Bones (2005–2017): Season 2, Episode 4 - The Blonde in the Game - full transcript

Serial killer Howard Epps returns as he reaches out from prison in a deadly game involving Bones and Booth.

HIKERS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO LET
THEIR DOGS OFF THE LEASH BACK HERE.

BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THE DOG WAS RUNNING
FREE WHEN HE FOUND THE... WHAT HE FOUND.

WHAT'S THE CONDITION
OF THE BODY? NO IDEA.

CAN'T GET CLOSE ENOUGH
TO EXAMINE IT. WHY NOT?

THE DOG'S DEFINITELY NOT ON
HIS LEASH AT THIS TIME. [Dog Growling]

OH. PUT DOWN THE BONE.

[Booth] HOW THE HELL ARE
WE GONNA GET TO THE BODY?

BUDDY, DROP IT. YOU
DON'T SEE THAT EVERY DAY.

SENT FOR ANIMAL CONTROL.
TAKE ANOTHER HOUR THOUGH.

DROP IT NOW! I'M SO SORRY. HE'S
NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

YOU EVER HAVE A DOG, BONES?



I ALWAYS WANTED A PIG. A PIG?

VERY SMART, AND DESPITE THE
POPULAR MISCONCEPTION, VERY CLEAN.

I PREFER MY PIG WITH A LITTLE
MINT, A LITTLE HONEY GLAZE...

NOT FUNNY. IN SOME CULTURES,
DOGS CAN GUARD CORPSES...

SOMETIMES TO THE POINT
OF STARVATION, SO SHOOT IT.

I'M NOT SHOOTING HIM FOR JUST
DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY.

AS FAR AS HE'S CONCERNED,
YOU KNOW, FINDER'S KEEPERS.

THAT DOG IS COMPROMISING THE
INTEGRITY OF MY REMAINS, SO WING IT... HIM.

[Booth] THERE'S
ANOTHER WAY, BONES.

DOGS LOVE ME.

NICE DOGGY. GOOD POOCH.

AH! NICE DOGGY. GOOD POOCH.

[Barking] OH! HEY, WE'RE JUST
GONNA WAIT FOR ANIMAL CONTROL.

I'LL DO IT. [Whistles] OH, YEAH.



- YEAH. A PINECONE'S
REALLY GONNA WORK.
- BUDDY! BUDDY!

OKAY. COME BACK HERE!

I NEED EVERYBODY TO CLEAR
THE AREA. SET UP A PERIMETER.

CLEAR THE AREA! LET'S
SET UP A PERIMETER.

AND TELL ANIMAL CONTROL I'LL
NEED THAT BONE BACK. RIGHT.

FIRST THING I'LL DO
WHEN THEY GET HERE.

[Brennan] VICTIM WAS
FEMALE, LATE TEENS.

BLONDE. CAUSE OF DEATH LOOKS LIKE
BLUNT TRAUMA TO THE BACK OF THE SKULL.

- SHE WAS BURIED FACEDOWN.
- WHAT'S THAT,
SOME SATANIC HOO-HA?

MY UNCLE PRESTON WANTS TO BE
BURIED STANDING UP WITHOUT A CASKET.

PUPAL CASINGS AND INSECT REMAINS SUGGEST SHE
WAS BURIED OUT THERE SEVEN TO 10 YEARS AGO.

PLACEMENT OF WRISTS AND
ANKLES SUGGEST SHE WAS BOUND.

RESIDUE ON THE MEDIAL MALLEOLUS
MIGHT TELL US WHAT RESTRAINTS WERE USED.

- LOOK AT THAT.
- WEAR TO HER RIGHT LATERAL
EPICONDYLE AND ROTATOR CUFF.

ALSO, REPETITIVE MOTION DAMAGE
TO THE LOWER LUMBAR VERTEBRAE.

- WHAT'S THAT MEAN?
- GOLF?

HI, ANGELA. YOU
LOOK GREAT TODAY.

THANKS, HODGIE. THIS IS
MY "BOHO, ROCKER, ARTIST,

MIDWEEK, TAKE-A-DEEP-BREATH-
AND-POUT" LOOK.

HODGIE?

UH, I DID A FACIAL
RECONSTRUCTION,

EXTRAPOLATING SKIN
TONE FROM HAIR COLOR.

FOR THE RECORD, I HATE
THE GUY WHO KILLED THIS GIRL,

AND I HOPE TO HELL HE
BURNS IN ALL ETERNITY.

- THAT OUR VICTIM?
- I FOUND FLECKS OF BLACK
ENAMEL PAINT IN THE WOUND.

- SHAPE SUGGESTS A TIRE IRON.
- TIRE IRON.

[Screams]

TIRE IRON. HANDS AND FEET
BOUND, BURIED FACEDOWN.

EPPS.

HELLO? NEW TEAM
MEMBER IN THE ROOM.

HOWARD EPPS, A SERIAL
KILLER ON DEATH ROW.

- KILLED AT LEAST THREE.
- WE FOUND TWO OF 'EM LAST YEAR.

THE JUDGE STAYED HIS EXECUTION
TO TRY HIM ON THE NEW CHARGES.

YOU SAVED HIS LIFE. IRONIC.

THE TIME FRAME FITS. THIS
GIRL WOULD'VE BEEN KILLED...

ABOUT SIX MONTHS BEFORE
EPPS WENT TO PRISON.

- RUN HER THROUGH THE DATABASE,
GET AN I.D.
- WHY DON'T YOU JUST ASK HIM?

BECAUSE LAST TIME BONES
SAW EPPS, IT GOT VIOLENT.

- YOU'LL BE THERE TO PROTECT HER.
- SHE'S NOT THE ONE
WHO NEEDS PROTECTING.

BONES BROKE HIS WRIST.

HE TOUCHED ME WITH HIS
CREEPY SERIAL KILLER HANDS.

BETTER NOT TAKE DR. BRENNAN.

[Door Buzzing]

AGENT BOOTH. WHAT
TOOK YOU SO LONG?

AND WHERE'S DR. BRENNAN?

WHO'S THIS?

OH! THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU'RE CHAINED. [Chuckles]

HOW ABOUT REMOVING
THESE SHACKLES?

THE NAME, HOWIE. THE NAME.

YOU KNOW,

THOSE HACK DOCTORS
AT THE PRISON INFIRMARY...

DID A MISERABLE JOB
SETTING MY WRIST.

IT ACHES ALL THE TIME, AND I DON'T
HAVE A FULL RANGE OF MOVEMENT.

