Hodgens states that particles from the bones contain chemicals found in fireworks.Ĭaroline is furious because Ezra, informed by an inside source, has found out about the remains in the archive. Sweets tells Booth that he bought Daisy a powder blue Vespa for her birthday from the US Marshals' auction.īones finds pitting and microfractures on the front and back of the victims' ribs. They examine the surrounding files, finding they are suspended criminal investigations of criminal informants.
He opens the racks and body parts spill out. Booth and Sweets visit the archives, and spot blood on the floor between the archives' rolling racks. Meanwhile, back at the lab, Angela and Hodgins realize the vertebrae numbers are a coded address pointing to the Justice Departments' archives building. Though Pelant is not allowed access to computers, Booth and Sweets notice he has an old non-functioning computer on his desk. Pelant mentions that Ezra Krane, the reporter, recently called to ask about the murder case. Booth and Sweets visit Pelant, who is currently under house arrest for hacking into government systems and wears a location-tracking ankle monitor. One potential suspect is computer hacker, Christopher Pelant. "So we're looking for a tech savvy guy who hates the FBI," Caroline observes.Īt the Jeffersonian, Bones discovers that the victim was from Denmark using isotopes in her tooth enamel and orders Angela's facial reconstruction be sent to the embassy.
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Meanwhile, Hodgins, at the lab, is still struggling to crack the vertebrae code, revealing that his grandfather was a code-breaker on the enigma machine during World War II.īooth has discovered a homemade laser pointer hidden inside a mint tin, a used to blind the security cameras. Booth arrives, stating that the five FBI agents whose blood was found on the statue are alive and well, they had each donated blood during a recent blood drive. Sweets and Bones meet at the diner, where he pressures her to stay out of the field. He shoos the man, but not before the journalist spells secret details about the case not yet divulged to the press: there is either a leak at the Jeffersonian or FBI or the killer is in contact with the press. Booth promises his silence about Sachs' smoking habits in exchange for the man's knowledge about the museum's off-camera hiding spots.īooth arrives at the Hoover building to find desperate reporter, Ezra Krane, seeking a comment from Caroline. However, addicted to nicotine, he has been using blindspots in the museum security to smoke. Booth has him brought in for questioning where Sachs claims to be reformed. Sweets posits that the killer likely has a high IQ and likely has prior offenses.īooth investigates an extermination team that was on-site at the museum the night before and discovers that one staffer, Sam Sachs, has an extensive criminal record including car theft and assault.
Sweets and Booth review museum security footage in Booth's office, finding that somebody used laser pointers to blind the cameras before depositing the remains on the statue. Wendall announces that the blood on the statue wasn't from the victim, it's actually from five different people. At the scene, Bones discovers that the spine has been dissected and reassembled in an incorrect order and believes the killer is sending them a message.Īt the lab, Bones identities the victim as a female in her early 20s. While driving to the crime scene, Booth and Bones discuss their continued struggle to find the perfect new home. "Where is the rest of me?" is written in blood on the statue. The group is horrified by the discovery of a bloody skull and spine, sitting at the base of a statue of Lincoln.
Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan search for the perfect home for their new family.Ī supervisor at the American Heritage Museum is providing a walk-through for new staff. As the Jeffersonian team embarks on a scavenger hunt to solve the case, they realize their tech-savvy suspect remains one step ahead of them. A cryptic message penned in human blood is discovered at a national monument.