Brennan and Booth in “The Mother and Child in the Bay”

(about Richardson) He didn't kill her.

No, but he ran. How do you just cut your family out of your life like that?

What about Abraham?

You're gonna throw religion in my face right now?

I thought you find answers in what you believe.

Well, that's the one Bible story that I just don't like. I mean, God commands Abraham to kill his own son and he does.

Abraham does not kill Isaac.

But old Ab, he had the intention.

I thought what he had was faith.

Look, I have faith. But if God himself came down, pointed at Parker and said I want you to, you know, that ain't gonna happen.

Yeah. You know, grabbed his hand the last second right before the knife was about to go in.

Ok, then the lesson I would learn from this myth -

Myth?

Fits the definition.

Ok, fine.

That when it comes to your children your love has to be absolute. The messenger represents goodness, what you know to be right, ergo you have to remain open to what you know is true.

(smiles) Are you sure you're not religious?

Science all the way.

Science all the way.

Hey, even an empiricist can have a heart, Booth.