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'' So Emma, how have you been''? Dr. Riley asked me as I layed down on the bed.
I was at the doctors having another regular check up. Angela was here with me as Zack couldn't be here.
'' I am fine thank you, Dr. Riley'' I told her
'' You must be getting really uncomfortable''? Dr. Riley asked me
'' Just a little bit'' I replied
'' How's you're back been? Do you still get any back pains''? Dr. Riley asked me
'' It's been okay and yes I still do get back pains'' I said answering her two questions
'' How often do you get them''? Dr. Riley asked me
'' She often gets them when she's standing up for too long'' Angela said before I could
'' Okay'' Dr. Riley said and then she writes it down in my notes. '' Are you still taking paracetamol''?
'' I am yes''
'' Are you still using ice and the hot water bottle''? Dr. Riley asked me
'' Not so much with the ice but I am still using the hot water bottle'' I told her
'' And does it work''
'' It does work yeah, especially at night''
'' Okay'' Dr. Riley said and again she writes it in my notes.
'' Is there anything else that she can try, Dr. Riley''? Angela asked her. '' I mean I hate seeing her in pain and so does her boyfriend and everybody else.''
'' I'm afraid not, Miss Montenegro'' Dr. Riley said and then she says. '' The only option there is is to stop working for couple of days and rest.''
'' For how long''? I asked
'' I don't know, maybe a week, maybe two weeks or three. But you need some time off, Emma.''
'' I agree.'' Angela agreed
'' Once we have done the scan I will write a letter to you're mom and explain to her that you need some time off.'' Dr. Riley stated
'' Okay'' I said.
After Dr. Riley finished writing down in my notes, she then puts my notes at the end of the bed and then she gets the jelly from the stand. I then pull up my top and then she puts the jelly onto my stomach and I couln't help but to flinch at the coldness, once Dr. Riley done that she then puts the jelly back onto the stand and then she gets the monitor.
'' Are you ready''? Dr. Riley asked me
'' Yeah, I'm ready'' I told her and then she puts the monitor onto my stomach and she moves it around. Angela and I both looked at the screen and there was mine and Zack's baby.
'' Whoa'' I said surprised
'' Look how big she's getting'' Angela said
'' I know'' I stated. '' How is she Dr. Riley''?
'' She is doing fine, Emma'' Dr. Riley said and then she says. '' Have you and your boyfriend decided where you going to have the baby''?
'' Yeah, we both decided to have our baby at the hospital.''
'' Good choice'' Angela said.
Minutes later the scan was finished and Angela and I were both just waiting for my letters to give to mom and Dr. Goodman. While we was waiting for the letters, I was at the reception desk booking myself another appointment with my doctor, once I have finished booking myself another appointment I said thank you to the receptionist and Angela and I both went over to the chairs.
'' I can't believe how big you're baby is getting'' Angela said
'' I know, I can't believe it either.'' I told her as she and I both sit down and I couldn't help but to sigh.
'' Are you okay, Emmy''? Angela asked me
I looked at her and then I said. '' Yeah, yeah I'm fine.''
'' But''?
'' How do you know there was a but''? I asked her
'' There's always a but'' Angela said and then she says. '' Tell me what's wrong''?
'' Nothing's wrong, Ang'' I told her and then I say. '' It's just...what am I going to do when I have my days off. I have never had a day off from work before, I have always worked and working always keeps me busy. What am I going to do''
'' I thought you was going to do the apartment'' Angela said
'' I was but you heard Dr. Riley Angie, I need to rest.'' I said and then I say. '' And I can't do the apartment if I am resting and besides I don't think Zack will let me do the apartment on my own.''
'' Well then I will take a few days off and come and help you.''
'' I can't let you do that, Ang'' I told her and then I say. '' Look don't worry about it okay, I will come up with something to do'' I said
And with that point Dr. Riley office door opens and Dr. Riley comes over to us and she hands me the letters that she did for mom and Dr. Goodman.
'' Thanks Dr. Riley'' I thanked her as I take the letters from her
'' No problem'' Dr. Riley said and then she says. '' And the question that you asked me how long that you should take off work. I advise you take three weeks off''
'' Three weeks off'' I questioned
'' Yes three weeks'' Dr. Riley said then she says. '' I will see you soon Emma'' Dr. Riley says and then she walks away from us and she heads back to her office.
