Funny thing about Witness Protection…
What's that?
…It sort of comes with a built-in motive for murder attached, doesn't it?
(laughs) That's why they need protection.
S6 E15The Killer in the Crosshairs
The bullet severed the C5.
Right. Severing the spinal cord from the brain stem is the gold standard for snipers. We call it disconnecting the computer.
You can never have too many cute phrases for taking a life.
Anyway, Angela's father...
[smile fades from his face, with dread] Oh God.
What?
Are you gonna ask me some interpersonal family question? Or...
Why is that so strange? You are a shrink.
[to Sweets] He wants to name our baby. We're not supposed to have any input. Now that is weird! Right?
Um, well you know it's... it's complicated, of course, as all family issues are. [pauses] No, I'd rather not shoot from the hip on this one. Perhaps some research and reflection....
[chuckles] You are avoiding this.
[denying] No! No, I'd just be remiss if I didn't consult my books, you know? I have so many books.
[grins] You are afraid of him
Come on, afraid? [discreetly] Yes I'm afraid.
He is a very sweet man.
He kidnapped Hodgins and gave him a tattoo while he was unconscious, Angela!
But he loves that tattoo now. Don't you, babe? [smiles and looks at Hodgins] [Hodgins fidgets and looks at her uncomfortably]
I don't....[shakes head] I have a lot of work to do... [gets up to leave] I'm gonna get take-out or something.
You are running away!
I'm walking.
[sighs] I don't get it. Broadsky was a good man. I don't understand what happened to him. I mean, what gives him the right to make these kind of calls?
[...]
Being the cause of someone's death, no matter what the circumstances, leaves a man with a great burden. And people deal with that burden in different ways, you know? Some celebrate it. They relish the power as a way of justifying what they've done. Others like Broadsky, they justify another way. They feel that it's their destiny to mete out justice. They convince themselves that they have the moral high ground to make these calls. It's the only way they can live with what they've done.
What about me?
From my perspective, you're a healthy man. You can accept what you've done and the pain and sadness and regret that comes with it. You know, not everybody has the strength to deal with that reality. It's a testament to you that you've built this life with family and friends who love and respect you. Booth, that can't be easy.
S6 E16The Blackout in the Blizzard
[walks in tiredly] Ugh...
[sees Angela in her oversized outfit] Holy cow!
[sighs] I heard that.
Oh! No, no, no, no! Heh! It was, um, it was an exclamation of admiration. [clears throat, Angela smiles sarcastically] I wasn't actually --
Stop now. Save yourself.
-- commenting on your size.
[laughs upon seeing Hodgins rapidly pumping the handle to a dynamite igniter, then laughs harder when he accidentally breaks the handle] Wow. Maybe you should think of a way to get electricity that doesn't involve rare, historical items worth upwards of fifty thousand dollars.
Yeah, I'll just blame Wendell.
[smiles] Okay.
[brennan is sitting on him in the elevator fixing his back. one hand is on his knee and the other rests on his thigh.] Wow. that feels great. Ahhh it's like you're untying the knots.
It's Thai massage. It combines deep tissue with acupressure it's quite effective.
[laughing in pleasure] Yeah...Right...I can feel that [brennan moves her hand down right next to his crotch. booth laughs] Oh ho ho ho wee hee stop...you know before Sweets comes back.
Why?
Well... [indicates their...position]
Ohh I understand you think... he'll interpret our physical contact as another sign that we...
[sighs and gets up] Yeah... yeah yeah yeah...ohh but I gotta tell you my back feels... wow so much better thanks!
No problem.
Yeah...You know... I can see how Sweets could... get confused.
[realizing what he's talking about] W-we both did tell him how we felt about each other.
In the past.
[nodding] In the past...And we... both thought about it, he knows that.
It?
Sleeping together. It would be odd if we didn't.
Right uhh...so we're talking about this now?
We seem to be. [both laugh] I always assumed that we'd be very compatible. Didn't you?
Well...yeah...
Because we're both so physical.
Right...the way we throw ourselves into a case.
We both have excellent stamina. [laughs] Making love would be..quite satisfying.
Yeah...but then what? I mean...as a couple, me and you would never...
[awkwardly] No.. it wouldn't work...
So this is why you broke into the cafeteria?
