Bones (2005–2017): Season 2, Episode 21 - Stargazer in a Puddle - full transcript

[Sirens Wailing] [Man] WALK
IT BACK THREE METERS.

[Booth] OH, OH, OH.

WELL, YOU SHOULD'VE
WORN GUM BOOTS.

I'M FINE, YOU KNOW.
I'M... I'M AGILE. [Siren Blares]

SO, HODGINS ASKED, UH,
ANGELA TO MARRY HIM. TWICE.

WHOA. AND SHE, UH, TURNED
HIM DOWN BOTH TIMES.

I HEARD ALL THIS FROM ANGELA. YEAH, BUT DID
SHE TELL YOU THAT HE SAID THAT HE WAS...

HE WASN'T GONNA
ASK HER TO MARRY HIM?

YES. AND SHE SAID?

"I'D LIKE TO MARRY YOU." KIND OF
SUDDEN, BONES. LET ME THINK ABOUT IT.

WHAT? NO, BOOTH. THAT'S WHAT
ANGELA TOLD HODGINS... [Chuckling]



[Man] TWO LIGHTS OVER
HERE! YOU'RE JOKING.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY THAT JOKES
ARE THE WAY WE MANIFEST OUR HIDDEN DESIRES.

YEAH. [Grunts] GEEZ!

YOU OKAY? YEAH, I'M FINE.

- WHAT HAVE WE GOT?
- UH, DURING A FOOT PURSUIT
LAST NIGHT,

SUSPECT TOSSES A KNIFE INTO THIS MUCK
IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID INCARCERATION.

THE EFFLUENT GETS DRAINED.
WE START FINDING STUFF.

DEFINE "STUFF."

STUFF... CELL PHONES,
GUNS, KNIVES, CRACK VIALS.

EVIDENTLY, YOU WANNA LOSE SOMETHING
IN THIS VICINITY, YOU TOSS IT IN HERE.

MISCREANTS PROBABLY THINK
IT'S SOME SORT OF BOTTOMLESS PIT.

[Brennan] DOES THE WORD
"CONCISE" MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

UH, WE FOUND THAT.
CONCISE ENOUGH?

IT'S SMALL.



IS IT A KID?

FEMALE. PELVIC GIRDLE AND SKULL
SUTURES SUGGEST PREADOLESCENT.

- CHILD'S PENCIL CASE.
- HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN DEAD?

- DOES THIS FREEZE OVER
IN THE WINTER?
- YEAH. SOLID.

IT'S POSSIBLE SHE WAS PLACED
HERE AS LONG AGO AS LAST FALL.

- CAUSE OF DEATH?
- LOOKS LIKE A GUNSHOT WOUND
TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

- CAN YOU GUESS THE CALIBER?
- NOTHING LARGER THAN A .22.

- FIND ANY .22s?
- TWO.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET AN F.B.I. FORENSIC TEAM
DOWN HERE AND SEARCH FOR BULLET FRAGMENTS.

[Officer] I'LL GO CALL
IT IN RIGHT NOW.

"I LOVE YOU."

YOU SAID THAT PEDOPHILES CAN DELUDE THEMSELVES
INTO THINKING THEY LOVE THEIR VICTIMS.

NICE TRADITIONAL CHURCH
SERVICE. VERY ECUMENICAL.

THAT'S GREAT. AS LONG AS THE
RECEPTION MAKES CALIGULA BLUSH.

LET'S HOPE HE GOT
HIS INVITATION. MM-HMM.

[Angela] HEY, WHAT ARE THOSE?
THEY WERE FOUND IN THIS CASE.

PROBABLY BELONG TO THE VICTIM. AND THESE
ARE WATER SAMPLES TEEMING WITH ORGANISMS.

I FOUND AN INORDINATELY LARGE NUMBER OF DEAD
FAIRY SHRIMP IN THE MUD BENEATH THE REMAINS.

I WILL NOT MAKE A "CLAP
FOR TINKER BELL" JOKE.

[Chuckles]

HOW'S ABOUT WE NOT DISCUSS CHILD MURDER AND
OUR UPCOMING NUPTIALS IN THE SAME CONVERSATION?

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

HEY, DO YOU WANT ME
TO, UH, CHANGE MY NAME?

DO YOU WANT ME TO WANT
YOU TO CHANGE YOUR NAME?

[Brennan] DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT?

THE NECK BONE... THAT'S
CONNECTED TO THE SHOULDER BONE.

THERE'S ARTHRITIC LIPPING HERE
AND HERE ON THE POSTERIOR DENS.

- ARTHRITIS.
- FOR THIS TO OCCUR, SHE HAD TO... SHE HAD TO LOOK UP LIKE THIS.

- MAYBE SHE PRAYED A LOT.
- FOUR TO SIX HOURS A DAY? WHAT DID SHE WANT SO BADLY?

HER FATHER?

- HEY, BABY.
- DAD.

- BOOTH.
- PUT YOUR HANDS UP.

- BOOTH!
- I WAS HOPING WE COULD GET
A DRINK BEFORE THIS PART.

MAX KEENAN, YOU'RE UNDER
ARREST AS AN ESCAPED FELON.

OKAY. THEN I GUESS THAT'S
NO ON THE DRINK, HUH?

- BONES, GRAB THE CUFFS
OUT OF MY BACK POCKET THERE.
- NO.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO? BONES.
- IT'S OKAY, BABY.

I DON'T WANT TO HANDCUFF MY OWN FATHER.
PLUS, REMEMBER WHEN HE SAVED YOUR LIFE?

JUST THROW 'EM OVER
HERE. I'LL DO IT MYSELF.

HE'S TELLIN' ME WHAT TO DO.
PUT YOUR HANDS ON THE WALL.

