Bones (2005–2017): Season 1, Episode 16 - The Woman in the Tunnel - full transcript

The death of a documentary filmmaker sends Bones and Booth into the shadowy world of tunnels underneath the city.

WHERE ARE WE? APPARENTLY
THIS WAS AN ACCESS SHAFT...

TO AN UNDERWATER AQUEDUCT
WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN ACTIVATED.

NO, I MEAN WHERE ARE WE
GEOGRAPHICALLY? OH, SOMEWHERE BENEATH...

WISCONSIN AND MASSACHUSETTS
AVENUE, NEAR THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL.

HOW FAR DOWN? WE
SEEM VERY FAR DOWN.

OH, ABOUT 60 FEET SO FAR.

IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY?

IT'S A GIANT MAZE DOWN HERE, BUT THIS
WAS THE FASTEST WAY TO GET TO THE BODY.

I'VE DONE PLENTY OF CLIMBING. THESE LINES HAVE
LOAD TOLERANCES THAT ARE MORE THAN ADEQUATE.

WHAT ABOUT SHOCK
TOLERANCE? THE ROPE JERKS,

POUNDS FEET OF KINETIC ENERGY
INCREASES AND, SNAP, WE FALL TO OUR DEATHS.



- HEY!
- OH!

OKAY. LET'S SAY WE
JUST STOP THE CHATTER.

TWO CITY WORKERS FOUND IT.

D.C. PUBLIC WORKS ARE UNDER FEDERAL
JURISDICTION, SO THIS IS YOUR PARTY.

ANY IDEA WHAT'S AT
THE TOP OF THAT SHAFT?

- UTILITY TUNNEL
FOR ACCESSING STEAM PIPES.
- MAY I BORROW YOUR GUN?

- WHY DO YOU WANT MY GUN?
- I'M NOT GONNA SHOOT ANYONE. I PROMISE.

IT'S NOT A HAMMER OR ANYTHING.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR MONTHS,
BOOTH. A LITTLE TRUST WOULD BE NICE.

CAREFUL. OKAY, HOLD THIS.

NOW THEY'LL EAT EACH OTHER
AND LEAVE OUR REMAINS ALONE.

YOU KNOW, YOU DO KNOW I HAVE TO
FILE A REPORT WITH THE REVIEW BOARD...

EACH TIME I DISCHARGE A
ROUND FROM MY WEAPON?

PICTURES, ZACK. THE RATS
SCATTERED THE REMAINS.



SO GIVE ME A FIVE-METER RADIUS.

THE VELOCITY OF THE FALL
SHATTERED HER BODY ON IMPACT.

TIBIAS AND FIBULAS
BROKEN BELOW THE KNEES.

- VERTEBRAE COMPRESSED
AND SHATTERED.
- HER?

YEAH. I JUST HOPE SHE WAS DEAD
BEFORE THE RATS GOT TO HER.

OH, GOD.

ANY IDEA HOW LONG
SHE'S BEEN DOWN HERE?

WE SHOULD HAVE SOME ANSWERS
WHEN HODGINS ANALYZES THE BUGS,

BUT RATS CAN STRIP
A BODY IN DAYS.

SHIRT, PANTS, BUT
NO JACKET OR SHOES.

NO WAY RATS COULD
CARRY THAT OFF.

EXCUSE ME!

SIR? SIR?

HEY, WHAT THE HELL?
BONES, EASY! BONES?

WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU DOING? BONES!

BONES! YOU DON'T JUST GO
RUNNING AFTER GUYS INTO THE DARK.

HE DIDN'T NEED ANY LIGHT. HE
KNEW EXACTLY WHERE HE WAS GOING.

YEAH, THAT'S CREEPY.

HE LIVES DOWN HERE.

THE VICTIM HAD A PIN IN HER
KNEE FROM A SKIING INJURY,

SO WE MATCHED
THE SERIAL NUMBERS.

HER NAME'S MARNI HUNTER, 24.

1.7 METERS TALL, LEFT-HANDED,
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER.

FIANCÉ REPORTED HER
MISSING 10 DAYS AGO.

- THE POLICE FIND THE GUY?
- WHAT? YOUR MOLE MAN? NO.

I'VE HEARD OF THOSE PEOPLE. THEY
PATCH INTO ELECTRICAL GRIDS DOWN THERE.

SOME CAN EVEN TAP CABLE. I'D SET
TIME OF DEATH AT ABOUT 10 DAYS,

WHEN THE MISSING
PERSONS REPORT WAS FILED.

- YOU SURE?
- YEAH. SEE THE RATIO OF FLY
LARVAE TO SILPHIDAE BEETLES?

YEAH, 10 DAYS. I BELIEVE YOU.

SHE FELL APPROXIMATELY 40
FEET AND LANDED FEET FIRST.

- WHICH EXPLAINS
THE CRUSHED TIBIAS.
- THAT WHAT KILLED HER?

NOT NECESSARILY. HER SKULL
SUSTAINED TRAUMATIC INJURIES...

THAT ARE INCONSISTENT
WITH A FEET-FIRST FALL.

WE FOUND BLOOD TRACES AND BONE CHIPS
ON PIECES OF EXPOSED PIPE AND REBAR...

JUTTING FROM THE SIDE
OF THE VENTILATION SHAFT.

- SO THAT'S WHAT KILLED HER?
- NO, NOT NECESSARILY.

THE FINGERNAILS
ARE TOTALLY CLEAN.

IF SHE WERE FALLING, SHE WOULD
CLAW AT THE WALL TO SLOW HER DESCENT.

- IT'S AN INSTINCTUAL RESPONSE.
- SO SHE WAS DEAD
BEFORE THE FALL?

- NO. NOT NECESSARILY.
- BONES, PLEASE, JUST TELL ME.

SHE MAY HAVE SIMPLY
BEEN UNCONSCIOUS.

MR. GARFIELD, WHY DID
YOU WAIT TWO DAYS...

TO FILE THE MISSING PERSONS
REPORT ON YOUR FIANCÉE?

MARNI IS A
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER.

OR WAS. SHE WAS VERY
DEDICATED TO HER WORK.

SHE IMMERSED HERSELF
IN EACH PROJECT.

IT'S NOT ODD FOR HER TO STAY OUT
IN THE FIELD WITHOUT COMING HOME.

YOU GET INVESTED IN YOUR WORK, TIME
HAS A WAY OF GETTING AWAY FROM YOU.

THAT'S WHAT MARNI ALWAYS SAID.

- YOU DIDN'T WORRY
ABOUT HER DOWN THERE?
- SHE'S BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD.

RWANDA, LATIN AMERICA,
THE BALKANS, THE MIDDLE EAST.

- I WAS JUST GLAD
TO HAVE HER HOME.
- YOU TWO WERE ENGAGED?

