Bones (2005–2017): Season 1, Episode 4 - The Man in the Bear - full transcript

After Bones confirms to Booth the hand found in a black bear is from a human male and was hand-sawed off days earlier, they are sent to the Washington state Flathead Indian reservation. The vet Denise Randall brought to Dr. Andrew Rigby most of the arm of the 18 to 25-old victim, on which Zach finds human bite-marks; not being cooked, that must make the cannibal sick. Aurora's sheriff Chris Scutter knows only of a missing hiker Ann Noyes. Ranger Sherman Rivers shows where he found the bear to harvest the excrement, which includes skin tattooed with an Indian Haida sun, which fits missing Richland college boy Adam Langer (22), missing for ten days, who, considering a ranger career, visited Sherman, who flees into the woods, but only as bear poacher. Adam also took climbing lessons with Aurora's hunky private courier Charlie. The corpses of Adam and Ann -missing the heart- are found, shot in the head from up close, buried near a 'medecine wheel' made of stones, fit for a shaman ritual which requires two more bodies. Sherman points out Adam, Charlie -and others- were rivals for Denise. Zach discovers a last type of bone markings...

WE ALREADY KNOW
WHAT KILLED THE BEAR.

WHO'S THE VET HERE,
SHERMAN? YOU ARE, DENISE.

WHO'S THE PARK RANGER?
THAT'D BE YOU, SHERMAN.

THAT'S WHY I KNOW
WHAT KILLED HIM.

A SCARED CAMPER DRILLED HIM
WITH A WINCHESTER MAGNUM .338.

I GET IT. YOU'RE AFRAID I'M NOT
SHOWING RESPECT TO THE BEAR'S SPIRIT.

BECAUSE I HAVE
BETTER THINGS TO DO...

THAN WAIT AROUND FOR YOU TO
TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW.

THE LAW SAYS I HAVE TO SEND IN
AS MUCH INFORMATION AS I CAN...

AGE, WEIGHT, WHAT HE LAST ATE.

OOH. YUMMY. HOT
DOGS, REFRIED BEANS.



WHAT'S THAT? UH.

BEEF JERKY. BEEF JERKY?

YEAH. HE WAS IN HYPERPHAGIA, EATING EVERYTHING
HE COULD FIND BEFORE GOING INTO HIBERNATION.

OOH. WHAT?

SHERMAN, THIS IS...

OH, GOD.

IT LOOKS HUMAN TO ME. SORRY.

WHAT'S THE DEAL? IT WAS FOUND
IN EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE.

WHERE? INSIDE A BEAR.

NO, I MEAN... INSIDE A BEAR?

AN AUTOPSY REVEALED
MORE BONE FRAGMENTS...

IN THE BEAR'S
STOMACH AND INTESTINE.

AN AUTOPSY ON AN ANIMAL
IS CALLED A NECROPSY.

IT'S PRETTY CRUCIAL WE GET
THAT STRAIGHT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.



MEANWHILE, ABOUT
THE DEAD HUMAN BEING?

WHAT DO YOU NEED ME FOR?
THE BEAR ATE SOMEBODY.

TWENTY-SIX BONE
FRAGMENTS IN TOTAL.

CASE BUMPED TO THE SEATTLE
FIELD OFFICE. THEY BUMPED IT TO ME.

CHECK IT OUT. WHY'D
THEY BUMP IT TO YOU?

BONES, DO YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT
THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE F.B.I. OFFICE?

THEY BUMPED IT TO YOU
BECAUSE YOU WORK WITH ME.

NO. THEY HOPED THAT YOU
COULD HELP I.D. THE BODY.

- FROM A HAND?
- WELL, THEY HAVE
HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

DEFINITELY HUMAN...
OPPOSABLE THUMB.

PROBABLY MALE FROM THE SIZE.

UH-OH. WHAT?

KERF MARKS... MARKS
MADE FROM A CUTTING TOOL.

MAYBE WHEN THEY CUT OPEN THE
BEAR. NO. IT'S NOT A STRAIGHT EDGE.

RESIDUAL CROSS-SECTION
STRIAE. MMM.

JUST BECAUSE YOU SAY IT IN THAT DEFINITIVE
TONE DOESN'T MEAN IT MEANS ANYTHING TO ME.

THESE MARKS WERE
MADE FROM A SAW.

THE HAND WAS ALREADY SEPARATED FROM THE
REST OF THE PERSON WHEN THE BEAR ATE HIM.

SOMEBODY WAS DISMEMBERED
AND FED TO A BEAR?

THAT'S ONE POSSIBILITY.

OKAY, UM, THANKS,
BONES. GLAD I COULD HELP.

BUT, UH, YOU'RE NOT DONE.

I'LL CHECK OUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE
X-RAYS, SEE IF I CAN CONFIRM SEX AND AGE.

PACK YOUR BAGS. WE'RE
GOIN' TO WASHINGTON STATE.

I AM NOT GOING TO
WASHINGTON STATE.

AGAIN. JUST BECAUSE YOU
SAY IT IN THAT DEFINITIVE TONE...

DOESN'T MEAN IT
MEANS ANYTHING TO ME.

WHY IS BOOTH THE ONE WHO DECIDES
THAT WE GO TO WASHINGTON STATE?

HE GETS A GUN AND THE AUTHORITY.
HE'S THE ONE THAT PEOPLE LIKE.

FIRSTLY, HE DIDN'T DECIDE THAT
YOU GO TO WASHINGTON STATE.

HE MADE A REQUEST. I AM THE ONE WHO
DECIDES WHERE YOU DO AND DO NOT GO.

AND SECONDLY? SECONDLY.

IT'S TIME TO LIVE A LITTLE, TEMPERANCE,
CONNECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT
I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY...

TO HAVE SEX WITH
BOOTH ON A FIELD TRIP?

GOOD GOD! WHERE'S
DR. FREUD WHEN YOU NEED HIM?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

WHICH IS PRECISELY WHY I'M SENDING
YOU TO THE GREAT NORTH WOODS.

COME ON NOW.

YOU'VE PARTIALLY DIGESTED,
DISMEMBERED SKELETAL REMAINS TO EXAMINE.

THAT SHOULD PUT A
SMILE ON YOUR FACE.

THE MOSQUITOES OUT THERE ARE THE
SIZE OF DOGS. PACK INSECT REPELLANT.

YOU KNOW, BEING COOPED
UP IN A CRAPPY HOTEL...

IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
WITH A 50-DOLLAR PER DIEM...

IS NOT MY IDEA OF
A GOOD TIME EITHER.

YOU ONLY GET $50 A DAY?
HOW CAN YOU LIVE ON THAT? ♪♪

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT DO YOU GET?
- I DON'T HAVE A LIMIT.

I JUST GIVE THEM THE RECEIPTS.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LIMIT.

EVERYONE HAS A LIMIT. WE
WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

I DON'T HAVE A LIMIT.
BUT IT'S... IT'S NOT FAIR.

IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE TAXPAYERS. YOU'RE LIKE
ONE OF THOSE THOUSAND-DOLLAR TOILET SEATS.

I IMAGINE I'M TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN
YOU BECAUSE I HAVE AN INDISPENSABLE SKILL.

OH, RIGHT. INDISPENSABLE.
I DO NOT NEED YOU.