AND LET ME TELL YOU, WHEN YOU'RE
STUCK IN A PRISON CELL FOR 23 HOURS A DAY,

THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE THING
YOU CAN DO TO PASS THE TIME.

AND I NEED MY WRIST.

WELL, I'M SURE DR. BRENNAN WOULD
BE HAPPY TO RE-BREAK IT FOR YOU.

- WHAT'S THAT?
- WHAT, THESE?

THESE ARE CRIME SCENE
PHOTOS, THE ONES YOU LIKE.

TELL YOU WHAT. YOU, UH...

YOU TELL ME THE GIRL'S NAME,
I'LL, UH, LET YOU TAKE A LOOK.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO WIN THE
GAME IS RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU.

GAME? [Scoffs]

YOU'RE BORED, HUH?
ARE YOU PLAYING US?

WHEN DR. BRENNAN FIGURES
IT OUT, COME AND SEE ME AGAIN.

BUT BRING YOUR LADY SCIENTIST.

OTHERWISE, I DON'T SAY A WORD.

NEXT TIME YOU SEE
EITHER ONE OF US,

THEY'LL BE GIVING YOU
A LETHAL INJECTION.

CLASSIC GAME THEORY. THROWING
DOWN OF THE GAUNTLET. WHAT?

CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES
FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF MOVES...

FROM WHICH DIVERGENT STRATEGIES
CAN BE DISCERNED. WHAT DID HE SAY?

- EPPS IS PLAYING US.
- YES. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID.

ZERO SUM, OBVIOUSLY. AFTER A FEW MOVES,
WE'LL KNOW EPPS'S ORDER OF PREFERENCE.

- WHAT DID HE SAY?
- WE'LL FIND OUT
WHAT EPPS WANTS.

LOOK, I ALREADY KNOW
WHAT HE WANTS. I TOLD YOU.

- HE WANTS BONES SITTING
ACROSS THE TABLE FROM HIM.
- THREE RATIONAL PLAYERS.

- ME, BOOTH AND EPPS. WHAT ABOUT
THE NONDELIBERATIVE AGENT?
- WHAT DID SHE SAY?

IN A GAME, THERE TENDS TO
BE ONE "N" RATIONAL PLAYERS...

AND A NONCONSCIOUS,
NONDELIBERATIVE AGENT.

WHAT DID EPPS TALK ABOUT BEFORE HE SAID ALL
THE INFORMATION YOU NEEDED WAS IN FRONT OF YOU?

MOM, BONES, BLONDES, HIS WRIST
BEING SET BADLY AFTER BONES BROKE IT.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, HE...

HE MADE THE POINT THAT
HE REALLY NEEDED HIS WRIST.

CHRONIC MASTURBATION.

THE GAME MAY BE ALL
ABOUT SELF-GRATIFICATION.

THE PHRASE HE USED
WAS "RIGHT IN FRONT OF US."

- YES.
- THE BLONDE IS RIGHT
IN FRONT OF US.

AND SHE HAS A WRIST.
WELL, TWO, IN FACT.

- IF YOU HAD A PET PIG,
WHAT WOULD YOU NAME HIM?
- JASPER.

- OH.
- THIS WRIST LOOKS
COMPLETELY NORMAL.

HERE. THE RIGHT HAMATE BONE.

HAMATE?

THE WHOLE COLORATION IS OFF.

IT'S SLIGHTLY GREASY COMPARED
TO THE SURROUNDING BONE.

IT'S ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH BIGGER
THAN THE SAME BONE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THIS HAMATE BONE DOES NOT
BELONG WITH THESE REMAINS.

IT BELONGS WITH A SECOND BODY.

THERE'S ANOTHER VICTIM
OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.

ROUND ONE GOES TO HOWARD EPPS.

- WHY?
- BECAUSE HE GETS WHAT HE WANTS.

ME IN THE ROOM WITH HIM.

WHO'S THAT? OH, THAT
IS, UH, CAROLINE EPPS.

HOWARD'S SISTER? UH, NO.

HOWARD'S WIFE. WELL, HE
DIDN'T HAVE A WIFE LAST YEAR.

WELL, THEY GOT MARRIED
ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO.

HEADS UP, BONES. IT'S OUR TURN TO
VISIT THE PSYCHOTIC MURDEROUS MANIAC...

BASTARD.

HI, MRS. EPPS. I'M SPECIAL
AGENT SEELEY BOOTH.

THIS IS DR. BRENNAN.
OH, AGENT BOOTH.

HOWARD'S TOLD ME YOU
BOTH SAVED HIS LIFE LAST YEAR.

IT WAS OUR PLEASURE.
WHAT? I WAS DISAPPOINTED.

EXTENDING HOWARD'S
LIFE HAS GIVEN HIM TIME...

TO COME TO GRIPS WITH WHAT HE'S
DONE... TO ASK GOD FOR FORGIVENESS.

THEN WE DID THE RIGHT THING
BY HAVING HIS EXECUTION STAYED.

ARE YOU ON SOME KIND
OF MEDICATION? BONES.

DR. BRENNAN, I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE CRAZY WOMEN
WHO FALLS IN LOVE WITH DEATH ROW KILLERS.

OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE.

IF THE PRISON EVER GIVES YOU A HARD TIME IN
COMING TO SEE YOUR HUSBAND, GIVE ME A CALL.

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.
THANK YOU, AGENT BOOTH.

- ARE YOU SERIOUS? SHE'S CRAZY.
- CHOP-CHOP. LET'S GO.

THANK YOU. NICE TO SEE
YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.

WHY WERE YOU NICE TO HER?
BECAUSE WE MIGHT NEED HER.

AH. DR. BRENNAN. YOU CAME.

I GOT YOUR MESSAGE. WE'RE
ANALYZING THE WRIST BONE RIGHT NOW.

WE JUST MET YOUR WIFE.

- SHE SEEMS VERY NICE.
- CAROLINE'S A HAIRDRESSER.

[Door Buzzing]

I'M GLAD YOU CAME.

I HOPE YOU COME BACK
AFTER YOU ANALYZE THE BONE.

CAROLINE'S THE BEST
I COULD DO IN HERE.

YEAH, NOT YOUR USUAL TYPE, HOWIE.
I MEAN, NOT YOUNG, NOT BLONDE.

NOT DEAD. BONES, COULD
YOU PLEASE SHUT UP?

