Bones (2005–2017): Season 1, Episode 17 - The Skull in the Desert - full transcript

Brennan goes to help Angela when her boyfriend goes missing in the desert, and Booth gets in on the action when the sheriff won't cooperate.

THE VICTIM WAS STABBED UPWARD
OF 30 TIMES. EVERY RIB IS MARKED.

VERTEBRAE STERNAL, VERTEBRAE
COSTAL. WHAT KIND OF WEAPON?

WHO VACATIONS IN THE DESERT?
IT'S LIKE LUNCHING AT THE DUMP.

UH, POINTED, WITH
NO CUTTING EDGE.

LIKE A GIANT ICE PICK.

- WHOA, ANGELA.
- OR A SHARPENED SCREWDRIVER.

WE WARNED HER ABOUT THE SUN, RIGHT?
WE TOLD HER COVER UP, AVOID MELANOMA?

- WHO'S THE GUY?
- HER BOYFRIEND KIRK.

ANGELA HAS A BOYFRIEND?

EVERY YEAR FOR THREE WEEKS,
ANGELA HAS A BOYFRIEND AND A VACATION.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
PLAYING HOUSE...



IN A POST-BOHO RUSTIC
ARTIST'S CABIN IN THE DESERT...

WITH HER OVERPAID PSEUDO-CELEBRITY
PHOTOGRAPHER BOYFRIEND...

- THAT IS NOT A VACATION.
- EIGHT MONTHS TO A YEAR DEAD,
CORRECT?

YEAH, YEAH. PUPAE CASINGS, MAGGOTS,
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. EIGHT MONTHS TO A YEAR.

ANGELA, WE'RE BETTING. ARE YOU
USING CRISCO OR BUTTER FOR SUNSCREEN?

HEY, BRENNAN, COULD I TALK
TO YOU IN PRIVATE, PLEASE?

YOU'RE GONNA THINK I'M CRAZY.

WHAT'S UP? BOYFRIEND
TROUBLE? NO, I...

- I'D JUST SEND IT TO YOU,
BUT THE SHERIFF WON'T LET ME.
- SEND WHAT?

SOMEBODY LEFT A HUMAN SKULL
IN A BOX ON THE SHERIFF'S PORCH.

HE SAYS IT WAS PROBABLY A
NAVAJO WHO RESPECTS THE DEAD...

BUT DOESN'T WANNA GET PULLED
INTO THE WHOLE WHITE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

THE THING IS IS THAT KIRK...

WENT OUT INTO THE DESERT FIVE DAYS AGO
ON A PHOTO SHOOT, AND HE HASN'T COME BACK.



NOBODY CAN FIND
HIM OR HIS GUIDE.

YOU THINK THE
SKULL'S KIRK'S? NO, NO.

KIRK'S ALWAYS GOING OUT INTO
THE DESERT FOR DAYS AT A TIME.

YOU'RE REALLY SENDING
ME MIXED MESSAGES, ANGE.

YEAH, WELL, I'M
FREAKING OUT, I GUESS.

I'M SORRY. LOOK, I'M SORRY.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE CALLED.

PRETEND I DIDN'T
CALL. I'LL JUST...

I'LL TALK TO YOU WHEN
KIRK GETS BACK. SORRY.

YOU'RE TAKING A VACATION IN THE DESERT
WITH NO NOTICE? I DON'T GET THE ATTRACTION.

I REALLY DON'T. SNAKES, SCORPIONS...
IT SHOULD ONLY BE A FEW DAYS.

BUZZARDS AND SNAKES. WHAT
ABOUT THE STABBING VICTIM?

ZACK IDENTIFIED THE WEAPON
AND THE VICTIM. OUR JOB IS DONE.

IT'S NOT LIKE I ACTUALLY
THINK THAT THE SKULL IS KIRK'S.

BUT, I MEAN, IF YOU
COULD JUST LOOK AT IT...

AND JUST TELL ME IT ISN'T, THEN I COULD
STOP WORRYING ABOUT HIM BEING DEAD...

AND JUST BE MAD AT HIM
FOR BEING A FLAKY ARTIST.

YOU WON'T GET ANYTHING OUT HERE.

WE'RE ABOUT A HUNDRED MILES
PAST WHERE JESUS LOST HIS SANDALS.

I ASSUME THAT'S A WAY OF
SAYING WE'RE EXTREMELY ISOLATED?

YEAH. THAT'S WHY WE
COME OUT HERE EVERY YEAR.

IT'S LIKE YOU STAND STILL, AND THE
WHOLE UNIVERSE JUST COMES AT YOU.

- AT 110 DEGREES.
- YOU KNOW, KIRK WAS OUT
WITH A GOOD GUIDE.

OUR FRIEND DANNY. I
MEAN, HE SAID HE'D BE BACK.

HE SAID WE'D GO OUT
FOR NACHOS AND BEER.

AND THIS IS A MAN WHO'S
SERIOUS ABOUT HIS BEER.

I GOT THE NAVAJO POLICE LOOKING BETWEEN
DANO ONA CANYON AND THE OTERO BLUFFS.

HEY, BEN? DR. BRENNAN IS A FORENSIC
ANTHROPOLOGIST WITH THE JEFFERSONIAN INSTITUTION.

I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME HELPING THE
F.B.I. CONDUCT MURDER INVESTIGATIONS.

ANGIE, I KINDA GOT MY HANDS FULL GETTING
SEARCHERS OUT TO LOOK FOR DANNY AND KIRK.

THE STATE POLICE SAID THEY
WOULD LEND US A CHOPPER,

BUT ONLY IF WE'D NARROW
DOWN A SEARCH AREA.

THEY GOTTA BE
RUNNING LOW ON WATER.

I DON'T GIVE THEM MORE
THAN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

- IF YOU COULD JUST
SHOW DR. BRENNAN THE SKULL.
- OR POINT ME TOWARD THE MORGUE.

WELCOME TO THE
MERVILLE COUNTY MORGUE.

PROMINENT BROW RIDGE INDICATES
THE VICTIM IS MALE. YOU MIND?

- BE MY GUEST.
- NO, NO. SHE WANTS THE PLATE,
BEN, NOT THE MUFFIN.

CRANIAL SHAPE AND NASAL
FEATURES SUGGEST CAUCASIAN.

- DIED IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS.
- CRITTERS BEEN AT IT
PRETTY GOOD.

PATTERN OF BASILAR SUTURE
FUSION PUTS AGE 30 TO 35.

- IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE KIRK.
- IT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE ANYONE, ANGIE.

PUTRESCINE.

- EARLY STAGES OF DECOMP.
- CAUSE OF DEATH?

A MAN GETS CAUGHT UNAWARES OUT IN THE
DESERT, HE COULD BE DEAD IN A FEW HOURS.

- UH-OH.
- WHAT?

THE BASE OF THE SKULL HERE
DETACHED FROM THE SPINAL CORD.

SEE THESE LITTLE BEVEL MARKS?
PARA-MORTEM CONTACT GUNSHOT.

IT WASN'T THE DESERT WHO CAUGHT THIS
MAN UNAWARES. IT WAS SOMEONE WITH A GUN.

YOU CAN'T SAY THAT IT'S KIRK.

I KNOW.

YOU WANT SOME TEA?

I'D RATHER HAVE A BEER.

THIS WOMAN MODELING IN
THESE PICTURES, IS THIS DANNY?

YEAH. DANNY WEBBER. IT'S
KIRK'S GUIDE IN THE DESERT.

SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

DANNY'S LIVED HERE HER WHOLE
LIFE. YOU KNOW, BEN SAYS...

THAT SHE KNOWS THE
DESERT BETTER THAN ANYBODY.

THERE'S NO WAY THAT SHE GETS
LOST OR SHE RUNS OUT OF WATER.

THERE'S JUST NO WAY.

NO. WHAT?

BRENNAN, IF YOU HUG ME
AND YOU BE ALL CARING,

IT'S BECAUSE YOU THINK KIRK IS DEAD OR
BECAUSE HE WAS SLEEPING WITH DANNY.

NO. IT'S BECAUSE...

I'M SORRY THAT MY FRIEND IS UPSET
BECAUSE SOMEONE SHE LOVES IS MISSING.

ALL RIGHT.

I CAN BUY THAT.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'M
JUST GONNA HEAD TO BED.

GOOD NIGHT.

OKAY. BOOTH.

- HOW FAR ARE YOU FROM DULLES?
- AS FAR AS YOUR OFFICE IS
FROM DULLES.

- WHY ARE YOU IN MY OFFICE?
- I NEED YOUR FINDINGS
ON THE RICHMOND CASE.

LISTEN, ZACK, HE WON'T TELL ME WHERE
THEY ARE UNLESS YOU GIVE HIM PERMISSION.

THERE'S A 9:15 FLIGHT TO DENVER.
THEN THERE'S AN 11:35 FLIGHT TO SANTA FE.

- YOU'LL HAVE TO RUN
TO MAKE THE CONNECTION.
- FORGET IT.

BOOTH, PLEASE.

ANGELA'S BOYFRIEND
IS MISSING, MAYBE DEAD.

- IT... IT TOOK ALL OF MY CHARM...
- ALL YOUR CHARM? OH, BOY.

JUST TO GET THE SHERIFF
TO LET ME LOOK AT THE SKULL.

WHEN I ASKED HIM TO LET ME SEND
THE SKULL TO THE JEFFERSONIAN,

HE TOLD ME I AM NOT A COP AND
THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION.

WHICH IS TRUE. OKAY, WHAT...

- WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
- I WANT YOU TO GET
FEDERAL ON HIS ASS.

OH.

HEY. HEY.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN THE DESERT
DON'T HAVE ACTUAL ADDRESSES.

WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?
BOOTH, YOU MADE IT.

YEAH. I'M TOURING THE
HOTTEST PLACES IN THE UNIVERSE.

NEXT STOP... THERE
YOU GO... HELL.

I'M NOT REALLY AWAKE YET.

LAST NIGHT BEFORE I LEFT,
I USED MY F.B.I. POWERS...

TO FORCE THE SHERIFF TO SEND
THE SKULL BACK TO THE JEFFERSONIAN.

TALKED TO HIM THIS MORNING. YOU
KNOW, HE SEEMS A LITTLE RESENTFUL.

- WHAT TIME IS IT?
- LET'S GO. DRINK THAT ON THE WAY.

ON THE WAY WHERE?

TO GO CHECK OUT THE MODEL,
GUIDE, WHATEVER'S PLACE.

- DANNY. CAN I COME WITH YOU?
- WE CAN ASK TOUGHER QUESTIONS
IF YOU'RE NOT THERE.

- WAIT OUTSIDE
WHILE I GET DRESSED.
- NO.

THE SUN'S BEEN UP FOR AN HOUR OUT
THERE. IT'S ALREADY THE SURFACE OF MERCURY.

I CAN STAND HERE AND CLOSE
MY EYES, EAT MY DOUGHNUTS.

BEST I CAN DO. OKAY.

WHAT TOUGHER QUESTIONS CAN
WE ASK WITHOUT ANGELA BEING HERE?

THINGS LIKE DID HER BOYFRIEND RUN
OFF WITH THE MODEL, GUIDE, WHATEVER.

ANGELA AND I DISCUSSED THIS.
SHE SAID IT COULDN'T HAPPEN.

NO OFFENSE TO ANGELA, BUT SHE
DOESN'T EVEN REALLY KNOW THIS GUY.

SHE'S WITH HIM, WHAT, ONLY
THREE WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR?

NO OFFENSE TO YOU, BUT YOU
ARE A STODGY TRADITIONALIST...

WHEN IT COMES TO
RELATIONSHIPS, BUDDY.

STODGY? STODGY? OKAY,
HERE'S THE DEAL. YEAH, STODGY.

HERE'S THE DEAL, BONES. WE
FIND OUT THAT THE SKULL ISN'T KIRK.

WE GO HOME, WE LET THE LOCALS
HANDLE IT, OKAY? OF COURSE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU SAY, "OF COURSE."

BUT THEN YOU GET ALL CAUGHT
UP IN IT. AND THEN... WHAT?

- OH.
- WHAT DO YOU WANT?

F.B.I. WE'RE LOOKING
FOR DANNY WEBBER.

- WHO ARE YOU?
- I'M THE GUY
HOLDING THE BIG GUN.

YEAH, ON A FEDERAL AGENT, WHICH
I'VE BEEN VERY NICE ABOUT SO FAR.

LET'S RUSH HIM. HE
CAN'T SHOOT US BOTH.

HOW ABOUT I JUST SHOW HIM MY
BADGE SO WE BOTH SURVIVE, ALL RIGHT?

- SEE?
- NAME'S ALEX JOSEPH. THIS IS ME AND DANNY'S PLACE.