WHAT... DAD, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I HEARD YOU WERE
GETTING MARRIED. WHAT? NO.

ANGELA'S GETTING MARRIED
TO HODGINS. NOT ME.

OH, THE BUG GUY. UH... OH,
THAT'S GREAT. [Handcuffs Ratcheting]

WILL YOU SHUT
UP, PLEASE? WELL...

LONG ENOUGH FOR
ME TO MIRANDIZE HIM.

"YOU GOT THE RIGHT TO REMAIN
SILENT." GOT IT. WE'LL TALK MORE LATER.

LOOK, I'M SORRY, BONES, BUT HE
KILLED THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE F.B.I.

- I'M JUST DOIN' MY JOB.
- IT'S OKAY.

- HE'S RIGHT.
- KISSES, BABY.

UH, SWEETIE, WAS THAT YOUR DAD?

[Door Opens]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
THAT'S NOT MAX KEENAN?

CHER, YOU KNOW THAT'S MAX
KEENAN AND I KNOW THAT'S MAX KEENAN.

BUT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, THAT
MAN IS A HARDWORKIN' ELECTRICIAN...

FROM COOS BAY, OREGON
NAMED ART McGREGOR.

THAT ELECTRICIAN WAS A BANK ROBBER FOR
15 YEARS AND MURDERED TWO F.B.I. AGENTS.

ONLY ONE WAS STILL AN AGENT AT THE TIME OF
HIS DEMISE. THE GUY WAS A DEPUTY DIRECTOR.

AND A CROOKED, MURDERIN' SON OF A
BITCH... NOT TO SPEAK ILL OF THE DEAD.

DRIVER'S LICENSE, CREDIT
CARDS, TAX RETURNS...

AND THIS LIBRARY CARD
WAS ISSUED 11 YEARS AGO.

COMPLETE HISTORY? YES.

WE'LL KEEP DIGGIN',
BUT, CHER, I DON'T KNOW.

I GOTTA CUT THAT GUY
LOOSE. LEGALLY SPEAKIN',

THAT MAN IS A LAW-ABIDIN', TAXPAYIN',
FULLY CERTIFIED, DUES PAYIN' MEMBER...

OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF... YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

[Door Slams] SINCE 1984.

TELL ME SOMETHING, MAX.

ON A JOB SITE, WHAT'S THE MOST HAZARDOUS
CLASSIFICATION FOR AN ELECTRICIAN?

CLASS I, DIVISION 1... YOU
PLANNING A CAREER CHANGE?

OH, YOU'RE CHECKIN'
OUT MY PRINTS.

MAX, YOU KNOW I LIKE YOU AND I HATE TO HURT
BONES, BUT, UH, IT'S MY JOB TO CATCH YOU...

AND I'M VERY GOOD AT MY JOB.

YOU'D HAVE TO BE TO
WORK WITH MY DAUGHTER.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, SHAKE
HANDS WITH AN OLD CON.

OR-OR IS THAT BAD
FOR THE F.B.I. IMAGE?

YOU ABANDONED HER AS A CHILD.

YOU DON'T THINK
SHE FEELS THAT...

EVERY TIME YOU POP IN
AND OUT OF HER LIFE, HUH?

[Chuckles] YOU'RE JUST
SAYING THAT SO I'LL HIT YOU...

AND YOU GOT A
REASON TO LOCK ME UP.

TWENTY YEARS AGO,
THAT WOULD'VE WORKED.

[Zack] YOUR ESTIMATE
WAS CORRECT.

THIS HOLE IS CONSISTENT
WITH A .22-CALIBER SLUG.

I LEARNED "SLUG" FROM CAM.

IT'S A COLLOQUIALISM
FOR "PROJECTILE."

WHICH, SO FAR, THE F.B.I.
HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND.

OKAY, I HAVE A FACE, BUT
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE IT.

[Brennan] THAT IS AN OLD WOMAN.

I PROVIDED YOU WITH THE TISSUE DATA
FOR A 10-YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE.

WELL, WHEN I ACTUALLY HELD THE SKULL AND
STARTED, THE TISSUE MARKERS FELT WRONG.

ANGELA, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO YOUR
ART, FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION IS A SCIENCE.

IT'S BOTH, BABE. AND THIS TIME,
ART MADE SCIENCE HER BITCH.

- MMM...
- HEY, MOAN ALL YOU WANT. I STAND BY THIS.

WE SHOULD RECHECK FOR OTHER
INDICATIONS THAT WE GOT THE AGE WRONG.

BECAUSE ART MADE
SCIENCE HER BITCH?

BECAUSE THE LIPPING ON THE
VERTEBRAE HAD TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED...

BY LOOKING UP OVER A
PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS.

THAT'S A SCIENTIFIC
RATIONALE FOR RECHECKING.

HEY, BRENNAN. I'D LIKE
TO ASK YOU A FAVOR.

WELL, IT'S NOT SO MUCH ASK A
FAVOR AS-AS EXTEND AN HONOR.

I MEAN, I HOPE YOU SEE IT AS AN HONOR
AND DON'T THINK OF IT AS SOME ONEROUS DUTY.

WHICH I DON'T THINK YOU WILL, BUT
THEN AGAIN, I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE...

ANGELA, JUST ASK. WILL
YOU BE MY MAID OF HONOR?

AT THE WEDDING?

[Exhales] IS THAT YES?

I'M... COMPLETELY,
TOTALLY HONORED.

REALLY? I THOUGHT
I'D HAVE TO TELL YOU...

I DON'T EVEN CARE HOW AWFUL
THE BRIDESMAID DRESSES ARE.

I'M... SO GLAD YOU ASKED ME.