Yep. I learned how to do this in grade school. I won my science fair.
Oh my God. You were that kid.
Meaning what?
The showoff.
And this is how you thank me.
This is spudtastic! Is this for the victim's cell phone?
Yeah. I'm connecting groups of potatoes in series to increase voltage, then we can connect these potatoes together in parallel to increase amperage.
Spudsational! Totally spudtacular! Can I help?
If you stop making spud jokes.
Sorry. My sincerest potatologies.
So, what do you think the chances are that me and my dad actually sat in these seats watching the game?
Hmmm. Let's see, 60,000 seats -- are you going to stop me?
No, I just like watching you do the math, that's all. I'm just glad the power's back on. These pills that I have to take, they look huge.
They're an extremely potent anti-viral. As long as you just don't skip any doses you'll be fine.
Yeah, as long as I don't choke to death. I can't get these to open.
[takes the bottle] How's your back?
It feels great since you magically fixed it.
It wasn't magic.
Well, me and you, we both have different definitions on that word.
[laughs] That's true. You think that microwave ovens are magic.
Well, I'll tell you what. Cooking a baked potato in five minutes? That's magic.
I'm just angry. I'm really angry. [sees Brennan looking at him warily] Not at you.
[sighs] Okay.
I just need time, that's all. I just need time to kind of hang back and find that inner peace before I, you know, get back out there. You know what we're talking about here, right?
Yes.
You and me, you know, and love, happiness, and life and fate.
I don't believe in fate, but I know what we're talking about. I am improving.
Improving?
Yes, I'm quite strong.
Yeah, well you've always been strong.
You know the difference between strength and imperviousness, right?
[smiles] Not if you're going to get all scientific on me.
[chuckles] Well, a substance that is impervious to damage doesn't need to be strong. When you and I met I was an impervious substance. Now I am a strong substance.
I think I know what you mean.
A time could come when you aren't angry anymore and I'm strong enough to risk losing the last of my imperviousness, maybe then we could try to be together.
[Booth explains why he wanted the row of seats] And these seats were there and you're sentimental about it.
My dad and I were there. [pauses] He quit drinking for two weeks. Long enough to remember that I was his kid. [Brennan looks at him intently] [pauses] Best day of my life.
Did you think that you could reclaim a part of that day?
It's just history, that's all. [wistfully] It's our one perfect day.
S6 E17The Feet on the Beach
Hey, Bones! Bones, Bones, just when you go over there, be nice. They're Canadians.
Are you referring to the broad generalization that Canadians are polite?
Yes, I am.
More expertise is required instead of just feet.
Yeah, gosh. You really are not going to stop until this Canadian foot guy is paralyzed from head to toe.
Would you accept an agent who specialized in murders that only occurred in February?
Okay, that's different.
Not to me.
I'm glad that you apologized to the Canadian. I'm proud of you, Bones!
I didn't apologize.
I thought --
The word apology derives from the ancient Greek apologia, which means a speech in defense. When I defended what I said to him you told me that wasn't a real apology.
Why don't you think of a word that means you feel bad for making someone else feel bad.
Contrite! From the Latin contritus, meaning crushed by a sense of sin.
There it is! Contrite! I'm happy that you contrited to the Canadian.
Right. Would you like to hear some more things that I feel contrite about?
There's more?
Yes. I feel contrite that I think your socks are silly.
What?!
Also, I am contrite in the way that I think you are foolhardy in the way that you approach a cup of coffee.
How do I approach a cup of coffee?
You drink it without checking the temperature and then you complain all day that your tongue is burnt! I feel contrite that I think that's stupid.
Let's recap: foolhardy and stupid.
There's more.
Bones, you don't have to apologize for things that you think.
Oh!
Believe me, if we had to feel sorry for every single thought...
Like what?
Oh, believe me, I'm not going to fall down that path.
Cam got her daughter into Columbia behind her back.
'Cause she didn't want her to go to that little school up in Maine.
Oh. Wow. Honey, this is bad parenting. We will never do anything like this, promise me now.
What do I do now?
You give it to Cam.
I mean, do I say anything?
No. [shakes head] It is not your business.
Can I give her a disapproving look?
[snickers] Of course! [Hodgins gives her a "disapproving look"] That's a good one.
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