- WHERE'S DANNY WEBBER?
- MISSING IN THE DESERT
FOR ALMOST A WEEK.

- I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR HER.
- YOU POINT YOUR GUN
AT EVERYBODY WHO COMES BY?

- MAYBE I'M NERVOUS.
- ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR
YOU MIGHT BE NERVOUS ABOUT?

- MAYBE SOMETHING DANNY
GOT CAUGHT UP IN?
- NOTHING I CAN THINK OF.

- CAN WE LOOK IN THE TRAILER?
- NOT WITHOUT A WARRANT.

- YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT?
- YOU COULD SAY THAT, I GUESS.

MODEL RUNS OFF WITH
HANDSOME PHOTOGRAPHER.

JEALOUS BOYFRIEND WITH A
GUN FINDS THEM IN THE DESERT.

HE'S TWITCHY ABOUT SOMETHIN'. WHAT
IF HE'S ESCAPING OUT THE BACK DOOR?

YOU DON'T SPEND A LOT OF
TIME IN TRAILERS, DO YOU? NO.

WHOA. WHAT?

THAT'S SHERIFF DAWES.

YEAH, HE DEFINITELY HAS A
PROBLEM WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

♪♪

DR. BRENNAN DOESN'T LIKE US TO
LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILE WE'RE WORKING.

DR. BRENNAN IS NOT HERE.

SHE THINKS THE WORK DESERVES OUR
FULL CONCENTRATION. I NEED THE SKULL NOW.

I'M STILL FINDING PARTICULATES. AND
SINCE YOU'RE ONLY DR. BRENNAN'S ASSISTANT,

WITHOUT HER, YOU DON'T CARRY
ALL THAT MUCH WEIGHT AROUND HERE.

I'M TELLING DR. GOODMAN.

WHY DIDN'T YOU MENTION YOUR
RELATIONSHIP TO DANNY WEBBER?

DANNY WEBBER DROP YOU FOR THE
PHOTOGRAPHER, THE INDIAN GUY, OR BOTH?

MORON. DANNY'S MY SISTER.

HALF-SISTER. MOSTLY, I RAISED
HER. YOU CAN CHECK WITH ANGIE.

OKAY. WE GOT THAT ONE WRONG.

I PRETTY MUCH DON'T LIKE THE LOOK OF
YOUR SISTER'S BOYFRIEND, ALEX JOSEPH.

ASSAULT, NARCOTICS. HE
BOOTLEGS FOR THE RESERVATION.

YEAH. DANNY COULD DO BETTER.

ANY CHANCE DANNY GOT CAUGHT
UP WITH SOMETHING BECAUSE OF HIM?

UNTIL I FIND OTHERWISE, I'M ASSUMING
THAT DANNY AND KIRK ARE LOST IN THE DESERT.

ALEX JOSEPH... IS HE BAD ENOUGH TO HURT 'EM
IF HE FINDS THEM OUT IN THE DESERT TOGETHER?

IT'S ON MY LIST OF
NIGHTMARES, YEAH.

BRENNAN.

DNA RESULTS ARE IN. THE SKULL
IS DEFINITELY KIRK PERSINGER.

POOR ANGELA.

ALSO, THE HAIR TESTS OFF THE CHARTS
FOR LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII MESCALINE.

- WHAT'S THAT?
- PEYOTE.

ANYTHING ON THE CRANIAL SCORING?

I HAVEN'T REALLY HAD A
GOOD CRACK AT THE SKULL YET.

HODGINS HOGGED IT. THE MARKINGS TRACE
TO SEVERAL DESERT-DWELLING SPECIES.

IT SEEMS A FULL-GROWN MALE
COYOTE DID THE MOST WORK ON IT,

BUT ONE WITH A MALFORMED JAW.

VERY UNUSUAL BITE FORMATIONS.

ASK DR. GOODMAN
TO FIND A NATURALIST.

- KIRK PERSINGER?
- YES.

THEY FOUND TRACES OF PEYOTE.

DRUG-RELATED. SHOT TO
THE SPINE EXECUTION-STYLE.

SO, SHERIFF, DO YOU STILL THINK THIS
IS A SIMPLE MISSING PERSONS CASE?

I HAVE TO TELL ANGELA.

LISTEN, SHERIFF, I'M SORRY FOR THE CONCERN
YOU MUST BE FEELING FOR YOUR SISTER.

YEAH.

I WILL CALL THE F.B.I. OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE
AND OFFICIALLY TAKE OVER THE INVESTIGATION.

I WOULDN'T DO THAT. WHY?

DESERT DWELLERS
ARE VERY INSULAR.

MONGOLIANS, BEDOUINS OF THE
SAHARA, THE HIMBA OF KANANA.

GOOD HOSTS, BUT EXTREMELY
DISTRUSTFUL OF OUTSIDERS.

THIS IS THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. IT'S NOT OUTER MONGOLIA.

THE ONLY REASON SHERIFF DAWES TALKS
TO US AT ALL IS BECAUSE WE KNOW ANGELA.

ALEX JOSEPH HELD A GUN ON US. I
ADMIT I'VE MET FRIENDLIER PEOPLE.

IF A BUNCH OF OUTSIDERS COME IN FROM
ALBUQUERQUE LED BY AN OUTSIDER FROM D.C.,

I PROMISE YOU, THE PEOPLE HERE WILL
CLOSE RANKS AND SHUT UP UNTIL WE GO AWAY.

THEN THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF IT IN THEIR
OWN WAY. OKAY, WHO ARE YOU, DR. PHIL?

WHO'S DR. PHIL?
SOME KIND OF EXPERT?

HE LIKES TO THINK SO. OKAY, LOOK. I'LL
TAKE WHAT YOU SAY UNDER ADVISEMENT.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE NEED TO GO FIND
OUT WHO SUPPLIED KIRK WITH HIS PEYOTE.

HOW ARE WE GONNA DO
THAT? TALK TO HIS GIRLFRIEND.

I'M SO SORRY,
ANGELA. WE BOTH ARE.

I KNEW IT WAS KIRK.

THAT'S WHY I CALLED YOU.

WE HAVE TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO DANNY.

ANGELA, I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU
A COUPLE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, OKAY?

WHAT-WHAT CAN YOU TELL
ME ABOUT KIRK'S DRUG USE?

KIRK DIDN'T DO DRUGS.

WELL, HODGINS FOUND
PEYOTE IN HIS HAIR.