[Chuckles]

[Max] I HAVE YOUR BROTHER SET
UP IN A LITTLE AUTO SUPPLY PLACE.

IT'S A "SHADE-TREE
MECHANIC" SITUATION.

YOU SET HIM UP WHERE? OREGON?

IT'S BETTER THAT YOU DON'T KNOW.

HE'S, UH, IN VIOLATION
OF HIS PAROLE.

BECAUSE YOU MADE
HIM LEAVE THE STATE.

Y-YOUR BROTHER IS IN
A SLIPPERY SLOPE, AND...

YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW. THE IRONY
OF ME BEING A GOOD INFLUENCE.

BUT IT'S TRUE. I AM.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU SMILE.
THAT'S... THAT'S SOMETHING.

BOOTH IS GOING TO FIND PROOF OF
WHO YOU ARE. THEN HE'LL ARREST YOU.

NOT TONIGHT.

DID YOU COME HERE JUST TO
TELL ME THAT RUSS IS OKAY?

NO, ACTUALLY. I HAVE
SOMETHING FOR YOU THAT...

THAT, UH, BELONGED
TO YOUR GRANDMOTHER.

I HAVE A GRANDMOTHER?

I KNOW YOUR MOTHER AND I TOLD YOU
THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE GRANDPARENTS,

BUT... TRY IT ON.

I... I HAVE TO GO TO BED.

THERE ARE SOME INCONSISTENCIES
WITH THE REMAINS...

WHICH I HAVE TO ADDRESS
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

OKAY.

YOU'RE WELCOME... TO
STAY HERE IF YOU WANT.

THE COU... THE COUCH
WOULD BE GREAT. NO, DAD, I...

I MADE UP THE GUEST
ROOM... IN CASE... YOU...

[Exhales] GOOD NIGHT.

HIS FINGERPRINTS DON'T MATCH?

THERE'S NOTHING
TO COMPARE 'EM TO.

MAX KEENAN GOT HIMSELF
WIPED FROM THE SYSTEM.

- THAT'S RIGHT.
- WHO IS THIS GUY,
SOME SORT OF SUPERCRIMINAL?

MUST'VE BEEN DEPUTY
DIRECTOR KIRBY.

HE WANTED MAX DEAD, SO...
MADE HIM INVISIBLE FIRST.

HMM. THAT WOULD
BE AN IRONIC TWIST,

SEEIN' AS HOW YOU WANNA
ARREST MAX FOR KIRBY'S MURDER.

YOU DON'T HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT
CATCHIN' THIS GUY, DO YOU?

I MEAN, HE IS YOUR
PARTNER'S FATHER.

NO. [Scoffs] BONES GETS IT.

YOU HOPE SHE DOES.

I'LL GET YOU A WARRANT TO COLLECT
A D.N.A. SAMPLE FROM THE MAN.

YOU FIND SOMETHING
TO COMPARE IT TO.

NO WISDOM TEETH
SUGGESTS PREPUBESCENCE.

THE LOWER BONE PLATE AND
THE RADIUS HAVE NOT FUSED.

ANGELA'S WRONG. THE
VICTIM IS NOT YET 20.

MMM... WHAT?

THE ARTHRITIC LIPPING
ON THE VERTEBRAE,

DEGENERATION IN THE COLLARBONE, SPIKING
ON THE SUPERIOR ARTICULAR PROCESS...

AND ALL THE LARGE BONES IN HER BODY SHOW
"OSTEOLYTIS" AND ADVANCED DETERIORATION.

MEANING ANGELA WAS RIGHT.

MEANING YOU ARE NOT WRONG,
WHICH IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING RIGHT.

PROGERIA.

SHE HAD ONE OF
THE AGING DISEASES.

ANYONE WANNA HEAR ABOUT THE HIT MY
SKETCH GOT OFF THE N.C.I.C. DATABASE?

CHELSEA COLE, AGE 22.
WENT MISSING LAST NOVEMBER.

GOOD, ANGELA.

REALLY GOOD.

YEAH.

ZACK... I REALLY SHOULD
HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.

A DISEASE WHICH PREVENTS THE
SUFFERER FROM ENTERING PUBERTY...

BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY
AGES HER OTHERWISE.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO BE
MY BEST MAN ON SATURDAY.

THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS EITHER-OR.
SOMETIMES THEY'RE BOTH.

AT MY WEDDING.

SATURDAY.

TO ANGELA.

MY BEST MAN.

WHEN DO I HAVE TO DECIDE?
YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT?

YES. FINE.

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU DECIDE.

YOU FOUND HER IN
A SHOPPING CART?

- YES.
- FROM TUFFS GROCERY?

- HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?
- CHELSEA LOVED TUFFS.

GIVE HER A DOLLAR, AND
SHE'D GO DOWN THERE...

AND BUY A CANDY BAR
OR... SOME CHEAP TOY.

EVERYBODY KNEW CHELSEA, WALKING
ALONG WITH ONE SMALL THING IN A BIG CART,

BRINGING IT HOME TO SHOW ME.

- DID CHELSEA DRAW THESE?
- YES.

SHE'S 22 YEARS OLD. THESE
ARE DRAWINGS OF A YOUNG CHILD.

OH, CHELSEA HAD A... CONDITION.

- WERNER'S SYNDROME?
- HOW DID YOU KNOW?

- WHAT'S THAT?
- IT'S AN AGING DISEASE...

IN WHICH MENTAL
DEVELOPMENT CAN BE A FACTOR.

YOUR DAUGHTER SPENT A LONG
TIME LOOKING UP, CORRECT?

CHELSEA WAS OBSESSED
WITH THE STARS.

SHE THOUGHT THEY WERE
SIGNALS FROM HEAVEN...

SHOWING PEOPLE THE WAY HOME.