- WE'D FINALLY SET A DATE.
- I'M VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

WAS IT HER WORK THAT TOOK
HER DOWN INTO THE TUNNELS?

HER LATEST PROJECT, THE
LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS,

IS ABOUT THE MAZE OF
TUNNELS BENEATH THE CITY.

THAT'S WHAT SHE'D
CUT TOGETHER SO FAR.

YOU NEED TO DRINK SOME OF
THIS. I TOLD HER TO BE CAREFUL.

I MEAN, A LOT OF THOSE
GUYS ARE PRETTY NUTS.

AW, IT'S FASCINATING. A FULLY
FUNCTIONAL SHADOW SOCIETY.

DID YOU EVER GO
DOWN THERE WITH HER?

- WHO'D SHE WORK WITH?
- MARNI WORKED ALONE.

SHE DID HER OWN
CAMERA WORK AND SOUND.

IT WAS VERY RAW.
THAT'S HER STYLE.

SHE NEVER APPEARED ON
CAMERA IN HER OWN WORK.

SHE THOUGHT THAT DOCUMENTARY SHOULD
BE ABOUT THE SUBJECT, NOT THE FILMMAKER.

THAT'S TRUE. AS AN
ANTHROPOLOGIST,

YOU TRY TO IMMERSE
YOURSELF IN A CULTURE...

WITHOUT DISTORTING IT
WITH YOUR OWN PRESENCE.

THAT'S ANOTHER
REASON TO WORK ALONE.

YOU SAY YOU FOUND HER AT
THE BOTTOM OF AN AIR SHAFT?

YOU THINK THAT ONE
OF THESE PEOPLE?

HER SKULL HAS SOME
UNEXPLAINED DAMAGE.

THERE'S SHATTERING
ON THE RIGHT...

WE'RE STILL INVESTIGATING,
MR. GARFIELD.

HEY, HAROLD. HEY, HELEN.

WHAT YOU DOING DOWN HERE?

OOH, IT'S COLD. WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT, FREEZE!

THAT'S THE MAN I
SAW IN THE TUNNEL.

- MARNI EVER MENTION THIS
PARTICULAR GUY TO YOU?
- NO.

THE BLONDE WOMAN IS,
UH, HELEN SOMETHING.

SHE'S A SOCIAL WORKER I THINK.

IN THE SHELTER OVER ON 26th.

MARNI CAME TO THE SHELTER.

SHE HEARD I WORKED WITH
WHAT SHE CALLED "MOLE PEOPLE."

SHE ASKED ME TO
INTRODUCE HER TO THEM.

YOU SPEND A LOT
OF TIME DOWN HERE?

MM, IT'S KIND OF MY
BEAT I GUESS YOU'D SAY.

DID YOU RESENT
MARNI'S INTRUSION?

WHY DO YOU ASK? IT'S
AN ORDERED SOCIETY.

MARNI AND HER CAMERAS MIGHT'VE
BEEN DISRUPTIVE IN SOME WAY.

NO. THESE PEOPLE ARE
HERE FOR A REASON.

AND IN MY OPINION, THEY HAVE A
RIGHT TO THEIR PRIVACY. I RESPECT THAT.

I'M NOT SURE A DOCUMENTARY
FILMMAKER DOES.

WAS SHE DISRUPTIVE
ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY ENEMIES?

PERHAPS. IT'S TOUGH
TO KNOW THESE PEOPLE.

ISN'T THAT WHAT MARNI WAS TRYING
TO DO? GET TO KNOW THESE PEOPLE?

EXPLAIN THEM TO THE
REST OF THE WORLD?

WELL, NO OFFENSE, DR. BRENNAN,
BUT I FIND THAT A BIT NAIVE.

HER JOB WAS TO SELL HER FILMS.

WHAT SHE WAS
DOING WAS EXPLOITIVE.

MAYBE ONE OF THESE
PEOPLE AGREE WITH YOU.

THERE'S THE MAN
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

HAROLD OVERMEYER. MARNI CALLED
HIM THE "MAYOR OF MOLETOWN."

I IMAGINE SHE THOUGHT
THAT WAS CLEVER.

HE'S MEDIATING A DISPUTE.
HE HAS ALPHA MALE STATUS.

HOW DID HAROLD RESPOND TO HER?

MY IMPRESSION WAS HE LIKED HER.

BUT, AGAIN, NOBODY REALLY
KNOWS THESE PEOPLE.

ALL RIGHT. COOL.

I BROUGHT YOU SOME FOOD, HAROLD.

I HAVE ENOUGH FOOD.

- WHAT DO YOU WANT?
- I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS.

UH, I'M NOT REQUIRED
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION.

NOT REQUIRED. THAT'S
CORRECT. HAROLD HAS RIGHTS.

MISS BRONSON, YOU WANT
TO PLEASE TAKE A STEP BACK.

YOU'RE INTERFERING WITH
A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

DID YOU KNOW MARNI HUNTER?

- YOU SAW WHAT HAPPENED
TO MARNI, DIDN'T YOU?
- YOU GUYS ARE TRESPASSING.

GO AWAY. OKAY, BUDDY.
THAT'S IT. LET'S GO.

WHOA, WHOA. BOOTH, BOOTH, THIS MAN IS
OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE IMPORTANT DOWN HERE.

IMPORTANT? HE LIVES IN A
CARDBOARD BOX UNDERGROUND.

IN THIS SOCIETY HE HAS
STATUS. GIVE HIM HIS DUE.

TREAT HIM WITH RESPECT.

OKAY, MR. OVERMEYER, WE
GOT OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT.

I'M SPECIAL AGENT SEELEY BOOTH FROM
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.

I WOULD APPRECIATE
IT VERY, VERY MUCH...

IF YOU WOULD GRANT US THE
ADVANTAGE OF YOUR EXPERTISE...

AS WE INVESTIGATE
MARNI HUNTER'S DEATH.

- FAIR ENOUGH.
- OH.

MR. OVERMEYER, I SAW YOU
IN THE TUNNEL OVER NEAR...

WHERE WE FOUND
MARNI HUNTER'S REMAINS.

CHECKING THE TUNNELS.
CHECKING THE TUNNELS?

OR CHECKING ON MARNI?

I WARNED HER. SO...

YOU TWO WERE FRIENDS BEYOND
BEING OBSERVER AND OBSERVED?

SWEETIE, YOU TALK LIKE HER.
YOU MAKING A DOCUMENTARY TOO?

NO, BUT THERE ARE THINGS I NEED
TO UNDERSTAND. THAT'S MY STUFF!

BONES.

HAROLD, IS THIS, UH,
MARNI'S VIDEO CAMERA?

YOU BETTER GO NOW.
YOU CAN GO NOW!

BOOTH, THIS CLOTHING
HAS BLOOD ALL OVER IT.

- GIVE HIM HIS DUE, HUH?
- I THINK IT BELONGED
TO MARNI HUNTER.