I turned to look at Angela and then I said. '' Three weeks, did you hear that Ang. Three bloody weeks off work.''
Angela chuckles and then she and I both leave the doctors and then she and I both got into the car and then Angela starts the car and then she drives off and we head to the Jeffersonian.
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Mom and Zack are riding to the crime scene in a golf cart
'' We'll be meeting with agents from the FAA, the NTSB, and the local police.'' Mom told Zack
'' Usually Booth handles those people'' Zack stated
'' Plane crashes don't belong to the FBI'' Mom said
'' Why not? FAA stands for Federal Aviation Administration. The NTSB stands for National Transportation Safety board. That sounds Federal to me and FBI stands for Federal Bureau...'' Zack says but he got cut off by my mom
'' Zack'' Mom cuts him off
'' This is the third time in a row we've investigated without Booth. I don't like it.'' Zack told Mom
'' Why? He mostly ignores you'' Mom said to him
'' Ignoring me is Booth's way of acknowledging my presence. It's a guy thing'' Zack stated
'' Have you heard from Emmy''? Mom asked Zack
'' Yeah, she texted me a couple of minutes ago. She and Angela are back at the Jeffersonian.'' Zack said
'' Here we are.'' Mom said as she pulls up to the crime scene tap and then she and Zack both get out of the cart and they both grab their cases. They both walk up to the scene.
'' Dr. Brennan''? Questioned Ian
'' Yes'' Mom answered
'' I'm Ian Dicen with the NTSB'' Ian said and then he and Mom both shake hands.
'' This is my assistant, Zack Addy'' Mom introduce Zack to Ian
Ian escorts them to the plane and then he says. '' At approximately zero four hundred last night, a private jet with five passengers on board reported horizontal stabilizer trouble, two hundred miles southeast of Norfolk. Yeager Airport in Charleston tracked them for thirty minutes until they dropped off the radar screen at zero four thirty. The plane tried to make an emergency landing here when it clipped some trees and slammed to the ground. We found another mostly intact body over near the trees. The rest is bits and pieces.''
'' What makes this one of our cases''? Zack asked Ian
'' I beg your pardon''?
'' We're kind of special. We're elite. We don't sort though just any set of bodies.''
'' It was a state department flight with a bunch of VIP's on board. Is that special enough''?
'' I apologize if I have offended you. Usually we have an FBI Agent who mediates our interpersonal encounters.'' Zack said
A medico -legal worker walks up to Zack and Mom
'' We found another skull'' The worker said
'' Two skulls, those pieces are from two different skulls'' Zack said
'' I'll leave you super elite types to it'' Ian said and then he walks away.
'' Zack, we don't need Booth to mediate our interpersonal encounters.'' Mom says as she leans down and looks in what's left of the cockpit of the plane. '' Okay, pilot, copilot, brings our count to six. Three mostly intact sets of remains, one partial, and two fragmented.'' Mom said and then she gets up and walks a little ways away from the cockpit and looks around on the ground.
Zack leans down on the other side of the cockpit and then he says. '' Obviously bodies are burnt to a crip but no dermis, very little soft tissue, indications of high impact trauma, burst fractures to the lower thorasic and lumbar vertebrae consistent with injuries caused by the vertical impact of the falling aircraft. Should I keep talking as though you are paying attention''?
Mom picks up a bone fragment and then she says. '' What do you make of this''?
Zack walks over to her and bends down to look at it and then he says. '' Femur fragment.''
'' No Charring.''
'' You think this fragment doesn't belong to the plane crash''?
'' What are the odds''?
'' A crashing plane falling directly on a human being? One in ten million.'' Zack said
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Angela, Mom, Zack, Hodgins and I were in Dr. Goodman's office. Angela, Mom and I were both seated opposite of Dr. Goodman who is standing behind his desk. Zack and Hodgins are both standing behind us.
'' Before you begin Dr. Goodman, I have a letter for you'' I said as I passed my letter to Dr. Goodman
'' A letter''? Questioned Dr. Goodman as he takes it from me
'' Yeah, it's from my doctor and she's advicing me to take some time of work.''
'' Which you need'' Angela said
'' And you've also got a letter to Mom but I will give it to you later'' I told Mom
'' Okay'' Mom stated
'' How many weeks is she advising you to take off''? Dr. Goodman asked me.