EXCUSE ME? IS THIS WHY
YOU DUCT-TAPE THEIR MOUTHS?

BECAUSE THAT I UNDERSTAND.

THAT'S THE LAMEST ATTEMPT
AT BONDING I HAVE EVER SEEN.

[Sniffing] YOU SMELL THAT?

WHAT? MY STINKY EFFORT TO BOND?

ANTISEPTIC. MY MOTHER
SMELLED LIKE THAT.

OBSESSED WITH GERMS. SHE
WASHED HER HANDS WITH AMMONIA.

MINE TOO.

MY ONE REGRET... I DIDN'T
MAKE HER MY FIRST VICTIM.

PUT HER UNDER A LITTLE
STONE CROSS YEARS AGO. OKAY.

"OKAY" WHAT? OKAY.

- OKAY.
- [Door Opens]

DON'T BE MAD AT ME, BONES. MY
TELLING YOU TO SHUT UP WAS A PLOY.

NOW HE THINKS YOU'RE AN
IDIOT. GAME THEORY, BONES, OKAY?

FOR TWO PLAYERS TO GAIN
ADVANTAGE OVER THE ONE,

THEY MUST BE DISTINCT
FROM EACH OTHER.

WHERE'D YOU GET THAT? FROM ME. I
SUGGESTED THAT YOU BE THE SMART ONE.

WHICH, YOU KNOW, LEFT ME MAKING A
PLOY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LAME.

- DON'T ENJOY THIS.
- WHAT?

THE ONLY REASON I AM PLAYING HIS GAME IS TO
DISCOVER THE IDENTITY OF THIS YOUNG WOMAN.

WELL, WE'VE MADE
NO PROGRESS ON THAT.

CHECK THE JUNIOR GOLF LEAGUES.

GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF WEAR TO
HER SHOULDER, ELBOW AND SPINE,

SHE MUST'VE STARTED
GOLFING AT AN EARLY AGE.

I FOUND MINUTE TRACES OF GYPSUM AND
SELENIUM ON THE MYSTERY WRIST BONE.

ALSO, PHENOLPHTHALEIN,
WHICH IS A KIND OF LAXATIVE.

LAXATIVES SHOW UP IN BONES?

NO, NOT EVEN AFTER
YEARS OF INGESTION.

THE LAXATIVE IS ON THE SURFACE OF
THE BONE. I-I HAVE NO EXPLANATION.

WE HAVE SCOURED EVERY INCH OF HER,
X-RAYED HER, RUN HER THROUGH AN M.R.I.

- WHAT CLUE ARE WE MISSING?
- THE LAXATIVE IS THE ONE THING
THAT MAKES NO SENSE.

LAST TIME, IT WAS MASTURBATION.
DID HE REFERENCE BOWEL MOVEMENTS?

HE MENTIONED HIS MOTHER
WAS A GERMOPHOBE,

SCRUBBING HIS
HANDS WITH AMMONIA...

- AMMONIA.
- AMMONIA. OH! WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?

AMMONIA?

BOOTH THINKS WE SHOULD GET
TOGETHER AND BUY BRENNAN A PET.

WHAT KIND OF A PET? A PIG.

AND I DON'T THINK HE MEANS
A GUINEA PIG. A REAL PIG.

LIKE A MULEFOOT,
SADDLEBACK, OR POT BELLY.

YOU WANNA EXPOSE A PIECE OF
CRUCIAL EVIDENCE TO AMMONIA GAS? NO.

BESIDES BEING A LAXATIVE, PHENOLPHTHALEIN
IS A SENSITIVE pH INDICATOR.

COLORLESS UNLESS IT'S
EXPOSED TO AMMONIA.

THE SECOND YOU EXPOSE THIS BONE, IT'S
USELESS. EPPS WANTS YOU TO DESTROY EVIDENCE.

WHY WOULD HE WANT US TO
DESTROY EVIDENCE HE PLANTED?

WHY WOULD HE PLANT
EVIDENCE AT ALL?

IT MIGHT BE A WIN-WIN
SCENARIO FOR HIM.

IF HIS ENDGAME IS TO DISORIENT
DR. BRENNAN, HE CAN DO THAT...

BY RUINING EVIDENCE
THAT HE HIMSELF PLANTED.

FINE. YOU CAN PERFORM
THE EXPERIMENT.

SO, GLASSES.

- [Saroyan] WHAT IS THAT?
- NOT SURE.

A FREEMASON SYMBOL?

HEY, THIS EXPLAINS THE
"BURIED FACEDOWN" THING.

OH, IT'S ALL STARTING
TO COME TOGETHER.

THESE CROSSED HAMMERS PROVE THAT EPPS IS
WORKING FOR THE TOP LEVEL OF THE ILLUMINATI.

THAT'S THE CARTOGRAPHIC
SYMBOL FOR A MINE.

OH.

EPPS IS TELLING US THAT THE SECOND
VICTIM'S IN A MINE? WHAT KIND OF MINE?

ONE THAT CONTAINS
GYPSUM AND SELENIUM.

[Brennan] IN PRISON, EPPS
MENTIONED A STONE CROSS.

THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD
BE LOOKING FOR INSIDE.

OKAY. THIS IS THE ONLY
ABANDONED GYPSUM MINE...

WITHIN EPPS'S KNOWN KILLING
GROUND TO ALSO CONTAIN SELENIUM.

SIX ENTRANCES, HUNDREDS OF
SHAFTS, AND HALF OF IT'S FLOODED.

ALL RIGHT. YOU JUST FOLLOW MY LEAD AND
WATCH YOURSELF IN THERE, OKAY? THANK YOU.

I DON'T THINK EPPS WOULD
MAKE IT THAT HARD FOR US.

YEAH, WELL, EPPS SAID HE WISHED HE'D
BURIED HIS MOTHER UNDER A STONE CROSS.

I BET THAT IS A HINT.
OKAY, PEOPLE, LISTEN UP!

I'M CALLING IN A "SPLUNKING"
TEAM. SPELUNKING.

SPELUNKING TEAM WITH IMAGING
CAPABILITIES TO LOOK FOR A STONE CROSS.

UNTIL THEY GET HERE, LET'S
FOCUS ON THE VENTILATION SHAFTS...

HOLD ON... TO THE WEST
OF THE MAIN SHAFTS...

WHAT? OH. NEVER MIND.

CAN WE GET SOME LIGHT
DOWN THIS SHAFT, PLEASE?