UH, YOU KNOW WHAT? AFRAID YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE TO COME WITH US, PAL.

- WHAT? NO. I CAN'T LEAVE.
- THEY'RE BONE FRAGMENTS.

NO. I CAN'T LEAVE! LET'S
GET THIS BACK TO THE LAB.

- NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
- - WHY THEY TAKING HIM AWAY?

SHE WANTED ME TO HAVE THEM. SHE
WOULD HAVE WANTED ME TO HAVE THEM!

YOU KNOW, I FIND
SCRAP METAL. THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S WHY I GO DEEP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING
YOU DON'T WANT TO, MR. OVERMEYER.

YOU'RE NOT HERE BECAUSE
YOU SCAVENGE. YOU KNOW THAT.

IT-IT-IT'S TOO BRIGHT IN
HERE. TOO-TOO BRIGHT IN HERE.

I KNOW YOU HAVE A DISTINGUISHED
MILITARY RECORD, HAROLD.

10th SPECIAL FORCES GROUP. YOU
KNOW, I WAS WITH THE RANGERS.

WHAT? SO YOU-YOU
GONNA TELL ME, UH,

"HAROLD, I KNOW WHAT YOU BEEN
THROUGH. I BEEN THERE, TOO, YOU KNOW?

I KNOW HOW YOU ENDED UP HOW
YOU ENDED UP." YOU TELLING ME THAT?

YEAH. I'M TELLING YOU THAT.

I KILLED PEOPLE. YOU
SAVED FIVE OF YOUR MEN.

BY SHOOTING A PREGNANT WOMAN.
SHE HAD A GRENADE IN HER HAND.

SHE HAD A CHILD IN HER ARMS.

I SHOT HER AND THE
GRENADE WENT OFF.

SHE DIED RIGHT AWAY.

BUT THAT KID,

HE TOOK A WHILE.

AND HE KEPT LOOKING AT ME.

- BUT I...
- YOU DID WHAT
A SOLDIER HAD TO DO.

BUT, YEAH. YOU KNOW,
I WAS A GOOD SOLDIER.

I WAS A VERY GOOD SOLDIER.

BUT A PRETTY BAD HUMAN BEING.

PRETTY BAD HUMAN BEING.

WHAT HAPPENED TO MARNI?

UH, I HADN'T SEEN HER IN DAYS.

YOU KNOW, UH, THAT'S WHY
I WENT TO GO TAKE A LOOK.

RATS ALL OVER HER, MAN.

ALL OVER HER!

- HOW DID YOU END UP
WITH HER THINGS?
- WELL, I WAS GONNA SELL THEM.

I MEAN, SHE WOULD'VE
WANTED ME TO HAVE THOSE.

SO YOU HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH HER DEATH?

UM, I-I-I GAVE HER SOMETHING.

- AND THAT'S WHY SHE DIED.
- WHAT DID YOU GIVE HER?

MR. OVERMEYER, I'M ADVISING
YOU NOT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK IT'S BEST,
UM, I NOT TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE.

NOT CAUSE ANY MORE
TROUBLE. I-I GOTTA GO!

NO, HAROLD. YOU CAN'T.
ALL RIGHT? NOT YET.

TOO BRIGHT IN HERE.
I GOTTA GO. HAROLD...

I NEVER WANTED HER TO DIE.

BUT SHE WOULDN'T
LISTEN. I WARNED HER.

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I FINISHED THE SKULL. WE STILL
HAVE SOME PIECES MISSING,

BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEATH.

YOU HAVEN'T EATEN
ANYTHING ALL DAY.

NOW I HAVE SOME KILLER YELLOWTAIL
HERE AND SPICY TUNA ROLLS.

TIME GETS AWAY
FROM ME SOMETIMES.

- WHAT?
- OUR VICTIM
USED TO SAY THAT.

YOU THINK THE HOMELESS
MOLE GUY KILLED HER?

BOOTH DOES. WELL, HE HAD HER
CAMERA AND HER BLOODY CLOTHES.

PLUS HE'S KILLED PEOPLE
BEFORE. AS A SOLDIER.

SOCIALLY SANCTIONED. BOOTH HAS
KILLED PEOPLE AS A LAW ENFORCER.

WHAT IF FROM MOLE MAN'S POINT
OF VIEW, MARNI WAS A CRIMINAL?

MARNI HUNTER WAS AN
OBSERVER. BY DEFINITION, PASSIVE.

LIKE YOU? YES, EXACTLY.

ARE YOU GETTING AT SOMETHING?

- JUST THAT I WISH YOU WERE
A LITTLE MORE SCARED, BRENNAN.
- I'M CAREFUL.

RUNNING AFTER A MURDERER IN
THE DARK IS NOT BEING AN OBSERVER.

BOOTH TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT?
MORE AND MORE OF YOUR WORK...

IS OUTSIDE OF THIS LAB
RUNNING AFTER BAD GUYS.

JUST PROMISE ME
YOU'LL BE CAREFUL.

EVERY SOCIETY HAS
ITS FRINGE-DWELLERS.

AND EVERY SOCIETY
FEARS ITS FRINGE-DWELLERS.

USUALLY BECAUSE THEY ARE THE EXAMPLE OF
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FAIL IN THAT SOCIETY.

BUT THEY'RE SELDOM
DANGEROUS IN REALITY.

BRENNAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS WHAT
YOU DO WHEN THINGS GET TOO CLOSE TO HOME.

YOU GET ALL ANALYTICAL
AND ACADEMIC.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MAYBE
MARNI HUNTER DID THE SAME THING.

AND NOW SHE'S DEAD.

WELL, WE'VE GOT
MOST OF THE SKULL.

THERE'S JUST A PIECE MISSING
ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER.

WHY ARE MISSING PIECES
ALWAYS THE SIZE OF QUARTERS?

WHY ARE TUMORS ALWAYS
THE SIZE OF GRAPEFRUITS?

THOSE ARE RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO ANSWER, RIGHT?

THESE ARE NOT SIMPLY
RANDOM ABRASIONS.

WHAT ARE THEY?

MARNI'S SKULL WAS FRACTURED BY
A MIDAIR IMPACT DURING HER FALL.

THAT'S EVIDENCED BY THE RADIATING FRACTURE
CENTERED ABOVE HER RIGHT TEMPORAL BONE.

BUT THIS DAMAGE IS ISOLATED
ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER SKULL.

A GIRL CAN'T BANG BOTH SIDES OF
HER HEAD AS SHE FALLS DOWN A SHAFT?

FROM THE FRACTURE PATTERN, IT
APPEARS TO BE A SHARP, POINTED WEAPON.

BRENNAN MENTIONED THAT HAROLD SAID HE'D GIVEN
THE VICTIM SOMETHING HE WISHED HE HADN'T.

COULD THIS HAVE BEEN IT?

