1 00:00:03,801 --> 00:00:06,669 See, this... this can't be the place. 2 00:00:06,670 --> 00:00:08,923 Why would they leave a clue for a treasure hunt here? 3 00:00:08,974 --> 00:00:10,558 Denise hired a professional to plan the game. 4 00:00:10,592 --> 00:00:11,759 They know what they're doing. 5 00:00:11,810 --> 00:00:12,977 Why couldn't Denise and Joel 6 00:00:13,011 --> 00:00:14,261 just have a dinner party? 7 00:00:14,312 --> 00:00:17,898 Watch out for that step. It's... See? 8 00:00:17,933 --> 00:00:19,266 Told you. Hey. 9 00:00:19,317 --> 00:00:20,684 Help me get some light down here. 10 00:00:23,071 --> 00:00:25,523 Okay, 11 00:00:25,557 --> 00:00:26,941 nothing down there. 12 00:00:26,992 --> 00:00:28,108 Let's go. 13 00:00:28,994 --> 00:00:30,227 Seriously? 14 00:00:30,245 --> 00:00:33,330 This is awesome. 15 00:00:33,365 --> 00:00:34,731 Get a picture. 16 00:00:34,749 --> 00:00:37,001 Smells gross. Man up! 17 00:00:37,035 --> 00:00:38,752 Do you want Ryan and Kristy to win? 18 00:00:38,787 --> 00:00:40,337 Dig. 19 00:00:42,574 --> 00:00:44,875 Wait. I... I think I found something. 20 00:00:44,909 --> 00:00:46,710 Feels like a bottle. 21 00:00:46,744 --> 00:00:48,912 It'll have the next clue inside. 22 00:00:48,930 --> 00:00:51,265 Got to admit, winning would be nice. 23 00:01:00,192 --> 00:01:02,610 I hate Ryan and Kristy! 24 00:01:09,784 --> 00:01:12,786 Hey, Bones. She's sleeping. 25 00:01:13,771 --> 00:01:15,289 Shh. Look at this, huh? 26 00:01:15,323 --> 00:01:17,274 We have an artist. 27 00:01:17,292 --> 00:01:19,376 This is beautiful. Yeah. 28 00:01:19,411 --> 00:01:20,961 It's truly exceptional. 29 00:01:20,996 --> 00:01:23,914 There are flashes of Abstract Expressionism in this. 30 00:01:23,948 --> 00:01:25,282 Huh? 31 00:01:25,300 --> 00:01:27,001 Abstract Expressionism. 32 00:01:27,052 --> 00:01:31,622 You know, like Wassily Kandinsky or... Friedel Dzubas. 33 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,206 There's a real sweep to these strokes. 34 00:01:34,231 --> 00:01:35,009 Right, right. 35 00:01:35,010 --> 00:01:37,094 Okay, well, the school director, she wants to, uh, 36 00:01:37,128 --> 00:01:38,762 bring us in and talk to us. 37 00:01:38,796 --> 00:01:41,465 So she recognizes Christine's talent, too? 38 00:01:41,483 --> 00:01:43,150 Uh, no, Christine, she, uh... 39 00:01:43,184 --> 00:01:45,185 she bit a kid. What?! 40 00:01:45,237 --> 00:01:47,404 No, th-that's impossible. 41 00:01:47,439 --> 00:01:50,441 It's no big deal. I mean, kids bite. No. Not Christine. 42 00:01:50,475 --> 00:01:52,493 She's not just any kid-- she's my daughter, 43 00:01:52,527 --> 00:01:53,694 and they made a mistake. 44 00:01:53,745 --> 00:01:55,312 Bones, just relax. 45 00:01:55,330 --> 00:01:57,164 I mean, the school director, she felt bad. 46 00:01:57,198 --> 00:01:59,416 She was apologizing for bringing it up. 47 00:01:59,451 --> 00:02:00,868 Well, then why did she? Well, because, 48 00:02:00,919 --> 00:02:02,870 you know, a kid got bit, that's why. 49 00:02:02,921 --> 00:02:04,288 Which kid? 50 00:02:05,757 --> 00:02:06,840 Thank God. 51 00:02:07,626 --> 00:02:09,492 Brennan. Booth. 52 00:02:09,493 --> 00:02:11,118 Where is it? Text me the address. 53 00:02:11,143 --> 00:02:12,596 Okay, we'll be right there. 54 00:02:12,597 --> 00:02:14,548 We got a body. I know. I'll call Max 55 00:02:14,599 --> 00:02:15,883 to watch her. 56 00:02:15,934 --> 00:02:17,101 Which kid? 57 00:02:17,135 --> 00:02:19,803 Emma. One of the Emmas. 58 00:02:19,837 --> 00:02:22,139 Emma R. or Emma C.? Emma C. 59 00:02:22,173 --> 00:02:26,009 Figures. She cries when they sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider." 60 00:02:34,235 --> 00:02:37,571 Wow! Look at those 'shrooms! 61 00:02:37,622 --> 00:02:39,073 Yeah. Spectacular, right? 62 00:02:39,124 --> 00:02:41,959 Ganoderma, enokitake, 63 00:02:41,993 --> 00:02:44,161 some beautiful bunapi-shimeji, 64 00:02:44,195 --> 00:02:48,132 and just about the cutest little hypholoma I've ever seen. 65 00:02:48,166 --> 00:02:50,167 - Okay, that's great. Let's move it along. - The frontal eminence 66 00:02:50,201 --> 00:02:51,752 and the orbital margins 67 00:02:51,803 --> 00:02:54,138 indicate the victim was female. 68 00:02:54,172 --> 00:02:55,306 Caucasian. 69 00:02:55,340 --> 00:02:56,540 Cranial suturing suggests 70 00:02:56,558 --> 00:02:58,309 she was in her mid-20s. All right, 71 00:02:58,343 --> 00:03:00,377 - any evidence of sexual assault? - Not that I can see. 72 00:03:00,395 --> 00:03:01,712 Her pants are still on. 73 00:03:01,730 --> 00:03:03,380 I didn't think mushrooms grew on bodies. 74 00:03:03,398 --> 00:03:04,682 Yeah, they don't. 75 00:03:04,716 --> 00:03:07,050 They are growing through it and around it. 76 00:03:07,068 --> 00:03:10,237 Spores must have been laying dormant underground. 77 00:03:10,271 --> 00:03:12,323 Fluid from the victim could have seeped out 78 00:03:12,357 --> 00:03:13,991 and reactivated them. 79 00:03:14,025 --> 00:03:15,526 What proof do they have? 80 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:16,577 Huh? 81 00:03:16,611 --> 00:03:17,778 Hard proof. Hard proof? 82 00:03:17,829 --> 00:03:18,829 I... I don't know. 83 00:03:18,863 --> 00:03:20,414 The teacher heard a scream, 84 00:03:20,448 --> 00:03:21,532 she turned around and she saw 85 00:03:21,566 --> 00:03:22,700 Christine standing next to C 86 00:03:22,734 --> 00:03:24,168 and she had a bite mark on her. 87 00:03:24,202 --> 00:03:25,869 Not about the case, I'm guessing? 88 00:03:25,903 --> 00:03:27,921 It could have been another child who ran away. 89 00:03:27,956 --> 00:03:30,007 Let's talk about this later. Has Michael Vincent 90 00:03:30,041 --> 00:03:32,176 - ever bit anyone? - Yeah, sure. 91 00:03:32,210 --> 00:03:33,761 I mean, th-there's nothing weird about that. 92 00:03:33,795 --> 00:03:35,879 - It's average behavior. - Average. 93 00:03:35,913 --> 00:03:37,681 Exactly. Christine didn't do this. 94 00:03:37,716 --> 00:03:38,966 The teacher was mistaken. 95 00:03:39,017 --> 00:03:40,300 There was no reports of a kidnapping 96 00:03:40,352 --> 00:03:42,136 or an abduction in the area, 97 00:03:42,187 --> 00:03:43,804 so how long has Mushroom Woman 98 00:03:43,855 --> 00:03:46,223 been down here, do you think? Well, based on 99 00:03:46,257 --> 00:03:47,608 the size of the stems, 100 00:03:47,642 --> 00:03:50,093 I'd say somewhere between 20 and 30 days. 101 00:03:50,111 --> 00:03:52,262 Hey, she could be homeless. Her teeth 102 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,542 are pristine-- she doesn't have a single filling. 103 00:03:54,567 --> 00:03:55,232 Look... 104 00:03:55,233 --> 00:03:57,117 at her fingernails. 105 00:03:57,152 --> 00:03:58,312 Wow, that's a manicure. 106 00:03:58,319 --> 00:03:59,770 It's a very good manicure. 107 00:03:59,788 --> 00:04:02,072 She took very good care of herself. 108 00:04:02,106 --> 00:04:04,274 Can I... 109 00:04:04,292 --> 00:04:06,960 see that? Yeah. 110 00:04:08,713 --> 00:04:10,664 These shoes are from Ava Lang. 111 00:04:10,715 --> 00:04:11,799 Beautiful. 112 00:04:11,833 --> 00:04:13,250 Incredible leather. 113 00:04:13,284 --> 00:04:14,218 Sounds very expensive. 114 00:04:14,252 --> 00:04:16,119 So, why did a woman 115 00:04:16,137 --> 00:04:17,755 who could afford shoes like this end up 116 00:04:17,789 --> 00:04:19,757 in one of the worst neighborhoods in D.C. 117 00:04:19,791 --> 00:04:21,675 with mushrooms growing out of her? 118 00:04:27,539 --> 00:04:31,539 ♪ Bones 8x21 ♪ The Maiden in the Mushrooms Original Air Date on April 1, 2013 119 00:04:31,564 --> 00:04:36,564 ♪ Main Title Theme ♪ The Crystal Method == sync, corrected by elderman == 120 00:04:36,589 --> 00:04:57,305 ♪ 121 00:05:02,691 --> 00:05:05,776 These bunapi-shimejis are full of antioxidants. 122 00:05:05,828 --> 00:05:07,278 The mushrooms? Yeah. 123 00:05:07,329 --> 00:05:08,793 There could be a market for these. 124 00:05:08,818 --> 00:05:09,580 Yeah, 125 00:05:09,581 --> 00:05:11,866 mushrooms grown locally on corpses. 126 00:05:11,900 --> 00:05:13,901 Are you two looking for some kind of side business? 127 00:05:13,919 --> 00:05:15,536 Oh, no. Hey, I accept 128 00:05:15,570 --> 00:05:16,921 not being rich-rich, but I wouldn't mind 129 00:05:16,955 --> 00:05:18,923 being a little richer than we are right now. 130 00:05:18,957 --> 00:05:21,909 We're living off our salaries; it's what people do. 131 00:05:21,927 --> 00:05:23,911 Well, happiness isn't tied to how much money you make. 132 00:05:23,929 --> 00:05:26,464 Thank you, Opie-- but I'd rather not have Michael Vincent 133 00:05:26,515 --> 00:05:27,765 eating squirrel gizzards 134 00:05:27,799 --> 00:05:30,301 and hillbilly broth. We had to mortgage 135 00:05:30,352 --> 00:05:32,103 the house to pay off a few final debts 136 00:05:32,137 --> 00:05:33,554 after the collapse of the Cantilever Group. 137 00:05:33,588 --> 00:05:35,139 No, he's freaking out. Yep. 138 00:05:35,190 --> 00:05:36,641 Totally. Okay, finished with the photos? 139 00:05:36,692 --> 00:05:37,808 Right. 140 00:05:37,860 --> 00:05:39,861 Let's rattle them bones. 