I THOUGHT... I THOUGHT THAT
YOU MEANT "DRUG" DRUGS.

THE PEYOTE WASN'T RECREATIONAL.

KIRK TOOK PART IN
SOME NATIVE INDIAN RITES.

WHILE HIGH ON DRUGS?

DID YOU DO PEYOTE WITH KIRK?

THE PEYOTE HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH ANYTHING.

ANGELA, YOU MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH
KIRK'S KILLER WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING IT.

WHAT WAS HIS CONNECTION?

HE'S KIRK'S FRIEND.

- I NEED THE NAME.
- WAYNE.

WAYNE KELLOGG. HE'S AN
IMPORTANT LOCAL ARTIST.

I DON'T DENY HAVING
PARTICIPATED...

IN A PEYOTE RITUAL
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

UTTERLY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.

YOU'RE NOT INDIAN.
NOT BY BIRTH, NO.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY ARTWORK, I HAVE
A DEEP SPIRITUAL CONNECTION TO THE NAVAJO.

- YOU SELL A LOT OF YOUR WORK?
- I SELL VERY WELL OVERSEAS,

ENOUGH TO KEEP THIS PLACE AND
A BEACH HOUSE IN LOS ANGELES.

WHY? WHY NOT BUY NAVAJO
ART CREATED BY ACTUAL NAVAJOS?

PEYOTE IS ONLY LEGAL IF YOU'RE A
MEMBER OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH,

WHICH MEANS YOU AND
KIRK BOUGHT IT ILLEGALLY.

BUYING ILLEGAL DRUGS
INVOLVES DRUG DEALERS.

YOU CAN FOLLOW MY TRAIN
OF THOUGHT HERE, CAN'T YOU?

LOOK, I REALIZE KIRK'S MISSING.

KIRK'S NOT MISSING. HE'S DEAD.

WHAT ABOUT DANNY?

DANNY WEBBER REMAINS
UNACCOUNTED FOR.

GOD, THIS IS TERRIBLE.

- I NEED THE NAME
OF YOUR DRUG CONNECTION.
- NO.

I'M SORRY. THESE
PEOPLE TRUST ME.

I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTY IN FINDING
THE PEYOTE PLANTS MILES OUT IN THE DESERT.

SECRET PLACES PASSED ON
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

- MR. KELLOGG,
IS THAT YOUR VEHICLE?
- YES. WHY?

ALEX JOSEPH
BORROWED THAT HUMVEE.

WAIT. ALEX JOSEPH DIDN'T GO OUT TO
THE DESERT TO LOOK FOR DANNY WEBBER.

HE WENT OUT TO LOOK FOR PEYOTE.

I NEVER SAID THAT.

MR. JOSEPH? IT'S
THE F.B.I. AGAIN.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A
FEW MORE QUESTIONS.

BOOTH?

WHOA.

BOOTH.

OH, COME ON, SHERIFF. COME ON.

EVEN OUT HERE, YOU KNOW HOW
THE DRUG WORLD WORKS. HUH?

KIRK IS FOUND DEAD.
JOSEPH IS BEATEN TO A PULP.

- IT'S ALL CONNECTED.
- MY FIRST PRIORITY
IS TO FIND DANNY.

WE FIND KIRK'S MURDERER,
WE PROBABLY FIND DANNY.

MAYBE DANNY IS THE
MURDERER. WHAT? I GOTTA ASK.

DANNY NEVER HURT ANYBODY IN
HER LIFE, EXCEPT MAYBE HERSELF.

YOU KNOW, ANOTHER
THING I HAVE TO CONSIDER,

MAYBE DANNY, YOU KNOW, CALLS UP
HER BROTHER THE SHERIFF AND SAYS,

"THIS PHOTOGRAPHER
RAPED ME. WHAT DO I DO NOW?"

WHAT YOU'RE PROVING RIGHT NOW,

YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND HERE.

JOSEPH MET US WITH A RIFLE,
MAYBE BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID...

IT WAS YOU COMING AROUND
THE CORNER OF THAT HOUSE.

ALEX JOSEPH IS UNCONSCIOUS.

YOU MAYBE CAN TALK TO
HIM WHEN HE WAKES UP.

ME, I'M GOIN' TO HELP THE
SEARCH PARTIES FIND MY SISTER.

THANKS TO FISH AND WILDLIFE, MOST
OF THE COYOTE PACKS IN THIS REGION...

HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER
WEARING A G.P.S. COLLAR.

YOU CAN FIND ONE COYOTE
WITH A WONKY JAW IN THE DESERT?

WHAT WE DO HERE IS PROCESS
INFORMATION FROM RANGERS,

AMATEUR NATURALISTS,
CONSERVATIONISTS, EVEN SCHOOL GROUPS.

THE DESERT COYOTE
PACK'S RANGE IS NOT HUGE.

PERHAPS 10 SQUARE MILES.

THE PACK IS TYPICALLY THREE TO EIGHT
ANIMALS LED BY THE ALPHA MATING PAIR.

WOW.

WHAT "WOW"?

PROFESSOR INEZ HAS FOUND YOUR
COYOTE, BUT HE'S WAY OUT IN THE DESERT.

THREE PUPS, THREE
FEMALES, TWO MALES,

INCLUDING THE LEADER
WITH THE WONKY JAW.

WITH EIGHT COYOTES GOING
AT A CADAVER, WELL, YOU KNOW,

WE'RE TALKING NEEDLE IN A
HAYSTACK FINDING THE REMAINS.

MAMAS AND THE
PUPS FEED TOGETHER.

SO I'D EXPECT RIB CAGE AND SMALLER
BONES TO BE IN A CONCENTRATED AREA.

BUT THE MALES MOVE AWAY FROM
EACH OTHER WITH THE LARGER PIECES.

NO MORE THAN A HALF A MILE.

THREE WEEKS A YEAR. I
MEAN, 15 WEEKS IN TOTAL.

YOU THINK THAT'S CRAZY.

NO.

IT'S NOT TYPICAL,
THAT'S FOR SURE.

AND IF HE WAS
YOURS, 100% YOURS...

FOR THREE WEEKS
A YEAR, THAT'S...

THAT'S MORE THAN I'VE EVER HAD.

KIRK'S PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE WORLD
IS A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAN IT IS.

A BETTER PLACE. HE MADE ME
FEEL LIKE IT WAS MY REAL HOME,

THAT I BELONGED THERE WITH HIM.

HE'S THE GUY I COMPARE
ALL OTHER GUYS TO.

