Bones (2005–2017): Season 1, Episode 11 - The Woman in the Car - full transcript

Booth and Bones work quickly to solve not only a murder, but also the kidnapping of the victim's child.

I'M STACY GOODYEAR.

AND JOINING ME ON WAKE UP,
D.C. IS DR. TEMPERANCE BRENNAN.

SHE'S THE AUTHOR OF THE
BEST-SELLING MYSTERY NOVEL...

BRED IN THE BONE,

AND SHE'S ALSO... NOW,
TELL ME IF I GET THIS WRONG...

AN ANTHROPOLOGIST WHO WORKS
WITH THE F.B.I. TO SOLVE CRIMES?

YES, THAT'S CORRECT. I USE THE BONES
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN MURDERED...

OR BURNED, OR BLOWN UP,

OR EATEN BY ANIMALS OR
INSECTS OR JUST DECOMPOSED.

WELL, THAT'S EXCITING.
UH, DR. BRENNAN,

YOUR BOOK HAS SOLD
OVER 300,000 COPIES.



HOW DO YOU JUGGLE
TWIN CAREERS...

AS A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
AND CRIME-FIGHTING SCIENTIST?

WELL, I DO ONE, THEN THE OTHER.

AND IS THE WORK ENJOYABLE? I MEAN,
THE PART INVOLVING ROTTEN BODIES?

ENJOYABLE? WELL,
SATISFYING, YES.

LIKE CRACKING A CODE. BUT IN GENERAL,
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOMEONE...

WHO'S BEEN BRUTALLY MURDERED...

- IT'S COMPLICATED.
- 'CAUSE I JUST
THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, YUCK!

DOESN'T LEAVE YOU MUCH TIME
FOR A PERSONAL LIFE, DOES IT?

IT'S TRUE, I'M MORE FOCUSED
ON MY CAREER RIGHT NOW.

MOST OF OUR
VIEWERS ARE PARENTS...

HOME WITH THEIR
PRESCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN.

WHAT WILL YOU TELL YOUR KIDS ABOUT
THE HORRORS THAT YOU SEE EVERY DAY?

I'M NOT GOING TO
HAVE ANY CHILDREN.



- REALLY?
- YES, REALLY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR
BUDDING AUTHORS OUT THERE?

WELL, THE FIRST THING
THEY SHOULD HAVE IS AN IDEA.

AND THEN... WELL, FIRST YOU
NEED SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH.

THEY... THEY KNOW
THAT. WELL, OBVIOUSLY,

YOU NEED A WRITING
INSTRUMENT AND YOU NEED AN IDEA.

I'M JUST NOT SURE WHICH
SHOULD COME FIRST.

♪♪ THE BOOK IS BRED IN THE
BONE BY DR. TEMPERANCE BRENNAN.

"WICKER, THE NEW LEATHER...

BUT IS IT SAFE FOR
YOUR CHILDREN?"

- HOW WAS I?
- WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT
ON THE WAY.

ON THE WAY WHERE?

CALL IT IN.

STATE TROOPERS CALLED THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO PUT OUT A BURNING CAR.

FOUND A BODY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.
LICENSE PLATE AND THE V.I.N. ARE MISSING.

- WHY IS THE F.B.I. INVOLVED?
- ONE BURNED BACKPACK,
CHILD-SIZE SNEAKER.

PLUS THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER SEAT
BELT WENT MISSING, SLICED AWAY.

- YOU THINK IT WAS A KIDNAPPING?
- I HAVE TO ACT THAT WAY.

THE FIRST 48 HOURS AFTER A
CHILD ABDUCTION ARE CRUCIAL.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE. YOU I.D. THAT VICTIM,
THAT TELLS ME WHAT KID I'M LOOKING FOR.

SHOE SIZE, FOUR.

THAT'S A SCHOOL BAG, BUT THE CONTENTS
ARE BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION.

- WHAT ABOUT THE HUMAN REMAINS?
- THE VICTIM WAS FEMALE.

HER SKULL SHOWS CAUCASOID
AND MONGOLOID FEATURES.

ALSO, PREAURICULAR
SULCUS TO THE PELVIS...

SHOWS THE VICTIM GAVE
BIRTH FIVE TO EIGHT YEARS AGO.

THE KIDNAPPING VICTIM
COULD BE HER CHILD.

MAXILLARY MOLARS HAVE BEEN PULLED,
AND REPLACED WITH REMOVABLE DENTURES.

- LOTS OF GOLD.
- IN PARTS OF THE CAUCASUS,

WHEN GIRLS FROM
WEALTHY FAMILIES TURN 16,

THEY'RE GIVEN GOLD TEETH
AS A DISPLAY OF AFFLUENCE.

I'LL DISSOLVE A BICUSPID IN NITRIC
ACID AND DO A CHEMICAL WORKUP.

THERE'S SOMETHING
LODGED IN THE LARYNX.

PART OF HER TONGUE?

IT'S NOT FLESHY ENOUGH FOR
TONGUE. THIS IS CARTILAGE.

DR. BRENNAN, MR. ADDY.
THIS IS MISS PICKERING.

SHE'S PERFORMING A SECURITY
REVIEW FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

ONE MAN'S SECURITY REVIEW
IS ANOTHER MAN'S WITCH HUNT.

THAT WOULD BE DR. JACK HODGINS.

IT WOULD BE, YES. YOU KNOW US
ALL, DON'T YOU, MISS PICKERING?

OR IS IT "AGENT" PICKERING FROM
THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY?

I DON'T YET KNOW YOU AS
WELL AS I WILL, DR. HODGINS.

- I-IS SOMETHING BURNING?
- NOT ANYMORE.

SHE'S PRETTY MUCH
EXTINGUISHED BY NOW.

MISS PICKERING WILL REQUIRE A
FEW MINUTES OF EVERYONE'S TIME...

TO PERFORM A ROUTINE
SECURITY REVIEW.

I EXPECT EVERYONE
TO BE COOPERATIVE.

I'M NOT SWEARING ANY
DAMN LOYALTY OATH.

- AND CIVIL.
- SEND THIS TO DR. CHEN
IN PATHOLOGY.

ASK HIM TO IDENTIFY IT
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

- DR. BRENNAN?
- YES. SECURITY CHECK. CIVIL.

ZACK WILL GRIND A SEGMENT OF THE FEMUR
SO YOU CAN PERFORM TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS.

DIDN'T I SEE YOU ON TELEVISION
THIS MORNING, DR. BRENNAN?

HOW COULD I POSSIBLY KNOW
WHAT YOU WATCHED ON TELEVISION?

BOOTH? I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.

YEAH. IT WAS DEFINITELY HER.

MAYBE WORK YOUR
WAY UP TO DR. BRENNAN.

- HOW CLOSE
TO I.D.'ING THE VICTIM?
- I MAY BE JUMPING THE GUN...

- MUSIC TO MY EARS.
- CONSIDERING
THIS 48 HOUR THING,

WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT EASTERN
EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS GOING BACK 10 YEARS.

I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
ANGELA DOING FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION?

YES. THIS WORKS, I'M
GONNA BUY YOU A PUPPY.

INADVISABLE. YOU NEVER TOLD
ME HOW I WAS THIS MORNING.

I ASKED YOU, "HOW DID I DO?" YOU SAID,
"WE'LL TALK IN THE CAR," BUT WE DIDN'T.