YOU CAN DETERMINE THE
ORIGIN OF THE KERF MARKS...

AS WELL AS THE SEX
AND AGE OF THE VICTIM?

YOU'RE A SMART-ASS.
YOU KNOW THAT?

OBJECTIVELY, I'D SAY I'M VERY SMART,
ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY ASS.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. YOU
CAN TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER,

PUT ME ON YOUR TAB.

THAT DOESN'T SEEM ETHICAL.

YOU STILL WANT THAT
GUN NOW, DON'T YOU? HMM?

WE'LL START WITH BREAKFAST.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BEAUTIFUL HERE.

FEELS GOOD TO
BE OUT OF THE CITY.

YEAH. WHERE MURDERERS
FEED THEIR VICTIMS TO BEARS.

♪♪

♪♪

SMALL-TOWN AMERICA.
GOTTA LOVE IT.

NO, THIS IS NOT A SMALL TOWN.
CHONTALA IN GUATEMALA...

150 PEOPLE, NO RUNNING
WATER... THAT'S A SMALL TOWN.

I SAID SMALL-TOWN AMERICA,
NOT SMALL-TOWN GUATEMALA.

AND I'VE BEEN THERE,
TOO, BY THE WAY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
TO SEE THE SHERIFF.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO
THAT? IT'S AN OLD F.B.I. TRICK.

I'M GONNA ASK SOMEBODY
WHO LIVES HERE.

WHAT TOOK YOU TO
GUATEMALA... ECOTOURISM?

I WENT DOWN TO SHOOT SOMEBODY
THROUGH THE HEART FROM 1,500 FEET.

I WAS PRETTY SURE IT
WAS HUMAN, BUT I'M A VET.

SO I CALLED ANDREW...
UH, DR. RIGBY...

AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS HUMAN TOO.

OFFICIALLY, I'M THE
CORONER HERE IN AURORA.

BUT I'M JUST A COUNTRY DOCTOR.
I HAVE NO TRAINING IN FORENSICS.

THIS IS APPROXIMATELY
60% OF THE ARM OF A MALE...

LATE TEENS, EARLY
20s, WELL MUSCLED.

THAT'S AMAZING. YOU
SEE THESE MARKS HERE,

BELOW THE RADIAL TUBEROSITY?

YOU HAVEN'T BY ANY CHANCE PERFORMED
ANY AMPUTATIONS LATELY, HAVE YOU?

UH, A FEW FROSTBIT
TOES LAST WINTER.

AND A THUMB FROM A
NASTY MURPHY BED ACCIDENT.

WHY? THESE ARE SAW MARKS.

THAT'S NOT GOOD... PEOPLE
GETTIN' SAWED UP AND ATE BY BEARS.

I'M GONNA SEND
THIS BACK TO MY LAB.

MY PEOPLE THERE CAN GIVE A BETTER ESTIMATE
OF HOW LONG AGO THE BEAR INGESTED THE ARM.

YOU GOT PRETTY GOOD EQUIPMENT
THERE, I GUESS. I'M STILL ON DIAL-UP.

WHAT'S THE FASTEST
WAY TO SHIP A HUMAN ARM?

CHARLIE. CHARLIE. CHARLIE.

- NEED A HAND?
- THANKS, BUT I'M TRYING
TO GET RID OF THIS ONE.

THESE ARE HUMAN REMAINS. OH.

I HAVE TO SHIP THEM TO THE
JEFFERSONIAN INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

COOL. THEY HAVE DIZZY GILLESPIE'S
TRUMPET THERE. YEAH, I KNOW.

MUHAMMAD ALI'S BOXING GLOVES,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION TOP HAT.

YEAH, I KNOW. I WORK THERE. YOU
EVER SIT IN ARCHIE BUNKER'S CHAIR?

I WORK IN A DIFFERENT
PART OF THE MUSEUM.

I'M A FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGIST.

MY NAME'S CHARLIE. YEAH, I KNOW.

WOW. WHAT, YOU COULD TELL
FROM MY, LIKE, SKULL STRUCTURE?

IT SAYS IT ON YOUR
SHIRT, CHARLIE.

WHERE CAN I FIND THE SHERIFF? HE'S
OUT PAST THE GARAGE TO THE RIGHT.

HEY. "TEMPERANCE BRENNAN."
I'M READING YOUR BOOK. OH.

GAVE ME A FEW IDEAS IF I EVER WANNA
KILL SOMEONE AND GET RID OF THE BODY.

WELL, DON'T FORGET, CHARLIE. THE
HEROINE ALWAYS CATCHES THE BAD GUY.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

THESE ARE "FALSE START" KERFS
WHICH SUGGEST A HANDSAW.

THE CUT MARKS ON
THE BREAKAWAY SPUR...

HERE... SHOULD GIVE ME THE
NUMBER OF TEETH PER INCH.

BUT TO ME, IT JUST LOOKS BROKEN.

HMM. I COULD WORK IT UP INTO
A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE,

SEE IF THAT HELPS.

DR. BRENNAN COULD
DO IT FROM THIS.

NOT WHEN SHE WAS A
LOWLY GRAD STUDENT, ZACK.

UPLOAD ALL THE DIGITAL INFO THAT
BRENNAN SENT YOU INTO MY MAINFRAME.

AND LIGHTEN UP, "Z" MAN.

SOMEBODY CUT THAT
GUY'S ARM OFF, SHERIFF.

COULDN'T BE A LOCAL. SOMEBODY MISSIN'
AN ARM... THAT'S SOMETHIN' YOU NOTICE.

SHERIFF.

HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE
IN AURORA? 326 IN TOWN.

ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED IN THE
UNINCORPORATED SURROUNDINGS.

MAYBE 1,200 ON THE
INDIAN RESERVATION.

TOURISTS? HIKERS, CAMPERS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, SO THEY
DON'T REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS IT IS.

ON AVERAGE, WE LOSE A COUPLE
PEOPLE A YEAR. HEY, SHERIFF.

CYCLE OF LIFE. HI. LOSE
ANYONE RECENTLY?

WOMAN, 29. ANN
NOYES, FROM OLYMPIA.

DISAPPEARED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

HER PARENTS SAY SHE
WAS A "EXPERIENCED" HIKER.

YOU MUST HAVE A
FEW RESIDENT CRAZIES.

JUVENILE BUSH DRINKING,
A COUPLE OF DOMESTICS,

A BAR FIGHT OR TWO, JOYRIDING.

THE ONLY FELONS WE
HAVE ARE POACHERS.

THEY SHOOT THE BLACK BEARS AND SELL
THE GALL BLADDERS ON THE BLACK MARKET.

PARK RANGER HANDLES THAT STUFF.

CAN I HELP YOU?

- YEAH. THANKS. I'M WITH HIM.
- SUDDENLY I WISH I WAS F.B.I.

SHERIFF CHRIS SCUTTER,
DR. TEMPERANCE BRENNAN.

MY FIRST FORENSIC
ANTHROPOLOGIST. PLEASE.

WE NEED TO FIND
THE REST OF THE BODY.

SHERMAN... RANGER RIVERS...
TRACED THE BEAR'S ROUTE BACK A WEEK.

- SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING.
- WHAT IS HE, LIKE SOME KIND
OF AN INDIAN SCOUT?