NOW HE'S GONE, AND I FEEL LIKE
I CAN'T EVEN BREATHE, SWEETIE.

I CAN'T EVEN TAKE A BREATH.

YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE THAT DANNY'S
STILL OUT THERE? COULD SHE STILL BE ALIVE?

I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S
NO CRIME SCENE,

AND WE'RE NOT EVEN SURE WHERE
THE REST OF KIRK'S REMAINS ARE.

WELL, I WANNA HELP YOU LOOK
FOR HER TOMORROW. YOU SURE?

YEAH. DANNY WAS OUR
FRIEND. I HAVE TO HELP FIND HER.

PLEASE.

I LOVE THE DESERT.

OR I USED TO.

NOTHING LOOKS THE WAY IT SHOULD.

STUFF THAT'S FAR AWAY LOOKS
NEAR, STUFF THAT'S NEAR LOOKS FAR.

YEAH, WELL, YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR
EYES OUT HERE. NOT YOUR EYES ALONE.

YOU KNOW, KIRK SAID THAT IF
YOU STOOD STILL LONG ENOUGH,

THAT THE DESERT WOULD
ACTUALLY SPEAK TO YOU.

- SHOW YOU SOME KIND OF TRUTH.
- THAT EVER HAPPEN TO YOU?

NO. BUT HE REALLY BELIEVED THAT.

ALEX JOSEPH WOKE UP. GOOD.

YOU THINK WHOEVER BEAT HIM UP HAS SOMETHING
TO DO WITH KIRK PERSINGER'S MURDER?

- YEP.
- NOPE.

HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?

- YOU WERE THE ONE
THAT BEAT HIM UP?
- NO.

OKAY. WELL, UH, DO
YOU KNOW WHO DID?

THESE GUYS, OR
GUYS JUST LIKE 'EM.

- WHY?
- PEYOTE RITUAL.

THESE PEOPLE TAKE IT
SERIOUSLY. IT'S THEIR RELIGION.

A GUY LIKE ALEX JOSEPH STARTS
SELLING IT TO WHITE GUYS...

LIKE KELLOGG AND
KIRK, THEY DON'T LIKE IT.

AREN'T YOU GONNA
ARREST ANY OF 'EM? NO.

BUT I MIGHT DEPUTIZE A COUPLE.

YOU KNOW, SHERIFF, I GET HOW
YOU PEOPLE HANDLE THINGS OUT HERE.

BUT I GOTTA ASK YOU. I MEAN, IF THEY
BEAT UP AN INDIAN FOR SELLING PEYOTE,

WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY
GONNA DO TO KIRK FOR TAKING IT?

NOTHIN'. KIRK'S A WHITE MAN.

THE WAY THEY SEE IT,
HE'S MY RESPONSIBILITY.

HEY! WE GOT SOMETHING OVER HERE!

SHERIFF DAWES!

NEAL, BRING IT DEEP OVER HERE.

ANGE, THEY FOUND
SOME BONES OVER HERE.

- IT MIGHT BE KIRK.
- IT IS KIRK. THIS IS HIS CAMERA.

ARE YOU SURE?

NO, NO, NO. DON'T. DON'T. THERE
COULD BE EXPOSED FILM IN THERE.

IT'S CRACKED. WE CAN'T LET ANY
MORE LIGHT IN. IT'LL DAMAGE THE FILM.

MAYBE KIRK WAS RIGHT.

THIS COULD BE A GOOD WAY FOR THE
DESERT TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.

A PHOTOGRAPH OF HIS MURDERER.

THIS CAMERA IS GOING STRAIGHT
TO THE STATE POLICE CRIME LAB.

ANGELA IS BETTER AT DEVELOPING
FILM THAN ANYONE IN SANTA FE.

PLUS, I CAN USE KIRK'S
EQUIPMENT. IT'S TOP-OF-THE-LINE.

YEAH, AND WE WON'T HAVE TO
WAIT FOR THE RESULTS, SHERIFF.

WITH YOUR SISTER MAYBE STILL ALIVE
OUT IN THE DESERT, EVERY HOUR COUNTS.

CAN'T DO IT.

BOOTH. ACCORDING
TO HOMELAND SECURITY,

KELLOGG SOLD EXACTLY
$120,000 WORTH OF ART OVERSEAS.

WHAT DOES THAT GOT
TO DO WITH ANYTHING?

WELL, IT SURE AS HELL DOESN'T BUY HIM A
BEACH HOUSE IN LOS ANGELES NOW, DOES IT?

HE LIED. LET'S GO CHECK HIM OUT.

- WHAT WILL WE BE LOOKING FOR?
- WHAT WE ALWAYS LOOK FOR.

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT
DOESN'T FIT. SOMETHING, YOU KNOW...

SOMETHIN'.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU
THINK THAT I AM A SUSPECT.

ANGIE, NOT TO SPEAK ILL OF THE
DEAD, BUT, UH, A WOMAN LIKE YOU,

YOU'RE WORTH MORE THAN THREE
WEEKS A YEAR, YOU UNDERSTAND?

YOU THINK I MURDERED KIRK BECAUSE
HE DIDN'T GIVE ME ENOUGH TIME?

I'M JUST A LAWMAN.
PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE.

BEN, KIRK WASN'T THE ONE WHO
PUT LIMITS ON OUR TIME TOGETHER.

HE WANTED ME TO MARRY HIM,
AND HE DESERVED MORE AND BETTER.

PLEASE, BEN, I WANNA
HELP FIND DANNY.

AND THERE COULD BE
EVIDENCE ON THIS FILM.

JUST LET ME DO WHAT I DO
BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

THANK YOU.

ANGIE, MAYBE HE DESERVED MORE,

NOT MY PLACE TO SAY, BUT HE
COULDN'T HAVE DONE BETTER.

NO MAN COULD.

I HAVEN'T ATTAINED ANYTHING
LIKE THE SUCCESS KIRK HAS.

BUT I DO ALL RIGHT. WHY?

YOU HAVE A BEACH HOUSE.
I APPLIED FOR A WARRANT.

CHECKED FOR YOUR
ASSETS, YOUR TAX RETURNS.

I TOLD YOU, I DO WELL IN EUROPE.

GERMANY ESPECIALLY
APPRECIATES NATIVE-THEMED WORK.

- KIRK PERSINGER'S REMAINS WERE
FOUND WAY OUT IN THE DESERT.
- WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH ME?