- WAS IT YOUR FIRST TV INTERVIEW?
- YES.

THEN IT WAS FINE, YOU KNOW,
FOR YOUR FIRST INTERVIEW.

THAT WAS A QUALIFIED
RESPONSE. WHAT?

NO. IT WAS LIVELY.

LIVELY. WHAT KIND OF WORD
IS THAT? IT'S AN ADJECTIVE.

THOUGH IRONICALLY,
MOST WORDS THAT END...

IN A "Y" ARE ADVERBS,
LIKE "IRONICALLY."

OKAY, WHAT DID I DO WRONG?
MAYBE NEXT TIME, TELL A FUNNY STORY.

OH, NEVER, NEVER SAY
YOU DON'T LIKE CHILDREN.

I DIDN'T SAY I DON'T LIKE
CHILDREN. I SAID I DON'T WANT ANY.

ON TV, IT'S THE SAME THING.

THE VICTIM'S SKULL
WAS IN GOOD SHAPE.

NO REAL SHRINKAGE FROM THE FIRE.

I'M RUNNING A COMPARISON BETWEEN
THE FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION...

AND THE PHOTOS IN THE
IMMIGRATION DATABASE.

I HEAR WE'RE ALL GONNA GET GRILLED
BY SOME MYSTERIOUS GOVERNMENT CHICK.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE. IT'S
SO WE CAN WORK ON CLASSIFIED CASES.

- C.I.A., MILITARY.
- WHY? YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO HIDE?

- BETTER BELIEVE IT, BUCKO.
- WHAT KIND OF SOMETHING?

BEST KIND.

- THERE. THAT ONE.
- OKAY.

- IT'S A GOOD MATCH.
- POLINA ROZALINA SEMOV.

BORN 1970. CHERDYN,
PERM DISTRICT OF THE URALS.

SHE IMMIGRATED TO THE U.S.
IN '94 WITH HER SISTER MARIA.

MARRIED CARL DECKER.
THEY LIVE IN CLEVELAND PARK.

- CHILDREN?
- DONOVAN DIMITRI DECKER.

BORN 1997.

HE'S EIGHT YEARS
OLD. POLINA AND CARL...

SEPARATED THREE MONTHS AGO.

- SEPARATE ADDRESSES
FOR MOM AND DAD.
- NOW WE KNOW THAT MOM'S...

IN A DRAWER IN YOUR LAB.

- LET'S GO FIND DAD.
- YOU ARREST SOMEONE
REALLY SMALL LATELY?

- CAR SEAT IN BACK.
- OH, I HAD PARKER
FOR THE WEEKEND.

- DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO THAT.
- INSTALL A CAR SEAT
IN AN F.B.I. VEHICLE?

BRING A KID INTO THIS WORLD,
KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW.

I'LL BET PARKER WAS
AN ACCIDENT, RIGHT?

BECAUSE HIS MOTHER
WOULDN'T MARRY YOU? WHAT?

IT NEVER OCCURRED TO YOU
THAT MIGHT BE A SENSITIVE TOPIC?

WELL, YOU COULD'VE GONE WITH
THE VERY SMALL FELON STORY.

I'M BETTER FOR PARKER BEING IN THE
WORLD. SOMEDAY YOU WILL SEE THAT.

I WON'T. YOU'LL
CHANGE YOUR MIND.

- I DON'T DO THAT.
- YOU WILL.

MAYBE AFTER I SEE HOW DECKER
REACTS WHEN YOU TELL HIM...

HIS WIFE IS DEAD AND HIS
CHILD HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING, WE'RE
GONNA FIND DONOVAN WITH HIS DAD.

- WHAT? WHY?
- BECAUSE MOST KIDNAPPINGS
HAPPEN BY ESTRANGED SPOUSES.

YOU'RE CERTAINLY MAKING THE WHOLE
DOMESTIC SCENE MORE AND MORE ATTRACTIVE.

THIS IS IT? YEAH. THIS IS
THE CORRECT ADDRESS.

YOU JUST HANG BACK AND LET
ME DO ALL THE TALKING. OKAY?

MR. DECKER! BONES, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING? WHAT?

OH, IT'S TIDY, SPARTAN EVEN.

IS THAT ODD FOR A
RECENTLY-SEPARATED MAN?

GUY'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOME
SUPER-RATIONAL, TIGHT-ASS GEEK.

NO OFFENSE.

THERE'S NO TV, NO
MAGAZINES, NO ART, NO STEREO.

THERE'S DUST ON EVERYTHING. I
DON'T THINK HE'S BEEN HERE IN AWHILE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

BOOTH? WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

SON OF A BITCH!

- F.B.I.
- U.S. MARSHALS!

- U.S. MARSHALS?
- FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGIST!

THAT'S WHY NO GUN.

AT LEAST NOBODY GOT SHOT. PROBABLY
BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE A GUN.

SIR, WHY IS CARL DECKER'S HOME
BEING WATCHED BY U.S. MARSHALS?

CARL DECKER'S A FEDERAL
WITNESS UNDER WITNESS PROTECTION.

HE'S SCHEDULED TO APPEAR
BEFORE A GRAND JURY IN TWO DAYS.

- IS IT A MOB THING?
- DECKER DESIGNS BODY ARMOR
FOR K.B.C. SYSTEMS.

HE SAYS THEY KNOWINGLY
SENT DEFECTIVE ARMOR TO IRAQ.

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES HIM,
SO THEY MOVED HIM TO A SAFE HOUSE.

DOES THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT THINK THAT
DECKER IS IN DANGER FROM THE COMPANY?

HE THINKS HE IS. THEY WANT
HIM TO TESTIFY, THEY PLAY ALONG.

DOES DECKER KNOW THAT HIS WIFE HAS BEEN
KILLED AND HIS CHILD HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED?

- NO. AND THEY DON'T
WANT HIM TO KNOW.
- WHY?

BECAUSE IT MIGHT PREVENT
HIM FROM TESTIFYING.

THEIR POINT OF VIEW, THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE GAINED FROM HIM KNOWING.

EXCEPT MAYBE DECKER CHOOSES NOT
TO TESTIFY AND THEY DON'T KILL HIS SON.

SHOULDN'T THAT BE HIS
DECISION? JUSTICE ESTIMATES...

THAT K.B.C. SYSTEMS IS
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE...

FOR 30 DEATHS AND HUNDREDS OF
INJURIES... THEY'RE TAKING A LARGER VIEW.

IT'S COMPLICATED. HIS WIFE IS
DEAD AND HIS CHILD IS MISSING.

- THAT'S NOT SO COMPLICATED.
- NO ONE'S STOPPING YOU FROM
INVESTIGATING THOSE CRIMES.

HE'S A MATERIAL WITNESS.
I NEED ACCESS TO HIM.

WELL, WE KNOW DECKER
DIDN'T KILL HIS WIFE.

HE WAS IN CUSTODY OF U.S. MARSHALS.
SO START LOOKING SOMEPLACE ELSE.

HARSH REALITY,
BOOTH. DEAL WITH IT.

- WHAT, DOES HE NOT LIKE ME?
- I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL STAY ON POLINA DECKER'S
REMAINS, SEE IF THAT LEADS SOMEWHERE.

YEAH, I'LL TALK TO
THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES.

AT LEAST THE ONES WHO AREN'T
UNDER FEDERAL PROTECTION.