SHERMAN'S A FLATHEAD INDIAN. BUT SINCE
THE BEAR WAS WEARING A G.P.S. COLLAR,

HE DIDN'T HAVE TO FULLY
UTILIZE HIS NATIVE POWERS.

DID HE CHECK THE SCAT? WHAT, YOU THINK
THERE'S MORE PEOPLE PARTS IN THE BEAR CRAP?

WE COULD MAYBE GO OUT WITH
SHERMAN TOMORROW, TAKE A LOOK.

OH, YEAH.

NOW THAT YOU'VE MET BONES, YOU'RE
ALL ABOUT THE INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.

BONES? I DON'T THINK THAT'S
ANY WAY TO TALK TO A LADY.

- THANK YOU.
- DO YOU HAVE DINNER PLANS?

WE'RE WORKING. THANKS FOR THAT.

ALL I'M SAYING IS, WHY CUT
SOMEBODY INTO PIECES?

PACK 'EM UP TIGHTER
MAYBE. SAY, IN A SUITCASE.

HOW DID A BEAR OPEN A SUITCASE?

I SAW A DOCUMENTARY ONCE WHERE
A BEAR GOT IN A CAR AND DROVE AWAY.

THAT WAS NOT A DOCUMENTARY.
IT WAS A CARTOON.

HELLO.

I'M LOOKING FOR A ZACK ADDY.

I GOT A PACKAGE
OF HUMAN REMAINS.

I CAN SIGN FOR THAT.

- WHERE'S JIMMY?
- TAHITI, FIJI. WHO KNOWS? HE WON THE LOTTERY.

IS IT TOO MUCH OF A LINE TO
SAY, NO, WE WON THE LOTTERY?

IT IS, YEAH. YOU
KNOW, I TAKE IT BACK.

IT'S JUST, COMPARED TO YOU,

JIMMY, YOU KNOW...
THE THIRD NOSTRIL.

THAT WHISTLING SOUND
WHEN HE SNEEZES.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS TOO
SOON TO ASK YOU TO HAVE COFFEE.

IT IS? YES, YES.

COFFEE IS THE
THIRD-DELIVERY CAPPER.

SO, WHAT'S THE
FIRST-DELIVERY CAPPER?

INITIAL CONTACT... MEET
CUTE, LIGHT FLIRTING.

THEN I'LL CATCH YOU IN
ANOTHER COUPLE OF DELIVERIES.

OKAY. BYE.

YOU BOGARTED MY PACKAGE.
YOU PANICKED AND FROZE, MY MAN.

THUS THE PACKAGE CAME INTO PLAY.

ALSO, INCORRECT USE
OF THE VERB "BOGARTED."

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT
FEMALE HIKER SINCE SHE WENT MISSING,

BUT SOMETIMES YOU
NEVER FIND A TRACE.

THEY FALL INTO A
RAVINE, THE RIVER.

SO, HOW DO YOU LIKE THE
EVERGREEN LODGE? VERY NICE.

I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE
MOUNTAINS FROM MY TERRACE.

YOU HAVE A TERRACE? YEAH.

I'M SHARING A BATHROOM.

THIS IS WHERE THE BEAR WAS SHOT.

HOW FAR'D HE GET BEFORE HE
DIED? ABOUT A HUNDRED YARDS.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY?

IT'S NOT HARD TO
TRACK A WOUNDED BEAR.

EVER HEAR OF THE
BONE GATHERERS...

COLLECTING BONES SO THAT THE DEAD CAN
MAKE THEIR JOURNEY TO THE NEXT WORLD?

I'M NOT EVEN SURE I
BELIEVE IN THE NEXT WORLD.

DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.

YOU'RE A BONE GATHERER.

THAT'S A GOOD THING...
HELPING THE SPIRITS MOVE ON.

THANK YOU. THAT'S PROBABLY THE
BEST JOB DESCRIPTION I'LL EVER GET.

OVER HERE.

YOU FIND SOMETHING? DOES
A BEAR SCAT IN THE WOODS?

I THINK HE VOIDED HERE, AND
HE HEADED OFF OVER THERE.

OKAY. SEE IF YOU CAN
FIND ANY OLDER SAMPLES.

SHE AIN'T THE
SQUEAMISH TYPE, IS SHE?

I'M GONNA GO OUT ON
A LIMB HERE, SHERMAN,

AND GUESS YOU DON'T GET A LOT OF ELIGIBLE,
GOOD-LOOKIN' WOMEN COMING THROUGH TOWN.

HEY. I JUST FINISHED CHAPTER 7.

THIS HAS TO GO TO MY... DO YOU DO ALL
THE STUFF THE GIRL IN YOUR BOOK DOES?

I'M... SLIGHTLY UNCOMFORTABLE
DISCUSSING THAT WITH YOU.

NO, I'M NOT TALKING
ABOUT THE SEX.

I'M TALKIN' ABOUT THE
RUNNING AND THE SHOOTING.

I MEAN, IF YOU DO DO
ALL THAT OTHER STUFF,

THAT'S GREAT TOO
FOR YOU AND, UM,

WHOEVER YOU'RE DOING IT WITH.

I'D LIKE TO SEND THIS
TO MY LAB. MORE BONES?

NO. IT'S BEAR SCAT.

OH. I CAN DEAL WITH THAT.

BRENNAN.

THE PERSON WHO BELONGED TO THE
ARM DIED APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AGO,

AND THE BEAR ATE IT BETWEEN
ONE AND THREE DAYS AFTER THAT.

ANYTHING FROM THE SAW?

ANGELA'S ENTERING THE DATA
INTO THE HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY.

I FOUND SOMETHING ELSE I CAN'T
CATEGORIZE. CAN I BEAM IT TO YOU?

OKAY. HOLD ON.

DO YOU MIND IF I
SET THIS UP HERE?

YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

GIVE ME A SECOND. I'M
CONNECTING WITH THE SATELLITE.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. I'M LINKED.

I'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON,
DR. BRENNAN... SO, WHO'S THAT?

MY ASSISTANT, ZACK. HEY, ZACK.

WHO'S THAT? THE
OVERNIGHT GUY... CHARLIE.

OKAY, I'M SET UP. YOU
CAN SEND ME THE PICTURE.

HEY, ZACK, DOES YOUR
BOSS HAVE A BOYFRIEND?

NOT CURRENTLY. ARE YOU
EXTREMELY GOOD-LOOKING?

YES, I AM, ZACK. ZACK,
THESE ARE BITE MARKS.

YOU MEAN FROM THE BEAR?

NO. BLACK BEARS HAVE PREMOLARS
THAT ARE SMALL AND PEGLIKE.

- THESE MARKS SHOW
A DOUBLE-CUSP PATTERN.
- PIGS ARE DOUBLE-CUSPED.

- HEY, ZACK, ARE YOU
EXTREMELY SMART?
- YES, I AM, CHARLIE.

PIGS HAVE SIX INCISORS. THESE
MARKS WERE MADE BY FOUR INCISORS,

LIKE A CHIMP, EXCEPT...

THESE TEETH FORM
A CONTINUOUS ARCH.

SO, WHAT'S GOT A
CONTINUOUS ARCH?

HUMANS.

WE DON'T JUST HAVE A
KILLER ON OUR HANDS.

WE HAVE A CANNIBAL.

ZACK WILL HAVE THE ODONTOLOGIST AT THE
JEFFERSONIAN TAKE A LOOK, BUT I'M RIGHT.