'' Three weeks'' I told him
'' Three weeks''Mom asked shockly
'' Yeah, starting from tomorrow'' I replied and then I said. '' Is that going to be okay, Dr. Goodman''?
'' Of course it is and I agree with Miss Montenegro, you need some time off.'' Dr. Goodman said as he puts the letter down onto his desk and then he says. '' Okay! The information that I'm about to tell you must not leave this room.''
'' I am philosophically imposed to institutional secrecy in all it's forms.'' Hodgins said
I rolled my eyes at him
'' Fine, get out.'' Dr. Goodman said
'' Pfft.''
'' Two communist Chinese trade attaches were on that plane when it crashed both high ranking party men.'' Dr. Goodman said
'' Well obviously we shot it down.''
Dr. Goodman sits at his desk and then he says. '' The FAA and the NTSB can prove that it was an accident. Also on the manifest was an American business man, a pilot and a co-pilot, five people.''
'' Dr. Goodman, we found six sets of human remains on that airplane.'' Zack stated
'' Not to mention, three bone fragments which were on the plane.'' Mom said
'' Is there any chance those bone fragments were on the plane''? Dr. Goodman asked
'' What, you mean as carry on luggage''? Angela asked
'' No, everything on the plane burned. They were untouched by fire.'' Mom told Dr. Goodman.
'' Hm. Then forget about the bone fragments for the time being.'' Dr. Goodman said and then he says. '' The state department is extremely anxious to find the identity of that sixth person. No one wishes this to become an international incident. Therefore, this is our only priority.''
'' I disagree'' Mom says
'' For the love of god, why''?
'' Because the plane crash was an accident. The bone fragments were not.''
'' How do you know''? Dr. Goodman said
'' Zack found unusual cut marks.'' Mom stated
'' Cut marks congruent with dismemberment.'' Zack said
Dr. Goodman sighs and then he stands up and then he says. '' People, one hour ago I received a call from the secretary of state requesting that the unidentified extra passenger be our first priority.''
'' So now politics are more important then murder''?
'' I'm not saying please. I'm not being reasonable. I'm making the decision. First and foremost identify that sixth body.''
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Mom, Booth and I were in the bone room and Mom is holding up a bone fragment and while she holds the fragment she is looking at Booth. The other two fragments that Mom and Zack found are on the lighted table.
'' You got it or do you want me to explain again''? Mom asked Booth
'' No, I got it okay'' Booth said and then he says. '' The plane goes down, Kablooey, there's an extra body on board which you really don't care about because your more interested in these bones.'' Booth said as he reaches out to touch one but Mom slaps his hand away.
I chuckled
'' Fragments that you found on the ground.'' Booth said and then he says. '' Hm. Is this all you got''?
'' So far, a piece of skull, a chunk of vertebrae, part of a femur.'' Mom said
'' Not much to go on.'' Booth stated
'' These fragments come from a person who was hacked.'' I told Booth
'' Hacked to little bits.''? Questioned Booth
'' No, medium sized bits'' I said
'' I'm not sure how it turned into little bits yet.'' Mom told Booth
'' Okay and I'm here why''? Booth asked
'' Dismemberment, little bits, it's a murder.'' Mom said
'' Well FBI doesn't have jurisdiction at a golf course.''
'' Well who does''? Mom asked
'' I don't know. Try the PGA. Uh huh. You know you've done a couple of cases without me and you miss me.'' Booth said
'' Actually Booth Zack's the one who misses you.'' I told Booth
'' Yeah and not me, I don't miss you.''
'' Zack and I don't even talk'' Booth said
'' He seems to think it's a male bonding ritual'' Mom said
'' Maybe he's right''?
'' No he's not'' Mom told Booth
'' Could be''?
'' You told him that so you wouldn't have to talk to him'' I said
'' Well it was nicer then shooting him'' Booth said
'' Mm. Goodman has ordered me to investigate the other extra body.'' Mom said
'' Well then you better get on that.'' Booth said and then he says. '' Next time you know, you miss me, pick up the phone and call me and we'll do lunch or something.''
'' I do not miss you''
'' Yeah you miss me. C'mon.''