YOU THINK A CORPORATION WOULD
ACTUALLY KILL A WOMAN AND KIDNAP HER CHILD?

BILLIONS IN DOLLARS, PLUS CIVIL
SUITS IF THEY'RE FOUND GUILTY?

I'VE SEEN PEOPLE
KILL FOR 50 BUCKS.

YOU BELIEVE THE
BOY IS ALREADY DEAD?

- I HAVE TO ASSUME
THAT HE ISN'T.
- WHY MAKE THAT ASSUMPTION?

BECAUSE IT GIVES ME SOMETHING TO
LOOK FORWARD TO INSTEAD OF DREAD.

- GIVEN A CHOICE, I AVOID DREAD.
- OKAY. THAT'S LOGICAL.

- IS IT?
- WHY DREAD SOMETHING
THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET?

YEAH.

THAT PIECE OF CARTILAGE WE FOUND IN POLINA'S
MOUTH? ANTIHELIX AND MEATUS REMNANTS.

IT'S AN EAR? CHEN
SAYS IT WAS BITTEN OFF.

THE VICTIM BIT OFF ONE
OF HER ATTACKER'S EARS.

I HEARD SOMEONE FOUND A
FINGERTIP IN THEIR CHILI ONCE.

DR. CHEN ALSO FOUND
VESTIGES OF EARWAX.

OKAY, GET THAT WAX TO
HODGINS. SEE WHAT HE CAN FIND.

AM I GOING TO RIDE A BIKE?

ARE YOU REALLY ASKING?
OR ARE YOU JUST STALLING?

MM, STALLING. YEAH, THOUGHT SO.

WHY'D YOU STOP? WHAT ARE WE
HOPING TO LEARN FROM THIS TAPE?

WE KNOW CARL DECKER DIDN'T KIDNAP
HIS OWN CHILD. THE MOTHER IS DEAD.

- AND THE BOY...
- AND THE BOY MIGHT
BE DEAD, TOO.

I'M JUST WONDERING, WHAT IS THE
BENEFIT OF WATCHING THIS TAPE?

YOU PUT FACES TO NAMES. YOU
GET A SENSE OF HUMAN BEINGS.

COME ON, BONES. YOU'RE THE ANTHROPOLOGIST.
WHAT DOES THIS TAPE TELL YOU?

LEARNING TO RIDE A BICYCLE
IS A KIND OF RITE OF PASSAGE.

IT HAS ANTHROPOLOGICAL
SIGNIFICANCE.

REALLY? IT CARRIES MEANING...

BEYOND THE SIMPLE MECHANICS
OF LEARNING TO RIDE A BIKE.

- ARE YOU BEING PSYCHOLOGICAL?
- DEFINITELY NOT.

PSYCHOLOGY IS
ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL.

I'M SPEAKING TO A SET OF
CULTURAL PROXIES AND MORES.

WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE FATHER IS TIGHT.
HE'S HOLDING HIS ARMS,

- TOUCHING HIS MOUTH...
- SO HE'S NERVOUS. SO WHAT?

LOOK AT THE BOY. HE'S
RELAXED. HE'S... HE'S NOT AFRAID.

- SO THEN, WHY WAS
THE BOY STALLING, HUH?
- HE'S NOT. THE FATHER IS.

THE SON UNDERSTANDS THAT
ON SOME LEVEL, AND HE'S...

ENABLING HIS FATHER TO
REACH SOME LEVEL OF COMFORT.

- IT'S A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP.
- RELATIONSHIP?

- THAT'S PSYCHOLOGY.
- THE BOY TRUSTS
HIS FATHER ABSOLUTELY.

HE'S CONFIDENT. THE FATHER...

WISHES HE DIDN'T
HAVE TO DO THIS, BUT...

HE'S ACCEPTED THAT HE
MUST IN HIS ROLE AS A FATHER.

WHAT?

PROBABLY THE SAME WAY DECKER
FELT ABOUT BEING A WHISTLE-BLOWER.

THAT'S PSYCHOLOGY. AND IT'S OF NO
USE TO US IN THIS CURRENT INVESTIGATION.

JUST PUSH PLAY, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT, READY? I'M OKAY.

BE CAREFUL, DONNY. DON'T
MAKE HIM NERVOUS, POLINA.

PUSH ME, DAD. LET GO. LET GO!

- NOT YET.
- LET ME GO, DAD. LET ME GO.

NOT YET. RUN ALONG
WITH HIM, CARL. I CAN DO IT!

HE'S DOING IT! HE'S DOING IT!

BE CAREFUL. BE CAREFUL.

HOW WILL WE GET HIM BACK, CARL?

THAT'S THE REAL QUESTION NOW, ISN'T IT,
BONES, HUH? HOW DO WE GET THE BOY BACK?

THEY LEFT THIS MORNING,
VERY EARLY, ABOUT 5:00 A.M.

DONOVAN IS ON THE SWIM TEAM.

- OH, MY GOD.
- YOU AND YOUR SISTER
WERE CLOSE?

YES. WHEN POLINA
AND CARL SEPARATED,

SHE AND DONOVAN
CAME TO STAY WITH ME.

THIS IS TERRIBLE!

CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE
WHO'D WANT TO HURT YOUR SISTER?

IT MUST BE CARL.

MAYBE HE WAS AFRAID SHE WOULD
TAKE DONOVAN AWAY FROM HIM.

- WOULD SHE HAVE DONE THAT?
- NO. NEVER.

YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR
BROTHER-IN-LAW.

HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE BRILLIANT, I
KNOW. BUT HE IS ALSO COLD, ANGRY.

EVERYTHING HAS TO BE JUST SO.

WHY DID CARL AND
YOUR SISTER SEPARATE?

POLINA SAID HE
WAS HAVING AFFAIR.

I THOUGHT, "WHO'D WANT HIM?"

BUT SHE FOUND CREDIT CARD RECEIPTS
FROM A MOTEL HE WENT TO ONCE, TWICE A WEEK.

WHEN SHE CONFRONTED
CARL, HE WAS FURIOUS.

WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT
IT. SO SHE LEFT HIM.

PLEASE, FIND DONOVAN.

FIND MY SISTER'S BOY.

I FOUND CRACKS IN THE
VICTIM'S UPPER INCISORS.

THERE ARE ALSO BILATERAL
FRACTURES IN THE FEMORAL NECKS.

THERE'S SIMILAR FRACTURES IN
THE PROXIMAL HUMERAL HEADS.

THE RESULT OF THE BODY
GOING INTO SPASM AS IT BURNED?

IF SHE WAS BURNED ALIVE. I'LL
HAVE ANGELA RUN SOME SCENARIOS.

ANGELA'S IN HER SECURITY REVIEW.

TWENTY-FIVE ADDRESSES IN
SIX COUNTRIES IN EIGHT YEARS.

- THAT'S WEIRD, RIGHT?
- WHAT WERE YOU DOING
IN ALL THOSE PLACES?

DIFFERENT THINGS.
MOSTLY LOOKING.

I'M AN ARTIST.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW YOUR HUSBAND?

- MY HUSBAND?
- YES.

OH.

OH. WOW.

YOU MEAN THAT ACTUALLY TOOK?
REALLY? IT DIDN'T SEEM LEGAL.

WE WERE IN FIJI. YOU KNOW,
THERE WAS A FIRE DANCE?

YOU KNOW HOW THOSE
THINGS CAN BE, RIGHT?

