"Nev and Max here with a new episode of Catfish," Nev says into the Camera, Max sitting by his side, holding his own handheld camera. There are always so many cameras around them but that is how they catch all of the good stuff.

"Did you even shave today?" Max chimes in, holding his camera in Nev's face.

"I am growing a beard," Nev informs him. His tone is hard to read, making it hard to tell if he is joking or being truly serious about it. Nev is sure he could pull off a beard if he wants to.

"Should I also grow a beard?" Max feels the need to join in, though both of them know that he is not going to grow anything. Stubble is one thing but a full out beard is not really a Max Joseph special.

"We should have a competition," Nev suggests, causing Max to sigh. Now people are going to want to watch them compete and see who can grow the best beard and Nev is certain he is not going to back down.

"How about we get to the poor soul in need of our help," Nev laughs at Max's effective change in subject.

"Let's see what we have here," Nev turns his attention to his laptop, pulling up the email that he has been told to select. The email reads as follows.

Hey boys of Catfish. My name is Charlie and as awesome as I am, I am not writing on behalf of myself. I am actually writing about my brother and best friend, Dean. For over a year now, Dean has been talking with a guy named C.J., online. C.J. says that he attends the same High School as us. However, he has not shared anything more to prove who he really is. He has not even sent a picture, aside from one nude photo that did not even show his face, so it was probably not him anyways. The problem here is simple. This guy does not appear to be who he says he is, but Dean is in love with him and just can't seem to let him go. Dean is starting college after the summer and he deserves to live a normal college life, with dating and all that fun stuff, but I know he will not be able to do all of this if he is holding onto this C.J. person. Please help a desperate sister protect her big brother.

-Charlie

" So already this is pretty shady," Max concludes off of the email they have received. Generally, when someone refuses to show a photo, lives within miles, and refuses to meet, they are not who they say they were. It also tends to be someone that the person knows, in one way or another. This is not always the case but that seems to be the trend.

"Let's talk to Charlie," Nev suggests, pulling up Skype and sending a call through. When it is answered, there are two people, a redhead with a smile plastered to her face and a man with light brown hair and stubble that suggests he also needs a shave.

"Hey," the girl calls out, who Nev automatically assumes is Charlie. "This is super exciting. I can't believe you guys are talking to us."

"Well your story was rather intriguing." Nev informs her, though even with it being intriguing, it really is not up to him or Max what stories they select. They are just told which email to open and they go from there. In fact, the producers of the show already know what the outcome is going to be, at least as far as who the other person is. Nev and Max are kept in the dark however, so they can be just as surprised and authentic as the person being Catfished. "We were wanting to hear more about it."

"Is that Dean?" Max inquires about the mysterious guy sitting next to Charlie.

Dean waves his hand up at them but does not speak. Nev can tell by the look on his face that he is not sure about this and probably a little embarrassed. Their show is great at bringing people together but it also is broadcast on television. All your mistakes get to come into the light and be shown to the world. People who watch the show will forever know Dean's name and the story of his catfish.

"So we read the email and we are definitely intrigued enough to take the case," Nev turns the focus away from Dean. He is going to give him a little more time to let all of this sink in. "We can hop a plane in the morning and be in Kansas if you would like our help."

"Yeah man," Dean finally speaks, sitting up and running his hand down the front of his face. "I am desperate for answers at this point and need all the help I can get."

"We will see you both tomorrow," Nev waves at the screen. This is an action that used to feel funny to him but now talking to people through the computer is such a major part of his life that it is normal. Technology really is changing the world.

"Is it this house," Max asks, looking at the GPS unit in the car, as well as the address. They are in a very nice part of town, with houses that make Nev believe that this family has money.

"This is the one," he confirms as they pull into the driveway. This is always Nev's favorite part. They are going to get the full story, well they assume they are going to get the full story. There have been many times when they had to come back and get more information about something because the original person was not completely upfront and honest with them.

Nev and Max make their way out of the car, making witty banter as they approach the front door. The audience always assumes that it is to humor them and make them laugh, however, this is just the way that they are with each other. Though Max originally started off as a friend of Nev's older brother, the two of them have become almost inseparable since the show first aired.

"Here we go," Nev smiles into Max's camera as he knocks on the door. It takes a few minutes but soon the door swings open to reveal Dean. Nev assumes that Charlie is going to take the lead on everything but he is glad that Dean is showing initiative. That means he really wants to do this and that makes their job that much easier.

"Good morning," Nev greets him.

"Morning," Dean smiles at both of them. He pushes the screen door open and motions for them to come inside.

Once inside, Nev can tell two things about the family. They are big into football and they support the military. Someone, or even multiple someone's in the family has probably served at one point, it they are not currently serving. The walls are covered in sports memorabilia and war memorabilia. They are very proud of both their country and their sports teams. Nev cannot tell which team it is that they support though, not without getting a better look.

They do their introductions and Charlie joins them, as well as a tall boy who they find out is Dean's younger brother, Sam. Sam and Charlie seem to be incredibly worried for their brother and just wanted him to be happy.. When people have to go through the Catfish process alone, sometimes it can be harder than it needs to be. Support was always appreciated by the show.

"So tell us everything," Nev sits down across from Dean, ready to get the full story. There are always things missed that Nev has to get out through questioning, so this process tends to take a long time, even though on air, it is one of the shorter parts.

"Well, I met C.J. in a chatroom for local LGBT high schoolers." Dean admits. "At first I was okay with him not giving me a real name. Admitting that you are gay to people you don't even know and letting them know who you really are can be scary."

"Did he message you or did you message him?" Max questions, working for more information.

"I messaged him first," Dean answers. "We both chatted openly in the chatroom together for a couple of weeks and then I decided that I wanted to really get to know him. He seemed to have the same interests as me. After that, we talked every day. I mean for the last year we have talked everyday for hours. When we aren't online, we are texting and if we are not texting, we are on the phone with each other."

"So you have talked to him on the phone?" Nev smiles, this was a good sign. They can almost then conclude that he is in fact male, but then again, still could be a woman. They have met some pretty deep voiced women.

"Yeah," Dean nods. He is keeping a rather straight face and Nev is not sure what to think about that.

"Does he seem like who he says he is on the phone?" Max wonders. "Like, does he sound like a teenage boy."

"Yes and no," Dean sighs, leaning back in his chair. "He has a pretty deep voice but it also kind of cracks a lot. He says that he hates it."

"So it is possible that he is older than he says he is," Nev more states than askes. "But then again, he could just have a deep voice."

"Yeah," Dean nods again. He is not very good at this.

"You don't recognize his voice from anywhere else?" Nev asks. "Like you don't remember hearing it in school or anything?"

"Dean is pretty oblivious at school," Charlie laughs, taking over for a bit. "If he is not focused on football, he is pretty much not focused on anything."

"So you haven't tried to track down a C.J. at school?" Nev comes at Dean with more questions.

"Oh, I have." Dean nods. "There are about forty students in the senior class alone who have first names starting with C and no one seems to know anyone who goes by the name C.J."

They question Dean and Charlie a little longer, getting all of the information that they can, before saying their goodbyes. They ask Dean to email them with every piece of information that he has on C.J. and they will be back in contact with him in the morning once they did a bit of digging.

"See ya," Dean waves at them as he closes the door.

"Let's see if we can find this mystery high school student," Max laughs as they made their way to the car. "And the games begin."