FRAGMENTS OF LATIN.
ROMAN NUMERALS.

YOU KNOW WHO KNOWS
ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF?

YOU SHOW IT TO HIM. NOPE.

I AM NOT TAKING POSSESSION
OF THAT PIECE OF EVIDENCE.

YOU SHOW IT TO HIM.

ARMOR. A ROMAN CUIRASS.

DORIC COLUMNS COMMON TO ROME
AROUND THE FIRST CENTURY, B.C.

THE CRAZY MOLE GUY GAVE
SOMETHING TO THE VICTIM...

HE THINKS COULD'VE
GOTTEN HER KILLED.

OF COURSE, HE'S CRAZY.
WELL, THIS COULD BE VALUABLE.

LET'S HAVE MISS
MONTENEGRO X-RAY IT.

STRESS FROM THE INITIAL PRESSING SHOULD PROVIDE
A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT'S BEEN WORN AWAY.

I WAS HOPING YOU'D TAKE
POSSESSION OF THIS PIECE OF EVIDENCE.

AND THE PAPERWORK
THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT.

I WASN'T BORN
YESTERDAY, DR. HODGINS.

WELL, YOU DON'T
REALLY NEED ME FOR THIS.

YES, I DO. WHY?

BECAUSE I HAVE NOT TAKEN OFFICIAL
POSSESSION OF THIS PIECE OF EVIDENCE.

FASCINATING.

1778.

IT APPEARS TO BE AN
OFFICIAL SEAL OF SOME KIND.

OH, MY GOD!

- AREN'T YOU GONNA
GO AFTER HIM?
- NO.

- WHY NOT?
- BECAUSE HE IS NOW OFFICIALLY
IN CHARGE OF THAT MEDALLION.

YES. YES.

TREASURE?

IT'S AN OFFICIAL VAULT SEAL
MANUFACTURED BY THE WAR OFFICE.

IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1778.

THE LATIN SIGLI AND
THESAUR TIE TO THE TREASURY.

- A BANK VAULT
KIND OF A VAULT?
- MUCH BETTER.

THE WAR OFFICE ESTABLISHED SEVERAL VAULTS
UNDER THE CITY TO SAFE-KEEP CULTURAL TREASURES.

- THEY MUST ALL
BE EMPTY BY NOW.
- NO, NO.

SEVERAL WERE UNACCOUNTED FOR AFTER A SERIES
OF CAVE-INS AND MUD SLIDES IN THE EARLY 1900s.

SO YOU'RE SAYING THIS SEAL CAME OFF A VAULT
FULL OF TREASURE BURIED BENEATH THE CITY?

IT COULD CONTAIN, UM, CURRENCY,
GOLD INGOTS, PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS.

THE ORIGINAL DRAFT OF LINCOLN'S
INAUGURAL ADDRESS WAS NEVER RECOVERED.

THIS COULD BE AN EXTRAORDINARY
FIND. WE HAVE TO FIND...

THESE ARTIFACTS BEFORE
THEY'RE STOLEN OR SOLD OFF.

- WHAT'S THE MONETARY VALUE
OF THIS THING?
- PRICELESS.

YOU CAN'T PUT A VALUE
ON OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE.

WELL, I THINK SOMEONE DID.
THAT'S WHY MARNI'S DEAD.

HAROLD, IS THIS WHAT
YOU GAVE MARNI HUNTER?

YEAH. SHE LIKED IT.

WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

BEYOND THE PERIMETER.

HAROLD? HAROLD,
YOU HAVE TO TRUST US.

WE JUST WANT TO
FIND WHO KILLED MARNI.

AND YOU CAN HELP.

YOU KILLED PEOPLE.

MAYBE THIS IS YOUR
CHANCE TO PUT THAT RIGHT.

YOU SAID...

YOU WISHED YOU HADN'T
GIVEN IT TO HER. WHY?

DID YOU TAKE IT FROM
SOMEONE? THE BLONDE.

IT WAS HERS. AND I
SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN IT.

- A BLONDE KILLED MARNI?
- MARNI WENT TOO DEEP.

THAT'S THE BLONDE'S TERRITORY.

- DOES THE BLONDE WOMAN
HAVE A NAME?
- PEOPLE AROUND ME DIE.

MARNI DIED. THERE'S ALWAYS
GONNA BE CASUALTIES, HAROLD.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS
TO RECOGNIZE THE ENEMY...

AND TAKE 'EM OUT SO MORE
PEOPLE DON'T GET HURT.

CAN YOU TAKE US DOWN
THERE, HAROLD? NO.

THAT'S BEYOND THE PERIMETER. I
TOOK MARNI BEYOND THE PERIMETER.

I'M NOT GONNA MAKE
THAT SAME MISTAKE AGAIN.

WON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN.

THE SOCIAL WORKER? WHY?

BECAUSE SHE'S A BLONDE? YEAH. I MEAN...
WHY DIDN'T SHE WANT MARNI POKING AROUND?

BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THE DOCUMENTARY
WAS EXPLOITING THE HOMELESS.

- YOU BUY THAT?
- WELL, OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT A BETTER REASON
FOR NOT WANTING SOMEBODY POKING AROUND IS?

- A MYTHICAL TREASURE?
- LOOK. YOU EVER SEE
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE?

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE
TREASURE IS MYTHICAL OR NOT.

- PEOPLE WILL STILL KILL
IF THEY THINK IT EXISTS.
- IT DID EXIST.

- WHAT?
- IN THE MOVIE,
IT'S GOLD DUST.

PEOPLE THINK IT DIDN'T EXIST
SO IT BLEW AWAY. BUT IT DID EXIST.

BUT NO ONE GOT IT IS THE POINT.

ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU KNOW A MOVIE.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT MOVIE.

- BRENNAN.
- IT'S HODGINS.

YOUR VICTIM WAS IN SOME OTHER
TUNNEL SYSTEM BEFORE SHE DIED.

FACTS BEFORE
CONCLUSIONS, PLEASE.

HER CLOTHING SHOWS
TRACES OF DIAMOND DUST.

THAT SUGGESTS A MUCH OLDER SYSTEM OF
TUNNELS THAN THE ONE IN WHICH YOU FOUND HER.

INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS WERE USED IN
BLASTHOLE DRILLING IN THE 19th CENTURY.

HMM. IT'S NEAR A
VAULT. IT MAKES SENSE.

"GOOD JOB, HODGINS. WHAT
WOULD WE DO WITHOUT YOU?"

SO MARNI WAS
KILLED NEAR A VAULT...

AND THEN DRAGGED TO THE SHAFT.

- HAROLD WILL KNOW
WHERE THAT VAULT IS.
- HEY, MAYBE YOU COULD TRY...

THE "HEY, WE'RE BROTHERS
IN ARMS" THING ON HIM.

OKAY. THAT... WHAT YOU JUST SAID
RIGHT THERE, BONES... THAT WAS CYNICAL.