- IT'S THE CROSS, BOOTH.
- THAT IS, UH,
DEFINITELY A CROSS.

WILL YOU HELP ME MOVE
THESE? MOVE WHAT?

THE ROCKS. [Grunts]

BONES! OH!

OH! [Sighs]

WELL, IT'S DEFINITELY
HUMAN, BUT...

WHAT? WELL, CAM
CAN BE MORE PRECISE,

BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS
MORE THAN A WEEK OLD.

EPPS HAS BEEN IN
PRISON FOR SEVEN YEARS,

WHICH MEANS HE HAS AN
ACCOMPLICE KILLING PEOPLE...

ON THE OUTSIDE.

GOD, I WONDER HOW
MANY MORE THERE ARE.

THIS IS WHERE THE
HAMATE BONE WAS TAKEN.

THE VICTIM IS FEMALE, MID-TEENS.

EXTENSIVE CONTUSIONS
AROUND THE ANKLES.

YES, AND BONE DAMAGE TOO.

HIP DISPLACEMENT,
ELONGATION OF THE SPINE.

[Screams]

HE HUNG HER UPSIDE
DOWN. I AGREE.

AND WHILE SHE WAS STILL ALIVE
TOO. IS THAT PART OF EPPS'S M.O.?

- NO.
- SO HIS ACCOMPLICE THREW IN
SOME FLAIR OF HIS OWN.

NINE YEARS AGO, EPPS KILLED
SOMEONE AND BURIES HER.

HE GOES TO JAIL SEVEN YEARS AGO.

LAST WEEK, HIS ACCOMPLICE
KILLS ANOTHER GIRL...

AND SWAPPED WRIST BONES WITH
THE GIRL EPPS BURIED NINE YEARS AGO.

[Brennan] HOW DO
THEY COMMUNICATE?

INMATES ARE ALLOWED PHONE
CALLS, VISITORS, LETTERS.

BUT THOSE ARE ALL
MONITORED. HE HAS A WIFE.

LOOK AT THIS. IT'S A BURN.
CIGARETTE, PROBABLY.

AND THERE'S THIS.

IT WAS JAMMED IN HER SHOE.

WHAT? SHE WASN'T WEARING IT?

THE, UH, MINE VICTIM'S
DENTAL WORK...

IDENTIFIES HER AS SARAH
KOSKOFF, BETHESDA, MARYLAND.

DISAPPEARED THREE WEEKS AGO.

SIXTEEN YEARS
OLD. SARAH KOSKOFF.

SHE FITS EPPS'S VICTIM
PROFILE PERFECTLY.

[Phone Ringing]

BRENNAN. [Booth]
YEAH, BONES, IT'S ME.

LISTEN, I TALKED TO
SARAH KOSKOFF'S PARENTS.

THEY SAID HER DREAM WAS TO OWN HER OWN BEAUTY
SHOP. SHE WORKED FOR A HAIR SALON IN THE CITY.

- DON'T TELL ME.
- YEP. "M" SALON,
CLEVELAND PARK.

- OWNED BY CAROLINE MAPOTHER.
- NOW KNOWN AS CAROLINE EPPS.

YOU KNOW, YOU REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
NICE TO HER AND YOU WEREN'T? THIS IS WHY.

THANK YOU.

HI.

HI.

- IS-IS HOWARD OKAY?
- HOWARD'S FINE, MRS. EPPS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE
"HELP WANTED" SIGN IN THE WINDOW.

DID YOU RECENTLY LOSE
ONE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES?

IT'S, UH, HARD TO KEEP HELP
THAT DOESN'T STEAL FROM YOU.

SARAH KOSKOFF STEAL FROM YOU?

NO. WHY? WHAT DID SHE DO?

SHE DIED.

YOU KNOW, I'M AFRAID I'M
GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU,

BUT WHEN WAS THE
LAST TIME YOU SAW HER?

UH, THREE WEEKS AGO.

SHE JUST STOPPED COMING
TO WORK. SHE... SHE DIED?

DID YOU EVER, UH, TALK
TO HOWARD ABOUT HER?

UH, I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE. HOWARD
EVER SEE A PICTURE OF SARAH?

I-I DON'T LIKE THIS.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

SHE WAS FOUND BURIED
FACEDOWN IN AN ABANDONED MINE.

BACK OF HER HEAD BASHED
IN, WRISTS, ANKLES TIED.

YOUR HUSBAND'S M.O.

POOR SARAH. BUT HOWARD...

HOWARD HAS BEEN IN PRISON
FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.

HOW COULD HE KILL ANYONE?

HE HAS AN ACCOMPLICE.

YOU THINK IT'S ME? YOU
LOVE YOUR HUSBAND.

I LOVE THE GOOD IN HOWARD.

I REJECT THE EVIL. WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE A CHILD TOGETHER.

I'VE PETITIONED THE COURT
TO LET HOWARD DONATE.

YEAH. [Clears Throat]

I HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT HERE
FOR YOUR HOME AND YOUR SHOP.

YOU DON'T NEED A SEARCH WARRANT.

YOU CAN LOOK ANYWHERE YOU WANT,
BECAUSE YOU WON'T FIND ANYTHING.

[Booth] SARAH KOSKOFF WAS HUNG
UPSIDE DOWN BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED.

THAT SUGGESTS THE TORTURE ROUTE.

AND I WAS HOPING IT WAS IN THE
BASEMENT OF A BEAUTY SALON.

BUT, UH, MY AGENTS,
THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

- WHAT'S THAT?
- RELIGIOUS MEDAL.

- SARAH HAD IT
IN HER POSSESSION.
- SAINT AGNES.

PATRON SAINT OF YOUNG WOMEN,

ESPECIALLY THOSE
WHO REMAIN PURE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THAT?

I'M CATHOLIC, BONES.

- "S.A.H.S."
- YEAH, ST. AGNES HIGH SCHOOL.

EXCEPT I THINK SARAH KOSKOFF
WENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL. OH, GOD.

WHAT? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS I HAVE TO
GO TALK TO A NUN.

WE HAVE NO STUDENT AT ST.
AGNES NAMED SARAH KOSKOFF.

MAYBE SHE'S A FRIEND
OF ONE OF YOUR GIRLS.

AS SOON AS YOU
CALLED ME LAST NIGHT,

WE IMPLEMENTED A TELEPHONE TREE
ASKING PRECISELY THAT QUESTION.

NO RESPONSE. DO THE
NAMES HOWARD EPPS,

CAROLINE EPPS, CAROLINE
MAPOTHER MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

MAY I HAVE THE KEYBOARD?