BECAUSE YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT'S
CAPABLE OF GOING OUT THAT FAR.

- A VEHICLE I OFTEN LOAN OUT.
- WHAT ARE THESE?

ENGRAVING PLATES.
PLEASE DON'T TOUCH THEM.

THE OILS ON YOUR SKIN WILL
COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY.

WHY WOULD I KILL KIRK?

MAYBE BECAUSE YOU HAD
A LITTLE THING FOR DANNY.

OR MAYBE BECAUSE YOU WERE
JEALOUS OF KIRK'S ARTISTIC SUCCESS.

- THESE AREN'T NATIVE DESIGNS.
- BONES, I'M WORKING A LINE
OF INQUIRY HERE.

ALL OF YOUR WORK IS
STOLEN FROM NATIVE DESIGNS.

THESE ARE FLORAL.
IT DOESN'T FIT.

NOT STOLEN. INSPIRED BY.

AND THAT PIECE IS COMMISSIONED.
ANOTHER WAY I MAKE MONEY.

HI, ANGELA.

WELL, MOST OF THE FILM WAS WRECKED,
BUT I DEVELOPED A FEW USABLE IMAGES.

- WELL, THAT'S GREAT.
- NO. NO.

BEN GOT ME TO MAKE A COUPLE OF PRINTS, AND
THEN BOLTED WITH THEM AND ALL THE NEGATIVES.

- SHERIFF DAWES TOOK OFF
WITH THE NEGATIVES.
- WHAT DID SHE FIND OFF 'EM?

- DID YOU RECOGNIZE ANYTHING?
- DANNY IN THE DESERT,
AND THAT'S ALL.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE
GOT SO EXCITED ABOUT.

NOTHING THAT MEANT
ANYTHING TO ANGELA.

WE'LL GO TAKE A LOOK FOR
OURSELVES. TALK TO YOU AGAIN.

I WANTED TO SHOW THESE
PHOTOGRAPHS TO ALEX JOSEPH.

- I DON'T NEED YOUR PERMISSION.
- WHY JOSEPH?

ANGELA SAYS THERE ARE ONLY A FEW PARTIAL
PHOTOS OF YOUR SISTER IN THE DESERT.

THAT'S RIGHT. THE ONLY PERSON THAT KNOWS
THE DESERT AS GOOD AS DANNY IS JOSEPH.

THIS FORMATION HERE,
I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THIS ANYWHERE NEAR
WHERE WE FOUND KIRK'S REMAINS OR THE CAMERA.

HE WAS KILLED SOMEWHERE
ELSE AND MOVED.

WE FIND THAT OUTCROPPING,
MAYBE WE FIND THE PLACE...

WHERE KIRK WAS KILLED,
AND MAYBE WE FIND MY SISTER.

- DID JOSEPH RECOGNIZE THE ROCK?
- YEAH.

- WHERE?
- IT'S EASIER I TAKE YOU
THAN EXPLAIN.

WHOA, WHOA. IF
JOSEPH IS A MURDERER,

HE'S JUST SENDING YOU
ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE.

THEN WE KNOW HE'S THE MURDERER, AND ALL WE'VE
WASTED IS A TANK OF GAS AND A GOOSE CHASE.

- HOW FAR OUT ARE WE GOING?
- A WAYS.

ONE WEEK IN THE DESERT, AND
THERE'S NOTHING BUT BONE LEFT.

- SAME GUY?
- LOOKS LIKE IT.

I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER IF I WENT
OVER THE BONES FOR PARTICULATES...

BEFORE YOU START YOUR THING.

I DISAGREE. YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM
UNLESS I RELEASE THEM TO YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
DO THE BOSS THING, BOSS.

SIR, DR. BRENNAN NEEDS
TO KNOW HOW THIS MAN DIED,

WHICH IS MY TERRITORY, MORE
THAN WHEN AND WHERE HE DIED.

DR. HODGINS? EVEN I CAN SEE HE
GOT SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

- WHAT DR. BRENNAN NEEDS
IS THE MURDER SCENE.
- IT'S THE DESERT.

INSECTS AND PARTICULATES AREN'T GOING
TO NARROW IT DOWN ANY MORE THAN THAT.

WE WON'T KNOW THAT UNTIL
I LOOK AT THE PARTICULATES.

DR. HODGINS WILL HAVE ACCESS
TO THE BONES FIRST, MR. ADDY.

THAT'S THE WRONG DECISION.

MY LUNGS ARE GONNA COME
OUT THROUGH MY THROAT.

WHERE I COME FROM, WHEN
YOU SAY YOU'RE DRIVING A WAYS,

YOU KNOW, IT MEANS 45 MINUTES.

OUT HERE, IT MEANS FOUR HOURS.

- WE'VE BEEN DRIVING FIVE.
- I MAYBE SHOULD'VE SAID
"QUITE A WAYS."

THERE IT IS.

WELL? THAT IT? YEAH, I THINK SO.

DIFFERENT TIME OF DAY.

YOU PEOPLE LOOK FOR THE EXACT
SPOT THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN.

I'M GONNA TAKE ANOTHER CIRCLE IN THE
TRUCK. YOU LOOKING FOR YOUR SISTER?

- YEAH.
- I THINK WE WANNA GO SOUTH
SLIGHTLY, MAYBE SOUTHWEST.

YOU CAN TELL FROM THE SHADOWS?

YEAH, AND THE ANGLE
ON THE OUTCROPPING.

- WHERE'S HE GOIN'?
- HE'S LOOKING FOR HIS SISTER.

EITHER OF YOU TWO
BRING ANY WATER?

- WHY? YOU WORRIED?
- YEAH.

ABOUT WHAT? BECAUSE WE ARE WAY
PAST WHERE JESUS LOST HIS SANDALS.

AND I DON'T HEAR
THE TRUCK ANYMORE.

GREAT.

NO CELL PHONE SERVICE, NO WATER.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK WE'LL SURVIVE
OUT HERE IF THE SHERIFF DOESN'T COME BACK?

THREE DAYS MAX. HOW FAR
ARE WE FROM THE HIGHWAY?

FIVE DAYS MINIMUM. I
DON'T LIKE THAT MATH.

WAIT A SECOND.

KIRK'S?

IT LOOKS LIKE IT, YEAH.

YEAH. THE DISTRIBUTOR'S SMASHED.

ALL THE WIRES ARE PULLED OUT.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
THAT THE SHERIFF...