A CANNIBAL? YOU MEAN A
HANNIBAL LECTER-TYPE DEAL.

- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
- BUT YOU'RE CERTAIN A HUMAN
BEING GNAWED ON THAT BONE?

BIT, GNAWED, REMOVED THE FLESH.

THAT'S... THAT'S
REALLY NOT GOOD.

ARE YOU SURE, BONES, THAT YOU'VE
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE?

OF COURSE I'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE. I DID
GRAD WORK AMONG THE WARI' OF THE AMAZON.

THEY HAVE A LONG
HISTORY OF CANNIBALISM.

I'VE ALSO SEEN EVIDENCE OF CANNIBALISM IN
SOME 12th-CENTURY NATIVE AMERICAN SITES.

IT'S... IT'S NOT A BIG
DEAL. HAVE YOU EVER...

I'VE NEVER BEEN OFFERED
HUMAN FLESH BEFORE.

- MAYBE, IF YOU HAD?
- IT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

I'D HAVE TO MEASURE MY OWN SOCIAL INCULCATION
AGAINST OBJECTIVE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY.

OKAY, THAT'S SICK.

MAYBE WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO BE RESCUED.

MAYBE THE YOUNG MAN
DIED, AND THE MISSING GIRL...

HUNGRY AND LOST...
CAME UPON HIM.

- NEEDING FOOD, SHE...
- SAWED HIM UP AND... BARBECUED HIM.

THERE'S NO EVIDENCE
THAT THE HAND WAS COOKED.

SHE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE TYPE OF
GIRL WHO WOULD CHEW ON RAW FLESH.

YOU'D BE SURPRISED. WHEN
SURVIVAL INSTINCTS KICK IN...

IF IT ISN'T HER, THEN WE'RE DEALING
WITH SOME PSYCHO CANNIBAL KILLER.

THIS IS SICK.

SOMEONE EATING RAW HUMAN
FLESH IS GOING TO GET SICK.

TEETH MARKS?

YES. AND THESE DRAG MARKS ARE WHERE
THE FLESH WAS RIPPED RIGHT OFF THE BONE.

OH, IT'S LIKE A ZOMBIE MOVIE.

WHERE IS MY BEAR POOP?

IS IT THE EXCREMENT
YOU'RE ANXIOUS TO LOOK AT?

OR THE COURIER?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

SOMEBODY GNAWED ON THIS
ARM LIKE SOME KIND OF MAN CORN?

ACCORDING TO THAT PERUVIAN SOCCER
TEAM THAT CRASHED IN THE ANDES,

HUMAN FLESH TASTES
LIKE FROGS' LEGS.

AS THOUGH I NEED ANOTHER
REASON NEVER TO EAT FROGS.

I'M GONNA MAKE A CAST
OF THESE MARKINGS.

I WON'T GET A FULL DENTAL IMPRESSION,
BUT WE'LL AT LEAST GET SOMETHING.

ZACK. YOU'RE NEEDED UPSTAIRS.

ANGELA. IF WE WERE A PERUVIAN
SOCCER TEAM AND CRASHED IN THE ANDES,

WHO WOULD YOU
RATHER EAT... ME OR ZACK?

WHAT?

I HAVE A PACKAGE FOR
ZACK ADDY. THAT'S ME.

I THOUGHT... THERE
WAS THE OTHER GUY.

THAT WAS HODGINS.

HE ZOOMED YOU BECAUSE
YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL.

THANKS. THAT'S SWEET.

I'M NOT BEING SWEET.
IT'S JUST A FACT.

HOW OLD ARE YOU? TWENTY-FOUR.

TWENTY-FOUR.

I CAN JUST EAT YOU UP.

HAVE YOU DIAGNOSED ANYONE
RECENTLY WITH A PRION DISEASE?

PRION DISEASE? NO.

SOME ALZHEIMER'S, YES.

SOME BRAIN DAMAGE DUE
TO ALCOHOLISM AND HUFFING.

DELUSIONS? ERRATIC
BEHAVIOR? VIOLENT OUTBURSTS?

THE INCUBATION PERIOD FOR A
PRION DISEASE CAN BE YEARS.

YOU'RE THINKING THE CANNIBAL MIGHT BE
SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DETERIORATION?

DR. RIGBY, I NEVER SAID
ANYTHING ABOUT A CANNIBAL.

OH, WELL, IT'S ALL OVER TOWN.

CHARLIE, THE OVERNIGHT GUY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OUR CHANCES
ARE OF KEEPING THIS QUIET?

I'D SAY ABSOLUTELY ZERO.

YOU KNEW I WAS WAITING
TO SEE HER AGAIN.

YOU SAID YOU WERE
WAITING FOR YOUR BEAR POOP.

I SAID, "ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THE EXCREMENT
OR THE COURIER?" YOU SAID, "WHAT DO YOU THINK?"

YOU ACTUALLY THOUGHT I WAS
EXCITED ABOUT EXCREMENT?

YOU HAVE TO BE CLEAR.

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S A PIECE OF UNDIGESTED
BONE. METACARPAL.

I THINK THAT GOES WITH MY HAND.

PART OF A TIN CAN.

ELASTIN FIBERS.

WE GOT A SPOROCARP.

HERE'S SOMETHING.

HAIR FOLLICLES,
SEBACEOUS GLANDS.

IT'S A LAYER OF DERMIS. PIGMENTATION
MARKS IN THE MICROPHAGE.

A FLAP OF SKIN WITH A TATTOO.

WE NEED A TATTOO EXPERT.

IT'S FAIRLY SIMPLE.

UH, TWO COLORS... RED AND BLACK.

SOME KIND OF NATIVE DESIGN.

SHE LIKES ME MORE THAN SHE
LIKES YOU. SHE SAID I WAS SWEET.

I MADE HER LAUGH AT
JIMMY'S THIRD NOSTRIL.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD...

MAKING A WOMAN LAUGH
AT A THIRD NOSTRIL.

WE HAVE A TENTATIVE COFFEE DATE.
SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO EAT ME UP.

ZACK'S DEFINITELY
AHEAD ON POINTS.

WELL, THERE IT IS.

THE SKIN IN THE
SCAT HAS A SUN ON IT.

WHAT IS THAT, A
HAIKU? IT'S A TATTOO.

HI, BOOTH. HI. I'M
ANGELA MONTENEGRO.

HOW YA DOIN', ANGELA?
ANGELA, FOCUS.

PLEASE. IT'S A HAIDA SUN MOTIF.

GOOD WORK. VERY IMPRESSIVE.

EIGHTEEN-TO 25-YEAR-OLD MAN
WITH A HAIDA SUN TATTOO ON HIS ARM.

HEY, BOOTH, I HAVE KIND OF A
THING FOR TATTOOS. YOU GOT ANY?

ANGELA.

I'M SORRY, SWEETIE, BUT
WHAT'S WITH THAT TOWN?

YOU GETTIN' ANY FROM
THAT HOT OVERNIGHT GUY?

ANGE, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK.

IS THAT TOWN TOTALLY
WASTED ON YOU, SWEETIE?

BECAUSE I TAKE THIS AS A
SIGN FROM GOD TO LOOSEN UP.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY... WHAT
HAPPENS IN AURORA STAYS IN AURORA.