YES, SISTER. YEAH, OF
COURSE. HERE. [Chuckles]

I NEED TO ENTER A PASSWORD.

OH, YEAH. I'LL BE
RIGHT OVER HERE.

I'M CATHOLIC.

I-I GO TO MASS EVERY SUNDAY.

WELL, ALMOST EVERY SUNDAY.
I'M VERY TRUSTWORTHY.

NOBODY BY ANY OF THOSE NAMES.

I FEEL THAT I HAVE
BEEN VERY PATIENT...

IN REGARD TO NOT
ASKING WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

OH, YEAH. MURDER VICTIM.

A YOUNG GIRL WAS FOUND
WITH THIS RELIGIOUS MEDAL.

HELEN MAJORS.

HELEN MAJORS? WHO'S THAT?

THIS GOLDEN MEDAL...

IS GIVEN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
AWARD WINNER EVERY YEAR.

I PRESENTED THIS MEDAL
TO HELEN MAJORS MYSELF.

MAY WE PLEASE SEE HELEN
MAJORS? TALK TO HER?

HELEN LEFT SCHOOL THREE DAYS
AGO. NO ONE HAS SEEN HER SINCE.

THREE DAYS AGO,
HELEN HAD THAT MEDAL.

YESTERDAY, WE FOUND IT WITH
SARAH KOSKOFF'S DEAD BODY.

IT'S POSSIBLE
HELEN IS STILL ALIVE.

WE HAVE CAROLINE EPPS UNDER
SURVEILLANCE. [Cell Phone Ringing]

I HATE THIS. ALL RIGHT.

BOOTH. I DON'T WANT TO FIND THAT
GIRL'S REMAINS IN SOME MINE, BOOTH.

REINER HATIN? ADDRESS.

7408 HASKELL STREET,
CLEVELAND PARK.

UH, 22705 TO CONTROL.

I'M EN ROUTE TO POSSIBLE H.R.T.
INCIDENT AT 7408 HASKELL STREET.

- REQUESTING BACKUP.
- [Male Dispatcher] AFFIRMATIVE, 22705.

7408 HASKELL. WHAT?

EPPS'S PRISON LETTERS
LOG SHOW IN THE LAST YEAR,

HE WROTE SIX LETTERS TO A MAN BY THE
NAME OF REINER HATIN AT THAT ADDRESS.

CAROLINE EPPS MIGHT NOT BE
EPPS'S ACCOMPLICE AFTER ALL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHERE'S
THE SIREN ON THIS THING?

DON'T TOUCH... [Siren Wailing]

OKAY, BONES, I'M GOING IN. YOU'RE
GONNA WAIT OUTSIDE. BOOTH...

NO, I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT. WHEN BACKUP ARRIVES,
TELL 'EM THERE'S A FEDERAL AGENT INSIDE.

WHICH ONE IS IT? [Clears Throat]

[Sirens Wailing]
GREAT. A VACANT LOT.

I TRIED TO TELL YOU.

[Door Buzzing]

DID YOU HEAR? I'M
GONNA BE A FATHER.

THE JUDGE GRANTED OUR PETITION
FOR ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION.

WHEN I MAKE MY DONATION TO THE BABY
BANK, I'M GONNA BE THINKING ABOUT YOU.

WHO'S REINER HATIN? OH, REINER.

[Speaking German]

THE LETTERS WERE
ADDRESSED TO A VACANT LOT.

I MUST'VE WRITTEN THE ADDRESS DOWN
WRONG. I'M SLIGHTLY DYSLEXIC, YOU KNOW.

HEY, COME HERE. YOU KNOW, I
REALLY ENJOYED PLAYING YOUR GAME.

NOW, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE IS A GIRL OUT THERE...

HANGING UPSIDE DOWN WITH
DUCT TAPE OVER HER MOUTH!

BOOTH, LET HIM GO. LET HIM GO!

FOR ALL YOUR FAULTS, MR. EPPS,

YOU WERE NEVER INTERESTED
IN LETTING YOUR VICTIMS SUFFER.

YOU DIDN'T TORTURE THEM.
YOU'RE NOT THAT KIND OF MAN.

SHE'S AN INNOCENT CHILD.

SHE'S A YOUNG WOMAN,

AND THERE'S NO SUCH THING
AS AN INNOCENT WOMAN.

LOOK WITHIN YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GUESSING HERE, YOU
UNDERSTAND, BUT I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT...

HELEN MAJORS HAS LESS
THAN 24 HOURS TO LIVE.

BETTER GET GOING.

SORRY.

[Laughing]

WHAT ARE YOU ASKING ME FOR? YOU SAID
YOU'VE DEALT WITH MANIPULATIVE MEN BEFORE.

SWEETIE, THIS IS
A PSYCHO KILLER,

NOT SOME LOSER WHO WANTS YOU
TO COSIGN A LOAN FOR HIS JET SKI.

EPPS IS PUSHING ME AROUND,
ANGE. HE'S IN CONTROL. I HATE THAT.

YOU KNOW,

EPPS IS ACTING KIND
OF LIKE A BOYFRIEND.

[Chuckles] WHAT?

WELL, YOU OBVIOUSLY
FASCINATE HIM.

HE CAN'T HAVE YOU,
AND HE CAN'T KILL YOU.

SO HE WANTS TO MAKE YOU
HATE YOURSELF. GOD, ANGE.

WHAT KIND OF
BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD?

LET'S KEEP THE FOCUS
ON YOU AND EPPS, OKAY?

OKAY.

EPPS KNOWS THAT YOU'LL
NEVER FORGIVE YOURSELF...

IF YOU DON'T FIND HELEN
MAJORS BEFORE SHE'S MURDERED.

NOT ONLY IS HELEN BEING TORTURED,
BUT HER FAMILY MUST BE IN AGONY.

YOU SEE? THIS IS
WHAT HE'S DOING.

HE'S PUTTING
PICTURES IN YOUR MIND.

HE'S MESSING WITH
YOUR OBJECTIVITY.

THERE'S NOTHING I
CAN DO ABOUT THAT.

YOU HAVE TO STEP BACK, OKAY? LET
THE REST OF US DEAL WITH THE FAMILIES.

YOU FIND HELEN. THAT'LL KEEP EPPS
FROM GETTING A JET SKI OUTTA YOU.

BONES. CAROLINE EPPS...
NOT AN ACCOMPLICE.