ALL RIGHT? IT WAS
GLIB AND CYNICAL.

REALLY? YES. REALLY.

I KNOW WHAT THAT
GUY HAS BEEN THROUGH.

YOU KILLED A PREGNANT WOMAN
WHO WAS HOLDING A CHILD?

LOOK, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO
KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE, I'LL TELL YOU.

BUT YOU BETTER BE
READY FOR THE TRUTH.

GOOD CHOICE, BONES.

HAROLD IS AFRAID OF ME? DOES
HE HAVE ANY REASON TO FEAR YOU?

HAROLD IS AFRAID OF THE WORLD. WHY
DO YOU THINK HE LIVES UNDERGROUND?

- BECAUSE HE'S PAYING PENANCE.
- WHAT?

YOU CATCH MURDERERS TO PAY OFF YOUR
PENANCE. HAROLD LIVES UNDERGROUND.

DID YOU EVER TELL MARNI THAT YOU
FOUND HER DOCUMENTARY EXPLOITIVE?

OF COURSE. I'M AN HONEST PERSON.
I TOLD HER I WOULDN'T HELP HER.

WHICH IS WHEN SHE TURNED TO HAROLD AS
A GUIDE? YES, AND THESE TWO OTHER GUYS.

WHAT-WHAT TWO OTHER GUYS?

SHE TOOK CLIMBING LESSONS,
HOW TO USE ROPES, ALL THAT STUFF.

WHEN YOU TOLD MARNI THAT YOU THOUGHT
SHE WAS EXPLOITIVE, HOW DID SHE REACT?

WELL, SHE SAID THAT SHOWING THE
TRUTH COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE EXPLOITIVE.

I AGREE WITH HER. THE TRUTH DOESN'T MEAN
THE SAME THING TO EVERYONE, DR. BRENNAN.

HAROLD SAID HE WAS AFRAID OF ME?
HE SAID HE WAS AFRAID OF A BLONDE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WASN'T
CHARLIZE THERON? WHO'S THAT?

AN ACTRESS. SHE'S BEING
SARCASTIC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

APPRECIATE IT. YOU
KNOW, YOU AMAZE ME.

YOU KNOW TREASURE OF THE SIERRA
MADRE, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW CHARLIZE THERON.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE?
YOU'RE MY GRANDMOTHER.

OKAY, HERE'S THE RE-CREATION.

HERE ARE THE WOUNDS.

BUT THOSE SKULL FRACTURES ARE
CENTERED ABOVE THE LEFT PARIETAL LOBE.

OKAY, THE LASERS CAN MEASURE
THE ANGLE OF THE ATTACK...

AND THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE THAT WAS
DONE TO THE LIVING BONE OF THE SKULL.

3.3 MILLIMETERS INDENTATION INTO
THE BONE AT THE DEEPEST POINT...

WHICH TRAILED OFF
TO .04 MILLIMETERS.

A GLANCING BLOW.

YEAH. SHE SAW IT COMING.

THE ANGLE OF THE ATTACK WAS
BETWEEN 50 AND 53 DEGREES.

MEANING THE ATTACKER
STRUCK FROM ABOVE.

AND FROM THE VICTIM'S RIGHT.

SO THE ATTACKER WAS LEFT-HANDED.

- SHE WAS ONLY STRUCK ONCE.
- SOMETIMES THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.

GOOD JOB, BRO. TAKE CARE.

KYLE MONTROSE AND DUKE DALLIEL?

- YEAH.
- WE'RE FROM THE F.B.I.

WE HAVE CREDIT CARD RECEIPTS SHOWING THAT
YOU GAVE MARNI HUNTER CLIMBING LESSONS.

IF ANYONE COULD TALK THE F.B.I.
INTO GETTING HER A REFUND, IT'S MARNI.

- SHE'S DEAD.
- WHAT? OH, MY GOD.

- WHAT HAPPENED?
- SHE WAS FOUND IN A VENTILATION
SHAFT BENEATH THE CITY.

DID-DID SHE FALL?

WE TOLD HER NOT TO GO DOWN
THERE. IT'S WAY TOO DANGEROUS.

MARNI'S DEAD? THAT'S...

GOD. WE GAVE HER
SOME CLIMBING LESSONS.

YOU KNOW, RAPPELLING. BUT DEFINITELY NOT
ENOUGH FOR HER TO GO SPELUNKING ON HER OWN.

- DID YOU EVER GO INTO
THE TUNNELS WITH HER?
- NO. NO WAY.

THE WHOLE POINT OF ROCK
CLIMBING'S TO HEAD FOR THE SKY, RIGHT?

- DID SHE EVER ASK YOU TO?
- YES. YES, SHE DID.

SHE WAS DOING SOME
SORT OF DOCUMENTARY AND...

- GOD, SHE FELL?
- THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE INVESTIGATING.

- YOU SEEM PRETTY SHOOK UP.
- WELL, YEAH. SOMEONE
YOU KNOW DIES, THAT'S...

I'M SORRY, SIR, BUT I GOT TO ASK.
WERE YOU AND MARNI INTIMATE?

YEAH. WE-WE HAD A
THING, BUT WE BROKE UP.

SHE HAD A FIANCÉ.

AND I WAS ALWAYS VERY CLEAR
THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO MARRY ANYONE.

BUT...

I LIKED HER.

GOD, THIS IS TERRIBLE.

DID HER FIANCÉ KNOW ABOUT YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!

YES, I WAS AWARE
THERE WAS ANOTHER GUY.

MARNI WAS NEVER SNEAKY.
DID YOU KNOW WHO IT WAS?

NO. SHE TOLD ME IT WAS OVER.

ROMANTIC TRIANGLE. IT MAKES
FOR A PRETTY COMPELLING MOTIVE.

YOU MEAN FOR ME?
I DIDN'T KILL MARNI.

SHE WAS SLEEPING
WITH ANOTHER MAN.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US THAT
YOUR WEDDING WAS CALLED OFF?

BECAUSE IT'S HUMILIATING.

- MAKE YOU ANGRY?
- OF COURSE
IT MADE ME ANGRY.

AND DEPRESSED, AND MADE ME
QUESTION MY MANHOOD. ALL THAT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM
ME? I DIDN'T KILL MARNI.

SHE ALWAYS CAME BACK TO ME.

- SO THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME
SHE FOUND SOMEONE ELSE?
- NO.

OKAY, BONES. THE FACT THAT SHE WAS SLEEPING
AROUND, THAT'S GONNA MAKE IT TOUGHER.

WHY? MYTHICAL TREASURE
VERSUS ACTUAL JEALOUS MEN?

WELL, THAT'S STUPID. NO.
IT'S NOT STUPID, BONES, OKAY?

JEALOUSY IS PROBABLY THE OLDEST
MOTIVE FOR MURDER IN THE WORLD.