141 00:05:52,741 --> 00:05:54,608 Well, the victim's clothing suggests 142 00:05:54,626 --> 00:05:55,927 she had expensive tastes. 143 00:05:55,961 --> 00:05:57,522 Come on, I need a psychologist for that? 144 00:05:57,546 --> 00:05:58,746 The wear on her shoes 145 00:05:58,780 --> 00:06:00,298 indicates they didn't fit well. 146 00:06:00,332 --> 00:06:02,783 Her clothes were altered at home. You know what? 147 00:06:02,801 --> 00:06:05,002 You're watching way too much Project Runway. 148 00:06:05,053 --> 00:06:06,754 It was important for her to look good. 149 00:06:06,788 --> 00:06:08,422 She was living beyond her means. 150 00:06:08,456 --> 00:06:10,457 Maybe a social climber? How's that gonna help me 151 00:06:10,475 --> 00:06:12,510 catch her murderer? She showed a false front 152 00:06:12,561 --> 00:06:14,896 to the world-- it was a lie, 153 00:06:14,930 --> 00:06:16,180 if you will. Enough with the clothes, 154 00:06:16,231 --> 00:06:17,682 all right? Okay. 155 00:06:17,733 --> 00:06:19,400 Do you have anything else? Um, yeah. 156 00:06:19,434 --> 00:06:22,353 The victim being buried facedown-- that's significant. 157 00:06:22,404 --> 00:06:23,988 How so? When the victim's turned away, 158 00:06:24,022 --> 00:06:25,806 the killer avoids a personal connection, which means 159 00:06:25,824 --> 00:06:27,108 the killer probably knew the victim. 160 00:06:27,133 --> 00:06:27,775 That's good. 161 00:06:27,776 --> 00:06:29,026 You know what? I can work with that. 162 00:06:29,077 --> 00:06:30,278 Thank you. 163 00:06:31,496 --> 00:06:34,198 Hey, Sweets, uh, biting is normal, right? 164 00:06:34,249 --> 00:06:36,584 Lab didn't mention anything about biting. 165 00:06:36,618 --> 00:06:38,152 Did... 166 00:06:38,186 --> 00:06:39,670 did you bite someone? 167 00:06:39,705 --> 00:06:42,006 No. Christine bit someone. Oh. 168 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:43,841 Oh, yeah. Her age-- totally normal. 169 00:06:43,875 --> 00:06:45,426 I mean, the average child... 170 00:06:45,460 --> 00:06:46,877 Don't say "average." 171 00:06:46,929 --> 00:06:48,245 Bones hears you 172 00:06:48,280 --> 00:06:51,665 say "average," it's bad. 173 00:06:51,683 --> 00:06:54,719 Just... don't say "average," okay? 174 00:06:54,770 --> 00:06:56,520 Okay. Don't. 175 00:07:02,677 --> 00:07:04,812 I found hairline fractures on the occipital. 176 00:07:04,846 --> 00:07:07,531 Did the victim die from a blow to the head? 177 00:07:07,566 --> 00:07:10,284 No. The injury was enough 178 00:07:10,319 --> 00:07:11,953 to disorient the victim, 179 00:07:11,987 --> 00:07:13,187 maybe even lose consciousness, 180 00:07:13,205 --> 00:07:14,872 but wouldn't be cause of death. 181 00:07:14,906 --> 00:07:16,574 I've got epithelial cells 182 00:07:16,625 --> 00:07:17,992 from under her fingernails. 183 00:07:18,026 --> 00:07:19,410 I'll run the DNA. 184 00:07:19,444 --> 00:07:21,662 If we're lucky, she fought with her killer. 185 00:07:21,696 --> 00:07:22,897 Oh, well, 186 00:07:22,931 --> 00:07:25,032 multiple fractures on the distal 187 00:07:25,067 --> 00:07:26,917 and medial phalanges 188 00:07:26,952 --> 00:07:29,136 as well as the metatarsals could be indicative 189 00:07:29,171 --> 00:07:32,056 of a fight, yes. Some of this 190 00:07:32,090 --> 00:07:34,258 is not skin. What is it? 191 00:07:34,309 --> 00:07:36,260 Not sure. 192 00:07:41,883 --> 00:07:43,334 It's fibrous. 193 00:07:43,368 --> 00:07:45,102 I'll get Hodgins to identify it. 194 00:07:45,153 --> 00:07:47,238 Hey. I ran a facial reconstruction 195 00:07:47,272 --> 00:07:51,409 through Missing Persons, and I found a possible match. 196 00:07:51,443 --> 00:07:54,245 Rebecca Pearce, 25 years old, reported missing 197 00:07:54,279 --> 00:07:56,030 by Trudy Morris. 198 00:07:56,064 --> 00:07:57,531 Judge Trudy? 199 00:07:57,565 --> 00:07:58,699 I'm not familiar with Judge Trudy. 200 00:07:58,733 --> 00:08:00,334 What circuit is she on? 201 00:08:00,369 --> 00:08:02,253 Citizen's Court. Does that have something to do 202 00:08:02,287 --> 00:08:05,256 with the French Revolution? No. Judge Trudy 203 00:08:05,290 --> 00:08:08,092 has a TV show where she judges "small claims" cases. 204 00:08:08,126 --> 00:08:10,344 Why? Because it's great drama. 205 00:08:10,379 --> 00:08:12,963 People just fight over the silliest little things. 206 00:08:13,015 --> 00:08:15,266 You should see the way that they yell and scream at each other. 207 00:08:15,300 --> 00:08:16,467 Total guilty pleasure. 208 00:08:16,518 --> 00:08:18,469 Like watching a train wreck. 209 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:19,804 Train wrecks are not pleasurable. 210 00:08:19,855 --> 00:08:22,456 No wonder you feel guilty. 211 00:08:30,282 --> 00:08:32,817 I have a huge bone to pick with you. 212 00:08:32,868 --> 00:08:34,485 Check out this Synthesiomyia nudiseta. 213 00:08:34,536 --> 00:08:36,270 I'm serious. I'm steaming. By the size 214 00:08:36,304 --> 00:08:37,938 of the larva, I can narrow time of death 215 00:08:37,956 --> 00:08:39,540 to somewhere between 20 and 23 days. 216 00:08:39,574 --> 00:08:42,660 Thurston, please stop ignoring me. 217 00:08:43,912 --> 00:08:45,796 Did you finish this? 218 00:08:45,831 --> 00:08:47,665 There's still a bit left. 219 00:08:48,717 --> 00:08:51,001 Yes. It was delicious. 220 00:08:51,053 --> 00:08:52,452 This was my last bottle of hot sauce! 221 00:08:52,453 --> 00:08:53,534 I didn't know it was yours. 222 00:08:53,544 --> 00:08:55,544 Well, if you wanted me to believe you, 223 00:08:55,590 --> 00:08:57,925 you should have removed the Post-it note. 224 00:08:57,959 --> 00:08:59,760 Okay, all right, in my defense, 225 00:08:59,794 --> 00:09:02,146 it's a communal fridge. I'll buy you a new one. 226 00:09:02,180 --> 00:09:03,964 No, no, you don't understand. 227 00:09:03,982 --> 00:09:05,266 This was my granny's last bottle 228 00:09:05,300 --> 00:09:06,934 of special sauce. Well, call her up 229 00:09:06,968 --> 00:09:08,302 and tell her to, you know... 230 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:09,820 I can't, because she's dead! 231 00:09:12,407 --> 00:09:15,526 ♪ 232 00:09:19,364 --> 00:09:21,532 What have you learned about Emma? 233 00:09:21,583 --> 00:09:22,950 Does she have a history of false reporting? 234 00:09:22,975 --> 00:09:24,118 Oh, yeah. 235 00:09:24,119 --> 00:09:25,486 Numerous occasions, police responded 236 00:09:25,504 --> 00:09:27,654 to reports of a monster under the bed, 237 00:09:27,672 --> 00:09:29,673 but no monster was ever found. 238 00:09:29,708 --> 00:09:32,343 I know that that's amusing, but I don't feel like laughing. 239 00:09:32,377 --> 00:09:33,994 Bones, come on, kids bite, 240 00:09:34,012 --> 00:09:36,263 and they grow out of it. Really, just let it go. 241 00:09:36,298 --> 00:09:39,016 I would love to let it go. Good. Let it go. 242 00:09:39,050 --> 00:09:41,719 Which is why I intend to challenge the spurious 243 00:09:41,770 --> 00:09:43,721 circumstantial evidence with empirical data. 244 00:09:43,772 --> 00:09:45,506 You're kidding. 245 00:09:45,524 --> 00:09:46,974 Not kidding. Not kidding. 246 00:09:47,008 --> 00:09:48,675 Okay, th-the teacher turned around 247 00:09:48,693 --> 00:09:50,436 and saw Christine standing next to Emma. 248 00:09:50,461 --> 00:09:51,562 Hearsay, 249 00:09:51,563 --> 00:09:53,781 circumstantial, and a possibly biased witness. 250 00:09:53,815 --> 00:09:55,533 Look, I'm just saying, 251 00:09:55,567 --> 00:09:56,984 if Christine did it, 252 00:09:57,018 --> 00:09:59,453 I'm sure she won't do it again. 253 00:10:00,655 --> 00:10:02,573 If she did it the first time. 254 00:10:02,624 --> 00:10:05,826 Which, probably, you know, she didn't. 255 00:10:07,829 --> 00:10:08,963 Right. 256 00:10:09,798 --> 00:10:11,899 Your Honor, 257 00:10:11,933 --> 00:10:13,384 if you'll just let me finish... 258 00:10:13,418 --> 00:10:15,202 Let you fin...? I don't let you finish! 259 00:10:15,220 --> 00:10:16,537 You let me finish! 260 00:10:16,555 --> 00:10:18,339 Nowhere on this lease does it say 261 00:10:18,373 --> 00:10:20,925 your tenant cannot have a pet goldfish! 262 00:10:20,976 --> 00:10:22,343 Well, that is just one woman's opinion. 263 00:10:22,377 --> 00:10:23,344 That is not 264 00:10:23,378 --> 00:10:24,678 "one woman's opinion." 265 00:10:24,712 --> 00:10:26,063 That is my ruling. 266 00:10:26,097 --> 00:10:27,982 And let's get something straight, pal-- 267 00:10:28,016 --> 00:10:29,433 no one comes into my courtroom 268 00:10:29,484 --> 00:10:31,735 and tells me how to interpret the law. 269 00:10:31,770 --> 00:10:33,654 People love this freak show. No. On the contrary. 270 00:10:33,688 --> 00:10:35,489 You know, it's about the stern but effective 271 00:10:35,524 --> 00:10:37,224 administration of justice. 272 00:10:37,242 --> 00:10:40,277 There has been a long tradition of trial watching. 273 00:10:40,328 --> 00:10:42,029 Salem Witch Trials, 274 00:10:42,063 --> 00:10:43,330 the Nuremberg Trials. 275 00:10:43,365 --> 00:10:45,566 This show's just a logical progression. 276 00:10:45,584 --> 00:10:47,501 Logical? Are you watching the same trial I'm watching? 277 00:10:47,536 --> 00:10:48,569 They're talking about goldfish. 