SHE WAS AT WORK WHEN HELEN
MAJORS WAS KIDNAPPED. [Speaking German]

YEAH, WHATEVER. IT MEANS "OLD
FRIEND WITH SIMILAR TASTES" IN GERMAN.

OH, NO. EPPS TELLING US
THE NAME OF HIS ACCOMPLICE?

THAT'S TOO EASY. WELL, IF IT'S TOO
EASY, THEN WHY CAN'T WE FIND HIM?

YOU KNOW WHAT? HE TALKED
ABOUT IMPREGNATING CAROLINE.

WHAT IS WITH CAROLINE EPPS? I MEAN,
WHY HAVE A CHILD WITH A MONSTER LIKE HIM?

WHAT IS SHE GONNA TELL THE CHILD WHEN
IT GROWS UP? "HI. YOUR DADDY'S A MONSTER."

LOOK. TIME OUT. YOU GOTTA
DETACH FROM THIS, ALL RIGHT?

WE LET EPPS GET UNDER OUR SKIN, IT'S
EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS. ZACK WAS RIGHT.

EPPS IS TRYING TO BREAK US. NOT ONLY DID
WE SAVE HIS LIFE, BUT HE IS STILL KILLING.

I FOUND TRACES OF
ETHYLENE OXIDE...

AND HIGH LEVELS OF AN ANTIBACTERIAL
AGENT ON SARAH'S ANKLES.

ALSO, POLYMER RESIDUE FOUND IN
POLYGENEX LATEX GLOVE LINERS...

USED BY PEOPLE WHO
HANDLE TOXIC SUBSTANCES.

AIRPORT SCREENERS,
COPS... WAIT. PRISON GUARDS?

LAUREN HATHAWAY WAS A NATIONALLY
RANKED JUNIOR GOLFER IN 1997.

YEAH, IT'S BOOTH. I NEED
TO KNOW IF HOWARD EPPS...

EVER HAD A PRISON GUARD
BY THE NAME OF REINER HATIN.

SHE DISAPPEARED ON MAY 9...

AFTER LEAVING THE SOUTHAMPTON
COUNTRY CLUB IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

CHECK AND SEE IF ANY
GUARD CHANGED HIS NAME.

"REINER" IS GERMAN FOR "PURE."
EPPS HAS A THING ABOUT THAT.

TRANSLATE THE NAME AND SEE IF THAT COMES
BACK IN ANY FORM. THEN GET BACK TO ME.

- THIS THE VICTIM FROM THE PARK?
- HER FATHER IS IN YOUR OFFICE.

- WHAT?
- WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT?

- YOU WERE ON THE PHONE.
- BOOTH.

I CAN'T DO THIS ONE.

MAYBE ANGELA CAN HELP.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

MY WIFE DIED FIVE YEARS
AFTER LAUREN DISAPPEARED.

I THINK BECAUSE SHE
JUST GAVE UP HOPE.

PART OF ME IS GLAD SHE'S
NOT HERE TODAY FOR THIS.

WE'RE SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS,
MR. HATHAWAY. FOR BOTH YOUR LOSSES.

WHEN LAUREN DISAPPEARED, THE POLICE
ORIGINALLY SUSPECTED HER GOLF COACH.

YES. HE'D HAD AN AFFAIR WITH ONE
OF HIS STUDENTS THE YEAR BEFORE.

IRONICALLY, HIS ALIBI WAS THAT
HE WAS WITH ANOTHER STUDENT.

- DOES THE NAME REINER HATIN
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
- NO.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS MAN?

NO. I'M NOT HELPING, AM I?

THAT PHOTOGRAPH IS CURRENT.
HERE ARE SOME DRAWINGS THAT SHOW...

WHAT HE MIGHT'VE
LOOKED LIKE 10 YEARS AGO.

MMM.

YES. THAT ONE.

HE WAS A GREENSKEEPER AT THE CLUB.
HE HELPED US LOAD THE CAR ONE DAY.

I REMEMBER BECAUSE HE TOLD LAUREN SHE LOOKED
JUST LIKE HIS MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG.

IT WAS AN ODD THING TO SAY.

I TOLD THE POLICE ABOUT IT WHEN SHE
DISAPPEARED. WHY DIDN'T THEY ARREST HIM?

CAROLINE EPPS. SHE
KNOWS SOMETHING.

SHE JUST WON'T TALK TO ME. WHY?

I'M A MAN LAST TIME I CHECKED.
BUT SHE'LL TALK TO A WOMAN?

THAT'S MY THINKING.
FINE. I'LL DO IT.

OH, NO. YOU CAN'T SARCASM IT
OUT OF HER. YOU HAVE TO CONNECT.

YOU DON'T WANNA SEND
BRENNAN? NO. ANGELA.

ANGELA'S AN ARTIST, AN
EXPERT IN 3-D RECONSTRUCTION.

WELL, UNLIKE YOU AND
BONES, ANGELA IS, UH... WHAT?

SHE'S BETTER WITH THE
LIVING THAN SHE IS THE DEAD.

FINE. I'LL GO TELL HER WHAT SHE'S
JUST VOLUNTEERED FOR. THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR COMING.

I'VE TOLD YOUR PEOPLE EVERYTHING I
KNOW. I DON'T SEE THE POINT OF THIS.

I KNOW THIS IS DISTURBING.
I FIND IT VERY UPSETTING,

AND I'M NOT MARRIED
TO THE MAN WHO DID IT.

I LOVE HOWARD, MISS MONTENEGRO.

I BELIEVE YOU.

NO ONE'S EVER SAID THAT TO ME.

I THINK YOU'D HAVE TO LOVE HIM VERY MUCH
TO BE WILLING TO OVERLOOK WHAT HE'S DONE.

DONE IN THE PAST.

THE THING IS, WE'RE NOT SO
SURE THAT IT WAS IN THE PAST.

FOR HOWARD, IT'S
OBVIOUS WHAT HE LIKES.

- BLONDE GIRLS.
- NOT ME, YOU MEAN.

MEN CAN'T HIDE WHAT THEY
LIKE. FOR HOWARD, IT'S THIS.

MEN CAN CHANGE
WHAT THEY LOOK AT.

DOES HOWARD EVER JUST LOOK AT YOU AS
THOUGH YOU JUST FEEL HIS EYES ADORING YOU?

HE...

HE ASKS FOR MAGAZINES, DVDs.

HE'S... HE'S VERY SPECIFIC.