ANY MAN GETTING INVOLVED
WITH A WOMAN LIKE MARNI...

SHOULD KNOW THAT SHE'S
ADVENTUROUS AND INDEPENDENT.

MAN, THAT'S HORRIBLE COFFEE.
YEAH, WITH A CHEATING HEART?

WELL, SHE DIDN'T HIDE ANYTHING.
SHE WAS DIRECT AND HONEST.

BONES, I MEAN, YOU DO REALIZE THAT
YOU ARE DISCUSSING MOTIVE RIGHT NOW?

PSYCHOLOGY. NOT HARD EVIDENCE.

IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

WE REALLY NEED YOU TO SHOW
US WHERE YOU GOT THIS, HAROLD.

IT'S ONLY SAFE ON THIS
SIDE OF THE PERIMETER.

THEN JUST TAKE US THERE. TAKE US TO THE
PERIMETER AND POINT THE REST OF THE WAY.

- NO.
- HAROLD?

THOSE PEOPLE YOU LIVE
WITH, THEY DEPEND ON YOU.

WHAT ABOUT THEM?

IT'S UP TO YOU TO
KEEP THEM SAFE.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO LIVE DOWN HERE.

THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES.
NO. NOT FOR ME.

YOU'RE HIDING. YOU HAVE
TO FACE YOUR DEMONS.

LIVING HERE, THIS IS
THE ONLY WAY I CAN PAY...

SO I WON'T HAVE TO GO TO
HELL FOR WHAT I'VE DONE.

HAROLD, THERE ARE PROGRAMS
THAT HELP PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

AND WHAT ARE PEOPLE
LIKE ME? MENTALLY ILL.

BONES, SIMMER DOWN, ALL
RIGHT? YOU MIGHT WANT TO JUST,

YOU KNOW, SIDLE UP TO
THE ISSUE A LITTLE EASIER.

I LIKE IT. SOMEONE'S
HONEST, SAYS THE TRUTH.

YOU DON'T LIE, I
GUESS. NO. I DON'T LIE.

AGENT BOOTH AND I WOULD
BE GLAD TO HELP YOU.

THIS IS AS FAR AS I GO.
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.

NO, BONES. HE MEANS
THIS IS THE PERIMETER.

THIS IS AS FAR AS HE AGREED TO
TAKE US. BEYOND THIS, IT'S NOT SAFE.

OKAY. HOW MUCH FARTHER TO
WHERE YOU FOUND THE MEDALLION?

YOU'LL SEE. IT'S DOWN THERE.

OKAY. YOU STAY HERE, ALL RIGHT?

BETWEEN ONE SOLDIER TO
ANOTHER, YOU GOT MY BACK?

I NEVER LEFT MY MEN.

CAVE-IN. DEAD END.

WE CAME ALL THE WAY
DOWN HERE FOR NOTHING.

NOT QUITE.

THIS IS A VERY OLD SKELETON.

MALE. MID-30s.

THERE'S NO CLOTHING
BECAUSE IT SIMPLY ROTTED AWAY.

BUTTONS. BONE FOR THE
SHIRT, PEWTER FOR THE PANTS.

BRASS EYELETS FOR THE BOOTS.

A BELT BUCKLE, ALSO PEWTER.

THIS IS A HALF-INCH BUTTON FROM
THE UNION ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

- BY UNION ARMY, YOU MEAN...
- CIVIL WAR.

THAT, PLUS THE FACT
THAT HODGINS FOUND...

DIAMOND DUST ON
THIS SKELETON TOO.

I THINK MARNI HUNTER WAS
KILLED IN A CIVIL WAR-ERA TUNNEL.

THESE PELLETS ARE COMMONLY
KNOWN AS "BIRD SHOT."

PELLET SIZE 12, 0.73 INCHES
IN DIAMETER, MADE OF LEAD.

ALSO CIVIL WAR VINTAGE.

THE SPREAD PATTERN SUGGESTS NOT A SHOTGUN
BUT A MUZZLE-LOADED PISTOL LIKE A LaMOTTE.

- IF YOU DON'T MIND
SOME CONJECTURE...
- YOU'RE THE BOSS.

THIS FELLOW KNEW WHERE
SOMETHING OF VALUE WAS BEING STORED.

CAME DOWN WITH
AN ACCOMPLICE. MM.

I APOLOGIZE.

I HAVE BEEN HANGING
AROUND BOOTH WAY TOO MUCH.

IT'S A VALID HYPOTHESIS.
NO DOUBT ONE OF MANY.

THEY ARGUED. ONE KILLED
THE OTHER FOR THE TREASURE.

DOESN'T THAT MEAN THE VAULT
WILL BE EMPTY WHEN WE FIND IT?

OH, MY GOD. THEY GOT ME TOO.

IF THE VAULT HAD BEEN
LOOTED YEARS AGO,

THE ARTIFACTS WOULD HAVE
SURFACED, BEEN SOLD OFF.

IT MUST'VE STILL
BEEN DOWN THERE.

I'LL PULL ALL THE CITY PLANS FROM
THE MID-19th CENTURY TO THE PRESENT.

WE HAVE TO SAVE WHAT WE CAN.

- IS THERE ANY WAY TO DISCOVER
WHO THESE BASTARDS ARE?
- ZACK?

TAKE A CAST OF
MARNI HUNTER'S SKULL.

SEE IF WE CAN BE SPECIFIC
ABOUT THE MURDER WEAPON.

BOOTH THOUGHT HAROLD COULD GIVE YOU
ENOUGH FOR A SKETCH OF THE BLONDE WOMAN.

YOU SAID HE WAS SUSPICIOUS.
WHAT IF I CAN'T GET HIM TO TRUST ME?

YOU'RE NERVOUS? I'M NOT NERVOUS.

I'M SCARED.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK TO
CRAZY PEOPLE UNLESS I'M DATING THEM.

I'M NOT SURE HE'S
ACTUALLY CLINICALLY INSANE.

OKAY. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK
TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDERGROUND...

AND WHO MIGHT'VE TOSSED A
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER DOWN A HOLE.

JUST BE HONEST WITH HIM,
ANGE. TREAT HIM WITH RESPECT.

YOU'RE GOOD AT THAT.

YOU'RE SCARED OF ME.

YES. WHY?

YOU LIVE UNDERGROUND.

YES. I FIND IT VERY
BRIGHT UP HERE.

HOW DOES THIS WORK? UM,

YOU TELL ME WHAT THE BLONDE
LOOKS LIKE AND I DRAW HER.

YOU MEAN LIKE HEIGHT,
WEIGHT, HAIR COLOR?

YEAH. YEAH, BUT... MORE.

MORE?

YES. YOU KNOW, HOW
SHE SEEMED TO YOU.

YOU KNOW, YOUR,
UH... YOUR IMPRESSIONS.

HER EYES ARE DEAD.

