

And you've gotten Your money back so now you

Get to plan your wedding All over again, right?

Yeah.

Hey, have you Decided what you're going

To serve?

Oh go with fish, It's always so classy.

No, no, no, no, no, Go with chicken, everybody

Loves chicken.

Hey, what about a Nice prime rib, the people

Love a prime rib.

Yeah but there's People that don't eat

Meat.

You're right, Maybe just fish and

Chicken, just Stop right there.

No, but then That's added expense.

If you just go with the Chicken then she doesn't

Have to spend That kind of money.

Have you Thought about the cake?

I would do cupcakes.

Think about that.

She can spend that Extra money on dessert.

Oh, yeah.

Today's episode Is about one of the

Simplest and oldest frauds, Failure to render.

Shopping for goods and Services either through

The mail or online opens Up a whole new world of

Choices.

But it also opens up a new Way for scammers to steal

Money.

While many internet Promotions are legitimate,

Innovative con artists Also use the internet to

Conduct Fraudulent schemes.

Some sellers offer Descriptions of products

They don't even have In their possession.

Or services like the Wedding planner that they

Don't even provide.

Don't get taken.

Know who you're dealing With and what you're

Purchasing.

Doing research on the Front end can save you

Time and money In the long run.