MRS. COLE, WHEN
CHELSEA DISAPPEARED,

YOU, UH, GAVE THE POLICE A NAME?

JOE MELLON. HE WAS A
CARETAKER PROVIDED BY THE CITY...

WHILE I WAS GOING TO
CLASSES AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

ONE NIGHT, I CAME
HOME FROM CLASS...

AND HER HAIR SMELLED LIKE
THE SHAMPOO I USE... LEMONS.

I ALWAYS USE BABY
SHAMPOO ON CHELSEA.

TH-THAT WASN'T... PART OF
HIS JOB, BATHING CHELSEA?

DEFINITELY NOT!

I COMPLAINED TO CHILD
SERVICES AND THEY, UM,

LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION.

WHICH ENDED AS SOON
AS CHELSEA DISAPPEARED.

- I GUESS SO.
- NO VICTIM, NO CRIME.

I ABSOLUTELY... DID NOT
MOLEST CHELSEA COLE.

WHY'D CHILD SERVICES LET
YOU GO? THEY DIDN'T LET ME GO.

THEY REASSIGNED ME 'CAUSE THEY
KNOW I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

WHAT DID YOU NOT DO WRONG, JOE?

CHELSEA COLE HAD THE MENTAL
CAPACITY OF A SIX-YEAR-OLD.

SHE GOT JAM ALL OVER HER AND
FREAKED OUT FROM BEING STICKY.

SO I RAN HER A BATH, AND I SAT
OUTSIDE THE BATHROOM DOOR...

AND MADE HER TALK TO ME
WHILE SHE WAS IN THE TUB.

SHE USED HER MOM'S SHAMPOO,
AND IT STUNG HER EYES. SHE CRIED.

SO I WENT IN AND RINSED
THE SOAP OUT OF HER EYES.

AND THEN I WENT BACK OUT
AND LET HER GET DRESSED,

WHAT IS WHAT SHE TOLD HER
MOTHER, WHO DID NOT LISTEN.

THEN WHY IS CYNTHIA
COLE SO INSISTENT...

THAT YOU WERE INAPPROPRIATE
WITH HER DAUGHTER?

I-I CROSSED THE LINE, MAN.

I... SUGGESTED THAT
CYNTHIA CONSIDER...

AN ALTERNATE
SOLUTION FOR CHELSEA.

WHAT, LIKE AN INSTITUTION?

THE WOMAN WAS EXHAUSTED.
SHE-SHE WAS LOOKIN' LIKE CRAP.

SHE WAS FAILIN' ALL OF HER COLLEGE
COURSES. SHE COULDN'T HOLD ON TO A JOB.

EVERYTHING WAS GOIN' DOWNHILL.

LISTEN, JOE. I WANT YOU
TO LOOK ME IN THE EYE...

AND TELL ME THAT YOU NEVER
TOUCHED THAT LITTLE GIRL.

I WIPED THE SOAP
OUT OF HER EYES,

AND I WRAPPED A
TOWEL AROUND HER.

THAT'S IT.

[Max] THIS RING WAS, UH, PASSED DOWN
FROM OLDEST DAUGHTER TO OLDEST DAUGHTER.

IT'S A TRADITION IN YOUR
MOTHER'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY.

YOU TOLD RUSS AND ME THAT
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY RELATIVES.

WELL, HONEY, WE
WERE UNDERGROUND.

WE HAD NEW NAMES. WE
HAD TO TELL YOU THAT.

WHAT'S THE TRUTH?

YOUR MOTHER'S THE
OLDEST OF THREE SISTERS,

AND IF YOU WANNA SEEK THEM
OUT, YOU SHOW THEM THE RING,

THEY'LL KNOW WHO YOU ARE
AND ACCEPT YOU INTO THE FAMILY.

WHAT ABOUT ON YOUR SIDE?

YOUR MOTHER WAS THE
ONLY FAMILY I EVER KNEW.

AND YOU AND RUSS.

YOU ABANDONED ME FOR 15 YEARS.

AND I'LL DO WHATEVER
I CAN TO MAKE REPAIRS.

WHILE RUNNING
AWAY FROM THE F.B.I.?

I HAVE MORE... A MESSAGE FROM
YOUR MOTHER ON VIDEOTAPE.

WH... WHAT DOES SHE SAY?

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S FOR YOU.

WHEN YOU'RE READY.

HI. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT,
BUT I HAVE A WARRANT HERE...

TO TAKE A D.N.A.
SAMPLE FROM YOU,

MR. ARTHUR McGREGOR
FROM COOS BAY, OREGON.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

ZACK? THERE'S A RECALCIFICATION
AROUND THIS HOLE.

IT HEALED.

ZACK, I'M GETTING MARRIED
SATURDAY. TWO SHORT DAYS, MAN.

I NEED TO KNOW IF
YOU'LL STAND UP WITH ME.

I DON'T NEED A FORMAL
RESPONSE. A SIMPLE YES...

IRAQ?

YOU CAN'T GO TO IRAQ.

THE PRESIDENT IS ASKING
ME PERSONALLY. NO.

NOT PERSONALLY. THE PRESIDENT
HAS A MACHINE TO SIGN FOR HIM.

HE'S PROBABLY TALKING TO EVERY
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGIST IN THE COUNTRY.

YOU CAN'T GO TO IRAQ. NO.

NO WAY. YOU... YOU STAY HERE AND YOU
BE MY BEST MAN. YOU LET SOMEONE ELSE GO.

HE SAYS I'M AT THE
FOREFRONT OF MY FIELD,

THAT MY COUNTRY NEEDS
ME. YOU CAN'T GO TO IRAQ.

ZACK, WILL YOU BE
MY BEST MAN OR NOT?

NO.