SHE SEES YOU AND
DOESN'T AT THE SAME TIME.

YOU MEAN LIKE THAT? YEAH.

HER MOUTH WAS SMALL.

STERN, LITTLE LIP LINE.

THE MOLD FILLED IN THE
MISSING SECTIONS OF THE SKULL.

IT SHOWS THE ENTRY POINT OF THE
INJURY HAS A VERY DISTINCTIVE SHAPE.

ENLARGE THE IMAGE.

IT'S A "T."

IT'S NOT A KNIFE OR A
HAMMER THAT I'VE SEEN BEFORE.

OKAY, MAKE A LIST OF POSSIBLE
IMPLEMENTS USING THE SIZE...

AND FORCE OF THE DAMAGE.

MARNI HUNTER'S FIANCÉ FOUND SOME
RAW FOOTAGE OF HER DOCUMENTARY.

A DARK LABYRINTH.

A WARREN OF TUNNELS AND
FISSURES, FORGOTTEN COAL CELLARS,

SEWER LINES, STORM
DRAINS, SUBBASEMENTS,

ACCESS SHAFTS, EASEMENTS
AND CRAWL SPACES.

SOME AS OLD AS THE CITY ITSELF.

BONES? WHY WOULD
ANYONE VENTURE DOWN HERE?

I THOUGHT SHE WORKED ALONE.
WELL, HAROLD OVERMEYER...

WHO'S RUNNING THE CAMERA? WAS
LOOKING FOR WARMTH, FOR SHELTER,

FOR A PLACE TO HIDE FROM
THE EVILS OF THE WORLD.

OTHERS ARE LOOKING FOR TREASURE.

LOOK. SHE MIGHT'VE STARTED OUT TO
MAKE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE HOMELESS,

BUT SHE WOUND UP USING HAROLD SO
THAT SHE COULD LOOT THE TREASURE.

DOESN'T MEAN SHE
DESERVES TO DIE.

AND WHO ARE THESE
TREASURE HUNTERS?

NOT THE HOMELESS, WHO
SCROUNGE FOR BITS OF METAL.

SOME ARE CIVIL WAR ENTHUSIASTS.

AND SOME ARE REMARKABLY
HANDSOME ADVENTURERS!

I AM SO SORRY.

THEY SAID THEY NEVER
WENT UNDERGROUND.

SON OF A BITCHES LIED TO US.

THE MURDER WEAPON IS A KIND OF SHARP-EDGED
INSTRUMENT WITH A HANDLE. NOT A HATCHET.

THOSE CLIMBERS HAVEN'T BEEN BACK TO THEIR
APARTMENT SINCE WE TALKED TO THEM LAST.

I THINK THE MURDER WEAPON WAS
A CLIMBING AX. HOW ABOUT THIS?

WHILE EXPLORING THOSE
TUNNELS WITH MARNI HUNTER,

THOSE CLIMBERS, THEY
FIND SOMETHING VALUABLE.

MARNI WANTS TO
PUT IT IN HER FILM.

THOSE CLIMBERS, THEY WANT
TO TAKE IT FOR THEMSELVES.

WHAM ON THE HEAD!
SMACK DOWN THE SHAFT.

LOGICAL TO THINK THEY'RE DOWN
THERE NOW EMPTYING OUT THAT VAULT.

WELL, THAT WAS A TOTAL BUST.

HAROLD COULDN'T PROVIDE
YOU WITH A DESCRIPTION?

YEAH, HE PROVIDED ME WITH
A DESCRIPTION ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S THE BLONDE THAT HAROLD
KEEPS SEEING IN THE TUNNEL?

SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ASK
INFORMATION FROM THE MENTALLY ILL.

- WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?
- I DREW IT.

THAT, MISS MONTENEGRO,
IS A RAEBURN.

SIR HENRY RAEBURN PAINTED
A NUMBER OF THESE STUDIES.

EXTREMELY RARE
NOW. VERY VALUABLE.

THERE.

HMM. DAMN, I'M GOOD.

MISS ELEANOR URQUHART, PAINTED
IN 1793 BY SIR HENRY RAEBURN.

MISSING SINCE 1862.
WORTH OVER $200,000.

IF HAROLD SAW THAT UNDERGROUND,

HE'S SEEN THE
INSIDE OF THE VAULT.

- LET'S GO.
- BOOTH, IT'S A LABYRINTH
DOWN THERE.

YOU CAN'T BLUNDER AROUND
IN THE DARK LOOKING FOR THEM.

MAYBE HE WON'T HAVE TO.

I ENTERED ALL THE MODERN AND HISTORICAL CITY
PLANS INCLUDING VENTILATION SHAFTS AND TUNNELS.

PLUS THE NEWER SCHEMATICS.

THERE'S ALSO ORAL ACCOUNTS OF TUNNEL
CONSTRUCTION AND UNDERGROUND PASSAGES.

WOW. ALL THAT EXISTS
UNDER THE CITY?

YES. WHAT WE CAN CORROBORATE.

GOOD POINT, BONES, YOU KNOW,
NOT RUSHING OFF TO FIND THOSE GUYS.

- HOW ACCURATE IS THIS?
- BLUE IS MODERN.

NEAR 100% ACCURATE.
YELLOW IS HISTORICAL.

ESTIMATE 80%.

RED REPRESENTS LESS EXACT
RENDERINGS FROM STORIES,

MEMOIRS, ACCOUNTS
FROM CITY WORKERS.

FORTUNATELY, IF
THIS TREASURE EXISTS,

IT PROBABLY EXISTS IN
ONE OF THE RED TUNNELS.

WELL, WE FOUND THAT CIVIL
WAR VICTIM NEAR A CAVE-IN.

MAYBE THE TREASURE'S
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

INDUCTIVE, REDUCTIVE
OR DEDUCTIVE?

- DEDUCTIVE.
- AS YOU WISH.

MISS MONTENEGRO, PLEASE REMOVE ALL TUNNELS
CONTAINING POWER, CABLE, OR UTILITY LINES.

- AND FIBER OPTICS.
- YES. ALSO STEAM TUNNELS
AND TRANSIT ACCESS?

OH, WHAT ABOUT DIAMOND DUST?

WELL, YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS
DIAMOND DUST IN THE OLD TUNNELS.

THERE WAS ALSO DIAMOND
DUST ON THE CIVIL WAR GUY.

- SO, WHAT? I'M NOT ALLOWED
TO HELP NOW?
- THAT'S INDUCTIVE LOGIC.

- WE AGREED ON DEDUCTIVE.
- I'M SORRY. I'M JUST, YOU KNOW,

TRYING TO THINK
OUTSIDE YOUR BOX.

CAN YOU INDICATE WHERE WE FOUND MARNI
HUNTER'S BODY AND THE CIVIL WAR VICTIM?