BRINGS US TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
AND THEN LEAVES US TO DIE, DOES IT?

ONE GODFORSAKEN
PART OF THE DESERT...

IS JUST AS GOOD AS ANOTHER
GODFORSAKEN PART OF THE DESERT.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF SHERIFF
DAWES ACTUALLY CALLED ALEX JOSEPH.

I MEAN, FOR ALL WE KNOW, HE
COULD'VE DONE ALL THIS HIMSELF.

- COULD DAWES DO THAT, ANGE?
- WELL, I ALWAYS THOUGHT
BEN DAWES WAS A GOOD MAN.

IT WOULD TAKE A LOT
TO CHANGE MY MIND.

LIKE BEING LEFT TO
DIE IN THE DESERT?

THESE TRACKS HERE, THEY DON'T
MATCH THE SHERIFF'S VEHICLE.

- TOO WIDE.
- HUMVEE MAYBE?

THIS IS BLOOD, I THINK.

THE VICTIM WAS KNEELING HERE.

- BONES.
- SORRY.

HE WAS DRAGGED THIS WAY.

THEN THE BLOOD TRAIL ENDS.

HE WAS THROWN INTO THE HUMVEE.

WE'VE GOTTA BE 200 MILES FROM
WHERE HE FOUND KIRK'S BONES.

YOU THINK THE MURDERER DROVE
THAT FAR TO DROP THE BODY...

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

BOOTH? HEY...

WELL, THE TRACKS,
THEY STOP RIGHT HERE.

WHAT "HERE"? THERE'S
NO "HERE" HERE.

LANDING STRIP, HUH? I
KNEW THIS WAS ABOUT DRUGS.

MEXICO'S ABOUT
80 MILES THAT WAY.

THEY JUST...

OH! YES!

ONLY ANGELA COULD GET A
RIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

- ANY SIGNS OF YOUR SISTER?
- SHE'S BEEN OUT THERE A WEEK.

SHE COULD STILL BE ALIVE IF SHE
HAD A FEW CANTEENS OF WATER.

- HUMVEE TRACKS, SHERIFF.
- ALEX JOSEPH?

CATCHES KIRK AND
DANNY OUT HERE...

SANDY, THIS IS DAWES.
DO YOU RECEIVE ME?

LOUD AND CLEAR ON THE
SATELLITE, SHERIFF. WHERE ARE YOU?

HELL AND GONE. LISTEN, SANDY,

I NEED A DEPUTY DOWN AT THE CLINIC
TO SLAP SOME CUFFS ON ALEX JOSEPH.

- ALEX JOSEPH TOOK OFF, SHERIFF. WE GOT NO IDEA WHERE HE WENT.
- KELLOGG'S HUMVEE.

SANDY, GO COLLECT WAYNE KELLOGG'S
HUMVEE, AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW HOURS.

ANY BLOODSTAINS SHOULD FLARE A
BLUISH-GREEN WHEN THE LUMINOL HITS THEM.

NOTHIN'.

WE KNOW THAT KIRK'S BODY WAS PUT
INTO THE HUMVEE. TIRE TREADS MATCH.

IT'S CLEAN. GIVE
KELLOGG HIS TRUCK BACK.

TELL HIM SORRY FOR
THE INCONVENIENCE.

TRY THE HOOD.

YOU THINK THEY TIED KIRK'S BLOODY,
DEAD BODY TO THE HOOD LIKE AN ELK,

THEN DROVE HIM 200 MILES
BEFORE DUMPING HIM FOR COYOTES?

- EVEN OUT HERE,
PEOPLE MIGHT NOTICE.
- RIGHT THERE.

- MM-HMM.
- I'LL BE DAMNED.

GOT HIM.

- ZACK.
- YES, DR. BRENNAN?

WE NEED TO KNOW IF KIRK'S BONES SHOW MORE
DAMAGE THAN CAN BE EXPLAINED BY ANIMAL ACTIVITY.

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS INDICATES
THE PUBIC RAMI ARE FRACTURED,

AND THE LEFT HEMI PELVIS
IS SEVERELY DISPLACED.

CONGRUENT WITH A
FALL? YES, DR. BRENNAN.

WERE THE REMAINS FOUND
AT THE BASE OF A CLIFF?

HE WASN'T DRIVEN 200 MILES. HE
WAS DRIVEN A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS.

LOAD HIS BODY IN THE
AIRPLANE, THEN TOSSED IT.

ZACK, I'M NOT HAPPY WITH HOW LONG IT
TOOK YOU TO GET BACK TO ME ON THIS.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT WHEN I
GET BACK. SORRY, DR. BRENNAN.

YOU COULD'VE TOLD HER
IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

I STILL HAVE SOME
WORK TO DO HERE.

IF THEY DUMPED KIRK'S
BODY FROM THE PLANE,

THEN THEY COULD'VE
DONE THE SAME TO DANNY.

WELL, KIRK WAS DEAD WHEN THEY
TOSSED HIM, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.

AND I SAW NO EVIDENCE OF A
SECOND MURDER AT THE SITE.

WHICH LEAVES ME HOPING EITHER MY
SISTER IS KIDNAPPED BY DRUG DEALERS...

OR DYING SOMEWHERE
IN THE DESERT.

KIDNAPPING IS A FEDERAL
OFFENSE. IT'S AN F.B.I. MATTER.

I CAN HELP YOU IF
YOU WANT. BRENNAN.

DR. BRENNAN, THOSE CELL PHONE
PHOTOS YOU SENT ME OF ENGRAVINGS...

KELLOGG SAID IT WAS
A COMMISSIONED WORK.

I THINK THESE ARE
ENGRAVER'S PLATES. FOR WHAT?

CURRENCY. TO BE EXACT,

I BELIEVE THESE ARE DYES FOR
THE VENEZUELAN 500-BOLIVAR BILL.

DYES? COUNTERFEITER'S DYES?

YES.

DID YOU SAY COUNTERFEITERS?

I GOT A WARRANT HERE TO SEARCH YOUR
CLIENT'S STUDIO FOR ENGRAVING PLATES.

WELL, AS MR. KELLOGG'S ATTORNEY, I CAN
ADVISE YOU YOU'RE CERTAIN TO FIND SOME.

I'M AN ENGRAVER.

LARRY, DID YOU TELL WAYNE ABOUT HOW WHEN
SOMEONE DIES DURING THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY,

EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THAT
FELONY IS CHARGED WITH MURDER?

COUNTERFEITING IS A FELONY.