HEY.

I'M RUNNING A MISSING PERSONS CHECK
USING THE NEW INFO ON THE TATTOO.

SHE SEEMS VERY
FRIENDLY, YOUR ASSOCIATE.

- SHE'S 3,000 MILES AWAY.
- JUST SEND AWAY
FOR A RUSSIAN BRIDE.

ADAM LANGER, 22.

MISSING 10 DAYS FROM
COLLEGE IN RICHLAND.

WAIT. I KNOW THIS KID.

HE USED TO COME UP TO VISIT
SHERMAN. WANTED TO BE A RANGER.

LOOK, I'VE KNOWN
SHERMAN FOR YEARS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE HAD
ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

HEY, SHERIFF. HEY, SHERMAN.

MIND IF WE COME IN? YOU
GUYS HERE ABOUT THE CANNIBAL?

WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT
OFFICIAL BUSINESS.

HOW'S ABOUT SOME TEA? SURE.

- OH, YEAH.
- WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR?

GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO LOOK
AROUND, GET A SENSE OF THE MAN.

THE RAVEN SPIRIT.

IN SOME NATIVE AMERICAN STORIES,
IT HAS A CANNIBALISTIC ELEMENT.

HE WENT OUT BACK.
GIVE ME YOUR FLASHLIGHT.

- NO WAY YOU CATCH
SHERMAN RIVERS IN THE WOODS.
- JUST SEARCH THE PLACE.

SHERMAN! STOP!

I DON'T KNOW IF A WALL OF KNIVES
IS EVIDENCE, BUT IT SURE IS CREEPY.

HEY. HEY! STOP!

IS THERE A SAW?

- YEP.
- WE'LL WANT TO TAKE IT,

SEE IF IT MATCHES THE CUTS
IN ADAM LANGER'S BONES.

AND SEE IF THIS MATCHES
THE TEETH MARKS.

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN' ME.

AS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, I AUTHORIZE
YOU TO OPEN THAT LOCKED FREEZER.

THANK YOU.

WHAT KIND OF MEAT
YOU THINK THAT IS?

I SENT A BUNCH OF FROZEN
MEAT BY OVERNIGHT AIR.

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT
IS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

OH. YOU THINK IT'S HUMAN?
MAYBE. IT'S A FUNNY COLOR.

- DID YOU CATCH THE GUY?
- NO. BOOTH LOST HIM
IN THE WOODS.

- WHOA. WAIT A SECOND. I DIDN'T LOSE HIM.
- YOU DIDN'T CATCH HIM.

SO YOU TWO HAVE
THE NIGHT FREE. YES.

WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL I
GET A DETERMINATION ON THAT MEAT,

AND BOOTH HAS TO WAIT TILL IT'S
LIGHT TO LOOK FOR THE GUY HE LOST.

I DIDN'T LOSE
HIM, OKAY? I... HE...

TELL HER THAT MY
FLASHLIGHT DIED.

- SHE DOESN'T CARE.
- WHAT?
- GIVE ME THE PHONE.

- IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE
AND TALK ON A CELL PHONE.
- ARE YOU TWO FIGHTING?

PROFESSIONAL PRIDE. TELL
HER. PLEASE TELL HER THAT.

BOOTH WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT HE
LOST THE GUY BECAUSE HIS FLASHLIGHT DIED.

AND BECAUSE HE'S AN INDIAN
AND HE'S A PARK RANGER.

AND HE'S VERY, VERY FAMILIAR
WITH THE TERRITORY. TELL HER THAT.

- DID YOU HEAR THAT?
- YEAH. SOMETHING ABOUT
INDIAN TERRITORY?

SHE SAYS SHE UNDERSTANDS. I NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT THAT MEAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

- YEAH, I'LL CALL BACK.
- GIVE ME THE PHONE. HOLD ON.

- WHAT?
- PLUS, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT WASN'T
EVEN MY FLASHLIGHT, OKAY?

IT WAS THE SHERIFF'S FLASHLIGHT, AND
HIS BATTERIES... THEY RAN OUT. OKAY?

- GOOD NIGHT, ANGELA.
- HEY. YOU HAVE TO TAKE
THAT MAN FOR A DRINK.

AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN YOURSELF.

FUN AND A DRINK...
WHERE DO WE FIND THAT?

♪♪

SO, I WAS SURPRISED
TO SEE YOU HERE.

IN YOUR BOOK, YOU NEVER
SLEEP TILL YOU GET YOUR MAN.

THAT'S NOT ME. THAT'S
JUST A CHARACTER.

IN REAL LIFE, YOU HAVE
TO WAIT FOR LAB RESULTS.

I SEE. WELL, LUCKY
FOR ME. I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT A VERY GOOD DANCER.
APPARENTLY, I LEAD. SO, I'LL FOLLOW.

HEY, BOOTH. WANT A BEER?

WHAT DO YOU NEED,
SHERIFF? ANOTHER BEER.

I CLIMBED WITH ADAM SOMETIMES. I WAS KINDA
FREAKED OUT WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS HIS ARM.

YOU KNEW ADAM LANGER? I
TAUGHT HIM HOW TO CLIMB.

MAN, HE WAS STRONG.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH I LIFT,
I COULD NEVER MATCH HIM.

YOU HAVE EXCELLENT DEFINITION
IN YOUR BICEPS AND TRICEPS.

WELL, THANKS. AND YOUR, UH,
WAIST MUSCLES FEEL GOOD TOO.

TRANSVERSE
ABDOMINALS. THANK YOU.

SO, THAT MEAT WE
SENT BACK TO YOUR LAB...

THAT WASN'T, UH,
MORE OF ADAM, WAS IT?

- I CAN'T DISCUSS...
- EXCUSEZ-MOI.

- OH. DR. RIGBY.
- I THOUGHT I'D RESCUE YOU.

I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU AND CHARLIE HAVE A
LOT TO TALK ABOUT. WE WERE MANAGING.

LOOK, UM, I GUESS IT LOOKS
PRETTY BAD FOR SHERMAN, HUH?

I CAN'T DISCUSS THE
INVESTIGATION WITH YOU, DR. RIGBY.

LOOK, SHERMAN IS A FLATHEAD.

THE SPIRITUAL BELIEFS OF HIS TRIBE
DON'T VALUE CANNIBALISM. THEY NEVER HAVE.

WELL, ANTHROPOLOGY TEACHES US
THAT BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS EVOLVE.

THAT'S WHY YOU CAN STILL FIND
CANNIBALISM PRACTICED TODAY.

SO, WHAT, YOU CAN JUSTIFY THE
ACT OF EATING ANOTHER HUMAN BEING?

WELL, I CAN UNDERSTAND
IT INTELLECTUALLY.

ALL RIGHT. I SHOULDN'T BE TALKING SHOP,
NOT WITH SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN MY ARMS.

HEY. SHERIFF TIME.

YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN MATCH
THE BITE MARKS ON SHERMAN'S APPLE...

WITH THE BITE MARKS
ON THAT KID'S ARM BONE?

I DON'T REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE
DISCUSSING A CASE ON THE DANCE FLOOR.

WELL, I'M THE SHERIFF.
WE'RE COLLEAGUES.

MIND IF I CUT IN? I THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT NEED A BREAK.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR SHIRT?
WELL, WE'RE IN A BAR. IT'S A LOOK.