'' I do not miss you''
'' Just say it Mom'' I told her
A security guard walks in and then he says. '' Dr. Brennan, Agent Booth, you have a visitor'' The security said and then he leaves
'' You miss me'' Booth said
'' No I don't'' Mom said and then she walks out
'' You miss me. You miss me'' Booth said and then he follows mom
I rollled my eyes at him
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Mom and I were in the bone room and the both of us were looking at the three bone fragments. Angela walks in with Zack and Hodgins.
'' We've made some progress on the mystery passenger.'' Angela told Mom
'' Fill me in'' Mom said
'' Nasal ridges indicated she was a cocazoid female approximately five feet 10 inches, epiphyseal fusion puts her age somewhere between twenty-five.'' Zack said
'' I have a theory.'' Angela said
'' What a kind of theory''? I asked
'' Femme fatal assassin.'' Hodgins said
'' Unregistered flight attendant.'' Zack said
'' Young, beautiful girl, doesn't appear on the flight manifest, group of how powered politicos.'' Angela says
'' Oh'' Hodgins said
'' Wait! What? What?'' Zack said
'' Someone on that flight might have been doing his daughter or girl friend a favour'' Mom said
'' Ugh, you're so sweet, honey. You really are.'' Angela told Mom
'' Oh, you think she was the flight entertainment.'' Zack said
Hodgins just shakes his head and rolls his eyes
'' Yeah'' Angela says and then she turns to Mom and then said. '' Anything you want to tell us about the bone bits you care about''?
Zack turns around and looks at them displayed on a screen and then he says. '' Supra orbital margin is rounded suggesting a male.''
'' Yes and there are signs of osteolytic lipping or polish on this piece of vertebrae.'' I said as I pointed
'' Arthritis''? Questioned Hodgins
'' So middle aged guy.''
'' Weathering and discoloration suggests these bones have been out there for approximately five years.'' I said
'' I'm going to ask you guys to help on this.'' Mom said
'' You mean after the Communist thing''? Angela asked
'' No, immediately.'' Mom said
'' I'm in'' Hodgins said
'' You want us to defy Dr. Goodman.''
'' I'm in'' Hodgins said again
'' Not defy per say, do both jobs but keep one a secret.'' Mom said
'' Ooh I like the idea'' I told Mom
'' I'm in.''
'' We get it. You're a rebel'' Angela said
'' Zack, I need you and Emmy to analyze the cuts on the bone.''
'' I was kinda hoping to keep my job'' Zack stated
'' Which you will'' I told him
'' There's not enough skull here for me to do a reconstruction'' Angela said
'' If I gave you a picture, you could tell me if the skull piece doesn't match'' Mom told Angela
'' Ah, I could construct a schematic and see if the shard fit the general shape of the skull if I had a picture'' Angela said
'' Has anyone noticed that I was the first to offer help and apparently I'm useless.'' Hodgins said
'' Not true'' I said
'' You are the one that's going to keep Goodman from finding out.'' Mom said to Hodgins.
'' I'm in''
'' See, you're not useless'' I told Hodgins
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On the platform were six bodies lined up next to each other on tables. They all have pictures of the victims except the last one which is the unknown one. It just has a card with a silhouette on it. Hodgins, Zack, Angela and I are down next to the platform looking at the bone fragments on a computer screen.
'' Well, one of the bone fragments has distinctive ridge mark identations.'' Zack said
'' Knife mark'' Hodgins said
'' Yes specifically a carving knife'' Zack said
'' What about the other ones, the jagged marks''? Angela asked
'' Some kind of machine blade'' Zack said as he sits down
'' What like a jigsaw or a chainsaw''? I questioned Zack
Dr. Goodman clears his throat and we all looked up from the screen
'' Are you suggesting one of the Chinese diplomats was wielding a chainsaw''? Dr. Goodman asked
'' Ah, good one sir, very droll. '' Hodgins said and then he says. '' Zack knows much more about this then I do but we weren't discussing a literal chainsaw cut but rather the pattern it leaves on the bone. Right? Zack''? Hodgins said
Zack just stares at Dr. Goodman with his mouth open
'' You know blades move in several distinctive ways.'' I told Dr. Goodman.