MY CLIENT WILL CONFESS TO
THE COUNTERFEITING CHARGES...

IN RETURN FOR IMMUNITY
FROM THE MURDER CHARGE.

- NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
- HE WILL ALSO PROVIDE
THE TIME AND PLACE...

OF THE NEXT PICKUP
OUT IN THE DESERT.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ARREST
THE ACTUAL MURDERERS.

WHEN SHERIFF DAWES SAYS "NOT GOOD
ENOUGH," HE MEANS HIS SISTER, LARRY.

- MY CLIENT DOESN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT DANNY WEBBER.
- WHAT DOES HE KNOW?

ONE WEEK AGO, I ARRANGED
TO MEET SOME ASSOCIATES...

AT AN AIRSTRIP IN THE DESERT TO
PASS ON SOME COMMISSIONED ARTWORK.

HE MEANS COUNTERFEIT PLATES.

AS THE PLANE LANDED,
MY ASSOCIATES NOTICED...

TWO PEOPLE SPYING ON THEM FROM
A VANTAGE POINT ABOVE THE AIRSTRIP.

THEY BECAME VERY AGITATED.

THEY COMMANDEERED MY VEHICLE,
AND THEY DROVE UP THE HILL.

I GOT IN MY HUMVEE.
THEN I DROVE UP THERE.

BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

LIKE BLOOD ON THE
HOOD OF YOUR VEHICLE?

WELL, THE FACT REMAINS
THAT AGREEING TO THIS DEAL...

IS THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU'RE GOING
TO CATCH THE ACTUAL MURDERERS.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME.

WAYNE, I NEED TO KNOW IF THEY
LOADED DANNY ON THAT PLANE.

I NEVER SAW DANNY.

SHERIFF. THAT'S MY
SISTER! MY SISTER!

I AM TRULY SORRY
ABOUT DANNY, BEN.

TRULY SORRY. BUT I DON'T
THINK WAYNE KNOWS ANYTHING.

COME ON, DAWES. EASY.

COME ON.

I GUESS WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO TAKE THAT DEAL, RIGHT?

I WAS TRAINED AS AN ARMY RANGER. THAT
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU, SHERIFF DAWES?

I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY...

TO GO BACK OUT TO THAT CRIME SCENE AND
SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE HAVEN'T MISSED.

APPRECIATE IT.

IF YOU EXPECT TO WIN ARGUMENTS AROUND
HERE, YOU'LL NEED AT LEAST ONE DOCTORATE.

I AM DR. BRENNAN'S GRAD STUDENT.

I'M AWARE.

ONCE I GET MY DOCTORATE, SHE
WILL TAKE ON ANOTHER GRAD STUDENT.

MY JOB HERE WILL
GO TO THAT PERSON.

YOU HAVE A FIRST-RATE
MIND, MR. ADDY.

YOU CAN'T ASSIST
DR. BRENNAN FOREVER.

I REALLY HOPE THIS IS NECESSARY.

HE'S COMFORTABLE HERE. HE'S
ENAMORED WITH DR. BRENNAN,

AND HE'S STOPPED
WORKING ON HIS THESIS.

IT'S NECESSARY. IT'S
JUST... I LIKE THE GUY.

SO DO I,

WHICH IS WHY WE MUST
THINK OF WHAT'S BEST FOR HIM.

IT'S TIME FOR
MR. ADDY TO GROW UP.

- SO YOU SAY DANNY KNOWS
THE DESERT PRETTY WELL?
- THAT'S RIGHT.

IF IT WERE YOU HERE STRANDED,
WHICH WAY WOULD YOU GO?

HIGHWAY'S ABOUT A
FIVE-DAY WALK THAT WAY,

MEXICO'S THREE DAYS THAT WAY,
AND THAT WAY'S TWO DAYS TO A RANCH.

SHE MIGHT FIND SOME STOCK WATER, BUT I WOULDN'T
COUNT ON IT, AND THE TERRAIN IS ROUGHER.

SO IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH WATER
SHE HAD. IS THERE ANY WAY TO KNOW?

ALL RIGHT, LOOK. WE'LL ALL TAKE A
POINT OFF THIS COMPASS, ALL RIGHT?

WALK OUT IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR
15 MINUTES, WE LOOK FOR TRACKS.

GOOD?

♪♪

YOU ALL RIGHT?

DANNY WENT THAT WAY.

OKAY.

♪♪

READY TO GO HOME?

YEAH.

YOU'RE NOT COMING
BACK AGAIN, ARE YOU?

NO. NEVER.

HE LOVED ME.

FOR THREE WEEKS A YEAR.

NO.

HE LOVED ME ALL THE TIME.

I WAS THE ONE WHO COULD ONLY
MANAGE THREE WEEKS A YEAR.

I'M AFRAID THAT I...

I'M JUST AFRAID THAT I DON'T
HAVE A GENEROUS HEART.

I'M AFRAID THAT I WON'T
HAVE THE CHANCE...

THAT I HAD WITH KIRK EVER AGAIN.

YOU WILL. HOW CAN
YOU BE SO SURE?

BECAUSE NOTHING IN THIS UNIVERSE
HAPPENS JUST ONCE, ANGELA.

NOTHING. INFINITY GOES
IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

THERE IS NO UNIQUE EVENT,
NO SINGULAR MOMENT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

IT MEANS YOU WILL
GET ANOTHER CHANCE.

YOU PROMISE?

FROM YOUR HEART?

BETTER. FROM MY HEAD.

AND, YES, ANGE, I PROMISE...

FROM MY HEART... YOU
WILL GET ANOTHER CHANCE.

♪♪

WELL, DAWES AND HIS DEPUTIES,
THEY CAUGHT THE COUNTERFEITERS.

DANNY GAVE A STATEMENT SAYING THAT IT
WAS KELLOGG WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER ON KIRK.

DANNY KNOWS YOU SAVED HER LIFE. YOU POINTED
THAT HELICOPTER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU
SUBCONSCIOUSLY SIFTED...

THROUGH THE RATIONAL FACTS OF THE CASE
AND PROCESSED THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO.

I'M SURE THAT'S IT.

- YEAH. WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?
- WELL, IT'S THE ONLY
RATIONAL EXPLANATION.

ARE YOU GUYS MAKING FUN OF ME?

YOU KNOW, LET'S GO BACK HOME, YOU KNOW, WHERE
THERE'S WATER, SHELTER AND LIVING THINGS.

COME ON!

♪♪

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?