“The Friend in Need” · Season 8, Episode 16
In this episode: Temperance Brennan (4), Seeley Booth (3), Lance Sweets (3), Jack Hodgins (1), Cam (1), Finn (1)
[Cam, Brennan, Finn, and Hodgins are analyzing a teen's remains packed inside a suitcase.]
The boy didn't climb into a suitcase and throw himself off a bridge
I don't know. Could be a jackass stunt gone wrong.
You're suggesting cause of death is stupidity?
Well, it wouldn't be the first time.
So the way we play this is I'm the understanding psychologist and you be the flinty FBI agent?
[dismisses him] Just be what we are.
You knew you had to tell someone who would listen. And you were right. You can't just "will" something like this away. You have to deal with it or it'll stay with you forever.
What do you know? Were you raped?
[takes a deep breath] No, no. [pauses] Um...when I was a boy I was in a bad foster home. I was beaten. The foster dad, he did it for sport. I thought it was me. You know, I thought, if I just behaved better. So that's what I tried to do. Until someone helped me see it wasn't my fault. It wasn't. And no matter how hard or painful it is, it was better to face what happened.
My IQ is quantifiably higher than yours.
You know what, you're the brains of the outfit.
You have your strengths, Booth.
Well, I try
Trying is one of your strengths.
Booth, do you ever let me think I'm the smart one when you've figured it out already?
No.
Because that would be ridiculous.
You've been reading my psychology books again.
You leave them in the bathroom. They're good reading in the tub.
[to Cam and Angela] In high school I did a report concerning the effects of alcohol on muscle coordination. It was quite amusing.
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