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF MARNI WAS
KILLED NEAR THE TREASURE AND MOVED,

AND THE CIVIL WAR GUY WAS
MURDERED BY HIS ACCOMPLICE...

- MMM, GOTCHA.
- - CAN YOU CONNECT THE TWO BODIES?

THIS ONE'S THE CLOSEST.

- THERE'S NO WAY TO GET THERE.
- CAN YOU PUT SOME MORE
BLUE LINES BACK IN THAT AREA?

JUST A GUESS. JUST
THROWING IT OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, SUE ME.

AND CONNECT WHERE MARNI
HUNTER'S BODY WAS FOUND.

SOMEWHERE ALONG THAT
LINE IS WHERE THE TREASURE IS.

- WHAT'S THAT BLUE LINE?
- STORM SEWER, H15-B.

THE WEAPON WAS A
HANKS CLIMBING AX.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS
WHERE I NEED A GUN. NO, YOU DON'T. OKAY?

WE'RE GONNA HAVE SIX HIGHLY-TRAINED
F.B.I. TAC TEAM MEMBERS DO THE DIRTY WORK.

WE'RE JUST GONNA WATCH.
WHAT'S YOUR 20, TAC TEAM 3?

ACCORDING TO THIS MAP, WE'RE
WITH YOU. THEY AREN'T WITH US.

I REALIZE THAT, BONES.
REORIENT TAC TEAM 3.

SUGGEST YOU WAIT FOR
RENDEZVOUS, BOOTH.

10-4, TAC TEAM 3.

OKAY. I BET TICKTOCK TEAM IS
HERE, TWO LEVELS ABOVE US.

DON'T CALL THEM TICKTOCK
TEAM, OKAY? THEY'RE TAC TEAM.

IT'S SHORT FOR TACTICAL. CAN I JUST
HAVE A GUN AT LEAST UNTIL THEY GET HERE?

HERE. IT'S NOT FOR
SHOOTING RATS.

IT'S FOR PSYCHOS
WITH CLIMBING AXES.

SO WHAT DO WE DO? JUST WAIT?

NO. WE JUST, UH...
WE RECONNOITER. IN.

YEAH, EASY. WATCH YOURSELF.

WOW. WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

TAC TEAM 3, THIS IS
BOOTH. WHAT'S YOUR SIX?

STAND BY, BOOTH. THEY'RE LOST.

THEY'RE NOT LOST.

WHAT'S THAT? A LUCKY QUARTER?

THIS COULD BE THE MISSING
PIECE FROM MARNI HUNTER'S SKULL.

OKAY. THINK SHE WAS KILLED HERE?

- THAT'S A PLAUSIBLE CONCLUSION.
- AH, DON'T GET ALL
GUSHY ON ME.

- TICKTOCK 3...
- DID YOU JUST CALL US
"TICKTOCK"?

TAC TEAM 3, STAND BY.

DO YOU HEAR THAT?

YEAH.

THAT'S THE BLONDE WOMAN.

THIS IS LOCKED. YOU KNOW
WHAT? WE GOTTA GET IN THERE.

WELL, AREN'T WE
WAITING FOR TICKTOCK 3?

THEY MIGHT NOT FIND US. IF WE GO
AFTER THEM, THESE GUYS WILL TAKE OFF.

I WANT TO CATCH THEM
IN THE ACT OF STEALING.

WE CAN GO IN THROUGH
HERE. BONES, WE GO IN THERE,

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
WHOEVER'S ON YOUR LEFT.

OKAY, YOU PUT YOUR
GUN ON HIM. OKAY.

HOW WILL I KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT TO SHOOT?

WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO SHOOT,
YOU SHOOT. AND LET YOU DO THE TALKING.

YEAH, I TOOK THAT
ONE FOR GRANTED.

MAYBE WE SHOULD'VE
BROUGHT BIGGER BAGS.

OKAY.

F.B.I.! HANDS IN THE AIR.
YEAH, HANDS IN THE AIR.

HEY, WE'RE NOT ARMED.
EVERYBODY RELAX.

THEY DON'T SHOOT
PEOPLE FOR TRESPASSING.

THEY DO FOR MURDER. PUT
YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD.

DO IT.

- MURDER? WHAT MURDER?
- KYLE, I'M THROWING YOU
THESE RESTRAINTS.

PUT 'EM ON DUKE. NOW!

HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO
CLIMB OUT OF HERE IN HANDCUFFS?

WOULD YOU RATHER GO OUT IN BODY
BAGS? PUT ON THE DAMN RESTRAINTS.

LET YOU DO THE TALKING. GOT IT.

- YOU THINK WE KILLED MARNI?
- SHE WAS KILLED
WITH A CLIMBING AX.

DUKE, SIT DOWN. BONES,
GIVE ME YOUR GUN.

TAKE THE RESTRAINTS OUT OF
MY BELT AND PUT 'EM ON KYLE.

THAT'S NOT COCKED, IS IT?
BECAUSE WHERE THAT'S POINTED...

- YOU'RE SAFE.
- MARNI WAS KILLED
WITH A CLIMBING AX?

SHE KNEW ABOUT THIS TREASURE. SHE
WAS GONNA PUT IT IN HER DOCUMENTARY.

IT WOULD HAVE COST YOU GUYS A
FORTUNE. SO ONE OF YOU KILLED HER.

- WHO'S LEFT-HANDED?
- BONES, YOU KNOW,

IT'S BEST TO HAVE THIS SORT OF EXPLANATION
AFTER THE BAD GUYS ARE INCAPACITATED.

- WHY?
- YOU KILLED HER
FOR THIS!

- THAT'S WHY.
- YEAH. WELL, I'LL TRY TO
REMEMBER THAT FOR NEXT TIME.

YOU SINGLE-HANDEDLY REGAINED ONE OF
THE GREAT CULTURAL FINDS OF THE CENTURY.

A GLIMPSE OF CIVIL WAR LIFE.

MARNI HUNTER WANTED TO
DOCUMENT THE TREASURE, NOT STEAL IT.

SO DUKE KILLED HER AND THREW
HER DOWN A BOTTOMLESS PIT.

AND KYLE WASN'T SO
INNOCENT HIMSELF.

HE HIT DUKE IN THE
CRYPT WITH A CANDLESTICK.

KYLE HIT THE DUKE WITH THE
CANDLESTICK IN THE CRYPT.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

- VERY GOOD.
- RIGHT?

WHAT? WHAT'S THE JOKE?

WH...

- "CLUE."
- WHAT CLUE?

- WHAT CLUE?
- UNBELIEVABLE, BONES.

- WHAT'S FUNNY?
- I HAVE NO IDEA.

HAROLD'S BEING RELEASED.

YOU FOUND A PLACE FOR HIM?

YES.

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GLAD YOU'RE BACK HERE, MAN.
CAN I STAY AT YOUR HOUSE?

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WHAT'S THAT MEAN?