HE LIKES BLONDE GIRLS.

[Chuckles] ALWAYS
THE BLONDE GIRLS.

M-MAYBE IF I... IF
I DYED MY HAIR...

I'M SORRY. I HAVE TO
ASK YOU SOMETHING.

HAVE YOU EVER DELIVERED
ANY MESSAGES FOR HOWARD?

- DON'T YOU MISS THEM?
- I'M SORRY?

I WROTE THE MESSAGE
"DON'T YOU MISS THEM?"...

ON A... ON A... ON A PIECE OF PAPER
AND SLIPPED IT INTO A MAILBOX.

WHOSE MAILBOX?

UM, A MAN NAMED HENRY GERBER
WHO HOWARD KNEW FROM PRISON.

HOWARD CALLS HENRY
"THE MAD GERMAN."

WHEN DID YOU
DELIVER THE MESSAGE?

F... FIVE DAYS AGO.

THANK YOU.

CAN... CAN...

WILL YOU SIT WITH ME
JUST A MOMENT LONGER?

I'M... I HAVE TO MAKE A PHONE
CALL. YOU UNDERSTAND?

BUT AFTER THAT, I'LL SIT
WITH YOU AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.

- F.B.I. HANDS IN THE AIR. THAT'S IT.
- [Woman Moaning On TV]

NOW MOVE OVER THERE SLOWLY. AH!
KEEP YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE 'EM.

- I CAN'T DO BOTH.
- BOOTH.

EASY.

[Moaning On TV Continues]

- WHERE'S HENRY GERBER?
- I'M HENRY GERBER.

THERE IS NO WAY A MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR
COULD HAVE KILLED SARAH KOSKOFF...

OR SWAPPED HAMATE BONES
WITH LAUREN HATHAWAY.

ALL RIGHT, EPPS GOT US AGAIN, HUH?
GERBER'S PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN...

BECAUSE EPPS KNIFED HIM
JUST BEFORE HE WAS PAROLED.

SO, WHAT? HIS MESSAGE "DON'T YOU
MISS THEM?" MEANT WHAT, HIS LEGS?

EPPS IS GOOD. NOT
MORALLY, OF COURSE.

BUT IT'S A CLASSIC FEINT-AND-PARRY
MISDIRECT DELIVERED VIA HIS WIFE.

HE GETS OFF ON SCREWING
WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES.

- WHERE ARE WE ON REINER HATIN?
- NOWHERE.

I HAD SOME THOUGHTS. PERHAPS THE POINT
ISN'T THAT GERMAN IS A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE,

BUT THAT IT'S ACTUALLY
A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE.

GREAT. THANKS, ZACK, FOR
BEING SO HELPFUL. GO ON.

MORE BROADLY SPEAKING, I MEAN, LIKE AN
ANAGRAM OR AN INNER OR SECRET LANGUAGE.

THESE ARE PHRASES I FOUND IN
ENGLISH. PERHAPS IN GERMAN...

NO, THE WHOLE GERMAN THING WAS
A RUSE. IF IT'S ANYWHERE, IT'S HERE.

"RANT HEREIN I." YOU KNOW,
LIKE INNER SCHIZOPHRENIC VOICES.

"ARE INNER HIT" COULD MEAN...

I DON'T REALLY DO
THE POETRY THING.

"NEITHER RAIN." NO. "NEITHER RAIN
NOR SLEET NOR DEAD OF NIGHT."

- THE POSTAL SERVICE MOTTO.
- HEY, THE GUY'S ALL ABOUT
SENDING MESSAGES.

MAIL TO AN EMPTY LOT.
MESSAGES DROPPED IN MAIL SLOTS.

POSTAL WORKERS WEAR
POLYGENEX GLOVES.

WHO RECEIVED THE LETTERS
EPPS SENT TO THAT EMPTY LOT?

[Man] LETTERS WITH AN INVALID ADDRESS AND NO
RETURN ADDRESS GO TO THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.

WHO HAS ACCESS? UH, SORTING STAFF
AND THE MAIL CARRIER FOR THAT ROUTE.

STREAM US A ROUTE WHICH INCLUDES 7408
HASKELL STREET, CLEVELAND PARK, RIGHT?

YES. BUT THERE IS NO
7408 HASKELL STREET.

GOT IT.

HEY, THAT'S CAROLINE
EPPS'S BEAUTY SALON.

THAT'S ST. AGNES HIGH SCHOOL.

THE KILLER PICKED HIS
VICTIMS FROM A POSTAL ROUTE.

- TELL US THE NAME
OF THE MAIL CARRIER.
- I CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.

ALL I ASK IS THAT WHEN THIS GOES TO THE
PRESS, NOBODY USES THE WORD "DISGRUNTLED."

I'M SO SORRY. HE'S NEVER
DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

- BOOTH.
- YEAH, I GOT HIM.

- WHAT?
- THAT'S THE GUY WHO FOUND
THE FIRST BODY.

FOUND IT BECAUSE HE KNEW
WHERE IT WAS BURIED. LET'S GO.

[Barking] OH!

WHOA.

OH, GREAT. HIM AGAIN.
I'LL NEED A PINECONE.

LISTEN, DOG, I WILL SHOOT YOU IN THE
HEAD IF YOU DON'T CUT IT OUT RIGHT NOW!

[Whines]

OH.

OH. GOD.

I HATE THE SERIAL
KILLER WALL OF DEATH.

THIS IS SARAH KOSKOFF.

- HELEN MAJORS.
- THEY WERE SO YOUNG,
SO INNOCENT.

AND LAUREN HATHAWAY.

SOUTHAMPTON COUNTRY CLUB. THAT'S
WHERE EPPS AND HIS ACCOMPLICE MET.

LAPPIN MAINTAINED THE
GOLF CARTS. [Cell Phone Dialing]

HE'S WINNING, BONES. ALL RIGHT? WE'RE
THIS CLOSE TO SAVING HELEN MAJORS'S LIFE.

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF
TIME. [Hodgins On Phone] YEAH?

HODGINS, IT'S ME. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN
TELL US ABOUT WHERE SARAH KOSKOFF WAS HELD...

BEFORE HER BODY WAS
DUMPED IN THE GYPSUM MINE?

THE ONLY SUBSTANCE I CAN'T
EXPLAIN IS ETHYLENE OXIDE.

WHAT ABOUT THE ETHYLENE OXIDE
PLUS THE ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS?

IT COULD BE A LOT OF THINGS.