'' Several distinctive ways.'' Hodgins agrees
'' Circular elliptical segmented, chainsaws are designed to cut soft materials at high speed when cutting hard materials like bone they create wave marks by the action of the blade. This pattern is too organized, too linear.'' Zack said talking fast
'' Therefore, no Chinese chainsaw massacre scenario.'' Hodgins said
'' Hm, yes, fascinating.'' Dr. Goodman said and then he says. '' What has it got to do with the victims of the plane crash''?
'' We not only have to reassemble each of the plane crash victims but figure out how their remains were scattered.'' Hodgins said
'' Not by being cut up, that's for sure.'' Zack said
'' Now we've eliminated blades'' Hodgins said
Dr. Goodman rolls his eyes and walks away
Hodgins leans down and then he says. '' Never freeze on me again.''
'' Phew'' I said
'' I find Dr. Goodman scary'' Zack said
'' That makes two of us'' I agreed with him
'' Well, I'm never trusting any of us again'' Angela stated and then she says. '' We're that good at lying, huh''
'' We're going to do much better'' Hodgins said
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Mom, Hodgins, Zack and I were in a room discussing the bone fragments at a table. Angela is with us but she is peeking out the door keeping on guard.
'' Hack marks were caused by a hietal carving knife.'' I told Mom
'' The osteological profile suggests evidence of post mortem freezing.'' Hodgins said
'' Max Kane disappeared mid winter.'' Mom said and then she says. '' What about the jagged cut marks''?
'' This is the part that makes me queasy.'' Angela said
'' The victim was frozen, dismembered, and fed into a wood chipper'' I said
'' And spread over a golf course.''
'' Either talk loudly enough so I can hear all the way or whisper so I can't.'' Angela said
'' Maybe if we told Goodman what we knew'' Zack said and then he says. '' He'd authorize a change in priorities.''
'' Or he'd suspend us all for defying him'' Angela said
'' Angela's right'' Mom said
'' So we're going to drop this and get back to what Dr. Goodman told us to do in the first place''? Zack said
'' No, we are going to keep doing what we are doing behind Goodman's back'' Mom said as she slaps Hodgins in the back with a file as she leaves the room.
Hodgns claps hands and rubs them together and then he said. '' That's the spirit'' He said and then he leaves.
'' Great, more lying to Dr. Goodman'' I muttered
Angela and Zack both sigh
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Mom and I were both walking through the lab and talking.
'' Are you hooking up later''? I asked Mom
'' We didn't arrange anything'' Mom said
'' Why not''? I questioned Mom
'' Cause you were right there hovering'' Mom answered
'' I was not. I was being your wing man.'' I told mom
'' What's that''? Mom said
'' I was rendering assistance and enabling where needed.'' I said
'' Booth thinks he might be a suspect.'' Mom told me
'' Oh now you're just looking for excuses not to get involved.'' I told Mom.
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Mom, Angela, Dr. Goodman and I were in the Holograph lab and all four of us were looking at the holographs.
'' Plane crash victim number four, Captain Jacob Howard, pilot, age forty-seven, height five foot six, weight approximately one hundred and sixty seven pounds.'' Angela said
'' Overlay the photograph. Frontal zygomatic sutures line up, cranial meninges are in sync.'' Mom said
A skull appears and then a face is placed over it
'' Excellent that's one more off our list.'' Dr. Goodman said
'' Victim number five, Shen Ru Fong, age fifty-six, height five foot six, weight approximately one hundred and forty pounds'' I said
'' Yes that's terrific except we knew all of these people were on the plane.'' Dr. Goodman said and then he says. '' What the state department wants to know is the identity of our mystery woman. I hope I can count on your full energies on this Dr. Brennan''
'' If I could be completely honest sir...''
Hodgins walks in with Zack and he says. '' Toxicology reports came back from all six victims. Pilot and co-pilot were clean'' Hodgins said and then he says. '' Our two chinese nationals had elevated levels of alcohol and sildenafil more commonly know as Viagra and our mystery girl showed traces of alcohol and cocaine'' Hodgins said and then he says. '' So will the cover up start now or somewhere between here and the state department''?
Dr. Goodman turns to Mom and he said. '' You were saying about being completely honest''?
'' Yes sir'' Mom said and then she says. '' Regarding the bone shard...''
'' Uh, the prostitute was six inches taller then anyone else on the flight and she had occupational stress markers.'' Zack said
'' Let's not call her a prostitute yet, Mr. Addy'' Dr. Goodman told Zack and then he said. '' What occupational markers''?
