“The Survivor in the Soap” quotes from Bones

Angela

[observing Cam and Arastoo through the glass from her office] Hey, if I didn't already know about Arastoo and Cam.

Hodgins

You do not know. Only I know. This is as far as Arastoo and Cam are concerned.

Angela

Oh come on! Look at them!

Hodgins

[looks at Cam and Arastoo] She's signing a requisition... [to Angela] Look, you only know because I confirmed it.

Angela

[snaps] She would've figured out that I would've known if I didn't have to hide the fact that I already knew!

Hodgins

OK, I'm gonna run away now. [leaves]

Angela

I'm surprised they have their clothes on.

People come to this country looking for a new start. Somebody messes with that, they're messing with the United States of America.

Arastoo

Symchay Conteh wasn't just a refugee from Sierra Leone. He was a child soldier. A small boy taught to kill. Who's the victim in that case?

Brennan

When you were growing up in Iran during the war with Iraq...

Arastoo

I was privileged, sheltered. I dealt with power outages, food shortages and propaganda. I had it easy.

Brennan

No one has it easy in war.

Arastoo

I'm not the victim here, Dr. Brennan. I'd like to focus on Symchay.

You think I killed him?

Booth

The photo you took of him is the centerpiece of the show.

But I didn't know that! People change between the age of seven and twenty four! [Brennan looks at Booth] You know, I have seen enough death, thanks! I have no interest in killing anybody myself.

Booth

Have you gotten any help, Miss Singer? [Singer looks at Booth in surprise] I'm a veteran. I can recognize post traumatic stress disorder.

Yes. I got help. I had trouble sleeping, I had dreams, I got depressed. But I have my work and I never killed anybody. [to Booth] Can you say the same thing?

Booth

No, I cannot.

Brennan

I couldn't sleep.

Booth

What are those?

Brennan

Some pictures I took in Central America and Darfur. [shows Booth a photo of a mass grave] It was impossible to identify all of them.

Booth

[picks up a photo of a child soldier] And these soldiers?

Brennan

They were helping us. I was grateful at the time but..look at them. [points to the photo] Look at him, Booth. He couldn't be more than fifteen! [looks at photo] I thanked him.

Booth

You had a job to do.

Brennan

In Afghanistan, when you see boys like this, do you let them fight?

Booth

It was different. There was a protocol.

Brennan

I should've made sure that he could put down that gun and have a normal life.

Booth

What's normal in a war zone, Bones? Really.

Brennan

Not this. We can never let this be normal, even if they're on our side.

Booth

[to Radswell] Relax, we've got him ok?

Hey, I'm not a cop, Booth. [to Hamilton] I hope you get killed in jail.

Brennan

I agree with Mr. Radswell.

Booth

I don't. [looks to Hamilton] I actually want to see him go through the whole system.