EVERYBODY'S PUMPING ME. SORRY?

FOR INFORMATION ON THE CASE.

BONES, THEY'RE ONLY PRETENDING
TO BE INTERESTED IN THE CASE.

WHY? THEY'RE HITTING ON YOU.

ARE YOU SURE? YES, I'M SURE.

YOU'RE THE HOTTEST THING THIS
TOWN HAS SEEN IN A LONG TIME.

CHECK OUT THE COMPETITION.

NOW THAT IS SOMEONE WHO
WANTS TO EAT YOUR HEART.

OOH. VERY PRETTY.

LOVELY. IT'S A SPOROCARP,
CALLED TUBER GIBBOSUM,

AFTER A WEEK IN BEAR POOP.

THANK YOU FOR RUINING MY MOMENT.

IT'S A MUSHROOM... AN
OREGON WHITE TRUFFLE.

THEY'RE A MYCORRHIZAL SPECIES THAT ONLY
GROW IN SYMBIOSIS WITH DOUGLAS FIR TREES.

ARE DOUGLAS FIR TREES VERY,
VERY RARE IN THE WOODS? NO.

THEN YOU REALLY HAVEN'T FOUND
ANYTHING USEFUL, HAVE YOU? NO.

WANNA GET SOMETHIN' TO EAT? NO.

- AH. YOU'RE EXPECTING
A DELIVERY TONIGHT.
- ZACK IS.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO ZOOM
HIM. LIKE THE INDY 500, BABY.

YOU DIDN'T COME DOWN
FOR BREAKFAST, BONES.

WASN'T HUNGRY. SORRY YOU
HAD TO PAY FOR YOUR OWN MEAL.

I CALLED YOUR ROOM.
THERE WAS NO ANSWER.

WHY THE SUDDEN INTEREST
IN MY MORNING HABITS, BOOTH?

I JUST THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA
GET SOMETHING TO EAT, YOU KNOW?

AND SO I WAITED, AND MY EGGS
GOT COLD. THAT'S ALL. COLD EGGS.

THIS IS WHERE MY
FLASHLIGHT FAILED.

YOU MEAN MY FLASHLIGHT.
AND HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?

'CAUSE THIS IS WHERE I WAS
STANDING. A SHIRT BUTTON?

AND I HEARD HIM, UH,
DISAPPEAR IN THIS DIRECTION.

LEAVING BUTTONS ON THE TRAIL
MUST BE AN OLD FISH-CHEWER TRICK.

YOU MEAN A SNAKE EATER.
AN OLD SNAKE-EATER TRICK.

WERE YOU HERE ALL NIGHT?

YES. DID I MISS TONI?

- YES. SHE ASKED ABOUT YOU.
- OH, YOU TORPEDOED ME,
DIDN'T YOU?

NO. I TOLD HER THE TRUTH... THAT YOU
WERE SIFTING THROUGH EXCREMENT.

YOU WANT A WAR? FINE.

- BECAUSE I AM THE WARRIOR.
- ZACK.

I GOT THE MEASUREMENTS FOR
YOUR SAW FROM THE ANGELATOR.

NOW ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO IS FIND A MATCH.

SAY THANK YOU WITH GIFTS.

DID YOU WORK ALL NIGHT?
YES. I SHAVED THE TRUFFLE.

IS THAT ANYTHING LIKE
SPANKING THE MONKEY?

- I FOUND BORING DUST.
- IS THERE ANY OTHER KIND?

"BORING" DUST IS
PRODUCED BY BEETLES,

WHICH MEANS THE TREE THE
TRUFFLE GREW ON WAS INFESTED.

- THAT'S NOT GOING
TO IMPRESS TONI.
- THAT'S NOT WHY I DID IT.

I DID IT TO SERVE JUSTICE AND
CAPTURE A MURDEROUS CANNIBAL.

THAT'LL IMPRESS THE HOT COURIER.

I AM BACK IN THE GAME.

NO WAY YOU CATCH
SHERMAN IN THE WOODS.

HE'S A PARK RANGER
AND AN INDIAN.

RIGHT THERE.

OH. HE'S DOIN' SOME
KIND OF INDIAN RITUAL.

HE'S WAITING FOR US.

- BRENNAN.
- THE MEAT SAMPLES YOU SENT US
WERE ALL URSUS AMERICANUS.

BLACK BEAR?

I DIDN'T KILL NO ONE.

WHY'D YOU RUN? YOU'RE F.B.I.

YOU EVER HEAR OF
LEONARD PELTIER?

PINE RIDGE? WOUNDED KNEE? INDIANS
AND F.B.I. DON'T MIX. OH, THAT OLD...

HE RAN BECAUSE HE'S THE
POACHER. YOU'RE THE POACHER?

THE MEAT WE FOUND IN HIS
FREEZER WAS BLACK BEAR.

- NO WONDER YOU NEVER CAUGHT HIM.
- I WANT A LAWYER.

YOU SHOULD BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR A PATCH OF WOODS...

THAT'S INFESTED WITH
DENDROCTONUS BREVICOMIS LeCONTE.

HODGINS SAYS THAT THE
BEAR DUG UP THE ARM...

IN A STAND OF WESTERN PINE
BEETLE-INFESTED DOUGLAS FIR.

SAY YOU DID CATCH A POACHER.

SAY HE WAS AN INDIAN WHO SHOULDN'T
HAVE TO FOLLOW WHITE MAN'S LAW ANYWAY.

NOT EVEN A PARK RANGER?

SAY HE COULD SHOW YOU A
STAND OF TREES LIKE THAT.

WOULD YOU MAYBE
LET THAT INDIAN GO?

THE SAW IS 300 MILLIMETER
WITH 32 OFFSET TEETH PER INCH...

WITH A WOBBLE FACTOR
OF 1/100th OF AN INCH.

THAT'S A COMMON HACKSAW.
THAT WON'T HELP US MUCH.

DR. BRENNAN? I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU'RE
GOING TO BE SENDING US ANY MORE SAMPLES.

YEAH. EVEN MORE OF
THE SAME SAMPLES,

YOU KNOW, IN CASE WE WANT
TO DOUBLE-CHECK THE DATA.

OKAY, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

DO YOU THINK SHE'LL SEND MORE?

GOD IN HEAVEN, I HOPE SO.

JAPANESE, RIGHT? PAY A
FORTUNE FOR THAT BEAR, I MEAN.

THEY THINK THE GALL BLADDERS
FIX UP THEIR PECKER TROUBLES.

WOULD'VE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT IF YOU
HADN'T KEPT THE MEAT IN THE FREEZER.

I'M NOT ADMITTING NOTHING.

HE COULDN'T BRING
HIMSELF TO WASTE THE MEAT.

THIS PATCH OF TREES IS
ALL INFESTED WITH BEETLES.

ACCORDING TO THE G.P.S., THE
BEAR WAS HERE SEVEN DAYS AGO.

THAT FITS THE
TIMELINE FOR THE ARM.

- WHAT ARE WE LOOKIN' FOR?
- I'M GUESSING WE'RE LOOKING
FOR A SHALLOW GRAVE...

THAT'S BEEN DISRUPTED
BY A HUNGRY BEAR.

OR... MAYBE SOME KIND OF
SATANIC STONEHENGE CIRCLE.