278 00:10:48,587 --> 00:10:50,588 Who is talking when I'm talking? 279 00:10:50,622 --> 00:10:52,072 I, uh... I'm sorry, Your Honor. 280 00:10:52,090 --> 00:10:54,375 No, I was just explaining to my partner 281 00:10:54,409 --> 00:10:56,844 that while these proceedings may be unconventional, they are 282 00:10:56,878 --> 00:10:59,296 by no means a "freak show." Who is this woman, 283 00:10:59,347 --> 00:11:01,549 and why is she interrupting my courtroom? 284 00:11:01,583 --> 00:11:03,801 I-I have no idea, Your Honor. 285 00:11:03,852 --> 00:11:05,719 I'm Dr. Temperance Brennan... Bailiff Griff, 286 00:11:05,753 --> 00:11:08,422 - eject her now. - Uh, you can't do that. 287 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,641 No, this isn't even a real courtroom. 288 00:11:10,692 --> 00:11:11,942 There's no ceiling. Don't even try it, pal. 289 00:11:11,977 --> 00:11:13,143 Hey, look, we can either 290 00:11:13,195 --> 00:11:14,979 do this easy or we can do it hard. 291 00:11:15,030 --> 00:11:16,063 You're not gonna do it at all. 292 00:11:16,097 --> 00:11:17,481 Okay? FBI. Special Agent Booth. 293 00:11:17,532 --> 00:11:19,149 This here is my partner. Dr. Temperance Brennan. 294 00:11:19,201 --> 00:11:20,921 We already heard that, Bones. And we're here 295 00:11:20,935 --> 00:11:23,120 to ask you a few questions about a murder. 296 00:11:32,986 --> 00:11:34,786 Rebecca was murdered? 297 00:11:34,821 --> 00:11:37,039 Why? By whom? That's what we're here 298 00:11:37,073 --> 00:11:39,241 to find out. You reported her missing. 299 00:11:39,292 --> 00:11:41,243 I-I was worried; she didn't show up 300 00:11:41,294 --> 00:11:43,884 for work, she didn't call. Rebecca never missed a day. 301 00:11:43,885 --> 00:11:45,246 When was the last time you saw her? 302 00:11:45,581 --> 00:11:48,583 Is this gonna take much longer? The judge needs to be in makeup. 303 00:11:48,635 --> 00:11:50,919 Rebecca... was murdered. 304 00:11:50,970 --> 00:11:52,203 Oh. 305 00:11:52,221 --> 00:11:53,639 Uh... 306 00:11:53,673 --> 00:11:55,507 oh, my God. 307 00:11:55,541 --> 00:11:57,175 Yeah, so you better tell makeup 308 00:11:57,209 --> 00:11:58,543 it's gonna take a while. 309 00:11:58,561 --> 00:12:00,562 Well, what happened? They don't know. 310 00:12:00,596 --> 00:12:03,015 When did I last see Rebecca? Um... 311 00:12:03,049 --> 00:12:05,267 looks like the post-show debrief on the 17th. 312 00:12:05,318 --> 00:12:07,686 The meeting went until 7:00. I'm sorry. 313 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:08,987 Are you her assistant? 314 00:12:09,022 --> 00:12:10,238 No. Jill's our intern producer 315 00:12:10,273 --> 00:12:11,556 since Rebecca disappeared. 316 00:12:11,574 --> 00:12:13,659 So you replaced Rebecca? 317 00:12:13,693 --> 00:12:16,061 No one could really replace Rebecca. 318 00:12:16,079 --> 00:12:18,447 Her body was found in an abandoned building 319 00:12:18,498 --> 00:12:19,865 on L Street. 320 00:12:19,899 --> 00:12:21,566 Do you know what she was doing there? 321 00:12:21,584 --> 00:12:23,902 Probably recruiting litigants for the show. 322 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:25,236 Becca would go anywhere to get people 323 00:12:25,254 --> 00:12:27,839 on the show-- police stations, the DMV. 324 00:12:27,874 --> 00:12:29,257 She'd even camp out in parking lots 325 00:12:29,292 --> 00:12:30,732 waiting for fender benders to happen. 326 00:12:30,743 --> 00:12:32,344 She was committed. 327 00:12:32,378 --> 00:12:33,579 The night she went missing, where were you? 328 00:12:33,604 --> 00:12:34,463 Home. 329 00:12:34,464 --> 00:12:37,632 Alone. Just being truthful. 330 00:12:37,684 --> 00:12:40,635 I was here-- I had 20 hours of video to get through. 331 00:12:40,687 --> 00:12:42,104 Alone, I assume? 332 00:12:42,138 --> 00:12:44,473 I liked Rebecca. 333 00:12:44,524 --> 00:12:46,308 In case both of you are innocent, 334 00:12:46,359 --> 00:12:48,927 was Rebecca seeing anyone romantically? 335 00:12:48,945 --> 00:12:51,429 - Not since Griff. - The bailiff? 336 00:12:51,447 --> 00:12:53,231 Griff the bailiff and your producer 337 00:12:53,265 --> 00:12:54,733 were having a relationship? 338 00:12:54,767 --> 00:12:56,201 They broke up last year. 339 00:12:56,235 --> 00:12:57,903 But they got along fine. 340 00:12:57,937 --> 00:12:59,104 They're both professionals. 341 00:12:59,122 --> 00:13:00,622 One more question. 342 00:13:00,656 --> 00:13:02,457 If someone was accused of biting, 343 00:13:02,492 --> 00:13:05,577 wouldn't you demand solid proof for a conviction? 344 00:13:05,611 --> 00:13:07,212 Really? 345 00:13:07,246 --> 00:13:09,748 I would like her answer. 346 00:13:13,503 --> 00:13:16,588 Hey! I have got the results! 347 00:13:16,622 --> 00:13:18,473 The fiber from the victim's fingernail? 348 00:13:18,508 --> 00:13:20,458 What? No. No, no, I'm still working on that. No. 349 00:13:20,476 --> 00:13:24,062 I have a molecular breakdown of your grandma's secret sauce. 350 00:13:24,097 --> 00:13:26,648 Oh, forget it; I've moved on. No, you haven't. 351 00:13:26,682 --> 00:13:28,299 You're still pissed, and I don't blame you. 352 00:13:28,317 --> 00:13:29,851 All right? That stuff is awesome. Yeah. 353 00:13:29,902 --> 00:13:31,686 My grandmother used to put it on my catfish. 354 00:13:31,738 --> 00:13:33,071 Oh, you're killing me here. 355 00:13:33,106 --> 00:13:34,973 I'm not gonna let that hot sauce die. 356 00:13:34,991 --> 00:13:36,658 Now, look at this. I-I took a swab 357 00:13:36,692 --> 00:13:39,327 of the bottle and I ran it through the Mass Spec, right? 358 00:13:39,362 --> 00:13:41,146 Now, I almost got everything, okay? 359 00:13:41,164 --> 00:13:43,415 We've got red and yellow peppers, okay, 360 00:13:43,449 --> 00:13:45,283 cayenne, tomatoes, of course, 361 00:13:45,317 --> 00:13:47,552 garlic, onions, cumin, salt, Hodgins.... 362 00:13:47,587 --> 00:13:49,337 brown sugar, vinegar-- it's just, there's this one compound 363 00:13:49,372 --> 00:13:51,923 I cannot identify, and I was hoping you'd know what it was. 364 00:13:51,958 --> 00:13:53,258 Yeah, sure. 365 00:13:53,292 --> 00:13:54,509 It's the one thing you'll never find. 366 00:13:54,544 --> 00:13:55,660 Okay, but I've already got 367 00:13:55,678 --> 00:13:56,845 a portion of the molecular chain... 368 00:13:56,879 --> 00:13:58,263 Love. 369 00:13:58,297 --> 00:14:00,082 It's love, Hodgins. 370 00:14:00,116 --> 00:14:02,167 That's not gonna show up on your Mass Spec. 371 00:14:02,185 --> 00:14:03,935 Come on, let it go. 372 00:14:03,970 --> 00:14:05,804 No. Fi... come on, hey... 373 00:14:05,838 --> 00:14:08,557 I-I'm one compound away! 374 00:14:08,608 --> 00:14:10,175 I-I'm gonna burn 375 00:14:10,193 --> 00:14:13,511 the crap out of your mouth, and you are gonna love it! 376 00:14:13,529 --> 00:14:16,615 Huh? What's that about? 377 00:14:16,649 --> 00:14:19,818 We met when the show started. 378 00:14:19,852 --> 00:14:21,620 Trudy didn't want us to date each other, 379 00:14:21,654 --> 00:14:23,855 but I guess Rebecca and I were so in love 380 00:14:23,873 --> 00:14:25,824 that she didn't want to be the Grinch. 381 00:14:25,858 --> 00:14:26,992 How long were you together? 382 00:14:27,026 --> 00:14:28,026 Four years. 383 00:14:28,044 --> 00:14:29,544 Lived together for the last two. 384 00:14:29,579 --> 00:14:31,029 With Iris. Iris. 385 00:14:31,047 --> 00:14:32,047 That's interesting. 386 00:14:32,081 --> 00:14:33,465 Not really, Booth. 387 00:14:33,499 --> 00:14:35,533 For hundreds of years, having multiple partners 388 00:14:35,551 --> 00:14:37,869 was quite acceptable. Oh, no, no, no. 389 00:14:37,887 --> 00:14:39,221 Iris is a dog. 390 00:14:39,255 --> 00:14:42,057 Uh, she's a leopard hound that we rescued. 391 00:14:42,091 --> 00:14:43,225 Never mind. 392 00:14:43,259 --> 00:14:44,259 So, what happened? 393 00:14:44,310 --> 00:14:45,760 Uh, not much. 394 00:14:45,812 --> 00:14:47,562 I mean, we saw Iris in a shelter 395 00:14:47,597 --> 00:14:49,855 and both of us thought she was really... 396 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:50,682 No, no, not... 397 00:14:50,683 --> 00:14:52,901 not with the dog, Iris; with you and Rebecca. 398 00:14:52,935 --> 00:14:54,152 Why'd you guys split? 399 00:14:54,187 --> 00:14:55,570 Oh, well, her job. 400 00:14:55,605 --> 00:14:57,989 I remember asking her if it was worth it. 401 00:14:58,024 --> 00:15:00,058 I mean, she was always dealing with lunatics. 402 00:15:00,076 --> 00:15:02,027 I told her, one of them could snap. 403 00:15:02,061 --> 00:15:03,195 Did anyone ever threaten her? 404 00:15:03,229 --> 00:15:04,446 Oh, yeah, every day. 405 00:15:04,497 --> 00:15:06,064 Half the people who lost blamed her, 406 00:15:06,082 --> 00:15:08,500 because she got them all fired up before they went on. 407 00:15:08,534 --> 00:15:10,502 But she wasn't bothered? Oh, she loved it. 408 00:15:10,536 --> 00:15:12,621 Then after Trudy promoted her to be producer, 409 00:15:12,672 --> 00:15:13,905 nothing else mattered. 410 00:15:13,923 --> 00:15:15,257 The only time I had a conversation 411 00:15:15,291 --> 00:15:16,741 with her was on set. 412 00:15:16,759 --> 00:15:18,553 She stopped seeing friends and family. 