- I REALLY DON'T,
MS. MONTENEGRO.
- RIGHT.

- DO YOU LIKE WORKING HERE?
- SOMETIMES. YEAH.

NOT ALWAYS. BUT THERE'S ALSO
A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND BRENNAN NEEDS ME HERE, SO I
FEEL A PERSONAL CONNECTION THERE.

BUT YOU KNOW, THE
WORLD'S A BIG PLACE.

FRANKLY, I'M EMOTIONALLY
AMBIVALENT ON THE SUBJECT.

WAS THAT THE WRONG
ANSWER? I SHOULD BE MORE,

"OH, THIS IS THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD
AND I'M PROUD TO SERVE MY COUNTRY"?

RIGHT? RIGHT? AM I
GOING TOO FAST HERE?

AM I TREATING YOU TOO MUCH LIKE A
THERAPIST? DO YOU WANT TO STOP?

ACTUALLY? 'CAUSE WE COULD
PICK THIS UP LATER IF YOU'RE...

YEAH.

CARL DECKER IS NOT ONLY
A DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE,

HE'S A... A... WHAT'S THE TERM?

AS A LAWYER, THE LEGAL TERM
IS "NUTS," AND "A PAIN IN THE ASS."

OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANCE DISORDER
AND PARANOIA IS WHAT I READ.

LIKE I SAID, NUTS
AND A PAIN IN THE ASS.

READ WHERE? PARANOIA.
YOU READ THAT WHERE?

YOU HAD CARL
DECKER INVESTIGATED?

HE'S MAKING EXTREMELY DAMAGING
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE COMPANY.

- FALSE ALLEGATIONS.
- THINK OF ANYONE WHO WOULD
WANT TO KILL HIS WIFE...

- AND KIDNAP HIS SON?
- IT WASN'T US.

- I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS.
- OH, PLEASE.

WE HAVE TO TOP YOUR
LIST OF SUSPECTS.

LOOK. WE HAVE AN IN-HOUSE SYSTEM
FOR DEALING WITH WHISTLE-BLOWERS.

WE ENCOURAGE IT. I SERVED
IN VIETNAM, AGENT BOOTH.

I SAW WHAT SOLDIERS SEE.

IF I READ YOU CORRECTLY,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

- ARMY, 75th REGIMENT.
- "RANGERS LEAD THE WAY."

I WOULD NEVER RISK
THE LIVES OF SOLDIERS...

BY KNOWINGLY PROVIDING
THEM WITH DEFECTIVE ARMOR.

AND I WELCOME CARL DECKER'S APPEARANCE
AT THE GRAND JURY BECAUSE HE IS WRONG.

CARL DECKER DID
BRILLIANT WORK FOR US.

BUT HE ALIENATED
EVERYONE HE WORKED WITH.

YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR YOUR
MURDERER AND KIDNAPPER ELSEWHERE.

- WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
- I'M A FIELD AGENT. I WAS OUT IN THE FIELD.

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT? A PIECE
OF AN EAR IN THE VICTIM'S MOUTH.

LOOKS LIKE SHE BIT IT OFF.
COULD TELL US SOMETHING.

FOUND ANYTHING? A LOT.
NO REASON FOR THE ATTITUDE.

I BEG YOUR PARDON? IT'S NOT LIKE
YOU'VE BEEN DOING ALL THE WORK...

AND I'VE JUST BEEN KICKING BACK.
OKAY. WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND OUT?

THE VICTIM AND HER HUSBAND
WERE HAVING MARITAL PROBLEMS.

SHE FOUND MOTEL RECEIPTS. I GOT
SECURITY TAPES FROM THE PARKING LOT.

I THOUGHT ANGELA COULD USE HER
FAT RECOGNITION PROGRAM ON THEM.

MASS RECOGNITION
PROGRAM. WHATEVER.

MAYBE WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHO
DECKER WAS SEEING BEHIND HIS WIFE'S BACK.

IS ANGELA IN HER OFFICE?

ACCORDING TO THE F.B.I. PATHOLOGIST,
THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE VICTIM'S LUNGS.

MEANING? THE VICTIM WAS ALREADY
DEAD WHEN SHE WAS BURNED.

- THERE WAS CLOTTING
IN THE LUNGS AS WELL.
- THAT'S TROUBLESOME.

IF THE FIRE WAS
HOT ENOUGH... NO!

FOR CLOTTING TO OCCUR, SUPERHEATED AIR
WOULD HAVE TO BE DRAWN INTO THE LUNGS.

WHICH WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED
IF SHE WAS ALREADY DEAD.

- SOMETHING ELSE
CAUSED THE CLOTTING.
- ANGELA'S READY WITH THE TAPES.

THE BROKEN TEETH COULD HAVE RESULTED
FROM PARTICULARLY VIOLENT SEIZURES.

EPILEPSY? THERE ARE ALTERNATE
CAUSES OF ACUTE MUSCULAR CONTRACTIONS.

POISONING, PRECIPITOUS
DROP IN BLOOD SUGAR...

- THIS A GOOD TIME - TO SPEAK WITH MR. ADDY?
- CONSIDERING...

YOU HAD TO INTERRUPT
HIM TO ASK, PROBABLY NOT.

- TAKE HODGINS.
- I DEMAND A LAWYER.

I DON'T NEED DR. HODGINS.
I NEED MR. ADDY.

- IF I DEMAND A LAWYER,
WILL I GET OUT OF IT, TOO?
- WE ALL DEMAND LAWYERS.

- I'LL WAIT FOR MR. ADDY.
- WHY AREN'T YOU
INTERVIEWING ME?

- IT WON'T BE NECESSARY.
- I KNEW IT.

THEY THINK MY DOSSIER IS COMPLETE.
THEY THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT ME.

- WELL, THEY'RE WRONG!
- BE HAPPY THEY'RE LEAVING
YOU ALONE.

YEAH, I'M HAPPY. DON'T
WORRY. I'M HAPPY.

NOW, THE EAR YOU FOUND, THERE'S
NO WAY IT'S HER OWN EAR, RIGHT?

- HOW COULD IT BE HER EAR?
- THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

- WHAT?
- IT'S DEFINITELY NOT HER EAR.

- HOW COULD SHE BITE OFF
HER OWN EAR?
- CHROMOSOME TESTS MAKE IT MALE.

SEIZURES? SEIZURES
COULD BE DUE TO...

LOW BLOOD SUGAR, ELECTROCUTION,
INFECTION, HEAD INJURY, UH,

BRAIN TUMOR, UH, SUDDEN
LACK OF OXYGEN IN THE BRAIN.

- ELECTROCUTION.
- WHAT?

THE BROKEN TEETH, THE
FRACTURES, THE CLOTS IN HER LUNGS.

- SHE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
- THAT MUCH DAMAGE
TO THE TEETH...

COULD ONLY RESULT FROM
MULTIPLE VIOLENT SPASMS.

DOZENS. SHE WAS TORTURED.

- FOR WHAT?
- TO FIND OUT WHERE
HER HUSBAND WAS.

YOU SHOULD AT LEAST
PRETEND TO INTERVIEW ME.

DR. HODGINS, YOUR FILE IS
COMPLETE. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

NO ONE FROM STATE HAS
INTERVIEWED ME IN TWO YEARS.

NO ONE FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT
HAS EVER INTERVIEWED YOU. RIGHT. YEAH.