WHY? BECAUSE IF I DECIDE TO
DO WHAT THE PRESIDENT WANTS...

AND GO TO IRAQ AND GET KILLED,

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO REMEMBER
YOUR WEDDING WITH HAPPINESS.

OKAY. BIG ASSUMPTION
THERE, BUDDY.

RATIONALLY SPEAKING, I'M NOT GOOD AT
SOCIAL RITUAL. YOU SHOULD ASK BOOTH.

EVERYTHING ISN'T RATIONAL.

IT SHOULD BE.

I NO LONGER BELIEVE
THIS IS A BULLET HOLE.

I BELIEVE THIS WAS
CREATED BY A DRILL.

CHELSEA HAD BRAIN SURGERY
WHEN SHE WAS THREE.

- THEY HAD TO DRILL
INTO HER SKULL?
- YES, TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE.

- THESE ARE ACCURATE.
- I BEG YOUR PARDON?

THESE ARE ALL CONSTELLATIONS...
CENTAURUS, AQUARIUS, GEMINI.

I KNEW CHELSEA LOVED THE STARS, BUT I
NEVER THOUGHT HER DRAWINGS WERE ACTUALLY...

- THEY'RE REAL?
- THIS ONE'S DELPHINUS,
THE DOLPHIN.

IT WAS... MY FAVORITE
WHEN I WAS A CHILD.

MY MOTHER AND I
BOTH LOVED DOLPHINS,

SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE...

SHARED.

MRS. COLE, WHY EXACTLY DID, UH, YOUR
DAUGHTER REQUIRE BRAIN SURGERY?

WHY DID YOU ASK IT LIKE THAT?

YOU THINK I DID
SOMETHING TO CHELSEA.

HEAD INJURIES ARE
EXTREMELY COMMON...

WITH CHILDREN WHO
ARE PHYSICALLY ABUSED.

EXCUSE ME, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT I TAKE MY MEDICATION ON TIME.

MY DAUGHTER, AGE
THREE, FELL OUT OF BED.

SHE DIDN'T STOP CRYING, AND SO I TOOK
HER TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE HAD THE SURGERY.

IT WAS BECAUSE OF THAT INJURY THAT THEY
DISCOVERED THAT SHE HAD THE AGING DISEASE.

DID JOE MELLON TELL YOU THAT I
PHYSICALLY ABUSED MY DAUGHTER...

BECAUSE I GRABBED HER ARM ONCE?

ONCE?

BOOTH.

DUDE, UH, WILL YOU STAND
UP FOR ME ON SATURDAY?

AGAINST WHO? NO. NO,
I MEAN BE MY BEST MAN.

SURE. WOW. I KNOW.

BIG HONOR. NO,
NO, NO. YEAH, THAT,

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME MUCH
TIME TO PUT A BACHELOR PARTY TOGETHER.

- NO BACHELOR PARTY.
- IS THAT HODGINS?

YEAH, HE WANTS ME
TO BE HIS BEST MAN.

IF THERE'S NO BACHELOR PARTY, WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO? STAND THERE, MAKE A TOAST,

HAND OVER THE RING,

TONGUE KISS THE MAID OF HONOR AT THE
RECEPTION WHEN PEOPLE CLINK GLASSES.

NICE. EXCELLENT. WHO'S
THE MAID OF HONOR?

NO IDEA, BUT MOST OF ANGELA'S
FRIENDS ARE REALLY HOT.

WELL, I'M THE MAID
OF HONOR. WHY?

UH, LISTEN, DO YOU NEED ME TO
CONNECT WITH THE BRIDE'S FATHER,

PUT TOGETHER THE, UH... THE
TOAST, THE SPEECHES AND ALL THAT?

HODGINS, ARE YOU THERE?

ANGELA'S FATHER.

OH, I FORGOT ALL ABOUT HIM.

- SHE HAS AIDS.
- ANGELA?

CYNTHIA COLE, THE VICTIM'S
MOTHER. H.I.V. OR AIDS.

WHAT, ALL THAT
MEDICINE SHE TOOK?

I RECOGNIZED ONE OF
THEM. WE'LL ASK CAM.

IN THE MUD SAMPLE TAKEN
FROM BENEATH THE REMAINS,

I FOUND A HIGH CONCENTRATION
OF DEAD ANOSTRACA.

ALSO KNOWN AS FAIRY SHRIMP.

SHRIMP CAN LIVE OUTSIDE THE
OCEAN? THEY AREN'T ACTUALLY SHRIMP.

THEY'RE BRACHIOPODS. MAIN
DIFFERENCES BEING... MOVING ON.

I WANNA KNOW IF THEY CAN BE POISONED
BY FEEDING ON DECOMPOSING FLESH.

OH, GOD. PLEASE TELL ME THAT...

THAT'S NOT HUMAN. THAT'S SPAM.

WHICH HAS BEEN INJECTED WITH
A NUMBER OF ORGANIC POISONS.

AH. WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
A COLONY OF ARTEMIA SALINA.

COMMONLY REFERRED
TO AS SEA CHIMPS.

IF THEY DIE, I CAN
CHECK TO SEE...

IF RUNNING THEM THROUGH THE
SPECTROMETER REVEALS WHAT POISONED THEM.

- WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
- PERMISSION.

- WHY?
- BECAUSE YOU SAID
YOU'D FIRE US...

IF WE DID ANY MORE EXPERIMENTS
WITHOUT CLEARING THEM FIRST.

BOYS, YOU'VE GOT
SPAM AND SEA CHIMPS.

YOU GET ANYTHING
OUT OF THAT, AND I WILL...

BUY YOU EACH A CAR.

- RELEASE THE HOUNDS.
- WHAT?

POUR IN THE SEA CHIMPS.