413 00:15:18,578 --> 00:15:19,127 Was that 414 00:15:19,128 --> 00:15:21,429 why you sued her for palimony? Hey, I supported Rebecca 415 00:15:21,464 --> 00:15:23,014 when she was carrying coffee. 416 00:15:23,049 --> 00:15:25,750 By the time we split, her salary was triple mine. 417 00:15:25,768 --> 00:15:26,801 You sound bitter. 418 00:15:26,826 --> 00:15:29,173 As long as I got my check every month, I was happy. 419 00:15:29,722 --> 00:15:34,359 Problem is, now she's gone, they're gonna stop. 420 00:15:34,393 --> 00:15:36,928 So from where I stand... 421 00:15:36,946 --> 00:15:39,397 Rebecca wasn't the only victim here. 422 00:15:41,267 --> 00:15:43,818 I'm mad! I had every right to burn his car! 423 00:15:43,870 --> 00:15:45,403 It seems like it to me. 424 00:15:45,437 --> 00:15:47,622 I would've liked to have burned it with him in it! 425 00:15:47,657 --> 00:15:50,608 That's it! That is the anger that I want to see in there! 426 00:15:50,626 --> 00:15:53,662 You're not gonna win if you don't get mad. 427 00:15:53,713 --> 00:15:55,463 How long have you been watching this? 428 00:15:55,498 --> 00:15:57,949 Three hours. Three hours 429 00:15:57,967 --> 00:16:00,218 of raw footage of people screaming at each other. 430 00:16:00,253 --> 00:16:02,337 The bailiff even told Booth that these contestants 431 00:16:02,388 --> 00:16:03,722 could be pretty nuts. 432 00:16:03,756 --> 00:16:05,223 I can see that. 433 00:16:05,258 --> 00:16:07,092 One guy went ballistic on his friend 434 00:16:07,126 --> 00:16:08,894 for not returning a magazine. 435 00:16:08,928 --> 00:16:11,062 And then he threatened to kill him. Well, that's good. 436 00:16:11,097 --> 00:16:13,598 Um, not for the friend, but for our case. 437 00:16:13,632 --> 00:16:15,100 He has an alibi. 438 00:16:15,134 --> 00:16:17,352 Rebecca was the one who was really pushing it. 439 00:16:17,403 --> 00:16:20,989 She went out of her way to push buttons on these crazies. 440 00:16:21,023 --> 00:16:22,490 Maybe that was part of her job, 441 00:16:22,525 --> 00:16:23,992 to make the show more interesting. 442 00:16:24,026 --> 00:16:26,477 Eh. The word I was going for was "pathetic." 443 00:16:26,495 --> 00:16:29,497 The only one so far without an alibi is this one. 444 00:16:29,532 --> 00:16:32,450 He said he was using the money for an engagement ring! 445 00:16:32,484 --> 00:16:34,786 So he lied! Now, you go in there, 446 00:16:34,820 --> 00:16:36,705 and you fight for what you know is right, 447 00:16:36,756 --> 00:16:38,540 and you'll win. You think so? 448 00:16:38,574 --> 00:16:40,775 Hell, yeah! Are you a doormat, 449 00:16:40,810 --> 00:16:43,228 or are you a fighter? A fighter! 450 00:16:43,262 --> 00:16:45,830 Now, you go in there and you get some justice. 451 00:16:46,882 --> 00:16:48,934 Wow. 452 00:16:48,968 --> 00:16:50,518 Yeah. 453 00:16:50,553 --> 00:16:52,938 Then she lost the case and had to be removed 454 00:16:52,972 --> 00:16:54,723 from the studio by security. 455 00:16:54,774 --> 00:16:56,641 She blamed Rebecca for losing the case. 456 00:16:56,675 --> 00:17:00,228 You set me up! You're a dead perra! 457 00:17:02,031 --> 00:17:03,214 Now, this was 458 00:17:03,249 --> 00:17:04,866 the day before Rebecca disappeared, 459 00:17:04,900 --> 00:17:06,851 and this woman lives two blocks 460 00:17:06,869 --> 00:17:09,621 from where Rebecca's body was found. 461 00:17:09,655 --> 00:17:12,157 Okay. 462 00:17:12,191 --> 00:17:14,242 Sure, I got mad-- she said I would win. 463 00:17:14,293 --> 00:17:16,027 Look, the show paid you more 464 00:17:16,045 --> 00:17:18,363 for appearing than it would've if you won the case. 465 00:17:18,381 --> 00:17:19,831 It was the principle of the thing! 466 00:17:19,865 --> 00:17:21,199 Ain't you got no morals? 467 00:17:21,217 --> 00:17:22,968 Hey, you were betrayed by your fiancé. 468 00:17:23,002 --> 00:17:25,412 Money couldn't heal that. You wanted revenge. 469 00:17:25,437 --> 00:17:26,254 Yeah. 470 00:17:26,255 --> 00:17:27,389 He gets it. 471 00:17:27,423 --> 00:17:29,507 Revenge-- that makes things right. 472 00:17:29,541 --> 00:17:31,893 Seems like you got a lot of revenge in the past. 473 00:17:31,927 --> 00:17:34,396 Huh? Let's take a look, huh? Assault, breaking and entering. 474 00:17:34,430 --> 00:17:35,764 Oh, another assault. 475 00:17:35,815 --> 00:17:37,849 Look at this one-- my favorite-- 476 00:17:37,883 --> 00:17:40,518 first degree murder. That was dismissed! 477 00:17:40,552 --> 00:17:41,936 You seem to feel that anger's a good solution 478 00:17:41,988 --> 00:17:43,605 to your problems-- which I totally understand. 479 00:17:43,656 --> 00:17:45,740 Yeah? Yeah. Sure. 480 00:17:45,775 --> 00:17:47,776 The release of adrenaline and noradrenalin in your system 481 00:17:47,827 --> 00:17:49,194 causes you to feel optimistic 482 00:17:49,228 --> 00:17:51,062 that your impulses are causing you to make, 483 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:52,563 uh, reasonable risk assessments. 484 00:17:52,581 --> 00:17:54,282 It's a common correspondence bias. 485 00:17:54,333 --> 00:17:56,117 Are you screwing with me? No, I'm simply pointing out 486 00:17:56,168 --> 00:17:57,585 that your lack of self-control can 487 00:17:57,620 --> 00:17:59,754 cause you to make extremely poor decisions. 488 00:17:59,789 --> 00:18:00,796 You said you were on my side! 489 00:18:00,821 --> 00:18:02,921 No, he said he understood why you go psycho. 490 00:18:03,342 --> 00:18:04,676 Okay, I wouldn't use that word. I know. 491 00:18:04,710 --> 00:18:05,960 That's why I'm here. Okay, look, 492 00:18:06,012 --> 00:18:07,262 I caused a scene; they threw me out. 493 00:18:07,296 --> 00:18:09,347 Why they got to bring it up again now? 494 00:18:09,382 --> 00:18:10,632 Rebecca Pearce was found murdered two blocks 495 00:18:10,683 --> 00:18:12,467 from your home. She was killed 496 00:18:12,518 --> 00:18:14,519 right after you appeared on her show. You just hauled me 497 00:18:14,553 --> 00:18:16,604 in here 'cause I live in a crap neighborhood, and maybe 498 00:18:16,639 --> 00:18:19,441 ain't that smart, but I got brains. 499 00:18:20,976 --> 00:18:23,278 I ain't gonna make this easy. 500 00:18:23,312 --> 00:18:25,480 I got nothing more to say. 501 00:18:28,067 --> 00:18:31,369 See how calm I could be? 502 00:18:34,156 --> 00:18:36,324 Fractures to the metatarsals and phalanges. 503 00:18:36,375 --> 00:18:38,960 Which suggests that the victim was defending herself. 504 00:18:38,994 --> 00:18:41,129 Fracturing to the occipital. 505 00:18:41,163 --> 00:18:43,915 Right. Blunt-force trauma, but wasn't enough to kill. 506 00:18:43,949 --> 00:18:46,000 But would certainly be enough to daze the victim 507 00:18:46,052 --> 00:18:48,002 so the assailant could gain control over her. 508 00:18:48,054 --> 00:18:49,254 And we also know 509 00:18:49,288 --> 00:18:50,755 that the underside of her fingernails 510 00:18:50,789 --> 00:18:52,307 contained her own skin cells, 511 00:18:52,341 --> 00:18:54,342 which would indicate that she was bound 512 00:18:54,393 --> 00:18:56,311 and that she tried to claw at her restraints. 513 00:18:56,345 --> 00:18:58,646 None of which gives us cause of death. 514 00:19:00,349 --> 00:19:02,300 Ma'am, if I could speak? 515 00:19:02,318 --> 00:19:04,269 You are. Of course. 516 00:19:04,303 --> 00:19:06,938 Uh, I heard about your little girl, 517 00:19:06,972 --> 00:19:08,806 and I just wanted to say that 518 00:19:08,824 --> 00:19:10,525 there's nothing special about biting. 519 00:19:10,576 --> 00:19:12,861 I mean, my mama said I used to chew on folks 520 00:19:12,912 --> 00:19:14,312 like a cannibal at Thanksgiving dinner. 521 00:19:14,330 --> 00:19:15,830 And I turned out okay. 522 00:19:15,865 --> 00:19:18,917 You served time in a juvenile correction facility 523 00:19:18,951 --> 00:19:20,668 for stabbing your stepfather. 524 00:19:20,703 --> 00:19:22,420 But I stabbed him in self-defense. 525 00:19:22,455 --> 00:19:25,423 I... I went to juvie for theft and malicious mischief. 526 00:19:26,842 --> 00:19:28,093 Yeah, that doesn't sound good. 527 00:19:28,127 --> 00:19:29,844 All I'm saying is that biting is, 528 00:19:29,879 --> 00:19:32,080 you know, pretty average behavior. And since my daughter 529 00:19:32,098 --> 00:19:35,934 is not average, I'll prove that she's being unfairly maligned. 530 00:19:37,770 --> 00:19:41,306 Did you see this, Mr. Abernathy? 531 00:19:41,340 --> 00:19:44,025 Uh... yes. That's an antemortem injury 532 00:19:44,059 --> 00:19:45,860 to the right zygomatic. Blunt-force consistent 533 00:19:45,895 --> 00:19:48,947 with a violent blow. Degree of remodeling 534 00:19:48,981 --> 00:19:50,231 indicates that the injuries 535 00:19:50,282 --> 00:19:52,033 occurred approximately three months ago. 536 00:19:52,067 --> 00:19:54,903 Whoever murdered Rebecca Pearce might have just been finishing 537 00:19:54,954 --> 00:19:57,822 what they started three months ago. 538 00:20:04,472 --> 00:20:06,967 So, Pabla Sepúlveda's whole family is saying that she was 539 00:20:06,968 --> 00:20:08,905 with them the night of the murder. And you believe them? 540 00:20:08,906 --> 00:20:10,106 I believe it was enough 541 00:20:10,124 --> 00:20:11,625 for her lawyer to get her released. 