LET'S PLAY IT YOUR WAY.

SIX MONTHS AGO, YOUR COUSIN WAS APPOINTED
TO A VERY HIGH POSTING IN THE GOVERNMENT.

MY COUSIN WITH THE BAD RUG? IT
DOESN'T AFFECT HIS SECURITY CLEARANCE.

IT SHOULD. IT DEMONSTRATES
A COMPLETE DENIAL OF REALITY.

APPOINTED TO WHAT "VERY
HIGH" POSTING? THAT'S CLASSIFIED.

IN WHAT PART OF THE GOVERNMENT?
OR IS THAT CLASSIFIED AS WELL?

AS A POTENTIAL EMBARRASSMENT,
YOU WERE THOROUGHLY CHECKED OUT.

WHAT KIND OF EMBARRASSMENT?
YOU'RE A CONSPIRACY BUFF, DR. HODGINS.

- YOU'RE PARANOID.
- OKAY, OKAY.

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT MY
TOE-CHEWING MORON COUSIN...

WAS APPOINTED TO A SECRET POST IN
A SECRET PART OF THE GOVERNMENT...

YOU CAN'T TELL ME ABOUT, SO YOU
COMPILED A SECRET DOSSIER ON ME,

BUT I'M THE ONE WHO'S PARANOID?

WE DON'T USE THE WORD
DOSSIER. WHAT WAS THE FINDING?

- I STILL WORK HERE. SO...
- HARMLESS.

- HARMLESS? I'M HARMLESS?
- YES.

- YOU DO NOT POSE
A VIABLE THREAT.
- WELL, THAT'S JUST INSULTING.

IF YOU WANT ME TO
INTERVIEW YOU, I WILL.

BUT I'LL ONLY DISCOVER WHAT WE
ALREADY KNOW. YOU ARE BENIGN.

I AM NOT BENIGN,
LADY. I'M NOT HARMLESS.

I'M MALIGNANT. I'M A LOADED
CANNON. THANK YOU, DR. HODGINS.

I KNOW THINGS THAT WOULD CURDLE YOUR BLOOD!
INCLUDING A FORMULA THAT LITERALLY CURDLES BLOOD!

EXCUSE ME. SHE'S
WRONG. I'M DANGEROUS.

CARL DECKER IS 1.7 METERS
TALL AND WEIGHS 58.2 KILOGRAMS.

- AN ULTRA-MARATHONER.
- BE GLAD HE'S SO LEAN.

IT SHOULD MAKE
HIM EASIER TO FIND.

- NOT HIM.
- I TALKED TO PICKERING.

- WAS IT AWFUL?
- ACTUALLY, I FOUND IT
CATHARTIC.

HIS HEAD'S DOWN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

NO. HE DOESN'T
MOVE LIKE A RUNNER.

SHE KNOWS A LOT
ABOUT US. IT'S CREEPY.

WELL, IT'S CONFIDENTIAL.
COULDN'T YOU GET THE FILE?

PROBABLY. THEN IT'S
NOT CONFIDENTIAL.

THAT'S HIM. THAT'S CARL DECKER.

FAST FORWARD. SEE IF HE
SHOWS UP WITH ANYONE ELSE.

BACK UP.

FREEZE ON THAT GUY.

- CAN YOU ZOOM IN?
- MM-HMM.

HMM. A SECRET LIFE CAN
CAUSE MARITAL STRIFE.

- HE WAS HAVING
AN AFFAIR WITH A MAN?
- ALL RIGHT, SIMMER DOWN.

- FOR ALL WE KNOW,
HE'S MEETING A HIT MAN.
- DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A HIT MAN.

PRINT THE PICTURE. I'LL SEE IF HE'S
IN ANY OF THE BUREAU DATABASES.

- WHEN WE FIND HIM?
- HAUL HIM IN, SEE
IF HE'S GOT BOTH EARS.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.

COULD WE START, PLEASE? ANYTIME.

I CAN DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE.
MR. ADDY, I REQUIRE YOUR FULL ATTENTION.

NO, YOU DON'T. BUT
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.

I NEED TO ESTABLISH THAT
YOU ARE NOT A THREAT...

TO THE SECURITY OF THIS COUNTRY.

I'M GETTING A DEGREE IN
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY.

ANOTHER IN ENGINEERING.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID I'LL DO?

BUILD A RACE OF CRIMINAL ROBOTS
WHO'LL DESTROY THE EARTH?

- DO YOU HAVE THAT
KIND OF FANTASY OFTEN?
- VERY OFTEN.

DOES IT CONCERN YOU THAT SUCH ADOLESCENT
THOUGHTS ARE A SIGN OF EMOTIONAL RETARDATION?

I HAVE BEEN TOLD.
I'M WORKING ON IT.

- AND CAN YOU UNDERSTAND
WHY THAT CONCERNS US?
- NOT REALLY.

HYPOTHETICALLY, YOU HAVE
A PIECE OF INFORMATION.

SECRET AND MEANINGFUL
INFORMATION? YES.

THE SECURITY OF THE COUNTRY'S AT
STAKE. COULD I BRIBE YOU TO GIVE IT TO ME?

- NO.
- THREATEN YOU?

- NO.
- WHAT IF I MADE A RATIONAL
ARGUMENT, VERY PERSUASIVE?

MERELY PERSUASIVE? IRREFUTABLE.

I MAKE AN IRREFUTABLE ARGUMENT AS TO WHY YOU
SHOULD GIVE ME THIS PIECE OF INFORMATION.

WOULD YOU DO SO? NOT WITHOUT
CHECKING WITH DR. BRENNAN OR ANGELA FIRST.

SEE WHAT THEY SAID. MAYBE
AGENT BOOTH, IF HE TALKED TO ME...

HE PROBABLY WOULDN'T.
I'D CHECK WITH DR. HODGINS,

BUT HE'D SAY IT WAS ALL
PART OF SOME CONSPIRACY.

SO I MOSTLY ONLY TAKE
HIS ADVICE ON WOMEN.

480 VOLTS, 350 AMPS!
I BEG YOUR PARDON?

IT'S SORT OF SECRET INFORMATION.
I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T TELL YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GOOD.

GOOD WORK, SIR. I ONLY POSTED HIS
FACE IN THE HOT SHEET 20 MINUTES AGO.

MY BOSS IS THE UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL.

YOU'RE NOT DOING MY CAREER ANY
GOOD PUTTING ME ON THE HOT LIST.

SPECIAL AGENT SEELEY BOOTH, MEET
ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY KEN WEEKS.

I WAS HOPING YOU'D TURN OUT
TO BE GAY. OR HAVE ONLY ONE EAR.

YEAH. I GET THE GAY THING
A LOT BECAUSE I'M SO CUTE.

BUT THE ONE-EAR THING,
THAT'S UNIQUE TO YOU.

YOU'RE CARL DECKER'S
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HANDLER.

CARL DECKER WAS MY PRIME
WITNESS AGAINST K.B.C. SYSTEMS.

WAS? YOU GET FIRED BECAUSE WE CAUGHT
YOU ON SOME MOTEL SURVEILLANCE CAM?

NO. THEY LOST HIM.
A MATERIAL WITNESS...

FOR A SPECIALLY-CONVENED
GRAND JURY, AND YOU LOST HIM.