'' Eh, it's a foot thing.'' Hodgins said
'' She was a fetishist''? Dr. Goodman asked
'' Both her cuboid and medio malleolus show signs of wear.'' Zack answered
'' You can relax Dr. Goodman'' Mom told Dr. Goodman and then she says. '' She wore extremely high stiletto heels.''
'' I reconstructed her face from the partial skull'' Angela said as she enters data and a blonde woman's upper torso shows up
'' She was hot'' Hodgins said
I rolled my eyes at him
'' What's our next move''? Dr. Goodman asked
'' I suggest we try to match this reconstruction with escort ads both internet and print in the DC area.'' Mom told Dr. Goodman
'' Oh, I'll do that'' Zack said and we all looked at him and then he says. '' Was that overly enthusiastic''?
'' Thank you for the update'' Dr. Goodman thanked and then he said. '' This case continues to be your top priority, correct''?
'' If I could suggest...''
'' Dr. Brennan has been very cleat about your priorities on this, sir.'' Hodgins said
Dr. Goodman nods his head and leaves
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All the security was around the wood chipper. Hodgins and Zack roll out a gurney with something covered on it. There were several lab people standing around watching them.
Zack looks around and he notices everyone and then he said '' Too many people'' Zack said and then he says. '' How are we going to keep this from Dr. Goodman''?
'' Ah, he's having lunch with the President of Harvard.'' Hodgins said
Angela and I walks up to them and we both notices the lab people and the gurney. Angela and I both had lunches in our hand.
'' What's going on''? Angela asked
'' Yeah, why is every guy from the Jeffersonian out here''? I said
Hodgins puts on the gloves and looks to the crowd and then he says. '' Their scientists, this is a fascinating scientific inquiry.''
'' Oh my god'' Angela said
'' They're all out here because you're going to feed something through this wood chipper'' I stated
'' Not just something'' Hodgins said and then he removes the sheet on the gurney. '' Ta da! A frozen pig''
'' Oh my god'' I said
'' Oh, ugh'' Angela said with a disgusted tone.
'' The morphology of pig bones is almost identical to human bone.'' Zack said
'' By feeding the pig through the wood chipper we'll be able to determine the dispersal patteren of the fragments.'' Hodgins said
'' By comparing the pulverized pig remains to the fragments we found at the golf course we'll be able to tell if this is the actual wood chipper the victim was fed through'' Zack stated
'' Liars'' Angela said to them
'' Yeah, you just want to see what happens when you toss some frozen pig into a wood chipper'' I told them.
Hodgins hits the button to start the chipper up and then the crowd cheers and claps. Hodgins grabs the frozen pig by one arm and leg on his side while Zack does the same on the other side.
'' Ready''? Hodgins asked and then everybody shouted with him and then he counts to three. '' One, two, three''
Zack and Hodgins release the pig mid air tossing it into the chipper. It grinds it up and shoots it out into the air.
'' Poor piggy.'' I said to Angela
'' I know'' Angela said
'' Yeah'' Hodgins said as he claps
Zack claps and watches the pieces fly through the air. Chunks go flying into the crowd and people move to avoid getting hit by them. Angela and I were both disgusted and we both throw our lunches away into a nearby garbage can. Zack notices Dr. Goodman standing a little ways behind Hodgins. Hodgins turns and sees him too. Dr. Goodman flicks a piece of meat off his lapel on his suit and glares at them.
'' You are so in trouble boys'' I told them
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Angela, Mom and I were in Angela's office. Angela is sitting at her computer and Mom and I were sitting next to her. There is a overhead picture of the golf course on the screen with three red dots on it.
'' Satellite imagery of the golf course.'' Angela said
'' These three dots show where the bone fragments were found.'' I told Mom
'' Can you show me the results of the wood chipper test''? Mom asked
'' The V shape indicates the maximum distance from the point of origin a bone fragment could have traveled given similar wind speeds and ambient temperatures.'' Angela said
'' Okay and remove the plane crash it's irrelevant to this.'' Mom said
'' The question is, in order to use the guy's pig grinding experiment, where do we place the wood chipper'' I said
'' I bet the murderer aimed the wood chipper over the stream.'' Mom said
'' So the evidence would wash away.'' Angela said
'' Mm, hm'' Mom said and then she points to a clear section of the map. '' What's that''?