542 00:20:11,659 --> 00:20:13,099 Right, but the techs are still seeing 543 00:20:13,110 --> 00:20:14,494 if there's anything at the crime scene 544 00:20:14,546 --> 00:20:16,129 that ties her to the murder? Yeah. 545 00:20:16,164 --> 00:20:19,132 But until then, I got another loon for you to look at. 546 00:20:19,167 --> 00:20:21,351 Gordie Rand. Rebecca and he met 547 00:20:21,386 --> 00:20:22,953 through an online dating service. 548 00:20:22,987 --> 00:20:24,838 He looks 12. Yeah, he's 22. 549 00:20:24,889 --> 00:20:27,174 Lied on his profile and put up a fake picture. 550 00:20:27,225 --> 00:20:29,927 But they only met once... for coffee. 551 00:20:29,961 --> 00:20:33,063 But, look, seems Gordie didn't understand the word "no." 552 00:20:33,097 --> 00:20:34,972 Oh, she filed a restraining order against him. 553 00:20:34,997 --> 00:20:36,856 Right, look at the date of the restraining order-- 554 00:20:36,857 --> 00:20:38,446 it was three months ago. That's around the time 555 00:20:38,447 --> 00:20:40,374 Dr. Brennan said Rebecca was hit in the face. 556 00:20:40,399 --> 00:20:41,655 Right. Now, 557 00:20:41,656 --> 00:20:43,657 look at the admitting doctor's note for cause 558 00:20:43,691 --> 00:20:46,610 of injury. "Accidental fall in home." 559 00:20:46,644 --> 00:20:48,612 So here's where Mr. Shrinky comes into play. 560 00:20:48,646 --> 00:20:50,313 If Gordie Rand attacked her, 561 00:20:50,331 --> 00:20:52,482 why didn't Rebecca report him? Uh, fear? 562 00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:54,034 She probably thought that by reporting him, 563 00:20:54,085 --> 00:20:56,920 she would incite him and make matters worse. 564 00:20:56,955 --> 00:20:58,839 She had a restraining order-- one call, and the cops 565 00:20:58,873 --> 00:21:00,657 would have picked him up. Yeah, but she knew 566 00:21:00,675 --> 00:21:03,293 the justice system-- she knew that it didn't always work, 567 00:21:03,327 --> 00:21:04,995 so her survival skills kicked in. 568 00:21:05,013 --> 00:21:06,880 Was there any additional contact after this, uh, incident? 569 00:21:06,931 --> 00:21:08,432 Yeah. He sent her these 570 00:21:08,466 --> 00:21:10,851 a week before she disappeared. 571 00:21:11,970 --> 00:21:13,503 That's... 572 00:21:13,538 --> 00:21:14,605 creepy. 573 00:21:19,176 --> 00:21:22,846 So, what can you tell me about Rebecca Pearce? 574 00:21:22,864 --> 00:21:24,698 Uh, nothing to tell. 575 00:21:24,732 --> 00:21:26,400 Things got complicated, so I broke it off. 576 00:21:26,451 --> 00:21:27,901 Did they get complicated around the time 577 00:21:27,952 --> 00:21:29,686 that you started making naked videos of her? 578 00:21:29,704 --> 00:21:31,388 She was totally into it, man. 579 00:21:31,422 --> 00:21:33,557 She was playing to the camera. You're delusional. 580 00:21:33,591 --> 00:21:35,742 You know what? You are a stalker. 581 00:21:35,793 --> 00:21:37,527 You delude yourself 582 00:21:37,545 --> 00:21:39,863 into thinking that there's a real relationship... 583 00:21:39,881 --> 00:21:42,215 No. and then it finally sinks in 584 00:21:42,250 --> 00:21:44,835 after hundreds of phone calls and letters... 585 00:21:44,869 --> 00:21:46,753 Romance is a dance-- you move forward, 586 00:21:46,804 --> 00:21:49,473 they move back, and-and vice versa. A dance? Really? 587 00:21:49,507 --> 00:21:51,041 Okay, give me one example 588 00:21:51,059 --> 00:21:52,926 when she moved forward to you, just once. 589 00:21:52,977 --> 00:21:55,378 It's a... it's a subtle thing, man. 590 00:21:55,396 --> 00:21:57,848 What are these, love tokens? 591 00:21:57,899 --> 00:21:59,399 Yeah. 592 00:21:59,434 --> 00:22:01,685 She liked the Halloween movies. 593 00:22:03,071 --> 00:22:05,522 It was on her profile. All right, so if you guys 594 00:22:05,556 --> 00:22:07,436 were so right for each other, why'd she take out 595 00:22:07,442 --> 00:22:08,492 a restraining order against you? 596 00:22:08,526 --> 00:22:09,693 Well, all respect to Rebecca, 597 00:22:09,727 --> 00:22:11,194 that's when she took it too far. 598 00:22:11,228 --> 00:22:12,746 And then you smacked her in the face. 599 00:22:12,780 --> 00:22:14,448 I would never do that; I loved her. 600 00:22:14,499 --> 00:22:16,333 And I followed every rule of that order. 601 00:22:16,367 --> 00:22:17,951 Where were you on the 17th? 602 00:22:18,002 --> 00:22:21,071 I was at-at home, I think. 603 00:22:21,089 --> 00:22:23,573 You think? Do you have someone who can back up your story? 604 00:22:24,592 --> 00:22:27,094 My mom. Your mom? 605 00:22:27,128 --> 00:22:28,345 You live with your mom? 606 00:22:28,379 --> 00:22:31,214 I bet Rebecca found that hot. 607 00:22:35,753 --> 00:22:37,420 I need your help with something, 608 00:22:37,438 --> 00:22:39,639 but it must remain between us. Yeah. 609 00:22:39,691 --> 00:22:41,925 For you, anything. Christine has been accused 610 00:22:41,943 --> 00:22:44,644 of something based on the word of a two-year-old 611 00:22:44,696 --> 00:22:47,105 whose neural connections haven't fully formed yet. 612 00:22:47,130 --> 00:22:47,698 I heard. 613 00:22:47,699 --> 00:22:49,116 She bit a kid. 614 00:22:49,150 --> 00:22:51,318 No. Allegedly. A child was bitten, 615 00:22:51,369 --> 00:22:53,420 but... there's no definitive evidence 616 00:22:53,454 --> 00:22:54,788 that it was Christine. 617 00:22:54,822 --> 00:22:57,491 You don't accuse anyone, even a child, 618 00:22:57,542 --> 00:22:59,326 without proof-- photographs 619 00:22:59,377 --> 00:23:01,912 or measurement of the alleged bite mark. 620 00:23:01,946 --> 00:23:04,047 What do you need? I need you 621 00:23:04,082 --> 00:23:06,282 to access some records from Christine's daycare. 622 00:23:06,300 --> 00:23:08,335 You want me to hack their server? 623 00:23:08,386 --> 00:23:10,670 I need you to pull Emma Carter's records 624 00:23:10,722 --> 00:23:13,390 and see if there's any visual evidence of the alleged bite. 625 00:23:13,424 --> 00:23:15,308 You know this is pretty extreme, right? 626 00:23:15,343 --> 00:23:18,845 Motherhood makes demands that you can't ignore. 627 00:23:22,567 --> 00:23:24,300 Did you identify the fiber particulate 628 00:23:24,318 --> 00:23:26,636 I found under the victim's nail? Copolymer 629 00:23:26,654 --> 00:23:29,322 of a six C diamine and a 12 C diacid. 630 00:23:29,357 --> 00:23:31,691 Copolymer? It's a synthetic fabric? 631 00:23:31,743 --> 00:23:33,693 Nylon-based velvet treated with purple dye. 632 00:23:33,745 --> 00:23:36,646 I've e-mailed you the results. 633 00:23:36,664 --> 00:23:38,148 Did you find something? 634 00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:40,250 When I was examining the feet, 635 00:23:40,284 --> 00:23:43,319 I noticed, uh, perimortem hairline fractures 636 00:23:43,337 --> 00:23:46,123 to the talus, calcaneus and... 637 00:23:46,157 --> 00:23:48,925 distal fibula. Could that result 638 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:50,710 from the victim kicking her assailant? 639 00:23:50,762 --> 00:23:53,380 Well, that's more consistent with damage by a jump 640 00:23:53,431 --> 00:23:55,048 down onto a hard surface. 641 00:23:55,099 --> 00:23:57,184 But in that case, we would expect to see 642 00:23:57,218 --> 00:23:59,352 the tibias and fibulas pierce directly 643 00:23:59,387 --> 00:24:01,138 through the inferior portion of the feet. 644 00:24:01,172 --> 00:24:03,523 And there are no compression fractures 645 00:24:03,558 --> 00:24:05,275 to the lumbar vertebrae. 646 00:24:05,309 --> 00:24:06,860 So a jump, but not 647 00:24:06,894 --> 00:24:09,229 from a great height. Well, maybe she was dropped 648 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,231 from the top of the stairs to the cellar floor. 649 00:24:11,282 --> 00:24:13,150 Now, that's a distance of approximately 650 00:24:13,184 --> 00:24:15,452 ten feet, or just over three meters. So... 651 00:24:15,486 --> 00:24:16,853 not high enough to kill her, 652 00:24:16,871 --> 00:24:18,572 but it sure would've slowed her down. 653 00:24:18,623 --> 00:24:20,407 Yeah. 654 00:24:25,079 --> 00:24:27,497 I find for the plaintiff 655 00:24:27,531 --> 00:24:31,134 in the full amount of $243. 656 00:24:32,303 --> 00:24:34,337 You said I'd win, bitch! 657 00:24:34,371 --> 00:24:35,922 Why didn't you arrest this man? 658 00:24:35,973 --> 00:24:38,374 Well, because he was in county on a solicitation charge 659 00:24:38,392 --> 00:24:39,559 the night of the murder. 660 00:24:39,594 --> 00:24:40,977 All rise. 661 00:24:43,314 --> 00:24:45,265 Oh, wow. 662 00:24:45,316 --> 00:24:46,716 Weebles, wobbles and... 663 00:24:46,734 --> 00:24:47,901 Ow! 664 00:24:47,935 --> 00:24:50,053 Wow. Okay, so what do you think, Bones? 665 00:24:50,071 --> 00:24:51,404 The judge might suffer 666 00:24:51,439 --> 00:24:54,341 from a neuromuscular disorder. 667 00:24:54,375 --> 00:24:56,109 She's sloshed! 668 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,161 Drunk. 