I SEE THIS KIND OF
THING ALL THE TIME.

KIDS COME UP HERE, GET BAKED, DO THEIR
OWN VERSION OF THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT.

- I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS.
- A HORROR MOVIE, BONES.

DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

SCARY, THOUGH, WITH
THOSE BLOODY HANDPRINTS.

ANGE, I'M GONNA BEAM
YOU SOME STILLS...

OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE A RITUALISTIC INDIAN
SITE... A MEDICINE WHEEL OF SOME KIND.

THIS THING LEGIT?
WHAT AM I, A SHAMAN?

DR. GOODMAN IS AN EXPERT IN
NATIVE AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGY.

HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.

INDIAN SYMBOLS, INDIAN SITE.

SHERM, YOU'RE LOOKING GUILTIER
BY THE MINUTE. AW, SHUT UP, CHRIS.

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.
HEY. YOU'RE A POACHER, MAN.

I SURE AS HELL DIDN'T
SEE THAT COMIN' EITHER.

GOT SOMETHING? WAXY LEAVES.

THAT MEANS METHANE GAS IS
LEECHING FROM THE SOIL. LIKE A BODY?

THAT'S ADAM LANGER.

OH, THERE'S A WOMAN HERE TOO.

PROBABLY ANN NOYES, THE HIKER.

AND SHE'S MISSING HER HEART.

IT'S A PERVERSION OF A
SALISH MEDICINE WHEEL.

THIS IS THE SPIRIT
CHIEF. CHICHAUMICHU.

THE SOUTHERNMOST STONE
SHOULD REPRESENT STRENGTH.

THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL
SHOULD REPRESENT LIFE FORCE.

- BUT THIS IS UPSIDE-DOWN,
INSIDE-OUT.
- WE'RE DEALING WITH A CANNIBAL.

I SUPPOSE YOU COULD
INTERPRET THIS...

AS A WAY OF TAKING ENERGY FROM
SOMEONE BY EATING THEIR FLESH.

ZOOM IN.

THIS IS THE SYMBOL
FOR STRENGTH... THE ARM.

THIS ONE IS FOR
SPIRIT... THE HEART.

THIS ONE FOR KNOWLEDGE.

AND THIS IS FOR COURAGE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR MAYBE A
SCARECROW, TIN MAN OR A LION?

YOU SAY TWO BODIES WERE FOUND.

OVER HERE. THEY
WERE DUG UP BY A BEAR.

ONE SHOWING SIGNS THAT HIS
ARM WAS EATEN BY THE CANNIBAL,

THE OTHER MISSING HER HEART.

THERE SHOULD BE TWO MORE
BODIES TO COMPLETE THE RITUAL.

THEY CHECKED THE SITE.
THERE WERE ONLY THESE TWO.

IF I'VE ANALYZED THIS CORRECTLY, IT
MEANS THERE WILL BE TWO MORE VICTIMS.

BOTH VICTIMS WERE KILLED
BY GUNSHOTS TO THE HEAD.

THESE STELLATE PATTERNS
AT THE ENTRY WOUNDS...

INDICATE A LOW-CALIBER
HANDGUN AT CLOSE RANGE.

THAT'S REMARKABLE. NOT REALLY.

BASED ON ADIPOCERE FORMATION, I'M ESTIMATING
THE FEMALE HAS BEEN DEAD FOR ABOUT...

A WEEK?

VERY GOOD. THANKS.

WELL, HER CLOTHING
MATCHES THAT OF ANN NOYES.

AND THE MALE IS ADAM LANGER.

MY PEOPLE AT THE JEFFERSONIAN
TELL ME THAT THE MEDICINE WHEEL...

SUGGESTS A PERVERSION
OF AN OLD HEALING RITUAL.

THE CANNIBAL MAY HAVE EATEN THE ARM
FOR STRENGTH AND THE HEART FOR SPIRIT.

OH, THAT MAKES SENSE
FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW.

- DO THEY THINK IT'S AN INDIAN?
- NO WAY TO TELL.

LOOK, I'M NO POLICEMAN,
BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE...

THAT SHERMAN RIVERS WOULD
LEAD YOU STRAIGHT TO THE EVIDENCE...

THAT PROVES HE'S A
MURDERER AND A CANNIBAL.

ADAM WAS A GOOD GUY.

HE WANTED TO BE A PARK RANGER.

I WAS A... WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?

HIS MENTOR? THAT'S
RIGHT. HIS MENTOR.

TAKING HIM OUT WITH
ME ON MY ROUNDS,

SHOWING HIM THE
ROPES OF THE JOB.

MAYBE ADAM FOUND
OUT YOU WERE POACHING,

SO YOU MADE SURE
HE WOULDN'T TALK.

YEAH, SO I ATE HIS ARM AND ATE
SOMEONE'S HEART FOR DESSERT,

BECAUSE THAT'S
THE TYPE OF GUY I AM.

YOU KNOW HE FITS THE DESCRIPTION
OF SOMEONE WHO'S MISSING AN ARM.

WHY DON'T YOU SAY ANYTHING?

SOMEBODY SAYS MAYBE
THEY'RE GONNA COME AND VISIT.

MAYBE THEY DO. MAYBE THEY DON'T.

MAYBE THEY GO SEE THEIR
CLIMBING BUDDY INSTEAD.

CHARLIE? THE OVERNIGHT GUY?

MAYBE SOMETIMES THEY
GO VISIT A GIRL. WHAT GIRL?

I'M NOT COMFORTABLE SAYING.

WELL, MAYBE WHAT, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE MURDERS AND CANNIBALISM,

YOU, UH... YOU GET PAST
THAT DISCOMFORT, HMM?

ADAM HAD A THING
WITH THE VET LADY.

SO DID HIS BUDDY CHARLIE.

YOU KNOW HOW JEALOUS
WHITE PEOPLE CAN BE.

UM, IN THE INTEREST
OF FULL DISCLOSURE,

I GOTTA SAY I SEE DENISE
FROM TIME TO TIME TOO.

WHAT? YOU FIND THAT FUNNY?

YOU KNOW THE APPLE WE
FOUND IN SHERMAN'S CABIN?

YOU GET A MOLD? ZACK?

THE MOLD FROM THE APPLE DOES NOT
MATCH THE TEETH MARKS ON THE BONE.

- THANKS, ZACK.
- SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

- IT MEANS YOU AREN'T
THE CANNIBAL.
- I ALREADY KNEW THAT.

THE POINT WAS TO CONVINCE US.

WHAT DO WE DO NOW, START
CHECKING EVERYBODY'S TEETH IN TOWN?

NOT EVERYBODY.

WE CONSUME, AND WE ARE CONSUMED.

WE'RE CONSUMED BY GREED,

BY AMBITION, LUST, JEALOUSY.

DR. RANDALL, COULD YOU JUST... I MEAN,
JUST REGULAR LOVE IS A FORM OF CANNIBALISM.

COULD YOU JUST PUT THE DENTAL
MEDIUM BETWEEN YOUR TEETH?

I MEAN, THE WHOLE PERFECT IDEA OF
LOVE IS THAT TWO PEOPLE BECOME ONE.

THAT'S A KIND OF CONSUMPTION.

WE'RE TALKING SOMETHING A
LITTLE MORE LITERAL, DR. RANDALL.

WE NEED HER TO BITE IT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
REPORT HIM MISSING?

BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HAD TO
ADMIT THAT HE AND I WERE LOVERS.

- WHY NOT ADMIT IT?
- BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE MADE
ANOTHER GUY ANGRY.

WHAT OTHER GUY?

CHARLIE... AND SHERIFF SCUTTER.

AND ANDREW RIGBY AND
MAYBE A COUPLE OF OTHERS. UH...

WELL, THERE'S NOT A LOT
TO DO IN A PLACE LIKE AURORA.

SO WHAT YOU DO, YOU DO... A LOT.

- CAN YOU JUST BITE, PLEASE?
- AND IF I WERE YOUR CANNIBAL,
WOULD I HAVE POINTED OUT...

THAT THERE WERE HUMAN BONES
IN THE BEAR AFTER THE AUTOPSY?

AN AUTOPSY ON AN ANIMAL
IS CALLED A NECROPSY.

YEAH, THERE'S A REASON I GET
ALL THE GUYS AND YOU DON'T.

AND LET ME TELL
YOU, IF I ATE ADAM,

THERE WOULDN'T BE ANYTHING LEFT.

HERE AND HERE. THESE
LOOK LIKE TOOTH MARKS AGAIN.

OKAY. BUT THEY'RE TOO REGULAR.

THEY'RE EXACTLY 2.4 MILLIMETERS
APART. TEETH AREN'T THAT EXACT.

IT HAS TO BE SOME
KIND OF MACHINE.

SHE WAS EATEN BY A
MACHINE? I DON'T KNOW.

WE GOT A LOVE TRIANGLE...
QUADRANGLE, "OCTANGLE." WHATEVER.

JEALOUSY... ALWAYS
A GOOD MOTIVE.

FOR MURDERING ADAM
LANGER MAYBE. BUT ANN NOYES?

AND THE CANNIBALISM? NO. WE'RE LOOKING
FOR SOMEONE WHO'S CLINICALLY INSANE.

THE WHOLE RANT THING THE VET LADY
HAD ABOUT PEOPLE CONSUMING EACH OTHER...

THAT WAS WACKY.

BUT KINDA TRUE, DON'T YOU THINK?

HEY, ANGELA. SWEETIE, ZACK
WANTS TO BEAM YOU SOMETHING.

OKAY. HOLD ON A SECOND.

SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHAT IT IS.

IF YOU'RE IN A PUBLIC PLACE, YOU
MIGHT WANNA COVER YOUR SCREEN.

WHAT AM I LOOKING AT? INDENTATIONS
ON ANN NOYES'S STERNUM.

MAGNIFICATION? FORTY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE BOTH
DR. RIGBY AND I MISSED THESE.

GOOD JOB. WHAT ARE THEY?

HOW FAR APART ARE
THESE INDENTATIONS?

2.4 MILLIMETERS.

OKAY. THESE MARKS... AND THE
SPLITTING OF THE BONE HERE...

WERE MADE BY A STERNUM SPREADER.

- THERE'S NO RECORD OF ANN NOYES
HAVING HEART SURGERY.
- RIGBY DIDN'T MISS IT.

MOMENTS LIKE THIS
ARE WHY I NEED A GUN.

WHERE ELSE DO YOU KEEP THEM?

THANK YOU. THAT IS
FOR SELF-DEFENSE.

SO YOU DON'T JUST GO
BLASTING AWAY IN THERE.

WHAT IF I HAVE TO SHOOT? WHAT
PART OF HIS BODY SHOULD I HIT?

THE PART THAT ISN'T
ME. JUST STAY BACK.

THE BODIES ARE GONE.

WHAT'S HE GONNA DO, TAKE 'EM INTO
THE WOODS FOR A LATE-NIGHT SNACK?

IF I WERE HIM, I'D
DESTROY THE EVIDENCE.

STEP AWAY FROM THE
INCINERATOR, DR. RIGBY.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

- IT'S A SPIRITUAL RIGHT TO
SHARE IN THE LIFE FORCE OF...
- LOOK, YOU'RE NUTS, OKAY?

WE GET IT. WE DON'T NEED TO HEAR THE
RAMBLING PSYCHO SPEECH ON WHY YOU DID IT.

YOU'RE AN ANTHROPOLOGIST.

YOU KNOW THAT ANCIENT
CIVILIZATIONS WOULD SACRIFICE SOME...

IN ORDER TO PRESERVE
THE STRENGTH AND...

WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR?

NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR
THAT RAMBLING PSYCHO SPEECH.

A BEDPAN?

HMM.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO
FACE HER TOGETHER?

YOU WANT THIS SETTLED, OR WHAT?
I'D DEFINITELY LIKE THIS SETTLED.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'
HERE? ARE YOU KIDDING?

IT'S LIKE WATCHING "THE
CLASH OF THE HORNY TITANS."

WHO'D LIKE TO SIGN FOR THIS?

WHO WOULDN'T...
WANNA SIGN FOR IT?

SO, THE IDEA IS,
WHOEVER SIGNS FOR THIS...

YES. THE ACT OF SIGNING IS AN
ANALOG FOR CHOOSING... SHE GETS IT.

OH.

OH.

OH.

THAT IS REALLY SWEET. THANK YOU.

THAT IS SO HOT.

WHY? WHY IS THAT HOT?

IT'D BE HOTTER IF SHE'D CHOSEN
ME. NAH. THIS IS DEFINITELY HOTTER.

AND TO THINK, I DIDN'T WANT
TO COME HERE WITH YOU.

THIS WAS A FASCINATING CASE.

YOU DON'T OFTEN FIND RITUAL
CANNIBALISM PRACTICED SO CLOSE TO HOME.

WHICH I FIND A PLUS.

THERE ARE ALWAYS THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A SPECIES...

WHO ARE DRIVEN TO BREAK
THE MOST BASIC TABOOS.

I MEAN, RIGBY ACTUALLY
ATE HUMAN FLESH.

BONES, I JUST GOT
MY STEAK AND EGGS.

RIGBY HAS A PRION DISEASE, WHICH MEANS
HE'S BEEN A CANNIBAL FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

DO YOU REALIZE, WHEN WE GO TO TRIAL,
HE COULD USE THE INSANITY DEFENSE?

THE GUY IS NUTS.

YES, BUT IS HE NUTS BECAUSE HE GOT A
BRAIN DISEASE FROM EATING HUMAN FLESH,

OR WAS HE ALREADY NUTS
THE FIRST TIME HE ATE FLESH?

OR DID HE JUST LICK HIS
FINGERS AFTER SURGERY?

I SHOULD JUST
BECOME A VEGETARIAN.

OR, AS AN ALTERNATIVE,
JUST DON'T EAT PEOPLE.

WHATEVER.

YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA COME
BACK UP HERE THIS WINTER.

CHARLIE SAYS THE
SKIING IS GREAT.

OH, IT'S CHARLIE.

YEAH, THE OVERNIGHT GUY.

YEAH, I KNOW WHO HE IS.
I BET HE'S A GREAT SKIER.

HIS HIPS AND THIGHS ARE
PERFECTLY DEVELOPED...

FOR STRENGTH AND
MANEUVERABILITY.

- THAT'S IT. I'M DONE.
- WHAT?

NO GOOD?

YOU WANT SOME CORNFLAKES? HUH.

WANT SOME? NO.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?