THE GUY'S PRETTY
SMART... GENIUS LEVEL.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
INTERACT WITH THOSE TYPES OF PEOPLE?

- YEAH, A LITTLE.
- SO WHAT MADE HIM RUN?

DECKER INSISTED UPON
TALKING TO HIS SON EVERY DAY.

THIS MORNING, WE COULDN'T PUT HIM IN
TOUCH WITH DONOVAN. HE PANICKED AND RAN.

THE MARSHALS WILL FIND
HIM. IT DOESN'T MATTER.

HE WON'T TESTIFY. NOT AFTER HE
FINDS OUT ABOUT HIS WIFE AND HIS CHILD.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL PACK UP THAT
GRAND JURY AND SEND EVERYBODY HOME.

I GET THE CHANCE, I'LL GIVE HIM THE
"DON'T LET YOUR WIFE DIE IN VAIN" SPEECH.

WHO KNOWS? IT MIGHT WORK. WEEKS.

YOU THINK THIS COMPANY IS CAPABLE
OF PUTTING A HIT OUT ON DECKER?

KILL HIS WIFE, KIDNAP HIS KID?

K.B.C. SYSTEMS SENT OUR BOYS
INTO BATTLE WITH FAULTY BODY ARMOR.

IN MY BOOK, IF YOU CAN DO
THAT, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.

IF DECKER'S AS SMART AS THEY
SAY, HOW WILL THEY CATCH HIM?

FORGET DECKER. OUR
JOB IS TO FIND HIS SON.

IF DECKER DOESN'T
SHOW UP TO TESTIFY... NO.

WE CAN'T ASSUME THEY'RE GONNA LET THE
BOY LIVE. SURELY K.B.C. ISN'T GOING TO...

BONES, WE DON'T KNOW
WHO HIRED THESE GUYS.

K.B.C., MILITARY,
DISGRUNTLED SHAREHOLDERS,

OR IT COULD BE SOMEONE WE
HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF YET.

WHAT? YOU JUST TOLD ME
NOT TO JUMP TO A CONCLUSION.

NO OFFENSE INTENDED. YOU WERE
RIGHT. I USUALLY GET TO TELL YOU.

OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS
TAKEN A WHOLE NEW TURN.

- 480 VOLTS, 350 AMPS.
- POLINA DECKER?

THAT'S THE VOLTAGE IT WOULD TAKE TO CAUSE MUSCLE
SPASMS SO STRONG THEY WOULD FRACTURE BONE.

- THAT'S NOT HOUSEHOLD CURRENT.
- THEY USED A GENERATOR.

ZACK, YOU ARE SMART.

ZACK, THIS GUY,
DECKER, HE'S LIKE YOU.

HE'S IN THE WHOLE
STRATOSPHERE, I.Q.-WISE.

- WHAT'S HIS I.Q.?
- IT'S 163.

HE'S NOT WHERE ZACK IS.

IF HE'S IN THE STRATOSPHERE,
I'M IN THE IONOSPHERE.

THE POINT IS THAT DECKER
ESCAPES THE U.S. MARSHALS,

TRIES TO CONTACT HIS WIFE,
FINDS OUT SHE'S BEEN KILLED.

- WHAT DOES HE DO NEXT?
- HIS I.Q.'S NOT A VARIABLE.

INTELLIGENCE DOESN'T DETERMINE WHAT YOU
DO, SO MUCH AS HOW EFFECTIVELY YOU DO IT.

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT
KIND OF PERSON HE IS.

WELL, YOU KNOW, HE'S
A LOVING FATHER, OKAY?

ESTRANGED FROM THE
MOTHER OF HIS CHILD.

SOUND LIKE ANYONE YOU KNOW? JUST
BACK OUT OF MY PERSONAL SPACE, BUDDY.

ZACK'S RIGHT. IF YOU WERE IN
DECKER'S POSITION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

BUCAR-4 WITH ACCESSORY PROCEEDING
TO 4413 L STREET, K.B.C. SYSTEMS.

REQUESTING LOCAL COWBOYS
FOR BACKUP. POSSIBLE 10-31.

ROGER THAT, BUCAR-4. DID YOU
JUST REFER TO ME AS AN ACCESSORY?

ASK ME WHAT I WOULD DO IF I WERE DECKER?
THEY KILL MY WIFE, TAKE MY LITTLE BOY.

- I GO TO THE SOURCE OF
THE PROBLEM. I TAKE HIM OUT.
- "TAKE HIM OUT," LIKE...

OH.

F.B.I. SEWARD IN HIS OFFICE?

YES, SIR. SECURE THE
BUILDING. NOBODY IN OR OUT.

USUALLY, I ENJOY
YOUR COMPANY, BONES.

IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS THAT YOU GIVE ME
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

YOU ENJOY MY COMPANY?

MAKE THE CALL.
F.B.I., MR. DECKER.

DROP YOUR WEAPON. NOW!

NOTHING'S CHANGED. MAKE THE
CALL OR I'LL BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF.

HE WANTS ME TO CALL
HIS SON'S KIDNAPPERS.

TELL THEM TO RELEASE MY
BOY OR YOU DIE. IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

- YOU CAN SHOOT ME AFTER THAT. I DON'T CARE.
- I DON'T KNOW...

MR. DECKER, AGENT BOOTH
IS AN EXCELLENT SHOT.

- I'M NOT AFRAID TO DIE.
- SHOOT HIM! FOR GOD'S SAKE,
SHOOT HIM!

- MR. SEWARD, PLEASE SHUT UP.
- WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO,
SAVE YOUR SON,

THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN
IF YOU DIE HERE TONIGHT.

BE RATIONAL, MR. DECKER. WHAT
YOU'RE PLANNING HAS FAILED.

YOU HAVE TO ADAPT.

ADAPT HOW?

ALL I WANT IS FOR
MY SON TO LIVE.

YOU PEOPLE JUST TOOK
AWAY HIS BEST CHANCE.

DO YOU KNOW A WOMAN
NAMED LILY MARSDEN?

- YES, I DO.
- YOU HAD SEXUAL
RELATIONS WITH HER?

- THIS FALLS UNDER YOUR PURVIEW?
- LILY MARSDEN IS
AN ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMIST.

- SHE'S IN EARTH NOW.
- YOU GIVE MONEY TO EARTH NOW,
DON'T YOU?

YEAH. AND THE SIERRA CLUB, AND HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY, THE OPERA, AND PUBLIC RADIO.

LILY MARSDEN HAS BEEN ARRESTED
FOR BREAKING INTO ANIMAL LABS,

TORCHING S.U.V.'s, TRESPASSING
ON MILITARY RESERVES,

DOUSING CITIZENS WEARING
FUR WITH RED PAINT...

DR. GOODMAN, IF YOU HAVE HAD
OR ARE HAVING SEXUAL RELATIONS...

WITH LILY MARSDEN,
WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

- WHY?
- BECAUSE AN ILLICIT
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP...

GIVES HER LEVERAGE OVER YOU.

THIS MAKES YOU A SECURITY RISK.

I'M A MARRIED MAN,
MISS PICKERING.

- I'M FAITHFUL TO MY WIFE.
- DEFINE YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH LILY MARSDEN.

I ENJOY TALKING TO HER.
WE ARGUE. SHE'S A NUT.

BUT SHE'S A SMART NUT. SHE'S...

ALWAYS INTERESTING...
SHE'S NEVER DULL.