669 00:24:58,196 --> 00:24:59,996 Oh... that. 670 00:25:00,031 --> 00:25:02,415 ...talking in my courtroom? Yes. 671 00:25:02,450 --> 00:25:04,618 Oh! From the looks of it, 672 00:25:04,669 --> 00:25:07,787 she is a mean drunk. 673 00:25:13,611 --> 00:25:16,112 Who's talking in my courtroom? 674 00:25:16,646 --> 00:25:19,295 Yeah, that definitely looks like felony assault to me. 675 00:25:19,552 --> 00:25:21,837 You don't have a good grasp 676 00:25:21,888 --> 00:25:23,639 of the law, do you, Agent Booth? 677 00:25:23,673 --> 00:25:25,457 Since no charges were filed, legally, 678 00:25:25,475 --> 00:25:27,977 that looks like nothing at all. Ah, pretty cold. 679 00:25:28,011 --> 00:25:30,929 Yeah, I get that way when I'm falsely accused of assault. 680 00:25:30,963 --> 00:25:32,348 Rebecca knew it was an accident 681 00:25:32,399 --> 00:25:34,299 and signed documents to confirm that. 682 00:25:34,317 --> 00:25:35,818 The way you stumbled and missed the steps... 683 00:25:35,852 --> 00:25:37,469 You had been drinking there, hadn't you? 684 00:25:37,487 --> 00:25:41,523 I had come back from a business lunch, 685 00:25:41,574 --> 00:25:43,659 probably had some wine. 686 00:25:43,693 --> 00:25:46,662 This line of questioning is absurd. 687 00:25:46,696 --> 00:25:48,998 Move on with it. This is not 688 00:25:49,032 --> 00:25:51,149 your fake courtroom, Trudy. 689 00:25:51,167 --> 00:25:52,668 I call the shots here. 690 00:25:52,702 --> 00:25:54,286 You're more than a social drinker, aren't you? 691 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,956 I can tell by the way your hand is shaking. 692 00:25:57,990 --> 00:26:00,426 I have an occasional drink. 693 00:26:00,460 --> 00:26:02,661 Occasional. Right. 694 00:26:02,679 --> 00:26:06,298 Like you had the occasional DUI. 695 00:26:06,332 --> 00:26:08,934 For me, it was gambling; for my father, it was drinking. 696 00:26:08,968 --> 00:26:11,169 I know a problem when I see one. 697 00:26:18,278 --> 00:26:23,450 The Trudy you see on TV... that's a performance. 698 00:26:23,451 --> 00:26:24,929 Some days I need help getting there. 699 00:26:24,954 --> 00:26:25,534 Okay. 700 00:26:25,535 --> 00:26:27,018 So it must have been difficult, then, 701 00:26:27,037 --> 00:26:28,537 when Rebecca banned alcohol from the set. 702 00:26:28,571 --> 00:26:31,240 Nothing was banned from the set. 703 00:26:31,291 --> 00:26:33,075 According to this production letter, you would've 704 00:26:33,126 --> 00:26:35,527 lost insurance on your show if you didn't stop drinking. 705 00:26:35,545 --> 00:26:36,662 But you're still drinking. 706 00:26:36,696 --> 00:26:37,817 You know, addiction is tough, 707 00:26:37,831 --> 00:26:39,152 even when your career is at stake. 708 00:26:39,165 --> 00:26:40,582 Your judgment's impaired, you make 709 00:26:40,633 --> 00:26:42,584 impulsive and rash decisions. Like getting rid 710 00:26:42,635 --> 00:26:44,035 of the people standing between you 711 00:26:44,054 --> 00:26:45,871 and that drink that you need. 712 00:26:45,889 --> 00:26:47,539 I didn't kill Rebecca. 713 00:26:47,557 --> 00:26:49,341 But you did find someone to bring 714 00:26:49,375 --> 00:26:50,809 your booze to the set, right? 715 00:26:50,844 --> 00:26:52,364 Maybe someone to get on your good side, 716 00:26:52,378 --> 00:26:54,096 edge out Rebecca. 717 00:26:54,147 --> 00:26:57,382 I'm not answering any more questions. 718 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:58,884 And that's your right. 719 00:26:58,902 --> 00:27:00,736 But can you see the headlines now? 720 00:27:00,770 --> 00:27:02,521 "TV's Judge Trudy 721 00:27:02,555 --> 00:27:04,606 obstructs murder investigation." Now, 722 00:27:04,641 --> 00:27:06,909 that is bad publicity. 723 00:27:13,166 --> 00:27:15,451 So, these are from the little girl's file. 724 00:27:15,502 --> 00:27:18,987 You can see the bite marks. Excellent. Now we can discount 725 00:27:19,022 --> 00:27:21,239 the validity of their allegations, 726 00:27:21,257 --> 00:27:23,074 and I will be able to submit evidence 727 00:27:23,093 --> 00:27:25,094 to Christine's daycare director. 728 00:27:25,128 --> 00:27:26,178 Here. 729 00:27:26,212 --> 00:27:28,380 What is this? We'll need 730 00:27:28,414 --> 00:27:30,799 to compare the injuries with Christine. 731 00:27:30,850 --> 00:27:33,969 You actually took an impression of Christine's teeth? 732 00:27:34,020 --> 00:27:36,722 Yes. I-I had her bite into an apple, 733 00:27:36,756 --> 00:27:38,757 and then I constructed the model. 734 00:27:38,775 --> 00:27:39,725 It was actually 735 00:27:39,759 --> 00:27:40,943 quite simple. 736 00:27:40,977 --> 00:27:42,478 And she loves apples. 737 00:27:42,529 --> 00:27:43,612 Okay. 738 00:27:56,576 --> 00:28:00,229 Oh. Aha! There is a laceration here, 739 00:28:00,263 --> 00:28:01,797 in the area where Christine's tooth 740 00:28:01,831 --> 00:28:03,132 hasn't yet fully erupted. 741 00:28:03,166 --> 00:28:04,666 Do you concur? 742 00:28:04,717 --> 00:28:07,336 Uh, well, since the flesh is malleable, 743 00:28:07,387 --> 00:28:10,339 the computer can't confirm or deny if Christine did this. 744 00:28:10,390 --> 00:28:11,673 Well, that is absurd. 745 00:28:11,724 --> 00:28:13,725 We can re-create entire crime scenes, 746 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,979 complete assault scenarios... Sorry, sweetie. 747 00:28:17,013 --> 00:28:19,681 The best that I can do is give you odds. 748 00:28:19,732 --> 00:28:21,817 Okay. 749 00:28:21,851 --> 00:28:23,902 And you're not gonna like them. 750 00:28:23,937 --> 00:28:27,022 Why? What do you mean? Odds are 751 00:28:27,073 --> 00:28:30,893 78 to 21 that Christine bit the kid. 752 00:28:30,927 --> 00:28:33,745 21% plus my knowledge of her. 753 00:28:33,780 --> 00:28:37,916 I am satisfied that Christine is innocent. 754 00:28:37,951 --> 00:28:38,951 Really? 755 00:28:38,985 --> 00:28:40,485 Of course. Thank you. 756 00:28:40,503 --> 00:28:41,870 Oh, are we still on 757 00:28:41,921 --> 00:28:43,505 for Christine and Michael Vincent's 758 00:28:43,540 --> 00:28:45,924 playdate on Saturday? Uh... 759 00:28:45,959 --> 00:28:47,709 sure, yeah. 760 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,178 Great. 761 00:28:58,555 --> 00:29:00,556 I hope this is important. 762 00:29:00,607 --> 00:29:02,708 I'm trying to find cause of death. 763 00:29:02,742 --> 00:29:04,009 What's that smell? 764 00:29:04,027 --> 00:29:06,845 It is catfish, Opie. 765 00:29:06,863 --> 00:29:08,680 Oh. 766 00:29:08,698 --> 00:29:11,116 That wasn't necessary, Thurston. 767 00:29:11,150 --> 00:29:14,036 But it was. Come here, sit down. 768 00:29:16,489 --> 00:29:18,123 And this... 769 00:29:18,157 --> 00:29:21,192 this is the hot sauce. 770 00:29:21,211 --> 00:29:23,412 Taste it. 771 00:29:23,463 --> 00:29:24,796 You are gonna love it. 772 00:29:26,216 --> 00:29:28,333 Uh, this is... 773 00:29:35,675 --> 00:29:37,342 Oh, my God. 774 00:29:37,376 --> 00:29:39,511 How did you do that? 775 00:29:39,545 --> 00:29:41,563 Aframomum melegueta. It's more commonly known 776 00:29:41,598 --> 00:29:44,215 as Guinea grain-- it's native to swampy habitats 777 00:29:44,234 --> 00:29:46,268 along the West African coast. I have no idea 778 00:29:46,319 --> 00:29:48,403 how your granny got a hold of it, but... 779 00:29:48,438 --> 00:29:50,522 She used to trade with an herbalist in the woods. 780 00:29:50,556 --> 00:29:53,025 Damn, if you haven't brought my granny back from the dead! 781 00:29:53,059 --> 00:29:55,944 Hey, I told you I'd find it, right? 782 00:29:55,995 --> 00:29:58,196 And you were right-- the secret ingredient was love. 783 00:29:58,230 --> 00:30:00,249 That's the only explanation 784 00:30:00,283 --> 00:30:02,067 for Hodgins spending so much time and... 785 00:30:02,085 --> 00:30:03,785 and effort to do this. 786 00:30:06,539 --> 00:30:08,340 Eat. Go. Eat. 787 00:30:08,374 --> 00:30:09,758 Eat. 788 00:30:09,792 --> 00:30:11,472 Hey, we shouldn't keep this stuff a secret. 789 00:30:11,511 --> 00:30:13,962 I mean, the world would love this. 790 00:30:14,013 --> 00:30:15,797 Oh, very true, very true. 791 00:30:15,848 --> 00:30:17,049 You should slow down 792 00:30:17,083 --> 00:30:18,684 a little bit, Finn-- you don't want 793 00:30:18,718 --> 00:30:20,135 to get a bone stuck in your throat. 794 00:30:20,186 --> 00:30:22,888 Not from a baby catfish. 795 00:30:25,275 --> 00:30:27,142 That's it. What? 796 00:30:27,193 --> 00:30:28,727 Cause of death. 797 00:30:28,761 --> 00:30:31,697 Thank-thank you. 798 00:30:34,984 --> 00:30:37,369 You see these micro-fractures 799 00:30:37,403 --> 00:30:39,738 on the transverse processes of the C-four and -five? 800 00:30:39,772 --> 00:30:41,623 Yes. Well, they appear to be 801 00:30:41,658 --> 00:30:44,275 consistent with strangulation. Which is unlikely 802 00:30:44,294 --> 00:30:46,161 since the hyoid bone remains intact. 803 00:30:46,212 --> 00:30:48,130 Unlikely, yes, but not impossible. 804 00:30:48,164 --> 00:30:50,106 The victim was in her mid-20s, yes? 805 00:30:50,131 --> 00:30:51,083 At that age, 806 00:30:51,084 --> 00:30:53,085 the hyoid bone is still very flexible. 807 00:30:53,119 --> 00:30:54,836 And if the conditions were right, 808 00:30:54,887 --> 00:30:56,555 she could've been strangled without breaking her hyoid. 