I FOUND THAT ANTICLIMACTIC.

YEAH.

DO YOU LIKE YOUR
FATHER? LOVE MY FATHER.

I THINK I LOVE MY FATHER.
WELL, THAT'S NORMAL.

BUT HE RAN OUT ON ME AND RUSS.

HE ROBBED PEOPLE.

HE'S A MURDERER.

HE GOT MY MOTHER KILLED. YOU
KNOW? HOW DOES HE EXPECT ME TO...

IT'S HARD TO TRUST SOMEONE WHO'S
ABANDONED YOU, ESPECIALLY A PARENT.

AM I... [Exhales]

AM I TERRIBLE FOR NOT...

WANTING TO LET MYSELF
CARE ABOUT MY OWN FATHER?

LOOK, BONES.

YOUR FATHER IS GONNA DO SOMETHING
TOMORROW THAT'S GONNA HURT YOU.

HOW DO YOU FORGIVE THAT?

I'M NOT A BAD
DAUGHTER, BAD PERSON?

YOU'RE NOT A BAD ANYTHING.

[Cell Phone Rings]

HODGINS FIGURED OUT
WHAT KILLED CHELSEA COLE.

BRANCHINECTA LINDAHLI, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE FAIRY SHRIMP.

NOT A TRUE SHRIMP...
ACTUALLY A BRACHIOPOD.

YOU WANNA HURRY IT UP THERE,
HODGINS? I GOT A TUX I NEED TO RENT.

RIGHT. ZACK AND I DID A BRIEF
EXPERIMENT INVOLVING SEA CHIMPS.

SEA CHIMPS? I LOVE SEA CHIMPS.

TO CONFIRM THAT THEY WOULD
FEED ON DECOMPOSING HUMAN TISSUE?

GREAT. THANKS FOR RUINING THE
WHOLE SEA CHIMP THING FOR ME.

- DID THEY?
- THOSE SEA CHIMPS WENT AFTER
THAT PORK BY-PRODUCT...

LIKE PIRANHAS AFTER A
SKINNY-DIPPING MISSIONARY.

DID YOU FIND ANYTHING IN THE FAIRY
SHRIMP BENEATH CHELSEA COLE'S BODY?

YEAH. THEY WERE EXPOSED
TO LETHAL CONCENTRATIONS...

OF NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE
TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS.

I FEEL BAD FOR THE
SEA CHIMPS, BUT...

[Brennan] BOOTH. MMM.

CHELSEA COLE WAS POISONED
BY AN OVERDOSE OF NEVIRAPINE.

- WHAT'S THAT?
- AIDS MEDICINE.

- AIDS MEDICINE?
- IT WAS HER MOTHER.

[Booth] WE'LL PROBABLY BE ABLE
TO TRACE THAT BACK TO YOU.

I LOVED MY DAUGHTER VERY MUCH.

- HELL YOU DID.
- SHE GOT TO BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU
TO HANDLE, SO YOU KILLED HER.

- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
- I DON'T THINK YOU'LL EVER
FIND ANYONE WHO DOES.

YOU KNOW, YOUR DAUGHTER
HAD THE MIND OF A SIX-YEAR-OLD.

SHE LOVED THE STARS. SHE
TRUSTED YOU. [Phone Beeps]

- WE'RE HERE.
- AND YOU KILLED HER.

RALTEGERVIR. MK-0518.

TENOFIR.

NONE OF THOSE IS A TRADE
NAME FOR NEVIRAPINE.

WAIT. MK-0518...

IS STILL IN EXPERIMENTAL
TRIALS TO REPLACE NEVIRAPINE.

SHE USED HER OLD MEDICINE TO
POISON CHELSEA. THANKS, CAM.

CYNTHIA COLE, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR
THE MURDER OF YOUR DAUGHTER, CHELSEA COLE.

[Handcuffs Ratcheting]

COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE DOWN
THE PICTURES CHELSEA DREW?

I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO COME
IN AND JUST THROW THEM AWAY.

YOU THREW AWAY YOUR OWN
DAUGHTER. WHY WOULD I DO YOU A FAVOR?

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE
USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW.

IN 1978, MAX KEENAN ROBBED A
PIGGLY WIGGLY IN CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS.

THE CLERK CONKED HIM ON
THE HEAD WITH A BASEBALL BAT.

KEENAN PRESSED NAPKINS TO HIS HEAD
TO STAUNCH THE BLOOD. LEFT THEM BEHIND.

- DON'T TELL ME.
- STATE POLICE HAVE
SAID NAPKINS IN EVIDENCE.

AGENT BOOTH, YOU WANTED ME TO GET
THIS INFORMATION FOR YOU, CORRECT?

GOOD WORK, CHARLIE.

♪♪ [Blues Rock]

- HEY.
- ♪♪ [Stops]

I MEAN, THE... [Imitating
Guitar, Vocalizing]

YOU GET THAT A LOT, RIGHT,
THE WHOLE... [Vocalizing] THING?

- CAN I HELP YOU?
- I'M JACK HODGINS.

YOU SEEM OKAY TO ME SO FAR.

WELL, I-I SUDDENLY REALIZED...

MY BEST MAN SAID...
SPEECHES AT THE WEDDING.

- YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WEDDING?
- OH, YES. IT'S NO COINCIDENCE I'M HERE.

WELL, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT
YOU MIGHT HAVE A TRADITIONAL...

YOU'RE TEXAN AND... I
MEAN, REALLY TEXAN.

GUITARS-AND-HOT-RODS
TEXAN, SO...

I FIGURED I SHOULD ASK YOU FOR
YOUR DAUGHTER'S HAND IN MARRIAGE.

AS A SIGN OF RESPECT.

YOU'RE MAKING A
HUGE MISTAKE, SON.