- SO YOU...
- TALK TO HER.

I THINK IT'S A VERY BAD SIGN WHEN
DISCOURSE BECOMES SUSPECT.

- YOU TALK TO HER.
- SOMETIMES WE YELL.

GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T
CHARGE YOU WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER, MR. DECKER.

YOU THINK I WENT AFTER SEWARD OUT
OF VENGEANCE? LOOKS LIKE VENGEANCE.

K.B.C. SYSTEMS HIRED PEOPLE TO
KILL MY WIFE AND KIDNAP MY CHILD.

- THINK RATIONALLY FOR A MOMENT.
- THAT MAKES SENSE.

IF K.B.C. SYSTEMS IS
BEHIND THE KIDNAPPING,

THEN SEWARD WOULD BE
THE PERSON TO CALL IT OFF.

A RATIONAL HUMAN BEING. HOW'D YOU
FIND YOURSELF AMONGST THESE PEOPLE?

- SIR, WE ARE TRYING TO HELP.
- EXCELLENT. HOLD YOUR GUN...

TO TRENT SEWARD'S HEAD, AND
FORCE HIM TO LET MY SON GO.

THERE'S NO COMPELLING
EVIDENCE THAT TRENT SEWARD...

WAS THE MAN WHO ORDERED
THE KIDNAPPING OF YOUR SON.

I PERSONALLY CALCULATED THE PENETRATION
TOLERANCES FOR THE COMBAT FLAK JACKETS.

THE COMPANY FOUND MY CALCULATIONS
TO BE EXCESSIVELY CONSERVATIVE.

THIRTY SOLDIERS DIED.

TRENT SEWARD WILL DO ANYTHING
TO PREVENT ME FROM TESTIFYING.

HE, OR SOMEONE WORKING FOR HIM,
KIDNAPPED MY CHILD AND KILLED MY WIFE.

IF YOU WANT SEWARD, GO INTO THAT
GRAND JURY AND TELL THEM WHAT YOU KNOW.

AND THE KIDNAPPERS
WILL KILL MY BOY.

IN ALL RESPECT FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH EMOTIONALLY, MR. WEEKS IS NOT WRONG.

THIS IS MY SON! I LOVE HIM.

IF THERE'S A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT I CAN SAVE HIS
LIFE BY SHUTTING UP, THEN THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO!

- SHUT THE HELL UP!
- AND WHAT ABOUT THE SOLDIERS?

ANALYTICALLY, I UNDERSTAND...

THAT MANY LIVES
OUTWEIGH THE ONE,

BUT I CANNOT
TRADE MY SON'S LIFE.

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THAT BY NOT TESTIFYING,
YOUR WIFE WILL HAVE DIED IN VAIN?

SHUT IT UP, WEEKS. IF YOU PEOPLE HAD
PROTECTED MR. DECKER AND HIS FAMILY PROPERLY,

- WE WOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE.
- LET'S GO.

THE ONLY WAY
THAT I WILL TESTIFY...

IS IF I SEE YOU WITH MY SON.

MR. DECKER, YOU AND DONOVAN,
YOU HAVE A CODE WORD?

SOMETHING TO LET HIM
KNOW THAT YOU SENT ME?

PALADIN.

TELL DONOVAN, "PALADIN."

PALADIN. DEFENDER OF
THE FAITH, PROTECTOR.

SUITS YOU, BOOTH.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU TOUGH
GUYS ARE ALL VERY SENTIMENTAL.

I HAVE RESULTS ON THE EARWAX.

I RAN THE PARTICULATES THROUGH
THE GAS CHROMATOGRAPH...

AND FOUND THE POLLEN
OF ERAGROSTIS CURVULA,

MORE COMMONLY KNOWN
AS "WEEPING LOVE GRASS."

AND WHERE DOES ONE
FIND WEEPING LOVE?

WEEPING LOVE IS FOUND WORLDWIDE. BUT
WEEPING LOVE GRASS, THAT'S IN SOUTH AFRICA.

ANYTHING ELSE?

YEAH, TRACES OF AUTOMOTIVE-GRADE ASBESTOS.
THE GUY DIDN'T HAVE VERY GOOD ORAL HYGIENE.

- DR. BRENNAN?
- WHAT, NOW?

- YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING.
- TAKE ME. I'LL WAIVE
THE LAWYER.

I HAVE SURPRISES IN ME.

TELL THAT TO YOUR
SUPERIORS AT THE N.S.A.!

BOOTH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR
A ONE-EARED SOUTH AFRICAN.

- SOUTH AFRICAN?
- DOES THAT MEAN SOMETHING?

YEAH. THERE'S A NUMBER OF SOUTH
AFRICAN SECURITY CONSULTANTS...

THAT COMPANIES USE TO DO
DIRTY WORK IN THE THIRD WORLD.

THEY'RE REALLY MERCENARIES.

HE MIGHT BE A MECHANIC OF
SOME KIND. YOU CAN TELL THAT?

HE HAD TRACES OF WHAT IS
PROBABLY BRAKE PAD IN HIS EAR.

- HOW DID THAT GET IN THERE?
- WELL, ANY NUMBER OF WAYS.

MOST LIKELY HIS HAND COMES IN CONTACT WITH
THE ASBESTOS AND THEN HE SCRATCHES HIS EAR.

HELLO? ARE YOU STILL THERE?

- YEAH. I'M ON MY WAY OVER.
- WHAT'S THE MATTER?

SOMEBODY SENT ME
DONOVAN DECKER'S FINGER.

AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY, YES. THAT'S
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.

YOU SHOULD REALLY SEND
THIS TO AN F.B.I. PATHOLOGIST.

THEY'D GIVE ME FINGERPRINTS AND D.N.A. WE
ALREADY KNOW WHO THE FINGER BELONGS TO.

- I-I NEED MORE.
- LIKE WHAT?

WELL, YOU GAVE ME A SOUTH AFRICAN
MECHANIC FROM A CHUNK OF BURNT EAR.

DO IT AGAIN, DO IT
BETTER, DO IT FAST.

WHAT? START. COME
ON, DO WHAT YOU DO.

YOU'RE KIND OF WORKED UP.
WHAT YOU SEE IS A BUNCH OF FACTS.

I SEE A TERRIFIED LITTLE
BOY WITH HIS FINGER CUT OFF.

NOW IS HE EVEN STILL ALIVE?

BLOOD SATURATION LEVELS IN THE
SURROUNDING TISSUES ARE HIGH.

HIS HEART WAS STILL BEATING
WHEN THEY REMOVED HIS FINGER.

OKAY. HE'S ALIVE.
THAT'S SOMETHING.

WHO DOES THIS? CUTS THE
FINGER OFF AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY?

MERCENARIES. PROFESSIONALS.

- THEY DON'T FEEL A THING.
- I FEEL THINGS, BOOTH.

- NEVER SAID YOU DIDN'T, BONES.
- I'M A PROFESSIONAL, TOO.

I DO BETTER WORK IF I ONLY SEE
THE FINGER AND NOT THE CHILD.

- IT DOESN'T MEAN I'M LIKE THEM.
- LOOK, I KNOW THAT, BONES.

BUT WHAT I ALSO KNOW IS THAT THEY
MADE A BIG MISTAKE SENDING US THAT FINGER.

WHY? BECAUSE IT
MADE YOU MAD? NO.

BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA USE IT TO CATCH
THEM. SO, YOU GATHER UP YOUR SQUINT SQUAD.

LET'S GET TO WORK.

DID YOU KICK THE BALL?
HOW FAR DID IT GO?

BACKWARDS?

YEAH, I CAN KICK
A BALL. I'M GONNA...

DADDY'S GONNA SHOW
YOU ON SATURDAY.

I'M GONNA SEE YOU
SATURDAY, OKAY, PARKER?

OKAY, I GOTTA GO,
BUB. I LOVE YOU.

I'LL SEE YOU SATURDAY.
BYE. WHAT DO YOU GOT?

THE FINGER WAS SEVERED USING
A HATCHET ON A WOODEN SURFACE.

- CUTTING BOARD?
- NO, OLDER, UNSEALED PINE.

I'M THINKING, LIKE, A
WORKBENCH IN A MECHANICS SHOP.

WHY? WELL, THERE'S
TRACES OF LEAD...

AND METHYL TERTIARY
BUTYL ETHER ON THE BONE.

- THE NAIL WAS BITTEN
TO THE QUICK, BY THE WAY.
- THE KID WAS NERVOUS.

YOU WOULD BE, TOO. M.T.B.E.'s HAVE
BEEN ADDED TO GASOLINE SINCE THE '70's.

- BUT THERE'S LEAD HERE AS WELL.
- LEADED GASOLINE WAS PHASED OUT
BETWEEN 1975 AND 1986.

ASBESTOS FROM BRAKE PADS,
LEADED GASOLINE, A MECHANIC BENCH.

YOU KNOW, PLUS THE MOTHER WAS
ELECTROCUTED BY CURRENT FROM A GENERATOR.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ABANDONED
GAS STATION OR MECHANIC SHOP.

- YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS
ARE GENIUSES. MM!
- HOW DO WE FIND THAT?

- WORK FOR THE F.B.I., YOU IDIOT.
- WAY TO GO, ZACK.

WE WENT FROM GENIUSES
TO IDIOTS IN THREE SECONDS.

- CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT
YOU WERE DOING IN CUBA?
- ONLY IF YOU TELL ME FIRST.

- I BEG YOUR PARDON?
- I DON'T KNOW YOUR
SECURITY CLEARANCE.

WHAT IS YOUR SECURITY CLEARANCE?

- YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH
THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
- I'M FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

THEN THAT SHOULD
MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU.

WHEN YOU WERE IN CUBA,

DID YOU MEET WITH A
MAN NAMED JUAN GUZMAN?

HELLO. IT'S DR. BRENNAN
FROM THE JEFFERSONIAN.

YOU TOLD ME TO CALL YOU IF
ANYONE ASKED ABOUT... YOU KNOW.

HIM.

SOMEONE FROM THE STATE
DEPARTMENT NAMED SAMANTHA PICKERING.

PICKERING.

YES, SIR. YES. I'LL
WAIT... I'LL WAIT HERE.

- ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
- NO.

UH, NO. IN FACT, THE ENTIRE
REVIEW IS SUSPENDED.

I'M TO WAIT HERE UNTIL SOMEONE
COMES TO DESTROY MY NOTES.

WE MIGHT HAVE THE KID.

POLINA DIDN'T MAKE CALLS FROM HER
CELL PHONE AFTER SHE WAS KIDNAPPED.

BUT NOBODY TURNED IT OFF.

WHEN SHE LEFT THE COVERAGE AREA, THE CELL PHONE
WAS AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED A NEW ROUTING TOWER.

YOU CAN TRIANGULATE HER POSITION?
YEAH, TO WITHIN 75 SQUARE MILES.

THERE WERE SIX ABANDONED
GAS STATIONS IN THAT AREA.

THERE WERE FIVE URBAN, ONE RURAL.
S.W.A.T.'S GONNA CHECK THEM ALL OUT.

BUT I THINK IT'S THE
RURAL ONE WE WANT. WHY?

BECAUSE I USED TO DO THIS KIND
OF WORK. WHAT? RESCUING PEOPLE?

OR BEING THE PERSON THEY
NEEDED TO BE RESCUED FROM.

OH. IF I HAD A CHOICE, I PICKED
AN ISOLATED RURAL AREA.

THIS PLACE IS PERFECT. IT'S AN
ABANDONED TRUCK REPAIR DEPOT.

S.W.A.T. TEAM WILL MEET US THERE.
WHY DON'T WE EVER TAKE MY CAR?

- DO YOU HAVE BULLETPROOF
VESTS IN THE TRUNK?
- NO.

THAT'S WHY.

THE F.L.I.R. IMAGERY GIVES US
THREE ADULTS WITHIN THE STRUCTURE.

BOY? NO READING.

PROBABLY BECAUSE HE'S SMALL.
HYPOTHERMIC. ENTIRELY POSSIBLE, SIR.

WHAT'S THE PLAY? I GO IN
FIRST, STRAIGHT FOR THE KID.

YOU GUYS DO WHAT
YOU DO. ALL RIGHT.

- WHAT ABOUT ME?
- WAIT OUTSIDE.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO
MISS ANYTHING. BONES,

THESE GUYS AREN'T LIKE ANYONE
ELSE YOU'VE COME UP AGAINST.

PLEASE. JUST BE SOMEONE YOU AREN'T FOR
THE NEXT 10 MINUTES, AND YOU HANG BACK.

PLEASE.

NO ONE MOVE! -00!

GET DOWN!

WATCH YOUR BACK!

HOLD IT!

CLEAR THE BACK!

ALL SECURE!

- DONOVAN, DON'T LOOK AT HIM
ANYMORE, OKAY? IT'S OKAY.
- N-NO!

DON'T LOOK AT HIM ANYMORE.
DON'T DO THAT. JUST GET AWAY!

- HE'S NOT GONNA
HURT YOU ANYMORE.
- NO. GO AWAY!

OKAY. DONOVAN? PALADIN. OKAY?

PALADIN. PALADIN.
OKAY? PALADIN. COME ON.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY? YOU
GOOD? YOU ALL RIGHT?

- IS MY DAD CRYING?
- I THINK YOUR DAD'S CRYING
BECAUSE HE'S HAPPY.

HE'S HAPPY HE GOT YOU BACK.

WELL DONE. YEAH, I HOPE YOU'RE
REALLY GOOD AT YOUR JOB, MR. WEEKS.

WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE OTHERWISE,
YOU GOT NOTHING GOING FOR YOU.

HE'S A FATHER HIMSELF. THANK GOD I ALWAYS
HAD THE SENSE NOT TO LET THAT HAPPEN TO ME.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

YOU THINK K.B.C. HIRED
THE MERCENARIES?

WE'LL LET THE GRAND
JURY FIGURE THAT OUT.

- WE DID OUR JOB.
- IT'S NOT OFTEN I GET TO
SAVE SOMEONE BEFORE THEY DIE.

BONES, EVERY TIME YOU CATCH A
MURDERER, YOU SAVE HIS NEXT VICTIM.

THIS IS DIFFERENT. YEAH.

STILL GLAD YOU DON'T
HAVE ANY KIDS? YEAH. WHY?

LOOKING AT THAT BOY AND HIS DAD, I
JUST THOUGHT YOU'D CHANGE YOUR MIND.

NO. STILL GLAD THAT YOU HAVE A
KID? GLADDER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY.

DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
YEAH, IT'S COMPLICATED.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?