809 00:30:56,589 --> 00:30:59,007 The flexibility of the young, 810 00:30:59,058 --> 00:31:01,960 semicartilaginous hyoid, combined with 811 00:31:01,978 --> 00:31:04,179 a wide ligature, could very well have caused 812 00:31:04,230 --> 00:31:05,514 these micro-fractures. 813 00:31:05,565 --> 00:31:07,599 Well done, Mr. Abernathy. 814 00:31:07,633 --> 00:31:10,836 Well, you should be thanking my granny. 815 00:31:12,772 --> 00:31:14,272 Rebecca made it clear, 816 00:31:14,306 --> 00:31:16,141 if there was any booze on set, I'd be fired, 817 00:31:16,159 --> 00:31:17,993 and then Trudy said, if I didn't figure out 818 00:31:18,027 --> 00:31:19,494 a way to get her some vodka, 819 00:31:19,529 --> 00:31:21,997 she'd fire me, too. So you picked the judge. 820 00:31:22,031 --> 00:31:24,232 It was just a matter of time before Trudy fired Rebecca. 821 00:31:24,250 --> 00:31:25,919 This job meant a lot to me. 822 00:31:25,944 --> 00:31:27,419 I'd say it worked out pretty well for you. 823 00:31:27,420 --> 00:31:30,038 Your show is still going on, you got Rebecca's job-- 824 00:31:30,089 --> 00:31:31,840 sounds like a motive to me. 825 00:31:31,874 --> 00:31:33,959 Rebecca was my mentor. Oh, right, yeah. 826 00:31:33,993 --> 00:31:36,628 She treated you like crap, you got paid next to nothing, 827 00:31:36,662 --> 00:31:38,597 and she took all the credit. 828 00:31:38,631 --> 00:31:39,715 That's how everyone starts out. 829 00:31:39,766 --> 00:31:40,966 Trudy said that you and Rebecca 830 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:42,517 used to fight all the time 831 00:31:42,552 --> 00:31:44,136 because she wouldn't give you a promotion. 832 00:31:44,170 --> 00:31:47,522 Sometimes I have a temper. 833 00:31:47,557 --> 00:31:49,891 I can... get impatient, that's all. 834 00:31:49,942 --> 00:31:51,977 I think you ran out of patience-- I think 835 00:31:52,011 --> 00:31:53,862 you told her to go to this abandoned building 836 00:31:53,896 --> 00:31:55,397 to interview this fake guest, and... 837 00:31:55,448 --> 00:31:58,349 you strangled her... with this. 838 00:31:59,351 --> 00:32:01,870 Where... where did you get this? 839 00:32:01,904 --> 00:32:03,405 Got a search warrant for your apartment. 840 00:32:03,456 --> 00:32:04,956 You see, the team at the Jeffersonian 841 00:32:04,991 --> 00:32:06,241 said that Rebecca was strangled. 842 00:32:06,292 --> 00:32:09,044 We found a fiber underneath her fingernail. 843 00:32:09,078 --> 00:32:10,528 No. No, you've got this all wrong. 844 00:32:10,546 --> 00:32:12,998 Rebecca lent me this scarf... Oh. 845 00:32:13,032 --> 00:32:15,634 That's Rebecca's scarf. 846 00:32:15,668 --> 00:32:17,229 Oh, I didn't know that; thanks for that. 847 00:32:17,253 --> 00:32:20,038 Wow, this is looking worse and worse for you, 848 00:32:20,056 --> 00:32:22,190 isn't it, Jill? 849 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,334 Look, Jill Roberts has motive and opportunity. 850 00:32:32,335 --> 00:32:34,954 Hell, she even got her promotion courtesy of Rebecca's death. 851 00:32:34,972 --> 00:32:36,840 I believe our killer acted 852 00:32:36,891 --> 00:32:38,458 on impulse and obsession. 853 00:32:38,476 --> 00:32:41,236 Jill Roberts is methodical and calculating. 854 00:32:41,237 --> 00:32:43,185 Okay, you're saying that she's innocent 855 00:32:43,264 --> 00:32:44,981 because her desk is neat? 856 00:32:45,015 --> 00:32:48,818 No, I'm saying that Jill is only aggressive professionally. 857 00:32:48,853 --> 00:32:50,636 She didn't try to hide her feelings. 858 00:32:50,654 --> 00:32:52,605 She seemed genuinely upset about Rebecca's death. 859 00:32:52,639 --> 00:32:53,773 Hodgins identified the fiber that was 860 00:32:53,807 --> 00:32:54,991 under the victim's fingernails. 861 00:32:55,025 --> 00:32:56,826 Some kind of a nylon, okay? 862 00:32:56,861 --> 00:32:59,746 This scarf... probably matches it. 863 00:32:59,780 --> 00:33:02,148 No, see, this is wool. 864 00:33:02,166 --> 00:33:03,416 This is South American 865 00:33:03,451 --> 00:33:04,751 vicuña-- it's very expensive. 866 00:33:04,785 --> 00:33:06,035 What? It's not a crime 867 00:33:06,086 --> 00:33:07,653 to appreciate nice things. 868 00:33:07,671 --> 00:33:09,622 Okay. Doesn't mean that 869 00:33:09,656 --> 00:33:11,207 she's not the murderer, okay? 870 00:33:11,258 --> 00:33:13,259 Just means that she didn't use this. 871 00:33:14,628 --> 00:33:17,013 I think you're reaching, Booth. 872 00:33:20,935 --> 00:33:23,219 Our assumption was that the victim was strangled 873 00:33:23,270 --> 00:33:24,888 at the top of the stairs 874 00:33:24,922 --> 00:33:26,256 and then tossed over the railing. 875 00:33:26,290 --> 00:33:27,624 But Finn and I tried that 876 00:33:27,658 --> 00:33:28,858 every possible way. 877 00:33:28,893 --> 00:33:30,693 The yellow fractures 878 00:33:30,728 --> 00:33:33,897 show the injuries from the simulated falls... 879 00:33:33,948 --> 00:33:36,699 and the red show the actual fractures to your victim. 880 00:33:36,734 --> 00:33:39,986 Yeah, we couldn't match the same fracture pattern that we found. 881 00:33:40,020 --> 00:33:43,022 What if the body dropped at a 90-degree angle? 882 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:45,495 Well, how could that be possible if she was thrown over the side? 883 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:46,192 It wouldn't. 884 00:33:46,193 --> 00:33:48,244 The calcaneal fractures indicate 885 00:33:48,295 --> 00:33:50,296 that her feet hit the ground first 886 00:33:50,331 --> 00:33:51,965 and absorbed most of the impact. 887 00:33:51,999 --> 00:33:55,034 So if I adjust the direction of her body... 888 00:33:55,052 --> 00:33:57,303 and adjust for the dead weight... 889 00:33:57,338 --> 00:33:58,888 Add a ligature around her neck. 890 00:34:05,262 --> 00:34:07,597 Well, I'll be damned. She was hanged over that rail. 891 00:34:07,648 --> 00:34:09,549 And then cut down after she died. 892 00:34:09,567 --> 00:34:11,568 Hairline fracturing matches. But the victim's neck 893 00:34:11,602 --> 00:34:13,353 wasn't broken. 894 00:34:13,387 --> 00:34:15,355 Wouldn't your neck break if you were hanged? 895 00:34:15,356 --> 00:34:17,441 It depends on the length of the ligature, 896 00:34:17,442 --> 00:34:20,610 and if the noose was wide enough, 897 00:34:20,661 --> 00:34:23,029 like so, it wouldn't break Rebecca's neck. 898 00:34:23,063 --> 00:34:26,699 But... it would cause tremendous impact 899 00:34:26,733 --> 00:34:29,168 to the jawline. 900 00:34:38,579 --> 00:34:39,963 Look. 901 00:34:40,014 --> 00:34:41,931 What are those? Three small nicks 902 00:34:41,966 --> 00:34:44,884 on the anteroinferior aspect of the mandible. 903 00:34:44,918 --> 00:34:47,720 Uniform and equidistant. Small spikes. 904 00:34:47,754 --> 00:34:50,093 This could tell us how she was strangled. 905 00:34:50,118 --> 00:34:50,923 And by what. 906 00:34:50,924 --> 00:34:53,693 I'll have Dr. Hodgins swab. 907 00:34:57,531 --> 00:34:59,866 They do seem to be spikes. 908 00:34:59,900 --> 00:35:01,784 Like maybe from a bracelet. 909 00:35:01,819 --> 00:35:04,404 Like a punk would wear. Exactly. 910 00:35:04,438 --> 00:35:07,457 So you think the victim was struck in the throat 911 00:35:07,491 --> 00:35:10,076 by someone wearing a bracelet? Impossible. 912 00:35:10,110 --> 00:35:13,162 There would be scraping, as well as the indentations. 913 00:35:13,213 --> 00:35:15,999 These marks were made by applying consistent pressure. 914 00:35:16,050 --> 00:35:18,468 Got it! So, I swabbed 915 00:35:18,502 --> 00:35:20,215 Rebecca's mandible; I found dander. 916 00:35:20,240 --> 00:35:21,004 Dander, 917 00:35:21,005 --> 00:35:22,622 like from a dog? Yeah, exactly. 918 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:24,257 - It's a dog collar. Mm-hmm. 919 00:35:24,291 --> 00:35:25,958 Angie, can you call up the file that I sent? 920 00:35:25,976 --> 00:35:28,061 So, I even found the breed. 921 00:35:28,095 --> 00:35:29,131 It was a leopard hound. 922 00:35:29,156 --> 00:35:30,796 Yeah. It's a Catahoula leopard hound, 923 00:35:30,797 --> 00:35:32,932 to be exact. How did you... 924 00:35:35,569 --> 00:35:37,303 That look familiar? 925 00:35:37,321 --> 00:35:39,138 What are you doing with Iris's collar? 926 00:35:39,156 --> 00:35:41,157 We got a search warrant for your home. 927 00:35:41,191 --> 00:35:43,443 Telling you, you've got quite a shrine for your dog. 928 00:35:43,477 --> 00:35:45,144 The purple velvet 929 00:35:45,162 --> 00:35:46,746 matches perfectly with the fibers 930 00:35:46,780 --> 00:35:48,648 we found under Rebecca's fingernails. 931 00:35:48,666 --> 00:35:51,668 - Well, so? She was her dog, too. - That's true. 932 00:35:51,702 --> 00:35:53,169 So, where's Iris? 933 00:35:54,088 --> 00:35:55,838 She... died. 934 00:35:55,873 --> 00:35:57,156 Before Rebecca was killed? 935 00:35:57,191 --> 00:35:58,925 Look, we know you had a palimony agreement 936 00:35:58,959 --> 00:36:01,177 which gave you joint custody of the dog. 937 00:36:01,211 --> 00:36:02,662 How did the dog die? 938 00:36:02,696 --> 00:36:05,014 Rebecca was always working, 939 00:36:05,049 --> 00:36:07,350 so the dog that you loved so much 940 00:36:07,384 --> 00:36:09,802 probably died of neglect, am I right? 