Busted
It looked like the deeper he dug, he just could not find any proof that Jan was actually sitting in the bed for nineteen years. Maybe the entire thing was just in fact a con to get money from people or two to become famous? Was that really the only motivation to lie?
Maybe there was more to this story than meets the eye. The journalist wanted to go back and face Jan. He wanted to drill him with all of the evidence that he had and to get the real story. But was he ready to listen and face Jan? Or would he get a reaction that he was not hoping for?