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

I understand killers, I just don't know how mothers can do it. I mean, dogs can be trained in a couple of weeks. Kids, mothers have to give up their lives for years.

No, no. When you're looking at your kid, you don't feel like you're giving up anything.

So, you'd do it again?

What?

You'd have Parker, even with everything you're going through?

What kind of question is that?

Wouldn't it be easier if Parker wasn't caught in this drama of yours, with Rebecca, new boyfriend?

God, no, no, Bones! He's my son. Whatever we're going through, it's not about that and he knows that.

That's what parents say when they want to justify themselves.

You know, I haven't walked out on Parker, alright? I would never have done what your parents did.

I didn't say you would, I just - I don't know. You're the father, I don't know anything about raising kids.

Parker's fine.