941 00:36:09,836 --> 00:36:12,055 There's a tribe in Southern India 942 00:36:12,106 --> 00:36:15,341 that felt that a man's animal was a part of him. 943 00:36:15,359 --> 00:36:16,976 Like his arm or his heart. 944 00:36:17,010 --> 00:36:18,695 If another man killed his animal, 945 00:36:18,729 --> 00:36:22,031 he was put to death... in the same manner as that animal. 946 00:36:22,066 --> 00:36:23,366 Our FBI shrink 947 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:26,986 agrees-- Iris was hanged, wasn't she? 948 00:36:27,020 --> 00:36:28,538 That's why you hanged Rebecca. 949 00:36:28,572 --> 00:36:31,407 We found the grave 950 00:36:31,458 --> 00:36:32,692 in your backyard. 951 00:36:32,710 --> 00:36:35,027 We can dig up the dog, 952 00:36:35,045 --> 00:36:38,331 and it'll be easy to determine cause of death. 953 00:36:42,035 --> 00:36:43,970 I'll do that. 954 00:36:44,004 --> 00:36:45,838 Don't. 955 00:36:45,872 --> 00:36:47,890 Don't what? 956 00:36:49,510 --> 00:36:53,012 Don't... dig up Iris. 957 00:36:53,046 --> 00:36:55,615 Please. 958 00:36:56,934 --> 00:36:59,986 I went to pick her up... 959 00:37:00,020 --> 00:37:02,855 on Saturday, and... 960 00:37:02,889 --> 00:37:06,159 nobody answered the door, so I... went around back. 961 00:37:06,193 --> 00:37:07,744 Rebecca was working, 962 00:37:07,778 --> 00:37:09,245 like usual? 963 00:37:09,279 --> 00:37:13,116 She left Iris chained to the porch. 964 00:37:14,835 --> 00:37:17,903 Who would leave a dog tied up like that? 965 00:37:17,921 --> 00:37:20,840 I told her that I would take her. 966 00:37:20,874 --> 00:37:23,760 But she said the... 967 00:37:23,794 --> 00:37:26,929 custody agreement was a... legal contract, 968 00:37:26,964 --> 00:37:29,348 that the law was the law. 969 00:37:29,383 --> 00:37:31,801 Everything always went back to that... 970 00:37:31,852 --> 00:37:33,519 stupid show. 971 00:37:35,255 --> 00:37:38,191 Iris was... 972 00:37:38,225 --> 00:37:41,978 she was more than an agreement. 973 00:37:42,029 --> 00:37:45,314 She was all I had left. 974 00:37:46,933 --> 00:37:48,901 And there she was... 975 00:37:48,935 --> 00:37:51,537 hanging off the... 976 00:37:51,572 --> 00:37:54,907 patio railing... 977 00:37:54,941 --> 00:37:57,877 dangling by her collar. 978 00:37:59,163 --> 00:38:01,631 Probably went after a squirrel... 979 00:38:01,665 --> 00:38:04,383 or something. 980 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:11,758 I couldn't... let Rebecca get away with that. 981 00:38:11,792 --> 00:38:15,895 That's what the law is all about, right? 982 00:38:18,015 --> 00:38:20,650 ♪ 983 00:38:24,137 --> 00:38:27,990 ♪ In the hearts of men 984 00:38:28,025 --> 00:38:31,861 ♪ In the arms of mothers 985 00:38:31,912 --> 00:38:35,531 ♪ In the parts we play 986 00:38:35,582 --> 00:38:39,285 ♪ To convince others 987 00:38:39,319 --> 00:38:43,039 ♪ We know what we're doing 988 00:38:43,090 --> 00:38:46,425 ♪ We're doing it right 989 00:38:46,460 --> 00:38:49,295 ♪ They've written books on the subject ♪ 990 00:38:49,329 --> 00:38:54,550 ♪ But then you may still be surprised... ♪ 991 00:38:57,521 --> 00:39:01,474 Listen, you guys, I thought you were here to do an article. 992 00:39:01,508 --> 00:39:04,193 You know, my assistant never would have set up 993 00:39:04,228 --> 00:39:05,978 this meeting for a tasting 994 00:39:06,012 --> 00:39:07,647 if my team hadn't tasted it first. 995 00:39:07,681 --> 00:39:09,899 Especially if you want me involved in the marketing. 996 00:39:09,950 --> 00:39:11,547 Come on, you guys, let's go, get that food up. 997 00:39:11,548 --> 00:39:12,151 You're right, ma'am. 998 00:39:12,152 --> 00:39:13,361 Please accept our apologies... 999 00:39:13,386 --> 00:39:15,288 Okay, uh, but they do not have your palate, 1000 00:39:15,289 --> 00:39:17,657 and we could not let you miss an opportunity like this. 1001 00:39:17,691 --> 00:39:20,192 That's sweet, but you need to talk to my staff. 1002 00:39:20,210 --> 00:39:22,361 Come on, let's go, let's go. You're right, ma'am. 1003 00:39:22,379 --> 00:39:24,163 Okay? We're sorry... Okay, what you can't see 1004 00:39:24,197 --> 00:39:26,082 is that he is actually the best 1005 00:39:26,133 --> 00:39:28,251 of what this country has to offer. 1006 00:39:28,302 --> 00:39:29,919 Did he kill bin Laden? 1007 00:39:29,970 --> 00:39:32,054 Wow, you are a tough sell. Taste it. 1008 00:39:32,089 --> 00:39:34,841 Relax, it's just a hot sauce we're talking about. 1009 00:39:34,875 --> 00:39:36,926 No, it's not just a hot sauce. 1010 00:39:36,977 --> 00:39:39,762 My granny made this sauce, and she took the recipe with her 1011 00:39:39,813 --> 00:39:41,981 to her grave. 1012 00:39:43,267 --> 00:39:44,650 Look me in the eye, kid. 1013 00:39:44,685 --> 00:39:46,719 Look me in the eye and tell me 1014 00:39:46,737 --> 00:39:49,188 that you think this is the most amazing hot sauce 1015 00:39:49,222 --> 00:39:51,908 I'll ever taste and I should make an exception. 1016 00:39:51,942 --> 00:39:55,494 Ma'am, I promise you... to my everlasting surprise 1017 00:39:55,529 --> 00:39:57,914 that this sauce tastes every bit as good 1018 00:39:57,948 --> 00:40:00,366 as when my grandmother made it for me. 1019 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:01,918 Now, men fought for this sauce. 1020 00:40:01,952 --> 00:40:03,736 And I-I ain't proud to say it, 1021 00:40:03,754 --> 00:40:06,255 but my cousin lost his hand because of it. 1022 00:40:07,240 --> 00:40:09,759 All right, give me a taste. 1023 00:40:27,728 --> 00:40:29,528 Not bad. 1024 00:40:31,097 --> 00:40:32,932 All right, 1025 00:40:32,950 --> 00:40:34,984 60 me, 40 you, 1026 00:40:35,035 --> 00:40:36,819 and we'll market it with my name, 1027 00:40:36,870 --> 00:40:38,270 my logo, maybe we'll make 1028 00:40:38,288 --> 00:40:40,289 - a little bit of money. - Please, 1029 00:40:40,324 --> 00:40:42,775 we're gonna be rich-- 80/20, 1030 00:40:42,793 --> 00:40:44,443 our favor, and... 1031 00:40:44,461 --> 00:40:47,380 it's called "Opie and Thurston's Hot Sauce." 1032 00:40:52,336 --> 00:40:54,303 Okay. 1033 00:41:01,812 --> 00:41:03,846 Now, I got to hand it to you, Bones, 1034 00:41:03,897 --> 00:41:05,731 you always find a way to amaze me. 1035 00:41:05,766 --> 00:41:07,183 I'm proud of you. 1036 00:41:07,234 --> 00:41:09,068 Solving this case was a group effort. 1037 00:41:09,102 --> 00:41:12,304 But I am the most valuable, so thank you. 1038 00:41:12,322 --> 00:41:14,807 No, I meant I'm proud of you for not losing 1039 00:41:14,825 --> 00:41:17,036 your cool with the preschool director, and Emma's mom. 1040 00:41:17,061 --> 00:41:17,977 Well, when it comes 1041 00:41:17,978 --> 00:41:21,080 to settling conflicts, it's always better to be rational. 1042 00:41:21,114 --> 00:41:23,532 And the abundance of forensic evidence 1043 00:41:23,583 --> 00:41:24,951 against Christine 1044 00:41:24,985 --> 00:41:27,620 was clearly tainted by multiple sources. 1045 00:41:27,654 --> 00:41:29,288 Yeah, but the part where 1046 00:41:29,322 --> 00:41:31,657 it became the O.J. trial was a bit much. 1047 00:41:31,675 --> 00:41:33,209 But it worked. 1048 00:41:33,260 --> 00:41:36,462 Yeah. You know, Christine, she's gonna misbehave again. 1049 00:41:36,496 --> 00:41:39,015 She's gonna break curfew, she's gonna have a cigarette or two, 1050 00:41:39,049 --> 00:41:40,433 she's probably gonna skip school. 1051 00:41:40,467 --> 00:41:41,684 I know. 1052 00:41:41,718 --> 00:41:43,519 It's a natural part of maturing. 1053 00:41:43,553 --> 00:41:45,104 Natural? Yes. 1054 00:41:45,138 --> 00:41:47,440 Really? Yes. Acceptable behavior 1055 00:41:47,474 --> 00:41:48,975 can only be learned through the experience 1056 00:41:49,009 --> 00:41:50,192 of unacceptable behavior. 1057 00:41:50,227 --> 00:41:51,477 Why the big change of heart? 1058 00:41:51,511 --> 00:41:52,445 I haven't changed. 1059 00:41:52,479 --> 00:41:53,846 What's that? What? 1060 00:41:53,864 --> 00:41:56,015 On your neck. Is that a bite mark? Nothing. 1061 00:41:56,033 --> 00:41:57,733 Christine bit you. No... oh... 1062 00:41:57,784 --> 00:41:59,201 Christine got excited. 1063 00:41:59,236 --> 00:42:00,976 It doesn't mean that she bit Emma. 1064 00:42:00,977 --> 00:42:02,495 Better not take her to daycare for a while. 1065 00:42:02,496 --> 00:42:05,242 I'll just tell them that you did it while we were making love. 1066 00:42:05,243 --> 00:42:06,714 No, you won't. 1067 00:42:06,739 --> 00:42:08,960 Well, it's a believable explanation, Booth. 1068 00:42:08,961 --> 00:42:10,696 What...? What, that I gave you a hickey? 1069 00:42:10,714 --> 00:42:12,031 No, I'm not in eighth grade. 1070 00:42:12,949 --> 00:42:14,149 Ooh. 1071 00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:15,600 Seriously? You got to slow down. 1072 00:42:17,096 --> 00:42:19,287 Boy, she really did lay into you there, huh? 1073 00:42:19,288 --> 00:42:20,955 It is a bit sore. Yeah. 1074 00:42:21,006 --> 00:42:26,006 == sync, corrected by elderman == 1075 00:42:54,703 --> 00:42:56,187 What's that mean?