MARRYING ANGELA? NO.

IF ANGIE FINDS OUT
THAT A MAN... YOU...

ASKED ANOTHER MAN... ME...

FOR HER HAND OR ANY
OF HER OTHER FINE PARTS,

HORRIBLE COMPLICATIONS
WILL ENSUE.

I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT.

YOU COULD GET US BOTH KILLED.

OKAY. GOOD ADVICE.

YOU GOT ANY MORE?

ALWAYS PLAY IT IN THE
KEY OF "G" DEMOLISHED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

WELL, IF YOU DO, YOU DO.
IF YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T.

FORGET IT.

♪♪ [Blues Rock]

HODGINS.

I'VE GOT CARS AND
I'VE GOT GUITARS...

AND I GOT GUNS.

YOU TREAT MY LITTLE GIRL RIGHT,

YOU'LL ONLY SEE THE BUSINESS
END OF THE CARS AND GUITARS.

♪♪ [Blues]

[Beeping]

♪♪ [Continues]

AM I GONNA NEED
TO USE MY GUN, MAX?

[Exhales] YOU GOT
YOUR PIECE OF PAPER?

MAX KEENAN, I'M PLACING YOU UNDER
ARREST FOR THE MURDER OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR...

OH, FINE, FINE. SURE.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU
COULD TAKE ME. YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'M NOT GONNA ABANDON HER AGAIN.

- YOU'RE NOT GONNA RESIST?
- IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY, I GUESS.

GREAT. NO. NO. WAIT A MINUTE.

NO. SEE, I'M WRONG.

I CAN'T JUST GO QUIETLY.
IT'S NOT MY NATURE.

MAX, I GOT A GUN. I CAN'T SURRENDER.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SHOOT ME.

- YOU-YOU UNDERSTAND.
- NOT YOUR NATURE?

NO. MAYBE IT'S A CHARACTER FLAW.

YEAH, SHOOT ME. SHOOT ME, BUT IN
THE LEG, PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

OKAY. HOLD UP.

ONE SECOND. THANK YOU. [Exhales]

READY? OH, OH, OH, OH.

HEY. HEY, THAT'S GOOD,
KID. YOU'RE THROWIN'.

- [Groans] - WHAT'S THE
MATTER? GOT A GLASS JAW?

- YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU TALK TOO MUCH.
- [Grunts]

RIGHT IN THE FACE?
GEEZ. TIME. TIME.

- YOU HAD ENOUGH?
- WAIT. I'M OLD.

THERE'S NO TIME-OUTS
DURING AN ARREST.

[Groans] OKAY, I'M DONE. I'M
DONE. IT'S OVER. I'M FINISHED.

LET'S GO.

[Handcuffs Clatter] OH,
GOD. THAT REALLY HURTS.

[Groans]

[Videotape Player Whirring]

HI, TEMPERANCE. IT'S MOM.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN... OR
IF... YOU'LL EVER SEE THIS.

I HOPE TO PUT IT IN
YOUR HANDS MYSELF,

SEE YOU AGAIN WITH MY OWN EYES.

BUT THIS... IS A
HARD, HARD WORLD.

YOUR FATHER AND I
LEFT YOU AND RUSS...

TO SAVE YOUR LIVES.

PEOPLE WOULD HAVE
KILLED YOU TO GET US.

THAT'S NOT WHAT
THIS IS ABOUT. NO.

TODAY IS YOUR 16th BIRTHDAY.

I'M SO SORRY NOT TO BE THERE
TO TELL YOU ALL THE THINGS...

THAT A MOTHER SHOULD TELL
HER DAUGHTER WHEN SHE TURNS 16.

AND SORRY NOT TO GIVE YOU THIS.

IT'S AN HEIRLOOM FROM
MY SIDE OF THE FAMILY.

AND STARTING TODAY, IT'S YOURS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL
TAKE ME TO GET IT TO YOU, BUT...

I PROMISE YOU I WILL.

YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT
OF THINGS ABOUT YOUR PARENTS,

ESPECIALLY ABOUT YOUR FATHER.

HE IS A GOOD MAN.

IT WAS MY INSISTENCE
TO LEAVE YOU KIDS.

MAX WOULD HAVE KEPT US
TOGETHER, FOUGHT UNTIL THE END.

NOT SURE HE'LL EVER
FORGIVE ME FOR THAT.

SO PLEASE, TEMPERANCE.

I NEED YOU TO FORGIVE ME.

AND IF YOU CAN'T FORGIVE
ME, I BEG YOU, HONEY,

FORGIVE YOUR FATHER.

BECAUSE HE IS A VERY GOOD MAN.

REMEMBER THIS.

YOU WERE CHERISHED
IN THIS WORLD.

[Inhales] ADORED.

WHAT I DID TO YOU
MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG,

BUT I DID IT OUT OF LOVE.

I DID IT OUT OF LOVE.

[Door Buzzes]

CHELSEA THOUGHT THAT STARS
WERE SIGNALS FROM HEAVEN...

SHOWING HOW TO GET HOME.

YOUR AIDS COCKTAIL
WASN'T WORKING.

YOU WERE SICK, DYING.

THEY PUT YOU ON AN
EXPERIMENTAL DRUG...

AND YOU FELT EVEN WORSE.

YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE
WAS COMING TRUE.

CHELSEA WAS GOING
TO OUTLIVE YOU.

NO FOSTER PARENT WOULD TAKE HER.

YOU DID WHAT YOU DID...

OUT OF MERCY.

WE WENT TO THE PARK,

AND I GAVE THE...

TOLD CHELSEA THAT IT WAS CANDY.

WE, UH... WE SAT THERE
LOOKING UP AT THE STARS.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
TO DO WITH HER.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY STRENGTH LEFT.