'' That is a small access road for maintenance vehicles.'' I told Mom
'' Try putting the wood chipper there'' Mom said to Angela
Angela enters some data and moves the wood chipper to the maintenance road facing sideways towards the stream.
'' Ooh, fresante of success.'' Angela said
'' We should see if we can find anymore bone fragments here and here'' Mom said
'' Are we any closer to identifying our mystery woman''? Dr. Goodman asked
Angela hits a button on the computer and the screen changes to the labs logo. Angela, Mom and I both turned around and we saw Dr. Goodman
'' Um, I'm not...I'm not certain'' Mom said and then she clears her throat.
'' Mom is still waiting for an update'' I told Dr. Goodman.
Hodgins enters the office and then he says. '' I saw you come in, sir and I have an update. I have a list of possible matches on out Geisha in the sky.''
'' She is Caucasian, our mystery woman is definitely Caucasian.'' Mom said
'' We sent a list to the FBI and they're checking it out.'' Hodgins said
'' Ah, well in that case you might want to turn your attention back to the bone fragments. '' Dr. Goodman said
Mom smiles at him and she notices his glare and she quickly looks down.
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Hodgins is standing near a table with more bone fragments they found from the site. Mom and I were standing at the top of the table and Mom had her arms crossed. Zack is sitting behind us with his back to us and he was at a computer.
'' Amazingly we found a finger with a nail still attached and underneath that nail'' Hodgins said
'' Polyurethane, the tough stuff. The victim must have been scraping at something before he died. I...I can't identify this bone anomaly. It's full of osteoids, thick, maybe part of the mandible'' Zack said
Mom walks over to him and she looks at the screen and then she says. '' Human, something odd with the cell structure.''
'' A wood chipper wouldn't do that damage at the cellular level'' Hodgins said
'' It's a non-malignant bone tumor'' Mom said and then she says. '' I need the most recent bone scans from Max Kane's medical records.'' Mom said and then the phone on the table near them rings and Hodgins picks it up.
'' Hodgins'' Hodgins said into the phone and then he turns to Mom. '' It's Booth'' Hodgins said and then he says. '' The locals just arrested Jesse Kane for attacking Karen Anderson.''
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Mom and the rest of us were sitting around a computer talking. Booth is a few feet away leaning on a railing playing with a lighter in his hand.
'' If the bones don't belong to Max Kane, who's our dead guy''?
'' We can send out a description of the chondroma to area hospitals.'' Mom said and then she says. '' See if it leads to any missing patients.''
Booth turns and faces us and he says. '' Yeah we can do that'' Booth said and then he turns to Zack. '' List the pertinence.''
'' Me? Are you talking directly to me''? Zack asked Booth
'' Yeah, you can tell because my eyes are looking at you. My mouth is aimed in your direction'' Booth said
'' But what about our guy thing? If you're speaking to me then does this mean I'm not on the team'' Zack said
'' Zack, lets concentrate on the work'' Mom told Zack
'' Pertinence''
'' Pertinence''
'' The victim died. We...we don't know how'' Zack said and then he says. '' He was then frozen, dismembered with a Hietal carving knife, then pushed through a black mantis 1200 wood chipper''
'' The exact wood chipper you fed the frozen pig through'' Angela said
'' The exact wood chipper that Ray Sparks had access to.'' Booth said
'' But Ray Sparks was in jail'' I pointed out
'' Ray was in jail when Max Kane disappeared.'' Hodgins said
'' But our victim isn't Max Kane'' Mom said
'' Well who else would Ray Sparks have motive to kill'' Angela said
'' The victim is a middle aged male'' Zack said
'' His brother'' Booth said
'' What motive''?
'' They both inherited the house.'' Booth said and then he says. '' Okay, you guys, you look at the tumor and Bones and I will go talk to Ray. Come on.''
'' While you're there, look for a large freezer'' Zack told Booth
'' Why''? Booth asked
'' Because the body was frozen'' I told Booth
'' Polyurethane is a common insulating liner in freezers.'' Zack said
'' We found it under the victim's finger nail like he was scratching to get out.'' Hodgins told Booth and then Booth and Mom both leave the lab.
The End