I'LL SET UP A STATISTICAL MODEL,
GIVE YOU FOUR OR FIVE SCENARIOS.

THERE IS NO TIME. A GIRL'S
LIFE IS AT STAKE HERE.

JUST GIVE ME YOUR
BEST GUESS RIGHT NOW.

I CAN'T JUST GUESS!
I HAVE A PROCESS!

WHAT IF I GUESS
AND THE GIRL DIES?

NO. NO WAY! ALL RIGHT.
JUST SIMMER DOWN, HODGINS.

WE'RE ALL JUST TRYING TO DO OUR
BEST IN THIS SITUATION RIGHT NOW.

- JACK.
- HODGINS, ARE YOU STILL THERE?

HEY. PRETEND IT'S
ME ASKING, OKAY?

LOOK, WE'RE JUST EXCHANGING
THEORIES HERE AT WORK LIKE ALWAYS.

TWO SUBSTANCES, RIGHT? PUT THEM
IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME.

- EITHER THEY MEAN SOMETHING
OR THEY DON'T.
- HODGINS, YOU THERE, BUDDY?

- YEAH. JUST GIVE ME
A SECOND, PLEASE.
- WE DON'T HAVE A SECOND.

BOOTH, DO YOU THINK YOU
COULD JUST STOP TALKING, PLEASE?

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UH,
ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS.

AND, UH, HE... HE'S
A POSTAL WORKER.

OKAY. UH...

WHAT ELSE, JACK?

- ANTHRAX.
- ANTHRAX?

AFTER THE ANTHRAX ATTACKS IN 2001, THE POST
OFFICE SHUT DOWN SEVERAL SORTING CENTERS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

TELL ME.

UH, THEY USED ETHYLENE OXIDE
AND THIS ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT TO...

THAT'S HOW THEY CLEANED
'EM. NOT ALL OF 'EM REOPENED.

SO IT'S POSSIBLE SARAH WAS KEPT
AT AN ABANDONED SORTING CENTER?

YES.

YES, IT IS.

I KNEW YOU'D COME THROUGH
FOR ME, BUDDY. GOOD WORK.

WHEW.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE. I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK.

YEAH, WELL, JUST BE
CAREFUL, ALL RIGHT?

DON'T SHOOT ME. DON'T
SHOOT HELEN MAJORS.

OTHERWISE... [Chains Rattling]

[Sobbing Quietly] PLEASE?

PLEASE?

- [Booth] HELEN?
- PLEASE... PLEASE HELP ME.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
TAKE IT EASY. I GOT YOU.

I GOT YOU. I GOT YOU,
ALL RIGHT? WHERE IS HE?

HE JUST LEFT. I DON'T
KNOW WHERE HE WENT.

BONES, STAY HERE WITH
HER. STAY RIGHT THERE.

DON'T LEAVE ME.
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME.

[Grunting]

[Gunshot]

[Groaning]

IS HE DEAD?

YEAH, HE'S DEAD. [Groans]

GOD!

I HAD TO SHOOT HIM.

YEAH.

I'M GLAD YOU DID.

WELL DONE.

REALLY.

- GAME'S OVER, HOWIE.
- YES. I WON.

ONLY IF YOU WANTED
YOUR ACCOMPLICE DEAD.

- LAPPIN'S DEAD?
- SHOT RESISTING ARREST.

WHO SHOT HIM? MMM.

IT WAS YOU, WASN'T IT?

YOU SHOT HIM?

DID HE TAKE LONG TO DIE?

DID HE SUFFER?

THIS IS BETTER THAN I HOPED.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE YOU.

HOW DID IT FEEL?

DIRTY, YES? BUT
THERE'S ALSO A RUSH.

PLEASURE.

PART OF YOU LIKED IT.

THIS WHOLE GAME WAS
TO HAVE US KILL SOMEONE?

WHO'S GONNA TELL LAPPIN'S MOM?

SHE LOVES HIM VERY
MUCH, YOU KNOW?

WITHOUT HER SON, SHE'LL BE
COMPLETELY ALONE IN THIS SAD WORLD.

WE'RE DONE WITH YOU. YOU'RE
NEVER GONNA SEE US AGAIN. COME ON.

I'M PRETTY SURE YOU'RE WRONG
ABOUT THAT, AGENT BOOTH.

VODKA?

[Chuckles] IT'S WATER.

BUT IT'S ON THE ROCKS.

YOU KNOW, BONES, I'M NOT SURE YOU GRASP
THE BASIC THEORY ON HOW TO GET DRUNK.

HEY. [Groans]

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS
ORDER A SHOT OF HARD LIQUOR...

FROM A BARTENDER NAMED SHAKY.

AND TELL HIM TO LEAVE
THE BOTTLE ON THE BAR.

I'M FINE, BOOTH.

I'M SITTING HERE THINKING
ABOUT IT, AND... I'M FINE.

OKAY.

WHAT I'M GETTING FROM YOU
HERE, BONES, IS THAT YOU'RE FINE.

HE MURDERED SARAH. HE
WAS ABOUT TO MURDER HELEN.

YOU KNOW, WHY SHOULD I FEEL
UPSET ABOUT SHOOTING HIM?

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IF I WAS
GOING TO BE UPSET, WHICH I'M NOT,

IT WOULD BE BECAUSE
EPPS THINKS HE BEAT US, SO...

HE DIDN'T. I KNOW.

YOU'RE UPSET BECAUSE
YOU THINK HE BEAT US.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

HE DID.

BEAT US? YEAH.

WELL, YOU JUST SAID THAT HE
DIDN'T. WELL, I CHANGED MY MIND.

WHAT, IN THE LAST THREE SECONDS?

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE AFRAID THAT EPPS
TURNED YOU INTO HIM... INTO A KILLER.

YOU HAVE TO COME TO
GRIPS WITH THE FACT...

THAT YOU KILLED
ANOTHER HUMAN BEING.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU KILL SOMEONE,
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COST.

IT'S A STEEP COST.

I KNOW. I'VE DONE IT.

♪♪ [Pop Ballad] I
DID THE RIGHT THING.

I KNOW.

I WAS THERE.

OH. LOOK WHAT I DID. [Sniffles]

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IT DOES. IT MATTERS.

I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

A BOTTLE OF HARD LIQUOR?

THE NEXT BEST THING.

HMM?

[Chuckles] MEET JASPER.

[Chuckles]

YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.

YEAH? DEFINITELY.

♪♪ [Ends]

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