A-AND THEN,

I REMEMBERED THE WATER.

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS DEEP.

PEACEFUL, YOU KNOW?

AND THEN... [Sighs]

LIKE YOU WERE BEING PUNISHED,

THE EXPERIMENTAL DRUG...

STARTED TO WORK, DIDN'T IT?

YES. [Sobs]

YOU GOT BETTER.

WHAT YOU DID WAS WRONG.

BUT YOU DID IT OUT OF LOVE.

[Whimpers]

♪♪ [Harp: Classical]

HOW DO I LOOK?

- GOOD.
- HOW COME YOURS
LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER?

I TOOK THIS AND YANKED...

HAVE YOU BEEN TO IRAQ?

[Chuckles] THAT'S CLASSIFIED INFORMATION,
AND YOU AREN'T CLEARED FOR THAT.

DOES IT HURT TO GET SHOT? WHAT?

I'VE BEEN BLOWN UP. THAT
WASN'T AS BAD AS I EXPECTED.

BUT I'VE NEVER
BEEN SHOT. [Exhales]

[Cam] BOOTH? YEAH?

BETTER? [Whistles]

- WOW. YOU LOOK GREAT.
- YOU SAID
IT LOOKED GOOD BEFORE.

WHOSE DAY IS IT,
HUH? IT'S ANGELA'S.

COME ON. LET'S GO. THERE YOU GO.

♪♪ [Continues]

[Quiet Chattering]

[Booth] BONES? YES?

LISTEN, I'M, UH...

I'M SORRY I HAD TO
ARREST YOUR FATHER.

WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK
ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.

YOU DID YOUR DUTY. I UNDERSTAND.

YEP. BUTTON.

♪♪ [Blues Rock]

[Chattering, Laughing]

- BONES.
- WHAT?

- HE COULD'VE GOTTEN AWAY.
- WHAT?

WE GOT INTO A FIGHT, YOU SEE. YOUR
DAD COULD HAVE ESCAPED CAPTURE.

- SO HE BEAT YOU IN THE FIGHT?
- NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

- YOU BEAT HIM, BUT YOU
GAVE HIM A CHANCE TO GET AWAY?
- NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

WELL, I DON'T SEE ANY
OTHER ALTERNATIVE.

BONES, YOUR FATHER CHOSE TO
BE ARRESTED BECAUSE HE FELT...

IF HE ABANDONED YOU AGAIN,
HE'D LOSE YOU FOREVER.

JUST THOUGHT... YOU SHOULD KNOW.

THANKS, BOOTH.
[Clears Throat] HI.

I'D, UH, LIKE TO
GET MARRIED NOW.

[Minister] WELCOME, EVERYONE.

WE HAVE GATHERED HERE TODAY
TO JOIN TOGETHER IN MATRIMONY...

JACK STANLEY HODGINS AND
ANGELA PEARLY GATES MONTENEGRO.

WHO GIVES THIS WOMAN?

I GIVE YOU THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

I GOT A SHOW.

HAVE A GOOD TIME, EVERYBODY.

ANGELA AND JACK HAVE
INVITED US ALL HERE TODAY...

TO BE PART OF
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL:

TWO PEOPLE STANDING BEFORE
THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY...

TO SAY, "YOU ARE THE ONE I LOVE.

YOU ARE THE ONE FOR WHOM I
FORSAKE ALL OTHERS." EXCUSE ME.

- IS THIS THE HODGINS-
MONTENEGRO NUPTIALS?
- [Woman] IS HE RELATED?

- I-IT'S TRYING TO BE.
- I'M WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT,

AND IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT I SPEAK
WITH HODGINS AND MONTENEGRO...

BEFORE THESE
PROCEEDINGS... PROCEED.

[Guests Whispering]

COME ON THEN. LET'S
GET THIS FIGURED OUT.

WE'LL, UM... WE'LL
BE RIGHT BACK.

BOOTH. YEAH?

IS THERE ANY SENSE IN DUCKING
WHEN SOMEONE SHOOTS AT YOU?

YOUR BODY DUCKS WHETHER
YOU WANT TO OR NOT.

WHY? YOU CAN READ THIS LATER,
THEN EXPLAIN IT TO EVERYONE.

WHY ME? Y-YOU KNOW MORE
ABOUT DUTY AND HONOR...

THAN ANYONE ELSE I KNOW.

ANGELA IS ALREADY MARRIED?

ANGELA IS TOTALLY,
UNMISTAKABLY, LEGALLY MARRIED.

AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE,

YOUR MARRIAGE LICENSE
UNDERWENT SPECIAL SCRUTINY.

ESPECIALLY SINCE YOUR
WEDDING WAS SO HURRIED.

YOU WERE MARRIED
IN FIJI FOUR YEARS AGO.

I JUMPED OVER A
BROOMSTICK WITH A GUY.

I'M SORRY.

[Door Opens, Closes]

JACK, I, UM... I'M... I'M
SORRY. THIS IS MY FAULT.

NO WORRIES. NO WORRIES.

WE'LL JUST... WE'LL, UM...

[Exhales] THERE'S JUST A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN THERE EXPECTING A WEDDING.

YEAH. I MADE THIS HUGE DEAL OUT OF
GETTING MARRIED RIGHT AWAY, AND...

AND THEY ALL... AND... RUN.

- WHAT?
- FLEE! SCRAM! SKEDADDLE!

- OH, I'D LIKE IT.
- ♪♪ [Blues Rock]

CHANGE OF PLAN. PLEASE GO TO THE
RECEPTION. HAVE A GREAT TIME ON US.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

[Chattering]

♪♪ [Continues]

WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

♪♪ [Ends]

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?